1. Bahlala abathetheli babantu eYerusalem; abanye abantu bawisa amaqashiso, ukuba kungeniswe abe mnye kwabalishumi, ahlale eYerusalem kuwo umzi ongcwele, nezinye izahlulo ezisithoba zihlale kweminye imizi.
2. Abantu bawasikelela amadoda onke aqhutywa yintliziyo ukuba ahlale eYerusalem.
3. Zizo ezi iintloko zelizwe lakwaYuda, ezahlala eYerusalem; ke emizini yakwaYuda, yaba ngulowo wahlala elifeni lakhe, emizini yabo, ingamaSirayeli, nababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabakhonzi betempile, noonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon.
4. EYerusalem kwahlala ezoonyana bakaYuda, nezoonyana bakaBhenjamin. Koonyana bakaYuda: yanguAtaya, unyana kaUziya, unyana kaZekariya, unyana ka-Amariya, unyana kaShefatiya, unyana kaMahalaleli koonyana bakaPeretse;
5. noMahaseya, unyana kaBharuki, unyana kaKoli-hoze, unyana kaHazaya, unyana ka-Adaya, unyana kaYoyaribhi, unyana kaZekariya, unyana womSheloni.
6. Bonke oonyana bakaPeretse, ababehlala eYerusalem, ibingamakhulu amané, anamanci mathandathu anesibhozo, amadoda anobukroti.
7. Ngabo aba oonyana bakaBhenjamin: ibinguSalu, unyana kaMeshulam, unyana kaYohedi, unyana kaPedaya, unyana kaKolaya, unyana kaMahaseya, unyana kaItiyeli, unyana kaYesaya.
8. Emva kwakhe ibinguGabhayi-salayi, enamakhulu asithoba, anamanci mabini anesibhozo;