¹Zvino mambokadzi weShebha akati anzwa mbiri yaSoromoni, akasvika Jerusaremu kuzoidza Soromoni nemibvunzo mikukutu, ana vanhu vazhinji, makamera aitakura zvinonhuhwira, nendarama zhinji-zhinji, nezvibwe zvinokosha; zvino akati asvika kuna Soromoni, akataurirana naye pamusoro pezvose zviri mumoyo make.

¹And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, and came to Jerusalem to prove Solomon with enigmas; with a very great train, and camels that bore spices and gold in great abundance, and precious stones; and she came to Solomon, and spoke with him of all that was in her heart.

²Soromoni, akapindura mibvunzo yake yose; hakuna chinhu chakanga chakavanzirwa Soromoni, chaakanga asingagoni kumuudza.

²And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of, and there was not a thing hidden from Solomon that he did not explain to her.

³Zvino mambokadzi weShebha akati aona kungwara kwaSoromoni, neimba yaakavaka,

³And when the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

⁴nezvokudya zviri patafura yake, nokugara kwavaranda vake, nokushumira kwavabatiri vake, nenguvo dzavo, navadiri vake, nenguvo dzavo, nechikwiriso chake chaaikwira nacho kuimba yaJehovha, akapera mweya.

⁴and the food of his table, and the deportment of his servants, and the order of service of his attendants and their apparel, and his cupbearers and their apparel, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her.

⁵Akati kuna mambo, Guhu randakanzwa munyika yangu ramashoko enyu nokungwara kwenyu rakanga riri rechokwadi.

⁵And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine affairs and of thy wisdom;

⁶Asi handina kutenda mashoko avo, kusvikira ndauya, ndikaona nameso angu; asi tarirai handina kuudzwa kunyange hafu youkuru hwokungwara kwenyu; imwi munokunda mbiri yandakanzwa.

⁶but I gave no credit to their words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the report that I heard.

⁷Varume venyu vano mufaro, navaranda venyu vano mufaro, vanomira pamberi penyu nguva dzose vachinzwa kungwara kwenyu.

⁷Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom!

⁸Jehovha Mwari wenyu ngaakudzwe, akafadzwa nemwi, akakugadzai pachigaro chake choushe, muve mambo waJehovha Mwari wenyu; nekuti Mwari wenyu akada Isiraeri, kuti avasimbise nokusingaperi, saka akakuitai mambo wavo, kuti mutonge nokururamisa.

⁸Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king to Jehovah thy God! Because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore did he make thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

⁹Akapa mambo matarenda* ane zana namakumi maviri endarama, nezvinonhuhwira zvizhinji kwazvo, nezvibwe zvinokosha; hakuna kumbovapo zvinonhuhwira zvakawanda zvikadai, zvakafanana nezvakapiwa mambo Soromoni namambokadzi weShebha.

⁹And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones; neither was there any such spice as that which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

¹⁰Navarandawo vaHurami, navaranda vaSoromoni, ivo vaiuya nendarama vachibva Ofiri, vakauyawo nemiti yemiarigumi nezvibwe zvinokosha.

¹⁰(And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought sandal-wood and precious stones.

¹¹Mambo akaita namatanda emiarigumi zvikwiriso zveimba yaJehovha, nezveimba yamambo, nembira nemitengerangwa zvavaimbi; zvakadai hazvina kumboonekwa panyika yaJudha.

¹¹And the king made of the sandal-wood stairs for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers. And there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.)

¹²Mambo Soromoni akapa mambokadzi weShebha zvose zvaaida nezvaakakumbira; zvimwe zvaakauya nazvo kuna mambo zvisingaverengwi. Naizvozvo akadzoka, akaenda kunyika yake, iye navaranda vake.

¹²And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides what she had brought to the king. And she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.

¹³Zvino ndarama yakauyiswa kuna Soromoni gore rimwe nerimwe yakasvika matarenda* ana mazana matanhatu namakumi matanhatu namatanhatu pakurema kwayo;

¹³And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

¹⁴vasingaverengi iyo yakauya navashambadziri navatengesi; namadzimambo ose eArabhia navabati venyika vakauya nendarama nesirivha kuna Soromoni.

¹⁴besides [what] dealers and merchants brought, and [what] all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought of gold and silver to Solomon.

¹⁵Mambo Soromoni akaita nhovo huru dzina mazana maviri nendarama yakapambadzirwa; nhovo imwe neimwe yakanga yakaitwa namashekeri ana mazana matatu endarama;

¹⁵And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, -- he applied six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold to one target;

¹⁶akaitawo nhovo duku dzina mazana matatu dzendarama yakapambadzirwa; ndarama yakasvika mashekeri ana mazana matatu yakaiswa panhovo imwe neimwe; mambo akazviisa muimba yedondo reRebhanoni.

¹⁶and three hundred shields of beaten gold, -- he applied three hundred [shekels] of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

¹⁷Mambo akaitawo chigaro chikuru choushe chenyanga dzenzou, akachifukidza nendarama yakaisvonaka.

¹⁷And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold;

¹⁸Chigaro icho choushe chakanga chine zvikwiriso zvitanhatu, nechitsiko chendarama, zvakanga zvakabatanidzwa nechigaro choushe, nezvitsigiro kunhivi mbiri dzechigaro, neshumba mbiri dzakanga dzimire kunhivi dzezvitsigiro.

¹⁸and the throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold fastened to the throne; and there were arms on each side at the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the arms;

¹⁹Kwakanga kune shumba gumi nembiri dzimire pazvikwiriso zvitanhatu, mbiri-mbiri kunhivi dzechimwe nechimwe; hakuna kumboitwa chakadai kuno umwe ushe.

¹⁹and twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

²⁰Mikombe yose yokumwa nayo yamambo Soromoni yaiva yendarama, nemidziyo yose yeimba yedondo reRebhanoni yaiva yendarama yakaisvonaka; sirivha yakanga ichinzi haino murimo pamazuva aSoromoni.

²⁰And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of precious gold: silver was not of the least account in the days of Solomon.

²¹nekuti mambo akanga ane zvikepe zvaienda Tarishishi navaranda vaHurami; zvikepe zveTarishishi zvaiuya kamwechete pamakore matatu zvine ndarama, nesirivha nenyanga dzenzou, netsoko namatendera.

²¹For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: once in three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

²²Naizvozvo mambo Soromoni akakunda madzimambo ose enyika pakufuma nokuchenjera.

²²And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

²³Madzimambo ose enyika aiuya kushanyira Soromoni, kuzonzwa kungwara kwake, kwakanga kwaiswa naMwari mumoyo make.

²³And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

²⁴Mumwe nomumwe aiuya nechipo chake chemidziyo yesirivha, nemidziyo yendarama, nehanzu, nenhumbi dzokurwa nadzo, nezvinonhuhwira, namabhiza, namahesera, gore rimwe nerimwe.

²⁴And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and clothing, armour, and spices, horses and mules, a rate year by year.

²⁵Soromoni akanga ane zvidyiro zvamabhiza nengoro, zvine zviuru zvina, navatasvi vamabhiza vane zviuru zvine gumi nezviviri, zvaakaisa pamaguta engoro, nokuna mambo paJerusaremu.

²⁵And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

²⁶Akabata ushe hwamadzimambo ose, kubva paRwizi kusvikira panyika yavaFirisitia, nokumuganhu weEgipita.

²⁶And he ruled over all the kings from the river as far as the land of the Philistines, and up to the border of Egypt.

²⁷Mambo akaunganidza sirivha paJerusaremu ikawanda ikaita samabwe, nemisidhari ikaita semionde yaiva pamapani.

²⁷And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.

²⁸Vakandotorera Soromoni mabhiza paEgipita, nokunyika dzose.

²⁸And they brought to Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.

²⁹Zvino mamwe mabasa aSoromoni, okutanga nookupedzisira, haana kunyorwa here pabhuku yomuporofita Natani, napamashoko akaporofitwa naAhiya muShironi, napane zvakaonekwa nomuoni Idho pamusoro paJerobhoami mwanakomana waNebhati?

²⁹And the rest of the acts of Solomon first and last, are they not written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

³⁰Soromoni akabata ushe hwevaIsiraeri vose paJerusaremu makore ana makumi mana.

³⁰And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

³¹Ipapo Soromoni akavata namadzibaba ake, akavigwa muguta raDhavhidhi baba vake, Rehobhoamu mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.

³¹And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.