Abo Benza Umzi Ongcwele Ikhaya Labo

IYerusalem ifuna abahlali, ngako oko amaqashiso asusa intsapho enye kwezilishumi ukuba ihlale ngaphakathi kweendonga, baze abantu basikelele abo bazinikela ngokuzithandela. Esi sahluko sidwelisa abo babehlala khona—iinkokeli, ababingeleli, abaLevi, abagcini-masango, iimvumi—nokuba zeziphi iilali ezazaliswa ngabaseleyo bakwaYuda noBhenjamin.

Isahluko 11.

Iinkokeli zahlala eYerusalem; abaseleyo bawisa amaqashiso ukuba bazise omnye kubalishumi ukuba ahlale eYerusalem, umzi ongcwele, bashiya abalithoba kweshumi emizini. Baza abantu bawasikelela onke amadoda azinikele ngokuzithandela ukuba ahlale eYerusalem.

Ngabo aba ke abathetheli belizwe abahlala eYerusalem; kodwa emizini yakwaYuda, elowo wahlala elifeni lakhe, emizini yabo—amaSirayeli, ababingeleli, abaLevi, abakhonzi betempile, nenzala yabakhonzi bakaSolomon. Inxenye yenzala kaYuda nekaBhenjamin yahlala eYerusalem. KwaYuda: nguAtaya unyana ka-Uziya, unyana kaZekariya, unyana ka-Amariya, unyana kaShefatiya, unyana kaMahalaleli, wenzala kaPeretse; noMahaseya unyana kaBharuki, unyana kaKoli-hoze, unyana kaHazaya, unyana ka-Adaya, unyana kaYoyaribhi, unyana kaZekariya, unyana womShilo. Yonke inzala kaPeretse eyayihlala eYerusalem yayingamakhulu mane anamanci mathandathu anesibhozo amadoda anobunkunkqele.

KwaBhenjamin: nguSalu unyana kaMeshulam, unyana kaYohedi, unyana kaPedaya, unyana kaKolaya, unyana kaMahaseya, unyana kaItiyeli, unyana kaYeshaya, emva kwakhe nguGabhayi noSalayi—amakhulu asithoba anamanci mabini anesibhozo bebonke. UYoweli unyana kaZikri ubephethe bona; uYuda unyana kaHasenuwa ubengowesibini ophezu komzi.

Kubabingeleli: nguYedaya unyana kaYoyaribhi, noYakin, nguSeraya unyana kaHilekiya, unyana kaMeshulam, unyana kaTsadoki, unyana kaMerayoti, unyana ka-Ahitubhi, umthetheli omkhulu wendlu kaBawo wethu; nabazalwana babo abenza umsebenzi wendlu: angamakhulu asibhozo anamanci mabini anesibini; noAdaya unyana kaYeroham unyana kaPelaliya unyana ka-Amzi unyana kaZekariya unyana kaPashure unyana kaMalekiya, nabazalwana bakhe, iintloko zezindlu zooyise—angamakhulu mabini anamanci mane anesibini; noAmashsayi unyana ka-Azareli, unyana ka-Ahezayi, unyana kaMeshilemoti, unyana ka-Imere, nabalingane babo, amagorha anobukroti—likhulu elinamanci mabini anesibhozo; umveleli wabo nguZabhediyeli unyana kaHagedolim.

KubaLevi: nguShemaya unyana kaHashubhi, unyana ka-Azrikam, unyana kaHashabhiya, unyana kaBhuni; noShabhetayi noYozabhadi, kwiintloko zabaLevi, abaphethe umsebenzi wangaphandle wendlu kaBawo wethu; noMataniya unyana kaMika, unyana kaZabhedi, unyana ka-Asafu, owayekhokela ekubuleleni nasekuthandazeni; noBhakebhukiya, owesibini kubalingane bakhe; noAbheda unyana kaShamuwa, unyana kaGalali, unyana kaYedutun. Bonke abaLevi emzini ongcwele babengamakhulu mabini anamanci asibhozo anamane.

Abagcini-masango—nguAkubhi, noTalemon, nabalingane babo abagcina amasango—babelikhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anamibini.

Amanye amaSirayeli, ababingeleli, nabaLevi babekuyo yonke imizi yakwaYuda, elowo elifeni lakhe. Abakhonzi betempile bahlala e-Ofele, noTsiha noGishepa bephethe abakhonzi betempile.

U-Uzi unyana kaBhani, unyana kaHashabhiya, unyana kaMataniya, unyana kaMika, wenzala ka-Asafu, ubephethe abaLevi eYerusalem, iimvumi ezaziphethe umsebenzi wendlu kaBawo wethu. Kuba kwakukho umthetho ovela kukumkani ngabo, nesabelo esimiselweyo semihla ngemihla seemvumi. UPetahiya unyana kaMeshezabheli, wenzala kaZera unyana kaYuda, ubesesandleni sokumkani kuzo zonke iindaba ezibhekisa ebantwini.

Ngokwemizana namasimi ayo, inxenye yenzala kaYuda yahlala eKiriyati ka-Arbha nemizana yayo, eDibhon nemizana yayo, eYekabhetseli nemizi yayo, eYeshuwa, eMolada, eBhete-palete, eHatsare-shuwali, eBher-shebha nemizana yayo, eTsikelage, eMekona nemizana yayo, e-En-rimon, eTsora, eYarmuti, eZanowa, eAdulam nemizana yayo, eLakishe namasimi ayo, eAzeka nemizana yayo. Bahlala ke bathabathela eBher-shebha besa entilini yakwaHinom. Inzala kaBhenjamin yahlala ithabathela eGebha isiya phambili, eMikmas, eAya, eBheteli nemizana yayo, eAnatoti, eNobhi, eAnaniya, eHatsore, eRama, eGitayim, eHadade, eTsebhoyim, eNebhalati, eLode, naseOno, intili yezingcibi. Namanye amacandelo abaLevi akwaYuda abelwa kwaBhenjamin.