1 Imbili 12 - IBAYIBOLO 2024

Aba Benjamini babo bakamukonka u Devedi

¹ Aba bakaba basilikali babo bakiza kwa Devedi mu Zikilagi, bo akumuchimbila u Sabuli umwana uwa Kishi. Abasilikali banaba bakaba pakasi pabasilikali abajivu babo bakamwavwanga u Sabuli pakulwa ubwite.

² Abasilikali banaba bakaba nubwele sona bakamanya nkani pakulasa nu tulasilo ni fyata pakubombezya inyobe indilo pamo iyamongo. Bosi banaba bakaba bakamu ba Sabuli, abaluko ulwa Benjamini.

³ Pakabapo u Ahiyezeli yuyo akaba we songo wabo nu Yowashi abana aba Shema uwamu Gibeya. Pakakonkapo sona u Yeziyeli nu Peleti abana aba Azimaveti nu Belaka nu Yehu uwamu Anatoti

⁴ nu Ishimaya uwamu Gibeyoni, yuyo akaba wamaka nkani pakasi pabantu 30 bala sona akaba we songo wabo nu Yelemiya nu Yahaziyeli nu Yohanani nu Yozabadi uwamu Gedela

⁵ nu Eluzayi nu Yelimoti nu Beyaliya nu Shemaliya nu Shefatiya uwamu Halufi

⁶ nu Elikana nu Ishiya nu Azaleli nu Yowezeli nu Yashobeyamu umu Kola

⁷ nu Yowela nu Zebadiya abana aba Yelohamu uwamu Gedoli.

Aba Gadi babo bakamukonka u Devedi

⁸ Pakabalilo kalakala aba Gadi bamo bakachimbila nukubuka kwa Devedi, bo ali mwilinga lyache munkolongo. Banaba bakaba bantu bamaka nkani, babo bakamanya nkani pakulwa ubwite sona bakamanya nkani pakubombezya ingulu ni mpalala. Ivyeni ivya bantu banaba vikaba ngati vya nkalamu sona bakaba bengo nkani pakuchimbila mumaghamba ngati bo bampombo.

⁹ U Ezeli akaba we songo. Uwabubili akaba we Obadiya, uwabutatu akaba we Eliyabu,

¹⁰ uwafolo akaba we Mishimana, uwafayivi akaba we Yelemiya,

¹¹ uwasikisi akaba we Atayi, uwaseveni akaba we Eliyeli,

¹² uwaeyiti akaba we Yohanani, uwanayini akaba we Elizabadi,

¹³ uwa 10 akaba we Yelemiya sona uwa 11 akaba we Makibanayi.

¹⁴ Aba Gadi banaba bakaba bo basongo aba basilikali. Akabukatila abanandi nkani kakayana bulo na basilikali 100 sona akabukatila akamaka nkani kakayana bulo na basilikali 1,000.

¹⁵ Abantu banaba bakaba bo babo bakaloboka ulusoko ulwa Yolodani, bo lwizuye nkani mupaka na mulubazu bulo. Bakabachimbizyamo abantu bosi babo bakikala mumakombe, ukwandila kubufumilo bwizuba mupaka kubwinjililo bwizuba.

¹⁶ Pakabalilo kamo aba Benjamini bamo poka na bantu abaluko ulwa Yuda bope bakiza kwa Devedi, bo ali mwilinga lyache.

¹⁷ U Devedi akabuka pakukomana nabo, po akababuzya akati, “Nanti mwiza kuno mumutende, pakunyavwa nabapokela ni nyobe zyosi zibili. Loli nanti mwiza pakumbika munyobe izya balwani bane, bo inte ninongwa nayimoyimo, u Chala uwa banyenya bitu azimanye nukubafunda.”

¹⁸ Po Umuzimu uwa Chala akamwikila u Amasayi, usongo nkani uwa bantu 30 bala, po akati, “Wee Devedi, aswe twe bantu bako! Aswe tuli kulubazu lwako, wee mwana uwa Yese! Tukukulondela ivyiza vyosi, sona ivintu vibendelaye akiza abantu bako babo bakukwavwa. Pakuti u Chala umwenecho akwiza pakukwavwa.” Po u Devedi akabapokela ni nyobe zyosi zibili nukubabika pakuba balongozi aba tubukatila utwa basilikali bache.

Aba Manase babo bakamukonka u Devedi

¹⁹ Aba Manase bamo bakachimbila nukubuka kwa Devedi, bo akubuka poka naba Filisiti pakulwa ubwite nu Sabuli. Loli u Devedi poka na bantu bache batakabavwa aba Filisiti, pachifukwa ichakuti, bo bababuzikizya abalongozi babo bakamunyosya bakati, “Nanti anyokela kwa mwene wache u Sabuli, aswe tukwiza pakunanganika panapo na panapo.”

²⁰ Bo Devedi abuka ku Zikilagi, aba Manase babo bakamukonka bakaba bo aba: U Adina nu Yozabadi nu Yediyaweli nu Mikayeli nu Yozabadi nu Elihu sona nu Ziletayi babo bakaba basongo aba tubukatila utwa basilikali 1,000 aba Manase.

²¹ Bakamwavwa u Devedi pakulwa na mavyondongo, pakuti bosi banaba bakaba basilikali abajivu nkani sona bakaba basongo aba basilikali bache.

²² Isiku ni siku abantu bakiza pakumwavwa u Devedi mupaka akaba na kabukatila akakulu nkani aka basilikali, ngati ko kabukatila aka basilikali aba Chala.

Abantu abanji babo bakamukonka u Devedi bo ali mu Hebuloni

²³ Ubwinji ubwa basilikali babo bakiza ku Hebuloni pakumwavwa u Devedi, pakumufyula ubumwene u Sabuli nukumwimika u Devedi pakuba we mwene, ukuyana namumo u Mwene akanenela bo ubu:

²⁴ Abasilikali abaluko ulwa Yuda babo bakaba ni ngulu ni mpalala bakabapo 6,800.

²⁵ Aba Simiyoni, abasilikali abajivu pakulwa ubwite bakabapo 7,100.

²⁶ Aba Levi bakabapo 4,600.

²⁷ Pakabapo sona u Yehoyada, umulongozi uwa nyumba iya Aloni, poka na basilikali 3,700,

²⁸ nu Zadoki umulumendo umujivu poka na makambala 22 abamunyumba yache.

²⁹ Aba Benjamini abaluko ulwa Sabuli bakabapo 3,000. Loli abinji pakasi papabo bo babo bakaba basubiliwa ku bamunyumba iya Sabuli mupaka nilelo bulo.

³⁰ Aba Efulayimu bakabapo 20,800, abasilikali abajivu, sona abamanyikwe pa luko lwabo.

³¹ Uhafu uwaluko ulwa Manase bakabapo 18,000, abantu babo amatabwa ghagho ghakatambuliwa ukuti bize pakumwimika u Devedi pakuba we mwene.

³² Aba Isakala bakabapo abalongozi 200, poka na bakamu babo pasi pabulongozi bwabo. Abalongozi banaba bakazimanya zizyo aba Izilayeli babaghiye pakubomba pakabalilo kache.

³³ Aba Zebuloni bakabapo abasilikali 50,000, babo bakamanya pakulwa ubwite pakubombezya ivilwilo ivyakulekanalekana pakumwavwa u Devedi.

³⁴ Aba Nafutali bakabapo abalongozi 1,000, poka na basilikali 37,000 abakunyamula ingulu ni mpalala.

³⁵ Aba Dani bakabapo abasilikali 28,600, babo bakiyannya pakulwa ubwite.

³⁶ Aba Asheli bakabapo abasilikali 40,000, babo bakiyannya pakulwa ubwite.

³⁷ Aba Lubeni, naba Gadi, sona nuhafu uwaluko ulwa Manase, pakabapo abasilikali 120,000 aba kwisila ilya lusoko ulwa Yolodani, babo bakiyannya pakulwa ubwite pakubombezya ivilwilo ivyakulekanalekana.

³⁸ Abantu bosi banaba bakaba basilikali, babo bakiyipa bulo pakulwa ubwite. Bakabuka ku Hebuloni nu lweke pakumwimika u Devedi pakuba we mwene uwa Izilayeli. Aba Izilayeli abanji bosi bakivwana ukuti u Devedi abanje we mwene.

³⁹ Abantu banaba bakikala kulakula nu Devedi amasiku matatu. Bakalyanga nukung'wela vivyo abakamu babo abamunyumba bakabayanizizya.

⁴⁰ Na bapalamani babo bope aba Isakala, naba Zebuloni sona naba Nafutali, bakiza, bo banyamuye ivyakulya pabana aba mpunda na pangamila na pafalasi sona na pang'ombe zyabo. Bakiza sona nu busu ni vitumbuwa ivya makuyu ni vitumbuwa ivya mampesya nu vinyo na mafuta agha misyunguti ni ng'ombe sona ni ng'ozi umwakuti mu Izilayeli mukabamo ulusekelo ulukulu nkani.