1Lezi yizo izigaba zamadodana ka-Aroni:
2Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa uyise engakafi, njalo babengelamadodana; ngakho u-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari yibo ababa ngabaphristi.
3Ngokuphathisana loZadokhi owosendo luka-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ahimeleki owosendo luka-Ithamari, uDavida wabehlukanisa ngezigaba kusiya ngemisebenzi ababemele bayenze.
4Babebanengi abosendo luka-Eliyazari abakhokheli kulabosendo luka-Ithamari ngakho behlukaniswa bamiswa njengalokhu: kwakusiba ngabalitshumi lesithupha kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari abazinhloko labayisificaminwembili kusendo luka-Ithamari.
5Babakhetha kungelakubandlulula ngokuphosa inkatho, ngoba zazikhona izikhulu zendawo yokuphephela lezikhulu zikaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabosendo luka-Eliyazari laphakathi koluka-Ithamari.
6Umlobi uShemaya indodana kaNethaneli, umLevi, waloba amabizo abo phambi kwenkosi kanye lezikhulu: uZadokhi umphristi, lo-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abhiyathari kanye lenhloko zezimuli zabaphristi labaLevi, kuthathwa imuli eyodwa ku-Eliyazari kuphinde kuthathwe imuli eyodwa ku-Ithamari.
7Inkatho yakuqala yadla uJehoyaribhi,
8eyesithathu yadla uHarimu,
9eyesihlanu yadla uMalikhija,
10eyesikhombisa yadla uHakhozi,
11eyesificamunwemunye yadla uJeshuwa,
12eyetshumi lanye yadla u-Eliyashibi,
13eyetshumi lantathu yadla uHupha,
14eyetshumi lanhlanu yadla uBhiliga,
15eyetshumi lesikhombisa yadla uHeziri,
16eyetshumi lesificamunwemunye yadla uPhethahiya,
17eyamatshumi amabili lanye yadla uJakhini,
18eyamatshumi amabili lantathu yadla uDelaya,
19Yizo lezi izigaba ababehlukaniswe ngazo ukuze benze umsebenzi wokukhonza ekungeneni kwabo ethempelini likaThixo, ngezimiso ezenzelwa ukhokho wabo u-Aroni, njengokulaywa kwakhe nguThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
20Kwathi-ke ababesele abosendo lukaLevi:
21Kuvela kuRehabhiya, amadodana akhe yila: ngu-Ishiya engowokuqala.
22Kuma-Izihari: nguShelomothi;
23Amadodana kaHebhroni yila:
24Indodana ka-Uziyeli: nguMikha;
25Umfowabo kaMikha: ngu-Ishiya;
26Amadodana kaMerari: nguMahili loMushi.
27Amadodana kaMerari:
28Kusuka kuMahili: ngu-Eliyezari, ongazange abe lamadodana.
29Kusukela kuKhishi: indodana kaKhishi: nguJerameli.
30Njalo lakumadodana kaMushi: nguMahili, lo-Ederi kanye loJerimothi.
31Labo baphosa inkatho, njengalokhu okwenziwa ngabafowabo abosendo luka-Aroni, phambi kweNkosi uDavida loZadokhi, u-Ahimeleki, labayizinhloko zezimuli zabaphristi kanye lezabaLevi. Imuli yomfowabo omdala yaphathwa njengemuli yomfowabo omncinyane kulabo bonke.