1 Thusimbu 25

1 David le a sepai jalamkaiten Asaph, Heman chule Jeduthun insungmi chu Kipana thupha sapphong tohthoa semjang gin ngei, tumging chule Khutbeh la lamkai din alhengdoh taove.

Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:

2 Asaph chapate Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah chule Asarelah in jong a pau maikainan lengpa thupeh dungjuiyin kipana thupha chu alhangsap uve.

of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.

3 Heduthun chapate, Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshiah, Shimei, Hashabiah chule Mattithah mi gup cheng hin jong a pau makainan semjang gin ngei, thangvah le vahchoi toh thon kipana thupha sapphong toh thon Pathen athangvah uve.

Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah.

4 Heman chapate chu Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romam’ti-e’zer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir chule Mahazioth cheng hi ahiuve.

Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

5 Lengpa Themgao a pang Heman hin Pakaiya a konin chapa Somle li le chanu thum ahing e.

All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 Heman le achapate chu Houin sunga tumging thei, Selangdah gin ngei, Semjang sai chule khutbeh a Pakai vahchoina lamkaiya pang ahiuve. Chule ijakaiyin, Asaph, Jeduthun chule Heman jong lengpa toh aki thukop jing uve.

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

7 Amaho insung hi Pakai vahchoi na mun a tumging sai ding mong a hung kitillu ahi. Abonchauvin tumging sai thei cheh mi Jani somget le get alhing uve.

And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

8 Mi hichengse hi teh le khang hihen jilkung le simlai umlouvin athepna cheh uva apang un chuleh vang kibang in akisan cheh uve.

And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

9 Mi jani somget le get ho hin, chapa somle ni cheh in asauvin, hichengse ho hi hop somni le li in aki homson uvin asopite cheng to vang akisan uve. Vang kisan masapen chu Asaph chilhah lah a Joseph le asopite ahiuvin. Anina a vang kisan chu Gedaliah le asopite ahi,

Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve:

10 athum channa Zaccur,

the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

11 ali channa Zeri,

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

12 a nga channa Nethaniah,

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

13 a gup channa Bukkiah,

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

14 a sagi channa Asarelahz,

the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

15 a get channa Jessiah,

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

16 a ko channa Mattaniah,

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

17 a som channa Shimei,

the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

18 a somle khat na Uzziel,

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

19 a somle ni na Hashabiah,

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

20 a somle thumna Shubael,

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

21 a somle li na Mattithiah,

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

22 a somle nga na Jerimoth,

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

23 a somle gup na Hannaniah,

for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

24 a somle sagi na Joshbekashah,

for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

25 a somle get na Hanani,

for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

26 a somle ko na Mallothi,

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

27 a somni na Eliathah,

for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

28 a somni le khat na Hothir,

for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

29 a somni le ni na Giddalti,

for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

30 a somni le thumna Mahazioth,

for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

31 a somni le li na Romamti-ezer.

for the four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.