1 IziKronike
9:1 Wonke u-Israyeli wabhalwa ngezizukulwane; bheka, ayekhona
kulotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda athunjwa
baye eBhabhiloni ngenxa yesiphambeko sabo.
9:2 Manje abakhileyo bokuqala ababehlala ezindaweni zabo ezindaweni zabo
kwakukhona imizi, ama-Israyeli, abapristi, amaLevi, namaNethini.
9:3 Futhi eJerusalema kwahlala amadodana kaJuda, futhi amadodana ka
uBenjamini nakubantwana bakwa-Efrayimi noManase;
9:4 Uthayi indodana ka-Amihudi, indodana ka-Omri, indodana ka-Imri, indodana
uBani wabantwana bakwaPerezi indodana kaJuda.
9:5 NakumaShilo; u-Asaya izibulo namadodana akhe.
9:6 Futhi emadodaneni kaZera: noJehuweli nabafowabo, bengamakhulu ayisithupha nanye
amashumi ayisishiyagalolunye.
9:7 Kubantwana bakwaBenjamini; uSalu indodana kaMeshulamu indodana ka
uHodaviya indodana kaHasenuwa,
9:8 no-Ibineya indodana kaJerohamu, no-Ela indodana ka-Uzi, indodana kaJerohamu.
uMikri loMeshulamu indodana kaShefathiya indodana kaRehuweli indodana
ka-Ibhiniya;
9:9 Nabafowabo, ngokwezizukulwane zabo, amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi
amashumi amahlanu nesithupha. Wonke lamadoda ayeyizinhloko zawoyise endlini ka
oyise.
9:10 Futhi kubapristi; noJedaya, noJehoyaribi, noJakini,
9:11 no-Azariya indodana kaHilikiya, indodana Meshulamu, indodana Sadoki,
indodana kaMerayoti, indodana ka-Ahithubi, umbusi wendlu kaNkulunkulu;
9:12 no-Adaya, indodana kaJerohamu, indodana Pashuri, indodana kaMalikhiya,
noMahasiya indodana ka-Adiyeli indodana kaJahzera indodana kaMeshulamu,
indodana kaMeshilemiti, indodana ka-Imeri;
9:13 Nabafowabo, izinhloko zezindlu zoyise, inkulungwane namakhulu
amakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha; amadoda anamandla kakhulu emsebenzini wenkonzo
lendlu kaNkulunkulu.
9:14 KumaLevi; nguShemaya indodana kaHashubi indodana ka-Azirikamu
indodana kaHashabiya, emadodaneni kaMerari;
9:15 noBakibakari, noHereshi, noGalali, noMathaniya indodana kaMika, indodana kaMika.
indodana kaZikiri, indodana ka-Asafa;
9:16 no-Obadiya, indodana kaShemaya, indodana Galali, indodana kaJeduthuni,
noBerekiya indodana ka-Asa, indodana ka-Elkana, owayehlala edolobheni
imizana yamaNethofa.
9:17 Abalindisango babengoShalumi, no-Akubi, noThalimoni, no-Ahimani,
abafowabo: nguShalumi inhloko;
9:18 ababehlala kuze kube manje esangweni lenkosi ngasempumalanga;
izigaba zabantwana bakwaLevi.
9:19 noShalumi, indodana kaKore, indodana ka-Ebiyasafa, indodana kaKora,
abafowabo, bendlu kayise, amaKorahi, babengabaphathi
umsebenzi wenkonzo, abagcini bamasango etabernakele;
oyise phezu kwebutho likaJehova babe ngabalindisango.
9:20 UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare wayengumbusi phezu kwabo ngaphambili.
uJehova wayenaye.
9:21 Futhi uZakariya, indodana kaMeshelemiya, wayengumlindisango wesango
itabernakele lokuhlangana.
9:22 Bonke laba ababekhethiwe ukuba babe ngabalindisango emasangweni babe amakhulu amabili
neshumi nambili. Laba babhalwa ngezizukulwane zabo emizaneni yabo.
abamiswa nguDavide noSamuweli umboni esikhundleni sabo.
9:23 Ngakho bona kanye nabantwana babo babephethe amasango endlu
kaJehova, okungukuthi, indlu yetabernakele, ngezigaba.
9:24 Emagumbini omane kwakukhona abalindisango, ngasempumalanga, entshonalanga, enyakatho, futhi
eningizimu.
9:25 Nabafowabo, emizaneni yabo, kwakufanele balandele
izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngezikhathi ezithile nabo.
9:26 Ngoba lamaLevi, abalindisango ezine eziyinhloko, babesesikhundleni sabo esimisiwe, futhi
zaziphethe amakamelo nengcebo yendlu kaNkulunkulu.
9:27 Futhi babelala bezungeza indlu kaNkulunkulu, ngoba isibopho
phezu kwabo, nokuvuleka kwawo ekuseni njalo kwakungokwabo.
9:28 Futhi abanye kubo babephethe izitsha inkonzo, ukuze
kufanele abangenise futhi baphume ngenganekwane.
9:29 Abanye kubo futhi babebekwe phezu izitsha, futhi zonke izitsha
izinto zendlu engcwele, nempuphu ecolekileyo, newayini, nezindwangu
amafutha, nenhlaka, namakha.
9:30 Futhi abanye amadodana abapristi zenza amafutha eziqholo.
9:31 Futhi Matithiya, omunye wamaLevi, owayeyizibulo likaShalumi the
UKorahi wayenesikhundla phezu kwezinto ezenziwe ngamapani.
9:32 Futhi abanye abafowabo, emadodaneni amaKohati, kwaba phezu
isinkwa sokubukwa, ukukulungisa isabatha ngesabatha.
9:33 Futhi laba abahlabeleli, izinhloko zawoyise bamaLevi, ngubani
ababehlala emakamelweni babekhululekile, ngokuba babesebenza kulowo msebenzi
imini nobusuku.
9:34 Lezi izinhloko zawoyise bamaLevi babe izinhloko phakathi kwabo
izizukulwane; laba babehlala eJerusalema.
9:35 EGibeyoni kwakuhlala uyise kaGibeyoni, uJehiyeli, ogama lomkakhe lalingu.
Makha,
9:36 Izibulo lakhe u-Abidoni, kwaba nguSuri, noKishi, noBali, noNeri,
Nadab,
9:37 noGedori, no-Ahiyo, noZakariya, futhi Mikiloti.
9:38 UMikiloti wazala uShimeyamu. Futhi nabo bahlala nabafowabo
iJerusalema, malungana nabafowabo.
9:39 UNeri wazala uKishi; uKishi wazala uSawule; uSawule wazala uJonathani;
UMalekishuwa, no-Abinadaba, no-Eshbhali.
9:40 Indodana kaJonathani kwakunguMeribhahali, futhi Meribhahali wazala uMika.
9:41 Futhi amadodana kaMika: ngoPithon, futhi Meleki, noThareya, no-Ahazi.
9:42 U-Ahazi wazala uJara; uJara wazala u-Alemete, no-Azimavete, noZimri;
uZimri wazala uMotsa;
9:43 UMoza wazala uBhineya; noRefaya indodana yakhe, no-Eleyasa indodana yakhe, no-Azeli indodana yakhe
indodana.
9:44 U-Azeli wayenamadodana ayisithupha, amagama awo yilawa: ngo-Azirikamu, noBhokeru,
u-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani; labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aramu
Azel.