1 Thusimbu 25
1 David le a sepai jalamkaiten Asaph, Heman chule Jeduthun insungmi chu Kipana thupha sapphong tohthoa semjang gin ngei, tumging chule Khutbeh la lamkai din alhengdoh taove.
Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
2 Asaph chapate Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah chule Asarelah in jong a pau maikainan lengpa thupeh dungjuiyin kipana thupha chu alhangsap uve.
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
3 Heduthun chapate, Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshiah, Shimei, Hashabiah chule Mattithah mi gup cheng hin jong a pau makainan semjang gin ngei, thangvah le vahchoi toh thon kipana thupha sapphong toh thon Pathen athangvah uve.
From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
4 Heman chapate chu Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romam’ti-e’zer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir chule Mahazioth cheng hi ahiuve.
From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5 Lengpa Themgao a pang Heman hin Pakaiya a konin chapa Somle li le chanu thum ahing e.
All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 Heman le achapate chu Houin sunga tumging thei, Selangdah gin ngei, Semjang sai chule khutbeh a Pakai vahchoina lamkaiya pang ahiuve. Chule ijakaiyin, Asaph, Jeduthun chule Heman jong lengpa toh aki thukop jing uve.
All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
7 Amaho insung hi Pakai vahchoi na mun a tumging sai ding mong a hung kitillu ahi. Abonchauvin tumging sai thei cheh mi Jani somget le get alhing uve.
Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
8 Mi hichengse hi teh le khang hihen jilkung le simlai umlouvin athepna cheh uva apang un chuleh vang kibang in akisan cheh uve.
They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
9 Mi jani somget le get ho hin, chapa somle ni cheh in asauvin, hichengse ho hi hop somni le li in aki homson uvin asopite cheng to vang akisan uve. Vang kisan masapen chu Asaph chilhah lah a Joseph le asopite ahiuvin. Anina a vang kisan chu Gedaliah le asopite ahi,
The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
10 athum channa Zaccur,
the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
11 ali channa Zeri,
the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
12 a nga channa Nethaniah,
the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
13 a gup channa Bukkiah,
the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
14 a sagi channa Asarelahz,
the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
15 a get channa Jessiah,
the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
16 a ko channa Mattaniah,
the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
17 a som channa Shimei,
the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
18 a somle khat na Uzziel,
the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
19 a somle ni na Hashabiah,
the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
20 a somle thumna Shubael,
the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
21 a somle li na Mattithiah,
the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
22 a somle nga na Jerimoth,
the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
23 a somle gup na Hannaniah,
the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
24 a somle sagi na Joshbekashah,
the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
25 a somle get na Hanani,
the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
26 a somle ko na Mallothi,
the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
27 a somni na Eliathah,
the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
28 a somni le khat na Hothir,
the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
29 a somni le ni na Giddalti,
the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
30 a somni le thumna Mahazioth,
the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
31 a somni le li na Romamti-ezer.
and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.
