¹And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram always loved David.

¹Huan, Tura kumpipa Hiramin Solomon kiangah amite a sawla; a pa munah kumpipa dingin amah sathau a nilh uh chih lah a naja ngala; Hiram lah David it gigepa ahi hima.

²And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

²Huan, Solomonin Hiram kiangah.

³Thou knowest that David my father could not build a house unto the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.

³Ka pa David in Toupan a khepek nuaia a koih masiah a kim a vela mun chih mual chiha kidounate jiakin Toupa a Pathian min dingin in a lam theikei chih na thei thei a

⁴But now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event.

⁴Tuin bel Toupa ka Pathianin munchih mualchihah muanna a honna nei sakta a; melmate a om nawn kei ua, vangsiatna leng a om sam kei.

⁵And behold, I purpose to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spoke to David my father saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy stead, he shall build a house unto my name.

⁵Huan, ngai dih, Toupan ka pa David kiangah, Na tapa, na sikha na laltutphah ka luahsak dingin ka min adin in a honlam ding, chia a na gensa bangin, Toupa ka Pathianmin dinga in lam ka tum hi.

⁶And now command that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that are experienced in cutting timber like to the Zidonians.

⁶Huchiin, Lebanon tanga sidar singte honphuk sak dingin thu pia inla, ka sikhate leng na sikhate lakah a hongtel tei ding uh; huan, na sikhate loh a hihleh na chih peuhmah bangin ka honpe jel ding: Zidon mite banga sing phuk siam ka lak uah kuamah a om kei uh chih na thei ngala, chiin ma a sawla.

⁷And it came to pass when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people.

⁷Huan, hichi ahi a, Hiramin Solomon thu a jakin a kipak mahmah a, Hiai mi tampi tunga vaihawm dinga tapa pil tak David pepa Toupa tuniin phatin om hen, achia.

⁸And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the things which thou sentest to me for: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of cypress.

⁸Huan, Hiramin Solomon kiangah, na hon thukhah ka naja a; sidar sing thu leh meilah sing thu na deih peuhmah kana hih ding.

⁹My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will convey them by sea [in] rafts to the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them. And thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my household.

⁹Ka sikhaten Lebanon tang a kipanin tuipa phain a honla suk ding uh; Huan, non mun seh saka tuipia tolh dingin ka gak lom sakdinga, huan, huai laiah ka phel sak dinga, nang nana la ding hi: huan, nang leng ka inkote nek ding tumin ka deih non awnghuksak tei ding a kei deh, chiin mi a sawl hi.

¹⁰So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and cypress-trees [according to] all his desire.

¹⁰Huchiin, Hiramin sidar sing leh meilah sing Solomon a deih peuhmah a piaa.

¹¹And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as food for his household, and twenty measures of beaten oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.

¹¹Huan, Solomonin Hiram bel a inkote nek dingin buh pota sing nih leh sathau suk pota sawmnih a pia: huai bel Solomonin kum tenga Hiram a piak sek dan ahi.

¹²And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league.

¹²Huan, Toupan achiam bang takin Solomon pilna a piaa: huan, Hiram leh Solomon kalah kilemna aoma; a nih un thu a khung uh.

¹³And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

¹³Huan, kumpipa Solomonin Israelte tengteng laka mi nasem dinga goih teitei pawl a bawla; goih teitei pawl mi sing thum ahi uh.

¹⁴And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, two months at home; and Adoniram was over the levy.

¹⁴Lebanon ah kha khata kikheng jelin sing kha a sawl jela; kha khat Lebanon ah a om ua, kha nih amau inlamah: Adoniram bel nasem dia goih teiteite heutu a hi

¹⁵And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand stone-masons in the mountains;

¹⁵Huan, Solomonin thil po mi sing sagih leh, suangsek mi sing giat tang khawngah a neia;

¹⁶besides the overseers whom Solomon had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

¹⁶Huaite sim louin Solomonin a nasep tunga heutu tuam mawng, nasep vengmi sang thum leh za thum anei lai hi.

¹⁷And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

¹⁷Huan, kumpipa thupiakin in suangphum suang seksaa lep dingin suang lian pipi, suangman tam pipi a hon pua uh.Huan, inlammite, Solomon mite leh Hiram mite leh Gebal miten suangte a sek ua, a in lamna ding un sing leh suangte a bawl uh..

¹⁸And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house.

¹⁸Huan, inlammite, Solomon mite leh Hiram mite leh Gebal miten suangte a sek ua, a in lamna ding un sing leh suangte a bawl uh..