1 Chronicles 9:13-28

13labafowabo, izinhloko zendlu yaboyise, inkulungwane lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisithupha, abalamandla ngobungcwethi emsebenzini wenkonzo yendlu kaNkulunkulu.

14LakumaLevi: UShemaya indodana kaHashubi indodana kaAzirikamu indodana kaHashabhiya, owamadodana kaMerari a, 15loBakibakari, uHereshi, loGalali b, loMathaniya indodana kaMika c indodana kaZikiri indodana kaAsafi d, 16loObhadiya e indodana kaShemaya f indodana kaGalali indodana kaJeduthuni g, loBerekiya indodana kaAsa indodana kaElkana owahlala emizini yamaNetofa h. 17Labagcini bamasango oShaluma loAkubi loTalimoni loAhimani; lomfowabo uShaluma wayeyinhloko i; 18njalo kuze kube yilesisikhathi, babesesangweni lenkosi ngempumalanga, laba babengabagcini bamasango enkambeni yabantwana bakoLevi j. 19UShaluma indodana kaKore indodana kaEbiyasafi indodana kaKora, labafowabo, abendlu kayise k, amaKora, basebephatha umsebenzi wenkonzo, abalindi beminyango yethente; laboyise baphatha ibandla leNkosi, abalindi bentuba l. 20UPhinehasi indodana kaEleyazare wayengumbusi phezu kwabo ngaphambili; iNkosi yayilaye m. 21UZekhariya indodana kaMeshelemiya wayengumgcinisango emnyango wethente lenhlangano n. 22Bonke labo abakhethwayo babangabagcinimasango emibundwini, babengamakhulu amabili letshumi lambili o; babhalwa ngezizukulwana zabo emizini yabo; oDavida loSamuweli p umboni ababamisa esikhundleni sabo q. 23Ngakho bona lamadodana abo baphatha amasango endlini yeNkosi, indlu yethente, ngemilindo. 24Abalindi bamasango babekhona emimoyeni yomine, empumalanga, entshonalanga, enyakatho, leningizimu. 25Labafowabo ababesemizini yabo r babefanele beze okwensuku eziyisikhombisa izikhathi ngezikhathi kanye labo s. 26Ngoba amaLevi la, abagcini bamasango abakhulu bobane, babesesikhundleni, babephethe amakamelo bephezu kwezindlu zenotho zendlu kaNkulunkulu.

27Njalo babehlala ebusuku bezingelezele indlu kaNkulunkulu, ngoba umlindo wawuphezu kwabo, njalo bephethe ukuvulwa kwayo, ngitsho ikuseni ngekuseni t. 28Njalo abanye babo babephethe izitsha zenkonzo, ngoba ngenani bazingenisa, langenani bazikhupha.
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