1 Nyakati 28
1 Daudi akakusanya waamuzi wote wa Israeli Yerusalemu: waamuzi wa makabila, maafisa wa vitengo walio mtumikia mfalme katika kazi walizo pangiwa, wakuu wa maelfu na mamia, wasimamizi wa mali zote za mfalme na mwanae, na maafisa na wanaume wa mapambano, ukijumuisha wale wenye ujuzi sana.
David summoned all the leaders of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He summoned the leaders of the tribes, the leaders/commanders of the groups that worked for the king, the commanders of 100 soldiers, the commanders of 1,000 soldiers, those who were in charge of the property and livestock that belonged to the king and his sons, all the palace officials, and his mighty soldiers and bravest warriors.
2 Daudi mfalme akainuka kwa miguu yake na kusema, “Sikilizeni mimi, kaka zangu na watu wangu. Ilikuwa dhumuni langu kujenga hekalu kwa ajili ya sanduku la agano la Yahweh; stuli ya miguu kwa ajili ya Mungu wetu, na nimefanya maandalizi kuijenga.
David stood up and said, “My fellow Israelis, listen to me. I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to be a place where we would put the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, where it would stay permanently. And I made plans to build it.
3 Lakini Mungu akaniambia, 'Hautajenga hekalu kwa ajili ya jina la langu, kwasababu wewe ni mwanaume wa vita na umemwaga damu.'
But God said to me, ‘You are not the one who will [arrange to] build a temple for me [MTY], because you are a warrior and you have killed many people [MTY] [in battles].’
4 Bado Yahweh, Mungu wa Israeli, alinichagua kutoka katika familia ya baba yangu kuwa mfalme wa Israeli milele. Amechagua kabila la Yuda kama kiongozi. Katika kabila la Yuda, na nyumba ya baba yangu, kutoka kwa wana wa baba yangu, amenichagua kuwa mfalme wa Israeli.
“But Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong, had chosen me and my descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. [First] he chose the tribe of Judah, and from the people [MTY] of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he chose me to be the king over all of Israel.
5 Kutoka kwa wana wengi ambao Yahweh amenipa, amemchagua Sulemani, mwanangu, kuketi katika kiti cha enzi cha ufalme wa Yahweh, juu ya Israeli.
Yahweh has given me many sons, but from them he chose my son Solomon to be the next king to rule [MTY] the kingdom of Israel.
6 Aliniambia, 'Sulemani mwanae atanijengea nyumba yangu na nyuani mwangu, kwa kuwa nimemchagua kuwa mwana wangu, nami nitakuwa baba yake.
He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will [arrange to] build my temple and the courtyards around it, because I have chosen him to be [like] my son and I will be [like] [MET] his father.
7 Nitaimarisha ufalme wake, akidumu kutii sheria na amri zangu, kama ulivyo siku ya leo.'
I will enable his kingdom to endure forever if he continues to obey my laws and commands, like you are doing now.’
8 Kisha sasa, katika macho ya Waisraeli wote, ili kusanyiko la yahweh, na katika uwepo wa Mungu wetu, nyinyi nyote lazima mshike na kufanya amri zote za Yahweh Mungu wenu. Fanyeni hivi ili mmiliki nchi nzuri na kuacha urithi wa watoto wenu baada yenu milele.
“So now, while all [you people of] Israel, all of you who belong to Yahweh, are watching, and while God is listening, I command you [leaders] to carefully obey all the commands of Yahweh our God, in order that you may continue to possess this good land and enable your descendants to inherit it forever.
9 Kwako wewe, Sulemani mwanangu, mtii Mungu wa baba yako, mtumikie kwa moyo wako wote na roho ya utayari. Fanya hivi kwasababu yahweh anachunguza mioyo yote na kufahamu amasa ya kila wazo la mtu. Ukimtafuta, ataonekana kwako, lakini ukimtelekeza, atakukataa milele.
“And you, my son Solomon, must know God like I know him, and you must serve him faithfully and because you want to. You must do that because he knows what everyone is thinking and he understands the reasons that people do what they do. If you seek [to know] him, he will heed your prayers. But if you abandon/reject him, he will abandon/reject you forever.
10 Elewa kuwa Yahweh amekuchagua kujenga hekalu ili kama sehemu yake takatifu. Kuwa imara na ufanye.”
Yahweh has chosen you to [arrange to] build a temple for him. So think about [what I have said], and be strong and do what [he is wanting you to do].”
11 Kisha Daudi akamkabidhi Sulemani mwanae mipango ya baraza la hekalu, jengo la hekalu, vyumba vya hifadhi, vyumba vya juu, vyumba vya ndani, na chumba chenye mfuniko wa maombezi.
Then David gave to his son Solomon [the scroll on which were written] the plans for the main rooms of the temple, its porch, its storerooms, all the other upper and lower rooms, and the Very Holy Place where God would forgive the sins that people had committed.
12 Alimpatia mipango aliyo chora ya nyuani kwa ajili ya nyumba ya Yahweh, vyumba vyote vilivyo zunguka, vyumba vya hifadhi katika nyumba ya Mungu, na hazina za vitu vya Yahweh.
David wrote for him the plans that God’s Spirit had put into his mind for building the courtyards and all the rooms that surrounded the temple, including the room where the money and other valuable things that were dedicated to God would be kept.
13 Alimpatia masharti kwa vitengo vya makuhani na Walawi, kwa majukumu walio pangiwa katika nyumba ya Yahweh, na kwa vyombo vyote vinavyo tumika katika nyumba ya Yahweh.
He gave Solomon instructions for the groups of priests and other descendants of Levi, about all the work that they must do to serve in Yahweh’s temple, and about taking care of all the things that would be used in the work at the temple.
14 Alimpa uzito wote wa vifaa vya dhahabu kwa kila huduma na vifaa vyote vya fedha, na vitu vyote kwa kila namna ya huduma.
He wrote down how much gold and how much silver should be used to make all the items in the temple:
15 Haya maelekezo yalitolewa kwa uzito, ukijumuisha maelekezo yote ya vinara vya taa vya dhahabu na taa za dhahabu, maelekezo kwa uzito kwa kila vinara vya taa, kwa vinara vya taa vya fedha, na maelekezo kwa matumizi sahihi ya vinara vya taa vyote.
how much gold for making the gold lampstands and the lamps, how much silver to make the silver lamps and lampstands,
16 Alitoa uzito wa dhahabu kwa meza za mkate wa uwepo, kwa kila meza, na uzito wa fedha kwa meza za fedha.
how much gold for making the table on which [the priests would put] the sacred bread, how much silver to use to make the other tables,
17 Alitoa uzito wa dhahabu safi kwa uma za nyama, bakuli, na vikombe. Alitoa uzito kwa kila bakuli ya dhahabu, na uzito kwa kila bakuli ya fedha.
how much pure gold for the meat forks and the bowls and the cups, how much gold for each gold dish, how much silver for each silver dish,
18 Alitoa uzito wa dhahabu ya kutakasika kwa madhabahu ya uvumba, na kwa dhahabu kwa ajili ya mchoro wa makerubi waliye tanda mabawa yao na kufunika sanduku la agano la Yahweh.
and how much pure gold to make the altar for [burning] incense. He also gave to Solomon his plans for making the golden statues of winged creatures that would be above the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, [like] a chariot for him.
19 Daudi akasema, “Nimeeka haya katika maandishi kama Yahweh alivyo ni elekeza na kunipa kuelewa kuhusu mchoro.”
Then David said, “I have written [all these plans] while Yahweh was directing [MTY] me. He has enabled me to understand all the details of his plan [for the temple that is to be built].”
20 Daudi akasema kwa Sulemani mwanae, “Kuwa hodari na mjasiri. Fanya kazi. Usiogope au kuwa na wasiwasi, kwa kuwa Yahweh Mungu, Mungu wangu, yupo nawe. Hatakuacha wala kukutelekeza mpaka kazi ya huduma ya hekalu la Yahweh imekamilika.
David also said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do this work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, because Yahweh our God will be with/helping you. He will not fail [to help] you or abandon you until you finish all the work of making his temple.
21 Ona, hivi ni vitengo vya makuhani na Walawi kwa huduma katika hekalu la Mungu. Watakuwa nawe, pamoja na wanaume walio tayari na wenye ujuzi, kukusaidia katika kazi na kutenda huduma. Waamuzi na watu wote wako tayari kufuata amri zako.”
The groups of priests and [other] descendants of Levi are ready to begin their work at the temple, and every man who has a special skill will help you in all the work. And my officials and the other people will obey you, whatever you command them to do.”
