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2 Laba yibo abantu bakulesisabelo abafika bevela ekuthunjweni,+ labo ababethethwe nguNebhukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yabasa eBhabhiloni.+ Ngemva kwesikhathi babuyela eJerusalema, lakoJuda, omunye lomunye waya edolobheni lakibo.+ 2 Bafika loZerubhabheli,+ loJeshuwa,+ loNehemiya, loSeraya, loRelayiya, loModekhayi, loBhilishani, loMisipha, loBhigivayi, loRehumi kanye loBhahana.

Inani lamadoda ako-Israyeli lalimi kanje:+ 3 Abesizukulwane sikaPharoshi babengu-2 172, 4 abesizukulwane sikaShefathiya babengu-372, 5 abesizukulwane sika-Eyira+ babengu-775. 6 Abesizukulwane sikaPhahathi-mowabi+ ababezalwa emulini kaJeshuwa lekaJowabi babengu-2 812, 7 abesizukulwane sika-Elami+ babengu-1 254, 8 abesizukulwane sikaZathu+ babengu-945. 9 Abesizukulwane sikaZakhayi babengu-760, 10 abesizukulwane sikaBhani babengu-642, 11 abesizukulwane sikaBhebhayi babengu-623, 12 abesizukulwane sika-Azigadi babengu-1 222, 13 abesizukulwane sika-Adonikhami babengu-666, 14 abesizukulwane sikaBhigivayi babengu-2 056, 15 abesizukulwane sika-Adini babengu-454, 16 abesizukulwane sika-Atheri ababengabendlu kaHezekhiya babengu-98, 17 abesizukulwane sikaBhezayi babengu-323. 18 Abesizukulwane sikaJora babengu-112, 19 abesizukulwane sikaHashumi+ babengu-223, 20 abesizukulwane sikaGibhari babengu-95, 21 amadoda aseBhethilehema ayengu-123. 22 Amadoda aseNethofa ayengu-56, 23 amadoda e-Anathothi+ ayengu-128, 24 abesizukulwane sika-Azimavethi babengu-42, 25 amadoda aseKhiriyathi-jeyarimi leKhefira leBheherothi ayengu-743. 26 Amadoda aseRama+ leGebha+ ayengu-621, 27 amadoda eMikhimasi ayengu-122, 28 amadoda aseBhetheli le-Ayi+ ayengu-223, 29 amadoda aseNebho+ ayengu-52. 30 Amadoda aseMagibhishi ayengu-156, 31 abesizukulwane somunye u-Elami babengu-1 254, 32 abesizukulwane sikaHarimi babengu-320, 33 abesizukulwane sikaLodi lesikaHadidi lesika-Ono babengu-725. 34 Amadoda eJerikho ayengu-345, 35 abesizukulwane sikaSenaya babengu-3 630.

36 Inani labaphristi+ lalimi kanje: Abesizukulwane sikaJedaya+ ababengabendlu kaJeshuwa+ babengu-973, 37 abesizukulwane sika-Imeri+ babengu-1 052, 38 abesizukulwane sikaPhashuri+ babengu-1 247, 39 abesizukulwane sikaHarimi+ babengu-1 017.

40 Inani lamaLevi+ lalimi kanje: Abesizukulwane sikaHodaviya ababezalwa emulini kaJeshuwa lekaKhadimiyeli+ babengu-74. 41 Inani labahlabeleli+ lalimi kanje: Abesizukulwane sika-Asafi+ babengu-128. 42 Abesizukulwane sabalindi bamagedi+ kwakuyilaba: Abesizukulwane sikaShalumi, labesika-Atheri, labesikaThalimoni,+ labesika-Akhubi,+ labesikaHathitha, labesikaShobhayi. Sebebonke babengu-139.

43 Ababeyizisebenzi zethempelini*+ kwakuyilaba: Abesizukulwane sikaZiha, labesizukulwane sikaHasufa, labesizukulwane sikaThabhayothi, 44 labesizukulwane sikaKherosi, labesizukulwane sikaSiyaha, labesizukulwane sikaPhadoni, 45 labesizukulwane sikaLebhana, labesizukulwane sikaHagaba, labesizukulwane sika-Akhubi, 46 labesizukulwane sikaHagabi, labesizukulwane sikaSalimayi, labesizukulwane sikaHanana, 47 labesizukulwane sikaGideli, labesizukulwane sikaGahari, labesizukulwane sikaReyaya, 48 labesizukulwane sikaRezini, labesizukulwane sikaNekhoda, labesizukulwane sikaGazami, 49 labesizukulwane sika-Uza, labesizukulwane sikaPhaseya, labesizukulwane sikaBhesayi, 50 labesizukulwane sika-Asina, labesizukulwane sikaMewunimi, labesizukulwane sikaNefusimi, 51 labesizukulwane sikaBhakhibhukhi, labesizukulwane sikaHakhupha, labesizukulwane sikaHahuri, 52 labesizukulwane sikaBhaziluthi, labesizukulwane sikaMehida, labesizukulwane sikaHarisha, 53 labesizukulwane sikaBharikhosi, labesizukulwane sikaSisera, labesizukulwane sikaThema, 54 labesizukulwane sikaNeziya, labesizukulwane sikaHathifa.

55 Izizukulwane zezisebenzi zikaSolomoni kwakuyilezi: Abesizukulwane sikaSothayi, labesizukulwane sikaSoferethi, labesizukulwane sikaPheruda,+ 56 labesizukulwane sikaJayala, labesizukulwane sikaDakhoni, labesizukulwane sikaGideli, 57 labesizukulwane sikaShefathiya, labesizukulwane sikaHathili, labesizukulwane sikaPhokherethi-hazebhayimi, labesizukulwane sika-Ami.

58 Inani lazo zonke izisebenzi zethempelini* kanye lezizukulwane zezisebenzi zikaSolomoni laliyi-392.

59 Abantu abalandelayo beza bevela eTheli-mela, leTheli-hasha, leKherubi, le-Adoni, le-Imeri kodwa behluleka ukuveza ukuthi babevela kuyiphi imuli ko-Israyeli+ lokuthi babedabuka khona yini: 60 Abesizukulwane sikaDelaya labesizukulwane sikaThobhiya labesizukulwane sikaNekhoda, bebonke babengu-652. 61 Abesizukulwane sabaphristi kwakuyilaba: Abesizukulwane sikaHabhaya, labesizukulwane sikaHakhozi,+ labesizukulwane sikaBhazilayi+ owayethethe eyinye yamadodakazi kaBhazilayi weGiliyadi wasebizwa ngebizo likayisezala. 62 Laba badinga amabizo osendo lwakibo emabhukwini ezembali kodwa abawatholanga, yikho bakhitshwa emsebenzini wokuba ngabaphristi.*+ 63 Umbusi wesabelo* wabatshela ukuthi bangadli ukudla okungcwele+ kuze kube lomphristi ozabuza uNkulunkulu esebenzisa i-Urimi leThumimi.*+

64 Abantu bonke* sebehlangene babeyi-42 360,+ 65 ngaphandle kwezigqili lezigqilikazi zabo ezazingu-7 337. Babelabahlabeleli besilisa labesifazana abangu-200. 66 Amabhiza abo ayengu-736, imbongolo* zingu-245, 67 amakamela abo ayengu-435, obabhemi bengu-6 720.

68 Bathi befika endlini kaJehova eJerusalema abanye abakhokheli bezimuli banikela ngokuzithandela,+ bekhipha iminikelo eyayizasetshenziswa endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso ukuze yakhiwe kutsha* endaweni yayo.+ 69 Umuntu ngamunye wanikela ngalokho ayesenelisa ukunikela ngakho njalo bafaka amadrakhima* egolide angu-61 000 lamamina*+ esiliva angu-5 000 esikhwameni semali yomsebenzi. Baletha lamajazi abaphristi angu-100. 70 Abaphristi, lamaLevi, labanye abantu, labahlabeleli, labalindi bamagedi kanye lezisebenzi zethempelini* bahlala emadolobheni abo njalo bonke abako-Israyeli bahlala emadolobheni abo.+