Abami b’Erimbere 5:1-18
5 Hiramu, omwami we Tiro, mwabya abyowa ngoko Solomona abirihirwako amaghuta atoke eribya mwami omo mwanya wa baba wiwe, mwatuma abaghombe biwe ewa Solomona, kundi Hiramu abya mwira wa* Daudi.
2 Solomona naye mwatuma omulaghe ono oko Hiramu:
3 “Unasi ndeke-ndeke ngoko baba waghe Daudi mwatatoka erihimba enyumba eyikendiletera erina rya Yehova oMungu wiwe ry’olukengerwa. Mwatatoka busana n’amalwa awabya akalwa n’esyonzighu siwe esyabya sikamwasirako oko syombande syosi erihika omughulu Yehova amuwatikaya erisingasyo.
4 Aliwe ingye, Yehova oMungu waghe abirinihiriraho obuholo oko syombande syosi. Sihali omundu oyukalwa naghe, kandi sihali obuhanya bosi-bosi.
5 Neryo nanzire inahimba enyumba eyikendiletera erina rya Yehova oMungu waghe ry’olukengerwa, kundi Yehova mwalagha baba waghe Daudi ati, ‘Omughala waghu, oyo ngendisyahira oko kitumbi kyaghu ky’obwami, yukendisyahimba enyumba eyikendisyaletera erina ryaghe ry’olukengerwa.’
6 Neryo ubwire abandu baghu uti banitwire emiti y’emierezi ye Lebanoni. Abaghombe baghe bakendibya bakatumika n’abaghu, kandi ngendisyaliha abaghombe baghu ebyo ukendisyanitswera, kundi unasi ndeke-ndeke ngoko omw’itwe simuli oyo wasi erikonda emiti yo ndeke ng’Abasidoni.”
7 Hiramu mwabya abyowa ebinywa bya Solomona, mwatsema kutsibu, neryo mwabugha ati: “Yehova apipawe munabwire, kundi abiriha Daudi omwana w’amenge atoke eritabala abandu banene kutsibu aba!”
8 Neryo Hiramu mwatumira Solomona omulaghe ono: “Nabiribana omulaghe waghu. Ngendikola ekyosi-kyosi ekyo wanzire, ngendikuha esyombagho sy’emiti y’emierezi n’esy’emiti y’ekilaghu.
9 Abaghombe baghe bakendibya bakalusyayo omo kiharo kye Lebanoni, neryo ibandaghaliryayo oko ngetse. Neryo ngendibya ngaboherayo haghuma, n’erilabyayo oko ngetse eriyahika omo mwanya ogho ukendinikangania. Neryo yabihika eyo, inaboholayo, neryo naghu iwahekayo. Nabikuha emiti, naghu ukendisyabya ukamba akalyo ako abandu abikere omo nyumba yaghe bakendisyabya bakalya.”
10 Neryo Hiramu mwatumira Solomona esyombagho syosi y’emiti y’emierezi n’esy’emiti y’ekilaghu eyo Solomona amusaba.
11 Solomona naye mwaha Hiramu esyokori* 20 000 sy’engano, esyokori 20 sy’amaghuta w’emizeituni aghuwene kutsibu mo kalyo k’abandu ababya omo nyumba ya Hiramu. Ebyo byo Solomona abya akaha Hiramu obuli mwaka.
12 Yehova mwaha Solomona y’amenge ngoko abya iniabirimulagha. Hiramu na Solomona mubabya omo buholo, ibo babiri mubakola endaghane.
13 Omwami Solomona mwatsukisya emibiiri y’erikaswa; mwahandika omo Israeli yosi mw’abalume 30 000 abakendibya bakakolayo.
14 Obuli mwisi, iniakatuma ekikuto ky’abalume 10 000 e Lebanoni. Ibakabugha e Lebanoni y’omwisi mughuma, neryo ibasuba ewabo, ibayabughayo emisi biri. Adoniramu yo wabya mukulu w’ababya bakakola emibiiri y’erikaswa.
15 Solomona abya n’abandu 70 000 ababya bakaheka emizigo, abandu 80 000 ababya bakatwira amabwe omo bitwa.
16 Kandi Solomona abya n’abimaniri bawatikya 3 300 ababya bakimanira emibiiri eyo baghombe babya bakakola.
17 Ngoko mwami anababwira, babya batolere ibatakula amabwe manene-manene, amabwe w’obughuli, n’eribatsagho. Amabwe ayo abya w’erihimbamo efondasyo y’ehekalu.
18 Abahimbi ba Solomona n’abahimbi ba Hiramu n’Abagebali mubatwa amabwe, mubateghekania emiti n’amabwe w’erihimba mo ehekalu.
