‏ 1 Chronicles 24

Izigaba ZabaPhristi

1Lezi yizo izigaba zamadodana ka-Aroni:

Amadodana ka-Aroni nguNadabi, lo-Abhihu, lo-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari. 2Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa uyise engakafi, njalo babengelamadodana; ngakho u-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari yibo ababa ngabaphristi. 3Ngokuphathisana loZadokhi owosendo luka-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ahimeleki owosendo luka-Ithamari, uDavida wabehlukanisa ngezigaba kusiya ngemisebenzi ababemele bayenze. 4Babebanengi abosendo luka-Eliyazari abakhokheli kulabosendo luka-Ithamari ngakho behlukaniswa bamiswa njengalokhu: kwakusiba ngabalitshumi lesithupha kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari abazinhloko labayisificaminwembili kusendo luka-Ithamari. 5Babakhetha kungelakubandlulula ngokuphosa inkatho, ngoba zazikhona izikhulu zendawo yokuphephela lezikhulu zikaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari laphakathi koluka-Ithamari.

6Umlobi uShemaya indodana kaNethaneli, umLevi, waloba amabizo abo phambi kwenkosi kanye lezikhulu: uZadokhi umphristi, lo-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abhiyathari kanye lenhloko zezimuli zabaphristi labaLevi, kuthathwa imuli eyodwa ku-Eliyazari kuphinde kuthathwe imuli eyodwa ku-Ithamari.

7Inkatho yakuqala yadla uJehoyaribhi,
eyesibili yadla uJedaya,
8eyesithathu yadla uHarimu,
eyesine yadla uSeworimi,
9eyesihlanu yadla uMalikhija,
eyesithupha yadla uMijamini,
10eyesikhombisa yadla uHakhozi,
eyesificaminwembili yadla u-Abhija,
11eyesificamunwemunye yadla uJeshuwa,
eyetshumi yadla uShekhaniya,
12eyetshumi lanye yadla u-Eliyashibi,
eyetshumi lambili yadla uJakhimi,
13eyetshumi lantathu yadla uHupha,
eyetshumi lane yadla uJeshebheyabi,
14eyetshumi lanhlanu yadla uBhiliga,
eyetshumi lesithupha yadla u-Imeri,
15eyetshumi lesikhombisa yadla uHeziri,
eyetshumi lasificaminwembili mibili yadla uHapizezi,
16eyetshumi lesificamunwemunye yadla uPhethahiya,
eyamatshumi amabili yadla uHezekhiyeli,
17eyamatshumi amabili lanye yadla uJakhini,
eyamatshumi amabili lambili yadla uGamuli,
18eyamatshumi amabili lantathu yadla uDelaya,
eyamatshumi amabili lane yadla uMaziya.

19Yizo lezi izigaba ababehlukaniswe ngazo ukuze benze umsebenzi wokukhonza ekungeneni kwabo ethempelini likaThixo, ngezimiso ezenzelwa ukhokho wabo u-Aroni, njengokulaywa kwakhe nguThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

Abanye AbaLevi

20Kwathi-ke ababesele abosendo lukaLevi:

emadodaneni ka-Amramu: uShubhayeli;
emadodaneni kaShubhayeli: nguJehideya.
21Kuvela kuRehabhiya, amadodana akhe yila: ngu-Ishiya engowokuqala.
22Kuma-Izihari: nguShelomothi;
emadodaneni kaShelomothi; nguJahathi.
23Amadodana kaHebhroni yila:
nguJeriya owokuqala lo-Amariya owesibili, loJahaziyeli owesithathu loJekhameyamu owesine.
24Indodana ka-Uziyeli: nguMikha;
emadodaneni kaMikha nguShamiri.
25Umfowabo kaMikha: ngu-Ishiya;
emadodaneni ka-Ishiya: nguZakhariya.
26Amadodana kaMerari: nguMahili loMushi.
Indodana kaJahaziya: nguBheno.
27Amadodana kaMerari:
Kusuka kuJahaziya: nguBheno, loShohamu, loZakhuri kanye lo-Ibhiri.
28Kusuka kuMahili: ngu-Eliyezari, ongazange abe lamadodana.
29Kusukela kuKhishi: indodana kaKhishi: nguJerameli.
30Njalo lakumadodana kaMushi: nguMahili, lo-Ederi kanye loJerimothi.

Laba kwakungabaLevi, ngezimuli zabo.

31Labo baphosa inkatho, njengalokhu okwenziwa ngabafowabo abosendo luka-Aroni, phambi kweNkosi uDavida loZadokhi, u-Ahimeleki, labayizinhloko zezimuli zabaphristi kanye lezabaLevi. Imuli yomfowabo omdala yaphathwa njengemuli yomfowabo omncinyane kulabo bonke.