13 Lyalo bene Moabu balaakulisenda kuli Kemoshi lesa wabo bweenka mbuli bene Isilaeli mbobakalisenda ndibakalinga kucinkite manungo muli Betelo.
Ntoocita boobo mukwiinga Solomoni wansuula alimwi akulambila balesa beensu. Nkokwaamba ayi Ashitaloti lesa mwanakashi wa kuSidoni, Kemoshi lesa wa kuMoabu alimwi aMoleki lesa wa kuAmoni. Solomoni wankaka, wabisha alimwi taakwe kusunga milawo yangu amilasho mbuli bwakalinga kucita Defedi ishi.
Pakalundu, kwicwe lya Jelusalemu wakayaka musena wakulambililawo Kemoshi lesa wa bene Moabu ulensha bunya amusena wakulambililawo Moleki lesa wa bene Amoni ulensha bunya.
Mpomunyaawo Elija wakabaambila ayi, “Amubacaate balaluki bakwe Baali boonse. Mutasuminishi ayi umwi aye!” Bantu bakabacata boonse. Mpeeke Elija wakabatola kuMulonga wa Kishoni akubacaya boonse uko.
Mwaami Lesa wakakalalila Amasiya. Lyalo wakatuma mulaluki kuli nguwe mukumwaambila ayi, “Ino utoolambililanshi balesa ba bantu abo, balesa abo batakwe kukonsha kupulusha bantu babo kuswa mumaansaako?”
Bene Moabu batoocita na baya nkobalambilila balesa babo, batoolilemyabo. Na baya kuŋanda ya balesa babo mukupaila, taaku citoocitika.
Pabushiku ubo bantu balaakusowa shibumbwabumbwa shabo kumbeba atumpafwa. Balaakusowa shibumbwabumbwa shabo sha golodi asilifa isho nshebakalipangila ayi banoolambila.
Boonse beshikubumba shibumbwabumbwa balaakulenshekwa nsoni akusebaanishikwa. Ncakwiila boonse balaakuloka shiwa abuumbi.
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.
Sombi ciindi cilaakushika, ndyeshi nkatume bantu kwisa mukupuumuna bene Moabu mbuli waini munongo. Balaakutila waini munongo isho akushipwayoola mutupanshapansha.
Amubone mbocapwayoolwa! Amunyumfwe mbobatokooloma! Amubone mbocafutata ceebo ca nsoni. Cishi ca Moabu casekwa akuba ciloondesha kubaabo bacishingulukite. Nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaamba.”
Mapensho kuli ndimwe nobene Moabu! Bantu abo bakalinga kulambila Kemoshi bamana kunyonyoolwa. Abalo bana banu basankwa abanakashi batolwa busha.
“Nobene Moabu, ceebo cakwaamba ayi mulicinkite manungo mumicito yanu amububoni bwanu, amwebo noonse mulaakutolwa busha. Alakwe lesa wanu Kemoshi ulaakutolwa busha pantu pomwi abapailishi bakwe alimwi abacinenenene bakwe.
Koshiite acishi ico cakakupa Kemoshi lesa wako. Aswebo tunanooshiite aceeco cakatupa Mwaami Lesa, Lesa wesu.