U-Isaka waphendula , wathi ku -Esawu: Bheka, ngimmisile abe yinkosi yakho, nabafowabo bonke ngimnike bona babe yizinceku zakhe ; ngimphasile ngamabele nangewayini; ngingase ngikwenzeleni wena ndodana yami na?

ULabani wayesemfica uJakobe. UJakobe wayemisile itende lakhe entabeni ; uLabani nabafowabo bamisa entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

Wabalandisa uyise nabafowabo; uyise wamsola, wathi kuye: Yiphupho lini leli oliphuphileyo na ? Impela mina nonyoko nabafowenu siyakuza , sikukhothamele emhlabathini na?

Kepha uBenjamini umfowabo kaJosefa uJakobe akamthumanga nabafowabo, ngokuba wathi: Angahle ehlelwe ngokubi.

UJuda nabafowabo bafika endlini kaJosefa ; wayesekhona lapho ; bawa phansi phambi kwakhe.

Ngalokho inceku yakho ake ihlale esikhundleni somfana , ibe yisigqila senkosi, umfana akhuphuke nabafowabo.

UJosefa wabahlalisa uyise nabafowabo , wabapha indawo ezweni laseGibithe, izwe elihle kunalo lonke , izwe likaRamsese, njengalokho uFaro ebayalile.

UJosefa wamondla uyise , nabafowabo, nendlu yonke kayise ngokudla ngokwemilomo yezingane zabo. Izwe laseGibithe nabantu abakulo babekwa phansi kukaFaro nguJosefa

Izibusiso zikayihlo zinamandl a kunezibusiso zawokhokho bami, kuze kube semkhawulweni wokugcina wezintaba ezimiyo ; ziyakuba phezu kwekhanda likaJosefa phakade, nasokhakhayini lwakhe owahlukaniswa nabafowabo.

nendlu yonke kaJosefa , nabafowabo, nendlu kayise ; bashiya ezweni laseGosheni izingane zabo, nezimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo kuphela.

UJosefa wayesebuyela eGibithe , yena nabafowabo , nabo bonke ababekhuphuke naye ukummbela uyise, emva kokungcwaba kwakhe uyise.

Base befika nabafowabo , bawa phansi ebusweni bakhe , bathi: Bheka, siyizinceku zakho.

Amanzi amaningi awanakulucima uthando, nemifula ayinakuluminzisa; uma umuntu ebeyakunika yonke impahla yendlu yakhe ngothando , nokho ubeyakwaliwa nokwaliwa. Umakoti nabafowabo Abangane:

kodwa bayakukhonza kanye nabafowabo etendeni lokuhlangana , bagcine imfanelo kepha bangabe besakhonza . Uyakwenze njalo kumaLevi ngezimfanelo zawo.

Ngalokho uLevi akanasabelo noma ifa kanye nabafowabo ; uJehova uyifa lakhe njengokukhuluma kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuye.

nangamagugu omhlaba nokugcwala kwawo, nangentando enhle yowahlala esihlahleni; isibusiso masifike ekhanda likaJosef a nasokhakhayini lowahlukaniswa nabafowabo.

Izinsizwa ezaziyizinhloli zangen a, zamkhipha uRahabi , noyise, nonina, nabafowabo, nabo bonke anabo , zakhipha bonke abomuzi wakhe , zababeka ngaphandle kwekamu lakwa-Israyeli.

Kwafika uGali indodana ka -Ebedi nabafowabo , waya eShekemi ; abaseShekemi bamethemba.

Wathuma iz ithunywa ku -Abimeleki ngobuqili , wathi: Bheka, uGali indodana ka-Ebedi nabafowabo bafikile eShekemi; bheka, bakuvusela umuzi.

U-Abimeleki wahlala e-Aruma; uZebule wamxosha uGali nabafowabo ukuba bangahlali eShekemi.

Nabafowabo ngemindeni yabo, bebhalwe ngezizukulwane zabo: ngoJehiyeli inhloko noZakariya,

nabafowabo ngezindlu zawoyise : ngoMikayeli, noMeshulamu, noSheba, noJorayi, noJakani, noZiya, no-Ebere, beyisikhombisa.

Kepha uMikiloti wazala uShimeya . Nabo bahlala nabafowabo eJerusalema malungana nabafowabo.

Kumadodana kaZera: nguJehuweli nabafowabo, bengamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye.

nabafowabo ngezizukulwane zabo , bengamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha . Bonke labo bantu babe yizinh loko zezindlu zawoyise ngokwezindlu zawoyise.

nabafowabo, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise , beyinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha , amadoda ahlakaniphile emsebenzini wenkonzo yasendlini kaNkulunkulu.

nabalindisango oShalumi , no-Akubi, noThalimoni, no-Ahimani, nabafowabo; uShalumi wayeyinhloko.

UShalumi kaKore ka -Ebiyasafa kaKora , nabafowabo bendlu kayise , amaKorahi, babephethe umsebenzi wenkonzo , bengabalindisango etabernakele; oyise babemele ikamu likaJehova bengabalindisango.

UMikiloti wazala uShimeyamu . Nabo bahlala nabafowabo eJerusalema malungana nabafowabo.

kumadodana kaKo hati: ngu-Uriyeli inhloko nabafowabo , beyikhulu namashumi amabili;

kumadodana kaMerari : ngu-Asaya inhloko nabafowabo , bengamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili;

kumadodana kaGereshomu : nguJoweli inhloko nabafowabo , beyikhulu namashumi amathathu;

kumadodana ka-Elisafani: nguShemaya inhloko nabafowabo, bengamakhulu amabili;

kumadodana kaHebroni : ngu-Eliyeli inhloko nabafowabo , bengamashumi ayisihiyagalombili;

kumadodana ka -Uziyeli: ngu-Aminadaba inhloko nabafowabo , beyikhulu neshumi nambili.

Ngalolo suku uDavide wayeseqala ukuhlela ukuba uJ ehova abongwe ngesandla sika-Asafa nabafowabo.

Wayeseshiya khona ngaphambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJ ehova u-Asafa nabafowabo ukuba bakhonze phambi komphongolo njalo ngokomsebenzi wemihla ngemihla,

kanye no -Obede Edomi nabafowabo abangamashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalombili u -Obede Edomi indodana kaJeduthuni noHosa babe ngabalindisango

noSadoki umpris ti nabafowabo abapristi ngaphambi kwetabernakele likaJehova endaweni ephakemeyo eyayiseGibeyoni

Umumo wabo kanye nabafowabo ababefundisiwe ukuhlabelela kuJehova nabayizazi wawungamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalo mbili nesishiyagalombili.

Inkatho yokuqala yadla uJosefa ka -Asafa, neyesibili uGedaliya ; yena nabafowabo namadodana akhe babe yishumi nambili;

eyesithathu uZakuri, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyesine uJisiri, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyesihlanu uNethaniya, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyesithupha uBukiya, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyesikhombisa uJesharela, namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyesishiyagalombili uJeshaya , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyesishiyagalolunye uMathaniya , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi uShimeyi, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi nanye u -Azareli, namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi nambili uHashabiya , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi nantathu uShubayeli , namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi nane uMatithiya , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi nanhlanu uJeremoti , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi nesithupha uHananiya , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi nesikhombisa uJoshibekasha , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi nesishiyagalombili uHanani , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyeshumi nesishiyagalolunye uMaloti , namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyamashumi amabili u-Eliyatha, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyamashumi amabili nanye uHothiri , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

eyamashumi amabili nambili uGidaliti , namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyamashumi amabili nantathu uMahaziyoti , namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili;

eyamashumi amabili nane uRomamiti Ezeri , namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nambili.

Amadodana kaShemaya : ngo-Othini, noRefayeli, no-Obede, no-Elizabadi, nabafowabo ababe ngamadoda anamandla, o-Elihu noSemakiya.

Bonke labo babe ngamadodana ka -Obede Edomi , bona namadodana abo nabafowabo, amadoda aqinileyo anamandla enkonzweni , engamashumi ayisithupha nambili ka-Obede Edomi.

UMeshelemiya wayenamadodana nabafowabo , amadoda anamandla , eyishumi nesishiyagalombili.

noHilikiya owesibili, noThebaliya owesithathu, noZakariya owesine ; onke amadodana nabafowabo bakaHosa babe yishumi nantathu.

Yena uShelomoti nabafowabo babephethe yonke ingcebo yezinto ezingcwele ezangcweliswa nguDavide inkosi , nezinhloko zawoyise , nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zempi.

kanye nakho konke uSamuweli umboni , noSawule indodana kaKishi , no- Abineri indodana kaNeri , noJowabe indodana kaS eruya ababekungcwelisile; yilowo nalowo owayengcwelisile okuthile , kwaba phansi kwesandla sikaShelomoti nabafowabo.

kusemi ngasempumalanga kwe -altare amaLevi, abahlabeleli bonke, kanye no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, namadodana abo, nabafowabo, bembethe ilineni elicolekileyo , bephethe amasimbali , nezingubhu, namahabhu, kukhona kanye nabo abapristi abayikhulu namash umi amabili bekhalisa amacilongo

Kwase kusuka uJeshuwa indodana kaJosadaki , nabafowabo abapristi , noZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli , nabafowabo, bakha i -altare likaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli ukuba banikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa phezu kwalo njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose umuntu kaNkulunkulu.

Base bema uJeshuwa namadodana akhe nabafowabo , noKadimiyeli namadodana akhe , amadodana akwaJuda , njengomuntu munye ukuba babonise izisebenzi endlini kaJehova , kanye namadodana kaH enadadi namadodana awo nabafowabo amaLevi.

Ngokuba abapristi namaLevi babezihlambululile kanyekanye ; bonke babehlambulukile; bahlabela bonke abathunjwa iphasika , nabafowabo abapristi, bazihlabela nabo uqobo lwabo.

Ngesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wethu esasiphezu kwethu b asilethela umuntu onengqondo wamadodana kaMaheli indodana kaLevi ka -Israyeli, kanye noSherebiya namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nesishiyagalombili,

noHashabiya enoJeshaya wamadodana kaMerari, nabafowabo namadodana abo, bengamashumi amabili,

Ngase ngahlukanisa ezikhulwini zabapristi abayishumi nambili: oSherebiya, noHashabiya, nabafowabo abayishumi kanye nabo,

Kwasuka u -Eliyashibi umpristi omkhulu nabafowabo abapristi , balakha iSango Lezimvu , balingcwelisa, bamisa izivalo zalo , yebo, kwaze kwaba naseMbhoshongweni KaHameya ababewungcwelisa , kwaze kwaba naseMbhoshongweni KaHananeli.

nabafowabo oShebaniya, noHodiya, noKelitha, noPhelaya, noHanani,

nabafowabo ababewenza ums ebenzi abangamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amabili nambili , no-Adaya kaJerohamu , kaPhelaliya, ka-Amisi, kaZakariya, kaPhashuri, kaMalikhiya;

nabafowabo, izinhloko zawoyise, bengamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nambili, no-Amashisayi ka-Azareli, ka-Ahizayi, kaMeshilemoti, ka-Imeri;

nabafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla , beyikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili; umbonisi wabo wayenguZabidiyeli , indodana kaHagedolimi.

Abalindisango o -Akubi noThalimoni nabafowabo ababelinda ngasemasangweni babe yikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.

AmaLevi: ngoJeshuwa, noBinuwi, noKadimiyeli, noSherebiya, noJuda, noMathaniya owayephethe ukubonga, yena nabafowabo,

Izinhloko zamaLevi nazi : oHashabiya, noSherebiya, noJeshuwa, indodana kaKadimiyeli, kanye nabafowabo malungana nabo, ukuba badumise, babonge njengemiyalo kaDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, isigaba malungana nesigaba.

nabafowabo oShemaya , no-Azareli, noMilalayi, noGilalayi, noMahayi, noNethaneli, noJuda, noHanani, bephethe izinto zokubethwa zikaDa vide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu; u-Ezra, umbhali, wayengaphambi kwabo.

Ngase ngithatha uJahazaniya indodana kaJeremiya kaHabasiniya nabafowabo, nawo onke amadodana akhe, nayo yonke indlu yamaRekabi,

Kepha kwafunyanwa amadoda ayishumi phakathi kwabo asho ku -Ishmayeli, athi: Ungasibulali, ngokuba sinokolweni , nebhali, namafutha, nezinyosi okubekelelwe endle. Wayesebayeka, akababulalanga kanye nabafowabo.

Kepha mina ngiyakumhlubula u -Esawu, ngambule izindawo zakhe ezichithekileyo, kanakucasha; inzalo yakhe ichithekile , nabafowabo, nabakhelwane bakhe, yena abe engasekho.

U-Abrahama wazala u -Isaka, u-Isaka wazala uJakobe , uJakobe wazala uJuda nabafowabo;

uJosiya wazala uJekoniya nabafowabo ngesikhathi sokuthunjelwa eBabiloni.

Esashumayela ezixukwini , bheka, unina nabafowabo babemi ngaphandle befuna ukukhuluma naye.

Lo akasiyo indodana yombazi na ? Unina kathiwa uMariya , nabafowabo asithi oJakobe, noJosefa, noSimoni, noJuda na?

Kwase kufika unina nabafowabo , bema ngaphandle , bathumela kuye bembiza.

ongayikwamukeliswa ngekhulu: manje kulesi sikhathi izindlu, nabafowabo, nawodadewabo, nawonina, nabantwana, namazwe kanye nokuzingelwa , nasenkathini ezayo ukuphila okuphakade.

Kwase kufika kuye unina nabafowabo, kepha behluleka ukufinyelela kuye ngenxa yesixuku.

Uma umuntu eza kimi engamzondi uyise, nonina, nomkakhe, nabantwana, nabafowabo, nawodadewabo, yebo, nokuphila kwakhe , angebe ngumfundi wami.

Ngasemva kwalokho wehlela eKapernawume , yena, nonina, nabafowabo, nabafundi bakhe, bahlala khona izinsuku ezingeziningi.

Ngokuba nabafowabo babengakholwa nguye.

Bonke laba baqinisela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni kanye nabesifazane , noMariya unina kaJesu, nabafowabo. Ukukhethwa kukaMathiya abe ngomunye wabaphostoli esikhundleni sikaJuda

Asinalungelo yini lokuhamba nomzalwanekazi ongumkethu njengabanye abaphostoli, nabafowabo beNkosi, noKhefase, na?