Davide Akonza Alevi a Nyumba
Atakalamba ndipo akupereka ufumu kwa Solomo, Davide akukonzanso Alevi kaamba ka kachisi amene sadzasunthidwa. Popeza palibenso amene amanyamula chihema, ntchitoyo ikufotokozedwanso: mabwalo, nyumba zosungiramo, buledi, miyeso, ndi kuyimirira kuyamika Atate wathu m'mawa uliwonse ndi madzulo aliwonse.
23 1Pamene Davide anali wokalamba, atakhala ndi moyo zaka zambiri, anaika mwana wake Solomoni kukhala mfumu ya Israeli. 2Anasonkhanitsa atsogoleri onse a Israeli, pamodzi ndi ansembe ndi Alevi. 3Alevi a zaka makumi atatu kapena kuposera anawerengedwa, ndipo chiwerengero chawo chonse chinali 38,000. 4Mwa awa, 24,000 anali oyang'anira ntchito ya nyumba ya Atate wathu; 6,000 anali akuluakulu ndi oweruza. 54,000 anali alonda a pa zipata, ndipo 4,000 anatamanda Atate wathu ndi zoimbira zimene Davide anapanga za matamando.
6Ndipo Davide anawagawa m'magulu monga mwa ana a Levi: Geresoni, Kohati, ndi Merari.
Mabanja a Geresoni
7A Ageresoni: Ladani ndi Simei. 8Ana a Ladani: Yehieli mkulu, kenaka Zetamu ndi Yoeli, atatu onse. 9Ana a Simei: Selomoti, Hazieli, ndi Harani—atatu. Awa anali atsogoleri a mabanja a Ladani. 10Ndipo ana a Simei: Yahati, Zina, Yeusi, ndi Beriya. Anayi awa anali ana a Simei. 11Yahati anali mkulu, Ziza wachiwiri; Yeusi ndi Beriya anali ndi ana ochepa, choncho anawerengedwa pamodzi ngati banja limodzi, ntchito imodzi.
Mabanja a Kohati
12Ana a Kohati: Amramu, Izihari, Hebroni, ndi Uzieli, anayi onse. 13Ana a Amramu: Aroni ndi Mose. Aroni anapatulidwa kuti ayeretse zinthu zopatulika koposa, iye ndi ana ake kwamuyaya, kupereka nsembe pamaso pa Atate wathu, kumutumikira Iye, ndi kudalitsa m'dzina lake kwamuyaya. 14Koma Mose, munthu wa Atate wathu—ana ake anawerengedwa pakati pa fuko la Levi. 15Ana a Mose: Geresomu ndi Eliezeri. 16Ana a Geresomu: Sebueli mkulu. 17Ana a Eliezeri: Rehabiya mkulu. Eliezeri analibe ana ena; ana a Rehabiya anali ochuluka kwambiri. 18Ana a Izihari: Selomiti mkulu. 19Ana a Hebroni: Yeriya mkulu, Amariya wachiwiri, Yahazieli wachitatu, ndi Yekameamu wachinayi. 20Ana a Uzieli: Mika mkulu ndi Isiya wachiwiri.
Mabanja a Merari
21Ana a Merari: Mahali ndi Musi. Ana a Mahali: Eleazara ndi Kisi. 22Eleazara anamwalira wopanda ana aamuna, koma ana aakazi okha; choncho abale awo, ana a Kisi, anawakwatira. 23Ana a Musi: Mahali, Ederi, ndi Yeremoti, atatu onse.
24Awa anali ana a Levi monga mwa mabanja awo, atsogoleri a mabanja olembedwa ndi mayina awo, amene anatumikira m'nyumba ya Atate wathu, a zaka makumi awiri ndi kuposera. 25Pakuti Davide anati, “Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Israeli, anapatsa anthu ake mpumulo, ndipo akhala mu Yerusalemu kwamuyaya. 26Choncho Alevi sanyamulanso chihema kapena ziwiya zonse za utumiki wake.” 27Pakuti mwa malangizo omaliza awa a Davide, Alevi anawerengedwa kuyambira zaka makumi awiri kapena kuposera. 28Ntchito yawo inali kuthandiza ana a Aroni pa utumiki wa nyumba ya Atate wathu: kusamalira mabwalo ndi zipinda, kuyeretsa zinthu zonse zopatulika, ndi ntchito iliyonse ya m'nyumba ya Atate wathu. 29Anasamalira mkate wa maonekedwe, ufa wosalala wa nsembe za ufa, timikate topanda yisiti, kuphika ndi kusakaniza, ndi miyeso yonse ya kuchuluka ndi kukula. 30Anayenera kuimirira m'mawa uliwonse kuthokoza ndi kutamanda Atate wathu, ndiponso madzulo, 31ndiponso pa nsembe zonse zopsereza kwa Atate wathu pa masabata, pa miyezi yatsopano, ndi pa zikondwerero zoikika—monga mwa chiwerengero choyenera, nthawi zonse pamaso pa Atate wathu. a a v31 Miyezi yatsopano inali zikondwerero za mwezi uliwonse zimene zinkachitika pachiyambi pa mwezi uliwonse watsopano wa Chihebri. 32Iwo anasunga udindo wa chihema cha msonkhano, udindo wa malo opatulika, ndi udindo wa abale awo, ana a Aroni, pa utumiki wa nyumba ya Atate wathu.
