1 Chronicles 24
1 Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Lezi yizo izigaba zamadodana ka-Aroni: Amadodana ka-Aroni nguNadabi, lo-Abhihu, lo-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and without children. And so Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priestly office.
Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa uyise engakafi, njalo babengelamadodana; ngakho u-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari yibo ababa ngabaphristi.
3 And David distributed them, that is, Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry.
Ngokuphathisana loZadokhi owosendo luka-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ahimeleki owosendo luka-Ithamari, uDavida wabehlukanisa ngezigaba kusiya ngemisebenzi ababemele bayenze.
4 And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the leading men, than of the sons of Ithamar. Therefore, he divided them so that there were, of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen leaders by their families, and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.
Babebanengi abosendo luka-Eliyazari abakhokheli kulabosendo luka-Ithamari ngakho behlukaniswa bamiswa njengalokhu: kwakusiba ngabalitshumi lesithupha kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari abazinhloko labayisificaminwembili kusendo luka-Ithamari.
5 Then he divided among them, in both families, by lot. For there were leaders of the sanctuary and leaders of God, as much from the sons of Eleazar as from the sons of Ithamar.
Babakhetha kungelakubandlulula ngokuphosa inkatho, ngoba zazikhona izikhulu zendawo yokuphephela lezikhulu zikaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari laphakathi koluka-Ithamari.
6 And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote these down before the king and the leaders, with Zadok, the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and also the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families. And there was one house, which was preeminent over the others, that of Eleazar; and there was another house, which had the others under it, that of Ithamar.
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 Now the first lot went forth 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 Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
eyamatshumi amabili lanye yadla uJakhini, eyamatshumi amabili lambili yadla uGamuli,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
eyamatshumi amabili lantathu yadla uDelaya, eyamatshumi amabili lane yadla uMaziya.
19 These were their courses according to their ministries, so that they would enter into the house of the Lord in accord with their practice, under the hand of Aaron, their father, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had instructed.
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 Now of the sons of Levi who were remaining, there were Shubael, from the sons of Amram, and Jehdeiah, from the sons of Shubael.
Kwathi-ke ababesele abosendo lukaLevi: emadodaneni ka-Amramu: uShubhayeli; emadodaneni kaShubhayeli: nguJehideya.
21 Also, there were Isshiah, the leader from the sons of Rehabiah,
Kuvela kuRehabhiya, amadodana akhe yila: ngu-Ishiya engowokuqala.
22 and truly Shelomoth, the son of Izhar, and Jahath, the son of Shelomoth,
Kuma-Izihari: nguShelomothi; emadodaneni kaShelomothi; nguJahathi.
23 and his son, Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
Amadodana kaHebhroni yila: nguJeriya owokuqala lo-Amariya owesibili, loJahaziyeli owesithathu loJekhameyamu owesine.
24 The son of Uzziel was Micah. The son of Micah was Shamir.
Indodana ka-Uziyeli: nguMikha; emadodaneni kaMikha nguShamiri.
25 The brother of Micah was Isshiah. And the son of Isshiah was Zechariah.
Umfowabo kaMikha: ngu-Ishiya; emadodaneni ka-Ishiya: nguZakhariya.
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The son of Uzziah was Beno.
Amadodana kaMerari: nguMahili loMushi. Indodana kaJahaziya: nguBheno.
27 Also, the son of Merari: Uzziah, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Hebri.
Amadodana kaMerari: Kusuka kuJahaziya: nguBheno, loShohamu, loZakhuri kanye lo-Ibhiri.
28 In addition, the son of Mahli was Eleazar, who had no children.
Kusuka kuMahili: ngu-Eliyezari, ongazange abe lamadodana.
29 Truly, the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
Kusukela kuKhishi: indodana kaKhishi: nguJerameli.
30 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.
Njalo lakumadodana kaMushi: nguMahili, lo-Ederi kanye loJerimothi. Laba kwakungabaLevi, ngezimuli zabo.
31 And they also cast lots concerning their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families, as much concerning the elder as the younger. The lot divided all things equitably.
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.
