1 Nazi izigaba zamadodana ka-Aroni: amadodana ka-Aroni: ngoNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari.
2 Kepha oNadabi no-Abihu bandulela uyise ukufa, bengenabantwana; ngalokho o-Eleyazare no-Itamari kuphela babe ngabapristi.
3 ODavide, noSadoki wamadodana ka-Eleyazare, no-Ahimeleki wamadodana ka-Itamari babahlukanisa ngezigaba zabo njengenkonzo yabo.
4 Kwafunyaniswa emadodaneni ka-Eleyazare amadoda amaningi ayizinhloko kunasemadodaneni ka-Itamari; bahlukaniswa kanje: emadodaneni ka-Eleyazare kwakukhona abayishumi nesithupha abayizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, nasemadodaneni ka-Itamari babe yisishiyagalombili njengezindlu zawoyise.
5 Bahlukaniswa ngenkatho, laba nalaba, ngokuba kwakukhona izikhulu zendlu engcwele nezikhulu zikaNkulunkulu emadodaneni ka-Eleyazare nasemadodaneni ka-Itamari.
6 UShemaya, indodana kaNethaneli, umbhali ongowamaLevi, wabaloba phambi kwenkosi, nezikhulu, noSadoki, nezikhulu, noSadoki umpristi, no-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abiyathara, nezinhloko zawoyise babapristi namaLevi; enye indlu yawoyise yakhishelwa u-Eleyazare, nenye yakhishelwa u-Itamari.
7 Inkatho yokuqala yadla uJehoyaribi, neyesibili uJedaya,
8 neyesithathu uHarimi, neyesine uSehorimi,
9 neyesihlanu uMalikhiya, neyesithupha uMijamini,
10 neyesikhombisa uHakhosi, neyesishiyagalombili u-Abiya,
11 neyesishiyagalolunye uJeshuwa, neyeshumi uShekaniya,
12 neyeshumi nanye u-Eliyashibi, neyeshumi nambili uJakimi,
13 neyeshumi nantathu uHupha, neyeshumi nane uJeshebeyabe,
14 neyeshumi nanhlanu uBiliga, neyeshumi nesithupha u-Imeri,
15 neyeshumi nesikhombisa uHeziri, neyeshumi nesishiyagalombili uHaphisesi,
16 neyeshumi nesishiyagalolunye uPhethahiya, neyamashumi amabili uJehezekeli,
17 neyamashumi amabili nanye uJakini, neyamashumi amabili nambili uGamuli,
18 neyamashumi amabili nantathu uDelaya, neyamashumi amabili nane uMahaziya.
19 Lezo zaziyizigaba zabo njengenkonzo yabo ukuba bangene endlini kaJehova njengomthetho ababewunikwe ngesandla sika-Aroni uyise, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ebemyalile.
20 Abaseleyo emadodaneni kaLevi babe yilaba: emadodaneni ka-Amramu nguShubayeli; emadodaneni kaShubayeli nguJehedeya.
21 KuRehabiya: emadodaneni kaRehabiya: nguJishiya inhloko.
22 KumaJisihari: nguShelomoti; emadodaneni kaShelomoti: nguJahati.
23 Amadodana kaHebroni: nguJeriya inhloko, no-Amariya owesibili, noJahaziyeli owesithathu, noJekameyamu owesine.
24 Amadodana ka-Uziyeli: nguMika; emadodaneni kaMika: nguShamiri.
25 Umfowabo kaMika: nguJishiya; emadodaneni kaJishiya: nguZakariya.
26 Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli noMushi; amadodana kaJahaziya: nguBeno.
27 Amadodana kaMerari: ngoJahaziya, noBeno, noShohamu, noZakuri, no-Ibiri.
28 KuMaheli: ngu-Eleyazare, owayengenabantwana.
29 KuKishi, kungamadodana kaKishi: nguJerameli.
30 Amadodana kaMushi: ngoMaheli, no-Edere, noJerimoti. Yilabo ababe ngamadodana amaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise.
31 Nalabo benza inkatho njengabafowabo, amadodana ka-Aroni, ebusweni bukaDavide inkosi, noSadoki, no-Ahimeleki, nezinhloko zawoyise babapristi namaLevi, inhloko yawoyise njengomfowabo omncane.