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| 1. | UDavida esemdala esanele ngensuku wamisa uSolomoni indodana yakhe ukuthi abe yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli. |
| 2. | Wasebuthanisa zonke induna zakoIsrayeli labapristi lamaLevi. |
| 3. | AmaLevi asebalwa kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu kusiya phezulu; lenani lawo, ngamakhanda awo, ngamadoda, laba zinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesificaminwembili. |
| 4. | Kula kwakulezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane okuqondisa umsebenzi wendlu ye Nkosi; lezinduna labahluleli abayizinkulungwane eziyisithupha; |
| 5. | labagcini bamasango abayizinkulungwane ezine; labadumisi be Nkosi abayizinkulungwane ezine ngezinto engizenzele ukudumisa, watsho uDavida. |
| 6. | UDavida wasewehlukanisa ngezigaba, ngokwamadodana kaLevi, oGerishoni, uKohathi, loMerari. |
| 7. | KumaGerishoni kwakungoLadani loShimeyi. |
| 8. | Amadodana kaLadani: OJehiyeli inhloko, loZethamu, loJoweli, emathathu. |
| 9. | Amadodana kaShimeyi: OShelomithi loHaziyeli loHarani, emathathu. La ayezinhloko zaboyise koLadani. |
| 10. | Lamadodana kaShimeyi: OJahathi, uZiza, loJewushi, loBeriya. La ayengamadodana kaShimeyi, emane. |
| 11. | LoJahathi wayeyinhloko, loZiza engowesibili; kodwa uJewushi loBeriya babengelabantwana abanengi, ngakho babesendlini yaboyise ngokubalwa kanye. |
| 12. | Amadodana kaKohathi: OAmramu, uIzihari, uHebroni, loUziyeli, emane. |
| 13. | Amadodana kaAmramu: OAroni loMozisi. UAroni wehlukaniselwa-ke ukungcwelisa izinto ezingcwelengcwele, yena lamadodana akhe kuze kube nininini, ukutshisa impepha phambi kwe Nkosi, ukuyikhonza, lokubusisa ngebizo layo kuze kube nininini. |
| 14. | NgoMozisi umuntu kaNkulunkulu, amadodana akhe abizwa ngaphansi kwesizwe sakoLevi. |
| 15. | Amadodana kaMozisi: OGereshoma loEliyezeri. |
| 16. | Amadodana kaGereshoma: UShebuweli inhloko. |
| 17. | Lamadodana kaEliyezeri ayenguRehabhiya inhloko; uEliyezeri wayengelawo-ke amanye amadodana, kodwa amadodana kaRehabhiya ayemanengi okwedlulisayo. |
| 18. | Amadodana kaIzihari: UShelomithi inhloko. |
| 19. | Amadodana kaHebroni: OJeriya inhloko, uAmariya owesibili, uJahaziyeli owesithathu, uJekameyamu owesine. |
| 20. | Amadodana kaUziyeli: OMika inhloko, loIshiya owesibili. |
| 21. | Amadodana kaMerari: OMahli loMushi. Amadodana kaMahli: OEleyazare loKishi. |
| 22. | UEleyazare wasesifa, wayengelamadodana kodwa amadodakazi; amadodana kaKishi, abafowabo, asewathatha. |
| 23. | Amadodana kaMushi: OMahli loEderi loJeremothi, emathathu. |
| 24. | La ngamadodana kaLevi ngendlu yaboyise, inhloko zaboyise, ngokubalwa kwawo, ngenani lamabizo, ngamakhanda awo, esenza umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu ye Nkosi, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu. |
| 25. | Ngoba uDavida wathi: I Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ibanikile abantu bayo ukuphumula, izahlala eJerusalema kuze kube sephakadeni. |
| 26. | Ngokunjalo-ke kumaLevi; kakulamuntu ozathwala ithabhanekele laloba yiziphi izitsha zalo zenkonzo yalo. |
| 27. | Ngoba ngamazwi kaDavida okucina amadodana kaLevi abhalwa kusukela kwaleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu. |
| 28. | Ngoba indawo yawo yayingasesandleni samadodana kaAroni enkonzweni yendlu ye Nkosi, phezu kwamaguma, laphezu kwamakamelo, laphezu kokuhlambulula zonke izinto ezingcwele, lomsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaNkulunkulu, |
| 29. | lowezinkwa zokubukiswa, lowempuphu ecolekileyo yomnikelo wokudla, lowezinkwana eziyizipatalala ezingelamvubelo, low okubhakwe ngepani, lowokukhanzingiweyo, lowesilinganiso sonke lobukhulu; |
| 30. | lokuma ukusa ngokusa ukubonga lokudumisa i Nkosi, kanjalo lantambama, |
| 31. | lokunikela konke kweminikelo yokutshiswa e Nkosi ni ngamasabatha, ngokuthwasa kwenyanga, langemikhosi emisiweyo, ngenani, ngokwesimiso kukho, njalonjalo phambi kwe Nkosi. |
| 32. | Njalo azagcina umlindo wethente lenhlangano, lomlindo wendlu engcwele, lomlindo wamadodana kaAroni, abafowabo, enkonzweni yendlu ye Nkosi. |
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