22 AmaLevi abhalwa emihleni ka-Eliyashibi, noJoyada, noJohanani, noJaduwa njengezinhloko zawoyise kanye nabapristi ekubuseni kukaDariyu umPheresiya.
23 Izinhloko zawoyise babantwana bakwaLevi zalotshwa encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaJohanani indodana ka-Eliyashibi.
24 Izinhloko zamaLevi nazi: oHashabiya, noSherebiya, noJeshuwa, indodana kaKadimiyeli, kanye nabafowabo malungana nabo, ukuba badumise, babonge njengemiyalo kaDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, isigaba malungana nesigaba.
25 OMathaniya, noBakibukiya, no-Obadiya, noMeshulamu, noThalimoni, no-Akubi babe ngabalindisango, belinda izindlu zokubekelela ngasemasangweni.
26 Labo babe khona emihleni kaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa kaJosadaki nasemihleni kaNehemiya umbusi no-Ezra, umbhali.
27 Ekuhlanjululweni kogange lwaseJerusalema bafuna amaLevi ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuba ayiswe eJerusalema ukwenza ukuhlambulula ngokuthokoza, nangokubonga, nangokuhlabelela ngamasimbali* nangezingubhu nangamahabhu.*
28 Abantwana babahlabeleli babuthana bevela ethafeni elalizungeza iJerusalema nasemizaneni yamaLevi,