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 army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who 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, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at 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, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD with the harp.

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, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and 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. 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 LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: 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.

The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD, even all who were skilful, was 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.

They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.

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 out for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons were twelve;

10 athum channa Zaccur,

the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

11 ali channa Zeri,

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

12 a nga channa Nethaniah,

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

13 a gup channa Bukkiah,

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

14 a sagi channa Asarelahz,

the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

15 a get channa Jessiah,

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

16 a ko channa Mattaniah,

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

17 a som channa Shimei,

the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

18 a somle khat na Uzziel,

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

19 a somle ni na Hashabiah,

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

20 a somle thumna Shubael,

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

21 a somle li na Mattithiah,

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

22 a somle nga na Jerimoth,

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

23 a somle gup na Hannaniah,

for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

24 a somle sagi na Joshbekashah,

for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

25 a somle get na Hanani,

for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

26 a somle ko na Mallothi,

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

27 a somni na Eliathah,

for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

28 a somni le khat na Hothir,

for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

29 a somni le ni na Giddalti,

for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

30 a somni le thumna Mahazioth,

for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

31 a somni le li na Romamti-ezer.

for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.