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22 Ndipo Davide anati, “Nyumba ya Yehova Mulungu idzakhala pano, ndiponso guwa lansembe zopsereza za Israeli.”

Kukonzekera Kumanga Nyumba ya Mulungu

² Choncho Davide analamula kuti asonkhanitse alendo onse amene amakhala mu Israeli ndipo kuchokera pakati pawo anasankha amisiri a miyala kuti aseme miyala yomangira nyumba ya Mulungu. ³ Ndipo anapereka zitsulo zambiri zopangira misomali ya zitseko za pa zipata ndi zolumikiza zake. Anaperekanso mkuwa wochuluka wokanika kuwuyeza. ⁴ Iye anaperekanso mitengo yambiri ya mkungudza, yosawerengeka, pakuti anthu a ku Sidoni ndi a ku Turo anabweretsa yambiri kwa Davide.

⁵ Davide anati, “Mwana wanga Solomoni ndi wamngʼono ndipo sadziwa zambiri. Koma nyumba yomwe timangire Yehova iyenera kukhala yaulemerero, yotchuka ndi yokongola pamaso pa anthu a mitundu yonse. Choncho ndikonzekeratu zambiri.” Motero Davide anayikonzekera kwambiri asanamwalire.

⁶ Tsono iye anayitana Solomoni mwana wake ndipo anamulamula kuti adzamangire nyumba Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli. ⁷ Davide anati kwa Solomoni, “Mwana wanga, ine ndinali ndi maganizo oti ndimangire nyumba Dzina la Yehova Mulungu wanga. ⁸ Koma Yehova anandiyankhula kuti, ‘Iwe wapha anthu ambiri ndiponso wachita nkhondo zambiri. Sumangira dzina langa nyumba chifukwa wapha anthu ambiri pa dziko lapansi pamaso panga. ⁹ Koma udzabala mwana wamwamuna amene adzakhala munthu wamtendere ndi wabata ndipo ndidzamupatsa mpumulo kuchokera kwa adani ake onse a mbali zonse. Dzina lake adzatchedwa Solomoni ndipo Ine ndidzapereka mtendere ndi bata kwa Israeli pa nthawi ya ulamuliro wake. ¹⁰ Iye ndiye adzandimangire nyumba. Adzakhala mwana wanga ndipo Ine ndidzakhala abambo ake. Ndipo ndidzakhazikitsa mpando wake waufumu mʼdziko la Israeli mpaka muyaya.’ ”

¹¹ “Tsopano mwana wanga, Yehova akhale nawe ndipo upambane ndi kumanga Nyumba ya Yehova Mulungu wako, monga momwe Iye ananenera kuti udzatero. ¹² Yehova akupatse nzeru ndi kumvetsetsa pamene Iye adzakuyika kukhala wolamulira Israeli, kuti udzasunge malamulo a Yehova Mulungu wako. ¹³ Ndipo udzapambana ngati udzamvera mosamala malangizo ndi malamulo amene Yehova anapereka kwa Aisraeli kudzera mwa Mose. Khala wamphamvu ndi wolimba mtima. Usachite mantha kapena kutaya mtima.

¹⁴ “Ine movutikira kwambiri ndapereka ku Nyumba ya Mulungu matani 3,400 agolide, matani 34,000 asiliva, ndiponso mkuwa ndi chitsulo, matabwa ndi miyala. Ndipo iwe utha kuwonjezerapo pa zimenezi. ¹⁵ Iwe uli ndi antchito ambiri: osema miyala, amisiri a miyala, ndi amisiri a matabwa, komanso anthu ambiri aluso la ntchito zosiyanasiyana, ¹⁶ zagolide ndi zasiliva, zamkuwa, zazitsulo, amisiri osawerengeka. Tsopano yamba ntchito, ndipo Yehova akhale nawe.”

¹⁷ Tsono Davide analamula atsogoleri onse a Israeli kuti athandize Solomoni mwana wake. ¹⁸ Iye anawawuza kuti, “Kodi Yehova Mulungu, sali nanu? Ndipo Iye siwakupatsani mpumulo mbali zonse? Pakuti Iyeyo wapereka eni nthaka kwa inu ndipo dziko lili pa ulamuliro wa Yehova ndi anthu ake. ¹⁹ Tsono perekani mtima wanu ndi moyo wanu kufunafuna Yehova Mulungu wanu. Yambani kumanga malo opatulika a Yehova Mulungu, kuti mubweretse Bokosi la Chipangano la Yehova ndi zinthu zopatulika za Mulungu mʼNyumba ya Mulungu imene idzamangidwa chifukwa cha dzina la Yehova.”

Fuko la Levi

23 Davide atakalamba, ali ndi zaka zambiri, anayika Solomoni mwana wake kukhala mfumu ya Israeli.

² Iye anasonkhanitsanso pamodzi atsogoleri onse a Israeli, pamodzi ndi ansembe ndi Alevi. ³ Anawerenga Alevi kuyambira a zaka makumi atatu ndi kupitirirapo, ndipo chiwerengero cha amuna onse chinali 38,000. ⁴ Davide anati, “Mwa amenewa, amuna 24,000 aziyangʼanira ntchito za mʼNyumba ya Mulungu ndipo 6,000 akhale akuluakulu ndi oweruza. ⁵ Amuna 4,000 akhale alonda a pa zipata ndipo 4,000 azitamanda Yehova ndi zipangizo zoyimbira zimene ndazipereka ndi cholinga chimenecho.”

⁶ Davide anagawa Aleviwo mʼmagulumagulu motsatira ana a Levi awa: Geresoni, Kohati ndi Merari.

Banja la Geresoni

Banja la Kohati

Banja la Merari

²⁴ Izi zinali zidzukulu za Levi mwa mabanja awo, atsogoleri a mabanja monga momwe analembedwera mayina awo ndi monga momwenso anawerengedwera, banja lililonse pa lokha. Awa ndi anthu ogwira ntchito oyambira zaka makumi awiri zobadwa kapena kupitirirapo, amene amatumikira mʼNyumba ya Yehova. ²⁵ Popeza Davide anati, “Pakuti Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli, wapereka mpumulo kwa anthu ake ndipo wabwera kudzakhala mu Yerusalemu kwamuyaya, ²⁶ sikofunikiranso kuti Alevi azinyamula tenti kapena zipangizo za chipembedzo.” ²⁷ Potsata malangizo otsiriza a Davide, Alevi anawerengedwa kuyambira amuna a zaka makumi awiri zakubadwa kapena kupitirirapo.

²⁸ Ntchito ya Alevi inali kuthandiza zidzukulu za Aaroni pa ntchito yotumikira mʼNyumba ya Yehova monga kuyangʼanira mabwalo, zipinda zamʼmbali, kuyeretsa zinthu zonse zachipembedzo, ndiponso kuchita ntchito zina za mʼnyumba ya Mulungu. ²⁹ Iwo amayangʼanira buledi amene amayikidwa pa tebulo, ufa wa nsembe yachakudya, timitanda ta buledi wopanda yisiti: kuphika ndi kusakaniza, ndiponso miyeso yonse ndi kukula kwake. ³⁰ Iwo amayimiriranso mmawa uliwonse kuthokoza ndi kutamanda Yehova. Amachitanso chomwecho madzulo, ³¹ ndiponso popereka nsembe zopsereza kwa Yehova pa Sabata ndi pa chikondwerero cha Mwezi Watsopano, ndi pa nthawi yosankhidwa ya Chikondwerero. Iwo amatumikira pamaso pa Yehova nthawi zonse mwa chiwerengero chawo ndi momwe analangizidwira.

³² Ndipo kotero Alevi anachita ntchito yawo ya ku tenti ya msonkhano ya ku Malo Opatulika ndiponso molamulidwa ndi abale awo, zidzukulu za Aaroni, pa ntchito ya mʼNyumba ya Yehova.

Magulu a Ansembe

24 Magulu a ana a Aaroni anali awa:

Ana a Aaroni anali Nadabu, Abihu, Eliezara ndi Itamara. ² Koma Nadabu ndi Abihu anamwalira abambo awo asanamwalire, ndipo analibe ana aamuna. Kotero Eliezara ndi Itamara ankatumikira monga ansembe. ³ Mothandizidwa ndi Zadoki chidzukulu cha Eliezara ndi Ahimeleki chidzukulu cha Itamara, Davide anawagawa mʼmagulu molingana ndi ntchito yawo yotumikira. ⁴ Atsogoleri ambiri anapezeka pakati pa zidzukulu za Eliezara kusiyana ndi zidzukulu za Itamara ndipo anagawidwa moyenera: atsogoleri 16 a mabanja ochokera kwa Eliezara, ndipo atsogoleri asanu ndi atatu a mabanja ochokera kwa zidzukulu za Itamara. ⁵ Anawagawa mosakondera pochita maere, pakuti iwo anali akuluakulu a ku malo opatulika ndi akuluakulu a Mulungu pakati pa zidzukulu za Eliezara ndi Itamara.

⁶ Mlembi Semaya mwana wa Netaneli, Mlevi, analemba mayina awo pamaso pa mfumu ndi akuluakulu ake: wansembe Zadoki, Ahimeleki mwana wa Abiatara ndi atsogoleri a mabanja a ansembe ndiponso Alevi, banja limodzi kuchokera kwa Eliezara kenaka limodzi kuchokera kwa Itamara.

¹⁹ Umu ndi mmene anasankhidwira kuti azigwira ntchito yotumikira pamene alowa mʼNyumba ya Yehova, motsatira dongosolo limene anapatsidwa ndi kholo lawo Aaroni, monga momwe Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli anamulamulira.

Alevi Ena Onse

²⁰ Za zidzukulu zina zonse za Levi:

Awa anali Alevi potsata mabanja a makolo awo. ³¹ Iwonso anachita maere, monga anachitira abale awo, zidzukulu za Aaroni, pamaso pa mfumu Davide, ndi Zadoki ndi Ahimeleki, atsogoleri a mabanja a ansembe ndi Alevi. Mabanja a mwana wamkulu anachita nawo mofanana ndi a mwana wamngʼono.