1 Chronicles - Chapter 9

Verse 1: Wabhalwa-ke wonke u-Israyeli ngezizukulwane; bheka, balotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli; uJuda wathunjelwa eBabele ngeziphambeko zakhe.

Verse 2: Abakhileyo kuqala emafeni abo emizini yabo babe ngu-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini.

Verse 3: EJerusalema kwahlala kubantwana bakwaJuda, nakubantwana bakwaBenjamini, nakubantwana bakwa-Efrayimi noManase:

Verse 4: ngu-Uthayi ka-Amihudi ka-Omri ka-Imri kaBani kubantwana bakwaPheresi kaJuda.

Verse 5: KumaShiloni: ngu-Asaya izibulo namadodana akhe.

Verse 6: Kumadodana kaZera: nguJehuweli nabafowabo, bengamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye.

Verse 7: Kumadodana kaBenjamini: nguSalu kaMeshulamu kaHodaviya kaHasenuwa,

Verse 8: no-Ibineya indodana kaJerohamu, no-Ela ka-Uzi kaMikiri, noMeshulamu kaShefathiya kaRehuweli kaJibiniya,

Verse 9: nabafowabo ngezizukulwane zabo, bengamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha. Bonke labo bantu babe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise ngokwezindlu zawoyise.

Verse 10: Kubapristi: ngoJedaya, noJehoyaribi, noJakini,

Verse 11: no-Azariya kaHilikiya kaMeshulamu kaSadoki kaMerayoti ka-Ahithubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu,

Verse 12: no-Adaya kaJerohamu kaPhashuri kaMalikhiya noMahasayi ka-Adiyeli kaJahizera kaMeshulamu kaMeshilemiti ka-Imeri,

Verse 13: nabafowabo, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, beyinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha, amadoda ahlakaniphile emsebenzini wenkonzo yasendlini kaNkulunkulu.

Verse 14: KumaLevi: nguShemaya kaHashubi ka-Azirikamu kaHashabiya kumadodana kaMerari,

Verse 15: noBakibakari, noHereshi, noGalali, noMathaniya kaMika kaZikiri ka-Asafa,

Verse 16: no-Obadiya kaShemaya kaGalali kaJeduthuni, noBerekiya ka-Asa ka-Elkana owahlala emizaneni yamaNethofa,

Verse 17: nabalindisango oShalumi, no-Akubi, noThalimoni, no-Ahimani, nabafowabo; uShalumi wayeyinhloko.

Verse 18: Kwaze kwaba kuleso sikhathi babe sesangweni lenkosi ngasempumalanga; babe ngabalindisango bekamu labantwana bakwaLevi.

Verse 19: UShalumi kaKore ka-Ebiyasafa kaKora, nabafowabo bendlu kayise, amaKorahi, babephethe umsebenzi wenkonzo, bengabalindisango etabernakele; oyise babemele ikamu likaJehova bengabalindisango.

Verse 20: UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare wayengumbusi phezu kwabo ngesikhathi esidlulileyo. UJehova wayenaye.

Verse 21: UZakariya indodana kaMeshelemiya wayengumlindisango etendeni lokuhlangana.

Verse 22: Bonke labo ababekhethiwe ukuba babe ngabalindisango babe ngamakhulu amabili neshumi nambili. Babhalwa ngezizukulwane emizaneni yabo, bamiswa ngoDavide noSamuweli umboni ezikhundleni zabo.

Verse 23: Bona nabantwana babo babephethe amasango endlu kaJehova, indlu yetende, belinda.

Verse 24: Abalindi babekhona ezinhlangothini ezine: ngasempumalanga, nangasentshonalanga, nangasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu.

Verse 25: Abafowabo emizaneni yabo babeyakungena emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa njalo izikhathi ngezikhathi ukuba babe nabo,

Verse 26: ngokuba abalindi abane abakhulu ababe ngamaLevi babe sesikhundleni njalo, bephethe amakamelo nengcebo endlini kaNkulunkulu.

Verse 27: Bahlala ebusuku bezungeza indlu kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba kwakungokwabo ukuyilinda, kwakungokwabo futhi ukuyivula ekuseni imihla ngemihla.

Verse 28: Abanye babephethe izitsha zenkonzo, ngokuba zangeniswa ngokubalwa, zakhishwa ngokubalwa.

Verse 29: Abanye kubo babemiselwe impahla, nezitsha zonke zendlu engcwele, nempuphu, newayini, namafutha, nenhlaka, namakha.

Verse 30: Abanye bamadodana abapristi bagxoba amakha aba ngamafutha.

Verse 31: UMatithiya, omunye wamaLevi, owayeyizibulo likaShalumi umKorahi wayenesikhundla sokubheka izinto ezenziwa amakhanzini.

Verse 32: Abanye abafowabo bamadodana amaKohati babephethe izinkwa zokubukwa ukuba bazilungise onke amasabatha.

Verse 33: Kepha abanye, abahlabeleli, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise zamaLevi, babe semakamelweni bekhululekile kokunye, ngokuba babe semsebenzini wabo imini nobusuku.

Verse 34: Labo babe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bamaLevi, izinhloko ezizukulwaneni zabo, bahlala eJerusalema.

Verse 35: EGibeyoni kwahlala uyise kaGibeyoni uJehiyeli ogama lomkakhe lalinguMahakha,

Verse 36: nendodana yakhe eyizibulo u-Abidoni, kanye noSuri, noKishi, noBali, noNeri, noNadabi,

Verse 37: noGedori, no-Ahiyo, noZakariya, noMikiloti.

Verse 38: UMikiloti wazala uShimeyamu. Nabo bahlala nabafowabo eJerusalema malungana nabafowabo.

Verse 39: UNeri wazala uKishi; uKishi wazala uSawule; uSawule wazala oJonathani, noMaliki Shuwa, no-Abinadaba, no-Eshi Bali.

Verse 40: Indodana kaJonathani yayinguMeribi Bali; uMeribi Bali wazala uMika.

Verse 41: Amadodana kaMika: ngoPhithoni, noMeleki, noThareya, no-Ahazi.

Verse 42: U-Ahazi wazala uJara; uJara wazala o-Alemeti, no-Azimaveti, noZimri; uZimri wazala uMosa;

Verse 43: uMosa wazala uBineya; uRefaya wayeyindodana yakhe; ngu-Eleyasa indodana yakhe, ngu-Aseli indodana yakhe;

Verse 44: u-Aseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha; amagama awo yilawa: o-Azirikamu, noBokeru, no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani; labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aseli.