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1 UDavida lenduna zebutho behlukanisela-ke inkonzo emadodaneni kaAsafi lakaHemani lakaJeduthuni, abaprofetha ngamachacho, ngezigubhu zezintambo, langensimbi ezincencethayo. Lenani lamadoda omsebenzi lalinjengokwenkonzo yawo:
David and the leaders of the army selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
2 Emadodaneni kaAsafi: OZakuri loJosefa loNethaniya loAsarela, amadodana kaAsafi, phansi kwesandla sikaAsafi, owaprofetha ngokwesandla senkosi.
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.
3 NgoJeduthuni: Amadodana kaJeduthuni: OGedaliya, loZeri, loJeshaya, uHashabhiya, loMathithiya, beyisithupha, ezandleni zikayise uJeduthuni, owayeprofetha ngechacho, ukubonga lokudumisa iNkosi.
From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who played the harp for giving thanks and praising Yahweh.
4 NgoHemani: Amadodana kaHemani: OBukhiya, uMathaniya, uUziyeli, uShebuweli, loJerimothi, uHananiya, uHanani, uEliyatha, uGidaliti, loRomamiti-Ezeri, uJoshibekasha, uMaloti, uHothiri, uMahaziyothi.
From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5 Bonke laba babengamadodana kaHemani umboni wenkosi emazwini kaNkulunkulu ukuphakamisa uphondo. Njalo uNkulunkulu wamnika uHemani amadodana alitshumi lane lamadodakazi amathathu.
All these were the sons of Heman the king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters to lift up his horn.
6 Bonke laba babesezandleni zikayise ekuhlabeleleni endlini yeNkosi ngensimbi ezincencethayo, izigubhu zezintambo, lamachacho enkonzweni yendlu kaNkulunkulu, phansi kwesandla senkosi, oAsafi loJeduthuni loHemani.
All these were under the direction of their fathers. They were musicians in Yahweh's house, with cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's house. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's supervision.
7 Lenani labo kanye labafowabo ababefundiswe ngezingoma zeNkosi, bonke ababelolwazi, lalingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesificaminwembili.
They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh numbered 288.
8 Basebesenza inkatho yokuphosa ngomlindo, omncinyane njengomkhulu, ofundisayo lofundayo.
They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the same for the young as well as the old, the teacher as well as the student.
9 Inkatho yokuqala yasiphumela uAsafi kuJosefa; eyesibili kuGedaliya, yena labafowabo lamadodana akhe, belitshumi lambili;
Now regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;
10 eyesithathu kuZakuri, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
11 eyesine kuIziri, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the fourth fell to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
12 eyesihlanu kuNethaniya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
13 eyesithupha kuBukhiya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
14 eyesikhombisa kuAsarela, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
15 eyesificaminwembili kuJeshaya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
16 eyesificamunwemunye kuMathaniya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
17 eyetshumi kuShimeyi, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
18 eyetshumi lanye kuAzareli, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
19 eyetshumi lambili kuHashabhiya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
20 eyetshumi lantathu kuShebuweli, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
21 eyetshumi lane kuMathithiya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
22 eyetshumi lanhlanu kuJeremothi, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
23 eyetshumi lesithupha kuHananiya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
24 eyetshumi lesikhombisa kuJoshibekasha, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
25 eyetshumi lesificaminwembili kuHanani, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
26 eyetshumi lesificamunwemunye kuMalothi, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
27 eyamatshumi amabili kuEliyatha, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
28 eyamatshumi amabili lanye kuHothiri, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
29 eyamatshumi amabili lambili kuGidaliti, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
30 eyamatshumi amabili lantathu kuMahaziyothi, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
31 eyamatshumi amabili lane kuRomamiti-Ezeri, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili.
the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.
