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1UDavida esemdala esanele ngensuku wamisa uSolomoni indodana yakhe ukuthi abe yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli.Select 1 Chronicles 23:1

2Wasebuthanisa zonke induna zakoIsrayeli labapristi lamaLevi.Select 1 Chronicles 23:2

3AmaLevi asebalwa kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu kusiya phezulu; lenani lawo, ngamakhanda awo, ngamadoda, laba zinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesificaminwembili.Select 1 Chronicles 23:3

4Kula kwakulezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lane okuqondisa umsebenzi wendlu yeNkosi; lezinduna labahluleli abayizinkulungwane eziyisithupha;Select 1 Chronicles 23:4

5labagcini bamasango abayizinkulungwane ezine; labadumisi beNkosi abayizinkulungwane ezine ngezinto engizenzele ukudumisa, watsho uDavida.Select 1 Chronicles 23:5

6UDavida wasewehlukanisa ngezigaba, ngokwamadodana kaLevi, oGerishoni, uKohathi, loMerari.Select 1 Chronicles 23:6

7KumaGerishoni kwakungoLadani loShimeyi.Select 1 Chronicles 23:7

8Amadodana kaLadani: OJehiyeli inhloko, loZethamu, loJoweli, emathathu.Select 1 Chronicles 23:8

9Amadodana kaShimeyi: OShelomithi loHaziyeli loHarani, emathathu. La ayezinhloko zaboyise koLadani.Select 1 Chronicles 23:9

10Lamadodana kaShimeyi: OJahathi, uZiza, loJewushi, loBeriya. La ayengamadodana kaShimeyi, emane.Select 1 Chronicles 23:10

11LoJahathi wayeyinhloko, loZiza engowesibili; kodwa uJewushi loBeriya babengelabantwana abanengi, ngakho babesendlini yaboyise ngokubalwa kanye.Select 1 Chronicles 23:11

12Amadodana kaKohathi: OAmramu, uIzihari, uHebroni, loUziyeli, emane.Select 1 Chronicles 23:12

13Amadodana kaAmramu: OAroni loMozisi. UAroni wehlukaniselwa-ke ukungcwelisa izinto ezingcwelengcwele, yena lamadodana akhe, kuze kube nininini, ukutshisa impepha phambi kweNkosi, ukuyikhonza, lokubusisa ngebizo layo kuze kube nininini.Select 1 Chronicles 23:13

14NgoMozisi umuntu kaNkulunkulu, amadodana akhe abizwa ngaphansi kwesizwe sakoLevi.Select 1 Chronicles 23:14

15Amadodana kaMozisi: OGereshoma loEliyezeri.Select 1 Chronicles 23:15

16Amadodana kaGereshoma: UShebuweli inhloko.Select 1 Chronicles 23:16

17Lamadodana kaEliyezeri ayenguRehabhiya inhloko; uEliyezeri wayengelawo-ke amanye amadodana, kodwa amadodana kaRehabhiya ayemanengi okwedlulisayo.Select 1 Chronicles 23:17

18Amadodana kaIzihari: UShelomithi inhloko.Select 1 Chronicles 23:18

19Amadodana kaHebroni: OJeriya inhloko, uAmariya owesibili, uJahaziyeli owesithathu, uJekameyamu owesine.Select 1 Chronicles 23:19

20Amadodana kaUziyeli: OMika inhloko, loIshiya owesibili.Select 1 Chronicles 23:20

21Amadodana kaMerari: OMahli loMushi. Amadodana kaMahli: OEleyazare loKishi.Select 1 Chronicles 23:21

22UEleyazare wasesifa, wayengelamadodana kodwa amadodakazi; amadodana kaKishi, abafowabo, asewathatha.Select 1 Chronicles 23:22

23Amadodana kaMushi: OMahli loEderi loJeremothi, emathathu.Select 1 Chronicles 23:23

24La ngamadodana kaLevi ngendlu yaboyise, inhloko zaboyise, ngokubalwa kwawo, ngenani lamabizo, ngamakhanda awo, esenza umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu yeNkosi, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu.Select 1 Chronicles 23:24

25Ngoba uDavida wathi: INkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ibanikile abantu bayo ukuphumula, bazahlala eJerusalema kuze kube sephakadeni.Select 1 Chronicles 23:25

26Ngokunjalo-ke kumaLevi; kakulamuntu ozathwala ithabhanekele laloba yiziphi izitsha zalo zenkonzo yalo.Select 1 Chronicles 23:26

27Ngoba ngamazwi kaDavida okucina amadodana kaLevi abhalwa kusukela kwaleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu.Select 1 Chronicles 23:27

28Ngoba indawo yawo yayingasesandleni samadodana kaAroni enkonzweni yendlu yeNkosi, phezu kwamaguma, laphezu kwamakamelo, laphezu kokuhlambulula zonke izinto ezingcwele, lomsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaNkulunkulu,Select 1 Chronicles 23:28

29lowezinkwa zokubukiswa, lowempuphu ecolekileyo yomnikelo wokudla, lowezinkwana eziyizipatalala ezingelamvubelo, lowokubhakwe ngepani, lowokukhanzingiweyo, lowesilinganiso sonke lobukhulu;Select 1 Chronicles 23:29

30lokuma ukusa ngokusa ukubonga lokudumisa iNkosi, kanjalo lantambama,Select 1 Chronicles 23:30

31lokunikela konke kweminikelo yokutshiswa eNkosini ngamasabatha, ngokuthwasa kwenyanga, langemikhosi emisiweyo, ngenani, ngokwesimiso kukho, njalonjalo phambi kweNkosi.Select 1 Chronicles 23:31

32Njalo azagcina umlindo wethente lenhlangano, lomlindo wendlu engcwele, lomlindo wamadodana kaAroni, abafowabo, enkonzweni yendlu yeNkosi.Select 1 Chronicles 23:32