Kukonza Bwino Likasa la Atate wathu
Davide akuyesanso, atazindikira chifukwa chimene kuyesa koyamba kunaphera munthu: Alevi okha ndiwo amanyamula likasa la Atate wathu, pa mapewa awo. Nthawi ino zikuchitika motsatira lamulo, ndi oyimba ndi zoyimbira, ndipo Davide akuvina — pamene Mikala akuyang'ana pa zenera namnyoza.
15 1Davide anadzimangira nyumba mu mzinda wa Davide, nakonza malo a likasa la Atate wathu, naimika tenti chifukwa cha ilo. 2Ndipo Davide anati, “Palibe winanso ayenera kunyamula likasa la Atate wathu koma Alevi okha, pakuti Atate wathu anawasankha kuti anyamule likasa lake namtumikire Iye kosatha.”
3Davide anasonkhanitsa Aisrayeli onse ku Yerusalemu kuti akweze likasa la Atate wathu kupita ku malo ake okonzedwa. 4Anasonkhanitsa pamodzi zidzukulu za Aroni ndi Alevi: 5mwa ana a Kohati, Uriyeli mtsogoleri, pamodzi ndi abale ake 120; 6mwa ana a Merari, Asaya mtsogoleri, pamodzi ndi abale ake 220; 7mwa ana a Geresomu, Yoweli mtsogoleri, pamodzi ndi abale ake 130; 8mwa ana a Elizafani, Semaya mtsogoleri, pamodzi ndi abale ake 200; 9mwa ana a Hebroni, Eliyeli mtsogoleri, pamodzi ndi abale ake makumi asanu ndi atatu; 10mwa ana a Uziyeli, Aminadabu mtsogoleri, pamodzi ndi abale ake 112.
11Davide anaitana ansembe Zadoki ndi Abiyatara, ndi Alevi Uriyeli, Asaya, Yoweli, Semaya, Eliyeli, ndi Aminadabu. 12Anati kwa iwo, “Inu ndinu atsogoleri a mabanja a Alevi. Dzipatuleni, inu ndi abale anu, kuti mukweze likasa la Atate wathu kupita ku malo amene ndawakonza chifukwa cha ilo. 13Chifukwa chakuti simunalinyamule poyamba, Atate wathu anatiwukira, popeza sitinamufunefune Iye moyenera.”
14Chotero ansembe ndi Alevi anadziyeretsa kuti akweze likasa la Atate wathu. 15Alevi ananyamula likasa la Atate wathu pa mapewa awo ndi mitengo yake, monga momwe Mose analamulira, mwa mau a Atate wathu.
16Davide anauza atsogoleri a Alevi kuti asankhe abale awo kukhala oyimba, akukweza mau achimwemwe ndi azeze, apangwe, ndi ziphaliwali. 17Alevi anasankha Hemani mwana wa Yoweli; mbale wake Asafu mwana wa Berekiya; ndi abale awo a fuko la Merari, Etani mwana wa Kusaya. 18Ndipo pamodzi ndi iwo, abale awo a udindo wachiwiri: Zekariya, Yaziyeli, Semiramoti, Yehiyeli, Uni, Eliyabu, Benaya, Maaseya, Matitiya, Elifelehu, Mikineya, Obededomu, ndi Yeyeli, alonda a pazipata. 19Oyimba Hemani, Asafu, ndi Etani anayenera kuliza ziphaliwali zamkuwa; 20Zekariya, Aziyeli, Semiramoti, Yehiyeli, Uni, Eliyabu, Maaseya, ndi Benaya anayenera kuyimba apangwe monga mwa Alamoti; a a v20 Alamoti linali liwu la nyimbo, mwina losonyeza mayimbidwe okwera kapena apamwamba. 21ndipo Matitiya, Elifelehu, Mikineya, Obededomu, Yeyeli, ndi Azaziya anayenera kutsogolera ndi azeze monga mwa Seminiti. b b v21 Seminiti (kutanthauza ‘yachisanu ndi chitatu’) linali liwu la nyimbo, mwina losonyeza mayimbidwe otsika kapena apansi. 22Kenaniya, mkulu wa Alevi, anali woyangʼanira kuyimba; anatsogolera nyimbo chifukwa anali waluso. 23Berekiya ndi Elkana anayenera kukhala alonda a pazipata a likasa. 24Sebaniya, Yosafati, Netaneli, Amasai, Zekariya, Benaya, ndi Eliezere, ansembe, anayenera kuliza malipenga patsogolo pa likasa la Atate wathu; Obededomu ndi Yehiya anali alonda a pazipata a likasa.
25Davide, akulu a Aisrayeli, ndi atsogoleri a zikwizikwi anapita kukakweza likasa la pangano la Atate wathu kuchokera ku nyumba ya Obededomu ndi chimwemwe. 26Chifukwa chakuti Atate wathu anathandiza Alevi amene ananyamula likasa la pangano la Atate wathu, anapereka nsembe ngʼombe zazimuna zisanu ndi ziwiri ndi nkhosa zazimuna zisanu ndi ziwiri. 27Davide anavala mkanjo wa nsalu yosalala, monganso Alevi onse amene ananyamula likasa, oyimba, ndi Kenaniya, mtsogoleri wa kuyimba; Davide anavalanso efodi ya nsalu. 28Aisrayeli onse anakweza likasa la pangano la Atate wathu ndi kufuwula kwachimwemwe, kuliza nyanga, malipenga, ndi ziphaliwali, akuyimba apangwe ndi azeze.
29Pamene likasa la pangano la Atate wathu linkalowa mu mzinda wa Davide, Mikala mwana wa Sauli anayangʼana pawindo. Pamene anaona Mfumu Davide akuvina ndi kukondwa, anamnyoza mu mtima mwake.
