1 UDavide wayesemdala, esanelisiwe yizinsuku; wambeka uSolomoni indodana yakhe abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.
2 Wabutha zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli kanye nabapristi namaLevi.
3 AmaLevi abalwa kusukela kwaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu; umumo wawo ngezinhloko zawo, indoda ngendoda, wawuyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili.
4 Ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane kuwona ayengawokwengamela umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova; izinkulungwane eziyisithupha zaziyizinduna nabahluleli;