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| 1. | Ngakho ababusi babantu bahlala eJerusalema; abantu abaseleyo basebesenza inkatho yokuphosa ukuze balethe oyedwa kwabalitshumi ukuhlala eJerusalema umuzi ongcwele, lengxenye eziyisificamunwemunye kweminye imizi. |
| 2. | Abantu basebebusisa wonke amadoda azinikela ngesihle uku ya hlala eJerusalema. |
| 3. | Lezi-ke zinhloko zesigaba ezahlala eJerusalema. Kodwa emizini yakoJuda bahlala, ngulowo kumfuyo yakhe, emizini yabo: UIsrayeli, abapristi, lamaLevi, lamaNethini, labantwana benceku zikaSolomoni. |
| 4. | EJerusalema kwahlala-ke abanye babantwana bakoJuda lababantwana bakoBhenjamini. Ebantwaneni bakoJuda: OAthaya indodana kaUziya indodana kaZekariya indodana kaAmariya indodana kaShefathiya indodana kaMahalaleli, owabantwana bakoPerezi, |
| 5. | loMahaseya indodana kaBaruki indodana kaKolihoze indodana kaHazaya indodana kaAdaya indodana kaJoyaribi indodana kaZekariya indodana kaShiloni. |
| 6. | Wonke amadodana kaPerezi ayehlala eJerusalema ayengamakhulu amane lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificaminwembili, amadoda alamandla. |
| 7. | Lala ngamadodana kaBhenjamini: USalu indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaJowedi indodana kaPedaya indodana kaKolaya indodana kaMahaseya indodana kaIthiyeli indodana kaJeshaya, |
| 8. | langemva kwakhe oGabayi, uSalayi, amakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili. |
| 9. | LoJoweli indodana kaZikiri wayengumboni phezu kwabo, loJuda indodana kaHasenuwa engowesibili phezu komuzi. |
| 10. | Kubapristi: OJedaya indodana kaJoyaribi, uJakini, |
| 11. | uSeraya indodana kaHilikhiya indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaZadoki indodana kaMerayothi indodana kaAhitubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu, |
| 12. | labafowabo ababesenza umsebenzi wendlu babengamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amabili lambili; loAdaya indodana kaJerohamu indodana kaPelaliya indodana kaAmzi indodana kaZekariya indodana kaPashuri indodana kaMalikiya, |
| 13. | labafowabo, inhloko zaboyise, babengamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lambili; loAmashayi indodana kaAzareli indodana kaAhizayi indodana kaMeshilemothi indodana kaImeri, |
| 14. | labafowabo, amaqhawe alamandla, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili; lomboni phezu kwabo wayenguZabidiyeli indodana kaHagedolimi. |
| 15. | LakumaLevi: OShemaya indodana kaHashubi indodana kaAzirikamu indodana kaHashabiya indodana kaBuni; |
| 16. | loShabethayi loJozabadi bezinhloko zamaLevi babephezu komsebenzi wangaphandle kwendlu kaNkulunkulu; |
| 17. | loMathaniya indodana kaMika indodana kaZabidi indodana kaAsafi owayeyinhloko yokuqalisa ukubonga emkhulekweni; loBakibukiya owesibili kubafowabo; loAbida indodana kaShamuwa indodana kaGalali indodana kaJeduthuni. |
| 18. | Wonke amaLevi emzini ongcwele ayengamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane. |
| 19. | Labalindimasango, oAkubi, uTalimoni, labafowabo ababelinda amasango babelikhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili. |
| 20. | Labaseleyo bakoIsrayeli, ababapristi, amaLevi, babesemizini yonke yakoJuda, ngulowo elifeni lakhe. |
| 21. | LamaNethini ayehlala eOfeli; loZiha loGishipa babephezu kwamaNethini. |
| 22. | Njalo umboni wamaLevi eJerusalema wayenguUzi indodana kaBani indodana kaHashabiya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMika. Owamadodana kaAsafi, abahlabeleli babeqondene lomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu. |
| 23. | Ngoba kwakungumlayo wenkosi ngabo, njengokufunekayo kubahlabeleli, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalo. |
| 24. | Njalo uPethahiya indodana kaMeshezabeli, owabantwana bakoZera indodana kaJuda, wayesesandleni senkosi kulo lonke udaba lwabantu. |
| 25. | Lemizaneni lamasimu ayo, kwahlala abanye babantwana bakoJuda eKiriyathi-Arba lemizana yayo, laseDiboni lemizana yayo, laseJekabiseyeli lemizana yayo, |
| 26. | laseJeshuwa, laseMolada, laseBeti-Peleti, |
| 27. | laseHazari-Shuwali, laseBherishebha lemizana yayo, |
| 28. | laseZikilagi, laseMekona lemizaneni yayo, |
| 29. | laseEni-Rimoni, laseZora, laseJarimuthi, |
| 30. | iZanowa, iAdulamu lemizana yayo, iLakishi lamasimu ayo, iAzeka lemizana yayo. Basebemisa inkamba kusukela eBherishebha kusiya esihotsheni seHinomu. |
| 31. | Labantwana bakoBhenjamini kusukela eGeba babeseMikimashi, leAyija, leBhetheli lemizana yayo, |
| 32. | iAnathothi, iNobi, iAnaniya, |
| 33. | iHazori, iRama, iGithayimi, |
| 34. | iHadidi, iZeboyimi, iNebalati, |
| 35. | iLodi, leOno, isigodi sezingcitshi. |
| 36. | LakumaLevi kwakulezigaba zakoJuda lo Bhenjamini. |
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