Abapristi lamaLevi abafika loZerubhabheli

12Lalaba ngabapristi lamaLevia abenyuka loZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyelib, loJeshuwa: OSeraya, uJeremiya, uEzrac, 2 uAmariya, uMaluki, uHathushi, 3 uShekaniya, uRehuma, uMeremothi, 4 uIdo, uGinethoyi, uAbhiya, 5 uMijamini, uMahadiya, uBiligad, 6 uShemayae, loJoyaribi, uJedayaf, 7 uSalu, uAmoki, uHilikhiya, uJedayag. Laba babezinhloko zabapristi labafowabo ensukwini zikaJeshuwah. 8 LamaLevi: OJeshuwai, uBinuwij, uKadimiyeli, uSherebiya, uJudak, uMathaniyal, babephezu kokubonga, yena labafowabom. 9 LoBakibukiya loUni, abafowabo, babeqondene labo emilindwenin.

10 UJeshuwa wasezala uJoyakimio, uJoyakimi wasezala uEliyashibip, uEliyashibi wasezala uJoyadaq, 11 uJoyada wasezala uJonathanir, uJonathani wasezala uJaduwas. 12 Lensukwini zikaJoyakimi abapristi, inhloko zaboyise, babengo: OkaSeraya nguMeraya; okaJeremiya nguHananiya; 13 okaEzra nguMeshulamu; okaAmariya nguJehohanani; 14 okaMeliku nguJonathani; okaShebaniya nguJosefa; 15 okaHarimi nguAdina; okaMerayothi nguHelikayit; 16 okaIdo nguZekhariya; okaGinethoni nguMeshulamu; 17 okaAbhiya nguZikiri; okaMiniyamini, okaMowadiya nguPilitayi; 18 okaBiliga nguShamuwa; okaShemaya nguJehonathani; 19 lokaJoyaribi nguMathenayi; okaJedaya nguUziu; 20 okaSalayi nguKalayi; okaAmoki nguEberi; 21 okaHilikhiya nguHashabhiya; okaJedaya nguNethaneliv.

22 AmaLevi ensukwini zikaEliyashibiw, oJoyadax loJohananiy loJaduwa, babhalwa baba zinhloko zaboyise, labapristi kwaze kwaba ngumbuso kaDariyusi umPerisiya. 23 Amadodana kaLevi, inhloko zaboyise, abhalwa egwalweni lwemilando, kwaze kwaba sensukwini zikaJohanani indodana kaEliyashibiz. 24 Lenhloko zamaLevi: OHashabhiyaa, uSherebiyab, loJeshuwac indodana kaKadimiyelid, labafowabo maqondana laboe, ukudumisaf lokubongag, njengomlayo kaDavidah umuntu kaNkulunkului, umlindo maqondana lomlindoj. 25 OMathaniyak, loBakibukiyal, uObhadiyam, uMeshulamun, uTalimonio, uAkubip, babengabalindimasango belinda umlindo eziphaleni zamasango. 26 Labo babekhona ensukwini zikaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadakiq, lensukwini zikaNehemiya umbusir, loEzra umpristi, umbhalis.

Inkonzo yokubongela ukwakhiwa komduli

27 Lekwehlukaniselweni komduli weJerusalemat badinga amaLevi evela ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuwaletha eJerusalema ukwenza ukwehlukaniswau, langentokozo, langokubonga, langokuhlabela, ngensimbi ezincencethayo, izigubhu zezintambo, langamachachov. 28 Amadodana abahlabeleli asebuthana, njalo evela emagcekeni azingelezele iJerusalemaw, lemizini yamaNetofax, 29 leBeti-Giligaliy, lelizweni leGebaz leAzimavethia, ngoba abahlabeleli babezakhele imizi ezingelezele iJerusalema. 30 Labapristi lamaLevi bazihlambulula, bahlambulula labantu lamasango lomdulib.

31 Ngasengisenza iziphathamandla zakoJuda zenyukele emdulini, ngamisa amaxuku amakhulu amabili okubonga lezindwendwe, elinye kwesokunenec phezu komduli kusiya esangweni lomqubad. 32 Lemva kwawo kwahamba oHoshaya, lengxenye yeziphathamandla zakoJuda, 33 loAzariyae, uEzraf, loMeshulamug, 34 uJuda, loBhenjamini, loShemayah, loJeremiyai. 35 Lakumadodana abapristi elezimpondoj: OZekhariya indodana kaJonathani indodana kaShemaya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMikhayak indodana kaZakuril indodana kaAsafi, 36 labafowabo, oShemaya, loAzareli, uMilalayi, uGilalayi, uMahayi, uNethaneli, loJuda, uHanani, belezinto zokuhlabelela zikaDavidam umuntu kaNkulunkulun, loEzra umbhali ephambi kwabo. 37 Langasesangweni lomthomboo, njalo maqondana labo, benyuka ngezinyathelo zomuzi kaDavida, emqansweni womduli, ngaphezu kwendlu kaDavidap, kusiya esangweni lamanzi ngempumalangaq. 38 Lexuku lesibili lokubonga lahamba maqondana lalo, lami ngililandela, lengxenye yabantu phezu komdulir, kusukela ngaphezu komphotshongo wesithandos kusiya emdulini obanzit, 39 njalo kusukela ngaphezu kwesango lakoEfrayimiu, langaphezu kwesango elidalav, langaphezu kwesango lenhlanziw, lomphotshongo kaHananelix, lomphotshongo kaHamehay, kusiya esangweni lezimvuz; bema-ke esangweni labalindia. 40 Womabili amaxuku okubonga asesima endlini kaNkulunkulu, lami, lengxenye yababusi ilami. 41 Labapristi: OEliyakhimi, uMahaseya, uMiniyamini, uMikhayab, uEliyowenayic, uZekhariyad, uHananiyae, belezimpondo, 42 loMahaseyaf, loShemayag, loEleyazare, loUzih, loJehohananii, loMalikiyaj, loElamu, loEzerik. Abahlabeleli basebezizwakalisa, loJezerahiya umboni. 43 Basebehlaba mhlalokho imihlatshelo emikhulu, bathokoza, ngoba uNkulunkulu wabenza bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu; labesifazana labantwana labo bathokoza; kwaze kwathi intokozo yeJerusalema yezwakala khatshanal.

Izabelo zabapristi lezamaLevi

44 Ngalolosuku kwamiswa-kem amadoda phezu kwamakamelo okuligugu, aweminikelo, awezithelo zokuqala, lawokwetshumi, ukuqoqela kuwo okuvela emasimini emizi izabelo zomlayo zabapristi lezamaLevi. Ngoba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi lamaLevi ayemilen. 45 Abahlabeleli labalindimasango basebegcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo, lemfanelo yokuhlambulula, njengomlayo kaDavida loSolomoni indodana yakheo. 46 Ngoba ensukwini zamandulo zikaDavida loAsafip kwakulezinhloko zabahlabeleli lezingoma zokudumisa lokubonga kuNkulunkulu. 47 LoIsrayeli wonke ensukwini zikaZerubhabheliq lensukwini zikaNehemiya banika izabelo zabahlabeleli labalindimasango, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalor; basebekungcwelisela amaLevis, lamaLevi akungcwelisela abantwana bakoAronit.