Salomo bisa AWURADE hɔ nyansa
1 Na Dawid ba Salomo hyɛɛ ne ho den n’ahennie ho, na AWURADE dii n’akyi na ɔmaa no soo kɛseɛ pa ara.
2 Na Salomo kasa kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ nyinaa, mpem mpem ne ɔha ha so asafohene ne atemmufoɔ ne Israel nyinaa so mmapɔmma a wɔyɛ agyanom atitire no nyinaa.
3 Na Salomo ne badwa a wɔka ne ho no nyinaa sii mu kɔɔ sorɔnsorɔnbea a ɛwɔ Gibeon no. Ɛhɔ na na Nyankopɔn ahyiaeɛ ntomadan a AWURADE akoa Mose yɛɛ no ɛserɛ soɔ no wɔ.
4 (Nanso Nyankopɔn adaka no deɛ, Dawid kɔfa firii Kiriat-yearim de baa deɛ Dawid siesie maa no no, na wasi ntomadan ama no wɔ Yerusalem.)
5 Na kɔbere mfrafraeɛ afɔrebukyia a Hur ba Uri ba Besalel yɛeɛ no si AWURADE tenabea no anim hɔ, na Salomo ne badwa no kɔhwehwɛɛ AWURADE akyire kwan.
6 Na Salomo bɔɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ wɔ hɔ kɔbere mfrafraeɛ afɔrebukyia a ɛsi AWURADE anim ahyiaeɛ ntomadan no anim no so, na ɔbɔɔ so ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ apem.
Nyankopɔn ahoyie
7 Anadwo no ara na Onyankopɔn yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Salomo, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Srɛ deɛ memma woɔ.
8 Ɛnna Salomo ka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ: Wo na woyɛɛ m’agya Dawid adɔeɛ kɛseɛ, na woayɛ me ɔhene asi n’ananmu.
9 Afei, AWURADE Nyankopɔn, ma w’asɛm ntim mma m’agya Dawid. Na wo na woasi me hene, ɔman a wɔdɔɔso sɛ asase so mfuturo soɔ.
10 Ma me nyansa ne nimdeɛ na memfiri adi ɔman yi anim na memmra mu, na hwan na ɔbɛbu wo man kɛseɛ yi atɛn?
11 Na Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Salomo sɛ: Ɛsiane sɛ yei wɔ w’akoma mu, na woammisa ahonya, akoradeɛ ne animuonyam ne w’atamfo kra, na nna dodoɔ nso woammisa, na mmom woabisa nyansa ne nimdeɛ, sɛ wode bɛbu me man a mayɛ wo wɔn so hene no atɛn yi,
12 nyansa ne nimdeɛ no, wɔde ama wo na ahonya ne akoradeɛ ne animuonyam nso, mɛma wo, a ahemfo a wɔdii w’anim no nnyaa saa da, na wo akyiri nso wɔrennya saa.
Salomo tumi ne n’ahonya
13 Ɛnna Salomo firi sorɔnsorɔnbea a ɛwɔ Gibeon no ne ahyiaeɛ ntomadan no anim baa Yerusalem, na ɔdii Israel so hene.
14 Na Salomo boaboaa nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ ano, na ɔnyaa nteaseɛnam apem ahanan ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ mpemdumienu, na ɔde wɔn duaa nteaseɛnam nkuro mu ne ɔhene nkyɛn Yerusalem.
15 Na ɔhene maa dwetɛ ne sika yɛɛ sɛ aboɔ wɔ Yerusalem, na ntweneduro nso ɔmaa ne dodoɔ yɛɛ sɛ akyee a ɛwowɔ mpaperɛ soɔ.
16 Na wɔkra Salomo apɔnkɔ no firi Misraim ne Kue. Kue na na ɔhene adwadifoɔ no tɔ wɔn tua ka.
17 Na wɔde teaseɛnam a ne boɔ yɛ dwetɛ nnwetɛbena ahansia ne ɔpɔnkɔ nso a ne boɔ yɛ ɔha aduonum firi Misraim ba. Na saa na na wɔkra bi ma Hetifoɔ ahemfo nyinaa ne Siria ahemfo.