2 Maũndũ 2
1 Solomoni nĩathanire gwakwo hekarũ ĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, o na kwĩyakĩra nyũmba yake ya ũthamaki.
And Solomon said that he would build a house to the name of the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.
2 Nĩandĩkithirie andũ 70,000 a gũkuua mĩrigo, na 80,000 a gwacũhia mahiga irĩma-inĩ, na anyabara 3,600 a kũmaroraga.
And Solomon gathered seventy thousand men that bore burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain, and [there were] three thousand six hundred superintendents over them.
3 Solomoni agĩtũmĩra Hiramu mũthamaki wa Turo ndũmĩrĩri ĩno: “Ndehithĩria mĩgogo ya mĩtarakwa o ta ũrĩa wekĩire baba Daudi rĩrĩa wamũrehithĩirie mĩtarakwa ya gwaka nyũmba ya ũthamaki ya gũikaraga.
And Solomon sent to Chiram king of Tyre, saying, Whereas thou didst deal [favourably] with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build for himself a house to dwell in,
4 Na rĩrĩ, rĩu ndĩ hakuhĩ gwaka hekarũ ĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wakwa na ndĩmĩamũre ĩtuĩke yake ya gũcinagĩra ũbumba ũrĩa ũtararĩkaga wega mbere yake, o na ya kũigagwo mĩgate ĩrĩa mĩamũre mahinda mothe, na ya kũrutagĩra magongona ma njino o rũciinĩ, na hwaĩ-inĩ, na mĩthenya ya Thabatũ, na hĩndĩ ya Tũrũgamo twa Mweri na ciathĩ iria nyamũre cia Jehova Ngai witũ. Ũyũ nĩ watho mwandĩke wa Isiraeli wa gũtũũra nginya tene.
behold, I also his son am building a house to the name of the Lord my God, to consecrate it to him, to burn incense before him, and [to offer] shewbread continually, and to offer up whole-burnt-offerings continually morning and evening, and on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the feasts of the Lord our God: this [is] a perpetual [statute] for Israel.
5 “Hekarũ ĩrĩa ngwaka nĩ nene mũno, tondũ Ngai witũ nĩ mũnene gũkĩra ngai iria ingĩ ciothe.
And the house which I am building [is to be] great: for the Lord our God [is] great beyond all gods.
6 No rĩrĩ, nũũ ũngĩhota kũmwakĩra hekarũ, kuona atĩ igũrũ, o kũrĩa igũrũ mũno, ndangĩiganĩra kuo? Niĩ ndĩkĩrĩ ũ wa kũmwakĩra hekarũ, tiga no handũ ha gũcinagĩra magongona mbere yake?
And who will be able to build him a house? for the heaven and heaven of heavens do not bear his glory: and who am I, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?
7 “Tondũ ũcio-rĩ, ndũmĩra mũndũ mũũgĩ na wĩra wa gwaka indo cia thahabu na betha, na gĩcango o na igera na rangi wa ndathi, na rangi mũtune ta gakarakũ na rangi wa bururu, na mũndũ mũũgĩ na wĩra wa gũkurura mĩcoro, oke arute wĩra Juda na Jerusalemu hamwe na aruti a wĩra akwa arĩa oogĩ na wĩra, arĩa maahaarĩirio nĩ baba Daudi.
And now send me a man wise and skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in blue, and one that knows how to grave together with the craftsmen who are with me in Juda and in Jerusalem, which materials my father David prepared.
8 “O na ningĩ ũndehithĩrie mĩgogo ya mĩtarakwa, na mĩthengera, na mĩthandari yumĩte kũu Lebanoni, tondũ nĩnjũũĩ andũ aku nĩ oogĩ na ũhoro wa gwatũra mbaũ. Andũ akwa makaarutithanagia wĩra na andũ aku
And send me from Libanus cedar wood, and wood of juniper, and pine; for I know that thy servants are skilled in cutting timber in Libanus: and, behold, thy servants shall go with my servants,
9 nĩgeetha ũnyonere mbaũ nyingĩ, tondũ hekarũ ĩrĩa ngwaka no nginya ĩkorwo ĩrĩ nene na ĩrĩ thaka mũno.
to prepare timber for me in abundance: for the house which I am building [must be] great and glorious.
10 Nĩngaahe ndungata ciaku iria ciatũũraga mbaũ kori 20,000 cia mũtu wa ngano, na kori 20,000 cia cairi, na mbathi 20,000 cia ndibei, na mbathi 20,000 cia maguta ma mĩtamaiyũ.”
And, behold, I have given freely to thy servants that work and cut the wood, corn for food, [even] twenty thousand measures of wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, and twenty thousand measures of oil.
11 Nake Hiramu mũthamaki wa Turo akĩandĩka marũa agĩcookeria Solomoni ũhoro, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Tondũ wa ũrĩa Jehova endete andũ ake-rĩ, nĩagũtuĩte mũthamaki wao.”
And Chiram king of Tyre answered in writing, and sent to Solomon, saying, Because the Lord loved his people, he made thee king over them.
12 Ningĩ Hiramu agĩthiĩ na mbere, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli arogoocwo, o we wombire igũrũ na thĩ! Nĩaheete Mũthamaki Daudi mũriũ mũũgĩ, ũheetwo ũhoti wa gwĩciiria na ũkũũrani wa maũndũ, we nĩwe ũgwakĩra Jehova hekarũ o na eyakĩre nyũmba ya ũthamaki.
And Chiram said, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to king David a wise son, and one endowed with knowledge and understanding, who shall build a house for the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.
13 “Nĩngũgũtũmĩra Huramu-Abi, mũndũ mũũgĩ mũno na wĩra,
And now I have sent thee a wise and understanding man [who belonged] to Chiram my father
14 ũrĩa nyina wake oimĩte Dani nake ithe akoima Turo. Nĩarutĩtwo kũruta wĩra wa thahabu na wa betha, na wa gĩcango na wa kĩgera, na wa mahiga na wa mbaũ, na wa ndigi cia rangi wa ndathi na wa rangi wa bururu na wa ndigi cia rangi mũtune ta gakarakũ, na wa gatani ĩrĩa njega. Nĩarĩkĩtie kwĩmenyeria kũruta wĩra wothe wa gũkurura mĩcoro, na no acore mĩcoro ĩrĩa yothe angĩĩrwo acore. Nĩakarutithania wĩra na mabundi maku na arĩa a mwathi wakwa, thoguo Daudi.
(his mother [was] of the daughters of Dan, and his father [was] a Tyrian), skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in stones and wood; and to weave with purple, and blue, and fine linen, and scarlet; and to engrave, and to understand every device, whatsoever thou shalt give him [to do] with thy craftsmen, and the craftsmen of my lord David thy father.
15 “Rĩu-rĩ, mwathi wakwa nĩagĩtũmĩre ndungata ciake ngano na cairi, na maguta ma mĩtamaiyũ na ndibei iria eranĩire,
And now, the wheat, and the barley, and the oil, and the wine which my lord mentioned, let him send to his servants.
16 na ithuĩ nĩtũgũtema mĩgogo yothe ĩrĩa ũbataire kuuma Lebanoni, na tũmĩikũrũkie tũmĩohanĩtie, ĩgereirio iria-inĩ nginya Jopa. Nawe ũgĩcooke ũmĩoe ũmĩtware nginya Jerusalemu.”
And we will cut timber out of Libanus according to all thy need, and we will bring it on rafts to the sea of Joppa, and thou shalt bring it to Jerusalem.
17 Nake Solomoni agĩtara ageni othe arĩa maarĩ Isiraeli, thuutha wa itarana rĩrĩa ithe Daudi aataranĩte; na magĩkorwo maarĩ ageni 153,600.
And Solomon gathered all the foreigners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father numbered them; and there were found a hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.
18 Nake akĩgaya andũ 70,000 ao matuĩke akuui a mĩrigo, na andũ 80,000 ao matuĩke aicũhia a mahiga irĩma-inĩ, hamwe na anyabara 3,600 a kũrũgamĩrĩra andũ makĩruta wĩra.
And he made of them seventy thousand burden-bearers, and eighty thousand hewers of stone, and three thousand six hundred taskmasters over the people.
