Dem Show di Place; David Prepare for di Temple
David name dat threshing floor as di place for our Papa house, then e use im last strength pack stone, iron, bronze and cedar keep for pikin wey still small and never dey tested. E talk am plain why e no fit build am imself: e don shed too much blood.
22 1David talk say, “Na dis be di house of our Papa, and na dis be di altar wia dem go dey burn offering for Israel.”
2David order make dem gather di foreigners wey dey Israel, den e appoint people wey go cut stone, make dem cut correct-correct stone for build di house of our Papa. 3David provide plenty iron for di nails and clamps of di gate-door, and plenty bronze wey pass wetin person fit weigh, 4and cedar wood wey pass wetin person fit count, because di Sidon people and Tyre people bring plenty cedar log come give David. 5Because David talk say, “My pikin Solomon still young and dem never test am, and di house wey dem go build for our Papa suppose big well-well, get big name, and shine for every land. Make I prepare for am.” So David gather plenty-plenty provision before e die.
6Den e call Solomon im pikin and charge am make e build one house for our Papa of Israel. 7David tell Solomon, “My pikin, e bin dey my mind to build one house for di name of my Papa.
8But di word of our Papa come reach me: ‘You don pour plenty blood and fight big-big war. You no go build house for my name, because you don pour plenty blood for ground for my front.’
9Dem go born one pikin for you, a man of rest; I go give am rest from all im enemy wey surround am. Im name go be Solomon; I go give Israel peace and quiet for im time. a a v9 Di name Solomon mean peace—di rest and quiet wey our Papa promise say e go give through im reign. 10Na im go build one house for my name. E go be my pikin, and I go be im papa. I go make im royal throne stand strong for Israel forever. 11So now, my pikin, make our Papa dey with you, so dat you go succeed and build di house of your Papa, just as e talk about you. 12Na only make our Papa give you wisdom and understanding wen e go put you in charge of Israel, so dat you go keep di law of your Papa. 13Den you go prosper, if you carefully keep di statutes and rules wey our Papa command Moses for Israel. Be strong and get liver. No fear or lose heart. 14See, with plenty effort I don provide for di house of our Papa nearly 4,000 tons of gold, around 34,000 tons of silver, and bronze and iron wey pass wetin person fit weigh—e too plenty. I don also provide wood and stone; you fit add to dem. 15You get plenty workers with you: people wey dey cut stone, masons, carpenters, and all kind craftsmen wey sabi every kind work. 16Wey sabi work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron wey pass count. Rise up and work; make our Papa dey with you.”
17David also command all di leaders of Israel make dem help Solomon im pikin, e talk say,
18“Abi your Papa no dey with una? Abi e never give una rest for every side? Because e don put di people of di land for my hand, and di land don bow before our Papa and im people. 19So now, set your heart and soul to seek your Papa. Rise up and build di sanctuary of our Papa, make you fit carry di ark of im Covenant and im holy vessels enter di house wey dem build for im name.”
