1 Ukumkani uDavide, ekunye neengqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi, wachonga abathile koonyana baka-Asafu, nabakaHeman, nababakaJedutum, wabanika umsebenzi wokushumayela bekhalisa iihapu nemirhubhe namacangci. Nanga ke amadoda awayephethe lo msebenzi:
2 Koonyana baka-Asafu nguZakure, noJosefu, noNetaniya, noAsharela. Babeshumayela ngokomyalelo kakumkani, bephethwe nguAsafu.
3 Koonyana bakaJedutun nguGedaliya, noZeri, noYeshaya, [noShimeyi], noHashabhiya, noMatitiya, bebathandathu. Babephethwe nguyise uJedutun, owayeshumayela esebenzisa ihapu ukubulela nokudumisa *uNdikhoyo.
4 Koonyana bakaHeman nguBhukiya, noMataniya, noUziyeli, noShebhuweli, noJerimoti, noHananiya, noHanani, noEliyata, noGidaleti, noRomamti-ezere, noYoshebhekasha, noMaloti, noHotire, noMaziyoti.
5 Bonke aba babengoonyana bakaHeman *umshumayeli kakumkani. Wayebanikwe ngokwesithembiso sikaThixo sokuphakamisa isidima sakhe. Ewe, uThixo wanika uHeman oonyana abalishumi elinane neentombi ezintathu.
6 Ngokomyalelo kakumkani onke la madoda ayephethwe ngooyise uAsafu, noJedutun, noHeman. Ayevuma enkonzweni endlwini kaNdikhoyo, enamacangci nemirhubhe neehapu.
7 Inani lawo, ekunye nabantakwawo ababeqeqeshelwe iingoma zikaNdikhoyo, lalingamakhulu amabini anamashumi asibhozo anesibhozo.
8 Xa bawabayo umsebenzi benza *amaqashiso, kungekho ukhethe phakathi komncinane nomkhulu, ngokunjalo nokwaziyo nosaqeqeshwayo.
9 Nazi iziphumo zamaqashiso malunga nokulandelelana kwamathuba okusebenza kwamaqela:elokuqala: elikaJosefu umAsafu,elesibini: elikaGedaliya,
10 elesithathu: elikaZakure,
11 elesine: elikaIzeri,
12 elesihlanu: elikaNetaniya,
13 elesithandathu: elikaBhukiya,
14 elesixhenxe elikaYesharela,
15 elesibhozo: elikaYeshaya,
16 elethoba: elikaMataniya,
17 eleshumi: elikaShimeyi,
18 eleshumi elinanye: elika-Azarele,
19 eleshumi elinambini: elikaHashabhiya,
20 eleshumi elinesithathu: elikaShubhayeli,
21 eleshumi elinesine: elikaMatitiya,
22 eleshumi elinesihlanu: elikaYeremoti,
23 eleshumi elinesithandathu: elikaHananiya,
24 eleshumi elinesixhenxe: elikaYoshebhekasha,
25 eleshumi elinesibhozo: elikaHanani,
26 eleshumi elinethoba: elikaMaloti,
27 elamashumi amabini: elikaEliyata,
28 elamashumi amabini ananye: elikaHotire,
29 elamashumi amabini anambini: elikaGidaleti,
30 elamashumi amabini anantathu: elikaMaziyoti,
31 elamashumi amabini anane: elikaRomamti-ezere.Iqela ngalinye beliba namadoda alishumi elinambini, liphantsi kwenkokheli yalo.