Atate Wathu Akhalanso Pakati pa Anthu Ake
Likasa likuikidwa m'hema wake, ndipo Davide akupatsa Mwisraeli aliyense buledi ndi keke, kenako akupereka kwa Asafu nyimbo yoyamika Atate wathu: uzani mitundu ya anthu, kumbukirani pangano, mufunefune iye nthawi zonse. Kupembedza kokhazikika kukukonzedwa m'malo awiri, popeza chihema chikadali ku Gibeoni.
16 1Anabweretsa likasa la Atate wathu, naliyika mkati mwa tenti imene Davide anaimangira, ndipo anapereka nsembe zopsereza ndi nsembe zachiyanjano pamaso pa Atate wathu. 2Davide atamaliza kupereka nsembe zopsereza ndi nsembe zachiyanjano, anadalitsa anthu m'dzina la Atate wathu. 3Ndipo anagawira Mwisraeli aliyense, amuna ndi akazi omwe, buledi, keke ya kanjedza, ndi keke ya mphesa zowuma.
4Anasankha ena mwa Alevi kuti azitumikira pamaso pa likasa la Atate wathu, kuti aziitana, kuyamika, ndi kutamanda Atate wathu. a a v4 "Kuitana" kutanthauza kuitana dzina la Mulungu — kumuitana m'pemphero ndi m'kulengeza pa gulu la anthu. 5Asafu anali mkulu, ndipo wachiwiri wake anali Zekariya, kenaka Yeiyeli, Semiramoti, Yehieli, Matitiya, Eliyabu, Benaya, Obedi-edomu, ndi Yeiyeli, ndi azeze ndi apangwe; ndipo Asafu analiza ziwaya. 6Benaya ndi Yahazieli, ansembe, anayenera kuliza malipenga nthawi zonse pamaso pa likasa la pangano la Atate wathu.
Nyimbo ya Davide Yoyamika kwa Atate Wathu
7Tsiku limenelo, Davide anayamba kusankha Asafu ndi abale ake kuti ayamike Atate wathu: 8Yamikani Atate wathu; itanani dzina lake; lengezani ntchito zake pakati pa mitundu ya anthu! 9Imbirani Iye; muimbireni matamando; nenani za ntchito zake zonse zodabwitsa! 10Nyadirani m'dzina lake loyera; mitima ya iwo amene amafunafuna Atate wathu ikondwere! 11Funani Atate wathu ndi mphamvu zake; funani nkhope yake nthawi zonse! 12Kumbukirani ntchito zodabwitsa zimene anazichita, zozizwitsa zake ndi ziweruzo zimene ananena. 13Inu ana a Israeli mtumiki wake, inu ana a Yakobo, osankhidwa ake! 14Iye ndiye Atate wathu; ziweruzo zake zili pa dziko lonse lapansi. 15Kumbukirani pangano lake nthawi zonse, mawu amene analamula kwa mibadwo 1,000, 16pangano limene anachita ndi Abrahamu, lumbiro lake limene analumbira kwa Isake, 17limene analitsimikiza kwa Yakobo monga lamulo, kwa Israeli monga pangano losatha, 18ndati, “Kwa inu ndidzapereka dziko la Kanaani monga cholowa chanu chogawidwa.” 19Pamene munali ochepa pa chiwerengero, osaganiziridwa, ndi alendo m'dziko, 20mukuyendayenda kuchokera ku mtundu wina kupita ku mtundu wina, kuchokera ku ufumu wina kupita kwa anthu ena, 21sanalole munthu aliyense kuwapondereza; anadzudzula mafumu chifukwa cha iwo,
22“Musakhudze odzozedwa anga, ndipo musachitire choyipa aneneri anga!”
23Imbirani Atate wathu, dziko lonse lapansi! Lengezani chipulumutso chake tsiku ndi tsiku. 24Lalikani ntchito zake zaulemerero pakati pa mitundu ya anthu; uzani anthu onse zinthu zodabwitsa zimene wachita! 25Pakuti Atate wathu ndi wamkulu, ndi woyenera kwambiri kutamandidwa; ayenera kuopedwa koposa milungu yonse. 26Pakuti milungu yonse ya mitundu ya anthu ndi mafano, koma Atate wathu ndiye analenga mayiko akumwamba. 27Ulemerero ndi ukulu zili pamaso pake; mphamvu ndi chimwemwe zili m'malo ake okhalamo. 28Perekani kwa Atate wathu, mabanja onse a mitundu ya anthu, perekani kwa Atate wathu ulemerero ndi mphamvu! 29Perekani kwa Atate wathu ulemerero woyenera dzina lake; bweretsani chopereka ndipo bwerani pamaso pake! Lambirani Atate wathu mu ulemerero wa chiyero. 30Njenjemerani pamaso pake, dziko lonse lapansi! Zoonadi, dziko lakhazikika kolimba; silidzagwedezeka konse. 31Kumwamba kukondwere, ndipo dziko lapansi lisangalale, ndipo anene pakati pa mitundu ya anthu kuti, “Atate wathu akulamulira!” 32Nyanja ikokome, ndi zonse zodzaza mmenemo; minda isangalale, ndi zonse zili mmenemo! 33Pamenepo mitengo ya m'nkhalango idzayimba mokondwa pamaso pa Atate wathu, pakuti akudza kudzaweruza dziko lapansi. 34Yamikani Atate wathu, pakuti ndi wabwino; pakuti chikondi chake cha pangano nchosatha! 35Nenaninso kuti: “Tipulumutseni, Atate wathu; mutisonkhanitse ndi kutilanditsa pakati pa mitundu ya anthu, kuti tiyamike dzina lanu loyera ndi kunyadira matamando anu.” 36Adalitsike Atate wathu, kuyambira muyaya mpaka muyaya! Ndipo anthu onse anati, “Ameni!” napereka matamando kwa Atate wathu.
Kulambira Kokhazikitsidwa Pamaso pa Likasa la Atate Wathu
37Choncho Davide anasiya Asafu ndi abale ake pamenepo pamaso pa likasa la pangano la Atate wathu, kuti azitumikira nthawi zonse pamaso pa likasa monga mmene tsiku lililonse linkafunira, 38ndi Obedi-edomu pamodzi ndi abale ake makumi asanu ndi limodzi mphambu asanu ndi atatu; Obedi-edomu mwana wa Yedutuni ndi Hosa anayenera kukhala alonda a zipata. 39Ndipo Zadoki wansembe ndi anzake ansembe anatumikira pamaso pa chihema cha Atate wathu pamalo apamwamba amene anali ku Gibeoni, b b v39 "Malo apamwamba" anali malo olambirira a panja, nthawi zambiri omangidwa pa malo okwera. 40kuti azipereka nsembe zopsereza kwa Atate wathu pa guwa lansembe la nsembe zopsereza nthawi zonse, m'mawa ndi madzulo, monga mwa zonse zolembedwa m'malamulo a Atate wathu, amene analamula Israeli. 41Pamodzi ndi iwo panali Hemani ndi Yedutuni ndi ena onse amene anasankhidwa ndi kutchulidwa maina kuti ayamike Atate wathu, pakuti chikondi chake cha pangano nchosatha. 42Hemani ndi Yedutuni anali ndi malipenga ndi ziwaya zoliza, ndi zoimbira za nyimbo zopatulika za Atate wathu. Ana a Yedutuni anayikidwa pa chipata. 43Ndipo anthu onse anachoka, aliyense kupita kunyumba kwake, ndipo Davide anatembenuka kukadalitsa a m'nyumba mwake.