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Usendo LukaSawuli UmBhenjamini
1 UBhenjamini wayenguyise
kaBhela izibulo lakhe,
lo-Ashibheli indodana yesibili, lo-Ahara eyesithathu,
2 loNoha eyesine loRafa indodana yesihlanu.
3 Amadodana kaBhela ayeyila:
u-Adari, uGera, u-Abhihudi, 4 u-Abhishuwa, uNamani, u-Ahowa, 5 uGera, uShefufani kanye loHuramu.
6 Laba ngabosendo luka-Ehudi, ababezinhloko zezindlu zalabo ababehlala eGebha abaxotshelwa eManahathi:
7 KunguNamani, lo-Ahija, kanye loGera owabaxotshayo njalo enguyise ka-Uza, lo-Ahihudi.
8 Kulamadodana azalwa nguShaharayimi eMowabi ngemva kokwehlukana labafazi bakhe oHushimi loBhara. 9 Emfazini wakhe uHodeshi wayelabantwana laba: uJobhabhi, loZibhiya, loMesha, loMalikhami, 10 loJewuzi, loSakhiya kanye loMirima. Yiwo amadodana akhe, ayeyizinhloko zezindlu zawo. 11 KuHushimi wazala u-Abhithubi lo-Eliphali.
12 Amadodana ka-Eliphali ayeyila:
u-Ebheri, uMishami, uShemedi (nguye owakha i-Ono leLodi lemizana eseduzane layo), 13 kanye loBheriya loShema, bona bezinhloko zezindlu zalabo ababehlala e-Ayijaloni abayibo njalo abaxotsha ababehlala eGathi.
14 U-Ahiyo, uShashaki, uJeremothi, 15 uZebhadiya, u-Aradi, u-Ederi, 16 uMikhayeli, u-Ishipha kanye loJoha bengamadodana kaBheriya.
17 UZebhadiya, uMeshulami, uHizikhi, uHebheri, 18 u-Ishimerayi, u-Iziliya, loJobhabhi kungamadodana ka-Eliphali.
19 UJakhimi, uZikhiri, uZabhidi, 20 u-Eliyenayi, uZilethayi, u-Eliyeli, 21 u-Adaya, uBheraya kanye loShimirathi kungamadodana kaShimeyi.
22 U-Ishiphani, u-Ebheri, u-Eliyeli, 23 u-Abhidoni, uZikhiri uHanani, 24 uHananiya, u-Elamu, u-Anithothija, 25 u-Ifideya loPhenuweli bengamadodana kaShashaki.
26 UShamisherayi, uShehariya, u-Athaliya, 27 uJareshiya, u-Elija, kanye loZikhiri kungamadodana kaJerohamu.
28 Bonke laba babezinhloko zezindlu, izinduna kusiya ngoluhlu losendo lwabo, njalo babehlala eJerusalema.
29 UJeyiyeli uyise kaGibhiyoni wayehlala eGibhiyoni.
Ibizo lomkakhe lalinguMahakha, 30 njalo indodana yakhe elizibulo kwakungu-Abhidoni, eselanywa nguZuri, loKhishi, loBhali, loNeri, loNadabi, 31 loGedori, lo-Ahiyo, loZekheri 32 kanye loMikhilothi, owayenguyise kaShimeya. Laba labo babehlala eJerusalema eduze lezihlobo zabo.
33 UNeri wayenguyise kaKhishi, uKhishi enguyise kaSawuli, uSawuli enguyise kaJonathani, loMalikhi-Shuwa, lo-Abhinadabi kanye lo-Eshi-Bhali.
34 Indodana kaJonathani:
kwakunguMeri-Bhali yena enguyise kaMikha.
35 Amadodana kaMikha ayeyila:
uPhithoni, uMeleki, uThareya kanye lo-Ahazi.
36 U-Ahazi wayenguyise kaJehoyada, uJehoyada enguyise ka-Alemethi, lo-Azimavethi loZimri, njalo uZimri enguyise kaMoza. 37 UMoza wayenguyise kaBhineya, loRafa eyindodana yakhe, lo-Eleyasa indodana yakhe kanye lo-Azeli indodana yakhe.
38 U-Azeli wayelamadodana ayisithupha, amabizo awo eyila:
u-Azirikhamu, loBhokheru, lo-Ishumayeli, loSheyariya, lo-Obhadaya kanye loHanani. Wonke la ayengamadodana ka-Azeli.
39 Amadodana omfowabo u-Eshekhi ayeyila:
u-Ulamu izibulo lakhe, uJewushi indodana yesibili kanye lo-Elifelethi eyesithathu. 40 Amadodana ka-Ulamu ayengamaqhawe alezibindi ayezintshantshu zemitshoko. Babelamadodana amanengi lamadodana amadodana abo, babelikhulu elilamatshumi amahlanu sebendawonye (150).
Bonke laba babeyinzalo kaBhenjamini.