U-Israyeli Uyabuya: Imindeni YaseJerusalema
Emva kokuba ukudingiswa kushiwo ngomugqa owodwa, irejista iphendukela kulabo ababuya bahlala eJerusalema — abapristi, amaLevi, abalindi bamasango ngokwemijikelezo endlini kaBaba wethu, amadoda ayexuba amakha futhi abhaka isinkwa. Uzalo lukaSawule luyaphindwa ngaphambi kokuba indaba iqale.
9 1Wonke u-Israyeli wabhalwa ngezizukulwane, kwalotshwa eNcwadini Yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli. UJuda wathunjelwa eBhabhiloni ngenxa yokungathembeki kwabo. 2Abokuqala ukubuyela endaweni yabo emizini yabo kwakungama-Israyeli, abapristi, abaLevi, nezinceku zethempeli. 3EJerusalema kwakuhlala abanye babantu bakwaJuda, bakwaBhenjamini, nabakwa-Efrayimi nabakwaManase: 4U-Uthayi indodana ka-Amihudi indodana ka-Omri indodana ka-Imri indodana kaBani, wamadodana kaPheresi indodana kaJuda. 5KumaShiloni: u-Asaya izibulo, namadodana akhe. 6Emadodaneni kaZera: uJewuweli nezihlobo zabo, abangama-690. 7Emadodaneni kaBhenjamini: uSalu indodana kaMeshulamu, indodana kaHodaviya, indodana kaHasenuwa, 8u-Ibheneya indodana kaJerohamu; u-Ela indodana ka-Uzi indodana kaMikri; uMeshulamu indodana kaShefathiya indodana kaRewuweli indodana ka-Ibhniya, 9nezihlobo zabo, ezabhalwa ngokwezizukulwane zazo, abangama-956. Bonke laba babeyizinhloko zemindeni yawokhokho babo.
10Kubapristi: uJedaya, uJehoyaribi, uJakini, 11no-Azariya indodana kaHilikiya, indodana kaMeshulamu, indodana kaZadoki, indodana kaMerayoti, indodana ka-Ahithubi, induna enkulu yendlu kaBaba wethu. 12u-Adaya indodana kaJerohamu, indodana kaPhashuri, indodana kaMalikiya; noMahasayi indodana ka-Adiyeli, indodana kaJahizera, indodana kaMeshulamu, indodana kaMeshilemiti, indodana ka-Imeri; 13nezihlobo zabo—izinhloko zemindeni yabo—abangu-1 760, amadoda anamandla okukhonza endlini kaBaba wethu.
14KubaLevi: uShemaya indodana kaHashubi, indodana ka-Azirikamu, indodana kaHashabiya, wamadodana kaMerari, 15noBhakibhakari, uHereshi, uGalali, noMathaniya indodana kaMika, indodana kaZikri, indodana ka-Asafa; 16no-Obadiya indodana kaShemaya, indodana kaGalali, indodana kaJeduthuni, noBherekiya indodana ka-Asa, indodana ka-Elkana, owayehlala emizaneni yamaNethofathi.
17Abalindimasango: uShalumi, u-Akubi, uThalimoni, u-Ahimani, nezihlobo zabo; uShalumi wayeyinhloko. 18Kuze kube namuhla bamile eSangweni leNkosi, ngasempumalanga. Laba babengabalindimasango bezinkambu zabaLevi. 19uShalumi indodana kaKore, indodana ka-Ebiyasafa, indodana kaKora, nezihlobo zakhe zendlu kayise, amaKora, babengabaphathi bomsebenzi wenkonzo, belinda imibundu yetende; oyise babephethe inkambu kaBaba wethu, belinda umnyango wokungena. 20UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare wayeyinhloko phezu kwabo endulo; uBaba wethu wayenaye. 21UZakariya indodana kaMeshelemiya wayengumlindimasango emnyango wetende lokuhlangana. 22Bonke laba, abakhethelwa ukuba ngabalindimasango emasangweni, babengama-212, bebhalwe ngezizukulwane emizaneni yabo. UDavide noSamuweli umboni babebamise kulesi sikhundla esethenjiwe. 23Bona namadodana abo babelinda amasango endlu kaBaba wethu, indlu yetende, bengabalindi. 24Abalindimasango babemiswe ngezinhlangothi ezine: empumalanga, entshonalanga, enyakatho, naseningizimu. 25Izihlobo zabo ezazisemizaneni yazo kwakumele zize njalo ngezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ngezikhathi ezithile, ukuze zibe nabo. 26Abalindimasango abane abayizinhloko, abaLevi, babephathiswe amakamelo neziphala zengcebo zendlu kaBaba wethu. 27Babelala ebusuku bezungeze indlu kaBaba wethu, ngokuba umsebenzi wokulinda wawungowabo, nokuvula, njalo ekuseni.
28Abanye babephethe izitsha zenkonzo, bezibala lapho zingena nalapho ziphuma. 29Abanye babephethe impahla, nezitsha ezingcwele, nofulawa ocolekileyo, newayini, namafutha, nempepho, namakha. 30Abanye emadodaneni abapristi babehlanganisa amakha. 31UMathithiya, omunye wabaLevi, izibulo likaShalumi umKora, wayephethe umsebenzi wokubhaka amaqebelengwane. 32Abanye bezihlobo zamaKohati babephethe umsebenzi wokulungisa izinhla zezinkwa njalo ngeSabatha. a a v32 Izinkwa zezinhla: izinkwa eziyishumi nambili ezingcwele ezihlelwe ngezinhla ezimbili etafuleni lendlu engcwele, zishintshwe njalo ngeSabatha.
33Laba babeyizihlabeleli, izinhloko zemindeni yabaLevi, behlala emakamelweni ethempeli, bekhululiwe kweminye imisebenzi—besebenza imini nobusuku. 34Laba babeyizinhloko zemindeni yabaLevi, abaholi ababhalwa ngokwezizukulwane zabo; babehlala eJerusalema.
Uzalo lukaSawule: Kulandelwa Kuyofika EGibeyoni
35EGibeyoni kwakuhlala uJehiyeli uyise waseGibeyoni, igama lomkakhe kwakunguMahaka, 36indodana yakhe eyizibulo kwakungu-Abidoni, kwalandela uZuri, uKishi, uBhali, uNeri, uNadabi, 37uGedori, u-Ahiyo, uZakariya, noMikiloti. 38UMikiloti wazala uShimeyamu; nabo babehlala nezihlobo zabo eJerusalema, maqondana nezihlobo zabo. 39UNeri wazala uKishi, uKishi wazala uSawule, uSawule wazala uJonathani, uMaliki-shuwa, u-Abinadaba, no-Eshi-bhali. 40Indodana kaJonathani kwakunguMeribi-bhali, uMeribi-bhali wazala uMika. 41Amadodana kaMika: uPhithoni, uMeleki, uThahareya, no-Ahazi. 42U-Ahazi wazala uJara, uJara wazala u-Alemeti, u-Azimaveti, noZimri; uZimri wazala uMoza. 43UMoza wazala uBhineya, uRefaya wayeyindodana yakhe, u-Eleyasa indodana yakhe, no-Azeli indodana yakhe. 44U-Azeli wayenamadodana ayisithupha, amagama awo kwakungu-Azirikamu, uBhokeru, u-Ishmayeli, uSheyariya, u-Obadiya, noHanani—laba babengamadodana ka-Azeli.
