¹Zvino Soromoni mwanakomana waDhavhidhi akasimbiswa paushe hwake, Jehovha Mwari wake akava naye, akamukurisa zvikuru kwazvo.

¹And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Jehovah his God was with him and magnified him exceedingly.

²Zvino Soromoni akataura navaIsiraeri vose, navakuru vezviuru navamazana, navatongi, namachinda ose pakati paIsiraeri vose, ivo vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba.

²And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the princes of all Israel, the chief fathers;

³Ipapo Soromoni neungano yose pamwechete naye vakaenda kudunhu rakakwirira raiva paGibhiyoni; nekuti ndipo pakanga pane tende rokusangana raMwari, rakanga ravakwa murenje naMozisi muranda waJehovha.

³and Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place at Gibeon; for there was God's tent of meeting which Moses the servant of Jehovah had made in the wilderness.

⁴Asi Dhavhidhi akanga atora areka yaMwari paKiriatijearimi, akaiisa panzvimbo, Dhavhidhi yaakanga aigadzirira; nekuti akanga aidzikira tende paJerusaremu.

⁴But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the [place] that David had prepared for it; for he had spread a tent for it at Jerusalem.

⁵Neareka yendarira yakanga yaumbwa naBhezareri mwanakomana waUri, mwanakomana waHuri, yakanga iripo pamberi petabhenakeri yaJehovha; Soromoni neungano yose vakairangarira.

⁵And the brazen altar that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of Jehovah; and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.

⁶Soromoni akakwirako pamberi paJehovha kuaritari yendarira, yakanga iri patende rokusangana, akabayira pamusoro payo zvipiriso zvinopiswa zvine chiuru chezana.

⁶And Solomon offered there upon the brazen altar before Jehovah which was at the tent of meeting; and he offered up a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.

⁷Zvino nousiku uhwo Mwari akazviratidza kuna Soromoni, akati kwaari, Kumbira chaunoda kuti ndikupe.

⁷In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what I shall give thee.

⁸Soromoni akati kuna Mwari Makaitira baba vangu Dhavhidhi tsitsi huru, mukandiita ini mambo panzvimbo yavo.

⁸And Solomon said to God, Thou hast shewn unto David my father great loving-kindness, and hast made me king in his stead.

⁹Zvino Jehovha Mwari, shoko ramakapikira Dhavhidhi baba vangu ngarisimbiswe; nekuti makandiita mambo wavanhu vakafanana neguruva renyika pakuwanda kwavo.

⁹Now, Jehovah Elohim, let thy word unto David my father be firm; for thou hast made me king over a people numerous as the dust of the earth.

¹⁰Zvino ndipei henyu njere nokuziva, kuti ndibude nokupinda pamberi pavanhu ava; nekuti ndiani angagona kutonga vanhu venyu ava vakawanda vakadai?

¹⁰Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this thy great people?

¹¹Mwari akati kuna Soromoni, Zvawarangarira chinhu ichi mumoyo mako, ukasakumbira fuma, nezvakawanda, kana kukudzwa, kana kufa kwavavengi vako, kana kukumbira upenyu urefu, asi wakazvikumbirira njere nokuziva, kuti ugone kutonga vanhu vangu, vandakakuita mambo wavo;

¹¹And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked for thyself wisdom and knowledge, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

¹²zvino njere nokuziva unozvipiwa iwe; uye ndichakupa fuma, nezvakawanda, nokukudzwa, zvisina kumbopiwa mumwe wamadzibaba akakutangira; uye hapana mumwe achakutevera uchava nezvakadai.

¹²wisdom and knowledge are granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches and wealth and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall any after thee have the like.

¹³Zvino Soromoni akabva panzvimbo yakakwirira yakanga iri paGibhiyoni, pamberi petende rokusangana, akasvika Jerusaremu, akabata ushe hwaIsiraeri.

¹³Then Solomon came back [from] the high place at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, and reigned over Israel.

¹⁴Soromoni akaunganidza ngoro navatasvi vamabhiza; akanga ane ngoro dzine chiuru chimwe namazana mana, navatasvi vamabhiza vane zviuru zvine gumi nezviviri, vaakaisa mumaguta engoro nokuna mambo paJerusaremu.

¹⁴And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

¹⁵Mambo akaunganidza sirivha nendarama paJerusaremu zvikawanda zvikaita samabwe, nemisidhari ikaita semionde yaiva pamapani.

¹⁵And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.

¹⁶Mabhiza aSoromoni akauyiswa achibva Egipita nemicheka yakapfava; vatengesi vamambo vaigamuchira micheka yakapfava nemutengo.

¹⁶And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price.

¹⁷Vakandozvitora Egipita, vakauya nazvo, ngoro imwe neimwe ichitengwa namashekeri esirivha ana mazana matanhatu, nebhiza rimwe nerimwe namashekeri ane zana namakumi mashanu; saizvozvowo madzimambo ose avaHiti, namadzimambo avaSiria aivigirwa izvozvo navo.

¹⁷And they fetched up and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so they brought [them] by their means, for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Syria.