1 IziKronike Chapter 27

1. Nampa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngomumo wabo, izinhloko zawoyise, nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zabo ezazikhonza inkosi kukho konke okwezigaba, ezazingena, ziphuma inyanga ngenyanga ezinyangeni zonke zomnyaka; kuleso naleso sigaba zazikhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

2. Phezu kwesigaba sokuqala ngenyanga yokuqala kwakunguJashobehamu indodana kaZabidiyeli; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

3. Wayengowabantwana bakwaPheresi, inhloko yazo zonke izinduna zempi ngenyanga yokuqala.

4. Phezu kwesigaba senyanga yesibili kwakunguDodayi umAhohi nesigaba sakhe; kwakukhona nombusi uMikiloti; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

5. Induna yesithathu yempi ngenyanga yesithathu kwakunguBenaya indodana kaJehoyada umpristi, inhloko; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

6. Nguye lowo Benaya owayeyiqhawe labangamashumi amathathu nowayephezu kwamashumi amathathu; owesigaba sakhe kwakungu-Amizabadi indodana yakhe.

7. Eyesine ngenyanga yesine kwakungu-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe noZebadiya indodana yakhe emva kwakhe; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

8. Eyesihlanu ngenyanga yesihlanu kwakunguShamhuti umJizirahi; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

9. Eyesithupha ngenyanga yesithupha kwakungu-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

10. Eyesikhombisa ngenyanga yesikhombisa kwakunguHelesi umPheloni wabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

11. Eyesishiyagalombili ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili kwakunguSibekayi umHushati kumaZera; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

12. Eyesishiyagalolunye ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye kwakungu-Abiyezeri umAnathoti wabakwaBenjamini; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

13. Eyeshumi ngenyanga yeshumi kwakunguMaharayi waseNethofa kumaZera; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

14. Eyeshumi nanye ngenyanga yeshumi nanye kwakunguBenaya umPirathoni wabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

15. Eyeshumi nambili ngenyanga yeshumi nambili kwakunguHelidayi waseNethofa ka-Otheniyeli; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

16. Phezu kwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli kwakuyilaba: kwabakwaRubeni u-Eliyazeri indodana kaZikiri wayengumbusi; kwabakwaSimeyoni nguShefathiya indodana kaMahakha;

17. kuLevi nguHashabiya indodana kaKemuweli; ku-Aroni nguSadoki;

18. kuJuda ngu-Elihu wabafowabo bakaDavide; ku-Isakare ngu-Omri indodana kaMikayeli;

19. kuZebuloni ngu-Ishmaya indodana ka-Obadiya; kuNafetali nguJeremoti indodana ka-Aziriyeli;

20. kubantwana bakwa-Efrayimi nguHosheya indodana ka-Azaziya; enxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase nguJoweli indodana kaPhedaya;

21. enxenyeni kaManase wakwaGileyadi ngu-Ido indodana kaZakariya; kuBenjamini nguJahasiyeli indodana ka-Abineri;

22. kuDani ngu-Azareli indodana kaJerohamu. Yilabo ababe yizinduna zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.

23. Kepha uDavide akabalanga umumo waba neminyaka engamashumi amabili nabangaphansi, ngokuba uJehova wayeshilo ukuthi uyakwandisa u-Israyeli ukuba abe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu.

24. UJowabe indodana kaSeruya waqala ukubala, kepha akaqedanga; kwaba khona ulaka ngalokho phezu kuka-Israyeli, nomumo awufakwanga encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yenkosi uDavide.

25. U-Azimaveti indodana ka-Adiyeli wayephethe ingcebo yenkosi; uJonathani indodana ka-Uziya wayephethe izinto emasimini, nasemizini, nasemizaneni, nasezinqabeni;

26. u-Eziri indodana kaKelubi wayephethe abenza umsebenzi wasendle wokulima umhlabathi;

27. uShimeyi waseRama wayephethe izivini; uZabidi waseShefamu wayephethe iwayini elibekelelweyo lithathwe ezivinini;

28. uBali Hanani umGederi wayephethe iminqumo nemikhiwane eyayisehlanzeni; uJowashi wayephethe imigodi yamafutha;

29. imihlambi eyayiklaba eSharoni yayiphethwe nguShitirayi umSharoni, nemihlambi eyayisezigodini yayiphethwe nguShafati indodana ka-Adilayi;

30. u-Obili wakwa-Ishmayeli wayephethe amakamela; uJehedeya umMeronoti wayephethe izimbongolo;

31. uJazizi umHagiri wayephethe izimvu. Bonke labo babe yizinduna zemfuyo yenkosi uDavide.

32. UJonathani, uyisekazi kaDavide, wayengumluleki, wayengumuntu ohlakaniphileyo nombhali; uJehiyeli indodana kaHakimoni wayenamadodana enkosi;

33. u-Ahithofeli wayengumluleki wenkosi; uHushayi umArki wayengumngane wenkosi;

34. emva kuka-Ahithofeli kwakunguJehoyada indodana kaBenaya no-Abiyathara; uJowabe wayeyinduna yempi yenkosi.