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rabb kay ghar men mooseeqaaron kay guroh

¹daaood nay fauj kay aala afsaron kay saath aasaf, haimaan aur yadootoon kee aulaad ko ek khaas khidmat kay liyay alag kar diya. unhen nubuvvat kee rooh men sarod, sitaar aur jhaanjh bajaana tha. zail kay aadmiyon ko muqarrar kiya gaya :

²aasaf kay khaandaan say aasaf kay betay zakkoor, yoosuf, nataniyaah aur asarelaah. un ka baap guroh ka raahanuma tha, aur vah baadshaah kee hidaayaat kay mutaabiq nubuvvat kee rooh men saaz bajaata tha.

³yadootoon kay khaandaan say yadootoon kay betay jidaliyaah, zaree, yasaayaah, simaee, hasabiyaah, aur mattitiyaah. un ka baap guroh ka raahanuma tha, aur vah nubuvvat kee rooh men rabb kee hamd-o-sana kartay huay sitaar bajaata tha.

⁴haimaan kay khaandaan say haimaan kay betay buqqiyaah, mattaniyaah, uzzeeel, sabooel, yareemot, hananiyaah, hanaanee, iliyaata, jiddaaltee, roomamtee-azar, yasbiqaasha, mallootee, hauteer aur mahaaziyot. ⁵in sab ka baap haimaan daaood baadshaah ka ghaibbeen tha. allaah nay haimaan say vaada kiya tha ki main teree taaqat badha doonga, is liyay us nay usay 14 betay aur teen betiyaan ata kee theen.

⁶yah sab apnay apnay baap yaanee aasaf, yadootoon aur haimaan kee raahanumaaee men saaz bajaatay thay. jab kabhee rabb kay ghar men geet gaaay jaatay thay to yah mooseeqaar saath saath jhaanjh, sitaar aur sarod bajaatay thay. vah apnee khidmat baadshaah kee hidaayaat kay mutaabiq sar’anjaam detay thay. ⁷apnay bhaaiyon samet jo rabb kee taazeem men geet gaatay thay un kee kul taadaad 288 thee. sab kay sab maahir thay. ⁸un kee mukhtalif zimmaadaariyaan bhee kar’a kay zareeay muqarrar kee gaeen. is men sab kay saath sulook ek jaisa tha, khwaah javaan thay ya boodhay, khwaah ustaad thay ya shaagird.

⁹qur’a daal kar 24 gurohon ko muqarrar kiya gaya. har guroh kay baarah baarah aadmee thay. yoon zail kay aadmiyon kay gurohon nay tashkeel paaee :

1. aasaf kay khaandaan ka yoosuf,

2. jidaliyaah,

¹⁰3. zakkoor,

¹¹4. zaree,

¹²5. nataniyaah,

¹³6. buqqiyaah,

¹⁴7. yasarelaah,

¹⁵8. yasaayaah,

¹⁶9. mattaniyaah,

¹⁷10. simaee,

¹⁸11. azrel,

¹⁹12. hasabiyaah,

²⁰13. soobaael,

²¹14. mattitiyaah,

²²15. yareemot,

²³16. hananiyaah,

²⁴17. yasbiqaasha,

²⁵18. hanaanee,

²⁶19. mallootee,

²⁷20. iliyaata,

²⁸21. hauteer,

²⁹22. jiddaaltee,

³⁰23. mahaaziyot,

³¹24. roomamtee-azar.

har guroh men raahanuma kay betay aur kuchh rishtedaar shaamil thay.