1 IziKronike 15:1 UDavide wazakhela izindlu emzini kaDavide, futhi walungisa indawo umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, wawumisela itende. 15:2 UDavide wathi: "Akukho muntu ofanele ukuthwala umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwamaLevi yibo uJehova abakhethile ukuba bathwale umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, bawukhonze kuye kuze kube phakade. 15:3 UDavide wabutha wonke u-Israyeli ndawonye eJerusalema, ukuze akhuphule umphongolo kaJehova endaweni yakhe abeyilungisele yona. 15:4 UDavide wabutha amadodana ka-Aroni namaLevi. 15:5 Kumadodana kaKohati: u-Uriyeli inhloko, nabafowabo, beyikhulu namashumi amabili; amashumi amabili: 15:6 Kumadodana kaMerari: uAsaya inhloko, nabafowabo, bengamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili: 15:7 Kumadodana kaGereshomu: uJoweli inhloko, nabafowabo, beyikhulu namashumi amabili; amashumi amathathu: 15:8 Kumadodana ka-Elisafani: UShemaya inhloko nabafowabo ababili ikhulu: 15:9 Kumadodana kaHebroni; ngu-Eliyeli inhloko, nabafowabo, bengamashumi ayisihiyagalombili; 15:10 Kumadodana ka-Uziyeli; ngu-Aminadaba inhloko nabafowabo, beyikhulu neshumi nambili. 15:11 UDavide wabiza oSadoki no-Abiyathara abapristi, futhi AmaLevi, o-Uriyeli, no-Asaya, noJoweli, noShemaya, no-Eliyeli, kanye Aminadaba, 15:12 Wathi kubo: "Nina niyizinhloko zawoyise bamaLevi. zingcweliseni, nina nabafowenu, ukuze nikhuphule ibandla umphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli endaweni engiyilungisele yona. 15:13 Ngoba ngenxa yokuthi anikwenzanga ekuqaleni, uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wafohla phezu kwethu, ngokuba asimfunanga ngokwesimiso. 15:14 Ngakho abapristi namaLevi bazingcwelisa ukuze bakhuphule umphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 15:15 Futhi amadodana amaLevi bathwala umphongolo kaNkulunkulu emahlombe abo nezinti zalo, njengalokho eyalile uMose njengezwi likaJehova NKOSI. 15:16 Futhi uDavide wakhuluma izikhulu zamaLevi ukumisa abafowabo nibe ngabahlabeleli ngezinsimbi zomculo, izingubhu namahabhu kanye amasimbali, ekhala, ngokuphakamisa izwi ngokujabula. 15:17 AmaLevi amisa uHemani indodana kaJoweli; nakubafowabo, u-Asafa indodana kaBerekiya; emadodaneni kaMerari abafowabo, u-Ethani indodana kaKushaya; 15:18 Futhi kanye nabo abafowabo besigaba sesibili, uZakariya, noBen, futhi noJahaziyeli, noShemiramoti, noJehiyeli, no-Uni, no-Eliyabe, noBenaya, noMahaseya, noMatithiya, no-Elifelehu, noMikeneya, no-Obede Edomi, uJeyeli, abalindi. 15:19 Ngakho abahlabeleli, uHemani, u-Asafa, no-Ethani, babemiselwe ukuhlabelela izingoma. amasimbali ethusi; 15:20 noZakariya, no-Aziyeli, noShemiramoti, noJehiyeli, no-Uni, u-Eliyabe, noMahaseya, noBenaya, benezingubhu ze-Alamoti; 15:21 noMatitiya, no-Elifelehu, noMikeneya, no-Obede Edomi, noJehiyeli; no-Azaziya enehabhu* nge-Sheminiti ukuba avelele. 15:22 Futhi uKhenaniya, induna yamaLevi, kwaba ngengoma ingoma, ngokuba wayenekhono. 15:23 Futhi uBherekiya no-Elkana babengabagcini bomnyango umphongolo. 15:24 noShebaniya, noJehoshafati, noNethaneli, no-Amasayi, oZakariya, noBenaya, no-Eliyezeri, abapristi, bashaya amacilongo amacilongo phambi komphongolo kaNkulunkulu; o-Obede Edomi noJehiya babengabalindisango ngomkhumbi. 15:25 Ngakho uDavide, namalunga akwa-Israyeli, nezinduna zezinkulungwane. waya ukwenyusa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endlini ka Obededom ngenjabulo. 15:26 Kwathi lapho uNkulunkulu esiza amaLevi athwala umphongolo isivumelwano sikaJehova, ukuthi banikela ngezinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nesikhombisa izinqama. 15:27 UDavide wayembethe ingubo yelineni elicolekileyo, kanye nawo wonke amaLevi ababethwele umphongolo, nabahlabeleli, noKhenaniya induna yezihlabelelo kanye nabahlabeleli; uDavide wayegqoke ingubo yamahlombe yelineni. 15:28 Kanjalo wonke u-Israyeli wakhuphula umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova ukumemeza, nokukhala kwecilongo, namacilongo, nanga amasimbali, ehlokoma ngezingubhu namahabhu. 15:29 Kwathi lapho umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova ufika phambi kwakhe umuzi kaDavide, uMikhali indodakazi kaSawule elunguza efasiteleni wabona inkosi uDavide isina, idlala; wayidelela enhliziyweni yakhe.