Kepha oLevi noBenjamini akababalanga phakathi kwabo , ngokuba izwi lenkosi lalinengekile kuJowabe.

noDani, noJosefa, noBenjamini, noNafetali, noGadi, no-Asheri.

Amadodana kaJediyayeli: nguBilihani; amadodana kaBilihani: ngoJewushe, noBenjamini, no-Ehudi, noKhenahana, noZethani, noTharishishi, no- Ahishahari.

URehobowamu esefikile eJerusalema wabutha indlu yakwaJuda noBenjamini, abantu abakhethiweyo abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihiyagalombili , amabutho, ukuba balwe no -Israyeli, bawubuyisele umbuso kuRehobowamu.

Wenza ngokuhlakanipha, wahlakaza onke amadodana akhe emazweni onke akwaJuda noBenjamini , emizini yonke ebiyelweyo, wawanika ukudla okuningi, wawafunela abafazi abaningi.

Khuluma kuRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, nakuye wonke u-Israyeli kwaJuda noBenjamini, ngokuthi:

waphuma ukuhlangabeza u-Asa, wathi kuye: Ngizweni, Asa, noJuda wonke, noBenjamini, uJehova unani , uma ninaye ; uma nimfuna , uyakufunyanwa yinina; kepha uma nimshiya, uyakunishiya nani.

Lapho u -Asa esezwa lawo mazwi nesiprofetho sika -Azariya ka -Odedi umprofethi, waziqinisa isibindi , wasusa izinengiso ezweni lonke lakwaJuda noBenjamini, nasemizini ayeyithathile ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, walivusa i- altare likaJehova elaliphambi kompheme kaJehova.

Wabutha wonke uJuda noBenjamini nabagogobele kubo bevela kwa - Efrayimi, nakwaManase, nakwaSimeyoni, ngokuba abaningi bahlubukela kuye bevela kwa-Israyeli, lapho bebona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe unaye.

Futhi u-Amasiya wabutha uJuda, wabamisa ngokwezindlu zawoyise phansi kwezinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu , oJuda wonke noBenjamini; wababala kusukela kwabaneminyaka en gamashumi amabili kuya phezulu , wabafumana beyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu abakhethekileyo abangaphuma impi nabangaphatha umkhonto nesihlangu.

Bafika kuHilikiya umpristi omkhulu , bayinikeza imali eyayilethwe endlini kaNkulunkulu iqoqwe ngamaLevi, abalindisango, esandleni sakwaManase no- Efrayimi, nakuyo yonke insali yakwa -Israyeli, nakuye wonke uJuda noBenjamini, nakwabakhileyo eJerusalema;

wambeka inkosi kwaGileyadi , nakuma-Ashurimi, naseJizreyeli, nakwa- Efrayimi noBenjamini, nakwa-Israyeli wonke.

Abantwana bakwa-Amoni bawela iJordani ukuba balwe noJuda noBenjamini nendlu yakwa-Efrayimi; u-Israyeli wantula kakhulu.

Abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphuma ukuba balwe noBenjamini ; abantu bakwa- Israyeli bazihlelela ukulwa nabo eGibeya.

Vusa amandla akho phambi kuka -Efrayimi noBenjamini noManase , uze ukusisindisa.

no-Isakare, noZebuloni, noBenjamini,

noBenjamini, noMaluki, noShemariya.

Kwase kusuka izinhloko zawoyise bakwaJuda noBenjamini , nabapristi, namaLevi, bonke abamoya wabo uNkulunkulu ayewuvusile ukuba bakhuphuke bakhe indlu kaJehova eseJerusalema.

Laba bayakuma entabeni yaseGerizimu ukubusisa abantu, lapho seniwelile iJordani: oSimeyoni, noLevi, noJuda, no-Isakare, noJosefa, noBenjamini;

Amadodana kaRaheli ayengoJosefa noBenjamini.

UJakobe uyise wayesethi kubo : Niyangaphuca abantwana bami ; uJosefa akasekho, noSimeyoni kasekho; senizakuthatha noBenjamini; kuphezu kwami konke lokhu.

UNkulunkulu uSomandla aniphe umusa ebusweni balowo muntu , ukuze anikhululele umfowenu lowo omunye kanye noBenjamini ; kepha mina, uma ngaphucwa abantwana, ngiyaphucwa.

Amadoda ayesethatha leso sipho nemali ephindwe kabili esandleni sawo kanye noBenjamini, asuka ehlela eGibithe, ema ebusweni bukaJosefa.

Wayesewa entanyeni yomfowabo uBenjamini , wakhala; noBenjamini wakhala ngasentanyeni yakhe.

Amadodana kaRaheli umkaJakobe: ngoJosefa noBenjamini.

KumaLevi izigaba zakwaJuda zahlanganiswa noBenjamini.

noJuda, noBenjamini, noShemaya, noJeremiya,