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 chief. officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office.
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: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near 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.
And of Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Serf, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, six, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
4 Heman chapate chu Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romam’ti-e’zer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir chule Mahazioth cheng hi ahiuve.
Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, 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 seer of the king 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 under their father’s hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.
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 taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-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 by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.
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,
And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.
10 athum channa Zaccur,
The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
11 ali channa Zeri,
The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
12 a nga channa Nethaniah,
The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
13 a gup channa Bukkiah,
The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
14 a sagi channa Asarelahz,
The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
15 a get channa Jessiah,
The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
16 a ko channa Mattaniah,
The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
17 a som channa Shimei,
The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
18 a somle khat na Uzziel,
The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
19 a somle ni na Hashabiah,
The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
20 a somle thumna Shubael,
The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
21 a somle li na Mattithiah,
The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
22 a somle nga na Jerimoth,
The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
23 a somle gup na Hannaniah,
The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
24 a somle sagi na Joshbekashah,
The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
25 a somle get na Hanani,
The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
26 a somle ko na Mallothi,
The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
27 a somni na Eliathah,
The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
28 a somni le khat na Hothir,
The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
29 a somni le ni na Giddalti,
The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
30 a somni le thumna Mahazioth,
The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
31 a somni le li na Romamti-ezer.
The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
