1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
1 USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
Bathi: “Izinceku zakho ziyizelamani eziyishumi nambili, amadodana andodanye ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, encane ikubaba namuhla, enye ayikho.
Lawa angamadodana kaLeya awazalela uJakobe ePhadani Aramu kanye nendodakazi yakhe uDina; yonke imiphefumulo yamadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe yayingamashumi amathathu nantathu.
UDavide nayo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli bawukhuphula umphongolo kaJehova ngokujabula nangokukhala kwecilongo.
Lapho ebuka, bheka, inkosi imi ngasetsheni lesikhumbuzo njengokwesimiso, nezikhulu nabamacilongo kanye nenkosi, nabantu bonke bezwe bajabula bebetha amacilongo; u-Athaliya waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wakhala, wathi: “Ngugobe!
Wabheka, bheka, inkosi imi ngasetsheni layo lesikhumbuzo ngasesangweni, nezikhulu namacilongo kanye nenkosi; futhi njengoba befundiswa ukuhlabelela izindumiso. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Inkohliso, inkohliso!
AmaLevi ayengabahlabeleli, wonke ka-Asafa, kaHemani, kaJeduthuni, namadodana awo nabafowabo, bembethe ilineni elimhlophe, bephethe amasimbali, namahabhu, nezingubhu, bema ngasempumalanga kwe-altare, benezwi elilodwa. Abapristi abangamakhulu namashumi amabili bebetha amacilongo.
Abapristi bema ezikhundleni zabo, namaLevi enezinsimbi zokubethela zikaJehova inkosi uDavide eyazenzayo ukuba kudunyiswe uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade lapho uDavide edumisa ngenkonzo yabo; abapristi bavuthela amacilongo phambi kwabo, wonke u-Israyeli wema.
Lapho abakhi bebeka isisekelo sethempeli likaJehova, bamisa abapristi bembethe izingubo zabo, benamacilongo, namaLevi, amadodana ka-Asafa, ephethe amasimbali ukuba adumise uJehova njengesiyalo sikaDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
UNkulunkulu wenyuka ngokukhamuluka, uJehova ngokukhala kwecilongo.
Bethani icilongo ekwethwaseni kwenyanga, ngesikhathi esimisiweyo, ngosuku lwedili lethu.
Khamulukani ngamacilongo nangecilongo phambi kukaJehova, iNkosi.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakumisa amatende abo, kube yilowo nalowo ngekamu lakhe, kube yilowo nalowo njengophawu lwakhe ngamabandla abo.
Zenzele amacilongo amabili esiliva; wowenza ube ngocezu lonke, ulusebenzisele ukubiza umhlangano, nokukhipha amabhoro.
Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngolokuqala lwenyanga kuyakuba khona umhlangano ongcwele kini; ningasebenzi msebenzi; kulusuku lokubethwa kwecilongo kini.
izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, izikhulu zezizwe ezaziphezu kwababalwayo, zanikela ngomhlatshelo;
Njengomyalo weNkosi bahlala ematendeni, futhi ngokomyalo weNkosi bahamba;
Iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni omunye wezulu kuze kube komunye.
Abapristi abayisikhombisa bayakuthwala izimpondo zezinqama eziyisikhombisa phambi komphongolo; ngosuku lwesikhombisa niyakuwuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa, abapristi bashaye amacilongo.
Ngase ngibona izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zimi phambi kukaNkulunkulu; banikwa amacilongo ayisikhombisa.
Amalungu amathathu abetha amacilongo, aphihliza izitsha, aphatha izibani ngesandla sobunxele namacilongo ngezandla zokunene ukuba awashaye; bamemeza bathi: “Inkemba kaJehova nekaGideyoni!”