Umwamikazi wa Sheba ashaka ubwenge

Umwamikazi wa Sheba araza gukeba ubwenge Data wacu yahaye Salomo, agenda abuze icyo avuga, avuga ko inkuru zatangaga munsi y'igice. Izahabu, amahembe y'inzovu, ingabo, n'amafarasi birundana kugeza ubwo ifeza itagira agaciro i Yeruzalemu, kandi buri mwami ashaka kumubonana.

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Umwamikazi wa Sheba amaze kumva ibyamamare bya Salomo bifatanye isano n'izina rya Data wa twese, araza kumugerageza amubaza ibibazo bigoye. Aza i Yeruzalemu afite itsinda rinini cyane ry'abamuherekeza, ingamiya zitwaye imibavu, izahabu nyinshi cyane, n'amabuye y'agaciro. Ageze kwa Salomo, amubwira ibyari mu mutima we byose. Salomo asubiza ibibazo bye byose; nta na kimwe cyari gikomeye ku buryo umwami yananiwe kumusobanurira. Umwamikazi wa Sheba abonye ubwenge bwa Salomo bwose n'inzu yubatse, ibyokurya ku meza ye, abatware be bicaye, abagaragu be bakora bambaye imyambaro yabo, abamutangira inzoga, n'amaturo yoswa yatambiraga ku Ngoro ya Data wa twese, atangara cyane ku buryo yabuze icyo avuga. Abwira umwami ati: “Inkuru numvise mu gihugu cyanjye ku byerekeye amagambo yawe n'ubwenge bwawe yari iy'ukuri. Sinizeraga izo nkuru kugeza ubwo naje mbona n'amaso yanjye. Nta n'igice cyambwiwe! Ubwenge bwawe n'ubukire bwawe birenze inkuru numvise. Mbega amahirwe y'abantu bawe! Mbega amahirwe y'aba bagaragu bawe bahora bahagaze imbere yawe bumva ubwenge bwawe! Uhoraho Imana yawe ashimwe, we wakwishimiye akakwicaza ku ntebe ya cyami ya Isiraheli! Kubera ko Uhoraho yakunze Isiraheli iteka ryose, yakugize umwami kugira ngo ukore ubutabera n'ubutungane.” Aha umwami hafi toni enye z'izahabu, imibavu myinshi cyane, n'amabuye y'agaciro. Nta mibavu myinshi yongeye kuza nk'iyo umwamikazi wa Sheba yahaye Umwami Salomo.

Amato ya Hiramu yazanaga izahabu zivuye i Ofiri, kandi azana n'ibiti byinshi cyane bya alimugi n'amabuye y'agaciro bivuye i Ofiri. Umwami akoresha ibyo biti bya alimugi akora ibishyigikizo by'Ingoro ya Data wa twese n'iby'ingoro y'umwami, akoramo n'inanga n'inanga nyamuduri z'abaririmbyi. Ibiti nk'ibyo bya alimugi ntibyongeye kuza cyangwa kuboneka na rimwe.

Umwami Salomo aha umwamikazi wa Sheba ibyo yashakaga byose, icyo yasabye cyose, haruta n'ibyo yamuhaye biturutse mu butunzi bwe bwa cyami. Nuko asubira mu gihugu cye, we n'abagaragu be.

Ubwiza bwa Salomo, impano ya Data

Uburemere bw'izahabu bwazaga kuri Salomo mu mwaka umwe bwari hafi toni makumyabiri n'eshanu, uretse amafaranga aturutse ku bacuruzi, n'inyungu y'abadandaza, n'abami bose b'Arabiya, n'abatware b'igihugu. Umwami Salomo akora ingabo nini magana abiri zicuzwe mu izahabu, buri imwe irimo izahabu ya hafi ibiro cumi na bitanu. Akora ingabo nto magana atatu zicuzwe mu izahabu, buri imwe hafi ibiro bitatu n'igice; umwami azishyira mu Nzu y'Ishyamba rya Libani. Umwami akora kandi intebe ya cyami nini y'amahembe y'inzovu, ayitwikira izahabu nziza cyane. Iyo ntebe yari ifite intambwe esheshatu, na hejuru yayo inyuma hiburungushuye. Ibyegamiro by'amaboko byari ku mpande zombi z'icyicaro, hari n'intare ebyiri zihagaze iruhande rwabyo. Intare cumi n'ebyiri zari zihagaze kuri za ntambwe esheshatu, imwe kuri buri mpera. Nta kindi gisa na cyo cyigeze gikorerwa ubwami ubwo ari bwo bwose. Ibikoresho byose Umwami Salomo yanywaho byari izahabu, kandi ibyo mu Nzu y'Ishyamba rya Libani byose byari izahabu nyinyine. Nta na kimwe cyari ifeza; mu gihe cya Salomo ifeza ntiyari ifite agaciro. Umwami yari afite amato y'ubucuruzi mu nyanja hamwe n'amato ya Hiramu. Buri myaka itatu yagarukaga azanye izahabu, ifeza, amahembe y'inzovu, inguge, n'inkende.

Nuko Umwami Salomo arusha abami bose bo ku isi ubukungu n'ubwenge. Ab'isi yose bashakaga kubonana na Salomo, kugira ngo bumve ubwenge Data wa twese yari yashyize mu mutima we. Buri mwaka umuntu wese yazanaga impano ye: ibintu by'ifeza n'iby'izahabu, imyambaro, intwaro, imibavu, amafarasi, n'inyumbu.

Salomo akoranya amagare y'intambara n'abagendera ku mafarasi: amagare igihumbi na magana ane n'abagendera ku mafarasi ibihumbi cumi na bibiri, bari mu mijyi y'amagare y'intambara no kumwe n'umwami i Yeruzalemu. Umwami atuma ifeza iba nyinshi nk'amabuye i Yeruzalemu, n'ibiti by'isederi biba byinshi nk'imikuyu yo mu bibaya. Amafarasi ya Salomo yaturukaga mu Misiri no muri Kuwe; abacuruzi b'umwami bayaguriraga muri Kuwe ku giciro cyo ku isoko. Igare ry'intambara ryatumizwaga mu Misiri ku giciro cya hafi ibiro cumi na bitanu by'ifeza, ifarasi ku biro bine; kandi binyuze kuri abo bacuruzi, amagare n'amafarasi byagejejwe ku bami bose b'Abaheti n'ab'Aramu.