1 Imilando 27

1 Nantu uluhlu lwabako-Israyeli, inhloko zezimuli, abalawuli bezinkulungwane labalawuli bamakhulu, ababesebenzela inkosi kulokho okuqondane lamaviyo empi ayefanele ukuzophisana ngenyanga kuze kuyephela umnyaka. Iviyo lilinye lalilamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane.

And [the] people of Israel - to number their [the] heads of the fathers and [the] commanders of the thousands - and the hundreds and officials their who serve the king to every - matter of the divisions which come and which go out month by month to all [the] months of the year the division one [was] twenty and four thousand.

2 Owayephethe iviyo lakuqala, ngenyanga yakuqala, kwakunguJashobheyamu indodana kaZabhidiyeli. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane esigabeni sakhe.

[was] over The division first for the month first Jashobeam [the] son of Zabdiel and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

3 Yena wayengowosendo lukaPherezi njalo eyinduna yezikhulu zonke zamabutho okwenyanga yakuqala.

One of [the] descendants of Perez the chief of all [the] commanders of the armies for the month first.

4 Owayephethe iviyo ngenyanga yesibili kwakunguDodayi wako-Ahohi; uMikhilothi engumkhokheli weviyo lakhe. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

And [was] over [the] division of - the month second Dodai the Ahohite and division his and Mikloth [was] the leader and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

5 Umlawuli wamabutho wesithathu, owezopho lesithathu, kwakunguBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada umphristi. Wayeyinduna, njalo esigabeni sakhe kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane.

[was] [the] commander of The army third for the month third Benaiah [the] son of Jehoiada the priest chief and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

6 Nguyenalo uBhenaya owayeliqhawe phakathi kwamaTshumi amaThathu njalo eyinduna yamaTshumi amaThathu. Indodana yakhe u-Amizabhadi yayiphethe iviyo lakhe.

That Benaiah [was] [the] mighty [man] of the thirty and [was] over the thirty and division his Ammizabad son his.

7 Owesine, owezopho lenyanga yesine, kwakungu-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabi; indodana yakhe uZebhadiya wasala esethatha isikhundla sakhe. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

[was] the Fourth for the month fourth Asah-el [the] brother of Joab and Zebadiah son his [was] after him and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

8 Owesihlanu, owezopho lenyanga yesihlanu, kwakungumlawuli uShamihuthi owako-Izira. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

[was] the Fifth for the month fifth the leader Shamhuth the Izrahite and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

9 Owesithupha, owezopho lenyanga yesithupha, kwakungu-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

[was] the Sixth for the month sixth Ira [the] son of Ikkesh the Tekoite and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

10 Owesikhombisa, owezopho lenyanga yesikhombisa, kwakunguHelezi umPheloni, owako-Efrayimi. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

[was] the Seventh for the month seventh Helez the Pelonite one of [the] descendants of Ephraim and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

11 Owesificaminwembili, owezopho lenyanga yesificaminwembili, kwakunguSibhekhayi umHushathi wakoZera. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

[was] the Eighth for the month eighth Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

12 Owesificamunwemunye, owezopho lesificamunwemunye, kwakungu-Abhiyezeri umʼAnathothi owakoBhenjamini. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

[was] the Ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite (of the Ben - jaminite[s] *Q(K)*) and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

13 Owetshumi, owezopho lenyanga yetshumi, kwakunguMaharayi umNethofa wakoZera. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

[was] the Tenth for the month tenth Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

14 Owetshumi lanye, owezopho lenyanga yetshumi lanye, kwakunguBhenaya umPhirathoni wako-Efrayimi. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

[was] one [plus] Ten for [the] one [plus] ten the month Benaiah the Pirathonite one of [the] descendants of Ephraim and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

15 Owetshumi lambili, owezopho lenyanga yetshumi lambili, kwakunguHelidayi umNethofa, owemuli ka-Othiniyeli. Kwakulamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane eviyweni lakhe.

The two [plus] ten for two [plus] ten the month Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand.

16 Izikhulu ezizwaneni zako-Israyeli yilezi: KwabakoRubheni: ngu-Eliyezari indodana kaZikhiri; kwabakoSimiyoni, nguShefathiya indodana kaMahakha;

And over [the] tribes of Israel for the Reubenite[s] [was] chief Eliezer [the] son of Zikri. For the Simeonite[s] Shephatiah [the] son of Maacah.

17 kwabakoLevi: nguHashabhiya indodana kaKhemuweli; kwabako-Aroni: nguZadokhi;

For Levi Hashabiah [the] son of Kemuel for Aaron Zadok.

18 kwabakoJuda: ngu-Elihu, umfowabo kaDavida; kwabaka-Isakhari: ngu-Omri indodana kaMikhayeli;

For Judah Elihu one of [the] brothers of David for Issachar Omri [the] son of Michael.

19 kwabakoZebhuluni: ngu-Ishimaya indodana ka-Obhadaya; kwabakoNafithali: nguJerimothi indodana ka-Aziriyeli

For Zebulun Ishmaiah [the] son of Obadiah for Naphtali Jerimoth [the] son of Azriel.

20 kwabako-Efrayimi: nguHosheya indodana ka-Azaziya; kwabayingxenye yesizwana sikaManase: nguJoweli indodana kaPhedaya;

For [the] sons of Ephraim Hoshea [the] son of Azaziah for [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh Joel [the] son of Pedaiah.

21 kwabayingxenye yesizwana sikaManase eGiliyadi: ngu-Ido indodana kaZakhariya; kwabakoBhenjamini: nguJasiyeli indodana ka-Abhineri;

For [the] half of Manasseh Gilead towards Iddo [the] son of Zechariah. For Benjamin Jaasiel [the] son of Abner.

22 kwabakoDani: ngu-Azareli indodana kaJerohamu. Laba babeyizikhulu ezizwaneni zako-Israyeli.

For Dan Azarel [the] son of Jeroham these [were] [the] commanders of [the] tribes of Israel.

23 UDavida kazange abhale phansi inani lamadoda ayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lababengaphansi kwaleyo, ngoba uThixo wayethembise ukuthi wayezakwandisa u-Israyeli abe njengezinkanyezi emkhathini.

And not he took David number their from a son of twenty year[s] and downwards for he had said Yahweh to multiply Israel like [the] stars of the heavens.

24 UJowabi indodana kaZeruya waqalisa ukubala amadoda kodwa kaqedanga. Ulaka lwehlela u-Israyeli ngenxa yalokho kubalwa ngakho inani lelo alibhalwanga encwadini yezindaba zeNkosi uDavida.

Joab [the] son of Zeruiah he began to count and not he finished and it was by this wrath [was] towards Israel and not it went up the number in [the] number of [the] words of the days of the king David.

25 U-Azimavethi indodana ka-Adiyeli wayephethe iziphala zesikhosini. UJonathani indodana ka-Uziya wayephethe iziphala emaphandleni ezabelweni, emadolobheni, emizini kanye lasezilindweni.

And [was] over [the] storehouses of the king Azmaveth [the] son of Adiel. And [was] over the storehouses in the open country in the cities and in the villages and in the towers Jonathan [the] son of Uzziah.

26 U-Eziri indodana kaKhelubi wayephethe izisebenzi emaphandleni ezazilima amasimu.

And [was] over [the] doers of [the] work of the field for [the] labor of the ground Ezri [the] son of Kelub.

27 UShimeyi umʼRamathi wayephethe izivini. UZabhidi waseShefama wayephethe izithelo zezivini zokwenza iwayini.

And [was] over the vineyards Shimei the Ramathite and [was] over [that] which [was] in the vineyards to [the] storehouses of the wine Zabdi the Shiphmite.

28 UBhali-Hanani umGederi wayephethe izihlahla zama-oliva lomkhiwane wesikhamore emawatheni ezintatshana zasentshonalanga. UJowashi wayephethe amafutha e-oliva.

And [was] over the olive trees and the sycamore-fig trees which [were] in the Shephelah Baal-Hanan the Gederite. And [was] over [the] storehouses of the oil Joash.

29 UShithirayi umSharoni wayephethe imihlambi eyayisemadlelweni aseSharoni. UShafathi indodana ka-Adilayi, wayephethe imihlambi ezihotsheni.

And [was] over the cattle which grazed in Sharon (Shirtai *Q(K)*) the Sharonite and [was] over the cattle in the valleys Shaphat [the] son Adlai.

30 U-Obhili owako-Ishumayeli wayephethe amakamela, uJehideya owakoMeronothi ephethe ezabobabhemi.

And [was] over the camels Obil the Ishmaelite and [was] over the she-asses Jehdeiah the Meronothite.

31 UJazizi umHagari wayephethe ezemihlambi yezimvu. Bonke laba babeyizikhulu ezaziphethe impahla zenkosi uDavida.

And [was] over the flock[s] Jaziz the Hagrite all these [were] [the] officials of the property which [belonged] to the king David.

32 UJonathani, isihlobo sikaDavida, wayengumcebisi, indoda ehlakaniphileyo njalo engumbhali. UJehiyeli indodana kaHakhimoni wayephethe amadodana enkosi.

And Jonathan [the] uncle of David [was] a counselor [was] a man understanding and a scribe he and Jehiel [the] son of Hacmoni [was] with [the] sons of the king.

33 U-Ahithofeli wayengumcebisi wenkosi. UHushayi owako-Arikhi wayengumngane wenkosi.

And Ahithophel [was] a counselor of the king. And Hushai the Arkite [was] [the] friend of the king.

34 UJehoyada indodana kaBhenaya nguye owathatha isikhundla sika-Ahithofeli kwalandela u-Abhiyathari. UJowabi wayengumlawuli webutho lenkosi.

And [was] after Ahithophel Jehoiada [the] son of Benaiah and Abiathar and [was the] commander of [the] army of the king Joab.