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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.

7. Ngalolo suku uDavide wayeseqala ukuhlela ukuba uJehova abongwe ngesandla sika-Asafa nabafowabo.

8. Bongani uJehova,nibize igama lakhe,nizazise phakathi kwabantu izenzo zakhe.

9. Hlabelelani kuye, nimhubele,nikhulume ngezimangaliso zakhe zonke.

10. Zibongeni egameni lakhe elingcwele;mazithokoze izinhliziyo zabamfuna uJehova.

11. Funani uJehova namandla akhe,nifunisise ubuso bakhe njalo.

12. Khumbulani izimangaliso zakhe azenzileyo,nezibonakaliso zakhe,nezahlulelo zomlomo wakhe,

13. nina nzalo ka-Israyeli, inceku yakhe,nina bantwana bakaJakobe,abakhethiweyo bakhe.

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