Amambo Wakutoma
9 Salomoni pidamala iye kumanga nyumba ya Yahova, nyumba ya mambo+ na pyonsene pikhafuna iye kucita,+ 2 Yahova aonekera pontho kuna Salomoni paulendo waciwiri, ninga pidacita iye ku Jibheyoni.+ 3 Yahova ampanga: “Ine ndabva phembero yako na phembo idacita iwe kuna ine toera kubverwa ntsisi. Ndacenesa nyumba iyi idamanga iwe, dzina yanga inakhala mwenemu+ kwenda na kwenda, pontho maso anga na ntima wanga pinakhala mwenemu ndzidzi onsene.+ 4 Iwe ungafamba munjira zanga ninga pidacita babako Dhavidhi,+ na ntima wako+ onsene, pontho mwakulungama,+ mbucita pyonsene pidakupanga ine,+ mbubvera mitemo yanga na matongero anga,+ 5 penepo ine ndinadzakhazikisa mpando waumambo wako mu Izraeli kwenda na kwenda ninga pidapikira ine kuna babako Dhavidhi kuti: ‘M’banja mwako nee munadzasoweka mwana anafuna kukhala pa mpando waumambo wa Izraeli.’+ 6 Mbwenye imwe na ananu mungasiya kunditumikira, mbamukhonda kukoya mitemo yanga na matongero anga adakupasani ine, mbamuenda katumikira alungu anango mbamuagodamira,+ 7 ndinadzathamangisa Aizraeli mu dziko idaapasa ine,+ pontho nyumba idacenesa ine toera dzina yanga ikhale mwenemu ndinadzaiponya kutali na ine;+ Aizraeli anadzakhala cinthu cakupasa manyadzo,* na cinthu cakusekesa pakati pa mbumba zonsene.+ 8 Nyumba iyi inadzakhala madembe.+ Munthu anafuna kupita na penepo anadzumatirwa, pontho anadzaimba ciruzwi mbabvundza: ‘Thangwi yanji Yahova acita pyenepi kuna dziko iyi na kuna nyumba iyi?’+ 9 Penepo iwo anadzatawira: ‘Ndi thangwi yakuti iwo asiya Yahova Mulungu wawo, ule adabulusa ambuyawo mu dziko ya Ejitu, mbaphatana na alungu anango, aagodamira mbaatumikira. Na thangwi ineyi, Yahova abweresa nyatwa zenezi zonsene kuna iwo.’”+
10 Kunkhomo kwa pyaka 20, mu ndzidzi udamala Salomoni kumanga nyumba ziwiri, nyumba ya Yahova na nyumba ya mambo,+ 11 Iramu+ mambo wa ku Tiro akhadapasa Salomoni matabwa a sedhro na a junipero pabodzi na ouro izinji kakamwe ninga mukhafunira iye,+ natenepa Mambo Salomoni apasa Iramu mizinda 20 ya ku Galileya. 12 Penepo, Iramu abuluka ku Tiro mbaenda kaona mizinda idapaswa iye na Salomoni, mbwenye nee akomerwa nayo.* 13 Iye alonga: “M’bale wanga, ndi mizinda ya ntundu wanji ineyi idandipasa iwe?” Natenepa mizinda ineyi isacemerwa dziko ya Kabhuli* mpaka lero. 14 Iramu atumiza kuna mambo matalento* 120 a ouro.+
15 Izi ndi mphangwa zinalonga pya ale adacemerwa na Mambo Salomoni toera aphate basa yakukakamizwa+ toera kumanga nyumba ya Yahova,+ nyumba yace,* Nkuku wa Mataka,*+ mpanda wa Yerusalemu, Azori,+ Mejidho+ na Jezeri.+ 16 (Mambo Farau wa ku Ejitu akhadabwera, iye akunda nzinda wa Jezeri mbaupisa na moto, pontho apha Akanani+ akhali mwenemo. Buluka penepo aupereka ninga muoni* kuna mwanace wankazi+ adasembwa na Salomoni.) 17 Salomoni amanga papswa nzinda wa Jezeri, Bheti-Oroni Wakunterero,+ 18 Bhalati,+ Tamara n’thando ya dziko ya Izraeli,* 19 kuphatanizambo mizinda yonsene ikhakoyerwa pinthu pya Salomoni, mizinda ya ngolo za nkhondo,+ mizinda ya anyamakavalo, na pyonsene pikhafuna kumanga Salomoni mu Yerusalemu, ku Libhano na mu dziko yonsene ikhatonga iye. 20 Anthu onsene adasala a madzindza a Aamori, Aeti, Aperesi, Aeveu na Ayebusi,+ akuti nee akhali a mbumba ya Izraeli,+ 21 anawo adasala mu dziko ineyi, akuti Aizraeli acimwana kuafudza, Salomoni aakwata mbaaphatisa basa yakuwanga ninga mabitcu mpaka lero.+ 22 Mbwenye Salomoni nee aphatisa basa Aizraeli ninga mabitcu,+ thangwi iwo akhali anyankhondo ace, atumiki ace, akadamu, atsogoleri na akulu a anyakufambisa ngolo zace za nkhondo na anyamakavalo ace. 23 Akhalipo akulu-akulu 550 a atsogoleri akuti akhayang’anira basa ya Salomoni, iwo akhaonera anthu anaphata basa.+
24 Mbwenye mwana wankazi wa Farau+ abuluka ku Nzinda wa Dhavidhi+ mbaenda kunyumba yace idam’mangira Salomoni; buluka penepo Salomoni amanga Nkuku wa Mataka.*+
25 Salomoni akhapereka katatu pa caka,+ ntsembe zakupiswa na zakukhazikisa ntendere pa guwa idamangira iye Yahova,+ pontho akhacitisa kuti ntsembe zipucire pa guwa ya ntsembe yakuti ikhali pamaso pa Yahova, natenepa iye amalisa kumanga nyumba.+
26 Mambo Salomoni asasanyambo mabote ku Ezioni-Jebheri,+ kwakuti ndi dhuzi na Elati, pa gombe ya Bara Yakufuira mu dziko ya Edhomi.+ 27 Iramu atuma anyabasa ace na mabote,+ amuna a maluso akufamba m’madzi, toera aphate basa pabodzi na atumiki a Salomoni. 28 Iwo aenda ku Ofire+ kakwata matalento 420 a ouro mbaenda nawo kuna Mambo Salomoni.