Nzubo ya Yehoba

Solomone byo aikele mfumu wa bena Isalela, Yehoba wamwipwizhe’mba: ‘Ki ka kyo ukeba’mba nkupe?’ Solomone waambile’mba: ‘Nkiji mwanyike, kabiji kechi nayuka bintu byavula ne. Mwane mpai maana pa kuba’mba ngyuke bya kulama bantu benu.’ Yehoba waambile’mba: ‘Na mambo a kuba walomba maana, nsakukupa maana kukila bantu bonse baji pa ntanda. Kabiji nkakupa ne bunonshi bwavula bingi. Inge ukankookelenga, ukekala myaka yavula.’

Solomone watendekele kushimika nzubo ya Lesa. Waingijishe ngolode yawama bingi, ne siliva, ne bichi ne mabwe awama. Banabalume ne banabakazhi bavula bayukile kushimika baishile na kushimika nzubo ya Lesa. Byo papichile myaka itanu na ibiji, nzubo yapwile kabiji banengezhezhe kwiipana kwi Yehoba. Bashimikile ne kya kusokelapo bitapisho po basokejilenga bitapisho. Solomone wafukamine kulutwe ya kya kusokelapo bitapisho ne kulomba’mba: ‘Anweba Yehoba, ino nzubo kechi yabaya nangwa kuwama kya kuba’mba anweba mwaikalamo ne, pano bino tupeshai ne kumvwa milombelo yetu.’ Yehoba waubilepo ka pa ino nzubo ne pa byalombele Solomone? Aku Solomone upwishatu kulomba, mujilo wafumine mwiulu ne kusoka milambo yajinga pa kitapisho. Yehoba waswile kumupopwela mu ino nzubo. Bena Isalela byo bamwene kino, basangalele bingi.

Bantu bonse mu Isalela ne mu mapunzha a kwalepa bayukile’mba Mfumu Solomone wajinga bingi na maana. Bantu baiyanga kwi Solomone kuba’mba ebabuule bya kuba na makatazho abo. Ne mfumu wamukazhi wa ku Sheba wayishile na kumweseka na mepuzho akatazha. Pa kumvwa byakumbwile Solomone, uno mfumu waambile’mba: ‘Kechi naswile byambuujile bantu pe anweba ne, pano nemwena kuba’mba muji bingi na maana kukilatu ne byo bambuujile. Kya kine Yehoba Lesa wenu, wimupesha.’ Bena Isalela baikelenga bingi bulongo na lusekelo. Pano bino bintu byaalukile.