1 iziKronike 9 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 IziKronike 9 Ngakho wonke u-Israyeli wabe esebalwa ngezizukulwane

¹ Wabhalwa kanjalo wonke u-Israyeli ngezizukulwane; bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda, awathunjelwa eBabele ngenxa yeziphambeko zawo.

² Abakhileyo kuqala emafeni abo emizini yabo kwakungu-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini.

³ EJerusalema kwahlala abanye babantwana bakwaJuda nabanye babantwana bakwaBenjamini nabanye babantwana bakwa-Efrayimi noManase;

⁴ u-Uthayi indodana ka-Amihudi indodana ka-Omri indodana ka-Imri indodana kaBani emadodaneni kaPheresi indodana kaJuda.

⁵ NakwabaseSiloni; u-Asaya izibulo namadodana akhe.

⁶ Emadodaneni kaSeraki; uJehuweli nabafowabo, bengamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye;

⁷ kubantwana bakwaBenjamini; uSalu indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaHodawiya indodana kaHasenuwagi,

⁸ no-Ibineja, indodana kaJerohamu, no-Ela, indodana ka-Uzi, indodana kaMigri, noMeshulamu indodana kaShefathiya, indodana kaRehuweli, indodana ka-Ibiniya;

⁹ nabafowabo ngezizukulwane zabo, amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha. Wonke la madoda ayeyizinhloko zezindlu zoyise ezindlini zawoyise.

¹⁰ Nakubapristi; uJedaya noJehoyaribi noJagini,

¹¹ no-Azariya indodana kaHilikiya indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaSadoki indodana kaMerayoti indodana ka-Ahithubi, umbusi wendlu kaNkulunkulu;

¹² no-Adaya, indodana kaJerohamu, indodana kaPhashuri, indodana kaMalikiya, noMahasayi, indodana ka-Adiyeli, indodana kaJagishera, indodana kaMeshulamu, indodana kaMesilemiti, indodana ka-Imeri;

¹³ nabafowabo, izinhloko zezindlu zoyise, inkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha; amadoda amaningi anamandla emsebenzini wenkonzo yendlu kaNkulunkulu.

¹⁴ NakubaLevi; emadodaneni kaMerari, uShemaya, indodana kaHasubu, indodana ka-Asrikamu, indodana kaHashabiya;

¹⁵ noBakibakari, noHeresi, noGalali, noMathaniya, indodana kaMika, indodana kaSigri, indodana ka-Asafa;

¹⁶ no-Obadiya indodana kaShemaya indodana kaGalali indodana kaJeduthuni noBeregiya indodana ka-Asa indodana ka-Elkana owayehlala emizini yamaNethofa.

¹⁷ Abalindisango babengoShalumi, no-Akubi, noThalimoni, no-Ahimani, nabafowabo; uShalumi wayeyinhloko;

¹⁸ obesehlale esangweni lenkosi ngasempumalanga kuze kube manje; babengabalindisango ngezigaba zabantwana bakwaLevi.

¹⁹ UShalumi, indodana kaKora, indodana ka-Ebiyasafa, indodana kaKhora, nabafowabo bendlu kayise, amaKhora, babephethe umsebenzi wenkonzo, nabalindi bamasango etabernakele, kanye nawoyise, phezu kwebutho leNkosi kwakukhona abalindi bomnyango.

²⁰ UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare wayengumbusi phezu kwabo ngaphambili, uJehova wayenaye.

²¹ UZakariya indodana kaMeshelemiya wayengumlindisango womnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

²² Bonke laba ababekhethwe ukuba babe ngabalindisango basemasangweni babengamakhulu amabili neshumi nambili. Babhalwa ngezizukulwane zabo emadolobheni abo, uDavide noSamuweli umboni ababewabeka esikhundleni sabo kuze kube phakade.

²³ Bona nabantwana babo balinda amasango endlu kaJehova, indlu yetabernakele njengabalindi.

²⁴ Abalindisango babenezinhlangothi ezine, ngasempumalanga, nangasentshonalanga, nasenyakatho, naseningizimu.

²⁵ Abafowabo ababesemizini yabo kwakumelwe bahambe nabo izikhathi ngezikhathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

²⁶ Ngokuba lawa maLevi, abalindisango abane abakhulu, babesezikhundleni zabo, bephethe amakamelo nengcebo yendlu kaNkulunkulu.

²⁷ Bachitha ubusuku bezungeza indlu kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba umyalo wawuphezu kwabo, ukuvulwa kwayo kwakuphezu kwabo njalo ekuseni.

²⁸ Abanye kubo babephethe izitsha zenkonzo ukuba bazingenise bazikhiphe njengomthetho.

²⁹ Abanye kubo babemiswe ukuba baqondise izitsha nazo zonke izinto zendlu engcwele nofulawa ocolekileyo newayini namafutha nempepho namakha.

³⁰ Abanye bamadodana abapristi benza amakha amakha.

³¹ UMatitha, omunye wamaLevi, izibulo likaShalumi umKorahi, wayenesikhundla esimisiwe phezu kwezinto ezenziwe ngamapani.

³² Abanye kubafowabo emadodaneni amaKohati babephethe izinkwa zokubukwa ukuze bazilungise isabatha ngamasabatha.

³³ Laba babengabahlabeleli, izinhloko zezindlu zoyise zamaLevi, ababehlala emakamelweni, bekhululekile, ngokuba babesebenza kulowo msebenzi imini nobusuku.

³⁴ Lezi izinhloko zemindeni yamaLevi zaziyizinhloko zemindeni yazo; bahlala eJerusalema.

³⁵ EGibeyoni kwakuhlala uyise kaGibeyoni, uJehiyeli, ogama lomkakhe lalinguMahega.

³⁶ Izibulo lakhe u-Abidoni, noSuri, noKishi, noBali, noNeri, noNadabi,

³⁷ noGedori, no-Ajo, noZakariya, noMikiloti.

³⁸ UMikilothi wazala uShimeyamu. Futhi bahlala nabafowabo eJerusalema, ngokumelene abafowabo.

³⁹ Futhi uNeri wazala uKishi; uKishi wayenguyise kaSawule; uSawule wazala uJonathani, noMalikishuwa, no-Abinadaba, no-Eshbhali.

⁴⁰ Indodana kaJonathani yayinguMeribhali, uMeribhali wayenguyise kaMika.

⁴¹ Amadodana kaMika: ngoPitoni, noMeleki, noThareya, no-Agasi.

⁴² U-Ahazi wazala uJara; uJara wazala u-Alemeti, no-Asmaweti, noZimri; uZimri wazala uMose;

⁴³ UMose wazala uBhineya; noRefaya indodana yakhe, no-Eleyasa indodana yakhe, no-Aseli indodana yakhe.

⁴⁴ U-Aseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha, amagama awo la: ngo-Azirikamu, noBhokeru, no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obhadiya, noHanani; labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aseli.