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

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

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

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

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

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.

7 Inkatho yakuqala yadla uJehoyaribhi, eyesibili yadla uJedaya,

8 eyesithathu yadla uHarimu, eyesine yadla uSeworimi,

9 eyesihlanu yadla uMalikhija, eyesithupha yadla uMijamini,

10 eyesikhombisa yadla uHakhozi, eyesificaminwembili yadla u-Abhija,

11 eyesificamunwemunye yadla uJeshuwa, eyetshumi yadla uShekhaniya,

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

13 eyetshumi lantathu yadla uHupha, eyetshumi lane yadla uJeshebheyabi,

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

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

16 eyetshumi lesificamunwemunye yadla uPhethahiya, eyamatshumi amabili yadla uHezekhiyeli,

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29 Kusukela kuKhishi: indodana kaKhishi: nguJerameli.

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

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.