Freewill Offerings for our Papa House
David add im own gold and silver join wetin di nation don gather, then e ask who else wan give — and di leaders give with free hand. Im prayer talk di plainest tin for di whole book: everytin wey dem give, na from our Papa hand e first come. Then dem crown Solomon, and David die with peace for im heart.
29 1David di king tell di whole gathering: My pikin Solomon, di one wey our Papa don choose, still young and never sabi plenty tin, and di work big well well, because dis temple no be for man but na for our Papa. 2With all my strength I don provide tins for my Papa house: gold for di gold, silver for di silver, bronze for di bronze, iron for di iron, wood for di wood; onyx stones and stones for setting, stones of antimony and stones of different-different color, every kind of precious stone, and marble plenty well well. 3Because I dey take joy for my Papa house, I dey give my own personal treasure of gold and silver to my Papa house, pass all wey I don provide for di holy house: 4about 112 ton of gold, gold wey come from Ophir, and about 262 ton of pure silver, to cover di wall of di buildings. 5Gold for di gold, silver for di silver, and every work for di hand of craftsmen. So now, who ready to give imself today to our Papa?
6Den di family leaders, di tribe leaders of Israel, di commanders of thousand and hundred, and di officials wey dey over di king work, offer with willing heart. 7For di service of our Papa house, dem give about 188 ton of gold and 10,000 darics, 375 ton of silver, 675 ton of bronze, and 3,750 ton of iron. 8Whoever get precious stones give am to di treasury of our Papa house, wey dey under di care of Jehiel di Gershonite. 9Di people rejoice because of di gifts wey dem give with willing heart, offer freely to our Papa with dia whole heart; King David sef rejoice well well.
David Prayer of Praise to our Papa
10So David bless our Papa for front of di whole gathering. And David talk say, “Blessing dey for you, di Papa of Israel our father, from everlasting to everlasting. 11Na your own, our Papa, na di greatness, di power, di glory, di victory, and di majesty—because everytin wey dey for heaven and for earth na your own. Di kingdom na your own, our Papa; dem lift you up as head over everytin. 12Riches and honor dey come from you; na you dey rule over everytin. Power and might dey for your hand; na for your hand e dey to make person great and to give strength to everybody. 13And now, our Papa, we dey give you thanks and we dey praise your glorious name. 14Who I be, and who my people be, wey we go fit offer like dis with willing heart? Everytin dey come from you—we just give you back wetin comot from your own hand. 15We na strangers and visitors for front of you, as all our ancestors bin be; our days for earth dey like shadow, and no hope dey to stay. 16O our Papa, all dis wealth wey we gather to build you a house for your holy name na from your hand e come, and all of am na your own. 17I know, my Papa, say na you dey test di heart and you dey take joy for true-true heart. For di clean heart wey I get I don freely give all dis tins, and now I see your people wey dey here, dey give you with joy. 18O God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep dis mind for ever for di heart of your people, and turn dia heart come to you. 19Give my pikin Solomon a whole heart to keep your commands, your testimonies, and your laws, to do all dis tins, and to build di temple wey I don provide for.”
20David tell di whole gathering, “Bless your Papa now.” So dem all bless di God of dia fathers, bow dia head, and fall face-down for front of our Papa and di king.
Dem Anoint Solomon King for Front of our Papa
21Di next day dem kill sacrifices to our Papa and offer burnt offerings to our Papa: 1,000 bull, 1,000 ram, 1,000 lamb, with dia drink offerings, and plenty sacrifices for all Israel. 22Dem chop and drink for front of our Papa dat day with plenty joy, dem make Solomon pikin of David king again, anoint am ruler for our Papa, and Zadok as priest.
23Solomon sidon for di throne of our Papa as king for place of David im father. E prosper, and all Israel obey am. a a v23 Di king of Israel sidon for a throne wey belong to our Papa — di kingdom na our Papa im own rule wey dey happen for earth. Dis throne go find im true and lasting King inside Jesus, di pikin of David. 24Also all di leaders and mighty warriors, and all di sons of King David sef, bow demself under King Solomon. 25And our Papa make Solomon great pass measure for di eyes of all Israel, giving am royal majesty wey pass any king wey bin dey before am for Israel.
How King David Rule and How E Die
26David pikin of Jesse rule over all Israel. 27Im rule over Israel last forty years—seven for Hebron, thirty-three for Jerusalem. 28E die for good old age, full of days, wealth, and honor; Solomon im pikin rule for im place. 29Now di tins wey King David do, from first to last, dem write am for di records of Samuel di seer, di records of Nathan di prophet, and di records of Gad di seer, 30with all im rule and im might, and di tins wey happen to am, to Israel, and to all di kingdoms of di lands.
