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9. UJabesi wayetuseka kunabafowabo; unina wamqamba igama lokuthi uJabesi,* ethi: “Ngokuba ngamzala ngibuhlungu.”

10. UJabesi wabiza uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, wathi: “Sengathi ungangibusisa nokungibusisa, wandise umkhawulo wami, isandla sakho sibe nami, ungivikele ebubini, ngingehlelwa ngubuhlungu.” UNkulunkulu wamnika akucelayo.

11. UKelubi umfowabo kaShuba wazala uMehiri owayenguyise ka-Eshitoni.

12. U-Eshitoni wazala uBeti Rafa, noPhaseya, noThehina uyise ka-Iri Nahashi. Yilabo ababe ngamadodana kaRekha.

13. Amadodana kaKenazi: ngo-Otheniyeli noSeraya; amadodana ka-Otheniyeli: nguHathati.

14. UMehonothayi wazala u-Ofira; uSeraya wazala uJowabe uyise wesigodi sabakhandi, ngokuba babe ngabakhandi.

15. Amadodana kaKalebi indodana kaJefune: ngo-Iru, no-Ela, noNahamu, namadodana ka-Ela, noKenazi.

16. Amadodana kaJehaleli: ngoZifi, noZifa, noThiriya, no-Asareli.

17. Amadodana ka-Ezra: ngoJetheri, noMeredi, no-Eferi, noJaloni; wazala oMiriyamu, noShamayi, no-Ishiba uyise ka-Eshitemowa.

18. Umkakhe umJudakazi wazala uJeredi uyise kaGedori, noHebere uyise kaSoko, noJekuthiyeli uyise kaZanowa. Kepha abanye babe ngamadodana kaBithiya indodakazi kaFaro eyathathwa nguMeredi.

19. Amadodana omkaHodiya udadewabo kaNahamu ayenguyise kaKeyila umGarimi no-Eshitemowa umMahakha.

20. Amadodana kaShimoni: ngo-Amnoni, noRina, noBeni Hanani, noThiloni. Amadodana ka-Ishi: ngoZoheti noBeni Zoheti.

21. Amadodana kaShela indodana kaJuda: ngu-Eri, uyise kaLekha, noLahada uyise kaMaresha, nemindeni yendlu yabaluka ilineni elicolekileyo bendlu ka-Ashibeya,

22. noJokimi, nabantu baseKhozeba, noJowashi, noSarafi ababebusa kwaMowabi, noJashubi Lehemi. Ngezasendulo kodwa lezi zindaba.

23. Labo babe ngababumbi nabakhileyo eNethayimi naseGedera; bahlala khona nenkosi ngomsebenzi wayo.

24. Amadodana kaSimeyoni: ngoNemuweli, noJamini, noJaribi, noZera, noShawule,

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