‏ 1 Chronicles 5

Inzalo kaRubeni

1Njalo amadodana kaRubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli (ngoba wayelizibulo a, kodwa njengoba wayengcolise umbheda kayise b, ubuzibulo bakhe banikwa amadodana kaJosefa indodana kaIsrayeli c; futhi wayengabhalwanga njengezibulo; 2ngoba uJuda wayelamandla kulabafowabo, lowayengumbusi wavela kuye, kodwa ubuzibulo babungobukaJosefa d). 3Amadodana kaRubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli: OHanoki, loPalu, uHezironi, loKarmi e. 4Amadodana kaJoweli: UShemaya indodana yakhe, uGogi indodana yakhe, uShimeyi indodana yakhe, 5uMika indodana yakhe, uReyaya indodana yakhe, uBhali indodana yakhe, 6uBehera indodana yakhe, uTiligathi-Pilineseri inkosi yeAsiriya eyamthumbayo; wayeyisiphathamandla sabakoRubeni. 7Njalo abafowabo ngensendo zabo, lapho bebhalwa ngokwezizukulwana zabo f, bayizinhloko: OJeyiyeli, loZekhariya, 8loBhela indodana kaAzazi indodana kaShema indodana kaJoweli, owayehlala eAroweri g, njalo kwaze kwaba seNebo h leBhali-Meyoni i. 9Langempumalanga wahlala kwaze kwaba sekungeneni kwenkangala kusukela emfuleni iYufrathi, ngoba izifuyo zabo zasezandile elizweni leGileyadi j. 10Ensukwini zikaSawuli balawula-ke impi lamaHagari k, awa ngesandla sabo; bahlala emathenteni awo elizweni lonke lempumalanga yeGileyadi.

Inzalo kaGadi

11Labantwana bakoGadi bahlala maqondana labo elizweni leBashani kwaze kwaba seSaleka l. 12UJoweli inhloko, loShafamu owesibili, loJanayi loShafati eBashani. 13Labafowabo ngendlu yaboyise: OMikayeli loMeshulamu loShebha loJorayi loJakani loZiya loEberi, beyisikhombisa. 14Laba babengamadodana kaAbihayili indodana kaHuri indodana kaJarowa indodana kaGileyadi indodana kaMikayeli indodana kaJeshishayi indodana kaJahido indodana kaBuzi. 15UAhi indodana kaAbidiyeli indodana kaGuni wayeyinhloko yendlu yaboyise. 16Basebehlala eGileyadi, eBashani, lemizaneni yayo, lakuwo wonke amadlelo eSharoni m, kwaze kwaba sekuphumeni kwawo. 17Bonke laba babhalwa ngezizukulwana zabo ezinsukwini zikaJothamu inkosi yakoJuda n lensukwini zikaJerobhowamu inkosi yakoIsrayeli o.

Isizwe sakoRubeni lesakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase

18Amadodana kaRubeni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase, emadodeni angamaqhawe, athwala isihlangu lenkemba, anyathela idandili, lezingcitshi empini p, ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lane lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisithupha, ephumela ebuthweni q. 19Basebelawula impi lamaHagari r loJeturi s loNafishi loNodabi t. 20Bancediswa bemelene labo, amaHagari asenikelwa esandleni sabo, labo bonke ababelawo; ngoba bakhala kuNkulunkulu besempini, wasencengeka ngabo u, ngoba bamthemba v. 21Bathumba izifuyo zabo, amakamela azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu, lezimvu ezizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu, labobabhemi abazinkulungwane ezimbili, lemiphefumulo yabantu ezinkulungwane ezilikhulu. 22Ngoba kwawa abanengi ababuleweyo, ngoba impi yayingekaNkulunkulu. Basebehlala ezindaweni zabo w kwaze kwafika ukuthunjwa x.

23Abantwana bengxenye yesizwe sakoManase basebehlala elizweni; kusukela eBashani kusiya eBhali-Hermoni leSeniri y lentabeni yeHermoni bona banda z. 24Lalezi zinhloko zendlu yaboyise, ngitsho oEferi loIshi loEliyeli loAziriyeli loJeremiya loHodaviya loJahidiyeli, amadoda angamaqhawe alamandla, amadoda alamabizo, inhloko zendlu yaboyise.

25Kodwa bona kuNkulunkulu waboyise, baphinga ngokulandela onkulunkulu babantu balelolizwe, uNkulunkulu abachithayo phambi kwabo aa. 26Ngakho uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli wavusa umoya kaPhuli inkosi yeAsiriya ab, lomoya kaTiligathi-Pilineseri inkosi yeAsiriya ac, wabathumba, ngitsho abakoRubeni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase, wabasa eHala ad leHabori ae leHara lemfuleni iGozani af, kuze kube lamuhla.

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