Tempele ya Yehova

Solomoni mwapwile mwene wa Isalele, Yehova wamwihwile ngwendi: ‘Bika biushaka ngwobe njikwane?’ Solomoni wakumbulwile ngwendi: ‘Nji mwanike, co kunjizibuka byakulinga. Shukulu-kambu njane mana mangana njizibuke mwakuyulila banu bobe.’ Yehova wendekele ngwendi: ‘Mwafwa unalombo mana, njikupwisa munalume wa mana manene mu kaye koshe. Njikwana na bufuko. Co lalo nga unjononoka, ukayoya myaka yaingi.’

Solomoni washangumukile kutunga tempele. Walikwasesele goudi yaibwa manene na siuva yaibwa manene na miti yaibwa na mamanya amabwa. Makulukazi a banalume na banakazi ba bitongwe batungile ije tempele ha myaka 7. Co mubamanesele kuitunga, baikundikile kuli Yehova. Yakele na mutula, co hakele milambu. Solomoni watsikamene halutwe lwa mutula na kulombela ngwendi: ‘Obe Yehova, ei tempele keti yakama nambe yaibwa manene mangana ukalemo, oloni tambula kulemesa kwetu na kutolilila ku malombelo etu.’ Yehova wamwene bati ije tempele na lilombelo lya Solomoni? Solomoni mwamanesele lika kulombela, tuhya twatundile mwilu na kwenyeka milambu ije yakele ha mutula. Ngeci, oku kwamwesele ngwabo Yehova wabwahelelele ha kumutungila tempele. Co baIsalele babwahelelele manene mubamwene byuma byalingiwile.

Mwene Solomoni watsimanene manene mu Isalele na ku mitambela ya kulako mwafwa ya mana endi. Banu bakele na kuya kuli Solomoni mangana akabakwase mu bukalu bwabo. Mwene wa munakazi wa ku Sheba nendi waile na kwihula Solomoni bihula byabikalu mangana amweseke. Mwazibile mwakele na kukumbulwila, wendekele ngwendi: ‘Kunjakulahelele bibanjilekele banu, oloni hanwoni njalimwena ngwange uli na mana kutubakana nomu mubanjilekelele. Njambi yobe Yehova na kubezikisa.’ BaIsalele bakele mu kwoloka, co bapwile ba kubwahelela. Oloni byuma kubyatwaleleleho kufwa ngoco.