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Eby'omugabekazi wa Sheeba
1Omugabekazi wa Sheeba ku yaahuriire okurangaanwa kwa Sulemaani, yaija Yerusaalemu kumubuuza ebibuuzo bigumire naamugyeza; yaija ashendekyereziibwe abantu baingi munonga, n'engamira zeekoreire emigaju, n'ezaabu nyingi munonga, kandi n'amabaare ag'obuguzi bwingi. Ku yaahikire ahari Sulemaani, yaamugambira kyona ekyabaire kimuri aha mutima.2Sulemaani yaagarukamu ebi yaamubuurize byona; tihariho kigambo na kimwe ekyayeshobire Sulemaani, eki ataramushobororeire.3Omugabekazi wa Sheeba ku yaareebire obwengye bwa Sulemaani, enju ei yaayombekire,4eby'okurya by'aha meeza ye, emishutamire y'abagaragwa be, n'emiheerereze y'abaheereza be, n'ebijwaro byabo, n'abagabuzi be ba viinyo n'ebijwaro byabo, n'ebitambo by'okwotsya ebi yaabaire naahongyera aha nju ya MUKAMA, omutima gwamuhwa omunda.5Yaagira omugabe ati: Ebigambo ebi naahuriire ndi omu nsi yangye ebirikugamba aha by'emitwarize yaawe n'obwengye bwawe bikaba biri eby'amazima,6kwonka tindabiikiriize okuhitsya obu nyeiziire, eriisho ryangye rikabyereebera; nkashanga batarangambiire n'obu kyakuba ekicweka kimwe kya kabiri ky'obwingi bw'obwengye bwawe; nookirira kimwe ebi naahuriire.7Abashaija baawe bahiiriirwe! N'abaheereza baawe, abeemerera obutoosha omu maisho gaawe, bakahurira obwengye bwawe, nabo bahiiriirwe!8MUKAMA Ruhanga waawe ahimbisibwe, owaakusiimire, akakuta aha kitebe ky'obugabe bwe, kuba omugabe ahabwa MUKAMA Ruhanga waawe! Ruhanga waawe ogwo ahabw'okukunda Abaisraeli n'okwenda kubahamya ebiro byona, nikyo yaakuteereireho kuba omugabe w'okubategyeka, ngu obone kucwa emanja z'oburyo omu kuhikiirira.9Bwanyima yaaha omugabe etalanta z'ezaabu igana na makumi abiri, emigaju mingi munonga, n'amabaare g'obuguzi bwingi; tihakabahoga migaju nk'ei omugabekazi wa Sheeba yaahaire omugabe Sulemaani.10Kandi abashaija ba Hiraamu n'aba Sulemaani, abaabaire bareeta ezaabu okuruga Ofiri, bakareeta embaaho za alumuugi n'amabaare g'obuguzi bwingi.11Ezo mbaaho za alumuugi omugabe yaazibaijamu amatembero g'enju ya MUKAMA n'ag'enju ye ahabwe, n'endingiri n'enanga ahabw'abeeshongozi; hakaba hatakareebwaga mbaaho za alumuugi ezirikushusha nk'ezo omu nsi ya Yuda.12Omugabe Sulemaani yaaha omugabekazi wa Sheeba ebi yaabaire naayenda byona, n'ebi yaamushabire byona, okwihaho ebi yaamureeteire. Bwanyima yaakuba, yaagaruka omu nsi ye n'abagaragwa be.Obutungi bwa Sulemaani
13Ezaabu eyaabaire ereetwa owa Sulemaani buri mwaka ekaba eba etalanta magana mukaaga na makumi mukaaga na mukaaga,14otabariiremu eyaabaire eruga omu bashuubuzi n'omu batunzi; kandi abagabe ba Buharabu boona n'abategyeki b'omu nsi bakaba bareetera Sulemaani ezaabu n'efeeza.15Omugabe Sulemaani yaaheeshesa engabo z'ezaabu magana abiri, engabo emwe neeheeshwa omu zaabu ya shekeli magana mukaaga.16Kandi yaaheeshesa ezindi ngabo z'ezaabu magana ashatu; engabo emwe neeheeshwa omu zaabu ya shekeli magana ashatu; omugabe yaazita omu nju y'ekibira kya Lebanooni.17Kandi yaabaijesa ekitebe ky'obugabe kihango omu miino y'enjojo, yaakishweka ezaabu eshemeziibwe.18Ekyo kitebe ky'obugabe kikaba kiine amatembero mukaaga, n'akatebe k'ebigyere k'ezaabu, ebyabaire bikoreirwe hamwe n'ekyo kitebe; aha buri rubaju rw'ekyo kitebe hariho ah'okuta emikono, n'ebishushani bibiri by'entare ezeemereire aha rubaju rw'ah'okuta emikono;19kandi n'ebindi bishushani by'entare ikumi na bibiri byemereire bibiri bibiri ahari buri itembero ahari ago matembero mukaaga. Omu bugabe obundi bwona tihariho kitebe ekyabaire nikishushana nakyo.20Eby'okunywaisa eby'omugabe Sulemaani byona bikaba biri eby'ezaabu, kandi n'ebintu byona eby'omu nju y'omu kibira kya Lebanooni bikaba biri eby'ezaabu eshemeziibwe; omu biro bya Sulemaani efeeza ekaba etarikuteekateekwaho kuba ekintu.21Ahakuba emeeri z'omugabe zikaba ziza Tarushiishi n'abashaija ba Hiraamu; omurundi gumwe omu myaka eshatu ezo meeri za Tarushiishi zikaba ziija, zireetsire ezaabu, efeeza, emiino y'enjojo, enkobe na zaanyamunyonyi.22Okwo nikwo omugabe Sulemaani yaakirize abagabe boona ab'omu nsi obutungi n'obwengye.23Abagabe boona ab'omu nsi bakaba beetenga kureeba Sulemaani, ngu bahurire obwengye bwe, obu Ruhanga yaamuhaire.24Kandi weena owaabaire aija akaba areeta omutoijo, ebintu by'efeeza n'eby'ezaabu, ebijwaro, sumuruna, emigaju, embaraasi n'enyumbu; ebyo byona nikwo byabaire biija buri mwaka.25Kandi Sulemaani akaba aine emyanya obukumi buna ei embaraasi ze ezirikukurura ebigaari zaabaire ziraaramu, kandi aine abashaija abarikugyendera aha mbaraasi kakumi n'enkumi ibiri, abu yaataire omu ndembo z'ebigaari bye, n'omuri Yerusaalemu owa omugabe.26Kandi yaategyeka abagabe boona okuruga aha mugyera Furaati okuhika omu nsi y'Abafilistia n'aha mwatano gwa Misri.27Omugabe yaareetera Yerusaalemu kugira efeeza nyingi nk'amabaare, n'ebiti by'emyereezi byaba nk'emisikamoori y'omu mpita.28Kandi bakaba bareetera Sulemaani embaraasi nibaziiha Misri n'omu nsi ezindi zoona.Okufa kwa Sulemaani
29Mbwenu endiijo mirimo ya Sulemaani, okwiha aha kutandika okuhitsya aha muheru, tibihandiikirwe omu kitabo ky'ebyabaireho ekya Nasani nabi, n'omu kitabo ky'obunabi ekya Ahiya owa Shiilo, n'omu kitabo ky'okworekwa ekya Ido omuhanuuzi, aha bya Yeroboamu mwene Nebati?30Sulemaani yaamara aha ngoma emyaka makumi ana naategyekyera Israeli yoona omuri Yerusaalemu.31Bwanyima Sulemaani yaagwejegyera, yaashanga baishenkuru, yaaziikwa omu rurembo rwa Daudi ishe; Rehoboamu omutabani yaategyeka omu mwanya gwe.Bible Society of Uganda