1 Bami 3:1-28
3 Lino Solomoni wakapanga cizuminano calukwatano a Farao mwami wa Egepita. Wakakwata* mwana musimbi wa Farao+ eelyo wakamuleta mu Munzi wa Davida+ kusikila naakamana kuliyakila ŋanda yakwe+ aŋanda ya Jehova+ alimwi abwaanda buzinguluka Jerusalemu yoonse.+
2 Pele bantu bakacili kutuula zipaizyo mumasena aakukombela,+ nkaambo kumazuba aayo ŋanda yiitwa azina lya Jehova tiiyakaningayakwa.+
3 Solomoni wakazumanana kumuyanda Jehova akutobela malailile aa Davida usyi, nkuti buyo lyoonse wakacili kutuula zipaizyo alimwi akuuntumuna busi mumasena aakukombela.+
4 Aboobo mwami wakaunka ku Gibeoni kuyootuula zipaizyo, nkaambo ooko nkokwakali busena bwakazyibidwe* kapati bwakukombela.+ Solomoni wakatuula acipaililo banyama bazituuzyo zyuumpwa bali 1,000.+
5 Ku Gibeoni Jehova wakalibonya kuli Solomoni muciloto masiku, eelyo Leza wakamwaambila kuti: “Kolomba ncoyanda kuti ndikupe.”+
6 Mpoonya Solomoni wakati: “Wakatondezya luyando lutamani lupati kumubelesi wako Davida taata mbubonya mbwaakeenda kubusyu bwako cakusyomeka, mubululami amukusalala kwamoyo wakwe. Wakazumanana kumutondezya luyando oolu lutamani lupati kwiinda mukumupa mwana musankwa kuti akkale acuuno cakwe cabwami mbuli mbocibede sunu.+
7 Lino O Jehova Leza wangu, wandibikka ndemubelesi wako kuba mwami mubusena bwa Davida taata, nokuba kuti ndicili mwana* alimwi tandijisi luzyibo lwakweendelezya bantu.*+
8 Ndemubelesi wako ndili akati kabantu bako mbookasala, ibantu banji kapati cakuti tabakonzyi kubalwa.+
9 Aboobo kondipa ndemubelesi wako moyo uumvwida kutegwa ndibeteke bantu bako+ akuzyiba kwaandaanya cibotu acibi,+ nkaambo ino nguni uukonzya kubeteka bantu bako aaba banji* boobu?”
10 Lino makani aaya ngaakalomba Solomoni akamubotela Jehova.+
11 Mpoonya Leza wakamwaambila kuti: “Akaambo kakuti walomba cintu eeci ikutali kulomba kuti woongole* naa kuba abuvwubi naa buumi bwabasinkondonyoko, pele walomba maano kutegwa ubeteke kabotu makani,+
12 ndilacita ncoolomba.+ Ndilakupa moyo wabusongo amaano+ kutegwa kubule naba omwe iwakaponede kale uutiielane anduwe alimwi akuti kutakabi aumbi uuyooba mbuli nduwe.+
13 Kuyungizya waawo, ndilakupa anzyootalomba,+ nkokuti buvwubi abulemu,+ cakuti takukabi mwami uumbi uuli mbuli nduwe mubuumi bwako.*+
14 Alimwi ikuti ukeende munzila zyangu kwiinda mukutobela malailile aangu amilawo yangu mbubonya mbwaakeenda Davida uso,+ ndiyoopa kuti woongole.”*+
15 Lino Solomoni naakasinsimuka, wakazyiba kuti wabona cilengaano. Kumane wakaunka ku Jerusalemu akuyakwiima kumbele lyabbokesi lyacizuminano ca Jehova akutuula zituuzyo zyuumpwa azipaizyo zyalumvwano+ alimwi wakabapangila pobwe babelesi bakwe boonse.
16 Lino kwakaboola bamakaintu bobilo bavwuule kumwami akwiima kumbele lyakwe.
17 Mukaintu wakusaanguna wakati: “Simalelaangu, mebo amukaintu ooyu tukkala muŋanda yomwe, eelyo ndakatumbuka awalo kaliko muŋanda.
18 Lino nikwakainda mazuba otatwe kuzwa nindakatumbuka, awalo mukaintu ooyu wakatumbuka. Twakali antoomwe, twakali buyo tobilo; kwakanyina muntu uumbi wakaliko muŋanda.
19 Ciindi camasiku, mwana wamukaintu ooyu wakafwa nkaambo wakamulimbilila.
20 Aboobo wakabuka akati kamasiku akubweza mwanaangu iwakali ambali lyangu ciindi mebo ndemubelesi wako nindakali koona, kumane wakamulazika mumaanza aakwe,* eelyo mwanaakwe uufwide wakamulazika mumaanza aangu.
21 Nindakabuka kakucili kooko kuti ndinyonsye mwanaangu, ndakajana ulifwide. Aboobo ndakamulangisya kabotu nibwakaca pele ndakajana kuti tali mwanaangu ngundakazyala pe.”
22 Pele mukaintu ooyo uumbi wakati: “Peepe, ooyu muumi ngomwanaangu, pele wako ngooyu uufwide!” Pele mukaintu wakusaanguna wakati: “Peepe, mwanaako ngooyu uufwide pele ooyu muumi ngomwanaangu.” Oobo mbubakali kukazyanya kubusyu bwamwami.
23 Kumane mwami wakati: “Ooyu waamba kuti, ‘Ooyu muumi mwanaangu, eelyo wako nguufwide!’ awalo ooyu waamba kuti, ‘Peepe, mwanaako nguufwide, pele ooyu muumi mwanaangu!’”
24 Mpoonya mwami wakati: “Amundiletele panga.” Aboobo bakaleta panga kumwami.
25 Kumane mwami wakati: “Amumukosole mwana ooyu muumi muzipaanzi zyobilo mpoonya mubape bamakaintu aaba umwi aumwi cipaanzi.”
26 Mpoonya aawo mukaintu ooyo mukamwini mwana muumi wakakombelezya mwami, nkaambo bwakamyonga bula bwakwe. Wakati: “Akaka simalelaangu! Amumupe buyo mukaintu ooyu mwana ooyu muumi. Mutamujayi pe.” Pele mukaintu ooyu uumbi wakaluujisi kwaamba kuti: “Mwana ooyu takooba wangu naa wako. Amumukosole buyo muzipaanzi zyobilo!”
27 Amvwe boobo mwami wakati: “Amupe mwana muumi kumukaintu wakusaanguna. Mutamujayi pe, nkaambo mbabanyina ncobeni.”
28 Aboobo bana Israyeli boonse bakamvwa lubeta lwamwami, eelyo bakayoowa akaambo kamwami,+ nkaambo bakabona kuti busongo bwa Leza bwakubeteka makani bwakali mulinguwe.+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “Wakabweza.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “bupati.”
^ Naa “mulombe.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “tandizyi mbokuzwigwa alimwi ambokunjilwa.”
^ Naa ambweni, “bakatazya.” Mu Chihebrayo, “balemu.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “upone mazuba manji.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “mumazuba aabuumi bwako.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “ndiyoolansya mazuba aako.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “acamba cakwe.”
