UDavide wathi ku -Orinani: Nginike indawo yalesi sibuya ukub a ngakhele uJehova i-altare kuyo: uyakunginika yona ngemali epheleleyo ukuba lesi sifo sinqamuke kubantu.

Inkosi yayisithi kuHazayeli: Zithathele ngesandla sakho izipho , uhambe umhlangabeze lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu , ubuze kuJehova ngaye ukuthi: Ngiyakusinda kulesi sifo na?

Wayesehamba uHazayeli ukumhlangabeza , wazithathela ngesandla sakhe izipho ezintweni zonke ezinhle zaseDa maseku, imithwalo yamakamela angamashumi amane, weza wema phambi kwakhe , wathi: Indodana yakho uBeni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, ingithumile kuwe ngokuthi: Ngiyakusinda kulesi sifo na?

Wathi u -Arawuna: Kungani uku ba inkosi yami , inkosi, ifikile encekwini yayo na ? UDavide wathi : Ukuba ngithenge kuwe isibuya , ngimakhele uJehova i-altare, ukuze lesi sifo sinqamuke kubantu.

Nxa ubala inani labantwana bakwa -Israyeli ngokwalabo ababalwayo , yilowo nalowo kubo makathele kuJehova ihlawulo lomphefumulo wakhe , lapho ubabalayo, ukuba kungabikho sifo phakathi kwabo, nxa ubabala.

Abafayo ngaleso sifo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

Kwathi emva kwaleso sifo uJehova wakhuluma k uMose naku -Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi, wathi:

Ngiwanikile amaLevi abe yisipho sika -Aroni nesamadodana akhe esivela kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli ukusebenza umsebenzi wabantwana bakwa - Israyeli etendeni lokuhlangana nokwenzela abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ukubuyisana, ukuze kungabikho sifo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli besondela endlini engcwele.