1 Abagabe 10 - Baibuli Erikwera

Omugabe wa Sheeba okutaayaayira Sulemaani

¹ Omugabekazi wa Sheeba ku yaahuriire okurangaanwa kwa Sulemaani ahabw'eiziina rya MUKAMA, yaija kumubuuza ebibuuzo bigumire naamugyeza.

² Yaija Yerusaalemu ashandekyereziibwe abantu baingi mononga, n'engamira ezeekoreire emigaju, ezaabu nyingi n'amabaare ag'obuguzi bwingi. Ku yaahikire ahari Sulemaani, yaamugambira kyona ekyabaire kimuri aha mutima.

³ Sulemaani yaagarukamu ebi yaamubuurize byona; tihariho kigambo na kimwe ekyayeshobire omugabe, eki ataramushobororeire.

⁴ Omugabekazi ku yaareebire obwengye bwona obwa Sulemaani, n'enju ei yaayombekire,

⁵ eby'okurya by'aha meeza ye, emishutamire y'abagaragwa be, n'emiheerereze y'abaheereza be, n'ebijwaro byabo, n'abagabuzi be ba viinyo, n'emiinamukire ye naaza omu nju ya MUKAMA, omutima gwamuhwa omunda.

⁶ Yaagira omugabe ati: Ebigambo ebi naahuriire omu nsi yangye ebirikugamba aha by'emitwarize yaawe n'obwengye bwawe, bikaba biri eby'amazima;

⁷ kwonka tindabiikiriize okuhitsya obu nyeiziire, eriisho ryangye rikabyereebera; mbwenu naashanga batarangambiire n'obu kyakuba ekicweka kyabyo kimwe kya kabiri; kandi obwengye bwawe n'obugwa gye bwawe nibikira oku naabihuriire.

⁸ Abashaija baawe bahiiriirwe! N'baheereza baawe aba bahiiriirwe, abeemerera obutoosha omu maisho gaawe, bakahurira obwengye bwawe!

⁹ MUKAMA Ruhanga waawe, owakusiimire akakuta aha kitebe ky'obugabe bwa Israeli, ahimbisibwe! MUKAMA ahabw'okukunda Israeli ebiro byona, nikyo yaakuteereireho kuba omugabe, ngu obone kucwa emanja z'oburyo omu kuhikiirira.

¹⁰ Bwanyima yaaha omugabe etalanta z'ezaabu igana na makumi abiri, emigaju mingi munonga, n'amabaare g'obuguzi bwingi; tihakagarukaga kwija endiijo migaju mingi nk'ei omugabekazi wa Sheeba yaahaire omugabe Sulemaani.

¹¹ Kandi n'eigana rye'emeeri za Hiraamu, ezaabaire zireeta ezaabu za Ofira, zikareeta n'embaaho z'alumuugi nyingi munonga, n'amabaare g'obuguzi bwingi.

¹² Ezo mbaaho z'alumuugi omugabe yaazibaijamu enyomyo z'enju ya MUKAMA n'eye, kandi yaazibaijamu endongo n'enanga ahabw'abeeshongozi; tihariho biti by'alumuugi ebyagarukire kureetwa nari okureebwa ebiri nk'ebyo n'okuhitsya hati.

¹³ Omugabe Sulemaani yaaha omugabekazi wa Sheeba ebi yaabaire naayenda byona, n'ebi yaashabire byona, otabariiremu bi Sulemaani yaamuhaisize obufura nk'omugabe. Bwanyima yaakuba, yaagaruka omu nsi ye n'abagaragwa be.

Obutungi bwa Sulemaani

¹⁴ Ezaabu eyaabaire ereetwa owa Sulemaani buri mwaka ekaba eba etalanta magana mukaaga na makumi mukaaga na mukaaga,

¹⁵ otabariiremu eyaabaire eruga omu bashuubuzi n'enshaagi ezaabaire ziruga omu batungi n'abagabe boona ba Buharabu, n'abategyeki b'omu nsi egyo.

¹⁶ Omugabe Sulemaani yaaheeshesa engabo z'ezaabu magana abiri, engabo emwe neeheeshwa omu zaabu ya shekeli magana mukaaga.

¹⁷ Kandi yaaheeshesa engabo nkye magana ashatu z'ezaabu; miina ishatu z'ezaabu niziheeshwamu engabo emwe; omugabe yaazita omu nu y'ekibira kya Lebanooni.

¹⁸ Kandi yaabaijesa ekibebe kihango ky'obugabe omu miino y'enjojo, yaakishweka ezaabu eshemeziibwe.

¹⁹ Ekyo kitebe ky'omugabe kikaba kiine amatembero mukaaga; kandi enyima yaakyo hariyo ekishushani ky'omutwe gw'enyana; ahari buri rubaju rw'ekyo kitebe hariho ah'okuta emikono, n'ebishushani bibiri by'entare, kimwe aha rubaju rumwe, n'ekindi aha rundi rubaju;

²⁰ kandi n'ebindi bishushani by'entare ikumi na bibiri byemereire bibiri bibiri ahari buri itembero ahari ago matembero mukaaga, kimwe aha rubaju rumwe rwaryo, n'ekindi aha rundi. Omu bugabe obundi bwona tihariho kitebe ekyabaire nikishushana nakyo.

²¹ Eby'okunywaisa byona eby'omugabe Sulemaani bikaba biri eby'ezaabu, n'ebintu byona eby'omu nju y'ekibira kya Lebanooni bikaba biri eby'ezaabu eshemeziibwe; tihariho kintu na kimwe ekyabaire kikozirwe omu feeza, ahabw'okuba omu biro bya Sulemaani efeeza ekaba etarikubarwa kuba ekintu.

²² Ahakuba omugabe akaba aine eigana ry'emeeri aha nyanja ya Tarushiishi hamwe n'erya Hiraamu. Omurundi gumwe omu myaka eshatu, ago magana g'emeeri gakaba gaija gareetsire ezaabu, efeeza, emiino y'enjojo, enkobe na zaanyamunyonyi.

²³ Okwo nikwo omugabe Sulemaani yaakirize abagabe boona ab'omu nsi obutungi n'obwengye.

²⁴ Abantu boona ab'omu nsi bakaba beetenga kureeba Sulemaani, ngu bahurire obwengye bwe, obu Ruhanga yaamuhaire.

²⁵ Kandi weena owaabaire aija akaba areeta omutoijo, ebintu by'efeeza nari eby'ezaabu, ebijwaro, eby'okurwanisa, emigaju, embaraasi n'enyumbu; ebyo byona nikwo byabaire biija buri mwaka.

²⁶ Kandi Sulemaani akateeranira hamwe ebigaari n'abarikugyendera aha mbaraasi; ebigaari bye byaba rukumi na magana ana, n'abarikugyendera aha mbaraasi kakumi n'enkumi ibiri; yaabata omu ndembo z'ebigaari n'omuri Yerusaalemu ahu yaabaire ari.

²⁷ Omugabe yaareetera Yerusaalemu okugira efeeza nyingi nk'amabaare, n'ebiti by'emyereezi byaba nk'emisikamoori y'omu mpita.

²⁸ Embaraasi ezi Sulemaani yaabaire aine bakaba baziiha omuri Misri; abashuubuzi b'omugabe bakaba bazigura omu busyo, buri busyo bwine obuguzi bwabwo.

²⁹ Kandi ekigaari kikaba kiihwa Misri ahabwa shekeli z'efeeza magana mukaaga, n'embaraasi ahari igana na makumi ataano; kandi abashuubuzi ku baabaire bazireeta, baziguza abagabe boona ab'Abahiiti n'ab'Abasiria.