Soromoni Anoronga Kuvaka Imba yaBaba
Soromoni anoronga boka guru revashandi uye anokumbira Huramu weTire mapuranga emisidhari nemhizha ine unyanzvi. Anotaura pachena zvaari kuvaka: imba yezita raBaba vake — vasingakwaniswi nedenga, uye vanogona kungokudzwa imomo, asi havambogariswi mairi.
2 1Soromoni akafunga kuvaka imba yezita raBaba vedu, nomuzinda wake woumambo. 2Soromoni akasarudza vatakuri 70 000, navavezi vamatombo 80 000 mumakomo, navatariri 3 600 vokuvatarisira.
3Soromoni akatuma shoko kuna Hiramu mambo weTire, achiti, “Muitire sezvamakaita kuna baba vangu Dhavhidhi, pamakavatumira misidhari yokuvaka imba yavaigara. 4Ndiri kuvaka imba yezita raBaba vangu, kuti ndivakumikidze iyo kwavari—kuti ndipise zvinonhuhwirira pamberi pavo, ndirongedze chingwa choKuvapo nguva dzose, ndipe zvipiriso zvinopiswa mangwanani namadekwana, pamasabata, pakugara kwomwedzi mutsva, napamitambo yakatarwa yaBaba vedu. VaIsraeri vanofanira kuita izvi nokusingaperi. a a v4 Chingwa choKuvapo: zvingwa zvetsika zvairamba zvakaiswa pachena pamberi paMwari munzvimbo tsvene yomukati.
5Imba yandiri kuvaka ichava huru, nokuti Baba vedu vakuru kupfuura vamwari vose. 6Asi ndiani angavavakira imba, iyo denga namatenga okumusoro-soro asingagoni kuvaringana? Uye ini ndini ani kuti ndivavakire imba, kunze kwokupisa zvibayiro pamberi pavo?
7Zvino nditumirei mhizha ine unyanzvi hwokushanda negoridhe, nesirivha, nendarira, nesimbi, neshinda ine ruvara rwepepuru, netsvuku, nebhuruu, uye pakuveza, kuti ishande navashandi vangu vane unyanzvi vari muJudha nomuJerusarema, vakagoverwa nababa vangu Dhavhidhi.
8Munditumirewo misidhari, nemisipuresi, nemiti mitsvuku yesandarawudhi inobva kuRebhanoni, nokuti ndinoziva kuti varanda venyu vanoziva kutema matanda eRebhanoni nounyanzvi; varanda vangu vachabatana navaranda venyu. 9Ndigadzirireiwo matanda mazhinji, nokuti imba yandiri kuvaka ichava huru uye inoshamisa. 10Kuvaranda venyu vanotema matanda ndichapa zviyero zvegorosi rakakuyiwa zvinenge 125 000, nezvebhari zviyero 125 000, newaini magaroni 115 000, namafuta magaroni 115 000.”
11Hiramu mambo weTire akanyorera Soromoni, achiti, “Nokuti Jehovha anoda vanhu vake, akakuita mambo wavo.” 12Hiramu akati, “Ngaakudzwe Jehovha, Mwari waIsraeri, musiki wedenga nenyika! Akapa Mambo Dhavhidhi mwanakomana akachenjera, ane njere nokunzwisisa, kuti avake imba yaJehovha, nomuzinda wake woumambo.
13Zvino ndiri kukutumirai mhizha ine unyanzvi, ine chipo chokunzwisisa, inonzi Hiramu-abhi, 14mwanakomana womukadzi anobva kuvanasikana vokwaDhani, baba vake ari murume weTire—ine unyanzvi hwokushanda negoridhe, nesirivha, nendarira, nesimbi, nedombo, nedanda, neshinda ine ruvara rwepepuru, nebhuruu, netsvuku, nomucheka wakanaka. Inogona kuita kuveza kupi nokupi, nokuita chimiro chipi nechipi chainopiwa, ichishanda navamhizha venyu nevaya vashe wangu Dhavhidhi, baba venyu.
15Saka vashe wangu ngavatumire varanda vavo gorosi, nebhari, namafuta, newaini zvavakavimbisa, 16uye isu tichatema matanda ose amunoda kubva kuRebhanoni, tigoayeredzesa kwamuri ari mapuranga pagungwa achienda kuJopa, mobva maakwidza kuJerusarema.”
17Soromoni akaverenga vatorwa vose vaigara munyika yaIsraeri, sezvakanga zvaitwa nababa vake Dhavhidhi; vakasvika 153 600. 18Akaita kuti vane 70 000 vave vatakuri, ne80 000 vave vavezi vamatombo mumakomo, ne3 600 vave vatariri vokuita kuti vanhu varambe vachishanda.