AmaLevi ayesebeka uHemani indodana kaJoweli , nakubafowabo u -Asafa indodana kaBerekiya , nakumadodana kaMerari , abafowabo, u-Ethani indodana kaKushaya,

nabahlabeleli oHemani no -Asafa no -Ethani ukuba bakhalise amasimba li ethusi,

Wayeseshiya khona ngaphambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJ ehova u-Asafa nabafowabo ukuba bakhonze phambi komphongolo njalo ngokomsebenzi wemihla ngemihla,

ngu-Asafa inhloko nabesigaba sakhe sesibili , oZakariya, noJehiyeli, noShemiramoti, noJehiyeli, noMatithiya, no-Eliyabe, noBenaya, no-Obede Edomi, noJehiyeli, benezingubhu namahabhu , kanye no -Asafa ephethe amasimbali, ewabetha,

Ngalolo suku uDavide wayeseqala ukuhlela ukuba uJ ehova abongwe ngesandla sika-Asafa nabafowabo.

UDavide nezinduna zempi base bahlukanisela inkonzo amanye amadodana ka-Asafa, nakaHemani, nakaJeduthuni, ayeyakuprofetha ngamahabhu , nangezingubhu, nangamasimbali; umumo wabantu balo msebenzi wenkonzo wawunje:

emadodaneni ka -Asafa: ngoZakuri, noJosefa, noNethaniya, no-Asharela, amadodana ka -Asafa, phansi kwezandla zika -Asafa owaprofetha ngezandla zenkosi.

Onke lawo ayephansi kwezandla zikayise ekuhlabeleleni endlini kaJehova ngamasimbali, nangezingubhu, nangamahabu enkonzweni yasendlini kaNkulunkulu, o-Asafa noJeduthuni noHemani bephansi kwezandla zenkosi.

Inkatho yokuqala yadla uJosefa ka -Asafa, neyesibili uGedaliya ; yena nabafowabo namadodana akhe babe yishumi nambili;

Izigaba zabalindisango zaziyilezi : kumaKorahi: nguMeshelemiya indodana kaKore emadodaneni ka-Asafa.

futhi umfowabo u -Asafa owayemi ngakwesokunene sakhe , u-Asafa kaBerekiya kaShimeya

noBakibakari, noHereshi, noGalali, noMathaniya kaMika kaZikiri ka-Asafa,

Bayibiza inkosi , kwaphumela kubo u -Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu , noShebina umbhali , noJowa indodana ka -Asafa, umabhalana.

Base befika u -Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu , noShebina umlobi , noJowa indodana ka -Asafa, umabhalana, kuHezekiya, izingubo zabo ziklebhukile, bamlandisa amazwi kaRabi Shake.

Kwase kufika uMoya kaJehova phezu kukaJahaziyel i kaZakariya kaBenaya kaJehiyeli kaMathaniya umLevi, emadodaneni ka-Asafa phakathi kwebandla,

emadodaneni ka -Elisafani: ngoShimri noJehiyeli ; emadodaneni ka -Asafa: ngoZakariya noMathaniya;

UHezekiya inkosi nezikhulu bawayala amaLevi ukumdumisa uJehova ngamazwi kaDavide nangaka-Asafa umboni . Badumisa ngokuthokoza , bakhothamisa amakhanda abo, bakhuleka.

Abahlabeleli, amadodana ka -Asafa, babe sendaweni yabo njengokwesiyalezo sikaDavide , no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni umboni wenkosi; abalindisango babengasesangweni; kwakungadingeki ukuba basuke emsebenzini wabo, ngokuba abafowabo amaLevi babalungisela.

kusemi ngasempumalanga kwe -altare amaLevi, abahlabeleli bonke, kanye no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, namadodana abo, nabafowabo, bembethe ilineni elicolekileyo , bephethe amasimbali , nezingubhu, namahabhu, kukhona kanye nabo abapristi abayikhulu namash umi amabili bekhalisa amacilongo

uSolomoni wazala uRobowamu , uRobowamu wazala u -Abiya, u-Abiya wazala u-Asafa;

u-Asafa wazala uJosafati , uJosafati wazala uJoramu , uJoramu w azala u - Oziya;

Abahlabeleli: abantwana bakwa Asafa: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

Lapho abakhi sebebeka isisekelo sethempeli likaJehova , bamisa abapristi begqokile benamacilongo kanye namaLevi , amadodana ka -Asafa, enamasimbali ukuba badumise uJehova njengehlelo likaDavide inkosi yakwa- Israyeli.

Base befika u -Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu , noShebina umbhali , noJowa indodana ka-Asafa, umabhalana, kuHezekiya, izingubo zabo ziklebhukile, bamlandisa amazwi kaRabi Shake.

Kwase kuphumela kuye u-Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu, noShebina umbhali, noJowa indodana ka-Asafa, umabhalana.

noMathaniya, kaMika, kaZabidi, ka-Asafa, induna yomkhuleko wokubonga, noBakibukiya, owesibili phakathi kwabafowabo , no-Abida kaShamuwa kaGalali kaJeduthuni.

Umbonisi wamaLevi eJerusalema kwakungu -Uzi kaBani , kaHashabiya, kaMathaniya, kaMika wamadodana ka -Asafa, abahlabeleli, engumphathi womsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu.

kanye nam adodana athile abapristi ephethe amacilongo : uZakariya kaJonathani, kaShemaya, kaMathaniya, kaMikhaya, kaZakuri, ka-Asafa,

Ngokuba nasemihleni kaDavide neka -Asafa kwasendulo kwakukhona abaholi babahlabeleli kanye nezihlabelelo zokudumisa nezokubonga uNkulunkulu.

kanye nencwadi ku -Asafa umlindihlathi lenkosi ukuba anginike imithi yemishayo yamasango enqaba ehlangene nethempeli , neyongange lomuzi , neyendlu engiyakungena kuyo . Inkosi yanginika lokhu ngokwesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wami esasiphezu kwami.

Abahlabeleli: abantwana bakwa -Asafa: yikhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili.