¹ Iwo anabweretsa likasa la Mulungu woona ndi kuliika pakati pa tenti imene Davide anakhazikitsiramo. Kenako anapereka nsembe zopsereza ndi nsembe zachiyanjano pamaso pa Mulungu. ² Davide atatsiriza kupereka nsembe yopsereza ndi nsembe zachiyanjano, anadalitsa anthuwo m namedzina la Yehova. ³ Anagawira amuna onse a Israyeli, kwa amuna ndi akazi, mtanda wa mkate, ndi nthuli ya nyama, ndi keke ya mphesa zouma. ⁴ Ndipo Davide anasankha Alevi ena azimtumikira patsogolo pa likasa la Yehova, ndi kusekerera, kuyamika, ndi kutamanda Yehova Mulungu wa Israyeli. ⁵ Alevi anali mtsogoleri wawo, ndipo wachiwiri wake anali Zekariya, Yaazieli, Semiramoti, Yehieli, Matitiya, Eliyabu, Benaya, Obedi-edomu ndi Yeyeli. Awa anali oyimba ndi azeze ndi azeze. Asafu anali kuwomba zinganga, ndipo anali kuwomba mokweza kwambiri. ⁶ Ansembe Benaya ndi Yahazieli anali kuimba malipenga pafupipafupi, patsogolo pa Bokosi la Chipangano la Mulungu. ⁷ Tsiku lomwelo Davide anasankha Asafu ndi abale ake kuyimba nyimbo iyi yakuyamika Yehova. ⁸ Yamikani Yehova, itanani pa dzina lake; Dziwitsani mitundu ya anthu zochita zake. ⁹ Muimbireni, muimbireni zomlemekeza; Nenani zodabwiza zake zonse. ¹⁰ Dzitamandeni ndi dzina lake loyera; mtima wa iwo akufunafuna Yehova ukondwere. ¹¹ Funani Yehova ndi mphamvu yake; funani nkhope yake kosalekeza. ¹² Kumbukirani zodabwiza zake adazichita, Ndi zozizwa zake ndi maweruzo ochokera mkamwa mwake, ¹³ Inu ana a Israyeli mtumiki wake, Inu anthu a Yakobo, osankhidwa ake. ¹⁴ Iye ndiye Yehova, Mulungu wathu. Malamulo ake ali padziko lonse lapansi. ¹⁵ Kumbukirani chipangano chake kwamuyaya, mawu amene analamulira mibadwo chikwi. ¹⁶ Akukumbukira pangano lomwe adapangana ndi Abrahamu, ndi lumbiro lake kwa Isaki. ¹⁷ Izi n'zimene anatsimikizira Yakobo monga lamulo, ndi kwa Israyeli ngati pangano losatha. ¹⁸ Ndipo anati, Ndidzakupatsa iwe dziko la Kanani likhale colowa cako. ¹⁹ Pamene anali owerengeka ochepa, ochepa kwambiri, ndipo anali alendo mdzikolo, ²⁰ ankayendayenda kuchokera ku mtundu wina kupita ku mtundu wina, kuchokera ku ufumu wina kupita ku wina. ²¹ Sanalole aliyense kuwapondereza; adalanga mafumu chifukwa cha iwo. ²² Iye adati, "Musakhudze odzozedwa anga, kapena kuvulaza aneneri anga." ²³ Imbirani Yehova, dziko lonse lapansi; lengezani chipulumutso chake tsiku ndi tsiku. ²⁴ Fotokozerani ulemerero wake mwa amitundu, ndi zozizwitsa zake mwa amitundu onse. ²⁵ Pakuti Yehova ndiye wamkulu, nayenera kulemekezedwa kwakukulu; ²⁶ Pakuti milungu yonse ya amitundu ndi mafano, koma Yehova ndiye adalenga zakumwamba. ²⁷ Ulemerero ndi ulemu zili pamaso pake. Mphamvu ndi chimwemwe zili m'malo mwake. ²⁸ Vomerezani kwa Yehova, inu mafuko a mitundu ya anthu, M'patseni Yehova ulemerero ndi mphamvu. ²⁹ M'patseni Yehova ulemerero woyenera dzina lake. Bweretsani chopereka mubwere pamaso pake. Gwadirani Yehova mu ulemerero woyera. ³⁰ Njenjemera pamaso pake, dziko lonse lapansi. Dziko lapansi nalonso lakhazikika; sungagwedezeke. ³¹ Kumwamba kukondwere, ndipo dziko lapansi lisangalale. anene mwa amitundu, "Yehova alamulira." ³² Nyanja ibangule, ndi zonse zili mmenemo zifuule mokondwera. Minda isangalale, ndi zonse zili momwemo. ³³ Pamenepo mitengo ya m'nkhalango ifuule ndi chisangalalo pamaso pa Yehova, pakuti akubwera kudzaweruza dziko lapansi. ³⁴ Yamikani Yehova, chifukwa iye ndi wabwino, pakuti pangano lake ndi lokhalitsa. ³⁵ Pamenepo nenani, "Tipulumutseni, Mulungu wa chipulumutso chathu. Tisonkhanitseni pamodzi ndi kutipulumutsa kuchokera ku mitundu ina, kuti tithokoze dzina lanu loyera ndi kudzitamanda m yourmitamando yanu." ³⁶ Adalitsike Yehova, Mulungu wa Israele, kuyambira nthawi yosayamba kufikira nthawi yosatha. Anthu onse anati, Ameni; natamanda Yehova. ³⁷ Kotero Davide anasiya Asafu ndi abale ake kumeneko patsogolo pa Bokosi la Chipangano la Yehova, kuti azitumikira mosalekeza patsogolo pa Likasa, monga mwa ntchito za tsiku ndi tsiku. ³⁸ Obedi Edomu ndi abale awo makumi asanu ndi limodzi mphambu asanu ndi atatu anaphatikizidwa. Obedi Edomu mwana wa Yedutuni, pamodzi ndi Hosa anali odikira. ³⁹ Wansembe Zadoki ndi ansembe anzake anatumikira patsogolo pa chihema cha Yehova ku malo okwezeka a ku Gibeoni. ⁴⁰ Anali kupereka nsembe zopsereza kwa Yehova paguwa lansembe zopsereza mosalekeza m'mawa ndi madzulo, mogwirizana ndi zonse zolembedwa m lawchilamulo cha Yehova, chimene analamula Israeli. ⁴¹ Hemani ndi Yedutuni anali nawo, pamodzi ndi enawo amene anasankhidwa ndi mayina, kuti ayamike Yehova; chifukwa chake pangano lake ndi la chikhalire. ⁴² Hemani ndi Yedutuni anali oyang'anira oyimba malipenga, zinganga ndi zida zina zoyimbira Mulungu. Ana a Yedutuni anali olondera pachipata. ⁴³ Pamenepo anthu onse anabwerera kunyumba zawo, ndipo Davide anabwerera kudalitsa banja lake.