Solomoni Akonza Zomanga Nyumba ya Atate
Solomo akonza gulu lalikulu la antchito ndipo apempha Huramu wa ku Turo mitengo ya mkungudza ndi mmisiri waluso. Anena momveka bwino chimene akumanga: nyumba ya dzina la Atate wake — amene kumwamba sikungamukwane, ndipo angathe kulemekezedwa pamenepo, koma osati kukhalitsidwamo.
2 1Solomoni anatsimikiza kumanga nyumba ya dzina la Atate wathu, ndi nyumba yaufumu ya iye mwini. 2Solomoni anasankha anthu 70,000 onyamula katundu, 80,000 ophwanya miyala m'mapiri, ndi 3,600 oyang'anira iwo.
3Solomoni anatumiza uthenga kwa Huramu mfumu ya Turo, nati: “Muchite ndi ine monga munachitira ndi atate wanga Davide, pomtumizira mitengo ya mkungudza kuti amange nyumba yake yokhalamo. 4Ine ndikumanga nyumba ya dzina la Atate wanga, kuti ndiyipatulire kwa Iye—kufukiza lubani wonunkhira pamaso pake, kuyika mkate wa pamaso pake nthawi zonse, kupereka nsembe zopsereza m'mawa ndi madzulo, pa masabata, pa miyezi yatsopano, ndi pa zikondwerero zoikika za Atate wathu. Aisrayeli achite izi kwamuyaya. a a v4 Mkate wa pamaso: mikate ya mwambo yosungidwa yoonetsedwa nthawi zonse pamaso pa Mulungu m'chipinda chamkati cha malo opatulika.
5Nyumba imene ndikumanga idzakhala yaikulu, pakuti Atate wathu ndi wamkulu kuposa milungu yonse. 6Koma ndani angathe kumumangira nyumba, pamene kumwamba ndi mwamba wa kumwamba sikungamukwanire? Nanga ine ndine yani kuti ndimumangire nyumba, koma kungofukiza nsembe pamaso pake?
7Tsopano munditumizire mmisiri waluso pa golide, siliva, mkuwa, chitsulo, ndi pa ulusi wofiira, wofiirira, ndi wa buluu, ndiponso pa kujambula, kuti agwire ntchito pamodzi ndi anthu anga aluso a ku Yuda ndi ku Yerusalemu, amene atate wanga Davide anawapeza.
8Munditumizirenso mitengo ya mkungudza, saipuresi, ndi mtengo wa sandalo wofiira kuchokera ku Lebanoni, pakuti ndikudziwa kuti antchito anu amadula bwino lomwe mitengo ya ku Lebanoni; antchito anga adzagwirizana ndi anu. 9Mundikonzere mitengo yambiri, pakuti nyumba imene ndikumanga idzakhala yaikulu ndi yodabwitsa. 10Kwa antchito anu amene adzadula mitengo ndidzapereka pafupifupi mabushelo 125,000 a tirigu wophwanya, 125,000 a balere, magaloni 115,000 a vinyo, ndi 115,000 a mafuta.”
11Huramu mfumu ya Turo analembera Solomoni, nati: “Chifukwa Yehova amakonda anthu ake, anakuyikani kukhala mfumu yawo.” 12Huramu anati: “Alemekezeke Yehova, Mulungu wa Israeli, mlengi wa kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi! Iye anapatsa mfumu Davide mwana wanzeru, wa luntha ndi kuzindikira, kuti amange nyumba ya Yehova ndi nyumba yaufumu ya iye mwini.
13Tsopano ndikukutumizirani mmisiri waluso, wopatsidwa kuzindikira, Huramu-abi, 14mwana wa mkazi wa ana aakazi a fuko la Dani, atate wake munthu wa ku Turo—waluso pa golide, siliva, mkuwa, chitsulo, mwala, mtengo, ndi pa ulusi wofiira, wa buluu, ndi wofiirira, ndiponso nsalu yosalala. Iye angathe kujambula chilichonse ndi kugwira ntchito iliyonse yomperekedwa, akamagwira ntchito pamodzi ndi amisiri anu ndi a mbuye wanga Davide, atate wanu.
15Tsono mbuye wanga atumizire antchito ake tirigu, balere, mafuta, ndi vinyo zimene analonjeza, 16ndipo ife tidzadula mitengo yonse yomwe mukufuna kuchokera ku Lebanoni, ndi kuyiyandamitsa kwa inu ngati maboti pa nyanja mpaka ku Yopa, ndipo inu mudzatha kuyikweza mpaka ku Yerusalemu.”
17Solomoni anawerenga alendo onse okhala m'dziko la Israeli, monga anachitira atate wake Davide; chiwerengero chawo chinali 153,600. 18Anasankha 70,000 kukhala onyamula katundu, 80,000 kukhala ophwanya miyala m'mapiri, ndi 3,600 kukhala oyang'anira kuti anthu azigwira ntchito.