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1 Saka Mambo Soromoni akanga ari mambo weIsraeri yose.
So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
2 Ava ndivo vaiva machinda ake: Azaria mwanakomana waZadhoki aiva muprista;
and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;
3 Erihorefi naAhija, vanakomana vaShisha vaiva vanyori; Jehoshafati mwanakomana waAhirudhi aiva munyori wenhoroondo dzenyika;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
4 Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha aiva mutungamiri wamauto; Zadhoki naAbhiatari vaiva vaprista;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
5 Azaria mwanakomana waNatani aiva mukuru wavatariri; Zabhudhi mwanakomana waNatani aiva muprista neshamwari yamambo;
Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;
6 Ahishari aiva mutariri womuzinda wamambo; Adhoniramu, mwanakomana waAbhudha aiva mutariri wechibharo.
Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
7 Soromoni aivawo namachinda gumi navaviri veIsraeri yose vaitsvakira mambo neimba yake zvokudya. Mumwe nomumwe aifanira kutsvaka zvokudya zvomwedzi mumwe chete pagore.
Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
8 Mazita avo aiti: Bheni-Huri, munyika yamakomo yaEfuremu;
and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Bheni-Dhekeri munyika yeMakazi, Shaaribhimu, Bheti Shemeshi neEroni Bhetihanani;
Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;
10 Bheni-Hesedhi muArubhoti (Soko nenyika yose yeHeferi dzaiva dzake).
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
11 Bheni-Abhinadhabhi, munyika yeNafoti Dhori (aiva awana mwanasikana waSoromoni);
Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
12 Bhaana, mwanakomana waAhirudhi munyika yeTaanaki, Megidho nenyika yose yeBhetisheani iyo iri parutivi peZaretani, zasi kweJezireeri, kubva kuBhetisheani kusvika kuAbherimehora mhiri kweJokomeami;
Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
13 Bheni-Gebheri munyika yeRamoti Gireadhi (misha yaJairi, mwanakomana waManase munyika yeGireadhi yaiva yake, pamwe chete nedunhu reArigobhi munyika yeBhashani namaguta aro makuru makumi matanhatu aiva namasvingo ane masuo endarira);
Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
14 Ahinadhabhi mwanakomana waIdho, munyika yeMahanaimi;
Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaazi, munyika yaNafutari (akanga awana Bhasemati mwanasikana waSoromoni);
Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);
16 Bhaana mwanakomana waHushai, munyika yaAsheri neAroti;
Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Jehoshafati mwanakomana waParua, munyika yaIsakari;
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;
18 Shimei mwanakomana waEra, munyika yaBhenjamini;
Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
19 Gebheri mwanakomana waUri, munyika yeGireadhi (nyika yaSihoni mambo wavaAmori nenyika yaOgi mambo weBhashani). Ndiye aiva mubati oga mudunhu iri.
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
20 Vanhu veJudha neIsraeri vakanga vakawanda sejecha ramahombekombe egungwa; vakadya, vakanwa uye vakafara.
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
21 Soromoni akanga ari mambo munyika dzose dzaibva kuYufuratesi kusvikira kunyika yavaFiristia, nokumuganhuwo weIjipiti. Nyika idzi dzakauya nomutero uye dzakashandira Soromoni mazuva ose oupenyu hwake.
And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22 Zvokudya zvomuzinda waSoromoni zvezuva nezuva zvaiva zviyero makumi matatu zvefurawa yakatsetseka nezviyero makumi matanhatu zvoupfu,
Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
23 mombe gumi dzakakodzwa, nemombe makumi maviri dzokumafuro, makwai zana, pasingaverengerwi nondo, mhara, mhembwe nehuku dzakakodzwa.
ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.
24 Nokuti aitonga nyika dzose dziri kumadokero kwerwizi rweYufuratesi kubva kuTifisa kusvikira kuGaza, uye akava norugare kumativi ose.
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates —over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
25 Pamazuva oupenyu hwaSoromoni vaJudha navaIsraeri vaigara zvakanaka, kubvira kuDhani kusvikira kuBheerishebha, mumwe nomumwe pasi pomuti wake wamazambiringa nowamaonde.
Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
26 Soromoni aivawo nezvidyiro zvamabhiza engoro dzake zviuru makumi mana navatasvi vamabhiza zviuru gumi nezviviri.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
27 Vatariri vakatsvakira Mambo Soromoni navose vaiuya kuzodya naMambo Soromoni patafura yake zvokudya, mumwe nomumwe mumwedzi wake. Vakaona kuti hapana chaishayikwa.
Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
28 Vakauyawo nebhari nouswa hwamabhiza engoro namamwewo mabhiza kunzvimbo dzezvaidiwa, mumwe nomumwe zvaakatarirwa.
Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
29 Mwari akapa Soromoni uchenjeri, nokunzwisisa kukuru sejecha rapamahombekombe egungwa.
And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
30 Uchenjeri hwaSoromoni hwakanga hwakapfuura uchenjeri hwavanhu vose vokumabvazuva, nouchenjeri hwose hwokuIjipiti.
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 Akanga akachenjera kupfuura vamwe vose; akachenjera kupfuura Etani muEzrahi, Hemani, Karikori, naDharidha, vanakomana vaMahori. Mukurumbira wake wakapararira kunyika dzose dzakapoteredza.
He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
32 Akataura zvirevo zviuru zvitatu, uye dzimbo dzake dzaikwana chiuru neshanu.
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
33 Akatsanangura makuriro emiti, kubvira kumusidhari weRebhanoni kusvikira kumihisopi inokura mumadziro. Akadzidzisawo pamusoro pemhuka, shiri, zvinokambaira nehove.
He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
34 Vanhu vakauya vachibva kunyika dzose kuti vazonzwa uchenjeri hwaSoromoni; vakauya vachitumwa namadzimambo ose enyika akanga anzwa nezvouchenjeri hwake.
So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
