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1 Njalo izigaba zamadodana kaAroni. Amadodana kaAroni: ONadabi, loAbihu, uEleyazare, loIthamari.
These are the groups of the descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest]: Aaron’s four sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 Kodwa oNadabi loAbihu bafa mandulo kuloyise, njalo bengelabantwana; ngakho oEleyazare loIthamari basebenza njengabapristi.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father died, and they had no children. So their [younger] brothers Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.
3 UDavida wasebehlukanisa, loZadoki emadodaneni kaEleyazare, loAhimeleki emadodaneni kaIthamari, ngokwesikhundla sabo enkonzweni yabo.
Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, who was a descendant of Ithamar, helped David to separate his descendants into two groups. Each group had certain duties.
4 Kwatholakala emadodaneni kaEleyazare inhloko zamaqhawe amanengi okwedlula emadodaneni kaIthamari mhla bewehlukanisa; emadodaneni kaEleyazare kwakulenhloko ezilitshumi lesithupha zendlu yaboyise, lemadodaneni kaIthamari ngokwendlu yaboyise, eziyisificaminwembili.
There were more leaders among the descendants of Eleazar than there were among the descendants of Ithamar. So they appointed 16 leaders from Eleazar’s descendants and eight leaders from Ithamar’s descendants.
5 Basebezehlukanisa ngezinkatho, lezi laleziyana, ngoba izinduna zendlu engcwele lezinduna zikaNkulunkulu zazivela emadodaneni kaEleyazare lemadodaneni kaIthamari.
There were temple officials and priests, including descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar, to make sure that the work was divided fairly. So they decided what work each person would do by (casting lots/throwing marked stones).
6 UShemaya indodana kaNethaneli umbhali, ovela kumaLevi, wasezibhala phambi kwenkosi leziphathamandla loZadoki umpristi loAhimeleki indodana kaAbhiyatha, lenhloko zaboyise zabapristi lezamaLevi; indlu kayise eyodwa yathathelwa uEleyazare, leyodwa yathathelwa uIthamari.
Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, who was a descendant of Levi, wrote down the names [of the leaders of each group] while David and his officials were watching. Zadok, the [Supreme] Priest, and Ahimelech [his assistant], and the leaders of the families of the priests and of the families of the other descendants of Levi also watched.
7 Inkatho yokuqala yasiphumela uJehoyaribi, eyesibili uJedaya,
Jehoiarib was the first one whose name was selected [by casting lots/throwing marked stones]. Next Jedaiah was selected.
8 eyesithathu uHarimi, eyesine uSeworimi,
Next, Harim was selected. Next, Seorim was selected.
9 eyesihlanu uMalikiya, eyesithupha uMijamini,
Next, Malkijah was selected. Next, Mijamin was selected.
10 eyesikhombisa uHakhozi, eyesificaminwembili uAbhiya,
Next, Hakkoz was selected. Next, Abijah was selected.
11 eyesificamunwemunye uJeshuwa, eyetshumi uShekaniya,
Next, Jeshua was selected. Next, Shecaniah was selected.
12 eyetshumi lanye uEliyashibi, eyetshumi lambili uJakimi,
Next, Eliashib was selected. Next, Jakim was selected.
13 eyetshumi lantathu uHupha, eyetshumi lane uJeshebeyabi,
Next, Huppah was selected. Next, Jeshebeab was selected.
14 eyetshumi lanhlanu uBiliga, eyetshumi lesithupha uImeri,
Next, Bilgah was selected. Next, Immer was selected.
15 eyetshumi lesikhombisa uHeziri, eyetshumi lesificaminwembili uHaphizezi,
Next, Hezir was selected. Next, Happizzez was selected.
16 eyetshumi lesificamunwemunye uPhethahiya, eyamatshumi amabili uJehezekeli,
Next, Pethahiah was selected. Next, Jehezkel was selected.
17 eyamatshumi amabili lanye uJakini, eyamatshumi amabili lambili uGamuli,
Next, Jakin was selected. Next, Gamul was selected.
18 eyamatshumi amabili lantathu uDelaya, eyamatshumi amabili lane uMahaziya.
Next, Delaiah was selected. Next, Maaziah was selected.
19 Isikhundla salaba enkonzweni yabo sasiyikungena endlini yeNkosi ngokwesimiso sabo ngesandla sikaAroni uyise, njengalokho iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli yayimlayile.
Those were the men who were chosen to be the leaders of the groups that would serve in the temple, obeying the regulations that were set down by Aaron, regulations which Yahweh, the God to whom the Israeli people belonged, had given to him.
20 Labaseleyo emadodaneni kaLevi: Emadodaneni kaAmramu: NguShubayeli; emadodaneni kaShubayeli: NguJehideya.
[This is a list of some of] the other descendants of Levi: Amram was the ancestor of Shubael and Jehdeiah.
21 NgoRehabhiya: Emadodaneni kaRehabhiya, inhloko kwakunguIshiya;
Rehabiah was the ancestor of Isshiah, the oldest son in his family.
22 kwabakoIzihari, uShelomothi; emadodaneni kaShelomothi, uJahathi.
Izhar was the father of Shelomoth and the grandfather of Jahath.
23 Lamadodana kaHebroni, uJeriya owokuqala, uAmariya owesibili, uJahaziyeli owesithathu, uJekameyamu owesine.
[Kohath’s son] Hebron had four sons: Jeriah and his [younger] brothers Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
24 Amadodana kaUziyeli, uMika; emadodaneni kaMika, uShamiri.
Uzziel was the father of Micah and the grandfather of Shamir.
25 Umfowabo kaMika nguIshiya; emadodaneni kaIshiya, uZekhariya.
Micah’s [younger] brother was the father of Zechariah.
26 Amadodana kaMerari: OMahli loMushi; amadodana kaJahaziya: UBheno.
The sons of Merari were Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah.
27 Amadodana kaMerari: KuJahaziya: OBheno loShohama loZakuri loIbiri.
Jaaziah had four sons: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 KuMahli: UEleyazare, owayengelamadodana.
Mahli’s son Eleazar did not have any sons.
29 NgoKishi: Amadodana kaKishi: UJerameli.
From the descendants of [Mahli’s second son] there was Jerahmeel.
30 Lamadodana kaMushi: OMahli loEderi loJerimothi. La ngamadodana amaLevi ngokwendlu yaboyise.
The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. Those were descendants of Levi who were listed according to the leaders of their families.
31 Lalaba labo benza inkatho yokuphosa njengabafowabo, amadodana kaAroni, phambi kukaDavida inkosi loZadoki loAhimeleki lenhloko zaboyise babapristi labamaLevi, inhloko yaboyise njengomfowabo omnciyane.
The jobs they would do were decided by (casting lots/throwing marked stones), like their fellow Israelis, the descendants of Aaron, did. They cast lots {The lots were cast} while King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the families of the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi watched. They gave the same jobs to the families of each oldest brother and each youngest brother.
