1 David okwa ti: “Mpaka napa kale otempeli yOmuwa Kalunga naampaka napa kale oshiyambelo mpoka Aaisraeli taa lungunithile omayambo.”
Omalongekidho gokutunga otempeli
2 David okwa gandja elaka kaakwiilongo ayehe ya kala moshilongo shaIsrael, ya gongale, e te ya tula miilonga. Yamwe yomuyo oya hongo omamanya gokutunga otempeli. 3 David okwa gongele ondumba yiitenda, mu ze oomboha nomakandula gomiyelo, noshikushu oshindjishindji kaashi shi kuyelekwa. 4 Okwa uvathana nAatiro nAasidoni, ye mu etele omiti dhomisedeli odhindjidhindji. 5 David okwa dhiladhila: “Otempeli ndjoka tayi ka tungwa komumwandje Salomo, oyi na okukala onene noyo opala ya simana muuyuni auhe. Ihe oye omunona noke na ontseyo, onkee nandi mu ningile omalongekidho.” Osho ngaaka David a gongele iitungitha oyindjiyindji, manga inaa sa.
6 David okwi ithana omwana Salomo e te mu lombwele, a tungile Omuwa, Kalunga kaIsrael, otempeli. 7 David okwa ti kuye: “Mentu gwandje, onda halele okutungila Omuwa, Kalunga kandje, otempeli, ndi mu simaneke. 8 Ihe Omuwa okwa lombwele ndje kutya onda dhipaga aantu oyendji nonda hinga iita olwindji. Molwomatilohimbinzi ngaka agehe nda ningi ina pitika ndje, ndi mu tungile otempeli. 9 Okwa uvanekele ndje a ti: ‘Oto ka kala u na omumwoyemati ngoka ta ka lela nombili, oshoka otandi ke mu vululukitha kaatondi ye ayehe. Edhina lye otali ithanwa Salomo, oshoka muuyuni we otandi ka pa Israel ombili negameno. 10 Oye ta ka tungila ndje otempeli. Ye ota ningi omumwandje, nangame ote ningi he. Ezimo lye otali ka lela sigo aluhe.’ ”
11 David okwa tsikile a ti: “Mentu gwandje, Omuwa, Kalunga koye, na kale ano nangoye ye na dhiginine euvaneko lye, e ku lagopaleke moku mu tungila otempeli. 12 Omuwa, Kalunga koye, ne ku pe omayele nuunongo, opo u pangele Israel pampango ye. 13 Ngele oto vulika kiipango ayihe mbyoka Omuwa a pele Moses, e yi lombwele Israel, nena oto ka kala kuu na mbudhi. Kala wa tokola nou na einekelo ngoye ino etha, u haluthwe kusha. 14 Omolwa etungo lyotempeli, onda kambadhala okugongela ootona 3400 dhoshingoli nootona 34 000 dhoshisiliveli, opo yi ka longithwe metungo lyotempeli. Onda gongele wo omiti dhomisedeli noondhopi dhomamanya, ihe nangoye oto ka gwedha po. 15 Ou na aaniilonga oyendji. Oku na aahongi yomamanya, aatungi naanashihongelo, oku na wo aahambudhi oyendji yi ili noyi ili mboka haa hambula 16 iingoli, iisiliveli, iikushu niiyela iiluudhe. Tameka ano iilonga. Omuwa na kale pamwe nangoye.”
17 David okwa lombwele aawiliki ayehe yaIsrael, ya kwathe Salomo. 18 Okwa ti: “Omuwa, Kalunga keni, okwa kala pamwe nane nokwe mu pe ombili koombinga adhihe. Okwa sinditha ndje aantu ayehe mboka ya li mevi ndika, noya ningi aapiya yeni noyOmuwa. 19 Longeleni ano Omuwa, Kalunga keni, noomwenyo dheni adhihe nomitima dheni adhihe. Tamekeni okutunga otempeli, opo mu pungule mo oshikethahangano shOmuwa niikwaniipangitho ayihe iiyapuki mbyoka hayi longithwa melongelokalunga.”
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