1 Athamaki 10
1 Rĩrĩa Mũthamaki mũndũ-wa-nja wa Sheba aiguire ngumo ya Solomoni na ũhoro wa ngwatanĩro yake na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova-rĩ, agĩũka kũmũgeria na ũndũ wa kũmũũria ciũria nditũ.
And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles.
2 Agĩkinya Jerusalemu arũmĩrĩirwo nĩ andũ aingĩ mũno, na ngamĩĩra ikuuĩte mahuti marĩa manungi wega, na thahabu nyingĩ mũno, na tũhiga twa goro, agĩthiĩ harĩ Solomoni, akĩaria nake maũndũ mothe marĩa maarĩ meciiria-inĩ make.
And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train; and [there came] camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and she came in to Solomon, and told him all that was in her heart.
3 Nake Solomoni agĩcookia ciũria ciake ciothe; gũtirĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe mũthamaki aaremirwo nĩkũmũtaarĩria.
And Solomon answered all her questions: and there was not a question overlooked by the king which he did not answer her.
4 Rĩrĩa mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wa Sheba onire ũũgĩ wothe wa Solomoni o na nyũmba ya ũthamaki ĩrĩa aakĩte,
And the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he built,
5 na irio iria ciarĩ metha-inĩ yake, na ũrĩa anene ake maikaraga metha-inĩ, na ũrĩa ndungata iria ciatungataga ciehumbĩte, na arĩa maamũheaga gĩa kũnyua, o na magongona ma njino marĩa aarutagĩra hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, agĩkĩgega mũno.
and the provision of Solomon and the sitting of his attendants, and the standing of his servants, and his raiment, and his cupbearers, and his whole burnt offering which he offered in the house of the Lord, and she was utterly amazed.
6 Akĩĩra Mũthamaki Solomoni atĩrĩ, “Ũhoro ũrĩa ndaiguire ndĩ bũrũri wakwa ũkoniĩ maũndũ marĩa wĩkĩte, o na ũũgĩ waku, nĩ ũhoro wa ma kũna.
And she said to king Solomon, [It was] a true report which I heard in my land of your words and your wisdom.
7 No ndietĩkirie maũndũ macio nginya rĩrĩa ndĩrokire gũkũ, na ndĩreyonera na maitho makwa niĩ mwene. Ti-itherũ, o na ndierĩtwo nuthu ya maũndũ macio. Ũhoro wa ũũgĩ waku o na ũtonga waku, nĩikĩrĩte mũno makĩria ũrĩa wothe ndaiguĩte.
But I believed not them that told me, until I came and my eyes saw: and, behold, the words as they reported to me are not the half: you have exceeded in goodness all the report which I heard in my land.
8 Kaĩ gũkena nĩ andũ aku-ĩ! Ningĩ gũkena nĩ anene aku arĩa marũgamaga mbere yaku hĩndĩ ciothe makaiguaga ũũgĩ waku!
Blessed [are] your wives, blessed [are] these your servants who stand before you continually, who hear all your wisdom.
9 Jehova Ngai waku arogoocwo, ũrĩa ũkenetio nĩwe, agagũikarĩria gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene gĩa Isiraeli. Tondũ wa wendo wa Jehova wa tene na tene kũrĩ Isiraeli, nĩagũtuĩte mũthamaki, nĩgeetha ũtũũrie kĩhooto na ũthingu.”
Blessed be the Lord your God, who has taken pleasure in you, to set you upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel to establish [him] for ever; and he has made you king over them, to execute judgment with justice, and in their causes.
10 Agĩkĩhe mũthamaki taranda igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ, cia thahabu, na mahuti marĩa manungi wega maingĩ mũno, na tũhiga twa goro. Gũtirĩ hĩndĩ ĩngĩ kũrĩ kwarehwo mahuti manungi wega ta marĩa Mũthamaki mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wa Sheba aaheire Mũthamaki Solomoni.
And she gave to Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and very many spices, and precious stones: there had not come any other spices so abundant as those which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.
11 (Marikabu cia Hiramu nĩ ciarehire thahabu kuuma Ofiri, o na ikĩrehe mĩrigo mĩnene ya mĩthandari na tũhiga twa goro kuuma kuo.
And the ship of Chiram which brought the gold from Suphir, brought very much hewn timber and precious stones.
12 Mũthamaki aahũthĩrire mĩthandari ĩyo gwaka itugĩ cia gũtiirĩrĩra hekarũ ya Jehova na cia nyũmba ya ũthamaki, na gũthondekera aini inanda cia mũgeeto o na cia kĩnũbi. Kuuma mũthenya ũcio gũtirĩ kwarehwo kuuma na nja kana gũkooneka mĩthandari mĩingĩ ũguo.)
And the king made the hewn timber [into] buttresses of the house of the Lord and the king's house, and lyres and harps for singers: such hewn timber had not come upon the earth, nor have been seen anywhere until this day.
13 Mũthamaki Solomoni nĩaheire mũthamaki ũcio mũndũ-wa-nja wa Sheba indo nyingĩ cia ũtaana wake na kĩrĩa kĩngĩ gĩothe eerirĩirie na aahooire. Thuutha ũcio Mũthamaki mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio akiumagara hamwe na ndungata ciake agĩcooka bũrũri wake mwene.
And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she desired, whatever she asked, besides all that he had given her by the hand of king Solomon: and she returned, and came into her own land, she and her servants.
14 Ũritũ wa thahabu ĩrĩa Solomoni aamũkagĩra o mwaka warĩ wa taranda magana matandatũ ma mĩrongo ĩtandatũ,
And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold.
15 ĩtataranĩirio na igooti rĩa athũgũri na onjorithia na ya kuuma kũrĩ athamaki a Arabia, othe, na abarũthi a bũrũri.
Besides the tributes of them that were subjects, both merchants and all the kings of the [country] beyond [the river], and of the princess of the land.
16 Mũthamaki Solomoni agĩthondeka ngo nene magana meerĩ cia thahabu hũũre; o ĩmwe yathondeketwo na ũritũ wa beka magana matandatũ cia thahabu.
And Solomon made three hundred spears of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold were upon one spear.
17 Ningĩ agĩthondeka ngo nini magana matatũ cia thahabu hũũre; o ĩmwe yathondeketwo na ũritũ wa mina ithatũ cia thahabu. Mũthamaki agĩciiga Nyũmba ya Ũthamaki ĩrĩa yetagwo Mũtitũ wa Lebanoni.
And three hundred shields of beaten gold: and three pounds of gold were in one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 Ningĩ mũthamaki agĩthondeka gĩtĩ gĩa ũthamaki kĩnene mũno, kĩgemetio mwena wa na thĩinĩ na mĩguongo na mwena wa na nja gĩkagemio na thahabu therie.
And the king made a great ivory throne, and gilded it with pure gold.
19 Gĩtĩ kĩu kĩa ũnene kĩarĩ na ngathĩ ya makinya matandatũ, na thuutha wakĩo igũrũ kĩarĩ gĩa gĩthiũrũrĩ. Mĩena-inĩ yeerĩ ya gĩtĩ kĩu kĩarĩ na handũ ha kũigĩrĩra moko, na nĩ haarĩ na mĩhiano ya mĩrũũthi ĩrũgamĩte mĩena-inĩ yeerĩ ya moko macio.
The throne [had] six steps, and calves in bold relief to the throne behind it, and side-pieces on either hand of the place of the seat, and two lions standing by the side-pieces,
20 Mĩhiano ĩngĩ ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ ya mĩrũũthi yarũgamĩtio ngathĩ-inĩ ĩyo ya makinya matandatũ. O ikinya rĩa ngathĩ rĩarĩ na mũhiano wa mũrũũthi o mwena. Gũtirĩ gĩtĩ kĩngĩ ta kĩu gĩathondeketwo mbere ĩyo gĩa ũthamaki ũngĩ o na ũrĩkũ.
and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on either side: it was not so done in any [other] kingdom.
21 Indo ciothe iria Mũthamaki Solomoni aanyuuagĩra ciarĩ cia thahabu, na indo ciothe cia nyũmba iria ciarĩ Nyũmba ya Ũthamaki ĩrĩa yetagwo Mũtitũ wa Lebanoni ciarĩ cia thahabu therie. Gũtiarĩ kĩndũ gĩathondeketwo na betha, nĩgũkorwo betha yatuagwo kĩndũ gĩtarĩ bata mũno matukũ-inĩ macio ma Solomoni.
And all the vessels made by Solomon [were] of gold, and the lavers [were] golden, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; there was no silver, for it was not accounted of in the days of Solomon.
22 Mũthamaki aarĩ na marikabu nyingĩ cia wonjoria iria-inĩ, hamwe na marikabu cia Hiramu. O riita rĩmwe thĩinĩ wa mĩaka ĩtatũ, nĩciacookaga ikuuĩte thahabu, na betha, na mĩguongo, na ngĩma, na nũgũ.
For Solomon had a ship of Tharsis in the sea with the ships of Chiram: one ship came to the king every three years out of Tharsis, [laden with] gold and silver, and wrought stones, and hewn stones.
23 Mũthamaki Solomoni aarĩ na ũtonga na ũũgĩ mũingĩ gũkĩra athamaki arĩa angĩ othe a thĩ.
And Solomon increased beyond all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.
24 Andũ a thĩ yothe nĩmacaragia ũrĩa mangĩona Solomoni nĩguo maigue ũũgĩ ũrĩa Ngai eekĩrĩte ngoro-inĩ yake.
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which the Lord [had] put into his heart.
25 Andũ arĩa mookaga kũmuona mwaka o mwaka nĩmamũrehagĩra iheo; indo cia betha, na cia thahabu, na nguo ndaaya, na indo cia mbaara, na mahuti manungi wega, na mbarathi, na nyũmbũ.
And they brought every one their gifts, vessels of gold, and raiment, and stacte, and spices, and horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26 Solomoni nĩacookanĩrĩirie ngaari cia ita na mbarathi; aarĩ na ngaari cia ita 1,400, na mbarathi 12,000 iria aigĩte matũũra-inĩ manene ma ngaari cia ita, na akaiga iria ingĩ hakuhĩ nake kũu Jerusalemu.
And Solomon had four thousand mares for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he put them in the cities of his chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem: and he ruled over all the kings from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.
27 Mũthamaki nĩatũmire betha cingĩhe Jerusalemu o ta mahiga, mĩtarakwa nayo yarĩ mĩingĩ o ta mĩtĩ ya mĩkũyũ ĩrĩa ĩrĩ magũrũ-inĩ ma irĩma.
And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as the sycamores in the plain for multitude.
28 Mbarathi cia Solomoni cioimaga bũrũri wa Misiri na Kilikia. Onjorithia a mũthamaki macigũraga kuuma Kilikia.
And the goings forth of Solomon's horsemen [was] also out of Egypt, and the king's merchants [were] of Thecue; and they received them out of Thecue at a price.
29 Ngaari ĩmwe ya ita maamĩgũraga kuuma Misiri, ĩkoima cekeri magana matandatũ cia betha, nayo mbarathi ĩmwe ĩkoima cekeri igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩtano. Nao nĩmaciendagĩria athamaki othe a Ahiti na a Suriata.
And that which proceeded out of Egypt went up [thus, even] a chariot for a hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for fifty [shekels] of silver: and thus for all the kings of the Chettians, and the kings of Syria, they came out by sea.
