Dhavidhi Asasanya Alevi toera Nyumba
Akukalamba mbapereka umambo kwa Salomoni, Dhavidhi asakhunganyizazve Alevi toera nyumba ya Mulungu yakuti nee inadzatamiswa tayu. Thangwi nkhabe munthu anathukula pontho tabernakulu, basa isalongwa mwakupambulika: mabwalo, nyumba za pinthu, nkate, miyeso, na kulimira toera kutenda Baba wathu macibesi onsene na madzulo onsene.
23 1Dhavidhi pidakalamba Iye mbakhala na pyaka pizinji, aika mwanace Salomoni kukhala mambo wa Izarayeli. 2Agumanya atsogoleri onsene a Izarayeli, pabodzi na anyantsembe na Alevi. 3Alevi akhali na pyaka makumatatu peno kupita penepo alengeswa, unango wawo onsene ukhali 38.000. 4Pa iwo, 24.000 akhali toera kuyang'anira basa ya Nyumba ya Baba wathu; 6.000 akhali akulu na atongi. 54.000 akhali alondi a misuwo, 4.000 asimba Baba wathu na pyombo pidacita Dhavidhi toera kusimba.
6Na tenepo Dhavidhi aagawa m'misoka mwakubverana na anace a Levi: Djerisoni, Kohati, na Merari.
Mabanja a Djerisoni
7Pa Adjerisoni: Ladani na Simeyi. 8Anace a Ladani: Yehieli nkulu, buluka penepo Zetami na Djoeli, onsene atatu. 9Anace a Simeyi: Selomoti, Hazieli, na Harani—atatu. Awa akhali atsogoleri a mabanja a Ladani. 10Na anace a Simeyi: Yahati, Zina, Yeusi, na Beriya. Awa anai akhali anace a Simeyi. 11Yahati akhali nkulu, Ziza waciwiri; Yeusi na Beriya akhali na anace akucepa, natenepo alengeswa pabodzi ninga banja ibodzi, basa ibodzi.
Mabanja a Kohati
12Anace a Kohati: Amramu, Izari, Hebroni, na Uzieli, onsene anai. 13Anace a Amramu: Aroni na Mose. Aroni asankhulwa toera kucenesa pinthu pyakucena kakamwe, iye na anace kwenda na kwenda, toera kupereka ntsembe pamaso pa Baba wathu, kuntumikira, na kupasa nkhombo mu dzina yace kwenda na kwenda. 14Mbwenye Mose, mamuna wa Baba wathu—anace alengeswa pakati pa dzindza ya Levi. 15Anace a Mose: Djersomu na Elieze. 16Anace a Djersomu: Sebueli nkulu. 17Anace a Elieze: Rehabiya nkulu. Elieze nkhabe anace anango; mbwenye anace a Rehabiya akhali azinji kakamwe. 18Anace a Izari: Selomiti nkulu. 19Anace a Hebroni: Yeriya nkulu, Amariya waciwiri, Yahazieli wacitatu, na Yekameamu wacinai. 20Anace a Uzieli: Mika nkulu na Isiya waciwiri.
Mabanja a Merari
21Anace a Merari: Mali na Musi. Anace a Mali: Eleaza na Kisi. 22Eleaza afa mbakhonda kukhala na anace amuna, anakazi basi; natenepo acibale awo, anace a Kisi, aamanga. 23Anace a Musi: Mali, Edheri, na Yeremoti, onsene atatu.
24Awa akhali anace a Levi mwakubverana na mabanja awo, atsogoleri a mabanja adalembwa na madzina awo, ale akhatumikira mu Nyumba ya Baba wathu, akhali na pyaka makumawiri na kupita. 25Thangwi Dhavidhi alonga: “Baba wathu, Mulungu wa Izarayeli, apasa mphumulo kuna mbumba yace, mbakhala mu Yerusalemu kwenda na kwenda. 26Natenepo Alevi nkhabe kutakula pontho Tabernakulu peno pyombo pyonsene pya basa yace tayu.” 27Thangwi mwa matongero akumalisa a Dhavidhi, Alevi alengeswa kutomera pa pyaka makumawiri na kupita. 28Basa yawo ikhali kuphedza anace a Aroni mu kutumikira Nyumba ya Baba wathu: kuyang'anira mabwalo na makwartu, kucenesa pinthu pyonsene pyakucena, na basa iri yonsene mu Nyumba ya Baba wathu. 29Akhayang'anira Mikate ya Pamaso, ufa wadidi wa ntsembe za tirigu, mikate yakucita mwakukhonda pimbiso, kuotca na kubvungaza, na miyeso yonsene ya unango na ukulu. 30Akhafunika kulimira mancibese onsene toera kupereka takhuta na kusimba Baba wathu, pontho namaulo, 31na pa ntsembe zonsene zakupiswa kuna Baba wathu pa masabudu, pa miyezi ipsa, na pa maphwando akusankhulwa—mwa unango wakufunika, ndzidzi onsene pamaso pa Baba wathu. a a v31 Miyezi ipsa ikhali maphwando a m'bwerengo wa nyezi, akhacitwa pakutoma kwa nyezi ipsa ya Ahebere. 32Akhakoya basa ya Tendi ya Masangano, basa ya Mbuto Yakucena, na basa ya abale awo, anace a Aroni, mu kutumikira Nyumba ya Baba wathu.
