16 uTjhabetayi noJozabadi ebegade bangabanye babaphathi bamaLevi. Bona gade baqalene nomsebenzi ongaphandle kwethempeli lakaZimu.
AmaLevi amanye gade aqalene nokuphathwa kweenlulu zethempeli lakaZimu neenlulu zeminikelo ekhethekileko.
Emndenini kaJitsihari uKenaniya neenzukulwana zakhe gade banikelwe umsebenzi ongaphandle kwethempeli kilo loke lakwa-Israyeli kobana babe batjheji nabagwebi.
Kwaba nguJonathani umsa ka-Asaheli noJarhizeya umsa kaTikhiva kwaphela abaphikisana nendaba leyo, basekelwa nguMetjhulamu noTjhabetayi umLevi.
Kwathi ngelanga lesine, salinganisa ngaphakathi kwethempeli lakaZimethu isiliva negolide kanye nezitja. Sakwethula lokho ezandleni zakaMeremothi umphristi omsa ka-Uriya. Yena gade ano-Elazara umsa kaFiniyasi kanye namaLevi uJozabadi umsa kaJetjhuwa noNowadiya umsa kaBhinuyi.
AmaLevi bekungilawa: uTjhemaya umsa kaRhatjhubi omsa ka-Azrikamu umsa kaRhatjhabiya omsa kaBhuni;
Omunye bekunguMataniya umsa kaMika omsa kaZabadi umsa ka-Asafa ogade amkhaleli orhola indumiso ngomthandazo. Omunye bekunguBhakhibhukhiya osisandla sakaMataniya. Omunye godu bekungu-Abida umsa kaTjhamuwa omsa kaGalali umsa kaJedutuni.
Kwathi abantu basajame eendaweni zabo njalo, amaLevi ahlathululela abantu umthetho. Wona bekunguJetjhuwa, uBhani, uTjherebiya, uJamini, u-Akhubu, uTjhabatayi, uHodiya, uMaseya, uKhelitha, u-Azariya, uJozabadi, uRhanani noPelaya.