1 Madzimambo
9:1 Zvino Soromoni wakati apedza kuvaka imba
naJehovha, neimba yamambo, nezvose zvaidiwa naSoromoni zvaaida
kufara kuita,
Jehovha akazviratidza kuna Soromoni rwechipiri, sezvaakanga aonekera
kwaari paGibhiyoni.
Jehovha akati kwaari, Ndanzwa kunyengetera kwako nokunyengetera kwako
munyengetero wawakakumbira pamberi pangu: Ndaita imba ino tsvene;
iyo yawakavaka, kuti ndiise zita rangupo nokusingaperi; uye maziso angu uye
moyo wangu uchavapo nokusingaperi.
9:4 Zvino kana iwe ukafamba pamberi pangu, sezvakafamba baba vako Dhavhidhi, kupinda
nokururama kwomoyo, nokururama, kuti ndiite sezvandinoita zvose
ndakakuraira, ukachengeta mitemo yangu nezvandakatonga;
9:5 Ipapo ndichasimbisa chigaro chako choushe pakati paIsiraeri nokusingaperi
Ndakapikira Dhavhidhi baba vako, ndichiti, Haungashaiwi murume
pachigaro choushe chaIsiraeri.
9:6 Asi kana mukatongotsauka pakunditevera, imwi kana vana venyu, kana
haungachengeti mirairo yangu nezvandakatema zvandakaisa pamberi
asi endai mundoshumira vamwe vamwari, muvashumire;
9:7 Ndichaparadza vaIsiraeri panyika yandakavapa; uye
imba iyi yandakatsaurira zita rangu, ndichairashira kunze kwangu
kuona; vaIsiraeri vachava shumo nechiseko pakati pavanhu vose;
uye paimba iyi kunyange yakakwirira ikadai, vose vanopfuura nayo vanofanira kuva paimba iyi
vachashamiswa uye vacharidza muridzo; ivo vachati, Jehovha wakaitireiko izvozvo?
nenyika ino neimba ino saizvozvo?
9:9 Vachapindura, vachiti, Nokuti vakasiya Jehovha Mwari wavo, iye
vakabudisa madzibaba avo munyika yeEgipita, ndokutora;
batirai vamwe vamwari, muvashumire, nokuvashumira;
naizvozvo Jehovha wavapinza panjodzi iyi yose.
Makore makumi maviri akati apera, Soromoni aakavaka
dzimba mbiri, imba yaJehovha, neimba yamambo;
9:11 (Zvino Hiramu mambo weTire akanga apa Soromoni matanda emisidhari nemisidhari
mambo wemisipiresi, nendarama, nezvose zvaakanga achida;
Soromoni akapa Hiramu maguta ana makumi maviri panyika yeGariri.
Hiramu akabva Tire kuzoona maguta akanga apiwa naSoromoni
him; uye havana kumufadza.
13 Akati, Maguta kunyiko awa awandipa, hama yangu?
akatumidza nyika yeKabhuri kusvikira zuva ranhasi.
Hiramu akatumira mambo matarenda endarama ana makumi matanhatu.
Zvino ndiro shoko rechibharo chakarairwa namambo Soromoni; kuti
Vakai imba yaJehovha, neimba yake, neMiro, norusvingo
neJerusarema, neHazori, neMegidho, neGezeri.
nekuti Farao mambo weEgipita akanga akwira, akakunda Gezeri, akaripisa
nomoto, akauraya vaKanani vakanga vagere muguta, vakaripa
chive chipo kumwanasikana wake, mukadzi waSoromoni.
9:17 Soromoni akavaka Gezeri, neBhetihoroni rezasi;
9:18 neBhaarati, neTadhimori murenje, munyika;
namaguta ose amatura aSoromoni, namaguta ake
ngoro, namaguta avatasvi vamabhiza ake, nezvose Soromoni zvaaida
akavaka paJerusaremu, napaRebhanoni, napanyika yose yaakabata ushe.
9:20 Uye vanhu vose vakanga vasara vaAmori, vaHiti, vaPerizi.
vaHivhi, navaJebhusi, vakanga vasiri vana vaIsiraeri;
vana vavo vakasara panyika shure kwavo, ivo vana vavo
VaIsiraeri vakanga vasingagoni kuvaparadza chose, Soromoni akaparadza izvozvo
teresa chibharo kusvikira nhasi.
Asi Soromoni haana kuita varanda pakati pavana vaIsiraeri, asi vakava varanda
varume vehondo, navaranda vake, namachinda ake, navakuru vake, na
vatariri vengoro dzake, navatasvi vake vamabhiza.
Ndivo vaiva vakuru vavatariri vaibata basa raSoromoni, vashanu
mazana mashanu namakumi mashanu vairaira vanhu vaibatamo
shanda.
9:24 Zvino mukunda waFarao wakabva kuguta raDhavhidhi kumba kwake
yaakanga avakirwa naSoromoni, ipapo akavaka Miro.
Soromoni waibayira katatu pagore zvipiriso zvinopiswa nerugare
zvipiriso zvake paaritari yaakanga avakira Jehovha, akazvipisa
zvinonhuhwira paaritari yakanga iri pamberi paJehovha. Saka akapedza
imba.
Mambo Soromoni akavakawo zvikepe zvizhinji paEZiyonigebheri, pedyo
Eroti, pamahombekombe eGungwa Dzvuku, panyika yeEdhomu.
Hiramu akatuma nezvikepe izvo varanda vake, vafambisi vezvikepe vaiziva havo
gungwa, pamwechete navaranda vaSoromoni.
Vakasvika Ofiri, vakatorapo ndarama yakasvika mazana mana namazana mana
matarenda makumi maviri akauisa kuna mambo Soromoni.