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10 Lino mwami mukaintu waku Sheba wakaimvwa mpuwo ya Solomoni kujatikizya zina lya Jehova,+ aboobo wakaboola kulinguwe kuti amusunke amibuzyo* iikatazya.+ 2 Wakasika mu Jerusalemu abasikumusindikila banji+ ankamela zyakanyamwide mafwuta aamabbona,+ ngolida zinji amabwe mayandisi. Wakaunka kuli Solomoni akumwaambila zyoonse izyakali mumoyo wakwe. 3 Mpoonya Solomoni wakayiingula mibuzyo yakwe yoonse. Kunyina cakamukatazya* mwami kupandulwida mwami mukaintu ooyu.
4 Lino mwami mukaintu waku Sheba naakabona busongo bwa Solomoni+ boonse, ŋanda njaakayaka,+ 5 zyakulya zyakutebulu lyakwe,+ mbobakali kukkala kutebulu babelesi bakwe, mbobakali kukutauka babelesi basikwaaba zyakulya azisani nzyobakasamide, basikwaaba zyakunywa, alimwi azipaizyo zyuumpwa nzyaakali kutuula lyoonse kuŋanda ya Jehova, wakagonkelwa.* 6 Aboobo wakati kumwami: “Mpuwo njondakamvwa kucisi cangu kujatikizya milimo* yako abusongo bwako njamasimpe. 7 Pele nzyondakamvwa tiindakazisyoma kusikila ndaboola akulibonena ameso aangu. Lino bona! Nzyondakaambilwa tazisiki akucisela pe. Busongo bwako abuvwubi zilainda aampuwo njondakamvwa. 8 Bali acoolwe bantu bako alimwi bali acoolwe babelesi bako ibaima kumbele lyako lyoonse kabaswiilila busongo bwako!+ 9 Aatembaulwe Jehova Leza wako+ iwakukkomanina akukubikka acuuno cabwami ca Israyeli. Akaambo kaluyando lutamani lwa Jehova kubana Israyeli, wakakusala kuba mwami kuti ubeteke akucita bululami.”
10 Mpoonya mwami mukaintu ooyu wakapa mwami matalenta* aangolida aali 120 amafwuta aamabbona+ manji alimwi amabwe mayandisi.+ Kunyina nokwakaletedwe mafwuta aamabbona manji boobu mbuli yaayo mwami mukaintu waku Sheba ngaakaletela Mwami Solomoni.
11 Mato aa Hiramu aakali kuleta ngolida kuzwa ku Ofiri+ akaleta azisamu zyaalugumi+ zinji kapati amabwe mayandisi+ kuzwa ku Ofiri. 12 Mwami wakapanga zitabilizyo zyaŋanda ya Jehova alimwi azyaŋanda yamwami kuzwa kuzisamu zyaalugumi, alimwi atuntimbwa azibelesyo zimbi zyakwiimbya zyabaimbi.+ Zisamu zyaalugumi zili mbuli zyeezyi tazinaletedwe naa kuboneka alimwi kusikila sunu.
13 Mwami Solomoni awalo wakapa mwami mukaintu waku Sheba zyoonse nzyaakali kuyanda alimwi anzyaakalomba, kunze lyazintu nzyaakamupa akaambo kabwaabi* bwakwe. Mpoonya wakapiluka akuunka kucisi cakwe antoomwe ababelesi bakwe.+
14 Lino ngolida iyakali kuboola kuli Solomoni mwaka amwaka yakali kulema matalenta aangolida aali 666,+ 15 kunze lyazintu izyakali kuletwa abasambazi alimwi ampindu yakali kuzwa kubasambazi abami boonse babana Arabiya abeendelezi banyika.
16 Mwami Solomoni wakapanga ntobo zipati zili 200 zyangolida iisangene alubulo lumbi+ (kuntobo mpati imwi aimwi wakabikka ngolida iilema masyekeli* aali 600 )+ 17 antobo zyangolida zisyoonto zili 300 (kuntobo nsyoonto imwi aimwi wakabikka ngolida iilema mamaina* otatwe). Mpoonya mwami wakazibikka mu Ŋanda ya Cisaka caku Lebano.+
18 Alimwi mwami wakapanga cuuno cabwami caminyanga+ icipati akucizilulula angolida iisalazyidwe.+ 19 Kwakali matantilo aakajisi malyatilo aali cisambomwe kusika waawo mpocakabede cuuno cabwami, eelyo kusyule lyacuuno kwakali kaluli alimwi kwakali zilyookezezyo zyamaboko mumabazu oonse obilo aacuuno alimwi kwakali zikozyanyo zyabasyuumbwa bobilo+ baimvwi mumbali aazilyookezezyo zyamaboko. 20 Alimwi kwakali zikozyanyo zyabasyuumbwa bali 12 ibakaimvwi mumalyatilo aali cisambomwe, omwe kulubazu lumwi lwamatantilo alimwi aumwi kulubazu lumbi lwamatantilo. Kunyina bwami bumbi bwakacitide cili boobu.
21 Zinywido zyoonse zya Mwami Solomoni zyakali zyangolida, alimwi azinywido zyoonse zyamu Ŋanda ya Cisaka caku Lebano+ zyakali zyangolida iisalalisya. Kunyina cakali cansiliva pe, nkaambo nsiliva tiiyakali kubonwa kuti ncintu mumazuba aa Solomoni.+ 22 Nkaambo mwami wakajisi mato aaku Tarisi+ aakali alwizi antoomwe amato aa Hiramu. Lyoonse kwainda myaka yotatwe, mato aaku Tarisi akali kuboola kaazwide ngolida, nsiliva, minyanga,+ basokwe alimwi amapiikkokko.
23 Aboobo Mwami Solomoni wakali kubainda bami boonse baanyika buvwubi+ abusongo.+ 24 Alimwi bantu boonse baanyika bakali kuyanda kumubona* Solomoni kutegwa bamvwe busongo bwakwe Leza mbwaakabikka mumoyo wakwe.+ 25 Umwi aumwi wakali kuleta cipego—zibelesyo zyansiliva, zibelesyo zyangolida, zisani, zilwanyo, mafwuta aamabbona, mabbiza amamyuulu*—alimwi eeci cakali kucitika mwaka amwaka.
26 Solomoni wakazumanana kuliyungizizya nkalaki amabbiza;* wakaba ankalaki zili 1,400 amabbiza* aali 12,000,+ alimwi wakazibikka muminzi yankalaki afwaafwi anguwe mu Jerusalemu.+
27 Mwami wakaivwuzya kapati nsiliva mu Jerusalemu cakuti yakaba buyo mbuli mabwe, alimwi azyalo zisamu zyakkedari zyakavwula kapati cakuti zyakaba buyo mbuli zisamu zyamukuyu izili mu Sepela.+
28 Mabbiza aa Solomoni akali kuulwa ku Egepita, alimwi nkamu yabasambazi bamwami mbabakali kuula mabbiza mumatanga-matanga* amuulo omwe.+ 29 Inkalaki imwi aimwi yaku Egepita yakali kuulwa mali aansiliva aali 600, bbiza lyomwe lyakali kuulwa mali aansiliva aali 150 ; eelyo abalo bakali kuzisambala kubami boonse babana Heti+ abami babana Siriya.