Baba wathu Asatawira Phembero ya Salomoni
Baba wathu atawira phembo la Salomoni na cipikiro na cidzindikiro: dzina lace linadzakhala penepo nthawe zonsene, mbwenye Izarayeli angatowera milungu inango, nyumba ineyi inadzakhala nthumbi na mwambi wakuseka. Kubulukira penepo nsolo usalemba mamangiro a Salomoni, basa lakukakamizwa, na ngalawa zace za oru.
9 1Salomoni pidamala kumanga nyumba ya Baba wathu, nyumba yaumambo, na pyonsene pikhafuna iye kucita, 2Baba wathu aonekera kuna iye kaciwiri, ninga pidaonekera Iye kuna iye ku Gibeoni.
3Na Baba wathu alonga kuna iye kuti: “Ndabva phembero yako na kudembetera kwako kudacita iwe pamaso panga. Ndaicenesa nyumba iyi idamanga iwe, toera kuikha dzina yanga penepo kwenda na kwenda; maso anga na ntima wanga anadzakhala penepo n'dzidzi onsene. 4Iwe—ungafamba pamaso panga ninga pidacita baba wako Dhavidhi, na ntima onsene na kulungama, mbucita pyonsene pidakupanga Ine mbusunga mitemo yanga na matongero anga, 5Inde ndinakhazikisa mpando wako waumambo pa Izarayeli kwenda na kwenda, ninga pidapikira Ine Dhavidhi baba wako: ‘Iwe nee unadzasowa mamuna pa mpando wa Izarayeli.’
6“Mbwenye imwe peno anana anu mungandifutatira, mbamukhonda kusunga mitemo na matongero adakupasani Ine, mbamuenda kutumikira milungu inango na kuilambira, 7Ine ndinagwanda Izarayeli kubuluka pa dziko idaapasa Ine, mbandithamangisa pamaso panga templo iyi idacenesa Ine toera dzina yanga; Izarayeli unadzakhala mwambi na citsua pakati pa mitundu yonsene. 8Nyumba iyi inadzakhala matsaka; onsene anadzapita penepo anadzadzumatirwa mbasunga milomo, mbabvundza: ‘Thangwi yanji Mbuya acita pyenepi pa dziko iyi na pa nyumba iyi?’ 9Iwo anadzatawira: ‘Thangwi iwo asiya Mbuya Mulungu wawo, adabulusa ambuya awo m'dziko ya Edjipitu, mbaphata milungu inango, mbaigodamira, mbaitumikira—natenepo Mbuya aabweresera pinentso pyonsene pyenepi.’”
Mizinda, Basa na Masombo a Salomoni
10Pakumala pyaka makumairi, Salomoni amala kumanga nyumba ziwiri—nyumba ya Baba wathu na nyumba yaumambo. 11Hiramu mambo wa Turo apasa Salomoni miti ya sedru, miti ya sipresi, na ouro ikhafuna iye; Mambo Salomoni apasa Hiramu mizinda makumairi m'dziko ya Galileya. 12Hiramu abwera kubuluka ku Turo toera kuona mizinda idampasa Salomoni, mbwenye nee yankomeresa iye. 13Iye abvundza: “Ndi mizinda yanji iyi idandipasa iwe, m'bale wanga?” Natenepo aicemera dziko ya Kabuli, dzina yawo mpaka lero. a a v13 Kabuli isabveka ninga fala ya Cihebereu yakuti “ninga cinthu cakusowa” peno “cakukhonda kufunika” — matongero akuwanga a Hiramu thangwi ya mizinda ineyi. 14Hiramu akhadatumiza kuna mambo pafupi na matani manai a ouro.
15Iyi ndi mphangwa za basa yakukakamizwa idakwewa Mambo Salomoni toera kumanga nyumba ya Baba wathu, nyumba yace, Milo, mpanda wa Yerusalemu, Hazori, Megidho, na Gezeri. 16Farao mambo wa Edjipitu akhadakwira, mbaphata Gezeri, mbautentha na moto, mbapha anthu a Kanani akhakhala penepo, mbaupereka ninga malobolo kuna mwanace wankazi, nkazi wa Salomoni. 17Natenepo Salomoni amangulusa Gezeri, Bheti-horoni wa Pantsi, 18Baalati, na Tamari m'thando, nkati mwa dziko, 19na mizinda yonsene ya Salomoni ya kukoyera pinthu, mizinda ya ngolo zace za nkhondo na ya anyakukwira makavalo, na pyonsene pikhafuna iye kumanga mu Yerusalemu, mu Libano, na m'dziko yonsene idatonga iye. 20Anthu onsene adasala a Aamori, Ahiti, Aperizi, Ahivi, na Ayebusi, akhali Aizarayeli tayu. 21Salomoni akwewa anana awo adasala pambuyo pawo m'dziko, ale akhakwanisa Izarayeli kuafudza tayu, toera kucita basa yakukakamizwa—ninga piri iwo mpaka lero. 22Mbwenye Salomoni nee acita Aizarayeli kukhala bzandza; iwo akhali anyankhondo ace, atumiki ace, akulu ace, atsogoleri a nkhondo, akulu a magulu, na atsogoleri a ngolo zace za nkhondo na a anyakukwira makavalo. 23Awa ndi akulu a akulu a Salomoni akhanyang'anira basa: anthu madzana maxanu na makumaxanu akhayang'anira anyabasa.
24Mwanace wankazi wa Farao pidabuluka iye ku Nzinda wa Dhavidhi mbaenda ku nyumba idamumangira Salomoni, Salomoni amanga Milo.
25Katatu pa caka Salomoni akhapereka ntsembe zakupswa na ntsembe zantendere pa guwa idamanga iye toera kuna Baba wathu, mbapisa ubani pamaso pace pabodzi na ntsembe. Natenepo amala nyumba.
26Mambo Salomoni amangambo masombo ku Ezioni-gebheri, cifupi na Eloti pa mphepete pa Bara Yakufwira, m'dziko ya Edhomu. 27Hiramu atumiza atumiki ace pa masombo, anyakufamba pa bara adadziwa bara, pabodzi na atumiki a Salomoni. 28Iwo afamba na masombo mpaka ku Ofiri, mbakwata ouro wa pafupi na matani khumi na matanthatu kubuluka penepo, mbaupereka kuna Mambo Salomoni.