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15Wasezenzela izindlu emzini kaDavida, walungisela umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu indawo, wawumisela ithentea. 2 Ngalesosikhathi uDavida wathi: Kakho ongathwala umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwamaLevi, ngoba yiwo iNkosi eyawakhethela ukuthwala umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, lokuyikhonza kuze kube ninininib. 3 UDavida wasebuthanisa uIsrayeli wonke eJerusalemac ukuze benyuse umtshokotsho weNkosi endaweni yawo ayeyilungisele wonad. 4 UDavida wasebuthanisa amadodana kaAroni lamaLevi. 5 Kumadodana kaKohathie, uUriyeli induna, labafowabo, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili. 6 Kumadodana kaMerari, uAsaya induna, labafowabo, amakhulu amabili lamatshumi amabilif. 7 Kumadodana kaGerishoni, uJoweli induna, labafowabo, ikhulu lamatshumi amathathug. 8 Kumadodana kaElizafani, uShemaya induna, labafowabo, amakhulu amabilih. 9 Kumadodana kaHebronii, uEliyeli induna, labafowabo, amatshumi ayisificaminwembili. 10 Kumadodana kaUziyeli, uAminadaba induna, labafowabo, ikhulu letshumi lambilij. 11 UDavida wasebiza oZadokik loAbhiyatha abapristil, lamaLevi, oUriyeli, uAsaya, loJoweli, uShemaya, loEliyeli, loAminadabam. 12 Wasesithi kubo: Lizinhloko zaboyise bamaLevi; zingcweliseni lina labafowenu ukuze lenyuse umtshokotsho weNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayelin endaweni engiyilungisele wonao. 13 Ngoba lina lalingekho kuqalap, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yafohlela kithi, ngoba singayidinganga ngokwesimisoq. 14 Ngakho abapristi lamaLevi bazingcwelisa ukwenyusa umtshokotsho weNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. 15 Abantwana bamaLevi basebethwala umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, njengokulaya kukaMozisi ngokwelizwi leNkosir, emahlombe abo ngemijabo phezu kwabos. 16 UDavida wasesithi ezinduneni zamaLevi zimise abafowabo, abahlabeleli, lezinto zokuhlabelelat lezigubhu zezintambou lamachacho lezinsimbi ezincencethayo, bazizwakalise, ngokuphakamisa ilizwi ngentokozov. 17 AmaLevi asemisa uHemani indodana kaJoweliw, lakubafowabo uAsafi indodana kaBerekiya, lemadodaneni kaMerari abafowabox uEthani indodana kaKushayay. 18 Njalo kanye labo abafowabo besigaba sesibili: OZekhariya, uBeni, loJahaziyeli, loShemiramothi, loJehiyeli, loUni, uEliyabi, loBhenayaz, loMahaseya, loMathithiya, loElifelehu, loMikineya, loObedi-Edoma, loJeyiyeli, abalindi bamasango. 19 Abahlabeleli oHemani, uAsafi, loEthani bazizwakalisa-ke ngensimbi ezincencethayo zethusia. 20 LoZekhariya loAziyeli loShemiramothi loJehiyeli loUni loEliyabi loMahaseya loBhenaya belezigubhu zezintambob ngeAlamothic. 21 LoMathithiya loElifelehu loMikineya loObedi-Edoma loJeyiyeli loAzaziyad belamachachoe ngeSheminithi ukukhokhelaf. 22 LoKenaniya induna yamaLevi emthwalweni, wafundisa ngokuhlabelela ngoba wayeyingcitshi. 23 LoBerekiya loElkana babengabagcini bamasango omtshokotsho. 24 LoShebaniya loJoshafati loNethaneli loAmasayi loZekhariya loBhenaya loEliyezeri abapristi bakhalisa izimpondo phambi komtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu. LoObedi-Edoma loJehiya babengabagcinimasango bomtshokotshog.

25 Kwasekusithi uDavida labadala bakoIsrayeli lenduna zezinkulungwane bahamba ukwenyusa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi uvela endlini kaObedi-Edoma ngentokozoh. 26 Kwasekusithi uNkulunkulu ewasiza amaLevi ayewuthwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi, banikela umhlatshelo wamajongosi ayisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisai. 27 Njalo uDavida wayegqoke isembatho selembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, lawo wonke amaLevi ayewuthwele umtshokotsho labahlabeleli loKenaniya induna yomthwalo wabahlabeleli; uDavida-ke wayegqoke i-efodi* yelembu elicolekileyoj. 28 Ngakho uIsrayeli wonke wawenyusa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi ngokumemeza langokukhala kophondo lwenqamak, langezimpondol, langezinsimbi ezincencethayom, besenza umsindo ngezigubhu zezintambon lamachachoo.

29 Kwasekusithi lapho umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi ufika emzini kaDavida, uMikhali indodakazi kaSawuli walunguza ngewindi wabona inkosi uDavida esina edlala, wamdelela enhliziyweni yakhep.

a 16.1. 2 Lan. 1.4.

b 15.15,26. Nani 4.2,15. 7.9. Dute. 10.8. 31.9.

c 13.5. 1 Kho. 8.1.

d 15.1,12. 2 Sam. 6.17.

e 6.1. 23.6. 6.16. Eks. 6.16. Nani 26.57.

f 6.1. 23.6. 6.16. Eks. 6.16. Nani 26.57.

g 6.1. 23.6. 6.16. Eks. 6.16. Nani 26.57.

h Nani 3.30. 2 Lan. 29.13. Eks. 6.22. Levi 10.4.

i 6.18. Eks. 6.18.

j 6.18. Eks. 6.18.

k 6.8. 16.39.

l 1 Sam. 22.20. 1 Kho. 2.26.

m 15.5-10.

n 2 Lan. 35.6.

o 15.1,12. 2 Sam. 6.17.

p 13.7. 2 Sam. 6.3.

q 13.11. 2 Sam. 6.8.

r 15.2. Eks. 25.14.

s Nani 4.10,12. 13.23.

t 15.19-21,28. 13.8. 16.5,42. 25.1,6. 2 Lan. 5.12. 9.11. 20.28. 29.25. Ezra 3.10.

u 15.19-21,28. 13.8. 16.5,42. 25.1,6. 2 Lan. 5.12. 9.11. 20.28. 29.25. Ezra 3.10.

v 15.19-21,28. 13.8. 16.5,42. 25.1,6. 2 Lan. 5.12. 9.11. 20.28. 29.25. Ezra 3.10.

w 6.33.

x 6.39.

y 6.44.

z 15.21.

a 15.16.

b 15.16.

c Hlab. 48.14.

d 15.21.

e 15.16.

f 23.4.

g 15.28. 16.6. Nani 10.8,10. 2 Lan. 5.12,13. 7.6. 13.14. 29.26,27,28. Ezra 3.10. Neh. 12.35,41.

h 2 Sam. 6.12-15.

i Nani 23.1. Jobe 42.8.

j 4.21. 2 Lan. 2.14. 3.14. 5.12. Esta 1.6. 8.15. Hez. 27.16.

k Eks. 19.16. 2 Sam. 6.15. Hlab. 81.3. 2 Lan. 15.14.

l 15.24.

m 15.16.

n 15.16.

o 15.16.

p 16.3,2 Sam. 6.16-19.