13 lusendvo lwendlu yakaLevi nebafati balo,
Kwatsi inkhosi Davide naseyisondzele eBhahurimu, lomunye wetihlobo taSawula, Shimeyi, umsa waGera, waphuma wamhlangabeta, weta ametfuka ngeticalekiso.
Kodvwa boSadoki, umphristi, naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, naNathani, umphrofethi, naShimeyi, naReyi, kanye nabomahlalesangweni belikhetselo baDavide abazange batihlanganise na-Adoniya.
Emadvodzana aShimeyi: BekuboJahathi, naZiza, naJewushe, naBheriya. Lawa-ke bekungemadvodzana aShimeyi, amane asawonkhe.
LabebabakaGeshoni: BekuboLadani naShimeyi.
Emadvodzana lamabili aPhedaya bekuboZerubhabheli naShimeyi. Emadvodzana aZerubhabheli bekuboMeshulamu naHananiya. Dzadzewabo bekunguShelomithi.
Shimeyi abenemadvodzana lali-16 nemadvodzakati lasitfupha, kodvwa bomnakabo babete bantfwana labanyenti; ngako lusendvo lwakabo lonkhe aluzange lwandze lube ngangelusendvo lwakaJuda.
Kutitukulwane taHemani kwaba nguJehiyeli naShimeyi. Kutitukulwane taJeduthuni kwaba nguShemaya na-Uziyeli.
Live liyawulila, lolo nalolo lusendvo ngekwalo, nebafati balo balile ngekwabo; lusendvo lwendlu yakaDavide nebafati balo, lusendvo lwendlu yakaNathani nebafati balo,
nabo bonkhe balolo nalolo lusendvo ngekwalo nebafati balo ngekwabo.”
Lawa-ke ngemabito emadvodzana akaGeshoni: boLibni, naShimeyi, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
Emadvodzana aKhohati lusendvo ngelusendvo emabito ngemabito: bekubo-Amramu, naJisihari, naHebroni, na-Uziyeli.
Lawa-ke ngemadvodzana aMerari, lusendvo ngelusendvo: boMahali, naMushi. Bonkhe babe ngimindeni yemaLevi, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
Lusendvo lwakaGeshoni bekungemaLibni nemaShimeyi: leyo-ke bekungimindeni yemaGeshoni.