The Temple Musicians
1 King David and the leaders of the Levites chose the following Levite clans to lead the worship services: Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun. They were to proclaim God's messages, accompanied by the music of harps and cymbals. This is the list of persons chosen to lead the worship, with the type of service that each group performed:
2 The four sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. They were under the direction of Asaph, who proclaimed God's messages whenever the king commanded.
3 The six sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. Under the direction of their father they proclaimed God's message, accompanied by the music of harps, and sang praise and thanks to the Lord.
4 The fourteen sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 God gave to Heman, the king's prophet, these fourteen sons and also three daughters, as he had promised, in order to give power to Heman. 6 All of his sons played cymbals and harps under their father's direction, to accompany the Temple worship. And Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under orders from the king.
7 All these twenty-four men were experts; and their fellow Levites were trained musicians. There were 288 men in all.
8 To determine the assignment of duties they all drew lots, whether they were young or old, experts or beginners.
9-31 These 288 men were divided according to families into twenty-four groups of twelve, with a leader in charge of each group. This is the order in which they were on duty: 1) Joseph of the family of Asaph; 2) Gedaliah; 3) Zaccur; 4) Zeri; 5) Nethaniah; 6) Bukkiah; 7) Asharelah; 8) Jeshaiah; 9) Mattaniah; 10) Shimei; 11) Uzziel; 12) Hashabiah; 13) Shebuel; 14) Mattithiah; 15) Jerimoth; 16) Hananiah; 17) Joshbekashah; 18) Hanani; 19) Mallothi; 20) Eliathah; 21) Hothir; 22) Giddalti; 23) Mahazioth; 24) Romamti Ezer.
Ovaimbure vondjuwo ya Muhona
1 Ombara David novanane vOvalevi va toorora ozonganda zOvalevi nḓa kutja ze hongorere ovandu motjiungura otjiyapuke: Ooya Asaf, noya Heman, noya Jedutun. Owo va ri ovazuvarise vombuze ya Ndjambi mokunyanda omaimburiro koviharpe na kozongoma zovitenda. Otjivaro tjovandu, mba toororwa okurira ovahongore motjiungura hi, otjo hi:
2 Movazandu va Asaf mwa ri vane mba: OoSakur na Josef na Netania na Asarela. Owo va ri kehi yomananeno wa Asaf ngwa zuvarisa ombuze ya Ndjambi ama nyanda ovinangoma otja ombara pu ye mu rakiza.
3 Movazandu va Jedutun mwa ri hamboumwe mba: OoGedalja na Seri na Jesaja na Simi na Hasabja na Matitja. Owo aave zuvarisa ombuze ya Muhona mokunyanda omiimbo vyondangero novyokutja okuhepa ku Muhona koviharpe, kehi yondjeverero ya ihe.
4 Movazandu va Heman mwa ri omurongo na vane mba: OoBukija na Matania na Usiel na Sebuel na Jerimot na Hananja na Hanani na Eliata na Gidalti na Romamti-Eser na Josbekasa na Maloti na Hotir na Mahasiot. 5 Ndjambi wa yandja ovazandu omurongo na vane mba novakazona vetatu wina ku Heman, omuprofete wombara, otja eye pa kwizikire kutja ma yandja omasa ku Heman. 6 Owo avehe aave nyanda ozongoma zovitenda noviharpe kehi yondjeverero ya ihe amave hongorere ovandu motjiungura otjiyapuke mondjuwo ya Ndjambi. Asaf na Jedutun na Heman aave tjiti oviungura mbi otja ombara pu ya rakizire.
7 Ovarumendu avehe mba omirongo vivari na vane va ri ovatjiwe voviungura vyawo; nOvalevi ovakwao va hongwa okunyanda ovihumba nawa. Avehe kumwe va ri ovarumendu omasere yevari nomirongo hambondatu na hambondatu.
8 Mokupaha otjiungura tjawo, owo avehe va umba ozohanga, nandarire kutja va ri omitanda poo ovakururume, novatjiwe poo ovaute.
9 Ohanga ondenga ya wira ku Josef, ngwa ri owonganda ya Asaf;
oitjavari ku Gedalja;
10 oitjatatu ku Sakur;
11 oitjaine ku Isri;
12 oitjatano ku Netania;
13 oitjahamboumwe ku Bukija;
14 oitjahambombari ku Jesarela;
15 oitjahambondatu ku Jesaja;
16 oitjamuvyu ku Matania;
17 oitjamurongo ku Simi;
18 oitjamurongo na imwe ku Usiel;
19 oitjamurongo na mbari ku Hasabja;
20 oitjamurongo nandatu ku Sebuel;
21 oitjamurongo na ine ku Matitja;
22 oitjamurongo nandano ku Jerimot;
23 oitjamurongo na hamboumwe ku Hananja;
24 oitjamurongo na hambombari ku Josbekasa;
25 oitjamurongo na hambondatu ku Hanani;
26 oitjamurongo navyu ku Marroti;
27 oitjamirongo vivari na imwe ku Hotir;
28 oitjamirongo vivari na mbari ku Gidalti;
29 oitjamirongo vivari na mbari ku Gidalti;
30 oitjamirongo vivari nandatu ku Mahasiot;
31 oitjamirongo vivari na ine ku Romamti-Eser.
