Eyokuqala YeziKronike
27 Nali inani lamaSirayeli, iintloko zezindlu zootata, abaphathi bamawaka nabamakhulu,+ namagosa abo, awayesebenzela ukumkani+ kuyo yonke imibandela yamaqela awayengena nawayephuma nyanga nganye yonyaka, yaye iqela ngalinye lalinabantu abayi-24 000.
2 UYashobheyam+ unyana kaZabhediyeli wayephethe iqela lokuqala lenyanga yokuqala, yaye iqela lakhe lalinabantu abayi-24 000. 3 Koonyana bakaPeretse,+ yena wayeyintloko yabo bonke abaphathi bamaqela abelwe ukusebenza kwinyanga yokuqala. 4 UDodayi+ umAhowa+ wayephethe iqela lenyanga yesibini ibe uMikeloti wayeyinkokheli, yaye iqela lakhe lalinabantu abayi-24 000. 5 UBhenaya+ unyana kaYehoyada+ umbingeleli oyintloko, wayephethe iqela elalabelwe ukusebenza kwinyanga yesithathu, yaye iqela lakhe lalinabantu abayi-24 000. 6 Lo Bhenaya wayelikroti lamashumi amathathu ibe wayeyinkokheli yawo. Iqela lakhe laliphethwe ngu-Amizabhadi unyana wakhe. 7 Owesine yayinguAsaheli+ umntakwaboYowabhi+ ibe wayephethe kwinyanga yesine. UZebhadiya unyana wakhe waphatha emva kwakhe, iqela lakhe linabantu abayi-24 000. 8 Owesihlanu yayinguShamhuti umIzra ibe wayephethe kwinyanga yesihlanu, iqela lakhe linabantu abayi-24 000. 9 Owesithandathu yayinguIra+ unyana kaIkeshe umTekowa+ ibe wayephethe kwinyanga yesithandathu, iqela lakhe linabantu abayi-24 000. 10 Owesixhenxe yayinguHeletse+ umPeloni woonyana bakaEfrayim ibe wayephethe kwinyanga yesixhenxe, iqela lakhe linabantu abayi-24 000. 11 Owesibhozo yayinguSibhekayi+ umHusha wamaZera+ ibe wayephethe kwinyanga yesibhozo, iqela lakhe linabantu abayi-24 000. 12 Owesithoba yayinguAbhi-ezere+ umAnatoti+ wakwaBhenjamin ibe wayephethe kwinyanga yesithoba, iqela lakhe linabantu abayi-24 000. 13 Oweshumi yayinguMaharayi+ umNetofa wamaZera+ ibe wayephethe kwinyanga yeshumi, iqela lakhe linabantu abayi-24 000. 14 Owe-11 yayinguBhenaya+ umPiratoni woonyana bakaEfrayim ibe wayephethe kwinyanga ye-11, iqela lakhe linabantu abayi-24 000. 15 Owe-12 yayinguHeldayi umNetofa, wakwaOteniyeli ibe wayephethe kwinyanga ye-12, iqela lakhe linabantu abayi-24 000.
16 Nazi iinkokheli zezizwe zakwaSirayeli: kumaRubhen uEliyezere unyana kaZikri wayeyinkokheli, kumaSimeyon yayinguShefatiya unyana kaMahaka, 17 kwaLevi yayinguHashabhiya unyana kaKemuweli, kwa-Aron yayinguTsadoki, 18 kwaYuda yayinguElihu,+ omnye wabantakwaboDavide, kwaIsakare yayinguOmri unyana kaMikayeli, 19 kwaZebhulon yayinguIshmaya unyana kaObhadiya, kwaNafetali yayinguYerimoti unyana ka-Azriyeli, 20 kumaEfrayim yayinguHosheya unyana ka-Azaziya, kwihafu yesizwe sakwaManase yayinguYoweli unyana kaPedaya, 21 kwihafu yakwaManase eGiliyadi yayinguIdo unyana kaZekariya, kwaBhenjamin yayinguYahasiyeli unyana ka-Abhinere,+ 22 kwaDan yayinguAzareli unyana kaYeroham. Ezi yayiziinkosana zezizwe zakwaSirayeli.
23 UDavide akazange ababale abantu abaneminyaka eyi-20 nangaphantsi, kuba uYehova wayethembise ukumandisa uSirayeli abe mninzi njengeenkwenkwezi zamazulu.+ 24 UYowabhi unyana kaTseruya waqalisa ukubala, kodwa akazange agqibe, yaye uThixo waba nomsindo kuSirayeli ngenxa yale nto,+ ibe elo nani alizange lifakwe kwingxelo yembali yemihla kaKumkani uDavide.
25 UAzimaveti unyana ka-Adiyeli wayejongene noovimba bobutyebi bukakumkani.+ UYonatan unyana kaUziya wayejongene noovimba* emasimini, ezixekweni, kwiidolophana nakwiinqaba. 26 UEzeri unyana kaKelubhi wayephethe abantu ababesebenza emasimini, belima. 27 UShimeyi umRama wayejongene namasimi eediliya. UZabhedi umShifemoti wayephethe imveliso efakwa kwizisele zewayini. 28 UBhahali-hanan umGedere wayejongene nemithi yomnquma nemithi yesikamore+ ekwiShefela.+ UYowashe wayephethe izisele zeoli. 29 UShitrayi umSharon wayephethe imihlambi yeenkomo eyayisidla eSharon+ ibe uShafati unyana ka-Adelayi wayephethe imihlambi yeenkomo esezintlanjeni.* 30 UObhili umIshmayeli wayephethe iinkamela. UYedeya umMeronoti wayephethe iidonki.* 31 UYazizi umHagri wayephethe imihlambi yeegusha neebhokhwe. Bonke aba babengabaphathi bezinto zikaKumkani uDavide.
32 UYonatan,+ unyana womntakwaboDavide, wayengumcebisi, indoda enokuqonda, ekwangunobhala. UYehiyele unyana kaHakemoni wayejongene noonyana bakakumkani.+ 33 UAhitofele+ wayengumcebisi kakumkani ibe uHushayi+ umArki wayengumhlobo* kakumkani. 34 UYehoyada, unyana kaBhenaya,+ noAbhiyatare+ bangena ezihlangwini zika-Ahitofele. UYowabhi+ wayengumphathi womkhosi kakumkani.