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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:
Daudi, pamoja na majemadari wa jeshi, wakawatenga baadhi ya wana wa Asafu, wana wa Hemani na wana wa Yeduthuni, kwa ajili ya huduma ya kutoa unabii, wakitumia vinubi, zeze na matoazi. Hii ndiyo orodha ya watu waliofanya huduma hii:
2 Emadodaneni kaAsafi: OZakuri loJosefa loNethaniya loAsarela, amadodana kaAsafi, phansi kwesandla sikaAsafi, owaprofetha ngokwesandla senkosi.
Kutoka kwa wana wa Asafu walikuwa: Zakuri, Yosefu, Nethania na Asarela. Wana wa Asafu walikuwa chini ya usimamizi wa Asafu, ambaye alitoa unabii chini ya usimamizi wa mfalme.
3 NgoJeduthuni: Amadodana kaJeduthuni: OGedaliya, loZeri, loJeshaya, uHashabhiya, loMathithiya, beyisithupha, ezandleni zikayise uJeduthuni, owayeprofetha ngechacho, ukubonga lokudumisa iNkosi.
Wana wa Yeduthuni walikuwa sita: Gedalia, Seri, Yeshaya, Shimei, Hashabia, na Matithia, nao walikuwa chini ya usimamizi wa baba yao Yeduthuni, wao walikuwa wakitoa unabii wakitumia vinubi, wakimshukuru na kumtukuza Bwana.
4 NgoHemani: Amadodana kaHemani: OBukhiya, uMathaniya, uUziyeli, uShebuweli, loJerimothi, uHananiya, uHanani, uEliyatha, uGidaliti, loRomamiti-Ezeri, uJoshibekasha, uMaloti, uHothiri, uMahaziyothi.
Wana wa Hemani walikuwa: Bukia, Matania, Uzieli, Shebueli na Yeremothi, Hanania, Hanani, Eliatha, Gidalti na Romamti-Ezeri, Yoshbekasha, Malothi, Hothiri na Mahaziothi.
5 Bonke laba babengamadodana kaHemani umboni wenkosi emazwini kaNkulunkulu ukuphakamisa uphondo. Njalo uNkulunkulu wamnika uHemani amadodana alitshumi lane lamadodakazi amathathu.
Wote hawa walikuwa wana wa Hemani mwonaji wa mfalme. Aliwapata wana hawa kutokana na ahadi ya Mungu ili kumwinua. Mungu alimpa Hemani wana kumi na wanne na binti watatu.
6 Bonke laba babesezandleni zikayise ekuhlabeleleni endlini yeNkosi ngensimbi ezincencethayo, izigubhu zezintambo, lamachacho enkonzweni yendlu kaNkulunkulu, phansi kwesandla senkosi, oAsafi loJeduthuni loHemani.
Hawa wanaume wote walikuwa chini ya usimamizi wa baba yao kwa ajili ya uimbaji katika Hekalu la Bwana wakitumia matoazi, zeze na vinubi, kwa ajili ya huduma katika nyumba ya Mungu. Asafu, Yeduthuni na Hemani walikuwa chini ya usimamizi wa mfalme.
7 Lenani labo kanye labafowabo ababefundiswe ngezingoma zeNkosi, bonke ababelolwazi, lalingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesificaminwembili.
Pamoja na ndugu zao wote walikuwa wamefundishwa na kuwa stadi wa uimbaji kwa Bwana. Idadi yao walikuwa 288.
8 Basebesenza inkatho yokuphosa ngomlindo, omncinyane njengomkhulu, ofundisayo lofundayo.
Vijana kwa wazee, walimu kwa wanafunzi, wote walipanga kazi zao kwa kupiga kura.
9 Inkatho yokuqala yasiphumela uAsafi kuJosefa; eyesibili kuGedaliya, yena labafowabo lamadodana akhe, belitshumi lambili;
Kura ya kwanza, ambayo ilikuwa kwa ajili ya Asafu, ilimwangukia Yosefu, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12 Ya pili ikamwangukia Gedalia, yeye na wanawe pamoja na jamaa zake, 12
10 eyesithathu kuZakuri, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
Ya tatu ikamwangukia Zakuri, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
11 eyesine kuIziri, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya nne ikamwangukia Isri, // wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
12 eyesihlanu kuNethaniya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya tano ikamwangukia Nethania, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
13 eyesithupha kuBukhiya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya sita ikamwangukia Bukia, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
14 eyesikhombisa kuAsarela, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya saba ikamwangukia Yesarela, // wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
15 eyesificaminwembili kuJeshaya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya nane ikamwangukia Yeshaya, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
16 eyesificamunwemunye kuMathaniya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya tisa ikamwangukia Matania, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
17 eyetshumi kuShimeyi, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya kumi ikamwangukia Shimei, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
18 eyetshumi lanye kuAzareli, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya kumi na moja ikamwangukia Azareli, // wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
19 eyetshumi lambili kuHashabhiya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya kumi na mbili ikamwangukia Hashabia, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
20 eyetshumi lantathu kuShebuweli, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya kumi na tatu ikamwangukia Shubaeli, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
21 eyetshumi lane kuMathithiya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya kumi na nne ikamwangukia Matithia, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
22 eyetshumi lanhlanu kuJeremothi, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya kumi na tano ikamwangukia Yeremothi, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
23 eyetshumi lesithupha kuHananiya, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
Ya kumi na sita ikamwangukia Hanania, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
24 eyetshumi lesikhombisa kuJoshibekasha, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya kumi na saba ikamwangukia Yoshbekasha, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
25 eyetshumi lesificaminwembili kuHanani, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya kumi na nane ikamwangukia Hanani, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
26 eyetshumi lesificamunwemunye kuMalothi, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya kumi na tisa ikamwangukia Malothi, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
27 eyamatshumi amabili kuEliyatha, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya ishirini ikamwangukia Eliatha, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
28 eyamatshumi amabili lanye kuHothiri, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya ishirini na moja ikamwangukia Hothiri, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
29 eyamatshumi amabili lambili kuGidaliti, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya ishirini na mbili ikamwangukia Gidalti, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
30 eyamatshumi amabili lantathu kuMahaziyothi, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili;
ya ishirini na tatu ikamwangukia Mahaziothi, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12
31 eyamatshumi amabili lane kuRomamiti-Ezeri, amadodana akhe labafowabo, belitshumi lambili.
ya ishirini na nne ikamwangukia Romamti-Ezeri, wanawe na jamaa zake, 12.
