Ukulungiselela Umphongolo kaBaba wethu Ngokufaneleyo
UDavide uzama futhi, esethole ukuthi kungani umzamo wokuqala wabulala umuntu: amaLevi kuphela athwala umphongolo kaBaba wethu, emahlombe awo. Kulokhu kwenziwa ngokomthetho, nabahlabeleli nezinsimbi zomculo, futhi uDavide uyagida — kuyilapho uMikali ebuka ngewindi futhi emdelela.
15 1UDavide wazakhela izindlu emzini kaDavide, walungiselela umphongolo kaBaba wethu indawo, wawumisela itende. 2UDavide wayesethi: “Akekho ongawuthwala umphongolo kaBaba wethu ngaphandle kwabaLevi, ngokuba uBaba wethu wabakhetha ukuba bawuthwale umphongolo wakhe bamkhonze kuze kube phakade.”
3UDavide wabutha u-Israyeli wonke eJerusalema ukuze bawukhuphulele umphongolo kaBaba wethu endaweni yawo ewulungiselelwe. 4Wabutha ndawonye inzalo ka-Aroni nabaLevi: 5kumadodana kaKohati, u-Uriyeli umholi, kanye nezihlobo zakhe ezingu-120; 6kumadodana kaMerari, u-Asaya umholi, kanye nezihlobo zakhe ezingu-220; 7kumadodana kaGereshomu, uJoweli umholi, kanye nezihlobo zakhe ezingu-130; 8kumadodana ka-Elizafani, uShemaya umholi, kanye nezihlobo zakhe ezingu-200; 9kumadodana kaHebroni, u-Eliyeli umholi, kanye nezihlobo zakhe ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; 10kumadodana ka-Uziyeli, u-Aminadabi umholi, kanye nezihlobo zakhe ezingu-112.
11UDavide wabiza abapristi uZadoki no-Abhiyathari, nabaLevi u-Uriyeli, u-Asaya, uJoweli, uShemaya, u-Eliyeli, no-Aminadabi. 12Wathi kubo: “Niyizinhloko zemindeni yabaLevi. Zinikezeleni, nina nezihlobo zenu, ukuze niwukhuphule umphongolo kaBaba wethu niwuyise endaweni engiwulungiselele yona. 13Ngenxa yokuthi aniwuthwalanga ngokokuqala, uBaba wethu wasifohlela, ngokuba asimfunanga ngokufaneleyo.”
14Ngakho abapristi nabaLevi bazingcwelisa ukuze bawukhuphule umphongolo kaBaba wethu. 15AbaLevi bawuthwala umphongolo kaBaba wethu emahlombe abo ngezinti, njengokuyala kukaMose, ngezwi likaBaba wethu.
16UDavide watshela abaholi babaLevi ukuba bamise izihlobo zabo zibe ngabahlabeleli, bephakamisa amazwi enjabulo ngemiqangala, namahabhu, namasimbali. 17AbaLevi bamisa uHemani indodana kaJoweli; isihlobo sakhe u-Asafa indodana kaBherekiya; nezihlobo zabo amaMerari, u-Ethani indodana kaKushaya. 18Kanye nabo, izihlobo zabo zesigaba sesibili: uZakariya, uJahaziyeli, uShemiramoti, uJehiyeli, u-Uni, u-Eliyabi, uBhenaya, uMahaseya, uMatithiya, u-Elifelehu, uMikineya, u-Obede-Edomi, noJeyiyeli, abalindimasango. 19Abahlabeleli uHemani, u-Asafa, no-Ethani babezokhalisa amasimbali ethusi; 20uZakariya, u-Aziyeli, uShemiramoti, uJehiyeli, u-Uni, u-Eliyabi, uMahaseya, noBhenaya babezoshaya amahabhu ngokwe-Alamoti; a a v20 I-Alamoti kwakuyigama lomculo, cishe libonisa iphimbo eliphezulu. 21noMatithiya, u-Elifelehu, uMikineya, u-Obede-Edomi, uJeyiyeli, no-Azaziya babezohola ngemiqangala ngokweSheminiti. b b v21 ISheminiti (okusho ukuthi ‘eyesishiyagalombili’) kwakuyigama lomculo, cishe libonisa iphimbo eliphansi. 22UKhenaniya, induna yabaLevi, wayephethe ukuhlabelela; wayeqondisa umculo ngokuba wayenekhono. 23UBherekiya no-Elikana babezoba ngabalindimasango bomphongolo. 24UShebaniya, uJoshafati, uNethaneli, u-Amasayi, uZakariya, uBhenaya, no-Eliyezeri, abapristi, babezovuthela amacilongo phambi komphongolo kaBaba wethu; u-Obede-Edomi noJehiya babengabalindimasango bomphongolo.
25UDavide, namalunga akwa-Israyeli, nezinduna zezinkulungwane bahamba ukuyokhuphula umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu endlini ka-Obede-Edomi ngenjabulo. 26Ngenxa yokuthi uBaba wethu wabasiza abaLevi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu, banikela ngezinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa. 27UDavide wayegqoke ingubo yelineni elihle, kanjalo nabaLevi bonke ababethwele umphongolo, nabahlabeleli, noKhenaniya, umholi wokuhlabelela; uDavide futhi wayegqoke i-efodi yelineni. 28U-Israyeli wonke wawukhuphula umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu ngokumemeza kwenjabulo, nangokukhala kophondo, namacilongo, namasimbali, beshaya amahabhu nemiqangala.
29Kwathi umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu ungena emzini kaDavide, uMikhali indodakazi kaSawule walunguza ngewindi. Wathi ebona iNkosi uDavide igida ijabula, wameyisa enhliziyweni yakhe.
