Bomahlalesangweni basethempelini
1Leti-ke ticheme temaLevi letatibomahlalesangweni: Belusendvo lwaKhora bekunguMeshelemiya, umsa waKhore, lomunye wemadvodzana a-Asafa.
2Meshelemiya abenemadvodzana: Zakhariya abelitubulo, wesibili kunguJediyayeli, wesitsatfu kunguZebadiya, wesine kunguJatniyeli, 3wesihlanu kungu-Elamu, wesitfupha kunguJehohanani, wesikhombisa kungu-Eliyoyenayi.
4Na-Obedi Edomu abenemadvodzana: Shemaya abelitubulo, wesibili kunguJehozabadi, wesitsatfu kunguJowa, wesine kunguSakhari, wesihlanu kunguNethaneli, 5wesitfupha kungu-Amiyeli, wesikhombisa kungu-Isakhari, wesiphohlongo kunguPhewulethayi. Ngobe Nkulunkulu abembusisile Obedi Edomu.
6Indvodzana yakhe Shemaya nayo yayinemadvodzana labebaholi emndenini weyise, ngobe bekungemadvodza labenelikhono. 7Emadvodzana aShemaya bekubo-Othni, naRefayeli, na-Obedi, na-Elzabadi, tihlobo takhe bo-Elihu naSemakhiya nato tatinelikhono.
8Tonkhe leti bekutitukulwane ta-Obedi Edomu; bona nemadvodzana abo kanye netihlobo tabo babengemadvodza labenelikhono nemandla ekwenteni umsebenti, batukulu ba-Obedi Edomu babengema-62 sebabonkhe.
9Meshelemiya abenemadvodzana kanye netihlobo letatinelikhono, babeli-18 sebabonkhe.
10Hosa labengumMerari abenemadvodzana: Inhloko yabo bekunguShimri, noko abengesilo litubulo, kodvwa uyise wambeka kutsi abe wekucala. 11Wesibili bekunguHilkiya, wesitsatfu kunguThabaliya, wesine kunguZakhariya. Emadvodzana kanye netihlobo taHosa babeli-13 sebabonkhe.
12Labomahlalesangweni behlukaniswa baba ticheme ngeticheme, ngebaholi bemindeni yabo, base babelwa imisebenti letsite ekukhonteni Simakadze ethempelini, njengobe bekwenta lamanye emaLevi. 13Lelo nalelo sango lentelwa inkatho, kuze kutewutfolakala kutsi ngumuphi umndeni lekufanele uligadze, labancane nalabadzala ngalokufanako.
14Inkatho yelisango langasemphumalanga yadla Shelemiya. Kwentiwa inkatho yaZakhariya, umsa wakhe, umeluleki labenekuhlakanipha, yadla yena kutsi agadze lisango langasenyakatho. 15Inkatho yelisango langaseningizimu yadla Obedi Edomu, kwatsi inkatho yengungumakamelo yadla emadvodzana akhe. 16Inkatho yelisango langasenshonalanga kanye nelisango laShalekethi lelisemgwacweni longenhla yadla Shuphimi naHosa.
Mahlalesangweni abecondzene namahlalesangweni kanje: 17BekunemaLevi lasitfupha ngelilanga ngasemphumalanga, lamane ngelilanga angasenyakatfo, lamane ngelilanga angaseningizimu, bese kutsi lamabili ngasikhatsi sinye agadze ingungumakamelo. 18Esibuyeni lesingasenshonalanga bebabane emgwacweni, bese baba babili esibuyeni ngekhatsi.
19Leti-ke bekuticheme tabomahlalesangweni lababetitukulwane takaKhora naMerari.
Bosikhwama naletinye tindvuna
20EmaLevi lamanye abephatsa ingcebo yendlu yaNkulunkulu nengcebo yetintfo letinikelwe kuNkulunkulu. 21Titukulwane taLadani, letatingetakaGeshoni ngaLadani, futsi titinhloko temindeni yakaLadani, umGeshoni, bekuboJehiyeli 22nemadvodzana aJehiyeli, naZethami kanye naJoweli, umnakabo. Bona babeciza ingcebo yelithempeli laSimakadze.
23Imisebenti yanikwa netitukulwane ta-Amramu, netaJisihari, netaHebroni, neta-Uziyeli:
24Shubayeli, umtukulu waGeshomu, umsa waMosi, yena abeciza tindlu tengcebo. 25Tihlobo takhe nga-Eliyezeri bekunguRehabiya, umsa wakhe, naJeshaya, umsa wakhe, naJoramu, umsa wakhe, naZikhri, umsa wakhe, kanye naShelomithi, umsa wakhe. 26Shelomithi netihlobo takhe babeciza yonkhe ingcebo yetintfo letatinikelwe kuNkulunkulu yinkhosi Davide nebaholi bemindeni, netindvuna tetinkhulungwane netemakhulu kanye naletinye tindvuna temabutfo. 27Lenye imphango leyayidliwe emphini bayinikelela kutsi kulungiswe ngayo kabusha lithempeli laSimakadze. 28Konkhe lokwakunikelwe nguSamuweli, umboniswa, kanye naSawula, umsa waKhishi, na-Abneri, umsa waNeri, naJowabe, umsa waSeruya, kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letatinikelwe tatisesandleni saShelomithi netihlobo takhe.
Imisebenti leminye yemaLevi
29Etitukulwaneni temaJisihari: Khenaniya nemadvodzana akhe banikwa imisebenti ngephandle kwelithempeli kutsi babhale imilandvo babuye babe behluleli besive sema-Israyeli.
30Etitukulwaneni tebakaHebroni: boHashabiya kanye netihlobo takhe letatingemadvodza layi-1 700 lanelikhono, bona babekwa kutsi baphatse ema-Israyeli langasenshonalanga neJordane etinkonzweni taSimakadze nasemsebentini wenkhosi.
31KubakaHebroni, Jeriya abengumholi ngekwemlandvo weluhlanga lwekutalana kwemindeni yabo. Ngemnyaka wema-40 wekubusa kwaDavide kwaba neluphenyo emilandvweni, kwaze kwatfolakala bakaHebroni lababengemadvodza lanelikhono eJazeri yaseGileyadi. 32Jeriya abenetihlobo letatiti-2 700, lekwakungemadvodza labenelikhono abaholi bemindeni, Davide wababeka kutsi baphatse bakaRubeni nebakaGadi kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase, kuyo yonkhe intfo nome indzaba yaNkulunkulu nome nguloko lokwakucondzene nenkhosi.
