2 Nyakati 9
1 Malikia wa Sheba aliposikia kuhusu umaarufu wa Selemani, akaja Yerusalemu kumjaribu kwa maswali magumu. Akaja pamoja na msafara mkubwa sana, pamoja na ngamia waliosheheni manukato, dhahabu nyingi, na vito vingi vya thamani. Alipofika kwa
And [the] queen of Sheba she heard [the] report of Solomon and she came to put to [the] test Solomon by difficult matters in Jerusalem with a retinue numerous very and camels carrying spices and gold to abundance and stone[s] precious and she came to Solomon and she spoke with him all that it was with heart her.
2 Selemani, akamwambia yaliyokuwa moyoni mwake. Selemani akamjibu maswaali yake yote; hakuna kitu kilichokuwa kigumu sana kwa Selemani; hakuna swali ambalo hakulijibu.
And he told to her Solomon all words her and not it was concealed a word from Solomon which not he told to her.
3 Malikia wa Sheba alipoiona hekima ya Selemani na ikulu aliyokuwa amejenga,
And she saw [the] queen of Sheba [the] wisdom of Solomon and the house which he had built.
4 chakula mezani kwake, mahali pa kukaa watumishi wake, kazi ya watumisshi wake na mavazi yao, pia wabebakikombe na mavazi yao, na namna alivyotoa sadaka za kuteketezwa katika nyumba ya Yahwe, hapakuwa na roho zaidi ndani yake.
And [the] food of table his and [the] seating of servants his and [the] standing of servants his and clothes their and cup-bearers his and clothes their and upper room his which he went up [the] house of Yahweh and not it was still in her breath.
5 Akasema kwa mfalme, “Ni kweli, taarifa ninioisikia katika nchi yangu kuhusu maneno yako na hekima yako.
And she said to the king [was] truth the word which I heard in own land my on words your and on wisdom your.
6 Sikuamini nilichokisika mpaka nilipokuja hapa, na sasa macho yangu yamekiona. Sikuambiwa nusu kuhusu hekima yako na utajiri wako! Umeuzidi umaarufu niliokuwa nimesikia kuhusu wewe.
And not I believed words their until that I came and they saw eyes my and here! not it was told to me [the] half of [the] greatness of wisdom your you have added to the report which I heard.
7 Wamebarikiwa watu wako, na watumishi wako ambao husimama mbele yako, kwa sababu wanaisikia hekima yako. (Baadhi ya maandiko yanasema, “Wambarikiwa wake zako”, ikidhaniwa kwamba kifungu hicho kinapaswa kusomeka kama ilivyo katika Wafalme 10: 8).
How blessed! [are] people your and how blessed! [are] servants your these who stand before you continually and [who] hear wisdom your.
8 Amebarikiwa Yahwe Mungu wako, ambaye amepata raha ndani yako, aliyekuweka juu ya kiti chake cha enzi, ili uwe mfalme kwa ajili ya Yahwe Mungu wako. Kwa sababu Mungu wako inaipenda Israeli, ili kuwathibisha milele, amekufanya kuwa mfalme juu yao, ili ufanye hukumu na haki.
May he be Yahweh God your blessed who - he has delighted in you to put you on throne his to king for Yahweh God your because loves God your Israel to make stand it for ever and he has appointed you over them to king to do justice and righteousness.
9 Akampa mfalme talanta 120 za dhahabu na kiasi kikubwa manukato na vit vya thamani. Selemani hakupewa tena kiasi kikubwa cha manukato kama hiki amabacho alipewa na malakia wa Sheba.
And she gave to the king one hundred and twenty - talent[s] of gold and spices to abundance exceedingly and stone[s] precious and not it has been like the spice that which she gave [the] queen of Sheba to the king Solomon.
10 Watumishi wa Hiramau na wa mfalme Selemani, ambaye alileta dhahabu kutoka Ofiri, miti ya msandali, na vito vya thamani.
And also [the] servants of (Huram *Q(K)*) and [the] servants of Solomon who they brought gold from Ophir they brought wood of algum and stone[s] precious.
11 Kwa miti hiyo ya msandali, mfalme Selemani akatengeneza madari ya nyumba ya Yahwe na nyumba yake, na vinubi na vinanda kwa ajili ya wanamziki. Hapajaonekana tena mbao kama hiyo katika nchi ya Yuda.
And he made the king [the] wood of the algum tracks for [the] house of Yahweh and for [the] house of the king and harps and lyres for the singers and not they had been seen like them before in [the] land of Judah.
12 Mfalme Selemani akampa malkia wa Sheba kila kitu alichotaka, chochote alichoomba, zaidi ya vile alivyoleta kwa mfalme Selemani. Kwa hiyo akaondoka na kurudi kwenye nchi yake, yeye na wataumishsi wake.
And the king Solomon he gave to [the] queen of Sheba all desire her which she asked besides [that] which she had brought to the king and she turned and she went to own land her she and servants her.
13 Sasa uzito wa dhahabu ambayo ililetwa kwa Selemani ndani ya mwaka mmoja ulikuwa talanta 666 za dhahabu,
And it was [the] weight of the gold which it came to Solomon in a year one six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold.
14 nje na dhahabu ambayo waliileta wachukuzi na wafanya biashara. Walme wote wa Arabuni na maliwali katika nchi pia wakamletea Selemanai dhahabu na fedha.
Apart from [the] men of the merchants and the traders [were] bringing and all [the] kings of Arabia and [the] governors of the land [were] bringing gold and silver to Solomon.
15 Mfalme Selemani akatengeneza ngao kubwa mia mbili za dhahabu iliyofuliwa. Shekeli mia sita za dhahabu zikatumika kwa kila ngao.
And he made the king Solomon two hundred body shield[s] gold beaten six hundred gold beaten he put up on the body shield one.
16 Pia akatengeneza ngao mia tatu za shahabu iliyopigwa. Minas tatu za dhahabu zikaenda kwa kila ngao; mfalme akaziweka kwenye ikulu ya Msitu wa Lebanoni.
And three hundred shields gold beaten three hundred gold he put up on the shield one and he put them the king in [the] House of [the] Forest of Lebanon.
17 Kisha mfalme atengeneza kiti cha enzi kikubwa cha pembe na kufunika kwa dhahabu safi.
And he made the king a throne of ivory great and he overlaid it gold pure.
18 Kulikuwa na ngazi sita kwenda kwenye kiti cha enzi, na sehemu ya juu ya kiti cha enzi ilikuwa duara. Kulikuwa na mikono kila upande wa kiti, na simba wawili wamesimama pembeni na hiyo mikono.
And six steps [belonged] to the throne and a footstool in gold to the throne [were] attached and hands from this and from this [were] on [the] place of the sitting and two lions [were] standing beside the hands.
19 Simba kumi na wawili walisimama juu ya zile ngazi, mmoja kila upande wa ngazi sita.
And two [plus] ten lions [were] standing there on [the] six the steps from this and from this not it had been made thus for any kingdom.
20 Hapakuwa na kiti cha enzi kama hicho katika ufalme wowote mwingine. Vikombe vyote vya kunywea vya Selemani vilikuwa vya dhahabu, na vikombe vyote vya mfalme katika Nyumba ya Msitu wa Lebanoni vilikuwa vya dhahabu halisi. Hakuna hata kimoja kilichokuwa cha fedha kwa sababu fedha haikuchuliwa kuwa ya thamani katika siku za Selemani.
And all [the] vessels of [the] drink of the king Solomon [were] gold and all [the] utensils of [the] House of [the] Forest of Lebanon [were] gold pure gold not silver [was] esteemed in [the] days of Solomon to anything.
21 Mfalme alikuwa na meli zilizosafiri baharini, pamoja na meli za Hiramu. Mara moja kwa mwaka meli zilileta dhahabu, fedha, na pembe, na manukato, na pia nyani na tausi.
For ships of the king [were] going Tarshish with [the] servants of Huram one [time] to three years they came - ships of Tarshish carrying gold and silver ivori and monkeys and apes.
22 Kwa hiyo Mfalme Selemani aliawazidi utajiri na hekima wafalme wote wa dunia.
And he became great the king Solomon more than all [the] kings of the earth to wealth and wisdom.
23 Dunia yote waliutafuta uwepo wa Selemanai ili kusikia hekima yake, ambayo Mungu alikuwa ameiweka katika moyo wake.
And all [the] kings of the earth [were] seeking [the] face of Solomon to hear wisdom his which he had put God in heart his.
24 Waliomtembelea walileta kodi, vyombo vya shaba na dhahabu, nguo, silaha, na manukato, na farasi na anyumbu, mwaka baada ya mwaka.
And they [were] bringing everyone gift his articles of silver and articles of gold and garments weaponry and spices horses and mules [the] matter of a year in a year.
25 Selemani alikuwa na mazizi elfu nne kwa ajili ya farasi na magari, na wapanda farasi kumi na mbili elfu, ambao waliwaweka katika miji ya magari na pamoja naye katika Yerusalemu.
And it belonged to Solomon four thousand stalls of horses and chariots and two [plus] ten thousand horsemen and he placed them in [the] cities of chariotry and with the king in Jerusalem.
26 Akatawala juu ya wafalme wote kutoka mto Efrati hadi nchi ya Wafilisti, na hadi mpaka wa Misiri.
And he was ruling over all the kings from the river and to [the] land of [the] Philistines and to [the] border of Egypt.
27 Mfalme alikuwa na fedha katika Yerusalemu, nyingi kama mawe juu ya aridhi. Akazifanya mbao za mierezi kuwa nyingi kama miti ya mikuyu ambayo iko nyanda za chini.
And he made the king silver in Jerusalem like stones and cedars he made like the sycamores which [are] in the Shephelah for abundance.
28 Wakaleta farasi kutoka Misri na kutoka nchi zote kwa ajili ya Selemani.
And [were] brought out horses from Egypt for Solomon and from all the lands.
29 Kwa mambo mengine kuhusu Selemani, mwanzo na mwisho, hayajandikwa katika Historia ya Nathani Nabii, katika unabii wa Abiya Mshinoni, na katika Maono ya Ido mwonaji wa mambo ya Yeroboamu mwana wa Nabati?
And [the] rest of [the] matters of Solomon former and latter ¿ not [are] they written on [the] words of Nathan the prophet and on [the] prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in [the] visions (Iddo *Q(K)*) the seer on Jeroboam [the] son of Nebat.
30 Selemani akatawala katika Yerusalemu juu ya Israeli yote kwa miaka arobaini.
And he reigned Solomon in Jerusalem over all Israel forty year[s].
31 Akalala na babu zake na watu wakamzika katika mji wa Daudi baba yake. Rehoboamu, mwanaye, akawa mfalme katika sehemu yake.
And he lay down Solomon with ancestors his and people buried him in [the] city of David father his and he became king Rehoboam son his in place of him.
