Buka ea Pele ea Likronike

15 Davida a ’na a ikahela matlo Motseng oa Davida, a lokisetsa Areka ea Molimo oa ’nete sebaka ’me a e hlomela tente.+ 2 Nakong eo Davida o ile a re: “Ha ho na motho ea lokelang ho jara Areka ea Molimo oa ’nete ntle ho Balevi hobane ke bona bao Jehova a ba khethileng hore ba jare Areka ea Jehova le ho mo sebeletsa kamehla.”+ 3 Davida a bitsetsa Baiseraele bohle Jerusalema hore Areka ea Jehova e tlisoe sebakeng seo a se lokisitseng bakeng sa eona.+

4 Davida a bokella litloholo tsa Arone+ le Balevi:+ 5 Ho Bakohathe e le Uriele molaoli le bana babo ba 120, 6 ho Bamerari e le Asaia+ molaoli le bana babo ba 220, 7 ho Bagershome e le Joele+ molaoli le bana babo ba 130, 8 ho litloholo tsa Elizafane+ e le Shemaia molaoli le bana babo ba 200, 9 ho litloholo tsa Hebrone e le Eliele molaoli le bana babo ba 80, 10 ho litloholo tsa Uziele+ e le Aminadabe molaoli le bana babo ba 112. 11 Ho feta moo, Davida a bitsa moprista Tsadoke+ le moprista Abiathare+ le Balevi Uriele, Asaia, Joele, Shemaia, Eliele le Aminadabe. 12 A re ho bona: “Ke lona lihlooho tsa malapa a bo-ntate ba Balevi. Itlhoekiseng, lona le bana ba bo lona ’me le tlise Areka ea Jehova Molimo oa Iseraele sebakeng seo ke e lokiselitseng sona. 13 Kaha ka lekhetlo la pele ha lea ka la e jara,+ Jehova Molimo oa rona o ile a re halefela+ hobane ha rea ka ra latela litaelo tsa hae.”+ 14 Kahoo, baprista le Balevi ba itlhoekisa hore ba late Areka ea Jehova Molimo oa Iseraele.

15 Balevi ba jara Areka ea Molimo oa ’nete mahetleng ka lipalo tsa eona+ feela joalokaha Moshe a ne a laetse ho ea ka lentsoe la Jehova. 16 Davida a bolella balaoli ba Balevi hore ba khethe bana ba bo bona ba binang hore ba bine ba thabile ka liletsa tsa ’mino: Liletsa tse likhoele, liharepa+ le lisimbala.+

17 Balevi ba khetha Hemane+ mora oa Joele, ho bana babo ba khetha Asafe+ mora oa Berekia ’me ho Bamerari bana ba bo bona, ba khetha Ethane+ mora oa Kushaia. 18 Bana ba bo bona ba sehlopha sa bobeli+ ba ne ba e-na le bona e leng Zakaria, Bene, Jaziele, Shemiramothe, Jehiele, Uni, Eliabe, Benaia, Maseia, Matithia, Elifelehu le Mikneia hammoho le Obede-edomo le Jeiele balebeli ba likeiti. 19 Libini e leng Hemane,+ Asafe+ le Ethane ba ne ba tla letsa lisimbala tsa koporo.+ 20 Zakaria, Aziele, Shemiramothe, Jehiele, Uni, Eliabe, Maseia le Benaia ba ne ba bapala liletsa tse likhoele ka molumo oa Alamothe.*+ 21 Matithia,+ Elifelehu, Mikneia, Obede-edomo, Jeiele le Azazia ba ne ba letsa liharepa ka molumo oa Sheminithe*+ hore e be batsamaisi. 22 Kenania+ molaoli oa Balevi o ne a etella pele mosebetsi oa ho tsamaisa areka hobane e ne e le setsebi. 23 Berekia le Elkana e ne e le balebeli ba likeiti bakeng sa Areka. 24 Baprista e leng Shebania, Joshafate, Nethaniele, Amasai, Zakaria, Benaia le Eliezere ba ne ba letsetsa literompeta holimo ka pel’a Areka ea Molimo oa ’nete+ ’me Obede-edomo le Jehia le bona e ne e le balebeli ba likeiti bakeng sa Areka.

25 Davida le baholo ba Iseraele le balaoli ba ba likete ba ne ba tsamaea hammoho ho ea lata areka ea selekane sa Jehova ntlong ea Obede-edomo+ ba thabile.+ 26 Kaha Molimo oa ’nete o ne a thusitse Balevi ba neng ba jere areka ea selekane sa Jehova, ba ile ba etsa sehlabelo ka lipohoana tse supileng le liramo tse supileng.+ 27 Davida o ne a apere seaparo se se nang matsoho sa lesela la boleng bo botle hammoho le Balevi bohle ba jereng Areka, libini le Kenania moeta-pele oa ho tsamaisa Areka le libini. Davida o ne a apere le efoda* ea line.+ 28 Baiseraele bohle ba ne ba tlisa areka ea selekane sa Jehova ba hoeletsa ’me ba thabile,+ ba letsa lenaka, literompeta,+ lisimbala ’me ba letsetsa holimo liletsa tse likhoele le liharepa.+

29 Empa ha areka ea selekane sa Jehova e fihla Motseng oa Davida,+ Mikale+ morali oa Saule a sheba tlase ka fensetere ’me a bona Morena Davida a tlola-tlola a keteka eaba o mo nyefola ka pelong.+