Mukanda wa Kumpala wa Ba nfumu
3 Salomone bakitshine kilombeno kia eyibakishi na Faraone nfumu a Ejipitu. Aye nkuibakila* muana mukashi a Faraone na nkumutuala mu kibundi kia Davide mpa na pabapuile kuibaka nshibo yaaye, nshibo ya Yehowa na mudimba ubaadi wifunyishe Yelusalema. 2 Anka bantu babaadi baki’abalambula milambu mu ma mbalo e kunundu muanda mpa na mu aa mafuku, nshibo bu’eshina dia Yehowa tayibaadi ibande kuibakibua. 3 Salomone batungunukile na kufula Yehowa pa kutambukila mu miiya ya nshaye Davide, sunga mbiabia baadi nka alambula milambu na kuiyifitshisha miishi mu ma mbalo e kunundu.
4 Nfumu bayile ku Gibeone mu kulambula milambu kuakua, muanda kuakua nyi kubaadi mbalo i kunundu yende nkumo,* Salomone nkulambula milambu 1 000 ya kushiika kaalo pa kiakia kilambuilo. 5 Mu Gibeone Yehowa bamuenekiele Salomone mu kilotua bufuku, na Efile Mukulu nkuakula’shi: “Teka kiakia kioso ki’okumiina’shi nkupe.” 6 Nyi Salomone nkuakula’shi: “We muleshe mufubi oobe Davide nshami kifulo kikata kia lulamato, pabaadi atambuka kumpala koobe na lulamato, na kululama, n’eshimba dilulame, we mutungunukie na kumulesha kifulo kikata kia lulamato mpa na lelo uno pa kumupa muana mulume bua kushaala mu nkuasa aaye a bufumu. 7 Binobino, Yehowa Efile Mukulu ande, buekasha mufubi oobe nfumu pa mbalo ya nshami Davide sunga biandi nsongua* na bianshanguku mianda ibungi.* 8 Mufubi oobe, e munkatshi mua muilo oobe odi musangule, muilo ukata ushi ulombene kubadikiibua. 9 Biabia, pa mufubi oobe eshimba dia kukookiela bua kusambisha muilo oobe na kushinguula kibuwa na kibubi, muanda nnanyi e koobesha kusambisha muilo oobe wi bungi* bui bino?”
10 Bibaadi bisankishe Yehowa bu bibaadi Salomone mumutekie uno muanda. 11 Akupu Efile Mukulu nkumulungula’shi: “Bu bibotekie uno muanda, tue muitekiele mafuku a muwa* e bungi, sunga bupeta, sunga lufu* lua beshikuanyi bobe, anka botekie kushinguula kua mianda bua kusambisha na kululama,* 12 nakitshi bibotekie. Nakupa binangu na kushinguula kua mianda, nka bu biakushekeele muntu su ngumune bu’be kumpala koobe, t’akukekala dingi muntu su ngumune bu’be kunyima kobe. 13 Dingi nakupa biabia bioshi mutekie, bupeta mpa na ntumbo, biabia t’akuikala mungi nfumu su ngumune bu’be mu mafuku* a muwa oobe. 14 Na su otambukila mu mashinda ande, pa kutumikila miiya yande na mayi ande nka bu bibaadi nshobe Davide mutambukie, nakupa dingi mafuku a muwa* ebungi.
15 Pabaadi Salomone mupasukie, batunduile’shi kibaadi kilotua. Akupu bayile ku Yelusalema akemana kumpala kua mushete wa kilombeno wa Yehowa, alambula milambu ya kushiika kaalo na milambu ya butaale, na akita musangelo bua bafubi baye boso.
16 Mu aa mafuku, ba ndumba babidi babatuelele mui nfumu na bemana kumpala kuaye. 17 Muana mukashi a kumpala nkuakula’shi: “Muanana, ami na uno muana mukashi tui bashale mu nshibo imune, na pantandile ekalanga mu nshibo. 18 Muifuku dia kasatu, kunyima kua’mi kutanda, uno muana mukashi tandile n’aye namu, atuikalanga pamune nka penda bubidi buetu t’atuikalanga na ungi muntu mu nshibo nya. 19 Bufuku muana a uno muana mukashi fuile, muanda ekalanga mumuladile. 20 Biabia buukile munkatshi a bufuku, na baata muana ande ekalanga ku lupese luande apekalanga mpika oobe mukashi mulaale tulo na bamuladika mu maboko* aaye, na baladika muana aaye mufue mu maboko ande. 21 Pambuukile ku namashika bua koomesha muana ande, mmuene’shi ekalanga mufue, biabia namutaluula kalolo ku namashika na namono’shi, ta mmuana ande anekalanga mutande nya. 22 Anka yawa ungi muana mukashi nkuakula’shi: “Nya muana ande nyi e na muwa na muana oobe nyi mufue!” Muana mukashi a kumpala baadi akula’shi: “Nya, oobe muana nyi mufue, na ande muana nyi e na muwa.” Biabia nyi bibaabadi abekakeena kumpala kua nfumu.
23 Nfudiilo a bioso nfumu nkuakula’shi: ‘Uno akula’shi muana ande nguno e na muwa, na muana oobe nyi yawa mufue!’ na awa akula’shi: ‘Nya, muana oobe ngiawa mufue na muana ande nyi e na muwa!’” 24 Nfumu nkuakula’shi: “Ntuadileyi lupete.” Biabia abo nkutuadila nfumu lupete. 25 Akupu nfumu nkuakula’shi: “Tshibayi muana e na muwa mu bipindi bibidi, kipindi kimune nuikipe muana mukashi umune na kingi kipindi nuikipe yawa mungi.” 26 Mususa umune yawa muana mukashi sha muana e na muwa nkuisendeela nfumu muanda baadi apushiisha muana aaye lusa aye nkuakula’shi: “Muanana! Mupeyi muana e na muwa tanumuipanga!” Anka yawa ungi muana mukashi baadi akula’shi: “Tekala ande sunga oobe! Ebatadiile bamutshibe mu bipindi bibidi!” 27 Nyi nfumu nkualula’shi: “Paayi muana mukashi a kumpala muana e na muwa! Tanumuipanga muanda muana ngaye.”
28 Biabia Isalele oso nkupusha pabitale kiimu kibaadi nfumu mutshibe na abo nkutshina nfumu muanda abamuene’shi baadi na binangu bi’Efile Mukulu bua kusambisha na kululama.