Abakhonzi Abamiselwe Inkonzo kaBawo wethu
Iimvumi zibizelwa enkonzweni kaBawo wethu njengamajoni: abavumi abaqeqeshiweyo abangama-288 phantsi koAsafu, noYedutun, noHeman, abakubetha kwabo kuthiwa kukuprofeta. Namaqela abo akhethwa ngamaqashiso, umfundisi nomfundi ngokufanayo—ubuchule bumisela umgangatho, kodwa iqashiso limisela ixesha.
25 1UDavide nabathetheli-mkhosi babahlula abathile koonyana baka-Asafu, noHeman, noYedutun, ukuba basebenze inkonzo, beprofeta ngeehadi, nemirhubhe, namacangci. Inani labo, ngokomsebenzi wabo, lalinje: 2Oonyana baka-Asafu: nguZakure, noYosefu, noNetaniya, noAsharela, oonyana baka-Asafu—ngaphantsi kolawulo luka-Asafu, beprofeta ngaphantsi kolawulo lokumkani. 3Oonyana bakaYedutun: nguGedaliya, noZeri, noYeshaya, noShimehi, noHashabhiya, noMatitiya—besithandathu, bekhokelwa nguyise uYedutun, beprofeta ngohadi, bebulela bemdumisa uBawo wethu. 4KuHeman, oonyana bakaHeman: nguBhukiya, noMataniya, noUziyeli, noShebhuweli, noYerimoti, noHananiya, noHanani, noEliyata, noGidalti, noRomamti-ezere, noYoshebhekasha, noMaloti, noHotire, noMahaziyoti. 5Bonke aba babengoonyana bakaHeman, imboni yokumkani, abanikwa ngokwelizwi likaBawo wethu ukuze banyuse uHeman. UBawo wethu wamnika uHeman oonyana abalishumi elinane neentombi ezintathu. 6Bonke aba babengaphantsi kolawulo lukayise ngengoma endlwini kaBawo wethu, ngamacangci, nemirhubhe, neehadi, ngenxa yenkonzo yendlu kaBawo wethu; uAsafu, noYedutun, noHeman babengaphantsi kolawulo lokumkani. 7Inani labo, kunye nabazalwana babo abaqeqeshelwe ukuvuma kuBawo wethu—bonke bezizilumko—lalingamakhulu amabini anamanci asibhozo anesibhozo. 8Bawisa amaqashiso ngemisebenzi yabo, omncinane nomkhulu befana, umfundisi nomfundi befana.
9Iqashiso lokuqala laphuma noAsafu, laya kuYosefu; elesibini noGedaliya, nabazalwana bakhe noonyana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 10elesithathu noZakure, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 11elesine noItsri, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 12elesihlanu noNetaniya, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 13elesithandathu noBhukiya, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 14elesixhenxe noYesarela, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 15elesibhozo noYeshaya, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 16elesithoba noMataniya, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 17eleshumi noShimehi, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 18eleshumi elinanye noAzareli, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 19eleshumi elinambini noHashabhiya, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 20eleshumi elinantathu noShubhaweli, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 21eleshumi elinane noMatitiya, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 22eleshumi elinesihlanu noYeremoti, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 23eleshumi elinesithandathu noHananiya, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 24eleshumi elinesixhenxe noYoshebhekasha, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 25eleshumi elinesibhozo noHanani, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 26eleshumi elinesithoba noMaloti, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 27elamashumi amabini noEliyata, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 28elamashumi amabini ananye noHotire, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 29elamashumi amabini anambini noGidalti, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 30elamashumi amabini anantathu noMahaziyoti, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini; 31elamashumi amabini anane noRomamti-ezere, oonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, belishumi elinababini.