Ubanmu ya Ba Sulemanu Zuciya Mai Hikima
Sa'ad da Ubanmu ya ce ya roƙi duk abin da yake so, matashin sarkin ya roƙi zuciya kaɗai wadda za ta iya rarrabe nagarta da mugunta, ya kuma sami arzikin da bai roƙa ba. Tabbacin ya zo sa'ad da mata biyu suka yi da'awar jariri ɗaya, takobi kuma ya bayyana wadda take ƙaunarsa.
3 1Sulemanu ya ƙulla zumunci ta wurin aure da Fir'auna sarkin Masar. Ya auri 'yar Fir'auna, ya kawo ta Birnin Dawuda har ya gama gina fadarsa, da gidan Ubanmu, da katangar Urushalima. 2Amma har yanzu mutane suna miƙa hadaya a wuraren tudu, domin ba a riga an gina gida wa sunan Ubanmu ba a kwanakin nan. a a v2 Wuraren tudu wuraren tsafi ne a kan tuddai inda mutane suke miƙa hadaya kafin haikali ya tattara sujada wuri ɗaya. 3Sulemanu ya ƙaunaci Ubanmu, yana rayuwa bisa ƙa'idodin mahaifinsa Dawuda; sai dai yana miƙa hadaya yana ƙona turare a wuraren tudu. 4Sarki ya tafi Gibeyon domin yă miƙa hadaya, gama ita ce babban wurin tudu; Sulemanu ya miƙa hadayun ƙonawa dubu a kan bagaden nan.
5A Gibeyon Ubanmu ya bayyana ga Sulemanu cikin mafarki da dare, ya ce, “Ka roƙa abin da kake so in ba ka.”
6Sulemanu ya amsa ya ce, “Ka nuna wa bawanka Dawuda, mahaifina, madawwamiyar ƙauna mai girma, gama ya yi tafiya a gabanka da aminci, da adalci, da zuciya ta gaskiya gare ka. Ka kuma kiyaye masa wannan madawwamiyar ƙauna mai girma, ka ba shi ɗa da zai zauna a kan gadon sarautarsa yau. 7Yanzu, ya Ubana, ka naɗa bawanka sarki a maimakon Dawuda mahaifina, ko da yake ni ɗan ƙaramin yaro ne kawai, ban san yadda zan fita ko in shiga ba. 8Bawanka yana cikin mutanenka, mutanen da ka zaɓa—masu yawa da ba a iya ƙidayawa ko lissafawa ba. 9Saboda haka ka ba bawanka zuciya mai hankali domin yă yi mulkin mutanenka, yana rarrabe nagarta da mugunta. Gama wa ya isa yă yi mulkin wannan babban jama'arka?”
10Abin ya gamshi Ubanmu Mai Iko Duka da Sulemanu ya roƙi haka.
11Ubanmu ya ce masa, “Da yake ka roƙi haka, ba tsawon rai ba, ba arziki ba, ba kuma ran maƙiyanka ba, sai dai hankali domin ka gane adalci, 12yanzu zan yi bisa maganarka: na ba ka zuciya mai hikima da hankali—babu wani kamarka a gabanka, ba kuma wani kamarka da zai taso a bayanka. 13Na kuma ba ka abin da ba ka roƙa ba: arziki da daraja, har ba sarkin da zai kai ka dukan kwanakinka. 14In ka yi tafiya a hanyoyina, kana kiyaye ƙa'idodina da umarnaina kamar yadda mahaifinka Dawuda ya yi, zan tsawanta kwanakinka.”
15Sulemanu ya farka, ya gane mafarki ne. Ya tafi Urushalima, ya tsaya a gaban akwatin alkawarin Ubanmu Mai Iko Duka, ya miƙa hadayun ƙonawa da hadayun salama, ya kuma yi biki wa dukan barorinsa.
Hikimar Ubanmu ta Bayyana Uwa ta Gaskiya
16Sai waɗansu mata biyu karuwai suka zo wurin sarki, suka tsaya a gabansa. 17Ɗaya daga cikin matan ta ce, “Ina roƙonka, ranka yă daɗe, ni da wannan mace muna zama a gida ɗaya, na kuma haihu tare da ita a cikin gidan. 18A rana ta uku bayan na haihu, wannan mace ma ta haihu. Mu kaɗai muke; babu wani baƙo tare da mu a cikin gidan, sai mu biyu kawai. 19Da dare ɗan wannan mace ya mutu, domin ta kwanta a kansa. 20Sai ta tashi da tsakar dare, ta ɗauki ɗana daga gefena yayinda baiwarka tana barci, ta kwantar da shi a ƙirjinta, ta kuma kwantar da ɗanta matacce a ƙirjina. 21Da na tashi da safe domin in shayar da ɗana, sai na tarar ya mutu. Amma da na duba sosai cikin hasken safiya, sai na ga ba ɗan da na haifa ba ne.”
22Sai ɗaya macen ta ce, “A'a! Mai rai ɗana ne; mataccen kuwa naki ne.” Ita kuwa ta farko ta amsa ta ce, “A'a! Mataccen ɗanki ne; mai rai kuwa nawa ne.” Haka suka yi ta gardama a gaban sarki.
23Sarki ya ce, “Wannan tana cewa, ‘Ɗana yana da rai, ɗanki ya mutu,’ waccan kuma tana cewa, ‘A'a, ɗanki ya mutu, ɗana yana da rai.’”
24Sai sarki ya ce, “Ku kawo mini takobi.” Sai suka kawo takobi a gaban sarki. 25Sarki ya ce, “Ku raba yaron nan mai rai gida biyu; ku ba ɗaya rabi, ɗaya kuma rabi.”
26Uwar ɗan nan mai rai ta yi magana da sarki, zuciyarta tana ciwo saboda ɗanta, ta ce, “Ina roƙonka, ranka yă daɗe, ka ba ta jaririn nan mai rai! Kada ka kashe shi ko kaɗan!” Amma ɗayan ta ce, “Ba zai zama nawa ba, ba kuma naki ba—a raba shi gida biyu!”
27Sai sarki ya ce, “Ku ba macen ta farko yaron nan mai rai; kada a kashe shi ko kaɗan. Ita ce uwarsa.”
28Dukan Isra'ila suka ji hukuncin da sarki ya yanke, suka kuma ji tsoronsa, domin sun ga hikimar Ubanmu tana cikinsa don yă yi adalci.