Mambokazi wa Xeba Asaka Udziwi

Mambo wankazi wa Xeba afika toera kuyesa nzeru zidapasa Baba wathu Salomoni mbabwerera mwakukhonda kuphedza, kulonga kuti mphangwa nee zikhalonga ndzidzi ya pyonsene. Oru, ndzou, pikopa, na akavalo pyaunjikana mpaka siliva nkhabe kukhala na pinthu ku Yerusalemu, na amambo onsene asafuna kuonana na iye.

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Pidabva mambokazi wa Xeba mbiri ya Salomoni, yakuphatana na dzina ya Baba wathu, iye abwera toera kun'yesera na mibvundzo yakunentsa. Abwera ku Yerusalema na mwinji ukulu kakamwe wa anthu — ngamira zakuthukula pfumba, ouro uzinji kakamwe, na miyala yakufunika. Pidafika iye kuna Salomoni, am'panga pyonsene pikhali muntima mwace. Salomoni atawira mibvundzo yace yonsene; nkhabepo cinthu cikhali cakunentsa kwa mambo toera kumfokotozera. Mambokazi wa Xeba pidaona iye udziwi wonsene wa Salomoni na nyumba idamanga iye, cakudya cikhali pa meza yace, atsogoleri ace akhadakhala, atumiki ace mbakatumikira mu nguwo zawo, anyakupereka pyakumwa, na ntsembe zakupisa zikhacita iye pa nyumba ya Baba wathu — pyonsene ipi pyamudzumatirisa kakamwe. Iye apanga mambo tenepa: “Mphangwa zidabva ine mu dziko yanga thangwi ya mafala anu na udziwi wanu ndi zandimomwene. Ine nee ndakhulupira mphangwa zenezi mpaka pidabwera ine mbandiona na maso anga ene. Nee napyakati pya pyonsene pidapangwa ine! Udziwi wanu na upfumi wanu pisapiringana mphangwa zidabva ine. Anthu anu ndi akutsandzaya kakamwe! Atumiki anu awa ndi akutsandzaya, ale anaima pamaso panu ntsiku zonsene mbabva udziwi wanu! Mbasimbwe Mbuya Mulungu wanu, ule adakomerwa na imwe mbakuikhani pa mpando waumambo wa Izarayeli! Thangwi Mbuya afuna Izarayeli kwenda na kwenda, akucitani mambo toera kutonga mwakulungama na kucita pyadidi.” Iye apasa mambo ouro wa pafupi na matani manai, pfumba zizinji kakamwe, na miyala yakufunika. Nkhabe kudzabwerazve pfumba zizinji ninga zidapereka mambokazi wa Xeba kuna Mambo Salomoni.

Sombo za Hiramu, zidabweresa ouro kubuluka ku Ofiri, zabweresambo matabwa mazinji kakamwe a almugi na miyala yakufunika kubuluka ku Ofiri. Mambo acita matabwa a almugi kukhala mphanda za nyumba ya Baba wathu na za nyumba ya mambo, na kukhala maseze na matsango a anyakuimba. Nkhabe matabwa a almugi ninga anewa adabwerapo peno adaonekapo mpaka lero.

Mambo Salomoni apasa mambokazi wa Xeba pyonsene pikhafuna iye, cinthu consene cikhaphemba iye, kuthimiza na pidampasa iye mwa kudzala kwa umambo wace. Penepo iye abwerera ku dziko yace, iye na atumiki ace.

Mbiri ya Salomoni, Muoni wa Baba

Kulemera kwa ouro ukhafika kuna Salomoni mu caka cibodzi ukhali pafupi na matani makumawiri na maxanu, kusiyapo kobiri ikhabwera kubuluka kwa amalonda, phindu ya anyamalonda, amambo onsene a Arabiya, na atsogoleri a dziko. Mambo Salomoni acita zishango zikulu madzana mawiri za ouro wakumenywa, ouro wa pafupi na mapaundi khumi na maxanu mu cishango cibodzi na cibodzi. Acita pontho zishango zing'ono madzana matatu za ouro wakumenywa, za pafupi na mapaundi matatu na magawo matatu mu manai mu cibodzi na cibodzi; mambo aziikha mu Nyumba ya Thengo ya Lebanoni. Mambo acitambo mpando ukulu waumambo wa manyanga a ndzou, mbauphimbira na ouro wadidi kakamwe. Mpando waumambo ukhali na makwiriro matanthatu na nsolo wakuzungulira nkumbuyo. Mbuto zakugodamira manja zikhali kunkhundu ziwiri za mpando, na nkhalamu ziwiri zikhaima pakhundu pawo. Nkhalamu khumi na ziwiri zikhaima pa makwiriro matanthatu, ibodzi pa nkhundu ibodzi na ibodzi. Nkhabepo cinthu ninga ici cidacitwapo mu umambo onsene. Mikombe yonsene yakumwera ya Mambo Salomoni ikhali ya ouro, na pinthu pyonsene pikhali mu Nyumba ya Thengo ya Lebanoni pikhali pya ouro wakucena. Nkhabepo cikhali ca parata; mu ntsiku za Salomoni parata ikhalengeswa ninga cinthu cakukhonda funika. Mambo akhali na sombo za malonda pa bara pabodzi na sombo za Hiramu. Pa makore matatu na matatu zikhabwerera mbazibweresa ouro, parata, manyanga a ndzou, nkhima na anyani.

Natenepo Mambo Salomoni apiringana amambo onsene a pantsi pano mu upfumi na mu udziwi. Dziko yonsene ikhasaka kuona nkhope ya Salomoni, toera kubva udziwi udaikha Baba wathu muntima mwace. Caka na caka m'bodzi na m'bodzi akhabweresa muoni wace: pinthu pya parata na pya ouro, nguwo, pida pyankhondo, pfumba, makavalo, na maburu.

Salomoni agumanya makareta na akwiri a makavalo: makareta cikwi cibodzi na madzana manai, na akwiri a makavalo cikwi khumi na ziwiri, akhaikhwa mu mizinda ya makareta na pabodzi na mambo mu Yerusalema. Mambo acita parata ikhale yakuanda ninga miyala mu Yerusalema, na mitanda ya sedru ikhale yizinji ninga mikuyu ya ku thando. Makavalo a Salomoni akhabwera kubuluka ku Edjitu na ku Kue; amalonda a mambo akhaagula ku Kue na mtengo wa pa msika. Kareta ibodzi ikhagulwa kubuluka ku Edjitu na parata ya pafupi na mapaundi khumi na maxanu, kavalo ibodzi na pafupi na mapaundi manai; na kupita mwa amalonda anewa makareta na makavalo akhaenda kuna amambo onsene a Ahiti na a Aramu.