Divisions of the Priests

¹Barwa ba Merari e be e le Maheli le Mushi; Beno e be e le morwa wa Jaasia."

²Barwa ba Merari še ba: Go Jaasia e be e le Beno, Shohama, Sakuri le Iberi."

³Go Maheli e be e le Eleasara yoo a ilego a se be le barwa."

⁴Wa Kishe šo: Jerahamiele e be e le morwa wa Kishe."

⁵Barwa ba Mushi e be e le Maheli, Edere le Jerimothe. Ba e be e le barwa ba Balefi go ya ka mašika a botatago bona."

⁶Le bona ba ile ba dira matengwa feela bjalo ka ge bana babo bona bao e lego barwa ba Arone ba dirile pele ga kgoši Dafida, Tsadoko, Ahimeleke le dihlogo tša mašika a botatago baperisita le tša Balefi. Ge e le mabapi le mašika a botatago bona, yo e bego e le hlogo o be a lekana le ngwanabo yo monyenyane."

⁷Go oketša moo, Dafida le dikgošana tša dihlopha ba hlaola ba bangwe ba barwa ba Asafa, Hemane le Jeduthune bakeng sa modiro, e lego bao ba bego ba porofeta ka diharepa, dikwadi le ka disimbala. Go bona go tšwile palo ya banna bao ba bego ba filwe dikabelo."

⁸Go barwa ba Asafa e be e le Sakuri, Josefa, Nethania le Asharela, e lego barwa ba Asafa bao ba bego ba laolwa ke yena Asafa yo a bego a porofeta a laolwa ke kgoši."

⁹Ba Jeduthune še ba: go barwa ba Jeduthune e be e le Gedalia, Tseri, Jeshaya, Shimei, Hashabia le Matitia, e le ba tshelelago. Ba be ba laolwa ke tatago bona Jeduthune yoo a bego a porofeta ka harepa a leboga le go tumiša Jehofa."

¹⁰Ba Hemane še ba: go barwa ba Hemane e be e le Bukia, Matania, Usiele, Shebuele le Jerimothe, Hanania, Hanani, Eliatha, Gidalathi le Romamiti-esere, Joshebekasha, Malothi, Hothiri le Mahasiothe."

¹¹Ba ka moka e be e le barwa ba Hemane, yoo a bego a šoma e le mmoni wa kgoši wa go e botša dilo tša Modimo wa therešo ka go kuka lenaka la gagwe go tumiša Modimo; ka go re’alo Modimo wa therešo o ile a nea Hemane barwa ba lesomenne le barwedi ba bararo."

¹²Ba ka moka ba be ba laolwa ke tatago bona ge ba be ba opela ntlong ya Jehofa ba diriša disimbala, dikwadi le diharepa tirelong ya ntlong ya Modimo wa therešo. Asafa, Jeduthune le Hemane ba be ba laolwa ke kgoši."

¹³Palo ya bona gotee le bana babo bona bao ba bego ba tlwaeditšwe go opelela Jehofa, bao ka moka e bego e le dikgwari, e be e le ba makgolopedi-masomeseswai-seswai (288)."

¹⁴Ka gona ba ile ba dira matengwa mabapi le dilo tšeo di swanetšego go hlokomelwa, ba latela taba ya gore yo mogolo o lekana le yo monyenyane le ya gore setsebi se lekana le moithuti."

¹⁵Matengwa a tšwa ka mokgwa wo: la pele la ya go morwa wa Asafa e lego Josefa, la bobedi la ya go Gedalia (yena le bana babo le barwa ba gagwe e be e le ba lesomepedi);"

¹⁶la boraro la ya go Sakuri, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

¹⁷la bone la ya go Isiri, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

¹⁸la bohlano la ya go Nethania, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

¹⁹la botshelela la ya go Bukia, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²⁰la bošupa la ya go Jesharela, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²¹la seswai la ya go Jeshaya, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²²la senyane la ya go Matania, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²³la lesome la ya go Shimei, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²⁴la lesometee la ya go Asarele, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²⁵la lesomepedi la ya go Hashabia, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²⁶la lesometharo la ya go Shubaele, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²⁷la lesomenne la ya go Matitia, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²⁸la lesomehlano la ya go Jeremothe, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

²⁹la lesometshela la ya go Hanania, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

³⁰la lesomešupa la ya go Joshebekasha, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"

³¹la lesomeseswai la ya go Hanani, barwa ba gagwe le bana babo, e le ba lesomepedi;"