Emalungiselelo ekuletfwa kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane eJerusalema
1Emvakwekuba Davide asatakhele tindlu takhe eDolobheni laDavide, wabe sewulungisa indzawo yekubeka libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, wadzimate wemisa lithende lekulifaka ekhatsi. 2Davide wakhuluma watsi: “Kute nome munye ngaphandle kwemaLevi lekufanele etfwale libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, ngobe ngawo lakhetfwa nguSimakadze kutsi amkhonte ngaleyo nkonzo phakadze naphakadze.”
3Davide wahlanganisa onkhe ema-Israyeli eJerusalema kutsi aletse lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze kulendzawo labesayilungiselele lona. 4Wabita wahlanganisa titukulwane taka-Aroni kanye nemaLevi:
5Lababetitukulwane takaKhohati, bekungu-Uriyeli, umholi, netihlobo letatili-120.
6Lababetitukulwane takaMerari, bekungu-Asaya, umholi, netihlobo letatingema-220.
7Lababetitukulwane takaGeshoni, bekunguJoweli, umholi, netihlobo letatili-130.
8Lababetitukulwane taka-Elisafani, bekunguShemaya, umholi, netihlobo letatingema-200.
9Lababetitukulwane takaHebroni, bekungu-Eliyeli, umholi, netihlobo letatingema-80.
10Lababetitukulwane taka-Uziyeli, bekungu-Aminadabi, umholi, netihlobo letatili-112.
11Davide wabita Sadoki na-Abiyatha, baphristi, nemaLevi: Bo-Uriyeli, na-Asaya, naJoweli, naShemaya, na-Eliyeli, na-Aminadabi. 12Wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Nine nibaholi bemindeni yemaLevi. Ngini nalamanye emaLevi lekufanele nitihlambulule nibe ngcwele, bese niletsa lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, nilimikise kulendzawo lesengiyilungiselele lona. 13Kungobe nine, maLevi, anilenyusanga kwekucala, ngako-ke Simakadze wasitfukutselela ngaleso sikhatsi. Asizange sike sibute kuSimakadze kutsi singakwenta kanjani njengobe kubhaliwe.”
14Baphristi nemaLevi batihlambulula kutsi batekwenyusa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. 15EmaLevi etfwala lelibhokisi lesivumelwane ngetimboko emahlombe awo, njengobe Mosi abekhulumile ngekwemyalo waSimakadze. 16Davide watjela baholi bemaLevi kutsi bakhetse bantfu nebahlabeli kutsi batewuhlabela tingoma tekujabula, baphekeletelwa ngimintjingozi: emalire, nemahabhu kanye nemasimbali.
17Ngako emaLevi akhetsa boHemani, umsa waJoweli; kubomnakabo akhetsa Asafa, umsa waBherekhiya; kubomnakabo emaMerari akhetsa Ethani, umsa waKhushaya; 18kwatsi emvakwabo kwalandzela bomnakabo: boZakhariya, naJaziyeli, naShemiramothi, naJehiyeli, na-Uni, na-Eliyabe, naBhenaya, naMaseya, naMathithiya, na-Elifelehu, naMikneya, na-Obedi Edomu kanye naJeyiyeli, bomahlalesangweni.
19Bahlabeli boHemani, na-Asafa kanye na-Ethani bakhetselwa kudlala emasimbali elitfusi. 20BoZakhariya na-Aziyeli, naShemiramothi, naJehiyeli, na-Uni, na-Eliyabe, naMaseya kanye naBhenaya bona bakhetfwa kutsi babe bahlabeli bekudlala emalire ngekwe-alamothi, 21kantsi boMathithiya, na-Elifelehu, naMikneya, na-Obedi Edomu, naJeyiyeli kanye na-Azaziya bakhetfwa kutsi bona babe bahlabeli bekudlala emahabhu ngekwesishiminithi. 22Khenaniya, inhloko yemaLevi, wakhetselwa kutsi engamele lenkonzo yekuhlabela; leyo bekuyinkonzo yakhe, ngobe abenelikhono kulowo msebenti.
23BoBherekhiya na-Elkhana bona bakhetselwa kutsi babe bomahlalesangweni belibhokisi lesivumelwane. 24BoShebaniya, naJosafati, naNethaneli, na-Amasayi, naZakhariya, naBhenaya kanye na-Eliyezeri bona bekubaphristi lekwakufanele bashaye emacilongo embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu. Bo-Obedi Edomu naJehiya nabo bakhetselwa kutsi babe bomahlalesangweni belibhokisi lesivumelwane.
Kumikiswa kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane eJerusalema
25Ngako Davide, nebaholi bema-Israyeli, netindvuna tetinkhulungwane bahamba bayawutsatsa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze endlini ya-Obedi Edomu ngekujabula. 26Njengobe Nkulunkulu abesasite emaLevi labetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, kwahlatjwa tinkunzi letisikhombisa netihhanca letisikhombisa, tentiwa umhlatjelo. 27Davide abembetse umjiva lowawentiwe ngelineni lecolisakele, njengawo onkhe lamaLevi labetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, nanjengalabo bahlabeli, naKhenaniya labengamele lawo makwaya ekuhlabela; Davide abembetse nesidziya selineni. 28Ngako onkhe ema-Israyeli enyuka nelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze amemeta, ashaya timphondvo tetihhanca, nemacilongo, nemasimbali, ashaya ngisho nemalire nemahabhu.
29Latsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze nalingena eDolobheni laDavide, Mikhali, indvodzakati yaSawula, wabukela avele ngelifasitelo. Watsi nakabona Davide, inkhosi, agidza agubha, wamedzelela enhlitiyweni yakhe.
