1 Chronicles - Chapter 5

Verse 1: Amadodana kaRubeni, izibulo lika-Israyeli ngokuba wayeyizibulo; kepha njengokuba wangcolisa umbhede kayise, ubuzibulo bakhe banikwa amadodana kaJosefa indodana ka-Israyeli, futhi akabhalwa ngezizukulwane njengezibulo.

Verse 2: Noma uJuda ebenamandla kunabafowabo, kwavela kuye umbusi, ubuzibulo nokho babungobukaJosefa.

Verse 3: Amadodana-ke kaRubeni, izibulo lika-Israyeli: ngoHanoki, noPhalu, noHesironi, noKarmi.

Verse 4: Amadodana kaJoweli: nguShemaya indodana yakhe, noGogi indodana yakhe, noShimeyi indodana yakhe,

Verse 5: noMika indodana yakhe, noRewaya indodana yakhe, noBali indodana yakhe,

Verse 6: noBera indodana yakhe, owathunjwa nguThiligati Phileneseri inkosi yase-Asiriya; wayeyisikhulu sabakwaRubeni.

Verse 7: Nabafowabo ngemindeni yabo, bebhalwe ngezizukulwane zabo: ngoJehiyeli inhloko noZakariya,

Verse 8: noBela ka-Azazi kaShema kaJoweli, owahlala e-Aroweri kwaze kwaba seNebo noBali Mehoni.

Verse 9: Ngasempumalanga wakha kwaze kwaba sekuqaleni kwehlane elisuka emfuleni u-Ewufrathe, ngokuba izinkomo zabo zanda ezweni lakwaGileyadi.

Verse 10: Emihleni kaSawule baphaka impi kumaHagiri, awa ngesandla sabo; bahlala ematendeni abo ngasempumalanga yonke yakwaGileyadi.

Verse 11: Amadodana kaGadi ahlala malungana nabo ezweni laseBashani kwaze kwaba seSaleka:

Verse 12: ngoJoweli inhloko, noShafamu owesibili, noJahanayi, noShafati eBashani;

Verse 13: nabafowabo ngezindlu zawoyise: ngoMikayeli, noMeshulamu, noSheba, noJorayi, noJakani, noZiya, no-Ebere, beyisikhombisa.

Verse 14: Labo babe ngamadodana ka-Abihayili kaHuri kaJarowa kaGileyadi kaMikayeli kaJeshishayi kaJahido kaBuzi;

Verse 15: u-Ahi ka-Abidiyeli kaGuni wayeyinhloko yezindlu zawoyise.

Verse 16: Bahlala kwaGileyadi eBashani nasemizini yalo nasemadlelweni onke aseSharoni kwaze kwaba semikhawulweni yawo.

Verse 17: Bonke labo babhalwa ngezizukulwane zabo emihleni kaJothamu inkosi yakwaJuda nasemihleni kaJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

Verse 18: Amadodana kaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, amadoda anamandla, amadoda aphatha ihawu nenkemba, ansala umnsalo, ayefunde ukulwa, ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha aphuma impi.

Verse 19: Aphaka impi kumaHagiri, noJeturu, noNafishi, noNodabi.

Verse 20: Asizwa ekulweni nabo, amaHagiri anikelwa ezandleni zawo nabo bonke ababe nawo, ngokuba akhala kuNkulunkulu empini, amncenga, ngokuba ayemethemba.

Verse 21: Asusa izinkomo zabo, namakamela ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, nezimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, nabantu abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu.

Verse 22: Ngokuba kwawa abaningi befile, lokhu impi yayingekaNkulunkulu. Ahlala esikhundleni sabo aze athunjwa.

Verse 23: Abantwana benxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bahlala kulelo zwe, kusukela eBashani kuze kube seBali Hermoni naseSeniri nasentabeni yaseHermoni.

Verse 24: Nazi izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise: o-Eferi, no-Ishi, no-Eliyeli, no-Aziriyeli, noJeremiya, noHodaviya, noJahidiyeli, amaqhawe anamandla, amadoda anegama, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise.

Verse 25: Kepha baphambuka kuNkulunkulu wawoyise, balandela ngokuphinga onkulunkulu babantu balelo zwe, uNkulunkulu abachithayo phambi kwabo.

Verse 26: UNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wavusa umoya kaPhuli inkosi yase-Asiriya nomoya kaThiligati Philineseri inkosi yase-Asiriya, wabathumba: abakwaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, wabayisa eHala, naseHabori, naseHara, nasemfuleni iGozani kuze kube namuhla.