¹Zvino Dhavhidhi akaunganidza paJerusaremu machinda ose aIsiraeri, machinda amarudzi, navakuru vamapoka aibatira mambo vachiita mapoka, navakuru vezviuru, navakuru vamazana, navatariri venhumbi dzose nefuma yose yamambo navanakomana vake, pamwechete navaranda navane simba, varume vose voumhare.

¹And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, unto Jerusalem.

²Ipapo mambo Dhavhidhi akasimuka, akamira namakumbo ake, akati, Chindinzwai hama dzangu, navanhu vangu! Kana ndirini, ndakanga ndichiti mumoyo mangu ndichavakira areka yesungano yaJehovha nechitsiko chaMwari wedu imba yokuzorora; zvino ndakanga ndagadzira zvose zvokuvaka nazvo.

²Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.

³Asi Mwari akati kwandiri, Iwe haufaniri kuvakira zita rangu imba, nekuti uri munhu wokurwa, wakateura ropa.

³But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.

⁴Asi Jehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, akanditsaura paimba yose yababa vangu kuti ndive mambo waIsiraeri nokusingaperi; nekuti akatsaura Judha kuti ave mutungamiriri; paimba yaJudha akatsaura imba yababa vangu akandifarira ini, akandiita mambo wavaIsiraeri vose.

⁴Howbeit Jehovah, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;

⁵Zvino pakati pavanakomana vangu vose nekuti Jehovha akandipa vanakomana vazhinji akatsaura mwanakomana wangu Soromoni, kuti agare pachigaro choushe chaJehovha muna Isiraeri.

⁵And of all my sons (for Jehovah hath given me many sons), he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel.

⁶Akati kwandiri,Soromoni mwanakomana wako ndiye uchavaka imba yangu nevazhe dzangu; nekuti ndakamutsaura kuti ave mwanakomana wangu, neni ndichava baba vake.

⁶And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

⁷Ndichasimbisa ushe hwake nokusingaperi, kana iye achitsungirira kuita zvandakaraira nezvandakatonga, sezvaanoita nhasi.

⁷And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day.

⁸Naizvozvo zvino, pamberi pavaIsiraeri vose, neungano yose yaJehovha, Mwari wedu achizvinzwa, chengetai nokutsvaka mirairo yose yaJehovha Mwari wenyu; kuti nyika ino yakanaka ive yenyu, mugoisiira vana venyu vanokuteverai, ive nhaka yavo nokusingaperi.

⁸Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Jehovah, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Jehovah your God; that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.

⁹Zvino iwe Soromoni, mwanakomana wangu, ziva Mwari wababa vako, umushumire nomoyo wakarurama, uye nomweya unoda kwazvo; nekuti Jehovha anonzvera moyo yose, anonzwisisa ndangariro dzose dzemifungo kana ukamutsvaka, iye achawanikwa newe; asi kana ukamusiya, iye achakurasha nokusingaperi.

⁹And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

¹⁰Zvino chenjera, nekuti Jehovha akakutsaura, kuti uvake imba ive nzvimbo tsvene; chiva nesimba, uzviite.

¹⁰Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

¹¹Ipapo Dhavhidhi akapa mwanakomana wake Soromoni mufananidzo weberere retemberi, nedzimba dzaro, nezvivigiro zvefuma yaro, namakamuri aro okumusoro, namakamuri aro omukati, neimba yechifunhiro chokuyananisa;

¹¹Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch [of the temple], and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner chambers thereof, and of the place of the mercy-seat;

¹²nemifananidzo yezvose yakanga iri mumweya wake, yevazhe dzeimba yaJehovha, neyamakamuri ose anokomberedza, neyezvivigiro zvefuma yeimba yaMwari, neyezvivigiro zvefuma yenhumbi dzakatsaurwa;

¹²and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of Jehovah, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;

¹³neyamapoka avapristi navaRevhi, neyamabasa ose eimba yaJehovha, neyenhumbi dzose dzokubata nadzo paimba yaJehovha;

¹³also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all the vessels of service in the house of Jehovah;

¹⁴neyendarama, kurema kwayo, yokuumba nayo nhumbi dzendarama, nhumbi dzose dzamarudzi ose amabasa; neyesirivha, kurema kwayo, yokuumba nayo nhumbi dzose dzesirivha, nhumbi dzose dzamarudzi ose amabasa;

¹⁴of gold by weight for the [vessels of] gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; [of silver] for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service;

¹⁵nokuremawo kwendarama yokuumba nayo zvigadziko zvendarama, nemwenje yazvo, kurema kwechigadziko chimwe nechimwe nemimwe yacho; nesirivha, kurema kwayo, yokuumba nayo zvigadziko zvendarama ,nemwenje yazvo kurema kwechigadziko chimwe nechimwe nemwenje yacho, sezvakakwanira basa rechigadziko chimwe nechimwe;

¹⁵by weight also for the candlesticks of gold, and for the lamps thereof, of gold, by weight for every candlestick and for the lamps thereof; and for the candlesticks of silver, [silver] by weight for [every] candlestick and for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick;

¹⁶nendarama, kurema kwayo, yokuumba nayo tafura dzezvingwa zvokuratidza, yetafura imwe neimwe; nesirivha yetafura dzesirivha;

¹⁶and the gold by weight for the tables of showbread, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver;

¹⁷nezvikokovonho zvendarama yakaisvonaka; nemidziyo yendarama, kurema komudziyo mumwe nomumwe; nemidziyo yesirivha, kurema komudziyo mumwe nomumwe;

¹⁷and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;

¹⁸nokurema kwendarama yakanatswa yearitari yezvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira; nendarama yomufananidzo wengoro, wamakerubhi akatambanudza mapapiro awo, achifukidza areka yesungano yaJehovha.

¹⁸and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, [even] the cherubim, that spread out [their wings], and covered the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

¹⁹Izvi zvose, ndizvo zvakataura Dhavhidhi, ndakazviziviswa zvakanyorwa noruoko rwaJehovha, iwo mabasa ose omufananidzo uyu.

¹⁹All this, [said David], have I been made to understand in writing from the hand of Jehovah, even all the works of this pattern.

²⁰Zvino Dhavhidhi akati kuna Soromoni mwanakomana wake, Simba, utsunge moyo, uzviite; usatya kana kuvunduswa, nekuti Jehovha Mwari, iye Mwari wangu, anewe; haangakuregi, kana kukusiya, kusvikira mabasa ose okushumira nawo paimba yaJehovha apedzwa.

²⁰And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.

²¹Zvino tarira, ndiwo mapoka avapristi navaRevhi, vangabata mabasa ose eimba yaMwari; uyezve pamabasa ose uchava nemhizha dzose dzinoda kubata nomoyo wadzo mabasa amarudzi ose; navakuru navanhu vose vachateerera chose mirairo yako.

²¹And, behold, there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee in all manner of work every willing man that hath skill, for any manner of service: also the captains and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.