2 Maũndũ 2
1 Solomoni nĩathanire gwakwo hekarũ ĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, o na kwĩyakĩra nyũmba yake ya ũthamaki.
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for 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.
Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee 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.
Solomon sent to Hiram the king of Tyre, saying, "As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, so deal with me.
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.
Look, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
5 “Hekarũ ĩrĩa ngwaka nĩ nene mũno, tondũ Ngai witũ nĩ mũnene gũkĩra ngai iria ingĩ ciothe.
"The house which I build is great; for our God is great above 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?
But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just 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.
"Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
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
"Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and look, my servants shall be with your servants,
9 nĩgeetha ũnyonere mbaũ nyingĩ, tondũ hekarũ ĩrĩa ngwaka no nginya ĩkorwo ĩrĩ nene na ĩrĩ thaka mũno.
even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
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.”
Look, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths 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.”
Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, "Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you 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.
Hiram continued, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
13 “Nĩngũgũtũmĩra Huramu-Abi, mũndũ mũũgĩ mũno na wĩra,
Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Hiram Abi,
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.
the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving, and to execute any design; that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
15 “Rĩu-rĩ, mwathi wakwa nĩagĩtũmĩre ndungata ciake ngano na cairi, na maguta ma mĩtamaiyũ na ndibei iria eranĩire,
"Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, 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 wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need; and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem."
17 Nake Solomoni agĩtara ageni othe arĩa maarĩ Isiraeli, thuutha wa itarana rĩrĩa ithe Daudi aataranĩte; na magĩkorwo maarĩ ageni 153,600.
Solomon numbered all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father had numbered them; and they were found one hundred 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.
He set seventy thousand of them to bear burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred overseers to set the people at work.
