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.