IZIKRONIKE I 23

₁UDavide wayesemdala, esanelisiwe yizinsuku; wambeka uSolomoni indodana yakhe abe-yinkosi kwaIsrayeli.

₂Wabutha zonke izikhulu zakwaIsrayeli kanye nabapristi namaLevi.

₃AmaLevi abalwa kusukela kwaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu; umumo wawo ngezinhloko zawo, indoda ngendoda, wawuyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili.

₄Ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane kuwona ayengawokwengamela umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova; izinkulungwane eziyisithupha zaziyizinduna nabahluleli;

₅izinkulungwane ezine zazingabalindisango; izinkulungwane ezine ziyakudumisa uJehova ngezinto zokubethwa engazenzayo, washo uDavide, ukuba zidumise ngazo.

₆UDavide wabahlukanisa ngezigaba njengamadodana kaLevi: oGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari.

₇KumaGereshoni: ngoLadani noShimeyi.

₈Amadodana kaLadani: nguJehiyeli inhloko, noZethamu, noJoweli, bebathathu.

₉Amadodana kaShimeyi: ngoShelomoti, noHaziyeli, noHarana, bebathathu. Labo babeyizinhloko zawoyise bakaLadani.

₁₀Amadodana kaShimeyi: ngoJahati, noZina, noJewushe, noBeriya. Labo bobane babengamadodana kaShimeyi.

₁₁UJahati wayeyinhloko, noZiza ngowesibili; kepha oJewushe noBeriya babengenamadodana amaningi; ngalokho baba-yindlu inye kayise, bebalwa kanyekanye.

₁₂Amadodana kaKohati: ngoAmramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, noUziyeli, bebane.

₁₃Amadodana ka-Amramu: ngoAroni noMose; uAroni wahlukaniswa ukuba angcwelise izinto ezingcwelengcwele, yena namadodana akhe, kuze kube-phakade, ukushisa impepho phambi kukaJehova, nokumkhonza, nokubusisa egameni lakhe kuze kube-phakade.

₁₄Kepha uMose, lowomuntu kaNkulunkulu, amadodana akhe abizwa ngesizwe sakwaLevi.

₁₅Amadodana kaMose: ngoGereshomu noEliyezeri.

₁₆Amadodana kaGereshomu: nguShebuweli owayeyinhloko.

₁₇Amadodana kaEliyezeri: nguRehabiya inhloko. UEliyezeri wayengenawo amanye amadodana; kepha amadodana kaRehabiya ayemaningi kakhulu.

₁₈Amadodana kaJisihari: nguShelomiti inhloko.

₁₉Amadodana kaHebroni: nguJeriya inhloko, noAmariya owesibili, noJahaziyeli owesithathu, noJekameyamu owesine.

₂₀Amadodana kaUziyeli: nguMika inhloko noJishiya owesibili.

₂₁Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli noMushi. Amadodana kaMaheli: ngoEleyazare noKishi.

₂₂UEleyazare wafa engenamadodana, enamadodakazi odwa; abafowabo, amadodana kaKishi, bawathatha.

₂₃Amadodana kaMushi: ngoMaheli, noEdere, noJeremoti, bebathathu.

₂₄Yilabo ababengamadodana kaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise, izinhloko zawoyise, bebalwa ngomumo wamagama ngezinhloko zabo, abawenza umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaJehova, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu.

₂₅Ngokuba uDavide wathi: UJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli uniké abantu bakhe ukuphumula; uhlezi eJerusalema kuze kube-phakade;

₂₆namaLevi awasayikuthwala itabernakele* nazo zonke izinto zalo zenkonzo yalo.

₂₇Ngokuba amadodana kaLevi abalwa ngamazwi okugcina kaDavide, kusukela kwaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu.

₂₈Ngokuba indawo yawo yayingasesandleni samadodana ka-Aroni ukukhonza endlini kaJehova, nasemagcekeni, nasemakamelweni, nokuhlambulula zonke izinto ezingcwele, nomsebenzi wenkonzo endlini kaNkulunkulu,

₂₉eyezinkwa zokubukwa, neyempuphu ecolekileyo yomnikelo wempuphu, neyemiqathane engenamvubelo, neyokuphekwé ekhanzini, neyexutshanisiweyo, neyazo zonke izilinganiso nobukhulu;

₃₀nokuma njalo ekuseni ukubonga nokudumisa uJehova, kanjalo nakusihlwa;

₃₁nokunikela njalo ngayo yonke iminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova ngamasabatha, nangokwethwasa kwenyanga, nangemikhosi emisiweyo ngomumo onjengomthetho wabo, phambi kukaJehova;

₃₂bayakugcina imfanelo yetende lokuhlangana, nemfanelo yendawo engcwele, nemfanelo yamadodana ka-Aroni abafowabo ekukhonzeni endlini kaJehova.