16 Tsopano Davide anauza atsogoleri a Alevi kuti aike m’malo awo abale awo oimba+ okhala ndi zipangizo zoimbira.+ Zipangizozo zinali zoimbira za zingwe,+ azeze,+ ndi zinganga.+ Anawauza kuti aimbe mokweza kuti nyimbo zachisangalalo zimveke.

4 Ndiyeno Davide anaika Alevi+ ena kukhala otumikira+ pa likasa la Yehova kuti azikumbutsa+ anthu, kuyamika,+ ndi kutamanda+ Yehova Mulungu wa Isiraeli.

3 Atatero, Alevi anawerengedwa kuyambira azaka 30 kupita m’tsogolo.+ Anawerenga mwamuna aliyense wamphamvu, mmodzi ndi mmodzi,* ndipo onse anakwana 38,000.

25 Ndipo Davide ndi atsogoleri+ a magulu a anthu otumikira,+ anapatula ena mwa ana a Asafu, a Hemani,+ ndi a Yedutuni,+ kuti azitumikira. Amuna atatuwa anali kulosera ndi azeze,+ zoimbira za zingwe,+ ndi zinganga.+ Mwa ana awo anatengamo amuna ena n’kuwaika pa udindo kuti azitumikira.

25 Pa nthawi imeneyi, Hezekiya anaika Alevi+ panyumba ya Yehova atanyamula zinganga,+ zoimbira za zingwe,+ ndi azeze.+ Iwo anali kutsatira ndondomeko yoimbira imene anaikhazikitsa Davide,+ Gadi+ yemwe anali wamasomphenya wa mfumu, ndi mneneri Natani,+ popeza ndondomekoyo inachokera kwa Yehova kudzera mwa aneneri ake.+

10 Tsopano anthu amene anali kugwira ntchito yomanga nyumbayo anamaliza kumanga maziko+ a kachisi wa Yehova. Atatero, ansembe ovala zovala zaunsembe+ omwe ananyamula malipenga,+ ndiponso Alevi ana a Asafu+ omwe ananyamula zinganga,+ anaimirira kuti atamande Yehova motsatira dongosolo+ limene Davide mfumu ya Isiraeli anakhazikitsa.