Igitabo cya mbere cy’Abami

8 Icyo gihe Umwami Salomo ateranyiriza hamwe+ abayobozi b’Abisirayeli, abakuru b’imiryango y’Abisirayeli bose, ni ukuvuga abahagarariye imiryango ya ba sekuruza.+ Basanga Salomo i Yerusalemu kugira ngo bazane isanduku y’isezerano rya Yehova bayikuye mu Mujyi wa Dawidi,+ ari wo Siyoni.+ 2 Ku munsi mukuru* wabaga mu kwezi kwa Etanimu,* ari ko kwezi kwa karindwi,+ Abisirayeli bose bateraniye aho Umwami Salomo yari ari. 3 Abayobozi b’Abisirayeli bose baraza maze abatambyi baterura iyo Sanduku.+ 4 Bazamuye Isanduku ya Yehova n’ihema ryo guhuriramo n’Imana,+ n’ibikoresho byeguriwe Imana byose byari muri iryo hema. Nuko abatambyi n’Abalewi barabizamukana. 5 Umwami Salomo n’Abisirayeli, ni ukuvuga abari bitabiriye ubutumire bwe bose, bari imbere y’Isanduku. Nuko batamba ibitambo by’inka n’intama+ byinshi cyane bitabarika.

6 Abatambyi bashyira isanduku y’isezerano rya Yehova mu mwanya wayo,+ mu cyumba cy’imbere cyane cy’urusengero, ni ukuvuga Ahera Cyane, bayishyira munsi y’amababa y’abakerubi.+

7 Amababa y’abo bakerubi yari arambuye hejuru y’aho Isanduku yari iri, ku buryo batwikiraga Isanduku n’imijishi* yayo.+ 8 Iyo mijishi+ yari miremire cyane ku buryo umuntu yashoboraga kubona imitwe yayo ari Ahera, imbere y’icyumba cy’imbere cyane, ariko ntiyashoboraga kuyibona ari hanze. Aho ni ho iyo mijishi yakomeje kuba kugeza n’uyu munsi. 9 Nta kindi kintu cyari mu Isanduku uretse bya bisate bibiri by’amabuye+ Mose yashyiriyemo+ i Horebu, igihe Yehova yagiranaga isezerano+ n’Abisirayeli bavuye mu gihugu cya Egiputa.+

10 Abatambyi bamaze gusohoka ahera, igicu+ gihita cyuzura mu nzu ya Yehova.+ 11 Nuko abatambyi ntibashobora gukomeza gukora umurimo wabo bitewe n’icyo gicu, kuko ikuzo rya Yehova ryari ryuzuye mu nzu ya Yehova.+ 12 Icyo gihe Salomo aravuga ati: “Yehova, wavuze ko uzatura mu mwijima mwinshi.+ 13 Nakubakiye inzu nziza bihebuje, aho uzatura kugeza iteka ryose.”+

14 Nuko umwami arahindukira, asabira umugisha Abisirayeli bose bari bahagaze imbere ye.+ 15 Aravuga ati: “Yehova Imana ya Isirayeli asingizwe, we wakoresheje ukuboko kwe ibyo yabwiye papa wanjye Dawidi agira ati: 16 ‘uhereye umunsi nakuriye muri Egiputa abantu banjye, ari bo Bisirayeli, sinigeze ntoranya umujyi mu miryango yose ya Isirayeli kugira ngo mpubake inzu yitirirwa izina ryanjye.+ Ariko nahisemo Dawidi kugira ngo ayobore abantu banjye, ari bo Bisirayeli.’ 17 Papa wanjye Dawidi yifuje cyane kubaka inzu yitirirwa izina rya Yehova Imana ya Isirayeli.+ 18 Ariko Yehova yabwiye papa wanjye Dawidi ati: ‘wifuje cyane kubaka inzu izitirirwa izina ryanjye kandi rwose wagize neza kuba warabyifuje. 19 Icyakora si wowe uzanyubakira inzu, ahubwo umwana uzabyara ni we uzubaka inzu izitirirwa izina ryanjye.’+ 20 Yehova yashohoje iryo sezerano, nsimbura papa wanjye Dawidi nicara ku ntebe y’ubwami ya Isirayeli, nk’uko Yehova yabisezeranyije. Nanone nubakiye Yehova Imana ya Isirayeli inzu yitirirwa izina rye,+ 21 kandi muri iyo nzu nateganyije ahantu ho gushyira Isanduku irimo bya bisate bibiri by’amabuye byanditseho isezerano+ Yehova yagiranye na ba sogokuruza igihe yabakuraga mu gihugu cya Egiputa.”

22 Nuko Salomo ahagarara imbere y’igicaniro cya Yehova n’imbere y’Abisirayeli bose, arambura amaboko ayerekeje ku ijuru,+ 23 aravuga ati: “Yehova Mana ya Isirayeli, nta Mana imeze nkawe+ hejuru mu ijuru no hasi ku isi, wowe usohoza isezerano kandi ukagaragariza urukundo rudahemuka+ abagaragu bawe bagukorera n’umutima wabo wose.+ 24 Washohoje isezerano wagiranye na papa wanjye Dawidi. Iryo sezerano warivuze n’akanwa kawe, none uyu munsi urishohoje ukoresheje ukuboko kwawe.+ 25 None Yehova Mana ya Isirayeli, uzasohoze ibyo wasezeranyije papa wanjye Dawidi, umugaragu wawe, igihe wavugaga uti: ‘Abana bawe nibitwara neza kandi bakumvira ibyo mbategeka* nk’uko wabigenje, ntihazabura umuntu ugukomokaho wicara ku ntebe y’ubwami ya Isirayeli.’+ 26 Mana ya Isirayeli, ndakwinginze ureke ibyo wasezeranyije papa wanjye Dawidi, umugaragu wawe, bibe.

27 “Ariko se koko Imana izatura ku isi?+ Dore n’ijuru, nubwo ari rinini cyane,* nturikwirwamo+ nkanswe iyi nzu nubatse!+ 28 Yehova Mana yanjye, tega amatwi isengesho ryanjye umugaragu wawe kandi wumve icyo ngusaba, wumve gutakamba kwanjye ngusaba kumfasha, wumve n’isengesho mvuze uyu munsi. 29 Amaso yawe ajye ahora areba iyi nzu ku manywa na nijoro, arebe ahantu wavuzeho uti: ‘ni ho hazaba izina ryanjye,’+ kugira ngo wumve amasengesho njye umugaragu wawe ngutura nerekeye aha hantu.+ 30 Kandi ujye wumva igihe njye umugaragu wawe cyangwa abantu bawe, ari bo Bisirayeli, bagutakambiye berekeye aha hantu. Ujye utega amatwi uri aho utuye mu ijuru,+ ubumve kandi ubababarire.+

31 “Umuntu naregwa ko yakoshereje mugenzi we maze bakamusaba kurahira,* azaba asabwa gukora ibyo yarahiriye. Mu gihe azaba akirebwa n’iyo ndahiro* maze akaza imbere y’igicaniro cyawe kiri muri iyi nzu,+ 32 uzumve uri mu ijuru ucire imanza abo bagaragu bawe, uwakosheje* umubareho icyaha kandi umuhanire ibyo yakoze, naho uwarenganye* umurenganure maze umwiture ukurikije gukiranuka kwe.+

33 “Abantu bawe, ni ukuvuga Abisirayeli, nibatsindwa n’umwanzi wabo bazira ko bagukoshereje,+ ariko bakakugarukira bagasingiza izina ryawe,+ bakagusenga kandi bakagutakira ngo ubagirire imbabazi bari muri iyi nzu,+ 34 icyo gihe uzumve uri mu ijuru, ubabarire abantu bawe, ari bo Bisirayeli icyaha cyabo, ubagarure mu gihugu wahaye ba sekuruza.+

35 “Ijuru nirikingwa imvura ikabura+ bitewe n’uko bagukoshereje+ maze bagasenga berekeye aha hantu, bagasingiza izina ryawe, bagahindukira bakareka ibyaha byabo bitewe n’uko wabahannye,*+ 36 icyo gihe uzumve uri mu ijuru, ubabarire abagaragu bawe, ari bo Bisirayeli icyaha cyabo, kuko uzabigisha+ inzira nziza bakwiriye kugenderamo. Uzagushe imvura mu gihugu cyawe+ wahaye abantu bawe ngo kibabere umurage.

37 “Mu gihugu nihatera inzara,+ icyorezo, imyaka yo mu murima ikuma, cyangwa ikazaho uruhumbu,+ cyangwa hagatera inzige,* cyangwa umwanzi w’abagaragu bawe akabagotera mu mijyi yabo, cyangwa hagatera ikindi cyorezo cyangwa indwara iyo ari yo yose,+ 38 umuntu uwo ari we wese cyangwa abantu bawe, ari bo Bisirayeli, nibasenga bakagutakira,+ (kuko buri wese azi agahinda ko mu mutima we,)+ bakarambura amaboko yabo bayerekeje kuri iyi nzu, 39 uzumve uri mu ijuru aho uba,+ ubababarire+ kandi ugire icyo ukora, witure buri wese ukurikije ibyo yakoze,+ kuko uzi umutima we, (ni wowe wenyine uzi neza imitima y’abantu bose)+ 40 kugira ngo bagutinye igihe cyose bazaba bari mu gihugu wahaye ba sogokuruza.

41 “Nanone kandi umunyamahanga wese, utari uwo mu bantu bawe, ari bo Bisirayeli, uzaza aturutse mu gihugu cya kure bitewe n’uko yumvise izina ryawe*+ 42 (kuko bazumva ukuntu izina ryawe rikomeye+ n’ukuntu ufite ububasha n’imbaraga nyinshi) maze akaza agasenga yerekeye iyi nzu, 43 uzatege amatwi uri mu ijuru aho uba,+ ukore ibihuje n’ibyo uwo munyamahanga agusabye byose, kugira ngo amahanga yose yo ku isi amenye izina ryawe, agutinye+ nk’uko abantu bawe, ari bo Bisirayeli, bagutinya kandi amenye ko iyi nzu nubatse yitirirwa izina ryawe.

44 “Abantu bawe nibajya ku rugamba kurwana n’umwanzi wabo ari wowe ubohereje,+ bakagusenga+ wowe Yehova berekeye uyu mujyi wahisemo+ n’iyi nzu nubakiye izina ryawe,+ 45 uzumve isengesho ryabo n’ibyo bagusaba bakwinginga uri mu ijuru, ubarenganure.

46 “Nibagukorera icyaha (kuko nta muntu n’umwe udakora icyaha),+ ukabarakarira kandi ukemera ko abanzi babo babatsinda bakabajyana mu gihugu cyabo ari imfungwa, haba kure cyangwa hafi,+ 47 bagera mu gihugu bajyanywemo ku ngufu,+ bakisubiraho bakakugarukira,+ bakagutakira bari mu gihugu cy’ababajyanye ari imfungwa+ bati: ‘twakoze icyaha, twarakosheje, twakoze ibibi,’+ 48 bakakugarukira n’umutima wabo wose+ n’ubugingo* bwabo bwose bari mu gihugu cy’abanzi babo bajyanywemo ku ngufu, bakagusenga berekeye igihugu cyabo wahaye ba sekuruza, berekeye umujyi wahisemo n’inzu nubatse ngo yitirirwe izina ryawe,+ 49 uzatege amatwi uri mu ijuru aho uba,+ wumve isengesho ryabo no gutakamba kwabo, ubarenganure. 50 Uzababarire abantu bawe bagukoshereje, ubababarire ibyaha bagukoreye byose. Uzatume ababajyanye ari imfungwa babagirira imbabazi babababarire+ 51 (kuko ari abantu bawe n’umurage wawe+ wakuye muri Egiputa,+ mu itanura rishongesherezwamo ibyuma).+ 52 Amaso yawe arebe ibyo umugaragu wawe agusaba agutakambira+ n’ibyo abantu bawe ari bo Bisirayeli, bagusaba bagutakambira, wumve ibyo bagusaba igihe cyose bagusenze.+ 53 Kuko wowe Mwami w’Ikirenga Yehova, wabatoranyije mu mahanga yose yo ku isi kugira ngo babe umurage wawe,+ nk’uko wabivuze binyuze ku mugaragu wawe Mose, igihe wakuraga ba sogokuruza muri Egiputa.”

54 Nuko Salomo arangije kubwira Yehova ibyo bintu byose mu isengesho no kumwinginga, ahaguruka aho yari apfukamye imbere y’igicaniro cya Yehova, azamuye amaboko ye ayerekeje mu ijuru.+ 55 Hanyuma arahagarara asabira umugisha Abisirayeli bose, avuga cyane agira ati: 56 “Yehova asingizwe, we watumye abantu be ari bo Bisirayeli, bagira amahoro nk’uko yari yarabibasezeranyije.+ Mu masezerano yose yabasezeranyije akoresheje umugaragu we Mose, nta na rimwe ritasohoye.+ 57 Yehova Imana yacu ajye abana natwe nk’uko yabanaga na ba sogokuruza,+ ntazadusige cyangwa ngo adutererane.+ 58 Azatume twifuza+ kugendera mu nzira ze zose kandi twumvire amabwiriza n’amategeko yategetse ba sogokuruza. 59 Aya magambo mvugiye imbere ya Yehova mwinginga, Yehova Imana yacu ajye ahora ayibuka ku manywa na nijoro, kugira ngo andenganure njye umugaragu we n’ubwoko bwe bwa Isirayeli akurikije ibyo dukeneye buri munsi, 60 bitume abatuye isi yose bamenye ko Yehova ari we Mana y’ukuri,+ ko nta yindi ibaho.+ 61 Ubu rero mukorere Yehova Imana yacu n’umutima wanyu wose,+ mukurikiza amategeko ye kandi mwumvira amabwiriza abaha nk’uko musanzwe mubikora.”

62 Nyuma yaho umwami n’Abisirayeli bose bari kumwe na we, batambira imbere ya Yehova ibitambo byinshi cyane.+ 63 Salomo atambira Yehova ibitambo bisangirwa,*+ ni ukuvuga inka 22.000 n’intama 120.000. Uko ni ko umwami n’Abisirayeli bose batashye inzu ya Yehova.+ 64 Uwo munsi byabaye ngombwa ko umwami yeza hagati mu mbuga iri imbere y’inzu ya Yehova, kuko yagombaga kuhatambira ibitambo bitwikwa n’umuriro n’ituro ry’ibinyampeke n’ibinure byo ku matungo y’ibitambo bisangirwa, kubera ko igicaniro cy’umuringa+ kiri imbere ya Yehova cyari gito cyane ku buryo kitari gukwirwaho ibitambo bitwikwa n’umuriro, ituro ry’ibinyampeke n’ibinure+ byo ku matungo y’ibitambo bisangirwa. 65 Icyo gihe Salomo yizihiza umunsi mukuru+ ari kumwe n’Abisirayeli bose, ni ukuvuga abantu benshi cyane bari baturutse i Lebo-hamati* ukamanuka ukagera ku Kibaya* cya Egiputa.+ Bamara iminsi irindwi bizihiriza uwo munsi mukuru imbere ya Yehova Imana yacu, barongera bamara indi minsi 7, yose hamwe iba 14. 66 Ku munsi ukurikiyeho* umwami asezerera abantu maze bamusabira umugisha, basubira mu ngo zabo bishimye kandi banezerewe mu mitima, bitewe n’ibyiza byose+ Yehova yakoreye umugaragu we Dawidi n’abantu be, ari bo Bisirayeli.