1 Kwathi lapho ugange selwakhiwe, sengimisile izivalo, futhi kubekiwe abalindisango nabahlabeleli namaLevi,
2 ngayaleza uHanani umfowethu noHananiya induna yendlu yenkosi ukuba baphathe iJerusalema, ngokuba wayengumuntu othembekileyo, wamesaba uNkulunkulu kunabaningi.
3 Ngathi kubo: “Amasango aseJerusalema mawangavulwa lize lishise ilanga; besemi, mabavale izivalo, baziqinise; bekani abalindi kwabakhileyo eJerusalema, kube yilowo nalowo emlindweni wakhe, yilowo abe malungana nendlu yakhe.”
4 Umuzi wawubanzi nxazombili; wawumkhulu, kepha abantu babe yingcosana phakathi kwawo, izindlu zingakakhiwa.
5 UNkulunkulu wami wabeka enhliziyweni yami ukuba ngibuthe abakhulu, nababusi, nabantu, ukuze babhalwe ngezizukulwane. Ngafumana incwadi yezizukulwane zabakhuphuka kuqala, ngafumana kulotshiwe kuyo ukuthi:
6 Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kubo ababethunjwe nguNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,
7 abafika noZerubabele, noJeshuwa, noNehemiya, no-Azariya, noRahamiya, noNahamani, noMoridekayi, noBilishani, noMisipereti, noBigivayi, noNehumi, noBahana.Umumo wamadoda abantu bakwa-Israyeli nanku:
8 abantwana bakwaPharoshi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;
9 abantwana bakwaShefathiya: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;
10 abantwana bakwa-Ara: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nambili;
11 abantwana bakwaPhahati Mowabi babantwana bakwaJeshuwa noJowabe: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nesishiyagalombili;
12 abantwana bakwa-Elamu: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;
13 abantwana bakwaZathu: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amane nanhlanu;
14 abantwana bakwaZakayi: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha;
15 abantwana bakwaBinuwi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili;
16 abantwana bakwaBebayi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;
17 abantwana bakwa-Azigadi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nambili;
18 abantwana bakwa-Adonikamu: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa;
19 abantwana bakwaBigivayi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa;
20 abantwana bakwa-Adini: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nanhlanu;
21 abantwana bakwa-Atheri kaHezekiya: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili;
22 abantwana bakwaHashumi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;
23 abantwana bakwaBesayi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nane;
24 abantwana bakwaHarifi: yikhulu neshumi nambili;
25 abantwana bakwaGibeyoni: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu.
26 Amadoda aseBetlehema naseNethofa: yikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili;
27 amadoda ase-Anathoti: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;
28 amadoda aseBeti Azimaveti: ngamashumi amane nambili;
29 amadoda aseKiriyati Jeharimi, naseKhefira, naseBeyeroti: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nantathu;
30 amadoda aseRama naseGeba: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nanye;
31 amadoda aseMikimasi: yikhulu namashumi amabili nambili;
32 amadoda aseBethele nase-Ayi: yikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu;
33 amadoda elinye iNebo: ngamashumi ayisihlanu nambili;
34 abantwana bakwa-Elamu omunye: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;
35 abantwana bakwaHarimi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili;
36 abantwana baseJeriko: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amane nanhlanu;
37 abantwana baseLodi, naseHadidi, nase-Ono: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili nanye;
38 abantwana baseSenawa: yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amathathu.
39 Abapristi: abantwana bakwaJedaya, abendlu kaJeshuwa: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu;
40 abantwana bakwa-Imeri: yinkulungwane namashumi ayisihlanu nambili;
41 abantwana bakwaPhashuri: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amane nesikhombisa;
42 abantwana bakwaHarimi: yinkulungwane neshumi nesikhombisa.
43 AmaLevi: abantwana bakwaJeshuwa kaKadimiyeli babantwana bakwaHodeva: ngamashumi ayisikhombisa nane.
44 Abahlabeleli: abantwana bakwa-Asafa: yikhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili.
45 Abalindisango: abantwana bakwaShalumi,nabantwana bakwa-Atheri,nabantwana bakwaThalimoni,nabantwana bakwa-Akubi,nabantwana bakwaHathita,nabantwana bakwaShobayi:yikhulu namashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili.
46 AmaNethini:* ngabantwana bakwaSiha, nabantwana bakwaHasufa, nabantwana bakwaThabawoti,
47 nabantwana bakwaKerosi,nabantwana bakwaSiya,nabantwana bakwaPhadoni,
48 nabantwana bakwaLebana,nabantwana bakwaHagaba,nabantwana bakwaShalimayi,
49 nabantwana bakwaHanani,nabantwana bakwaGideli,nabantwana bakwaGahari,
50 nabantwana bakwaRewaya,nabantwana bakwaResini,nabantwana bakwaNekhoda,
51 nabantwana bakwaGazamu,nabantwana bakwa-Uza,nabantwana bakwaPhaseya,
52 nabantwana bakwaBesayi,nabantwana bakwaMehuni,nabantwana bakwaNefushesimi,
53 nabantwana bakwaBakibuki,nabantwana bakwaHakufa,nabantwana bakwaHarihuri,
54 nabantwana bakwaBasiluthi,nabantwana bakwaMehida,nabantwana bakwaHarisha,
55 nabantwana bakwaBarikhosi,nabantwana bakwaSisera,nabantwana bakwaThema,
56 nabantwana bakwaNesiya,nabantwana bakwaHathifa.
57 Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni:ngabantwana bakwaSothayi,nabantwana bakwaSofereti,nabantwana bakwaPherida,
58 nabantwana bakwaJahala,nabantwana bakwaDarikoni,nabantwana bakwaGideli,
59 nabantwana bakwaShefathiya,nabantwana bakwaHathili,nabantwana bakwaPhokereti Hasebayimi,nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
60 Onke amaNethini* nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni babe ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisihiyagalolunye nambili.
61 Nampa abakhuphuka eTheliMela, naseTheli Harisha, naseKherubi, nase-Adoni, nase-Imeri, kepha bebengenakusho izindlu zawoyise nozalo lwabo ukuba babe ngabakwa-Israyeli yini:
62 abantwana bakwaDelaya, nabantwana bakwaThobiya, nabantwana bakwaNekhoda: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nambili.
63 Kubapristi: ngabantwana bakwaHobaya, nabantwana bakwaHakhosi, nabantwana bakwaBarizilayi owathatha umfazi kumadodakazi kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lawo.
64 Labo bafuna ukubhalwa kwabo phakathi kwababhaliweyo ngezizukulwane, kepha akufunyanwanga; ngalokho kwathiwa bangcolile, bakhishwa ebupristini.
65 Umbusi washo kubo ukuba bangadli okungcwelengcwele, kuze kuvele umpristi one-Urimi neThumimi.*
66 Lonke ibandla selihlangene laliyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nambili namakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha,
67 ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezi ncekukazi zabo ezaziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; babe nabahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abangamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu.
68 Amahhashi abo ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amathathu nesithupha; iminyuzi* yabo yayingamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu;
69 amakamela ayengamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu nanhlanu; izimbongolo zaziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili.
70 Ezinye izinhloko zanikelela umsebenzi; umbusi wanikelela isikhwama amadarike* ayinkulungwane egolide, nezitsha ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nezambatho zabapristi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi amathathu.
71 Ezinye izinhloko zawoyise zanikelela isikhwama somsebenzi amadarike* ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili egolide namamane* ayizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amabili esiliva.
72 Abakunikelayo abanye abantu kwakungamadarike* ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili egolide, namamane* ayizinkulungwane ezimbili esiliva, nezambatho zabapristi ezingamashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa.
73 Base behlala-ke abapristi, namaLevi, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli, nabanye abantu, namaNethini,* naye wonke u-Israyeli emizini yabo.Kwathi lapho inyanga yesikhombisa isifikile, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babe semizini yabo.