1 IziKronike
5:1 Manje amadodana kaRubeni, izibulo lika-Israyeli, (ngokuba wayeyindodana
izibulo; kodwa, ngenxa yokuthi wangcolisa umbhede kayise, ubuzibulo bakhe
sanikwa amadodana kaJosefa indodana ka-Israyeli, futhi ohlwini lozalo
kayikubalelwa ngobuzibulo.
5:2 Ngoba uJuda wanqoba abafowabo, futhi kuye kwavela umbusi omkhulu;
kodwa ubuzibulo babungobukaJosefa.)
5:3 Amadodana, Ngithi, kaRubeni izibulo lika-Israyeli kwakunguHanoki, futhi
noPalu, noHezironi, noKarmi.
5:4 Amadodana kaJoweli; uShemaya indodana yakhe, uGogi indodana yakhe, uShimeyi indodana yakhe,
5:5 uMika indodana yakhe, noReyaya indodana yakhe, noBali indodana yakhe,
5:6 uBeera indodana yakhe, lowo uTiligati Philneseri, inkosi yase-Asiriya, wathumba
umthunjwa: wayeyisikhulu sabakwaRubeni.
5:7 Nabafowabo ngemindeni yabo, lapho ebhalwe izizukulwane zabo
kwabalwa izizukulwane, inhloko, uJehiyeli, noZakariya,
5:8 noBela indodana ka-Azazi, indodana kaShema, indodana kaJoweli, owahlala.
e-Aroweri, kwaze kwaba seNebo, naseBali Meyoni;
5:9 Futhi ngasempumalanga wahlala kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwasehlane
umfula u-Ewufrathe, ngokuba izinkomo zabo zandile ezweni lase-Ewufrathe
IGileyadi.
5:10 Futhi ezinsukwini zikaSawule balwa namaHagari, abawa
Bahlala ematendeni abo ezweni lonke lasempumalanga
yakwaGileyadi.
5:11 Futhi abantwana bakwaGadi bahlala phambi kwabo, ezweni laseBashani
eya eSaleka:
5:12 UJoweli inhloko, noShafamu olandelayo, noJanayi, noShafati eBashani.
5:13 Futhi abafowabo bendlu kayise babe, Michael, futhi
noMeshulamu, noShebha, noJorayi, noJakani, noZiya, noHebhere, beyisikhombisa.
5:14 Lawa angamadodana ka-Abihayili indodana kaHuri, indodana Jarowa,
indodana kaGileyadi, indodana kaMikayeli, indodana Jeshishayi, indodana
uJahdo indodana kaBuzi;
5:15 Ahi, indodana Abidiyeli, indodana Guni, inhloko yendlu yabo
obaba.
5:16 Bahlala kwaGileyadi, eBashani, nasemizini yalo, nasezindaweni zonke
namadlelo aseSharoni emikhawulweni yawo.
5:17 Bonke laba babalwa ngezizukulwane ezinsukwini zikaJothamu inkosi
uJuda, nasemihleni kaJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
5:18 Oonyana bakaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase,
amadoda anamandla, amadoda aphatha ihawu nenkemba, acibishele umnsalo;
namaqhawe anamandla ekulweni, izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namakhulu ayisikhombisa
abangamashumi ayisithupha, abaphumele impi.
5:19 Futhi benza impi namaHagari, noJethuri, noNefishi, futhi
Nodab.
5:20 Futhi basizwa ngokumelene nabo, futhi Hagarites wanikelwa
isandla sabo, nabo bonke ababe nabo, ngokuba bakhala kuNkulunkulu phakathi
impi, wancengwa yibo; ngoba bebeka ithemba labo
yena.
5:21 Futhi bathatha izinkomo zabo; emakameleni abo izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, futhi
izimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, nezimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, nezinkulu
amadoda izinkulungwane eziyikhulu.
5:22 Ngoba kwawa abaningi ababulewe, ngoba impi yayivela kuNkulunkulu. Futhi bona
bahlala esikhundleni sabo kwaze kwaba sekuthunjweni.
5:23 Oonyana besiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase bahlala ezweni
kusukela eBashani kuze kufike eBhali-hermoni naseSeniri nasentabeni yaseHermoni.
5:24 Futhi lezi kwakuyizinhloko zezindlu zoyise, Eferi, futhi
no-Ishi, no-Eliyeli, no-Aziriyeli, noJeremiya, noHodaviya, noJadiyeli,
amaqhawe anamandla, amadoda adumileyo nezinhloko zezindlu zawo
obaba.
5:25 Futhi baphambuka kuNkulunkulu wawoyise, futhi bahamba a
ukuphinga onkulunkulu babantu balelo zwe uNkulunkulu abachithayo
phambi kwabo.
5:26 Futhi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wavusa umoya kaPhuli inkosi yase-Asiriya, futhi
umoya kaThiligati Phileseri inkosi yase-Asiriya, wabasusa,
abakwaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase;
yabayisa eHala, naseHabori, naseHara, nasemfuleni
Gozani, kuze kube namuhla.