Nyumba ya Dzina la Atate

Hiramu wa ku Turo, amene ankakonda Davide, akutumiza matabwa ndi amisiri a nyumba ya dzina la Atate wathu; Solomo akumutumizira tirigu ndi mafuta pobwezera, ndipo mafumu awiriwo akuchita pangano. Kuti asemere ndi kunyamula zonsezo, Solomo akulemba Aisiraeli makumi masauzande ambiri kuti azigwira ntchito mosinthana.

Chaputala 5.

Hiramu mfumu ya Turo anamva kuti Solomoni anadzozedwa kukhala mfumu m'malo mwa atate wake, natumiza antchito ake kwa iye, pakuti Hiramu anakonda Davide nthawi zonse. Ndipo Solomoni anatumiza uthenga uwu kwa Hiramu: Inu mukudziwa kuti Davide atate wanga sanathe kumanga nyumba ya dzina la Atate wathu, chifukwa nkhondo zinamuzinga mbali zonse, kufikira Atate wathu anaika adani ake pansi pa mapazi ake. Koma tsopano Atate wanga wandipatsa mpumulo mbali zonse; palibe mdani, palibe tsoka.

Ndikufuna kumanga nyumba ya dzina la Atate wanga, monga Atate wathu analonjeza atate wanga Davide, nati: “Mwana wako, amene ndidzamuika pampando wako wachifumu m'malo mwako, ndiye adzamanga nyumba ya dzina langa.”

Choncho mundidulire mikungudza ku Lebanoni. Antchito anga adzagwira ntchito pamodzi ndi antchito anu; ine ndidzalipira malipiro aliwonse amene inu mudzawakhazikitsa, popeza inu mukudziwa kuti palibe wina wa ife amene amadula matabwa ngati a Sidoni.

Pamene anamva mau a Solomoni, Hiramu anakondwera kwambiri nati: “Atamandike Yehova lero, amene wapatsa Davide mwana wanzeru kulamulira anthu ambirimbiri awa.” Hiramu anatumiza mau kwa Solomoni, nati: “Ndamva uthenga wanu; ndidzachita zonse zimene mukufuna za matabwa a mkungudza ndi a payini. Antchito anga adzatsitsa mitengo kuchokera ku Lebanoni kukafika ku nyanja, ndipo ine ndidzaiyandamitsa pa madzi ngati maboti mpaka ku malo amene inu mudzasankha, ndidzaimasula kumeneko, ndipo inu mudzaitenga. Inu mudzakwaniritsa zosowa zanga pondipatsa chakudya cha a m'banja langa.”

Choncho Hiramu anapatsa Solomoni matabwa onse a mkungudza ndi a payini monga momwe anafunira, Solomoni anapatsa Hiramu pafupifupi mabusheli 120,000 a tirigu wa a m'banja lake ndi pafupifupi mabusheli 120 a mafuta operesa, chaka ndi chaka. Atate wathu anapatsa Solomoni nzeru, monga analonjeza. Panali mtendere pakati pa Hiramu ndi Solomoni, ndipo awiriwo anachita pangano.

Mfumu Solomoni anasonkhanitsa gulu la antchito mu Isiraeli monse, ndipo chiwerengero cha anthu osonkhanitsidwa chinali amuna 30,000. Anatumiza anthu 10,000 ku Lebanoni mwezi ndi mwezi mosinthana—mwezi umodzi kumeneko, miyezi iwiri kunyumba. Adoniramu ndiye anayang'anira gulu la antchitolo. Solomoni anali ndi anthu 70,000 onyamula katundu ndi anthu 80,000 osema miyala kudziko la mapiri, kuwonjezera pa akuluakulu 3,300 a Solomoni amene anayang'anira ntchitoyo ndi kulamulira anthu amene anaigwira. Mwa lamulo la mfumu anasema miyala ikuluikulu, yamtengo wapatali, kuti ayale maziko a nyumbayo ndi miyala yosemedwa. Amisiri omanga a Solomoni, a Hiramu, ndi a Gebala anasema ndi kukonza matabwa ndi miyala kuti amange nyumbayo.