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| 1. | Lalaba ngabapristi lamaLevi abenyuka loZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyeli, loJeshuwa: OSeraya, uJeremiya, uEzra, |
| 2. | uAmariya, uMaluki, uHathushi, |
| 3. | uShekaniya, uRehuma, uMeremothi, |
| 4. | uIdo, uGinethoyi, uAbhiya, |
| 5. | uMijamini, uMahadiya, uBiliga, |
| 6. | uShemaya, loJoyaribi, uJedaya, |
| 7. | uSalu, uAmoki, uHilikhiya, uJedaya. Laba babezinhloko zabapristi labafowabo ensukwini zikaJeshuwa. |
| 8. | LamaLevi: OJeshuwa, uBinuwi, uKadimiyeli, uSherebiya, uJuda, uMathaniya, babephezu kokubonga, yena labafowabo. |
| 9. | LoBakibukiya loUni, abafowabo, babeqondene labo emilindweni. |
| 10. | UJeshuwa wasezala uJoyakimi, uJoyakimi wasezala uEliyashibi, uEliyashibi wasezala uJoyada, |
| 11. | uJoyada wasezala uJonathani, uJonathani wasezala uJaduwa. |
| 12. | Lensukwini zikaJoyakimi abapristi, inhloko zaboyise, babengo: OkaSeraya nguMeraya; okaJeremiya nguHananiya; |
| 13. | okaEzra nguMeshulamu; okaAmariya nguJehohanani; |
| 14. | okaMeliku nguJonathani; okaShebaniya nguJosefa; |
| 15. | okaHarimi nguAdina; okaMerayothi nguHelikayi; |
| 16. | okaIdo nguZekariya; okaGinethoni nguMeshulamu; |
| 17. | okaAbhiya nguZikiri; okaMiniyamini, okaMowadiya nguPilitayi; |
| 18. | okaBiliga nguShamuwa; okaShemaya nguJehonathani; |
| 19. | lokaJoyaribi nguMathenayi; okaJedaya nguUzi; |
| 20. | okaSalayi nguKalayi; okaAmoki nguEberi; |
| 21. | okaHilikhiya nguHashabiya; okaJedaya nguNethaneli. |
| 22. | AmaLevi ensukwini zikaEliyashibi, oJoyada loJohanani loJaduwa, babhalwa baba zinhloko zaboyise, labapristi kwaze kwaba ngumbuso kaDariyusi umPerisiya. |
| 23. | Amadodana kaLevi, inhloko zaboyise, abhalwa egwalweni lwemilando, kwaze kwaba sensukwini zikaJohanani indodana kaEliyashibi. |
| 24. | Lenhloko zamaLevi: OHashabiya, uSherebiya, loJeshuwa indodana kaKadimiyeli, labafowabo maqondana labo, ukudumisa l okubonga, njengomlayo kaDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulu, umlindo maqondana lomlindo. |
| 25. | OMathaniya, loBakibukiya, uObadiya, uMeshulamu, uTalimoni, uAkubi, babengabalindimasango belinda umlindo eziphaleni zamasango. |
| 26. | Labo babekhona ensukwini zikaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki, lensukwini zikaNehemiya umbusi, loEzra umpristi, umbhali. |
| 27. | Lekwehlukaniselweni komduli weJerusalema badinga amaLevi evela ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuwaletha eJerusalema ukwenza ukwehlukaniswa, langentokozo, langokubonga, langokuhlabela, nge nsimbi ezincencethayo, izigubhu zezintambo, langamachacho. |
| 28. | Amadodana abahlabeleli asebuthana, njalo evela emagcekeni azingelezele iJerusalema, lemizini yamaNetofa, |
| 29. | leBeti-Giligali, lelizweni leGeba leAzimavethi, ngoba abahlabeleli babezakhele imizi ezingelezele iJerusalema. |
| 30. | Labapristi lamaLevi bazihlambulula, bahlambulula labantu lamasango lomduli. |
| 31. | Ngasengisenza iziphathamandla zakoJuda zenyukele emdulini, ngamisa amaxuku amakhulu amabili okubonga lezindwendwe, elinye kwesokunene phezu komduli kusiya esangweni lomquba. |
| 32. | Lemva kwawo kwahamba oHoshaya, lengxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yeziphathamandla zakoJuda, |
| 33. | loAzariya, uEzra, loMeshulamu, |
| 34. | uJuda, loBhenjamini, loShemaya, loJeremiya. |
| 35. | Lakumadodana abapristi elezimpondo: OZekariya indodana kaJonathani indodana kaShemaya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMikhaya indodana kaZakuri indodana kaAsafi, |
| 36. | labafowabo, oShemaya, loAzareli, uMilalayi, uGilalayi, uMahayi, uNethaneli, loJuda, uHanani, belezinto zokuhlabelela zikaDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulu, loEzra umbhali ephambi kwabo. |
| 37. | Langasesangweni lomthombo, njalo maqondana labo, benyuka ngezinyathelo zomuzi kaDavida, emqansweni womduli, ngaphezu kwendlu kaDavida, kusiya esangweni lamanzi ngempumalanga. |
| 38. | Lexuku lesibili lokubonga lahamba maqondana lalo, lami ngililandela, lengxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yabantu phezu komduli, kusukela ngaphezu komphotshongo wesithando somlilo kusiya emdulini obanzi, |
| 39. | njalo kusukela ngaphezu kwesango lakoEfrayimi, langaphezu kwesango elidala, langaphezu kwesango lenhlanzi, lomphotshongo kaHananeli, lomphotshongo kaHameha, kusiya esangweni lezimvu; bema-ke esangweni labalindi. |
| 40. | Womabili amaxuku okubonga asesima endlini kaNkulunkulu, lami, lengxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yababusi ilami. |
| 41. | Labapristi: OEliyakhimi, uMahaseya, uMiniyamini, uMikhaya, uEliyowenayi, uZekariya, uHananiya, belezimpondo, |
| 42. | loMahaseya, loShemaya, loEleyazare, loUzi, loJehohanani, loMalikiya, loElamu, loEzeri. Abahlabeleli basebezizwakalisa, loJezerahiya umboni. |
| 43. | Basebehlaba mhlalokho imihlatshelo emikhulu, bathokoza, ngoba uNkulunkulu wabenza bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu; labesifazana labantwana labo bathokoza; kwaze kwathi intokozo yeJerusalema yezwakala khatshana. |
| 44. | Ngalolosuku kwamiswa-ke amadoda phezu kwamakamelo wokuligugu, aweminikelo, awezithelo zokuqala, lawokwetshumi, ukuqoqela kuwo okuvela emasimini emizi izabelo zomlayo zabapristi lezamaLevi. Ngoba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi lamaLevi ayemile. |
| 45. | Abahlabeleli labalindimasango basebegcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo, lemfanelo yokuhlambulula, njengomlayo kaDavida l oSolomoni indodana yakhe. |
| 46. | Ngoba ensukwini zamandulo zikaDavida loAsafi kwakulezinhloko zabahlabeleli lezingoma zokudumisa lokubonga kuNkulunkulu. |
| 47. | LoIsrayeli wonke ensukwini zikaZerubhabheli lensukwini zikaNehemiya banika izabelo zabahlabeleli labalindimasango, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalo; basebe ku ngcwelisela amaLevi, lamaLevi a ku ngcwelisela abantwana bakoAroni. |
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