Solomoni Alemekeza Atate Pamaso pa Israeli Yonse
Solomo adalitsa anthu, agwada pa nsanja yamkuwa, napemphera. Adziwa kuti kumwamba komwe sikungakwane Atate wake, choncho apempha chinthu chimodzi mobwerezabwereza: kuti maso ndi makutu ake akhale otseguka kumalo ano — m'kugonjetsedwa, m'chilala, m'njala, ndi mu ukapolo.
6 1Ndipo Solomoni anati, “Atate wathu ananena kuti adzakhala mu mdima wandiweyani. 2Koma Ine ndakumangirani nyumba yokwezeka, malo woti mukhalemo kwamuyaya.”
3Ndipo mfumu inatembenuka, nadalitsa msonkhano wonse wa Israeli, onse atayimirira. 4Iye anati, “Atamandidwe Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Israeli, amene dzanja lake lakwaniritsa zimene pakamwa pake panalonjeza kwa atate wanga Davide, nati,
5‘Kuchokera tsiku limene ndinatulutsa anthu anga ku Igupto, sindinasankhe mzinda uliwonse pa mafuko onse a Israeli kuti ndimangemo nyumba ya dzina langa kukhala komweko, kapena munthu aliyense kuti alamulire anthu anga Israeli. 6Koma ndinasankha Yerusalemu kuti dzina langa likhale komweko, ndipo ndinasankha Davide kuti atsogolere anthu anga Israeli.’
7Davide atate wanga anali ndi maganizo mu mtima mwake kuti amange nyumba ya dzina la Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Israeli.
8Koma Atate wathu anati kwa Davide atate wanga, ‘Popeza kumanga nyumba ya dzina langa kunali mu mtima mwako, unachita bwino kufuna zimenezi. 9Koma iwe sudzamanga nyumbayo; mwana wako, wochokera m'thupi mwako—iye adzamanga nyumba ya dzina langa.’
10Ndipo Atate wathu wakwaniritsa mau amene ananena: Ine ndalowa m'malo mwa Davide atate wanga, ndipo ndakhala pa mpando waufumu wa Israeli, monga analonjeza, ndipo ndamanga nyumba ya dzina la Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Israeli. 11Ndipo m'menemo ndayikamo likasa, limene mkati mwake muli pangano limene Atate wathu anapangana ndi anthu a Israeli.”
Solomoni Apatula Nyumba ya Atate Mwa Pemphero
12Ndipo Solomoni anayimirira patsogolo pa guwa lansembe la Atate wathu, pamaso pa msonkhano wonse wa Israeli, natambalitsa manja ake. 13Solomoni anali atapanga chiwaro chamkuwa, chotalika pafupifupi mapazi asanu ndi awiri ndi theka, mulifupi mapazi asanu ndi awiri ndi theka, msinkhu wake mapazi anayi ndi theka, nachiyika pakati pa bwalo. Iye anayimirira pamenepo, nagwada pamaso pa msonkhano wonse wa Israeli, natambalitsa manja ake kumwamba. 14Iye anati, Atate wanga, Mulungu wa Israeli, palibe Atate wofanana ndi Inu kumwamba kapena pa dziko lapansi, amene mumasunga pangano ndi kuonetsa chikondi chokhulupirika kwa atumiki anu amene amayenda pamaso panu ndi mtima wawo wonse. 15Inu munasunga lonjezo lanu kwa mtumiki wanu Davide atate wanga; zimene munanena ndi pakamwa panu munazikwaniritsa ndi dzanja lanu lero.
16Ndipo tsopano, Atate wanga, Mulungu wa Israeli, sungirani mtumiki wanu Davide atate wanga zimene munalonjeza, kuti: “Sudzasowa munthu pamaso panga wokhala pa mpando waufumu wa Israeli, ngati ana ako adzasamala njira yawo kuti ayende m'chilamulo changa, monga iwe wayenda pamaso panga.” 17Ndipo tsopano, Atate wanga, Mulungu wa Israeli, mau amene munanena kwa mtumiki wanu Davide akhazikike.
18Koma kodi Atate wathu adzakhaladi ndi anthu pa dziko lapansi? Kumwamba ndi mmwamba mwenimweni sikungakukwaneni Inu—nanji nyumba iyi imene ndayimanga. a a v18 Solomoni akudabwa kuti Atate wathu akhoza kukhazikitsa nyumba yake ndi anthu pa dziko lapansi—chikhumbo chimene chinakwaniritsidwa kwathunthu pamene Mwana anadza kudzakhala pakati pathu, ndipo potsiriza pamene Atate wathu adzakhala ndi ana ake kwamuyaya. 19Komabe imvani pemphero la mtumiki wanu ndi pembedzero lake, Atate wanga, ndipo imvani kulira ndi pemphero limene mtumiki wanu akupemphera pamaso panu. 20Maso anu akhale otseguka kuloza nyumba iyi usana ndi usiku, kuloza malo amene munanena kuti mudzayikapo dzina lanu, kuti mumve pemphero limene mtumiki wanu akupemphera kuloza malo ano. 21Imvani mapembedzero a mtumiki wanu ndi a anthu anu Israeli pamene akupemphera kuloza malo ano. Imvani kuchokera kumwamba, kokhala kwanu; ndipo mukamva, khululukani.
22Ngati munthu achimwira mnansi wake, nafunika kulumbira, nadza nalumbira lumbiro lake pamaso pa guwa lansembe lanu m'nyumba iyi, 23pamenepo imvani kuchokera kumwamba, muchitepo kanthu. Weruzani atumiki anu: bwezerani wochimwa molingana ndi ntchito zake, ndipo masulani wolungama, mumbwezere molingana ndi chilungamo chake.
24Ngati anthu anu Israeli, ogonjetsedwa ndi adani chifukwa chochimwira Inu, abwerera kudzatamanda dzina lanu, napemphera, napembedzera kwa Inu m'nyumba iyi, 25pamenepo imvani kuchokera kumwamba, khululukani tchimo la anthu anu Israeli, ndipo abwezereni ku dziko limene munawapatsa iwo ndi makolo awo.
26Pamene thambo latsekeka, mulibe mvula chifukwa anachimwira Inu, ngati apemphera kuloza malo ano, natamanda dzina lanu, nabwerera kuleka tchimo lawo pamene mukuwazunza, 27pamenepo imvani kuchokera kumwamba, khululukani tchimo la atumiki anu, anthu anu Israeli, pamene mukuwaphunzitsa njira yabwino yoti ayendemo, ndipo gwetsani mvula pa dziko lanu, limene munalipatsa anthu anu kukhala cholowa chawo.
28Ngati njala, mliri, chinyontho, chiwawu, dzombe, kapena mbozi zigwera dziko; ngati adani awazinga m'mizinda yawo—mliri uliwonse kapena matenda aliwonse akabwera, 29pemphero lililonse kapena pembedzero limene munthu aliyense kapena anthu anu onse a Israeli adzapemphere, aliyense wodziwa masautso ake ndi zowawa zake, natambalitsa manja ake kuloza nyumba iyi, 30pamenepo imvani kuchokera kumwamba, kokhala kwanu, ndipo khululukani, mubwezere aliyense molingana ndi njira zake zonse, popeza mukudziwa mtima wake—pakuti Inu nokha mumadziwa mtima wa munthu aliyense, 31kuti akuopeni, nayende m'njira zanu masiku onse amene akhala ndi moyo pa dziko limene munapatsa makolo athu.
32Komanso, pamene mlendo amene si wa anthu anu Israeli adza kuchokera ku dziko lakutali chifukwa cha dzina lanu lalikulu, dzanja lanu lamphamvu, ndi mkono wanu wotambalala—pamene adza napemphera kuloza nyumba iyi, 33pamenepo imvani kuchokera kumwamba kumene mumakhala, ndipo chitani zonse zimene mlendoyo adzapempha, kuti anthu onse a dziko lapansi adziwe dzina lanu, nakuopeni, monga anthu anu Israeli amachitira, nadziwe kuti nyumba iyi imene ndayimanga yatchedwa ndi dzina lanu.
34Ngati anthu anu apita kunkhondo kukamenyana ndi adani awo kulikonse kumene mudzawatume, napemphera kwa Inu kuloza mzinda uno umene munausankha ndi nyumba imene ndayimanga chifukwa cha dzina lanu, 35pamenepo imvani kuchokera kumwamba pemphero lawo ndi pembedzero lawo, ndipo muwachitire chilungamo.
36Ngati achimwira Inu—pakuti palibe munthu amene alibe tchimo—ndipo mukwiyire iwo, nuwapereke kwa mdani amene adzawatenga ukapolo ku dziko lakutali kapena lapafupi,
37komabe ngati m'dziko la ukapolo wawo adzaganizira mu mtima mwawo, nabwerera, napembedzera kwa Inu kumeneko, nati, “Tachimwa, tachita zolakwa, tachita zoipa,” 38ngati abwerera kwa Inu ndi mtima wawo wonse ndi moyo wawo wonse m'dziko la ukapolo wawo kumene anatengedwera, napemphera kuloza dziko lawo limene munapatsa makolo awo, mzinda umene munausankha, ndi nyumba imene ndayimanga chifukwa cha dzina lanu, 39pamenepo imvani kuchokera kumwamba, kokhala kwanu, pemphero lawo ndi mapembedzero awo, muwachitire chilungamo, ndipo khululukirani anthu anu amene anachimwira Inu.
40Tsopano, Atate wanga, maso anu akhale otseguka ndi makutu anu atchere ku pemphero la malo ano.
41Ndipo tsopano nyamukani, Atate wanga, mudze ku malo anu opumulira, Inu ndi likasa la mphamvu yanu. Ansembe anu, Atate wanga, avekedwe chipulumutso, ndipo okhulupirika anu akondwere ndi ubwino wanu. 42Atate wanga, musakane wodzozedwa wanu. Kumbukirani chikondi chanu cha pangano kwa Davide mtumiki wanu.