Abayishumi Nambili bakaBaba: Amadodana ka-Israyeli
Uhlu luyancipha ngokushesha: emadodaneni ayishumi nambili ka-Israyeli, uJuda uthola isikhala. Lusuka kuPerezi indodana kaTamari luze lufike kuJese nakuDavide, indodana yesikhombisa, futhi lugcina okubhaliwe okubi — ububi buka-Eri phambi kukaBaba wethu, u-Akani umhluphi — ngaphakathi kwerekhodi lomndeni.
2 1Yilawa amadodana ka-Israyeli: uRubeni, uSimeyoni, uLevi, uJuda, u-Isakare, noZebuloni, 2uDani, uJosefa, uBhenjamini, uNafetali, uGadi, no-Asheri.
UBaba wethu ulandelela uzalo lwakhe ngoJuda
3Amadodana kaJuda: u-Eri, u-Onani, uShela—abathathu azalelwa yindodakazi kaShuwa engumKhanani. U-Eri, izibulo, wayemubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, ngakho wambulala. 4UTamari, umalokazana kaJuda, wamzalela uPherezi noZera. UJuda wayenamadodana ayisihlanu ewonke.
5Amadodana kaPherezi: uHezironi noHamuli. 6Amadodana kaZera: uZimri, u-Ethani, uHemani, uKhalkholi, noDara—bebahlanu bebonke. 7Indodana kaKharmi: u-Akari, umhluphi ka-Israyeli, owephula ukwethembeka ngezinto ezaziqalekisiwe. a a v7 Igama lika-Akari liphumela egameni elithi “inkathazo” — umbhali umqamba ngenhlekelele ayilethela u-Israyeli. 8Indodana ka-Ethani: u-Azariya.
9Amadodana azalelwa uHezironi: uJerameli, uRamu, noKhelubayi. 10URamu wazala u-Aminadaba, u-Aminadaba wazala uNaheshoni, umholi wabantu bakwaJuda. 11UNaheshoni wazala uSalima, uSalima wazala uBhowazi, 12UBhowazi wazala u-Obede, u-Obede wazala uJese. 13UJese wazala u-Eliyabi izibulo lakhe, u-Abinadaba owesibili, uShimeya owesithathu, 14uNethaneli owesine, uRadayi owesihlanu, 15u-Ozemi owesithupha, noDavide owesikhombisa. 16Odadewabo kwakunguSeruya no-Abigayili. Amadodana kaSeruya: u-Abishayi, uJowabe, no-Asaheli—abathathu. 17U-Abigayili wazala u-Amasa, uyise ka-Amasa kwakunguJetheri umIshmayeli.
18UKalebi indodana kaHezironi waba nabantwana ngomkakhe u-Azuba nangoJeriyoti; amadodana akhe kwakungu-Jesheri, uShobabi, no-Aridoni. 19Kwathi lapho u-Azuba esefile, uKalebi wathatha u-Efrati, wamzalela uHuri. 20UHuri wazala u-Uri, u-Uri wazala uBhezaleli.
21Emva kwalokho uHezironi walala nendodakazi kaMakiri uyise kaGileyadi, wayithatha eneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha; yamzalela uSegubi. 22USegubi wazala uJayiri, owayenemizi engamashumi amabili nantathu ezweni laseGileyadi. 23Kodwa iGeshuri ne-Aramu zathatha iHavoti-Jayiri kubo, kanye neKhenati nemizana yayo—imizi engamashumi ayisithupha. Bonke laba babengamadodana kaMakiri, uyise kaGileyadi. 24Emva kokufa kukaHezironi eKalebi-Efratha, u-Abija, umkaHezironi, wamzalela u-Ashuri, uyise kaThekhowa.
25Amadodana kaJerameli, izibulo likaHezironi: uRamu izibulo lakhe, kwalandela uBhuna, u-Oreni, u-Ozemi, no-Ahija. 26UJerameli wayenomunye umfazi, igama lakhe kwakungu-Athara; wayengunina ka-Onamu. 27Amadodana kaRamu, izibulo likaJerameli: uMahazi, uJamini, no-Ekeri. 28Amadodana ka-Onamu: uShamayi noJada. Amadodana kaShamayi: uNadabi no-Abishuri. 29Umka-Abishuri igama lakhe kwakungu-Abihayili, wamzalela u-Ahbani noMolidi. 30Amadodana kaNadabi: uSeledi no-Aphayimi. USeledi wafa engenabantwana. 31Indodana ka-Aphayimi: u-Ishi. Indodana ka-Ishi: uSheshani. Umntwana kaSheshani: u-Ahlayi. 32Amadodana kaJada, umfowabo kaShamayi: uJetheri noJonathani. UJetheri wafa engenabantwana. 33Amadodana kaJonathani: uPheleti noZaza. Yilaba inzalo kaJerameli. 34USheshani wayengenawo amadodana, wayenamadodakazi kuphela. Wayenenceku engumGibithe egama layo linguJareha, 35USheshani wendisela indodakazi yakhe kuJareha inceku yakhe, yamzalela u-Athayi. 36U-Athayi wazala uNathani, uNathani wazala uZabadi, 37UZabadi wazala u-Efelali, u-Efelali wazala u-Obede, 38U-Obede wazala uJehu, uJehu wazala u-Azariya, 39U-Azariya wazala uHelezi, uHelezi wazala u-Eleyasa, 40U-Eleyasa wazala uSisimayi, uSisimayi wazala uShalumi, 41UShalumi wazala uJekamiya, uJekamiya wazala u-Elishama.
42Amadodana kaKalebi, umfowabo kaJerameli: uMesha izibulo lakhe, uyise kaZifi; namadodana kaMaresha uyise kaHebroni. 43Amadodana kaHebroni: uKhora, uThaphuwa, uRekemi, noShema. 44UShema wazala uRahama, uyise kaJorikeyamu, uRekemi wazala uShamayi. 45Indodana kaShamayi kwakunguMahoni, uMahoni wayenguyise kaBheti-Zuri. 46U-Efa, isancinza sikaKalebi, wazala uHarani, uMoza, noGazezi; uHarani wazala uGazezi. 47Amadodana kaJahidayi: uRegemu, uJothamu, uGeshani, uPheleti, u-Efa, noShahafi. 48UMahaka, isancinza sikaKalebi, wazala uSheberi noThirihana. 49Wazala uShahafi, uyise kaMadimana, noSheva, uyise kaMakibhena noGibeya. Indodakazi kaKalebi kwakungu-Akhesa. 50Yilaba inzalo kaKalebi. Amadodana kaHuri, izibulo lika-Efratha: uShobali uyise kaKiriyati-Jeyarimi, 51uSalima uyise kaBhetlehema, noHarefi uyise kaBheti-Gaderi. 52UShobali uyise kaKiriyati-Jeyarimi wayenamanye amadodana: uHaroweh, nengxenye yamaManuhoti. 53Imindeni yaseKiriyati-Jeyarimi: amaThiri, amaPhuthi, amaShumathi, amaMishirayi—kubo kwavela amaZorathi nama-Eshitawoli. 54Inzalo kaSalima: uBhetlehema, amaNethofathi, u-Atiroti-Bheti-Jowabe, ingxenye yamaManahathi, namaZori. 55Imindeni yababhali eyayihlala eJabezi: amaThirathi, amaShimeyathi, amaSukhathi—amaKheni avela kuHamati, uyise wendlu kaRekabi.
