1 Mambo ya Nyakati 15 Bible en anglais et en swahili (KJV)

¹ And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
Basi Daudi akajifanyia nyumba katika mji wa Daudi; akapaweka tayari mahali kwa ajili ya sanduku la Mungu, akalipigia hema.

² Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
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.

³ And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
Basi Daudi akawakusanya Israeli wote huko Yerusalemu, ili kulipandisha sanduku la Bwana, mpaka mahali pake alipoliwekea tayari.

⁴ And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
Daudi akawakutanisha wana wa Haruni, na Walawi;

⁵ of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
wa wana wa Kohathi; Urieli mkuu wao, na nduguze mia na ishirini;

⁶ of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
wa wana wa Merari; Asaya mkuu wao, na nduguze mia mbili na ishirini;

⁷ of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
wa wana wa Gershoni; Yoeli mkuu wao, na nduguze mia na thelathini;

⁸ of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
wa wana wa Elsafani; Shemaya mkuu wao, na nduguze mia mbili;

⁹ of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
wa wana wa Hebroni; Elieli mkuu wao, na nduguze themanini;

¹⁰ of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
wa wana wa Uzieli; Aminadabu mkuu wao, na nduguze mia na kumi na wawili.

¹¹ And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
Tena, Daudi akawaita Sadoki na Abiathari makuhani, na hao Walawi, Urieli, Asaya, Yoeli, Shemaya, Elieli, na Aminadabu,

¹² and said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
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.

¹³ For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
Kwani kwa sababu ninyi hamkulichukua safari ya kwanza, Bwana, Mungu wetu, alitufurikia, kwa maana hatukumtafuta sawasawa na sheria.

¹⁴ So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
Basi makuhani na Walawi wakajitakasa, ili wapate kulipandisha sanduku la Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli.

¹⁵ And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
Na wana wa Walawi wakalichukua sanduku la Mungu mabegani mwao kwa miti yake, kama vile Musa alivyoamuru, sawasawa na neno la Bwana.

¹⁷ So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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;

¹⁸ and with them their brethren of the second degree , Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
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.

¹⁹ So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
Hivyo hao waimbaji, Hemani, Asafu, na Ethani, wakaagizwa kupiga matoazi yao ya shaba kwa sauti kuu;

²⁰ and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
na Zekaria, na Yaasieli na Shemiramothi, na Yehieli, na Uni, na Eliabu, na Maaseya, na Benaya, wenye vinanda vya sauti ya Alamothi;

²¹ and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
na Matithiya, na Elifelehu, na Mikneya, na Obed-edomu, na Yeieli, na Azazia, wenye vinubi vya sauti ya Sheminithi,

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
waongoze. Na Kenania, mkuu wa Walawi, alikuwa juu ya uchukuzi; yeye aliusimamia uchukuzi, kwa sababu alikuwa mstadi.

²³ And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
Na Berekia na Elkana walikuwa mabawabu kwa ajili ya sanduku.

²⁴ And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
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.

²⁶ And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
hata ikawa, Mungu alipowajalia Walawi waliolichukua sanduku la agano la Bwana, wakachinja ng'ombe saba, na kondoo waume saba.

²⁷ And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
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.

²⁸ Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
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.