1 Nyakati 15
1 Daudi akajingea nyumba zake katika mji wa Daudi. Akaanda sehemu kwa ajili ya sanduku la Mungu na hema lake.
David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.
2 Kisha Daudi akasema, “Walawi pekee ndio watabeba sanduku la Mungu, kwa kuwa walichaguliwa na Yahweh kubeba sanduku la Yahweh, na kumtumikia milele.”
Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For the LORD has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
3 Kisha Daudi akakusanya Israeli yote Yerusalemu, kuleta sanduku la Yahweh sehemu aliyo iandaa.
David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the LORD’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
4 Daudi akakusanya uzao wa Aruni na Walawi pamoja.
David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
5 Kutoka uzao wa Kohathi, palikuwa na Urieli kiongozi na ndugu zake, wanaume 120.
of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;
6 Kutoka uzao wa Merari, palikuwa na Asaia kiongozi na ndugu zake, wanaume 220.
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
7 Kutoka uzao wa Gerishomu, palikuwa na Yoeli kiongozi na ndugu zake, wanaume 130.
of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;
8 Kutoka uzao wa Elizafani, palikuwa na Shemaia kiongozi na ndugu zake, wanaume 200.
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
9 Kutoka uzao wa Hebroni, palikuwa na Elieli kiongozi na ndugu zake, wanaume themanini.
of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;
10 Kutoka uzao wa Uzieli, palikuwa na Aminadabu kiongozi na ndugu zake, wanaume 112.
of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.
11 Daudi akaagiza Zadoki kuitwa na Abiathari kuhuani, na Walawi Urieli, Asaia, Yoeli, Shemaia, Elieli, na Aminadabu.
David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,
12 Akasema, “Nyinyi ni viongozi wa familia za Kilawi. Jiwekeni wakfu, nyie na ndugu zenu, ilikwamba mlete sanduku la Yahweh, Mungu wa Israeli, kwenye sehemu niliyo iandaa.
and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it.
13 Mara ya kwanza hamkubeba. Ndio maana Yahweh Mungu wetu akawa na hasira kwetu, kwa kuwa hatuku mtafuta wala kutii amri yake.”
For because you did not carry it at first, the LORD our God broke out in anger against us, because we did not seek him according to the ordinance.”
14 Hivyo makuhani na Walawi waka jiweka wakfu iliwaweze kuleta sanduku la Yahweh, Mungu wa Israeli.
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
15 Walawi wakabeba sanduku la Mungu katika mabega yao na nguzo, kama Musa alivyo amuru-kwa kufuata sheria zilizo tolewa na Yahweh.
The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to the LORD’s word.
16 Daudi akazungumza na viongozi wa Walawi kuwapangia ndugu zao kuwa wana muziki wenye vyombo vya muziki, vyombo vya uzi, vinubi na upatu, kwa kupiga kwa sauti na furaha wakipaza sauti zao.
David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.
17 Hivyo Walawi wakamchagua Hemani mwana wa Yoeli na mmoja wa kaka zake, Asafu mwana wa Berekia. Pia walimchagua ndugu wa uzao wa Merari na Ethani mwana wa Kushaia.
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
18 Pamoja nao walikuwa ndugu wa daraja la pili: Zekarai, Yaazieli, Shemiramothi, Yehieli, Uni, Eliabu, Benaia, Maasaeia, Matithia, Elifelehu, Mikineaia, Obedi Edomu, na Yeieli, mlinzi wa lango.
and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
19 Wanamuziki Hemani, Asafu, na Ethani walichaguliwa kupiga upatu wa shaba.
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
20 Zekaria, Azieli, Shemiramothi, Yehieli, Uni Eliabu, Maaseia, na Benaia walicheza vyombo vya uzi.
and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
21 Matithia, Elifelehu, Mikineia, Obedi Edomu, Yeieli, na Azazia waliongoza njia na vinubi.
and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
22 Kenania, kiongozi wa Walawi, aliongoza uimbaji sababu alikuwa mwalimu wa muziki.
Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.
23 Berekia na Elikana walikuwa walinzi wa sanduku.
Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24 Shebania, Yoshafati, Nethanieli, Amasai, Zekaria, Benaia, na Eliezeri, makuhani, walikuwa wa kupuliza matarumbeta mbele ya sanduku la Mungu. Obedi Edomu na Yehia walikuwa walinzi wa sanduku.
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
25 Hivyo Daudi, wazee wa Israeli, na wakuu wa maelfu wakaenda kuchukua sanduku la agano la Yahweh kutoka nyumba ya Obedi Edomu kwa shangwe.
So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
26 Wakati Mungu alipo wasaidia Walawi kubeba sanduku la agano la Yahweh, walitoa ng'ombe saba na mbuzi
When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
27 Daudi alivishwa joho safi la maridadi, pamoja na Walawi walio beba sanduku, waimbaji, na Kenania, kiongozi wa nyimbo na waimbaji. Daudi alivaa juu ya joho lake naivera.
David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him.
28 Hivyo Israeli yote wakaleta sanduku la agano la Yahweh na kelele za shangwe, na sauti za tarumbeta, ngoma za saani, na vyombo vya uzi na vinubi.
Thus all Israel brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.
29 Lakini sanduku la Yahweh lilivyokuja kwa mji wa Daudi, Mikali binti wa Sauli, alitazama nje ya dirisha, Akamuona Mfalme Daudi akicheza na kusherehekea. Kisha akamdharau moyoni mwake.
As the ark of the LORD’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
