33 Nankha-ke lamadvodza labekhonta kanye nemadvodzana awo: Esiveni semaKhohati bekunguHemani, umhlabeli, umsa waJoweli, umsa waSamuweli,
Ngako emaLevi akhetsa boHemani, umsa waJoweli; kubomnakabo akhetsa Asafa, umsa waBherekhiya; kubomnakabo emaMerari akhetsa Ethani, umsa waKhushaya;
Bahlabeli boHemani, na-Asafa kanye na-Ethani bakhetselwa kudlala emasimbali elitfusi.
Davide wachubeka wabita bonkhe baholi besive sema-Israyeli kanye nebaphristi babo, nemaLevi.
Labati-4 000 bona batawuba bomahlalesangweni, labati-4 000 babe bekudvumisa Simakadze ngetingubhu temculo lengitimisele loko.”
Emadvodzana aSamuweli bekunguJoweli, litubulo lakhe, na-Abiya, indvodzana yakhe yesibili.
Abekhonta ngekuhlabelela embikwelithende lekuhlangana, Solomoni waze wakha lithempeli laSimakadze eJerusalema. Lomsebenti babewenta ngekulandzela imitsetfo leyo leyayentelwe bona.
umsa wa-Elkhana, umsa waJerohamu, umsa wa-Eliyeli, umsa waThowa,
Kutitukulwane taHemani kwaba nguJehiyeli naShimeyi. Kutitukulwane taJeduthuni kwaba nguShemaya na-Uziyeli.
Onkhe emaLevi labebahlabeli: bo-Asafa, naHemani, naJeduthuni, nemadvodzana abo, kanye netihlobo tabo, bema ngasemphumalanga kwelilati. Babegcoke tingubo telineni lecolisakele bashaya emasimbali, nemahabhu, nemalire. Babehamba nebaphristi labali-120 lababeshaya emacilongo.
Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wensindziso yami. Ngikhala kuwe imini nebusuku.
“Letsa sive semaLevi usetfule ku-Aroni, umphristi, kutsi sitemsita.
Uyawunikela emaLevi ku-Aroni nakumadvodzana akhe njengemnikelo wakhe lophelele lovela esiveni saka-Israyeli.
Kwakukhona indvodza letsite leyayingumSufi waseRamathayimu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu; libito layo bekungu-Elkhana, umsa waJerohamu, umsa wa-Elihu, umsa waThohu, umsa waSufi, um-Efrayimu.
Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Hana wakhulelwa watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguSamuweli, atsi: “Ngamcela kuSimakadze.”
Ngako manje sengimletse kuSimakadze. Kuko konkhe kuphila kwakhe utawuba waSimakadze.” Samuweli wabe sewukhonta Simakadze khona lapho.