1. Bawungenisa umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, bawubeka phakathi netende uDavide ayelimisele wona; banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
2. UDavide eseqedile ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula wababusisa abantu egameni likaJehova.
3. Wabela bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, abesilisa nabesifazane, isinkwa saba sinye, nesicubu senyama, nesigaxa sezithelo zomvini ezomileyo.
4. Wabela amaLevi athile ukukhonza phambi komphongolo kaJehova ukuba amkhumbule, ambonge, amdumise uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli:
5. ngu-Asafa inhloko nabesigaba sakhe sesibili, oZakariya, noJehiyeli, noShemiramoti, noJehiyeli, noMatithiya, no-Eliyabe, noBenaya, no-Obede Edomi, noJehiyeli, benezingubhu namahabhu,* kanye no-Asafa ephethe amasimbali,* ewabetha,
6. noBenaya noJahaziyeli abapristi, benamacilongo njalo phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.