Amambo Wakutoma
3 Salomoni acita cibverano toera kusemberana na Mambo Farau wa ku Ejitu. Iye asemba mwana wa Farau+ mbabwera naye mu Nzinda wa Dhavidhi+ mpaka mu ndzidzi udamala iye kumanga nyumba yace,+ nyumba ya Yahova+ na mpanda wakuzungulira Yerusalemu.+ 2 Mbwenye mbumba ikhapitiriza kupereka ntsembe m’mbuto za padzulu,+ thangwi mpaka ndzidzi unoyu akhadzati kumanga nyumba+ toera kupasa mbiri dzina ya Yahova. 3 Salomoni akhapitiriza kufuna Yahova mbabvera matongero adapfundziswa iye na babace Dhavidhi, mbwenye iye akhapereka ntsembe zakupiswa m’mbuto za padzulu.+
4 Mambo aenda ku Jibheyoni toera kapereka ntsembe, thangwi ineyi ikhali mbuto ya padzulu yakudziwika*+ kakamwe. Salomoni apereka ntsembe zakupiswa 1.000 pa guwa ineyi.+ 5 Ku Jibheyoni, Yahova aonekera kuna Salomoni mu ndoto namasiku, pontho Mulungu alonga: “Ndiphembe pinafuna iwe kuti ndikupase.”+ 6 Penepo Salomoni alonga: “Imwe mwapangiza ufuni ukulu kuna babanga Dhavidhi ntumiki wanu, thangwi iye akhali wakukhulupirika, wakulungama na wa ntima wadidi. Imwe mwapitiriza kupangiza ufuni unoyu ukulu kuna iye mpaka lero, pidampasa imwe mwana toera akhale pa mpando wace waumambo.+ 7 Yahova Mulungu wanga, cincino imwe mwakhazikisa ntumiki wanu ninga mambo pa mbuto ya babanga Dhavidhi, maseze ndine m’phale,* pontho ine nkhabe dziwa kuti ndinatonga tani.*+ 8 Ine ntumiki wanu ndiri pakati pa mbumba idasankhula imwe,+ mbumba ikulu kakamwe yakuti nkhabe lengeseka. 9 Natenepa ndipaseni ine ntumiki wanu ntima wakubvera toera nditonge mbumba yanu,+ toera ndidzindikire cadidi na cakuipa.+ Mbani anafuna kwanisa kutonga mbumba yanu iyi ikulu* kakamwe?”
10 Yahova akomerwa na phembo idacita Salomoni.+ 11 Penepo Mulungu ampanga: “Nakuti iwe waphemba pyenepi, mbukhonda kuphemba toera ukhale na umaso mu ndzidzi uzinji, peno mpfuma, peno kuphiwa kwa anyamalwa ako, mbwenye iwe waphemba luso yakubvesesa pinthu pakutonga miseru,+ 12 ine ndinadzacita pidaphemba iwe.+ Ndinadzakupasa ntima waudziwisi+ na luso yakubvesesa pinthu yakuti cipo munthu akhala nayo kale, pontho nkhabebve anafuna kukhala nayo.+ 13 Kusiyapo pyenepi, ine ndinakupasambo pinthu pidakhonda iwe kuphemba,+ ninga mpfuma na mbiri,+ natenepa nee panadzakhalabve mambo ninga iwe mu umaso wako onsene.*+ 14 Pontho ungafamba munjira zanga mbukoya mitemo yanga na matongero anga, ninga pidacita babako Dhavidhi,+ ine ndinadzakucitisa kuti ukhale na umaso mu ndzidzi uzinji.”*+
15 Salomoni pidalamuka iye, adzindikira kuti ikhali ndoto. Natenepa iye aenda ku Yerusalemu, alimira patsogolo pa bokosi ya cibverano ya Yahova mbapereka ntsembe zakupiswa na ntsembe toera kupereka takhuta,+ pontho acitira phwando atumiki ace onsene.
16 Mu ndzidzi unoyu akazi awiri auputa aenda kuna mambo mbalimira patsogolo pace. 17 Nkazi wakutoma alonga: “Ndaphata miyendo mbuyanga, ine na nkazi uyu tisakhala n’nyumba ibodzi ene, natenepa mu ndzidzi udabala ine mwana, iye akhali dhuzi na ine. 18 Pidabala ine mwananga, papita ntsiku zitatu nkazi uyu mbabalambo mwanace. N’nyumba ineyi nee mukhali na anthu anango kusiyapo ife awiri basi. 19 Namasiku, mwanace nkazi uyu afa thangwi akhadan’gonera. 20 Pa ndzidzi wakuti ine ntumiki wanu ndikhagona, nkazi uyu alamuka tcititciti, akwata mwananga mbamuikha dhuzi na iye,* buluka penepo akwata mwanace wakufa mbansiya dhuzi na ine. 21 Pidalamuka ine namacibese toera kuyamwisa mwananga, ndaona kuti afa. Natenepa ndamuyang’ana mwadidi mbindidzindikira kuti mwana adabala ine si unoyu tayu.” 22 Nkazi waciwiri alonga: “Nkhabe, mwana ali m’maso ndi wanga, mwana wakufa ndi wako!” Mbwenye nkazi wakutoma akhalonga: “Nkhabe, mwana adafa ndi wako, mbwenye mwana ali m’maso ndi wanga.” Iwo akhalongezana munjira ineyi pamaso pa mambo.
23 Pakumalisa mambo alonga: “Uyu asalonga: ‘Mwana ali m’maso ndi wanga, wakufa ndi wako!’ Unango asalonga: ‘Nkhabe, mwana adafa ndi wako, mbwenye ali m’maso ndi wanga!’” 24 Mambo alonga: “Bweresani supada.” Natenepa iwo abweresa supada kuna mambo. 25 Buluka penepo mambo alonga: “Gwandani pakati mwana ali m’maso, khundu ibodzi ipaseni nkazi m’bodzi, khundu inango ipaseni nkazi unango.” 26 Penepo pene, nkazi wakuti akhali mwanaciro mwana akhali m’maso adembetera mambo thangwi iye akhabvera ntsisi mwanace. Iye alonga: “Ndaphata miyendo mbuyanga, mpaseni pyace mwana ali m’maso! Lekani kumupha!” Mbwenye nkazi waciwiri akhalonga: “N’gwandeni pakati! Tenepa iye nee anadzakhala wanga, pontho nee anadzakhala wace!” 27 Penepo mambo alonga: “Kwatani mwana ali m’maso mupase nkazi wakutoma! Lekani kumupha, thangwi mai wace ndi unoyu.”
28 Natenepa Aizraeli onsene abva njira idatonga mambo nseru unoyu, pontho iwo adzumatirwa na* mambo,+ thangwi iwo aona kuti iye akhali na udziwisi wa Mulungu toera kutonga miseru mwaulungami.+