Mambo Wankazi wa Xeba Acedza Salomoni
Mambo nkazi wa ku Seba asabwera kudzayeza Salomoni mbabwerera wakudabwa kakamwe, mbatenda Mulungu wace thangwi ya kumuikha pa mpando wa umambo. Oro, nyanga za nzou, mangalawa na mitsonkho pisaunjikana mpaka siliva nee isaoneka ninga cinthu — na amambo asabwera kudzabva nzeru zidaikha Baba wathu m'ntima mwace.
9 1Mambo wankazi wa Xeba pidabva iye mbiri ya Salomoni, aenda ku Yerusalemi toera kuyesera Salomoni na mibvundzo yakunentsa — na mwinji ukulu wa anthu, na ngamira zikhakwata pyakununkhira, na oro yizinji, na miyala yakufunika kakamwe. Pidafika iye kuna Salomoni, ampanga pyonsene pikhali muntima mwace. 2Salomoni atawira mibvundzo yace yonsene; nkhabe cinthu cikhali cakunentsa kuna iye toera kumfokotozera. 3Mambo wankazi wa Xeba pidaona iye udziwisi wa Salomoni, na nyumba yaumambo idamanga iye, 4na cakudya cikhali pa meza yace, na akulu ace adakhala pantsi, na atumiki ace akhatumikira, na nguwo zawo, na anyakupereka vinyu ace na a awo, na ntsembe zakupisa pa nyumba ya Baba wathu — pyonsene pyam'dzumatirisa mpaka mphambvu kunsoweka.
5Iye apanga mambo tenepa: “Mphangwa zidabva ine mu dziko yanga thangwi ya mafala ako na udziwisi wako zikhali zandimomwene. 6Ine nee ndakhulupira mphangwa zenezi mpaka pidafika ine mbaona na maso anga. Nee ndapangwa nee hafu ya ukulu wa udziwisi wako; iwe wapitirira mphangwa zidabva ine. 7Anthu ako ndi akutsandzaya kakamwe! Atumiki awa ale anaima pamaso pako n'dzidzi onsene, mbakabva udziwisi wako, ndi akutsandzaya kakamwe! 8Mbasimbwe Mbuya Mulungu wako, adakomerwa na iwe mbakuikha pa mpando wace waumambo toera ukhale mambo thangwi ya Mbuya Mulungu wako! Thangwi Mulungu wako afuna Izarayeli, mbaakhazikisa kwenda na kwenda, iye akucita mambo toera kucita ciyeruzo na kulungama.”
9Iye apasa mambo oro yakukwana malibra 9.000, na pyakununkhira pizinji kakamwe, na miyala yakufunika. Nkhabe pyakununkhira pidalingana na pidapasa mambo wankazi wa Xeba mambo Salomoni.
10Atumiki a Hiramu na a Salomoni, ale akhabweresa oro kubuluka ku Ofiri, abweresambo matabwa a sandalo na miyala yakufunika. a a v10 Asacemerwambo ‘aligumu’ peno ‘alimugu’ — ndi matabwa akununkhira akusowa, akubweresa kubuluka kutali, panango ndi sandalo. 11Na matabwa anewa a sandalo, mambo acita masitepi a nyumba ya Baba wathu na a nyumba yace yaumambo, na maarpa na vipembo toera anyakuimba — nee pikhadaonekapo pyakulandana na ipyo mu Yuda. 12Mambo Salomoni apasa mambo wankazi wa Xeba pyonsene pikhafuna iye, cinthu consene cidaphemba iye, kupiringana pidabweresa iye kuna Salomoni. Na tenepo, iye abwerera ku dziko yace pabodzi na atumiki ace.
Mpfuma na Mbiri za Salomoni
13Kulemera kwa oro ikhabwera kuna Salomoni mu caka cibodzi kukhali kwakulinganira matonelada makumairi na maxanu, 14kusiyapo pidabweresa amalonda na anyamalonda; amambo onsene a Arabiya na atsogoleri a dziko abweresa oro na parata kuna Salomoni. 15Mambo Salomoni acita masango makulu 200 a oro yakumenywa, sango ibodzi na ibodzi na oro yakulinganira malibra khumi na maxanu. 16Acita masango mang'ono 300 a oro yakumenywa, sango ibodzi na ibodzi na malibra manomwe na hafu. Mambo aaikha mu Nyumba ya Nsitu wa Libano. 17Mambo acita mpando ukulu waumambo wa minyanga ya njovu, mbauphimbira na oro yakucena. 18Mpando unowu waumambo ukhali na masitepi matanthatu, na cakukhuzika manyalo ca oro cikhaphatana na iwo; pakhali na pakuikha manja kunkhundu ziwiri za mpando, na pfumbze ziwiri zikhaima pa nkhundu zace, 19na pfumbze khumi na ziwiri zikhaima penepo, ibodzi ku nkhundu ibodzi na ibodzi ya masitepi matanthatu. Nee cinthu cakulandana na ico cidacitwapo mu umambo unango onsene. 20Makopo onsene a mambo Salomoni akhali a oro, na viya vyonsene vya Nyumba ya Nsitu wa Libano vikhali vya oro yakucena. Parata nee ikhapaswa ntengo mu midzidzi ya Salomoni, 21thangwi makalaweya a mambo akhaenda ku Tarixixi pabodzi na atumiki a Hiramu; pakumala pyaka pitatu pitatu, makalaweya a Tarixixi akhabwerera na oro, na parata, na minyanga ya njovu, na makima, na nkhanga za pezi.
22Na tenepo, mambo Salomoni apiringana amambo onsene a dziko yapantsi mu mpfuma na mu udziwisi. 23Amambo onsene a dziko yapantsi akhasaka kuona nkhope ya Salomoni toera kubva udziwisi udaikha Baba wathu muntima mwace. 24M'bodzi na m'bodzi akhabweresa muoni wace — pinthu pya parata na pya oro, na nguwo, na pida nkhondo, na pyakununkhira, na makavalo, na manyumbu — caka na caka. 25Salomoni akhali na mathanga 4.000 a makavalo na a ngolo za nkhondo, na anyakukwira makavalo 12.000, akhasungwa m'mizinda ya ngolo za nkhondo na pabodzi na mambo mu Yerusalemi. 26Iye akhatonga amambo onsene kubuluka ku Nkulo wa Yufrati mpaka ku dziko ya Afilisti, mpaka ku malire a Edjipito. 27Mambo acitisa parata mu Yerusalemi ikhabulukira yizinji ninga miyala, na mitengo ya sedru yizinji ninga mikuyu ya ku mapiri a pantsi. 28Makavalo akhabweresewa toera Salomoni kubuluka ku Edjipito na kubuluka m'madziko onsene.
Kufa kwa Salomoni
29Macito anango a Salomoni, kutomera pakutoma mpaka pakumalisa — kodi nee alembwa m'mafala a Natani mprofeta, na m'maprofesiya a Ahiya wa ku Xilo, na m'masomphenya a Ido nyakuona-zinthu thangwi ya Yerobhoamu mwana wa Nebhati? 30Salomoni atonga mu Yerusalemi pa Izarayeli yonsene pyaka makumanai. 31Salomoni agona na ambuya ace, mbaikhwa n'nzinda wa Dhavidhi baba wace. Mwana wace Rehobhoamu atonga m'mbuto mwace.
