18 Balaakucaya basankwa bacikula bwangu amata abo. Teshi bakafwitewo nkumbu bakateta nabibo banike.
Asayelo wakeepusha ayi, “Ino nkambo mutoolilanshi?” Elisha wakakumbula ayi, “Mukwiinga ndishi shintu shiyoosha nsheshi ukacite kubene Isilaeli. Ulaakutenta misena yabo icite malinga, kucaya basankwa bacikula bwangu kumipeeni, kupwaya bana babo bakateta panshi akupasoola banakashi bacite mafumo.”
Lyalo Mwaami Lesa wakaleta mwaami wa bene Babiloni ayi abalwaane. Mwaami uyo wakacaya basankwa bacikula bwangu amipeeni muŊanda yakwe Lesa. Taakwe kushiyaako mwanike nabi munene, musankwa nabi mwanakashi. Ncakwiila Lesa wakaaba boonse mumaansaakwe Nebukadinesa.
Cishi ca Samaliya cilyeelete kupekwa mulandu ceebo cakwaashukila ndime neLesa wabo. Bantu ba ncico balaakufwita munkondo. Bakateta balaakupwaikwa panshi banakashi beshi bakanoomitite balaakupasulwa mafumo.”
Aboobo teshi nkabafwitewo nkumbu nabi kubalangabo, sobwe. Sombi ndaakubacitila bweenka mbobakacitila bamwi.”
Bana babo bakateta balaakusansoolwa mutupanshapansha beene kabeebela. Maandaabo alaakusaalwa abamakaabo balaakucatwa ayi bakumanaabo cakubakakatisha mumeenso abo.
Nakubi boobo bantu ba njiyo bakacatwa busha. Bakateta babo bakoomwa kushikila bafwa moonse mupetukila mikwakwa ya mundabala inene. Cisolo cakoomwa kubaana bamaloba ba njiyo abalo bacinenenene bakaangwa muncetani.
Mwebo nobene Ninife balwani banu bashika. Amubike beshikulindilila kuciyubilo! Amubike beshikulindilila kumukwakwa! Amulibambile kulwana! Amwiimikane cankusu!
Baana ncipo kuswa kuMwaami Lesa, ncakwiila ncilambu ncaatupa.
Mifwi yabo ilikolete alimwi mata abo alibambitwe kale. Shoondo sha maaki abo nshiyumubo anga ndibwe, aalo mawilo a shikoci shabo sha nkondo alacicabo anga nkapupuulwa.
Sombi buumba bwa mishobo yobilo bulaakumucata paciindi comwi alimwi mubushiku bomwi. Ee, buumba bwakufwitwa baana abwakuba mukalubinje. Shintu ishi shilaakukushikila cankusu nakubi kwaamba ayi ulicite shisoko abwaanga nshoosebensesha.
Mifwi ya mushipokolo shabo ilacaya bantu baanji baanji. Bashilumamba abo boonse mbayumu abuumbi.
Banyamuna mata amasumo, mbantu beshilunkutwe alimwi batacite nkumbu. Batooyoomabo anga ngamaaba apalweenge mbuli mbobatoosa kabatantite pamaaki. Balilibambite kale kwisa mukukulwana webo ondabala ya Jelusalemu.”
Aboobo noBaami baLesa, amusuminishe bana babo kufwa kunsala. Amubaabe munkondo ayi bafwite mumo. Amulengeshe bamakaabo kubula baana alimwi akuba bamukalubinje. Amulengeshe bameebaabo kucaikwa kumalwashi akulengesha bacikula bwangu basankwa kucaikwa munkondo.
Aboobo bacikula bwangu bamumo balaakukungubala mumikwakwa ya ndabala iyo. Bashilumamba boonse bekalaamo balaakunyonyoolwa pabushiku ubo. Nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaamba.”
Banyamuna mata amasumo, mbantu beshilunkutwe alimwi batacite nkumbu. Batooyoomabo anga ngamaaba apalweenge mbuli mbobatoosa kabatantite pamaaki. Balilibambite kale kwisa mukukulwana webo ondabala ya Babiloni.
Kwiinda muli ndiwe ndapwayoola basankwa abanakashi, bacembele abanike, bacikula bwangu abalindu.
“Munyama wabili wakalinga kuboneka anga ngubeya kaaimfwi amyeendo yakwisule. Munyama uyo wakalinga kucatite mapinga otatwe mumeeno akwe. Ono liswi lyakamwaambila ayi, ‘Tolelela kulya nyama iinji tibili ukute.’