Nampa abafika kuDavide eSikilagi esagogobele ebusweni bukaSawule indodana kaKishi; babe phakathi kwamaqhawe, abasizi bakhe empini.

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.

Nampa uDavide abamisela ukuhola ukuhlabelela endlini kaJehova , umphongolo usubekiwe khona.

Nampa ababemenzela ugobe : nguZabadi indodana kaShimeyati umAmonikazi noJehozabadi indodana kaShimriti umMowabikazi.

Wathatha abantu , wabahlukanisela izigaba ezintathu , waqamekela endle ; wabheka, nampa abantu bephuma emzini; wabavukela, wababulala.

UPilatu wathi kubo : Nampa abalindi ; hambani niligcine njengokubona kwenu.

Wawamukela ezandleni zabo , wawabumba ngengwedo , wawenza aba yithole elibu njiweyo, bathi: Nampa onkulunkulu bakho , Israyeli, abakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe.

baphambukile masinyane endleleni engabayala ngayo . Bazenzele ithole elibunjiweyo, balikhonza, balihlabela, bathi: Nampa onkulunkulu bakho , Israyeli, abakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe.

Abafunyaniswa phakathi kwamadodana abapristi ukuthi bathathe abesifazane babezizwe nampa: kumadodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJosadaki nakubafowabo: ngoMahaseya, no-Eliyezeri, noJaribi, noGedaliya.

Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kwababethunjiw e bayiswa eBabele nguNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele , babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,

Nampa abakhuphuka eTheli Mela , naseTheli Harisha , naseKherubi, nase- Adani, nase-Imeri, kepha babengenakusho izindlu zawoyise nozalo lwabo ukuba babengabakwa-Israyeli yini:

Nampa abantu uNebukadinesari abathumbayo : ngomnyaka wesikhombisa abaJuda abayizinkulungwane ezintathu namashumi amabili nantathu,

Abanamathelisa nampa : uNehemiya umbusi , indodana kaHakal iya, noSedekiya,

Nampa abantwana bakwaBenjamini : uSalu kaMeshulamu , kaJohedi, kaPhedaya, kaKholaya, kaMahaseya, ka-Ithiyeli, kaJeshaya.

Nampa abapristi namaLevi abakhuphuka noZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa: oSeraya, noJeremiya, no-Ezra,

Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kubo ababethunjwe nguNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele , babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda , kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,

Nampa abakhuphuka eTheliMela, naseTheli Harisha , naseKherubi, nase- Adoni, nase-Imeri, kepha bebengenakusho izindlu zawoyise nozalo lwabo ukuba babe ngabakwa-Israyeli yini:

Wathuma izithunywa kuBileyamu indodana kaBeyori ePethori elingasemfuleni ezweni labantwana babantu ba khe ukumbiza ngokuthi : Bheka, nampa abantu abaphumile eGibithe ; bheka, basibekela ubuso bomhlaba; sebehlala malungana nami;

Nampa ababalwayo babaLevi ngemindeni yawo : kwaGereshoni: ngumndeni wakwaGereshoni; kwaKohati: ngumndeni wakwaKohati ; kwaMerari: ngumndeni wakwaMerari.