19 Musena uyo wakautumba ayi Betelo. Kalekale ndabala iyo yakalinga kwiitwabo ayi Lusi.
Kuswawaawo wakatuntuluka kuya kumalenge kucishi ca tulundu, kwicwe lya ndabala ya Betelo akuyaka misumba yakwe pakati ka ndabala ya Betelo yalo kaili kumbo, aya Aayi yalo kaili kwicwe. Kulya akwalo wakayaka cipaililo akulambila Mwaami Lesa.
Lisuba ndilyakalinga kwipila, wakashika pamusena umwi akuyaka misumba. Ndyaakayanda koona wakabwesa libwe wataaminaawo.
Ndime Lesa uyo wakaboneka kuli ndiwe kuBetelo uko nkowakeemika libwe ayi cibe ciibalusho akulipuumwita mafuta a olifi. Alimwi nkokooko nkowakashomeshesha cakulumbila kuli ndime. Ono libambile kupiluka kucishi nkowakashalilwa.’ ”
Lesa wakaambila Jakobo ayi, “Bulya onoono koya kuBetelo ukekaale nkuko. Ukanjakile cipaililo uko, neLesa uyo wakaboneka kuli ndiwe ndiwakalinga kucica nandumi yako Esau.”
Palya peenka Lesa mpaakaamba kuli nguwe, Jakobo wakabikaawo libwe lyakwiibalukilaawo akulisalasha kwiinda mukupuumwitaawo waini alimwi amafuta a olifi.
Mpomunyaawo wakatumbaawo ayi Betelo.
Jakobo wakashika abantu bakwe boonse kuLusi, uko kwiitwa ayi Betelo bulya, mucishi ca Kenani.
Wakayaka cipaililo uko akutumba musena uyo liina lya Lesa wa kuBetelo, mukwiinga apo peenka Lesa wakaliyubulula kuli nguwe ndyaakalinga kucica mukwabo.
Jakobo wakaambila Josefu ayi, “Lesa Shinkusu shoonse wakaboneka kuli ndime kuLusi mucishi ca Kenani akumpa coolwe.
Wakabika mucende mwaana wa golodi umwi mundabala ya Betelo aumwi mundabala ya Dani.
Munshila Elija wakaambila Elisha ayi, “Ono kala pano, Mwaami Lesa wandwiita ayi nebo nje kuBetelo.” Sombi Elisha wakakumbula ayi, “Bweenka mbocibete lushinisho ayi Mwaami Lesa ngumuumi, amwebo mbomuli boomi, mbweeke ubo anebo teshi mpansaaneewo amwebo.” Aboobo bakaya boonse kuBetelo.
Mpeeke Abija wakakonkela Jeloboamu akubwesa mandabala amwi akwe mbuli Betelo, Jeshana, Efuloni alimwi amishi yakalinga kushingulukite mandabala anene ayo.
“Nakubi kwaamba ayi bene Isilaeli tabashomeki kuli ndime, bene Juda balo batakaciti mulandu wa mushobo uyo. Tabeelete kuya mukulambilila kuGilugala nabi kuBeti Afeni alimwi tamweelete kushomesha cakulumbila uko ayi, ‘Kweelana ambocibete lushinisho ayi Mwaami Lesa ngumuumi!’
Kuswa kuBetelo cakeendilila kuya mukushika kuLusi akuya kuAtaloti mucishi ca bene Aki.
Kuswa kooko yakaya kunkunamo ya Lusi, nabi ayi Betelo, alimwi akukunkuluka kuya kuAtaloti Ada pakalundu kulubasu lwakumalenge lya Beti Oloni wa munkunamo.
Joshuwa wakabwesa bashilumamba bakalinga mpashi 5,000 akubashisa kababelaminina kumbo lya ndabala, pakati ka ndabala ya Betelo andabala njemunya ya Ai.
Mpomunyaawo bene Isilaeli boonse, nkokwaamba ayi bashilumamba boonse bakaboolela kuBetelo alimwi kuya mukulilila Mwaami Lesa. Bushiku ubo bakalikasha kulya kushikila macolesha. Bakabenga milambu yakutenta aya bwanabwankashi.
Lyalo utootolelela kushikila kumubanga wa kuTaboli, uko nkweshi ukumanye basankwa botatwe abo beshi banooya kuBetelo mukubenga mulambu kuli Lesa. Umwi unanooyumwite twana twa mpongo totatwe, umwi shinkwa wotatwe, alimwi watatu unanooyumwite nkomwe ya cipaya iswite waini.
Mwaaka amwaaka wakalinga kushinguluka kuBetelo, Gilugala, alimwi aMisipa. Mumisena iyi wakalinga kuya coombolosha milandu.