1 Abami
9 Nuko Salomo akimara kurangiza kwubaka inzu+ ya Yehova n’inzu y’umwami+ n’ikintu gihimbaye cose ca Salomo, ico yahimbawe no gukora+, 2 Yehova abonekera rero Salomo ubugira kabiri, nk’uko yari yaramubonekeye i Gibeyoni+. 3 Maze Yehova amubwira ati: “Numvise isengesho+ ryawe n’ugusaba ubutoni kwawe wasabishije ubutoni imbere yanje. Nejeje+ iyi nzu wubatse mu kuyishiramwo izina ryanje+ gushika igihe kitagira urugero; kandi ata gukeka amaso yanje+ n’umutima wanje bizokwama biri ng’aho+. 4 Nawe niwagendera+ imbere yanje, nk’uko Dawidi+ so yagenze, ukagendana ugutungana*+ kw’umutima be n’ukugororoka+, mu gukora wisunze ivyo nagutegetse+ vyose, ukongera ukagumya ingingo nyobozi zanje+ n’ingingo zanje z’ubutungane+, 5 nanje rero nzoshinga koko intebe y’ubwami bwawe kuri Isirayeli gushika igihe kitagira urugero, nk’uko nyene nasezeraniye Dawidi so nti: ‘Ntihazobura umugabo mu bawe wo kwicara ku ntebe y’ubwami ya Isirayeli+.’ 6 Mwebwe ubwanyu n’abahungu banyu nimwasubira inyuma koko mukareka kunkurikira+, ntimugumye amabwirizwa yanje n’ivyagezwe vyanje nashize imbere yanyu, hanyuma mukagenda vy’ukuri mugakorera izindi mana+, mukazunamira, 7 nzorandura rero Isirayeli ku buringanire bw’ubutaka nayihaye+; kandi inzu nereje izina ryanje nzoyita imve imbere+, kandi Isirayeli izocika iciro ry’umugani+ n’akamenyo mu bisata vy’abantu vyose. 8 Iyi nzu na yo izocika ibirundo vy’ibihomvagurike+. Uwuzoyica iruhande wese azoraba yumiwe+, avuze koko agahwa, avuge ati: ‘Ni kubera iki Yehova yagiriye gutya iki gihugu n’iyi nzu+?’ 9 Maze bazovuga ata kabuza bati: ‘Ni kubera ko bahevye Yehova Imana yabo yari yarakuye ba sekuruza babo mu gihugu ca Misiri+, bagatangura kwifatanya n’izindi mana+, bakazunamira bakazikorera. Ni co catumye Yehova abazanako ibi vyago vyose+.’”
10 Nuko hashize imyaka mirongo ibiri, iyo Salomo yubatsemwo ya mazu abiri, inzu ya Yehova+ n’inzu y’umwami+ 11 (Hiramu+ umwami wa Tiro ubwiwe yari yarasahirije Salomo+ mu kumuha ibiti vy’amasederi n’ibiti vy’imiberoshi be n’inzahabu, ivyamuhimbara vyose+): ico gihe Umwami Salomo aha Hiramu ibisagara mirongo ibiri mu gihugu ca Galilaya+. 12 Nuko Hiramu ava i Tiro kugira ngo aje kuraba nya bisagara Salomo yari yamuhaye, mugabo ntivyaba ibibereye mu maso yiwe+. 13 Avuga rero ati: “Ibi bisagara wampaye ni bwoko ki ga mwene wacu?” Nuko bavyita Igihugu ca Kabuli* gushika n’uyu musi.
14 Muri ico gihe Hiramu arungikira umwami italanto z’inzahabu ijana na mirongo ibiri+.
15 Iyi ni yo nkuru yerekeye abagenewe ibikorwa vy’agahato+ Umwami Salomo yararitse kwubaka inzu ya Yehova+ n’inzu yiwe n’Ikidunduri+ n’uruhome+ rwa Yeruzalemu na Hazori+ na Megido+ na Gezeri+. 16 (Farawo umwami wa Misiri yari yaraduze hanyuma afata Gezeri ayituriza umuriro, kandi Abanyakanani+ baba muri ico gisagara yari yarabishe. Agiha rero umukobwa wiwe+, umugore wa Salomo, bwa ngabirano y’agasaga.) 17 Nuko Salomo yubaka Gezeri na Beti-horoni yo Hepfo+, 18 na Bayalati+ na Tamari mu gahinga, mu gihugu, 19 n’ibisagara vy’ububiko+ vyose vyacitse ivya Salomo, n’ibisagara vy’imikogote+ n’ibisagara vy’abagendera ku mafarasi, n’ibintu bihimbaye vya Salomo+, ivyo yari yaripfuje kwubaka i Yeruzalemu n’i Libani no mu gihugu cose yaganza. 20 Nayo abantu bose bari basigaye ku Bamori+, ku Baheti+, ku Baperizi+, ku Bahiwi+ no ku Bayebusi+, abatari abo muri bene Isirayeli+, 21 abahungu babo bari barasigaye mu gihugu mu nyuma zabo, abo bene Isirayeli batari barashoboye gutikiza+, Salomo aguma abararika gukora ibikorwa vy’agahato vy’ubushumba gushika n’uyu musi+. 22 Ariko nta n’umwe muri bene Isirayeli Salomo yagize umushumba+; kuko bari abarwanyi n’abasuku biwe n’abaganwa biwe n’ibisongerezi vyiwe n’abakuru b’abatwara imikogote biwe n’ab’abagendera ku mafarasi biwe+. 23 Aba ni bo bari abakuru b’ivyariho bahagarikira igikorwa ca Salomo: abantu amajana atanu na mirongo itanu, bakaba bari abahagarikizi b’abantu bakora ico gikorwa+.
24 Ariko umukobwa wa Farawo+ araduga avuye mu Gisagara ca Dawidi+, aja ku nzu yiwe Salomo yari yaramwubakiye. Ico gihe ni ho Salomo yubaka Ikidunduri+.
25 Nuko Salomo abandanya gushikana gatatu+ mu mwaka ibimazi biturirwa n’ibimazi vy’ugusangira ku gicaniro yari yarubakiye Yehova+, kandi barafumbisha umwotsi w’ibimazi kuri ico gicaniro+, icari imbere ya Yehova; nuko arangiza nya nzu+.
26 Kandi Umwami Salomo akora umugwi w’imeri i Eziyoni-geberi+, ahari hafi ya Eloti+, ku nkengera y’ikiyaga Gitukura, mu gihugu ca Edomu+. 27 Kandi Hiramu yaguma arungika muri uwo mugwi w’imeri abasuku biwe+, abasoza ubwato, bazi ikiyaga, akabarungikana n’abasuku ba Salomo. 28 Nuko baja i Ofiri+, bakurayo italanto amajana ane na mirongo ibiri z’inzahabu+, bazizanira Umwami Salomo.