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1 Ngemva kokuba uDavida esakhile ezakhe izindlu eMzini kaDavida, wakha indawo yebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, walimisela ithente kuleyondawo.
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.
2 UDavida wasesithi: “Kakho ozathwala ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwabaLevi ngoba uThixo wabakhethela ukuthwala ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo lokumkhonza kuze kube nininini.”
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.
3 UDavida wasehlanganisa bonke abako-Israyeli eJerusalema ukuze balethe ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo endaweni ayeyilungisele lona.
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.
4 Wahlanganisa abosendo luka-Aroni labaLevi ngezindlu zabo:
Houluulu ae la o Davida i na mamo a Aarona, a me na Levi:
5 Kwabendlu kaKhohathi, kwakungu-Uriyeli umkhokheli lezihlobo ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili;
O na mamo a Kohata; o Uriela ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau hookahi haneri a me ka iwakalua:
6 kwabendlu kaMerari, kwakungu-Asaya umkhokheli lezihlobo ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amabili;
O na mamo a Merari; o Asaia ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he elua haneri a me ka iwakalua:
7 kwabendlu kaGeshoni, kwakunguJoweli umkhokheli lezihlobo ezilikhulu labantu abangamatshumi amathathu;
O na mamo a Geresoma; o Ioela ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he haneri a me ke kanakolu;
8 kwabendlu ka-Elizafani, kwakunguShemaya umkhokheli lezihlobo ezingamakhulu amabili;
O na mamo a Elizapana; o Semaia ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he elua haneri:
9 kwabendlu kaHebhroni, kwakungu-Eliyeli umkhokheli lezihlobo ezingamatshumi ayisificaminwembili;
O na mamo a Heberona; o Eliela ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he kanawalu:
10 kwabendlu ka-Uziyeli, kwakungu-Aminadabi umkhokheli lezihlobo ezilikhulu labantu abalitshumi lambili.
O na keikikane a Uziela; o Aminadaba ka luna, a o kona poe hoahanau he haneri a me ka umikumamalua.
11 UDavida wasenxusa abaphristi uZadokhi lo-Abhiyathari kanye lo-Uriyeli, lo-Asaya, loJoweli, loShemaya, lo-Eliyeli lo-Abhinadabi abaLevi.
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,
12 Wasesithi kubo, “Lina lizinhloko zezindlu zabaLevi, zihlambululeni lina kanye lezihlobo zenu ukuze liyethatha ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, lililethe endaweni engiyilungisele lona.
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.
13 UThixo uNkulunkulu wethu wasithukuthelela ngenxa yokuthi lina abaLevi, ayisini elathwala ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo kuqala. Asizanga sibuze kuThixo ukuthi kwakumele senzeni njengokulaya kwakhe.”
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.
14 Ngakho abaphristi labaLevi bazihlambulula ukuze bathwale ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
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.
15 Yikho abaLevi bathwala ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo ngezibambo zezigodo emahlombe abo, njengokulaya kukaMosi kulandelwa ilizwi likaThixo.
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.
16 UDavida watshela abakhokheli babaLevi ukuthi bakhethe abafowabo ukuthi babe ngabahlabeleli ukuze bahlabelele izingoma ezimnandi, betshaya amachacho lezigubhu lemihubhe.
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.
17 AbaLevi bakhetha uHemani indodana kaJoweli; kubafowabo, u-Asafi indodana kaBherekhiya; lakubafowabo amaMerari, u-Ethani indodana kaKhushaya;
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;
18 kanye labafowabo ngokulandelana ngezikhundla: uZakhariya, loJahaziyeli, loShemiramothi, loJeyiyeli, lo-Uni, lo-Eliyabi, loBhenaya, loMaseya, loMathithiya, lo-Elifelehu, loMikhineya, lo-Obhedi-Edomi kanye loJehiyeli abalindi bamasango.
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.
19 Abahlabeleli uHemani lo-Asafi kanye lo-Ethani babezatshaya izigubhu zethusi;
Pela na mea hoolea, o Hemana, o Asapa, a o Etana, e hookani lakou me na kimebala keleawe:
20 loZakhariya, lo-Aziyeli, loShemiramothi, loJehiyeli, lo-Uni, lo-Eliyabi, loMaseya kanye loBhenaya babezatshaya imihubhe, ngokuhambelana le-alamothi
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;
21 loMathithiya, lo-Elifelehu, loMikhineya, lo-Obhedi-Edomi, loJeyiyeli kanye lo-Azaziya babezatshaya imiqangala, njengokuqondiswa kwabo yishiminithi,
A o Matitia, o Elipele, o Mikeneia, o Obededoma, o Ieiela, o Azazia, me na lira ma ka leo haahaa e alakai ai.
22 uKhenaniya umkhokheli kubaLevi wayengumhlabelisi; wayephethe lapha ngoba wayeligabazi.
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.
23 UBherekhiya lo-Elikhana babengabalindi bamasango ebhokisi lesivumelwano,
A o Berekia laua o Elekana na kiaipuka no ka pahu.
24 loShebhaniya, loJoshafathi loNethaneli, lo-Amasayi, loZakhariya, loBhenaya kanye lo-Eliyezari bengabaphristi bokuvuthela icilongo phambi kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu. U-Obhedi-Edomi loJehiya labo babengabalindi beminyango yebhokisi lesivumelwano.
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.
25 Ngakho uDavida labadala bako-Israyeli labalawuli bamaxuku enkulungwane bahamba ukuyathatha ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo endlini ka-Obhedi-Edomi, bahamba ngokujabula.
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.
26 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wayebasizile abakoLevi ababethwele ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo, benza umhlatshelo wenkunzi eziyisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisa.
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.
27 UDavida labo bonke abaLevi ababethwele ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo labahlabeleli loKhenaniya umkhokheli wabahlabeleli babegqoke izigqoko zelembu lelineni elihle, uDavida wayegqoke lesigqoko semahlombe selineni elihle.
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.
28 Ngakho abako-Israyeli ngobunengi babo baletha ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo ngomdumo omkhulu, bevuthela impondo zenqama betshaya lamacilongo, lezigubhu lamachacho lemihubhe.
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.
29 Ekungeneni kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo eMzini kaDavida, uMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli wayebukele elunguze ngefasitela. Wathi ebona inkosi uDavida izithokozisa igida, wayeyisa ngenhliziyo yakhe.
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.
