1 Berɛsosɛm 25

1 Dawid ne asahene no yiyii mmarima firii Asaf, Heman ne Yedutun mmusua mu sɛ wɔmfa nsankuten, mmɛnta ne kyankyan mmɔ Onyankopɔn asɛm no ho dawuro. Wɔn din ne wɔn nnwuma na ɛdidi soɔ yi:

So Dauid and the captaines of the armie separated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and Ieduthun, who should sing prophesies with harpes, with violes, and with cymbales, and their nomber was euen of the men for the office of their ministerie, to wit,

2 Na Asaf mmammarima no nie: Sakur, Yosef, Netania ne Asarela. Na wɔhyɛ wɔn agya Asaf ase. Ɔno na ɔhene hyɛɛ no ma ɔbɔɔ Onyankopɔn asɛm no ho dawuro.

Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission of the King.

3 Na Yedutun wɔ mmammarima a wɔn nie: Gedalia, Seri, Yesaia, Simei, Hasabia ne Matitia. Wɔyɛ baasia a wɔhyɛ wɔn agya Yedutun ase. Ɔno na ɔnam sankuten so de aseda ne nkamfo maa Awurade de bɔɔ Onyankopɔn asɛm no ho dawuro.

Of Ieduthun, the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Ashabiah and Mattithiah, six, vnder the hands of their father: Ieduthun sang prophecies with an harpe, for to giue thankes and to praise the Lord.

4 Na Heman mmammarima din nie: Bukia, Matania, Usiel, Sebuel, Yerimot, Hanania, Hanani, Eliata, Gidalti, Romamti-Eser, Yosbekasa, Maloti, Hotir, ne Mahasiot.

Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

5 Yeinom ne Heman a ɔyɛ ɔhene nkɔmhyɛni no mmammarima. Onyankopɔn domm no mmammarima dunan ne mmammaa baasa.

All these were the sonnes of Heman, the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the horne: and God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes and three daughters.

6 Na saa mmarima yi nyinaa hyɛ wɔn agyanom ase, na wɔnam so too nnwom wɔ Awurade fie. Wɔn nnwuma ne sɛ wɔbɔ kyankyan, mmɛnta ne nsankuten wɔ Onyankopɔn fie. Na Asaf, Yedutun ne Heman hyɛ ɔhene no ase.

All these were vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lord with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement.

7 Na wɔatete wɔn ne wɔn abusuafoɔ nyinaa wɔ nnwom a wɔbɔ wɔ Awurade anim no mu. Na wɔn nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ ahanu aduɔwɔtwe nwɔtwe na wɔn mu biara wɔ nnwontoɔ ho nimdeɛ.

So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score and eight.

8 Wɔnam ntontobɔ kronkron so yiyii nnwomtofoɔ tuatuaa nnwuma ahodoɔ ano a wɔanhwɛ sɛ obi yɛ abɔfra anaa ɔpanin, ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ anaa osuani.

And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.

9 Ntonto a ɛdi ɛkan no bɔɔ Yosef a ɔfiri Asaf abusua mu, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ Ntonto a ɛtɔ so mmienu no bɔɔ Gedalia, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

And the first lot fell to Ioseph which was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue.

10 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no bɔɔ Sakur, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.

11 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so ɛnan no bɔɔ Yisri, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

12 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so enum no bɔɔ Netania, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

13 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nsia no bɔɔ Bukia, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

14 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nson no bɔɔ Yesarela, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

15 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe no bɔɔ Yesaia, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

16 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nkron no bɔɔ Matania, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

17 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so edu no bɔɔ Simei, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

18 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dubaako no bɔɔ Asarel, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

19 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dumienu no bɔɔ Hasabia, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

20 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dumiɛnsa no bɔɔ Subael, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

21 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunan no bɔɔ Matitia, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

22 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunum no bɔɔ Yeremot, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

23 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunsia no bɔɔ Hanania, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

24 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunson no bɔɔ Yosbekasa, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

25 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunwɔtwe no bɔɔ Hanani, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

26 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunkron no bɔɔ Maloti, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

27 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu no bɔɔ Eliata, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

28 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu baako no bɔɔ Hotir, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

29 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu mmienu no bɔɔ Gidalti, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

30 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu mmiɛnsa no bɔɔ Mahasiot, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

31 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu ɛnan no bɔɔ Romamti-Eser, ɔne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ

The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.