David Arrange di Levi People for di House
As e don old and e dey hand di kingdom give Solomon, David rearrange di Levites for temple wey no go move. Since nobody dey carry di tabernacle again, dem change di work: courts, store rooms, bread, measures, and to stand thank our Papa every morning and evening.
23 1As David don old wella, and don live plenty years, e make im son Solomon king ova Israel. 2E gather all di leaders of Israel together, plus di priests and di Levi people. 3Dem count di Levi people wey be thirty years or pass, and all of dem come be 38,000. 4Out of dis ones, 24,000 go dey oversee di work of our Papa house; 6,000 na officers and judges. 54,000 na gatekeepers, and 4,000 dey praise our Papa with di instruments wey David make for praise.
6And David divide dem into divisions according to di sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Di Clans of Gershon
7Out of di Gershon people: Ladan and Shimei. 8Di sons of Ladan: Jehiel di head one, den Zetham and Joel, three altogether. 9Shimei im sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three. Na dis ones be di family heads of Ladan. 10And di sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. Dis four na di sons of Shimei. 11Jahath na di head one, Zizah na second; Jeush and Beriah no get plenty sons, so dem count dem together as one family, one assignment.
Di Clans of Kohath
12Di sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four altogether. 13Di sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Dem set Aaron apart to consecrate di most holy things, im and im sons forever, to make offerings before our Papa, to serve am, and to bless for im name forever. 14But Moses, man of our Papa—dem count im sons among di tribe of Levi. 15Di sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16Di sons of Gershom: Shebuel di head one. 17Eliezer im sons: Rehabiah di head one. Eliezer no get any oda son; but Rehabiah im sons plenty well well. 18Di sons of Izhar: Shelomith di head one. 19Di sons of Hebron: Jeriah di head one, Amariah di second, Jahaziel di third, and Jekameam di fourth. 20Di sons of Uzziel: Micah di head one and Isshiah di second.
Di Clans of Merari
21Di sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. Di sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. 22Eleazar die without any son, na only daughters e get; so dem relatives, di sons of Kish, come marry dem. 23Di sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three altogether.
24Na dis ones be di sons of Levi according to dem family, di family heads wey dem register by name, wey dey serve for house of our Papa, from twenty years and up. 25Because David talk say, "Our Papa, di God of Israel, don give im people rest, and e dey live for Jerusalem forever. 26So di Levi people no need to carry di tabernacle again or all di vessels wey dem dey take serve am." 27Because na by dis last instructions of David dem count di Levi people from twenty years or pass. 28Dem work na to help di sons of Aaron for serving di house of our Papa: to take care of di courts and di rooms, to clean all di holy things, and any work for di house of our Papa. 29Dem dey take care of di Bread of di Presence, di fine flour for grain offerings, di wafers wey dem make without yeast, di baking and mixing, and all di measures of quantity and size. 30Dem suppose stand every morning to thank and praise our Papa, and again for evening, 31and for all di burnt offerings wey dem dey bring to our Papa for Sabbaths, new moons, and di feasts wey dem set—for di number wey dem require, always before our Papa. a a v31 New moons na monthly celebrations wey dem dey hold for di start of every new Hebrew month. 32Dem dey keep di charge of di tent of meeting, di charge of di sanctuary, and di charge of dem brothers, di sons of Aaron, for di service of di house of our Papa.
