1 IZikhronike 4

4 ¹Inzalo kaJuda: uPherezi, uHesroni, uKharmi, uHuri, noShobhali. ²uReyaya indodana kaShobhali wazala uJahati; uJahati wazala u-Ahumayi noLahadi—imindeni yamaZorathi. ³Laba kwakungamadodana ka-Etamu: uJezreyeli, u-Ishma, no-Idbashi; igama likadadewabo kwakunguHazeleliphoni. ⁴uPhenuweli wazala uGedori, u-Ezeri wazala uHusha. Laba kwakungamadodana kaHuri, izibulo lika-Efratha, uyise waseBhetlehema. ⁵u-Ashuri uyise waseThekowa wayenabafazi ababili, uHela noNahara. ⁶uNahara wazala u-Ahuzamu, uHeferi, uThemeni, noHahashtari. Laba kwakungamadodana kaNahara. ⁷Amadodana kaHela: uZerethi, uZohari, no-Ethinani. ⁸uKhozi wazala u-Anubi noZobheba, nemindeni ka-Ahareli indodana kaHarumi.

⁹uJabezi wayehlonishwa kakhulu kunabafowabo; unina wamqamba igama elithi uJabezi, ethi: “Ngoba ngamzala ngobuhlungu.” ^a a v9 Igama elithi uJabezi lizwakala njengegama elisho “ubuhlungu” — igama kanye unina alikhuluma ngesikhathi ezalwa.

¹⁰uJabezi wakhuleka kuBaba wethu wakwa-Israyeli: “Sengathi ungangibusisa ngempela, uwandise umhlaba wami! Isandla sakho sibe nami, ungivikele ebubini ukuze ngingezwa buhlungu.” UBaba wethu wamnika lokho akucela.

¹¹uKhelubi umfowabo kaShuha wazala uMehiri, owayenguyise ka-Eshtoni. ¹²u-Eshtoni wazala uBheti-Rafa, uPhaseya, noThehina uyise wase-Iri-Nahashi. Laba kwakungamadoda aseReka. ¹³Amadodana kaKhenazi: u-Othiniyeli noSeraya; namadodana ka-Othiniyeli: uHathathi noMeyonothayi. ¹⁴uMeyonothayi wazala u-Ofra. uSeraya wazala uJowabe, uyise waseGe-Harashimi, iSigodi Sezingcweti—abantu baso babeyizingcweti. ¹⁵Amadodana kaKhalebi indodana kaJefune: u-Iru, u-Ela, noNahamu; nendodana ka-Ela: uKhenazi. ¹⁶Amadodana kaJehaleleli: uZifi, uZifa, uThiriya, no-Asareli. ¹⁷Amadodana ka-Ezra: uJetheri, uMeredi, u-Eferi, noJaloni. UmkaMeredi wazala uMiriyamu, uShamayi, no-Ishba, uyise wase-Eshithemowa. ¹⁸Umkakhe ongumJuda wazala uJeredi uyise waseGedori, uHeberi uyise waseSoko, noJekuthiyeli uyise waseZanowa—amadodana kaBithiya indodakazi kaFaro, uMeredi amthathayo. ¹⁹Amadodana omkaHodiya, udadewabo kaNahamu, azala uKheyila umGarmi no-Eshithemowa umMahakhathi. ²⁰Amadodana kaShimoni: u-Amnoni, uRina, uBheni-Hanani, noThiloni. Amadodana ka-Ishi: uZohethi noBheni-Zohethi. ²¹Amadodana kaShela indodana kaJuda: u-Eri uyise waseLeka, uLahada uyise waseMaresha, nemindeni yabasebenzi belineni yaseBheti-Ashibheya. ²²uJokimu, amadoda aseKhozebha, uJowashi, noSarafi, ababusa kwaMowabi, base bebuyela eBhetlehema—le mibhalo indala. ²³Laba kwakungababumbi ababehlala eNethayimi naseGedera, behlala lapho ukuze basebenzele inkosi.

Usendo lukaSimeyoni: Imindeni yabo nezindawo zabo zokuhlala

²⁴Amadodana kaSimeyoni: uNemuweli, uJamini, uJaribi, uZera, noShawuli; ²⁵uShalumi indodana yakhe, uMibsamu indodana yakhe, uMishma indodana yakhe. ²⁶Amadodana kaMishma: uHamuweli indodana yakhe, uZakuri indodana yakhe, uShimeyi indodana yakhe. ²⁷uShimeyi wayenamadodana ayishumi nesithupha namadodakazi ayisithupha, kodwa abafowabo babenabantwana abambalwa, futhi umndeni wabo awuzange wande ube ngangabakwaJuda. ²⁸Babehlala eBheri-Sheba, eMolada, eHasari-Shuwali, ²⁹eBhiliha, e-Ezemu, eTholadi, ³⁰eBhethuweli, eHorma, eZiklagi, ³¹eBheti-Marikabhothi, eHasari-Susimi, eBheti-Biri, naseShaharayimi. Le kwakungamadolobha abo kwaze kwaba uDavide waba yinkosi. ³²Imizana eyayibazungeza kwakuyi-Etamu, i-Ayini, iRimoni, iThokeni, ne-Ashani—amadolobha amahlanu, ³³nayo yonke imizana yabo eyayizungeza la madolobha, kuze kufike eBhahali. Lezi kwakuyizindawo zabo zokuhlala, futhi babegcina uhlu lwabo lozalo. ³⁴uMeshobabi, uJamleki, uJosha indodana ka-Amaziya, ³⁵uJoweli, uJehu indodana kaJoshibiya, indodana kaSeraya, indodana ka-Asiyeli, ³⁶u-Eliyohenayi, uJahakoba, uJeshohaya, u-Asaya, u-Adiyeli, uJesimiyeli, uBhenaya, ³⁷noZiza indodana kaShifi, indodana ka-Aloni, indodana kaJedaya, indodana kaShimri, indodana kaShemaya. ³⁸La madoda abhalwe ngamagama ayengabaholi emindenini yawo, futhi imikhaya yawo yanda kakhulu ngobuningi. ³⁹Baya esangweni laseGedori, ngasempumalanga yesigodi, befuna amadlelo emihlambi yabo. ⁴⁰Bathola amadlelo avundile, amahle; izwe lalibanzi, lizolile, linokuthula, ngokuba abahlali balo bangaphambili babevela kwaHamu. ⁴¹La madoda, abhalwe ngamagama, afika ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, ahlasela amatende amaHamu namaMehuni atholakala lapho, awabhubhisa ngokuphelele kuze kube namuhla, azinza endaweni yawo, ngokuba kwakukhona amadlelo lapho emihlambi yawo. ⁴²Abanye bamaSimeyoni—abangamakhulu amahlanu, beholwa amadodana ka-Ishi uPhelathiya, uNeharya, uRefaya, no-Uziyeli—baya eNtabeni iSeyiri. ⁴³Babulala insali eyayisele yama-Amaleki, base behlala lapho kuze kube namuhla.