1 IziKronike 23:1 Ngakho lapho uDavide wayesemdala futhi egcwele izinsuku, wabeka uSolomoni indodana yakhe inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. 23:2 Wabutha zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, kanye nabapristi kanye amaLevi. 23:3 Manje amaLevi abalwa kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu. umumo wawo ngezinhloko zawo, indoda ngendoda, wawungamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili inkulungwane. 23:4 Kubo, abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane kwakumelwe aqondise umsebenzi we indlu kaJehova; abayizinkulungwane eziyisithupha babeyizikhulu nabahluleli. 23:5 Futhi abayizinkulungwane ezine babengabalindisango; abayizinkulungwane ezine badumisa uJehova ngezinsimbi engazenza, washo uDavide, ukudumisa ngazo. 23:6 UDavide wabahlukanisa ngezigaba phakathi kwamadodana kaLevi: uGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari. 23:7 KumaGereshoni: ngoLadani noShimeyi. 23:8 Amadodana kaLadani; inhloko kwakunguJehiyeli, noZethamu, noJoweli, bebathathu. 23:9 Amadodana kaShimeyi; uShelomoti, noHaziyeli, noHarana, bebathathu. Laba babe izinhloko zawoyise bakwaLadani. 23:10 Futhi amadodana kaShimeyi: ngoJahati, noZina, noJewushe, futhi Beriya. Lezi amadodana kaShimeyi amane. 23:11 UJahati wayeyinhloko, noZiza eyesibili; kepha oJewushe noBeriya amadodana amaningi; ngakho-ke babebalweni lunye, njengokwabo umuzi kababa. 23:12 Amadodana kaKohati; o-Amramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, no-Uziyeli, bebane. 23:13 Amadodana ka-Amramu; u-Aroni noMose; u-Aroni wahlukaniswa, ukuthi yena uyakungcwelisa okungcwelengcwele, yena namadodana akhe, kuze kube phakade, bashiswe impepho phambi kukaJehova ukumkhonza nokubusisa egameni lakhe kuze kube phakade. 23:14 Ngokuqondene noMose, lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu, amadodana akhe aqanjwa esizweni Levi. 23:15 Amadodana kaMose: ngoGereshomu, no-Eliyezeri. 23:16 Emadodaneni kaGereshomu: Shebuweli inhloko. 23:17 Futhi amadodana ka-Eliyezeri: Rehabiya inhloko. U-Eliyezeri wayengenalutho amanye amadodana; kodwa amadodana kaRehabiya ayemaningi kakhulu. 23:18 Kumadodana kaJisihari: uShelomoti inhloko. 23:19 Kumadodana kaHebroni: uJeriya inhloko, no-Amariya owesibili, noJahaziyeli eyesithathu, noJekameyamu owesine. 23:20 Kumadodana ka-Uziyeli; uMika inhloko, noJesiya owesibili. 23:21 Amadodana kaMerari: uMahli, noMushi. Amadodana kaMaheli; u-Eleyazare, kanye Kish. 23:22 U-Eleyazare wafa engenamadodana, enamadodakazi odwa; amadodana kaKishi azithatha. 23:23 Amadodana kaMushi; oMaheli, no-Edere, noJeremoti, bebathathu. 23:24 Lawa kwakungamadodana kaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise; ngisho i izinhloko zawoyise, njengoba zazibaliwe ngenani lamagama ngokwezizukulwane zabo izinhloko, abenza umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaJehova, kusukela iminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu. 23:25 Ngoba uDavide wathi: "UJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli unike abantu bakhe ukuphumula. ukuze bahlale eJerusalema kuze kube phakade; 23:26 Futhi kumaLevi; abasayikuthwala itabernakele, noma zonke izitsha zalo zenkonzo yalo. 23:27 Ngoba ngamazwi okugcina kaDavide, amaLevi abalwa kusukela kwamashumi amabili iminyaka yobudala nangaphezulu: 23:28 Ngoba isikhundla sabo kwakuwukulinda amadodana ka-Aroni enkonzweni endlini kaJehova, emagcekeni, nasemakamelweni, nasezindlini ukuhlanjululwa kwazo zonke izinto ezingcwele, nomsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaNkulunkulu; 23:29 kokubili okwezinkwa zokubukwa, futhi ufulawa ocolekileyo njengomnikelo wempuphu, futhi amaqebelengwane angenamvubelo, nawokubhakwa epanini, kanye ngalokho okuthosiwe, nangazo zonke izinhlobo zesilinganiso nobukhulu; 23:30 Futhi ukuma njalo ekuseni ukubonga nokudumisa uJehova, futhi ngokufanayo at ngokulinganayo; 23:31 Futhi ukunikela yonke imihlatshelo yokushiswa kuJehova ngamasabatha, in the ukwethwasa kwenyanga, lemikhosini emisiweyo, ngenani, ngesimiso wabayala phambi kukaJehova njalo. 23:32 Futhi ukuze bagcine imfanelo yetabernakele ibandla, nemfanelo yendlu engcwele, nemfanelo yenkonzo amadodana ka-Aroni, abafowabo, enkonzweni yendlu kaJehova.