Eyoku-1 yeziKronike
23:1 Ke kaloku, xa uDavide wayesele aluphele, ehambisekile ebudaleni, wamenza uSolomon unyana wakhe ukumkani
phezu kwamaSirayeli.
23:2 Wazihlanganisa zonke izikhulu zakwaSirayeli, nababingeleli, kunye
abaLevi.
23:3 Babalwa ke abaLevi, kwathabathela kwabaminyaka imashumi mathathu bezelwe kwenyusa.
inani labo ngokweentloko zabo, indoda ngendoda, laba ngamashumi omathathu anesibhozo
Iwaka.
23:4 kubo, amashumi amabini anesine amawaka, ababephethe umsebenzi wenkonzo
indlu kaYehova; amawaka amathandathu ngabaphathi nabagwebi.
23:5 Kananjalo amawaka amane ayengabagcini-masango; amawaka amane adumisa uYehova
ngeempahla endazenzayo, watsho uDavide, ukuba ndidumise ngazo.
23:6 UDavide wabahlula bazizahlulo ngokoonyana bakaLevi, bathi,
uGershon, noKehati, noMerari.
23:7 koonyana bakaGershon nguLadan noShimehi;
23:8 Oonyana bakaLadan nguAsheri; intloko ibinguYehiyeli, noZetam, noYoweli;
23:9 Oonyana bakaShimehi nguAsheri; uShelomoti, noHaziyeli, noHaran; bathathu. Ezi zazinjalo
iinkulu zezindlu zooyise zikaLadan.
23:10 Oonyana bakaShimehi nguYahati, noZina, noYehushe, noBheriya. Ezi
ngoonyana bakaShimehi abane.
23:11 UYahati wayengomkhulu, uZiza engowesibini; ngoYehushe noBheriya babenoonyana.
ababaninzi oonyana; ke ngoko ayebalweni olunye, ngokokwawo
indlu katata.
23:12 Oonyana bakaKehati nguAsheri; noAmram, noItsare, noHebron, noUziyeli, bebane.
23:13 Oonyana baka-Amram nguAram; uAron noMoses; kwahlulwa uAron, ukuba yena
bangcwaliswe ezona nto zingcwele, yena noonyana bakhe, kude kuse ephakadeni
neziqhumiso phambi koYehova, ukuba balungiselele kuye, basikelele egameni lakhe
ngonaphakade.
23:14 Ke kaloku, ngoMoses, umfo wakwaThixo, oonyana bakhe babizwa ngokwesizwe
Levi.
23:15 Oonyana bakaMoses nguGershom noEliyezere.
23:16 Koonyana bakaGershom nguShebhuweli inkulu.
23:17 Koonyana bakaEliyezere nguRehabheya inkulu. Ke uEliyezere wayengenabani
abanye oonyana; ke oonyana bakaRehabheya bebebaninzi kunene.
23:18 koonyana bakaItsare nguIshmayeli; UShelomiti inkulu.
23:19 koonyana bakaHebron yanguAsheriyeli; nguYeriya inkulu, noAmariya owesibini, noYahaziyeli
nowesithathu noYekameham owesine.
23:20 koonyana bakaUziyeli yanguShela; nguMika inkulu, noYesiya owesibini.
23:21 Oonyana bakaMerari nguAsheri; uMahali, noMushi. Oonyana bakaMaheli yayinguShela. uElazare, kunye
Kish.
23:22 Wafa uElazare engenanyana, eneentombi zodwa; nabazalwana bazo oonyana.
bazithabatha oonyana bakaKishe.
23:23 Oonyana bakaMushi nguAsheri; UMahali, noEdere, noYeremoti;
23:24 Ngabo abo oonyana bakaLevi ngokwezindlu zooyise; nkqu i
iinkulu zezindlu zooyise ngokwenani lamagama ngokweentloko zazo
ababesenza umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaYehova
iminyaka engamashumi amabini ubudala nangaphezulu.
23:25 Wathi uDavide, UYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ubaphumzile abantu bakhe;
ukuze bahlale eYerusalem ngonaphakade.
23:26 Kananjalo kubaLevi; bangabi sawuthwala umnquba, bangabi sawuthwala
Zonke iimpahla zayo zenkonzo yayo.
23:27 Ngokuba ngokwamazwi kaDavide okugqibela, abaLevi babalwa bethabathela emashumini amabini
iminyaka ubudala nangaphezulu:
23:28 ngokuba umsebenzi wabo ubengoonyana baka-Aron, ukuba bakhonze uYehova
endlwini kaYehova, ezintendelezweni, nasemagumbini, nasemagumbini
ukuhlanjululwa kwezinto zonke ezingcwele, nomsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu
kaThixo;
23:29 nezonka zokubonisa, nomgubo ocoliweyo, ube ngumnikelo wokudla, nomnikelo wokudla
nezonka ezingenagwele, nezokubhaka ngepani, nezonka
kuba eqhotsiweyo, nangazo zonke iintlobo zomlinganiselo nobukhulu;
23:30 nokuma yonke imiso ngemiso, bebulela, bedumisa uYehova, kwangokunjalo
ngokulinganayo;
23:31 nokunyusa onke amadini anyukayo kuYehova ngesabatha, ngomhla wesabatha
ukuthwasa kwenyanga, nangamaxesha amisiweyo, ngenani, ngokwesiko
wabawisela umthetho ngamaxesha onke, phambi koYehova.
23:32 bagcine isigxina somnquba womnquba
ibandla, nesigxina sengcwele, nesigxina sengcwele
oonyana baka-Aron, abazalwana babo enkonzweni yendlu kaYehova.