1 Umwami Salomo agirirana isezerano na Farawo umwami wa Egiputa, arongora n’umukobwa wiwe. Amuzana kuba mu Gisagara ca Dawidi, gushika ahejeje kwubaka ikirimba ciwe, Ingoro y’Uhoraho hamwe n’inzitiro zikikuje Yerusalemu. 2 Ariko abantu bari bagishikanira ibimazi mu bibanza bitandukanye vyari vyaratoranijwe, kuko ata ngoro yari bwubakirwe Izina ry’Uhoraho. 3 Salomo yarakunda Uhoraho, akagendera mu mategeko ya se Dawidi, kiretse ko we yatangiye ibimazi mu bindi bibanza vyatoranijwe, akahaturirira n’imibavu.

4 Umwami aja gutangira ibimazi i Gibeyoni, kuko ari ho hari hakuru kuruta ibindi bibanza vyose bitaramutse. Nuko Salomo aragenda ahatangira ibimazi vyo guturirwa igihumbi. 5 Akiri i Gibeyoni, Uhoraho yiyereka Salomo mw’ijoro ari mu ndoto, aramubwira ati: "Nsaba ico ushaka cose ndakiguha."

6 Salomo arishura ati: "Wagiriye neza cane umusavyi wawe Dawidi ari we data, kuko yakubereye umwizigirwa, akakugororokera n’umutima utunganye. Kandi ukwo kugira neza waragukomeje, gushika aho umuha umuhungu wiwe yicara ku ntebe yiwe y’ubwami uno musi.

7 None rero, Uhoraho Mana yanje, jewe umusavyi wawe wangize umwami mu kibanza ca data Dawidi. Ariko ndi umwana muto, sinzi uko ndabigenza. 8 Jewe umusavyi wawe ndi hagati mu bantu watoranije, ihanga rinini cane ritoharurika. 9 None rero mpa umutima w’ubwenge, kugira ngo nshobore kurongora ubwoko bwawe no gutandukanya iciza n’ikibi. Mbega none ni nde yoshobora kuganza ubu bwoko bwawe bwinshi bungana gutya?"

10 Imana inezerezwa cane n’uko Salomo ayisavye ikintu nk’ico, 11 maze imubwira iti: "Ko unsavye ivyo, utansavye kuramba canke ubutunzi, canke ngo unsabe kumara abansi bawe, ahubwo ukansaba ubwenge bwo kurongorana ubugorororotsi, 12 nzoguha ivyo unsavye. Nzoguha ubwenge n’umutima w’ubumenyi, ivyo ata wundi muntu n’umwe yigeze aronka imbere yawe, kandi ata n’uwundi azokwigera aronka inyuma yawe. 13 Hejuru y’ivyo, nzoguha n’ivyo utansavye: ubutunzi n’icubahiro, kugira ngo mu misi y’ukubaho kwawe ntihaze higere haboneka uwundi mwami azongana nawe. 14 Kandi niwagendera mu nzira zanje, ukubaha amategeko yanje nk’uko so Dawidi yabigize, nzogwiza imyaka yo kubaho kwawe." 15 Salomo yikanguye, atahura ko yariko ararota. Aca asubira i Yerusalemu, ahagarara imbere y’Isandugu y’Isezerano y’Imana, ashikana ibimazi vyo guturirwa n’ivy’ishimwe. Hanyuma akoranya abatware biwe abagirira umusi mukuru.

16 Igihe kimwe abamaraya babiri baza imbere y’umwami bahagararaho. 17 Umwe muri bo avuga ati: "Mwami wanje, twe n’uwu mugore tuba mu nzu imwe. Igihe navyara umwana twari kumwe muri iyo nzu. 18 Haciye imisi itatu, na we avyara umwana. Twari twenyene, nta wundi yari ahari atari twebwe.

19 Ariko ijoro rimwe umwana wiwe arapfa kuko yamuryamyeko. 20 Aca aravyuka mw’ijoro, atwara umwana wanje nsinziriye. Amushira kw’ibere ryiwe, azana uwo rwiwe yapfuye amushira kw’ibere ryanje. 21 Bukeye, mvyutse ngo nonse umwana wanje, nsanga yapfuye. Ariko ndamwihweje neza mu gatondo habona, nsanga si wa mwana jewe nivyariye."

22 Wa mugore wundi na we ati: "Uwo muzima ni we rwanje, uwo yapfuye ni we rwawe." Umwe wa mbere arashishikara ati: "Haba na mba! Uwo yapfuye ni we rwawe, uwo muzima ni we ari uwanje." Nuko babandanya guharirira imbere y’umwami.

23 Umwami aca avuga ati: "Umwe avuga ngo: ‘Umwana wanje ni uwu akomeye, uwawe ni uwu yapfuye,’ uwundi na we ati: ‘Urabesha, umwana wanje ni uwu ari muzima.’ "

24 Umwami aca abandanya avuga ati: "Nimunzanira inkota." Nuko barayimuzanira. 25 Aca atanga itegeko ati: "Fata uwo mwana muzima mumucemwo ibihimba bibiri, kimwe mugihe umwe, ikindi mugihe uwundi."

26 Nyina w’uwo mwana muzima yumva ikibabarwe c’umwana wiwe, kuko yamukunda cane, aca arasemerera ati: "Ndakwinginze mwami wanje, muhe uwo mwana amutware, ntumwice!" Ariko uwundi ati: "Nta n’umwe muri twebwe amutwara. Nibamucemwo kubiri!"

27 Umwami aca avuga ati: "Uwo mwana muzima nimumuhe uwo mugore wa mbere. Ntimumwice; ni we nyina wiwe."

28 Abisirayeli bose bumvise urubanza rwaciwe n’umwami, baramutangarira cane, kuko babonye ko afise ubwenge bwo guca imanza buva ku Mana.