1 Kwakukhona indvodza letsite leyayingumSufi waseRamathayimu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu; libito layo bekungu-Elkhana, umsa waJerohamu, umsa wa-Elihu, umsa waThohu, umsa waSufi, um-Efrayimu.
Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, naye futsi wavukela Solomoni, inkhosi. Yena abengulomunye wetindvuna taSolomoni, awaka-Efrayimu waseSereda, unina bekungulomfelokati lekwakutsiwa nguSeruya.
Ahitubi abenguyise waSadoki, Sadoki anguyise waShalumi.
Titukulwane takaKhohati bekungu-Aminadabi, umsa wakhe, naKhora, umsa wakhe, na-Asiri, umsa wakhe,
Nankha-ke lamadvodza labekhonta kanye nemadvodzana awo: Esiveni semaKhohati bekunguHemani, umhlabeli, umsa waJoweli, umsa waSamuweli,
umsa wa-Elkhana, umsa waJerohamu, umsa wa-Eliyeli, umsa waThowa,
Nakuhwalalako, kwefika Josefa labeyinjinga yase-Arimathiya, naye futsi abengulomunye webafundzi baJesu.
Eleyazare, umsa wa-Aroni, wafa wangcwatjwa eGibeya, live lelalabelwe umsa wakhe, Finehasi, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu.
BakaGileyadi bavimba onkhe ematubuko emfula iJordane lewelela ka-Efrayimu. Kwakutsi njalo nakukhona lophunyulile waka-Efrayimu, afike atsi: “Ngicela kwewela,” emadvodza akaGileyadi ambute atsi: “Ngekwakho uwaka-Efrayimu yini?” Nakaphendvule watsi: “Cha,”
Kwakukhona indvodza lekwakutsiwa nguMikha, libito layo; yayiyaseveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu,
Ngaleso sikhatsi sive saka-Israyeli sasite inkhosi. Lomunye-ke umLevi labehlala endzaweni lesemaphandleni, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, waganwa watitsatsela nesingani saseBhetlehema kulakaJuda.
Nakateka emacala, abevamise kuhlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla seLisundvu laDebhora, emkhatsini weRama neBetheli, eveni letintsaba laka-Efrayimu; sive sema-Israyeli sasita kuye sitekwehlulelwa nguye emibangweni yaso.
Libito lalendvodza kwakungu-Elimeleki, umkayo kunguNawomi, emadvodzana ayo kunguMahaloni naKhiliyoni. Babebesive sema-Efratha eBhetlehema yakaJuda. Bafike bacaba bahlala kulo lelive lakaMowabi.
Obedi watala Jese; Jese watala Davide.
Ekuseni ngakusasa besuka bayawukhonta Simakadze, base bayancandzeka babuyela ekhaya labo eRama. Elkhana walala naHana, umkakhe, Simakadze wamkhumbula Hana.
Davide bekuyindvodzana yem-Efratha waseBhetlehema kaJuda lekwakutsiwa nguJese. Jese abanemadvodzana lasiphohlongo. Ngesikhatsi kubusa Sawula abesakhulile asaneminyaka leminyenti.
Elkhana wabe sewubuyela ekhaya lakhe eRama, kodvwa lomfana wakhe wasala akhonta Simakadze ngaphansi kwemphristi Eli.
Kodvwa sonkhe sikhatsi abencandzeka abuyele eRama, lapho likhaya lakhe lalikhona khona, nakhona lapho abehlulela ema-Israyeli. Wakha lilati laSimakadze khona lapho eRama.
Ngako wahamba wadzabula live laka-Efrayimu letintsaba, wahamba nangaseveni lelingaseShalisha, kodvwa abazange batitfole. Bachubeka bangena esigodzini saseShalimu, kodvwa timbongolo tatingekho lapho. Bachubeka badzabula live lakaBhenjamini, kodvwa abazange batitfole nalapho.
Batsi kube befike esifundzeni saseSufi, Sawula wakhuluma kulesisebenti labehamba naso, watsi: “Wota sincandzeke, ngaphandle kwaloko babe angeke abe asacabanga kakhulu ngaletimbongolo, kodvwa esikhundleni saloko utawube sewukhatsateka ngatsi.”