Amabizo ababuya ekuthunjweni

2Laba-ke ngabantwana besabelo abenyuka besuka ekuthunjweni kwalabo ababethunjiwea uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni ayebathumbele eBhabhiloni, ababuyela eJerusalema loJuda, ngulowo lalowo emzini wakibob; 2 abafika loZerubhabhelic, uJeshuwa, uNehemiya, uSeraya, uRehelaya, uModekhayid, uBilishani, uMisipari, uBigivayi, uRehuma, uBahana. Inani lamadoda esizwe sakoIsrayeli:

3 Abantwana bakoParoshie, izinkulungwane ezimbili lekhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili. 4 Abantwana bakoShefathiya, amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambilif. 5 Abantwana bakoArag, amakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanuh. 6 Abantwana bakoPahathi-Mowabii, ababantwana bakaJeshuwa-Jowabij, izinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lambilik. 7 Abantwana bakoElamu, inkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu lanel. 8 Abantwana bakoZathu, amakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amane lanhlanum. 9 Abantwana bakoZakayi, amakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisithuphan. 10 Abantwana bakoBani, amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amane lambilio. 11 Abantwana bakoBebayip, amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amabili lantathuq. 12 Abantwana bakoAzigadir, inkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amabili lambilis. 13 Abantwana bakoAdonikamut, amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisithupha lesithuphau. 14 Abantwana bakoBigivayiv, izinkulungwane ezimbili lamatshumi amahlanu lesithuphaw. 15 Abantwana bakoAdinix, amakhulu amane lamatshumi amahlanu laney. 16 Abantwana bakoAteri, bakoHezekhiya, amatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lesificaminwembiliz. 17 Abantwana bakoBezayia, amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lantathub. 18 Abantwana bakoJora, ikhulu letshumi lambili. 19 Abantwana bakoHashumac, amakhulu amabili lamatshumi amabili lantathud. 20 Abantwana bakoGibari, amatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu. 21 Abantwana beBhethelehemae, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lantathuf. 22 Amadoda eNetofag, amatshumi amahlanu lesithuphah. 23 Amadoda eAnathothii, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili. 24 Abantwana beAzimavethi, amatshumi amane lambili. 25 Abantwana beKiriyatharimijk, iKefiral, leBherothim, amakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amane lantathu. 26 Abantwana beRaman leGabao, amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amabili lanye. 27 Amadoda eMikimasip, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lambili. 28 Amadoda eBhetheli leAyiq, amakhulu amabili lamatshumi amabili lantathur. 29 Abantwana beNebo, amatshumi amahlanu lambilis. 30 Abantwana bakoMagibishi, ikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu lesithuphat. 31 Abantwana bomunye uElamu, inkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu laneu. 32 Abantwana bakoHarimi, amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili. 33 Abantwana beLodiv, iHadidiw, leOnox, amakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amabili lanhlanuy. 34 Abantwana beJeriko, amakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amane lanhlanuz. 35 Abantwana beSenahaa, izinkulungwane ezintathu lamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amathathub.

36 Abapristi: Abantwana bakoJedayac bendlu kaJeshuwa: Amakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathud. 37 Abantwana bakoImeri: Inkulungwane lamatshumi amahlanu lambilie. 38 Abantwana bakoPashuri: Inkulungwane lamatshumi amane lesikhombisaf. 39 Abantwana bakoHarimi: Inkulungwane letshumi lesikhombisag.

40 AmaLevi: Abantwana bakoJeshuwah loKadimiyelii, babantwana bakaHodaviya: Amatshumi ayisikhombisa lane.

41 Abahlabeleli: Abantwana bakoAsafij: Ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembilik.

42 Abantwana babalindi bamasangol. Abantwana bakoShaluma, abantwana bakoAteri, abantwana bakoTalimoni, abantwana bakoAkubi, abantwana bakoHatita, abantwana bakoShobayi, bonke babelikhulu lamatshumi amathathu lesificamunwemunyem.

43 AmaNethinin: Abantwana bakoZihao, abantwana bakoHasufa, abantwana bakoTabhawothi, 44 abantwana bakoKerosi, abantwana bakoSiyaha, abantwana bakoPadoni, 45 abantwana bakoLebana, abantwana bakoHagaba, abantwana bakoAkubi, 46 abantwana bakoHagabi, abantwana bakoShamilayi, abantwana bakoHanani, 47 abantwana bakoGideli, abantwana bakoGahari, abantwana bakoReyaya, 48 abantwana bakoRezini, abantwana bakoNekoda, abantwana bakoGazama, 49 abantwana bakoUza, abantwana bakoPhaseyap, abantwana bakoBhesayi, 50 abantwana bakoAsina, abantwana bakoMewunimi, abantwana bakoNefusimi, 51 abantwana bakoBakibuki, abantwana bakoHakufa, abantwana bakoHarihuri, 52 abantwana bakoBaziluthi, abantwana bakoMehida, abantwana bakoHarisha, 53 abantwana bakoBarkosi, abantwana bakoSisera, abantwana bakoThama, 54 abantwana bakoNeziya, abantwana bakoHatifa.

55 Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoniq: Abantwana bakoSotayi, abantwana bakoHasoferethi, abantwana bakoPeruda, 56 abantwana bakoJahala, abantwana bakoDarkoni, abantwana bakoGideli, 57 abantwana bakoShefathiya, abantwana bakoHathili, abantwana bakoPokerethi-Hazebayimir, abantwana bakoAmi. 58 Wonke amaNethini labantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni babengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lambili.

59 Lalaba yilabo abenyuka bevela eTeli-Mela, iTeli-Harisha, iKerubi, iAdani, iImeris, kodwa babengelakutsho indlu yaboyise, lenzalo yabo, ukuthi bavela koIsrayelit: 60 Abantwana bakoDelaya, abantwana bakoTobiya, abantwana bakoNekoda: Amakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu lambiliu.

61 Lebantwaneni babapristi, abantwana bakoHabaya, abantwana bakoHakoziv, abantwana bakoBarizilayi, owathatha umfazi emadodakazini kaBarizilayi umGileyadi, wasebizwa ngebizo lawow. 62 Laba badinga ukubhalwa kwabo oluhlwini lwababhaliweyo ngezizukulwana, kodwa kabatholakalanga; basebekhutshwa ebupristini njengabangcolileyo. 63 Umbusi wasesitsho kubo ukuthi bangadli okwezinto ezingcwelengcwelex, kuze kusukume umpristi oleUrimi leThumimiy.

64 Ibandla lonke lindawonye lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lambili lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha, 65 ngaphandle kwenceku zabo lencekukazi zabo; lezi zazizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa; babelabahlabeleli labahlabelelikazi abangamakhulu amabiliz. 66 Amabhiza abo ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathu lesithupha; imbongolo zabo zingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu; 67 amakamela abo engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu; obabhemi bezinkulungwane eziyisithupha lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amabili.

68 Lenhlokweni zaboyise, ekufikeni kwabo endlini yeNkosi eseJerusalema, zanikelela indlu kaNkulunkulu ngesihle ukuyimisa endaweni yayo. 69 Zanikela ngokwamandla azo esikhwameni somsebenzia inhlamvu zegolideb ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lanyec, lamamane* esiliva azinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu, lezigqoko zabapristi ezilikhulud. 70 Abapristi lamaLevi lengxenye yabantu labahlabeleli labalindi bamasango lamaNethini basebehlala emizini yabo, loIsrayeli wonke emizini yakhe.