¹David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies who served the king by division, 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, to Jerusalem.

¹Huan David in Israel heutu tengteng nam pi peen te, kumpipa nasema kikheng zelzel pawl heutu te, sepaih sang heutu te, A za heutu te, kumpipa leh a tapate sum leh thil neih teng teng tung a heutute, milian mi hat, mihat hangsan tengtengte toh - Jerusalem ah a sam khawm a.

²Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, “Hear me, my brothers, and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.

²Huchiin kumpipa David a ding a, ka unaute leh ka mite aw, ka thu nana ngai khia dih ua; ken TOUPA thukhunna bawm koihna leh I Pathian khe ngakna ding in lam lungsim in ka nei gige a; huan, lamna ding leng ka ngah khin sipsip a.

³But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.’

³Himahleh, Pathian in ka kiang ah, Nang jaw kidoumi sisan suah mi na hih jiakin ka min a din na lam kei ding, a chi a.

⁴However Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has 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.

⁴Ahihhangin TOUPA Israelte Pathian in, kapa inkote tengteng lak akipan Israelte kumpipa dia khantawna om dingin a honna teltaa; Juda nampipen dingin a nateltaa; huan, Juda namte lakah ka Pa inkote; huan kapa tapa te lak a kipan Israel tengteng kumpipa din a honna tel khe tuamta hi.

⁵Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of Yahweh’s kingdom over Israel.

⁵Huan katapa tengteng lakah (TOUPAN tapa tampi a honpiaa) Israelte kumpipa dingin TOUPA gam laltutphaha tu ding in ka tapa Solomon a na telta hi.

⁶He said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

⁶Huchiin ka kiang ah, Na tapa Solomon in ka in leh ka inntualte a dingsak ding; ka tapa ding in ka teltaa, huchiin ah pa ka hi ding.

⁷I will establish his kingdom forever, if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as at this day.’

⁷Ka thupiakte leh ka vaihawmte a pom gige leh-tua na hih gige bang un-a gam khantawn a din ka kipsak ding hi.

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

⁸Huchiin TOUPA mipi, Israelte tengteng mit muh in leh I pathian zakin TOUPA na Pathian uh thupiak tengteng pom ding leh limsak ding in ka hon hasuan ahi; huchiin hiai gam hoih mahmah na luah ding ua, na nung uah na suante uh khantawn a din na luahtou sawnsak jel ding uhi.

⁹You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

⁹Huan nang ka tapa Solomon napa Pathian thei inla, lungtang hoih bukim leh lungsim kilawptak in anasep sem in; TOUPAN lah lungtang a ensek a, lungsim a lungeel tengteng a thei vek hi; amah na zon leh na mu ding a, na leh ngatsan le bel khantawn in a honk hah khe ding hi.

¹⁰Take heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”

¹⁰Pilvangin; munsiangthou adia in lamding in TOUPAN nang ahon septa hi, hat tak in om inla, pangin, a chi a.

¹¹Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch of the temple, and of its houses, and of its treasuries, and of the upper rooms of it, and of the inner rooms of it, and of the place of the mercy seat;

¹¹Huchiin David in a tapa Solomon kiang ah biakin inlim lim, a in lim, sum koih khawmna in lim, a dantan tungnung lim, a sung dantan lim, chitna tutphah lim.

¹²and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of God’s house, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;

¹²A lungsima a lunggel bang tengteng, TOUPA in umsung intual lim, a kimdantan tengteng lim, Pathian ina sum koihkhawmna in lim, thil tan koih khawmna inlim a piaa;

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

¹³Siampu te leh Levite a pawlpawla a omna ding uh lim, TOUPA ina nasepna lam ding tengteng lim, TOUPA in a nasepna lam ding tuiumbel suan teng teng lim leng.

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

¹⁴Nasepna lam adia tuium belsuan chi chih, dangkaeng tuium beelsuan ding, dangkaeng zatzah ding,

¹⁵by weight also for the lampstands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lampstand and for its lamps; and for the lampstands of silver, by weight for every lampstand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lampstand;

¹⁵Dangkaeng khawnvak koihna leh a khawnvak ding dangkaeng zat jel zah ding, khawnvak koihna leh a khawnvak tui dinga zat jel zah ding, khawnvak koihnaa mun kiphamoh chiat bang jel a dangkasik khawnvak koihna dinga dia zat jel zah ding toh;

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

¹⁶Tanghou-at koihna dohkan ding, khat khat adia dangkaeng zat zah ding, dangkasik dohkan adia dangkasik zat zah ding, dangkaeng ngen sa thukna sik kuaika.

¹⁷and the forks, 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;

¹⁷Mai phiatna kuang, noute toh; dangkaeng belhbu ding, belhbu khat jel adia zatzah ding.

¹⁸and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, the cherubim, that spread out, and covered the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.

¹⁸Cherubte a kha uh jaka, TOUPA thukhunna bawm tuam tuanna lim bang bawlna ding dangkaeng te toh.

¹⁹“All this,” said David, “I have been made to understand in writing from the hand of Yahweh, even all the works of this pattern.”

¹⁹Davidin, Hiaite tengteng TOUPAN amah mah khuta hon gelh, hiai a lim tengteng hon theisak hiin ka thei hi, a chi a.

²⁰David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my God, is with you. He will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of Yahweh is finished.

²⁰Huan David in a tapa Solomon kiang ah, Hattak leh hangsan tak in om inla, pangin; laukenla, lunglel sam ken; TOUPA Pathian ka pathian na kiang ah a on hi; TOUPA inlam nasep tengteng zoh ahihvek mateng ahon paisan in, a hon limsaklou keiding hi.Huan ngaidih, Pathian in na chih teng semmi pawl siampute leh Levite a om ua, bang na peuh a, banglam peuh a nasep siam, hattak chiat a nang hon panpih ding na kiang ah a om jel ding uhi; heutute leh mipi tengteng inleng na thupiak peuhmah a juijel laiding uhi, a chi a.

²¹Behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of God’s house. There shall be with you in all kinds of work every willing man who has skill, for any kind of service. Also the captains and all the people will be entirely at your command.”

²¹Huan ngaidih, Pathian in na chih teng semmi pawl siampute leh Levite a om ua, bang na peuh a, banglam peuh a nasep siam, hattak chiat a nang hon panpih ding na kiang ah a om jel ding uhi; heutute leh mipi tengteng inleng na thupiak peuhmah a juijel laiding uhi, a chi a.