¹ Nazi izinhloko zawoyise , nazi izizukulwane zabakhuphuka nami eBabele ekubuseni kuka-Aritahishashita inkosi: ² Kumadodana kaFinehasi : nguGereshomu; kumadodana ka -Itamari: nguDaniyeli; kumadodana kaDavide: nguHathushi. ³ Kumadodana kaShekaniya , kumadodana kaPharoshi : nguZakariya; kanye naye kwabhalwa ngezizukulwane abesilisa abayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu. ⁴ Kumadodana kaPhahati Mowabi: ngu-Eliyohenayi indodana kaZeraya; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamakhulu amabili. ⁵ Kumadodana kaShekaniya: yindodana kaJahaziyeli; kanye nayo ngabesilisa abangamakhulu amathathu. ⁶ Kumadodana ka -Adini: ngu-Ebedi indodana kaJonathani ; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisihlanu. ⁷ Kumadodana ka-Elamu: nguJeshaya indodana ka -Athaliya; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisikhombisa. ⁸ Kumadodana kaShefathiya: nguZebadiya indodana kaMikayeli ; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili. ⁹ Kumadodana kaJowabe : ngu-Obadiya indodana kaJehiyeli ; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamakhulu amabili neshumi nesishiyagalombili. ¹⁰ Kumadodana kaShelomiti : yindodana kaJosifiya ; kanye nayo ngabesilisa abayikhulu namashumi ayisithupha. ¹¹ Kumadodana kaBebayi : nguZakariya indodana kaBebayi; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili. ¹² Kumadodana ka-Azigadi: nguJohanani indodana kaHakathani ; kanye naye ngabesilisa abayikhulu neshumi. ¹³ Kumadodana ka -Adonikamu, awokugcina: nanka amagama awo : ngo- Elifeleti, noJehiyeli, noShemaya, nabesilisa abangamashumi ayisithupha kanye nabo. ¹⁴ Kumadodana kaBigivayi : ngo-Uthayi noZabudi ; kanye nabo ngabesilisa abanamashumi ayisikhombisa. ¹⁵ Ngababutha emfuleni oya e -Ahava; samisa khona izinsuku ezintathu; ngabheka abantu nabapristi , angifumananga khona noyedwa wamadodana kaLevi. ¹⁶ Ngase ngithuma ngibiza o -Eliyezeri, no-Ariyeli, noShemaya, no-Elinathani, noJaribi, no-Elinathani, noNathani, noZakariya, noMeshulamu abayizinhloko, kanye noJoyaribi no-Elinathani abafundisayo. ¹⁷ Ngabathuma k u-Ido, inhloko yasendaweni yaseKhasifiya , ngabeka emlonyeni wabo amazwi abayakuwakhuluma ku -Ido nakubafowabo amaNethini endaweni yaseKhasifiya ukuba basilethele izinceku zendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu. ¹⁸ Ngesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wethu esasiphezu kwethu b asilethela umuntu onengqondo wamadodana kaMaheli indodana kaLevi ka -Israyeli, kanye noSherebiya namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nesishiyagalombili, ¹⁹ noHashabiya enoJeshaya wamadodana kaMerari, nabafowabo namadodana abo, bengamashumi amabili, ²⁰ nakuwo amaNethini uDavide nezikhulu ababewanikele enkonzweni yamaLevi amaNethini angamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili , abizwa onke ngamagama. ²¹ Ngase ngimemezela khona ukuzila ukudla ngasemfuleni i -Ahava ukuba sizithobe phambi kukaNkulunkulu , sizifunele kuye i ndlela emhlophe , thina nabantwana bethu, nemfuyo yethu yonke. ²² Ngokuba nganginamahloni ukucela enkosini impi nabamahhashi ukuba basisize ezitheni zasendleleni, ngokuba sasikhulumile enkosini, sathi: Isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu siphezu kwabo bonke abamfun ayo ukuba kube kuhle , kepha amandla akhe nentukuthelo yakhe kuphezu kwabo bonke abamshiyayo. ²³ Sase sizila-ke, sanxusa uNkulunkulu wethu ngalokho, wasizwa. ²⁴ Ngase ngahlukanisa ezikhulwini zabapristi abayishumi nambili: oSherebiya, noHashabiya, nabafowabo abayishumi kanye nabo, ²⁵ ngabalinganisela isiliva negolide nezitsha , umnikelo wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, okwakunikelwe ngawo yinkosi nabeluleki bayo, nezikhulu zayo, naye wonke u-Israyeli owayelapho; ²⁶ ngalinganisela ezandleni zabo amatalenta angamakhulu a yisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu esiliva , namatalenta ayikhulu ayizitsha zesiliva , namatalenta ayikhulu egolide, ²⁷ nezindebe ezingamashumi amabili zegolide ezingamadarike ayinkulungwane, nezitsha ezimbili zethusi elikhazimulayo nelihle , eliyigugu njengegolide. ²⁸ Ngathi kubo : Ningcwele kuJehova , nezitsha zingcwele ; isiliva negolide kungumnikelo wesihle kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo. ²⁹ Lindani, nikugcine, nize nikulinganise ngaphambi kwezikhulu zabapristi nezamaLevi nezikhulu zawoyise bakwa -Israyeli eJerusal ema emakamelweni endlu kaJehova. ³⁰ Base bamukela abapristi namaLevi okulinganisiweyo , isiliva negolide nezitsha, ukuba bakuyise eJerusalema endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu. ³¹ Sase sisuka emfuleni i -Ahava ngolweshumi nambili lwenyanga yokuqala ukuba siye eJerusa lema; isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu sasiphezu kwethu , wasophula esandleni sesitha nakumqamekeli endleleni. ³² Safika eJerusalema, sahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu. ³³ Ngosuku lwesine kwalinganiswa isiliva negolide nezitsha endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu , kwanikezwa esandleni sikaMeremoti , indodana ka - Uriya, umpristi; u-Eleyazare indodana kaFinehasi wayenaye ; uJozabadi indodana kaJeshuwa noNohadiya, indodana kaBinuwi, amaLevi, babe nabo, ³⁴ konke-ke kwenziwa ngomumo nangesisindo ; sonke isisindo salotshwa ngaleso sikhathi. ³⁵ Abathunjwa abaphuma ekuthunjweni banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli eyizinkunzi eziyishumi nambili ngaye wonke u - Israyeli, nezinqama ezingamashumi ayisihiyagalolunye nesithupha , namawundlu angamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhomb isa, nezimpongo eziyishumi nambili zibe ngumnikelo wokona ; konke kwakungumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova. ³⁶ Banika imithetho yenkosi kothulasizwe benkosi nakubabusi phesheya koMfula; basekela abantu nendlu kaNkulunkulu.