Olambira Osankhidwa pa Ntchito ya Atate

Oyimba akulembedwa mu utumiki wa Atate wathu ngati asilikali: oyimba ophunzitsidwa 288 motsogozedwa ndi Asafu, Yedutuni ndi Hemani, amene kuyimba kwawo kukutchedwa kunenera. Masinthidwe awo nawonso akuchitidwa mwa maere, mphunzitsi ndi wophunzira chimodzimodzi — luso ndilo limaika muyezo, koma mwayi ndiwo umaika ndandanda.

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Davide pamodzi ndi atsogoleri a ankhondo anapatula ena mwa ana a Asafu, Hemani, ndi Yedutuni kuti atumikire, amene ananenera ndi azeze, apangwe, ndi maseche. Chiwerengero chawo, monga mwa ntchito yawo, chinali: Ana a Asafu: Zakuri, Yosefe, Netaniya, Asarela, ana a Asafu—motsogozedwa ndi Asafu, amene ananenera motsogozedwa ndi mfumu. Ana a Yedutuni: Gedaliya, Zeri, Yesaya, Simei, Hasabiya, Matitiya—asanu ndi mmodzi, motsogozedwa ndi atate wawo Yedutuni, ananenera ndi zeze, akuyamika ndi kutamanda Atate wathu. Za Hemani, ana a Hemani: Bukiya, Mataniya, Uzieli, Sebueli, Yerimoti, Hananiya, Hanani, Eliyata, Gidaliti, Romamti-ezeri, Yosibekasa, Maloti, Hotiri, Mahaziyoti. Onsewa anali ana a Hemani, mlosi wa mfumu, operekedwa mwa mau a Atate wathu kuti akweze Hemani. Atate wathu anapatsa Hemani ana aamuna khumi ndi anayi ndi ana aakazi atatu. Onsewa anali motsogozedwa ndi atate wawo pa nyimbo m'nyumba ya Atate wathu, ndi maseche, apangwe, ndi azeze pa ntchito ya nyumba ya Atate wathu; Asafu, Yedutuni, ndi Hemani anali motsogozedwa ndi mfumu. Chiwerengero chawo, pamodzi ndi abale awo ophunzitsidwa kuyimbira Atate wathu—onse aluso—chinali 288. Ndipo anachita maere a ntchito zawo, wamng'ono ndi wamkulu mofanana, mphunzitsi ndi wophunzira mofanana.

Maere oyamba anatulukira Asafu, kwa Yosefe; achiwiri, Gedaliya pamodzi ndi abale ake ndi ana ake, khumi ndi awiri. achitatu kwa Zakuri, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achinayi kwa Izri, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achisanu kwa Netaniya, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achisanu ndi chimodzi kwa Bukiya, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achisanu ndi chiwiri kwa Yesarela, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achisanu ndi chitatu kwa Yesaya, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achisanu ndi chinayi kwa Mataniya, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi kwa Simei, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi ndi chimodzi kwa Azareli, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi ndi chiwiri kwa Hasabiya, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi ndi chitatu kwa Subaeli, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi ndi chinayi kwa Matitiya, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi ndi chisanu kwa Yeremoti, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi ndi chisanu ndi chimodzi kwa Hananiya, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi ndi chisanu ndi chiwiri kwa Yosibekasa, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi ndi chisanu ndi chitatu kwa Hanani, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achikhumi ndi chisanu ndi chinayi kwa Maloti, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achmakumi awiri kwa Eliyata, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achmakumi awiri ndi chimodzi kwa Hotiri, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achmakumi awiri ndi chiwiri kwa Gidaliti, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achakumi awiri ndi chitatu kwa Mahaziyoti, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri; achakumi awiri ndi chinayi kwa Romamti-ezeri, ana ake ndi abale ake, khumi ndi awiri.