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 sendeth his servants unto Solomon, for he heard that they had anointed him for king instead of his father, for Hiram was a lover of David all the days;

²Soromoni akatuma nhume kuna Hiramu akati,

²and Solomon sendeth unto 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.

³`Thou hast known David my father, that he hath not been able to build a house to the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars that have been round about him, till Jehovah`s putting them under the soles of his feet.

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

⁴`And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,

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 lo, I am saying to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son whom I appoint in thy stead on thy throne, he doth build the house for 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.

⁶`And now, command, and they cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon, and my servants are with thy servants, and the hire of thy servants I give to thee according to all that thou sayest, for thou hast known that there is not among us a man acquainted with cutting wood, like 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 cometh to pass at Hiram`s hearing the words of Solomon, that he rejoiceth exceedingly, and saith, `Blessed [is] Jehovah to-day, who hath given to David a wise son over this numerous people.`

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

⁸And Hiram sendeth unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me, I do all thy desire concerning cedar-wood, and fir-wood,

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 bring down from Lebanon to the sea, and I make them floats in the sea unto the place that thou sendest unto me, and I have spread them out there; and thou dost take [them] up, and thou dost execute my desire, to give the food of my house.`

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

¹⁰And Hiram is giving to Solomon cedar-trees, and fir-trees, 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 hath given to Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat, food for his house, and twenty cors of beaten oil; thus doth Solomon give to Hiram year by year.

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

¹²And Jehovah hath given wisdom to Solomon as He spake to him, and there is peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they make a covenant both of them.

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

¹³And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is 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 sendeth them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month, by changes, a month they are in Lebanon, two months in their own house; and Adoniram [is] over the tribute.

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

¹⁵And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,

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

¹⁶apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who [are] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.

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

¹⁷And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;

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

¹⁸and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.