Igitabo cya mbere cy’Abami
4 Umwami Salomo yategekaga Isirayeli yose.+ 2 Aba ni bo bari abayobozi bakuru b’umwami: Azariya umuhungu wa Sadoki+ yari umutambyi. 3 Elihorefu na Ahiya umuhungu wa Shisha bari abanyamabanga,+ naho Yehoshafati+ umuhungu wa Ahiludi ari umwanditsi. 4 Benaya+ umuhungu wa Yehoyada yayoboraga ingabo, naho Sadoki na Abiyatari+ ari abatambyi. 5 Azariya umuhungu wa Natani+ yari umukuru w’abayobozi b’intara, Zabudi umuhungu wa Natani ari umutambyi, akaba n’incuti y’umwami.+ 6 Ahishari yari umuyobozi w’urugo rw’umwami, Adoniramu+ umuhungu wa Abuda ari umuyobozi w’abakoraga imirimo y’agahato.+
7 Salomo yari afite abayobozi b’intara 12 muri Isirayeli hose, bazanaga ibyokurya byatungaga umwami n’abo mu rugo rwe. Buri wese yagiraga ukwezi kumwe mu mwaka+ ko kubizana. 8 Aya ni yo mazina yabo: Umuhungu wa Huri yari ashinzwe akarere k’imisozi miremire ya Efurayimu. 9 Umuhungu wa Dekeri yari ashinzwe Makasi, Shalubimu,+ Beti-shemeshi na Eloni-beti-harani. 10 Umuhungu wa Hesedi yari ashinzwe Aruboti (harimo n’i Soko n’igihugu cyose cya Heferi). 11 Umuhungu wa Abinadabu yari ashinzwe imisozi ya Dori. (Yaje gushyingiranwa na Tafati umukobwa wa Salomo.) 12 Bayana umuhungu wa Ahiludi yari ashinzwe i Tanaki, i Megido+ n’i Beti-sheyani hose,+ hakaba hari hafi y’i Saretani munsi y’i Yezereli. Akarere kose yayoboraga kaheraga i Beti-sheyani kakagera muri Abeli-mehola no mu karere ka Yokimeyamu.+ 13 Umuhungu wa Geberi yari ashinzwe i Ramoti-gileyadi+ (harimo n’imidugudu mito ya Yayiri+ umuhungu wa Manase, iri i Gileyadi+ n’akarere ka Arugobu+ kari i Bashani,+ ni ukuvuga imijyi 60 minini ikikijwe n’inkuta, yari ifite imiryango ikingishije ibyuma bikozwe mu muringa). 14 Ahinadabu umuhungu wa Ido yari ashinzwe i Mahanayimu.+ 15 Ahimasi yari ashinzwe akarere ka Nafutali. (Yashyingiranywe n’undi mukobwa wa Salomo witwaga Basemati.) 16 Bayana umuhungu wa Hushayi yari ashinzwe akarere ka Asheri n’i Beyaloti. 17 Yehoshafati umuhungu wa Paruwa yari ashinzwe akarere ka Isakari. 18 Shimeyi+ umuhungu wa Ela yari ashinzwe akarere ka Benyamini.+ 19 Geberi umuhungu wa Uri yari ashinzwe igihugu cya Gileyadi,+ igihugu cya Sihoni+ umwami w’Abamori n’icya Ogi+ umwami w’i Bashani. Nanone, hari umuyobozi w’intara wategekaga abandi bayobozi b’intara bose bo mu gihugu.
20 Abayuda n’Abisirayeli bari benshi cyane bangana n’umusenyi wo ku nyanja.+ Bararyaga, bakanywa kandi bakanezerwa.+
21 Salomo yategekaga ibihugu byose uhereye ku Ruzi*+ ukageza ku gihugu cy’Abafilisitiya no ku mupaka wa Egiputa. Bazaniraga Salomo imisoro* kandi bakomeje kumukorera igihe cyose yari akiriho.+
22 Buri munsi ibyokurya byo mu rugo rwa Salomo byabaga ari hafi toni 3 n’ibiro 300* by’ifu iseye neza na toni 6 n’ibiro 600* by’ifu isanzwe, 23 inka 10 zo mu kiraro, inka 20 zo mu rwuri, intama 100, impara, amasha, amasirabo* n’inyoni zibyibushye. 24 Yategekaga ibihugu byose byo mu burengerazuba bw’Uruzi,*+ uhereye i Tifusa ukageza i Gaza+ ndetse n’abami bose bo mu burengerazuba bw’Uruzi kandi mu turere twe twose hari amahoro.+ 25 Igihe cyose Salomo yategekaga Abayuda n’Abisirayeli, bakomeje kugira amahoro. Buri wese yari afite umuzabibu we, afite n’igiti cy’umutini, uhereye i Dani ukageza i Beri-sheba.
26 Salomo yari afite ibiraro 4.000* by’amafarashi yakururaga amagare ye y’intambara n’amafarashi* 12.000.+
27 Abo bayobozi b’intara bazanaga ibyokurya byatungaga Umwami Salomo n’umuntu wese wariraga ku meza ye. Buri muyobozi yazanaga ibyokurya ukwezi yahawe kugeze ku buryo nta kintu na kimwe cyaburaga.+ 28 Nanone bazanaga ingano* n’ubwatsi bw’amafarashi n’ubw’amafarashi akurura amagare. Buri wese yazanaga ibyo yabaga yasabwe hakurikijwe ibikenewe.
29 Imana iha Salomo ubwenge n’ubushishozi bwinshi n’ubushobozi bwo gusobanukirwa,* bingana n’umucanga wo ku nkombe y’inyanja.+ 30 Ubwenge bwa Salomo bwari bwinshi cyane kurusha ubw’abantu bose b’Iburasirazuba n’ubw’abo muri Egiputa.+ 31 Salomo yarushaga ubwenge abantu bose. Yarushaga ubwenge Etani+ umuhungu wa Zera na Hemani+ na Kalukoli+ na Dara abahungu ba Maholi. Yabaye icyamamare mu bihugu byose byari bimukikije.+ 32 Yanditse* imigani 3.000,+ ahimba n’indirimbo 1.005.+ 33 Yashoboraga kuvuga imiterere y’ibiti, uhereye ku masederi yo muri Libani ukageza kuri hisopu+ imera ku nkuta. Nanone yashoboraga gusobanura imiterere y’inyamaswa,+ inyoni,*+ ibisimba bikururuka+ ku butaka* n’amafi. 34 Abantu bavaga mu bihugu byose baje kumva ubwenge bwa Salomo. Ndetse hazaga n’abami bose bo ku isi babaga barumvise iby’ubwenge bwe.+