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Devedi mbwaakalwana Baameleki
1 Lino ciindi Devedi abantu bakwe nibakasika ku Zikilagi mubuzuba bwatatu, bakajana kuti Baameleki bakaisaala minzi yakumusanza lya Juda amunzi wa Zikilagi. Bakazunda munzi wa Zikilagi akuutenta, 2 alimwi bakatola bakaintu boonse bakali mumunzi mubuzike, baniini abapati. Taakwe ngobakajaya pe, pele bakabatola mubuzike bakabatola buyo akuunka aabo. 3 Devedi abantu bakwe nibakasika kumunzi, bakajana kuti ulitentedwe, abalo bakaintu babo abana bakatolwa mubuzike. 4 Mpoonya Devedi abantu mbaakali aabo bakoongolola akulila mane kusikila nibakabula nguzu zyakulila. 5 Bakaintu bobilo ba Devedi abalo bakalitoledwe mubuzike, Ahinowamu waku Jezuliili a Abigelo mukamufu Nabali waku Kaameli.
6 Devedi wakapenzegwa mumoyo, nkaambo bantu bakali kuyanda kumuuma mabwe, kayi boonse bakalilutide mumyoyo, umwi kanyemede akaambo kabana bakwe. Pele wakayumizigwa mu Mwami Leza wakwe. 7 Devedi wakati kuli Abiyata mupaizi mwana wa Ahimeleki, “Ndeetela kabaki kabupaizi.” Mpawo Abiyata wakakaleta kuli Devedi. 8 Eelyo Devedi wakabuzya ku Mwami Leza kuti, “Sena eeyi impi ndiitobele? Sena njoobeenzya?” Mwami Leza wakati, “Iiyi, batobele, uyoobeenzya, alimwi uyoovuna bantu bako.”
9 Aboobo Devedi abantu bakwe bali myaanda iili cisambomwe mbaakali aabo, bakasika kukalonga ka Beso, ooko bamwi bakasyeede nkobakakkede. 10 Pele Devedi wakaindilila kaya kubatobela, walo abasilumamba bali myaanda yone. Bamwi bali myaanda yobilo bakasyaala musule, nkaambo bakali katede, tiibakacili aanguzu zyakuzubuka kalonga ka Beso pe. 11 Aabo bakali a Devedi bakajana umwi muntu Muijipiti musokwe, bakamuleta kuli Devedi. Bakamupa cinkwa walya, alimwi bakamupa maanzi aakunywa, akumupa cibunge cankuyu azisankama zyansaansa zyobilo. 12 Naakamana kulya, wakapononoka, nkaambo taakwe naakalide cinkwa naa kunywa maanzi kwamazuba otatwe amasiku otatwe. 13 Mpawo Devedi wakati kulinguwe, “Ino yebo uli muntu wani? Ino wazwida kuli?”
Wakati, “Ndi Muijipiti, ndimubelesi wa Muameleki, simalelaangu wakandisiya, nkaambo ndakalicisidwe kwamazuba otatwe aakamana. 14 Twakasaala kubbazu lyakumusanza lya Bakeliti, acisi ca Bajuda, kubikkilizya acisi cakumusanza ca Kalebi, ndiswe twaakatenta Zikilagi.”
15 Devedi wakati kulinguwe, “Sena ulakonzya kunditola nkwiibede eeyi mpi njimwakali aayo?”
Wakati, “Ndikonkezya muzina lya Mwami Leza kuti tokooyoondijaya naa kundaaba kuli simalelaangu, nenga ndakutola nkoibede mpi eeyi.”
16 Aboobo wakatola Devedi ooko Baameleki nkubakatanteene koonse-koonse, kabalya akunywa akuzyana, nkaambo kalubono lunji ndubakasaala kuzwa kunyika ya Bafilisiti akuzwa kunyika yacisi ca Juda. 17 Devedi wakatalika kubajaya kuzwa kumabbililo aazuba akusikila mangolezya buzuba bwabili. Nkabela taakwe naba omwe wakatija ccita buyo baalumi bali myaanda yone bakatanta nkamela akutija. 18 Lino Devedi wakavuna zyoonse eezyo Baameleki nzibakatolede, alimwi wakavuna abakaintu bakwe bobilo. 19 Taakwe niciba comwe cakasweeka pe, cikomene naa kuceya, nibaba bana, niluba lubono oolo lwakatoledwe. Devedi wakaziboozya zyoonse. 20 Alimwi Devedi wakatola mbelele aŋombe. Eelyo bantu bakazibinga eezyo ŋombe kumbele lyakwe akwaamba kuti, Eezi nzizya Devedi.
21 Mpawo Devedi wakasika kubaalumi bali myaanda yobilo, bakakatede bakasyeede kukalonga ka Beso. Baalumi aabo bakainka kuti bakacinge Devedi akuyoocinga bantu aabo mbaakali aabo. 22 Aabo babi myoyo abasilunya akati kabantu aabo bakainkide a Devedi bakati, “Mukuti taakwe nibakainka andiswe, tatukoobapa cintu niciba comwe pe kulubono ndutwaakupilusya. Citaumwi aumwi atole buyo mukaintu wakwe abana bakwe kwamana mpoonya ainke.”
23 Pele Devedi wakati, “Tamweelede kucita boobo, nobakwesu, aceeco Mwami Leza ncaatupa, watubamba kabotu akwaaba mpi eeyo yakazide kuzootulwana. 24 Ino nguni uukonzya kumuswiilila mumakani aaya aali boobu? Nkaambo caabilo cayooyo uuya kunkondo cileelede kuba mbubonya mbuli caabilo cayooyo uulindila zintu, baleelede kuti baabane mbubonya buyo.” 25 Kuzwa mubuzuba oobo kusikila sunu Devedi wakacibikka mbuli mulawo aciyanza mu Isilayeli kuti zintu kazyaabanwa bweelede.
26 Ciindi Devedi naakasika ku Zikilagi wakatumya mbono zimwi kubeenzinyina bapati bacisi ca Juda wakati, “Nceeci cipo cizwa kumbono zyabasinkondonyina Mwami Leza. 27 Wakatumina baabo bamu Beteli, abamu Lamoti wakumusanza, abamu Jatili, 28 alimwi bamu Aloyele, abamu Sifumoti, abamu Esyitemowa, 29 abamu Lakalo, amuminzi ya Bajela miili aya Bakeni, 30 abamu Holona, abamu Bolasyani, abamu Ataki, 31 abamu Hebuloni, akumasena oonse aayo Devedi abantu bakwe ngibakali kweendeenda.”