1 IZikhronike 6

6 ¹Amadodana kaLevi: uGereshoni, uKohati, noMerari. ²Amadodana kaKohati: u-Amramu, u-Izihari, uHebroni, no-Uziyeli. ³Abantwana baka-Amramu: u-Aroni, uMose, noMiriyamu. Amadodana ka-Aroni: uNadabi, u-Abihu, u-Eleyazare, no-Ithamari. ⁴U-Eleyazare wazala uFinehasi, uFinehasi wazala u-Abishuwa, ⁵U-Abishuwa wazala uBuki, uBuki wazala u-Uzi, ⁶U-Uzi wazala uZerahiya, uZerahiya wazala uMerayoti, ⁷UMerayoti wazala u-Amariya, u-Amariya wazala u-Ahithubi, ⁸U-Ahithubi wazala uZadoki, uZadoki wazala u-Ahimahazi, ⁹U-Ahimahazi wazala u-Azariya, u-Azariya wazala uJohanani, ¹⁰UJohanani wazala u-Azariya, owakhonza njengompristi ethempelini uSolomoni alakha eJerusalema. ¹¹U-Azariya wazala u-Amariya, u-Amariya wazala u-Ahithubi, ¹²U-Ahithubi wazala uZadoki, uZadoki wazala uShalumi, ¹³UShalumi wazala uHilikiya, uHilikiya wazala u-Azariya, ¹⁴U-Azariya wazala uSeraya, uSeraya wazala uJehozadaki. ¹⁵UJehozadaki waya ekuthunjweni lapho uBaba wethu exosha uJuda neJerusalema ngoNebukadinezari.

¹⁶Amadodana kaLevi: uGereshomu, uKohati, noMerari. ¹⁷Yilawa amagama amadodana kaGereshomu: uLibini noShimeyi. ¹⁸Amadodana kaKohati: u-Amramu, u-Izihari, uHebroni, no-Uziyeli. ¹⁹Amadodana kaMerari: uMahli noMushi. Yilezi izinsendo zabaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise. ²⁰KuGereshomu: uLibini indodana yakhe, uJahati indodana yakhe, uZima indodana yakhe, ²¹uJowa indodana yakhe, u-Ido indodana yakhe, uZera indodana yakhe, uJeyatherayi indodana yakhe. ²²Izizukulwane zikaKohati: u-Aminadabi indodana yakhe, uKora indodana yakhe, u-Asiri indodana yakhe, ²³u-Elikana indodana yakhe, u-Ebiyasafi indodana yakhe, u-Asiri indodana yakhe, ²⁴uTahati indodana yakhe, u-Uriyeli indodana yakhe, u-Uziya indodana yakhe, noShawuli indodana yakhe. ²⁵Amadodana ka-Elikana: u-Amasayi no-Ahimoti, ²⁶u-Elikana indodana yakhe, uZofayi indodana yakhe, uNahati indodana yakhe, ²⁷u-Eliyabi indodana yakhe, uJerohamu indodana yakhe, u-Elikana indodana yakhe. ²⁸Amadodana kaSamuweli: uJoweli izibulo no-Abhiya owesibili. ²⁹Amadodana kaMerari: uMahli, uLibini indodana yakhe, uShimeyi indodana yakhe, u-Uza indodana yakhe, ³⁰uShimeya indodana yakhe, uHagiya indodana yakhe, no-Asaya indodana yakhe.

³¹Yilawa amadoda uDavide awabeka ukuba aphathe umculo endlini kaBaba wethu emva kokuba umphongolo usuphumulile. ³²Bakhonza ngengoma phambi kwetabernakele, itende lokuhlangana, kwaze kwaba uSolomoni wakha indlu kaBaba wethu eJerusalema, benza inkonzo yabo ngokwesimiso sabo esimisiweyo. ³³Yilaba abakhonza, kanye namadodana abo. KumaKohati: uHemani umhlabeleli, indodana kaJoweli, indodana kaSamuweli, ³⁴indodana ka-Elikana, indodana kaJerohamu, indodana ka-Eliyeli, indodana kaTowa, ³⁵indodana kaZufi, indodana ka-Elikana, indodana kaMahati, indodana ka-Amasayi, ³⁶indodana ka-Elikana, indodana kaJoweli, indodana ka-Azariya, indodana kaZefaniya, ³⁷indodana kaTahati, indodana ka-Asiri, indodana ka-Ebiyasafi, indodana kaKora, ³⁸indodana ka-Izihari, indodana kaKohati, indodana kaLevi, indodana ka-Israyeli. ³⁹Umfowabo u-Asafi wema ngakwesokunene sikaHemani: u-Asafi indodana kaBerekiya, indodana kaShimeya, ⁴⁰indodana kaMikayeli, indodana kaBahaseya, indodana kaMalikiya, ⁴¹indodana ka-Ethini, indodana kaZera, indodana ka-Adaya, ⁴²indodana ka-Ethani, indodana kaZima, indodana kaShimeyi, ⁴³indodana kaJahati, indodana kaGereshomu, indodana kaLevi. ⁴⁴Ngakwesokhohlo, abafowabo, amadodana kaMerari: u-Ethani indodana kaKishi, indodana ka-Abidi, indodana kaMaluki, ⁴⁵indodana kaHashabiya, indodana ka-Amaziya, indodana kaHilikiya, ⁴⁶indodana ka-Amzi, indodana kaBani, indodana kaShemeri, ⁴⁷indodana kaMahli, indodana kaMushi, indodana kaMerari, indodana kaLevi.

⁴⁸AbaLevi abakanye nabo babekwa kuyo yonke inkonzo yetabernakele, indlu kaBaba wethu. ⁴⁹Kodwa u-Aroni namadodana akhe banikela e-alithareni lomnikelo woshiso nase-alithareni lempepho, benza wonke umsebenzi weNdawo eNgcwelengcwele futhi benzela u-Israyeli inhlawulo yokubuyisana, ngokwakho konke uMose inceku kaBaba wethu ayekuyalile.

⁵⁰Yilawa amadodana ka-Aroni: u-Eleyazare indodana yakhe, uFinehasi indodana yakhe, u-Abishuwa indodana yakhe, ⁵¹uBuki indodana yakhe, u-Uzi indodana yakhe, uZerahiya indodana yakhe, ⁵²uMerayoti indodana yakhe, u-Amariya indodana yakhe, u-Ahithubi indodana yakhe, ⁵³uZadoki indodana yakhe, no-Ahimahazi indodana yakhe.

⁵⁴Yilezi izindawo zabo zokuhlala nemizi yabo ngaphakathi komkhawulo wabo: izizukulwane zika-Aroni zosendo lwamaKohati zathola inkatho yokuqala, ⁵⁵zanikwa iHebroni ezweni lakwaJuda, kanye namadlelo ayizungezile. ⁵⁶Kodwa amasimu omuzi nemizana yawo bawanika uKalebi indodana kaJefune. ⁵⁷Ngakho izizukulwane zika-Aroni zanikwa imizi yokuphephela: iHebroni, iLibhina kanye namadlelo ayo, iJathiri, i-Eshithemowa kanye namadlelo ayo, ⁵⁸iHileni kanye namadlelo ayo, iDebiri kanye namadlelo ayo, ⁵⁹i-Ashani kanye namadlelo ayo, neBeti-shemeshi kanye namadlelo ayo. ⁶⁰Esizweni sakwaBenjamini: iGeba, i-Alemeti, ne-Anathoti, yileyo naleyo kanye nedlelo layo—imizi eyishumi nantathu iyonke, ngezinsendo.

⁶¹AmaKohati asele anikwa ngenkatho imizi eyishumi evela ezinsendweni zengxenye yesizwe sakwaManase. ⁶²AmaGereshomu, ngezinsendo zawo, anikwa imizi eyishumi nantathu evela kwa-Isakare, kwa-Asheri, kwaNafithali, nasengxenyeni yakwaManase eyayiseBashani. ⁶³AmaMerari, usendo nosendo, anikwa ngenkatho imizi eyishumi nambili evela ezizweni zakwaRubeni, kwaGadi, nakwaZebuloni. ⁶⁴Ngakho abako-Israyeli banika abaLevi le mizi, kanye namadlelo ayo. ⁶⁵Ezizweni zakwaJuda, kwaSimeyoni, nakwaBenjamini banika ngenkatho imizi eqanjwe ngenhla.

⁶⁶Ezinye zezinsendo zamaKohati zanikwa njengomkhawulo wazo imizi evela esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi. ⁶⁷Zanikwa imizi yokuphephela: iShekemi kanye nedlelo layo ezweni lezintaba zakwa-Efrayimi, neGezeri kanye nedlelo layo, ⁶⁸iJokmeyamu kanye namadlelo ayo, iBeti-horoni kanye namadlelo ayo, ⁶⁹i-Ajaloni kanye namadlelo ayo, neGati-rimoni kanye namadlelo ayo. ⁷⁰Engxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase: i-Aneri kanye namadlelo ayo neBileyamu kanye namadlelo ayo, ngenxa yezinsendo zamaKohati ezazisele.

⁷¹AmaGereshomu athola osendweni lwengxenye yesizwe sakwaManase: iGolani eseBashani kanye namadlelo ayo, ne-Ashitaroti kanye namadlelo ayo, ⁷²esizweni sakwa-Isakare, iKedeshi kanye namadlelo ayo, iDaberati kanye namadlelo ayo, ⁷³iRamoti kanye namadlelo ayo, ne-Anemu kanye namadlelo ayo; ⁷⁴esizweni sakwa-Asheri, iMashali kanye namadlelo ayo, i-Abidoni kanye namadlelo ayo, ⁷⁵iHukoki kanye namadlelo ayo, neRehobi kanye namadlelo ayo; ⁷⁶esizweni sakwaNafithali: iKedeshi eseGalile kanye nedlelo layo, iHamoni kanye nedlelo layo, iKiriyathayimu kanye nedlelo layo.

⁷⁷AmaMerari asele athola, esizweni sakwaZebuloni, iRimono kanye nedlelo layo neThabori kanye nedlelo layo, ⁷⁸nangaphesheya kweJordani, empumalanga yeJeriko, esizweni sakwaRubeni: iBezeri esehlane kanye namadlelo ayo, iJahiza kanye namadlelo ayo, ⁷⁹iKedemoti kanye namadlelo ayo, neMefahati kanye namadlelo ayo; ⁸⁰nasesizweni sakwaGadi, iRamoti eseGileyadi kanye namadlelo ayo, iMahanayimu kanye namadlelo ayo, ⁸¹iHeshboni kanye namadlelo ayo, neJazeri kanye namadlelo ayo.