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1 PELA lakou i lawe mai ai i ka pahu o ke Akua, a hookau iho la ia ia iwaena konu o ka halelewa a Davida i kukulu ai nona: a mohai aku la lakou i na mohaikuni a me na mohai hoomalu imua o ke Akua.
Basebewuletha umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, bawumisa phakathi kwethente uDavida ayelimisele wona; basebenikela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
2 I ka wa i hoopau ai o Davida i ka mohai aku i na mohaikuni a me na mohaihoomalu, hoomaikai mai la ia i na kanaka ma ka inoa o Iehova.
UDavida eseqedile ukunikela umnikelo wokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthula wababusisa abantu ebizweni leNkosi.
3 A haawi pakahi mai la ia i ka Iseraela a pau, i na kane a me na wahine, i kela mea i keia mea, i ka popoberena a me kauwahi ia, a me kekahi pai huawaina.
Wasesabela wonke umuntu wakoIsrayeli kusukela kowesilisa kuze kube kowesifazana, kwaba ngulowo lalowo isinkwa esisodwa, leqatha lenyama, lesinkwa sezithelo zevini ezonyisiweyo.
4 A hoonoho iho la ia i kekahi poe o na Levi e lawelawe imua o ka pahu o Iehova e hoohiki, e hoomaikai, a e hoolea aku ia Iehova i ke Akua no ka Iseraela.
Wasemisa izikhonzi kumaLevi phambi komtshokotsho weNkosi, ngitsho ukukhumbula lokubonga lokudumisa iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
5 O Asapa ka luna, a malalo iho o Zekaria, o Ieiela, o Semiramota, o Iehiela, o Matitia, o Eliaba, o Benaia a o Obededoma: a o Ieiela me na pesaleteria a me na lira: aka, hookani ae la o Asapa me na kimebala:
UAsafi inhloko, lowesibili kuye uZekhariya, uJeyiyeli, loShemiramothi, loJehiyeli, loMathithiya, loEliyabi, loBhenaya, loObedi-Edoma, loJeyiyeli belezinto zezigubhu zezintambo njalo lamachacho; uAsafi wasezizwakalisa ngezinsimbi ezincencethayo;
6 O Benaia hoi a o Iehaziela na kahuna, me na pu e mau ana imua o ka pahuberita o ke Akua.
loBhenaya loJahaziyeli abapristi ngezimpondo njalonjalo phambi komtshokotsho wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.
7 Ia la iho no, haawi mua mai la o Davida i ka mililani ia Iehova, maloko o ka lima o Asapa a o kona poe hoahanau.
Ngalesosikhathi ngalolosuku uDavida wanika kuqala lesisihlabelelo ukudumisa iNkosi ngesandla sikaAsafi labafowabo:
8 E mililani aku ia Iehova, e kahea aku i kona inoa. E hoike aku i kana mau hana iwaena o kanaka.
Bongani iNkosi, libize ibizo layo, lazise phakathi kwabantu izenzo zayo.
9 E mele aku ia ia, e mele halelu aku ia ia, E kamailio oukou i na hana kupanaha ana a pau.
Hlabelelani kuyo, liyihubele amahubo, lilandise ngezenzo zayo ezimangalisayo.
10 E kaena oukou no kona inoa hoano: E olioli ka naau o ka poe imi aku ia Iehova.
Zincomeni ebizweni layo elingcwele, kayithokoze inhliziyo yabo abadinga iNkosi.
11 E imi aku oukou ia Iehova a me kona ikaika, E imi mau aku i kona maka.
Dingani iNkosi lamandla ayo, lidinge ubuso bayo njalonjalo.
12 E hoomanao i na hana mana ana i hana'i, I na mea kupanaha ana, a me na olelo hoopono a kona waha;
Khumbulani izimangaliso zayo eyazenzayo, izibonakaliso zayo, lezahlulelo zomlomo wayo,
13 E na hua a Iseraela a kana kauwa, Na mamo hoi a Iakoba, o kona poe i waeia.
nzalo kaIsrayeli inceku yayo, bantwana bakaJakobe, abakhethiweyo bayo.
14 Oia o Iehova ko kakou Akua; Aia ma ka honua a pau kana mau olelo hoopono.
IyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu; izahlulelo zayo zisemhlabeni wonke.
15 E malama mau oukou i kana berita, I ka olelo ana i kauoha mai ai i na hanauna he tausani;
Khumbulani isivumelwano sayo kuze kube nininini, ilizwi eyalilaya kuzinkulungwane zezizukulwana,
16 Ana i hana'i me Aberahama, A me kana hoohiki ana ia Isaaka:
eyasenza loAbrahama, lesifungo sakhe kuIsaka,
17 Ua hookupaa oia ia mea hookahi i kanawai ia Iakoba, A i berita mau loa ia Iseraela,
eyasiqinisa lakuJakobe saba yisimiso, kuIsrayeli saba yisivumelwano esilaphakade,
18 E i mai ana, No oukou e haawi aku ai au i ka aina o Kanaana, I kuleana no ko oukou noho hooilina ana;
isithi: Ngizakunika ilizwe leKhanani, inkatho yelifa lakho.
19 I ko oukou manawa i uuku ai, He uuku nae, a he poe malihini ilaila.
Lapho lalibalutshwana ngenani, yebo libalutshwana, njalo liyizihambi kulo.
20 I ka manawa i hele ai lakou mai kekahi lahuikanaka a kekahi lahuikanaka, A mai kahi aupuni a hiki i kela aupuni;
Basebezula besuka esizweni besiya esizweni, besuka embusweni besiya kwabanye abantu.
21 Aole ia i ae mai i kekahi kanaka e hana ino mai ia lakou, Oiaio no, ao mai la oia i na'lii no lakou,
Kayivumelanga muntu ukubacindezela; yebo yakhuza amakhosi ngenxa yabo:
22 Mai hoopa aku i kuu poe i poniia, Mai hoino hoi i kuu mau kaula.
Lingathinti abagcotshiweyo bami, lingoni abaprofethi bami.
23 E mele aku ia Iehova, e ko ka honua a pau; E hoike aku i kona ola, ia la aku ia la aku.
Hlabelelani eNkosini, mhlaba wonke, litshumayele insuku ngensuku usindiso lwayo.
24 E hai aku i kona nani i na lahuikanaka, I kana mau hana kupanaha i ko na aina a pau.
Landisani udumo lwayo phakathi kwezizwe, izimangaliso zayo phakathi kwabantu bonke.
25 No ka mea, he nui no o Iehova, a e hoomaikai nui ia: E weliweliia hoi oia maluna o na akua a pau.
Ngoba yinkulu iNkosi, ifanele ukudunyiswa kakhulu, iyesabeka phezu kwabonkulunkulu bonke.
26 No ka mea, o na akua a pau o na kanaka, he poe kii lakou: Aka, na Iehova i hana na lani.
Ngoba bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe bayizithombe; kodwa iNkosi yenza amazulu.
27 Ma kona alo ka nani a me ka mahalo; Ma kona wahi hoi ka ikaika a me ka olioli.
Udumo lenkazimulo kuphambi kwayo, amandla lentokozo kusendaweni yayo.
28 E haawi aku no Iehova, e na hanauna kanaka, E haawi aku no Iehova i ka nani a me ka mana.
Inikeni iNkosi, zizukulwana zezizwe, inikeni iNkosi udumo lamandla.
29 E haawi aku ia Iehova i ka nani no kona inoa: E ho mai i ka mohai, a e hele mai imua ona: E hoomana ia Iehova ma ka nani o ka hemolele.
Inikeni iNkosi udumo lwebizo layo, lethani umnikelo lize phambi kwayo. Ikhonzeni iNkosi ebuhleni bobungcwele.
30 E weliweli imua ona, e ko ka honua a pau: E ku paa auanei hoi ke ao nei, i hoouaue ole ia'i.
Lithuthumele phambi kwayo, mhlaba wonke; njalo umhlaba uzaqiniswa, kawuyikunyikinyeka.
31 E hauoli ko na lani, e olioli ko ka honua: E oleloia hoi iwaena o na lahuikanaka, O Iehova e alii ana.
Kawathokoze amazulu, lomhlaba ujabule, kabatsho phakathi kwezizwe ukuthi: INkosi iyabusa.
32 E halulu mai ke kai, a me na mea i piha ai: E olioli na mahinaai me na mea a pau oloko.
Kaluhlokome ulwandle lokugcwala kwalo, iganga kalithabe lakho konke okukulo.
33 Alaila e kani aku ai na laau o ka nahele, I ka hiki ana mai o Iehova; No ka mea, ke hele mai la ia e hooponopono i ko ka honua.
Khona zizahlabelela ngentokozo izihlahla zehlathi phambi kweNkosi, ngoba iyeza ukwahlulela umhlaba.
34 E mililani aku ia Iehova, no ka mea, he maikai kona; A he mau loa kona aloha.
Bongani iNkosi ngoba ilungile, ngoba umusa wayo umi kuze kube phakade.
35 E i aku hoi oukou, E hoola mai ia makou, E ke Akua nona ko kakou ola, E houluulu ia makou, a e hoopakele ia makou i ko na aina e, I aloha aku ai makou i kou inoa hoano, A e kaena aku ai i kou maikai.
Lithi futhi: Sisindise, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwethu, usibuthe usikhulule ezizweni, ukuze sibonge ibizo lakho elingcwele, sizincome kudumo lwakho.
36 E hoomaikaiia ke Akua o ka Iseraela, a mau loa a mau loa aku. Olelo aku la na kanaka a pan, Amene, a hoomaikai aku la lakou ia Iehova.
Kayibusiswe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade. Bonke abantu basebesithi: Ameni. Basebeyidumisa iNkosi.
37 A hoonoho aku la oia imua o ka pahuberita o Iehova ia Asapa a me kona poe hoahanau, e lawelawe mau imua o ka pahu, e like me ka mea pono e hanaia'i i kela la i keia la:
Wasetshiya lapho phambi komtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi oAsafi labafowabo ukukhonza phambi komtshokotsho njalonjalo njengodaba losuku ngosuku lwalo.
38 A me Obededoma, me ko lakou poe hoahanau, he kanaonokumamawalu; o Obededoma hoi he keiki a Iedutuna a o Hosa na kiaipuka:
LoObedi-Edoma kanye labafowabo, abangamatshumi ayisithupha lesificaminwembili; uObedi-Edoma indodana kaJeduthuni loHosa babengabagcini bamasango.
39 A o Zadoka ke kahuna, a me kona poe hoahanau na kahuna, imua o ka halelewa o Iehova, ma ka wahi kiekie, aia ma Gibeona,
LoZadoki umpristi labafowabo abapristi phambi kwethabhanekele leNkosi endaweni ephakemeyo eyayiseGibeyoni,
40 E mohai mau aku ai i na mohaikuni ia Iehova maluna o ke kuahu, i kakahiaka, a i ke ahiahi, e like me ka mea a pau i kakauia ma ke kanawai o Iehova, ana i kauoha mai ai i ka Iseraela:
ukuze banikele iminikelo yokutshiswa eNkosini phezu kwelathi lomnikelo wokutshiswa njalonjalo ekuseni lakusihlwa, lanjengakho konke okubhaliweyo emlayweni weNkosi, eyawulaya uIsrayeli.
41 Me lakou pu o Hemana, o Iedutuna, a o na mea i waeia e koe, o ka poe i kaheaia ma ka inoa, no ka mililani aku ia Iehova, no ka mea, he mau loa kona aloha:
Njalo kanye labo oHemani loJeduthuni labanye ababekhethiwe abamiswa ngamabizo ukubonga iNkosi, ngoba umusa wayo umi kuze kube phakade.
42 A me lakou pu o Hemana a o Iedutuna, me na pu kani a me na kimebala, no ka poe e pono ke hookani, me na mea kani a ke Akua A o na keikikane a Iedutuna na kiaipuka.
Njalo kanye labo oHemani loJeduthuni babelezimpondo lezinsimbi ezincencethayo zalabo abazizwakalisayo, lezinto zokuhlabelela zikaNkulunkulu. Lamadodana kaJeduthuni ayesesangweni.
43 A hele aku la na kanaka a pau o kela kanaka keia kanaka i kona hale iho: a hoi hou aku la o Davida e hoomaikai i ko ka hale ona.
Basebehamba bonke abantu, ngulowo lalowo waya endlini yakhe. UDavida wasebuyela ukubusisa indlu yakhe.
