Eyokuqala EyemiLando 15:1-29
15 UDavida waqhubeka ezakhela izindlu edolobheni lakhe, walungisa lendawo lapho okwakuzahlala khona ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso wasemisa itende.+
2 Ngalesosikhathi uDavida wathi: “Akulamuntu okumele athwale ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso ngaphandle kwamaLevi, ngoba yiwo uJehova awakhethileyo ukuthi athwale ibhokisi likaJehova lokuthi amenzele inkonzo engcwele kokuphela.”+
3 UDavida wabuthanisa wonke ama-Israyeli eJerusalema ukuze alethe ibhokisi likaJehova endaweni ayeyilungisile.+
4 Ngemva kwalokho wabuthanisa izizukulwane zika-Aroni+ lamaLevi:+
5 KumaKhohathi kwakulo-Uriyeli induna labafowabo abangu-120.
6 KumaMerari kwakulo-Asaya+ induna labafowabo abangu-220.
7 KumaGeshomu kwakuloJoweli+ induna labafowabo abangu-130.
8 Ezizukulwaneni zika-Elizafani+ kwakuloShemaya induna labafowabo abangu-200.
9 Ezizukulwaneni zikaHebroni kwakulo-Eliyeli induna labafowabo abangu-80.
10 Ezizukulwaneni zika-Uziyeli+ kwakulo-Aminadabi induna labafowabo abangu-112.
11 UDavida wabiza umphristi uZadokhi+ lomphristi u-Abhiyatha,+ lamaLevi u-Uriyeli, lo-Asaya, loJoweli, loShemaya, lo-Eliyeli, lo-Aminadabi,
12 wathi kubo: “Yini abakhokheli bezimuli zamaLevi. Zihlambululeni* lina labafowenu, beseliletha ibhokisi likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli endaweni engiyilungisileyo.
13 Kuqala+ kayisini elalithwalayo yikho intukuthelo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu yehlela phezu kwethu.+ Asenzanga izinto ngendlela efaneleyo.”+
14 Ngakho abaphristi lamaLevi bazihlambulula* ukuze bayethwala ibhokisi likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
15 AmaLevi alithwala ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso emahlombe esebenzisa izigodo zokulithwala,+ njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo esebenzisa uMosi.
16 UDavida watshela izinduna zamaLevi ukuthi zikhethe abafowabo ababengabahlabeleli ukuze bahlabele ngentokozo, ngapha kutshaywa amachacho atshiyeneyo. Kwakutshaywa iziginci lamahabhu*+ kanye lamasimbali.*+
17 Ngakho amaLevi akhetha phakathi kwabafowabo uHemani+ indodana kaJoweli, lo-Asafi+ indodana kaBherekhiya, kwasekusithi kubafowabo abangamaMerari akhetha u-Ethani+ indodana kaKhushaya.
18 Babelabafowabo ababeseqenjini lesibili,+ uZakhariya, loBheni, loJaziyeli, loShemiramothi, loJehiyela, lo-Uni, lo-Eliyabi, loBhenaya, loMahaseya, loMathithiya, lo-Elifelehu, loMikhineya, lo-Obhedi-edomi, loJeyiyeli ababengabalindi bamagedi.
19 Abahlabeleli uHemani+ lo-Asafi+ lo-Ethani babezatshaya amasimbali ekhopha,+
20 besekusithi uZakhariya, lo-Aziyeli, loShemiramothi, loJehiyela, lo-Uni, lo-Eliyabi, loMahaseya, loBhenaya batshaye iziginci ngetshuni ye-Alamothi.*+
21 UMathithiya,+ lo-Elifelehu, loMikhineya, lo-Obhedi-edomi, loJeyiyeli, lo-Azaziya babezatshaya amahabhu ngetshuni yeSheminithi,*+ bakhokhele ekuhlabeleni.
22 UKhenaniya+ induna yamaLevi nguye owayebona ngokuthwalwa kwebhokisi likaNkulunkulu ngoba wayewazi kuhle umsebenzi lo,
23 njalo uBherekhiya lo-Elikhana yibo ababelinda ibhokisi.
24 Abaphristi uShebhaniya, loJoshafathi, loNethaneli, lo-Amasayi, loZakhariya, loBhenaya, lo-Eliyezeri yibo ababetshaya amacilongo phambi kwebhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ U-Obhedi-edomi loJehiya labo babelinda ibhokisi.
25 UDavida labadala bako-Israyeli lezinduna zezinkulungwane babethokoza+ ngesikhathi besiyathatha ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova endlini ka-Obhedi-edomi.+
26 Banikela ngamajongosi ayisikhombisa langenqama eziyisikhombisa ngoba uNkulunkulu weqiniso wayewancedisile amaLevi ukuthwala ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova.+
27 UDavida wayegqoke ijazi elingelamikhono elalenziwe ngelembu elilohlonzi, njengawo wonke amaLevi ayethwele ibhokisi, labahlabeleli, loKhenaniya induna yabahlabeleli owayebona ngokuthwala kwebhokisi. UDavida wayegqoke le-efodi* yelineni.+
28 Wonke ama-Israyeli ayethokoza kakhulu+ etshaya uphondo lamacilongo+ lamasimbali njalo esenza umsindo omkhulu ngeziginci langamahabhu+ ngesikhathi ebuya lebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova.
29 Kwathi ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova lifika edolobheni likaDavida,+ uMikhali+ indodakazi kaSawuli walunguza ngewindi wabona iNkosi uDavida ithokoza igida iseqa, waseqala ukuyeyisa enhliziyweni yakhe.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “Zingcweliseni.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “bazingcwelisa.”
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ Isimbali lichacho elichayileyo elenziwe ngensimbi. Likhaliswa ngokulitshayanisa lelinye.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala leSengezo ku-B5.
