2 Kalekale, Saulo kaacili mwaami wesu, ndimwe mwakalinga kutanjilila bashilumamba ba bene Isilaeli kuya kunkondo. Paciindi ico Mwaami Lesa wakamulwiita ayi, ‘Ulaakutanjilila bantu bangu bene Isilaeli akuba mwaami wabo.’ ”
Kale kale, Saulo kaacili mwaami wesu, ndimwe mwakalinga kutanjilila bashilumamba ba bene Isilaeli kuya kunkondo. Paciindi ico Mwaami Lesa wakamulwiita ayi, ‘Ulaakutanjilila bantu bangu bene Isilaeli akuba mwaami wabo.’ ”
Na washikusha ulashitanjilila ashalo shilamukonkela mukwiinga shilishi liswi lyakwe.
Wakamubwesa nkwaakalinga kweembela mbelele akumubika ayi abe mweembeshi wa bamulunyungu lwakwe Jakobo. Wakaba mweembeshi wa bantu bakwe bene Isilaeli.
Mukweenda kwangu koonse abantu bene Isilaeli nshina kwiipushawo kale mutanjilili wangu uli woonse, uyo ngondakalisalila ayi alame bantu bangu ncaatakwe kunjakila ŋanda ya shisamu sha sida.’
‘Webo Betileemu wa mucishi ca Judeya, toobete ndabala iniini pamandabala oonse a muJudeya, ceebo muli ndiwe mulaakuswa mutanjilili eshi akeembele bantu bangu bene Isilaeli anga ngumweembeshi.’ ”
Aakwisa, ulaakwiimikana akweembela litanga lyakwe lya mbelele munkusu sha Mwaami Lesa amubwaami bwa Mwaami Lesa, Lesa wakwe. Bantu bakwe balaakwikala kwakubula cakulisukama mukwiinga bulemu bwakwe kulaakunyumfwika pacishi coonse ca panshi.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Sombi webo Betileemu Efulata, nabi uli ndabala iniini mucishi ca Juda, kuswa muli ndiwe, ndaakuleta muleli wa bene Isilaeli. Mukowa wakwe wakatalikabo kalekale, ee, kuswa kunshiku sha kumatalikilo.”
Lyalo ndaakumupa bamatanjilili bapa moyo wangu abo beshi bakanoomweendelesha cabusongo alimwi amaano akunyumfwisha shintu.
Amubone, lakwe ndakamusala kuba kamboni kubantu boonse. Ndakamulengesha kuba mutanjilili wa mishobo imwi yoonse.
Ulaakunoolama litanga lyakwe lya mbelele anga ngumweembeshi. Ulafukatisha twana twa mbelele mumaansaakwe. Ulatunyamwita pacaamba kufwaafwi amoyo. Ashalo mbelele shine twaana uto ulashibinga cakabotu kabotu.
Muye mubalwiite baJeloboamu ayi Mwaami Lesa, Lesa wa bene Isilaeli waamba kuli mbabo ayi, ‘Ndakakusala pakati ka bantu bangu akukulengesha ayi ube mwaami wa bene Isilaeli.
Aboobo amumpe busongo bwakukonsha kulela bantu banu cabululami akwishiba cibotu acibiibi. Kwabula boobo inga ndakonsha buyani kulela mushobo wa bantu banu uyu unene bobulya?”
Mpeeke Saulo wakakusha Defedi muliimfwa lyakwe kwiinda mukumulengesha kuba mutanjilili wa bashilumamba bali cuulu. Defedi wakatanjilila bashilumamba bakwe kuya kunkondo.
Aboobo Samwelo wakabwesa lwiica lwa mafuta ayo akumunanika ayi abe mwaami pameenso a bamakwabo basankwa. Kuswa bushiku ubo Mushimu wa Mwaami Lesa wakaselukila Defedi cankusu. Lyalo Samwelo wakaboolela kuLama.
Mwaami Lesa wakaambila Samwelo ayi, “Utootola ciindi cilaamfu buyani kuungumana ceebo cakwe Saulo? Nebo ndamukaka kale kunoocili mwaami wa cishi ca Isilaeli. Susha lwiica lwako amafuta a maolifi unooya. Ntookutuma kuli Jese wa kuBetileemu. Ndasalaawo womwi pabana bakwe basankwa kuba mwaami.”
akubalwiita shakucita munkondo kwaamba ayi bantu banu bakabule kuba anga nimbelele shitacite mweembeshi.”
