1 Nyakati 22
1 Ndipo Daudi akasema, “Nyumba ya Bwana Mungu itakuwa mahali hapa, pia pamoja na madhabahu ya sadaka ya kuteketezwa kwa ajili ya Israeli.”
Then David said, This [is] the house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt-offering for Israel.
2 Kwa hiyo Daudi akatoa amri wakusanyike wageni wote waliokuwa wanaishi Israeli, na kutoka miongoni mwao akaweka waashi ili kuchonga mawe kwa ajili ya kujenga nyumba ya Mungu.
And David commanded to assemble the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
3 Daudi akatoa chuma tele ili kutengenezea misumari kwa ajili ya mafungo ya malango ya nyumba na shaba tele isiyopimika.
And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
4 Pia akatoa magogo ya mierezi yasiyohesabika, kwa kuwa Wasidoni na Watiro walikuwa wamemletea Daudi idadi kubwa ya mierezi.
Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
5 Daudi akasema, “Mwanangu Solomoni bado ni mdogo wa umri na hana uzoefu. Nyumba itakayojengwa kwa ajili ya Bwana inatakiwa iwe yenye uzuri mwingi na sifa na fahari mbele ya mataifa yote. Kwa hiyo nitaifanyia matayarisho.” Daudi akafanya matayarisho makubwa kabla ya kifo chake.
And David said, Solomon my son [is] young and tender, and the house [that is] to be built for the LORD [must be] very magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation for it. So David made abundant preparation before his death.
6 Kisha akamwita Solomoni mwanawe akamwagiza kujenga nyumba kwa ajili ya Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli.
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.
7 Daudi akamwambia Solomoni: “Mwanangu, nilikuwa na jambo hili ndani ya moyo wangu kujenga nyumba kwa ajili ya Jina la Bwana Mungu wangu.
And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD my God:
8 Lakini neno hili la Bwana likanijia, kusema: ‘Wewe umemwaga damu nyingi na kupigana vita vingi. Wewe hutajenga nyumba kwa ajili ya Jina langu, kwa sababu umemwaga damu nyingi juu ya nchi machoni pangu.
But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house to my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
9 Lakini utakuwa na mwana ambaye atakuwa mtu wa amani na utulivu nami nitampa utulivu mbele ya adui zake wote pande zote. Jina lake ataitwa Solomoni, nami nitawapa Israeli amani na utulivu wakati wa utawala wake.
Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies around: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.
10 Yeye ndiye atakayejenga nyumba kwa ajili ya Jina langu. Yeye atakuwa mwanangu, nami nitakuwa baba yake. Nami nitakifanya imara kiti chake cha enzi cha utawala wake katika Israeli milele.’
He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I [will be] his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
11 “Sasa, mwanangu, Bwana awe pamoja nawe, nawe uwe na mafanikio upate kuijenga nyumba ya Bwana Mungu wako, kama alivyosema utafanya.
Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
12 Bwana na akupe hekima na ufahamu wakati atakuweka juu ya Israeli, ili uweze kuishika sheria ya Bwana Mungu wako.
Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
13 Ndipo utakapofanikiwa, ikiwa utakuwa na bidii kutii amri na sheria Bwana alizompa Mose kwa ajili ya Israeli. Uwe hodari na ushujaa. Usiogope wala usikate tamaa.
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou shalt take heed to fulfill the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
14 “Nimejitaabisha sana ili kupata mahitaji kwa ajili ya Hekalu la Bwana: talanta 100,000 za dhahabu, talanta 1,000,000 za fedha na kiasi kisichopimika cha shaba na chuma, pia mbao na mawe. Nawe waweza kuviongeza.
Now behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add to them.
15 Unao wafanyakazi wengi: Wachonga mawe, waashi na maseremala, pamoja na watu walio na ustadi katika kila kazi
Moreover, [there are] workmen with thee in great numbers, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of skillful men for every manner of work.
16 wa kufua dhahabu, fedha, shaba na chuma, mafundi wasiohesabika. Sasa basi anza kazi hii, naye Bwana awe pamoja nawe.”
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, [there is] no number. Arise [therefore], and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
17 Kisha Daudi akawaamuru viongozi wote wa Israeli wamsaidie Solomoni mwanawe.
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],
18 Akawaambia, “Je, Bwana Mungu wenu si yuko pamoja na ninyi? Pia si amewapa raha pande zote? Kwa maana amewatia wenyeji wa nchi mkononi mwangu, nayo nchi iko chini ya Bwana na watu wake.
[Is] not the LORD your God with you? and hath he [not] given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
19 Sasa itoeni mioyo yenu na nafsi zenu katika kumtafuta Bwana Mungu wenu. Anzeni kujenga Maskani ya Bwana Mungu, ili mweze kulileta Sanduku la Agano la Bwana na vyombo vitakatifu vya Mungu katika Hekalu litakalojengwa kwa ajili ya Jina la Bwana.”
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise, therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
