1 Athamaki 8

1 Ningĩ Mũthamaki Solomoni agĩĩta athuuri a Isiraeli, na atongoria othe a mĩhĩrĩga, na anene a nyũmba cia andũ a Isiraeli moke kũrĩ we Jerusalemu, nĩguo maambatie ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova kuuma Zayuni, Itũũra rĩrĩa inene rĩa Daudi.

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel with all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion.

2 Nao andũ othe a Isiraeli magĩũka hamwe kũrĩ Mũthamaki Solomoni hĩndĩ ya gĩathĩ kĩa mweri wa Ethanimu, nĩguo mweri wa mũgwanja.

All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

3 Rĩrĩa athuuri othe a Isiraeli maakinyire-rĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai makĩoya ithandũkũ rĩu,

All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.

4 nao makĩambatia ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova hamwe na Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, na indo ciothe iria nyamũre ciarĩ thĩinĩ wayo. Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii magĩciambatia,

They brought up the LORD’s ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent. The priests and the Levites brought these up.

5 nake Mũthamaki Solomoni na kĩũngano gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli kĩrĩa gĩacemanĩtie harĩ we kĩrĩ mbere ya ithandũkũ rĩu, gĩkĩruta igongona rĩa ngʼondu nyingĩ na ngʼombe nyingĩ mũno, ũũ atĩ itingĩandĩkirwo mũigana wacio kana itarĩke.

King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.

6 Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai magĩcooka makĩrehe ithandũkũ rĩu rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova handũ harĩo thĩinĩ wa hekarũ, Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru-Mũno, makĩrĩiga rungu rwa mathagu ma makerubi.

The priests brought in the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the cherubim’s wings.

7 Makerubi macio maatambũrũkĩtie mathagu mamo igũrũ rĩa harĩa haigĩtwo ithandũkũ rĩu, na makahumbĩra ithandũkũ, o na mĩtĩ yarĩo ya kũrĩkuua.

For the cherubim spread their wings out over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

8 Mĩtĩ ĩyo yarĩ mĩraihu mũno, ũndũ mĩthia yayo yoonagwo nĩ mũndũ arĩ mbere ya Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru, no ndĩonekaga nĩ mũndũ arĩ nja ya Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru; na ĩrĩ o ho nginya ũmũthĩ.

The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen outside. They are there to this day.

9 Thĩinĩ wa ithandũkũ rĩu gũtiarĩ na kĩndũ kĩngĩ tiga o ihengere iria igĩrĩ cia mahiga iria Musa aigĩte ho rĩrĩa aarĩ Horebu, kũrĩa Jehova aarĩkanĩire kĩrĩkanĩro na andũ a Isiraeli maarĩkia kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri.

There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

10 Rĩrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai meeherire makiuma Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru, itu rĩkĩiyũra hekarũ ya Jehova.

It came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the LORD’s house,

11 Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai matingĩahotire kũruta wĩra wao nĩ ũndũ wa itu rĩu, nĩgũkorwo riiri wa Jehova nĩwaiyũrĩte hekarũ yake.

so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house.

12 Ningĩ Solomoni akiuga atĩrĩ, “Jehova oigĩte atĩ nĩarĩikaraga thĩinĩ wa itu rĩrĩa itumanu;

Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

13 no rĩrĩ, ti-itherũ nĩngwakĩire hekarũ kĩĩrorerwa, handũ haku ha gũtũũra nginya tene.”

I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.”

14 O hĩndĩ ĩyo kĩũngano gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli kĩrũgamĩte o hau, mũthamaki agĩkĩhũgũkĩra, agĩkĩrathima.

The king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.

15 Ningĩ akiuga atĩrĩ: “Jehova arogoocwo, o we Ngai wa Isiraeli, ũrĩa ũhingĩtie na guoko gwake mwene ũrĩa eerĩire baba, Daudi, na kanua gake mwene. Nĩgũkorwo oigire atĩrĩ,

He said, “Blessed is the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

16 ‘Kuuma mũthenya ũrĩa ndaarutire andũ akwa a Isiraeli kuuma Misiri, ndirĩ ndathuura itũũra inene thĩinĩ wa mũhĩrĩga o na ũmwe wa Isiraeli, atĩ nĩguo njakĩrwo hekarũ ĩĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩakwa kuo, no nĩndathuurire Daudi athamakĩre andũ akwa Isiraeli.’

‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’

17 “Baba Daudi nĩatuĩte na ngoro yake gwaka hekarũ ĩĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, o we Ngai wa Isiraeli.

“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

18 No Jehova eerire baba, Daudi, atĩrĩ, ‘Tondũ nĩwatuĩte na ngoro yaku kũnjakĩra hekarũ ĩĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩakwa-rĩ, nĩ wekire wega nĩ gwĩciiria ũguo ngoro-inĩ yaku.

But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

19 No rĩrĩ, wee tiwe ũgwaka hekarũ ĩyo, no nĩ mũrũguo, ũrĩa uumĩte mũthiimo-inĩ waku na thakame-inĩ yaku, ũcio nĩwe ũgaaka hekarũ ĩĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩakwa.’

Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’

20 “Jehova nĩatũũrĩtie kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu, na rĩu nĩnjookete ithenya rĩa baba Daudi, na ngaikarĩra gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene gĩa Isiraeli, o ta ũrĩa Jehova eeranĩire, na nĩnjakĩte hekarũ ĩrĩa ĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli.

The LORD has established his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

21 Hau nĩho thondekete handũ ha kũiga ithandũkũ rĩrĩa rĩ na kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa Jehova aarĩkanĩire na maithe maitũ, rĩrĩa aamarutire bũrũri wa Misiri.”

There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the LORD’s covenant, which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

22 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Solomoni akĩrũgama mbere ya kĩgongona kĩa Jehova, o hau mbere ya kĩũngano gĩothe kĩa Isiraeli, agĩtambũrũkia moko make na igũrũ,

Solomon stood before the LORD’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven;

23 akiuga atĩrĩ: “Wee Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, gũtirĩ Ngai ũngĩ ũhaana tawe kũu igũrũ kana gũkũ thĩ, o wee ũhingagia kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa wendo harĩ ndungata ciaku iria irũmagĩrĩra njĩra yaku na ngoro ciacio ciothe.

and he said, “LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keeps covenant and loving kindness with your servants who walk before you with all their heart;

24 Wee nĩũhingĩirie baba, Daudi ndungata yaku kĩrĩkanĩro gĩaku; ũndũ ũrĩa weranĩire na kanua gaku nĩũhingĩtie na guoko gwaku, o ta ũrĩa kũhaana ũmũthĩ.

who has kept with your servant David my father that which you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today.

25 “Na rĩrĩ, Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, hingĩria baba, Daudi ndungata yaku ciĩranĩro iria wamwĩrĩire rĩrĩa woigire atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũkaaga mũndũ wa gũikarĩra gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene kĩa Isiraeli arĩ mbere yakwa, angĩkorwo ariũ aku nĩmarĩthiiaga na mĩthiĩre yagĩrĩire mbere yakwa, o ta ũrĩa wee ũtũire ũthiiaga mbere yakwa.’

Now therefore, may LORD, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, ‘There shall not fail from you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.’

26 Na rĩrĩ, Wee Ngai wa Isiraeli, reke kiugo gĩaku kĩrĩa werĩire baba, Daudi ndungata yaku, kĩhinge.

“Now therefore, God of Israel, please let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father.

27 “No kũhoteke Ngai atũũre gũkũ thĩ? Igũrũ, o na kũrĩa igũrũ mũno-rĩ, wee ndũngĩiganĩra kuo. Hekarũ ĩno njakĩte-rĩ, githĩ ndĩkĩrĩ nini makĩria!

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

28 No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, thikĩrĩria ihooya rĩa ndungata yaku, ĩgĩthaithana ĩiguĩrwo tha, Wee Jehova Ngai wakwa. Igua gũkaya na ihooya rĩrĩa ndungata yaku ĩrakũhooya ĩrĩ mbere yaku ũmũthĩ.

Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant and for his supplication, LORD my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you today;

29 Maitho maku maroikara marorete hekarũ ĩno ũtukũ na mũthenya, o handũ haha wee woigire atĩrĩ, ‘Rĩĩtwa rĩakwa rĩrĩkoragwo ho,’ nĩgeetha ũiguage ihooya rĩrĩa ndungata yaku ĩrĩhooyaga ĩrorete handũ haha.

that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, ‘My name shall be there;’ to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.

30 Igua gũthaithana kwa ndungata yaku na kwa andũ aku a Isiraeli rĩrĩa mekũhooya marorete handũ haha. Ũigue ũrĩ kũu igũrũ, o kũu gĩikaro gĩaku, na watũigua ũgatũrekera.

Listen to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive.

31 “Rĩrĩa mũndũ angĩhĩtĩria mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake na gũtuĩke no nginya ehĩte, nake oke ehĩtĩre hau mbere ya kĩgongona gĩaku hekarũ-inĩ ĩno-rĩ,

“If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before your altar in this house,

32 hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩ ũkaigua ũrĩ kũu igũrũ na ũtue itua. Ũtuithanie ndungata ciaku ciira, ũrĩa mũhĩtia atuĩrwo ciira na acookererwo nĩ mahĩtia make marĩa ekĩte. Nake ũrĩa ũtehĩtie ũmũtue ndehĩtie, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio wonanie atĩ ti mwĩhia.

then hear in heaven, and act, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

33 “Rĩrĩa andũ aku a Isiraeli mahootwo nĩ thũ nĩ ũndũ nĩmakũhĩtĩirie, nao magũcookerere na moimbũre rĩĩtwa rĩaku, na mahooe magĩgũthaithaga marĩ hekarũ-inĩ ĩno-rĩ,

“When your people Israel are struck down before the enemy because they have sinned against you, if they turn again to you and confess your name, and pray and make supplication to you in this house,

34 hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũkamaigua ũrĩ kũu igũrũ, na ũrekere andũ aku a Isiraeli mehia mao na ũmacookie bũrũri ũrĩa waheire maithe mao.

then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.

35 “Rĩrĩa igũrũ rĩkaahingwo na mbura yage kuura tondũ wa ũrĩa andũ aku makũhĩtĩirie-rĩ, mangĩkaahooya marorete handũ haha na moimbũre rĩĩtwa rĩaku, na magarũrũke matigane na mehia mao, tondũ nĩũmanyamarĩtie-rĩ,

“When the sky is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, if they pray toward this place and confess your name, and turn from their sin when you afflict them,

36 hĩndĩ ĩyo ũkaamaigua ũrĩ o kũu igũrũ, na ũrekere ndungata ciaku, andũ aku a Isiraeli, mehia mao. Marute mũtũũrĩre ũrĩa mwagĩrĩru, na ũmoirĩrie mbura bũrũri-inĩ ũcio waheire andũ aku ũtuĩke igai rĩao.

then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land which you have given to your people for an inheritance.

37 “Kũngĩkaagĩa ngʼaragu kana mũthiro bũrũri-inĩ, kana mĩgũnda ĩhĩe nĩ mbaa kana mbuu, kana gũũke ngigĩ kana ngũnga, kana thũ imarigiicĩrie itũũra-inĩ rĩmwe rĩao, na mwanangĩko o na ũrĩkũ kana mũrimũ ũngĩgooka-rĩ,

“If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight, mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is,

38 na rĩrĩa mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ wa andũ aku a Isiraeli angĩkaahooya kana athaithane, o mũndũ aamenya mĩnyamaro ĩrĩa arĩ nayo ngoro-inĩ yake, na atambũrũkie moko make amerekeirie hekarũ-inĩ ĩno-rĩ,

whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread out his hands toward this house,

39 hĩndĩ ĩyo ũkaigua ũrĩ kũu igũrũ gĩikaro-inĩ gĩaku, ũmarekere, na ũtuĩre o mũndũ itua kũringana na ũrĩa wothe ekĩte, tondũ we nĩũĩ ngoro yake, (nĩgũkorwo nowe wiki ũũĩ ngoro cia andũ othe),

then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);

40 nĩgeetha matũũre magwĩtigĩrĩte matukũ mothe marĩa megũtũũra bũrũri ũrĩa waheire maithe maitũ.

that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

41 “Ha ũhoro wa mũndũ wa kũngĩ ũrĩa ũtarĩ wa andũ aku a Isiraeli, no nĩoimĩte bũrũri wa kũraya nĩ ũndũ wa Rĩĩtwa rĩaku,

“Moreover, concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he comes out of a far country for your name’s sake

42 tondũ andũ nĩmakaigua ngumo ya Rĩĩtwa rĩaku inene, na ũhoro wa ciĩko cia guoko gwaku kũrĩ hinya gũtambũrũkĩtio, rĩrĩa agooka ahooe erekeire hekarũ ĩno,

(for they shall hear of your great name and of your mighty hand and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house,

43 hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũkamaigua ũrĩ o kũu igũrũ, gĩikaro-inĩ gĩaku, na mũndũ ũcio wa kũngĩ ũkamũhingĩria ũrĩa wothe agakũhooya, nĩgeetha andũ othe a thĩ mamenye rĩĩtwa rĩaku na magwĩtigĩre o ta ũrĩa andũ aku a Isiraeli magwĩtigĩrĩte, na mamenye atĩ nyũmba ĩno njakĩte ĩĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩaku.

hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you for; that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, to fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.

44 “Rĩrĩa andũ aku maathiĩ mbaara-inĩ kũrũa na thũ ciao, o kũrĩa ũngĩmatũma, nao mahooe Jehova merekeire itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene ũthuurĩte na hekarũ ĩno njakĩte ĩĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩaku,

“If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name,

45 hĩndĩ ĩyo ũkaigua mahooya na gũthaithana kwao ũrĩ kũu igũrũ na ũmatirĩrĩre ũhoro-inĩ ũcio wao.

then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

46 “Rĩrĩa makwĩhĩria, nĩgũkorwo gũtirĩ mũndũ ũtehagia, nawe ũmarakarĩre ũmaneane kũrĩ thũ, nacio imatahe imatware bũrũri wacio, ũrĩ kũraya kana ũrĩ gũkuhĩ;

If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you are angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near;

47 nao mangĩĩcookera ngoro-inĩ ciao marĩ o kũu bũrũri ũrĩa maatahĩirwo, na merire, na magũthaithe marĩ o kũu bũrũri wa acio mamatooretie, na moige atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩtwĩhĩtie, na nĩtwĩkĩte mahĩtia, na tũgeka maũndũ ma waganu’;

yet if they repent in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned and have done perversely; we have dealt wickedly,’

48 na mangĩgagũcookerera na ngoro ciao ciothe, na mĩoyo yao, marĩ bũrũri wa thũ ciao iria ciamatahire, nao mahooe merekeire bũrũri ũrĩa waheire maithe mao, na merekeire itũũra rĩrĩa inene rĩrĩa ũthuurĩte na hekarũ ĩno njakĩte ĩĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩaku-rĩ;

if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen and the house which I have built for your name,

49 hĩndĩ ĩyo ũrĩ o kũu igũrũ, gĩikaro-inĩ gĩaku, ũkaigua ihooya rĩao na mathaithana mao, na ũmatirĩrĩre ũhoro-inĩ ũcio wao.

then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause;

50 Na ũkarekera andũ aku, o acio makwĩhĩtie; ũmarekere mahĩtia marĩa mothe magwĩkĩte, na ũtũme acio mamatooretie mamaiguĩre tha;

and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

51 tondũ nĩ andũ aku na igai rĩaku, o andũ arĩa warutire bũrũri wa Misiri, ũkĩmaruta kuuma mwaki-inĩ ũcio mũhiũ wa gũtwekia kĩgera.

(for they are your people and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron furnace);

52 “Ũrohingũra maitho maku na ũigue mathaithana ma ndungata yaku na ma andũ aku a Isiraeli, ningĩ wĩtĩkĩre kũmathikagĩrĩria rĩrĩa rĩothe maagũkaĩra.

that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you.

53 Nĩgũkorwo nĩwe wamathuurire kuuma thĩinĩ wa ndũrĩrĩ ciothe cia thĩ matuĩke igai rĩaku kĩũmbe, o ta ũrĩa woimbũrire na kanua ka ndungata yaku Musa, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa wee, Mwathani Jehova, warutire maithe maitũ kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri.”

For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord GOD.”

54 Rĩrĩa Solomoni aarĩkirie mahooya macio mothe na gũthaitha Jehova-rĩ, agĩũkĩra, akĩehera mbere ya kĩgongona kĩa Jehova, harĩa aaturĩtie ndu aambararĩtie moko make na igũrũ.

It was so, that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the LORD’s altar, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward heaven.

55 Akĩrũgama na akĩrathima kĩũngano gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli na mũgambo mũnene, akiuga atĩrĩ:

He stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

56 “Jehova arogoocwo, ũrĩa ũheete andũ ake a Isiraeli ũhurũko o ta ũrĩa eranĩire. Gũtirĩ kiugo o na kĩmwe gĩa ciĩranĩro ciothe iria njega iria eeranĩire na kanua ka ndungata yake Musa gĩtahingĩte.

“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.

57 Jehova Ngai witũ aroikara hamwe na ithuĩ o ta ũrĩa aarĩ hamwe na maithe maitũ; aroaga gũtũtiganĩria o na kana gũtũtirika.

May the LORD our God be with us as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us,

58 Arotũma ngoro ciitũ imũcookerere, tũthiiage na njĩra ciake ciothe, na tũmenyagĩrĩre maathani make, na kĩrĩra kĩa watho wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na mawatho make marĩa aaheire maithe maitũ.

that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

59 Na rĩrĩ, ciugo ici ciakwa, iria hooete ndĩ mbere ya Jehova, irokuhĩrĩria Jehova Ngai witũ mũthenya na ũtukũ, nĩguo atiiragĩrĩre maũndũ ma ndungata yake na andũ ake a Isiraeli, kũringana na mabataro ma o mũthenya,

Let these my words, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that he may maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as every day requires;

60 nĩgeetha andũ othe a thĩ mamenye atĩ Jehova nĩwe Ngai, na gũtirĩ ũngĩ take.

that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD himself is God. There is no one else.

61 No ngoro cianyu no nginya ciĩheane biũ kũrĩ Jehova Ngai witũ, mũtũũrage kũringana na kĩrĩra kĩa watho wake wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na gwathĩkĩra maathani make, ta ũrĩa kũrĩ rĩu.”

“Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as it is today.”

62 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki na andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩruta magongona hau mbere ya Jehova.

The king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.

63 Solomoni nĩarutĩire Jehova igongona rĩa ũiguano ta ũũ: ngʼombe ngiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na igĩrĩ, na ngʼondu na mbũri ngiri igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki na andũ a Isiraeli othe makĩamũra hekarũ ya Jehova.

Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the LORD, twenty two thousand head of cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the LORD’s house.

64 Mũthenya o ro ũcio mũthamaki nĩamũrire gĩcigo gĩa gatagatĩ kĩa nja ĩrĩa ĩrĩ mbere ya hekarũ ya Jehova, na akĩrutĩra igongona rĩa njino ho, na rĩa mũtu na rĩa maguta ma igongona rĩa ũiguano, tondũ kĩgongona gĩa gĩcango kĩrĩa kĩarĩ mbere ya Jehova gĩtingĩaiganĩire magongona ma njino, na magongona ma mũtu na maguta ma magongona ma ũiguano.

The same day the king made the middle of the court holy that was before the LORD’s house; for there he offered the burnt offering, the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offering, the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings.

65 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Solomoni agĩkorwo na gĩathĩ hĩndĩ ĩyo arĩ hamwe na andũ a Isiraeli, maarĩ kĩũngano kĩnene, andũ kuuma Lebo-Hamathu nginya Karũũĩ ka Misiri. Magĩkũngũĩra gĩathĩ kĩu mbere ya Jehova Ngai witũ mĩthenya mũgwanja, na mĩthenya ĩngĩ mũgwanja, yothe yarĩ mĩthenya ikũmi na ĩna.

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.

66 Mũthenya ũrĩa warũmĩrĩire akĩĩra andũ acio mainũke. Makĩrathima mũthamaki magĩcooka makĩinũka makenete na maiguĩte wega ngoro, nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ mothe mega marĩa Jehova ekĩte nĩ ũndũ wa ndungata yake Daudi na nĩ ũndũ wa andũ ake a Isiraeli.

On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad in their hearts for all the goodness that the LORD had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.