1 Ihe E Mere 28
1 Devid kpọkọtara ndịisi ozi niile nke Izrel, ka ha zukọọ na Jerusalem, bụ ndị ndu ebo Izrel niile, na ndị ọchịagha nke otu ndị agha nọ nʼọrụ eze. Ndị ọzọ bụ ndịisi agha na-achị ọtụtụ puku ndị agha, na ndịisi agha na-achị ọtụtụ narị ndị agha, na ndịisi ozi na-elekọta ihe niile na anụ ụlọ niile nke eze na ụmụ ya ndị ikom nwere, tinyere ndị ozi niile nọ nʼụlọeze, na ndị bụ dimkpa na ndị niile bụ dike nʼagha.
And David got together at Jerusalem all the rulers of Israel, the chiefs of the tribes and the captains of the divisions waiting on the king in turn, and the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and the controllers of all the goods and property of the king and his sons, with the unsexed servants and the great men of war.
2 Eze Devid biliri kwụrụ ọtọ sị, “Geenụ m ntị, unu ụmụnna m, na ndị m. Ọ bụrịị ihe dị m nʼobi iwu ụlọ nke ga-abụ ebe izuike nye igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị, nke ga-abụ ebe mgbakwasị ụkwụ nye Chineke anyị. Edokọtachaala m ihe e ji ewu ya,
Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.
3 ma Chineke sịrị m, ‘Ọ bụghị gị ga-ewu ụlọ nye Aha m, nʼihi na ị bụ onye na-ebu agha, onye wufuru ọbara site nʼigbu ọtụtụ mmadụ nʼagha.’
But God said to me, You are not to be the builder of a house for my name, because you are a man of war and have taken life;
4 “Ma otu ọ dị, Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel esitela nʼetiti ikwu m họpụta m, mee m eze Izrel ruo ebighị ebi. Ọ họọrọ ebo Juda dịka onyendu. Ọ bụkwa site nʼebo Juda ka o si họrọ ụlọ nna m, sitekwa nʼetiti ụmụnne m ndị ikom họrọ m. Mee m eze Izrel.
Though the Lord, the God of Israel, took me out of all my father's family, to be king over Israel for ever, marking out Judah to be chief, and, of the people of Judah, my father's family; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king over all Israel;
5 Onyenwe anyị enyela m ọtụtụ ụmụ ndị ikom, ma site nʼime ha ọ họpụtara Solomọn nwa m ka ọ nọkwasị nʼocheeze nke alaeze Onyenwe anyị dịka eze Izrel.
And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me a great number of sons) he has made selection of Solomon to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
6 Ọ gwara m, ‘Solomọn nwa gị, bụ onye ga-ewuru m ụlọ m, na ogige m niile, nʼihi na ahọpụtala m ya ị bụrụ m nwa, aga m abụkwara ya nna.
And he said to me, Solomon your son will be the builder of my house and the open spaces round it; for I have taken him to be my son, and I will be his father.
7 Ọ bụrụkwa na o debe ihe niile m nyere nʼiwu, mezuo ha dịka o si eme nʼoge a. Aga m eme ka alaeze ya dịgide ruo ebighị ebi.’
I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.
8 “Ya mere, ugbu a ana m enye unu iwu nʼihu ndị Izrel niile, na nʼihu ọgbakọ ndị nke Onyenwe anyị, na nʼihu Chineke anyị. Kpachapụnụ anya chọpụta ma debekwa iwu niile nke Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu, ka unu nwee ike nweta ezi ala nke a; ma nyefeekwa ya dịka ihe nketa nʼaka ụmụ ụmụ unu ruo ebighị ebi.
So now, before the eyes of all Israel, the people of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, keep and be true to the orders of the Lord your God; so that you may have this good land for yourselves and give it for a heritage to your children after you for ever.
9 “Ma gị, Solomọn nwa m, mara Chineke nke nna gị, jiri obi zuruoke, na mmụọ nwere njikere mgbe niile fee Onyenwe anyị ofufe, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị na-enyocha obi mmadụ niile. Ọ na-aghọtakwa ihe niile anyị bu nʼobi na echiche niile. Ọ bụrụ na ị chọsie ụzọ ya ike, ị ga-achọta ya, ma ọ bụrụ na ị jụ ya, ọ ga-ajụ gị ruo ebighị ebi.
And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.
10 Kpachapụ anya, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị ahọrọla gị iwuru ya ụlọnsọ ya. Dị ike, rụọkwa ọrụ a e tinyere gị nʼaka.”
Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.
11 Mgbe ahụ, Devid nyere Solomọn nwa ya ihe e sere gbasara otu ọ ga-esi wuo ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị ahụ, na nke ụlọ ndị ọzọ niile ga-adị nʼime ya, na nʼakụkụ ya; ụlọakụ ya niile, na ime ụlọ elu ya, na ime ụlọ ya, na ụlọ ebe ikpuchi mmehie.
Then David gave to his son Solomon the design of the doorway of the house of God and of its houses and its store-houses, and the higher rooms and the inner rooms and the place for the mercy-seat;
12 O nyekwara ya ihe osise gosiri ihe niile nke Mmụọ Nsọ tinyere ya nʼuche banyere ogige ụlọnsọ ukwuu Onyenwe anyị ahụ, na ọnụụlọ niile dị ya gburugburu, maka ụlọ nchịkọta akụ nke ụlọnsọ Chineke nakwa akụ niile nke e doro nsọ.
And the design of all he had in his heart for the outer squares of the house of the Lord, and for the rooms all round it, and for the store-houses of the house of the Lord, and for the store-houses for the holy things;
13 Devid nyekwara Solomọn iwu otu ọ ga-esi kewaa ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị, na iwu metụtara ọrụ ije ozi niile nke ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, na iwu metụtara ngwongwo niile e ji eje ozi.
And for the divisions of the priests and Levites, and for all the work in connection with the worship of the house of the Lord, and all the vessels used in the house of the Lord;
14 Ọ wepụtara ọlaedo dị ukwuu maka iji ya kpụọ ngwongwo ọlaedo a ga-eji jee ozi dị iche iche. Ọ wepụtakwara ọlaọcha dị ukwu maka iji ya kpụọ ngwongwo ọlaọcha a ga-eji jee ozi dị iche iche.
Of gold, by weight, for the vessels of gold, for all the vessels of different uses; and silver for all the vessels of silver by weight, for vessels of different uses;
15 Ọ wepụtara ọlaedo nke e ji akpụ iheọkụ na ihe ịdọba iheọkụ. Wepụtakwa ọlaọcha ga-ezu ịkpụ oriọna ọlaọcha, na ihe ịdọba ha.
And gold by weight for the light-supports and the vessels for the lights, the weight of gold needed for every support and every vessel for lights; and for the silver light-supports, the weight of silver needed for every support and for the different vessels as every one was to be used;
16 Ọ wepụtara ọlaedo e ji akpụ tebul achịcha nsọ, na ọlaedo e ji akpụ tebul ndị ọzọ, na ọlaọcha e ji akpụ tebul ọlaọcha.
And gold by weight for the tables for the holy bread for every table, and silver for the silver tables;
17 Ọ wepụtara ọlaedo a nụchara anụcha a ga-eji kpụọ ndụdụ e ji adụrụ anụ e ji chụọ aja, efere ịkwọsa mmiri na ite mmiri; ọlaedo zuru nke e ji akpụta efere ọlaedo ọbụla, na ọlaọcha zuru nke e ji akpụta efere ọlaọcha ọbụla, wepụtakwa ọlaọcha na ọlaedo.
Clear gold for the meat-hooks and the basins and the cups; for the gold basins, gold enough by weight for every basin; and silver by weight for every silver basin;
18 Nʼikpeazụ, o wepụtara ọlaedo a nụchara anụcha a ga-eji kpụọ ebe ịchụ aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ. O nyere ya ihe osise gosiri otu a ga-esi wuo ụgbọ agha, ya bụ, mmụọ ozi cherubim ndị ahụ e ji ọlaedo kpụọ, ndị gbasapụrụ nku ha nʼelu igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị.
And the best gold for the altar of perfumes; and gold for the design of the carriage, for the winged ones whose wings were outstretched covering the ark of the Lord's agreement.
19 Devid kwuru sị, “E deela ihe niile gbasara osise ụlọnsọ ukwu a nʼakwụkwọ nke m sitere na ntụziaka Onyenwe anyị nweta. Onyenwe anyị nyekwara m nghọta banyere ihe niile metụtara osise ụlọnsọ ukwu a.”
All this, said David, the design for all these things, has been made dear to me in writing by the hand of the Lord.
20 Devid gwakwara nwa ya Solomọn okwu sị, “Dị ike, nwee obi ike, rụọ ọrụ a. Atụla ụjọ, adakwala mba, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị Chineke, bụ Chineke m, nọnyeere gị. Ọ gaghị ahapụ gị, maọbụ gbakụta gị azụ. Ọ ga-ahụ na ihe niile gaara gị nke ọma, tutu ruo mgbe ọrụ iwu ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị gwụsịrị.
And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of a good heart and do your work; have no fear and do not be troubled, for the Lord God, my God, is with you; he will not give you up, and his face will not be turned away from you, till all the work necessary for the house of the Lord is complete.
21 Ndị nchụaja ndị a niile, na ndị Livayị jikeere ịrụ ọrụ niile metụtara ụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke ahụ. Ndị ọzọ bụ ndị ọka ọrụ dị iche iche ndị o metụrụ nʼobi ga-abịakwa inyere gị aka, ma ndị ozi, ma ndị Izrel niile; ha ga-emezu iwu ọbụla i nyere ha.”
And see, there are the divisions of the priests and Levites for all the work of the house of God; and every trained and expert workman will be ready to do for you whatever is needed; and the captains and the people will be under your orders in everything.
