Babetesi 15
Samusoni mbwaakabweedezezya Bafilisiti
1 Nikwakainda kaindi, litebulwa maila Samusoni wakainka akapongo kuyooswaya mukaintu wakwe wakati, “Njandoonjila muŋanda muli mukaintu wangu.” Pele wisi wakamukasya. 2 Wakati, “Ndakabona kuti toyandi, nkaako ndakamukwasya kumweenzinyoko. Ino mbuti musyoonto wakwe tee mubotu kwiinda nguwe? Kwata nguwe.”
3 Samusoni wakati, “Ciindi cino mutandaambi bubi ndababweedezezya bubi Bafilisiti.” 4 Azwe waawo Samusoni wakainka kuyoojata bamwaaba myaanda yotatwe, eelyo wakabaanga bobilo-bobilo kumicila atunzenge. 5 Naakamana kudomeka tunzenge, wakabalekezya bainka mumaila aakaciimvwi aa Bafilisiti. Baakutenta tulwi-tulwi twakaimvwi, amyuunda yamicelo yoonse yakapya.
6 Mpoonya Bafilisiti bakabuzya kuti, “Ino nguni wacita boobu? ‘Bakamvwa kuti ngu Samusoni mukwe wayooyo waku Timuna, nkaambo wakakwasya muka Samusoni kumuntu uumbi wakali mweenzinyina.’” Aboobo Bafilisiti bakanyamuka akuyoomutentela muŋanda mukaintu ooyu awisi.
7 Lino Samusoni wakati kulimbabo, “Mbumwacita boobu, njoomupilusizya bubi bwanu! 8 Eelyo wakabalwana canguzu akujaya banji. Kumane wakaselela akuyookkala kujeleele lyaku Itamu.”
9 Lino kwakasika Bafilisiti, bakayaka zivuka zyabo mucisi ca Juda akuyoosaala munzi wa Lehi. 10 Baku Juda bakababuzya kuti, “Ino mutulwanina nzi?” Bakaingula kuti, “Twaboola kuzooanga Samusoni, tumucite awalo mbubonya mbuli mbwaakatucita aswebo.”
11 Eelyo bantu bali zyuulu zyotatwe bakucisi ca Juda bakaya kujeleele lyaku Itamu, baakwaambila Samusoni kuti, “Sena tozi kuti Bafilisiti mbeendelezi besu? Ino ncinzi eeci ncootweetela?” Walo wakabaambila kuti, “Ncibakandicita, ncindakabacita ambebo.” 12 Bakamwaambila kuti, “Twaboolela kukwaanga kuti tukupe ku Bafilisiti.” Samusoni wakabaambila kuti, “Amusyomezye kuti tamulindinywe nomutindijaye.” 13 Balo bakati kulinguwe, “Peepe, tulakwaanga buyo akukupa kulimbabo, tatukookujaya pe.” Aawo bakamwaanga amakole mapya obilo bamugwisya mujeleele.
14 Nibakamusisya ku Leni, Bafilisiti bakazwa bamukwaapula mpawo muuya wa Mwami Leza wakamusikila canguzu, eelyo wakabbansaula makole ngaakaangidwe mbuli ntali yapya mulilo. 15 Mpoonya wakabweza mweebo wambongolo uucili muyumu, wajaya bantu bali cuulu anguwo. 16 Amane Samusoni wakaimba kati,
“Amweebo wambongolo ndajaya milwi-milwi yabantu,
Amweebo wambongolo ndajaya bantu bali cuulu.”
17 Naakamana kwiimba, wakasowa mweebo. Nkabela busena oobo wakabwiita kuti Cilundu Camweebo.
18 Lino Samusoni wakafwa nyota, aboobo wakalilila Mwami Leza wakati, “Wakandizundya kapati ndemubelesi wako, sena ono ndigonkelwe anyota akujatwa batakuzi aaba Bafilisiti. 19 Mpawo Mwami Leza wakabbobola ansi ku Lehi, eelyo kwakazwa maanzi, Samusoni naakanywa wakayuma. Nkaako oobo busena bakabwiita kuti Enihakkole nkokuti Mukalo wasikwiita, nkuucili asunu ku Lehi. 20 Nkabela Samusoni wakabeteka Baisilayeli kwamyaka iili makumi obilo mumazuba a Bafilisiti.”