1 Ono aya ngomeelelesho a balesa ba bene Babiloni! Ncakwiila Belo aNebo mbalesa balinga kulambilwa, sombi sunu banyamwitwa pambongolo. Baba mukuli pamisana ya shifubwa shilemete.
Sa inga wacinka manungo munkusu shiinji sha njiyo akwiilangila kwaamba ayi itoocita milimo yako iyumu?
“Pabushiku ubo mbomunya mashiku, ndaakwiinda mucishi coonse ca Ijipiti kuya cicaya baana basankwa boonse bakwiiya ba bantu alimwi aba shifubwa. Ndaakupa mulandu balesa boonse ba bene Ijipiti. Nebo ndime Mwaami Lesa.
Ncakwiila shibumbwabumbwa shoonse shilaakumaninina.
Pabushiku ubo bantu balaakusowa shibumbwabumbwa shabo kumbeba atumpafwa. Balaakusowa shibumbwabumbwa shabo sha golodi asilifa isho nshebakalipangila ayi banoolambila.
Ono anaaba baashika! Bashilumamba bobilo bobilo bali pamaaki baashika.” Mpomunyaawo shikulindilila wakaambilisha ayi, “Babiloni wawa! Ee, Babiloni wawa! Ono sunu shibumbwabumbwa shoonse nshebalambila shitoopwayoolwa.”
Ono maswi aamba pabanyama ba kuNegefu ngaaya: “Beshikwiimikanina baleenda mucishi ciyoosha, umo muli nkalamu, mpili ansooka shimwi shuuluka. Balanyamuna shintu shabo shamakwebo pambongolo. Balalundika maboni abo pamisana ya ngamela kutolela mushobo utakoonshi kubacafwa.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Amuyoboloke akwisa. Ee, amuyoboloke mwebo nomwakalobokela pakati ka mishobo imwi. Batacite lushibo mbaabo banyamuna balesa ba shisamu, ee, abo bapaila kubalesa batakoonshi kubapulusha.
Balamubika pacifushi akumunyamuna. Lyalo balamwiimika pamusena wakwe, kwiimikana cakutakonsha kusena pamusena apo mpwaabikwa. Na muntu wapaila kuli nguwe, taakoonshi kukumbula nabi kupulusha muntu uyo kuswa kushintu shiyoosha.
Shibumbwabumbwa isho shilibo anga ncakukongeshaako mumuunda wa banamunwa. Tashaambi alimwi shilanyamunwabo ceebo tasheendi. Mutashiloondi, sobwe. Teshi shikamupenshewo nabi kumucitilawo shintu shibotu.”
“Amwaambilishe akoolobesha pakati ka mishobo ya bantu, amwiimike mbembela akoolobesha, mutafunkili nabi comwi, sombi mwaambe ayi, ‘Babiloni ulaakukomwa, Belo ulaakulenshekwa nsoni, Maduki ulaakunyumfwa boowa. Shikoshanyo shakwe shilaakulenshekwa nsoni ashibumbwabumbwa shakwe shilaakupwayoolwa.’
Cilanga acibe kumilonga ya mumo! Ayalo itooyuminwa! Cilaakucitika ceebo ncishi ca shibumbwabumbwa shiyoosha. Shibumbwabumbwa isho shakalengesha bantu kuba baluya.
Ndaakupa mulandu Belo, lesa wa bene Babiloni akumulengesha kushipulula nshaakamina. Mishobo ya bantu teshi ikawuumukileko tubili. “Lubumbu lwa cishi ca Babiloni lulaakuwa.
Ndushinisho ciindi cilaakushikila ndyeshi nkape mulandu shibumbwabumbwa sha kuBabiloni. Cishi coonse cilaakulisenda aboonse beshi bakacaikwe, balaakukungubala mukati muli ncico.
“Sombi ciindi cilaakushikila ndyeshi nkape mulandu shibumbwabumbwa sha bene Babiloni. Lyalo beshibakacisikwe balaakutongela mucishi coonse ca Babiloni.
Ulaakubwesa shikoshanyo sha balesa babo ashintu sha golodi asilifa shakabengwa kubalesa abo akushitola kucishi ca Ijipiti. Paakwiinda myaaka iinji ya luumuno,
Mpeeke wakeepusha basankwa abo ayi, “Shadileki, Mishaki alimwi aAbedinego, sa ncakwiila mutookaka kulambila balesa bangu nabi kulambila cibumbwabumbwa ca golodi ico ncendakeemika?
Mwebo nobene Asilya, Mwaami Lesa wapa mulasho pali ndimwe ayi, “Teshi mukabeewo abamulunyungu abo beshi bakanokwiitwa meena anu. Ndaakunyonyoola shikoshanyo shakubesa ashibumbwabumbwa isho shili mumaanda akulambililaamo balesa banu. Ndaakubamba cuumbwe canu mukwiinga tamweelete kunoocili boomi.”
Nebo, Baali Meyoni (mandabala aya bakaapa meena amwi) alimwi aSibima. Anu mandabala oonse ngobakayaka alimwi, bakaapa meena amwi.
Balanyamwisha bantu mikuli ilemu, sombi balo beene tabakumiiko nabibo kakumo.
Macuunsacuunsa ndibwakaca bene Ashidodi bakacana cibumbwabumbwa cakwe Dagoni cawa cakuya mukuumawo cameenso panshi kunembo lya Libokoshi lya Cipangano ca Mwaami Lesa. Mpeeke bakacibusha akuciboosha mumusena wa ncico.