I Oihanaalii 15
1 HANA iho la ia i na hale nona maloko o ke kulanakauhale o Davida, a hoomakaukau iho la hoi oia i wahi no ka pahu o ke Akua, a kukulu iho la i halelewa nona.
Wasezenzela izindlu emzini kaDavida, walungisela umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu indawo, wawumisela ithente.
2 Alaila, olelo mai la o Davida, Aohe mea e ae nana e amo i ka pahu o ke Akua, o na Levi wale; no: no ka mea, ua koho o Iehova ia lakou e amo i ka pahu o ke Akua, a e lawelawe nana a mau loa no.
Ngalesosikhathi uDavida wathi: Kakho ongathwala umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwamaLevi, ngoba yiwo iNkosi eyawakhethela ukuthwala umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, lokuyikhonza kuze kube nininini.
3 Houluulu mai la o Davida i ka Iseraela a pau i Ierusalema, e lawe mai i ka Pahu o Iehova i kona wahi, kahi ana i hoomakaukau ai nona.
UDavida wasebuthanisa uIsrayeli wonke eJerusalema ukuze benyuse umtshokotsho weNkosi endaweni yawo ayeyilungisele wona.
4 Houluulu ae la o Davida i na mamo a Aarona, a me na Levi:
UDavida wasebuthanisa amadodana kaAroni lamaLevi.
5 O na mamo a Kohata; o Uriela ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau hookahi haneri a me ka iwakalua:
Kumadodana kaKohathi, uUriyeli induna, labafowabo, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili.
6 O na mamo a Merari; o Asaia ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he elua haneri a me ka iwakalua:
Kumadodana kaMerari, uAsaya induna, labafowabo, amakhulu amabili lamatshumi amabili.
7 O na mamo a Geresoma; o Ioela ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he haneri a me ke kanakolu;
Kumadodana kaGerishoni, uJoweli induna, labafowabo, ikhulu lamatshumi amathathu.
8 O na mamo a Elizapana; o Semaia ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he elua haneri:
Kumadodana kaElizafani, uShemaya induna, labafowabo, amakhulu amabili.
9 O na mamo a Heberona; o Eliela ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he kanawalu:
Kumadodana kaHebroni, uEliyeli induna, labafowabo, amatshumi ayisificaminwembili.
10 O na keikikane a Uziela; o Aminadaba ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he haneri a me ka umikumamalua.
Kumadodana kaUziyeli, uAminadaba induna, labafowabo, ikhulu letshumi lambili.
11 Kahea aku la o Davida ia Zadoka laua o Abiatara na kahuna, a i na Levi hoi, ia Uriela, Asaia, Ioela, Semaia, Eliela, a me Aminadaba,
UDavida wasebiza oZadoki loAbhiyatha abapristi, lamaLevi, oUriyeli, uAsaya, loJoweli, uShemaya, loEliyeli, loAminadaba.
12 I aku la oia ia lakou, O oukou na luna ohana o na Levi; e huikala ia oukou iho, oukou a me na hoahanau o oukou, i lawe mai ai oukou i ka pahu o Iehova ke Akua o ka Iseraela i kahi a'u i hoomakaukau ai nona.
Wasesithi kubo: Lizinhloko zaboyise bamaLevi; zingcweliseni lina labafowenu ukuze lenyuse umtshokotsho weNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli endaweni engiyilungisele wona.
13 No ka mea, no ka oukou hana ole ana ia me. mamua, i hookae mai ai o Iehova ko kakou Akua maluna o kakou, no ko kakou imi ole ana ia ia ma ka pololei maoli.
Ngoba lina lalingekho kuqala, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yafohlela kithi, ngoba singayidinganga ngokwesimiso.
14 Nolaila, i huikala ai na kahuna a me na Levi ia lakou iho, i mea e lawe mai ai i ka pahu o Iehova ke Akua o ka Iseraela.
Ngakho abapristi lamaLevi bazingcwelisa ukwenyusa umtshokotsho weNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
15 A amo mai la na mamo a Levi i ka pahu o ke Akua maluna o ko lakou poohiwi, ma na auamo o luna, me ka Mose i kauoha mai ai, e like me ka olelo a Iehova.
Abantwana bamaLevi basebethwala umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, njengokulaya kukaMozisi ngokwelizwi leNkosi, emahlombe abo ngemijabo phezu kwabo.
16 Olelo mai la o Davida i na luna o na Levi, e hoonoho i ko lakou poe hoahanau, i poe hoolea, me na mea kani, na pesaleteria, na lira, na kimebala, e hookani ana me ka hookiekie ana i ka leo me ka olioli.
UDavida wasesithi ezinduneni zamaLevi zimise abafowabo, abahlabeleli, lezinto zokuhlabelela lezigubhu zezintambo lamachacho lezinsimbi ezincencethayo, bazizwakalise, ngokuphakamisa ilizwi ngentokozo.
17 A hoonoho aku la na Levi ia Hemana ke keiki a Ioela; a no kona poe hoahanau, ia Asapa ke keiki a Berekia; a no na mamo a Merari o ko lakou poe hoahanau, o Etana ke keiki a Kusaia;
AmaLevi asemisa uHemani indodana kaJoweli, lakubafowabo uAsafi indodana kaBerekiya, lemadodaneni kaMerari abafowabo uEthani indodana kaKushaya.
18 A me lakou pu ko lakou mau hoahanau mamuli iho, o Zekaria, o Bena, o Iaaziela, o Semiramota, o Iehiela, o Uni o Eliaba, o Benaia, o Maaseia, o Matitia, o Elipele, o Mikeneia, o Obededoma, a o Ieiala na kiaipuka.
Njalo kanye labo abafowabo besigaba sesibili: OZekhariya, uBeni, loJahaziyeli, loShemiramothi, loJehiyeli, loUni, uEliyabi, loBhenaya, loMahaseya, loMathithiya, loElifelehu, loMikineya, loObedi-Edoma, loJeyiyeli, abalindi bamasango.
19 Pela na mea hoolea, o Hemana, o Asapa, a o Etana, e hookani lakou me na kimebala keleawe:
Abahlabeleli oHemani, uAsafi, loEthani bazizwakalisa-ke ngensimbi ezincencethayo zethusi.
20 A o Zekaria, o Aziela, o Semiramota, o Iehiela, o Uni, o Eliaba, o Maaseia, a o Benaia, me na pesaleteria ma ka Ieo kiekie;
LoZekhariya loAziyeli loShemiramothi loJehiyeli loUni loEliyabi loMahaseya loBhenaya belezigubhu zezintambo ngeAlamothi.
21 A o Matitia, o Elipele, o Mikeneia, o Obededoma, o Ieiela, o Azazia, me na lira ma ka leo haahaa e alakai ai.
LoMathithiya loElifelehu loMikineya loObedi-Edoma loJeyiyeli loAzaziya belamachacho ngeSheminithi ukukhokhela.
22 A o Kenania, ka luna o ka Levi, no ka leo mele no ia; ao aku la ia i ka leomele, no ka mea, he akamai kona.
LoKenaniya induna yamaLevi emthwalweni, wafundisa ngokuhlabelela ngoba wayeyingcitshi.
23 A o Berekia laua o Elekana na kiaipuka no ka pahu.
LoBerekiya loElkana babengabagcini bamasango omtshokotsho.
24 A o Sebenia, o Iehosapata, o Netaneela, o Amasai, o Zekerta, o Benaia, a o Eliezera, na kahuna i puhi i na pu imua o ka pahu o ke Akua: a o Obededoma laua o Iehia na kiaipuka no ka pahu.
LoShebaniya loJoshafati loNethaneli loAmasayi loZekhariya loBhenaya loEliyezeri abapristi bakhalisa izimpondo phambi komtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu. LoObedi-Edoma loJehiya babengabagcinimasango bomtshokotsho.
25 Pela o Davida me na lunakahiko o ka Iseraela a me na luna tausani i hele aku ai, e lawe mai i ka pahuberita o Iehova, mai ka hale o Obededoma mai me ka olioli.
Kwasekusithi uDavida labadala bakoIsrayeli lenduna zezinkulungwane bahamba ukwenyusa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi uvela endlini kaObedi-Edoma ngentokozo.
26 A i ka manawa a ke Akua i kokua mai ai i na Levi e amo ana i ka pahuberita o Iehova, alaila mohai aku la lakou i na bipikane ehiku, a me na hipakane ehiku.
Kwasekusithi uNkulunkulu ewasiza amaLevi ayewuthwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi, banikela umhlatshelo wamajongosi ayisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisa.
27 Ua aahuia o Davida i ka aahu makue, a me na Levi e amo ana i ka pahu a me ka poe memele, a o Kenania ke kumu ao i ka mele, a me ka poe memele: maluna hoi o Davida kekahi epoda olona.
Njalo uDavida wayegqoke isembatho selembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, lawo wonke amaLevi ayewuthwele umtshokotsho labahlabeleli loKenaniya induna yomthwalo wabahlabeleli; uDavida-ke wayegqoke i-efodi yelembu elicolekileyo.
28 Pela ka Iseraela a pau i lawe mai ai i ka pahuberita o Iehova me ka hooho ana, a me ke kani ana o ke koreneta, a o na pu, a mo na kimebala, e hookani ana hoi i na pesaleteria a me na lira.
Ngakho uIsrayeli wonke wawenyusa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi ngokumemeza langokukhala kophondo lwenqama, langezimpondo, langezinsimbi ezincencethayo, besenza umsindo ngezigubhu zezintambo lamachacho.
29 A hiki mai la ka pahuberita o Iehova i ke kulanakauhale o Davida, nana mai la o Mikala ke kaikamahine a Saula ma ka pukamakani, a ike mai la i ke alii ia Davida e haa ana a e hookani ana: hoowahawaha iho la oia ia ia maloko o kona naau.
Kwasekusithi lapho umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi ufika emzini kaDavida, uMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli walunguza ngewindi wabona inkosi uDavida esina edlala, wamdelela enhliziyweni yakhe.
