2 Bana bakwe Asafu bakalinga bone, nkokwaamba ayi Saku, Josefu, Netaniya alimwi aAshayela. Aba bakalinga kutanjililwa aAsafu uyo wakalinga kwiimba shabulaluki lyoonse na mwaami waamba.
Bana bakwe boonse bakalinga kutanjililwa abamashali babo basankwa mukulisha tusenke atulumbu tunene atuniini pakulambila muŊanda yakwe Lesa. Asafu, Jedutuni alimwi aEmani balo bakalinga kutanjililwa amwaami Defedi.
Mwaami Defedi abacinenenene ba Ŋanda yakwe Lesa bakasala cipani cakwe Asafu, Emani acakwe Jedutuni pakati ka bene Lefi kutanjilila mulimo wakulambila Mwaami Lesa. Bakasalwa ayi banokwiimba shabulaluki mukusebensesha tulumbu tunene atuniini alimwi atusenke twakulisha. Meena a bantu aba ngaaya:
Asafu wakalinga ngomutanjilili munene, Sekaliya ngowakalinga kumukonkela. Bamwi nguJeiyelo, Shemilamoti Jeiyelo, Matitiya, Elyabu, Benaya, Obedi Edomu alimwi aJeiyelo boonse bakalinga kulisha tulumbu. Asafu wakalinga kulisha tusenke.
Ncakwiila ciindi cilaakushikila ndyeshi bamumukowa womwi bakaambilane ayi, “Mwebo mukwaabo muliciteko shakufwala shibonekako kabotu, aboobo amube batanjilili besu muciindi ca mapensho cino.”
NobaLesa, mutakutumanibo, mutoomunibo tontolo sobwe, alimwi mutanoolangilishabo.
Lesa ngooendelesha nkuta yakwe ya kwiculu. Ngowoombolosha akutimbula makani pakati ka balesa ayi,
Amwiimbe cakusangalala kuli Lesa shinkusu wesu, amoolobeshe cakulumbaisha kuli Lesa wakwe Jakobo.
Amutukutike noBeembeshi ba bene Isilaeli, nomutanjilila bene Isilaeli anga nimbelele. Ee, mwebo nomwikala pakati ka bakelebu,
NobaLesa, baswamashi batulwana mucishi canu, babisha Ŋanda yanu Isalalite. Banyonyoola ndabala ya Jelusalemu.
Nobantu bangu, amunyumfwe kwiisha kwangu. Amunyumfwishe makani ngweshi ŋambe.
Ndakalilila kuli Lesa ayi ancaafwe. Ndakalilila Lesa ayi amfuune.
Lesa ulishibikitwe mucishi ca Juda, liina lyakwe lilalemekwa muIsilaeli.
NobaLesa, tulamulumba abuumbi. Tulamulumba mukwiinga muli pafwaafwi aswebo. Bantu boonse balashimika shamicito yanu ikankamika.
Mwebo nobaLesa, nciinshi ncemwatufutatilila kwaciindi cilaamfu bobulya? Ino nciinshi ncemwakalalila bantu banu kwalyoonse alyoonse?
Ncakwiila Lesa ngumubotu kubene Isilaeli, kubantu batacite kampenda.
Bana bakwe Jedutuni bakalinga bosanwe awomwi, nkokwaamba ayi Gedaliya, Seli, Jeshaya, Shimeyi, Ashabiya alimwi aMatitiya. Aba bakalinga kutanjililwa aJedutuni ishiwabo uyo wakalinga kwiimba shabulaluki akusebensesha kalumbu mukulumba akulumbaisha Mwaami Lesa.
Lyalo bene Lefi bakasala Emani mwanaakwe Jowelo, amukwabo Asafu mwanaakwe Belekiya, alimwi aEtani mwanaakwe Kushaya kuswa kucipani cakwe Melali.
Asafu ngowakalinga mutanjilili wa likoto lya beshikwiimba lyabili. Asafu wakalinga mwanaakwe Belekiya, Belekiya wakalinga mwanaakwe Shimeya,
Pakupekwa mulimo aba bantu boonse banike nabi banene, bacishi kale nabi batootalika, boonse bakalinga kusalwa kwiinda mukuuma cisolo.
Ono ndibakatalika kuyaka lwiimbi lwa Ŋanda ya Mwaami Lesa, bapailishi mumingaanjo yabo bakeemikana amapeenga, bene Lefi, nkokwaamba ayi bana bakwe Asafu, bakeemikana atusenke tupampamene twakulisha akulumbaisha Mwaami Lesa mbuli bwakaamba Defedi mwaami wa bene Isilaeli mukulukulu.