UShimeyi wayenamadodana ayishumi nesithupha namadodakazi ayisithupha; kepha abafowabo babengenabantwana abaningi , nomndeni wabo awandanga njengabantwana bakwaJuda.

UDavide wathi kuSawule : Mina ngingubani , kuyini ukuphila kwami , nomndeni kababa uyini kwa-Israyeli ukuba ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi?

USawule waphendula wathi : Angisiye owakwaBenjamini yini , owesincane sezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, na? Nomndeni wakithi awumncane yini kuyo yonke imindeni yesizwe sakwaBenjamini na? Ukhulumelani kimi ngale ndlela na?

Bathi kuye: Thula, ubeke isandla sakho emlonyeni wakho , uhambe nathi, ube ngubaba nompristi wethu ; kuhle yini ukuba ube ngumpristi wendlu yomuntu munye kunokuba ube ngumpristi wesizwe nomndeni kwa -Israyeli na?

Wazikhombisa intuba yokungena emzini , zawuchitha umuzi ngosiko lwenkemba; kepha zamvumela lowo muntu nomndeni wakhe ukuba bahambe.

U-Abimeleki indodana kaJerubali waya kuba fowabo bakanina, wakhuluma kubo nomndeni wonke wendlu kayise kanina, wathi:

Wathi nakommemileyo : Uma wenza isidlo sasemini noma esakusihlwa , ungabizi abahlobo bakho , nabafowenu, nomndeni wakho , nabakhelwane bakho abacebileyo, funa nabo babuye bakumeme, kube khona ukwenanana.

ngiyakubeka ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu nomndeni wakhe , ngimnqume kubantu bakubo kanye nabo bonke abaya kuye ukuphinga , beyophinga noMoloki.

Nansi imindeni yamaLevi : ngumndeni wakwaLibini , nomndeni wakwaHebroni, nomndeni wakwaMaheli, nomndeni wakwaMushi, nomndeni wakwaKora. UKohati wazala u-Amramu.

KwaGereshoni kwavela umndeni wam aLibini nomndeni wamaShimeyi; yileyo eyimindeni yamaGereshoni.

KwaKohati kwavela umndeni wama -Amramu, nomndeni wamaJisihari , nomndeni wamaHebroni , nomndeni wama-Uziyeli; yileyo eyimindeni yamaKohati.

KwaMerari kwavela umndeni wamaMaheli nomndeni wamaMushi ; yileyo eyimindeni yamaMerari.