Osunga Zipata Osankhidwa pa Zipata za Atate
Alonda a zipata akupatsidwa mwa maere mbali iliyonse ya nyumba ya Atate wathu, ndipo ana amphamvu a Obedi-edomu akuwerengedwa ngati amuna oyenerera ntchitoyo. Ena akuyang'anira chuma chopatulika ndi zofunkha za nkhondo, ndipo ena akutumizidwa kunja ngati akapitao ndi oweruza.
26 1Magulu a osunga zipata: mwa Akora, Meselemiya mwana wa Kore, wa ana a Asafu. 2Meselemiya anali nao ana: Zekariya woyamba kubadwa, Yediaeli wachiwiri, Zebadiya wachitatu, Yatinieli wachinayi, 3Elamu wachisanu, Yehohanani wachisanu ndi chimodzi, Eliehoenai wachisanu ndi chiwiri. 4Obedi-edomu nayenso anali nao ana: Semaya woyamba kubadwa, Yehozabadi wachiwiri, Yowa wachitatu, Sakara wachinayi, Netaneli wachisanu, 5Amieli wachisanu ndi chimodzi, Isakara wachisanu ndi chiwiri, Peuletai wachisanu ndi chitatu, pakuti Atate wathu anamdalitsa iye. 6Semaya mwana wake nayenso anali nao ana amene analamulira banja la atate wao, pakuti anali amuna amphamvu kwambiri. 7Ana a Semaya: Otini, Refaeli, Obedi, ndi Elizabadi, amene abale awo Elihu ndi Semakiya anali amuna aluso. 8Onsewa anali mwa ana a Obedi-edomu—iwo, ana awo, ndi abale awo, amphamvu ndi aluso pa ntchito: makumi asanu ndi limodzi mphambu awiri a Obedi-edomu. 9Meselemiya anali nao ana ndi abale, amuna aluso—onse pamodzi khumi ndi asanu ndi atatu. 10Hosa, wa ana a Merari, anali nao ana: Simuri mkulu—ngakhale sanali woyamba kubadwa, atate wake anamuika kukhala mkulu. 11Hilikiya wachiwiri, Tebaliya wachitatu, Zekariya wachinayi; ana ndi abale a Hosa onse pamodzi khumi ndi atatu.
12Magulu a osunga zipata amenewa, operekedwa ntchito ndi amuna akuluakulu, anatumikira monga abale awo m'nyumba ya Atate wathu. 13Anachita maere, wamng'ono ndi wamkulu mofanana, monga mwa mabanja awo, pa chipata chilichonse. 14Maere a kummawa anagwera Selemiya. Ndipo Zekariya mwana wake, mlangizi wanzeru, anamuchitira maere, ndipo maere ake anatulukira kumpoto. 15Obedi-edomu anagwera kummwera, ndipo ana ake anagwera nyumba yosungiramo katundu. 16Supimu ndi Hosa anagwera kumadzulo, pamodzi ndi Chipata cha Saleketi pa msewu wokwera, wolondera moyang'anizana ndi wolondera mnzake. 17Alevi asanu ndi mmodzi anaimirira kummawa, anayi tsiku lililonse kumpoto, anayi tsiku lililonse kummwera, ndipo awiriawiri pa nyumba yosungiramo katundu. 18Pa khonde la kumadzulo: anayi pa msewu ndi awiri pa khonde. 19Awa anali magulu a osunga zipata mwa Akora ndi Amerari.
Osunga Chuma, Oyang'anira, ndi Oweruza a Atate
20Ahiya Mlevi anayang'anira nyumba zosungiramo chuma za nyumba ya Atate wathu ndi nyumba zosungiramo mphatso zopatulika. 21Ana a Ladani, Agerisoni a Ladani, atsogoleri a mabanja a Ladani Mgerisoni: Yehieli. 22Ana a Yehieli, Zetamu ndi Yoweli m'bale wake, anayang'anira zipinda zosungiramo chuma za nyumba ya Atate wathu. 23Mwa Aamramu, Aizihari, Ahebroni, ndi Auzieli: 24Sebueli mwana wa Geresomu, mwana wa Mose, anali mkulu woyang'anira nyumba zosungiramo chuma. 25Abale ake kudzera mwa Eliezere: Rehabiya mwana wake, Yesaya mwana wake, Yoramu mwana wake, Zikiri mwana wake, Selomiti mwana wake. 26Selomiti ndi abale ake anayang'anira nyumba zonse zosungiramo chuma za mphatso zopatulika ndi Mfumu Davide, atsogoleri a mabanja, atsogoleri a zikwizikwi ndi a mazanamazana, ndi atsogoleri a ankhondo. 27Zina mwa zolanda zopeza ku nkhondo anazipereka ngati mphatso zopatulika kuti asamalire nyumba ya Atate wathu. 28Zonse zimene Samueli mlosi, Sauli mwana wa Kisi, Abineri mwana wa Neri, ndi Yowabu mwana wa Zeruya anazipatula—chinthu chilichonse chopatulika—Selomiti ndi abale ake anaziyang'anira.
29Mwa Aizihari, Kenaniya ndi ana ake anayang'anira ntchito za kunja za Israeli monga akuluakulu ndi oweruza. 30Mwa Ahebroni, Hasabiya ndi abale ake—amuna aluso okwana 1,700—anayang'anira Israeli kumadzulo kwa Yorodani, pa ntchito zonse za Atate wathu ndi utumiki wa mfumu. 31Pakati pa Ahebroni, Yeriya anali mkulu, monga mwa mbiri za mabanja awo. M'chaka cha makumi anayi cha ufumu wa Davide, kufufuza kunapeza amuna aluso pakati pawo ku Yazeri m'dziko la Gileadi. 32Abale a Yeriya anali amuna aluso okwana 2,700, atsogoleri a mabanja. Mfumu Davide anawaika kuti ayang'anire Arubeni, Agadi, ndi theka la fuko la Manase, pa nkhani iliyonse ya Atate wathu ndi ya mfumu.