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| 1. | Kwasekusithi umduli usuwakhiwe, sengimisile izivalo, abalindi bamasango labahlabeleli lamaLevi sebebekiwe, |
| 2. | ngalaya uHanani umfowethu loHananiya umbusi wenqaba mayelana leJerusalema, ngoba wayenjengomuntu othembekileyo lowesaba uNkulunkulu okwedlula abanengi. |
| 3. | Ngasengisithi kibo: Amasango eJerusalema kangavulwa lize litshise ilanga; besemi kabavale izivalo banxibe. Njalo umise abalindi kubahlali beJerusalema, ngulowo lalowo emlindweni wakhe, njalo ngulowo maqondana lendlu yakhe. |
| 4. | Njalo umuzi wawubanzi inhlangothi zombili, umkhulu, kodwa abantu babebalutshwana phakathi kwawo, izindlu zingakakhiwa. |
| 5. | UNkulunkulu wami wasenika enhliziyweni yami ukuthi ngibuthanise izikhulu lababusi labantu ukuthi babhalwe ngezizukulwana. Ngasengithola ugwalo lwezizukulwana zalabo abenyuka kuqala, ngathola kubhalwe kulo: |
| 6. | Laba ngabantwana besigaba abenyuka bevela ekuthunjweni kwabathunjiweyo uNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni abathumbayo; basebebuyela eJerusalema lakoJuda, ngulowo lalowo emzini wakibo, |
| 7. | abafika loZerubhabheli, uJeshuwa, uNehemiya, uAzariya, uRahamiya, uNahamani, uMordekhayi, uBilishani, uMisiperethi, uBigivayi, uNehuma, uBahana. Inani lamadoda esizwe sakoIsrayeli: |
| 8. | Abantwana bakoParoshi: Izinkulungwane ezimbili lekhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili. |
| 9. | Abantwana bakoShefathiya: Amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili. |
| 10. | Abantwana bakoAra: Amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu lambili. |
| 11. | Abantwana bakoPahathi-Mowabi, babantwana bakoJeshuwa loJowabi: Izinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lesificaminwembili. |
| 12. | Abantwana bakoElamu: Inkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu lane. |
| 13. | Abantwana bakoZathu: Amakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu. |
| 14. | Abantwana bakoZakayi: Amakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisithupha. |
| 15. | Abantwana bakoBinuwi: Amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amane lesificaminwembili. |
| 16. | Abantwana bakoBebayi: Amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili. |
| 17. | Abantwana bakoAzigadi: Izinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lambili. |
| 18. | Abantwana bakoAdonikamu: Amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisithupha lesikhombisa. |
| 19. | Abantwana bakoBigivayi: Izinkulungwane ezimbili lamatshumi ayisithupha lesikhombisa. |
| 20. | Abantwana bakoAdini: Amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu lanhlanu. |
| 21. | Abantwana bakoAteri, bakoHezekhiya: Amatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lesificaminwembili. |
| 22. | Abantwana bakoHashuma: Amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili. |
| 23. | Abantwana bakoBezayi: Amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lane. |
| 24. | Abantwana bakoHarifi: Ikhulu letshumi lambili. |
| 25. | Abantwana bakoGibeyoni: Amatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu. |
| 26. | Amadoda eBhethelehema leNetofa: Ikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesificaminwembili. |
| 27. | Amadoda eAnathothi: Ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili. |
| 28. | Amadoda eBeti-Azimavethi: Amatshumi amane lambili. |
| 29. | Amadoda eKiriyathi-Jeyarimi, iKefira, leBherothi: Amakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amane lantathu. |
| 30. | Amadoda eRama leGeba: Amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amabili lanye. |
| 31. | Amadoda eMikimasi: Ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lambili. |
| 32. | Amadoda eBhetheli leAyi: Ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lantathu. |
| 33. | Amadoda enye iNebo: Amatshumi amahlanu lambili. |
| 34. | Abantwana benye iElamu: Inkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu lane. |
| 35. | Abantwana beHarimi: Amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili. |
| 36. | Abantwana beJeriko: Amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amane lanhlanu. |
| 37. | Abantwana beLodi, iHadidi, leOno: Amakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amabili lanye. |
| 38. | Abantwana beSenaha: Izinkulungwane ezintathu lamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amathathu. |
| 39. | Abapristi. Abantwana bakoJedaya, bendlu kaJeshuwa: Amakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathu. |
| 40. | Abantwana bakoImeri: Inkulungwane lamatshumi amahlanu lambili. |
| 41. | Abantwana bakoPashuri: Inkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lesikhombisa. |
| 42. | Abantwana bakoHarimi: Inkulungwane letshumi lesikhombisa. |
| 43. | AmaLevi. Abantwana bakoJeshuwa, bakoKadimiyeli, babantwana bakoHodeva: Amatshumi ayisikhombisa lane. |
| 44. | Abahlabeleli. Abantwana bakoAsafi: Ikhulu lamatshumi amane lesificaminwembili. |
| 45. | Abalindimasango. Abantwana bakoShaluma, abantwana bakoAteri, abantwana bakoTalimoni, abantwana bakoAkubi, abantwana bakoHatita, abantwana bakoShobayi: Ikhulu lamatshumi amathathu lesificaminwembili. |
| 46. | AmaNethini. Abantwana bakoZiha, abantwana bakoHasufa, abantwana bakoTabhawothi, |
| 47. | abantwana bakoKerosi, abantwana bakoSiya, abantwana bakoPadoni, |
| 48. | abantwana bakoLebana, abantwana bakoHagaba, abantwana bakoShalimayi, |
| 49. | abantwana bakoHanani, abantwana bakoGideli, abantwana bakoGahari, |
| 50. | abantwana bakoReyaya, abantwana bakoRezini, abantwana bakoNekoda, |
| 51. | abantwana bakoGazama, abantwana bakoUza, abantwana bakoPhaseya, |
| 52. | abantwana bakoBhesayi, abantwana bakoMewunimi, abantwana bakoNefushesimi, |
| 53. | abantwana abakoBakibuki, abantwana bakoHakufa, abantwana bakoHarihuri, |
| 54. | abantwana bakoBazilithi, abantwana bakoMehida, abantwana bakoHarisha, |
| 55. | abantwana bakoBarkosi, abantwana bakoSisera, abantwana bakoThama, |
| 56. | abantwana bakoNeziya, abantwana bakoHatifa. |
| 57. | Abantwana benceku zikaSolomoni. Abantwana bakoSotayi, abantwana bakoSoferethi, abantwana bakoPerida, |
| 58. | abantwana bakoJahala, abantwana bakoDarkoni, abantwana bakoGideli, |
| 59. | abantwana bakoShefathiya, abantwana bakoHathili, abantwana bakoPokerethi kaHazebayimi, abantwana bakoAmoni. |
| 60. | Wonke amaNethini labantwana benceku zikaSolomoni: Amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lambili. |
| 61. | Laba ngabenyuka bevela eTeli-Mela, iTeli-Harisha, iKerubi, iAdoni, leImeri, kodwa babengelakutshengisa indlu yaboyise lenzalo yabo, uba bavela koIsrayeli yini. |
| 62. | Abantwana bakoDelaya, abantwana bakoTobiya, abantwana bakoNekoda: Amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amane lambili. |
| 63. | Lakubapristi: Abantwana bakoHabaya, abantwana bakoHakozi, abantwana bakoBarizilayi, owayethethe emadodakazini kaBarizilayi umGileyadi ukuba ngumka khe, wasebizwa ngebizo lawo. |
| 64. | Laba badinga ukubhalwa kwabo oluhlwini lwababhaliweyo ngezizukulwana, kodwa kakutholakalanga; basebekhutshwa ebupristini njengabangcolileyo. |
| 65. | Umbusi wasesithi kubo bangadli okwezingcwelengcwele, kuze kusukume umpristi oleUrimi leThumimi. |
| 66. | Ibandla lonke lindawonye lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lambili lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha, |
| 67. | ngaphandle kwenceku zabo lencekukazi zabo; lezi zazizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa; njalo babelabahlabeleli labahlabelelikazi abangamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu. |
| 68. | Amabhiza abo, amakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathu lesithupha; imbongolo zabo, amakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu; |
| 69. | amakamela, amakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu; obabhemi, inkulungwane eziyisithupha lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amabili. |
| 70. | Ezinye-ke zenhloko zaboyise zanikela emsebenzini. Umbusi wanikela kokuligugu inhlamvu zegolide eziyinkulungwane, imiganu yokufafaza engamatshumi amahlanu, izigqoko zabapristi ezingamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi amathathu. |
| 71. | L ezinye zezinhloko zaboyise zanikela kokuligugu komsebenzi inhlamvu zegolide ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lamamane* esiliva azinkulungwane ezilikhulu letshumi. |
| 72. | Lalokho abaseleyo babantu abakunikelayo kwakuzinhlamvu zegolide ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lamamane* esiliva azinkulungwane ezilikhulu lezigqoko zabapristi ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lesikhombisa. |
| 73. | Abapristi lamaLevi labalindimasango labahlabeleli la banye babantu lamaNethini loIsrayeli wonke basebehlala emizini yabo. Kwathi inyanga yesikhombisa isifikile, abantwana bakoIsrayeli babesemizini yabo. |
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