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.