1 They put the sacred chest inside the tent that David had set up for it, then they offered sacrifices to please the Lord and sacrifices to ask his blessing. 2 After David had finished, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord 3 and gave every person in the crowd a small loaf of bread, some meat, and a handful of raisins.
4 David appointed some of the Levites to serve at the sacred chest; they were to play music and sing praises to the Lord God of Israel. 5 Asaph was their leader, and Zechariah was his assistant. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and another man named Jeiel were appointed to play small harps and stringed instruments. Asaph himself played the cymbals, 6 and the two priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets every day in front of the sacred chest.
David's Song of Praise
(Psalms 105.1-15Psalms 96.1-13Psalms 106.1Psalms 47Psalms 48)7 That same day, David instructed Asaph and his relatives for the first time to sing these praises to the Lord:
8 Praise the Lord
and pray in his name!
Tell everyone
what he has done.
9 Sing praises to the Lord!
Tell about his miracles.
10 Celebrate and worship
his holy name
with all your heart.
11 Trust the Lord
and his mighty power.
Worship him always.
12 Remember his miracles
and all his wonders
and his fair decisions.
13 You belong to the family
of Israel, his servant;
you are his chosen ones,
the descendants of Jacob.
14 The Lord is our God,
bringing justice
everywhere on earth.
15 We must never forget
his agreement and his promises,
not in thousands of years.
* 16 God made an eternal promise
17 to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
18 when he said, “I'll give you
the land of Canaan.”
19 At the time there were
only a few of us,
and we were homeless.
20 We wandered from nation
to nation, from one country
to another.
21 God did not let anyone
mistreat our people.
Instead he protected us
by punishing rulers
22 and telling them,
“Don't touch my chosen leaders
or harm my prophets!”
23 Everyone on this earth,
sing praises to the Lord.
Day after day announce,
“The Lord has saved us!”
24 Tell every nation on earth,
“The Lord is wonderful
and does marvelous things!
25 The Lord is great and deserves
our greatest praise!
He is the only God
worthy of our worship.
26 Other nations worship idols,
but the Lord created
the heavens.
27 Give honor and praise
to the Lord,
whose power and beauty
fill his holy temple.”
28 Tell everyone of every nation,
“Praise the glorious power
of the Lord.
29 He is wonderful! Praise him
and bring an offering
into his temple.
Worship the Lord,
majestic and holy.
30 Everyone on earth, now tremble!”
The world stands firm,
never to be shaken.
31 Tell the heavens and the earth
to be glad and celebrate!
And announce to the nations,
“The Lord is King!”
32 Command the ocean to roar
with all of its creatures
and the fields to rejoice
with all of their crops.
33 Then every tree in the forest
will sing joyful songs
to the Lord.
He is coming to judge
all people on earth.
34 Praise the Lord
because he is good to us,
and his love never fails.
35 Say to him, “Save us, Lord God!
Bring us back
from among the nations.
Let us celebrate and shout
in praise of your holy name.
36 Lord God of Israel,
you deserve to be praised
forever and ever.”
After David finished, the people shouted, “Amen! Praise the Lord!”
David Appoints Worship Leaders at Jerusalem and Gibeon
37 David chose Asaph and the Levites in his clan to be in charge of the daily worship at the place where the sacred chest was kept. 38 Obed-Edom and 68 of his relatives were their assistants, and Hosah and Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun were the guards.
39 David also chose Zadok the priest and his relatives who were priests to serve at the Lord's sacred tent at Gibeon. 40 They were to offer sacrifices on the altar every morning and evening, just as the Lord had commanded in the Law he gave Israel. 41 Heman and Jeduthun were their assistants, as well as the other men who had been chosen to praise the Lord for his never-ending love. 42 Heman and Jeduthun were also responsible for blowing the trumpets, and for playing the cymbals and other instruments during worship at the tent. The Levites in Jeduthun's clan were the guards at Gibeon.
43 After that, everyone went home, and David went home to his family.
1 Owo va twara Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Ndjambi kondanda David ndja ṱunina tjo nave ketjitwa moukoto. Nu va punguhira Ndjambi ozombunguhiro ozoningiririsiwa nozohange. 2 David tja za nokupunguha ozombunguhiro nḓa, otja sera otjiwaṋa ondaya mena ra Muhona, 3 ne ve haṋene ovikurya avehe. Eye wa yandja omboroto ombomba, nonyama ndja terekwa pomakara, nomandjembere nga kahisiwa kOmuisrael auhe, omurumendu nomukazendu.
4 David wa toorora Ovalevi tjiva okuhongorera ovandu tji mave rikotamene ku Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel, komurungu wOtjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe, amave imburire Muhona nokumutanga. 5 Asaf wa toororwa okurira omuhongore, nu Sakaria ongwa ri omuvatere we. OoJaasiel na Semiramot na Jehiel na Matitja na Eliab na Benaja na Obed-Edom na Jeiel omba ri ovanyande voviharpe. Asaf wa ri omunyande wozongoma zovitenda, 6 novapristeri vevari ooBenaja na Jahasiel aruhe aave nyanda ozohiva komurungu wOtjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe. 7 Meyuva ndo David otja yandja ousemba ku Asaf na kOvalevi ovakwao okuimburira Muhona eimburiro rondangero otjikando otjitenga.
Eimburiro rondangero
(Psa 10:1-15Psa 96:1-13Psa 106:1, Psa 47-48)8 Itjeye okuhepa ku Muhona,
zuvariseye ounene womasa we;
tjiviseye komihoko imbi eye mbya tjita.
9 Imburireye Muhona ondangero
mena roviṋa ovihimise eye mbya tjita!
10 Kareye nenyando kokutja oweṱe ove;
avehe mbe rikotamena ku ye ngave yoroke.
11 Kakweye ombatero ku Muhona,
nu rikotameneye ku ye aruhe.
12 Zemburukeye ovihimise Ndjambi mbya tjita,
nozombanguriro eye nḓa tya,
13 eṋe zondekurona za Jakob,
omukarere wa Ndjambi,
zondekurona za Israel,
ngwa toororwa i Ndjambi.
14 Muhona eye oNdjambi wetu;
omarakiza we owouye auhe.
15 Zemburukeye aruhe omerikutiropamwe
wa Ndjambi eye nga zikamisa nga aruhe,
16 omerikutiropamwe, nga tjita ku Abraham,
nomazikamisiro, nga tjita ku Isak.
17 Muhona wa tjita omerikutiropamwe na Jakob,
ngu maye karerere nga aruhe.
18 Eye wa tjere ku ye: “Ami me ku pe ehi ra Kanaan,
oro mari rire ouini woye.”
19 Moruveze ndo otjiwaṋa tja Ndjambi katja ri nonḓengu;
nu tja ri otjozonganda mehi ra Kanaan.
20 Owo va ryanga mokati komihoko,
okuza kouhona umwe nga ku warwe.
21 Nungwari Ndjambi ka yandjere umwe e ve ṋiṋikize; mokuvevatera
Eye wa rakiza ozombara, a tja:
22 “Amu tjiti otjipo kovakarere ovatoororwa;
amu ṱunu kovaprofete vandje.”
23 Imburireye Muhona, uye auhe!
Eyuva arihe zuvariseye ombuze ombwa kutja eye we tu yama.
24 Zuvariseye ounene we koviwaṋa,
novitjitwa vye ovihimise komihoko avihe.
25 Muhona Omunamasa, neṱe twa sokumutanga; twa
sokutira ye poomukuru ngamwa avehe varwe.
26 Oomukuru voviwaṋa avihe vyarwe owo oviserekarera vyovisenginina porwavyo,
nungwari Muhona wa utire omayuru.
27 Ongeṋangeṋeno nounene wouhona we vi mu kovera,
omasa nondjoroka vi urisa ondjuwo ye ondjapuke.
28 Tangeye Muhona,
viwaṋa avihe kombanda yehi,
tangeye ounene nomasa we!
29 Tangeye ena ra Muhona enandjozikiro;
eteye ozombunguhiro, nu hiteye mondjuwo ye
Ripeteye komurungu wa Muhona,
eye tji me rimunikisa mouyapuke we.
30 Zezereye komurungu we, mahi aehe!
Ouye wa zikamisiwa nomasa, nu kamaau teratera.
31 Yorokeye, hi nevaverwa!
Tjiviseye koviwaṋa kutja Muhona eye ombara.
32 Zuzuma, kuvare, na imbi ovinamuinyo mbi ri move;
yorokeye, mahi omakunwa, na imbi avihe mbi ri mu eṋe!
33 Omiti momahwa mavi imbi
nondjoroka komurungu wa Muhona,
eye tji meya okupangura ouye.
34 Itjeye okuhepa ku Muhona,
eye tjinga e ri omuwa;
orusuvero rwe ru karerera nga aruhe!
35 Itjeye nai ku ye: “Tu yama, Ndjambi Omukuture wetu;
tu wonga kumwe; tu yeura koviwaṋa,
kutja tu ku tjere okuhepa
nu tu tange ena roye eyapuke.”
36 Tangeye Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel!
Mu tangeye aruhe nga aruhe!
Otjiwaṋa atjihe tja tja: “Amen! Muhona nga tangwe!”
Omerikotameneno mOjerusalem na mOgibeon
37 David wa zika Asaf nOvalevi ovakwao kutja aruhe ve rire ovatjevere pomerikotameneno ngaa ye tjitirwa poṋa paa pe ṱizirwa Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe. Owo aave ungurire oviungura mbi okuza keyuva nga keyuva. 38 Obed-Edom, omuzandu wa Jedutun, novarumendu omirongo hamboumwe na hambondatu vonganda ye va ri ovavatere vawo. Hosa na Obed-Edom va ri ovatjevere vopomivero.
39 Nungwari Sadok, omupristeri, novapristeri ovakwao va ri ovatjevere vopoṋa pomerikotameneno ku Muhona kondunda mOgibeon. 40 Omuhuka nongurova aihe aave punguhire ozombunguhiro ozoningiririsiwa kotjipunguhiro otja tji pa tjangwa mOmatwako Muhona nga yandjere kOvaisrael. 41 Puna wo mbo pa ri ooHeman na Jedutun novakwao varwe, mba toororwa okuimburira Muhona omiimbo vyondangero mena rorusuvero rwe ndu hi nomaandero. 42 OoHeman na Jedutun wina va ri ovatjevere vozohiva nozongoma zovitenda, novinangoma vyarwe mbyaa vi nyandwa, omiimbo vyondangero ngunda amavi imburwa. Nungwari imba ovandu vonganda ya Jedutun va ri ovatjevere vopomivero.
43 Okuzambo auhe wa yaruka koye; nu David wa yaruka koye okukaminika eṱunḓu re.
