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2 Nuko Salomo ategeka ko hubakwa inzu yitirirwa izina rya Yehova+, hakubakwa n’ikirimba* c’umwami+. 2 Salomo atora rero abakozi 70.000 basanzwe* n’abandi 80.000 bajejwe kuringaniza amabuye mu misozi+, atora n’abantu 3.600 bo kubahagarikira+. 3 Vyongeye, Salomo arungikira Hiramu+ umwami w’i Tiro ubutumwa bugira buti: «Ngirira nk’uko wagiriye dawe Dawidi igihe wamurungikira ibiti vy’amasederi vyo kwubaka inzu* yiwe+. 4 Ngira nubake inzu yitirirwa izina rya Yehova Imana yanje, ndayimwegurire*. Bazohora bayituririramwo imibavu imota neza+ imbere yiwe, bame bayishiramwo imikate igerekeranye*+, bayitangiremwo n’amashikanwa aturirwa mu gitondo no ku mugoroba+, ku masabato+, ku mboneko z’ukwezi+ no ku misi mikuru+ ya Yehova Imana yacu. Iryo ni itegeko Abisirayeli bazokwama bakurikiza. 5 Inzu ngira nubake izoba ihambaye, kuko Imana yacu ihambaye kuruta izindi mana zose. 6 Yamara ni nde yoshobora kuyubakira inzu? Honyene n’ijuru iyo riva rikagera ntirishobora kuyikwira+. None jewe n’inda n’indesho noshobora nte kuyubakira inzu? Nta kindi nshoboye atari ukwubakira Imana ahantu abantu botangira ibimazi bigafumba umwotsi imbere yayo. 7 Ndagusavye rero undungikire umuntu w’umuhinga mu vy’inzahabu, ifeza, umujumpu+, ubutare bw’icuma, ubwoya busa n’umuyugubwe*, inyuzi zitukura* n’iz’ubururu, kandi azi gusarura udusharizo ku bintu. Azokorera mu Buyuda n’i Yeruzalemu ari kumwe n’abahinga banje dawe Dawidi yansigiye+. 8 Undungikire n’ibiti vy’amasederi, ivy’imiberoshi*+ n’ivyitwa alumugi*+ bivuye i Libani, kuko nzi neza yuko abakozi bawe ari abahinga mu vyo kwicira ibiti vy’i Libani+. Abakozi banje bazokorana n’abawe+, 9 bantegurire ibiti vyinshi kuko inzu ngira nubake izoba ari nini y’akataraboneka. 10 Ibi ni vyo bifungurwa nzoha abakozi bawe+ bicira ibiti: ingero zitwa koro* 20.000 z’ingano na 20.000 za sayiri*, ingero zitwa bati* 20.000 z’umuvinyu na 20.000 z’amavuta.»
11 Nuko Hiramu umwami w’i Tiro yandikira Salomo ubutumwa bugira buti: «Kubera ko Yehova akunda abantu biwe yakugize umwami wabo.» 12 Hiramu yongerako ati: «Yehova Imana ya Isirayeli nashemezwe we yaremye* ijuru n’isi, kuko yahaye umwami Dawidi umuhungu w’inkerebutsi+, yigengesera kandi afise ubwenge*+, azokwubakira inzu Yehova, akubaka n’ikirimba c’umwami. 13 Ndakurungikiye rero umuhinga afise ubwenge* yitwa Hiramu-Abi+. 14 Nyina ava mu muryango wa Dani, mugabo se yava i Tiro. Ni umuhinga mu vy’inzahabu, ifeza, umujumpu, ubutare bw’icuma, amabuye, ibiti, ubwoya busa n’umuyugubwe, inyuzi z’ubururu, ibitambara vyiza n’inyuzi zitukura*+. Arazi gusarura ku bintu udusharizo tw’ubwoko bwose no gukora ikintu ico ari co cose bamusavye gukora+. Azokorana n’abahinga bawe be n’abahinga ba databuja, ari we so Dawidi. 15 None rero databuja, rungika izo ngano na sayiri n’amavuta n’umuvinyu wemereye abakozi bawe+. 16 Natwe tuzokwicira ibiti vy’i Libani+ ukeneye vyose tubifatanye nk’amasaso, tubikurungikire i Yopa+ bireremba ku kiyaga, nawe uce ubidugana i Yeruzalemu+.»
17 Maze Salomo aharura abantu bose b’abanyamahanga baba mu gihugu ca Isirayeli+, haboneka 153.600. Yabaharuye inyuma ya rwa rusansuma se Dawidi yagira+. 18 Atora 70.000 muri bo abagira abakozi basanzwe*, abandi 80.000 abazeza kuringaniza amabuye+ mu misozi, abantu 3.600 na bo abagira abahagarikizi bajejwe gukoresha abantu+.