Dem Choose Worshipers for di Work of our Papa
Dem call singers for our Papa service like soldiers: 288 musicians wey don train under Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman, and dem call dia playing prophesying. Dem draw dia shifts by lot too, teacher and student di same — na skill set di standard, but na chance set di schedule.
25 1David and di army commanders separate some of di sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for di work, dem wey dey prophesy with lyre, harp, and cymbal. Dia number, according to dia work, na: 2Sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah, di sons of Asaph—under Asaph im hand, wey dey prophesy under di king im hand. 3Jeduthun im sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, Mattithiah—six, wey dia papa Jeduthun dey lead, wey dey prophesy with di lyre, dey give tank and dey praise our Papa. 4Of Heman, sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. 5All dis ones na sons of Heman, di king im seer, wey dem give through our Papa im word to lift Heman up. Our Papa give Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All dis ones dey under dia papa im hand for song for di house of our Papa, with cymbal, harp, and lyre for di work of di house of our Papa; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman dey under di king im hand. 7Dia number, together with dia brodas wey dem train to sing to our Papa—all of dem sabi am well well—na 288. 8Dem cast lot for dia duty, small and big di same way, teacher and student di same way.
9Di first lot come out for Asaph, to Joseph; di second, Gedaliah with im brodas and sons, twelve. 10Di third to Zaccur, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 11di fourth to Izri, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 12di fifth to Nethaniah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 13di sixth to Bukkiah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 14di seventh to Jesarelah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 15di eighth to Jeshaiah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 16di ninth to Mattaniah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 17di tenth to Shimei, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 18di eleventh to Azarel, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 19di twelfth to Hashabiah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 20di thirteenth to Shubael, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 21di fourteenth to Mattithiah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 22di fifteenth to Jeremoth, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 23di sixteenth to Hananiah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 24di seventeenth to Joshbekashah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 25di eighteenth to Hanani, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 26di nineteenth to Mallothi, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 27di twentieth to Eliathah, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 28di twenty-first to Hothir, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 29di twenty-second to Giddalti, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 30di twenty-third to Mahazioth, im sons and im brodas, twelve; 31di twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, im sons and im brodas, twelve.
