Pfumu wa mukhetu wa Sheba Wisanda Mudimu

Pfumu wa mukhetu wa Sheba wísa mu kumutadisa mu ngangu yina Tata wetu káhana Solumoni, amana wásala konda phema, mu kuzimbula ni musamu kázonzaku ata ndambu. Wolu, meno ma nzawu, nguba za mvita, yi zimpunda bisi vula tii yi kuna palata kázayakanaku ni kima mu Yelusalemi, amana kosu kyamvu wisi tomba kwisa ku thwala yandi.

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Buna pfumu wa mukhetu wa Sheba wáyuka khululuka ya Solumoni, yina yákangwa yi khumbu ya Tata wetu, yandi wisa mu kumutadisa ni byufu bya mpasi. Wisa ku Yelusalemi yi kibuka kyambuta lawu, kamela zina zisi nata mananasi, mbongu ya lawu ya wolu yi matadi ma thalu. Buna katula kwena Solumoni, wumuzimbwadini mambu moosu mana makala mu mbundu yandi. Solumoni wávutula byufu byandi byosu; kweku kima kyákala kya mpasi kikuma kya kyamvu mu kumubangwamina. Buna pfumu wa mukhetu wa Sheba kámona mudimu wa Solumoni wosu yi nzu yina katunga, madya ma hana mesa mandi, basadi bandi bana bazakala, baphumbulu bandi bana basala mu miledi mya bawu, basadi bandi ba vinu, yi bimenga bya kuyoka bina kakala hanga ha nzu ya Tata wetu, ni ndinga yakonda. Wuzimbudi kwena kyamvu: «Khululuka yina yáyuka muna tsi yama kikuma kya mambu maku yi mudimu waku yákala ya kyedika. Yakwikilaku khululuka tii yi kuna mba yisa amana mbati mona ni mesu mama. Kaasi ata kyati kimosi kyákondwaku mu kuzimbwala! Mudimu waku yi kimvwama kyaku biluti khululuka yina yáyuka. Kyesi kya batu baku! Kyesi kya basadi baku baba bana bisi telama ku thwala yaku bilumbu byosu amana bisi yuka mudimu waku! Bulungi kusakumuna Pfumu Nzambi waku, wuna wusepha mu ngeyi amana wusya ngeyi ha kiti kya luyalu kya Kiseledi! Mukuma Pfumu wazola Kiseledi mu mvula yi mvula, wusya ngeyi kyamvu ndangu wahanga pfundusu yi masonga.» Wápheka kwena kyamvu kitesu kya mato maya ma wolu, mbongu ya lawu ya mananasi, yi matadi ma thalu. Mananasi ma lawu hanga mamana kápheka pfumu wa mukhetu wa Sheba kwena kyamvu Solumoni mákwisaku hika.

Masuwa ma Hilami, mana manata wolu tuka ku Ofili, mánata phi mbongu ya lawu ya miti mya alimugi yi matadi ma thalu tuka ku Ofili. Kyamvu wásadila miti mya alimugi mu kitula misingika mya nzu ya Tata wetu yi mya nzu ya kyamvu, yi mu kitula minsamba yi mazimbi kikuma kya basingi. Miti mya alimugi mya phila yina mikwisaku holo mimonakaku tuka buna.

Kyamvu Solumoni wápheka kwena pfumu wa mukhetu wa Sheba byosu bina kázodila, kyosu kina kalomba, amana bina kámuheka tuka mu kimvwama kyandi kya kyamvu. Buna wávutuka ku tsi yandi, yandi yi basadi bandi.

Khembu ya Solumoni, Kabu kya Tata

Kizitu kya wolu kina kyakwísa kwena Solumoni muna mvula yimosi kyákala kitesu kya mato makumodi yi matanu, konda kutanga mbongu yina yatuka kwena bita-mbongi, mbongu ya bakwa kikhita, bakyamvu boosu ba Alabiya, yi bapfumu ba tsi. Kyamvu Solumoni wásala binwaninu khama zoodi bya mbuta bya wolu wa kubeta, wolu wa kitesu kya kilo tsambwadi mu kinwaninu kyosu. Wásala binwaninu khama tatu bya biphyoku bya wolu wa kubeta, kilo tatu mu kinwaninu kyosu; kyamvu wásya byawu mu Nzu ya Musitu wa Lebanoni. Kyamvu wásala phi kiti kyambuta kya luyalu kya menu ma nzawu amana wákifuka ni wolu wa kitoku lawu. Kiti kina kya luyalu kyákala yi sikadiye sambanu, yi tsongi ya kibulungani kuna nima. Kwena mbaka-mbaka mandi makala muna byati byodi bya kuzakadila, yi bathambu bodi bana batelama hana bawu. Bathambu kumi yi bodi batelama hana sikadiye sambanu, mosi muna kati-kati kyosu. Kima kya phila yina kyásadilwaku kikuma kya kipfumu kimosi. Malonga moosu ma kunwina ma kyamvu Solumoni makala ma wolu, amana byosu bya mu Nzu ya Musitu wa Lebanoni byakala bya wolu wa kyedika. Kweku ata kimosi kyákala kya phalata; mu bilumbu bya Solumoni phalata yákala hanga kima kya phamba. Kyamvu wákala yi masuwa ma kikhita mu mbu ha kimosi yi masuwa ma Hilami. Mu mvula tatu zoosu mavutuka mu kunata wolu, phalata, menu ma nzawu, tukima yi babonga.

Bwabuna kyamvu Solumoni wáluta bakyamvu boosu ba tsi mu kimvwama yi mu mudimu. Tsi yosu yisi sanda ngisa kwena Solumoni, mu kuyuka mudimu wuna Tata wetu kasya mu mbundu yandi. Mvula yi mvula kosu wánata kabu kyandi: bima bya phalata yi bya wolu, miledi, binwaninu, mananasi, baphunda yi mamiyo.

Solumoni wákutakanisa mitukumbila mya baphunda yi bakwa baphunda: mitukumbila khama kumi yi khama zoya, yi bakwa baphunda mafunda kumi yi modi, bana bazakala muna mbanza za mitukumbila yi ha kimosi yi kyamvu ku Yelusalemi. Kyamvu wásya phalata mu Yelusalemi hanga matadi, amana miti mya sedeli hanga bithundu-fiki bya banda bya bwila. Baphunda za Solumoni zátuka ku Ngiphiti yi ku Kuwe; bita-mbongi ba kyamvu bazísumba ku Kuwe mu thalu ya zandu. Mutukumbila wumosi wakwísa tuka ku Ngiphiti mu thalu ya phalata ya kitesu kya kilo tsambwadi, phunda yimosi mu kilo zoya; amana muna bita-mbongi baba mitukumbila yi baphunda myenda kwena bakyamvu boosu ba Bahiti yi ba Alami.