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Basi Sulemani alikusudia kujenga nyumba kwa jina la Bwana, na kuujengea ufalme wake nyumba.
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
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Sulemani akahesabu watu sabini elfu wawe wachukuzi wa mizigo, na watu themanini elfu wawe wachongaji milimani, na elfu tatu na mia sita wawe wasimamizi wao.
So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
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Sulemani akatuma watu kwa Hiramu mfalme wa Tiro,akisema ,kama ulivyomtendea baba yangu Daudi, na kumletea mierezi , ajijengee nyumba ya kukaa ,unitendee na mimi.
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
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Angalia, najenga nyumba kwa jina la Bwana, Mungu wangu, ili kumfanyia wakfu, ya kufukizia mbele zake fukizo la manukato, na ya mkate wa wonyesho wa daima, na ya sadaka za kuteketezwa za asubuhi na jioni, na za siku za sabato, na za mwezi mpya, na za sikukuu zilizoagizwa za Bwana, Mungu wetu. Hili ni agizo la milele kwa Israeli.
Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
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Nayo nyumba nitakayoijenga ni kubwa; kwa sababu Mungu wetu ndiye mkuu juu ya miungu yote.
The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
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Lakini ni nani awezaye kumjengea nyumba, ikiwa mbingu hazimtoshi, wala mbingu za mbingu? Nami ni nani basi, hata nimjengee nyumba, isipokuwa kwa ajili ya kufukizia fukizo mbele zake?
But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?
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Unipelekee basi mtu mstadi wa kazi ya dhahabu, na ya fedha, na ya shaba, na ya chuma, na ya urujuani, na nyekundu, na samawi, mwenye kujua kuchora machoro, pamoja na wastadi walioko Yuda na Yerusalemu pamoja nami, aliowaweka baba yangu Daudi.
Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
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Niletee tena mierezi, na miberoshi, na miti ya msandali kutoka Lebanoni; maana najua ya kwamba watumishi wako hujua sana kuchonga miti Lebanoni; na tazama, watumishi wangu watakuwa pamoja na watumishi wako,
Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours
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ili wanitengenezee miti kwa wingi; kwani nyumba nitakayoijenga itakuwa kubwa ajabu.
to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
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Na tazama, nitawapa watumishi wako, wachongaji wakatao miti, kori ishirini elfu za ngano iliyopondwa , na kori ishirini elfu za shayiri , na bathi ishirini elfu za mvinyo,na bathi ishirini elfu za mafuta.
I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”
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Ndipo Hiramu mfalme wa Tiro akajibu kwa waraka, aliompelekea Sulemani, Ni kwa sababu Bwana awapenda watu wake, amekufanya uwe mfalme juu yao.
Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
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Hiramu akasema tena, Na ahimidiwe Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, aliyezifanya mbingu na nchi, ambaye amempa mfalme Daudi mwana wa hekima, mwenye busara na akili, ili amjengee Bwana nyumba, na nyumba kwa ufalme wake.
And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
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Na sasa nimemtuma mtu mstadi, mwenye akili, yaani, Hiramu baba yangu.
So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.
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mwana wa mwanamke wa binti za Dani, na babaye alikuwa mtu wa Tiro, ajuaye sana kazi ya dhahabu, na ya fedha, ya shaba, ya chuma, ya mawe, na ya mti, ya urujuani, ya samawi, na ya kitani safi, na ya nyekundu; tena mstadi wa kuchora machoro yo yote, na wa kufikiri fikira yo yote; apate kuagiziwa kazi pamoja na watu wako wastadi, tena na wastadi wa bwana wangu Daudi baba yako.
He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.
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Basi sasa hiyo ngano na shayiri, mafuta na mvinyo, aliyonena bwana wangu, na wapelekewe watumishi wake;
Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised.
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nasi tutakata miti katika Lebanoni, kadiri utakavyohitaji; na kukuletea tukiieleza baharini mpaka Yafa; nawe utaichukua Yerusalemu.
We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
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Ndipo Sulemani akawahesabu wageni wote waliokuwamo katika nchi ya Israeli, sawasawa na hesabu aliyowahesabu Daudi baba yake; wakatokea mia hamsini na tatu elfu, na mia sita.
Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.
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Akaweka katika hao sabini elfu wawe wachukuzi wa mizigo, na themanini elfu wawe wachongaji milimani, na wasimamizi elfu tatu na mia sita, ili wawatie watu kazini.
Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.