Kwathi ugange selwakhiwe, ngamisa izivalo, kwamiswa abalindisango nabahlabeleli namaLevi;
Nganika umfowethu uHanani noHananiya induna yesigodlo ukuba babe negunya phezu kweJerusalema, ngoba wayeyindoda eqotho futhi emesaba uNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwabaningi.
Ngathi kubo: “Amasango eJerusalema makangavulwa lize lishise ilanga; futhi lapho bemi lapho, kumelwe bavale iminyango bayivale; nibeke abalindi kwabakhileyo eJerusalema, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe yokulinda, kube yilowo nalowo malungana nendlu yakhe.
Umuzi wawumkhulu, ubanzi, kepha abantu babembalwa kuwo, nezindlu zingakakhiwa.
UNkulunkulu wami wakufaka enhliziyweni yami ukuba ngiqoqe izikhulu nababusi nabantu, ukuze babalwe ngokohlu lozalo. Ngathola umbhalo wozalo lwalabo abenyuka kuqala, ngathola kulotshiwe ukuthi:
Laba ngabantwana besifunda abenyuka bevela ekuthunjweni, abathunjwa uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wabathumba, wabuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo;
abeza noZerubhabhele, noJeshuwa, noNehemiya, no-Azariya, noRamaya, noNahamani, noMoridekayi, noBilsan, noMisperet, noBhigwayi, noNehume, noBahana. Inani lamadoda abantwana bakwa-Israyeli laliyilo;
abantwana bakwaPharosi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;
abantwana bakwaShefathiya: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;
abantwana bakwa-Aragi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nambili;
abantwana bakwaPhahati Mowabi babantwana bakwaJeshuwa noJowabe izinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nesishiyagalombili.
Abantwana bakwa-Elamu: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;
abantwana bakwaSathu: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amane nanhlanu;
abantwana bakwaZakayi: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha;
abantwana bakwaBhinuwi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili;
abantwana bakwaBebayi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;
abantwana base-Ashigadi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nambili;
abantwana bakwa-Adonikamu: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa;
abantwana bakwaBigwayi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa;
abantwana bakwa-Adini: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nanhlanu;
abantwana bakwa-Atheri kaHezekiya: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili.
Abantwana bakwaHashumi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;
abantwana bakwaBesayi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nane;
abantwana bakwaHarifi: yikhulu neshumi nambili;
abantwana bakwaGibeyoni: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu;
amadoda aseBetlehema naseNethofa: yikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili.
Amadoda aseAnathoti: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;
amadoda aseBeti-simaweti: ngamashumi amane nambili;
amadoda aseKiriyati Jeharimi, naseKefira, naseBeyeroti: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nantathu.
Amadoda aseRama naseGeba: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nanye.
Amadoda aseMigimasi: yikhulu namashumi amabili nambili;
amadoda aseBethele nase-Ayi: yikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu;
Amadoda enye iNebo ibingamashumi amahlanu nambili.
Abantwana bomunye u-Elamu inkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;
abantwana bakwaHarimi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili;
abantwana baseJeriko: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amane nanhlanu;
abantwana baseLodi, naseHadidi, nase-Ono: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili nanye.
Abantwana baseSenagi: yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amathathu;
Abapristi: abantwana bakwaJedaya bendlu kaJeshuwa: amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu.
Abantwana bakwa-Imeri: yinkulungwane namashumi ayisihlanu nambili;
abantwana bakwaPhasguri: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amane nesikhombisa;
abantwana bakwaHarimi inkulungwane neshumi nesikhombisa;
AmaLevi: abantwana bakwaJeshuwa, kaKadimiyeli nabantwana bakwaHodewa, amashumi ayisikhombisa nane.
Abahlabeleli: abantwana bakwa-Asafa: yikhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili.
Abalindisango: abantwana bakwaShalumi, abantwana bakwa-Atere, abantwana bakwaThalimoni, abantwana bakwa-Akubi, abantwana bakwaHatita, abantwana bakwaShobayi, ikhulu namashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili.
AmaNethini: abantwana bakwaSiha, abantwana bakwaHasufa, abantwana bakwaThabawoti,
abantwana bakwaKerosi, nabantwana bakwaSiya, nabantwana bakwaPhadoni,
abantwana bakwaLebana, nabantwana bakwaHagaba, nabantwana bakwaSalimayi,
abantwana bakwaHanani, nabantwana bakwaGideli, nabantwana bakwaGahari,
abantwana bakwaReyaya, abantwana bakwaResini, abantwana bakwaNekoda,
abantwana bakwaGasamu, nabantwana bakwa-Uza, nabantwana bakwaPhazeya,
abantwana bakwaBesayi, abantwana bakwaMeunimi, abantwana bakwaNefisimi,
abantwana bakwaBakibuki, abantwana bakwaHakufa, abantwana bakwaHarihuri,
abantwana bakwaBaziliti, abantwana bakwaMehida, abantwana bakwaHarsa,
abantwana bakwaBarkosi, abantwana bakwaSisera, abantwana bakwaTama,
abantwana bakwaNesiya, abantwana bakwaHatifa.
Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni: abantwana bakwaSothayi, abantwana bakwaSofereti, abantwana bakwaPerida,
abantwana bakwaJahala, abantwana bakwaDarkoni, abantwana bakwaGideli,
abantwana bakwaShefathiya, abantwana bakwaHathili, abantwana bakwaPogereti Sebayimi, abantwana bakwa-Amoni.
Zonke izinceku zethempelini nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni zazingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nambili.
Yibo futhi abakhuphuka besuka eThelimela, naseTheli-Haresa, naseKherubi, nase-Adoni, nase-Imeri, kodwa babengenakukwazisa indlu kayise nenzalo yabo, uma babevela kwa-Israyeli.
Abantwana bakwaDelaya, abantwana bakwaThobiya, abantwana bakwaNekoda, amakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nambili.
Kubapristi: abantwana bakwaHabaya, nabantwana bakwaKhosi, nabantwana bakwaBarizilayi, owathatha emadodakazini kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, waba ngumkakhe, waqanjwa ngawo.
Babheka umbhalo wabo phakathi kwababalwayo ngokohlu lozalo, kepha awutholakalanga;
Umbusi wabatshela ukuthi bangadli izinto ezingcwelengcwele, kuze kusukume umpristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
Ibandla lonke lindawonye laliyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nambili namakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha;
ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo, ababeyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa, futhi babe nabahlabeleli nabahlabeleli abangamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu.
Amahhashi abo ibingamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amathathu nesithupha; iminyuzi yabo ibingamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu;
amakamela abo ibingamakhulu amane, anamanci mathathu ananhlanu;
Abanye bezinhloko zawoyise banikela emsebenzini. Umbusi wanikela endaweni yengcebo amadarike egolide ayinkulungwane, nezitsha ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nezambatho zabapristi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi amathathu.
Abanye bezinhloko zezindlu zoyise banikela engcebeni yomsebenzi amadarike ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili egolide namamane ayizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amabili esiliva.
Abanye abantu abanikela ngakho kwakungamadarike ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili egolide namamane ayizinkulungwane ezimbili esiliva nezingubo zabapristi ezingamashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa.
Abapristi namaLevi nabalindisango nabahlabeleli nabanye abantu namaNethini no-Israyeli wonke bahlala emizini yabo; ekufikeni kwenyanga yesikhombisa abantwana bakoIsrayeli besemizini yabo.
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