Amambo Wakutoma
5 Iramu mambo wa ku Tiro+ pidabva iye kuti Salomoni adzodzwa toera akhale mambo pa mbuto ya babace, iye atuma atumiki ace toera kuenda kuna Salomoni thangwi ndzidzi onsene Iramu akhali xamwali wa Dhavidhi.*+ 2 Salomoni atumizambo mphangwa izi kuna Iramu:+ 3 “Imwe musadziwa mwadidi kuti babanga Dhavidhi nee akwanisa kumanga nyumba toera kupasa mbiri dzina ya Yahova Mulungu wace, thangwi ya nkhondo zikhamenya iye, mpaka ndzidzi udaikha Yahova anyamalwa ace pantsi pa manyalo ace.+ 4 Mbwenye cincino Yahova Mulungu wanga andipasa ntendere m’makhundu onsene.+ Nkhabe munthu anandipingiza, pontho nkhabe cakuipa cinandicitikira.+ 5 Natenepa ine ndisanyerezera kumanga nyumba toera kupasa mbiri dzina ya Yahova Mulungu wanga, ninga mudalongera Yahova kuna babanga Dhavidhi kuti: ‘Mwanako anafuna ine kuikha pa mpando wako waumambo buluka iwe, ndiye anafuna kundimangira nyumba toera kupasa mbiri dzina yanga.’+ 6 Cincino pangani mbumba yanu toera indigwandire masedhro a ku Libhano.+ Atumiki anga anadzaphata basa pabodzi na atumiki anu, pontho ine ndinadzalipa atumiki anu mwakubverana na ntengo unafuna imwe kulonga, thangwi imwe musadziwa mwadidi kuti pakati pathu nkhabepo munthu anakwanisa kugwanda mwadidi miti ninga anthu a ku Sidhoni.”+
7 Iramu pidabva iye mafala a Salomoni, akomerwa kakamwe mbalonga: “Lero mbasimbwe Yahova, thangwi apasa Dhavidhi mwana waudziwisi toera kutonga mbumba iyi ikulu!”*+ 8 Iramu atumiza mphangwa izi kuna Salomoni: “Ine ndabva mphangwa zidanditumizira imwe. Natenepa ndinakupasani matabwa a sedhro na matabwa a junipero+ ninga munafunira imwe. 9 Atumiki anga anadzabwera nawo bulukira ku Libhano mpaka ku bara, inembo ndinapanga anthu toera aamange pabodzi pene mbandiatumiza na m’bara mpaka pa mbuto inafuna imwe kundipanga. Penepo ine ndinaasudzulisa, imwembo munaakwata mbamuenda nawo. Imwe munadzandilipa cakudya cinafuna ine kuphemba toera kupasa anthu a panyumba panga.”+
10 Iramu apasa Salomoni matabwa onsene a sedhro na a junipero akhafuna iye. 11 Natenepa Salomoni apasa Iramu makoro* 20.000 a tirigu ninga cakudya toera kupasa anthu a panyumba pace, pontho ampasa makoro 20 a mafuta adidi kakamwe a azeti. Pyaka pyonsene,+ Salomoni akhapasa Iramu pinthu pyenepi. 12 Yahova apasa Salomoni udziwisi ninga mudapikira iye.+ Pakhali ntendere pakati pa Iramu na Salomoni, pontho uwiri wawo acita cibverano.
13 Mambo Salomoni acemeresa amuna mu Izraeli onsene toera adzaphate basa yakukakamizwa; amuna adacemereswa+ akhali 30.000. 14 Pa mwezi iye akhatuma nsoka wa amuna 10.000 toera kuenda ku Libhano. Iwo akakhala miyezi miwiri m’manyumba mwawo, mwezi ubodzi ku Libhano; Adhoniramu+ ndiye akhaonera ale adacemerwa toera kuphata basa yakukakamizwa. 15 Salomoni akhali na anyakuthukula mitolo* 70.000, anyakuswa miyala+ m’mapiri+ 80.000, 16 Salomoni akhalimbo na atsogoleri 3.300+ akuti basa yawo ikhali yakuonera anyabasa. 17 Mambo aapanga toera akumbe miyala mikulu+ na yakudhula toera atome kumanga+ nyumba na miyala yakusemwa.+ 18 Natenepa anyakumanga a Salomoni, Iramu na Ajebhali+ aphata basa yakuswa miyala, pontho iwo akhunganya matabwa na miyala toera kumanga nyumba.