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1 Lezi yizo izigaba zamadodana ka-Aroni: Amadodana ka-Aroni nguNadabi, lo-Abhihu, lo-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari.

Aya ndiwo aiva mapoka avanakomana vaAroni: Vanakomana vaAroni vaiva: Nadhabhi, Abhihu, Ereazari naItamari.

2 Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa uyise engakafi, njalo babengelamadodana; ngakho u-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari yibo ababa ngabaphristi.

Asi Nadhabhi naAbhihu vakafa baba vavo vasati vafa, uye vakanga vasina vanakomana; saka Ereazari naItamari vakashumira savaprista.

3 Ngokuphathisana loZadokhi owosendo luka-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ahimeleki owosendo luka-Ithamari, uDavida wabehlukanisa ngezigaba kusiya ngemisebenzi ababemele bayenze.

Achibatsirwa naZadhoki chizvarwa chaEreazari naAhimereki chizvarwa chaItamari, Dhavhidhi akavapatsanura akavaisa mumapoka kuti vaite basa ravo roushumiri ravakanga varayirwa.

4 Babebanengi abosendo luka-Eliyazari abakhokheli kulabosendo luka-Ithamari ngakho behlukaniswa bamiswa njengalokhu: kwakusiba ngabalitshumi lesithupha kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari abazinhloko labayisificaminwembili kusendo luka-Ithamari.

Vatungamiri vazhinji vakanyanyowanikwa pane zvizvarwa zvaEreazari kupfuura pakati pezvizvarwa zvaItamari uye vakaiswa mumapoka zvakakodzerana: vakuru gumi navatanhatu kubva kuzvizvarwa zvaEreazari uye vakuru vasere kubva kuzvizvarwa zvaItamari.

5 Babakhetha kungelakubandlulula ngokuphosa inkatho, ngoba zazikhona izikhulu zendawo yokuphephela lezikhulu zikaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari laphakathi koluka-Ithamari.

Vakavaisa mumapoka zvakakodzerana, nokukanda mijenya nokuti paiva navabati venzvimbo tsvene navabati vaMwari pakati pezvizvarwa zvaEreazari nezvizvarwa zvaItamari.

6 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.

Munyori Shemaya mwanakomana waNetaneri, muRevhi, akanyora mazita avo pamberi pamambo, napamberi pavabati vaiti: Zadhoki muprista, Ahimereki mwanakomana waAbhiatari navakuru vemhuri dzavaprista navaRevhi mhuri imwe chete ichitorwa kubva kuna Ereazari uye imwe chete kubva kuna Itamari.

7 Inkatho yakuqala yadla uJehoyaribhi, eyesibili yadla uJedaya,

Mujenya wokutanga wakawira pana Jehoyaribhi, wechipiri pana Jedhaya,

8 eyesithathu yadla uHarimu, eyesine yadla uSeworimi,

wechitatu kuna Harimi, wechina kuna Seorimi,

9 eyesihlanu yadla uMalikhija, eyesithupha yadla uMijamini,

wechishanu kuna Marikia, wechitanhatu kuna Miyamini,

10 eyesikhombisa yadla uHakhozi, eyesificaminwembili yadla u-Abhija,

wechinomwe kuna Hakozi, wechisere kuna Abhija,

11 eyesificamunwemunye yadla uJeshuwa, eyetshumi yadla uShekhaniya,

wepfumbamwe kuna Jeshua, wegumi kuna Shekania,

12 eyetshumi lanye yadla u-Eliyashibi, eyetshumi lambili yadla uJakhimi,

wegumi nomumwe kuna Eriashibhi, wegumi nembiri kuna Jakimi,

13 eyetshumi lantathu yadla uHupha, eyetshumi lane yadla uJeshebheyabi,

wegumi nenhatu kuna Hupa, wegumi neina kuna Jeshebheabhi,

14 eyetshumi lanhlanu yadla uBhiliga, eyetshumi lesithupha yadla u-Imeri,

wegumi neshanu kuna Bhiriga, wegumi nenhanhatu kuna Imeri,

15 eyetshumi lesikhombisa yadla uHeziri, eyetshumi lasificaminwembili mibili yadla uHapizezi,

wegumi nenomwe kuna Heziri, wegumi netsere kuna Hapizezi,

16 eyetshumi lesificamunwemunye yadla uPhethahiya, eyamatshumi amabili yadla uHezekhiyeli,

wegumi nepfumbamwe kuna Petahia, wemakumi maviri kuna Jehezikeri,

17 eyamatshumi amabili lanye yadla uJakhini, eyamatshumi amabili lambili yadla uGamuli,

wemakumi maviri nomumwe kuna Jakini, wemakumi maviri nembiri kuna Gamuri,

18 eyamatshumi amabili lantathu yadla uDelaya, eyamatshumi amabili lane yadla uMaziya.

wemakumi maviri nenhatu kuna Dheraya, uye wemakumi maviri neina kuna Maazia.

19 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.

Iri ndiro raiva basa ravo roushumiri ravakanga varayirwa pavakapinda mutemberi yaJehovha, maererano nemitemo yavakanga vapiwa nababa wavo Aroni sokurayirwa kwaakanga aitwa naJehovha, Mwari waIsraeri.

20 Kwathi-ke ababesele abosendo lukaLevi: emadodaneni ka-Amramu: uShubhayeli; emadodaneni kaShubhayeli: nguJehideya.

Kana zviri zvimwe zvizvarwa zvaRevhi: kubva kuvanakomana vaAmiramu, Shubhaeri; kubva kuvanakomana vaShubhaeri: Jedheya.

21 Kuvela kuRehabhiya, amadodana akhe yila: ngu-Ishiya engowokuqala.

Kana ari Rehabhia, kuvanakomana vake: Ishia aiva wokutanga.

22 Kuma-Izihari: nguShelomothi; emadodaneni kaShelomothi; nguJahathi.

Kubva kuvaIzhari: Sheromoti; kubva kuvanakomana vaSheromoti: Jahati.

23 Amadodana kaHebhroni yila: nguJeriya owokuqala lo-Amariya owesibili, loJahaziyeli owesithathu loJekhameyamu owesine.

Vanakomana vaHebhuroni vaiva: Jeria wokutanga, Amaria wechipiri, Jehazieri wechitatu naJekameami wechina.

24 Indodana ka-Uziyeli: nguMikha; emadodaneni kaMikha nguShamiri.

Mwanakomana waUzieri aiva: Mika; kubva kuvanakomana vaMika: Shamiri.

25 Umfowabo kaMikha: ngu-Ishiya; emadodaneni ka-Ishiya: nguZakhariya.

Mununʼuna waMika: Ishia; kubva kuvanakomana vaIshia: Zekaria.

26 Amadodana kaMerari: nguMahili loMushi. Indodana kaJahaziya: nguBheno.

Vanakomana vaMerari vaiva: Mari naMushi. Mwanakomana waJaazia aiva: Bheno.

27 Amadodana kaMerari: Kusuka kuJahaziya: nguBheno, loShohamu, loZakhuri kanye lo-Ibhiri.

Vanakomana vaMerari vaiva: kubva kuna Jaazia: Bheno, Shoshami, Zakuri, naIbhiri.

28 Kusuka kuMahili: ngu-Eliyezari, ongazange abe lamadodana.

Kubva kuna Mari: Ereazari, uye akanga asina vanakomana.

29 Kusukela kuKhishi: indodana kaKhishi: nguJerameli.

Kubva kuna Kishi mwanakomana waKishi aiva: Jerameeri.

30 Njalo lakumadodana kaMushi: nguMahili, lo-Ederi kanye loJerimothi. Laba kwakungabaLevi, ngezimuli zabo.

Uye vanakomana vaMushi vaiti: Mari, Edheri naJerimoti. Ava ndivo vaiva vaRevhi maererano nemhuri dzavo.

31 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.

Vakakandawo mijenya sezvaingoita hama dzavo zvizvarwa zvaAroni, pamberi paMambo Dhavhidhi naZadhoki, Ahimereki navakuru vemhuri dzavaprista navaRevhi. Mhuri dzomukoma pane vose dzaingoverengwa zvimwe chetezvo sedzomudiki pane vose.