1 Abamwene 21 - IBAYIBOLO 2024

Umughunda uwa mampesya uwa Naboti

¹ Kukabako umuntu yumo yuyo akaba we Naboti umu Yezileli. U Naboti akaba nu mughunda uwa mampesya papipi ni nyumba iya mwene u Ahabu uwamu Samaliya.

² Isiku limo u Ahabu akamubuzya u Naboti akati, “Mpanga umughunda wako uwa mampesya ukuti ghubanje mughunda wane uwa nyanyi izya mani, pachifukwa ichakuti ghuli papipi ni nyumba yane. Nanti ukulonda ningakupa umughunda uwa mampesya ughunji bulo umwizapo, sona nkwiza pakukulipila pamutengo umwizapo.”

³ Loli u Naboti akamwamula akati, “Awe nakana! Ane ntangakupa ichilingo icha banyenya bane.”

⁴ Po u Ahabu akabwela bo asulumanizye, sona bo akalaye pachifukwa ichakuti u Naboti umu Yezileli akakana akati, “Ntangakupa ichilingo icha banyenya bane.” Akalambalala pachitala chache, bo enizye ku lubumba, sona akakana pakulya.

⁵ Umuchi wache u Yezibeli akiza nukumulalusya ukuti, “Nkimba choni chicho usulumanizye, sona ukukana pakulya?”

⁶ Akamwamula akati, “Pachifukwa ichakuti nkamubuzya u Naboti umu Yezileli ukuti, ‘Ungulizizye umughunda wako uwa mampesya. Pamo nanti ukulonda ningakupa umughunda uwa mampesya ughunji bulo.’ Loli akamula akati, ‘Ntangakupa umughunda wane uwa mampesya.’ ”

⁷ Po umuchi wache u Yezibeli akati, “Awe we mwene uwa Izilayeli. Nyamuka ulye, sona utakapasyanje. Nkwiza pakukusendela umughunda uwa mampesya uwa Naboti umu Yezileli.”

⁸ Po u Yezibeli akasimba abakalata mubuzilo ubwa Ahabu, akadindapo ichidindo nukubatumila abasongo na makambala, babo bakikalagha mukaya akakulu nkani aka Yezileli

⁹ ukuti, “Mubanje nulukomano ulwa kutuzya pakulya, mumwikazye u Naboti pachitengo icha muchizi pakasi pabantu.

¹⁰ Mubikazye abantu abasita mbombo babili umwakwenannya nawe ukuti bamulonjelele ukuti bakamwivwa akumughuna u Chala poka nu mwene. Po mumusendele kuzi ukwa kaya akakulu nkani nukumughogha na mabwe.”

¹¹ Po abasongo poka na makambala ghagho ghakikalagha mukaya aka Yezileli bakabomba zizyo u Yezibeli akabalamula mubakalata bala.

¹² Bakaba nulukomano ulwakutuzya pakulya, bakamwikazya u Naboti pachitengo ichamuchizi.

¹³ Abantu babili bala bakiza nukwikala umwakwenannya nawe. Bakanda pakumulongelela u Naboti pantazi pabantu ukuti, “U Naboti akamughuna u Chala poka nu mwene.” Po bakamusendela kuzi ukwa kaya akakulu nkani nukumughogha na mabwe.

¹⁴ Bakamutumila u Yezibeli amazyu aghakuti, “U Naboti bamusumbite na mabwe, sona afuye.”

¹⁵ Bo Yezibeli ivwa bulo ukuti u Naboti bamusumbite na mabwe, sona nukuti afuye, akamubuzya u Ahabu akati, “Nyamuka, kafyule umughunda uwa mampesya uwa Naboti umu Yezileli ghugho akakana pakukughulizizya. U Naboti ataliko, loli afuye.”

¹⁶ U Ahabu akivwa ukuti u Naboti afuye, po akanyamuka nukubuka pakughufyula umughunda uwa mampesya uwa Naboti ghula ukuti ghubanje wache.

¹⁷ Po u Mwene akamubuzya umulaghuzi u Eliya umu Tishibi akati,

¹⁸ “Buka ukomane nu mwene u Ahabu uwamu Izilayeli yuyo akulaghila mu Samaliya. Losi ulu ali mumughunda uwa mampesya uwa Naboti pakughufyula ukuti ghubanje wache.

¹⁹ Umubuzye uti, U Mwene ati, ‘Nkimba utamughoghite umuntu nukumufyula umughunda wache?’ Umubuzye sona ukuti, ‘U Mwene ati: Pabuzilo bubo imbwa zikamyanta ibanda ilya Naboti, po papo zikwiza pakumyanta ni banda lyako bulo!’ ”

²⁰ Bo Ahabu amwennya u Eliya akamubuzya akati, “Wee mulwani wane, fwandi wanyagha?” U Eliya akamula akati, “Eee, nakwagha pachifukwa ichakuti wabomba ichintu ichibibi nkani pamaso pa Mwene.”

²¹ Po u Mwene akuti, “Nkwiza pakukuwisizya intamyo, sona nkwiza pakubazimizya abaluko lwako poka na bankwangu bosi abalumendo abamunyumba yako, babo bakwikala mu Izilayeli, manyi muzya, manyi musatuke.

²² Nkwiza pakubupela ubumwene bwako pakuba ngati bumwene uwa Yelobowamu umwana uwa Nebati, sona nu Baasha umwana uwa Ahiya, pachifukwa ichakuti wankalalizya pakubapela aba Izilayeli ukuti bope banangaye.”

²³ U Mwene akunena nizya Yezibeli, akuti, “Imbwa zikwiza pakumulyela mukasi mwilinga ilya Yezileli.”

²⁴ “Imbwa zikwiza pakubalya abamunyumba iya Ahabu abantu babo bakufwila mukaya akakulu nkani, sona iviyuni vikwiza pakubazong'ompola abantu babo bakufwila munkolongo.”

²⁵ Patakabapo nayumoyumo umuntu uwakuyana nu Ahabu, yuyo akaba nu lweke nkani pakubomba ivintu ivibibi pamaso pa Mwene umwakusonjeleziwa nu muchi wache u Yezibeli.

²⁶ Akabomba ichintu ichamwiko nkani pakwiputa ivifwani ukuyana namumo bakabombela aba Amoli, babo u Mwene akabachimbizyapo pamaso paba Izilayeli.

²⁷ Bo u Ahabu ivwa amazyu ghanagha akazepula amenda ghache, nukuvwala amasaka, sona akatuzya pakulya. Akalambalala bo avwalite amasaka nukwanda pakwenda bo asulumanizye ni chitima ichikulu nkani.

²⁸ Po u Mwene akamulalusya u Eliya umu Tishibi akati,

²⁹ “Nkimba wamwennya u Ahabu namumo iyisizye mwene pamaso papane? Pachifukwa ichakuti iyisya mwene, ntakwiza pakumuwisizya intamyo pakabalilo kache, loli nkwiza pakubawisizya abana bache intamyo.”