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Basi Daudi akajifanyia nyumba katika mji wa Daudi; akapaweka tayari mahali kwa ajili ya sanduku la Mungu, akalipigia hema.
David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
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Ndipo Daudi akasema, Haimpasi mtu awaye yote kulichukua sanduku la Mungu, isipokuwa Walawi peke yao; kwa kuwa hao ndio aliowachagua Bwana, ili walichukue sanduku la Mungu, na kumtumikia daima.
Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
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Basi Daudi akawakusanya Israeli wote huko Yerusalemu, ili kulipandisha sanduku la Bwana, mpaka mahali pake alipoliwekea tayari.
And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
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Daudi akawakutanisha wana wa Haruni, na Walawi;
Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
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wa wana wa Kohathi; Urieli mkuu wao, na nduguze mia na ishirini;
From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives;
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wa wana wa Merari; Asaya mkuu wao, na nduguze mia mbili na ishirini;
from the Merarites, Asaiah the chief and 220 of his relatives;
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wa wana wa Gershoni; Yoeli mkuu wao, na nduguze mia na thelathini;
from the Gershomites, Joel the chief and 130 of his relatives;
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wa wana wa Elsafani; Shemaya mkuu wao, na nduguze mia mbili;
from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;
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wa wana wa Hebroni; Elieli mkuu wao, na nduguze themanini;
from the Hebronites, Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives;
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wa wana wa Uzieli; Aminadabu mkuu wao, na nduguze mia na kumi na wawili.
and from the Uzzielites, Amminadab the chief and 112 of his relatives.
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Tena, Daudi akawaita Sadoki na Abiathari makuhani, na hao Walawi, Urieli, Asaya, Yoeli, Shemaya, Elieli, na Aminadabu,
David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
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akawaambia, Ninyi ni vichwa vya mbari za baba za Walawi; jitakaseni, ninyi na ndugu zenu, ili mlipandishe sanduku la Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, mpaka mahali pale nilipoliwekea tayari.
And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
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Kwani kwa sababu ninyi hamkulichukua safari ya kwanza, Bwana, Mungu wetu, alitufurikia, kwa maana hatukumtafuta sawasawa na sheria.
It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
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Basi makuhani na Walawi wakajitakasa, ili wapate kulipandisha sanduku la Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli.
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
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Na wana wa Walawi wakalichukua sanduku la Mungu mabegani mwao kwa miti yake, kama vile Musa alivyoamuru, sawasawa na neno la Bwana.
And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
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Kisha Daudi akamwambia mkuu wa Walawi, kwamba awaagize ndugu zao waimbaji, pamoja na vyombo vyao vya kupigia ngoma, vinanda, na vinubi, na matoazi, wavipige na kupaza sauti kwa furaha.
David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
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Basi Walawi wakamwagiza Hemani mwana wa Yoeli; na wa nduguze, Asafu mwana wa Berekia; na wa wana wa Merari ndugu zao, Ethani mwana wa Kishi;
So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
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na pamoja nao ndugu zao kwa cheo cha pili, Zekaria, na Yaasieli, na Shemiramothi, na Yehieli, na Uni, na Eliabu; na Benaya, na Maaseya, na Matithia, na Elifelehu, na Mikneya, na Obed-edomu, na Yeieli, mabawabu.
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
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Hivyo hao waimbaji, Hemani, Asafu, na Ethani, wakaagizwa kupiga matoazi yao ya shaba kwa sauti kuu;
The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
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na Zekaria, na Yaasieli na Shemiramothi, na Yehieli, na Uni, na Eliabu, na Maaseya, na Benaya, wenye vinanda vya sauti ya Alamothi;
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
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na Matithiya, na Elifelehu, na Mikneya, na Obed-edomu, na Yeieli, na Azazia, wenye vinubi vya sauti ya Sheminithi,
And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
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waongoze. Na Kenania, mkuu wa Walawi, alikuwa juu ya uchukuzi; yeye aliusimamia uchukuzi, kwa sababu alikuwa mstadi.
Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
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Na Berekia na Elkana walikuwa mabawabu kwa ajili ya sanduku.
Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.
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Na Shebania, na Yoshafati, na Nethaneli, na Amasai, na Zekaria, na Benaya, na Eliezeri, makuhani, wakapiga baragumu mbele ya sanduku la Mungu; na Obed-edomu na Yehia walikuwa mabawabu kwa ajili ya sanduku.
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
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Basi Daudi, na wazee wa Israeli, na maakida wa maelfu, wakaenda, ili kulipandisha sanduku la agano la Bwana kutoka nyumbani mwa Obed-edomu kwa furaha kuu;
So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
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hata ikawa, Mungu alipowajalia Walawi waliolichukua sanduku la agano la Bwana, wakachinja ng'ombe saba, na kondoo waume saba.
And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
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Naye Daudi alikuwa amevaa joho ya kitani safi, na Walawi wote waliolichukua sanduku, na waimbaji, na Kenania msimamizi wa uchukuzi, na waimbaji; naye Daudi alikuwa amevaa naivera ya kitani.
Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
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Ndivyo Israeli wote walivyolipandisha sanduku la agano la Bwana kwa shangwe na kwa sauti ya tarumbeta, na kwa baragumu, na kwa matoazi, wakipiga sauti kuu kwa vinanda na vinubi.
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
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Hata ikawa, sanduku la agano la Bwana lilipofika mjini kwa Daudi, Mikali binti Sauli akachungulia dirishani, akamwona mfalme Daudi, akicheza na kushangilia; akamdharau moyoni mwake. </p>
As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.