Nshingo wakapiwa bapirisiti
1 Awa ndiwo makupo e bakololo ba Aroni. Bakololo ba Aroni bakabe bali bo Nadabu na Abihu na Eleazari na Ithamari. 2 Koga Nadabu na Abihu bakafa betangila tate babo basathu bawana bana, ndizo Eleazari na Ithamari bakabe bapirisiti. 3 Dafite ebhatshiwa ndi Zadoki tjizekugwana tja Eleazari na Ahimeleki tjizekugwana tja Ithamari bakalongolosa bapirisiti nge mishingo yabo. 4 Ngono se kwakabe kuna misholo ye misha ili minjinji mu zwizekugwana zwa Eleazari kupinda be nsha wa Ithamari, mu zwizekugwana zwa Eleazari bakathubukanyiwa bakabe makupo ali gumi lina bali tathatu (16), ba Ithamari ibo bakabe makupo ali zhanakadzi. 5 Bakathubukanyiwa ngoposa hakata ngobe kwakabe kuna makulukota e bugalo gwakayengemala ne makulukota e Ndzimu mu zwizekugwana zwa Eleazari ne zwa Ithamari. 6 Ngono nkwalili Shemaya nkololo wa Nethanele kakale ali Nlevi wakabakwala bose mbeli kwa mambo ne makulukota na mbeli kwa Zadoki we mpirisiti na mbeli kwa Ahimeleki nkololo wa Abiathari na mbeli kwe misholo ye misha ye bapirisiti ne Balevi, kwakabe kutogwa nsha nng'ompela kudwa mu zwizekugwana zwa Eleazari ne tjing'ompela kuna Ithamari.
7 Ngono dziba le kutanga likawila Jehoyaribi le bubili likawila Jedaya 8 le butatu likawila Harimu le bunna kuna Seorimu, 9 le bushanu likawila kuna Malikija le butathatu likawila kuna Mijamini, 10 le butendeka likawila kuna Hakozi, le buzhanakadzi likawila kuna Abija, 11 le buzhanalume likawila kuna Jeshuwa le bugumi likawila kuna Shekaniya, 12 le bugumi lina nng'ompela (11) likawila kuna Eliyashibi, le bugumi lina bali babili (12) likawila kuna Jakimu, 13 le bugumi lina batatu (13) likawila kuna Hupa, le bugumi lina banna (14) likawila kuna Jeshebiabu, 14 le bugumi lina bashanu (15) likawila kuna Biliga, le bugumi lina bali tathatu (16) likawila kuna Imeri, 15 le bugumi lina bali kutendeka (17) likawila kuna Heziri, le bugumi lina bali zhanakadzi (18) likawila kuna Hapizezi, 16 le bugumi lina bali zhanalume (19) likawila kuna Pethahiya le bumakumi mabili (20) likawila kuna Jehezikele, 17 le bumakumi mabili ana nng'ompela (21) likawila kuna Jakini, le bumakumi mabili ana babili (22) likawila kuna Gamuli, 18 le bumakumi mabili ana batatu (23) likawila kuna Delaya, le bumakumi mabili ana banna (24) likawila kuna Maziya. 19 Ibaba bose bakabe bapiwa nshingo wekushinga mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe koga sekwa kwakabe kuli mu ndongoloso yakabigwa ndi Aroni batategulu babo iye sekwa akadwiwa ndi Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela.
20 Ngono bakasala be zwizekugwana zwa Levi bakabe bali: Zwizekugwana zwa Amuramu kuli Shebuweli, mu zwizekugwana zwa Shebuweli kwakabe kuli Jedaya. 21 Mu zwizekugwana zwa Rihabiya bakabe bali bo Ishiya ali nsholo we nsha. 22 Mu zwizekugwana zwe Baizhari bakabe bali Shelomoti, mu zwizekugwana zwa Shelomoti bakabe bali bo Jahati. 23 Bakololo ba Heburoni bakabe bali bo Jeriya ali nsholo we nsha, we bubili ali Amariya, Jahaziele iye ali we butatu, Jakameamu ali we bunna. 24 Nkololo wa Uziele wakabe ali Mika, kudwa mu bakololo ba Mika kwakabe kuli Shamiri. 25 Nnunguna wa Mika kwakabe kuli Ishiya, kudwa mu bakololo ba Ishiya kwakabe kuli Zekariya. 26 Bakololo ba Merari bakabe bali bo Mahili na Mushi. Nkololo wa Jaziya wakabe ali Bheno. 27 Bakololo ba Merari kudwa kuna Jaziya bakabe bali bo Bheno na Shohamu na Zakhuri na Ibiri. 28 Kudwa kuna Mahili wakabe ali Eleazari, Eleazari wakabe asina bakololo. 29 Kudwa kuna Kishi kwakabe kuli nkololo wa Kishi edang'wa Jerahimeli. 30 Bakololo ba Mushi bakabe bali bo Mahili na Ederi na Jerimoti. Ibaba bakabe bali Balevi kuyenda nge misha yabo. 31 Naibo bakakandila koga se hama dzabo zwizekugwana zwa Aroni, mbeli kwa Mambo Dafite na Zadoki na Ahimeleki ne misholo ye misha ye bapirisiti ne Balevi. Misha ye hama hwola yakabe itobegwa koga sa iyeyi mitukunu.
David Assigns the Priests Their Duties
1 Aaron's descendants were then divided into work groups. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died long before their father, without having any sons. That's why Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 David divided Aaron's descendants into groups, according to their assigned work. Zadok, one of Eleazar's descendants, and Ahimelech, one of Ithamar's descendants, helped David.
4 Eleazar's descendants were divided into 16 groups, and Ithamar's were divided into eight groups, because Eleazar's family included more family leaders. 5 However, both families included temple officials and priests, and so to make sure the work was divided fairly, David asked God what to do.
6 As each group was assigned their duties, Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the Levite wrote down the name of the family leader in charge of that group. The witnesses were David and his officials, as well as Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the family leaders from the clans of the priests and the Levites.
7-18 Each group of priests went by the name of its family leader, and they were assigned their duties in the following order: Jehoiarib, Jedaiah, Harim, Seorim, Malchijah, Mijamin, Hakkoz, Abijah, Jeshua, Shecaniah, Eliashib, Jakim, Huppah, Jeshebeab, Bilgah, Immer, Hezir, Happizzez, Pethahiah, Jehezkel, Jachin, Gamul, Delaiah, Maaziah. 19 These men were assigned their duties at the temple, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded their ancestor Aaron.
The Rest of the Levites Are Assigned Their Duties
20 Here is a list of the other descendants of Levi:
Amram was the ancestor of Shubael and Jehdeiah.21 Rehabiah was the ancestor of Isshiah, the oldest son in his family.22 Izhar was the father of Shelomoth and the grandfather of Jahath.23 Hebron had four sons, in the following order: Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.24 Uzziel was the father of Micah and the grandfather of Shamir.25 Isshiah, Micah's brother, was the father of Zechariah.26 Merari was the father of Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah.
27 Jaaziah had three sons: Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. 28-29 Mahli was the father of Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar had no sons, but Kish was the father of Jerahmeel. 30 Mushi had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
These were the descendants of Levi, according to their clans. 31 Each one was assigned his duties in the same way that their relatives the priests had been assigned their duties. David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites were the witnesses.