1 Adamu abenguyise waSethi, umsa waSethi kungu-Enoshi,
2 wa-Enoshi kunguKhenani, waKhenani kunguMahalaleli, waMahalaleli kunguJaredi,
3 waJaredi kungu-Enoki, wa-Enoki kunguMethusela, waMethusela kunguLameki, waLameki kunguNowa.
4 Emadvodzana aNowa bekuboShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi.
5 Emadvodzana aJafethi bekuboGomeri, naMagogi, naMadayi, naJavani, naThubali, naMesheki, naThirasi.
6 Emadvodzana aGomeri bekubo-Ashkenazi, naRifathi, naThogama.
7 Emadvodzana aJavani bekubo-Elisha, naThashishi, nemaKhithi, nemaRodani.
8 Emadvodzana aHhamu bekuboKushe, naGibhithe, naPhuti, naKhenani.
9 Emadvodzana aKushe bekuboSeba, naHavila, naSabta, naRama, naSabtekha. Emadvodzana aRama bekuboSheba naDedani.
10 Kushe abenguyise waNimrodi lowakhula waba sichwaga lesasinemandla emhlabeni wonkhe.
11 Gibhithe abenguyise wemaLudi, nema-Anami, nemaLehabi, nemaNafethuhi,
12 nemaPhathrusi, nemaKhasuluhi, nemaKhaftori, lapho kwadzabuka khona emaFilisti.
13 Khenani abenguyise waSidoni, litubulo lakhe, naHethi,
14 nemaJebhusi, nema-Amori, nemaGirigashi,
15 nemaHivi, nema-Akhi, nemaSini,
16 nema-Avadi, nemaSemari, nemaHamathi.
17 Emadvodzana aShemi bekubo-Elamu, na-Ashuri, na-Aphakshadi, naLudi, na-Aramu, na-Use, naHuli, naGetheri, naMesheki.
18 Aphakshadi abenguyise waShela, Shela anguyise wa-Ebheri.
19 Ebheri watala emadvodzana lamabili. Lomunye bekunguPhelegi, ngobe ngesikhatsi sakhe tive temhlaba tehlukana, lomunye bekunguJokthane.
20 Jokthane abenguyise wabo-Almodadi, naShelefi, naHasamavethi, naJera,
21 naHadoramu, na-Uzali, naDikila,
22 na-Obali, na-Abimayeli, naSheba,
23 na-Ofiri, naHavila, naJobabi. Bonkhe laba bekungemadvodzana aJokthane.
24 Kutalana kwebantfu kusukela kuShemi kuye ku-Abrama, lokusho Abrahama, bekume kanje: bekunguShemi, na-Aphakshadi, naShela,
25 na-Ebheri, naPhelegi, naRehu,
26 naSerugi, naNahori, naThera,
27 na-Abrahama lowabe sewubitwa ngekutsi ngu-Abrahama.
28 Abrahama abenemadvodzana lamabili, bo-Isaka na-Ishmayeli.
29 Emadvodzana a-Ishmayeli bekunguNebayothi, litubulo lakhe, naKhedari, na-Adbeli, naMibsamu,
30 naMishma, naDuma, naMasa, naHadadi, naThema,
31 naJeturi, naNafishi, naKhedema. Ngiwo lawo-ke emadvodzana a-Ishmayeli.
32 Emadvodzana latalwa nguKhetura, singani sa-Abrahama, bekubo-Zimrani, naJokshane, naMedani, naMidiyani, na-Ishbaki, naShuwa. Emadvodzana aJokshane bekuboSheba naDedani.
33 Emadvodzana aMidiyani bekubo-Efa, na-Eferi, naHanoki, na-Abida, na-Elda. Bonkhe laba bekuyintalelwane yaKhetura.
34 Abrahama abenguyise wa-Isaka. Isaka abenemadvodzana lamabili: bo-Esawu na-Israyeli.
35 Emadvodzana a-Esawu bekubo-Elifazi, naRehuweli, naJewushe, naJalamu, naKhora.
36 Emadvodzana a-Elifazi bekuboThemani, na-Omari, naSefo, naGatamu, naKhenazi, naThimna, na-Amaleki.
37 Emadvodzana aRehuweli bekuboNahathi, naZera, naShama, naMiza.
38 Emadvodzana aSeyiri bekuboLotani, naShobali, naSibeyoni, na-Ana, naDishoni, na-Eseri, naDishani.
39 Emadvodzana aLotani bekuboHori naHemami. Thimna bekungudzadzewaboLotani.
40 Emadvodzana aShobali bekubo-Alvani, naManahathi, na-Ebali, naShefi, na-Onamu. Emadvodzana aSibeyoni bekubo-Aya na-Ana.
41 Umsa wa-Ana bekunguDishoni. Emadvodzana aDishoni bekuboHemdani, na-Eshbani, na-Jithrani, naKherani.
42 Emadvodzana a-Eseri bekuboBilhani, naZavani, na-Akhani. Emadvodzana aDishani bekubo-Use na-Arani.
43 Lawa ngemabito emakhosi labebusa eveni laka-Edomu kusengakabusi inkhosi ka-Israyeli: Bela, umsa waBheyori, waba yinkhosi ka-Edomu; inhlokodolobha yakhe bekuyiDinihabha.
44 Kwatsi kube kufe Bela, kwase kubekwa Jobabi, umsa waZera labewekutalwa eBhosra, waba yinkhosi emvakwakhe.
45 Kwatsi kube kufe Jobabi, kwase kubekwa Hushamu waseveni lemaThemani kutsi abe yinkhosi emvakwakhe.
46 Kwatsi kube kufe Hushamu, kwase kubekwa Hadadi, umsa waBedadi. Bedadi ngulona lowancoba emaMidiyani eveni lakaMowabi. Inhlokodolobha yakhe bekuyi-Avithi.
47 Kwatsi kube kufe Hadadi, kwase kubekwa Samla waseMasrekha.
48 Kwatsi kube kufe Samla, kwase kubekwa Shawula waseRehobothi ngasemfuleni.
49 Kwatsi kube kufe Shawula, kwase kubekwa Bhali Hanani, umsa wa-Akbori.
50 Kwatsi kube kufe Bhali Hanani, kwase kubekwa Hadadi. Inhlokodolobha yakhe bekutsiwa yiPhayi, kantsi umkakhe bekunguMehethabeli, indvodzakati yaMatredi, indvodzakati yaMe Zahabe,
51 naHadadi wafa. Tikhulu taka-Edomu bekuboThimna, na-Alva, naJethethi,
52 na-Oholibama, na-Ela, naPhinoni,
53 naKhenazi, naThemani, naMibsari,
54 naMagdiyeli, na-Iramu. Leti-ke bekutikhulu taka-Edomu.
1 Emadvodzana a-Israyeli bekuboRubeni, naSimeyoni, naLevi, naJuda, na-Isakhari, naZebuloni,
2 naDani, naJosefa, naBhenjamini, naNaftali, naGadi, na-Asheri.
3 Emadvodzana aJuda bekubo-Era, na-Onani, naShela. Lamadvodzana omatsatfu wawatalelwa nguBhatishuwa, umKhenanikati. Era, litubulo laJuda, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ngako Simakadze wambulala.
4 Thamari, malukatana waJuda, wamtalela boPheresi naZera. Juda abenemadvodzana lasihlanu asawonkhe.
5 Emadvodzana aPheresi bekuboHesroni naHamuli.
6 Emadvodzana aZera bekuboZimri, na-Ethani, naHemani, naKhalkoli, naDara; babe ngemadvodzana lasihlanu sebabonkhe.
7 Umsa waKhami bekungu-Akhani, lowadvonsela ema-Israyeli inhlupheko ngekutsintsa intfo lekwakungakafaneli ayitsintse.
8 Umsa wa-Ethani bekungu-Azariya.
9 Emadvodzana latalelwa Hesroni bekuboJerameli, naRamu, naKhalebi.
10 Ramu abenguyise wa-Aminadabi, Aminadabi anguyise waNasoni, umholi wesive sakaJuda.
11 Nasoni abenguyise waSalmoni, Salmoni anguyise waBowazi;
12 Bowazi abenguyise wa-Obedi, Obedi anguyise waJese.
13 Jese abenguyise wa-Eliyabe, litubulo lakhe, Eliyabe abelanywa ngu-Abinadabi, wesitsatfu bekunguShimeya,
14 wesine kunguNethaneli, wesihlanu kunguRadayi,
15 wesitfupha bekungu-Osemi, wesikhombisa kunguDavide.
16 Bodzadzewabo bekuboSeruya na-Abigayili. Emadvodzana lamatsatfu aSeruya bekubo-Abishayi, naJowabe, na-Asaheli.
17 Abigayili watala Amasa. Uyise wa-Amasa bekunguJetheri, um-Ishmayeli.
18 Khalebi, umsa waHesroni, umkakhe labengu-Azubha wamtalela indvodzakati lekwatsiwa nguJeriyothi. Azubha abenemadvodzana lekwakuboJesheri, naShobabi, na-Aridoni.
19 Kwatsi kube kufe Azubha, Khalebi watsatsa Efratha lamtalela Hure.
20 Hure abenguyise wa-Uri, Uri anguyise waBesaleli.
21 Emvakwaloko Hesroni walala nendvodzakati yaMakhire, uyise waGileyadi; Hesroni wayitsatsa asaneminyaka lengema-60 budzala; yamtalela Segubi.
22 Segubi abenguyise waJayire, labephetse emadolobha langema-23 eveni lakaGileyadi.
23 Kodvwa imibuso yaseGeshuri newaseSiriya yehlula emadolobha langema-60 khona lapho, yatfumba iHavothi Jayire, neKhenathi kanye netabelo takhona. Tonkhe leti bekutitukulwane taMakhire, uyise waGileyadi.
24 Watsi kube Hesroni afele eKhalebi Efratha, Abiya, umfati waHesroni, wamtalela Ashuri, uyise waThekhowa.
25 Emadvodzana aJerameli, litubulo laHesroni, bekuboRamu, litubulo lakhe, naBuna, na-Oreni, na-Osemi kanye na-Ahiya.
26 Jerameli abenalomunye umfati, libito lakhe kungu-Atara; yena abengunina wa-Onamu.
27 Emadvodzana aRamu, litubulo laJerameli, bekuboMazi, naJamini, na-Ekeri.
28 Emadvodzana a-Onamu bekuboShamayi naJada, emadvodzana aShamayi bekuboNadabi na-Abishuri.
29 Libito lemka-Abishuri bekungu-Abihayili, lamtalela bo-Abani naMolidi.
30 Emadvodzana aNadabi bekuboSeledi na-Aphayimi. Seledi wafa angenamntfwana.
31 Umsa wa-Aphayimi bekungu-Ishi, Ishi labenguyise waSheshani. Umsa waSheshani bekungu-Ahilayi.
32 Emadvodzana aJada, umnakaboShamayi, bekuboJetheri naJonathani. Jetheri wafa angenamntfwana.
33 Emadvodzana aJonathani bekuboPhelethi naZaza. Tonkhe leti bekutitukulwane takaJerameli.
34 Sheshani abete emadvodzana, anemadvodzakati kuphela. Abenesisebenti lesasingumGibhithe, libito laso kunguJaha.
35 Sheshani wanika lesisebenti lesinguJaha indvodzakati yakhe, kutsi siyitsatse ibe ngumkaso. Batala Athayi.
36 Athayi abenguyise waNathani, Nathani anguyise waZabadi;
37 Zabadi abenguyise wa-Eflali, Eflali anguyise wa-Obedi.
38 Obedi abenguyise waJehu, Jehu anguyise wa-Azariya;
39 Azariya abenguyise waHelesi, Helesi anguyise wa-Eleyasa;
40 Eleyasa abenguyise waSismayi, Sismayi anguyise waShalumi;
41 Shalumi abenguyise waJekamiya, Jekamiya anguyise wa-Elishama.
42 Emadvodzana aKhalebi, umnakaboJerameli, bekunguMesha, litubulo lakhe, labenguyise waZifi, Zifi anguyise waMaresha; Maresha abenguyise waHebroni.
43 Emadvodzana aHebroni bekuboKhora, naThaphuwa, naRekhemu, naShema.
44 Shema abenguyise waRahamu, Rahamu anguyise waJokeyamu. Rekhemu abenguyise waShamayi.
45 Umsa waShamayi bekunguMayoni, Mayoni anguyise waBhethi Suri.
46 Khalebi abenesingani lesasingu-Efa, labengunina waboHarani, naMosa, naGazezi. Harani abenguyise waGazezi.
47 Emadvodzana aJahadayi bekuboRegemi, naJothamu, naGeshani, naPheleti, na-Efa, naShafi.
48 Khalebi abenesingani lesasinguMakha, labengunina waboSheberi naThihana.
49 Waphindze watala naShafi, uyise waMakbena naGibeya. Indvodzakati yaKhalebi bekungu-Akhisa.
50 Leti-ke bekutitukulwane takaKhalebi: Emadvodzana aHure, litubulo la-Efratha, bekuboShobali, uyise waKhiriyathi Jeyarimu,
51 naSalma, uyise waBhetlehema, naHarefi, uyise waBhethi Gaderi.
52 Titukulwane takaShobali, uyise waKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, bekuboHarowe, nencenye yesive semaManahathi,
53 nemindeni yaseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, lekungemaJetheri, nemaPhuthi, nemaShumathi, nemaMishra. EmaSorathi nema-Eshtayoli adzabuka kulemindeni.
54 Titukulwane takaSalma, uyise waBhetlehema, bekungemaNethofa, nebase-Atrothe Bhethi Jowabe, nencenye yemaManahathi, nemaSori,
55 nemaSoferi, lekwakungimindeni yebabhali lababehlala eJabesi: emaThirathi, nemaShimeyathi, nemaSukathi. Laba-ke bekungemaKheni labevela kuHamathi, titukulwane tawo tatitekudzabuka emndenini waRekhabi.
1 Lawa ngemadvodzana aDavide latalelwa wona aseseHebroni: Litubulo bekungu-Amnoni, labetalwa ngu-Ahinowami waseJezreyeli; yesibili bekunguDanyela, labetalwa ngu-Abigayili waseKhameli;
2 yesitsatfu bekungu-Absalomu labetalwa nguMakha, indvodzakati yaThalmayi, inkhosi yaseGeshuri; yesine bekungu-Adoniya, labetalwa nguHagithi;
3 yesihlanu bekunguShefathiya, labetalwa ngu-Abitali; yesitfupha bekunguJithreyamu, labetalwa ngumkakhe Egla.
4 Onkhe lamadvodzana lasitfupha Davide wawatalelwa aseseHebroni, lapho abusela khona iminyaka lesikhombisa netinyanga letisitfupha. Davide wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-33,
5 watalelwa emadvodzana lamanyenti lapho. Umkakhe Bhatisheba, indvodzakati ya-Amiyeli, wamtalela emadvodzana lamane, lekwakuboShamuwa, naShobabi, naNathani kanye naSolomoni.
6 Abenemadvodzana lamanye lekwakuboJibhari, na-Elishuwa, na-Elifeleti,
7 naNoga, naNefegi, naJafiya,
8 na-Elishama, na-Eliyada kanye na-Elifeleti; abeyimfica asawonkhe.
9 Onkhe lawa bekungemadvodzana aDavide, ngaphandle kwalawa labetalwa ngemaphovela akhe. Thamari abengudzadzewabo.
10 Laba-ke bekuyintalelwane yenkhosi Solomoni: Kusukela kuye kwalandzela Rehobowamu, umsa wakhe, kweta Abiya, umsa wakhe, kweta Asa, umsa wakhe, kweta Jehoshafati, umsa wakhe,
11 kweta Jehoramu, umsa wakhe, kweta Ahaziya, umsa wakhe, kweta Jowashi, umsa wakhe,
12 kweta Amasiya, umsa wakhe, kweta Azariya, umsa wakhe, kweta Jothamu, umsa wakhe,
13 kweta Ahazi, umsa wakhe, kweta Hezekiya, umsa wakhe, kweta Manase, umsa wakhe,
14 kweta Amoni, umsa wakhe, kweta Josaya, umsa wakhe.
15 Emadvodzana aJosaya bekuboJohanani, litubulo, naJehoyakimu, naSedekiya, naShalumi.
16 Labalandzela Jehoyakimu bekunguJehoyakhini, umsa wakhe, naSedekiya.
17 Titukulwane taJehoyakhini lowatfunjelwa eBhabhulona bekuboSalatiyeli, umsa wakhe,
18 naMalkhiramu, naPhedaya, naShenasari, naJekamiya, naHoshama kanye naNedabiya.
19 Emadvodzana lamabili aPhedaya bekuboZerubhabheli naShimeyi. Emadvodzana aZerubhabheli bekuboMeshulamu naHananiya. Dzadzewabo bekunguShelomithi.
20 Lamanye emadvodzana akhe lasihlanu bekuboHashubha, na-Oheli, naBherekhiya, naHasadiya, naJushabi Hesedi.
21 Hananiya abenemadvodzana lamabili lekwakuboPhelatiya naJeshaya. Jeshaya abenguyise waRefaya, labenguyise wa-Arinani, labenguyise wa-Obadiya, Obadiya anguyise waShekhaniya.
22 Shekhaniya abenendvodzana lekwakunguShemaya; emadvodzana aShemaya bekuboHathushi, na-Igali, naBhariya, naNeyariya, naShafati; abesitfupha asawonkhe.
23 Emadvodzana aNeyariya bekubo-Eliyoyenayi, naHizkiya, na-Azrikamu; abematsatfu asawonkhe.
24 Emadvodzana a-Eliyoyenayi bekuboHodaviya, na-Eliyashibi, naPhelaya, na-Akhubi, naJohanani, naDelaya, na-Anani; abesikhombisa asawonkhe.
1 Titukulwane takaJuda bekuboPheresi, naHesroni, naKhami, naHure, naShobali.
2 Shobali abenguyise waReyaya, Reyaya anguyise waJahathi, Jahathi anguyise wabo-Ahumayi naLahadi. Lena-ke bekungimindeni yemaSorathi.
3 Emadvodzana a-Etamu bekuboJezreyeli, na-Ishma, na-Idibashi. Dzadzewabo bekunguHaselelponi.
4 Phenuweli abenguyise waGedori, Ezeri anguyise waHusha. Leti bekutitukulwane taHure, litubulo la-Efratha. Hure abenguyise waBhetlehema.
5 Ashuri, uyise waThekhowa, abenebafati lababili, lekwakuboHela naNara.
6 Nara wamtalela bo-Ahuzami, naHeferi, naThemeni, naHahashtari; kwaba nguleto titukulwane taNara.
7 Hela wamtalela boSerethi, naSohari, na-Ethnani.
8 Khosi abenguyise wa-Anubi, naHasobeba, nemindeni ya-Ahaheli, umsa waHarumu.
9 Jabesi abehlonipheke kakhulu kunabomnakabo emndenini wakabo. Unina abemetse libito watsi nguJabesi, ngobe abetsi: “Ngimtele kabuhlungu.”
10 Jabesi wakhala kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, watsi: “Ngicela ungibusise ungandzisele live lami! Shangatsi sandla sakho singaba nami, ungiphephise engotini, khona ngitewukhululeka ebuhlungwini.” Nkulunkulu wamupha loko labekucelile.
11 Khelubi, umnakaboShuha, abenguyise waMehiri, Mehiri anguyise wa-Eshtoni.
12 Eshtoni abenguyise waboBhethi Rafa, naPhaseya, naThehina, uyise wa-Iri Nahashi. Lawa bekungemadvodza labehlala eRekha.
13 Khenazi abenemadvodzana lamabili lekwakubo-Othniyeli naSeraya. Emadvodzana a-Othiniyeli bekuboHathathi, naMeyonothayi.
14 Meyonothayi abenguyise wa-Ofra. Seraya abenguyise waJowabe, Jowabe abengumsunguli weGe Harashimu, loko phela kusho kutsi bantfu bakhona babetingcweti.
15 Emadvodzana aKhalebi, umsa waJefune, bekubo-Iru, na-Ela, naNamu. Indvodzana ya-Ela bekunguKhenazi.
16 Emadvodzana aJehaleli bekuboZifi, naZifa, naThiriya, na-Asareli.
17 Emadvodzana a-Ezra bekuboJetheri, naMeredi, na-Eferi kanye naJaloni. Lomunye webafati baMeredi watala boMiriyamu, naShamayi, kanye na-Ishbha, uyise wa-Eshtemowa.
18 Umkakhe waseJudiya watala boJaredi, uyise waGedori, naHebhere, uyise waSokho, kanye naJekuthiyeli, uyise waZanowa. Laba labanye bekubantfwana baBithiya, indvodzakati yaFaro, leyayingumfati waMeredi.
19 Emadvodzana emkaHodiya, dzadzewaboNahamu, bekunguyise waKheyila, umGami, na-Eshtemowa, um-Makha.
20 Emadvodzana aShimoni bekubo-Amnoni, naRina, naBheni Hanani kanye naThiloni. Titukulwane taka-Ishi bekuboZohethi naBheni Zohethi.
21 Emadvodzana aShela, umsa waJuda, bekubo-Era, uyise waLekha, naLada, uyise waMaresha, nemindeni leyayeluka ilineni eBhethi Ashbeya,
22 naJokimi, nebantfu baseKhozeba, naJowashi, naSarafi, lababebusa eMowabi, naseJashubi Lehemi. Loku kwabhalwa endvulo.
23 Babebabumbi lababehlala eNethayimu naseGedera, basebentela inkhosi.
24 Emadvodzana aSimeyoni bekuboNemuweli, naJamini, naJaribi, naZera kanye naShawula.
25 Umsa waShawula bekunguShalumi, umsa wakhe kunguMibsamu, umsa wakhe kunguMishma.
26 Umsa waMishma bekunguHamuweli, umsa wakhe kunguZakhuri, umsa wakhe kunguShimeyi.
27 Shimeyi abenemadvodzana lali-16 nemadvodzakati lasitfupha, kodvwa bomnakabo babete bantfwana labanyenti; ngako lusendvo lwakabo lonkhe aluzange lwandze lube ngangelusendvo lwakaJuda.
28 Babehlala eBherisheba, naseMolada, naseHasari Shuwali,
29 naseBhala, nase-Esemu, naseTholadi,
30 naseBhethuweli, naseHoma, naseSikilagi,
31 naseBhethi Makhabothi, naseHasari Susimu, naseBhethi Bhiri, naseSharayimu. Lawa kwakungemadolobha abo kwaze kwefika sikhatsi sekubusa kwenkhosi Davide.
32 Imiti leyayitungelete lamadolobha bekuyi-Etamu, ne-Ayini, neRimona, neThokheni, ne-Ashani; emadolobha lasihlanu asawonkhe,
33 nayo yonkhe leyo miti kuze kuyewufika eBhalathi. Leto bekutabelo tabo. Babewugcina nemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwabo.
34 Meshobabi, naJamleki, naJosha, umsa wa-Amasiya,
35 naJoweli, naJehu, umsa wa-Joshibiya, umsa waSeraya, umsa wa-Asiyeli,
36 kanye na-Eliyoyenayi, naJakoba, naJeshohaya, na-Asaya, na-Adiyeli, naJesimiyeli, naBhenaya,
37 naZiza, umsa waShifi, umsa wa-Aloni, umsa waJedaya, umsa waShimri, umsa waShemaya:
38 Lawa-ke bekungemabito ebaholi baleto tinsendvo. Imindeni yabo yandza kakhulu,
39 base benabela nasemacentselweni aseGedori, ngasemphumalanga kwesigodzi, solomane bafunana nemadlelo etifuyo tabo.
40 Lapho bakhandza emadlelo labeneluhlata, nelive lalapho lalilikhulu linekuthula futsi lipholile. Bekuke kwahlala emaHhamu kuleyo ndzawo.
41 Bantfu lekwakubhalwe emabito abo befika ngesikhatsi kusabusa Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Bahlasela lamaHhamu lapho abehlala khona kanye nemaMehuni labelapho, bawabhubhisa onkhe, njengobe nalamuhla loku kusabonakala nje. Bahlala kuleyo ndzawo yabo, ngobe bekunemadlelo lakahle etifuyo tabo.
42 Labanye bakaSimeyoni lababengema-500 bahlasela eNtsabeni iSeyiri, baholwa nguPhelatiya, naNeyariya, naRefaya, na-Uziyeli, emadvodzana a-Ishi.
43 Babulala leyo misalela yema-Amaleki leyayibalekile, solomane bahlala lapho kuze kube ngulamuhla.
1 Leti-ke titukulwane takaRubeni, litubulo la-Israyeli. Rubeni abelitubulo, kodvwa watsi kube alale nesingani seyise, walahlekelwa ngemalungelo ebutubulo bakhe, ase anikwa emadvodzana aJosefa, umsa wa-Israyeli. Ngako akabange asabalwa emlandvweni weluhlanga lwekutalana kwabo njengekwemalungelo ekutalwa kwakhe.
2 Noko kwase kuba nguJuda lowaba sive lesasinemandla kakhulu, ngiso lesabe sesitala umbusi wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, nome nje emalungelo ebutubulo abenikwe Josefa.
3 Emadvodzana aRubeni, litubulo la-Israyeli, bekuboHanoki, naPhalu, naHesroni, naKhami.
4 Leti bekutitukulwane takaJoweli: umsa waJoweli bekunguShemaya, umsa wakhe kunguGogi, umsa wakhe kunguShimeyi,
5 umsa wakhe kunguMikha, umsa wakhe kunguReyaya, umsa wakhe kunguBhali,
6 umsa wakhe kunguBhera, lowatfunjwa nguThiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya; Bhera abengumholi wesive sakaRubeni.
7 Emilandvweni yemindeni yakaRubeni baholi bayo bekuboJeyiyeli sikhulu, naZakhariya,
8 naBela, umsa wa-Azazi, umsa waShema, umsa waJoweli. Bebakhe kusukela e-Aroyeri kuya eNebo naseBhali Meyoni.
9 Ngasemphumalanga bebakhe kusukela emnyeleni welihlane kuze kuyewufika emfuleni iYufrathe, ngobe phela netifuyo tabo tase tandze kakhulu kaGileyadi.
10 Ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwenkhosi Sawula sive sakaRubeni sahlasela bakaHagari, lesabehlula; sase sidla lelive labo lonkhe lelingasemphumalanga nelakaGileyadi.
11 Sive sakaGadi sasihlala edvutane nesakaRubeni, eveni laseBhashani, kuze kuyewufika eSalekha.
12 Joweli waba ngumholi, wesibili kwaba nguShafamu, kwase kulandzela Janayi, naShafati eBhashani.
13 Labanye lekwakungimindeni letihlobo tabo bekuboMikhayeli, naMeshulamu, naSheba, naJorayi, naJakani, naZiya, na-Ebheri; babesikhombisa sebabonkhe.
14 Lawa ngemadvodzana a-Abihayili, umsa waHuri, umsa waJarowa, umsa waGileyadi, umsa waMikhayeli, umsa waJeshishayi, umsa waJado, umsa waBuze.
15 Ahi, umsa wa-Abdiyeli, umsa waGuni, abengumholi wemndeni wakhe.
16 BakaGadi babehlala kaGileyadi, naseBhashani nasetabelweni tayo nakulo lonkhe lelo live lemadlelo aseSharoni, kwaze kwaba ngusemikhawulweni yalo.
17 Yonkhe lemilandvo yeluhlanga lwekutalana kwato yayibhalwe phansi ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJothamu, inkhosi yakaJuda, naJerobowamu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
18 Sive sakaRubeni nesakaGadi kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase tatinemadvodza labeti-44 760, labengangenela umbutfo wemphi, imiswahla leyayihloma ngelihawu nangenkemba, ikwati nekusebentisa butjoki, ngobe yayivele iceceshelwe kulwa imphi.
19 Lamadvodza alwa nebakaHagari, nebakaJeturi, nebakaNafishi, nebakaNodabi.
20 Babeka litsemba labo kuNkulunkulu, bathandaza kuye, bacela lusito. Nkulunkulu wayiphendvula imithandazo yabo, wabenta basincoba sive sakaHagari kanye netive letatisitana naso.
21 Batfumba tifuyo tebakaHagari lekwakungemakamela lati-50 000, netimvu letati-250 000, netimbongolo letati-2 000 kanye nebantfu lababeti-100 000.
22 Linyenti labulawa, ngobe lemphi beyiyaNkulunkulu. Lelo live balidla, bahlala kulo kwaze kwaba sikhatsi sekudzingiswa kwabo.
23 Bantfu bencenye yesive sakaManase babebanyenti kakhulu; bona babehlala eveni kusukela eBhashani kuze kuyewufika eBhali Hemoni, lokusho kutsi, eSeniri, naseNtsabeni iHemoni.
24 Baholi balemindeni bekubo-Eferi, na-Ishi, na-Eliyeli, na-Azriyeli, naJeremiya, naHodaviya, naJadiyeli. Babengemachawe labenesibindzi, ladvumile nalabebaholi bemindeni yawo.
25 Kodvwa abazange betsembele kuNkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, baphinga ngekukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu baletive takulelo live, Nkulunkulu latibhubhisa nakungena tive tema-Israyeli.
26 Ngako Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli wacunula inhlitiyo yaPhuli, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, lekwakunguThiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, watfumba bakaRubeni, nebakaGadi kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase, wabadzingisa. Wabatsatsa wabayisa eHala, naseHabori, naseHara, nasemfuleni iGozani, lapho basekhona khona ngisho nalamuhla loku.
1 Emadvodzana aLevi bekuboGeshoni, naKhohati, naMerari.
2 Emadvodzana aKhohati bekubo-Amramu, naJisihari, naHebroni kanye na-Uziyeli.
3 Bantfwana ba-Amramu bekubo-Aroni, naMosi kanye naMiriyamu. Emadvodzana a-Aroni bekuboNadabi, na-Abihu, na-Eleyazare kanye na-Ithamari.
4 Eleyazare abenguyise waFinehasi, Finehasi anguyise wa-Abishuwa.
5 Abishuwa abenguyise waBukhi, Bukhi anguyise wa-Uzi.
6 Uzi abenguyise waZerahiya, Zerahiya anguyise waMerayothi.
7 Merayothi abenguyise wa-Amariya, Amariya anguyise wa-Ahitubi.
8 Ahitubi abenguyise waSadoki, Sadoki anguyise wa-Ahimasi.
9 Ahimasi abenguyise wa-Azariya, Azariya anguyise waJohanani.
10 Johanani abenguyise wa-Azariya. Azariya abekhonta, angumphristi ethempelini lelalakhiwe nguSolomoni eJerusalema.
11 Azariya abenguyise wa-Amariya, Amariya anguyise wa-Ahitubi.
12 Ahitubi abenguyise waSadoki, Sadoki anguyise waShalumi.
13 Shalumi abenguyise waHilkiya, Hilkiya anguyise wa-Azariya.
14 Azariya abenguyise waSeraya, Seraya anguyise waJesadaki.
15 Jesadaki watfunjwa ngesikhatsi Simakadze avumela kutfunjwa kwebakaJuda nebaseJerusalema nguNebukhadnezari.
16 Emadvodzana aLevi bekuboGeshoni, naKhohati kanye naMerari.
17 Emadvodzana aGeshoni bekuboLibni naShimeyi.
18 Emadvodzana aKhohati bekubo-Amramu, naJisihari, naHebroni kanye na-Uziyeli.
19 Emadvodzana aMerari bekuboMahali naMushi. Leti bekutinsendvo temaLevi ngaboyise bato:
20 TakaGeshoni bekunguLibni, umsa wakhe, naJehathi, umsa wakhe, naZima, umsa wakhe,
21 naJowa, umsa wakhe, na-Ido, umsa wakhe, naZera, umsa wakhe, kanye naJeyatherayi, umsa wakhe.
22 Titukulwane takaKhohati bekungu-Aminadabi, umsa wakhe, naKhora, umsa wakhe, na-Asiri, umsa wakhe,
23 na-Elkhana, umsa wakhe, na-Abiyasafa, umsa wakhe, na-Asiri, umsa wakhe,
24 naThahathi, umsa wakhe, na-Uriyeli, umsa wakhe, na-Uziya, umsa wakhe, kanye naShawula, umsa wakhe.
25 Titukulwane taka-Elkhana bekungu-Amasayi, na-Ahimothi,
26 na-Elkhana, umsa wakhe, naSofayi, umsa wakhe, naNahathi, umsa wakhe,
27 na-Eliyabe, umsa wakhe, naJerohamu, umsa wakhe, na-Elkhana, umsa wakhe, naSamuweli, umsa wakhe.
28 Emadvodzana aSamuweli bekunguJoweli, litubulo lakhe, na-Abiya, indvodzana yakhe yesibili.
29 Titukulwane takaMerari bekunguMahali, naLibni, umsa wakhe, naShimeyi, umsa wakhe, na-Uza, umsa wakhe,
30 naShimeya, umsa wakhe, naHagiya, umsa wakhe, na-Asaya, umsa wakhe.
31 Lawa bekungemadvodza Davide lawabeka kutsi engamele kuhlabelela endlini yaSimakadze, nase kufakwe libhokisi lesivumelwane kuyo.
32 Abekhonta ngekuhlabelela embikwelithende lekuhlangana, Solomoni waze wakha lithempeli laSimakadze eJerusalema. Lomsebenti babewenta ngekulandzela imitsetfo leyo leyayentelwe bona.
33 Nankha-ke lamadvodza labekhonta kanye nemadvodzana awo: Esiveni semaKhohati bekunguHemani, umhlabeli, umsa waJoweli, umsa waSamuweli,
34 umsa wa-Elkhana, umsa waJerohamu, umsa wa-Eliyeli, umsa waThowa,
35 umsa waSufi, umsa wa-Elkhana, umsa waMahathi, umsa wa-Amasayi,
36 umsa wa-Elkhana, umsa waJoweli, umsa wa-Azariya, umsa waZefaniya,
37 umsa waThahathi, umsa wa-Asiri, umsa wa-Abiyasafa, umsa waKhora,
38 umsa waJisihari, umsa waKhohati, umsa waLevi, umsa wa-Israyeli.
39 Asafa, labebambisene naHemani, yena abekhonta ngasesandleni sakhe sekudla. Asafa abengumsa waBherekhiya, umsa waShimeya,
40 umsa waMikhayeli, umsa waBhaseya, umsa waMalkhiya,
41 umsa wa-Ethni, umsa waZera, umsa wa-Adaya,
42 umsa wa-Ethani, umsa waZima, umsa waShimeyi,
43 umsa waJahathi, umsa waGeshoni, umsa waLevi.
44 Ngasesandleni sangesancele bekubomnakabo lebekungemadvodzana aMerari: Ethani abengumsa waKhishi, umsa wa-Abdi, umsa waMaluki,
45 umsa waHashabiya, umsa wa-Amasiya, umsa waHilkiya,
46 umsa wa-Amsi, umsa waBani, umsa waShemeri,
47 umsa waMahali, umsa waMushi, umsa waMerari, umsa waLevi.
48 Laba labanye bomnakabo lababengemaLevi bona bebanikwe leminye imisebenti ethendeni lekuhlangana, lekwakuyindlu yaNkulunkulu.
49 Kodvwa Aroni netitukulwane takhe bekungabo lababetfula iminikelo elatini lekushisa iminikelo kanye naselatini lemphepho. Umsebenti wabo bekukukhonta endzaweni lengcwelengcwele kanye nekwentela Israyeli inhlawulo yekubuyisana naNkulunkulu, ngekulandzela yonkhe imiyalo Mosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, latsi ayentiwe.
50 Titukulwane taka-Aroni bekungu-Eleyazare, umsa wakhe, naFinehasi, umsa wakhe, na-Abishuwa, umsa wakhe,
51 naBukhi, umsa wakhe, na-Uzi, umsa wakhe, naZerahiya, umsa wakhe,
52 naMerayothi, umsa wakhe, na-Amariya, umsa wakhe, na-Ahitubi, umsa wakhe,
53 naSadoki, umsa wakhe, na-Ahimasi, umsa wakhe.
54 Letindzawo nguleto letatabelwe emaLevi etitukulwaneni taka-Aroni telusendvo lwemaKhohati, njengobe tadliwa yinkatho yekucala:
55 Anikwa iHebroni kaJuda kanye nemadlelo labeyitungeletile.
56 Kodvwa emasimi kanye nemiti leyayitungelete lelidolobha kwanikwa Khalebi, umsa waJefune.
57 Titukulwane taka-Aroni tanikwa iHebroni, lidolobha lekukhosela, neLibna, neJathiri, ne-Eshtemoya nemadlelo awo,
58 neHileni, neDebiri,
59 ne-Ashani, neJutha, neBhethi Shemeshi kanye nemadlelo alamadolobha.
60 Esiveni sakaBhenjamini banikwa iGibeyoni, neGeba, ne-Alemethi, ne-Anathothi kanye nemadlelo alamadolobha. Emadolobha labelwa tinsendvo temaKhohati aba li-13 asawonkhe.
61 Letinye titukulwane temaKhohati tabelwa ngenkatho emadolobha lalishumi emkhatsini wetinsendvo tencenye yesive sakaManase.
62 Titukulwane takaGeshoni, lusendvo ngelusendvo, tabelwa ngenkatho emadolobha lali-13 esiveni saka-Isakhari, nesaka-Asheri kanye nesakaNaftali, nasemkhatsini wesive sakaManase lesasiseBhashani.
63 Titukulwane takaMerari, lusendvo ngelusendvo, tabelwa ngenkatho emadolobha lali-12 esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nesakaZebuloni.
64 Ngako ema-Israyeli anika emaLevi lamadolobha kanye nemadlelo awo.
65 Esiveni sakaJuda, nesakaSimeyoni, nesakaBhenjamini emaLevi abelwa lamadolobha lasashitiwo.
66 Leminye imindeni netinsendvo temaKhohati tanikwa emadolobha esive saka-Efrayimu.
67 Eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu tabelwa iShekhemu, lidolobha lekukhosela, neGezeri,
68 neJokmeyamu, neBhethi Horoni,
69 ne-Ayaloni, neGathi Rimoni kanye nemadlelo awo.
70 Encenyeni yesive sakaManase ema-Israyeli abela tinsendvo nemindeni leminye yemaKhohati i-Aneri neBhileyamu kanye nemadlelo awo.
71 BakaGeshoni banikwa nankha emadolobha: Elusendvweni lwencenye yesive sakaManase babelwa iGolani leseBhashani ne-Ashtarothe kanye nemadlelo awo.
72 Esiveni saka-Isakhari babelwa iKhedeshi, neDabherathi,
73 neRamothi, ne-Anemu kanye nemadlelo awo.
74 Esiveni saka-Asheri babelwa iMashali, ne-Abdoni,
75 neHukhoki, neRehobu kanye nemadlelo awo.
76 Esiveni sakaNaftali babelwa iKhedeshi eGalile, neHamoni, neKhiriyathayimu kanye nemadlelo awo.
77 BakaMerari, labanye bona babelwa nankha emadolobha: Esiveni sakaZebuloni babelwa iJokneyamu, neKhatha, neRimono, neThabori kanye nemadlelo awo.
78 Esiveni sakaRubeni ngesheya kweJordane emphumalanga neJerikho babelwa iBheseri ehlane, neJahasa,
79 neKhedemothi, neMefathi kanye nemadlelo awo.
80 Esiveni sakaGadi babelwa iRamothi kulakaGileyadi, neMahanayimu,
81 neHeshboni, neJazeri kanye nemadlelo awo.
1 Emadvodzana a-Isakhari bekuboThola, naPhuwa, naJashubi, naShimroni; amane asawonkhe.
2 Emadvodzana aThola bekubo-Uzi, naRefaya, naJeriyeli, naJamayi, na-Ibsamu, naSamuweli, lekwakubaholi bemindeni yabo. Ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaDavide titukulwane taThola tatingetekulwa timphi, ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwato bekungemadvodza lati-22 600.
3 Umsa wa-Uzi bekunguJizrahiya. Emadvodzana aJizrahiya bekuboMikhayeli, na-Obadiya, naJoweli, naJishiya. Bonkhe laba labasihlanu bebabaholi.
4 Ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwabo bekungemadvodza lati-36 000, labengalungela kuphuma imphi, ngobe bebanebafati labanyenti nebantfwana labanyenti.
5 Tihlobo tabo bonkhe betinsendvo tesive saka-Isakhari ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwabo bekungemadvodza lati-87 000 labengalungela kuphuma imphi.
6 Emadvodzana lamatsatfu aBhenjamini bekuboBela, naBekheri, naJediyayeli.
7 Emadvodzana lasihlanu aBela bekubo-Esboni, na-Uzi, na-Uziyeli, naJerimothi, na-Iri, lekwakubaholi bemindeni. Ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwabo bekungemadvodza lati-22 034, labengalungela kuphuma imphi.
8 Emadvodzana aBekheri bekuboZemira, naJowashi, na-Eliyezeri, na-Eliyoyenayi, na-Omri, naJeremothi, na-Abiya, na-Anathothi kanye na-Alemethi. Bonkhe laba bekungemadvodzana aBekheri.
9 Ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwabo bekubaholi bemindeni nemadvodza lati-20 200 labengalungela kuphuma imphi.
10 Indvodzana yaJediyayeli bekunguBilhani, emadvodzana aBilhani bekuboJewushe, naBhenjamini, na-Ehudi, naKhenana, naZethani, naThashishi kanye na-Ahishahari.
11 Onkhe lamadvodzana aJediyayeli abebaholi bemindeni. Bekungemadvodza lati-17 200 labengalungela kuphuma imphi.
12 BakaShuphimi nebakaHuphimi bona babetitukulwane taka-Ire, kantsi bakaHushimu bona babetitukulwane taka-Aheri.
13 Emadvodzana aNaftali bekuboJasiyeli, naGuni, naJeseri kanye naShilemi, lekwakungemadvodzana aBilha.
14 Titukulwane takaManase bekungu-Asriyeli, lamtala esinganini sakhe lesasingumSiriya, saphindze samtalela naMakhire, uyise waGileyadi.
15 Makhire watsatsa umfati esiveni sakaHuphimi, kwatsi lomunye wamtsatsa esiveni sakaShuphimi. Libito ladzadzewabo bekunguMakha. Lenye indvodzana yaMakhire bekunguSelofehadi labenemadvodzakati kuphela.
16 Makha, umkaMakhire, watala emadvodzana lamabili lekwakuboPhereshi naShereshi; emadvodzana aPhereshi bekubo-Ulamu naRakhemi.
17 Indvodzana ya-Ulamu bekunguBedani. Lawa bekungemadvodzana aGileyadi, umsa waMakhire, umsa waManase.
18 DzadzewaboGileyadi bekunguHamolekhethi lowatala emadvodzana lamatsatfu: bo-Ishodi, na-Abiyezeri, naMahala.
19 Emadvodzana aShemida bekubo-Ahiyani, naShekhemu, naLikhi kanye na-Aniyamu.
20 Titukulwane taka-Efrayimu bekunguShuthela, umsa wakhe, naBheredi, umsa wakhe, naThahathi, umsa wakhe, na-Eleyada, umsa wakhe, naThahathi, umsa wakhe,
21 naZabadi, umsa wakhe, naShuthela, umsa wakhe. Bo-Ezeri na-Eleyadi babulawa ngesikhatsi batsi betama kuba tinkhomo tebantfu baseGathi.
22 Efrayimu, uyise, wabalilela emalanga lamanyenti, netihlobo takhe taze teta kutamdvudvuta.
23 Waphindze walala nemkakhe lowatetfwala, wase umtalela indvodzana, layetsa libito watsi nguBheriya, ngobe kwaba nenhlupheko leyahlasela umndeni wabo.
24 Indvodzakati yakhe bekunguShera lowakha iBhethi Horoni Lengentansi kanye naLengenhla, waphindze wakha ne-Uzeni Shera.
25 Efrayimu waphindza watala Refa. Titukulwane takaRefa kwaba nguReshefi, umsa wakhe, naThela, umsa wakhe, naThahani, umsa wakhe,
26 naLadani, umsa wakhe, na-Amihudi, umsa wakhe, na-Elishama, umsa wakhe,
27 naNuni, umsa wakhe, naJoshuwa, umsa wakhe.
28 Tindzawo tato tekuhlala bekuyiBetheli nemiti leyayiyitungeletile, kusuka eNarani ngasemphumalanga, neGezeri kanye nemiti yayo ngasenshonalanga, neShekhemu kanye nemiti yayo, kuze kuyewufika e-Aya kanye nemiti yayo.
29 Titukulwane takaManase ngito letatiphetse lamadolobha: iBhethi Shani, neThanaki, neMegido, neDori kanye nemiti yawo. Titukulwane takaJosefa, umsa wa-Israyeli, tatihlala kulamadolobha.
30 Emadvodzana a-Asheri bekuboJimna, naJishuwa, naJishvi, naBheriya kanye naSera lekwakuyindvodzakati.
31 Emadvodzana aBheriya bekuboHebere, naMalkhiyeli, uyise waBizayithi.
32 Hebhere abenguyise waboJafleti, naShomeri, naHothami kanye naShuwa labengudzadzewabo.
33 Emadvodzana aJafleti bekuboPhasaki, naBimhali kanye na-Ashvathi. Ngawo lawa emadvodzana aJafleti.
34 Emadvodzana aShomeri bekubo-Ahi, naRoga, naHubha kanye na-Aramu.
35 Emadvodzana aHothami, umnakabo, bekuboSofa, naJimna, naSheleshi kanye na-Amali.
36 Emadvodzana aSofa bekuboShuwa, naHaneferi, naShuwali, naBeri, naJimra,
37 naBeseri, naHodi, naShama, naShilsha, naJithrani kanye naBheyera.
38 Emadvodzana aJetheri bekuboJefune, naPhispha kanye na-Ara.
39 Emadvodzana a-Ula bekubo-Ara, naHaniyeli kanye naRisiya.
40 Bonkhe laba bekutitukulwane taka-Asheri: kwakutinhloko temindeni, emadvodza elikhetselo, tingwazi letinesibindzi babaholi labahlonishwako. Ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwabo bekungemadvodza lati-26 000 labengalungela kuphuma imphi.
1 Emadvodzana aBhenjamini bekuboBela, litubulo lakhe, elanywe ngu-Ashbeli, kute Ahara,
2 kulandzele Noha, kugcine Rafa labewesihlanu.
3 Emadvodzana aBela bekubo-Adari, naGera, na-Abihudi,
4 na-Abishuwa, naNamani, na-Ahowa,
5 naGera, naShefufani kanye naHuramu.
6 Titukulwane taka-Ehudi, lekwakutinhloko temindeni leyayihlala eGeba yase ilahlelwa eManahathi:
7 bekuboNamani, na-Ahiya kanye naGera. Nguye lowabamikisa khona, kantsi futsi abenguyise wa-Uza na-Ahihudi.
8 Shaharayimi watala emadvodzana eMowabi emvakwekulahla kwakhe bafati bakhe boHushimu naBhara.
9 Hodeshi, umkakhe, wamtalela boJobabi, naSibiya, naMesha, naMalkhamu,
10 naJewuse, naSakhiya kanye naMima. Lawa bekungemadvodzana akhe labetinhloko temindeni.
11 Hushimu wamtalela bo-Abitubi na-Elphali.
12 Emadvodzana a-Elphali bekubo-Ebheri, naMishamu, naShemedi, lowakha emadolobha i-Ono neLodi kanye nemiti leyayiyitungeletile.
13 Bheriya naShema bekutinhloko temindeni leyayihlala edolobheni i-Ayaloni, ngibo labacosha labantfu lababehlala eGathi.
14 Titukulwane takaBheriya tatifaka ekhatsi bo-Ahiyo, naShashaki, naJeremothi,
15 naZebadiya, na-Aradi, na-Ederi,
16 naMikhayeli, naJishpha kanye naJoha.
17 Letinye titukulwane taka-Elphali bekuboZebadiya, naMeshulamu, naHizki, naHebhere,
18 na-Ishmerayi, naJizliya kanye naJobabi.
19 Titukulwane takaShimeyi bekuboJakimu, naZikhri, naZabdi,
20 na-Eliyenayi, naSilethayi, na-Eliyeli,
21 na-Adaya, naBheraya kanye naShimrathi.
22 Titukulwane takaShashaki bekuboJishphani, na-Ebheri, na-Eliyeli,
23 na-Abdoni, naZikhri, naHanana,
24 naHananiya, na-Elamu, na-Antothiya,
25 na-Ifdeya kanye naPhenuweli.
26 Emadvodzana aJerohamu bekuboShamsherayi, naShehariya, na-Athaliya,
27 naJareshiya, na-Elija kanye naZikhri.
28 Bonkhe laba bekutinhloko temindeni netikhulu ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwabo; babehlala eJerusalema.
29 Jeyiyeli, uyise waGibeyoni, abehlala eGibeyoni. Libito lemkakhe bekunguMakha,
30 Abdoni kulitubulo lakhe, abelanywa nguSuri, kute Khishi, naBhali, naNeri, naNadabi,
31 naGedori, na-Ahiyo, naZakheri
32 kanye naMikilothi labenguyise waShimeya. Nabo bebahlala edvutane naletihlobo tabo khona eJerusalema.
33 Neri abenguyise waKhishi, Khishi abenguyise waSawula, Sawula abenguyise waboJonathani, naMalkhi Shuwa, na-Abinadabi kanye na-Eshbhali.
34 Jonathani abenguyise waMeribhali, uyise waMikha.
35 Mikha abenemadvodzana lamane, lekwakuboPhithoni, naMeleki, naThareya kanye na-Ahazi.
36 Ahazi abenguyise waJehoyada, Jehoyada anguyise wabo-Alemethi, na-Azmavethi, naZimri. Zimri abenguyise waMosa,
37 Mosa anguyise waBineya, Bineya anguyise waRafa, Rafa anguyise wa-Eleyasa, Eleyasa anguyise wa-Aseli.
38 Aseli abenemadvodzana lasitfupha, lekwakubo-Azrikamu, naBokheru, na-Ishmayeli, naSheyariya, na-Obadiya kanye naHanana. Bonkhe laba bekungemadvodzana a-Aseli.
39 Esheki, umnakabo-Aseli, abenemadvodzana lamatsatfu lekwakubo-Ulamu, naJewushe kanye na-Elifeleti.
40 Emadvodzana a-Ulamu bekungemachawe labenesibindzi, akwati nekusebentisa butjoki. Abenemadvodzana lamanyenti nebatukulu labadvuna labanyenti lababeli-150 sebabonkhe. Bonkhe-ke laba bekutitukulwane takaBhenjamini.
1 Bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli babalwa ngekwemindeni yabo, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemakhosi aka-Israyeli. Sive sakaJuda sona sase sitfunjelwe eBhabhulona ngenca yekungetsembeki kwaso.
2 Bekucala ekubuyeni nasekucabeni etindzaweni tabo emadolobheni abo kwakungema-Israyeli labebabantfu nje, nebaphristi, nemaLevi kanye netikhonti tasethempelini.
3 Besive sakaJuda, nesakaBhenjamini, nesaka-Efrayimu kanye nesakaManase bona bahamba bayawuhlala eJerusalema:
4 Kwakubo-Uthayi, umsa wa-Amihudi, umsa wa-Omri, umsa wa-Imri, umsa waBani, umtukulu waPheresi, umsa waJuda.
5 Esiveni sakaShela labengumholi bekungu-Asaya, litubulo lakhe, akanye nalamanye emadvodzana akakhe.
6 Esiveni sakaZera labengumholi bekunguJehuweli akanye nabomnakabo. Sebabonkhe bantfu besive sakaJuda babengema-690.
7 Esiveni sakaBhenjamini bekunguSalu, umsa waMeshulamu, umsa waHodaviya, umsa waHasenuwa,
8 na-Ibhiniya, umsa waJerohamu; na-Ela, umsa wa-Uzi, umsa waMikhri; naMeshulamu, umsa waShefathiya, umsa waRehuweli, umsa wa-Ibhiniya.
9 Sebabonkhe bantfu besive sakaBhenjamini ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwabo bebangema-956. Onkhe lamadvodza abebaholi bemindeni yawo.
10 Baphristi lababehlala eJerusalema bekunguJedaya, naJehoyaribi, naJakhini,
11 na-Azariya, umsa waHilkiya, umsa waMeshulamu, umsa waSadoki, umsa waMerayothi, umsa wa-Ahitubi, labeyindvuna endlini yaNkulunkulu,
12 na-Adaya, umsa waJerohamu, umsa waPhashuri, umsa waMalkhiya, naMasayi, umsa wa-Adiyeli, umsa waJazera, umsa waMeshulamu, umsa waMeshilemithi, umsa wa-Imeri.
13 Baphristi lababebaholi bemindeni babeyi-1 760. Babenelikhono ekwenteni wonkhe umsebenti wasendlini yaNkulunkulu.
14 EmaLevi labehlala eJerusalema bekuboShemaya, umsa waHashubi, umsa wa-Azrikamu, umsa waHashabiya, umMerari;
15 naBakbakhari, naHereshi, naGalali kanye naMathaniya, umsa waMikha, umsa waZikhri, umsa wa-Asafa;
16 na-Obadiya, umsa waShemaya, umsa waGalali, umsa waJeduthuni, naBherekhiya, umsa wa-Asa, umsa wa-Elkhana, labehlala emitini yemaNethofa.
17 Bomahlalesangweni belithempeli lababehlala eJerusalema bekuboShalumi, na-Akhubi, naThalmoni, na-Ahimani kanye nabomnakabo. Shalumi abengumholi wabo.
18 Bonkhe laba bebahlala ngaseSangweni Lenkhosi lelingasemphumalanga, kuze kube ngulamuhla loku. Laba-ke bekubomahlalesangweni benkambu yemaLevi.
19 Shalumi, umsa waKhore, umsa wa-Abiyasafa, umsa waKhora, kanye nabomahlalesangweni bemndeni wakhe, emaKhora, bona umsebenti wabo bekukugadza etimphundvwini telithende, njengobe naboyise umsebenti wabo bekukugadza lisango lekungena endlini yaSimakadze.
20 Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, ekucaleni bekaphetse labomahlalesangweni, naSimakadze waba naye.
21 Zakhariya, umsa waMeshelemiya, naye abengumahlalesangweni ekungeneni kwelisango lelithende lekuhlangana.
22 Sebabonkhe labakhetselwa kuba bomahlalesangweni etimphundvwini kwaba ngemadvodza langema-212. Babhaliswa ngetitukulwane tabo emitini yabo lababehlala kuyo. Bekuyinkhosi Davide nemphrofethi Samuweli lebababeka kutsi babe tetsenjwa talowo msebenti.
23 Bona kanye netitukulwane tabo babebekwe kutsi bagadze emasango endlu yaSimakadze, lekwakutsiwa lithende.
24 Labomahlalesangweni babebekwe kuyo yonkhe lemihlubulo lemine: ngasemphumalanga, nangasenshonalanga, nangasenyakatfo, nangaseningizimu.
25 Bomnakabo lababesuka kulemiti yakubo babefika njalo nje kutawubambisana nabo kulemisebenti yekugadza ngemagema emalanga lasikhombisa.
26 Kodvwa bomahlalesangweni labakhulu labane bemaLevi bona bebanikwe umsebenti wekunakekela emakamelo kanye nengcebo endlini yaNkulunkulu.
27 Babefanele bahlale busuku bonkhe batungelete indlu yaNkulunkulu, ngobe phela bekufanele bayigadze; babephetse ngisho nesikhiya sekuyivula njalo nje ekuseni.
28 Umsebenti wemaLevi lamanye bekukuphatsa nekunakekela timphahla letatisetjentiswa ekukhonteni ethempelini. Letimphahla babetibala natingeniswa, baphindze batibale natikhishwa kuyawusetjentiswa.
29 Lamanye emaLevi umsebenti wawo bekukuphatsa letinye timphahla letingcwele, nafulaha, neliwayini, nemafutsa emncumo, nemphepho kanye netinandzisi.
30 Kodvwa kuhlanganisa tinandzisi bekungumsebenti webaphristi.
31 UmLevi lekwakutsiwa nguMathithiya, indvodzana leyayilitubulo laShalumi, umKhora, yena umsebenti wakhe bekukubhaka sinkhwa semnikelo.
32 Labanye bomnakabo bemaKhohati umsebenti wabo bekukulungisa sinkhwa semnikelo ngekusibeka etafuleni njalo nje ngeliSabatha.
33 Labo lababebahlabeli, lababebaholi bemaLevi, babehlala emakamelweni elithempeli. Bayekeliswa nalena leminye imisebenti, ngobe babehlala balindzele kubitelwa emsebentini wabo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, emini nasebusuku.
34 Lamadvodza abebaholi bemindeni yemaLevi, tonkhe tikhulu ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwato, bahlala eJerusalema.
35 Jeyiyeli, uyise waGibeyoni, abehlala eGibeyoni. Libito lemkakhe bekunguMakha.
36 Litubulo lakhe kungu-Abdoni, yena elanywa boSuri, naKhishi, naBhali, naNeri, naNadabi,
37 naGedori, na-Ahiyo, naZakhariya kanye naMikilothi.
38 Mikilothi abenguyise waShimeya. Nabo babehlala edvutane netihlobo tabo eJerusalema.
39 Neri abenguyise waKhishi, Khishi anguyise waSawula, Sawula anguyise waboJonathani, naMalkhi Shuwa, na-Abinadabi kanye na-Eshbhali.
40 Indvodzana yaJonathani bekunguMeribhali, uyise waMikha.
41 Emadvodzana aMikha bekuboPhithoni, naMeleki, naThareya kanye na-Ahazi.
42 Ahazi abenguyise waJara, Jara anguyise wabo-Alemethi, na-Azmavethi, naZimri; Zimri abenguyise waMosa.
43 Mosa abenguyise waBineya, Bineya anguyise waRefaya, Refaya anguyise wa-Eleyasa, Eleyasa anguyise wa-Aseli.
44 Aseli abenemadvodzana lasitfupha, emabito awo bekubo-Azrikamu, naBokheru, na-Ishmayeli, naSheyariya, na-Obadiya kanye naHanana. Lawa-ke bekungemadvodzana a-Aseli.
1 EmaFilisti alwa nema-Israyeli; ema-Israyeli abaleka, labanyenti basala bafile eNtsabeni iGilbowa.
2 EmaFilisti abahlala emsileni boSawula nemadvodzana akhe. EmaFilisti abulala emadvodzana aSawula: boJonathani, na-Abinadabi, naMalkhi Shuwa.
3 Imphi yashuba ngakuSawula, lababenemba ngebutjoki bamkhandza, bamhlaba ngemicibisholo.
4 Sawula wakhuluma neludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Khipha inkemba yakho ungicedzele, kungaze kufike labantfu labangasoki bangicedzele, ngihlazeke.” Kodvwa loludzibi lwakhe lwalwesaba, lungeke lukwente loko; ngako Sawula watsatsa yakhe inkemba watiwisela kuyo, atibulala.
5 Loludzibi lwatsi kube lubone kutsi Sawula sewufile, nalo lwawela enkembeni yalo, lwafa naye.
6 Sawula nemadvodzana akhe omatsatfu, ngisho nayo yonkhe indlu yakhe, bafela ndzawonye.
7 Onkhe ema-Israyeli labengasesigodzini atsi kube abone kutsi imphi seyibalekile nekutsi Sawula nemadvodzana akhe sebafile, esuka abaleka, ashiya emadolobha awo. EmaFilisti efika ahlala kuwo lawo madolobha.
8 Kwatsi ngakusasa emaFilisti nasatewuhlubula letidvumbu talabafile, akhandza Sawula nemadvodzana akhe, bafele eNtsabeni iGilbowa.
9 Amhlubula ajuba inhloko yakhe ayitsatsa kanye netikhali takhe, atfumela tigijimi kulo lonkhe lemaFilisti kumemetela lendzaba endlini yabonkulunkulu bawo nakubantfu bakubo.
10 Afaka tikhali takhe ethempelini labonkulunkulu bawo, aphanyeka inhloko yakhe ethempelini laDagoni.
11 Batsi kube bonkhe bantfu baseJabeshi Gileyadi beve ngako konkhe lokwase kwentiwe ngemaFilisti kuSawula,
12 tonkhe tihlabani takhona tashuca tayakutsatsa letidvumbu taboSawula kanye nemadvodzana akhe batimikisa eJabeshi. Tase tingcwaba ematsambo abo ngaphansi kwesihlahla lesikhulu saseJabeshi, tazila emalanga lasikhombisa.
13 Sawula wafa, ngobe abengaketsembeki kuSimakadze; akazange aligcine livi laSimakadze, wadzimate wayawufuna indlela nasesangomeni imbala,
14 wangete wayibuta indlela kuSimakadze. Ngaleso sizatfu Simakadze wamnikela ekufeni, bukhosi wabunika Davide, umsa waJese.
1 Tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli teta kuDavide eHebroni, tafike tatsi: “Tsine siyinyama yakho nengati yakho.
2 Kadzeni, ngesikhatsi Sawula ayinkhosi, nguwe lowawuhola sive sema-Israyeli nasiyawulwa timphi. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho wakhuluma kuwe, watsi: ‘Wena utawuba ngumelusi wesive sami, ema-Israyeli, ube ngumbusi waso.’ ”
3 Batsi kube befike bonkhe baholi bema-Israyeli enkhosini Davide eHebroni, wenta nabo sivumelwane eHebroni embikwaSimakadze; base bagcoba Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, njengobe Simakadze abetsembisile ngaSamuweli.
4 Davide nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli bashuca bacondza eJerusalema, lekwakuyiJebhusi. EmaJebhusi labehlala lapho
5 akhuluma kuDavide atsi: “Ungeke ungenise lapha.” Noko, Davide wayitfumba inqaba yaseSiyoni, Lidolobha laDavide.
6 Davide abekhulume watsi: “Lowo lotawuba wekucala kuhlasela emaJebhusi utawuba yindvuna.” Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, wenyuka kucala, ngako wavele waba yindvuna.
7 Davide wangena wahlala kuleyo nqaba, ngako yabitwa ngekutsi Lidolobha laDavide.
8 Lelidolobha walakha watungeleta lenqaba, kusukela etibebesini tekwentiwa kuye kulolubondza lolutungeletile; loko kwenteka ngesikhatsi Jowabe asabuyisela lelo dolobha esimeni salo.
9 Davide wachubeka waba nemandla kakhulu, ngobe Simakadze Somandla abenaye.
10 Leti tinhloko tetingwazi taDavide letatidvumile, tona kanye nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli, tabusekela kakhulu bukhosi bakhe, tabenta bandza nalo lonkhe live, njengobe Simakadze abetsembisile.
11 Lolu luhla lwetingwazi taDavide letatidvumile: wekucala kwakungu-Jashobeyamu, umHakhamoni, labeyindvuna yaLabatsatfu. Yena-ke wagwaza ngesikhali sakhe emadvodza langema-300, wawabulala onkhe emphini yinye.
12 Wesibili kwakungu-Eleyazare, umsa waDodo, welusendvo lwaka-Ahohi, labengulomunye waletingwazi letintsatfu.
13 AbenaDavide ePhasi Damimu ngesikhatsi emaFilisti ahlanganele khona kulwa imphi. Endzaweni lapho bekunensimi leyayigcwele ibhali, emabutfo ema-Israyeli awabalekela lamaFilisti.
14 Kodvwa ema endzaweni yawo ekhatsi nekhatsi nensimi. Ayivikela, abulala lamaFilisti, Simakadze wanika ema-Israyeli kuncoba lokukhulu.
15 Ngalelinye lilanga tingwazi letintsatfu kuleti letatingema-30 tehlela kuDavide edvwaleni lemgedze wase-Adulamu, emaFilisti asakambe eSigodzini semaRefa.
16 Ngaleso sikhatsi Davide abesekhatsi enqabeni, kantsi libutfo lemaFilisti lona laliseBhetlehema.
17 Davide wativela asomile, wase utsi: “Awu! Kube mane kungaba khona longangikhelela emanti ekunatsa; ngomele emanti asemtfonjeni longasesangweni laseBhetlehema!”
18 Ngako letingwazi letintsatfu tesuka lapho tabhidla ticheme temabutfo emaFilisti ngenkhani taphumela ngale, taze tefika emtfonjeni longasesangweni laseBhetlehema, takha emanti, tabuya nawo kuDavide. Kodvwa Davide wala kuwanatsa lamanti, esikhundleni saloko wawatfululela embikwaSimakadze.
19 Davide watsi: “Nkulunkulu akangavumi kutsi ngikwente loku! Kufanele yini kutsi nginatse ingati yalamadvodza latilahle ematsambo ngemphilo yawo?” Njengobe abetilahle ematsambo ngemphilo yawo ngekumkhelela lamanti, Davide akazange awanatse. Nguleto-ke tento taletingwazi letintsatfu.
20 Abishayi, umnakaboJowabe, abengumholi walaba labangema-30. Wagwaza ngesikhali sakhe, alwa nemadvodza langema-300, wawabulala onkhe, waze wadvuma kakhulu njengaletingwazi letingema-30,
21 yena wadvunyiswa ngalokuphindvwe kwendlula leti letingema-30, waze wabekwa waba yindvuna yato, lite nome yena abengakabalwa nalaba Labatsatfu.
22 Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, waseKhabsiyeli, naye abengulomunye wetingwazi letatatiwa. Wenta tigemegeme letinyenti naye, njengekubulala kwakhe tingwazi letimbili letatatiwa takaMowabi. Wake wehlela phansi emgodzini ngalelinye lilanga kunangcocwane, wafike wabulala libhubesi.
23 Wabulala sichwaga lesikhulu saseGibhithe lesasingemamitha labengaba mabili nemasentimitha langema-30 budze. Nome lomGibhithe abephetse sikhali lesasingangelipulango lembongolo yemeluki esandleni sakhe, Bhenaya yena wamsukela aphetse simunya. Wahlutfula lesikhali esandleni salomGibhithe, wambulala ngaso lesikhali sakhe.
24 Lobo kwaba buchawe baBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada. Naye wadvuma njengalaba labatsatfu labebatiwa kakhulu.
25 Abehlonishwa kakhulu kunato tonkhe letingwazi letatingema-30, kodvwa yena akabalwanga kanye nalaba Labatsatfu. Davide wamenta indvuna yaleti letatisingatsa yena.
26 Letingwazi bekunguleti: Asaheli, umnakaboJowabe, na-Eli Hanani, umsa waDodo, waseBhetlehema,
27 naboShama waseHarodi, aHelesi wasePhelethi,
28 na-Ira, umsa wa-Ikheshi, waseThekhowa, na-Abiyezeri wase-Anathothi,
29 naSibhekayi waseHusha, na-Ilayi waka-Ahohi,
30 naMaharayi waseNethofa, naHeledi, umsa waBhana, waseNethofa,
31 na-Ithayi, umsa waRibayi, waseGibeya kulakaBhenjamini, naBhenaya wasePhirathoni,
32 naHurayi wasetihosheni taseGashi, na-Abiyalboni wase-Abha,
33 na-Azmavethi waseBhahurimu, na-Eliyaba waseShalbimu,
34 nemadvodzana aHashemu waseGizoni, naJonathani, umsa waShage, waseHarari,
35 na-Ahiyamu, umsa waSakhari, waseHarari, na-Elifali, umsa wa-Ure,
36 naHeferi waseMekhera, na-Ahiya wasePhelethi,
37 naHesro waseKhameli, naNarayi, umsa wa-Ezbayi,
38 naJoweli, umnakaboNathani, naMibhari, umsa waHagri,
39 naSeleki, waka-Amoni, naNaharayi waseBherothi, labeludzibi lwaJowabe, umsa waSeruya,
40 na-Ira waseJetheri, naGarebi waseJetheri,
41 na-Uriya, umHethi, naZabadi, umsa wa-Ahilayi,
42 na-Adina, umsa waShiza, wakaRubeni, labesikhulu sebakaRubeni, akanye nalabangema-30,
43 naHanana, umsa waMakha, naJosafati, waseMitheni,
44 a-Uziya wase-Ashtarothe, naboShama, naJeyiyeli, emadvodzana aHothami, wase-Aroyeri,
45 naJediyayeli, umsa waShimri, nemnakabo longuJoha, waseThisi,
46 na-Eliyeli, waseMahavi, naboJeribayi naJoshaviya, emadvodzana a-Elnamu, na-Jithma, wakaMowabi,
47 nabo-Eliyeli, na-Obedi kanye naJasiyeli waseSobha.
1 Lawa-ke ngemadvodza leta kuDavide eSikilagi, ngesikhatsi asadzingisiwe esuswa kuSawula, umsa waKhishi, labengulamanye labetingwazi letamsita emphini.
2 Lamadvodza abehlome ngebutjoki, anelikhono lekunemba ngemicibisholo nangetidubulelo ngesekudla nome ngesancele. Bekungemadvodza elusendvo lwaSawula esive sakaBhenjamini:
3 Bekubo-Ahiyezeri, sikhulu sabo, naJowashi, emadvodzana aShema waseGibeya; naboJeziyeli naPhelethi, emadvodzana a-Azmavethi; naBherakha, naJehu wase-Anathothi,
4 na-Ishmaya waseGibeyoni, ingwazi emkhatsini walabangema-30, angumholi wabo labangema-30; naJeremiya, naJahaziyeli, naJohanani, naJozabadi waseGedera,
5 na-Eluzayi, naJerimothi, naBeyaliya, naShemariya, naShefathiya waseHarifi,
6 na-Elkhana, naJishiya, na-Azareli, naboJowezeri kanye naJashobeyamu besive sakaKhora;
7 naJowela naZebadiya, emadvodzana aJerohamu waseGedori.
8 Labanye besive sakaGadi bahlephuka balandzela Davide ngesikhatsi asenqabeni ehlane. Bekutingwazi letatinesibindzi, letatilungele kulwa imphi, tikwati ngisho nekubamba lihawu nesikhali. Buso bato bekubuso bemabhubesi, kantsi futsi tatigijima ngekushesha lokukhulu njengetinyamatane tetintsaba.
9 Ezeri abesikhulu, Obadiya elama yena ngesikhundla, wesitsatfu kungu-Eliyabe,
10 Mishmana awesine, wesihlanu kunguJeremiya,
11 Athayi bekawesitfupha, Eliyeli awesikhombisa,
12 Johanani awesiphohlongo, Elzabadi awemfica,
13 Jeremiya awelishumi, kutsi Makbanayi abe welishumi nanye.
14 LamaGadi bekutindvuna temphi; lamanye abephetse emakhulu, kantsi lamanye abephetse tinkhulungwane.
15 Ngawo lewela iJordane enyangeni yekucala ngesikhatsi isagcwele igola tintsetse, babaleka bonkhe labebakhe kuleto tigodzi, ngasemphumalanga nangasenshonalanga kwemfula.
16 Lamanye emadvodza akaBhenjamini newakaJuda eta kuDavide enqabeni yakhe.
17 Davide waphuma wayawubahlangabeta, wafike wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Nangabe nite lapha kimi ngekuthula kutengisita, ngitimisele kutihlanganisa nani. Kodvwa nangabe nitele kutangitsengisa etitseni tami ngesikhatsi tandla tami tisakhululekile ekulweni, shangatsi Nkulunkulu wabobabe angakubona loko, bese uyanehlulela.”
18 Moya wabe sewehlela ku-Amasayi, lowabe sewuyabekwa kutsi abe ngumholi walabangema-30, watsi: “Davide, msa waJese, tsine sibakho! Sihambisana nawe! Imphumelelo! Nalabo labakusitako ababe nemphumelelo! Ngobe Nkulunkulu wakho utakusita.” Davide wavele wabemukela, wababeka baba baholi bemabutfo akhe ekuhlasela.
19 Lamanye emadvodza akaManase ahlephuka alandzela Davide ngesikhatsi ahamba nemaFilisti kuyakulwa nenkhosi Sawula. Empeleni yena nemadvodza akakhe akazange awasite emaFilisti, ngobe emvakwekuhlolisana, inkhosi yawo yavele yamcosha. Bakhuluma batsi: “Phela sitawubulawa sonkhe lapha, nakungenteka Davide abuyele enkhosini yakhe Sawula.”
20 Ngesikhatsi Davide aya eSikilagi, emadvodza akaManase latihlanganisa naDavide nankha: Bekubo-Adna, naJozabadi, naJediyayeli, naMikhayeli, naJozabadi, na-Elihu kanye naSilethayi, lekwakubaholi bemabutfo etinkhulungwane kaManase.
21 Basita Davide ekulweni nemabutfo labemhlasela, ngobe bonkhe babetingwazi letatinesibindzi, baba tindvuna temphi yakhe.
22 Imihla nemalanga emadvodza abeta kutawusita Davide, waze waba nemphi lenkhulu lenemandla.
23 Lawa ngemanani emadvodza labehlomile eta kutawusita Davide eHebroni, kutsi atewumniketa umbuso waSawula, njengobe Simakadze abeshito:
24 Bekungemadvodza akaJuda, labehlome ngemahawu nangetikhali, abeti-6 800 labelungele kulwa imphi;
25 emadvodza akaSimeyoni, labetingwazi letatilungele kulwa imphi, abeti-7 100;
26 emadvodza akaLevi, abeti-4 600,
27 akanye naJehoyada, umholi wemndeni waka-Aroni, akakhe ati-3 700,
28 naSadoki, libhungu lelaliyingwazi linesibindzi, akanye netindvuna takhe letatingema-22, temndeni wakabo;
29 emadvodza akaBhenjamini, endlu yakaSawula, abeti-3 000, linyenti lawo lelake labambelela kuSawula kwate kwaba nguleso sikhatsi;
30 emadvodza aka-Efrayimu, tingwazi letatinesibindzi letatidvume kakhulu etinsendweni takubo, abeti-20 800;
31 emadvodza encenye yesive sakaManase, labebitwe ngemabito awo kutsi ete atewubeka Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi, abeti-18 000;
32 emadvodza aka-Isakhari, labeticondza kahle tikhatsi, ati nekutsi Israyeli kufanele enteni, bekutikhulu letatingema-200, akanye nato tonkhe tinini tawo letatitiphetse;
33 emadvodza akaZebuloni, emasotja labebokadzebona labelungele kulwa nganome nganguluphi luhlobo lwesikhali, eta kutawusita Davide nekumlalela ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yawo, abeti-50 000;
34 emadvodza akaNaftali, tindvuna letatiyinkhulungwane, tikanye nemadvodza lati-37 000 lahlome ngemahawu nangetikhali;
35 emadvodza akaDani, labelungele kulwa imphi, abeti-28 600;
36 emadvodza aka-Asheri, emasotja labebokadzebona labelungele kulwa imphi, abeti-40 000;
37 kusuka emphumalanga neJordane, emadvodza akaRubeni, newakaDani, kanye newencenye yesive sakaManase, labehlome ngato tonkhe tinhlobo tetikhali, abeti-120 000.
38 Onkhe lamadvodza abetingwazi letatitinikelele kulwa emabutfweni. Eta eHebroni atimisele ngawo onkhe emandla kubeka Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwa-Israyeli wonkhe. Onkhe lawa lamanye ema-Israyeli nawo abenamcondvo munye wekubeka Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi.
39 Emadvodza ahlala naDavide emalanga lamatsatfu, adla, anatsa, ngobe imindeni yawo yayiwentele imiphako.
40 Bomakhelwane babo kusuka ka-Isakhari, nakaZebuloni, nakaNaftali beta nabo baletsa kudla bakwetfwele ngetimbongolo, nangemakamela, nangeminyuzi kanye nangetinkhabi. Lokudla lekwakukunyenti bekungufulaha, nemacebelengwane emakhiwa, newemagelebisi lomisiwe, neliwayini, nemafutsa, netinkhomo kanye netimvu, ngobe kwaba nekujabula ka-Israyeli.
1 Davide wakhuluma netindvuna takhe ngayinye ngayinye, tindvuna tetinkhulungwane, netemakhulu.
2 Wakhuluma kulo lonkhe libandla lema-Israyeli, watsi: “Nakubonakala kukuhle kini, kantsi futsi nakuyintsandvo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, asitfumele livi kubo bonkhe besive sakitsi kuyo yonkhe imimango yaka-Israyeli, nakubaphristi kanye nakumaLevi labanawo emadolobheni abo lanemadlelo kutsi bete batekutihlanganisa natsi.
3 Asilibuyise lapha kitsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe asizange sibute kulo, ngesikhatsi kusabusa Sawula.”
4 Lonkhe lelo bandla lavumelana nalowo mbono, ngobe kwabonakala kulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu.
5 Ngako Davide wahlanganisa onkhe ema-Israyeli, kusukela emfuleni iShihori, eGibhithe, kuze kuyewufika eLebo Hamathi, kuze atewulandza libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu eKhiriyathi Jeyarimu.
6 Davide kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli bahamba baya eBhala yakaJuda, eKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, kulandza libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu Simakadze, lobusela esihlalweni sebukhosi asemkhatsini wemakherubhi lasetikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane lelibitwa ngelibito lakhe.
7 Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu balitsatsa endlini ya-Abinadabi ngencola lensha, icondziswa bo-Uza na-Ahiyo.
8 Davide kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli babejabula bagidza ngawo onkhe emandla abo embikwaNkulunkulu ngetingoma, nangemahabhu, nangemalire, nangemafahlawane, nangemasimbali kanye nangemacilongo.
9 Batsi kube befike ebaleni laKhidoni lekubhulela kolo, Uza welula sandla sakhe, entela kubamba libhokisi lesivumelwane, ngobe letinkhabi takhubatela.
10 Lulaka lwaSimakadze lwamvutsela Uza, wamshaya, ngobe abesabambe lelibhokisi lesivumelwane. Ngako Uza wafa, wafela embikwaNkulunkulu.
11 Davide wase uyatfukutsela, ngobe lulaka lwaSimakadze lwalwehlele etikwa-Uza. Kuze kube ngulamuhla loku leyo ndzawo seyabitwa ngekutsi yiPheresi Uza.
12 Ngalelo langa Davide wesaba Nkulunkulu, wate wabuta watsi: “Pho, ngingaliletsa kanjani libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu lapha kami?”
13 Ngako wangabe asalitsatsa kutsi ahambe nalo aye eJerusalema, Lidolobha laDavide. Esikhundleni saloko, walikhweshisa walibeka endlini ya-Obedi Edomu, waseGathi.
14 Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu lahlala nebaka-Obedi Edomu endlini yakhe tinyanga letintsatfu; Simakadze wawubusisa umndeni wakhe nako konkhe labenako.
1 Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, watfumela titfunywa kuDavide, kanye netingodvo temsedari, nebacoti bematje kanye nebabati kutsi bayewumakhela sigodlo.
2 Davide abati kutsi Simakadze sewumbeke kutsi abe yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli, nekutsi sewente umbuso wakhe waphumelela kakhulu ngenca yesive sakhe sema-Israyeli.
3 EJerusalema Davide waphindze watsatsa labanye bafati, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati lamanyenti.
4 Lawa ngemabito ebantfwana latalelwa bona khona eJerusalema: boShamuwa, naShobabi, naNathani, naSolomoni,
5 naJibhari, na-Elishuwa, na-Elpeleti,
6 naNoga, naNefegi, naJafiya,
7 na-Elishama, naBheliyada, na-Elifeleti.
8 Atsi kube emaFilisti eve kutsi Davide sewugcotjwe kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, esusa lomkhulu umkhankhaso wekuyamfuna, kodvwa Davide weva ngaloko, wabe sewuyawahlangabeta.
9 EmaFilisti abesafike ahlasela Sigodzi semaRefa.
10 Ngako Davide wabuta kuNkulunkulu, watsi: “Kufanele yini ngihambe kuyawuhlasela lamaFilisti? Utakuwanikela yini esandleni sami?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, hamba, ngobe ngitawanikela esandleni sakho.”
11 Ngako Davide kanye nemadvodza akhe wenyukela eBhali Pherasimu, wafike walwa nawo, wawehlula. Wakhuluma watsi: “Nkulunkulu utibhidlite ngesandla sami watehlula titsa tami, watikhukhula njengekukhukhula kwazamcolo.” Ngako leyo ndzawo yetsiwa libito kwatsiwa yiBhali Pherasimu.
12 EmaFilisti abesabaleke ashiya bonkulunkulu bawo khona lapho, Davide wakhipha umyalo kutsi babashise ngemlilo.
13 Aphindza emaFilisti eta atawuhlasela leso sigodzi.
14 Ngako Davide waphindze wabuta kuNkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wamphendvula watsi: “Ungenyukeli lapho, kodvwa watungelete ngemuva, bese uwahlasela ngembili kwetihlahla tebhalisamu.
15 Utawutsi ungeva tigi tekushuca kwawo lena enhla nato letihlahla tebhalisamu, uphume uyewuhlasela, ngobe loko kutawube kusho kutsi Simakadze sewuhambe embili kuyawubulala emabutfo emaFilisti.”
16 Ngako Davide wenta loko Nkulunkulu labemyale kutsi akwente, emaFilisti bawabulala yonkhe indlela kusukela eGibeyoni kuze kufike eGezeri.
17 Ludvumo lwaDavide lwandza nawo onkhe lawo mave, naSimakadze wenta tonkhe tive tamesaba.
1 Emvakwekuba Davide asatakhele tindlu takhe eDolobheni laDavide, wabe sewulungisa indzawo yekubeka libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, wadzimate wemisa lithende lekulifaka ekhatsi.
2 Davide wakhuluma watsi: “Kute nome munye ngaphandle kwemaLevi lekufanele etfwale libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, ngobe ngawo lakhetfwa nguSimakadze kutsi amkhonte ngaleyo nkonzo phakadze naphakadze.”
3 Davide wahlanganisa onkhe ema-Israyeli eJerusalema kutsi aletse lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze kulendzawo labesayilungiselele lona.
4 Wabita wahlanganisa titukulwane taka-Aroni kanye nemaLevi:
5 Lababetitukulwane takaKhohati, bekungu-Uriyeli, umholi, netihlobo letatili-120.
6 Lababetitukulwane takaMerari, bekungu-Asaya, umholi, netihlobo letatingema-220.
7 Lababetitukulwane takaGeshoni, bekunguJoweli, umholi, netihlobo letatili-130.
8 Lababetitukulwane taka-Elisafani, bekunguShemaya, umholi, netihlobo letatingema-200.
9 Lababetitukulwane takaHebroni, bekungu-Eliyeli, umholi, netihlobo letatingema-80.
10 Lababetitukulwane taka-Uziyeli, bekungu-Aminadabi, umholi, netihlobo letatili-112.
11 Davide wabita Sadoki na-Abiyatha, baphristi, nemaLevi: Bo-Uriyeli, na-Asaya, naJoweli, naShemaya, na-Eliyeli, na-Aminadabi.
12 Wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Nine nibaholi bemindeni yemaLevi. Ngini nalamanye emaLevi lekufanele nitihlambulule nibe ngcwele, bese niletsa lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, nilimikise kulendzawo lesengiyilungiselele lona.
13 Kungobe nine, maLevi, anilenyusanga kwekucala, ngako-ke Simakadze wasitfukutselela ngaleso sikhatsi. Asizange sike sibute kuSimakadze kutsi singakwenta kanjani njengobe kubhaliwe.”
14 Baphristi nemaLevi batihlambulula kutsi batekwenyusa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
15 EmaLevi etfwala lelibhokisi lesivumelwane ngetimboko emahlombe awo, njengobe Mosi abekhulumile ngekwemyalo waSimakadze.
16 Davide watjela baholi bemaLevi kutsi bakhetse bantfu nebahlabeli kutsi batewuhlabela tingoma tekujabula, baphekeletelwa ngimintjingozi: emalire, nemahabhu kanye nemasimbali.
17 Ngako emaLevi akhetsa boHemani, umsa waJoweli; kubomnakabo akhetsa Asafa, umsa waBherekhiya; kubomnakabo emaMerari akhetsa Ethani, umsa waKhushaya;
18 kwatsi emvakwabo kwalandzela bomnakabo: boZakhariya, naJaziyeli, naShemiramothi, naJehiyeli, na-Uni, na-Eliyabe, naBhenaya, naMaseya, naMathithiya, na-Elifelehu, naMikneya, na-Obedi Edomu kanye naJeyiyeli, bomahlalesangweni.
19 Bahlabeli boHemani, na-Asafa kanye na-Ethani bakhetselwa kudlala emasimbali elitfusi.
20 BoZakhariya na-Aziyeli, naShemiramothi, naJehiyeli, na-Uni, na-Eliyabe, naMaseya kanye naBhenaya bona bakhetfwa kutsi babe bahlabeli bekudlala emalire ngekwe-alamothi,
21 kantsi boMathithiya, na-Elifelehu, naMikneya, na-Obedi Edomu, naJeyiyeli kanye na-Azaziya bakhetfwa kutsi bona babe bahlabeli bekudlala emahabhu ngekwesishiminithi.
22 Khenaniya, inhloko yemaLevi, wakhetselwa kutsi engamele lenkonzo yekuhlabela; leyo bekuyinkonzo yakhe, ngobe abenelikhono kulowo msebenti.
23 BoBherekhiya na-Elkhana bona bakhetselwa kutsi babe bomahlalesangweni belibhokisi lesivumelwane.
24 BoShebaniya, naJosafati, naNethaneli, na-Amasayi, naZakhariya, naBhenaya kanye na-Eliyezeri bona bekubaphristi lekwakufanele bashaye emacilongo embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu. Bo-Obedi Edomu naJehiya nabo bakhetselwa kutsi babe bomahlalesangweni belibhokisi lesivumelwane.
25 Ngako Davide, nebaholi bema-Israyeli, netindvuna tetinkhulungwane bahamba bayawutsatsa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze endlini ya-Obedi Edomu ngekujabula.
26 Njengobe Nkulunkulu abesasite emaLevi labetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, kwahlatjwa tinkunzi letisikhombisa netihhanca letisikhombisa, tentiwa umhlatjelo.
27 Davide abembetse umjiva lowawentiwe ngelineni lecolisakele, njengawo onkhe lamaLevi labetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, nanjengalabo bahlabeli, naKhenaniya labengamele lawo makwaya ekuhlabela; Davide abembetse nesidziya selineni.
28 Ngako onkhe ema-Israyeli enyuka nelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze amemeta, ashaya timphondvo tetihhanca, nemacilongo, nemasimbali, ashaya ngisho nemalire nemahabhu.
29 Latsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze nalingena eDolobheni laDavide, Mikhali, indvodzakati yaSawula, wabukela avele ngelifasitelo. Watsi nakabona Davide, inkhosi, agidza agubha, wamedzelela enhlitiyweni yakhe.
1 Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu baliletsa balibeka ekhatsi ethendeni Davide labelakhele lona, base banikela ngeminikelo yekushiswa nangeminikelo yebudlelwane kuNkulunkulu.
2 Watsi kube Davide acedze kwenta iminikelo yekushiswa neminikelo yebudlelwane, wabe sewubusisa bonkhe bantfu egameni laSimakadze.
3 Wesuka lapho wanika wonkhe longum-Israyeli, lomdvuna nalomsikati, sinkhwa nelicebelengwane lemasundvu, nelicebelengwane lemagelebisi lomisiwe.
4 Wakhetsa labanye bemaLevi kutsi bakhonte embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, bancuse, babonge babuye badvumise Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli:
5 Asafa abengumholi wabo lomkhulu, wesibili kunguZakhariya, bese kuba boJeyiyeli, naShemiramothi, naJehiyeli, naMathithiya, na-Eliyabe, naBhenaya, na-Obedi Edomu kanye naJeyiyeli. Bekufanele badlale emalire nemahabhu, bese kutsi Asafa adlale emasimbali.
6 BoBhenaya naJahaziyeli labebabaphristi bona babefanele bashaye emacilongo njalo nje ngetikhatsi letitsite embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu.
7 Ngalelo langa Davide wacala kunika Asafa kanye nalawa lamanye emaLevi kutsi ahlabele lengoma yekudvumisa kuSimakadze, letsi:
8 “Bongani Simakadze, nibite libito lakhe, nimemetele tento takhe emkhatsini wetive.
9 Hlabelani kuye, nimdvumise, nibalise ngetimangaliso takhe tonkhe.
10 Tibongeni ngeLibito lakhe lelingcwele, atijabule tinhlitiyo talabafuna Simakadze.
11 Funani Simakadze longemandla enu, nifunisise buso bakhe onkhe emalanga.
12 Khumbulani timanga takhe latentile, nikhumbule netimangaliso takhe, kanye netehlulelo temlomo wakhe,
13 nine titukulwane ta-Israyeli, inceku yakhe, nine madvodzana aJakobe, labakhetsiwe bakhe.
14 “Yena Simakadze unguNkulunkulu wetfu, tehlulelo takhe tisemhlabeni wonkhe.
15 Uyasikhumbula sivumelwane sakhe phakadze naphakadze, livi layala ngalo uyalikhumbula titukulwane ngetitukulwane.
16 Sivumelwane lasenta na-Abrahama, sifungo sakhe ku-Isaka,
17 wasicinisa kuJakobe, saba ngumtsetfo, ku-Israyeli saba sivumelwane saphakadze.
18 Watsi: ‘Wena ngiyakupha live laseKhenani leliyawuba sabelo lesilifa lakho.’
19 “Babesembalwa ngesibalo, yebo, babeseyingcosana, futsi batihambi kulelo live.
20 Bazula bandzindza etiveni ngetive, besuka kulomunye umbuso beye kulomunye.
21 Kodvwa akavumelanga muntfu kutsi abacindzetele, ngenca yabo wajezisa ngisho emakhosi.
22 Watsi: ‘Ningabatsintsi labagcotjiwe bami, ningacali nilimate baphrofethi bami.’
23 “Hlabelani kuSimakadze, mhlaba wonkhe, memetelani insindziso yakhe imihla ngemihla.
24 Vakalisani bukhosi bakhe etiveni, tento takhe letimangalisako nitimemetele etiveni tonkhe.
25 Ngobe mkhulu Simakadze, ufanele kudvunyiswa kakhulu, ufanele kwesatjwa kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.
26 Ngobe bonkhe bonkulunkulu betive batithico, kodvwa nguSimakadze lowenta emazulu.
27 Ludvumo nebukhosi kusembikwakhe, emandla nenjabulo kusendlini yakhe lengcwele.
28 “Nikani Simakadze, nine mindeni yetive, nikani Simakadze ludvumo nemandla.
29 Nikani Simakadze ludvumo lolufanele libito lakhe, ngenani embikwakhe, niletse kuye umnikelo. Khotsamani nikhuleke kuSimakadze, lowembetse bungcwele bakhe.
30 “Tfutfumelani embikwakhe, mhlaba wonkhe! Yebo, umhlaba usinyisiwe, ungeke utanyatanyiswe.
31 Jabulani mazulu, tsakasa nawe mhlaba, tjelani tive nitsi: ‘Simakadze uyabusa!’
32 Akubhodle lwandle nako konkhe lokukulo. Emadlelo akajabule nako konkhe lokukuwo.
33 Tihlahla telihlatsi tiyakuhlabela, tiyakuhlatjeliswa yinjabulo embikwaSimakadze, ngobe yena uyeta kutakwehlulela umhlaba.
34 “Bongani Simakadze, ngobe ulungile, nemusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.
35 Khalani kuye nitsi: ‘Sisindzise, Nkulunkulu longuMsindzisi wetfu, sibutse usikhulule etiveni, kuze sibonge Libito lakho lelingcwele, kuze sigungubale ngeludvumo lwakho.’
36 Akabongwe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kusukela phakadze kuze kube phakadze!” Sonkhe sive satsi: “Amen!” sadvumisa Simakadze.
37 Davide wesuka washiya Asafa kanye nebangani bakhe embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, kutsi atewukhonta njalonjalo njengekwesidzingo salelo nalelo langa.
38 Waphindze washiya bo-Obedi Edomu kanye nalamadvodza labengema-68 labebambisene nawo ekukhonteni. Bo-Obedi Edomu, umsa waJeduthuni, naHosa babebomahlalesangweni.
39 Davide washiya Sadoki, umphristi, kanye nebaphristi labenabo embikwelithende laSimakadze endzaweni lephakeme eGibeyoni,
40 kutsi ayekwetfula umnikelo wekushiswa kuSimakadze elatini lemnikelo wekushiswa, njalo nje ekuseni nasentsambama ngekulandzela konkhe lokubhalwe emtsetfweni Simakadze lawunika ema-Israyeli.
41 Lababenabo bekuboHemani, naJeduthuni kanye nalabanye lababekhetsiwe ngemabito abo bakhetselwe umsebenti wekubonga Simakadze, batsi: “Ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.”
42 BoHemani naJeduthuni bona umsebenti wabo bekukushaya emacilongo, nemasimbali kanye nekudlala letinye tingubhu tekuhlabela ingoma lengcwele yekudvumisa. Emadvodzana aJeduthuni wona abema esangweni.
43 Ngako bonkhe bahamba, ngulowo nalowo waya ekhaya lakhe, naDavide wabuyela ekhaya lakhe kutsi ayekubusisa umndeni wakhe.
1 Kwatsi Davide nase ahleti kahle atintile esigodlweni sakhe, wase ukhuluma kuNathani, umphrofethi, watsi: “Buka la! Mine ngihleti kahle esigodlweni lesakhiwe ngemisedari, kodvwa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze lihleti ethendeni.”
2 Nathani waphendvula Davide, watsi: “Loko lonako engcondvweni yakho, kwente, ngobe Simakadze unawe.”
3 Ngalobo busuku kwefika livi laSimakadze kuNathani, latsi:
4 “Hamba utjele inceku yami Davide, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Akusiwe lotangakhela indlu lapho ngitawuhlala khona.
5 Mine angizange sengihlale endlini kusukela ngelilanga lengakhipha ngalo ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla. Bengisolo ngehla ngenyuka nemathende ngisuka kulelo ngiye kulela, ngisuke kulendzawo ngiye kuleya.
6 Yonkhe indzawo lapho bengihamba khona nema-Israyeli, ngase ngasho yini khona kumunye webaholi babo lengangibatfuma kutsi beluse sive sami, ema-Israyeli, ngatsi: “Awukangakheli ngani indlu yekuhlala yemisedari?” ’
7 “Manje-ke tjela inceku yami Davide, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Ngakutsatsa emadlelweni, ekulandzeleni imihlambi, kutsi utewuba ngumholi wesive sami, ema-Israyeli.
8 Benginawe kuyo yonkhe indzawo lapho bewuhamba khona, ngibhubhise tonkhe titsa takho embikwakho. Manje ngitakwenta libito lakho libe njengemabito ebantfu labakhulu emhlabeni.
9 Sive sami, ema-Israyeli, ngitasentela indzawo lenhle, ngisihlanyele khona kuze kube nelikhaya laso, singaphindzi sikhatsateke. Bantfu lababi bangeke baphindze basicitse njengobe bebenta ekucaleni,
10 njengobe benta seloku ngacala kubeka baholi etikwesive sami, ema-Israyeli. Ngitakupha kutsi ubuse etikwato tonkhe titsa takho. “ ‘Ngikhipha livi kuwe lekutsi Simakadze yena matfupha utakwakhela wena indlu.
11 Emalanga akho nase aphelile, sewulele kuboyihlomkhulu, ngiyawuvusa umliba wakho kutsi uhlale esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi, loyo lomunye wemadvodzana akho mbamba, ngiyakuwumisa umbuso wakhe.
12 Nguye-ke longuyena ayawungakhela indlu, ngiyawumisa sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi phakadze naphakadze.
13 Mine ngiyakuba nguyise, yena abe yindvodzana yami. Lutsandvo lwami angisoze ngalususa kuye, njengobe ngalususa kulowo labeyinkhosi embikwakho.
14 Ngiyakummisa etikwesive sami nasetikwembuso wami phakadze naphakadze. Sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi siyawuhlala sisimile phakadze naphakadze.’ ”
15 Nathani wawabika kuDavide onkhe lamavi aso sonkhe leso sembulo.
16 Inkhosi Davide yase iyahamba yayawungena ethendeni lebukhona baSimakadze, yafike yahlala phansi, yathandaza yatsi: “Bengingubani mine, Simakadze Nkulunkulu? Yona indlu yaketfu beyiyini kutsi ungangihola kuze kube ngulapha?
17 Kwaba shangatsi konkhe loku bekungakeneli kuwe. Awu, Nkulunkulu! Manje sewukhulume ngisho nangelikusasa lendlu yenceku yakho. Yebo, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, ungibheke kwaba shangatsi ngiphakeme kakhulu kunabo bonkhe bantfu.
18 “Yini nje lenye lengashiwo nguDavide kuwe ngekuyiphakamisa inceku yakho? Ngobe wena uyayati inceku yakho,
19 Simakadze! Ngenca yenceku yakho nangekwentsandvo yakho, wente lentfo lenkhulu kangaka, wase watisa inceku yakho tonkhe letetsembiso letinkhulu.
20 “Kute lonjengawe, Simakadze! Futsi kute Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, njengobe tsine sativela ngetindlebe tetfu.
21 Kona ngubani nje lonjengesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, sive lekukuphela kwaso emhlabeni Nkulunkulu lowaphuma wayakusikhulula kutsi sibe sive sakhe, watakhela wena Libito lelikhulu, wenta timangaliso letinkhulu naletishacisako ngekudvungulula tive ngetive embikwesive sakho lowasikhulula eGibhithe?
22 Umise sive sakho, ema-Israyeli, saba ngulesingusona sisakho phakadze naphakadze; wena-ke, Simakadze, wase wuba nguNkulunkulu waso.
23 “Manje-ke, Simakadze, sale usigcina setsembiso sakho losentile macondzana nenceku yakho kanye nendlu yayo sime phakadze naphakadze. Yenta njengobe wetsembisile,
24 kuze setsembiso sakho sime sitinte, neLibito lakho libe likhulu phakadze naphakadze. Ngaloko-ke bantfu bayawutsi: ‘Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, unguNkulunkulu wa-Israyeli!’ Indlu yenceku yakho Davide iyakuma itinte embikwakho.
25 “Wena, Nkulunkulu wami, ukwembulile loko encekwini yakho kutsi uyakuyakhela indlu. Ngako inceku yakho ikhutsatekile kutsi ithandaze kuwe.
26 Awu, Simakadze, wena unguNkulunkulu! Unike inceku yakho lesetsembiso lesihle.
27 Manje-ke shangatsi kungakujabulisa kubusisa indlu yenceku yakho kuze ichubeke njalo embikwakho; ngobe wena Simakadze uyibusisile, futsi iyawubusiseka phakadze naphakadze.”
1 Kwatsi emvakwaloko, Davide wahlasela emaFilisti wawehlula, wawemuka emandla ekutibusa eveni, watfumba iGathi kanye nemiti yayo leyayiyitungeletile, wayikhipha ekubusweni ngemaFilisti.
2 Davide wachubeka wahlasela nemaMowabi, wawehlula. Ngako emaMowabi ase aba ngaphansi kwakhe, aletsa imitselo yawo kuDavide.
3 Ngetulu kwaloko Davide wahlasela, wehlula Hadadezeri, inkhosi yaseSobha, waze wayakufika eHamathi, ngaleso sikhatsi Hadadezeri abecondze kubusa lonkhe lelo live langasemfuleni iYufrathe.
4 Davide watfumba inkhulungwane yetincola takhe temphi, nebashayeli betincola temphi labati-7 000, nemasotja lahamba ngetinyawo lati-20 000. Onkhe emahhashi wawageca imisipha, washiya emahhashi etincola letatilikhulu.
5 Atsi ayeta emaSiriya aseDamaseko, atsi etekwelekelela Hadadezeri, inkhosi yaseSobha, Davide wabulala aba ti-22 000 kuwo,
6 Davide wase umisa tinkambu temabutfo embusweni wemaSiriya eDamaseko. EmaSiriya ase aba bantfu baDavide, atsela kuye. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
7 Davide watsatsa lamahawu egolide labengewetindvuna taHadadezeri, wahamba nawo wawayisa eJerusalema.
8 Davide watitsatsela incumbi yelitfusi edolobheni laseThebha nelaseKhuni, emadolobha labebuswa nguHadadezeri. Lelitfusi lasetjentiswa nguSolomoni ekwakheni libhavu lelitfusi, netinsika kanye naletinye tintfo letatentiwa ngelitfusi.
9 Kwatsi kube Thoyi, inkhosi yaseHamathi, eve kutsi Davide ubhubhise yonkhe imphi yakaHadadezeri, inkhosi yaseSobha,
10 wase utfumela indvodzana yakhe, Hadoramu, kuDavide, inkhosi, kutsi iyekumbingelela iphindze imhalalisele ngekuncoba kwakhe emphini yabo naHadadezeri. Hadadezeri abeke walwa naThoyi. Hadoramu waphatsela Davide tonkhe tintfo letinhle tegolide, netesiliva, netelitfusi.
11 Inkhosi Davide letintfo yatinikela kuSimakadze, njengobe beyentile nangaleti tesiliva, nangetegolide letatiphuma kuto tonkhe letive beyitincobile yatitfumba: ema-Edomu, nemaMowabi, nema-Amoni, nemaFilisti kanye nema-Amaleki.
12 Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, wabulala ema-Edomu labeti-18 000 eSigodzini Seluswayi.
13 Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulaka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
14 Davide walibusa lonkhe lema-Israyeli, enta loko lokulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.
15 Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, abengumphatsi wemphi; Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abengulobhalisako;
16 boSadoki, umsa wa-Ahitubi, kanye na-Ahimeleki, umsa wa-Abiyatha, bona babebaphristi, Shavsha yena angumabhalane.
17 Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abephetse emaKherethi nemaPhelethi; emadvodzana aDavide wona abebeluleki lababesingatsa inkhosi.
1 Kwatsi emvakwaloko inkhosi yema-Amoni, lekwakunguNahashi, yakhotsama. Hanuni, umsa wayo, waba yinkhosi.
2 Davide wacabanga watsi: “Ngitawumentela bubele Hanuni, umsa waNahashi, ngobe uyise wangentela bubele.” Ngako Davide watfumela titfunywa kutsi tiyewulilela Hanuni macondzana nekufa kweyise. Tatsi letitfunywa taDavide natifika kuHanuni, eveni lema-Amoni, kutsi tiyemlilela,
3 baholi bema-Amoni bakhuluma kuHanuni, batsi: “Ucabanga kutsi Davide uhlonipha uyihlo ngalokutfumela emadvodza akakhe lapha kuwe kutsi atekulilela? Utsi lamadvodza aketeli kuwe kutawuhlamahlama lelive alihlole, bese ayalibhubhisa?”
4 Ngako Hanuni wawabamba lamadvodza akaDavide, wawahhula tilevu, wase uhhumbula netembatfo tawo ekhatsi macondzana netibunu, wase uyawayekela, ahamba.
5 Kwatsi kube kufike lomunye atewutjela Davide ngalamadvodza, Davide wakhipha tigijimi kutsi tiwahlangabete, ngobe abesahlaziseke kakhulu. Inkhosi yatsi: “Hlalani eJerikho, tize tihlume kahle tilevu tenu, bese niyabuya-ke.”
6 Ema-Amoni atsi kube abone kutsi asatente aba liphunga lelibi kuDavide, Hanuni nema-Amoni bakhokha isiliva leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-34 000 ekucasha tincola temphi nebagibeli bato kubaseMesophothamiya, nakubaseSiriya kanye nakubaseSobha.
7 Bacasha tincola temphi letiti-32 000 nebagibeli bato, kanye nenkhosi yaseMakha nemasotja ayo leyeta yefike yemisa eceleni kweMedeba. Ema-Amoni wona abeshuca aphuma emadolobheni aviva, aya emphini.
8 Watsi kube akuve loko Davide, watfumela Jowabe, wamkhipha nalo lonkhe libutfo lemphi yetingwazi.
9 Ema-Amoni ashuca aphumela ngephandle, atihlela ekungeneni kwelidolobha lawo, kantsi lamakhosi labetawubasita abesatihlela ngephandle esigangeni.
10 Jowabe wabona kutsi emabutfo etitsa atamhlasela ngemuva nangembili, wase ukhetsa bokadzebona betingwazi cobo lwato temabutfo ema-Israyeli, watimisa watsi atibhekane nemaSiriya.
11 Kwatsi lawa lasele emabutfo wawashiya esandleni semnakabo, Abishayi, lowawahlela nawo abhekana nema-Amoni.
12 Jowabe watjela Abishayi watsi: “Nawubona kutsi emaSiriya ayangehlula, ubobe sewuyeta utangelekelela; nami nangibona kutsi ema-Amoni ayakwehlula, ngitakuta ngitekwelekelela.
13 Cina, ube nesibindzi! Asilwe ngesibindzi, silwele sive sakitsi nemadolobha aNkulunkulu wetfu. Simakadze utakwenta loko lokuhle emehlweni akhe.”
14 Jowabe nelibutfo lakakhe bashuca bayawudvumelana nemaSiriya. EmaSiriya ehlulwa, abaleka.
15 Ema-Amoni nawo atsi kube abone kutsi emaSiriya ayabaleka, nawo esuka ngematubane abalekela Abishayi, umnakabo, angena edolobheni. Ngako Jowabe wancandzeka wabuyela eJerusalema.
16 EmaSiriya atsi kube abone kutsi ehlulwe ngema-Israyeli, atfumela titfunywa kutsi tilandze emaSiriya labesangesheya kwemfula iYufrathe labeholwa nguShobaki, indvuna yemabutfo aHadadezeri.
17 Davide watsi kube akuve loko, naye wabutsa onkhe emabutfo ema-Israyeli, wewelela ngesheya kwemfula iJordane. Davide wahlela emabutfo akhe, ema-Israyeli aviva acondzana nemaSiriya. Imphi yabambana etulu.
18 Kodvwa emaSiriya abaleka embikwema-Israyeli, Davide wabulala bagibeli betincola temphi lababeti-7 000 nemasotja labeti-40 000 labeshuca ngetinyawo. Wachubeka wabulala naShobaki, indvuna yemphi yawo.
19 Lawa lamanye emakhosi labengaphansi kwaHadadezeri, atsi kube abone kutsi asehlulwe ngema-Israyeli, ase enta sivumelwane sekuthula naDavide, ase aba ngaphansi kwakhe. Ngako emaSiriya akazange afune kuphindze asite ema-Amoni.
1 Kwatsi entfwasahlobo, ngesikhatsi emakhosi laphuma ngaso imphi, Jowabe waphuma nemasotja wayakulwa. Wahlasela live lema-Amoni wendlula wayakuvimbetela iRabha, kodvwa Davide wasala eJerusalema. Jowabe wahlasela iRabha wayehlula, wayibhidlita wayishiya itindzala.
2 Davide watsatsa umchele lowawusenhloko yalenkhosi yema-Amoni. Lomchele wawunesisindvo lesasingemakhilogremu labengaba ngema-34 egolide, uhlotjiswe nangematje laligugu, wafakwa enhloko yaDavide. Watsatsa imphango lenyenti kabi kulelo dolobha,
3 nalabantfu bebalapho wabakhipha wabafaka emsebentini lababewenta ngemasaha, nangemapiki ensimbi, nangemazembe. Davide konkhe loko wakwenta kuwo onkhe emadolobha ema-Amoni. Davide nawo onkhe emabutfo akhe base bayancandzeka, babuyela eJerusalema.
4 Kwaphindza futsi kwabhedvuka lenye imphi emkhatsini wemaFilisti nema-Israyeli eGezeri. Ngaleso sikhatsi Sibhekayi, waseHusha, wabulala lesinye sichwaga lekwakutsiwa nguSiphayi, lomunye webatukulu baRefa; ngako emaFilisti entiwa aba tisebenti tema-Israyeli.
5 Kwaba nalenye futsi imphi nemaFilisti, lapho Eli Hanani, umsa waJayire, abulala khona Lami, umnakaboGoliyathi, waseGathi, labenesikhali lesasinelutsi lolwalungangelipulango lembongolo yemeluki.
6 Kwaphindza futsi kwaba nalenye imphi eGathi. Lapho-ke bekunalesinye sichwaga lesidze lesasinemino lesitfupha sandla sisinye netintwane letisitfupha lunyawo lulunye, kungema-24 sekukonkhe. Naso bekungumtukulu waRefa.
7 Watsi nakedzelela ema-Israyeli, Jonathani, umsa waShimeya, umnakaboDavide, wamsukela wambulala.
8 Labo-ke babeyintalelwane yaRefa waseGathi. Bafa babulawa nguDavide nemadvodza akakhe.
1 Sathane wavukela sive sema-Israyeli, wabhebhetela Davide kutsi ente lubalo lwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli.
2 Davide watjela Jowabe netindvuna temabutfo, watsi: “Hambani niyewubala ema-Israyeli kulo lonkhe live, kusukela eBherisheba kuze kuyewufika kaDani. Bese niyabuya-ke nitangibikela, khona ngitewuhlala ngati kutsi ema-Israyeli mangakhi.”
3 Kodvwa Jowabe waphendvula watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angawandzisa ngalokuphindvwe kalikhulu emabutfo akhe. Nkhosi yami, nkhosi, kungabe kambe bonkhe labo bantfu akusibo bantfu benkhosi yami yini? Inkhosi yami ifunelani kukwenta loko? Ifunelani inkhosi yami kwehlisela licala etikwema-Israyeli?”
4 Noko livi lenkhosi lamehlulekisa Jowabe. Ngako Jowabe wesuka wahamba walidzabula lonkhe laka-Israyeli, wase uyajika ubuyela eJerusalema.
5 Jowabe wabikela inkhosi Davide linani lemadvodza emphi. Kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli abesi-1 100 000, emadvodza labengabamba inkemba, bese kutsi kulakaJuda abeti-470 000.
6 Kodvwa Jowabe abengakabafaki laba besive sakaLevi nesakaBhenjamini, ngobe abengavumelani nalesento senkhosi.
7 Lesento futsi sasisibi ngisho nasemehlweni aNkulunkulu; ngako Nkulunkulu wawajezisa ema-Israyeli.
8 Davide wase utsi kuNkulunkulu: “Ngonile kakhulu ngekwenta lentfo lenje. Manje sengiyakuncenga, susa licala lenceku yakho. Vele, ngente intfo lebulima kakhulu.”
9 Simakadze watsi kuGadi, umboniswa waDavide:
10 “Hamba utjele Davide utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ngikunika tintfo letintsatfu lokumele ukhetse kuto. Khetsa kunye kwato ngitekujezisa ngako.’ ”
11 Ngako Gadi waya kuDavide, wafike watsi kuye: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Tikhetsele kwakho:
12 iminyaka lemitsatfu yendlala, nome tinyanga letintsatfu solo ukhekhemukiswa titsa takho tikuphetse ngetikhali tikubhokodzela, nome emalanga lamatsatfu enkemba yaSimakadze lekungemalanga esifo lesingujubajece, ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yonakalisa lonkhe lema-Israyeli.’ Manje-ke cabanga kahle, kutsi ngitawufike ngitsini kulona longitfumile.”
13 Davide watsi kuGadi: “Ngiselusizini lolukhulu. Angimane ngiwele etandleni taSimakadze, ngobe umusa wakhe mkhulu, kodvwa ungavumi ngiwele etandleni tebantfu.”
14 Ngako Simakadze watfumela sifo lesingujubajece esiveni sema-Israyeli; kwafa emadvodza lati-70 000 ka-Israyeli.
15 Nkulunkulu watfumela ingilosi kutsi iyewubhubhisa iJerusalema. Kodvwa ingilosi yatsi isakwenta loko, Simakadze wakubona, wadzabuka ngalobusacasaca lobabehlela bantfu bakhe, wase utsi kulengilosi leyayibhubhisa bantfu: “Sekwenele! Susa sandla sakho.” Ngaleso sikhatsi ingilosi yaSimakadze yase ime ngasebaleni lekubhulela kolo laka-Arawuna, umJebhusi.
16 Davide watsi ubuka etulu, wabona ingilosi yaSimakadze ime emkhatsini welizulu nemhlaba iphakamise inkemba ngesandla sayo iyibhekise ngaseJerusalema. Davide kanye netimphunga base bembatsa emasaka bawa phansi ngebuso, bakhotsama.
17 Davide watsi kuNkulunkulu: “Akusimi yini lengatsi akubalwe emadvodza emphi? Ngimi lengonile ngenta lokubi. Kodvwa laba batimvu nje. Bona-ke boneni? Awu Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami! Sandla sakho asimane sehlele etikwami ngedvwa kanye nasetikwendlu yami kuphela, kodvwa ungasiyekeli lesifo sehlele esiveni sakho.”
18 Ngako ingilosi yaSimakadze yase itjela Gadi kutsi akakhulume naDavide kutsi akakhuphuke ayekwakhela Simakadze lilati, alakhe ebaleni lekubhulela kolo laka-Arawuna, umJebhusi.
19 Ngako Davide wakhuphuka alalela livi lelalikhulunywe nguGadi egameni laSimakadze.
20 Watsi Arawuna asabhula kolo, watsi uyagucuka wabona ingilosi, bafana bakhe labane lababekanye naye batifihla.
21 Davide wasondzela, Arawuna watsi uyabukisisa, wambona Davide, washiya kubhula, wayawukhotsama kuDavide abhekise buso phansi.
22 Davide watsi kuye: “Ngiphe lendzawo yakho yekubhulela kolo, kuze ngitekwakha kuyo lilati kuSimakadze, khona kutewuncamuka lesifo lesibulala sive. Ngitsengisele yona ngentsengo lephelele.”
23 Arawuna wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Yitsatse. Inkhosi yami, inkhosi, ayente lekutsandzako kuyo. Buka-ke, ngitawunikela ngetinkhomo kutsi tibe ngumnikelo wekushiswa. Letihliphi tekubhula titawuba tinkhuni, nalokolo abe ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu, ngitakupha konkhe loku.”
24 Kodvwa inkhosi Davide yaphendvula Arawuna, yatsi: “Cha! Ngifuna kukubhadala ngentsengo lephelele. Ngingeke ngitsatsele Simakadze kulokukwakho, futsi ngeke ngente umhlatjelo ngalengingakakukhokheli lutfo.”
25 Ngako Davide wanika Arawuna emakhilogremu egolide labengaba sikhombisa atsenga lelibala lekubhulela kolo.
26 Davide wase wakha lilati kuSimakadze kuleyo ndzawo, wenta iminikelo yekushiswa neyebudlelwane, wabita Simakadze; Simakadze waphendvula ngemlilo lowehlela elatini lemnikelo wekushiswa, uvela ezulwini.
27 Simakadze wase ukhuluma kulengilosi, ingilosi yabuyisela inkemba yayo esikhwameni sayo.
28 Ngaleso sikhatsi Davide asabonile kutsi Simakadze umphendvulile kulelibala lekubhulela kolo laka-Arawuna, umJebhusi, wase unikela ngemihlatjelo khona lapho.
29 Lithende laSimakadze lelalakhiwe nguMosi ehlane nelilati lemnikelo wekushiswa, ngaleso sikhatsi kwakusendzaweni lephakeme, eGibeyoni.
30 Kodvwa Davide abenganakuhamba embikwalo kutsi ayewubuta kuNkulunkulu, ngobe abesaba inkemba yengilosi yaSimakadze.
1 Davide wakhuluma watsi: “Indlu yaSimakadze longuNkulunkulu itakuba lapha, ibe kanye nelilati lemnikelo wekushiswa wema-Israyeli.”
2 Davide wase ukhipha simemetelo kutsi akubutfwe bonkhe bekuhamba labebahlala ka-Israyeli, emkhatsini wabo wabeka bacoti bematje kutsi batewucota kahle ematje bawalungiselele kwakha indlu yaNkulunkulu.
3 Waletsa insimbi lenyenti yekutsi kwakhiwe ngayo tipikili tetivalo temasango netako konkhe lokudzinga kubetselwa, waletsa nencumbi yelitfusi lelalingeke likaleke ngebunyenti balo.
4 Waletsa futsi naletinyenti tingodvo temisedari, nato tatingenakubalwa, tona-ke tatiletfwe ngemaSidoni nebaseThire kuDavide.
5 Davide watsi: “Umsa wami Solomoni usemncane, futsi akakafundzi lutfo lolunyenti. Lendlu letakwakhelwa Simakadze kufanele kube ngubhazabhaza futsi ibe yinhle itewudvuma ibe nelidvumela kuto tonkhe tive. Ngako-ke ngitayentela kahle emalungiselelo ayo.” Davide wenta emalungiselelo lamanyenti alendlu asengakafi.
6 Davide wase ubita indvodzana yakhe Solomoni wayitjela kutsi ibokwakha indlu, iyakhele Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
7 Davide watsi kuSolomoni: “Msawami, benginesifiso enhlitiyweni yami sekutsi ngakhe indlu, ngiyakhele Libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami.
8 Kodvwa kwefika kimi livi laSimakadze, latsi: ‘Wena sewucitse kakhulu ingati, walwa timphi letinyenti. Awukafaneli kutsi wakhe indlu, uyakhele Libito lami, ngobe sewucitse ingati lenyenti emhlabeni embikwami.
9 Kodvwa noko utawutala indvodzana letawuba ngumuntfu wekuthula newekuphumula, futsi ngitamnika kuthula kuto tonkhe titsa takhe letibomakhelwane bakhe. Libito lakhe kuyawuba nguSolomoni. Ngiyawunika ema-Israyeli kuthula nenhlalakahle ekubuseni kwakhe.
10 Nguye-ke loyakwakha indlu, akhele Libito lami. Uyawuba yindvodzana yami, mine ngibe nguyise. Ngiyawumisa kahle umbuso wakhe, ngiwutintise ka-Israyeli kuze kube phakadze.’
11 “Manje-ke, ndvodzana yami, Simakadze akabe nawe ube nemphumelelo, uze wakhe indlu yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, njengobe atsi utakwenta.
12 Shangatsi Simakadze angakupha kuhlakanipha kwebudvodza nekucondza kahle tintfo, nase akubeke kutsi ube ngumcondzisi wema-Israyeli, khona utekwati kugcina kahle imitsetfo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho.
13 Ngaloko-ke uyawuphumelela, nawuticaphela wena unakekele tonkhe timiso nemitsetfo yaSimakadze layinike Mosi ngenca yema-Israyeli. Cina ube nesibindzi. Ungesabi, ungaphelelwa ngemandla.
14 “Kungibite imijuluko leshisako kutsi ngente emalungiselelo ekwakhiwa kwelithempeli laSimakadze, ngicokelele igolide lengemathani langetulu kweti-3 400, nesiliva lengemathani langetulu kweti-34 000. Ngetulu kwaloko kunetincumbi telitfusi kanye netensimbi letingeke tikaleke. Futsi-ke nginetingodvo nematje lasalungiswe kahle, kodvwa-ke kufuneka ukwengete.
15 Manyenti kakhulu emadvodza lotabe usebenta nawo: Kutaba nalabacota kahle ematje, nalababumba ngematje, nalabababati kanye nalamanyenti nje emadvodza lanebuchwephesha kuto tonkhe tinhlobo temisebenti
16 yegolide, neyesiliva, neyelitfusi, neyensimbi, kube nebabati longeke ubabale. Manje-ke sale uwucala lomsebenti, Simakadze akabe nawe.”
17 Davide wase ubita bonkhe baholi bema-Israyeli wabayala kutsi abasitane naSolomoni, umsa wakhe.
18 Watsi kubo: “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu akekho ngakini yini? Akaniniki yini kuthula kuyo yonkhe indzawo? Ubanikele kimi bonkhe labakhile kulelive, lelive liphetfwe nguSimakadze kanye nesive sakhe.
19 Manje-ke nikelani tinhlitiyo tenu nemiphefumulo yenu ekufuneni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Calani nyalo nakhe indzawo lengcwele yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu, lapho nitawuletsa khona libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze nato tonkhe tintfo letingcwele letitaNkulunkulu, nitifake tonkhe kulelithempeli lenitabe senilakhile nalakhela Libito laSimakadze.”
1 Kwatsi Davide nasakhulile kakhulu asalikhehla, wase ubeka Solomoni, umsa wakhe, kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.
2 Davide wachubeka wabita bonkhe baholi besive sema-Israyeli kanye nebaphristi babo, nemaLevi.
3 EmaLevi labesaneminyaka lengema-30 nalengetulu abalwa, asawonkhe lawo madvodza aba ti-38 000.
4 Davide watsi: “Emkhatsini walaba: labati-24 000 batakwengamela kwakhiwa kwelithempeli laSimakadze, labati-6 000 bona batawuba tindvuna nebehluleli.
5 Labati-4 000 bona batawuba bomahlalesangweni, labati-4 000 babe bekudvumisa Simakadze ngetingubhu temculo lengitimisele loko.”
6 Davide wehlukanisa emaLevi aba ticheme letingangetemadvodzana aLevi: BoGeshoni, naKhohati, naMerari.
7 LabebabakaGeshoni: BekuboLadani naShimeyi.
8 Emadvodzana aLadani: Wekucala bekunguJehiyeli, bese kuba boZethami naJoweli, babatsatfu sebabonkhe.
9 Emadvodzana aShimeyi: BekuboShelomothi, naHaziyeli, naHarani, babatsatfu sebabonkhe. Laba-ke bekungutona tinhloko temindeni yakaLadani.
10 Emadvodzana aShimeyi: BekuboJahathi, naZiza, naJewushe, naBheriya. Lawa-ke bekungemadvodzana aShimeyi, amane asawonkhe.
11 Wekucala bekunguJahathi, wesibili kunguZiza, kodvwa boJewushe naBheriya bona abazange babe nemadvodzana lamanyenti, ngako-ke babalwa njengemndeni munye, banikwa umsebenti waba munye.
12 Emadvodzana aKhohati: Bekubo-Amramu, naJisihari, naHebroni, na-Uziyeli, babebane sebabonkhe.
13 Emadvodzana a-Amramu: Bekubo-Aroni naMosi; Aroni wehlukaniselwa, yena kanye nentalelwane yakhe phakadze naphakadze kutsi bakhonte ngato tonkhe tintfo letingcwelengcwele tihlale tingcwele, bashise imphepho embikwaSimakadze, bakhonte ebukhoneni bakhe basho netibusiso ngeLibito lakhe phakadze naphakadze.
14 Emadvodzana aMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, nawo abalwa njengalabanye besive semaLevi.
15 Emadvodzana aMosi: BekuboGeshomu na-Eliyezeri.
16 Situkulwane sakaGeshomu: Wekucala bekunguShubayeli.
17 Situkulwane saka-Eliyezeri: Wekucala bekunguRehabiya. Eliyezeri akazange aphindze amtale umfana, kodvwa emadvodzana aRehabiya wona abemanyenti kakhulu.
18 Emadvodzana aJisihari: Wekucala bekunguShelomithi.
19 Emadvodzana aHebroni: Wekucala bekunguJeriya, wesibili kungu-Amariya, wesitsatfu kunguJahaziyeli, wesine kunguJekameyamu.
20 Emadvodzana a-Uziyeli: Wekucala bekunguMikha, wesibili kunguJishiya.
21 Emadvodzana aMerari: BekuboMahali naMushi. Emadvodzana aMahali: Bekubo-Eleyazare naKhishi.
22 Eleyazare wafa ate bantfwana labadvuna, abenemantfombatana odvwa. Bomnakabo, emadvodzana aKhishi, bawatsatsa bawenta bafati babo.
23 Emadvodzana aMushi: BekuboMahali, na-Ederi, naJerimothi, babatsatfu sebabonkhe.
24 Lena-ke bekuyintalelwane yaLevi ngemindeni yawo, tinhloko temindeni, njengobe tatibhaliswe ngemabito tabalwa ngayinye ngayinye, lokusho labo labebangasebenta, kusukela kulababeneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labo labebakhonta ethempelini laSimakadze.
25 Davide phela abetsite: “Njengobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, asaletse kuthula esiveni sakhe futsi asatewuhlala eJerusalema kokuphela,
26 akusadzingeki kutsi emaLevi abe etfwalana nelithende lekuhlangana nome-ke letinye nje tintfo letisetjentiswa nakukhontwako.”
27 Ngekwemagama ekugcina aDavide emaLevi abalwa kusukela kulabo lababeneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu.
28 Umsebenti wemaLevi kwakukusita emadvodzana a-Aroni emsebentini wasethempelini laSimakadze: Babefanele kwengamela tibuya netindlu letatichunywe ethempelini, nekuhlambulula tonkhe tintfo letingcwele kanye nekwenta leminye nje imisebenti yasendlini yaNkulunkulu.
29 Babefanele banakekele sinkhwa sekubekwa etafuleni, nafulaha wemnikelo walokutinhlavu, nemacebelengwane langenambiliso kanye nekuphekwa nekubondvwa kwawo kanye nebungako bawo bebunyenti nesisindvo sawo.
30 Babesukuma njalo ekuseni beme babonge Simakadze baphindze bamdvumise. Babenta njalo futsi nantsambama,
31 nangato tonkhe tikhatsi nakwentiwa iminikelo yekushiswa kuSimakadze ngemaSabatha, nangemikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga, nangemikhosi nje leminye lemisiwe. Babefanele kukhonta embikwaSimakadze njalo nje, babe sibalo lesitsite futsi bakhonte ngaleyo ndlela labanikwe yona.
32 Ngako-ke emaLevi awenta umsebenti lamiselwe wona ethendeni lekuhlangana, nasendzaweni lengcwele, bangaphansi kwabomnakabo, batukulu ba-Aroni, enkonzweni yasethempelini laSimakadze.
1 Leti-ke bekuticheme temadvodzana a-Aroni: Emadvodzana a-Aroni bekuboNadabi, na-Abihu, na-Eleyazare, na-Ithamari.
2 Kodvwa bo-Abihu naNadabi bafa kucala kuneyise, babesete bantfwana. Bo-Eleyazare-ke na-Ithamari bona basale bakhonta babaphristi.
3 Ngekusitwa boSadoki, umtukulu wa-Eleyazare, na-Ahimeleki, umtukulu wa-Ithamari, Davide wabehlukanisa ticheme ngeticheme entela kutsi basebente ngendlela enkonzweni.
4 Linani lelikhulu lebaholi latfolakala kubendlu yaka-Eleyazare kunalabo lababetfolakala ka-Ithamari, behlukaniswa njengemfanelo. Lababetfolakala ka-Eleyazare baholi baba li-16, kwatsi baka-Ithamari baba siphohlongo, tinhloko temindeni letatibatukulu.
5 Loku bakwenta ngekungatikhetseli, ngobe babesebentisa inkatho, bekunetindvuna tendzawo lengcwelengcwele, netindvuna taNkulunkulu kuto njalo titukulwane tabo-Eleyazare na-Ithamari.
6 Umbhali Shemaya, umsa waNethaneli, umLevi, wababhalisa emabito abo embikwenkhosi netindvuna, naboSadoki, umphristi, na-Ahimeleki, umsa wa-Abiyatha, netinhloko temindeni yebaphristi neyemaLevi, kutsatfwa umndeni munye ka-Eleyazare, kwase kutsatfwa munye ka-Ithamari. Inkatho yahamba kanje:
7 Yekucala yadla Jehoyaribi, yesibili yadla Jedaya,
8 yesitsatfu yadla Harimi, yesine yadla Seyorimu,
9 yesihlanu yadla Malkhiya, yesitfupha yadla Mijamini,
10 yesikhombisa yadla Hakhosi, yesiphohlongo yadla Abiya,
11 yemfica yadla Jeshuwa, yelishumi yadla Shekhaniya,
12 yeli-11 yadla Eliyashibi, yeli-12 yadla Jakimu,
13 yeli-13 yadla Hupha, yeli-14 yadla Jeshebeyabe,
14 yeli-15 yadla Bilgayi, yeli-16 yadla Imeri,
15 yeli-17 yadla Heziri, yeli-18 yadla Haphisesi,
16 yeli-19 yadla Phethahiya, yema-20 yadla Jehezekeli.
17 Yema-21 yadla Jakhini, yema-22 yadla Gamuli,
18 yema-23 yadla Delaya, yema-24 yadla Maziya.
19 Lamadvodza-ke abhaliswa ngekulandzelana kwekukhonta kwawo lokwakumisiwe, kwetikhatsi tekungena kwawo ethempelini laSimakadze, njengekwemininingwane yemiyalo labekelwa yona nguyisemkhulu Aroni, njengobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, abeshito kuye.
20 Mayelana naletinye tinhloko tetitukulwane temaLevi: Kumadvodzana a-Amramu bekunguShubayeli; kumadvodzana aShubayeli bekunguJedeya.
21 Mayelana naRehabiya, kumadvodzana akhe, wekucala bekunguJishiya.
22 KaJisihari bekunguShelomothi; kumadvodzana aShelomothi kwakunguJahathi.
23 Emadvodzana aHebroni: wekucala kwakunguJeriya, wesibili kwaba ngu-Amariya, wesitsatfu kwaba nguJahaziyeli, wesine kunguJekameyamu.
24 Umsa wa-Uziyeli bekunguMikha, kumadvodzana aMikha kwaba nguShamiri.
25 UmnakaboMikha bekunguJishiya, kumadvodzana aJishiya kwaba nguZakhariya.
26 Emadvodzana aMerari bekuboMahali naMushi. Umsa waJaziya bekunguBeno.
27 Emadvodzana aMerari kusuka kuJaziya bekuboBeno, naShohamu, naZakhuri, na-Ibri.
28 Kusukela kuMahali kwakungu-Eleyazare labete emadvodzana.
29 KaKhishi: umsa waKhishi kwakunguJerameli.
30 Emadvodzana aMushi bekuboMahali, na-Ederi, naJerimothi. Lawa-ke bekungemaLevi njengekwetindlu tawo.
31 Benta inkatho nabo njengabomnakabo, batukulu ba-Aroni, ngesikhatsi basembikwenkhosi Davide, naSadoki, na-Ahimeleki, netinhloko temindeni yebaphristi netemaLevi. Imindeni yalabangematubulo yayiphatfwa ngendlela lekwakuphatfwa ngayo botfunjana.
1 Davide kanye netindvuna takhe letatiphetse emaLevi behlukanisela emadvodzana a-Asafa, naHemani, naJeduthuni, bawehlukanisela inkonzo yekuphrofetha, kwanandziswa ngemahabhu, nengemalire, nangemasimbali. Luhla lwalamadvodza lenta lomsebenti bekungulolu:
2 Kumadvodzana a-Asafa bekuboZakhuri, naJosefa, naNethaniya, na-Asharela. Emadvodzana a-Asafa abephetfwe ngu-Asafa labephrofetha ngekulawulwa yinkhosi.
3 Mayelana naJeduthuni, kumadvodzana akhe bekuboGedaliya, naSeri, naJeshaya, naShimeyi, naHashabiya, naMathithiya, babesitfupha sebabonkhe, bangaphansi kwemtsetfo weyise Jeduthuni labephrofetha bese ubonga Simakadze amdvumise ngelihabhu.
4 Mayelana naHemani, kumadvodzana akhe bekuboBukhiya, naMathaniya, na-Uziyeli, naShubayeli, naJerimothi, naHananiya, naHanani, na-Eliyatha, naGidalti, naRomamti Ezeri, naJoshbekasha, naMalothi, naHothiri, naMahaziyoti.
5 Bonkhe labo bekungemadvodzana aHemani, umboniswa wenkhosi. Wabanikwa ngesetsembiso saNkulunkulu kutsi batemphakamisa. Nkulunkulu wapha Hemani emadvodzana lali-14 nemadvodzakati lamatsatfu.
6 Onkhe-ke lamadvodza abengaphansi kwemitsetfo yaboyise mayelana nemculo wasendlini yaSimakadze, imiculo lenemasimbali, nemalire, nemahabhu enkonzweni yasendlini yaSimakadze. Bo-Asafa, naJeduthuni, naHemani babengaphansi kwemtsetfo wenkhosi.
7 Bebakanye netihlobo tabo, bonkhe bafundzisiwe baceceshelwa umculo waSimakadze. Sebabonkhe babengema-288.
8 Labadzala nalabancane, ngisho labafundzisako kanye nalabafundzako, benta inkatho, benta emagema ekusebenta kwabo.
9 Inkatho yekucala leyayika-Asafa yadla Josefa, nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12. Yesibili yadla Gedaliya nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
10 Yesitsatfu yadla Zakhuri nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
11 Yesine yadla Seri nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
12 Yesihlanu yadla Nethaniya nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
13 Yesitfupha yadla Bukhiya nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
14 Yesikhombisa yadla Jesarela nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
15 Yesiphohlongo yadla Jeshaya nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
16 Yemfica yadla Mathaniya nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
17 Yelishumi yadla Shimeyi nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
18 Yeli-11 yadla Azareli nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
19 Yeli-12 yadla Hashabiya nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
20 Yeli-13 yadla Shubayeli nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
21 Yeli-14 yadla Mathithiya nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
22 Yeli-15 yadla Jerimothi nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
23 Yeli-16 yadla Hananiya nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
24 Yeli-17 yadla Joshbekasha nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
25 Yeli-18 yadla Hanani nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
26 Yeli-19 yadla Malothi nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
27 Yema-20 yadla Eliyatha nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
28 Yema-21 yadla Hothiri nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
29 Yema-22 yadla Gidalti nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
30 Yema-23 yadla Mahaziyoti nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
31 Yema-24 yadla Romamti Ezeri nemadvodzana akhe kanye netihlobo takhe, sebabonkhe babeli-12.
1 Leti-ke ticheme temaLevi letatibomahlalesangweni: Belusendvo lwaKhora bekunguMeshelemiya, umsa waKhore, lomunye wemadvodzana a-Asafa.
2 Meshelemiya abenemadvodzana: Zakhariya abelitubulo, wesibili kunguJediyayeli, wesitsatfu kunguZebadiya, wesine kunguJatniyeli,
3 wesihlanu kungu-Elamu, wesitfupha kunguJehohanani, wesikhombisa kungu-Eliyoyenayi.
4 Na-Obedi Edomu abenemadvodzana: Shemaya abelitubulo, wesibili kunguJehozabadi, wesitsatfu kunguJowa, wesine kunguSakhari, wesihlanu kunguNethaneli,
5 wesitfupha kungu-Amiyeli, wesikhombisa kungu-Isakhari, wesiphohlongo kunguPhewulethayi. Ngobe Nkulunkulu abembusisile Obedi Edomu.
6 Indvodzana yakhe Shemaya nayo yayinemadvodzana labebaholi emndenini weyise, ngobe bekungemadvodza labenelikhono.
7 Emadvodzana aShemaya bekubo-Othni, naRefayeli, na-Obedi, na-Elzabadi, tihlobo takhe bo-Elihu naSemakhiya nato tatinelikhono.
8 Tonkhe leti bekutitukulwane ta-Obedi Edomu; bona nemadvodzana abo kanye netihlobo tabo babengemadvodza labenelikhono nemandla ekwenteni umsebenti, batukulu ba-Obedi Edomu babengema-62 sebabonkhe.
9 Meshelemiya abenemadvodzana kanye netihlobo letatinelikhono, babeli-18 sebabonkhe.
10 Hosa labengumMerari abenemadvodzana: Inhloko yabo bekunguShimri, noko abengesilo litubulo, kodvwa uyise wambeka kutsi abe wekucala.
11 Wesibili bekunguHilkiya, wesitsatfu kunguThabaliya, wesine kunguZakhariya. Emadvodzana kanye netihlobo taHosa babeli-13 sebabonkhe.
12 Labomahlalesangweni behlukaniswa baba ticheme ngeticheme, ngebaholi bemindeni yabo, base babelwa imisebenti letsite ekukhonteni Simakadze ethempelini, njengobe bekwenta lamanye emaLevi.
13 Lelo nalelo sango lentelwa inkatho, kuze kutewutfolakala kutsi ngumuphi umndeni lekufanele uligadze, labancane nalabadzala ngalokufanako.
14 Inkatho yelisango langasemphumalanga yadla Shelemiya. Kwentiwa inkatho yaZakhariya, umsa wakhe, umeluleki labenekuhlakanipha, yadla yena kutsi agadze lisango langasenyakatho.
15 Inkatho yelisango langaseningizimu yadla Obedi Edomu, kwatsi inkatho yengungumakamelo yadla emadvodzana akhe.
16 Inkatho yelisango langasenshonalanga kanye nelisango laShalekethi lelisemgwacweni longenhla yadla Shuphimi naHosa. Mahlalesangweni abecondzene namahlalesangweni kanje:
17 BekunemaLevi lasitfupha ngelilanga ngasemphumalanga, lamane ngelilanga angasenyakatfo, lamane ngelilanga angaseningizimu, bese kutsi lamabili ngasikhatsi sinye agadze ingungumakamelo.
18 Esibuyeni lesingasenshonalanga bebabane emgwacweni, bese baba babili esibuyeni ngekhatsi.
19 Leti-ke bekuticheme tabomahlalesangweni lababetitukulwane takaKhora naMerari.
20 EmaLevi lamanye abephatsa ingcebo yendlu yaNkulunkulu nengcebo yetintfo letinikelwe kuNkulunkulu.
21 Titukulwane taLadani, letatingetakaGeshoni ngaLadani, futsi titinhloko temindeni yakaLadani, umGeshoni, bekuboJehiyeli
22 nemadvodzana aJehiyeli, naZethami kanye naJoweli, umnakabo. Bona babeciza ingcebo yelithempeli laSimakadze.
23 Imisebenti yanikwa netitukulwane ta-Amramu, netaJisihari, netaHebroni, neta-Uziyeli:
24 Shubayeli, umtukulu waGeshomu, umsa waMosi, yena abeciza tindlu tengcebo.
25 Tihlobo takhe nga-Eliyezeri bekunguRehabiya, umsa wakhe, naJeshaya, umsa wakhe, naJoramu, umsa wakhe, naZikhri, umsa wakhe, kanye naShelomithi, umsa wakhe.
26 Shelomithi netihlobo takhe babeciza yonkhe ingcebo yetintfo letatinikelwe kuNkulunkulu yinkhosi Davide nebaholi bemindeni, netindvuna tetinkhulungwane netemakhulu kanye naletinye tindvuna temabutfo.
27 Lenye imphango leyayidliwe emphini bayinikelela kutsi kulungiswe ngayo kabusha lithempeli laSimakadze.
28 Konkhe lokwakunikelwe nguSamuweli, umboniswa, kanye naSawula, umsa waKhishi, na-Abneri, umsa waNeri, naJowabe, umsa waSeruya, kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letatinikelwe tatisesandleni saShelomithi netihlobo takhe.
29 Etitukulwaneni temaJisihari: Khenaniya nemadvodzana akhe banikwa imisebenti ngephandle kwelithempeli kutsi babhale imilandvo babuye babe behluleli besive sema-Israyeli.
30 Etitukulwaneni tebakaHebroni: boHashabiya kanye netihlobo takhe letatingemadvodza layi-1 700 lanelikhono, bona babekwa kutsi baphatse ema-Israyeli langasenshonalanga neJordane etinkonzweni taSimakadze nasemsebentini wenkhosi.
31 KubakaHebroni, Jeriya abengumholi ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwemindeni yabo. Ngemnyaka wema-40 wekubusa kwaDavide kwaba neluphenyo emilandvweni, kwaze kwatfolakala bakaHebroni lababengemadvodza lanelikhono eJazeri yaseGileyadi.
32 Jeriya abenetihlobo letatiti-2 700, lekwakungemadvodza labenelikhono abaholi bemindeni, Davide wababeka kutsi baphatse bakaRubeni nebakaGadi kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase, kuyo yonkhe intfo nome indzaba yaNkulunkulu nome nguloko lokwakucondzene nenkhosi.
1 Lolu-ke luhla lwemabito ema-Israyeli: Baholi bemindeni, netindvuna tetinkhulungwane, netemakhulu, naletinye tiphatsimandla letatibambisene nenkhosi kuko konkhe lokuphatselene nemabutfo labesemsebentini inyanga ngenyanga, wonkhe umnyaka. Lilinye libutfo lalinemadvodza labeti-24 000.
2 Jashobeyamu, umsa waZabdiyeli, abeyindvuna yelibutfo lekucala ngenyanga yekucala. Libutfo lakakhe belingemadvodza lati-24 000.
3 Yena-ke abesitukulwane saPheresi, asikhulu sato tonkhe tindvuna temabutfo ngenyanga yekucala.
4 Dodayi, um-Ahohi, abephetse libutfo lesibili ngenyanga yesibili. Mikilothi abengumholi walelibutfo lakakhe. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
5 Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, umphristi, abephetse libutfo lesitsatfu ngenyanga yesitsatfu. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
6 Loyo-ke nguloBhenaya labelichawe kulabangema-30, angumholi wabo. Umsa wakhe Amizabadi abengumholi welibutfo leyise.
7 Asaheli, umnakaboJowabe, abephetse libutfo lesine ngenyanga yesine. Zebadiya, umsa wa-Asaheli, watsatsa sikhundla sakhe emvakwakhe. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
8 Shamhuthi, umJizrahi, abeyindvuna yelibutfo lesihlanu ngenyanga yesihlanu. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
9 Ira, umsa wa-Ikheshi waseThekhowa, abeyindvuna yelibutfo lesitfupha ngenyanga yesitfupha. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
10 Helesi, wasePheloni, wesive saka-Efrayimu, abeyindvuna yelibutfo lesikhombisa ngenyanga yesikhombisa. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
11 Sibhekayi, waseHusha, wesive sakaZera, abeyindvuna yelibutfo lesiphohlongo ngenyanga yesiphohlongo. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
12 Abiyezeri, wase-Anathothi, wesive sakaBhenjamini, abeyindvuna yelibutfo lemfica ngenyanga yemfica. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
13 Maharayi, waseNethofa, wesive sakaZera, abeyindvuna yelibutfo lelishumi ngenyanga yelishumi. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
14 Bhenaya, wasePhirathoni, wesive saka-Efrayimu, abeyindvuna yelibutfo leli-11 ngenyanga yeli-11. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
15 Heldayi, waseNethofa, wesive saka-Othniyeli, abeyindvuna yelibutfo leli-12 ngenyanga yeli-12. Babengemadvodza lati-24 000 kulelibutfo lakakhe.
16 Leti-ke bekutindvuna tetive taka-Israyeli: Eliyezeri, umsa waZikhri, abephetse bakaRubeni. Shefathiya, umsa waMakha, abephetse bakaSimeyoni.
17 Hashabiya, umsa waKhemuweli, abephetse bakaLevi. Sadoki abephetse baka-Aroni.
18 Elihu, umnakaboDavide, abephetse bakaJuda. Omri, umsa waMikhayeli, abephetse baka-Isakhari.
19 Ishmaya, umsa wa-Obadiya, abephetse bakaZebuloni. Jerimothi, umsa wa-Azriyeli, abephetse bakaNaftali.
20 Hosheya, umsa wa-Azaziya, abephetse baka-Efrayimu. Joweli, umsa waPhedaya, abephetse incenye yesive sakaManase.
21 Ido, umsa waZakhariya, abephetse incenye yesive sakaManase kaGileyadi. Jasiyeli, umsa wa-Abneri, abephetse bakaBhenjamini.
22 Azareli, umsa waJerohamu, abephetse bakaDani. Bekungito leti-ke tindvuna letatiphetse tive taka-Israyeli.
23 Davide akazange alwente lubalo lwemadvodza labeneminyaka lengema-20 nangaphansi, ngobe Simakadze abetsembise kwandzisa ema-Israyeli abe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka.
24 Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, wacala wabala emadvodza, kodvwa wangete wacedza. Nkulunkulu watfukutselela ema-Israyeli ngenca yalolubalo, nalemiphumela ayizange ifakwe encwadzini yemilandvo yenkhosi Davide.
25 Azmavethi, umsa wa-Adiyeli, abephetse tindlu tengcebo yenkhosi. Jonathani, umsa wa-Uziya, abephetse tindlu tengcebo letatisesifundzeni, nasemadolobheni, nasemitini kanye nasemibhoshongweni.
26 Ezri, umsa waKhelubi, abephetse tisebenti tasemasimini.
27 Shimeyi waseRama yena abephetse tivini. Zabdi waseShefamu yena abephetse tivuno tetivini kanye netimbita tekwakha liwayini.
28 Bhali Hanani, waseGederi, abephetse tihlahla temincumo netemakhiwa letatisematsafeni ngasenshonalanga. Jowashi abengamele kuphatfwa kwemafutsa emncumo.
29 Shitrayi, waseSharoni, abephetse imihlambi leyayidla eSharoni. Shafati, umsa wa-Adilayi, abephetse imihlambi leyayidla etihosheni.
30 Obili, waka-Ishmayeli, abephetse emakamela. Jedeya, waseMeronothi, abephetse timbongolo.
31 Jazizi, umHagari, abephetse imihlambi yetimvu netimbuti. Bonkhe bekutindvuna letatiphetse timphahla tenkhosi Davide.
32 Jonathani, uyise lomncane waDavide, abengumeluleki futsi angumabhalane labehlakaniphe kakhulu. Jehiyeli, umsa waHakhamoni, abeciza emadvodzana enkhosi.
33 Ahithofeli abengumeluleki wenkhosi. Hushayi, um-Akhi, abengumngani wenkhosi.
34 Esikhundleni sakhe Ahithofeli walandzelwa nguJehoyada, umsa waBhenaya, naye futsi walandzelwa ngu-Abiyatha. Jowabe abeyindvuna yemabutfo enkhosi.
1 Davide wabita tonkhe tiphatsimandla taka-Israyeli kutsi tihlanganele eJerusalema: Bekutindvuna letatiphetse tive, netindvuna letatiphetse emabutfo lasingatsa inkhosi, netindvuna tetinkhulungwane, netindvuna temakhulu, netindvuna letatengamele tonkhe timphahla kanye netifuyo tenkhosi, netemadvodzana ayo, kanye netindvuna tasesigodlweni, nemadvodza lanemandla kanye netingwazi temphi.
2 Inkhosi Davide yasukuma yema ngetinyawo, yatsi: “Lalelani kimi, nine bomnaketfu nesive sakitsi. Bekuvele kusenhlitiyweni yami kutsi ngakhe indlu letawuba yindzawo lapho kutawuphumula khona libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, senabelo setinyawo taNkulunkulu wetfu; lawo malungiselelo bese ngivele ngiwentile.
3 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu watsi kimi: ‘Akusiwe lofanele kwakha indlu wakhele Libito lami, ngobe wena uyindvodza yemphi, futsi sewucitse nengati.’
4 “Noko Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, wakhetsa mine endlini yaketfu kutsi ngibe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli phakadze naphakadze. Wakhetsa Juda kutsi abe ngumholi. Kwatsi elusendvweni lwakaJuda wakhetsa umndeni waketfu. Emkhatsini wemadvodzana ababe wajabulela kutsi akhetse mine angente inkhosi yema-Israyeli.
5 Emkhatsini wawo onkhe emadvodzana ami lamanyenti Simakadze langiphe wona, Simakadze ukhetse umsa wami Solomoni kutsi ahlale esihlalweni sebukhosi sembuso waSimakadze abuse ka-Israyeli.
6 “Simakadze ukhulume kimi watsi: ‘Solomoni, indvodzana yakho, nguye lotangakhela indlu netibuya tami, ngobe ngikhetse yena kutsi abe yindvodzana yami mine ngibe nguyise.
7 Umbuso wakhe ngitakuwusimisa ngiwutintise phakadze naphakadze, nangabe angesuki ekwenteni imiyalo nemitsetfo yami, njengobe kwenteka kulemihla.’
8 “Ngako nyalo ngiyaniyala embikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli nasembikwalo lonkhe libandla laSimakadze, nasebukhoneni baNkulunkulu wetfu, ngitsi: Caphelani kutsi niyayilandzela yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, khona litewuba lenu lelive lelihle, nize nilendlulisele nasetitukulwaneni tenu njengelifa lenu laphakadze naphakadze.
9 “Wena-ke, Solomoni, ndvodzana yami, yenta Nkulunkulu weyihlo abe ligugu kuwe, umkhonte ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho nangengcondvo levumako, ngobe Simakadze uhlolisisa tonkhe tinhlitiyo acondzisise tonkhe tinjongo temicabango. Nawumfuna, utamtfola; kodvwa nawumlahla, naye utakuyekela phakadze naphakadze.
10 Cabangisisa-ke manje, ngobe Simakadze ukhetse wena kutsi umakhele lithempeli libe yindzawo lengcwele. Cina, uwente lowo msebenti.”
11 Ngako Davide wase unika indvodzana yakhe Solomoni ipulani yemihubhe, neyelithempeli, neyetakhiwo talo, neyetingungumakamelo talo, neyelingetulu lalo, neyemakamelo angekhatsi kanye neyendzawo yenhlawulo.
12 Wamnika emapulani ako konkhe lekwakubekwe nguMoya engcondvweni yakhe macondzana netibuya telithempeli laSimakadze kanye nawo onkhe emakamelo lalitungeletile, newetindlu tengcebo yasethempelini laNkulunkulu, kanye newetindlu tengcebo yetintfo letinikelwe.
13 Wamnika imiyalo macondzana neticheme tebaphristi netemaLevi neyawo wonkhe umsebenti wekukhonta ethempelini laSimakadze, neyato tonkhe timphahla letitawusetjentiswa ekukhonteni.
14 Wamkhombisa sisindvo segolide nesesiliva lekwakutakwakhiwa ngayo timphahla letatitawusetjentiswa ekwenteni tinkonzo tetinhlobonhlobo:
15 sisindvo segolide yekwakha tintsi tetibane kanye netibane tato, nesisindvo salolo nalolo lutsi lwetibane kanye netibane talo, nesisindvo sesiliva yalolo nalolo lutsi lwesibane sesiliva netibane talo, ngekwemsebenti walolo nalolo lutsi lwesibane.
16 Wamkhombisa nesisindvo segolide salelo nalelo tafula lelinesinkhwa lesinikelwe; sisindvo sesiliva sematafula esiliva;
17 nesisindvo segolide lecengekile yekwakha timfologo, netitja tekunyenyeta kanye netindzebe, sisindvo segolide saleyo naleyo ndishi yegolide, nesisindvo sesiliva saleyo naleyo ndishi yesiliva,
18 nesisindvo segolide lecengekile yekwakha lilati lemphepho. Waphindze wamnika nepulani yencola, lekwakungeyemakherubhi egolide labevule timphiko asingatse libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze.
19 Davide wakhuluma watsi: “Konkhe loku kubhalwe phansi, ngobe sandla saSimakadze besisetikwami, wangipha kucondzisisa kahle yonkhe imininingwane yalepulani.”
20 Davide waphindze wakhuluma kuSolomoni, indvodzana yakhe, watsi: “Cina, ube nesibindzi, wente lomsebenti. Ungesabi, futsi ungapheli emandla, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu, longuNkulunkulu wami, unawe. Angeke akujabhise, futsi angeke akulahle, kuze kuphele wonkhe umsebenti wekukhonta ethempelini laSimakadze.
21 Tonkhe ticheme tebaphristi netemaLevi setivele tiwulungele wonkhe lomsebenti welithempeli laNkulunkulu, kantsi wonkhe umuntfu lonenhlitiyo levumako nalonelikhono lekuhlobisa utakusita kuwo wonkhe lomsebenti. Tonkhe tiphatsimandla nesive sonkhe sitakwenta konkhe lositjela kona kutsi sikwente.”
1 Inkhosi Davide yamemetela kubo bonkhe lababelapho, yatsi: “Solomoni, indvodzana yami, lowo lowakhetfwa nguNkulunkulu, usemncane, futsi usengakati lutfo. Lomsebenti mkhulu kabi, ngobe lendlu akusiso sigodlo sekuhlala umuntfu. Kodvwa kutawuhlala Simakadze Nkulunkulu.
2 Ngetame ngawo onkhe emandla ami kulungisa tonkhe tintfo tekwakha lelithempeli laNkulunkulu wami, ngilungise igolide yekwakha tonkhe tintfo tegolide, nesiliva yekwakha tonkhe tintfo tesiliva, nelitfusi lekwakha tonkhe tintfo telitfusi, nensimbi yekwakha tonkhe tintfo tensimbi, netingodvo tekwakha tonkhe tintfo telukhuni, ne-oniksi yekuhlobisa ngemigca, nethekhosi, nematje lamibalabala, netinhlobonhlobo tematje laligugu lacolisakele kanye netintfo temabuli; konkhe loku kunyenti kakhulu.
3 Ngetulu kwako konkhe loko, nami ngekutilahla kwami ematsambo senginikela ngegolide yami nesiliva yami kulomsebenti wekwakhiwa kwelithempeli laNkulunkulu wami; kantsi ngetulu kwako konkhe loko futsi sengilungisele lelithempeli lelingcwele:
4 igolide lecengekile yase-Ofiri lengemathani lalikhulu, nesiliva lecengekile lengemathani langema-240, yekwembesa lubondza lwaletakhiwo
5 kanye nekwekwenta tintfo tegolide netesiliva kanye nekwekwenta tonkhe tintfo letitakwentiwa bantfu labanelikhono. Manje-ke ngubani lofuna kunikela kuSimakadze?”
6 Baholi bemindeni, netiphatsimandla tetive taka-Israyeli, netindvuna tetinkhulungwane netemakhulu, nebaphatsi bemisebenti yenkhosi banikela ngenhlitiyo levumako.
7 Banikelela umsebenti wekwakha lithempeli laNkulunkulu: igolide lengemathani lali-170 nemakhilogremu langema-84, nesiliva lengemathani langema-340, nelitfusi lelingemathani langema-620, nensimbi lengemathani lati-3 400.
8 Bonkhe labo lababenematje laligugu banikela ngawo engcebeni yelithempeli laSimakadze leyayenganyelwe nguJehiyeli, umGeshoni.
9 Sive sajabula kakhulu, nasibona baholi baso banikela ngenhlitiyo levumako, ngobe bebanikela ngenkhululeko nangenhlitiyo yabo yonkhe kuSimakadze. NaDavide, inkhosi, wajabula kakhulu.
10 Davide wadvumisa Simakadze embikwalo lonkhe libandla watsi: “Ludvumo alube kuwe, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wababe wetfu Israyeli, kusukela phakadze kuze kube phakadze.
11 Yebo, Simakadze bukhulu nemandla kwakho. Inkhatimulo nebukhosi kwakho, nebumengemenge bakho; ngobe konkhe lokusezulwini nalokusemhlabeni kwakho. Yebo, Simakadze, umbuso nawo wakho. Wena uphakeme wengamela konkhe.
12 Ingcebo neludvumo kuphuma kuwe; wena ungumbusi wato tonkhe tintfo. Esandleni sakho kunemandla neligunya kwekuphakamisa nekucinisa bonkhe.
13 Manje, Nkulunkulu wetfu, sibonga wena sidvumise Libito lakho lelidvumile.
14 “Empeleni mine bengingubani, sona sive sami besiyini kutsi besingakhona kunikela kakhulu kangaka? Konkhe kuphuma kuwe, natsi sikunike kona loko lokuphuma esandleni sakho.
15 Tsine sitihambi nebafokati embikwakho, njengabo bonkhe bokhokho betfu. Emalanga etfu lapha emhlabeni afanana nesitfunti, kute litsemba.
16 Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, konkhe loku lokunyenti lesesikunikelele kwakha lithempeli, silakhele Libito lakho lelingcwele, kuphuma esandleni sakho, futsi konkhe loko kwakho.
17 Ngiyati, Nkulunkulu wami, kutsi wena uvivinya inhlitiyo ujatjuliswe bucotfo. Tonkhe letintfo ngitinikele ngenhlitiyo levumako nangekwetsembeka. Manje sengibonile ngekujabula kutsi sive sakho lesikhona lapha sinikele kanjani ngenhlitiyo levumako kuwe.
18 Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabobabe Abrahama, na-Isaka, na-Israyeli, gcina lenshisekelo etinhlitiyweni tesive sakho phakadze naphakadze, wente tinhlitiyo tabo tihlale tetsembeke kuwe.
19 Nika Solomoni, indvodzana yami, inhlitiyo letinikele kutsi agcine imiyalo, nemitsetfo kanye netimiso takho nekutsi ente konkhe lokusemandleni akhe ekwakheni lelithempeli lesengililungiselele.”
20 Davide wachubeka wakhuluma kulesive, watsi: “Dvumisani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.” Ngako sonkhe sive sadvumisa Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu; baguca bakhotsamisa tinhloko tabo embikwaSimakadze nenkhosi.
21 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako benta imihlatjelo neminikelo yekushiswa kuSimakadze: tinkunzi letiyinkhulungwane, netihhanca letiyinkhulungwane, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu latinkhulungwane, neminikelo yayo yetinatfo kanye naleminye imihlatjelo leminyenti, bentela Israyeli wonkhe.
22 Badla banatsa ngekujabula lokukhulu embikwaSimakadze ngalelo langa. Baphindza futsi bemukela Solomoni, umsa waDavide, kutsi abe yinkhosi, base bamgcoba ngemafutsa embikwaSimakadze kutsi abe ngumbusi, naSadoki kutsi abe ngumphristi.
23 Ngako Solomoni wahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saSimakadze waba yinkhosi esikhundleni seyise Davide. Wachuma, nema-Israyeli onkhe amhlonipha.
24 Tonkhe tiphatsimandla, nemachawe kanye nemadvodzana onkhe enkhosi Davide etsembisa kutfobela inkhosi Solomoni.
25 Simakadze waphakamisa Solomoni kakhulu embikwema-Israyeli onkhe, wametfwesa bukhosi lobukhulu, kute ngisho nayinye inkhosi leyase yaba nabo ngembili kwakhe.
26 Davide, umsa waJese, waba yinkhosi etikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli.
27 Wabusa ema-Israyeli iminyaka lengema-40. Wabusela eHebroni iminyaka lesikhombisa, kwatsi lengema-33 wabusela eJerusalema.
28 Wafa asamdzala kakhulu, asatenelisile ngemphilo lendze, nangemcebo, nangekuhlonishwa. Solomoni, umsa wakhe, watsatsa sikhundla sakhe waba yinkhosi.
29 Imininingwane ngekubusa kwaDavide, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, kubhaliwe emlandvweni waSamuweli, umboniswa, nasemlandvweni waNathani, umphrofethi, kanye nasemlandvweni waGadi, umboniswa.
30 Lemininingwane ichaza kutsi Davide wabusa kanjani, ichaze nangemandla akhe nangako konkhe lokwamehlela yena nesive sema-Israyeli kanye nangemibuso yawo onkhe lamanye emave.