2 Samuyele 2
Devedi mbwaakaba mwami wacisi ca Juda
1 Lino makani aaya naakamana, Devedi wakabuzya Mwami Leza kuti, “Sena ndipiluke akuyooendelezya munzi umwi wa Juda?” Mwami Leza wakati, “Iiyi koya.” Aawo Devedi wakabuzya kuti, “Ino ndiye kuli?”
Mwami Leza wakati, “Koya ku Hebuloni.” 2 Aboobo Devedi wakainka nkuko antoomwe abakaintu bakwe bobilo, Ahinowamu waku Jezuliili a Abigelo mukamufu Nabali waku Kaameli. 3 Devedi wakaletelezya boonse mbaakali aabo, umwi aumwi amukwasyi wakwe, baakukkala kuminzi ya Hebuloni. 4 Aawo bantu baku Juda bakasika, bananika Devedi ooko kuti abe mwami wabo.
Ciindi Devedi naakamvwa kuti, “Bantu baku Jabesyi Giliyadi mbibakazikka Saulu.” 5 Wakatuma mulomo kubantu baku Jabesyi Giliyadi wakuti, “Mwami Leza amuleleke, nkaambo mwakasyomeka nimwakazikka mwami wanu Saulu. 6 Lino Mwami Leza amutondezye luyando lwakwe lutamani. Mebo njoomucitila bubotu nkaambo kaceeci. 7 Nkaako amube basicamba, mube basinguzu, Saulu mwami wanu wakafwa, nkaako ba Juda bakandinanika kuti ndibe mwami wabo.”
Isyibosyeti wananikwa bwami bwa Isilayeli
8 Lino Abina mwanaa Nee, silutwe wabasilumamba ba Saulu, wakanjizya Isyibosyeti mwanaa Saulu, wamuleta mutalaa Jolodani ku Mahanaimu. 9 Wakamubikka kuti abe mwami waku Giliyadi, Asyu, Jezuliili, Efulemu, Benjamini a Isilayeli yoonse. 10 Isyibosyeti wakalijisi myaka iili makumi one ciindi naakatalika kulela mu Isilayeli, nkabela wakalela kwamyaka yobilo. Pele Bajuda bakatobela Devedi. 11 Devedi wakali mwami wa Juda kwamyaka iili ciloba acisela.
Inkondo akati ka Isilayeli a Juda
12 Lino Abina abasinkondo ba Isyibosyeti bakazwa ku Mahanaimu baya ku Gibiyoni. 13 Jowabu mwanaa Zeluiya abasinkondo ba Devedi bakainka kuyooswaangana ambabo kuziba lya Gibiyoni, bakakkala ansi, bamwi kubbazu limwi lyaziba abamwi kubbazu limwi. 14 Mpoonya Abina wakati kuli Jowabu, “Bakubusi banu abanyamuke balwane tweebele.”
Jowabu wakati, “Mbubo, banyamuke.”
15 Mpoonya bakanyamuka, nkabela kwakasalwa akati kabamusyobo wa Benjamini bali kkumi ababili kuti babe ba Isyibosyeti mwanaa Saulu, akwalo kubbazu lya Devedi kwakasalwa bali kkumi ababili. 16 Bakubusi aaba bakajata kumitwe umwi aumwi bayasana mapanga mumbazu bawa bbu bafwa! Ncenciceeci busena oobo ncobwiitwa kuti Muunda wamapanga.
17 Mubuzuba oobo nkondo yakabbebba, Abina abantu ba Isilayeli bakazundwa abasilumamba ba Devedi. 18 Bana ba Zeluiya botatwe bakali kooko mbaa: Jowabu, Abisyayi, a Asaheli. Asaheli wakali aluno mbuli lubondwe. 19 Nkabela wakatandaanya Abina, katalangi lubazu lumwi ugeme buyo Abina. 20 Abina wakacebuka musule akuti, “Sena nduwe Asaheli?”
Walo wakaingula kuti, “Iiyi ndime.”
21 Abina wakati kulinguwe, “Leela kumwi ukajate umwi wabalombe, ukatole zilwanyo zyakwe.” Pele Asaheli taakwe naakaleya pe. 22 Alimwi Abina wakati kuli Asaheli, “Leka kunditanda. Sena ncibotu kuti nkuumine ansi? Ino tukalangane buti amupati wako Jowabu?” 23 Nikubaboobo Asaheli wakakaka kwiinda kumbali, nkaako Abina katija wakayasa Asaheli sumo mubula mane lyakapolela anze kumusana. Asaheli wakawa mpoonya aawo akufwa. Boonse bakasika abusena akafwida Asaheli, bakaima.
24 Jowabu a Abisyayi bakamutobela Abina, lino zuba kaliya kumabbililo bakaakusika kucilundu ca Ama cili kumbele lya Giya munzila iiya kunkanda ya Gibiyoni. 25 Ooko Babenjamini bakabungana kuti bagwasye Abina akuba mpi yomwe, kabali acilundu. 26 Mpoonya Abina wakoongolweda Jowabu wati, “Sena katunoojayana lyoonse? Sena tozi kuti mamanino ayoolula? Ino ulabalesya lili kutandaanya banabokwabo?”
27 Mpawo Jowabu wakati, “Mbubonya mbuli Mwami Leza mbwali muumi, kuti nootaamba bantu bangu nibataleka kutanda banabokwabo kusikila cifumo-fumo. 28 Mpoonya Jowabu wakasiba mweembo, eelyo bantu bakwe bakaima baleka kutanda Baisilayeli, nkondo yakamana.”
29 Abina abantu bakwe bakeenda masiku oonse mane bakainda mukkuti lya Jolodani, bakazubuka mulonga wa Jolodani, bainda moonse mu Bitiloni mane baakusika ku Mahanaimu. 30 Jowabu wakapiluka kuzwa kukutandaanya Abina, lino ciindi naakabunganya bantu antoomwe kwakajanika kuti takuwo basilumamba ba Devedi bali kkumi afuka, kubalilizya a Asaheli. 31 Bantu ba Devedi bakajaide basilumamba ba Abina bali myaanda yotatwe amakumi aali cisambomwe bamusyobo wa Benjamini. 32 Aawo bakabweza Asaheli akuyoomuzikka mucuumbwe cawisi cakali ku Betelehemu. Jowabu abantu bakwe bakeenda masiku oonse, nibwakaca cifumo-fumo bakasika ku Hebuloni.