1 Ihe E Mere 15
1 Mgbe Devid wuchara ụlọ obibi ya nʼobodo Devid, o doziri ebe a ga-adọsa igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke. Ọ mara ụlọ ikwu maka ya.
And he made him houses, in the city of David, —and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
2 Devid kwuru sị, “O nweghị onye ọbụla ga-ebu igbe Chineke karịakwa ndị Livayị, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị họpụtara ha ibu igbe Onyenwe anyị na ije ozi nʼihu Onyenwe anyị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.”
Then, said David, None must carry the ark of God, save the Levites, —for, of them, did Yahweh make choice, to bear the ark of Yahweh, and to attend it, unto times age-abiding.
3 Ya mere, Devid kpọkọtara ndị Izrel niile, na Jerusalem ibubata igbe Onyenwe anyị nʼebe ahụ ọ kwadoro na a ga-adọsa ya.
So David convoked all Israel, unto Jerusalem, —to bring up the ark of Yahweh, unto the place thereof, which he had prepared for it.
4 Ọ kpọkọtara ụmụ Erọn na ndị Livayị:
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:
5 Ndị Kohat na ụmụnna ha dị otu narị na iri abụọ. Uriel bụ onyeisi ha.
Of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and twenty;
6 Ụmụ Merari na ụmụnna ha dị narị abụọ na iri abụọ. Asaya bụ onyeisi ha.
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty;
7 Ụmụ Geshọm na ụmụnna ha dị otu narị na iri atọ. Juel bụ onyeisi ha.
of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and thirty;
8 Ụmụ Elizafan na ụmụnna ha dị narị abụọ. Shemaya bụ onyeisi ha.
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred;
9 Ụmụ Hebrọn na ụmụnna ha dị iri asatọ. Eliel bụ onyeisi ha.
of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren, eighty;
10 Ụmụ Uziel na ụmụnna ha dị otu narị na iri na abụọ. Aminadab bụ onyeisi ha.
of the son of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twelve.
11 Devid kpọrọ Zadọk na Abịata, ndị nchụaja na Uriel, Asaya, Juel, Shemaya, Eliel, na Aminadab ndị Livayị sị ha,
Then called David, for Zadok and for Abiathar, the priests, —and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah and Joel, Shemaiah and Eliel, and Amminadab;
12 “Unu bụ ndịisi ezinaụlọ dị iche iche, nʼebo Livayị. Doonụ onwe unu nsọ unu na ụmụnna unu ibulata igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel nʼebe a m doziri nʼihi ya.
and said unto them, Ye, are the chiefs of the fathers of the Levites, —Hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, so shall ye bring up the ark of Yahweh—God of Israel, into [the place] I have prepared for it.
13 Na mbụ, Onyenwe anyị Chineke tara anyị ahụhụ nʼihi na anyị esoghị omenaala ime ka unu bụ ndị Livayị buru ya. Anyị ajụtaghị ya ase otu a ga-esi bulata ya nʼụzọ o kwesiri.”
Because, at the first, ye, did not [bring it], Yahweh our God brake forth against us, because we sought him not in the appointed way.
14 Ya mere, ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị mezuru omenaala ido onwe ha nsọ maka ibulata igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel ahụ.
So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves, —to bring up the ark of Yahweh, God of Israel.
15 Ndị Livayị jiri osisi ogologo buru igbe Chineke ahụ nʼisi ubu aka ha dịka Mosis nyere nʼiwu nʼusoro dịka okwu Onyenwe anyị si dị.
And the sons of the Levites bare the ark of God, just as Moses commanded, according to the word of Yahweh, —on their shoulder, with the staves upon them.
16 Devid nyekwara ndị ndu Livayị iwu sị ka ha họpụta site nʼetiti ụmụnna ha ndị abụ na ndị egwu, ndị ga-abụ abụ ọṅụ, nke ya na ngwa egwu ndị a ga-eso: ụbọ akwara, une na ogene.
And David spake to the chiefs of the Levites, to station their brethren the singers, with instruments of song, harps and lyres, and cymbals, —sounding aloud at the lifting up of the voice, for joy.
17 Ndị Livayị họpụtara Heman nwa Juel; ma site nʼetiti ụmụnna Juel ha họpụtara Asaf, nwa Berekaya. Sitekwa nʼetiti ụmụnna ha ndị Merari ha họpụtara Etan nwa Kushaya,
So the Levites caused to stand, Heman son of Joel, and, of his brethren, Asaph, son of Berechiah, —and, of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan, son of Kushaiah;
18 tinyere ndị a, ha họpụtara ụmụnna ha ndị a, ndị na-esote ha nʼọkwa: Zekaraya, Jaaziel, Shemiramot, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaya, Maaseia, Matitaia, Elifelehu, Mikneya, Obed-Edọm na Jeiel bụ ndị na-eche ọnụ ụzọ.
and, with them, their brethren of the second degree, —Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mickneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel, the door-keepers.
19 Heman, Asaf na Etan ka a họpụtara maka ịkụ ogene bronz.
And, the singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan, with cymbals of bronze, were to sound aloud;
20 Zekaraya na Aziel, Shemiramot, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseia na Benaya bụ ndị na-akpọ ụbọ akwara dịka usoro abụ alamot, si dị
and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah and Benaiah, —with harps, over the trebles;
21 Matitaia, Elifelehu, Mikneya, Obed-Edọm, Jeiel na Azazaya bụkwa ndị na-akpọ une dịka usoro abụ Sheminit si dị.
and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel and Azaziah, —with lyres over the bass, to take the lead.
22 Onyeisi ndị na-abụ abụ a họpụtara bụ Kenaniya, onye bụkwa onyeisi ndị Livayị. A họpụtara ya nʼihi na ọ bụ onye nwere nghọta banyere abụ.
And, Chenaniah the leader of the Levites, in the service, used to give instructions in the service, because skilful was he.
23 Berekaya na Elkena bụ ndị na-eche ọnụ ụzọ ebe igbe ahụ dị.
And, Berechiah and Elkanah, were door-keepers to the ark.
24 Shebanaya, Joshafat, Netanel, Amasai, Zekaraya, Benaya na Elieza, ndị bụ ndị nchụaja bụ ndị na-afụ opi nʼihu igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke. Obed-Edọm na Jehaya ga-esokwa ndị ga-eche ọnụ ụzọ ebe igbe ahụ dị nche.
And, Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were blowing with the trumpets, before the ark of God, —and, Obed-edom and Jehiah, were door-keepers, to the ark.
25 Devid na ndị okenye Izrel, na ndịisi agha na-achị puku ndị agha, ji oke ọṅụ gaa nʼụlọ Obed-Edọm nʼihi ibugote igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị ahụ.
Thus, it was, David and the elders of Israel, and the rulers of thousands, who were going, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, out of the house of Obed-edom, with joy.
26 Nʼihi na Chineke nyeere ndị Livayị na-ebu igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị aka, ọ bụ oke ehi asaa na ebule asaa ka a chụrụ nʼaja.
And so it was that, when God helped the Levites, who were bearing the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
27 Ọ bụ ezi akwa ọcha ka e ji kee Devid ekike, dịka ndị Livayị niile bụ ndị bu igbe ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ, na ndị ọbụ abụ, na Kenaniya, bụ onyeisi otu ndị na-abụ abụ yi akwa ọcha nʼahụ ha. Devid yikwa uwe efọọd e ji akwa ọcha dụọ.
Now, David, was wrapped about with a robe of byssus, with all the Levites who were bearing the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the leader of the service rendered by the singers, —but, upon David, was an ephod of white linen.
28 Ya mere, ndị Izrel niile ji iti mkpu, na-ịfụ opi mpi ebule na-ịfụ opi ike, ịkpọ ụbọ akwara, ịkụ ogene na une, bulata igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị.
So, all Israel, were bringing up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, with shouting, and with sound of the horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, —sounding aloud, with harps, and lyres.
29 Mgbe ha bu igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị na-abata nʼobodo Devid, Mikal nwa Sọl, lepụrụ anya site na oghereikuku ụlọ. Mgbe ọ hụrụ eze Devid ka ọ na-ayọrị egwu na-aṅụrị ọṅụ, o ledara ya anya nʼime obi ya.
And so it was that, when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came in as far as the city of David, —and Michal daughter of Saul looked forth through the window, and saw King David, dancing and playing, that she despised him in her heart.
