1 Bahamba nayo ityesi kaThixo, bayibeka ngaphakathi kwintente eyenzelwe yona nguDavide, baza ke benzela uThixo amadini atshiswayo nawobudlelwane.
2 Uthe akugqiba ukwenza loo madini atshiswayo nawobudlelwane uDavide wacelela abantu amathamsanqa kuNdikhoyo.
3 Kamva ke wonke umSirayeli, indoda nomfazi, wamnika iqebengwana lesonka nesuntswana leedatile neleerasentyisi.
4 Wamisela abaLevi abathile ukuze balungiselele phambi koNdikhoyo, benze izikhungo, imibulelo, neendumiso zokubonga uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli.
5 Babekhokelwa nguAsafu, isekela inguZakariya, kulandela uYehiyeli, uShemiramoti, uYehiyeli, uMatitiya, uEliyabhi, uBhenaya, uObhedi-edom, noYehiyeli. Babeza kukhalisa imirhubhe neehapu, uAsafu abethe amacangci,
6 ababingeleli uBhenaya noYaziyeli bona bavuthele amaxilongo njalo-njalo apho phambi kwetyesi yomnqophiso kaThixo.