¹Zvino Hiramu, mambo weTire, wakatumira varanda vake kuna Soromoni, nekuti wakange anzwa kuti vakamuzodza ave mambo panzvimbo yababa vake; nekuti Hiramu wakange achida Dhavhidhi nguva yose.

¹And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

²Soromoni akatuma nhume kuna Hiramu akati,

²And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

³Munoziva kuti Dhavhidhi baba vangu, vakanga vasingagoni kuvakira zita raJehovha Mwari wavo imba, nokuda kwehondo dzairwiwa kumativi ose, kusvikira Jehovha avaisa pasi petsoka dzake.

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

⁴Asi zvino Jehovha Mwari wangu wakandizorodza kumativi ose, hakuna muvengi kana chimwe chinhu chakaipa.

⁴But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

⁵Zvino tarirai, moyo wangu unoda kuvakira zita raJehovha Mwari wangu imba, sezvakataurwa naJehovha kuna baba vangu, achiti, Mwanakomana wako, wandichagadza pachigaro chako choushe panzvimbo yako, ndiye uchavakira zita rangu imba.

⁵And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

⁶Naizvozvo zvino, chirairai kuti vanditemere miti yemisidhari paRebhanoni; varanda vangu vachabata pamwechete navaranda venyu; ini ndichakupai mubayiro wava randa venyu sezvamuchareva; nekuti munoziva kuti pakati pedu hapana munhu unoziva kutema matanda ungafanana navaZidhoni.

⁶Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

⁷Zvino Hiramu wakati achinzwa mashoko aSoromoni, akafara kwazvo, akati, Nhasi Jehovha ngaavongwe, iye wakapa Dhavhidhi mwanakomana wakangwara kuzobata vanhu ava vazhinji.

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

⁸Ipapo Hiramu akatuma nhume kuna Soromoni, akati, Ndanzwa shoko ramatuma kwandiri; ndichaita zvose zvamunoda pamusoro pamatanda emisidhari, namatanda emisipiresi.

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

⁹Varanda vangu vachaaburusa paRebhanoni vachiaisa kugungwa; ndichaabatanidza aende negungwa sezvamuchandiraira, ndicharaira kuti asunungurwe ipapo, muagamuchire; imwi mugoita sezvandinoda, muchipa vanhu veimba yangu zvokudya.

⁹My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

¹⁰Naizvozvo Hiramu akapa Soromoni matanda emisidhari namatanda emisipiresi, zvose sezvaaida.

¹⁰So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

¹¹Soromoni akapawo Hiramu zviyero zvine zviuru zvamakumi maviri zvezviyo zvive zvokudya zvavanhu veimba yake; nezviyero zvina makumi maviri zvamafuta akasvimwa; Soromoni akapa Hiramu saizvozvo gore rimwe nerimwe.

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

¹²Jehovha akapa Soromoni kungwara, sezvaakamupikira; Hiramu naSoromoni vainzwana, ivo vaviri vakaita sungano.

¹²And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

¹³Mambo Soromoni akadana vanhu vechibharo pakati pavaIsiraeri vose; vanhu vechibharo vaiva zviuru zvina makumi matatu.

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

¹⁴Akavatumira Rebhanoni, mwedzi mumwe nomumwe zviuru zvine gumi, vachiravana; vaiva paRebhanoni mwedzi mumwe, nokumusha mwedzi miviri; Adhoniramu ndiye wairaira vanhu vechibharo.

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

¹⁵Uye Soromoni wakange ana vatakuri vemitoro vane zviuru makumi manomwe, navatemi vamatanda pamakomo vane zviuru zvina makumi masere;

¹⁵And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

¹⁶vatariri vakuru vaSoromoni, vairaira basa, vasingaverengwi, ivo vaiva nezviuru zvitatu namazana matatu, vairaira vanhu vaibate basa.

¹⁶Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

¹⁷Mambo akaraira, vakaputsa mabwe makuru, mabwe aikosha, kuti vateye nheyo dzeimba namabwe akavezwa.

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

¹⁸Vavaki vaSoromoni navavaki vaHiramu navaGhebhari vakaaveza, vakagadzira matanda namabwe kuzovaka imba.

¹⁸And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.