1 Chronicles 24
1 The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Lezi yizo izigaba zamadodana ka-Aroni: Amadodana ka-Aroni nguNadabi, lo-Abhihu, lo-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari.
2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa uyise engakafi, njalo babengelamadodana; ngakho u-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari yibo ababa ngabaphristi.
3 David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
Ngokuphathisana loZadokhi owosendo luka-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ahimeleki owosendo luka-Ithamari, uDavida wabehlukanisa ngezigaba kusiya ngemisebenzi ababemele bayenze.
4 There were more leading men among Eleazar's descendants than among Ithamar's descendants, so they divided Eleazar's descendants into sixteen groups. They did this by heads of clans and by Ithamar's descendants. These divisions were eight in number, corresponding to their clans.
Babebanengi abosendo luka-Eliyazari abakhokheli kulabosendo luka-Ithamari ngakho behlukaniswa bamiswa njengalokhu: kwakusiba ngabalitshumi lesithupha kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari abazinhloko labayisificaminwembili kusendo luka-Ithamari.
5 They divided them impartially by lot, for there were holy officials and officials of God, from both Eleazar's descendants and Ithamar's descendants.
Babakhetha kungelakubandlulula ngokuphosa inkatho, ngoba zazikhona izikhulu zendawo yokuphephela lezikhulu zikaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari laphakathi koluka-Ithamari.
6 Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe, a Levite, wrote down their names in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One clan was drawn by lot from Eleazar's descendants, and then the next would be drawn from Ithamar's descendants.
Umlobi 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.
7 The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
Inkatho yakuqala yadla uJehoyaribhi, eyesibili yadla uJedaya,
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
eyesithathu yadla uHarimu, eyesine yadla uSeworimi,
9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
eyesihlanu yadla uMalikhija, eyesithupha yadla uMijamini,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
eyesikhombisa yadla uHakhozi, eyesificaminwembili yadla u-Abhija,
11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
eyesificamunwemunye yadla uJeshuwa, eyetshumi yadla uShekhaniya,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
eyetshumi lanye yadla u-Eliyashibi, eyetshumi lambili yadla uJakhimi,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
eyetshumi lantathu yadla uHupha, eyetshumi lane yadla uJeshebheyabi,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
eyetshumi lanhlanu yadla uBhiliga, eyetshumi lesithupha yadla u-Imeri,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
eyetshumi lesikhombisa yadla uHeziri, eyetshumi lasificaminwembili mibili yadla uHapizezi,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
eyetshumi lesificamunwemunye yadla uPhethahiya, eyamatshumi amabili yadla uHezekhiyeli,
17 the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
eyamatshumi amabili lanye yadla uJakhini, eyamatshumi amabili lambili yadla uGamuli,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
eyamatshumi amabili lantathu yadla uDelaya, eyamatshumi amabili lane yadla uMaziya.
19 This was the order of their service, when they came into Yahweh's house, following the procedure given to them by Aaron their ancestor, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had instructed him.
Yizo lezi izigaba ababehlukaniswe ngazo ukuze benze umsebenzi wokukhonza ekungeneni kwabo ethempelini likaThixo, ngezimiso ezenzelwa ukhokho wabo u-Aroni, njengokulaywa kwakhe nguThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
20 These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
Kwathi-ke ababesele abosendo lukaLevi: emadodaneni ka-Amramu: uShubhayeli; emadodaneni kaShubhayeli: nguJehideya.
21 As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
Kuvela kuRehabhiya, amadodana akhe yila: ngu-Ishiya engowokuqala.
22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
Kuma-Izihari: nguShelomothi; emadodaneni kaShelomothi; nguJahathi.
23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Amadodana kaHebhroni yila: nguJeriya owokuqala lo-Amariya owesibili, loJahaziyeli owesithathu loJekhameyamu owesine.
24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
Indodana ka-Uziyeli: nguMikha; emadodaneni kaMikha nguShamiri.
25 The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
Umfowabo kaMikha: ngu-Ishiya; emadodaneni ka-Ishiya: nguZakhariya.
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
Amadodana kaMerari: nguMahili loMushi. Indodana kaJahaziya: nguBheno.
27 The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
Amadodana kaMerari: Kusuka kuJahaziya: nguBheno, loShohamu, loZakhuri kanye lo-Ibhiri.
28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
Kusuka kuMahili: ngu-Eliyezari, ongazange abe lamadodana.
29 From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
Kusukela kuKhishi: indodana kaKhishi: nguJerameli.
30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
Njalo lakumadodana kaMushi: nguMahili, lo-Ederi kanye loJerimothi. Laba kwakungabaLevi, ngezimuli zabo.
31 These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They cast lots just as Aaron's descendants had done.
Labo 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.
