1 Abami

3 Nuko Salomo yunga na Farawo umwami wa Misiri ubucuti bw’ukwabirana+, atora umukobwa wa Farawo+, amujana mu Gisagara ca Dawidi+, gushika arangije kwubaka inzu yiwe+ n’inzu ya Yehova+ be n’uruhome rwa Yeruzalemu, irya n’ino+. 2 Ariko abantu baguma bashikanira ibimazi ku bibanza bikirurutse*+, kuko izina rya Yehova ritari bwubakirwe inzu gushika muri iyo misi+. 3 Salomo abandanya gukunda+ Yehova mu kugendera mu vyagezwe vya Dawidi se wiwe+. Ariko ku bibanza bikirurutse+ ni ho yama ashikanira ibimazi akongera akahafumbishiriza amashikanwa.

4 Nuko umwami aja i Gibeyoni+ gushikanirayo ibimazi, kuko ico cari ikibanza gikirurutse+ gikomeye. Salomo atangura gushikana kuri ico gicaniro ibimazi igihumbi biturirwa+. 5 Aho i Gibeyoni, Yehova abonekera+ Salomo mu ndoto+ mw’ijoro; hanyuma Imana ivuga iti: “Saba ico ugomba ndakiguhe+.” 6 Salomo aca avuga ati: “Wewe ubwawe waragiriye cane ubuntu bwuzuye urukundo+ umusavyi wawe Dawidi dawe, wisunze uko yagendeye imbere yawe mu kuri no mu bugororotsi+ no mu kugororoka kw’umutima ku bijanye nawe; kandi warabandanije kumugirira cane ubwo buntu bwuzuye urukundo, ku buryo wamuhaye umuhungu wo kwicara ku ntebe y’ubwami yiwe, nk’uko biri uyu musi+. 7 None rero, Yehova Mana yanje, ni wewe wimitse umusavyi wawe umugira umwami mu kibanza ca Dawidi dawe, kandi jewe ndi agahungu+. Sinzi iyo bija n’iyo biva+. 8 Kandi umusavyi wawe ari hagati y’abantu bawe watoye+, igisata c’abantu isinzi batagira igitigiri kandi badashobora guharurwa kubera ubwinshi+. 9 Uze uhe umusavyi wawe umutima ugamburuka kugira ngo acire imanza+ abantu bawe, ngo amenye gutandukanya ikibi n’iciza+; nakare, ni nde ashoboye gucira imanza+ aba bantu bawe n’ingene bagoye+?”

10 Ico kintu kiba igihimbaye mu maso ya Yehova, kuko Salomo yari asavye ico kintu+. 11 Imana ibandanya kumubwira iti: “Kubera yuko wasavye ico kintu, ntiwisabire imisi myinshi canke ngo wisabire ubutunzi+ canke ngo usabe ubuzima bw’abansi bawe, ukisabira ubwenge kugira ngo wumvirize imanza+, 12 ehe nzokugirira koko nk’uko amajambo yawe ari+. Ehe nzoguha koko umutima ukerebutse kandi utahura+, ku buryo imbere yawe ata wuzoba yarabayeho ameze nkawe, kandi mu nyuma zawe ata wuzohaguruka ameze nkawe+. 13 Mbere n’ivyo utasavye nzobiguha+, ubutunzi+ n’ubuninahazwa, ku buryo mu bami hatazoboneka n’umwe ameze nkawe, mu misi yawe yose+. 14 Kandi niwagendera mu nzira zanje mu kugumya ingingo nyobozi zanje+ n’amabwirizwa yanje, nk’uko nyene Dawidi so wawe yagenze+, nzoguha no kuramba*+.”

15 Salomo yikanguye+, erega asanga yari indoto. Maze aza i Yeruzalemu, ahagarara imbere y’isandugu+ y’isezerano ya Yehova hanyuma ashikana ibimazi biturirwa yongera ahereza amashikanwa y’ugusangira+, araheza atereka inzimano+ abasuku biwe bose+.

16 Ico gihe abagore babiri, abamaraya+, binjira aho umwami ari hanyuma bahagarara imbere yiwe+. 17 Maze umwe muri abo bagore avuga ati: “Ntunga mukama wanje+, jewe n’uyu mugore tuba mu nzu imwe, ku buryo nibarukiye iruhande yiwe muri nya nzu. 18 Ku musi ugira gatatu nibarutse, uyu mugore na we nyene yaribarutse. Kandi twari kumwe. Nta w’ahandi yari kumwe natwe mu nzu, nta n’umwe kiretse twebwe babiri mu nzu. 19 Mu nyuma, umwana w’uyu mugore yarapfuye mw’ijoro, kuko yari yamuryamyeko. 20 Nuko aravyuka mu gicugu, atora umwana wanje iruhande yanje mu gihe umushumbakazi wawe yari asinziriye, hanyuma amuryamika mu gikiriza ciwe, umwana wiwe yapfuye na we amuryamika mu gikiriza canje. 21 Mvyutse mu gitondo kwonsa+ umwana wanje, erega, nsanga yapfuye. Nuko ndamusuzuma nitonze mu gitondo, maze nsanga si umwana wanje, uwo nari navyaye.” 22 Mugabo nya mugore wundi avuga ati: “Oya, ahubwo umwana wanje ni uwuri muzima, umwana wawe na we ni uwapfuye!” Muri ico gihe cose, uwo mugore yariko avuga ati: “Oya, ahubwo umwana wawe ni uwapfuye, umwana wanje na we ni uwuri muzima.” Nuko baguma bavugira imbere y’umwami+.

23 Amaherezo umwami avuga ati: “Uyu avuga ngo: ‘Uyu ni we mwana wanje, uwuri muzima, umwana wawe na we ni uwapfuye!’, urya na we akavuga ngo: ‘Oya, ahubwo umwana wawe ni uwapfuye, umwana wanje na we ni uwuri muzima!’” 24 Umwami abandanya kuvuga+ ati: “Nimunzanire inkota.” Bazana rero inkota imbere y’umwami. 25 Nuko umwami avuga ati: “Nimuhimburemwo kubiri uwo mwana muzima maze igihimba kimwe mugihe umugore umwe ikindi gihimba na co mugihe uwundi.” 26 Nuko wa mugore nyene uwo mwana muzima, abwira umwami (kuko yari agiriye ikigumbagumba+ umwana wiwe+, ku buryo avuga) ati: “Ntunga+ mukama wanje, nimumuhe uwo mwana muzima. Eka ntimumwice.” Muri ico gihe cose, wa mugore wundi yariko avuga ati: “Ntaba uwawe canke uwanje. Himbure+!” 27 Umwami aca arishura, ati: “Nimumuhe uwo mwana muzima, ntimumwice namba. Ni we nyina wiwe.”

28 Nuko Isirayeli yose yumva iyo ngingo y’ubutungane+ umwami yari yashikirije; maze baratinya kubera umwami+, kuko babona yuko ubukerebutsi+ bw’Imana bwari muri we, kugira ashitse ingingo y’ubutungane.