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| 1. | Wasemenzela izindlu emzini kaDavida, walungisela umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu indawo, wawumisela ithente. |
| 2. | Ngalesosikhathi uDavida wathi: Kakho ongathwala umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwamaLevi, ngoba yiwo i Nkosi eyawakhethela ukuthwala umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, lokuyikhonza kuze kube nininini. |
| 3. | UDavida wasebuthanisa uIsrayeli wonke eJerusalema ukuze benyuse umtshokotsho we Nkosi endaweni yawo ayeyilungisele wona. |
| 4. | UDavida wasebuthanisa amadodana kaAroni lamaLevi. |
| 5. | Kumadodana kaKohathi, uUriyeli induna, labafowabo, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili. |
| 6. | Kumadodana kaMerari, uAsaya induna, labafowabo, amakhulu amabili lamatshumi amabili. |
| 7. | Kumadodana kaGerishoni, uJoweli induna, labafowabo, ikhulu lamatshumi amathathu. |
| 8. | Kumadodana kaElizafani, uShemaya induna, labafowabo, amakhulu amabili. |
| 9. | Kumadodana kaHebroni, uEliyeli induna, labafowabo, amatshumi ayisificaminwembili. |
| 10. | Kumadodana kaUziyeli, uAminadaba induna, labafowabo, ikhulu letshumi lambili. |
| 11. | UDavida wasebiza oZadoki loAbhiyatha abapristi, lamaLevi, oUriyeli, uAsaya, loJoweli, uShemaya, loEliyeli, loAminadaba. |
| 12. | Wasesithi kubo: Lizinhloko zaboyise bamaLevi; zingcweliseni lina labafowenu ukuze lenyuse umtshokotsho we Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli endaweni engiyilungisele wona. |
| 13. | Ngoba lina lalingekho kuqala, i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yafohlela kithi, ngoba singayidinganga ngokwesimiso. |
| 14. | Ngakho abapristi lamaLevi bazingcwelisa ukwenyusa umtshokotsho we Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. |
| 15. | Abantwana bamaLevi basebethwala umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, njengokulaya kukaMozisi ngokwelizwi le Nkosi, emahlombe abo ngemijabo phezu kwabo. |
| 16. | UDavida wasesithi ezinduneni zamaLevi zimise abafowabo, abahlabeleli, lezinto zokuhlabelela lezigubhu zezintambo lamachacho lezinsimbi ezincencethayo, bazizwakalise, ngokuphakamisa ilizwi ngentokozo. |
| 17. | AmaLevi asemisa uHemani indodana kaJoweli, lakubafowabo uAsafi indodana kaBerekiya, lemadodaneni kaMerari abafowabo uEthani indodana kaKushaya. |
| 18. | Njalo kanye labo abafowabo besigaba sesibili: OZekariya, uBeni, loJahaziyeli, loShemiramothi, loJehiyeli, loUni, uEliyabi, loBhenaya, loMahaseya, loMathithiya, loElifelehu, loMikineya, loObedi-Edoma, loJeyiyeli, abalindi bamasango. |
| 19. | Abahlabeleli oHemani, uAsafi, loEthani bazizwakalisa-ke ngensimbi ezincencethayo zethusi. |
| 20. | LoZekariya loAziyeli loShemiramothi loJehiyeli loUni loEliyabi loMahaseya loBhenaya belezigubhu zezintambo ngeAlamothi. |
| 21. | LoMathithiya loElifelehu loMikineya loObedi-Edoma loJeyiyeli loAzaziya belamachacho ngeSheminithi ukukhokhela. |
| 22. | LoKenaniya induna yamaLevi emthwalweni, wafundisa ngomthwalo ngoba wayeqedisisa. |
| 23. | LoBerekiya loElkana babengabagcini bamasango omtshokotsho. |
| 24. | LoShebaniya loJoshafati loNethaneli loAmasayi loZekariya loBhenaya loEliyezeri abapristi bakhalisa izimpondo phambi komtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu. LoObedi-Edoma loJehiya babengabagcini bamasango omtshokotsho. |
| 25. | Kwasekusithi uDavida labadala bakoIsrayeli lenduna zezinkulungwane bahamba ukwenyusa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano se Nkosi uvela endlini kaObedi-Edoma ngentokozo. |
| 26. | Kwasekusithi uNkulunkulu ewasiza amaLevi ayewuthwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano se Nkosi, banikela umhlatshelo wamajongosi ayisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisa. |
| 27. | UDavida wayegqoke-ke isembatho selembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, lawo wonke amaLevi ayewuthwele umtshokotsho labahlabeleli loKenaniya induna yomthwalo wabahlabeleli; uDavida wayegqoke-ke i-efodi* yelembu elicolekileyo. |
| 28. | Ngakho uIsrayeli wonke wawenyusa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano se Nkosi ngokumemeza langokukhala kophondo lwenqama, langezimpondo, langezinsimbi ezincencethayo, besenza umsindo ngezigubhu zezintambo lamachacho. |
| 29. | Kwasekusithi lapho umtshokotsho wesivumelwano se Nkosi ufika emzini kaDavida, uMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli walunguza ngewindi wabona inkosi uDavida esina edlala, wamdelela enhliziyweni yakhe. |
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