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2. Kananjalo waqokelela zonke iinkokheli zakwaSirayeli kunye nababingeleli nabaLevi.

3. Babalwa abaLevi ababudala bungamashumi amathathu nangaphezulu, baza bafumaneka bengamashumi amathathu anesibhozo amawaka.

4. UDavide wathi: “Amashumi amabini anesine amawaka abaLevi baya kongamela umsebenzi wendlu *kaNdikhoyo, size isithandathu samawaka sibe ngamagosa nabagwebi.

5. Ke wona amawaka amane aya kuba ngabagcini-masango; kananjalo amanye amawaka amane adumise uNdikhoyo ngeengoma esebenzisa izikhalisi endizilungiselele loo njongo.”

6. UDavide wabahlula-hlula abaLevi ngokwamaqela oonyana bakaLevi: uGershon, uKohati, noMerari.

7. Oonyana bakaGershon nguLadan noShimeyi.

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