1 Beresosɛm 25
1 Dawid ne asahene no yiyii mmarima fii Asaf, Heman ne Yedutun mmusua mu sɛ wɔmfa asankuten, mmɛnta ne kyɛnkyɛn mmɔ Onyankopɔn asɛm no dawuru. Wɔn din ne wɔn nnwuma na edidi so yi:
David and the leaders of the Levites chose men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to serve by prophesying accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is the list of those who performed this service:
2 Na Asaf mmabarima no ne: Sakur, Yosef, Netania ne Asarela. Na wɔhyɛ wɔn agya Asaf ase. Ɔno na ɔhene hyɛɛ no ma ɔbɔɔ Onyankopɔn asɛm no dawuru.
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the supervision of the king.
3 Na Yedutun wɔ mmabarima a wɔne: Gedalia, Seri, Yesaia, Simei, Hasabia ne Matitia. Wɔyɛ baasia a wɔhyɛ wɔn agya ase. Ɔno na ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm, nam sankuten so de aseda ne nkamfo maa Awurade.
From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in total, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied accompanied by the harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
4 Na Heman mmabarima din ne: Bukia, Matania, Usiel, Sebuel, Yerimot, Hanania, Hanani, Eliata, Gidalti, Romamti-Eser, Yosbekasa, Maloti, Hotir, ne Mahasiot.
From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5 Eyinom ne Heman a ɔyɛ ɔhene diyifo no mmabarima. Onyankopɔn dom no mmabarima dunan ne mmabea baasa.
All these sons of Heman, the king's seer, were given to him through the promises of God to honor him, for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 Na saa mmarima yi nyinaa hyɛ wɔn agyanom ase, na wɔnam so too nnwom wɔ Awurade fi. Wɔn nnwuma ne sɛ wɔbɔ kyɛnkyɛn, mmɛnta ne asankuten wɔ Onyankopɔn fi. Na Asaf, Yedutun ne Heman hyɛ ɔhene no ase.
All of them were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
7 Na wɔatetew wɔn ne wɔn abusuafo nyinaa wɔ nnwom a wɔto wɔ Awurade anim no mu. Na wɔn nyinaa dodow yɛ ahannu aduɔwɔtwe awotwe na wɔn mu biara wɔ nnwonto ho nimdeɛ.
Along with their relatives, all of them trained and skilled in singing to the LORD, they totaled 288.
8 Wɔnam ntontobɔ kronkron so yiyii nnwontofo tuatuaa nnwuma ahorow ano a wɔanhwɛ sɛ obi yɛ abofra anaa ɔpanyin, ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo anaa osuani.
They cast lots for whatever responsibility they had, the least important equal to the most important, the teacher to the student.
9 Ntonto a edi kan no bɔɔ Yosef a ofi Asaf abusua mu, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo Ntonto a ɛto so abien no bɔɔ Gedalia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brother, 12 in total. The second fell to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.
10 Ntonto a ɛto so abiɛsa no bɔɔ Sakur, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The third fell to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.
11 Ntonto a ɛto so anan no bɔɔ Yisri, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The fourth fell to Izri, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.
12 Ntonto a ɛto so anum no bɔɔ Netania, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
13 Ntonto a ɛto so asia no bɔɔ Bukia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
14 Ntonto a ɛto so ason no bɔɔ Yesarela, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
15 Ntonto a ɛto so awotwe no bɔɔ Yesaia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
16 Ntonto a ɛto so akron no bɔɔ Matania, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
17 Ntonto a ɛto so du no bɔɔ Simei, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
18 Ntonto a ɛto so dubaako no bɔɔ Asarel, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
19 Ntonto a ɛto so dumien no bɔɔ Hasabia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
20 Ntonto a ɛto so dumiɛnsa no bɔɔ Subael, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
21 Ntonto a ɛto so dunan no bɔɔ Matitia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
22 Ntonto a ɛto so dunum no bɔɔ Yeremot, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
23 Ntonto a ɛto so dunsia no bɔɔ Hanania, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
24 Ntonto a ɛto so dunson no bɔɔ Yosbekasa, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
25 Ntonto a ɛto so dunwɔtwe no bɔɔ Hanani, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
26 Ntonto a ɛto so dunkron no bɔɔ Maloti, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
27 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu no bɔɔ Eliata, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
28 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu baako no bɔɔ Hotir, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
29 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abien no bɔɔ Gidalti, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
30 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abiɛsa no bɔɔ Mahasiot, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
31 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu anan no bɔɔ Romamti-Eser ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo
The twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
