1 Bituŋ Sulemani ko, “Yaawe, i ye ñiŋ ne fo ko, ite be tara la tawali dibiriŋo le kono. 2 Ŋa horoma buŋ ñiimaa le loo i ye, ka ke i ye taradulaa ti fo abadaa.”
Sulemani diyaamuta moolu ye
(1 Mansoolu 8:14-21)3 Bituŋ mansa ye a ñaa tiliŋ Banisirayila jamaa moo bee la mennu be looriŋ jee, a ye neemoo duwaa ì ye.
4 A tententa ko:
“Tentoo be Yaawe ye Banisirayila la Alla, ate meŋ ye kuwo timmandi a semboo la, a ye meŋ laahidi m faamaa Dawuda ye. A ye ñiŋ ne fo ko, 5 ‘Ka bo luŋo meŋ na, ŋa n na moolu Banisirayilankoolu fintindi naŋ Misira, m maŋ saatee tomboŋ Banisirayila lasili kiliŋ na tundoo kaŋ ka m Batudulaa Buŋo* loo, n too ye tara jee, m maŋ moo tomboŋ ka ke ñaatonka ti, n na moolu kunna, Banisirayilankoolu. 6 Bari saayiŋ, ŋa Yerusalaamu tomboŋ ne, n too ye tara jee, aduŋ ŋa Dawuda le tomboŋ ka n na moolu Banisirayilankoolu mara.’ ”
7 Mansa tententa ka a fo ko, “M faamaa Dawuda ye ñiŋ ne ŋaniya nuŋ ka buŋo loo Yaawe tooyaa la, Banisirayila la Alla. 8 Bari Yaawe ko m faamaa Dawuda ye le ko, ‘I ye kuu kende le ke ka ñiŋ miiroo soto, ka buŋo loo n tooyaa la. 9 Wo ñaa-wo-ñaa ite te buŋo ñiŋ loo la. I dinkewo, i faŋo ye meŋ wuluu, wo le be buŋo loo la n tooyaa la.’
10 “Yaawe ye ñiŋ laahidoo timmandi le, a ye meŋ dii. Ŋa m faamaa Dawuda noo taa le, saayiŋ n siita Banisirayila mansasiiraŋo kaŋ ne, ko Yaawe ye a laahidi ñaameŋ, aduŋ ŋa buŋo loo Yaawe tooyaa la le, Banisirayila la Alla. 11 Ŋa Kambeŋ Kunewo* ke jee, berewalaa fula be meŋ kono. Ñinnu ka kambeŋo la kuwo le seedeyaa, Yaawe ye meŋ siti a niŋ Banisirayilankoolu teema.”
Sulemani la duwaa Alla Batudulaa Buŋo kerekeroo to
(1 Mansoolu 8:22-53)12 Bituŋ Sulemani loota Yaawe la sadaajanidulaa* ñaatiliŋo la Banisirayila jamaa bee ñaato, a ye a buloolu wulindi santo ka duwaa. 13 Sulemani ye jaawali benteŋo dadaa le nuŋ koomanto, meŋ na kara jamfoo mu nonkonkatiñaa luulu ti, a fanoo fanaa mu nonkonkatiñaa luulu le ti, a loo mu nonkonkatiñaa saba ti, a ye a loo luwo teema. Sulemani loota wo le kaŋ, bituŋ a ñoyita Banisirayila jamaa bee ñaatiliŋo la, a ye a buloolu wulindi. 14 A ko:
“Hee Yaawe, Banisirayila la Alla, alla koteŋ maŋ soto ko ite, ñiŋ duniyaa kono waraŋ saŋo santo. Ite ka kambeŋo niŋ kanu bambaloo muta moolu ye le, mennu sonta i ma, ì ka taama i la siloo la ì sondomoo bee la. 15 I ye i la laahidoo timmandi m faamaa Dawuda ye le, i la dookuulaa. I ye laahidoo taa le, aduŋ i ye a timmandi i semboo la le bii.
16 “Yaawe, Banisirayila la Alla, i la laahidoo timmandi m faamaa Dawuda ye, i la dookuulaa, i ye meŋ dii a la nuŋ, kabiriŋ i ko a ye ko, ‘Niŋ a ye a tara i koomalankoolu ye ì hakiloo tu ì kekuwolu bee to ka taama n na siloo la, ko ite ye a ke ñaameŋ, wo to i te foo la moo la meŋ be sii la n ñaa koto Banisirayila mansasiiraŋo kaŋ.’ 17 Wo to saayiŋ Yaawe, ite meŋ mu Banisirayila la Alla ti, i la kumoo timmandi, i ye meŋ laahidi Dawuda ye, i la dookuulaa.
18 “Bari fo tooñaa, Alla si tara noo sabatiriŋ hadamadiŋolu kono duniyaa kono baŋ? Hani saŋ fatoolu daŋo to, ite te kuŋ na wo to, sako ñiŋ buŋo, nte ŋa meŋ loo. 19 Bari hani wo, Yaawe n na Alla, i lamoyi i la dookuulaa la duwaa la, aniŋ a la daaniroo. I lamoyi woosiyo la aniŋ duwaa, i la dookuulaa be meŋ ke kaŋ i ñaatiliŋo la. 20 N na duwaa mu ñiŋ ne ti, fo i ñaa si tara looriŋ ñiŋ buŋo kaŋ suutoo niŋ tiloo, kaatu i ye ñiŋ ne laahidi ñiŋ dulaa la kuwo to ko, i too be tara la a kunna le. Wo kamma la i si i la dookuulaa la duwaa moyi, a be meŋ duwaa la ñiŋ dulaa ñaatiliŋo la. 21 I la dookuulaa la woosiyo moyi, aniŋ Banisirayila fanaa, i la moolu, niŋ ì be duwaa kaŋ ñiŋ dulaa ñaatiliŋo la. I lamoyi ka bo Arijana kono, i taradulaa, aduŋ niŋ i ye moyiri ke, i si yamfa ǹ ye.
22 “Niŋ moo ye kuu kuruŋo ke a mooñoo la, aduŋ a ñanta ka kalindi, niŋ a naata i la ñiŋ buŋo to, a ye i kali i la sadaajanidulaa ñaatiliŋo la, 23 i si i lamoyi ka bo Arijana kono. I si kiitiyo teyi i la dookuulaalu teema, ka kuu kuruŋ kelaa joo, aniŋ ka a la baara kuwo laa a faŋo kuŋo to. Bari meŋ maŋ kuu kuruŋo ke, i si wo koyindi ka a yitandi ko, a maŋ kuu kuruŋ ke.
24 “A si ke noo i la moolu Banisirayilankoolu jawoolu ye ì noo keloo la, kaatu ì ye junube kuwo le ke i la. Niŋ ì muruta i kaŋ ka i too kumandi, ka duwaa aniŋ ka i daani ñiŋ buŋo kono, 25 i si i lamoyi ka bo Arijana kono. I si yamfa i la moolu Banisirayilankoolu la junuboolu la, i ye ì murundi naŋ bankoo kaŋ, i ye meŋ dii ì niŋ ì mumuñolu la.
26 “I si saŋ fatoolu soroŋ noo le, sanji te soto la, kaatu i la moolu ye junube kuwo le ke i la. Niŋ ì naata duwaa ñiŋ dulaa ñaatiliŋo la ka i too kumandi, aduŋ ì tuubita ì la junuboolu la, kaatu i ye mantooroo le laa ì kaŋ, 27 i si i lamoyi ka bo Arijana kono. I si yamfa i la moolu Banisirayilankoolu la junuboo la, i la dookuulaalu, ì ye ì karandi ka taama kuu kendoo la. I si sanjoo jindi naŋ bankoo kaŋ, i ye meŋ dii i la moolu la ka ke ì la keetaafeŋo ti.
28 “A si ke noo konko baa waraŋ alibalaa kuuraŋo ye boyi bankoo kaŋ. Fiifeŋolu si jaa noo waraŋ kuuraŋo ye boyi ì kaŋ. Kuntiŋolu waraŋ tumbu koteŋolu si naa noo le ka ì domo. I la moolu jawoolu si naa noo le ka daakaa loo ì kamma ì la saatee-wo-saatee to. Kasaara kuwo waraŋ kuuraŋ siifaa-wo-siifaa si laa noo ì kaŋ ne. 29 Niŋ i la moolu Banisirayilankoolu bee waraŋ moo kiliŋ ye i daani ka balafaa a ye, i si i lamoyi. Niŋ a maarii ye a buloo wulindi ka a tiliŋ ñiŋ buŋo la, ka duwaa, kaatu a ye a la bataa kuwo kalamuta le aniŋ a la tooroo, 30 i si i lamoyi ka bo Arijana kono, i taradulaa, i ye yamfa. I si moo-wo-moo kuluu a la baaroo la, kaatu ite doroŋ ne ye moo bee sondomoo kono loŋ. 31 Niŋ wo keta ì si sila i la, ì ye taama i la siloo la ì siyo daŋo ñiŋ bankoo kaŋ, i ye meŋ dii m̀ mumuñolu la.
32 “Luntaŋo si naa noo le, meŋ maŋ bo i la moolu Banisirayilankoolu kono, a bota naŋ banku jaŋ i too la kuliyaa kamma la, aniŋ i sembe baa, aniŋ i ye kuu baalu mennu ke. Niŋ wo luntaŋo naata ka duwaa ñiŋ buŋo ñaatiliŋo la, 33 i si i lamoyi a la ka bo Arijana kono, i taradulaa. Luntaŋo ñiŋ ye kuu-wo-kuu daani i si a ke a ye. Niŋ wo keta, duniyaa moolu bee si i too loŋ. Ì si sila i la, komeŋ i la moolu Banisirayilankoolu, aniŋ fanaa ì si a loŋ ko, ŋa ñiŋ buŋo meŋ loo, i too le be a kunna.
34 “I la moolu si finti noo le ka taa ì jawoolu kele daa-wo-daa i la yaamaroo kaŋ. Niŋ ì duwaata ka ite Yaawe daani, ì ye ì ñaa tiliŋ saatewo la, i ye meŋ tomboŋ, aniŋ ñiŋ buŋo ŋa meŋ loo i tooyaa la, 35 i si i lamoyi ì la duwaa la ka bo Arijana kono, aniŋ ì la woosiyo, aduŋ i si makatoo bayi ì ye.
36 “Ì si junuboo ke noo i la, kaatu moo te keriŋ meŋ buka junuboo ke. I kamfaatoo si ì duŋ noo ì jawoolu bulu ka ì samba mutoo kono banku doo to, fo dulaa sutuŋ waraŋ dulaa jaŋ. 37 Ì be mutoo kono tuma meŋ, a si ke noo ì hakiloo ye naa yelema, ì ye tuubi ka i daani ko, ‘Ŋà junube kuwo le ke. Ŋà kuu kuruŋo le ke. Ŋà kuu jawu baa le ke.’ 38 Ì si muru noo i kaŋ ì sondomoo niŋ ì niyo bee la, ì ye ì samba mutoo kono daameŋ. Niŋ ì duwaata, ì ye ì ñaa tiliŋ ì la bankoo la, i ye meŋ dii ì mumuñolu la, aniŋ saatewo la, i ye meŋ tomboŋ aniŋ ŋa buŋo meŋ loo i tooyaa la, 39 i si i lamoyi ka bo Arijana kono, i taradulaa. I si i la moolu la balafaa woosiyo moyi, i ye ì la makatoo bayi ì ye, i ye yamfa ì ye, ì ye junube kuwo meŋ ke i la.
40 “N na Alla, i ñaa niŋ i tuloo tu duwaalu to, mennu be ke la ñiŋ dulaa to jaŋ.
41 “Yaawe Alla, saayiŋ wuli, i ye duŋ i la sabatidulaa to,
i niŋ i la Kambeŋ Kunewo,
i semboo taamanseeroo.
Yaawe, kiisoo dendikamaa ye tara dundiŋ i la piriisoolu* la,
i la moo senuŋolu ye seewoo i la beteyaa kamma la.
42 Yaawe Alla, kana i bo i la mansa tombondiŋo to.
I miira i la kanu bambaloo la, i ye meŋ soto Dawuda ye, i la dookuulaa.”
Solomon's Address to the People
(1 Kings 8.12-21)1 Then King Solomon prayed,
“Lord, you have chosen to live in clouds and darkness.
2 Now I have built a majestic temple for you,
a place for you to live in forever.”
3 All the people of Israel were standing there. The king turned to face them and asked God's blessing on them. 4 He said, “Praise the Lord God of Israel! He has kept the promise he made to my father David when he said to him, 5 ‘From the time I brought my people out of Egypt until now, I did not choose any city in the land of Israel as the place to build a temple where I would be worshiped, and I did not choose anyone to lead my people Israel. 6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place where I will be worshiped, and you, David, to rule my people.’”
7 And Solomon continued, “My father David planned to build a temple for the worship of the Lord God of Israel, 8 but the Lord said to him, ‘You were right in wanting to build a temple for me, 9 but you will never build it. It is your son, your own son, who will build my temple.’
10 “Now the Lord has kept his promise: I have succeeded my father as king of Israel, and I have built a temple for the worship of the Lord God of Israel. 11 I have placed in the Temple the Covenant Box, which contains the stone tablets of the covenant which the Lord made with the people of Israel.”
Solomon's Prayer
(1 Kings 8.22-53)12 Then in the presence of the people Solomon went and stood in front of the altar and raised his arms in prayer. ( 13 Solomon had made a bronze platform and put it in the middle of the courtyard. It was eight feet square and five feet high. He mounted this platform, knelt down where everyone could see him, and raised his hands toward heaven.) 14 He prayed, “Lord God of Israel, in all heaven and earth there is no god like you. You keep your covenant with your people and show them your love when they live in wholehearted obedience to you. 15 You have kept the promise you made to my father David; today every word has been fulfilled. 16 Now, Lord God of Israel, keep the other promise you made to my father when you told him that there would always be one of his descendants ruling as king of Israel, provided that they carefully obeyed your Law just as he did. 17 So now, Lord God of Israel, let everything come true that you promised to your servant David.
18 “But can you, O God, really live on earth among men and women? Not even all of heaven is large enough to hold you, so how can this Temple that I have built be large enough? 19 Lord my God, I am your servant. Listen to my prayer and grant the requests I make to you. 20 Watch over this Temple day and night. You have promised that this is where you will be worshiped, so hear me when I face this Temple and pray. 21 Hear my prayers and the prayers of your people Israel when they face this place and pray. In your home in heaven hear us and forgive us.
22 “When people are accused of wronging others and are brought to your altar in this Temple to take an oath that they are innocent, 23 O Lord, listen in heaven and judge your servants. Punish the guilty ones as they deserve and acquit the innocent.
24 “When your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you and then when they turn to you and come to this Temple, humbly praying to you for forgiveness, 25 listen to them in heaven. Forgive the sins of your people and bring them back to the land which you gave to them and to their ancestors.
26 “When you hold back the rain because your people have sinned against you and then when they repent and face this Temple, humbly praying to you, 27 O Lord, listen to them in heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, the people of Israel, and teach them to do what is right. Then, O Lord, send rain on this land of yours, which you gave to your people as a permanent possession.
28 “When there is famine in the land or an epidemic or the crops are destroyed by scorching winds or swarms of locusts, or when your people are attacked by their enemies, or when there is disease or sickness among them, 29 listen to their prayers. If any of your people Israel, out of heartfelt sorrow, stretch out their hands in prayer toward this Temple, 30 hear their prayer. Listen to them in your home in heaven and forgive them. You alone know the thoughts of the human heart. Deal with each of us as we deserve, 31 so that your people may honor you and obey you all the time they live in the land which you gave to our ancestors.
32 “When foreigners who live in a distant land hear how great and powerful you are and how you are always ready to act, and then they come to pray at this Temple, 33 listen to their prayers. In heaven, where you live, hear them and do what they ask you to do, so that all the peoples of the world may know you and obey you, as your people Israel do. Then they will know that this Temple I have built is where you are to be worshiped.
34 “When you command your people to go into battle against their enemies and they pray to you, wherever they are, facing this city which you have chosen and this Temple which I have built for you, 35 listen to their prayers. Hear them in heaven and give them victory.
36 “When your people sin against you—and there is no one who does not sin—and in your anger you let their enemies defeat them and take them as prisoners to some other land, even if that land is far away, 37 listen to your people's prayers. If there in that land they repent and pray to you, confessing how sinful and wicked they have been, hear their prayers, O Lord. 38 If in that land they truly and sincerely repent and pray to you as they face toward this land which you gave to our ancestors, this city which you have chosen, and this Temple which I have built for you, 39 then listen to their prayers. In your home in heaven hear them and be merciful to them and forgive all the sins of your people.
40 “Now, O my God, look on us and listen to the prayers offered in this place. 41 Rise up now, Lord God, and with the Covenant Box, the symbol of your power, enter the Temple and stay here forever. Bless your priests in all they do, and may all your people be happy because of your goodness to them. 42 Lord God, do not reject the king you have chosen. Remember the love you had for your servant David.”
