1 Bakalenga 20 - MUKANDA WA MYIDI MUKULU

Mukalenga wa bena Siriya udi uluisha Samariya

¹ Benadade, mukalenga wa bena Siriya, kusangishaye bena mvita bende bonsu, ne ba bakalenga makumi asatu ne babidi bavua bumvuangana nende. Kusangishaye kabidi ne nyama ya tubalu ne matempu a mvita bua kuya kuluisha tshimenga tshia Samariya, ukeba kutshikuata.

² Benadade kutuma bantu mu tshimenga atshi, bua kuambila Akabe, mukalenga wa bena Izrayele, ne:

³ “Mukalenga Benadade udi wamba ne: ‘Tupeshe biamu biebe bitoke bia mushinga mukole, mpawungi, bakaji bebe ne bana bebe badi bimpe ku bonsu.’ ”

⁴ Mukalenga wa bena Izrayele kuandamuna ne: “Mukalenga, ndi muitabe bionsu biudi wamba! Ndi ndifila meme mu bianza biebe ne bionsu bindi nabi.”

⁵ Kadi bantu kuya kudi mukalenga Akabe musangu muibidi, bamuambila meyi makuabu, avua Benadade mumutumine, ne: “Mwa mukutumine diyi, bua wewe kumpesha biamu biebe bitoke bia mushinga mukole, mpawungi, bakaji bebe ne bana bebe.

⁶ Nanku, umanye ne: malaba pa diba ditudi edi, nentume bena mudimu banyi ku nzubu kuebe. Nebibakulule mu nzubu webe wa bukalenga, ne mu nzubu ya balombodi ba mu bukalenga buebe. Nebangate bintu bionsu bia mushinga mukole biudi nabi, baya nabi.”

⁷ Ke Akabe, mukalenga wa bena Izrayele, kubikila bakulu bonsu ba mu ditunga, ubambila ne: — Nudi badimuene patoke too ne: Benadade mmusue kutuenzela bibi. Bualu uvua untumina bantu bua kundomba bakaji banyi ne bana banyi ne biamu bianyi bitoke bia mushinga mukole, ne mpawungi. Kadi tshivua mubenge mua kumutumina to.

⁸ Bakulu bonsu, ne bena Izrayele bonsu, kuambila Akabe ne: — Kuteleji Benadade to. Kuitabi tshidiye wamba to.

⁹ Nanku, Akabe kuandamuna bantu bavua Benadade mutume ne: — Nuambile mukalenga Benadade ne: “Mwa muitabe bua kukutumina bintu bionsu biuvua mulombe musangu wa kumpala. Kadi, muudi unyenga bionsu, ungenzeja ku bukole mpindiewu, tshiena mua kuitaba to.” Bantu bavua mukalena Benadade utuma, kuya kumuambila bionsu abi.

¹⁰ Ke mukalenga Benadade kutumina mukalenga Akabe diyi musangu muisatu, umuambila ne: “Meme mushiye mu Samariya lupuishi lukumbane ludibu mua kuambula kudi bantu bandi nabu, mvidie yonsu innyoke ne dinyoka dikole.”

¹¹ Akabe, mukalenga wa bena Izrayele, kuandamuna ne: — Nuwluije Benadade lusumuinu ludibu bela ne: “Patshidi muntu uya mu mvita, kena mua kuditambisha bu mumane kutshimuna.”

¹² Pavua Benadade ne bakalenga bakuabu banua maluw mu ntenta, kupetaye diandamuna dia kudi mukalenga Akabe. Diakamue kutuma diyi bua bamfumu balombodi ba bena mvita badilongolole ku mvita. Balombodi kudilongolola.

Mukalenga Akabe udi utshimuna

¹³ Ke muambi kampande kuya kudi Akabe, mukalenga wa bena Izrayele, umuambila ne: — Maweja-Nangila udi wamba ne: “Udi mumone musumba munene wa bena mvita! Ndi mbafila mu bianza biebe anu lelu, bua wewe kumanya ne: meme ndi Maweja-Nangila.”

¹⁴ Mukalenga Akabe kukonka ne: — Wafikisha bena mvita aba mu bianza bianyi nnganyi? Muambi kumuambila ne: — Maweja-Nangila udi wamba ne: “Bansongalume badibu bangata ku mudimu wa bena mvita kudi balombodi ba maloba a mu ditunga, nebatshimune bena mvita aba.” Akabe kukonka kabidi ne: — Udi mua kutuadija mvita nnganyi? Muambi kuandamuna ne: — Wewe ke udi utuadija mvita.

¹⁵ Akabe kubandila bansongalume nkama ibidi makumi asatu ne babidi, bavuabu bangate ku mudimu wa mvita kudi balombodi ba maloba a mu ditunga. Pashishe, kubandilaye kabidi bena mvita bonsu ba bena Izrayele binunu muanda mutekete.

¹⁶ Kutuadijabu mvita munda munya. Kadi, Benadade ne bakalenga makumi asatu ne babidi, balunda bende, bavua anu bakuatshike maluvu mu ntenta.

¹⁷ Bansongalume kupita kumpala, kutuadija mvita. Benadade kutuma bantu bua bamone muvua bualu. Kupinganabu kudi Benadade, bamuambila ne: bantu mbafume ku tshimenga tshia Samariya.

¹⁸ Benadade kuandamuna ne: — Padi bantu aba bafike bua kulomba ditalala, nubakuate ne muoyi. Kadi, pikalabu bafike bua kuluangana mvita, nubakuate anu ne muoyi!

¹⁹ Kadi, bansongalume ne bena mvita bavua babalonda, bavua bamane kumuka mu tshimenga.

²⁰ Muena mvita yonsu wa kudibu, kushipa muluishi uvuabu baluangana nende. Ke bena Siriya kunyema. Bena Izrayele kutuadija kubalondakaja. Benadade kunyema, mubande pa nyama wa kabalu, pamue ne bantu bakuabu bavua babande pa nyama ya tubalu.

²¹ Ke muvua mukalenga wa bena Izrayele muluishe Benadade. Uvua mubutule nyama ya tubalu yonsu, munyangakaje matempu a mvita onsu, mushipe bena mvita ba bena Siriya bapite bungi.

²² Ke muambi kuya kudi Akabe, mukalenga wa bena Izrayele, umuambila ne: — Kolesha muoyi, wela meji bimpe ku tshiudi mua kuenza. Bualu, tshidimu tshidi kumpala etshi, anu tshikondu tshitudi etshi, mukalenga wa bena Siriya neafike kabidi bua kukuluisha.

Akabe udi utshimuna tshiakabidi

²³ Balombodi ba mu bukalenga bua bena Siriya, kuambilabu mukalenga wabu ne: — Mvidi Mukulu wa bena Izrayele udi Mvidi Mukulu wa ku mikuna, ke padi bena Izrayele batupite bukole. Kadi, tuye kuluangana nabu mu mpata, netubapite bukole bulelela.

²⁴ Mpindiewu enza nunku: Umushe bakalenga bonsu, ne balunda bebe, ku bumfumu. Upingaje balombodi ba maloba mu muaba wabu.

²⁵ Wewe, wangata bena mvita bungi bua bavua bafue. Wangate kabidi nyama ya tubalu ne matempu a mvita, anu bungi bumue ne bia kumpala. Pashishe, tuye kuluisha bena mvita ba bena Izrayele mu mpata, netubapite bukole bulelela. Benadade kuitaba lungenyi alu.

²⁶ Nanku, tshidimu tshikuabu, anu tshikondu tshivuabu baluangana kabidi atshi, Benadade kubandila bena mvita ba bena Siriya. Pashishe, kuyaye nabu mu tshimenga tshia Afeke bua kuluisha bena Izrayele.

²⁷ Mukalenga Akabe kabidi kubandila bena mvita ba bena Izrayele, kubapesha biakudia. Kuyabu bua kusambakena ne baluishi babu. Bena mvita ba bena Izrayele kuasa mitanda mu bisumbu bibidi bitangilangane ne bena Siriya. Bena mvita ba bena Izrayele bavua bamueneka anu bu bisumbu bikese bia mbuji bibidi. Kadi, bena Siriya bavua bapite bungi, batuangane ditunga dijima.

²⁸ Muambi wa Mvidi Mukulu kuya kabidi kudi Akabe, mukalenga wabena Izrayele, umuambila ne: — Maweja-Nangila udi wamba ne: “Bu mudi bena Siriya bamba ne: meme Maweja-Nangila ndi anu Mvidi Mukulu wa ku mikuna, tshiena wa mu mpata, ndi mfila bena mvita babu bonsu mu bianza biebe, bua wewe kumanya ne: meme ndi Maweja-Nangila.”

²⁹ Bena mvita ba bena Izrayele ne ba bena Siriya kusomba bindila matuku muanda mutekete mu mitanda, batangilangane. Dituku dia muanda mutekete, kutuadijabu kuluangana. Bena Izrayele kutshimuna bena Siriya. Dituku dimue adi, kushipabu bena mvita ba bena Siriya binunu lukama, bavua benda ku makasa.

³⁰ Bantu bavua bashale binunu makumi abidi ne muanda mutekete, kunyema, kuya mu tshimenga tshia Afeke. Kadi, bimana bia tshimenga atshi kubupukila. Benadade kabidi uvua mua kunyema mu tshimenga atshi, musokome mu tshibambalu tshikuabu tshia munda mua nzubu menemene.

Akabe udi ushiya mukalenga wa bena Siriya ne muoyi

³¹ Balombodi ba mu bukalenga bua Benadade, kumuambila ne: — Teleja, tudi bumvue ne: bakalenga ba bena Izrayele badi ne luse lua bungi. Nanku, tudi basue kuvuala bilamba bikayabale, kudisuika mionji mu nshingu, bua tuye kumonangana ne Akabe, mukalenga wabena Izrayele. Misangu mikuabu kena mua kukushipa to.

³² Kuvualabu bilamba bikayabale, kusuika mionji mu nshingu. Kuyabu ku nzubu kua Akabe, mukalenga wa bena Izrayele, bamuambila ne: — Mupika webe Benadade, udi nkusengelela bua kumushipi. Akabe kuandamuna ne: — Benadade utshidi ne muoyi anyi? Kakuena bualu to. Benadade mmuanetu!

³³ Bantu bavua Benadade mutume, kumona ne: mbatuandamune bimpe. Kuitababu lubilu, bamba ne: — Eyowa, Benadade mmuanenu bushuwa! Akabe kubambila ne: — Pinganayi, nuye kumukeba. Benadade kupatuka muaba uvuaye musokome, kuya kudi Akabe. Akabe kumubandisha mu ditempu diende dia mvita.

³⁴ Benadade kuambila Akabe ne: — Nenkupingajile bimenga bivua tatu wanyi munyenge tatuebe. Nanku bintu bia mu ditunga diebe, neuye kubisumbisha mu tshimenga tshia Damase, bu muvua tatu wanyi uya kusumbisha bintu bia mu ditunga dietu mu Samariya. Akabe kumuambila ne: — Meme ndi musue kutua nebe ndondu. Pashishe, nenkulekele bua wewe kuya muebe muudi musue. Akabe mumane kutua ndondu ne Benadade, kumulekelaye.

Mvidi Mukulu udi udiwula Akabe

³⁵ Tshikondu atshi, Maweja-Nangila kutumina muntu wa mu tshisumbu tshia bambi diyi, bua kuambilaye muntu mukuabu wa mu tshisumbu atshi ne: “Ntuuta!” Kadi muntu awu kubenga kumutuuta.

³⁶ Pashishe, muntu wa kumpala kuamba ne: — Bu muudi ubenga bua kutumikila diyi dia Maweja-Nangila, anu wewe umuka muaba undi ewu, nyama wa ntambue neakushipe. Nanku muntu awu uya mu njila, kusambakenaye ne nyama wa ntambue. Nyama awu kumushipa.

³⁷ Muntu wa kumpala awu, kuyaye kudi muntu mukuabu, umuambila ne: — Ntuuta! Muntu awu kumutuuta, kumutapa mputa.

³⁸ Nanku, muambi awu, kudisokoka, kuvuala bilamba bia muntu mukuabu, kuasaye tshifulu tshibuikila mu mpala. Kuyaye kuimana ku mpenga kua njila, muaba uvua mukalenga Akabe upitshila.

³⁹ Pavua mukalenga Akabe upita, muambi kumuambila ne: — Mukalenga, mvua munkatshi mua mvita. Muntu mukuabu kumuka ku milongu ya bena mvita, kumpesha muena lukanu, ungambila ne: “Undamine muntu ewu! Yeye munyeme, wewe neuye mu bupika pa muaba wende, anyi neumpeshe nkanu mitoke ya mushinga mukole binunu bisatu.”

⁴⁰ Kadi, pamvua ngenza mudimu, ntua eku ne eku, muena lukanu kunyema! Akabe, mukalenga wa bena Izrayele, kuandamuna ne: — Wewe nkayebe udi mumane kudipisha.

⁴¹ Diakamue, muntu awu kumusha tshifulu tshivuaye muase, tshivua tshibuikila mu mpala. Akabe mukalenga wa bena Izrayele kumanya ne: muntu ewu ngua ku tshisumbu tshia bambi.

⁴² Muambi kuambila mukalenga Akabe ne: — Maweja-Nangila udi wamba ne: “Bu muudi munyemeshe muntu umvua mumane kufundila lufu, wewe neufue pa muaba wende. Kabidi bantu bebe bena Izrayele nebafue pa muaba wa bantu bende.”

⁴³ Akabe mukalenga wa bena Izrayele kupingana kuende ne kanyinganyinga ne tshiji, mu tshimenga tshia Samariya.