1 Abami
5: 1 Hiramu umwami wa Tiro yohereza abagaragu be kwa Salomo; kuko yari yarumvise
ko bamusize amavuta mu cyumba cya se, kuko Hiramu yari
burigihe umukunzi wa Dawidi.
5: 2 Salomo yohereza Hiramu ati:
5: 3 Uzi uburyo data Dawidi atashoboraga kubaka inzu Uwiteka
izina ry'Uwiteka Imana ye ku ntambara zamwerekeye kuri buri wese
ruhande, kugeza igihe Uwiteka abashyira munsi y'ibirenge bye.
5 Ariko 4 Noneho Uwiteka Imana yanjye yampaye ikiruhuko impande zose, kugira ngo ngereyo
ntabwo ari umwanzi cyangwa ibibi bibaho.
5: 5 Dore, ngambiriye kubaka inzu y'Uwiteka wanjye
Mana, nk'uko Uwiteka yabwiye data Dawidi, ati: 'Mwana wanjye, uwo ndi we
Azashyira intebe yawe mu cyumba cyawe, azanyubakira inzu yanjye
izina.
5: 6 Noneho rero, tegeka ko bampa ibiti by'amasederi muri Libani;
Abagaragu banjye bazabana n'abagaragu bawe, nzaguha
shakira abagaragu bawe ukurikije ibyo uzashyiraho byose, kuko ari wowe
menya ko ntanumwe muri twe ushobora ubuhanga bwo gutema ibiti nka
ku Banyasidoni.
5: 7 Hiramu yumvise amagambo ya Salomo, ari we
arishima cyane, ati: "Uwiteka ahimbazwe uyu munsi, ufite
aha Dawidi umuhungu w'umunyabwenge kuri abo bantu bakomeye.
5: 8 Hiramu yohereza Salomo, ati: "Natekereje ku bintu."
Wanyohereje kuko nzakora ibyifuzo byawe byose bijyanye n'ibiti
by'amasederi, hamwe n'ibiti by'umuriro.
9 Abagaragu banjye bazabamanura bava muri Libani bajye ku nyanja, nanjye nzabikora
ubashikirize inyanja kureremba ahantu uzanshinga,
kandi izobasezerera aho ngaho, uzobakira:
kandi uzasohoza icyifuzo cyanjye, mu gutanga ibiryo byo mu rugo rwanjye.
5:10 Hiramu aha Salomo ibiti by'amasederi n'ibiti by'imyerezi nk'uko ibye byose
kwifuza.
5:11 Salomo aha Hiramu ingano ibihumbi makumyabiri by'ingano kugira ngo amugaburire
urugo, n'ingero makumyabiri z'amavuta meza: nuko aha Salomo Hiramu
umwaka ku wundi.
5:12 Uwiteka aha Salomo ubwenge nk'uko yamusezeranije, haraho
amahoro hagati ya Hiramu na Salomo; kandi bombi bakoze amasezerano hamwe.
5:13 Umwami Salomo akura imisoro muri Isiraheli yose; n'amahoro yari
abagabo ibihumbi mirongo itatu.
5:14 Abohereza muri Libani, ibihumbi icumi ku kwezi n'amasomo: ukwezi
bari muri Libani, n'amezi abiri murugo: Adoniramu yari hejuru ya
umusoro.
5:15 Salomo yari afite ibihumbi mirongo itandatu n'ibihumbi icumi byikoreye imitwaro, kandi
ibihumbi bine bya hewers kumusozi;
5:16 Usibye umutware w'abasirikare ba Salomo bari bashinzwe akazi, batatu
ibihumbi na magana atatu, byategekaga abantu binjiye
akazi.
5:17 Umwami arategeka, bazana amabuye manini, amabuye ahenze,
no gutema amabuye, kugira ngo ashinge urufatiro rw'inzu.
5:18 Abubatsi ba Salomo n'abubatsi ba Hiramu barabiba, kandi Uwiteka
amabuye: nuko bategura ibiti n'amabuye yo kubaka inzu.