¹ Nomba caishile kuba panuma yamfwa yakwa Mose umubomfi wakwa Yahweh, icakuti Yahweh aishle kulanda kuli Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni, kafwa mukulu wakwa Mose,nokulanda ati, ² ''Mose umubomfi wandi, alifwile. Nomba kanshi, talama, abukila kubushilya bwa Yodani, webo elo na bantu bonse, ukuya k calo ico nebo nkobapela-abantu bakwa Israeli. ³ Ndimipele incende yonse iyo amakasa yenu yakakwendamo. Ndipele ici calo kuli mwebo, pamo ngafilya fine naile Mose. ⁴ Ukufuma mu matololo elo naku Lebanoni, ukushintafye nakuli bemba mukalamba,Efreti, icalo conse ica bena Hiti, elo ukushinta kuli Bemba Mukalamba, uko ukuwila akasuba, cikaba calo cenu. ⁵ Takwakabe abakalolenkana na mwebo munshiku shonse isha myeo shenu. Nkalekuba na mwebo ngafilya fine nalikuba Mose. Ntakamilekeleshe nangu kumisha. ⁶ Ube uwakukosa elo uwakushipa. Niwebo weukalenga abo banu ukupoka icalo ico naile kufikolwe fyabo ukuti nkabapela. ⁷ Ube uwakukosa elo uwakushipa. Ulekukonka amafunde ayo umubomfi wandi Mose akukonkomeshe. Wikesha ukwalukila ku kulyo nangu ku kuso, epakuti ukalekushuka uko ukoya. ⁸ Ukalekulanda ici citabo ca mafunde. Ukalekucitontankanyapo ubwaila elo no bwaca epakuti ukalekukonka fyonse ifyalembwamo. Eluntu ukasambasa elo nokushuka. ⁹ Bushe ntakukonkomeshe? Ube uwakukosa elo uwakushipa wiesha ukutina. Wiesha ukubwelela inuma. Yahweh Lesa obe akulekuba na webo konse uko ukalekuya. ¹⁰ Eluntu Yoshua aishile ku konkomesha bantungulushi ba bantu ati, ¹¹ ''Muye kupita munkambi elo no kukonkomesha abantu ati, ''Muteyanyeifyakulya.Munshiku shtatu mukatoloka Yodani elo nokuya kulya elo nokupoka icaloico Yahweh Lesa wenu akomipela ukuba icakwatwa cenu. ¹² Ku bena Reubeni, abena Gadi elo na citika wa mutundu wakwa Manase, Yoshua aishle kulanda ati, ¹³ ''Mulekwibikisha ishiwi ilyo Mose umubomfi wakwa Yahweh, akonkomeshe uluntu alandile ati, 'Yahweh Lesa wenu akomipela ukutusha, elo akomipela icalo cakwe.' ¹⁴ Abakashi benu, abana benu, elo nefitekwa fyenu fili nokwikala mu calo ico bamipele ukupitilila Yodani. Lelo abaume benu ababulwi bali nokuya pamo nabamunyinenwe elo no kubafwako ¹⁵ mpaka Yahweh apela bamunyinenwe ukutusha ukubati nifilya fine wamipela. Eluntu nabo kabili bakesa kusenda icikwatwa ca calo Yahweh Lesa wenu akabapela. Eluntu mukabwelelamo ku calo cenu elo nokucibula, icalo icoMose umubomfi wakwa Yahweh apele mwebo ukucila na Yodani, uko akasuba katulila.'' ¹⁶ Eluntu baishile kwasuka Yoshua no kwisa kumweba ati, ''Ifintu fyonse ifyo watukonkomesha fwebo takalekucita, elo nakonse uko ukotutuma tukoya. ¹⁷ Tukalekumfwila kubati nifilya fine twalikumfwila Mose. ¹⁸ Uyo onse uukasungukila ifippe fyobe elo no kukana amashiwi yobe elo no kukana amashiwi yobe ali no kwipaiwa. Ube fye uwakukosa elo no kushipa.''

¹ Eluntu Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni aishile kutuma mubumfinsolo abaume babili ukufumu mu Shitimu nga inengu. Aishile kulanda ati, ''Kabuyeni, muye mulolekeshe icalo, makamaka Yeriko.'' Balile elo no kufikila mu ng'anda yakwa cilende uwalikwitwa ati Rahabu, elo baikele kulya. ² Caishile kwebwa ku mfumu yaku Yeriko ati, ''Boneni, abaume bamu Israeli balishile kuno mukulengula icalo conse.'' ³ Imfumu ya mu Yeriko yaishile kutuma ishiwi kuli Rahabu elo nokumweba ati, ''Fumya abaume abo abeshile kuli webo abo bengile mu ng'anda yobe, pantu beshile mukulengula icalo conse.'' ⁴ Lelo umwanakashi ashile kubula abaume babili elo no kuya kubafisa. Alyasukile ati, ''Eeabaume balishile kuli nebo, lelo nteshibile uko bafumine. ⁵ Bacifuma uluntu kwa cifita, uluntu yacifika inshita ya kwisala impongolo. Nteshibile neko bacilola. Limbi mukobasangana nga cakweba ati mwabapepeka.'' ⁶ Lelo alibapiitile no kubatwala pamulu wa mutenge elo no kubafisa panshi ya mwina wa bukonge ubo alongenye palya pamutenge. ⁷ Eico abaume bakonkele inengu ku musebo uwalola ku cabu canika ya Yodani. No mwishi wampongolo waliselwe lulya lwinefye abakukonka inengu bafuma. ⁸ Inengu ulo tashilati shisendame, eluntu umwanakashi aishile kuya kuli bopa mulu wa mutenge. ⁹ Aishile kulanda ati, ''Nebo ndishibile ukuti Yahweh alimipele icalo ici elo no mwenso wakumitina ulitwikete cibi. Nabo bonse abekala muli cino calo boitutumina fye ku mwenso pa mulandu wenu. ¹⁰ Twalyumfwa ifyo Yahweh akamishe amenshi pali Bemba Wakukashika uluntu mwafumine ku Egypto. Twalyumfwa nefo mwacitile ku mfumu shibili isha bena Amore ku bushilya bwa Yodani-Sihoni elo na Ogi-abo mwebo mwaonawile umupwilapo. ¹¹ Uluntu fye twaishile kumfwa ifi fyonse, imitima yesu yalisungulikile elo tapali nangu umo pali fwebo uwashele uwakushipa-pantu Yahweh Lesa wenu, e Lesa mu mulu elo na pano calo. ¹² Nomba kashi, nkomipapataukuti mulape kuli nebo pali Yahweh ukuti, ifi fine nebo nalanga uluse kuli mwebo, efyo na mwebo mukalange uluse kulupwa lwandi. ¹³ Mpeleni icishibilo icacishinka ico ciakuti mukapususha imyeo yakwa tata, mayo, bandume yandi, bankashi yandi elo na bana babo bonse, elo nokuti mukatupususha ku mfwa.'' ¹⁴ Inengu shaishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Nga cakweba ati webo wafwa, ninshi na fwebo tukafwa! Ngacakweba ati tausokolwele ifyo twishile mukucita, eluntu, uluntu Yahweh akapela ici calo kuli fwebo tukakulanga uluse elo ne cishinka kuli webo.'' ¹⁵ Eico Rahabu abacilushishe ku ntambo pe windo. Ing'anda iyo alikwikalamo ya kambete ku cibumba ce linga lya musumba. ¹⁶ Abeba no kuti, ''Lungamenifye ku mpili elo no kufisama nga teifyo abakomifwaya bakomisangana muye kufisama kulya ukushinta pa nshiku shitatu mpaka abakumifwaya bakabwele. ¹⁷ Eluntu mukakonkanyapo ubulendo bwenu'' Inengu shaishile kweba Rahabu ati, ''Tatwakafikilishe icilayo ca mulapo ico utwebele, nga cakuti tawakacite ifi. ¹⁸ Uluntu tukafika muli cino calo ukakake uyu mwando wakukashika uo watucilushisheko pe windo, elo ukalonganye mu ng'anda mu mobe ba wiso elo naba noko, bandume shobe elo naba lupwa bakubawiso bonse. ¹⁹ Onse uukafumina panse no kuya mu musebo, umulopa wabo ukaba pa mitwe yabo elo fwebo ta twakabe no mulandu. Nomba uyo onse uukaba mu ng'anda pamo na webo, nga kwaba aba mwipaya umulopa wakwe ukaba pa mitwe wesu. ²⁰ Nomba nga cakweba ati wa sokolola ifyo twishile mukucita kuno, tukaba abakaele ku mulapo uo utwebele ukulapa.'' ²¹ Rahabu aishile kwasuka ati, ''Kacibe ifyo fine mwalanda ukucita.'' Alibalekeleko elo no kuya baya. Eluntu aishile kukaka umwando wakukashika pe windo. ²² Balifuminepo elo no kulungama ku mpili elo baiskele kulya ukushinta pa nshiku shitatu mpaka abalikubafwaya bawela. Abakufwaya bali cencentele monse mu musebo elo tabasangile. ²³ Ishi nengu shibili shaishile kubwekelamo elono kutentemukila ku bushilya elo no kubwelelamo kuli Yoshua mwana Nuni, elo balimulonolwele fyonse ifya citikile kuli bo. ²⁴ Baishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ''Icine cine Yahweh alipele ici calo kuli fwebo. Bonseabekala muli cilya calo bakoitutumina fye pamulandu wakutina fwebo.

¹ Yoshua aishile kwalamuka ulucelo, elo batampile ukufuma ku Shitimu. Bafikile ku Yodani, ena elo na bonse abantu bamu Israeli, elo bapangile inkambi ulo tabalaabuka. ² Panuma Yanshiku shitatu, abakulu bafita bapitile pakati ka nkambi; ³ balyebele abantu ati, ''Uluntu mwabona imbokoshi ya cipango cakwa Yahweh Lesa wenu, elo na bashimapepo ukufuma mu bena Lebi balipiitile, na mwebo bene mulingile ukufuma muli ino ncende elo no kukonka. ⁴ Palingile ukubako intamfu pakat kenu elo ifwile ukuba ukushinta ku cubiti amakana ya bili. Tecakwesha ukupalamina mupepi ne mbokoshi, pakweba ati mwingeshiba inshila mulelola, pantu tamwatala amupitamo muli iyi nshila.'' ⁵ Yoshua aishile kweba abantu ati, ''Mukaisangulule mwebene mailo, pantu Yahweh alinokucita ifipapusho pakati kenu.'' ⁶ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kulanda kuli bashimapepo ati, ''Sendeni imbokoshi ya cipangano, elo mupite ku ntanshi ya bantu.'' Eicobalibulile imbokoshi yafilayo elo nokuya ku ntanshi ya bantu. ⁷ Yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ''Ukutampa lelo nebo nalakucindika pa menso ya bonse abena Israeli. Bakoishiba ukuti filya fine nebo nalikuba na Mose, efyo nalekuba na webo. ⁸ Ukakonkomeshe bashimapepo abakopiita imbokoshi ya cipangano ati, 'Uluntu mukofika ku mbali ya bemba wa Yodani, muye kutalama umushiki mu menshi ya Yodani.''' ⁹ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kweba Israeli ati, ''Iseni kuno, elo no kwisa kumfwa amashiwi yakwa Yahweh Lesa wenu. ¹⁰ Pali ici mukoishiba ukuti Lesa ali pakati kenu elo ali no kutalusha ku ntanshi yenu abena Kenani, abena Hiti, abena Hivi, abena Perizi, abena Gigashi, abena Amore, elo na bena Yebusi. ¹¹ Boneni! Imbokoshi ya cipangano ca kwa Lesa wa calo conse eiko tampilapo ukutapuka Yodani. ¹² Nomba musale abaume ikumi limo na babili ukufuma mu mikowa ya bena Israeli, umwaume umo ukufuma muli cila mukowa. ¹³ Eluntu amakasa yakubashimapepo abo abapiitile imbokoshi ya kwa Yahweh, Lesa wa calo conse, nga ya nyanta mu menshi yamu Yodani, amenshi ya mu Yodani yali no kutalama, elo na menshi ayo ayapongoloka ukufuma kumulundu yakaleka ukupongoloka elo yatulama pamo ukubati culu.'' ¹⁴ Eico uluntu abantu baiteyenye ukuya mukutapuka umumana wa Yodani, bashimapepo abo abapiitile imbokoshi ya cipangano balikwenda ku ntanshi ya bantu. ¹⁵ Lulya lwinefye abo abapiitile imbokoshi bafikile ku Yodani, elo na makasa ya abo abapiitile imbokoshi yaishile kunyanta mu menshi(nomba neyi yali ni nshita ulo Yodani isuula inshita yonse iyakusombolo), ¹⁶ Amenshi ayali kupongoloka ukufuma kumulundu yaishile kutalama no kulama umwina. Amenshi yaishile kuleka ukwenda ukufuma pa ntamfu iitali. Amenshi yaishile kuleka ukwenda ukufuma ku Adamu, umusumba uwaba kubushilya bwa Zaretani, ukuya ku shinta fye naku mu mana wa Araba, Umumana wa Mucele. Abantu batapukile ukulungatana no musumba wa Yeriko. ¹⁷ Bashimapepo abapiitile imbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Yahweh bataleme pamushili uwakuma pakati ka mu mana wa Yodani mpakafye abantu bonse abena Israeli batapukile pa mulundu wa kuma.

¹ Uluntu abantu bonse baishile kwabukila bushilya bwa Yodani, Yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ² ''Saleni abaume ikumi na babili pali mwebene ukufuma mu bantu, umuntu umo ukufuma mulu cila mutundu. ³ Muba pele ici icipope: Piiteni mabwe ikumi na yabili ukufuma pakati ka Yodani apo bashimapepo pancande iyakuma, elo mubalete na mwebo elo mutambalike amaboko palibo panshi muncende umo mukesa kutushisha ubushiku kubushiku''' ⁴ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kukuta abaume ikumi na babili abo asalile ukufuma mumitundu yakwa Israeli, umo ukufuma muli cila mutundu. ⁵ Yoshua aishile kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Kabuyeni bushilya pantanshi ya mbokoshi yakwa Yahweh Lesa wenu mukati ka Yodani. Cilaumo pali mwebo afwile ukupiita ilibwe pakubeya kwakwe, ukulingana ne mpendwa ya mitundu ya bantu bakwa Israeli. ⁶ Ici cikesa kuba cilangililopakati kenu pali mwebo uluntu abana benu bakesa kwipusha ku nshiku shakuntanshi sti, 'Bushe aya amabwe yakopilibula nshi kuli mwebo?' ⁷ Eluntu mwebo mukesa kulanda kuli bo ati, 'Amenshi ya Yodani yalipatwilweko pantanshi ya mbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Yahweh Lesa wenu. Uluntu yapitile pa mulu wa Yodani amenshi ya Yodani yalipatwilweko. Eico aya mabwe yakesa kuba caakwishibisha ku bantu bakwa Israeli umuyayaya.''' ⁸ Abantu bakwa Israeli balicitile ngefyo Yoshua abakonkomeshe, elo baishile kubula amabwe ikumi na yabili ukufuma pakati ka Yodani, ngefyo Yahweh alandile kuli Yoshua. Baishile kubika amabwe pamulu ukulingana ne mpendwa ya mitundu yabantu bakwa Israeli. Baishile kupiita amabwe nabo, ukuya ku ncende uko bapangile inkambi elo nokuya bika panshi palya. ⁹ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kupatula amabwe ikumi na yabili mukati ka mumana wa Yodani, mu ncende umo amakasa yakubashimapepo abapiitile imbokoshi ya cipangano bataleme. Icibukisho ekocili ukushinta na lelo. ¹⁰ Bashimapepo abapiitile imbokoshi baishile kutalama pakati ka Yodani mpakafye fyonse ifyo Yahweh akonkomeshe Yoshua ukweba abantu fyalipwile, ukulingana na fyonse ifyo Mose akonkomeshe Yoshua. Abantu balyangufyenye elo balyabikile bushilya. ¹¹ Uluntu abantu bonse baishile kupwisha ukwabukila bushilya, imbokoshi yakwa Yahweh elo na bashimapepo baabukile bushilya pa ntanshi ya bantu. ¹² Umutundu wakwa Rubeni, umutundu wakwa Gadi, elo na citika wa mutundu wakwa Manase balipitile pa ntanshi ya bantu bakwa Israeli nokwisa kupanga abashilika, ngefyo Mose alandile kuli bo. ¹³ Abaume abali nalimo amakana yane baliipangishe kukulwa ukupita pantanshi yakwa Yahweh, kubulwi mu mawanga ya Yeriko. ¹⁴ Muli bulya bushiku Yahweh aishile kulenga Yoshua uwakukosa mu menso yakwa Israeli. Balimucindikile ena-- ngefyo bacindikile Mose-- munshiku shakwe shonse. ¹⁵ Eluntu yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ¹⁶ ''Konkomesha bashimapepo abapiita inbokoshi ya bunte kuwisa kufuma mu Yodani.'' ¹⁷ Eico Yoshua aishile kukonkomesha bashimapepo ati, ''Fumeni mu Yodani.'' ¹⁸ Uluntu bashimapepo balikusenda imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh baishile kufuma mukati ka Yodani, elo ifibenga fyaku makasa yabo fyalimishiwe mumulu ukufuma pa mushili wakuma, eluntu amenshi ya Yodani yabwelulukile pa ncende yayako nokwisa kufulukila mumbali ya mumana, ngefyo yali inshiku shine ishakunuma. ¹⁹ Abantu baishile kufuma mu Yodani mubushiku bwakulenga ikumi ubwa mwenshi uwakubalilapo. Baishile kwikala mu Gilgali, kukapinda kakukulyo kwa Yeriko. ²⁰ Amabwe ikumi limo na yabili yao bapiitle ukufuma mu Yodani, Yoshua aishile kuyemika mu Gilgali. ²¹ Aishile kulanda kubantu bakwa Israeli ati, ''Uluntu abana benu bakesa kwipusha bashibo munshita iikoisa ati, 'Bushe mabwe nshi aya?' ²² Mukesa kweba bana benu, 'Apa epo Israeli tapukile Yodani pamushili wakuma.' ²³ Yahweh Lesa wenu alyumikile amenshi ya Yodani pali mwebo, mpaka mwebo mwaishile kutapukila bushilya, ngefyo Yahweh Lesa wenu acitile kuli bemba wakashika, uyo aumikile kuli fwebo mpaka twatapukila bushilya, ²⁴ pakwebat abantu bonse abapa cal beshibe ukwebati ukuboko kwakwa Yahweh wa maka, elo mukesa kucindika Yahwe Lesa wenu umuyayaya.

¹ Ulo lwinefye ifumu ishali ku kapinda ka masamba lubali ku Yodani, elo ne mfumu shonse isha ku Kenani, abo abali kuli bemba mukulu, baishile kumfwa ifyo Yahweh akamishe amenshi ya mu Yodani mpaka na bana ba Israeli batapuka, ne mitima yaishile kusungulika kabili takwali nangu umo umupashi uwingaba muli bo nipa mulandu wabana ba Israeli. ² Pa nshita ilya Yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ''Upange imyele isha kutwa ukufuma ku mabwe elo nakabili usembulule bonse abana baume bakwa Israeli. ³ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kupanga umwine imyele iya kutwa iyakufuma ku mabwe elo aishile kusembulula bonse abana baume ba bena Israeli pa Giibeati Haaraloti. ⁴ Ici ecalengele Yoshua ukubasembulula bena: Bonse abaume abali kufuma mu Egypto, ukubikako na bonse abaume aba nkondo, baile kufwila mu nshila ya mu matololo, ulo balikufuma mu Egypto. ⁵ Nangula baume bonse abalikufuma mu Egypto balibasembulwile, nangu cali kuba ifi, bamo abalumendo abalikufuma mu matololo mu nshila ya kufuma ku Egypto nabo bali basembulwile. ⁶ Pantu abana ba Israeli ba lyendele imyaka amakumi yane mu matololo mpaka bantu bonse, ekweba ati, bonse ciba bulwi abakofuma mu Egypto, balifwile, pantu tabali kubela ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh. Yahweh aishile kubalapisha ukuti tabakatale bona icalo ico alapile ku fikolwe ico apela kuli fwebo, icalo icifumfumuna umukaka no buci. ⁷ Bali bana babo Yahweh aile kwimya kuli iyi ncende uko Yoshua alikuba sembulwila, pantu tabasembulwilwe mu nshila. ⁸ Uluntu bonse baishile kusembululwa, baishile kwisa kulya kwine ku nkambi mpaka baposhiwa. ⁹ Eluntu Yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ''Buno bushiku ndi fumishepo insoni isho mwafumine na sho mu Egypto.'' Eico, ishina lyailya ncende yali kwitwa Giligali mpaka no kufika kubw lelo ^{10 11} Abantu bakwa Israeli baishile ku panga inkambi pa Gilgali. Baishile kusunga icakucilila pa bushiku bwa kulenga ikumi limo na shine ubwa mwenshi, mu cungulo pa mupokapoka wa Yeriko. Pa bushi panuma ya cakucilila, bulya bushiku bumo bwino, baishile kulya ifisabo fya muc ¹² Ubushiku baishile kulya ifisabo fya mu calo mana alilekele. Nomba takwaba mana nakabili ku bana ba Israeli, lelo balikulya ifisabo fya mu calo fya mu Kenani muli ulya mwaka. ¹³ Uluntu Yoshua aishile kupalamina mu pepi na Yeliko, aishile kwinuna amenso yakwe no kubona, elo abona, umwaume alitaleme ku ntanshi yakwe; alisomwene ulupanga Ulo akwete mu minwe yakwe. Yoshua aishile kuya kuli ye no kulanda ati, ''Bushe uli wamuli fwebo nangu uli wakuba lwani?'' ¹⁴ Aishile kulanda ati, ''Iyo. Ninebo umukulu wafita wakwa Yahweh. Ndishile. ''Eluntu Yoshua awile ubunkupeme panshi no kushinshimuna elo aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Cindo ico shikulu alikulanda kumu bomfi wakwe?'' ¹⁵ Umukulu wafita fyakwa Yahweh aishile kulanda kui Yoshua ati, ''Fula indyato ku makasa yobe, pantu pano utaleme pa mushilo. ''Ifi efyo Yoshua aishile ku cita.

¹ Nomba yonse iminshi ya kwingila mu Yeriko yaliselwe pa mulandu wabashilika bamu Israeli. Takwali nangu umo uwakufuma nangu uwakwingila. ² Yahweh aishile kweba Yoshua ati, ''Bona ndipele Yeriko mu minwe yobe, imfumu yaiko elo naba shilika baiko abasambilishiwa. ³ Wbo ufwile ukwenda ukushinguluka umusumba, bonse abaume babulwi baleya shinguluka umusumba umukufye umo. Webo uli no kucita ifi pa nshiku mutanda. ⁴ Bashimapepo cine lubali bafwile ukupita amapenga cine lubali yansengo sha mpanga ishaume pa ntanshi ya mbokoshi yafilayo. Pa bushiku bwakulenga cine lubali, webo uli no kushinguluka umusumba imiku cine lubali, elo bashimapepo bakalishe amapenga. ⁵ Eluntu bakalishe iciunda ca kutwalilila mu masengo ya mpanga shenu, elo uluntu webo ukomfwa iciunda camapenga bonse abantu bafwile bakabilikishe ne congo icikulu, elo nefibumba fya musumba fikawa ukuwililila. Abashilika bakepaye, onse uukabatangilila kuntanshi yabo. ⁶ Eluntu Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni aishile kwata bashimapepo nokwisa kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Imyeni imbokoshi yafilayo, elo muleke bashimpepo cine lubali bapite amapenga cine lubali aya nsengo sha mpanga shaume baye mpatanshi yambokoshi yakwa Yahweh. ⁷ Ena aishile kulanda ku bantu ati, ''Kabiyeni nokuya enda ukushinguluka umusumba, elo nabaume babulwi batangile pantanshi ya mbokoshi yakwa Yahweh. ⁸ Ngefyofine Yoshua aishile kulanda ku bantu, bashimapepo cine lubali bapitile amapenga cine lubali aya nsengo sha mpanga shaume ku ntanshi yakwa Yaweh. Ilyo baishile kusela balipele iciunda mu mampenga. Ne mbokoshi ya cipanga cakwa Yaweh yalikubakonka panuma yabo. ⁹ Abaume babulwi balikuya pa ntanshi yakubashimapepo elo bakolisha ifiunda kunuma yambokoshi, elo bashimapepo abtwalilile ukulisha amapenga yabo. ¹⁰ Lelo Yoshua akonkomeshe abantu, ebele, ''Mwibilikisha iyo. Takuli iciunda icifwile ukufuma mutunwa twenu mpakafye ubushiku nebo ndinokumyeba ukubilikisha. elofye mufwile ukubilikisha.'' ¹¹ Eico ena aishile kulenga imbokoshi yakwa Yaweh ukuya kushinguluka umusumba umuku umo bulya bushiku. Eluntu baishile kuya kwingila mu nkambi shabo, elo bena baaikele ubushiku mu nkambi. ¹² Eluntu Yoshua aishile kubuka ulucelo celo, elo bashimapepo baishile kwimya imbokoshi yakwa Yaweh. ¹³ Bashimapepo cine lubali, abo abalikupita amapenga cine lubali aya nsengo sha mpanga shaume kuntnshi ya mbokoshi yakwa Yaweh, balikwenda mukushipa elo no kupela ifiunda kuma panga. Abashilika babulwi bali kwenda pa ntanshi yabo. Lelo uluntu umulinshi aenda ukuya pa ntanshi ya mbokoshi yakwa Yawe, eluntu amapenga yalikupela iciunda icaywalilila. ¹⁴ Bena balyendele ukushinguluka umusumba elo no kubwekela ku nkambi. Bena bacitile ifi pa nshiku mutanda. ¹⁵ Nimubushiku bwakulenga cine lubali lintu bena baihile kucelela ukwalamuka mukutula kwa kasuba, elo balyendele ukushinguluka umusumba cimo cinefye ngefyo balikucita lyonse, nomba ii nshita miku cine lubali. Califye ni mulya bushiku elo baendele ukushinguluka umusumba imiku cine lubali. ¹⁶ Cali nimubushiku bwakulenga cine lubali uluntu bashimapepo baishile kupela iciunda mu mapenga, eluntu Yoshua aishile kukonkomesha abantu, ''Bilikisheni! Pantu Yaweh alimipele mwebo umusumba. ¹⁷ Umusumba elo nafyonse ifyabamo fiflipelwe kuli Yaweh ku konaulwa. Kanofye Rahabu cilende euli nokwikala uwamweo-- ena nabonsefye ababa na ena mu ng'anda yakwe-- pantu uy mwanakashi aalafishile abaume twatumine. ¹⁸ Lelo mwebo mube abailonda ukukanasenda ifintu ifipelwe kukonaulwa, pakuti nomba ilyo mwafipela ifishibilo fyakonaulwa, tamufwile nomba ukusendapo nangu cimo pali ifi. Nga cakweba tai mwacita ifyo, muli no kulenga inkambi ya Israeli icintu icilingile ukonaulwa elo mukaleta ubwafya pali yena. ¹⁹ Yonse silfere na golide elo na fyonse ifyapangwa no mukuba elo nefya cela fyena fipelwe kuli Yaweh. Fyena fifwile ukuya mu cipao cakwa Yaweh. ²⁰ Uluntu bapele iciunda ca mapenga, abantu bapele ukupunda ukulamba elo ifibumba fyaishile kuwa ukuwililila. Eico onse umwaume aishile kuya mumaka no kupoka umusumba. ²¹ Balyonawile fyonse ifyali mu musumba ukupwililika ukubomfya ulupanga-- umwaume no mwanakashi, umwaice elo no mukote, ingombe ishaume, impanga ishanakashi elo ne mpunda. ²² Eluntu Yoshua aishile kweba abaume babili abao abaile kukulengula incende, ''Kabiyeni mu ng'anda yakwa cilende. Kafumyeni umwanakashi elo na bonse abali na ye, ngefyo mwebo mwalapile kuli ye.'' ²³ Eico abalumendo abali inengu baile kwingila no kufumya Rahabu kunse. Balifumishe ba wishi, ba nyina, ba ndume shakwe, elo naba lupwa bonse abali nankwe. Baishile kubatwala ku ncende ya kunse ya nkambi yabena Israeli. ²⁴ Baishile koca umusumva elo na fyonse ifyalimo. Ukufumyakofye silfere, golide ne fipe fya mukuba ne fya cela efyabikilwe mu cipao ca mu ng'anda yakwa Yaweh. ²⁵ Lelo Yoshua asuminishe Rahabu cilende, aba ng'anda yakwa wishi, elo na fyonse ifyali nankwe ukuba no mweo. Umwanakashi aikala mu Israeli ukufika na buno bushiku pantu alifishile abaume Yoshua atumine mukulengula Yeliko. ²⁶ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kubakonkomesha pali ilya nshita no mulapo, elo aishile kulanda ati, ''Atipwa umwaume mu menso yakwa Yaweh uyo uukakula uyu musumba cipya cipya, Yeliko. Ni pamuetenge we beli lyakweilyaume, ali no kutendeka umufola, elo pa mutenge wakwa kasuli wakwe ali no kutendeka ukukula iminshi.'' ²⁷ Eico Yaweh ali na Yoshua, no kwishibikwa kwakwe kwaishile kuya mu calo conse.

¹ Lelo abantu bakwa Israeli bacitile ukwabula bucishinka ukulingana ne fintu ifyapelwe ku konaulwa. Akani umwana mwaume wakwa Kami umwana mwaume wakwa Zabidi umwana mwaume wakwa Zera, ukufuma mu mutundu waba Yuda, apitilepo ifintu fimo ifya pelwe ku konaulwa, neci calengele Yaweh ukufulilwa abena Israeli. ² Yoshua aishile kutuma abaume ukufuma mu Yeriko ukuya ku Ai, uyo uwali mupepi na Bete veni, ku kabanga ka Betele. Aishile kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Imeni nokuya kulengula icalo.'' Eico abaume baishile kwima nokuya kulengula Ai. ³ Uluntu baishile kubwelelamo kuli Yoshua, baishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Wituma abantu bonse ukuya ku Ai. Tumafye abaume amakana yabili nangu amakana yatatu ebo bayesansa abena Ai. Wiingisha abantu bonse mubulwi, pantu na bacepa impendwa.'' ⁴ Eico abaume amakana yatatu kufuma mubushilika baishile kuya, lelo baliya fulumuka ukufuma ku bena Ai. ⁵ Abaume abena Ai baishile kwipaya abaume ukufikafye naku makumi yatatu na mutanda ilyo babatamfishe ukufumafye pampongolo ya musumba ushinta na kung'wenye ya mabwe, elo babepeye ilyo baleya panshi yalupili. Imitima ya bantu yalsungulwike elo no kutalala kwati menshi. ⁶ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kulepula amalaya yakwe. Ena elo na bakulu bakwa Israeli baishile kubika ulukungu pamitwe yabo elo balaala ubukupeme panshi kuntanshi ya mbokoshi yakwa Yaeh, bashele kulya mpaka icungulo. ⁷ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kulanda ati, ''Yangu, shikulu Yahweh, cindofye wayabushishe aba bantu umumana wa Yodani? Ku kutupela mu minwe ya bena Amore ku kutonaula? Nga cakweba ati twalipangile ubusalo ubwapusanako elo nokwikala lubali lumbi ulwa Yodani! ⁸ Shikulu, cindo nalalanda, panuma abena Israeli na baba fulumana kubalwani babo? ⁹ Pantu abena Kenani elo na bekala calo bonse bakomfwa palwa ici. Bakatushinguluka elo no kulenga abantu bamu calo ukulaba ishina lyesu. Cindo mukacita peshina lyenu ilikulu?'' ¹⁰ Yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ''Ima! Nindo ulalile apo ubukupeme? ¹¹ Israeli alibifishe. Balitobele icipangano ico nabakonkomeshe. Na beeba ifintu fimo ifyapelwe ku konaulwa. Na beeba elo nokufisa imembu shabo mukubika ifyo ba piitile pamo ne fintu fyabo. ¹² Ecilengele abena Israeli ukukana iiminina ku cinso ca balwani babo. Nabailengulula ku balwani babo pantu abene beka nabaipela ku konaulwa. Ntabe naimwe nakabili mpakafye monaule ifintu ifya pelwa ku konaulwa, lelo ficili na mwebo. ¹³ Ima! kabiye usangulule abantu nokubeba ati, ''Isangululeni mwebene ku kuipekanya palwa mailo. Pantu Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli alandile ati, ''Pali ifintu ifyapelwa ku konaulwa ificili pali mwebo, mwebena Israeli. Muli nokufilwa ukwiminina ku balwani benu mpaka mufumye fyonse ifyapelwe ku konaulwa pali mwebo.'' ¹⁴ Muca lucelo, mufwile ukuipela cila mutundu. Umutundu uyo Yahweh akasala ukesa kupalamina cila mukowa. Umukowa Yahweh akasala ukesa kupalamina cila ng'anda. Ing'anda Yahweh akasala ikea kupalamina cila umo na umo. ¹⁵ Cikacitika ifi, uyo umo uukasalwa elo nokusangwa nefi fintu ifyapelwe ku konaulwa, akocewa, ena na fyonse ifyo akwata, pantu natoba icipangano cakwa Yahweh elo pantu na cita icntu icamuselu mu Israeli.''' ¹⁶ Eico, Yoshua ashile kwima bwangu ulucelo elo aishile kuleta abena Israeli mupepi, cila mutundu, elo nomutundu waba Yuda waishile kusalwa. ¹⁷ Na Yoshua apalamike umukowa wakwa Yuda, elo nomukowa wabena Sera nalolwine lwalisalilwe. Aishile kupalamika uluko lwakwa Sera umo na umo, elo Sabidi aishile kusalwa. ¹⁸ Aishile kupalamika ing'anda yakwa Sabidi cila umo na umo, elo Akani umwana mwaume wakwa Kami, umwana mwaume wakwa Sabidi, umwana mwaume wakwa Zera, ukufuma mu mutundu waba Yuda, aishile kusalwa. ¹⁹ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kweba Akani ati, ''We mwana mwaume wandi, landa icishinka pa cinso cakwa Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli, elo ulapile kuli ye. Napatata, njeba ico ucitile. Wimfisa.'' ²⁰ Akani aishile kwasuka Yoshua ati, ''Icishinkafye, ndibifishe kuli Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli. Ici eco nacitile: ²¹ Uluntu naishile kubona mufyakutapa umwingila wabune ukufuma mu Babiloni, amashekele imyanda ibili iya silfere, elo ne cipimfya ca golide icafinine amashekele amakumi ya saano, naishile kufikumbwa elo nalishile kufipiita. Fifishilwe mu mushili pakati ke tenti lyadni, elo na silfere ili panshi yaliko.'' ²² Yoshua aishile kutuma inkombe, ukubutukila kwi tenti uko ukwali ifi fintu. Uluntu baishile kulolesha, basangile nafifiswa mwi tenti lyakwe, elo na silfere panshi yafiko. ²³ Baishile kupiita filya fintu ukufuma pakati ke tenti elo baishile kufileta kuli Yoshua elo naku bantu bakwa Israeli bonse. Baishile kufitila pa cinso cakwa Yahweh. ²⁴ Eluntu Yoshua, elo kumo na bena Israeli bonse, baishile kupiita Akani umwana mwaume wakwa Zera, elo na silfere, umwingila, icipimfya ca golide, abana bakwe abaume elo na banakashi, ing'ombe shakwe, bakabalwe, impanga, elo na itenti lyakwe na fyonse ifyo akwete, elo bafitwala naku mukonko wa Ako. ²⁵ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kulanda ati, ''Nindo watucushisha? Na webo Yahweh akokucusha lelo.'' Na bena Israeli bali mulasawile amabwe. Eluntu basawile abashele elo baboca no mulilo. ²⁶ Bamutulike no mwina wa mabwe uukulu, uyo uulipo ukushinta na lelo. Yahweh epakumyapo ubukali bwakwe ubwa kooca. Kanshi ne shina lya ilya ncende mukonko wa Ako ukushinta na lelo.

¹ Yahweh aishile kweba Yoshua ati, ''Witina; wibweshamo. Piita abantu ba bulwi bonse. Kabiye ku Ai. Boneni, ndipele imfumu yamu Ai mu minwe yenu, abantu baiko, umusumba waiko, elo ne calo caiko. ² Mukacita kuli elo naku mfumu yakuko ngefyo mwacitile kuli Yeriko elo ne mfumu yaiko, eico mwebo muka piita ne fyakutapa elo ne fitekwa fyabo fyonse fikaba fyenu. Biaka abashilika abakubabelamina kunuma ya musumba.'' ³ Eico Yoshua aishile kwima elo aisa kupiita na baume ba bulwi ukuya ku Ai. Eluntu Yoshua asalile abaume bakosa amakana yatatu, abaume abashipa elo aishile kutuma ubushiku. ⁴ Alibakonkomeshe ati, ''Boneni. muye ukwafisama mu musumba, kunuma ya uko. Mwiya ukutali ukufuma ku musumba lelo bonse muipekanye. ⁵ Abaume bonse elo na nebo twalapalama ku musumba, elo eluntu balaisa muku tusansa, twalaisa fulumuka ukufuma kuli bo ngafintu cali. ⁶ Balaisa kutufulumuna mpaka batufumye mu musumba. Balaisa kulanda ati, ''Bakotubutuka nga filya bacitile ulya muku.'' Eico natubwelelemofye ukufuma uko bali. ⁷ Eluntu mwalaisa kubelamuka, elo mwikate umusumba. Yahweh Lesa wenu alaisa kuupela mu minwe yenu. ⁸ Uluntu mwalaisa kwikata umusumba mwalaisa kuoca no mulilo. Mwalaisa kucita ici uluntu mwaumfwila ukukonkomesha kwaba mu mashiwi yakwa Yahweh. Boneni, nebo nimukonkomesha.'' ⁹ Yoshua aishile kubatuma, elo baile ku ncende ya kubelaminapo no kubelama pakati ka Betele elo na Ai kumusumba wa Ai. Lelo bulya bushiku Yoshua alele mu bantu. ¹⁰ Yoshua aishile kubuka ulucelo no kupekanya abashilika bakwe, Yoshua elo na bakulu bamu Israeli, baishile kusansa abantu ba mu Ai. ¹¹ Abaume ba bulwi bonse abali nankwe balile elo no kupalamina ku musumba. Baishile pepipepi no musumba elo no kupange nkambi ku kapinda ka kukulyo kwa Ai. Lelo pakati kabo elo na Ai pali umukonko. ¹² Aishile kupiita abaume ukufikafye na kumakana ya saano elo no kubika lubali lwaku masamba ukwafisama mu musumba pakati ka betelo elo na Ai. ¹³ Baishile kubika abashilika bonse, ifita fine-fine kulu bali lwa kukuso, kwa musumba, elo naba beleme nabo bali ku masamba, ninshi balifye abaipekanya nganshi. Yoshua aikele bulya bushiku bonse mu mukonko. ¹⁴ Caishile kuba ifi uluntu imfumu ya Ai yaishile kubona ici, yena elo ne fita fyaiko baishile kwima ulucelo nokubutukila ku kusansa Israeli pa ncende imo ifi iya lunatene no mukonko wa mumana wa Yodani. Ico tayaishibe ukuti aba beleme balikulole ukusanshila umusumba kunuma. ¹⁵ Yoshua elo na Israeli yonse baishile kupela ku kucimfiwa pa cinso cabo, elo baishile kubutuka ukulungama ku matololo. ¹⁶ Abantu bonse abali mu musumba baishile kubutuka muku bapepeka, elo ba bapepeke Yoshua elo ba basendele ukufuma ku musumba. ¹⁷ Mu Ai elo na mu Betele tamwashele umwaume nangu umo uutaile mukulwisha Israeli. Bashile umusumba uwaisulwa uluntu balikupepeka Israeli. ¹⁸ Yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ''Sonta uyo umusumbo mu minwe yobe ku Ai, pantu nkopela Ai mu minwe yobe.'' Yoshua aikete umusumbo mu minwe yakwe no kusonta ku musumba. ¹⁹ Abashilika ababeleme bafumune mukwangufyanya mu ncende shabo ilyofye asontele ukuboko kwakwe. Babutwike elo baisngila mu musumba no kupoka. mukwangufyanya baocele umusumba. ²⁰ Abaume bamu Ai baishile kupilibuka elo baishile kulolesha kunuma. Baishile ku bona icushi cikofutumuka ukufuma mu musumba ukuya mu mulu, elo ninshi tabakwete ukwa kubutukila. Pantu abashilika bakwa Israeli abafulumukile mu matololo bali bwelele muku kumanya abo ababa pepekele. ²¹ Uluntu Yoshua elo na Israeli yonse baishile kubona bashilika ababeleme balipokele umusumba ne cushi cikofutumuka balya lulukile no kwipaya abaume bamu Ai. ²² Bambi baishilekufuma mu musumba mukubalwisha, pakuti babekalile pakati, abena Israeli bamo pakati, bamo lubali ulu, bambi nabo lubali lulya. Israeli asanhile abaume bamu Ai; pali bo tapali uwapusukile nangu uwabutukile. ²³ Lelo imfumu yamu Ai yena baliisungile, iyo baiketefye iituntulu elo no kuitwala kuli Yoshua. ²⁴ Uluntu abena Israeli basihile kupwisha ukwipaya abena Ai abali mu mapnga mupepi namu matololo umo baba pepekele, elo no luntu bonsefye, ukushinta naku wakulekelesha bafwile ku kanwa ka lupanga, abena Israeli bonse baishile kubwelela ku Ai. Ba bananshile ku lupanga. ²⁵ Abo bonse abafwile kalya kasuba abaume elo na banakashi, bali amakana ikumi na yabili, bonse abantu bamu Ai. ²⁶ Yoshua tabweseshe ukuboko kwakwe uko afungulwile kuntu aikatileko umusumbo wakwe, mpaka apwisha ukonaula aba mu Ai bonse. ²⁷ Israeli aishile kupiitafye ifitekwa elo ne fyakutapwa ukufuma mu musumba, ngafilyafine Yahweh akonkomeshe Yoshua. ²⁸ Yoshua aishile koca Ai elo no kuisangula umupili wa fitantala umuyayaya. Nincende iyabutukwa ukufikafye na lelo. ²⁹ Aishile kukulika imfumu ya Ai pa cimuti mpakafye icungulo. Uluntu akasuba kalikuya mukuwa, Yoshua aishile kubakonkomesha elo ba piitile umubili wa mfumu panshi ukufuma ku cimuti elo no kuposa pananshi ya mpongolo sha musumba. Palya epo bapangile umupili wa mabwe pa mulu waiko. Naulya mupili washala palyapene ukufika na lelo. ³⁰ Eluntu Yoshua aishile ku kula ubulambo bwakwa Yawhweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli, pa lupili lwa Ebo, ³¹ ngafilya fine umubomfi wakwa Yahweh Mose akonkomeshe abantu bakwa Israeli, ngefyo calembwa mufitabo fyaka Mose ifya mafunde ati: ''Ubulambo bwa mabwe ayataputulwamo, ubo ukushili nangu umo uwa bikamo icibombelo ca cela.'' Napa bulambo apelelepo ifya bupe kuli Yahweh, elo na malambo ya fyabupe fya mutende. ³² Palya, pa cinso ca bantu bakwa Israeli, aishile kulemba ifunde lyakwa Mose pe libwe. ³³ Abena Israeli bonse, abakulu babo, bafilolo, elo na bakapingula babo bataleme ku mbali shonse isha mbokoshi ya cipangano pa cinso ca bashimapepo elo na bena Levi abapiitile imbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Yahweh-abeni ukubikapo na bafyalilwe mulya mwine-citika wabo aishile kutalama pa ntanshi ya lupili lwa Gerizimu, elo citika umbi ataleme pa ntanshi ya lupili lwa Ebo. Baishile kupala abantu bakwa Israeli, ngafilyafine Mose umubomfi wakwa Yahweh abakonkomeshe paku bala. ³⁴ Panuma yaifi, Yoshua aishile kubelenga yonse amashiwi ya mafunde, aya mapalo elo na yafitipu, ngafilyafine yalembelwe mu fitabo fya mafunde. ³⁵ Takwali ishiwi nangu limo mu mashiwi Mose akonkomeshe ilyo Yoshua atabelengele pantanshi ya lukuta lwakwaIsraeli, ukubikapo na banakashi, abana abanono, elo na bena fyalo abaikele nabo.

¹ Eluntu imfumu shonse ishali kwikala ku bushilya bwa mumana wa Yodani mu calo ca mpili, elo na mu lulamba lwa bemba mukulu ukushinafye na ku Lebanoni-abena Hiti, abena Amoli, abena Kenani, abena Perisi, abena Hifi elo na bena Yebui- ² aba baishile kwikatana pamo pa cpope, icakulwisha Yoshua elo ba Israeli. ³ Uluntu abena Gibeoni baishile kumfwa ifyo Yoshua acitile ku Yeriko elo na ku Ai, ⁴ baishile kucita ubucenjeshi. Baishile kuya nga abobatumine. bapiitile imifuko iikote umwali ifyakulya nokubika pali ba punda babo. Kabili bapiitile inyambi sha myangashi ishakulepauka elo ne milundo ya kubalala. ⁵ Bafwele ifisamu elo ne ndyato shafikamba fikamba ku makasa yabo. Umukate onse bapiitile wali uwauma elo uwakonaika. ⁶ Eluntu baishile kuya kuli Yoshua mu nkambi pa Giligo elo baishile kulanda kuli ye elo na ku baume bakwa Israeli ati, ''Fwebo tulyendele ukufuma ku calo ukutali, eico iseni tupange icipangano.'' ⁷ Abaume bakwa Israeli baishile kulanda ku bena Hiti ati, ''Epali mwikala mupepi na fwebo. Kuti twapangana shani na mwebo?'' ⁸ Baishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ''Tuli babomfi bobe.'' Yoshua aishile kulanda abo ati, ''Ni mwebo banani? Nikwi mufumine?'' ⁹ Baishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Ababomfi bobe balishile kuno ukufuma ukufuma ukutali, pamulandu we shina lyakwa Yahweh Lesa obe. Fwebo tulyumfwile ilyashi pali ye elo napali fyonse ifyo acitile mu Egypto- ¹⁰ elo nakuli fyonse ifyo acitile ku mfumu shibili isha bena Amoli na kulubali lwa Yodani-kuli Sihoni imfumu ya Heshiboni, elo na kuli Ogi imfumu ya Bashani uwali pa Ashitaloti. ¹¹ Abakulu besu elo na bekala mushi balandile kuli fwebo ati, ''Piiteni ifyakulya fyapa bulendo bwenu. Kabiyeni mu bakumanye elo no kubeba ati, ''Tuli babomfi benu. Pangeni ici pamo na fwebo.'' ¹² Uyu emukate esu, walifye uwakukaba uluntu twaupiitile ukufuma ku mayanda yesu pa bushiku twali kwisa mukumikumnya. Lelo, boneni, nauma elo no konaika. ¹³ Ishi nyambi shalifye ishipya uluntu twashiswishe ku mwangashi, lelo boneni, shikoswa. Imingila shesu elo ne ndyato nashilepauka pa mulandu wa ntamfu ubutali. ¹⁴ Eico abena Israeli epakuipitilapo ifyakulyafimo, lelo tabaipwishe ukutungulula kwakwa Yahweh. ¹⁵ Yoshua epakupanga icipangano camtende nabo, nabo nokubaleka baikala. Ne ntungulushi sha bantu nasho shaishile kupanga mulapo nabo. ¹⁶ Cilya papita fye inshiku shitatu apo abena Israeli bapangile icipangano na bena Gibeoni, baishile kwishiba ati balifye bena mupalamano babo bali kwikalafye mupepi nabo. ¹⁷ Eluntu abena Israeli baishile kwima nokuya ku misumba yabo pa bushiku bwakulenga shitatu. Imisumba yabo yali ni Gibeoni, Kefira, Beeroti,elo na Kiriati Yearimu. ¹⁸ Abantu bakwa Israeli tababashile pantu intungulushi shabo shaishile kubikapo umulapo pali bo kuli Yahweh, Lesa wa bena Israeli. Abena Israeli bonse bali ilishenye ku ntungulushi shabo. ¹⁹ Lelo intungulushi shonse shaishile kulanda ku bantu bonse ati, ''Twalipangana nabo nokulapa kuli Yahweh, Lesa wa bena Israeli, tatufwile ukubekatamo. ²⁰ Ifi efyo tukocita kuli bo: Tuli nokubalekafye balekwikala, pakuti ubukali bwakwa Lesa bwikaba pali fwebo, fwebo bonse mukonaula umulapo twalapile kuli bo.'' ²¹ Intungulushi shaishile kulanda ku bantu bashiko ati, ''Lekeni bekale.'' Eico, abena Gibeoni baishile kuba abakutebela abena Israeli inkuni elo no kuba tapila amenshi, ngafilya fine intungulushi shalandile pali bo. ²² Yoshua aishile kubakuta elo nokulanda ati, ''Nindo mwatubepele uluntu mwalikulanda ati, 'Tuli ukutali na mwebo,' uluntu mwikala muno na fwebo? ²³ Lelo, pamulandu waici, mwatipwa elo bambi pali mwebo bakalabafye abasha, abo abakuteba inkuni nokutapa amenshi mu ng'anda yakwa Lesa wandi.'' ²⁴ Nabo baishile kwasuka Yoshua nokulanda ati, ''Pantu calilandilwe kuba bomfi benu ati Yahweh Lesa wenu alikonkomeshe umubomfi wakwe Mose ukumipela icalo conse, elo nokonaula abekala calo pa cinso cenu-eico twali aba mwenso pa myeo yesu pamulandu wenu. Eco twacitile ici cintu. ²⁵ Nomba, bona, watwikata ku maka yobe. Icili conse icalakuwamina ukucita kuli fwebo, cita.'' ²⁶ Eico Yoshua abacitile ici: Aisdhile kubafumya ukwali icimfulumfulu ca bena Israeli, pakuti bebe paya. ²⁷ Bulya bwine bushiku Yoshua aishile kupanga abena Gibeoni ukuba ba kateba wa nkuni elo kulatapa amenshi ya bekala mushi, elo napa bulambo bwakwa Yahweh, ukushinta na lelo, mu ncende umo Yahweh asalile.

^{1 2} Nomba eluntu Adoni - Zedek , imfumu yaku Yerusalem , yaumfwile ukuti Yoshua alipokele umusumba wa Ai elo kabili naunaula umupwilapo (ngafintu acitile ku Jerico elo ne mfumu yabo ) , Nakabili naumfwa uko abantu baku Gideon nabacita umutende napa na baa ba Israeli elo bakulaikala. A bantu abaku Yerusalem balikwete umwenso uukulu pantu Gebeoni wali musumba ukulu , wali umo ngemisumba ya mfumu . Wali uukulupo ukucila pali Ai , elo na baume bauuko bali balwi bakulu . ³ Nomba Adoni - Zedek , imfumu yaku Yerusalem , watumine ilyashi ku Hoham , imfumu yaku Hebroni , ku Piram , imfumu yaku , Jarmuthi , ku Japhia , imfumu yaku Lachishi , elo naku Debir , imfumu yaku Egloni . ⁴ Isa kuli nebo sonjafweko . Natulwishe Gibeoni pantu balipangile ubwampano na Yoshua elo naku bana ba Isreali .' ⁵ Ishamfumu shisanoisha ku Amoritisi , imfumu yaku Yerusalem , imfumu yaku Hebroni , imfumu yaku Jormutti , imfumu yaku Lachishi , elo nemfumu yaku Egloni baisa pamo , bena nabonse nefita fyankondo . Balipekenye pakwimina Gideoni , elo nokubalwisha . ⁶ Abantu baku Gibeoni balitumine i lyashi kuli Yoshua elo nakufita kulya ku Gilgali . Balandile abati ,'' Endesheniko ! mwiesha ukufumya amaboko pababomfi benu . Endesheni iseni kuli fwebo , elo mutupusushe . Twafweni fwebo , pantu ishamfumu shonse isha ku Amoritesi abekala ku calo ca mpili balikolongene capamo mukututasha fwebo .'' ⁷ Yoshua atampile ukufuma ku Gilgali , ena pamo na baume bonse abankondo . elo nabonse abaume ba bulwi . ⁸ Yahwe abebele Yoshua , '' Wibatina abo . Nebo ndibapele mumaboko yobe . Takuli nangu umo palibena uukwete amaka yaku kanya ukubalwisha . ⁹ Yoshua afika mukubapikimusha , Nishi baendele ubushiku bonse ukufuma ku Gilgali ¹⁰ .Yahwe afulunganya abalwani pacinso ca bena Israeli , elo abena Israeli baipeye bonse ukwipaya ukukalamba ku Gibeoni elo baba konka panuma bonse mumusebo uwakulola ku Beth Horon , elo bai bepeye mumusebo wallola ku Azekah elo na Makkedah . ¹¹ Ulu bali kubutuka ukufuma ku Israeli , munshi yalupili ukufuma ku Beth Horon , Yahwe aliponeshe amabwe mpanshi ayakulu ukufuma mumulu noku ponena pali bo ukufika na ku Azekeh , elo bali fwile . Balifwile abengi pamulandu wamabwe ukucila nabo baipeye kulupanga ku baume ba mu Israeli . ¹² Eluntu Yoshua alandile kuli Yahwe muli ubo bwine bushiku , Yahwe abapele abaume bamu Israeli amaka yakucimfya abena Amoni . Ifi efyo Yoshua alandile kuli Yahwe pa cinso ca bena Israeli , '' Wekasuba , talamafye apo pene pa Gibeoni , elo wemweshi nobe wimininefye shika pa Aijaloni . ¹³ Akasuba kali taleme palya pene , elo no mweshi walilekele ukwenda mpakafye icalo capanga icilandushi kubakulwani . Bushe ifi tefyo calembwa mwi buuku lya kwa Jashar ? Akasuba katalama pakati kamulu ; Takawe mpakefye akasuba konse . ¹⁴ Takwatalile kubapo ubushiku bumbi kunuma nangu kuntanshi , Uluntu Yahwe aufwililepo ishiwi lyamuntu . Pantu Yahwe nico ale lwishako inkondo mucifulo ca bana ba Israeli . ¹⁵ Yoshua elo nabonse abana ba Israeli ba bwelelemo ku nkambi ku Gilgali . ¹⁶ Nomba ishamfumu shisano shali butukile elo shafisama ishine mulucengo lwa Makkeda . '' ¹⁷ Ifi fya yakweba kuli Yoshua , ati balisangile ! - imfumu shisano shilifiseme mulucengo lwapa Makkedah . ¹⁸ Yoshua alandile , '' bikenipo amabwe ayakulu pamwinshi wa lucengo elo abashilika bakulalonda . ¹⁹ Mwebo mwiikala mweka . Pepekeni abalwani benu noku basansa ukufuma ku numa . Mwiba suminisha ukwingila mumisumba shabo , pantu Yahwe Lesa alibapele mu maboko yenu . ²⁰ Yoshua elo nabana ba Israeli bapwishishe ukubepaulula bonse noku bepaulula ukukalamba , mpakafye abanono bali butukile nokufika mumisumba imbi . ²¹ Eluntu ifita fyonse fya bwelelemo mutende kuli Yoshua mu nkambi ya Makkedah . Takwalipo nangu umo uwalandilepo ishiwi ilya bubi kubena Israeli . ²² Eluntu Yoshua , '' Israeli pa mwinshi walucengo elo mukati kalucengo mulete kuli ine ishamfumu shisano ! ²³ Balicitile ifyo abebele . Batatwala kuli ye ishamfumu shisano ukufuma kulucengo - imfumu yaku Yerusalemu , imfumu yaku Hebroni , imfumu yaku Jarmuti , imfumu ya ku Lachishi , elo ne mfumu yaku Eglon . ²⁴ Eluntu baletele ishamfumu kuli Yoshua , alikutile onse umwaume uwa mubana ba Israeli . Nokusosa kuba kalamba baba bashilika abo abaile kunkondo na ye . Tambikini amakasa pa mikoshi yabo . '' Eico balishile elo babika amakasa pamikoshi yabo . ²⁵ Elunto alandile kuli bo , '' mwikwata umwenso elo tekwesha ukupapuka , mube abakosa elo mushipe . Ici eco Yahwe akula cita kuli bonse abalwani mwebo mukalekulwa nabo . ²⁶ Eluntu Yoshua abemine elo abepeye ba shamumu . Nokuba kulikila kufiti fisano . Balibakulikele kufimuti mpakafye mucungulo mushiku . ²⁷ Uluntu akasuba kawile , Yoshua alipele ifya kukonka , elo baba ponya panshi ya cimuti elo baya kuba posa mulucengo mulya mwine babeleme abene .Balibikapo amabwe pa mwinshi wa lucengo . Ayo mabwe yalikala ukufika na lelo . ²⁸ Munshila , Yoshua baikata abena Makkedah muli ilya ine nshila , elo baipeye bonse kulu panga , ukubikapo ne mfumu yabo . Mucishinka bapwishishisha nakonaula bonse palya pene . Tabashilepo nangu umo uwapuswike mo . Acitile naku mfumu ya ku Makkedah ngefyo acitile na ku mfumu yaku Jerico . ²⁹ Yoshua elo nabonse abana ba Israeli balipitile ukufuma ku Makkedah ukuya kufika na ku Libnah .Baile kubulwi mukulwisha umusumba wa Libnah . ³⁰ Yahwe nakabili apele uyu musumba mumaboko yabana ba Israeli ukubikapofye kumo ne mfumu yabo . Yoshua abaputula kulupanga elo naonse umuntu kulupanga .Tamwali nangu umo uwapusukilemo . Acitile ifi naku mfumu yabo ngafilya yacitile ku mfumu yaku Jerico . ³¹ Eluntu Yoshau na bonse abana ba Israeli pamo nae bapitile ukufuma ku Libnah ukuya ku Lachishi . Baikele palya pene elo kumpela batendeka ukulwisha uyu musumba . ³² Yahwe alipele umusumba wa Lachishi muma boko ya bena Israeli . Yoshua alibekete mubusiku bwa konkelepo elo abaputaula ninshi naikata nakumpela ya lupanga , elo nabonse abantu , ngefyo aile kucita nakuli Libnah . ³³ Eluntu Horam , imfumu yaku Gezer , mukwafwako Lachishi . Yoshua amusansa ena elo pamo fye nefita mpakafye babona ukuti takuli nangu umo ushelepo . ³⁴ Eluntu Yoshua elo nabana ba Israeli bapitile ukufuma mu Lachishi ukuya kufika ku Egloni . Bali ushingulukile na kulwa nabo . ³⁵ Elo nokuwikata umusumba pali ubo ubushiku . Bali baputuala ninshi balikete nakumpela ya lupanga bali pwishishisha ukonaula bonse fye , nga filya Yoshua acitile ku musumba wa ku Lachishi . ³⁶ Eluntu Yoshua nabana ba Israeli bapitile ukufuma mu Egloni ukuya kufika ku Hebroni . Bali ushingulwike batendeka nokulwishanya inkondo . ³⁷ Bali bekete elo baba fukukila ninshi nabekata na kumpela ya lupanga , kumofye ne mfumu yabo elo nabalekwikala mumishi elo nabantu abaikelemo . Tabashilepo nangu umo uwapuswike . Ngefyo bacitile nakumusumba wa Egloni , balipwishisha nokonaula abantu bonse abali muli uyu musumba . ³⁸ Eluntu Yoshua abwekelemo , elo nefita fya bana ba Israeli pamo naye , elo balipitile ukuya ku Debir elo bashinguluka noku balwisha inkondo . ³⁹ Balikete ne mfumu yabo elo ne mishi yonse iyali mupepi . Bali bakomaula bena ninshi balikete na kumpela ya lupanga elo ba pwisha ukonaula bonse abantu muli uyu umusumba . Tamwali nangu umo uwa pusukilemo . Bacitile ifi ku Debiri elo ne mfumu yabo ngafilya bacitile ku Libnah elo na ku mfumu ya ku Hebroni . ⁴⁰ Yoshua alicimfishe fyonse ifyalo , ifyalo fya mu mpili , mu Negevi kumasamba ya mpili , elo na pamulu wa mpili . Kumo nemfumu shabo takwali nangu umo uwashelemo . Balipwishishe nokonaula na conse icamweo , ngafilya , Yahwe , Lesa wa kwa Israeli , abakonkomeshe . ⁴¹ Yoshua alibakomaula bena ukufuma ku Kadeshi Barnea ukufika naku Gazi , elo na conse icalo ukufuma ku Geshoni ukuya kufika naku Gibeoni . ⁴² Yoshua ashikete shonse ishamfumu pamo ne fyalo fyabo pa kashitafye kamokene pantu Yahwe , Lesa wakwa Israeli , alekubalwilako . ⁴³ Eluntu Yoshua , elo nabana ba Israeli pamo naye balibwelelemo ku nka mbi ku Gilgali .

¹ Elutu Jobi imfumu yaku Hazor , yalyumfwile palwa ifi , yatumine ilyashi ku Jobab , imfumu yaku Madon , imfumu yaku Shimron elo ne mfumu yaku Akshaph . ² Nakbili yalitumine ilyashi naku mfumu yaku kukappinda ka kulyo ku calo ca mpili , mumana wa Yodani , mumikonko ya ku kapinda kakulyo ku Kinnereth , kuncende iya batala , elo naku Naphoth Dori ukulola kumasamba . ³ Nakabili yalitumine ilyashi ku cannanite ukuya ku kabanga , elo nakumasamba , ku Amonti , kubena Hittites , kubena Perizziti , kubena Jebusiti mucalo campili , elo abena Hivite abalupili lwa Emoni , mucalo ca Mspha . ⁴ Abashilika baishile bonse pamo , nempuka ya bbashilika ikalamba , kwati bwingi bwa michanga pa mbali ya mumana . Balikwete impuka iyikalamba iya bakabalwe elo namaceleta . ⁵ Shonse ishamfumu shalile kukumanina pa nshita iya pelwe , elo baile kumana ku menshi ya Merom pakuti balwishe abena Israeli . ⁶ Yahwe alandile kuli Yoshua ati , '' wiba no mwenso kuli bo pantu mailo pali inonshita nkesa kubapela kuli Israeli nga baume bafwile kale . Webo ukafunaule bakabalwe babo elo webo ukoce na maceleta yabo ⁷ .Yoshua elo nabaume bonse aba nkondo balishile . Balifikile fye elo baba sansa kumbali ya menshi ku Merom , elo baba sansa abalwani babo . ⁸ Yahwe alipele abalwani mumaboko ya bana ba Israeli elo babakomawile nokuba butushisha ku Sidoni , Misrephoth Main , elo naku mikonko ya ku Mizpoh kuka banga . Balibakomawile mpaka fye bonse babapwishishisha ukwabula nangu umo uwaku pusuka ⁹ .Yoshua acitile kuli bo ifyo Yahwe abebele . Alifunawile bakabalwe elo aisa koca na maceleta . ¹⁰ Yoshua a bwekelemo pali ilya ine inshita elo aikata Hazor . Alikomene ne mfumu yaulya wine musumba ku lupanga . (Hazor wali musumba ukulu pali iyi misumba . ) ¹¹ Balikomawile kulupanga conse icipema icali muli ici calo , elo abapela kukubonaula , eico takwashepo icabumbwa ica mweo icashelepo no mweo . Eluntu baocele nomusumba wa Hazor . ¹² Yoshua alipole yonse imisumba umwali ishamfu,u ishi . Nakabili alipokele ne shamfumu shabo elom ashikomaula kumpela yalupanga .Ngafilyafine Mose umubomfi wakwa Yahwe abakonkomeshe ¹³ .Israeli taocepo umusumba onse uwakulilwe pamulundu we loba kano umusumba wa Hazor . E weka kafye eo Yoshua aocele . ¹⁴ Ifita fya babana ba Israeli tafya sendele ifyo batapile ukufuma muli iyi misumba ukubikapo nefitekwa fyabo . B alipeye umuntu onse kumpela ya lupanga pankafye bonse balifwile . Tabashilepo nangu cine icakubumba icipema . ¹⁵ Ngafilya fine Yahwe akonkomeshe umubomfi wakwe Mose , mumusango umo wine , Mose alikonkomeshe Yoshua elo Yoshua alicitile ifyo . Tashilepo nangu cimo Yoshua acitile fyonse Yohwe akonkomeshe Mose ukucita . ¹⁶ Yoshua alipokele fyonse ; icalo cakumpili , Nagevi yonse , impanga iya Gesheni . icalo cabela mwisamba lya mpili , umulonga wa Jordani mumikonko , ne calo ca mpili cabana ba Israeli elo ne calo caku Batala . ¹⁷ Ukufuma kulupili lya Holaki mupepi na Edom , elo ukuya kukuklyo ukutali nga baali na Gad mumikonko mupepi na Lebanon panshi yalupili lwa Hermon , alikete ishamfumu shamuli filya fyalo elo ashipye . ¹⁸ Yoshua alilwishishe inkondo pashita itali ne shamfumu shonse . ¹⁹ Takwali kuba nangu umo umusumba uwali kupanga umutende nefita fya bena Israeli ukufumyakofye abena Hivi abalekwikala muGibeoni . Abena Israeli bapole imisumba yonse iya sheleko mubulwi . ²⁰ Pantu umwine Yahwe ewa talamike imitma yabo pakweba ati balekulwa inkondo nabena Israeli , pakweba ati baba pwishishishe ukubonaula ukwabula uluse . ukulingana ngafilya Mose aba tungulwile . ²¹ Eluntu Yoshua afikile ukulinana neyo nshita elo alyonawile musumba wa Anakim . Alicitile ifi ku calo caku mpili , ku Hebron Deebir , Anab , elo nakonse kufyalo fya kumpili ifyaku Juda , elo nakufyalo fyaku mpili ku Israeli . Yoshua alipwishishe ukubonaula bonse pamo ne misumba yabo . ²² Takwali uwashelemo mu Anakim mu calo ca bena Israeli ukufumyakofye Gaza, Gath , elo na Ashdod . ²³ Eico Yoshua apokelfye icalo conse , ngafilya Yahwe alandile kuli Mose . Yoshua acipele ukuba icakupyana kubena Israeli , ukulingana nefyo bapelwe mumitundu yabo , eluntu ialo catushishe ukufuma ku nkondo .

¹ Nomba abaeba shamfumu ba mu calo , abo abaume bamu Israeli bacimfishishe . abena Israeli balipokele noku kwata icalo ku lulamba lya mumamna wa Yodani kulya kutulila akasuba , ukufuma mumikonko ya mumana wa Arnonon kulupili lwa hermon , elo na Araba onse ku kabanga . ² Sihon , imfumu yabena AMmoni , yalikwikala mu Heshboni . Yalekutungulula ukufuma ku Aroer , ukufika ku mukonko waku Alinoni , kabili ukufuma pakati ka mupokapoka , elo nacitika waku Gilead munshi kumumana wa Jobbok mumupaka wabena Amoni , ³ Shihon nakabili alekutungulula icalo ca Alaabah kuli bemba mukalamba waku Kinnereth , ku kabanga , kuli bemba mukalamba uwaku Alabah (muli bemba wamucele ) kukabanga , munshila yakuya ku Beth Jeshimoth elo naku kapinda kakukulyo ukufika mwisamba lya mutetemuko wa lupili lwa Pisgah . ⁴ Og , imfumu yaku Bashani , umo pabashelepo aba mu Rephaim , uwaleikala mu Ashtaroth elo naku Edrei . ⁵ Alekutungulula kulupili lya Harmorn , Salekah , elo na konse kubena Bashani , kumupakawaku bantu baku Geshur elo naku Maacathites , elo nacitika waku Gilead , kumupaka waku Sihoni , ku mfumu yaku Heshiboni . ⁶ Mose umubomfi wakwa Yahwe , elo na bana ba Israeli ebaile cimfya isho omfumu , elo Mose umubomfi wakw Yahwe , apele icaalo nge cikwatwa ku bena Reubeni , abena Gadi , elo nacitika wa mutundu wakwa Manase . ⁷ Ishi eshamfumu isha mucalo Yoshua elonabana ba Israeli bacimfishe ku masamba ya Yodani ., ukufuma ku Baal Gad mumukonko mupepi na Lebanon kulupili lwa Halak mupepi na Edom . Yoshua alibapele icalo kuli cila mntundu wa baana ba Israeli ukuti bafikwate . ⁸ Alibapele ifyalo fyali mu mpili , iyalo umwakubula impili , ifyalo fya ba lungwana , icalo ca mumutentemuko wa lupili . icalo ca mu matololo , elo ne calo ca ku Negev - icalo cabena Hitti , abena Amoni , Kenani , Perizzites , abaena Hiti , abena Jebusi . ⁹ Isha mfumu pamo ne mfumu yaku Yeliko , imfumu ya ku Ai mupepi na ku Bethe , ¹⁰ Imfumu yaku Yelusalemu , imfumu yaku Enaaim , ¹¹ imfumu yaku Jarmuth , imfumu yaku Lacishi , ¹² imfumu yaku Egloni , imfumu yaku Gezer , ¹³ imfumu yaku Debir imfumu yaku Geder , ¹⁴ imfumu yaku Hormah , imfumu yaku Arad , ¹⁵ imfumu yaku Libnah , imfumu yaku Adullam , ¹⁶ imfumu yaku Makkedah , imfumu yaku Bethel , ¹⁷ imfumu yaku Tappuah , imfumu yaku Hepher , ¹⁸ imfumu yaku Aphek , imfumu yaku Lasharon , ¹⁹ imfumu yaku Madon , imfumu yaku Hazor , ²⁰ imfumu yaku Shimron Meron , imfumu yaku Akshaph , ²¹ imfumu yaku Taanach , imfumu yaku Megiddo , ²² imfumu yaku Kadesh , imfumu yaku Jokneam mu carmel , ²³ imfumu yaku Dor mu Naphoth Dor , imfumu yaku Goyim mu Gilgali , ²⁴ elo ne mfumu yaku Tirzah . Nempndwa ya shamfumu yali amakumi yatatu na imo bonse pamo .

¹ Nomba Yoshua alikotele nganshi uluntu Yahwe alandile kuli ye ati , ''webo ulikotele nganshi , nomba kulishele ifyalo ifingi ifya kupoka . ² Ici ecalo cisheeko ukupoka : Fyone ifitungu fya ku Philistine elo nabonse abekala mu Geshurites , ³ ukufuma ku Shihor , kakabanga ka Egypto , elo kukapinda kakukuso ku mupaka wa Ekron , caishibikwe nge cipi cabena Kenani ; muli bakatungulula basano mu Philistine , aba mu Gazi , Ashdod , Ashekalon , Gath , elo na Ekroni - nakuncende yaku Avvutes . ⁴ Kukapinda kakulyo ( kuncende yaku bena Avvite) ; Shonse incende ha ku Kenani , ukufuma ku Arah ukushinta naku Sidoni , ukutali nga Aphek uwabela kumupaka kubena Amoni ; ⁵ mucalo cabena Gebali , konse ku Lebanoni ukufika kukabanga ukufuma ku Baal Gad ku lupili lwa Hermoni ukufika ku Lebo Hamath .. ⁶ Nakabili , abekashi bonse abekala mucalo ca mpili ukufuma ku Lebanoni ukushinta naku Missrephoth Maim , ukubikako na bantu baku Sidon . Nebo nkabafulumwina ukufuma pantanshi yaba shilika ba bena Israeli . Ukashininkisha ukuti icalo cayakanishiwa kubana ba Israeli nge cishilano , ngafintu nakukonkomeshe webo . ⁷ Yakanyeni ici calo nge cakupyana ku mitundu pabula elo nakuli citika wa mutundu wakwa Manasse. ⁸ Naumbi citika musumba wapa mutundu wakwa Manasseh , abena Reubeni elo nabena Gadi baye kupokelela ngeci shilano ico Mose abapele kukabanga mumana wa Yodani , ⁹ ukufuma ku Aroer , icili ku mpela ya mumana wa Anoni gorge (ukubikapofye no yo umusumba wabela pakati mumu poakapoka ne calo conse icakuba tama ica ku Medeba ukuya kushinta naku Diboni , ¹⁰ Nemisumba yonse iya ku Shihon , imfumu yaku Amonite , uwalekutunguula mu Heshiboni , kumupaka wabena Amoni ; ¹¹ Gilead , elo na kucitungu cabena Geshuri , elo naku beana Maka , bose aba mulupili lwa Hemon , konse ku Bashani naku Salekah ; ¹² Namonse mucalo ca mfumu Oge uwa Bashan , uyu ewalekuteka mu Ashtoroth elo namu edei - uyu ewashelepofye kubena Rephaim - Mose alibakomene bena elo nokubatamfyamo . ¹³ Nomba abantu bakwa Isreali taba fulumwiknemo abena Geshurites nangu abena Maacathites . abena Gehur elo nabena Maacath balekwikala pamo nabena Isreali ukushinta napali lelo . ¹⁴ Ku mutudu wakwa levi wekafye mose tabapeleko icacishilano.Ifyamutulo fyakwa yawe,lesa wabena isreali,balekufyoca pa mulilo,ngefya cishilano fyabo,ngefyo lesa asosele kuli mose. ¹⁵ Mose alipele icacishilano ku mutundu wakwa Reubeni,kumukowa no mukowa . ¹⁶ Incende yabo yalifumunie ku Aroer,kumpela yaku Arnon ku kamana ka gorge,elo nakumusumba wabela pakati ku mukonko,elo naconse icalo icakubatama ku medeba. ¹⁷ Reuben nao alipokelele icalo ca Heshboni elo nemisumba yonse iyabela mumukonko,Dibon,elo na Bamoth baai meoni, ¹⁸ elo naJahaz, elo na kedemoth,elo na mephaath, ¹⁹ elo na kiriathaim,elo sibmah,elo Zereth Shahar palupili Iwabela mumukonko. ²⁰ Rrubeni nakabili ali pokele Beth peor,Mumitentemuko yaku Pisgah,Beth Jeshimoth, ²¹ namumishi yonse iyabatama,elo namabufumu yaku sihoni imfumu yakuAmorites,uwalekuteka mu Heshbon,uyo mose aile kucimfya ukwampana pamo nentungulushi shabela ku midiani,Evi,Rekem,Zur,Hurelo naReba,umwana umwaume uwamfumu uwaku Sihoni,Abalekwikala muli ifi ifyalo. ²² Abantu baku Isreali nakabili balipeye Balaam umwana mwaume wakwa Beor kulupanga,uwa lecita ifyabunshinganga,pamo nabo bonse abo baipeye. ²³ Kumupaka wa mutudu wakwa Reubeni kuli umumana wa Yodani,uyu emupaka wabo.Ico ecli icishilano camutundu wakwa Reubeni,capelwe kuli cila mukowa,kumisumba yabo elo nakumishi yabo. ²⁴ Ifi efyo mose ailekupele kumutundu wakwa Gad,umukowa no mukowa. ²⁵ Incende iyali iyakwa Jazer,nemisumba yonse iyaku Gillead elo nacitika calo cabena Ammoni,ku Aroer,icabela ku kabanga kuRabbah, ²⁶ ukufumu mu Hesbon ukuya kufika ku Ramath Mizpah elo Betonim,ukufumaku Mahanaim kuncende yaku Deba. ²⁷ Mumukonko,mose abapele bana BethHaram,Beth Nimram,Succoth,elo na Zaphon,naconse icalo camu sihom imfumu yaku Heshbon,ku yodani ekumupaka,kwisamba iya mumana ukalamba ku Kinnereth,kukabanga kwishilya iya yordani. ²⁸ Iciecishalano camutundu wakwa Gad,kumukowa no mukowa kumisumba nemishi yabo. ²⁹ Mose alipele icishilano pali citika ku mutundu wakwa Manaseh. kwalipelwe citika kumutundu walupwa lwakwa Manaseh,kumukowa na kumkowa. ³⁰ Iyincende yabo kuya kufuma Mahanaim,konse ku Bashan,ukufuma bonse bwakwa Ogi imfumu yaku Bashan,elo nemisumba yonse iya ku Jair,iyali mu Bashan,imisumba amakumi mutanda. ³¹ citika waku Gilead,elo nakuAshtaroth elo na Edrei[imisumba kubufumu bwakwa Ogi mu bashan].Ifyo fyapelwe kulupwa lwakwa Makir umwana umwaume wakwa Manasseh citika wabantu bakwa Makir,kumukowa,nakumukowa. ³² Ifi efishilano fintu mose aile kwakanya mumalungu ya Moab,ukufika naku jordani kukabanga kaku yeriko. ³³ Mose tapelepo icishilano ku mutundu wakwa Levi.Yawe,lesa wakwa Isreali,ecishilano cabo,ngefyo alandile kulibo.

¹ Ishi eshali ni ncende sha bantu ishakubena Israeli bapokele uluntu ba pyene ku ncende ya ku Kenani, iyo Eliasa shimapepo, Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni, elo ne ntungulushi sha mikowa sha bwina Israeli sha abanishiwe kuli bo. ² Ukupyana kwabo kwali kwa kupendula pa makumi pabula elo na citika wa mitundu, ngafilyafine Yaweh akonkomeshe ukupitila mukuboko kwakwa Mose. ³ Napo Mose alipele ifya cishilano pali fibili elo nakanoo na citika wamitundu ukutapuka Yodani, nangu abena Levi tabakwaeteko icakaniko cafishilano. ⁴ Umutundu wakwa Yosefu walifye imitundu ibili, Manase elo na Efulemu. Abena Levi tababapeleko incende nangufye imo pa ncende sha cishilano, nomba incende shimo shimo, mu musumba umwa kwikala, ne ncende sha mulemfwe ishakulyamo inama ne fitekwa fyabo. Elo napafyuma fyabo bakwete. ⁵ Abantu ba mu Israeli bacitile ifyo Yaweh akonkomeshe Mose, eico balipelwe incende. ⁶ Eluntu umutundu wkwa Yuda waishile kwisa kuli Yoshua pa Gilgali. Kalebu umwana mwaume wakwa Jenifunea umwina Keniseti, aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Nawishiba ifyo Yaweh alandile kuli Mose umuntu wakwa Lesa pafikumanino webo na nebo pa Kadeshi Benea. ⁷ Nali ne myaka amakumi yane uluntu Mose umubomfi wakwa Lesa antumine ukufuma ku Kadeshi Benea ukuya kulengula incende. Naishile kumuletela akasebo nakabili ngefyo cile kuba mu mutima wandi. ⁸ Nomba kuli ba munyia abaile pa mulu na nebo balangele imitima sha bantu ukusungulika ku mwenso. Nomba mukupwililika na konkele Yaweh Lesa wandi. ⁹ Mose pali bulya bushiku alilapile, ukulanda, mucishinkafye pancende apo amakasa yenu ya nyanta cikaba ca cishilano cenu naku bana benu umuyayayafye, pantu kumupwilapofye namukonka Yaweh imfumu Lesa wandi! ¹⁰ Nomba, Lolesha! Yawh alinsungile umutuntulu pali iyi imyaka amakumi yane na iyisano, ngafintu ena alandile-- ukufumya inshita Yaweh alandile na Mose aya mashiwi, uluntu Israeli aishile kwenda mu matololo. Nomba, Lolesha! Nebo buno bushiku ndi ne myaka cine konse konse. ¹¹ Ndifye uwakukosa totolo lelo ngafilyafine cali uluntu Mose antumine. Ukukosa kwandi kulifye ndi ngafilyafine cali, kunkondo kukuya no kubwela. ¹² Apa nomba mpela ici calo ca mpili, ico Yaweh andaile nebo pali bulya bushiku. Ngafilya waumfwile pali bulya bushiku ukuti abena Anakimu bali kulya ne misumba yakukosa iya malinga. Kuti caba ukuti Yaweh alinokuba nandi elo ndi nokubafumya bonse, ngafilyafine Yaweh alandile.'' ¹³ Eico Yoshua baishile kumupala no kumupela Hebroni nge cishilano kuli Kalebu umwana mwaume wakwa Jefunea. ¹⁴ Eluntu nomba Hebroni waishile kuba impyani yakwa Kalebu umwana mwaume wakwa Jefunea umwinaKenisite pali ubu bushiku, pantu alikonkele Yaweh umupwilapo, Lesa wakwa Israeli. ¹⁵ Nomba ne shina lya Hebroni lyaishile kuba ni Kiriati Arba. (Arba ali muntu wampomfu pabena Anakimu.) Nomba ne ncende yali tushisheko ku nkondo.

¹ Incende iya pelwe ku mutundu wa bantu bakwa Yuda, umukowa no mukowa, wa tantalishiwe ku masamba ku mupokapoka waku Edomu, na matololo ya Zin yalikuba aya kulepeshapo ukulosha lwa kumasamba. ² Umupaka wabo ku masamba watantalile ukuyakufika naku lutw lwa ku cimana ca mucele, ukufuma pe swe no kulosha ku kabanga. ³ No mupakawabo watantalile ukufika ku kapinda ka kukuso ku lupili lwa Akrabbimu elo ukupita mumbali ukufika ku Zin, elo ukufika ku kumasamba ya ku Kadeshi Bernea, mumbali mu Hezroni, elo ukufika naku Addar, epo wayalwike ukufika ku Karka. ⁴ Wapitile ukufika ku Azmoni, elo wapitile kutumenshi twa ku Egypto, elo aisa kupwila naku lutwe lwa bemba. Ifi efyali umupaka waku masamba. ⁵ Umupaka waku kabanga wali ni bemba wa mucele, apakumanina umumana wa Yodani. Umupaka waku kapinda ka kukuso watampile pe swe lya bemba apakumanina umumana wa Yodani. ⁶ Walipitilile ukufika ku Beti Hoglah elo waya kupita ukufika kukuso lwa Beti Arabah. Eluntu wayakupita peulu elibwe lyakwa Bohani umwana mwaume wakwa Rubeni. ⁷ Eluntu umupaka wapitile peulu ukufika ku Debir ukufuma umukonko wa Acho, elo ukutantalishako ku kapinda ka kukuso, ukwalulukila mupepi na Gilgali, icalifye lubali no lupili lwa Adummini, icalifye ku kapinds ka kukuso notumfukwe- mfukwe twaku Shemeshi elo no kuya kufika ku En Rogel. ⁸ Eluntu umupaka waile peulu lwa mukonko wa Beni Hinnom ku kabanga mupepi no musumba wa Jebusite (umo nimu, Yerusalemu). Eluntu wapitile peulu lwa lupili ulo ulwapitile no mukonko wa Hinnom, ku kapinda ka kukuso, icalini kumpela ya ku kapinda ka kukuso kwa mukonko wa Refemu. ⁹ Eluntu umupaka watantalile ukufuma peulu lwa lupili kutumfukwe- mfukwe twa Neftoah, eluntu wapitile ukufuma palya ukufika ku misumba ya Efuloni. Eluntu umupaka nakabili waongeme no kushinguluka ku Baalah (cimo cinefyena Kiriati Jearimu). ¹⁰ Eluntu umupaka washingulukile ku kapinda ka kukulyo kwa Baalah ku mulundu wa Seir, elo ukupita pamopene kumbali ya mulundu wa Jearimu ku kabanga (cimo cinefye na Kesaloni), no kuya panshi ya Beti Shemeshi, elo ukupulinkanya ukufika naku Timunah. ¹¹ Umupaka wafumine mupepi na ku kabanga ka lupili lwa Ekroni, eluntu wapeteme ukushinguluka ukufika ku Shikkeroni elo waya kupita pamo pene no mulundu wa Baalah, elo ukufuma apo no kuya kufika ku Jabneel. Umupaka waile ku pwila pali bemba. ¹² Umupaka waku kapinda ka kukuso wali ni bemba mukalamba elo namulya mwinefye apelela. Iyi emipaka ukushinguluka pa mutundu wa ba Yuda, umukowa no mukowa. ¹³ Mukusunga amafunde wakwa Yaweh kuli Yoshua, Yoshua aishile kupela Kalebu umwana mwaume wakwa Jefunea umulashiko wa ncende pa mutundu wakwa Yuda, Kiriati Arba, ekweba ati, Hebroni (Arba ali ni wishi wakwa Anaki). ¹⁴ Kalebu aishile kubafumyako kulya abana batatu abakwa Anaki: Sheshai, Ahimani, elo Talmai, ifikolwe fyakwa Anaki. ¹⁵ Aishile kuya klya nokuya kwalukila umutundu wakwa Debir(Debir ali kwitwa Kinati Sefa). ¹⁶ Kalebu aishile kulanda ati, ''Umutundu ukusansa Kiriah Sefa elo no kumwikata, kuli uyo ndi nokumupa umwana mwanakashi wandi Aksah nokuba umukashi wakwe.'' ¹⁷ Eluntu Otineile umwana mwaume wakwa Kenazi, wabo wakwa Kalebu, aishile kumwikata, Kalebu aishile kumupela no mwana mwanakashi wakwe Aksah ngo mukashi wakwe. ¹⁸ Panumafye yaifyo, Aksah aishile kuya kuli Otiniele elo ba mukonkomesha ukwipusha wishi palwa conde. Eluntu aishile kwikila pali kabalwe wakwe, Kalebu aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Nindo ukofwaya?'' ¹⁹ Aksah nao aishile kwasuka ati, ''Ncitilako ubwafwilisho ubuweme, apo ulimpele incende iya kubena Negev; Nakabili mpelako utumfukwe- mfukwe twa menshi.'' Eluntu Kalebu aishile kumupela utumfukwe- mfukwe twa peulu na mpanshi. ²⁰ Ifi efyali ukupyana kwa mutundu waku ba Yuda, umukowa no mukowa. ²¹ Ne misumba iyali ku mutundu wakwa Yuda ukulola ku masamba, mupepi no mupaka waku Edomu, yali ni Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, ²² Kina, Dimonah, Adadah, ²³ Kadeshi, Harzo, Hitanani, ²⁴ Ziph, Telemu, Balotih. ²⁵ Hazor Hadttah Kirioth Hezeon (ifi nafyo fyali kwitwa Azor), ²⁶ Amam, Shema, Molodha, ²⁷ Hazar Gadda, Heshmon, Beth Plet, ²⁸ Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah. ²⁹ Baalah, Iyim, Ezem, ³⁰ Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, ³¹ Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, ³² Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, elo Rimmon. Ishi shali misumba amakumi yabili na pabula shonse pamo, ukwisa kubikapofye ne mishi shabo. ³³ Mu ncende shali panshi emwali Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, ³⁴ Zannoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, ³⁵ Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah, ³⁶ Shaaraim, Adithaim, elo Gederah (emukuti Gederothaim). Ishi eshali misumba ikumi limo na ine mumpendwa ukwisa ku bikakofye ne mishi shabo. ³⁷ Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad, ³⁸ Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, ³⁹ Lachish, Bozkah, Eglon. ⁴⁰ Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, ⁴¹ Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, Makkedah. Ishi shali misumba ikumi limo no mutundu ukwisa ku bikofye ne mishi shabo. ⁴² Libnah, Ether, Ashan, ⁴³ Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, ⁴⁴ Keilah, Akzib, Mareshah. Ishi shali misumba pa bula, ukwisa kubikofye ne mishi shabo. ⁴⁵ Ekron, nao imisumba ne mishi ya mushinguluka, ⁴⁶ ukufuma ku Ekron ukufika kuli bemba mukulu, shonsefye incende shapalamine mupepi na Ashdad, ukusankanyako ne mishi shabo. ⁴⁷ Ashdad, ne misumba yashingulwike, ukusankanyako ne mishi shabo; Gaza, ne misumba yashingulwike pamo ne mishi shabo; ukufika naku Egypto, elo na kuli bemba mukulu pamo no lulamba. ⁴⁸ Mu calo ca mpili, Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh, ⁴⁹ Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (emukwebati Debir), ⁵⁰ Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, ⁵¹ Goshen, Holon elo Giloh. Iyi yali misumba ikumi limo na umo ukusankanyakofye ne mishi shabo. ⁵² Arab, Dumah, Eshan, ⁵³ Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, ⁵⁴ Humtah, Kinath Arba (emukutila Hebron), elo Zior. Iyi yali misumba pabula ukusankanyako ne mishi shabo. ⁵⁵ Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, ⁵⁶ Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, ⁵⁷ Kain, Gibeah, elo Timnah. Iyi yali misumba ikumi limo ukusankanyako ne mishi shabo. ⁵⁸ Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, ⁵⁹ Maarath, Beth Anoth, elo Eltekon. Iyi yali misumba mutanda pamo ne mishi shabo. ⁶⁰ Kiriath Baal (emukutila, Kiriath Jearim), elo Rabah. Iyi yali misumba ibili ukubikakofye ne mishi yabo. ⁶¹ Mu matololo, mwali Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, ⁶² Nibshan, umusumba wa mucele, elo Gedi. Iyi Yali midumba mutanda ukusankanyako ne mishi shabo. ⁶³ Nomba kuli Jebusites, abekashi ba mu Yelusalemu, umutundu waba Yuda walifililwe ukubafumyamo, abena Jebusites bekala mulya mwine no mutundu wakwa Yuda ukufika na lelo.

¹ Incende ya pelwe ku mutundu wakwa Yosefu kwatantalishiwe ukufuma ku Yodani pa Yeliko, ku kabanga ka tumfukwe mfukwe twa Yeliko, ukupita mu matololo ukuya peulu ukufuma ku Yeliko, ukupulinkanya nokupita ku calo ca mpili sha Betele. ² Eluntu waishile kupita ukufuma mu ku Betele ukufika ku Lusi ukupita pamo pene na Atarofi, ne ncende yaku Arkitesi. ³ Eluntu yapitile panshiukuya ku masamba mu ncende yaku bena Jefulelite, ukukonkafye ne ncende ya panshi iyaku Beti Horoni, mpakafye na ku Gezere; nokwisa ku pwila pali cibemba. ⁴ Cali muli iyi inshila umutundu wakwa Yosefu, Manase elo na Efulemu bapokelele icikwatwa cabo. ⁵ Incende sha mutundu waku bena Efulemu, umukowa no mukowa: Umupaka wa ncende sha cishilano shabo isha ku kabanga shaile ukufuma ku Ataroti Adda ukuya kufikafye na peulu ya Beti Olani, ⁶ elo ukufumapo nokupitilila nokuya kufika kuli bemba. Ukufuma pa Mikmetati ku kapinda ka kukuso nokwa luluka lwa kukabanga nokulungatana ku Taati Shilo elo wapitilisha lwa ku kabanga ku Janoa. ⁷ Eluntu watentemukila panshi ukufuma ku Janoa na Atarofi elo naku Nala, mpaka ukufika ku Yeliko no kuya kupwila pa Yodani. ⁸ Ukufuma ku Tapau, umupaka walipitilile ku masamba ukuya kufika naku Kaana, nokuya kupwila pali bemba. Ifiefyo icishilano ca mutundu wakwa Efulemu kwali, umukowa no mukowa, ⁹ pamo ne misumba yabo iyo iyasalilwe ku mutundu wakwa Efulemu emo babelele mulya mwine mu fishilano no mutundu wakwa Manase-- ne misumba yonsefye nokwisa kubikako ne mishi shabo. ¹⁰ Tababa tamfishem abena Kenani abaikele mu Gezere, emukweba ati abena Kenani bekala mumo mwine na Efulemu ukufika no bwa lelo, lelo aba bantu babomba incito yamulasa.

¹ Ifi efyali icitungu capelwe k mutundu wakwa Manase (ewali libeli lyakwa Yosefu) emukweba ti, Makiri, uwali libeli lykwa Manase elo umwine eka ali ni wishi wakwa Gileadi, Ifikolwe fyakwa Makiri balifipele incende yakwa Gileadi na Bashani, umulandu wakweba ati Makiri ali cita cabulwi nganshi. ² Impanga yaishile kupelwa kuli onsefye uwa mu mutundu wakwa Manase, yali pelwe ku mikowa--Abize, Heleki, Asrieli, Shekemu, Hefe, elo na Shemida. ukulinana ne ndupwa shabo. ³ Nomba Selofeadi umwana mwaume wakwa Hefeli umwana mwaume wakwa Manase takwaetepo abana baume akwetefye abana banakashi. Nmashina ya bana banakashi yali ngefi Mala, Nao, Hogila, Milika elo na Tisa. ⁴ Baishile kulanda na shimapepo Eleasa, Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni, elo ne ntungulushi elo baishile kulanda ati, ''Yaweh alikonkomeshe Mose ukupela fwebo icishilano naba ndume shesu.'' Eico, ukukonkafye nokukonkomesha kwakwa Yaweh, Mose alipele ifyakaniko fya cishilano ukulinganafye na bandume shabo muli wishi umo ukulingana ngefyo Yaweh amukonkomeshe. ⁵ Ifiputulwa ikumi fyaishile kupelwa ku bena Manase Gileadi elo na Bashani, iyali kwishilya lya Yodani. ⁶ Pantu abana banakashi bakwa Manase balipokele icakaniko pamo na bana bakwe. Incende yakwa Gileadi yaishile kupelwa kuli bonse aba mufikolwe fyakwa Manase. ⁷ Icalo cakwa Manase calikufika ukufuma ku Asheri ukufika ku Mikmetati, iyali ku kabanga kaku Shekemu. Eluntu umupaka walolele luabali lwa ku kabanga kali balya bali kwikala mupepi notumfukwe mfukwe twaku Tapua. ⁸ (Icalo cakwa Tapuacali cakwa Manase), nangula umusumba wakwa Tapua, kumupaka wakwa Manase uwali waku bantu bakwa Efulemu. ⁹ Umupaka wali twalilele ukufika na ku Kana. Nemisumba ku kapinda ka kukulyo isha ku menshi mu musumba wakwa Manase yalikuba yakwaEfulemu. Umupaka wakwa Manase wali ku kapinda ka kukuso lubali no tumenshi, elo waile kupelekesha pali bemba. ¹⁰ Impanga yaku kapinda ka kukulyo yalu kuba yakwa Efulemu, elo impanga yaku kapinda ka kukuso yalukiba yakwa Manase, bemba ewali kuba emupaka. Naku kapinda ku kukuso bapakene na Asha, elo ku kananga bapakene na Isakari. ¹¹ Elo muli Isakari na Asha, iyakwa Manase muli Befi Shani elo ne mishi shabo, Ibleamunemishi shabo,na bekashi bamuDor elone mishishabo, abekashi bamu Endor elo ne mishi shabo, abekashi bamu Taomaki elo ne mishi shabo, elo abekashi bamu Megido elo ne mishi shabo, elo no musumba wa cita niNafefi). ¹² Nomba umutundu wakwa Manase tekuti upokolole ifikwatwa fyailya misumba, pantu abena Kenanibalikonkenyepo ukwaikala muli iyi mpanga. ¹³ Eluntu abantu bamu Israeli bakulile mu maka, balibikile abena Kenani mu ncito yakupatikishiwa, nomba tabafuminemo bonse. ¹⁴ Eluntu abana bakwa Yosefu baishile kulanda kuli Yoshua, ati, ''Nindo wapendulwila kubufyashi bumo, impangafye imo, apo fwebo tuli luko lukalamba pantu Yaweh alitupala ukufika na lelo?'' ¹⁵ Yoshua aishile kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Nga Muli luko- lukulu, kabuyeni mukupenda elo muteme ifimuti nokuwamya incende mu calo cabena Pelishiti, elo na bena Refemu. Citeni icalo ca kumpili icakubena Efulemu cilicepele. ¹⁶ Eluntu abana bakwa Yosefe baishile kulanda ati, ''Icalo ca mpili cilitucepele fwebo. Nomba kanshi mwaba maceleta aya kwata ifyela fyakutwa mukati ku bena Kenari abaikala mu mukonko. Bonsefye ababa mu Beti Shanielo ne mishi shabo, elo nabo bonsefye ababa mu mukonko waku Yoseleo.'' ¹⁷ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kulanda ku ng'anda yakwa Yosefu kuli-- Efulemu na Manase ati, ''Mwebo muli bantu abakufula elo nulikwete na maka ayengi. Tamufwile mwakwatafye iciputulwa ca mpangafye imo ukupelwa kuli mwebo. ¹⁸ Icalo ca ku mpili naco cenu. Nangu mwaba nimukapenda, muka wamyamo nokubula ukuba iyenu ukuya kufikafye na kumpela yamipaka. Muli nokusokolamo abena Kenani, nangula bakwata amaceleta ya fyela, elo nangula nifyo bakosa.''

¹ Eluntu ibumba lyonse ilya bantu bakwa Israeli bakumene capamo ku Shilo. Baishile kupanga itenti lyakukumaninamo kulya elo baishile kupoka icalo kuli bo. ² Balifye imitundu cine lubali bamo mu bantu bakwa Israeli abo ifikwatwa fyabo fitali tafilapelwa. ³ Yoshua aishile kulanda ku bantu bakwa Israeli, ''Nililali mwebo mukalekako ubulendo bwakuya ku musumba uko Yaweh, Lesa wafikolwe fyenu, amipele mwebo? ⁴ Isonteleni mwe bene abaume batatu ukufuma muli cilamutundu, elo nkabatume bakaye. Bali nokuya elo bakalengule impanga yonse uku noku. Bakaya kulemba ifintu bakasanga ukuti fikabe fimweno kufikwatwa fyabo, elo eluntu bakaya kubwelela kuli nebo. ⁵ Bali nokwabanya mufiputulwa cine lubali. Yuda ali nokuya ku shala mu ncende shakwe ku kapinda ka kukulyo, elo ing'anda yakwa Yosefe ili nokukonkanyapo mu ncende yabo iya kukapinda ka kukuso. ⁶ Ukalondolola icalo mufiputulwa cine lubali elo ukalete ubulondoloshi kuno kuli nebo. Nakalemipendwilako mwebo pa menso yakwa Yaweh Lesa wesu. ⁷ Abena Levi tabakwatamo incende muli mwebo, pantu bushimapepo bakwa Yaweh icikwatwa cabo. Gadi, Reubeni elo nacitika wa mutundu wakwa Manasseh balipokelele ifikwatwa fyabo, ukucila Yodani. Ifi efikwatwa ifyo Mose umubomfi wakwa Yaweh apele kuli bo. ⁸ Eico abaume balitaleme elo baishile. Yoshua aishile kukunkomesha abo abile kulemba ubulondoloshi bwa calo nokulanda ati, ''Kabuye uku noku ku calo elo ulembe ubulondoloshi bwa ciko elo ukabwelele kuli nebo. nakalemipendwailako mwebo kuntanshi yakwa Yaweh ku Shilo. ⁹ Abaume baishile kutalama nokwendaukamo pa mulu na panshi mucalo elo baishile kulemba ubulondoloshi bwa shiko mu mifungilo ya musumba shaiko mufiputulwa cine lubali, ukwali kucitika imisumba muli cilafiputulw. Eluntu bakabwela kuli Yoshua ku nkambi yaku Shilo. ¹⁰ Eluntu Yoshua abendululwile pa Shilo ku cinso cakwa Yaweh. Nipalya pene epo Yoshua aishile kupela incende ku bantu bakwa Israeli, elo naonse alipelwe incende yakwe iya mpanga. ¹¹ Umulimo wa ncende yanmitundu yakwa Benjamini umukowa no mukowa. Incende shabo bapelwe isha mpanga shali ni mapakati kalupwa lwakwa Yuda no lupwa lwakwa Yosefe. ¹² Ku kapinda ka kukuso, eko umupaka watendekele pa Yodani. Umupaka walile kufika ku mumana waku kapinda ka kukuso ku Yeriko, elo eluntu waile kupita kulupili ku calo cakumasamba uko yaile fika ku matololo yaku Beti Aveni. ¹³ Ukufuma kumu paka wapitile ku kapinda ka kukulyo mukulangilila ku Lusi (imoine incende na Betele). Eluntu umupaka wapitile naku Atoroti Adda, ku lupili lwaikele ku kapinda ka kukulyo ku Beti Horoni. ¹⁴ Ulubali lumbi eluntu waile kulubali lumbi: Kumasamba no kupilibukila ku kapinda kaku kuso, ukulola ku lupili ukupilinganya ukufuma ku Beti Horoni. No mwakupelela mwaile kupwila ku Kiriati Baali (ekuti Kiriati Yearimu), umusumba uwapelwe ku mutundu waba Yuda. Ici caishile kupanga umupaka ku masamba lubali. ¹⁵ Nakapinda ka kukulyo katampile kunse ya Kiriati Yearimu. Nomupaka waile kufuma kulya nokuya ku Efuroni, naku ka mfuku-mfuku kamenshi yaku Nefuto. ¹⁶ No mwakupelela eluntu mwapitilile kwisamba lya mupaka walubali walungatana no mukonko waku Beni Hinonimo uwali ku kapinda ka kukuso kumpela ya mukonko waku Refaimu. Eluntu waile kuponena ku mupoka-poka waku Hinnomu, ku kapinda ka kukulyo ku mutentemuko waku Yebusitesi, elo walikonkenyepo panshi yaku En Rogel. ¹⁷ Nokupilibukila kukapinda ka kukuso, nokuya paitila ku En Shemeshi, nokufuma kulya waile kunse yaku Geliloti, iya lungateme kumu poka poka wa Adummimu. Eluntu yaile kupita kwi libwe lyakwa Bohani umwana mwaume wakwa Rubeni. ¹⁸ Walipitilile naku kapinda ka kukuso kululamba lwa Beti Araba na panshi yaku Araba. ¹⁹ Nomupaka walipitilile ku kapinda ka kukuso kululamba lwa Beti Hogila. Nomupaka waile kupwila ku kapinda ka kukuso kuli Bemba wa Mucele, kumpela ya ku kapinda ka kukulyo ku Yodani. Ifi efyali umupaka waku kapinda ka kukuso. ²⁰ Na Yodani yaishile kupanga umupaka waiko ku kabanga lubali. Ifi efyali ifikwatwa fya mutundu wakwa Benjamini, elo caishile kupelwa kumu kowa no mukowa, umupaka no mupaka, ukushinguluka. ²¹ Nomba imisumba ya mitundu yakwa Benjamini, umukowa no mukowa, walikwete iyi misumba: Yeriko, Beti Hogila, Emeki Kesisi. ²² Beti Araba, Semaraimu, Betele, ²³ Avvimu, Pala, Ofala, ²⁴ Kefa Amoni, Ofini, elo na Geba. Shali imisumba ikumi na shibili, ukubikilakofye ne mishi shabo. ²⁵ Kwali nakabili imisumba shaku Gibeoni, Ramah, Betoti, ²⁶ Misipa, Kefila, Mosa, ²⁷ Rekemu, Ilipeli, Tala, ²⁸ Selah, Aelfa, Yebus (ici mucine na Yerusalemu), Gibea, elo na Kiriati Shali ikumi limo na shine imisumba, ukubikilako ne mishi shabo. Ifi efyali ifikwatwa fya bena Benjamini mu kowa shabo.

¹ Ukupendwila kwa cibili kwali ponene pali Simeoni, umukowa nomu kowa. Ifikwatwa fyabo fyali pakati yafikwatwa fya pelwe ku mutundu wa bena Yuda. ² Bali ikwatile ifikwatwa fya Beersheba, Shebu, Moladah, ³ Hasa shuli, Bala, Esemu, ⁴ Elitoladi, Betihuri, elo na Horma. ⁵ Simeoni nakabili alikwete Sikilagi, Beti Makaboti, Has Susah, ⁶ Bet Lebaoti, elo na Shurheni. Iyi yali misumba ikumi na itatu, nokubikilako ne mishi shabo. ⁷ Simeoni nakabili alikwete Aini, Rimon, Eta, elo na Ashani. Iyi yali imisumba ine, ukubikilako ne mishi shabo. ⁸ Ishi shaali pamo, ukubikilako ne mishi shabo isha shungulwike imisumba nokutalifye naku Balati Beri (cimocine na Ramah mu Negev). Ifi efyali ifya kupyana fya mutundu wa bena Simeoni, umukowa no mukowa. ⁹ Nefya kupyana fya mutundu wakwa Simeon fyapangilwe lubali ku mupaka wa mutundu wakwa Yuda. Pantu incende ya calo capelwe ku mutundu wakwa Yuda yali kulile sana kuli bo, elo no mutundu wakwa Simeoni waishile kupokelela ifya kupayana fyabo ukufuma pakati ka ncende shabo. ¹⁰ Na ukupendwila kwa citatu kwaishile kuponena ku mutundu wakwa Selubuni, umkowa no mukowa. No mupaka wafya kupyana fyabo waishile kutampila pa Salidi. ¹¹ No mupaka wabo waishile kuya pa mulu ku masamba ukuya naku Maralah elo waikata Dabesheti; eluntu waishilekutolokela ku mumana wa Brook uwalungatene na Yokinemu. ¹² Ukufumaku Salidi no mupaa waishile kupilibukila ku kabanga lubali nokulungatana na ku kabanga elo waishile kupitila naku mupaka waku Kisiloti Tabo. ¹³ Ukufuma kulya waishile kupita ku Dabelati elo eluntu waile kufika ku Yafiya. Ukufuma kulya wailekupita pa kabanga ku Gati Hefeli, elo eluntu naku Eti Kasini; Walikonkenyepo nokuya ku Palimoni nokupilibukila mupepi naku Neah. ¹⁴ No mupaka waishile kupilibukila ku kapinda ka kukuso ku Hanatoni, elo wapwila ku mu konko wa Ifitali. ¹⁵ Ici citungu pamo ne misumba yaku Katati, Nahalali, Shimuroni, Idalah, elo na Betelemu. Imisumba yali ikumi na ibili, ukubikilakofye ne mishi shabo. ¹⁶ Ifi efyali ifya kupyana fya mutundu wakwa Sebuluni, umukowa no mukowa, ukubikilako ne misumba shabo, ukubikilako ne mishi shabo. ¹⁷ Ukupendwila kwa cipendwa cine kwaishile kuponena pali Isaka, umukowa no mukowa. ¹⁸ Incende shabo ukubikilako Yesireli, Resuloti Shunemu, ¹⁹ Afalaimu, elo na Anahati. ²⁰ Nakabili ukubikilakofye Labiti, Kishioni, Ebesi, ²¹ Lemeti, En Ganimu, En Haddah, elo na Beti Pasesi. ²² Umupaka wabo nakabili waikete na Tabor, Shahasuma, elo na Beti Shemeshi, no kupwila ku Yodani. Shali ikumi na mutunda imisumba, ukubikilakofye ne mishi shabo. ²³ Ifi efyali fyakupyna fya mutundu wakwa Isaka, ukukonka ne mikowa shabo-ne misumba, ukubikilakofye ne mishi shabo. ²⁴ Ukupendwila kwa busano kwaishile kuponena pa mutundu wakwa Asheri, umukowa nomukowa. ²⁵ Incende shabo ukubikilako Helikati, Hali, Beteleni, Akishafu, ²⁶ Alameleki, Amadi, elo na Mishali. Ku masamba wa mupaka waile kufika ku nKarmeli na Shioli Libinati. ²⁷ Eluntu waishile kupilibukila ku kabanga lubali lwa Beti Dagoni elo no kuya nokutalifye nga Sebuluni, elo nokuya ku mukonko waku Ifitaeli, kukapinda ka kukuso ku Beti Emeki elo na Nyele. Eluntu wakonkenyepo ku Kabuli mupepi na kukapinda ka kukuso. ²⁸ Eluntu waile naku Abubni, Rehobi, Hamoni, elo na Kana, ukufikafye naku Sidoni. ²⁹ No mupaka waishile kubwelela ku Rama, nakwilinga lya musumba wa turi. Eluntu umupaka waishile kupilibukila ku Hosa no kupwila kuli bemba, mucitungu caku Akisibi, ³⁰ Ummah, Afeki, elo na Rhobi. Yali amakumi yabili na ibili imisumba, ukubikilakofye ne mishi shabo. ³¹ Ifi efyali ifyakupyana fya mutundu wakwa Asheri, umukowa no mukowa-ne misumba, ukubikilapofye ne mishi shabo. ³² Ukupendwila kwalenga mutanda kwaishile kuponena pa mutundu wakwa Naftali, umukowa no mukowa. ³³ Umupaka wabo watulile ukufuma ku Helefu, ukufuma ku Oak pa Sananimu, naku Adami Nekebi, elo Yabineli nokufikafye na ku Lakumu; nokupwila ku Yodani. ³⁴ No mupaka waishile kupilibukila ku masamba lubali ku Asinoti Tabor nokuya ku Hukoki; waishile kwikata Sebuluni kukapinda ka kukulyo, no kufika ku Asheri ku masamba elo na Yuda ku kabagna kaku mumana waku Yodani. ³⁵ Na malinga ya misumba yali Zidimu, Seli, Hamati, Rakati, Kinereti, ³⁶ Adama, Rama, Hasor, ³⁷ Kedeshi, Edrei, elo na En Hasor. ³⁸ Kwali nakabili Yiloni, Migidali El, Horemu, Beti Anati, elo na BetiShemeshi. Yali ikumi na pabula imisumba, ukubikapofye ne mishi shabo. ³⁹ Ifi efyali ifyakupyana fya mutundu wakwa Naftali, umukowa no mukowa-ne misumba, ukubikapofye ne mishi shabo. ⁴⁰ Ukupendwila kwalenga cine-lubali kwaishile kuponena pa mutundu wakwa Dani, umukowa no mukowa. ⁴¹ Ne ncende sha fyakupyana ukubikilako na Sora, Eshitali, Ili Shemeshi, ⁴² Shalabini, Aiyaloni, elo Yefila. ⁴³ Nakabili ukubikilakofye na Eloni, Timuna, Ekironi, ⁴⁴ Eliteke, Gibetoni, Baalati, ⁴⁵ Yehudi, Bene Beraki, Gati Rimoni, ⁴⁶ Me Yakoni, elo Rakoni iyalungatune ne ncende Yapilingenye ukufuma Yopa ⁴⁷ Uluntu incende ya mutundu wakwa Dani walubile kuli bo, Dani aishile kusansa Leshamu, no kulwa nao, noipokolola no kuipuma no lupanga; nokupoka ifikwatwa fyabo nokwi kalamo. nokuinukila Leshemu, nokuinika Dani panuma ya fikolwe fyabo. ⁴⁸ Ifi efyali umutundu wakwa Dani, umukowa no mukowa-ne misumba, ukubikilakofye ne mishi shabo. ⁴⁹ Uluntu bapwile ukwabanya icalo nga igyakupyana, na bantu bakwa Israeli balipele ifyakupyana fyabo abene kuli Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni. ⁵⁰ Napa kukonkomesha kwakwa Yaweh baishile kumupela umusumba uyo aipwishe, Timunati Sera mukapili ka calo cakwa Efulemu. Aishile kukula no musumba cipya-cipya no kwikala mulya mwine. ⁵¹ Ifi efya kupyana ifyo Eleasa shimapepo, Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni, elo ne ntungulushi sha mutundu wa kowa wa bena Israeli baishile kupela ifingi ku Shilo, pa cinso cakwa Yaweh, pakwingila mwitenti lya kukumaninamo. Eico baishile kupwa ukwabanya ifyalo.

¹ Eluntu Yaweh aishile kulanda kuli Yoshua, ² ''Landa ku bantu bakwa Israeli, ukulanda ati, Sonteni imisumba ya mbutushi iyo nebo nalandile kuli webo kukuboko kwakwa Mose. ³ Mucite ifi pakutila ati uyo onse uwaipaya umuntu ukushiitemenwa kuti yay kulya. Ish misumba shikesa kuba nincende ya mbutushi ukufuma kuli onse uwafwaya ukulandula umulopa wa muntu waipaiwe. ⁴ Ena akabutukila kumusumba umo uwa misumba ilya elo akatalama pa mwinshi wapa mpongolo ya musumba, nokulondolola umulandu wakwe kubakalamba ba musumba, Eluntu bena baka mutwala ena mukati ka musumba no kumupela ena incende yakwe ukwikalamo muli bo. ⁵ Nga umo pali bo aisakufwaya ukulandula umulopa wa muntu waipaiwe, eluntu abantu ba mumusumba tabafwile ukupela uyo uwamwipeye ena pamulandu we funde. Bena tabafwile ukucita ici pantu ena aipeye umwina mupalamano ukwabula ukuitemenwa, elo takwete ulupato pali ye nankwe pakubala. ⁶ Ena afwile aiskala mu musumba ulya mpaka ena akatalame ku ncinso ca lukuta kubupingushi, mpaka imfwa yauyo uwali kumbomba nga shimapepo mukalamba mu nshiku shilya. Elunu umo waipaya umuntu ukwabula ukuitemenwa afwile ukubwela ku musumba wakwe elo naku ng'anda yakwe naku musumba kuntu afulumwike.''' ⁷ Eico abena Israeli basalile Kedeshi mu Galile ku kapili kaku calo caku Nafutali, Shekemu mukapili kamu calo cakwa Efulemu, elo na Kiriati Ariba (cimocine na Heburoni) mukapili kamu calo cakwa Yuda. ⁸ Kwishilya lya Yodani ku Yeriko ku kabanga balisalile Besa mu matololo mu ncende yakulingana ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Rubeni, Ramoti Gileadi, ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Gadi, elo na Goloni mu Bashani, ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Manase. ⁹ Ishi emisumba shasalilwe kuli bonse abantu baku Israeli na bena fyalo abaikele kuli bo,pakutila ati uyo onse uwaipaya umuntu kukana itemenwa kuti abutukila kuli bo pakuicingilila. Uyu muntu tafwile ukufwa ku minwe yauyo akofwaya ukulandula umulopa uyo wasumine mpakafye no muntu watungilwe akeminine ku ntanshi ya lukuta.

¹ Eluntu umutundu wa ntungulushi ya bena Lebi yaishile kwisa kuli Eleasa shimapepo, kuli Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni, ne ntungulushi ya kulupwa ya fikolwe fyabo mulya mwinefye mu bantu bakwa Israeli. ² Baishile kulanda kuli bo ku Shilo mu calo ca Kenani ati, ''Yahweh alimikonkomeshe mwebo ukupitila ku kuboko wakwa Mose ukumpela imisumba sha kwikalamo, ne ncende ya mulemfwe ya fitekwa fyesu.'' ³ Eico namu kukonkomesha kwakwa Yahweh, na bantu bakwaIsraeli baishile kupela ifyakupyana fyabo kuli ishi misumba, ukubikilakofye ne ncende ya mulemfweshabo, kubena Lebi. ⁴ No kupendwila kwa mukowa wa bena Koati bapele ifi ifyakutumbukamo: Na bashimapepo-abana bakwa Aaroni abo abafumine ku bena Lebi-baishile kupokelela ikumi limo na itatu imisumba ya pelwe ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Benjamini. ⁵ Nabonse abashelepo abakwa Koatiabana baishile kupelwa ikumilimo ilya misumba ukufuma ku mukowa wa mutundu waka Efulemu, Dani, elo na citika ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Manase. ⁶ Eluntu abantu abafumine ku Geshoni bapelwe, napaka pendila ifingi, ikumi limo naitatu imisumba ukufuma ku mukoa waku mutundu wakwa Isaka, Asheri, Nafutali, nacitika wa mutundu wakwa Manase na Bahani. ⁷ Na bantu abali abana bakwa Merari, umukowa no mukowa, balipepokelele ikumi limo na ibili iya misumba ukufuma ku mutundu, wakwa Rubeni, Gadi, elo na Sebuloni. ⁸ Eico abantu baka Israeli baishile kupela, ukupendawila ishingi, ishi misumba (ukubikilafyo ne ncende isha mulemfwe shabo) ku bena Lebi, ngaifyo Yahweh akonkomeshe mu kuboko kwakwa ka Mose. ⁹ Ukufuma ku mutundu waka Yuda elo na Simeoni, baishile kupela incende kuli ishi misumba, ishi shalembelwe amashina. ¹⁰ Ishi misumba shaishile kupelwa ku bana bakwa Aaroni, uwali pamikowa ishabena Koati, uwafumine ku mutundu waka Lebi. Pakubala ukupendwila kwa shingi kwa ishile kuponena pali bo. ¹¹ Abena Israeli baishile kuli bo Kiriati Ariba (Ariba ali ni wishi wakwa Anaki), imoine incende na Hebroni kutupili twaku calo cakwa Yuda, ne ncende ya mulemfwe ishinguluka yena. ¹² Nomba na mabala ya misumba, ukubikilakofye ne mishi shabo, shaishile kupelwa kale kuli Kalebu umwana mwaume wakwa Yefune, nga ifikwatwa fyakwe. ¹³ Ku bana bakwa Aaroni shimapepo baishile kupela Hebuloni ne ncende ya mulemfwe- wali musumba wa mbutushi kuli onse uyo uwaipaya ukwabula kuitemenwa-elo na Libuna ne ncende shakwe isha mulemfwe, ¹⁴ Yatiri ne ncende shakwe isha mulemfwe, elo na Eshitemoa ne ncende shake sha mulemfwe. ¹⁵ Baishile kupela na kuli Holoni incende shakwe isha mulemfwe, Debi ne ncende shakwe isha mulemfwe, ¹⁶ Aini ne ncende shakwe isha mulemfwe, Yuda ne ncende shake isha mulemfwe, elo na Bet Shemeti ne ncende shakwe isha mulemfwe. Shali pabula imisumba ishapelwe ukufuma kuli ishi shibili imitundu. ¹⁷ Ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Benjamini walipelwe Gibeoni ne ncende shakwe isha mulemfwe, Geba ne mpanga shakwe ishalemfwe, ¹⁸ Anatoti ne ncende shakwe isha mulemfwe, elo na Alimoni notumisumba twakwe tune utunono. ¹⁹ Ne misumba shaishile kuli bashimapepo, abana bakwa Aaroni, shali ikumi limo na itatu imisumba Yosefye, ukubikilakofye ne ncende sha mulemfwe shabo. ²⁰ Ku bashala abena Koati uyo uwaba kumukowa wakwa Koati uwa bena Lebi- balikete imisumba ishaishile kuli bo ukufuma ku mutundu wakwaEfulemu pakupendwila kwa shingi. ²¹ Kuli bo shapelwe Shekemu incende sha mulemfwe shabo mu lupili lwa kucalo cakwa Efulemu-umusumba wambutushi uyo onse uwaipyay umuntu ukwabula kuitemenwa Gesa, ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, ²² Kibisaimu ne ncende yakwe iyamulemfe, elo na Beti Horoni ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe-ine imisumba yonse. ²³ Ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Dani, umukowa wakwa Koati waishile kupela eliteke incende shake ishamulemfwe, Gibetoni ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, ²⁴ Aiyaloni ne ncende shake ishamulemfe, na Gati Rimoni ne ndende shakwe ishamulemfwe-shine imisumba shonse. ²⁵ Ukufuma kuli citika wa mutundu wakwa Manase, ku mukowa wakwa Koati kwaishile kupelwa Tanaki incende shakwe isha mulemfwe elo na Gati Rimoni ne ncende shakwe isha mulemfwe-shibili imisumba. ²⁶ Shali ikumi na umo imisumba shaonse ne mikowa shonse isha bena Koati, ukubikilako ne ncende shabo isha mulemfwe. ²⁷ Ukufuma kuli citika wa mutundu wakwa Manase, ku mukowa wakwa Geshoni,ishi shali imikowa shimbi isha bena Lebi, elo baishile kupela Golani mu Bashani incende shakwe ishamulemfwe-umusumba uwambutushi kuli onse uwaipaya naumbi ukwabula ukuitemenwa, pamopene na Beshitera ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe-shibiliimisumba shonse. ²⁸ Ku mukowa wakwaGeshoni baishile kupela Kishoni ukufuma kumutundu wakwa Isaka, pamopene ne ncende shabo ishamulemfe, Daberati ne ncende shake ishamulemfwe, ²⁹ Yamuti ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, na Eni Ganimu ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe-imisumba shine. ³⁰ Ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Asheri, baishile kupelaMishali incende shakwe ishamulemfwe, Abidoni ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, ³¹ Helikati ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, na Rehobi ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfe-shine imisumba muli shonse. ³² Ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Nafutali, baishile kupela no mukoa wakwa Geshoni Kadeshi mu Galile incende shake ishamulemfwe-umusumba wambutushi uyo onse uwaipaya naumbi ukwabula ukuitemenwa; Hamoti Dori ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, na Katani ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe-shitatu imisumba muli shonse. ³³ Shali ikumi limo nafitatu imisumba muli shonsefye, ukufuma ku mukowa wakwaGeshoni, ukuibikilakofye nencende shabo ishamulemfwe. ³⁴ Nakubashala abena Lebi-umukowa wakwa Merari-waishile kupelwa kumutundu wakwa Sebuluni: Yokine ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, Kota ne ncende shakwe ishamulefwe, ³⁵ Dimuna ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, na Nahalali ne ncende shkwe isha mulemfwe-shine imisumba muli shonsefye. ³⁶ Ku mukowa wakwa Melali balipelwe ukufma ku mutundu wakwa Reubeni: Besa ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, Yahasi ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, ³⁷ Kedemoti ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe, na Mefaati ne shakwe ishamulemfwe-imisumba shine. ³⁸ Ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Gadi baishile kupelaRamoti mu Gileadi incende shakwe isha mulemfwe-umusumba wambutushi uyo onse uwaipaya naumbi ukwabula ukuitemenwa na Mahanaimu ne ncende shakwe ishamulemfwe. ³⁹ Na umukowa wakwa Melali nao waishile kupelwa Heshoboni incende shakwe isha mulemfwe, na Yaseri ne ncende shakwe isha mulemfwe. Ishi shali shine imisumba muli shonsefye. ⁴⁰ Yonse iyi yali misumba yamikoa yakule kana yaka Melali, iyafumine ku mutundu wakwa Lebi-ikumilimo na ibili imisumba yonsefye iyapelwe kuli bo mukupendwila kwa shingi. ⁴¹ Ne misumba sha bena Lebi shapokelwe ukufuma pakati ka calo cafikwatwa na bantu bakwa Israeli bali amakumi yane na cine konsekonse imisumba, ukubikilofye ne ncende shabo ishamulemfwe. ⁴² Ishi misumba cilaumo walikwete incende yaiko ishamulemfwe isha shunguluka. cali ifi fine ne misumba ishi shonsefye. ⁴³ Eico Yahwe aishile kupela kuli Israeli conse icalo ico ena alapile ukupela ifikolwe fyabo. Na bena Israeli baishile kubula ici calo no kwikalamo. ⁴⁴ Eluntu Yahweh aishile kupela kuli bo ukutusha pa ncende ponse ngefyo ena alapile kufikolwe fyabo. Takwali nangubamo balwani babo aba kubancimfya bena. Yahweh aishile kupela abalwani babo bonse muminwe yabo. ⁴⁵ Takuli nangu cimo palifyonse ifilayo ifisuma ifyo Yahweh alandile ku ng'anda yakwa Israeli ifya fililwe ukwisa kuba icishinka. Bonsefye bena baishile kuba.

¹ Panshita ilya Yoshua aishile kukuta abena Rubeni, na bena Gadi, na citika wa mutundu wakwa Manasse. ² Aishile kulanda kulibo ati, ''Mwebo mulicitile fyonse ifyo Mose umubomfi wakwa Yaweh amikonkomeshe. Mwebo mulyumfwile ishiwi lyandi muli fyonse ifyo namikonkomeshe. ³ Tamwatala amufuma kuli ba wenu ishi shonse inshiku ishingi, ukufikafye na pali buno bushiku, na mwebo mwalikilisha no mulimo uukabilwa mu mafunde yakwa Yaweh Lesa wenu. ⁴ Nomba Lesa wenu alipele ukutusha kuli ba wenu, inga fintu ena Yaweh alaile kuli bo. Eico nomba Alulukeni no kuya ku ma tenti yenu mu calo cabupyani bwenu, cintu Mose umubomfi wakwa Yaweh apele kuli mwebo kuli lulya lumbi ululamba lwa bemba wa Yodani. ⁵ Mube abakucnjela muku baka amafunde elo ne funde ilyo Mose umubomfi wakwa Yaweh amukonkomwshe, ukuti mutemwe Yaweh Lesa wenu, ukuti mulekwenda munshila shakwe shonse, ukuti musunge amafunde yakwe, no kwikatisha ena no kupepa ena ne mitima yenu yonse na ku myeo yenu yonse.'' ⁶ Eico Yoshua aishile kubapala no kubeba ukuya, nabo baishile kubwelela ku matenti yabo. ⁷ Nomba kuli citika umo uwamutundu wakwa Manasse, Mose aishile kubapela icikwatwa mu Beshani. Lelo kuli umbi citika Yoshua aishile kubapela icikwatwa ku lubali lwa ku masamba ya Yodani. Yoshua aishile kubaleka ukuya ku matetnti yabo; aishile kubapala bena ⁸ no kwisa kulanda kuli bo ''Bweleleni ku matenti yenu ne ndalama ishingi, ne fitekwa ifingi, na silfere na golide, no mukuba, ne cela, elo ne fya kufwala ifingi. wabanye ifyo mwatapile ukufuma kuba lwani benu kuli ba wenu. ⁹ Eico abana bakwa Rubeni, naba kwa Gadi, na citika wa mutundu wakwa Manasse baishile kubwelelamo kwabo, no kusha abena Israeli pa Shilo, iyo iyaba mu calo ca Kenani. Baishile kufumapo no kwisa kuya ku citungu ca Galaadi, ku cifulo cabo abene, ico bena abene bapokele, ukupitila mukubela amafunde yakwa Yaweh, mukuboko wakwa Mose. ¹⁰ Eluntu baishile kuya ku Yodani iyo iyabela ku calo ca Kenani, abena Rubeni na bena Gadi na citika wakwa Manasse baishile kukula ubulambo lubali lwa Yordani, ubulambo ubukulu elo ubwakubelelela. ¹¹ Abena Israeli baishile kumfwa pali ifi elo no kwisa kulanda ati, ''Boneni! Abantu bakwa Rubeni, Gadi , na citika wa mutundu wakwa Manasse ukuti balikulile ubulambo pa ntanshi ya calo cakwa Kenaani, pa Gililoti, mupepi ne citungu c Yodani, kulubali ulo ulwa bena Israeli.'' ¹² Uluntu abena Israeli baishile kumfwa pali ifi, ibumba lyonse ilyena bena Israeli baishile kulongana pamo pa shilo ukuti baye kucita ubulwi nabo. ¹³ Eluntu abena Israeli baishile kutuma inkombe kubena Rubeni, abena Gadi. Kabili baishile kutuma Pinehasi umwana mwaume wakwa Eleasa, shimapepo, ¹⁴ pamo ne ntungulushi ikumi limo, umo ukufma muli cila mutundu wa ndupa sha bena Israeli, na onse muli aba ewa umukulu wacilalupwa mu mukowa wakwa Israeli. ¹⁵ Epakwisa ku bantu bakwa Rubeni, Gadi, na kuli citika wa mutundu wakwa Manasse, mu calo cakwa Gadi, nabo epakwaisa kulanda kuli bo: ¹⁶ ''Ibumba lyonse ilyakwa Yawe lyalandile ifi, 'Cindo ici ico mwacita ica kusangukila Lesa wakwa Israeli, pakuti mwaluke buno bushiku ukufuma mukukonka Yaweh pakuikulila mwebene ubulambo buno bushiku mukutalamina Yaweh? ¹⁷ Bushe isambi lyesu pa Peor talya tulingile? Eico tatulati tuisangulule nomba fwebo kuli ye. Pali ililine isambi kwa ponene icikuko pa lukuta lwakwa Yaweh. ¹⁸ Bushe namwebo mukofuma mukukonka Yaweh pali buno bushiku? Nga na mwebo mwasangukila Yaweh lelo, mailo akesa kufulilwa ulukuta lonse ulwakwa Israeli. ¹⁹ Inga cakuti icalo ico webo wakwata nga cakowela, eluntu webo ufwile ukwabukila mu calo umo itenti lyakwa Yaweh lyaiminina, no kuisendela mwebene ifikwatwa pakati kenu. Tecakwesha ukusangukila Yaweh, nangula ukusangukila fwebo no kuikulila ubulambo mwbene ukucila pa bulambo bwakwa Yaweh Lesa wenu. ²⁰ Bushe tali ni akani umwana mwaume wakwa Sera uyo ewatobele icisumino pa mulandu waifi fintu fyonse ifya sungilwa Lesa? Bushe ubukali tabwa ponene pa bantu bonse abakwa Israeli? Ulya mwaume taonaikile eka pabubi bwakwe.''' ²¹ Eluntu umutundu wakwa Rubeni, Gadi, na citika umo uwa mutundu wakwa Manasse waishile kulanda mu kwasuka ku ntungulushi sha cila mukowa wakwa Israeli: ²² Ena wa maka, Lesa, Yaweh! Ena wamaka, Lesa, Yaweh!-- Ena ewaishiba, kabili lekeni na Israeli wine eshibe: Nga cakuti nimukusanguluka nangu ukutalama ukufuma ku cisumino cakwa Yaweh, ena tatuleke buno bushiku ²³ pamulandu wakuikulila ubulambo ukufuma kuli Yaweh. Nga cakuti twakulile ubulambo pakuti tulekupelelapo amalambo ya koca, aya ng'ano, nangula amalambo ya mutende, kanshi lekeni Yaweh atukande pali ici. ²⁴ Iyoo! fwebo twaishile kucita ici mukutina ukuti ku nshita iikoisa abana benu bakese kulanda ku bana besu, 'Bushe findo mufwile ukucitila Yaweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli? ²⁵ Pantu Yaweh alilaengele Yodani ukuba umupaka pakati kesu na mwebo. Mwebo mwe bantu bakwa Rubeni na bantu bakwa Gadi, mwebo tamukwete icakaniko na Yaweh.' Eico abana benu kuti balenga abana besu ukuleka ukushinshimuna Yaweh. ²⁶ Eico twaishile kulanda ati, 'Lekeni febo nomba tukule ubulambo tulekocelapo ifya bupe, nangula amalambo yali yonse, ²⁷ lelo nikuba bakambone pakati kesu fwebo na mwebo, napa nkulo ishikea panuma yesu, pakuti twingabomba umulimo wakwa Yaweh pa cinso cakwem ne fyaa bupe fyesu ifya koca, na ku malambo yesu, ne fya bupe fyesu ifya mutende, pakuti abana benu taba kese kulanda ku bana besu mu nshita iyikoisa, ''Tamukwete ica kaniko na Yaweh.''' ²⁸ Eico twaishile kulanda ifi nga kuli ifya isa kulandwa kuli fwebo nangu ku bana besu mu nshita iikoisa, fwebo tukesa kulanda ati, ''Boneni! ici ecimpashanya ca bulambo bwakwa Yaweh, ico ifikolwe fyesu fwebo fyapangile, tepakupelela ifya bupe fya koca, nangula amalambo, lelo nimukuba kambone pakati kesu fwebo namwebo.'' ²⁹ Cingaba ukutali na fwebo ica kuti twasangukila Yaweh, elo no kufuma lelo mukukonka ena mu kumukulila ubulambo bwa fya bupe fya koca, icabupe ca ng'ano, nangula ilambo, ukucila pa bulambo bwakwa Yaweh Lesa wesu ifili pa ntanshi ya tenti lya kukumaninamo. ³⁰ Ulunu Pinehasi shimpepo ne ntungulushi sha bantu, ekweba tai, intungulushi ya cila mikowa iyakwa Israeli aba bali naye, baumfwile amashiwi ayo abantu bakwa Rubeni, Gadi, Manasse baishile kulanda, ukuti cali ica wama mu menso yabo. ³¹ Pinehasi umwana mwaume wakwa Eleasa shimapepo aishile kulanda ku bantu bakwa Rubeni, Gad naba kwa Maanasse, ''Lelo fwebo na twishiba ukuti Yaweh ali pakati kesu, pantu tawalenga ukusanguka kwa cisumino cenu ukufuma kuli ye mwebo. Nomba mwalipususha abena Israeli ukufuma mu kuboko kwakwa Yaweh ³² Eluntu Pinehasi umwana mwaume wakwa Eleasa shimapepo, ne ntungulushi baishile kubwela ukufuma kubena Rubeni, na bena Gadi ukufuma mu calo cakwa Gilaadi, ukubwelela na mu calo ca Kenani ku bena Israeli, no kuleta amashiwi kuli bo. ³³ Akasebo kabo bena kali bwino mu menso ya bena Israeli. Abena Israeli baishile kutasha Lesa kabili tababwekeshepo ukulanda palwa kucita ubulwi na bena Rubeni, nabena Gadi, pakuti bengo naula icalo pantu baikele. ³⁴ Abena Rubeni elo na Gadi baishile kwinika ubulambo, ''Kambone,'' pantu bena basihile kulanda, ''Nikambone pakati kesu fwebo na Yaweh ni Lesa.''

¹ Panuma ya nshiku ishingi, uluntu Yaweh aishile kupela ukutusha ku bena Israeli ukufma ku balwani babo abo aba bashingulukile, na Yoshua ali na kula kabili uwatantalila mu myaka, ² Yoshua aishile ku kuta bonse abena Israeli-- abakalamba wabo, intungulushi shabo, na bakalangula wabo, naba shimucindikwa wabo- elo aishile kulanda ati, ''Ndikulile kabili imyaka ilifulile. ³ Mwebo muli bwene fyonse ifintu ifyo Yaweh Lesa wenu acitile kunko shonse idhi pa mulandu wenu, pantu ni Yaweh Lesa wenu ewa milwlililile. ⁴ Boneni! Nalipele kuli mwebo ifyalo ifya sheleko ukucimfya nge fikwatwa ku mitundu yenu, pamo pene ne fyalo fyonse ifyo mwa onaula kale, ukufuma ku Yodani bemba mukulu uwaba ku kapinda ka ku kuso. ⁵ Yaweh Lesa wenu akafumyamo. Ali no kubafumyamo bena kuli mwebo. Ena akatalika icalo cabo, kabili muli no kubula icalo cabo ku kuba icikwatwa cenu, nga fintu Lesa alaile kuli mwebo. ⁶ Eico mulekuba abakukosa. eico mulekusunga no kula kucita fyonse ifya lembwa muli ili buku lya madfunde yakwa Mose, ukukana pailibukila kuli ulu lubali ku kuboko kwaku kulyo nangu ukwa ku kuso, ⁷ eico imwe tamufwile ukuyisankanya neyi imishobo iyili pakati kenu nangu ukulumbula mwishina lya tu lesa twabo, ukulapa pali twena, ukutushishimuna nangula ukutufukamina. ⁸ Eico, mwebo mufwile ukushintililafye pali Yaweh Lesa wenu nga fintu mwacita pali buno bushiku. ⁹ Pantu Yaweh aishile kufumya pa cinso cenu mwebo umushobo uukulu, kabili uwakukosa kuli mwebo, takwatala akuba uwakutalama ku cinso cenu ukufika pali buno bushiku. ¹⁰ Uuli onse umwaume uwa pa pendwa yenu akalenga ikana limo ukufulumuka, pantu Yaweh Lesa wenu, ena ekalwila wenu, nga fintufye amilaile. ¹¹ Mubikeko amano, epakuti mwebo mwinga temwa Yaweh Lesa wenu. ¹² Lelo nga cakuti mwebo mwayaluka no shintilila pali abo abapusuka abamu mishobo ishi ishili pakati kenu, nangu nga mwaupana nabo, nangu nga mwaisa kwisa pamo nabo elo nabo pamo nenu, ¹³ eluntu mufwile ukwishiba mu cishinka ukuti Yaweh Lesa wenu takatale kufumya ishi imishobo pakati kenu. Mukweba ati, bena bakesa kuba iciteyo kabili icikose kuli mwebo, bakamikapa amembya mu numa shenu ne myunga mu menso yenu, mpaka mwebo mukalobe muli cino cabune cintu Yaweh Lesa wenu apela kuli mwebo. ¹⁴ Nomba nkoya ku nshila ya calo, elo mulishibile ne mitima yenu ne myeo yenu ukuti tapaba ishiwi nangu limo ilya filwa ukuba ilya cishinka pa fyabune fyonse fintu Yaweh Lesa wenu amulayile mwebo. Ifi fyonse fyalikilishiwa kuli mwebo. Tapali nangu cimo icishacitika. ¹⁵ Nomba nga fintu fine lyonse ishiwi lyakwa Yaweh Lesa wenu alayile mwebo lifikilishiwe elo Yaweh akaleta pali mwebo fyonse ifibi mpaka akamonaule mwebo ukufuma muli cino calo cabune ico Yaweh Lesa wenu apela kuli mwebo. ¹⁶ Ali nokwisa ku cita ifi nga mwaisa kutoba ifiope fyakwa Yaweh Lesa wenu, ifyo akonkomeshe ukubaka. Nga cakutila mwaya no kushinshimuna tu lesa tumbi no tufukamina, elo ubukali bwakwa Yaweh bukesa kwima pakati kenu, elo mwebo mukaloba mukwangufyanya ukufuma muli cino calo ca bune ico ena apela kuli mwebo.''

¹ Eluntu Yoshua aishile kukolonganika imitundu yonse iya kwa Israeli ku shekemu elo aishile kukuta abakulu bamu Israeli, inyungulushi shabo, bakapingula wabo, bacilolo, nabo baliyipele kuli Lesa. ² Yoshua aishile kulanda ku bantu, ''Ifi efintu Yaweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli, aishile kulanda, 'Ifikolwe fyenu ku nshita yakunuma fyali kwikala mupepi no mumana wa Yufreti- Tera wishi wkwa Abrahamu kabili wishi wakwa Nahor nabo bali shinhsimwine tu lesa tumbi. ³ Lelo nebo naishile ku twala shinwe ukucila Yufreti elo nebo nali batungulwile mu calo ca Kenani nebo epakupela kuli ye abana abengi ukupitila mu mwana wakwe umwaume Isaki. ⁴ Eluntu naishile kupela kuli Isaki abana baume Yakoo elo na Esau. Nebo naishile kupela kuli Esau icalo caku lupili lwa Seir ukuti cingaba icikwatwa cakwe, lelo kuli Yakobo na bana bakwe bena balitentemukile ku Egypto. ⁵ Naishile kutuma Mose na Aaroni, kabili naishile ku cita ifikunkuma mu Egypto, panuma ya ifi naishile kumifumyamo. ⁶ Naishile kufumyamo ifikolwe fyenu mu Egypto, kabili mwaishile kuli bemba. Abena Egypto balibapepekele na ma celeta elo nabapali bakabalwe ukufikafye nakuli bemba wakukashika. ⁷ Uluntu ifikolwe fyenu fyaishile kukuta kuli Yaweh, ena aishile kubikako ifinshi pakati kenu na bena Egypto. Ena aishile kulenga bemba ukuba pali bo elo nokwisa kubafimba. Mwebo mwalibwene ifyo naishile kucita mu Egypto. Eluntu mwebo mwaishile kwikala mu matololo pa nshita iyitali. ⁸ Naishile kumileta mu calo ca Amore, abo abaikele kwi shilya limbi ilya Yodani. Baishile kulwa na mwebo, elo nebo naishile kubapela mumaboko yenu. Namwebo mwaishile kubula icalo cabo, epakuba icikwatwa, elo naishile kubonaula pa cinso cenu. ⁹ Eluntu Balaki umwana mwaume wakwa Zeppor, imfumu yabena Moabu, baishile kwima epakusansa Israeli. Naye epakwisa kutuma no kwisa kwita Balamu umwana mwaume wakwa Beor, ukuti ese ku mitipa. ¹⁰ Lelo nebo ntaishile kumfwa Balamu. Ecaishile kulenga ukuti ena esekumipala. Eico naishile kumipususha ukufuma muma boko yakwe. ¹¹ Mwaile kucila Yodani elo mwaishile kwisa pa Yeliko. Intungulushi sha ku Yeliko shaishile ku milwisha, pamo pene nabena Amore, abena Perisi, abena Kenani, abena Hiti, abena Girgashi, abena Hibi, elo na bena Yebusi. Naishile ku mipela ukucimfya no kulenga ukuba intungulushi pali bo. ¹² Naishile kutuma na malonda no kumitungulula, ayo ayaishile ku batamfya bena ne mfumu shibili isha bena Amore ukufuma pa cinso cenu. Ici cena tacacitikile pa mulandu wa mifwi nangula amata yenu. ¹³ Naishile kumipela icalo ico mutaculule ne misumba isho mutakulile, ishi nomba mwebo mukoikalamo. Mwasihile kulya ifisabo fya mya ngashi nefya miolife ifyo mwebo mutabyele.' ¹⁴ Nomba mulekunakila Yaweh no kulamushinshimuna mu chishinka na mucine; talukeni kuli tulesa uto ifikolwe fyenu fyali ku shinshimuna mu Yufreti na mu Egypto, elo mwebo shinshimuneni Yaweh. ¹⁵ Nga cena caboneka icibi mu menso yenu ukushinshimuna Yaweh , isalileni mwebene buno bushiku uyo mwebo mwakula kutumika, nga ni tulesa tuntu ifikolwe fyenu fyashinshimwine kululamba lwa Yufreti, nangula tulesa twaa bena Amore, mu calo cintu mwebo mukoikalamo. Lelo nebo na bang'anda yandi, twa kulakushinshimu a Yaweh.'' ¹⁶ Abantu baishile kwasuka no kwisakulanda ati, ''Fwebo tatufwile ukulaba Yaweh nokuti tulekubombela tu lesa, ¹⁷ pantu ni Yaweh Lesa wesu uwafumishe fwebo ne fikolwe fyesu ukufuma mu ca Egypo. Ukufuma mu ng'anda ya busha, ena aishile kucita ifishi bilo ifikalamba pa menso yesu, ena ewatubakile fwebo munshila shonse shintu twaishile kuyamo, na pakati kanko shonse muntu twali kupita. ¹⁸ Eluntu Yaweh aishile kubafumya pa cinso cesu fwe bonse, ukwisa kubikapofye na bena Amore abali kwikala mu calo. Eico nafwebo twale kushinshimuna Yaweh pantu ye e Lesa wesu. ¹⁹ Lelo Yoshua aishile kulanda ku bantu ati, ''Mwebo tekuti mulekubombela Lesa pantu ena ni Lesa uwashila; ni Lea wabukwa; ena takelele ubutalangani na masambi yenu. ²⁰ Nga mwebo mwatalamina Yaweh no kushinshimuna tu lesa tumbi, eluntu ena akesa kupilibuka no kucita ububi kuli mwebo. Ena ali no kumyonaula, ninshi alicitile ifisuma kuli mwebo.'' ²¹ Lelo abantu baishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ''Awe, fwebo twakulashinshimuna Yaweh.'' ²² Eluntu Yoshua aishile kulanda ku bantu ati, ''Mwebo muli bakambone mwebene ukuti mulisalile mwebene Yaweh, ukuti mwakulekumushinshimuna.'' Baishile kulanda ati, ''Tulibakambone.'' ²³ ''Nomba fumeni kuli tu lesa tumbi uto muli nato mwebene, no kupilibwila imiyima yenu kuli Yaweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli.'' ²⁴ Abantu baishile kulanda kuli Yoshua ati, ''Fwebo twakula kushinshimuna Yaweh Lesa wesu. Fwebo tuli no kumfwa kwi shiwi lyakwe.'' ²⁵ Yoshua aishile kupanga icipangano na banatu bulya bushiku. Aishile kubikako ifipope ne fipangano pa Shekemu. ²⁶ Yoshua aishile kulemba aya mashiwi mwibuku lya mafunde yakwa Lesa, Ena epakubula ilibwe ilikulu epa kulibika mwisamba lya cimuti ca oaki ico icali lubali lwa ncende iyakushila iya kwa Yaweh. ²⁷ Yoshua aishile kulanda ku bantu bonse ati, ''Boneni, ili libwe likaba bunte kuli fwebo. Lilyumfwile amashiwi yonse yantu Yaweh alandile kuli fwebo. Eico likaba likambone kuli mwebo, tekwesha ukukana Lesa wenu.'' ²⁸ Eico Yoshua aishile kweba abantu ukuya, cila umo ukubwelela kufyakupyana fyakwe. ²⁹ Panuma yaifi Yoshua umwana mwaume wakwa Nuni, umubomfi wakwa Yaweh, aishile kufwa, ninshi ala ne myaka 110. ³⁰ Baishile kumushika mukati ka mupaka wa ca kupyana cakwe, icali pa Timunati Sera, ico icaba mucalo ca tupili twakwa Efulemu, ku kapanda ka kukuso ka lupili lwa Gaashi. ³¹ Abena Israeli balishinshimwine Yaweh inshiku shonse isha kwa Yoshua, ne nshiku shonse isha bakulu abashele panuma yakwa Yoshua, abo abaishibishe imilimo yonse iya kwa Yaweh yintu acitile abena Israeli. ³² Amafupa yakwa Yosefu, yantu abena Israeli bapitile ukufuma mu Egypto-- baishile ku yashika pa Shekemu, pa ncende intu Yakobo ashitile abana bakwe abaume bakwa Hamore, wishi wakwa Shekemu. Ena aishitile umwanda umo uwa silfere, epa kwisaba icakupyana ca bana bakwa Yosefu. ³³ Eleasa umwana mwaume wakwa Aaroni na ena aishile kufwa. baishile kumushika pa Gibeah, umusumba wakwa Pinehasi umwana mwaume wakwe, uwapelwe kuli ye. Iyali mu calo ca tupili ica kwa Efulemu.

¹ Panuma yamfwa yakwa Shauli, David aishile kubwelela mukupuma abena Amaleke elo nokushala mu Siklagi panshiku shibili. ² Pabushiku bwakulenga shitatu, umuntu aishile kufuma ku nkambi yakwa Shauli nefyakufwala fyakwe filiepawike elo nefiko ku mutwe wakwe. Uluntu aishile kuli David aishile kupona panshi nokukontamina panshi. ³ David aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Nikwisa ufumine? Aishile kwasuka ati, ''Mfyukile munkambi yakwa Israeli.'' ⁴ David aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Napapata njebako ifyo ifintu fyaendele.'' Aishile kwasuka ati, ''Abantu balibutukile ukufuma ku bulwi.'' Abengi baliponene elo na bengi balifwile. Shauli elo na Yonatani umwana wakwe umwaume balifwile.'' ⁵ David aishile kulanda ku mulumendo ati, ''Wishibile shani ukuti Shauli elo na Yonatani umwana wakwe umwaume balifwile. ⁶ Umulumendo aishile kwasuka ati, ''Kuceshuko nacisangwa palupili lwa Gilboa, elo palya Shauli alishintilile pe fumo lyakwe, elo abamaceleta elo na benda pali bakabalwe balimupepi nokumusanga. ⁷ Shauli aishile kupilibukila kuli nebo nokumbona elo nokukuta kuli nebo. Naishile kwasuka ati, 'Ndi pano.' ⁸ Aishile kulanda kuli nebo ati, 'Niwebo nani?' Naishile kumwasuka ati, 'Ndi mwina Amaleke.' ⁹ Ashile kulanda kuli nebo ati, 'Napapata talama pali nebo elo nokunjipaya, pantu ubucushi ubukulu bulinjikete nebo, lelo ubumi bucili muli nebo.' ¹⁰ Eico naishile kutalama pali ye elo nokumwipaya, pamulandu wakweba ati nalishibile ukuti tekuti ekale panuma aliponene. Eluntu naishile kubula icisote icali ku mutwe wakwe elo ne cikosa icali kukuboko kwakwe, elo nokufileta kuno kuli mwebo, shikulu wandi.'' ¹¹ Eluntu David aishile kuleula insalu shakwe, elo bonse abantu abali naye baishile kucita fimo fine. ¹² Baliloseshe, balilile, elo nokufunga mpaka ubushiku pali Shauli, pali Yonatani umwana mwaume wake, pa bantu bakwa Yahweh, elo pang'anda yakwa Israeli pantu baliponene pefumo. ¹³ David aishile kulanda ku mulumendo ati, ''Nikwisa wafuma?'' Aishile kwasuka ati, ''Ndi mwina fyalo mu mpanga, umwina Amaleke.'' ¹⁴ David aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Cindo tawakwatile umwenso ukwipaya imfumu iyasubwa iyakwa Yaahweh kukuboko kobe?'' ¹⁵ David aishile kwita umo pabalumendo elo nokwisa kulanda ati, ''Kabuye kamwipaye.'' Eico ulya muntu alile nokuya kumuma panshi,elo no mwina Amaleke alifwile. ¹⁶ Eluntu David aishile kulanda ku mwina Amaleke uwafwileati, ''Umulopa obe uli pa mutwe obe pamulandu wakweba ati akanwa kobe kalipele ubunte pali webo elo nokulanda ati, 'Ndipeye imfumu ya mfumu iyakwa Yahweh.''' ¹⁷ Eluntu David aishile kwimba ulwimbo lwa cililo pali Shauli elo na Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwe. ¹⁸ Aishile kukukonkomesha abantu ukusambilila ulu lwimbo kubana baume bwakwa Yuda, ulwalembelwe mwi buku lyakwa Yasha. ¹⁹ Ubukata bobe, Israeli, bulifwile, bwipaiwilwe pa ncende shenu isha pamulu! Ifyo ubukata bwa pona! ²⁰ Tacili cakwesha ukucilanda mu Gati, mwikacishimika mu misebo ya Ashikeloni, pakweba ati abana banakashi baba Pelishiti besekelela, pakweba ati abana banakashi baba shasembululwa bekasefya. ²¹ Impili ha Gilboa, lekeni kwiba umume nangu imfula pali mwebo, nangu filime ifyaku mipela ing'ano shatula ifyabupe, pantu apo icakucinga icamaka calyonaulwa. Inkwela yakwa Shauli tayali iyakusubwa amafuta nakabili. ²² Ukufuma ku mulopa wa abo bonse abo baipeye, kufitumbi ifyamaka,ubuta bwakwa Yonatani tabwaishile kubwela, elo ulupanga lwakwa Shauli talwaishile ukwakubula akantu. ²³ Shauli elo na Yonatani bali temwikilwe elo bali aba bune mu myeo yabo, elo na mumfwa yabo tababapatulwile. Baliabakuyangusha ukucila ba cembe, abali abakukosa ukucila inkalamo. ²⁴ Mwe bana banakashi bakwa Israeli, lileni Shauli, uwalikumifwika ishakukashika elo ne fisamu, elo uwalikubika ifisamu fya golide pafya kufwala fyenu. ²⁵ Ifyo amaka yapona pakati kabulwi! Yonatani bali mwipeye pamulu wa ncende shenu. ²⁶ Ndi nobulanda pali webo Yonatani wesu. Wali bwino kuli nebo. Icitemwiko kuli nebo cali icabune, ukucila pacitemwiko ca banakashi. ²⁷ Ifyo amaka yapona,elo ne fyanso fya bulwi fyaloba.

¹ Panuma yaifi David aishilekwipusha Yahweh ukwebati, ''Bushe ndekuya kumusumba umo uwamumisumba ya Yuda?'' Yahweh aishilekumwasuka ati, ''Kabuye'' David aishilekulanda ati, ''Nikumusumbanshi nalaya? Yahweh aishilekwasuka ati, ''Ku Hebroni.'' ² Eico David alile nabakashi bakwe babili, Ahinoam umwina Jezreeli, elo na Abigail umwina Carmeli, mukamfwilwa wakwa Nabali. ³ David aliletele abaume abali naye, abo cila umo aletele ulupwa lwakwe, kumisumba ya Hebroni, uko baishilekutampa ukwikala. ⁴ Eluntu abaume ukufuma kuli Yada baishile nokwisakusuba David. Imfumu pa ng'anda yakwa Yuda. Baishilekweba David, abaume bakwa Jabeshi Gileadi balishikile shauli.'' ⁵ Eico David alitumine intumi kubaume ba ku Jabeshi Gileadi elo aishilekulanda kuliye, ''Mulipalilwe kuli Yahweh, apa mulilangile ukunakila kuli shikulu wenu Shauli elo no kumushika. ⁶ Nomba lekeni Yahweh imilane icitemwiko ne cishinka. Naine nkamilanga ubusuma pamulandu wakwebati mulicitile ifi fintu. ⁷ Nomba eluntu, lekeni amaboko yenu yabe ayakukosa; mube ababulamba pantu Shauli shikulu wenu alifwile, elo ing'anda yakwa Yuda ilisubile imfumu palibo.'' ⁸ Lelo Abner umwana mwume wakwa Nere, mushika wafita fyakwa Shauli, alisendele Ishibosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli nokumuleta ku Manahaimu. ⁹ Aishilekupanga Ishibosheti imfumu pali Gileadi, Ashere, Jezreeli, Ephraim, Benjamin elo napali Israeli onse ¹⁰ Ishibosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli, ali nemyaka yakufyalwa amakumi yane uluntu atampile ukuteka Israeli, elo atekele imyaka ibili. Lelo ing'anda yakwa Yuda yalikonkele David. ¹¹ Inshita iyo David ali imfumumu Hebroni pang'anda yakwa Yuda yali imyaka cine lubali elo nemyeshi mutanda. ¹² Abner umwana mwaume wakwa Nere, elo na babomfi bakwa Ishibosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli, balile ukufuma ku Mahanaimu ukuya ku Gibeoni. ¹³ Joab umwana mwaume wakwa Zeruiah elo na babomfi bakwa David balifumine nokuya kubakumanya pacishiba ca Gibeoni. palya balikele panshi, ibumba limo bushilya bwa cishiba elo nalimbi bushilya. ¹⁴ Abner aishilekulanda kuli Joab, ''Leka abalumendo beme no kucimfyanya nafwebo.'' Eluntu Joab aishikulanda ati, ''Lekeni bena beme.'' ¹⁵ Eluntu abalumendo baishile kwima elo no kulongana pamo, ikumi na babili bakwa Benjamini elo na Ishibosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli, elo ikumi na babili ukufuma mu babomfi bakwa David. ¹⁶ Onse umuntu ikete umunankwe ku mutwe elo nokulasa ulupanga mulubafu lwa munankwe elo baishile kupona bonse. Eico ilya ncende yainikilwe ''Helkath Hazzurim,'' nangu ''incende yalupanga,'' iyali mu Gibeoni. ¹⁷ Ubulwi bwalishupile bulya bushiku eo Abnernabaume bakwa Israeli baishile kubacimfya pacinso na babomfi bakwa David. ¹⁸ Abana baume batatu abakwa Zeruiah bali palya pene: Joab, na Abishai, na Asahel. Asahel ali uwakwanguka kumakasa yakwe kwati ka konge. ¹⁹ Asahel aishilek kusupila Abner elo no kumukonka ukwabula ukufuma munshila iili yonse. ²⁰ Abner aishile kulolesha kunuma elo no kwisakulanda ati, ''Bushe niwebo Asahel? Aishile kwasuka ati, ''Ninebo.'' ²¹ Abner aishile kulanda kuliye, Pilibuka kumbali kukulyo kobe nangu kukuso kobe, elo wikatepo umo pa balumendo no kusenda ifyo akwete.'' Lelo Asahel tapilibukile. ²² Eico Abner aishile kulanda nakambi kuli Asahel, ''Leka ukunkonka. Cinshi ningakumina iwe panshi? Cinshi nengekatila icinso candi kuli Joab, wenu? ²³ Lelo Abner alikene ukuya lubali, elo Abner aishile kumulasa mu mubili wakwe kwifumo, eico ifumo lyaishile kufumumina kubushilya. Asahelaliponene panshi kabili alifwile, alilekele elo no kwiminina . ²⁴ Lelo Joab na Abishai balikonkele Abner. uluntu akasuba kalikuya panshi, baishile kufika kulupili lwa Ammah, ulwaba mupepi na Giah pambali wamusebo wakuya mumatololo ya Gibeoni. ²⁵ Abaume bakwa Benjaminbalikolonganikile bonse capamo panuma yakwa Abner elo no kwiminina pamulu wa lupili. ²⁶ Eluntu Abner aishile kukuta Joab elo no kwisakulanda ati, ''Bushe ulupanga lukesa konaula inshiku pe? Bushe tamwishibe ati lukesa kukalipa pampela? Ninshitanshi cikesakuba libe taulaeba abaume bobe ukuleka ukukonka bawenu?'' ²⁷ Joab aishilekwasuka ati, ''Ngafintu Lesa aikala ngatawalandile ifyo, abashilika bandi ngabalikonkele bamunyina babo mpaka ulucelo!'' ²⁸ Eico Joab aishile kulisha ipenga, elo bonse abaume balekele elo tabakonkele Israeli nakabili, nangu kulwa nakambi. ²⁹ Abner nabaume bakwe balyendele bonse bulya ubushiku ukupita mu Arabah. Batolokele Yodani, ukwenda ulucelo lwa konkelepo lonse, elo eluntu bafikile ku Mahanaim. ³⁰ Joab alibwelele ukufuma mukukonka Abner. akolonganikile bonse abaume bakwe, ukufuma umo balubile Asahel elo na bashilika bwakwa David ikumi limo na pabula. ³¹ Lelo abaume bwakwa David balipeye abaume bakwa Benjamin 360 pamo na Abner. ³² Eluntu baishikubula Asahel elo no kumushika munshishi yakwa wishi, iyali mu Betelehemu. Joab elo na baume bakwe baendele ubushiku bonse elo nakasuba kaliwile palibo pa Hebroni.

¹ Nomba kwali ubulwi bwa kutwalilila pakati ka nganda yakwa Saulo elo ne nganda yakwa David. David alekukoselakofye, nomba inganda yakwa Saulo yalacepelakofye amaka. ² Abana baume balifyelwa kuli David mu Hebuloni. Ibeli lyakwe ali ni Amunoni, muli nyina Ainoamu umwina Yesireli. ³ Umwana mwaume wakwe uwabubili, Kileabu, afyelwe muli Abigaili, mukamfwilwa wakwa Nabali umwina kameli. Uwabutatu, Abusalomu, ali mwana mwaume wakwa Maka, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Talimai, imfumu yaku Geshuri. ⁴ Mwana David uwalenga bune, Adoniya, uwali mwana mwaume uwafyelwe muli Hagiti. Uwalenga busano umwana mwaume ali ni Shefatiya muli nyina Abitali, ⁵ elo uwalenga mutanda, Itilemu, ali mwana mwaume uwa mumukashi wakwa David Egila. Aba abana ebafwelwe kuli David mu Hebuloni. ⁶ Calishile ku citika lintu kwali ubulwi pa kati ka nganda yakwa Saulo elo ne nganda yakwa David icakuti Abune aishilekuicita uwa maka mu nganda yakwa Saulo. ⁷ Saulo alikwete umukashi ashaupile mu bwinga uweshina lya Risipa, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Aia. Ishibosheti alilandile kuli Abune ati, ''Cindo wilekusendamina no mukashi untu tata ashaupile mubwinga?'' ⁸ Elutu Abune afulilwe pa mashiwi yakwa Ashibosheti no kulanda ati, ''Bushe ninebo umutwe wambwa uwaba mu bena Yuda? mubwalelo nebo ndelanga bu cishinka ku nganda yakwa Saulo, wiso, kuli ba ndume shakwe, elo na kubanankwe, ukupitila mukufilwa ukupela webo ku kuboko kwakwa David. Nomba webo ulembepesha nebo umulandpalwa uyu mwanakashi? ⁹ Lesa nacite ico kuli nebo, Abune, elofye icikulu nakambi, nganshacitile David ngefyo Yahweh alapile kuli ye, ¹⁰ ukusesha ubufumu ukufuma mu nganda yakwa Saulo elo ukupampamika icipuna ca bufumu bwakwa David pali Israeli na pali Yuda, ukufuma ku Dani naku Beresheba.'' ¹¹ Ishibosheti taishile kwasuka Abune ishiwi nalimbi, pantu alekumutina. ¹² Eluntu Abune atumine inkombe kuli David ukumulandilako ati, ''Bushe calo cakwa nani ici? panga icipangano kulinebo, elo ukumona ati ukuboko kwandi kuli nobe, ukupela yonse Israeli kuli webo.'' ¹³ David aishilekwasuka ati, ''Wacita bwino, nebo nalapanga icipangano kuli webo. Nomba cimo ico ndekabila kuli webo teti umone icinso candi kanofye wabalilapo ukuleta Mikali, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Saulo, uluntu ukesa mukumbona.'' ¹⁴ Eluntu David atumine inkombe kuli Ishibosheti, umwana mwaume wakwa Saulo, ukulanda ati, ''Mpela umukashi wanda Mikali, uyo nalapilepo umutengo wa nkanda umwanda umo ishakuntanshi yakubwaume kwa bena Filishiti.'' ¹⁵ elo Ishibosheti atumine abaile kuli Mikali elo no kuya mupokolola ku mulume wakwe, Paliteli umwana mwaume wakwa Laishi. ¹⁶ Umulume wakwe aile pamo naye, alelosha ilyo alekuya, elo alimukonkele naku Bahurimu. Eluntu Abune alandile kuli ye ati, ''Bwekelamo ku nganda ililine.'' Eico alibwekelemo. ¹⁷ Abune alilandile na bakalamba bamu Israeli ati, ''Inshita shakale mwaleyesha ukukwata David ukuba imfumu pali mwebo. ¹⁸ Nomba ciciteni pantu Yahweh alilandile palwa kwa David ati, 'Ukupitila kukuboko kwa musha wandi David nkapokolola abantu bandi abakwa Israeli ku kuboko kwa bafelishiti elo no kufuma ku kuboko kwa balwani babo bonse.'' ¹⁹ Abune nakabili alilandila palwakwe na pabantu babena Benjamin. Eluntu Abune aile nakabili no kulanda na David ku Hebuloni ukulondolola fyonse fintu Israeli elo ne nganda yakwa Benjamin yalekabila ukufikilisha. ²⁰ Uluntu Abune elo na baume bakwe amakumi yabili bafikile mu Hebuloni mu kumona David, David acitile umutebeto kuli bo. ²¹ Abune alilondolwele kuli David, ''Nebo nkema no kukolonganikayonse Israeli kuli webo, shikulu mwe mfumu yandi, pakuti bakapange icipangano na mwebo, pakuti mwingateka pali fyonse ifyo mukabila.'' Eico David alibwekeshemo Abune, elo na Abune abwekelemo umutende. ²² Eluntu abashilika bakwa David elo na Yoabu babwelele ukufuma ku kutapa elo baletele ifyakutapa ifingi. Lelo Abune taali na David mu Hebuloni. David alimubwekeshemo, na Abune aile mu mutende. ²³ Eluntu Yoabu elo nabashilika bonse abaali pamo nankwe bafikile, balyebele Yoabu, ''Abune umwana mwaume wakwa Neri acisa ku mfumu, elo imfimu naimuleka aya, elo Abune ele uwa mutende.'' ²⁴ Eluntu Yoabu aile ku mfumu nokulanda ati, ''Cindo ucitile? Bona, Abune acisa kuli webo! Ninshi umubwekeseshemo, elo bushe naya? ²⁵ Bushe tawacishiba ati Abune umwana mwaume wakwa Nere acisafye mukukubepaika elo nokwishiba amapange yobe no kusambilila conse ico ulecita?'' ²⁶ Uluntu Abune ashile David, alimutumine inkombe panuma yakwa Abune, elo balimubweseshe ukufuma pa cishima ca Sira, nomba David taishibe pali ici. ²⁷ Uluntu Abune aishilekubwelela ku Hebuloni, Yoabu alimusendele lubali pakati kampongolo mu kulanda nankwe mu mutalalila. Kulya eko Yoabu amulashile mulufumo no kumwipaya. Muli uyu musango, Yoabu alandwilile umulopa wakwa Asaeli ndume yakwe. ²⁸ Ulintu David aishilekumfwa pali ico alandile ati, ''Nebo elo no bufumu bwandi tuli abakaele kuli Yahweh umuyayaya ku mulandu wa mulopa wakwa Abune umwana mwaume wakwa Neri. ²⁹ Umulopa wakwe nauponena pamutwe wakwa Yoabu elo napa nganda yonse iyakwa wishi! Lekeni inganda yakwa Yoabu ibulwa uwacilonda nangu uwabulwele bwa pankanda nangu uwalemana elo uwakwendele ku nkonto nangu uwakwipaiwa kulupanga nangu uwakukwata ifyakulya finenene.'' ³⁰ Kanshi Yoabu na Abishai munina Wakwe baipeye Abune, pantu alipeye munina wabo Asaeli pa Gibeon mubulwi. ³¹ David alilandile kuli Yoabu elo na kubantu bonse abaali pamo naye ati, ''Lepauleni ifyakufwala fyenu, fwaleni amasaaka, no kulosha kuntanshi yakwa Abune.'' Nomba imfumu David yaleenda panuma ya citumbi mu nshita ya kushika. ³² Balishikile Abune mu Hebuloni. Imfumu yaliloseshe nokulila ukupongomoka pa nshishi yakwa Abune, elo nabantu bonse baliloseshe. ³³ Imfumu yalimbile ishamalilo pali Abune elo nokwimba ati, ''Bushe Abune kuti afwa ngefifwa icipuba? ³⁴ Amaboko yobe tayakakilwe. Amakasa yobe tayali mu minyololo. Ngefyo umwaume uwa kuntanshi ya bana baume ababula umulinganya, efyo nawebo uwile.'' Nakabilifye abantu bonse baliloseshe pali ye. ³⁵ Abantu bonse balishile ku kulenga David alye ilyo kacili kasuba, nomba David alilapile ati, ''Lesa engacita cimo cine kuli nebo, elo necacilapo, ngacakuti nalyapo umukate nangu icili conse ilyo akasuba takalawa.'' ³⁶ Abantu bonse balimwene ukukalipwa kwakwa David, elo calibasekeshe, pantu consefye ico imfumu yacitile calibasekeshe. ³⁷ Eico bonsefye abantu elo na Israeli yonse yalishininkishe bulya bushiku ati tacali kufwaya kwa mfumu ukwipaiwa kwakwa Abune umwana mwaume wakwa Neri. ³⁸ Imfumu yalilandile ku babomfi baiko, ''Bushe namwishiba ati umwana mwaume wa mfumu kabili umwaume mwine mwine nawa buno bushiku mu Israeli? ³⁹ Nomba ndi uwanaka lelo, nangu nebo naba imfumu iyasubwa. Aba baume, abana baume bakwa Seruiya, bantu bashupa kuli nebo. Leka Yahweh alandwile kacita wabubifi ku kumulimuna pa bubifi bwakwe, ngefyo alingilwe.''

¹ Uluntu Ishibosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Saulo, aishilekumfwa ati Abune alifwile mu Hebuloni, amaboko yakwe yalinakile, elo na Israeli yonse yalisungukile. ² Nomba umwana mwaume wakwa Saulo alikwete abaume babili abaali abakalamba ba mabumba ya bashilika. Ishina umo aali ni Baanaya elo umbi nao ni Rekabu, abana baume bakwa Rimoni umwina Beroti, uwafumine kubantu ba bena Benjamini (pantu Beroti nayo ipendelwa pali Benjamini, ³ elo nabena Beroti ku Gitaimu elo bekala kulya kwine ukufika nakano kashita). ⁴ Nomba Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwa Saulo, alikwete umwana umwaume uwalemene amolu yakwe. Aali ne myaka isano uluntu ilyashi lyapali Saulo elo na Yonatani lyaishile ukufuma ku Yesireli. Kasunga wakwe alimusendele ku kufulumuka. Lelo ilyo umwanakashi alebutuka, umwana mwaume wakwa Yonatani aliponene no kulemana. Ishina lyakwe ali ni Mefibosheti. ⁵ Eico abana baume bakwa Rimoni umwina Beroti, Rekabu elo na Baanaya, mukasuba kabala ukuya ku nganda yakwa Ishibosheti, ilyo ena alekutusha akasuba pakati. ⁶ Umwanakashi uwalekulonda aliponene mutulo ulintu alepetula ingano, elo Rekabu na Baanaya baingila mu mutalalila no kupita pali ye. ⁷ Nomba panuma yakwingila mu nganda balimupakese elo no kumwipaya ilyo aleele pa busanshi bwakwe ku muputule wakwe. Eluntu nomba bamuputwileko umutwe wakwe elo noku usenda, ukwenda umusebo ubushiku bonse ukufika ku Araba. ⁸ Balitwele umutwe wakwa Ishibosheti kuli David pa Hebuloni, elo balandile ku mfumu ati, ''Bona, uyu emutwe wakwa Ishibosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Saulo, umulwani wenu, uwalefwailisha umweo wenu. Lelo Yahweh nalandwilako imfumu yesu kateka wesu kuli Saulo elo na bana bakwe.'' ⁹ David alyaswike Rekabu na Baanaya munina wakwe, abana baume bakwa Rimoni umwina Beroti; atile kulibo, ''Efyo Yahweh ali uwamweo, uwapuswishe umweo wandi ku kupakaswa konse, ¹⁰ uluntu umo anjebele, ''Bona, Saulo alifwile; ukutontonkanya ngouleleta imbila nsuma, nalimwikete elo no kumwipaya pa Sikilagi. Ico ecilambu cintu namupele pa mbila yakwe. ¹¹ Ngecacilapo, uluntu abaume imbifi abepeye umuntu uwakaele mu nganda yakwe pa busanshi bwakwe, bushe nomba nebo teti nkabile umulopa wakwe ukufuma ukufuma mu kuboko kobe, elo no kukufumya pa calo?'' ¹² Eluntu David apele ifyakucita ku balumendo, elo bailekubepaya no kubaputaulo amaboko na molu elo nokubakobeka pa mulu mu cishiba capa Hebuloni. Lelo bena basendele umutwe wakwa Ishibosheti noku ushika mu nshishi yakwa Abune mu Hebuloni.

¹ Eluntu imitundu shonse isha Israeli shaishilekwisa kuli David ku Heburon elo shaisakulanda ati, ''Lolesha, tuli mubili obe elo nefupa lyobe. ² munshita shapita, uluntu saulo ali imfumu pali fwebo, niwebo walekutungulula abashilika ba bena Israeli. Yahweh alandile kuli wee, 'Uli nokucema abantu bandi abena Israeli, elo uli nokwisakuba katungulula pa bena Israeli.''' ³ Eico abakalamba bonse ababena Israeli baishilekwisa ku mfumu ku Heburoni, elo ne mfumu David yaishilekupanga icipangano nabo pacinso cakwa Yahweh. Baishilekusuba David ukuba imfumu pa bena Israeli. ⁴ David ali ne myaka amakumi yatatu(30) uluntu aishilekutampa ukuteka, elo aishilekuteka imyaka amakumi yane(40). ⁵ Mu Heburoni atekele aba Y.uda imyaka cine lubali(7) elo ne mweshi mutanda, elo mu yerusarem atekele imyaka amakumi yatatu na itatu(33) pa bena Israeli bonse elo naba Yuda. ⁶ Imfumu elo nabaume baiko baishilekuya ku Yerusalem mukulwisha abena Yebushi, abekashi ba cilya calo. Baishilekulanda kuli David ati, ''Tawaingilemo muno kanofye ubwekeshemo impofu elo nefilema. David tengesa kuno.'' ⁷ Nangu caishilekubefyo, David aishilekwikata aba maka bamu Ziyoni, uuli nomba musumba wakwa David. ⁸ Pali ilya nshita David aishilekulanda ati, ''Bonse abakatasha abena Yebushi balingile ukuyakupita mumifolo ya menshi pakuyakufika ku balema elo na kumpofu' abali balwani bakwa David.'' Emulanduwine abantu balandila ati, ''Impofu elo na balema tabafwile kwingila kwisano.'' ⁹ Eico David aikele mu maka elo waishile kwitwa umusumba wakwa David. Akulamo no kushibgulusha, ukufuma kufyakwikasha ukulola mukati. ¹⁰ David aishilekuba na maka pantu Yahweh, wamilalo, aali nankwe. ¹¹ Eluntu Hiramu imfumu yaky Turi yaishilekutuma inkombe kuli David, elo nefimuti fya Keda, bakabasa wa mbao, elo na bakakuula. Baisle ku kulila David inganda. ¹² David aisakwishiba ukuti Yahweh alimukushishe ena ukuba imfumu ya bena Israeli, elo kabili alisumbwile ubufumu bwakwe pamulandu wa bantu bakwe abena Israeli. ¹³ Pnuma David asha Heburoni elo aisakuya ku Yerusalem, aishilekubula abanakashi abengi abo ashaupile elo nabanakashi abengi mu Yerusalem, elo nabana baume elo nabana banakashi abengi baishile kufyalwa kuli yee. ¹⁴ Aya eyali amashina yabana abo abaishile kufyalwa kuli yee mu Yerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ¹⁵ Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, ¹⁶ Elishama, Eliada elo na Eliphelet. ¹⁷ Nomba uluntu abapeleshiti baishile kumfwa ati David alisubilwe ukuba imfumu ya bena Israeli, baishilekuya mukumufwailikisha. Lelo David alyumfwile palico elo aishilekuya umwali ubucingo bwakwe. ¹⁸ Nomba abapalishiti baishilekwisa elo basalanganina mu mipokapoka ya Refaimu. ¹⁹ Eluntu David aishilekwipusha ubwafwilisho ukufumu kuli Yahweh. Aishilekulanda ati, ''Bushe kuti nayakutasha abapelishiti? Bushe ulempela ukucimfa pali bo? '' Yahweh aishilekulanda kuli David ati, ''Kabataashe, pantu mucinefye ndinokukupela ukucimfya pa baperishiti.'' ²⁰ Eico David ailekubataasha pa Baali Perasim, elo kulya alibacimfishe. Aishilekulanda ati, ''Yahweh nalepukila pabalwani bandi pacinso candi nga mulamba wa menshi.'' Eico neshina lya ncende ilya lyaishikwinikwa Baali Perasim. ²¹ Aba Perishiti baishilekusha no tulubi twabo kulya, elo David nabaume bakwe batusenda. ²² Eluntu aba Perishiti baishile kwisa nakabili elo basalanganinanakabili mu mipikapopa ya Refaimu. ²³ Eico David aipwishe ubwafwilisho ukufuma kuli Yahweh nakabili, eloaisakulanda kuliye ati, ''Tamufwile kubataasha kuntanshi yabo, lelo cingawamisha ukubashinguluka kunuma yabo elo nkwisa kulibo mufimuti fya Basamu. ²⁴ Uluntu ukesakumfwa iciunda canshindo mukupupa kwa mwela capita mufimuti fya Basamu, eluntu ukabataashe na maka. Ucite ifi pantu Yahweh naya pacinso cobe mukutaasha ifita fyaba Perishiti.'' ²⁵ Eico David aishilekucita ifyo Yahweh amukonkomeshe. Aishilekwipaya aba Perishiti ukufuma ku Gibeoni inshila yonse ukufika ku Gesa.

¹ Nomba David nakabili alilonganikile pamo abaume bonse abasalilwe abamu Israeli, amakana amakumi yatatu. ² David aimine elo nokuya nabaume bakwe bonse abaali nankwe ukufuma ku Baala mu Yuda ukuyakuleta imbokoshi yacipangano iyakwa Lesa ukufuma kulya, iyitwa ishina lyakwa Lesa wamilalo, uwaikala pacipuna apasansama pali ba kerubi. ³ Baisakubika ne mbokoshia yakwa Lesa iya cipanganopeceleta ilipya. Baishile kuifunya munganda yakwa Abinadabu, iyali pamulu walupili. Ussa na Ahio, abana baume bakwe baletungulula neceleta ilipya. ⁴ Baisakufunya iceleta munganda yakwa Abinadabu pamulu walupili nembokoshi yakwa Lesa iyacipangano pamulu weceleta. Ahio alikwenda pantanshi ya mbokoshi yacipangano. ⁵ Eluntu David elo nabonse aba nganda yakwa Israeli baishile kutampa ukupepa pacinso cakwa Yahweh, ukusefya nefya kulisha, inyimbo, amasese, insango, insombo elo nefishibilo. ⁶ Uluntu baishile kwisa kulubansa batwilapo ulwa Nakoni, amaceleta yalimakene, elo Ussa aisakutambalika nokuboko kwakwe nokwikata imbokoshi yakwa Lesa iyacipangano elo aikatilile. ⁷ Eluntu nobukali bwakwa Yahweh bwaishilekuba pali Ussa. Lesa aishikwipaya ena palya palubembu lwakwe. Ussa aishikufwa palya mumbali yambokoshi yacipangano cakwa Lesa. ⁸ David alifulilwe pantu Yahweh aipaya Ussa, elo aishilekwinika ishina lyailya ncende ati Peresi Ussa. Ilya ncende itwa Peresi Ussa napali lelo. ⁹ David aali uwatina Yahweh pali kalya kasuba. Aishilekulanda ati, ''Bushe kuti yaisa shani kuli nebo imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Lesa?'' ¹⁰ Eico David taisuminishe ukusenda imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh ukuya nayo mu musumba wakwa David. Mucifulo, aishilekuibika lubali munganda yakwa Obedi Edom umwina Gati. ¹¹ Imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh yaishilekushala munganda yakwa Obedi Edomu umwina Gati pa myenshi itatu. Eico Yahweh aishile kumupaala elo na bonse aba munganda yakwe. ¹² Nomba imfumu David yaisakwebwa ukuti, ''Yahweh alipaalile inganda yakwa Obedi Edomu elo na conse icaba kuli yee pamulandu wa mbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Lesa.'' Eico David aishilekuya nokusenda imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Lesa ukufuma munganda yakwa Obedi Edomu no kwisa kuleta mu musumba wakwa David nensansa. ¹³ Uluntu abo bonse abasendele imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh batampula intampulo mutanda, alepela icelambo ingombe elo ne ciponti icaina. ¹⁴ David aishile kushana pacinso cakwa Yahweh namaka yakwe yonse; alifwelefye icamwingila wa efodi. ¹⁵ Eico David elo na bonse aba munganda yakwa Israeli baishilekuleta imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh ninshi balepunda elo balelisha nefiunda fya mapenga. ¹⁶ Nomba ilya imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh ileingila mu musumba wakwa David, Mikali umwana mwanakashi wakwa Saulo, aisa kulolesha pa windo. Aisa kumona imfumu David iletombauka elo nokushana pacinso cakwa Yahweh. Eluntu aishilekumususha mu mutima wakwe. ¹⁷ Baishile kwingisha imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh elo nokuibika muncende yaiko, pakati ketenti ilyo David aimikile ukuibikamo. Eluntu David aishilekutula amalambo yakoca elo ne mituulo yakulongana pacinso cakwa Yahweh. ¹⁸ Uluntu David aishile kupwisha ukutuula amalambo yakoca elo ne mituulo yakulongana, aishile kupaala abantu mwishina lyakwa Yahweh wamilalo. ¹⁹ Eluntu aishile kupela mu bantu bonse, mwibumba lyonse ilya bena Israeli, konse kubaume na banakashi, icipandwa camukate, nomunofu wanama, elo necimantwa camwangashi, Eluntu abantu bonse basalangene; cila muntu abwekela kunganda yakwe. ²⁰ Eluntu David abwekele mukupaala ulupwa lyakwe. Mikali, umwana mwanakshi wakwa Saulo, aishile kufuma panse mukukumanya David elo aisakulanda ati, ''Yangu ifyo imfumu yabena Israeli yaicindamika lelo, iyaciifula iine lelo pamenso yabasha abanakashi mubabomfi baiko, kwati umo uwamubashakwata amano uuisalula umwine nokuifula umwine!'' ²¹ David aisakubwesha kuli Mikali ati, ''Nacita cilya pacinso cakwa Yahweh, uwansala ambika napaali wiso elo napaba nganda yakwe yonse, uwasalile nebo ukuba intungulushi pabantu bakwa Yahweh, na pabena Israeli. Pacinso cakwa Yahweh ndaba uwasansamuka. ²² Ndinokuba uwaicefya ukucila nafino, elo ndinokuba uwaisula mu menso yandi. Lelo kuli aba abasha abanakashi abo ulandilepo, ndino kucindikwa.'' ²³ Eico Mikali, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Saulo, takwetepo mwana ukufika naku bushiku bwamfwa yakwe.

¹ Caciitikile ukuti panuma imfumu yaishile kwikala mu ng'anda, kabili panuma Yahweh iashile kumupela ukutuusha ukufma ku bwalani baiko bonse abaishingulukile ² imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli Natani kasesema ati, ''Bona, nkoikala mu ng'anda ya mikedari, lelo imbokoshi yakwa Lesa yaikala mwi tenti pakati.'' ³ Eluntu Natani aishile kulanda ku mfumu ati, ''Kabiye, kacite ifili mu mutima obe, pantu Yahweh ali na webo.'' ⁴ Nomba ubushiku ubo bwine icebo cakwa Yahweh caishile kwisa kuli Natani, aciti: ⁵ ''Kabiye nokuya kweba Davidi umubomfi wandi ati, 'Ifi efya landa Yahweh ati: Bushe webo kuti wankulila ing'anda ku kwi kalamo? ⁶ Pantu nebo ntaikalapo mu ng'anda ukufuma pa bushiku naninikile abantu bakwa Israeli ukubafumya mu Egypto ukufika na buno bushiku bwa lelo; lelo, nebo naikalilafye ukwendauka mwi tenti, nge cakwikalamo. ⁷ Mu ncende shonse isho nebo nalikwendauka na bana bakwa Israeli bonse, bushe nebo nalitalile anandapo icintu kuli umo uwa mu ntungulushi sha bena Israeli abo nebo nasontele ukucema abantu bandi Israeli, ukweba ati, ''Findo mwebo tamwankulila ing'anda yami kedari?''' ⁸ Eluntu nomba, eba Dabidi umubomfi wandi, ifi efyo Yahweh uwamilalo alanda: Nebo nakusendele ukufma ku mpanga ya mulemfwe, ukukufumya mukukonka impanga, pakuti webo wise kuba kateka pa bantu bandi Israeli. ⁹ Nebo nalikuba konse uko webo walikuya. Nebo naliputula na balwani bobe bonse ukufuma ku cinso cobe. Nomba ndi nokucita ishina lyobe ilikulu, nga amashina ya bakulu bamo abapano isonde. ¹⁰ Ndi nokusonta incende ya bantu bandi Israeli no kwisa kubalimba kulya, pakuti bena bekale mu ncende iyabo umo tabakasunkanye nakabili. Abantu imbifi tabakabacushe, ¹¹ nge fyo balikucita pa kutampa, ngefyo bena bacitile ukufumafye ku nshiku isho nskonkomeshe bakapingula ukuteka pa bantu bandi Israeli. Nomba nkokupela ukutuusha ukufuma ku balwani bobe bonse. Nakucilisha, nebo, Yahweh nasonsa kuli ebo ukuti nkakukulila ing'anda webo ¹² Uluntu inshiku shobe shikafikilisha nobe ukasendeme kuli ba wiso, nkemya umwana obe uukakukonkapo uyo uukesakufuma munda yobe, elo nkapampamika ubufuma bwakwe. ¹³ Ena eukakulila ishina lyandi ing'anda, kabili nkapampami icipuna cabufumu bwakwe umuyayaya. ¹⁴ Nebo nkaba wishi kuli ena, na ena akaba umwana mwaume wandi. Uluntu abembuka, nebo nkamukanda ne nkonto ya bantu kabili ne mpumo sha bana baume ba bantu. ¹⁵ Leloicipangano ca citemwiko candi tacakafume pali ye, ngefyo nacifumishe pali Shauli, uyo nafumishe pa cinso cobe. ¹⁶ Ing'anda yobe elo no bufumu bobe fikaba fikaba fya cishinka ku cinso candi, icipuna cobe cikapampamikwa umuyayaya.''' ¹⁷ Natani aishile kulanda kuli Davidi no kufisha amashiwi yonse aya kuli ye, elo Natani aishile kumweba palwa cimonwa conse. ¹⁸ Eluntu Davidi imfumu yaishile kwingila no kwi kala ku cinso cakwa Yahweh elo yaishile kulanda ati, ''Ninebo nani, Yahweh Lesa, kabili findo ing'nda yandi pakuti mwebo mwandetala ukufika kuno? ¹⁹ Nomba ici na co calicepele mu menso yenu, Shikulu Yahweh. Limo mwebo mwalikulandapo pa ng'anda yamu bomfi wenu panshita ntali iikesa, kabili nebo mwalindangile ne nkulilo ku ntanshi, Shikulu Yahweh! ²⁰ Findo fimbi nebo, Davidi, nkolanda kuli mwebo? Mwebo mwalishibo mu bomfi wenu, Shikulu Yahweh. ²¹ Pamulandu wa fyebo, kabili pakufikilisha kufwaya kobe, webo epo citila ifi fintu ifikulu no kufisokolwela ku mubomfi obe. ²² Eico webo uuli mukulu, Shikulu Yahweh, pantu takwaba uwaba nga webo kabili takuli Lesa kulubali lobe, ngefyo twayumfwilile ku matwi yesu. ²³ Bushe luko ndo ululi nga bantu bobe Israeli, uluko lumo panwe sonde ulo webo, Lesa, waishile kuya nokulubula we mwine? Webo waishile kucita ifi pakuti bena bakese kuba abantu bobe we mwine, kukuipangila ishina we mwine, kukucita ifikulu kabili ku micitile ya kutinisha ku calo cobe. Webo waishile kutamfya inko elo no tumilungu twabo ukufma ku bantu bobe, abo webo walubwile ukufuma ku Egypto. ²⁴ Webo waishile kupampamika Israeli nga bantu bobe umuyayaya, kabili webo, Yahweh, waishile kuba Lesa wabo. ²⁵ Eico nomba, Yahweh Lesa, leka icilayo ico webo wapangile icakumine umubomfi obe elo naba ng'anda yakwe cipampamike umuyayaya. Cita ngefyo webo ulandile. ²⁶ Leka ishina lyobe libe ilikulu umuyayaya, pakuti bakalande ati, 'Yahweh uwamilalo e Lesa wa bena Israeli,' ulo ing'anda yandi, Davidi, umubomfi obe aisa kuba iwakupampamikwa ku cinso cobe. ²⁷ ''Kuli webo, Yahweh uwamilalo, Lesa wa bena Israeli, walisokolwele ku mubomfi obe ukuti webo nkakulila ena ing'anda. E apo pene nebo, umubomfi obe, asangilo ku koseleshiwa ku kupepa kuli webo. ²⁸ Nomba, Shikulu Yahweh, ni webo Lesa elo ifyebo fya cishinka, kabili webo wapanga ici cilayo ca bune ku mubomfiobe. ²⁹ Eluntu nomba, leka cikusekeshe webo ku kupala ing'anda ya mubomfi obe, pakuti yena kuti yakonkanyapo ku cinso cobe umuyayaya. Pantu webo, Shikulu Yahweh, mwebo mwalandile ifi fintu, kabili ku mapalo yobe ing'anda ya mubomfi obe ikalekupalwa umuyayaya.''

¹ Panuma ya ici caishile pali Davidi ukuti aishile kuma aba Pelishiti nokubacimfya. Eico Davidi aishile kusenda Ametegi Ama ukufumya mukutungula kwa ba Pelishiti. ² Eluntu ena aishile kucimfya Moabu kabili apimine abaume bakwe ku mwando ku kubalenga bena balale panshi pa mushili. Ena alibapimine imilongo ibili ku kubabika ku kubepaya, no mulongo umo uutuntulu ku kuusunga uwa mweo. Eico abena Moabu baishile kuba abasha kuli Davidi no kutampa ukupela imitulo ku ena. ³ Eluntu Davidid aishile ku cimfya Hadadesari umwana mwaume wakwa Rehobu, imfumu ya Soba, ulo Hadadesari aishile ku kubwekeshapo ifunde ku mu mana wa Yufrate. ⁴ Davidi aishile kupoka amaceleta 1,700 elo na baume abalikwenda pamakasa amakana amakumi yaili. Dabidi alishile kuputula bakabalwe kuma celeta. Lelo alishiliko abengi umwanda umo uwa maceleta. ⁵ Uluntu abena Aramu ba ku Damaseke baishile ku kwafwa Hadadeseri imfumu yaku Soba, Davidi aishile kwipaya abena Aramu amakana amakumi yabili na babili. ⁶ Eluntu Davidi aishile kubika amabomba mu Aramu wamu Damaseke, elo na bena Aramu baishile kuba ba bomfi ena nokuletela imitulo. Yahweh aishile kupela ukucimfya kuli Davidi konse uko alikuya. ⁷ Davidi aishile kupoka inkwela sha golide isho ishali kuba bomfi ba kwa Hadadeseri no kushileta ku Yerusalemu. ⁸ Ukufuma ku Teba, na Belotai, imisumba yakwa Hadadeseri, imfumu Davidi yaishile kupoka umukuba uwingi sana. ⁹ Uluntu Tou, imfumu ya bena Hamatai, yaishile kumfwa ukuti Davidi aishile kucimfya abashilika bonse abakwa Hadadeseri, ¹⁰ Tou atumine umwana mwaume wake ku mfumu Davidi ku kumuposha no kumupala, pantu Davidi aishile kulwa ne Hadadeseri elo noku mucimfya, elo pantu Hadadeseri ali uwalikulwa na Tou. Hadoramu aishile kutwala umwine eka ifipe fya silfere, ifipe fya golide, ne fipe fya mukuba. ¹¹ Imfumu Davidi yabishile kubika ifi fipe lubali kuli Yahweh, pamo pene nefipe fya silfere ne fipe fya golide ukufuma munko shonse isho acimfya- ¹² ukufuma ku Aramu, Moabu, abantu bakwa Amoni, umu Filishiti, na Amaleke, pamo na bonse abakwa Hadadesere umwana mwaume wakwa Rehobu ifyatapilwe ifisuma, imfumu ya Soba. ¹³ Ishina lyakwa Davidi lyaishile kubikwa uluntu aishile kubwela mukupuma abena Aramu mu mupokapoka wa mucele, na baume babo amakana ikumi na cine konsekonse. ¹⁴ Ena aishile kubika amaboma ukufumina fye Edomu yonse, kabili abena Edomu bonse baishile kuba aba bomfi kuli ena. Yahweh aishile kupela ukucimfya kuli Davidi konse uko alikuya. ¹⁵ Davidi aishile kuteka pali Israeli onse, kabili alikucita ubulungami ku bantu bakwe bonse. ¹⁶ Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Seruiya ali umukalamba wa bashilika, na Yehoshafati umwana mwaume wakwa Ahiludi ali ni kebukisha. ¹⁷ Sadoki umwana mwaume wakwa Ahitubi elo na Ahimeleki umwana mwaume wakwa Abiatari bali niba shimapepo, na Seraya ali ni kalemba. ¹⁸ Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoyada ali ni mushika wa bena Kerete na bena Peleteate, na bana baume bakwa Davidi bali niba mpandamano ba mfumu.

¹ David waipusha, '' Bushe tamuli ushele uwamulupwa lwakwa Shauli uyo ninga belela uluse pamulandu wakwa Yonatani? ² Kwali mulupwa lwakwa shauli umubomfi ishina lyakwe ni Siba, elo Dabid akutile. Imfumu yamwipwishe ati, '' Ee, ninebo mubomfi wenu.'' ³ Eico yaipwishe ati, ''Bushe tamuli ushele uwa mulupwa lwa kwa Shauli uyo ninga belela uluse lwa kwa Lesa ? Siba walyasukile ati, Yonataniacili alikwete umwana umwaume, uwakulemana mukulu.'' ⁴ Nakaili imfumu yaipwishe, ''Alikwisa?'' Siba walyasukile imfumu ati, '' mona, ali mung'anda yakwa Makiya umwana mwaume wakwa Amiele uwa mu Lo Debar. ⁵ Eluntu imfumu David yasishimu le kutuma abakumuleta ukufumya unga'anda yakwa Makiya umwana mwume wakwa Amiyele uwa mu Lo Debar. ⁶ Kaili Mefiboseti umwana mwaume wakwa Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli, waishile kuli David nokukontmika icinso cakwe panshi ngo kupela umucinshi kuli David. Dabid aisa kukuta ati, '' Mefiboshet,'' wayasuka, '' Bona, ndi mubomfi obe.'' ⁷ Davidi aisa kumweba ati kumweba ati, '' wiumfwa umwenso , pantu mucine cine cine fye ndekubelela uluse pamulansu wamufyashi mwaume obe Yonatani, elo kakubweshsha impanga shonse iya kwawisokulu Saulu, elo ukali mukulya ifya mwitebulo lyandi lyonse fye.'' ⁸ Mefosheti aishile kufukama elo no kwisa kulanda ati, ''Nganindo umubomfi obe ba ,pakuti unkwatile uluse nembwa yakufwa ngefye ndi?'' ⁹ Eluntu imfumu yalutile Siba , umubomfi wakwa Shauli nokumweba ati, '' Fyonse fye ifyali fyakwa Shauli no lupwa lwakwe napela ku mwishikulu wakwa mwana obe. ¹⁰ Eni wee, abana baume bobe, nababomfi bobe mufwile uku mulimina impanga nokumusombwela ifisabo pakweba ati umwishikuluwakwa mwana obe akese kukwata ifilyo fyakulya.Nomba pali Mefiboshete, umwishikulu wakwa mwana obe , afwile lyonse fye ukulya kwitebulo lyandi.''Uyu Siba akwete abana baume ikumi naba sanoelo naba bomfi amakumi yasano. ¹¹ Eluntu Siba ayebele imfumu ati, umubomfi obe akali mukucita fyonse ifyo bwana wandi imfumu yikonkomesha umubomfi wayino,'' Imfumu yalandilepo nokuti, '' Nmba pali Mefibosheta akali mukulya kwitebulo lyandi, pamo nga umo umwana mwaume ba mfumu.'' ¹² Mefibosheta walikweta umumwana mwaume umwaice uweshina lya kwa Mika . nabonsefye abaikele mu ng'anda yakwa Siba bali babomfi bakwa Mefiboshete. ¹³ Kabili Mophibosheth Waikele mu Yerusalemu, na lyonse fye

¹ Caishile kuba panuma ulo imfumu ya bantu ba bena Amoni yaishile kufwa, elo na Hanun umuwana mwaume wakwe aishile kuba imfumu mu ncende yakwe. ² David alandile ati, ''Nkalanga uluse kuli Hunan umwana mwaume wakwa Nahash, ngefyo wishi alangile uluse kuli nebo.'' Eico David atumine aba bomfi bakwe ku kusansamusha Hanun palwa kwa wishi. Ababomfi bakwe baingile mu calo ca bantu ba bena Amoni. ³ Lelo intungulushi sha bantu babena Amoni shalandile kuli Hanun shikulu wabo ati, ''Bushe cine cine muletontonkanya ukuti David alecindika wishinwe pantu ena alitumine abantu ku kumusansamusha? Bushe David tatumine aba bomfi bakwe kuli webo ku kubona pa musumba, ku kuulengula, pakuti upokwe?'' ⁴ Eico Hanuni abulile aba bomfi bakwa David, aba beya citika imwefu shabo, aputula ifyakufwala ukufika ku matako yabo, leo abatamfya. ⁵ Uluntu balondolwele ici kuli David, atumine abakukumana nabo, pantu abantu balisebene nganshi. Imfumu yalandile ati, ''Ikaleni pa Yeriko mpaka imwefu shenu shikakule, elo nomba mu kabwele. ⁶ Uluntu abantu bakwa Amoni babwene ukuti bena balishile ku bapata kuli David, abantu bakwa Amoni batumine inkombe elo bayashima abena Aramu aba ku Beti Rehobu na Soba, abashilika bapa makasa amakana amakumi yabili, ne mfumu yaku Maacah na baume ikana, na baume baku Tobi na baume ikumi amakana ikumi na yabili. ⁷ Uluntu David aumfwile palwa Ici, alitumine Yoabu ne fita fyonse ifyaba shilika. ⁸ Abena Amoni balishile kufuma elo bapangile umulongo waba bulwi pa mwenshi ku mpongolo ya musumba wabo, ninshi abena Aramu abaku Soba na baku Rehobu, na baume baku Tobi na Maacah bataleme pa lwabo mu mpanga isha pa lwalala. ⁹ Uluntu Yoabu abwene imilongo yaba bulwi ilimuloleshe konse ku ntanshi na kunuma yakwe, asalapo bamo ababulwi abakucenjela mu Israeli elo abatantikile ku bena Aramu. ¹⁰ Abantu bakwe abashelepo ababikile mukuboko kwakwa Abishai ndume yakwe, elo ena abateyanishishe mu fifulo ku kulwa nefita fya bena Amoni. ¹¹ Yoabu alandile ati, ''Ngacakuti abena Aramu bakosesha pali nebo, eluntu webo, Abishai ukampokololako, lelo ngacakuti abafita bakwa Amoni bakosesha pali webo, eluntu nkesa no kukupokololako. ¹² Ube uwakosa, no kuleka ifwe tulange fwebene ukuba abakukosa pa bantu besu naku musumba wakwa Lesa wesu, pantu Yahweh akacita ifyabune pa menso yakwe.'' ¹³ Eico Yoabu naba shilika bafita fyakwe bapalamina ku kulwa na bena Aramu, abo aba butukile kucinso cafita fya bena Israeli. ¹⁴ Uluntu ifita fya bena Amoni fyabwene ukutila abena Aramu babutuka, nabo balibutukile ukufuma kuli Abishai no kubwekela mu musumba. Eluntu Yoabu abwekelemo ukufuma ku bantu babena Amoni no kubwekela ku Yerusalemu. ¹⁵ Uluntu abena Aramu babwene ukuti bena ba bacimfya ku bena Israeli, balikolongene capamo na kabili. ¹⁶ Eluntu Hadadesere atumine pa bena Aramu ukuyasenda kwishilya lya mumana wa Yefulata. Balishile ku Halamu, naku Shobaki, abakulu bafita fyakwa Hadadesere, ewali pantanshi yabo. ¹⁷ Uluntu David bamwebele ici alikolonganikile abena Israeli bonse capamo, ukutoloka Yodani, no kufika ku Halamu. Abena Aramu baitantamika mu mulonga wa bulwi kuli David no kulwa na ena. ¹⁸ Abena Aramu balibutukile ukufuma ku bena Israeli, na David aipeye abaume abapa maceleta imyanda cine lubali na baume ba pali bakabalwe amakana amakumi yane. Shabaki umukulu wa fita fyabo aliicenene no kufwila palya pene. ¹⁹ Uluntu bashamfum bonse abo abali ababomfi bakwa Hadadesere babwene ukutila bena babacimfya kuli Israeli, balengele umutende na Israeli elo baishile kuba ifyakulandapo fyabo. Eico abena Aramu balekutina ukwafwa abantu bakwa Amoni nakabili.

¹ Caishile kuba ifi pakupwa kwa mwaka, panshita uluntu imfumu shaleilapo kubulwi, elo David atumine Joab, aba bomfi bakwe elo ne fita fyonse ifyakwa Israeli. Baonawile ifita fyamu Ammon elo no kushinguluka umusumba wa Rabbah. Lelo David aikele mu Yerusalemu. ² Eico caishile kuba ifi icungulo elo David aimine ukufuma pa busanshi bwakwe no kwamba ukwendauka pa mutenge wa ng'anda ye sano lyakwe. Apo epo amwene umwanakashi uwalesamba ali musuma ukumu lolesha. ³ Eico David atumine elo no kwipusha abantu abengakwatilapo ubwishibilo pali ulya mwanakashi. Elo umo alandile ati, ''Te Betisheba uyu, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Eliam, elo bushe teuyu umukashi wakwa Uriah umwana Hiti?'' ⁴ David atuine abakuya mubula; aishile mukati kuli wene, no kulala nankwe (Eico Betisheba ali uwasanguluka ukufuma ku mweshi). eluntu abwelelemo ku ng'anda yakwe. ⁵ Umwanakashi alimite elo atumine intumi elo nokweba David, alandile ati, ''Ningimita.'' ⁶ Eluntu David atumine kuli Joab ukulanda ati, ''Ntumineniko Uriah umwana Hitti.'' Eico Joab atumine Uriah kuli David. ⁷ Eluntu Uriah afikile, David amwipwishe ifyo Joab ali, ifyo ifita fyalebomba, elo nefyo ubulwi bwaleya. ⁸ David alandile kuli Uriah ati, ''Tentemukila ku ng'anda yobe no kusamba amakasa yobe.'' Eico Uriah alishile icipango ca mfumu, elo imfumu yatumine icabupe kuli Uriah panuma naya. ⁹ Lelo Uriah alele pa mwinshi wa cipango ca mfumu pamo naba bomfi bonse aba bashimucindikwa, elo tatentemukile ku ng'anda yakwe. ¹⁰ Uluntu baishile kweba David ati, ''Uriah tatentemukile ku ng'anda yakwe, ''David aishile kulanda kuli Uriah ati, ''Bushe taumfumine pa lwendo? Nindo tautentemukile ku ng'anda yobe?'' ¹¹ Uriah aishile kwasuka David ati, ''Imbokoshi ya cipangano, elo na Israeli naba Yuda balikwikala mu tenti, elo no mukulu wa fiita wandi Yoabu elo na ba bomfi ba mukulu wa fiita wandi bekele mu mabala aya isuka. Nindo nalaila mu ng'anda yandi ku kulya elo nokunwa elo nokulala pamo no mukashi wandi? Apo njishiba ati muli no mweo, ntacite ici.'' ¹² Eico David aishile kulanda kuli Uriha ati, ''Ikala pano lelo, elo mailo nkaleka webo ukaye.'' Eico Uriah aikele mu Yerusalemu bulya bushiku elo nobushiku bwakonkelepo. ¹³ Uluntu David aishile ku mwita, alilile no kunwa pa cinso cakwe, elo David amulengele ukukolwa. Pa cungulo Uriha aishile kuya ku kulala pa busanshi bwakwe pamo naba bomfi ba mukulu wa fiita fyakwe; tantemukile ku ng'anda yakwe. ¹⁴ Eico mu calucelo David aishile kulemba inkalata kuli Yoabu, elo nokuituma mu maboko yaka Uriah. ¹⁵ David alembele mu nkalata ukulanda ati, ''Bika Uriah pa ntanshi ya bulwi bwa kakata, elo eluntu mufume kuli ye, pakuti alaswe no kwipaiwa.'' ¹⁶ Eico ulo Yoabu abwene ifibumba fyakosa mu musumba, aishile ku bika Uriah ku ncende uko aishibile ukuti abashilika abakosesha ba kulalwila. ¹⁷ Uluntu abaume ba mu musumba baishile kuya no kulwisha ifiita fyakwa Yoabu, bamo abashilika bakwa David bali wile, elo na Uriah umwina Hiti nao alipaiwe kulya kwine. ¹⁸ Uluntu Yoabu atumine amashiwi kuli David pali fyonse pa mulandu wa bulwi, ¹⁹ aishile ku konkomesha intumi ati, ''Uluntu walaya pwisha ukweba imfumu ifintu fyonse palwa bulwi, ²⁰ kuti cacitika icakuti imfumu ileyakukalipa, elo no kulanda kuli webo ati, 'Nindo mwailile mupepi no musumba mu kulwa? Tamwaishibile ati kuti ba lashila mucikulwa? ²¹ Ninani waipeye Abimeleki umwana mwaume wakwa Yerubu-Bisheti? Takuli umwanakashi uwamulashilemo ilibwe ukufuma mucikulwa, pakuti afwe pa Tebezi? Nindo mwailile mupepi ne cikulwa?' Eluntu uye wasuke ati, 'Umubofi wenu Uriah umwina Hiti nankwe alifwile.''' ²² Eico intumi yalishile elo nokuya kuli David elo nokumweba fyonse ifyo Yoabu amutumine ukulanda. ²³ Eluntu intumi yaishile kulanda kuli David ati, ''Abalwani bali abakosa ukutucila pakubala; Baishile kuli fwebo mwibala, lelo twalibabwekeshemo ku mpongolo. ²⁴ Eluntu abalasa babo baishile kulasa pa bashilika benu ukufuma apapelela icikulwa, elo na babomfi ba mfumu bamo bali paiwe, elo no mu bomfi wenu Uriah umwina Hiti nankwe alipaiwe.'' ²⁵ Eluntu David aishile kulanda ku ntumi ati, ''Ukalande fifi kuli Yoabu, 'Wileka ici ukushikusekesha, pantu ulupanga lwimina umo no munankwe. Panga ubulwi ukukoselako pa kwimina umusumba elo no kuuposa,' elo umukoseleshe.'' ²⁶ Eico uluntu umukashi wakwa Uriah aumfwile ati umulume wakwe Uriah alifwile, ali uwabulanda nganshi pa mulume wakwe. ²⁷ Uluntu ifilamba fyakwe fyapwile, David aishile kutuma nokumupiita ku ng'anda ku cipango cakwe, elo aishile ba umukashi wakwe no kumufyalila umwana mwaume. Lelo ico David acitile tasekeshe Yahweh.

¹ Eluntu Yahweh atumine Nathan kuli David. aishile kuli yee elo no kalanda ati, ''Kwali inshita imo abaume babili mu musumba. Umo ali umukankala elo uyu umbi ali mupina. ² Umukankala alikwete impenda iikulu iya mpanga elo ne ngombe, ³ Lelo umwaume umupina takwete nangu cimo akwetefye akakota ka mpanga, ako ashitile elo no kulisha no ku kakusha. kakuli pamo nankwe elo pamofye nabana bakwe. Aka akana ka mpanga kalelila pamo nankwe elo no kunwina kulukombo lwakwe, elo kabili kalelala mu mabiko yakwe elo kali kwati mwana umwanakshi kuli yee. ⁴ Bushiku bumo umjutandashi alishile ku mwaume umukankala, lelo uyu umwaume umukankala afililwe ukubulapo imo pa mpnga nangu ing'ombe shakwe ukuti apekanishishe umweni wakwe icakulya. Icakuti, abulile akana ka mpanga akakota aka mwaume umuoina eko aipakila umweni wakwe.'' ⁵ David aliikatwa no bukali kuli uyo mwaume umukankala, elo no kweba Nathan ati, ''Mucishinka cakuti Yahweh wa mweo, umwaume uucitile ici alingile ukufwa. ⁶ Afwile ukubweshapo impanga shine pakutita icamusango uyu, elo kabili takwatileko no mwaume umupina uluse.'' ⁷ Uluntu Nathan alandile kuli David ati, ''Niwe Ulya mwaume! Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli, alandile ati, ''Nalikusubile ubufuma pa bena Israeli, elo no kukupususha mu minwe yakwa Shauli. ⁸ Nalikupele ing'anda yakwa sokulu, elo nabakashi bakwe mu maboko yobe. Lelo ngacakuti filya fyali finono, nga nalikubikilepo nefintu nafimbi. ⁹ Eico nindo wasulila ukukonkomesha kwakwa Yahweh, eico no kucita icabipa mu menso yake? Walipaya Uriah umwana Hitti kulupanga elo no kusenda umukashi wakwe ukuba umukashi obe. Wamwipaile kulupanga lwa bena Ammon. ¹⁰ Eico nomba ulupanga talwakatale fuma mu ng'anda yobe, pantu nausula nebo, elo no kusenda umukashi wakwa Uriah ukuba umukashi obe. ¹¹ Yahweh alandile ati, ''Lolesha, ndinokwimya ifimfulunganya mu ng'anda yobe. pa ntanshi ya menso yobe, Nkasenda abakashi bobe elo no kubapela ku mwina mupalamano obe, elo akalala nabakashi bobe palwalala. ¹² Ico webo wacitile ulubembu mu kufisama, lelo wene akacita ici cintu pa cinso cakwa Israeli yonse pa kasuba.''' ¹³ Eluntu David alandile kuli Nathan ati, ''Nimbembukila Yahweh.'' Nathan elo alanda kuli David ati, ''Yahweh nafumyapo ulubembu lobe. Tawaipaiwe. ¹⁴ Nomba, pa mulandu wakuti nausula Yahweh, umwana uukafyalwa kuli webo akafwa.'' ¹⁵ Eluntu Nathan afumune elo nokuya ku ng'anda. Yahweh asanshile umwana uyo umukashi wakwa Uriah afyalile David, elo alilwalishe. ¹⁶ Eluntu David apapatileko umwana kuli Lesa. David afungile elo no kuya mukati no kulala ubushiku bonse panshi. ¹⁷ Abakalamba ba n'ganda yakwe balimine no kwiminina lubali lwakwe, ku kumwimya ukufuma panshi, Lelo taleiminina, elo no kulya talelya nabena. ¹⁸ Chaishile kuba ifi pabushiku bwalenga cine lubali ulo umwana afwile . Ababomfi bakwa David bali no mwenso wakumweba ati umwana nafwa, Eico balandile ati, ''Boneni, ulo umwana acili no mweo twalilandile kuli yee, elo tabaleumfwa ishiwi lyesu. Cindo engacita ngacakuti twamweba ati umwana nafwa?!'' ¹⁹ Elo uluntu David abene aba bomfi bakwe baletepeleshanya pamo, David atontonkenye ati umwana nafwa. Alandile ku babomfi bakwe ati, ''Bushe umwana nafwa?'' bayaswike ati nafwa.'' ²⁰ Eluntu David aimine ukufuma panshi elo asamba, aisuba amafuta elo no kucinja ifyakufwala fyakwe. Aile ku ng'anda yakwa Yahweh elo ashinshimwine kulya kwine, elo uluntu abwelele ku cipango chakwe. Uluntu aipwishe pali ici babikile ifyakulya pantanshi yakwe elo alya. ²¹ Eluntu aba bomfi bakwe balandile kuli yee ati, ''Nindo mwacitila ici? Mwalifunga no kulila ulu umwana ali umutuntulu, Lelo uluntu umwana afwa mwaima no kulya.'' ²² David ayaswike ati, ''Ulu umwana acili ali no mweonalifungile elo no kulila. Nalandile ati, ''Nani eshibe ngacakuti Yahweh kuti ambelelako uluse, ukuti umwana abe no mweo?'' ²³ Lelo nomba nafwa, eico nindo nalafungila? bushe kuti namubwesha ku mweo nakabili? Nkaya kuli yee, lelo takabwele kuli nebo.'' ²⁴ David ukunkumbile Betisheba umukashi wakwe, elo aingile kuli yee no kualal nankwe, Mukuya kwanshita afyele umwana umwaume, elo no mwana ainikwe Solomon. Yahweh alimitemenwe. ²⁵ Elo atumine icebo ukupitila muli Nathan ukuti amwinike ati Jedidiah, pantu Yahweh alimutemenwe. ²⁶ Nomba Joab alwishishe Rabbah uwamu bena Ammon, elo aikete umusumba wa bufumu. ²⁷ Eico Joab atumine inkombe kuli David elo alanda ati, ''Nindwisha Rabbah, elo ninsenda umusumba wa menshi. ²⁸ Nomba longanikeni abashilika abashalapo pamo elo no kupangila umusumba inkambi, no kupoka, pantu nga napoka umusumba, ukenikwa ishina lyandi. ²⁹ Eico David alonganike abashilika pamo no kuya kuli Rabbah; alwishishe umusumba elo no kuwikata. ³⁰ David afulile icisote ukufuma ku mutwe wa mfumu yabo-cafinine nga golide, elo mwali ne libwe ilya luma umutengo. Icisote ca bufumu cabikilwe ku mutwe wakwa David. Eluntu apokolwele ifya kutapa ifyali mu musumba ifingi. ³¹ Abulile abantu abali mu musumba elo no kuba patikisha ukubomba umulimo wa kupanga ifyela ifyatwa no kuputua amabwe, elo no kupanga amasembe; na kabili alebabomfya ukupanga injelwa. David alefwaya imisumba yonse iya bantu bamu Ammon ukubomba uyu mulimo. Eluntu David elo ne fitafyonse babwelelemo ku Yerusalemu.

¹ Caishile kuba palwa ici panuma Amnoni umwana mwaume wakwa Davidi alitemwishishe nkashi yakwe Tama uwa muli banyina bambi uwakuyemba, ali ni nkashi fye wakwa Absalom, naumbi pa bana baume bakwa Davidi. ² Amnoni alicucutikile mu mutima icakuti alilwele no kulwala pamulanfu wakwa nkashi yakwe Tama. Tama ali ni nacisungu, elo kanshi calibonekele ukukosa kuli Amnoni ukumucita icintu icili conse. ³ Lelo Amnoni alikwete umunankwe uweshina lya Yonadabu umwana mwaume wakwa Shimeya, wabo wakwa Davidi. Yonadabu ali mwaume indamu nganshi. ⁴ Yonadabu aishile kulanda kuli Amnoni ati, ''Cindo, we mwana mwaume wa mfumu, ico ukobonekela uwabulanda cila lucelo? Bushe tekuti unjebeko? Eico Amnoni aishile ku mwasuka ati, ''Nalitemwa Tama, nkashi wakwa ndume yandi Absalomu.'' ⁵ Eluntu Yonadabu aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Sendama pa busanshi bobe elo ube ukubati ulilwele. Uluntu wiso akoisa mukukubona, umwipushe auti, 'Napapata bushe tekuti mutumeko nkashi yandi Tma andeteleko fimo ifyakulya elo angipikileko muno mwine, epakwebati ni ngabona uko akoipika elo andisheko? ⁶ Eico Amnoni alisendeme ukubati mulwele. Uluntu imfumu yaishile mukumubona, Amnoni aishile kweba imfumu ati, ''Napapata tumeni nkashi yandi Tama ukunteyanishishako ifilyo pa kulwala kwandi pa menso yandi epakuti nebo kuti andisheko.'' ⁷ Eluntu Davidi aishile kukuta Tama kwi sano lyako no kumweba ati, ''Kabuye nombaline ku ng'anda yakwa ndume yobe Amnoni elo uye kumupekanishishako ifilyo.'' ⁸ Eico kanshi Tama aishile kuya ku ng'anda yakwa ndume yakwe Amnoni uko asendeme. Alipitilepo umufuba elo no kukandula elo no kupangamo umukate pa menso yakwe, elo eluntu awipikile. ⁹ Tama alipitile pani elo no kumupela umukate, nomba ena alikene ukulya. Eluntu Amnoni aishile kweba abo alinabo ati, ''Bafumyeni bonse, ukufuma kuli nebo.'' Eico bonse balifuminemo no kumusha. ¹⁰ Eico Amnoni aishile kweba Tama ati, ''Leta ifilyo mu muputle wandi pakuti undishe.'' Eico Tama apitile umukate untu apangile, elo no kutwala mu cipinda cakwa Amnoni ndume yakwe. ¹¹ Uluntu atwale ifilyo kuli ye, alimufukatile elo no kumweba ati, ''Isa, ndale nobe, we nkashi yandi.'' ¹² Naye ashile kumwasuka ukuti, ''Awe, we ndume yandi, wimpatikisha, pantu icamusango uyu tacatala ukucitika muno mu Israeli. Wicita ici cintu icabub! ¹³ Ni kwisa uko nebo nkatwala umusebanya wandi? Bushe palibufi webo? Uli nokubaye icipuka ca mubtu mu bena Israeli. Nomba, nakupapata landa fye ku mfumu, pantu ta kuti ikanye nebo ukupwa kuli webo. ¹⁴ Nangula califyo Amnoni alikene ukumfwa kuli Tama, neco icakuti alikwatishe amaka ukumucila, elo alimunashishe, elo no kulala naye mukupatikisha. ¹⁵ Eluntu Amnoni apatile Tama nganshi. Ulupato lwakwe lwa cilile na pafyo amutemenwe. Amnoni epa kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Alamuka elo ulekuya.'' ¹⁶ Lelo aishile kumweba ati, ''Iyo nakana! Pantu ukuntamfya kwa labipishapo ukucila na pafintu fya musebanya ifyo ucitile kuli nebo!'' Lelo Amnoni tewakumfwa kuli ye. ¹⁷ Icakonkelepo, Amnoni akutile umubomfi wakwe elo no kumweba ati, ''Pita uyu umwanakashi umufumye pali nebo, elo wisalishe ne ciibi nga afuma.'' ¹⁸ Eluntu umubomfi aishile kufumisha Tama panse, elo nokwisalisha iciibi panuma afuma. Tama afwele umwingila uwa mutengo pantu pefyakufwala fyalikufwala abana banakashi bamfumu bana cisungu. ¹⁹ Tama aishile kuisauba imitoi pa mutwe elo no kulepula umwingila wakwe. Abika na maboko pamutwe wakwe elo no kufumako, no kupongomona umusowa ninshi akoya. ²⁰ Absalomu ndume yakwe aishile kulanda kuli Tama ati, ''Bushe Amnoni ndume yobe ewakubifya? Lelo nomba ikala shilili, we nkashi yandi. Ni ndume yobe. Tekwesha ukubika ici cintu ku mutima.'' Eico Tama aikele mu ng'anda muli ndume yakwe Absalomu no mutima uwakubombotala. ²¹ Lelo uluntu imfumu Davidi yaishile kumfwa pali ifi fyonse ifyacitikile yalifulilwe nganshi. ²² Absalomu talandilepo icintu nangu cimo kuli Amnoni, pantu Absalomu alipatile Amnoni pafyo acitile Tama elo na pafyo acitile umusebanya kuli nkashi yakwe Tama. ²³ Caishile kucitika ulo papitile imyaka ibilili iituntulu Absalomu alikwete baka beya ba mpaanga shakwe ku Baali Hasoli, iyaba mupepi na Efulemu, elo Absalomu akutile abana baume ba mfumu bonse. ²⁴ Absalomu aishile ku mfuma elo no kuyeba ati, ''Boneni nomba, umubomfi obe alikwete bakabeya ba mpaanga. Napapata bushe imfumu na bacilolo tekuti baye na ndibo, ne mu bomfi obe.'' ²⁵ Imfumu yaishile kwa suka Absalomu ati, ''Awe. we mwana mwaume wandi, fwebo bonse tekuti tuyeko epali kwa kucusha fye.'' Absalomu aesha kupapata imfumu, lelo yalikene, lelo ya mupelefye amapalo. ²⁶ Eluntu Absalomu aishile kulanda ati, ''Nga teifyo kanshi, napapata lekeni indume yandi Amnoni alekuya na fwebo.'' Eico imfumu epakumwipusha ati, ''Bushe mulandu ndo ukofwaila Amnoni ukuya nobe?'' ²⁷ Absalomu alipatikishe Davidi, elo eico naye alilekeleko Amnoni na bana baume ba mfumu no kuya naye. ²⁸ Absalomu akonkomeshe ababomfi bakwe ati, ''Kutikisheni.'' Uluntu Amnoni ubwalwa bwa tampa ukumukola, elo uluntu na ndibo na myeba ati, 'Sanseni Amnoni,' eluntu mumwipaye. Mwitina. Bushe tali ni nebo nkomikonkomesha ukumwipaya? Mube fye abakukosa elo abakushipa. ²⁹ Eico kanshi ababomfi bakwa Absalomu bacitile ifyo fine Absalomu abakonkomeshe. Eluntu abana baume ba mfumu bonse baimine, banina cila umo pali punda wakwe elo no kufulumuka. ³⁰ Eico kanshi, ulo bacil mu nshila, ilyashi lyalifikile kuli Davidi ukuti, Absalomu aipaya bonse abana baume ba mfumu, elo tapali nangu fye umo uwashalapo.'' ³¹ Eluntu imfumu yataleme elo no kulepaula ififwalo fyaiko, elo no kusendama panshi; bonse ababomfi baiko bataleme mupepi ne fifwalo fyabo ifyakulepuka. ³² Yonatabu umwana mwaume wakwa Shimeya, wabo wakwa Davidi, aishile kwasuka elo no kulanda ati, ''Mwe mulopwe mwilanda ukweba ati ni bonse abana ba mfumu bepeye iyo, pantu ni Amnoni fye eufwile. Absalomu anshimikile ifi ukufuma fye pa bushiku bulya Amnoni alele na nkashi yakwe Tama. ³³ Eico kanshi mwe mulopwe imfumu yandi mwisakana ku lusebo lwa kweba ati abana baume bonse aba mfumu balifwile, pantu ni Amnoni fye eufwile.'' ³⁴ Absalom alibukile no kufumako. Umubomfi umo uwalikulonda aishile kwi nuna amenso elo abona abantu abengi munshila ku masamba yakwe bakoisa mumbali ya lupili. ³⁵ Eluntu Yonadabu aebele imfumu ati, ''Boneni, abana baume ba mfumu abo bakoisa. Nefi fyacitika ngo mwacilandila umubomfi wenu.'' ³⁶ Eico caishile kucitika uluntu fye apwishishe ukulanda, abana baume ba mfumu bafika elo no kusumbula amashiwi elo no kulila. Imfumu elo na babomfi nabo bene balilile nganshi. ³⁷ Lelo Absalomu alibukile elo no kuya kuli Talimai umwana mwaume wakwa Ammihudi, imfumu ya ku Gershur. Davidi alikulosha umwana mwaume wakwe cila bushiku. ³⁸ Eico kanshi Absalomu alibukile elo no kuya ku Gershur, uko aikele imyaka itatu. ³⁹ Eico kanshi umupashi wakwa Davidi wali kufuluka ukuya kuli Absalomu pantu balimukoseleshe ukulosha pali Amnoni elo no kufwa kwakwe.

¹ Nomba Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Zeluya alishibile ukuti mu mutima wa mfumu muli ukufuluka Absalomu. ² Eico kanshi Yoabu atumine amashiwi kuli Tekoa elo no kuletako umwanakashi uwamano kuli ye. Aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Napapata uboneke ukubati uli ne cililo elo ufwale ne fifwalo fya malilo. Napapata tekwesha ukusuba amafuta yakukuyemfwa, uboneke ukubati mwanakashi uwapwisha inshiku ishingi mukulila uwakufwa. ³ Eluntu ulekuya ku mfumu elo no kuya kulanda kuli ye pafintu ifyo nalakulonolwela.'' Eico kanshi Yoabu aebele umwanakashi ifyakuya kulanda ku mfumu. ⁴ Uluntu umwanakashi uwafumine ku Tekoa alikulanda ku mfumu, asendeme panshi ubunkumpeme ashinta ne mpumi yakwe panshi pakupanga umucinshi elo no kulanda ati, ''Ngafweni nebo, mwe mfumu.'' ⁵ Imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Bushe nindo ikokucusha?'' Aishile kwasuka ukuti, ''Icine cakweba ati nebo ndi mukamfwila, elo no mulume wandi alifwa. ⁶ Nebo, ne mubomfi obe, nali na bana baume babili, elo balikulwa mu mabala, elo takwali nangu umo uwakubalamwina. Umo alikomene umunankwe elo no kumwipaya. ⁷ Nomba ulupwa lwa limine umubomfi obe, elo nokulanda ukuti, 'Tupele mu minwe yesu uyo uwaipeye wabo, pakweba ati nanye tumwipaye.' Eico na cakwebti bacita ico kuti balofya impyani. Napalico ninshi balashimya amafyanga ayo nasha yakoaka, elo bakalenga ishina lya mulume wandi, nangu abana bandi nangu abakakonkapo panga yonse pano pe samba lya calo ukulolebelela.'' ⁸ Eico imfumu yaishile kweba umwanakashi ati, ''Kbuye ku ng'anda kobe nandibo na lapela amafunde aya pamulandu obe.'' ⁹ Umwanakashi waku Tekoa ayasukile imfumu ati, ''Mulopwe, we mfumu, lekafye umulandu ube pali nebo elo no lupwa lwakwa tata. Imfumu ne cipuna ibe iyakaele.'' ¹⁰ Imfumu yaishile ku mwasuka ati, ''Nga cakweba ati kwaba umuntu uwaisa kulanda icintinya kuli webo, umulete kuli nebo, elo takakwikatemo na kabili.'' ¹¹ Eluntu umwanakashi aishile kulanda ati, ''Napapata, lekeni imfumu ibukishe Yahweh Lesa obe, epakweba ati kalandula wa mulopa etwalilila ukonaula umuntu naumbi, epakweba ati beipaya umwana mwaume wandi.'' Imfumu ya mwasukile ati, ''Mul Lesa fye umumi, takuli umushishi nangu fye umo uwakumutwe wa mwana mwaume obe ukaponena panshi.'' ¹² Eluntu umwanakashi aishile kulanda ati, ''Napapata lekeni umubomfi wenu alande ishiwi na limbi kul mulopwe imfumu yandi.'' yaishile kulanda ati, ''Ale landa.'' ¹³ Eico kanshi umwanakashi epakulanda ati, ''Bushe cindo nomba yalufyanishishe muli uyo musango pa bantu bakwa Lesa? Pantu pakulanda muli uyu musango, imfumu yaba ukubati yaipela icilubo iine, pantu mfumu tayabwesha umwana mwaume waiko uko abukutila. ¹⁴ Pantu bonse twaba nokufwa, elo twaba ukubati menshi yaitikila panshi, ayo batalonganya na kabili. Lelo Lesa tapiita ubu; lelo, alafwaya inshila abo abantu abo batamfya no kuti betaluka kuli ye. ¹⁵ Nomba eluntu, pakubona ukuti naisa mukulanda ica musango uyu kuli mulopwe imfumu yandi, nico pantu abantu balindetele umwenso. Eico kashi umubomfi obe aliilabishe umwine ati, 'Nebo nomba kankaye kulanda fye ku mfumu. ¹⁶ Nalimo kuti ya bona ifintu inga cita pafyo umubomfi alomba. Nalimo kuti imfumu yalaumfwa kuli nebo elo no kulubula umubomfi waiko ukufuma ku maboko ya muntu uukofwaya ukonaula nebo elo no mwana mwaume wandi pamo, ku cikwatwa ca cishilano Lesa atupela. ¹⁷ Eluntu mubomfi obe apepele ati, 'Yahweh, napapata lekeni ishiwi lyakwa mulopwe imfumu yandi lindetele ukutusha, pantu filya malaika wakwa Lesa aba, efyaba mulopwe imfumu yandi mukulanda amashiwi ayabune ukufuma mu fyabubi.' Lekeni Yahweh Lesa wenu abe nenu.'' ¹⁸ Eluntu imfumu yaishile kwasuka elo no kweba umwanakashi ati, ''Napapata wifisapo icintu cimo pafyo nalakwipusha.'' Umwanakashi aishile kulanda ati, ''Lekeni mulopwe imfumu yandi ilande nomba.'' ¹⁹ Bushe tali ni Yoabu ewaibika muli ifi fyonse? Umwanakashi aishile kwasuka elo no kulanda ati, ''Ici cine, apo mwebo muli abomi mulopwe we mfumu yandi, tapengaba nangu umo uwingapilibukila ku kulyo nangufye ku kuso ukufma ku fintu ifyo mulopwe imfumu yandi ilekolanda. ²⁰ Umubomfi obe Yoabu ewacitile ifi pakuti umulandu ube mu musango umbi kufikocitika. Mulopwe mwalikwata amano fyonse ifi kocitika mu calo. ²¹ Eico kanshi imfumu yaishile kweba Yoabu ati, ''Bona nomba ifyo nalacita ni fif. Kabuye kanshi, elo kamulete umulumendo Absalomu ²² kuno.''Eico Yoabu asendeme panshi ubunkupeme mukupela umucinshi elo apala imfumu. Yoabu epakulanda ati, ''Lelo umubomfi obe aishiba ukuti asangwa uwakutemwikwa ku cinso cobe, mulopwe, we mfumu, pakuti imfumu ifyo umubomfi alombele.'' ²³ Eico Yoabu aishile kwima, aya na ku Gershur, elo no kubwesha Absalomu ku Yerusalemu. ²⁴ Imfumu epakulanda ati, ''Afwile ukubwelela ku ng'anda yakwe, lelo ntakofwaya ukumubona mu menso.'' Eico Absalomu aishile kubwelela ku ng'anda yakwe, lelo tabonenepo na wishi. ²⁵ Nomba mu calo conse ica bena Israeli tamwali umuntu nangu umo uo balikulumbanya ukuyemba ukucila pali Absalomu. Ukutampilafye pamulu wa mutwe wakwe ukushinta na kukatende ka kulukasa lwakwe takwali akalema nangu kamo muli ye. ²⁶ Uluntu alikubeya umushishi wa kumutwe wakwe pakupwa kwa cila mwaka, pantu yali kulemya, alikupima umushishi wakwe, ukulema ukushinta na kuma shekele imyanda ibili, ico icali icipimo ica mfumu ica suminishiwa. ²⁷ Absalomu afyele abana baume batatu elo no mwana mwanakashi umo, uweshina lya Tama. Ali umwanakashi wakuyemba. ²⁸ Absalomu aikele imyaka iituntulu ibil mu Yerusalemu, ukwabula ukubonapo icinso ca mfumu. ²⁹ Eluntu Absalomu akuuta Yoabu pakweba ati enga mutuma ku mfumu, lelo Yoabu taile kuli ye. Eico Absalomu aishile kutuma intumi nakabili, lelo Yoabu nalyo line taile. ³⁰ Eico Absalomu aishle kulanda ku babomfi bakwe ati, ''Boneni, ibala lyakwa Yoabu lyapalamina ne bala lyandi, kabili alilimamo na bale mulya mwine. Kabuyeni muye kocamo umulilo. Eico ababomfi bakwa Absalomu epakuya koca ibala ku mulilo. ³¹ Eluntu Yoabu aishile kwima no kuya ku ng'anda yakwa Absalomu, elo no kumweba ati, ''Bushe cindo ico ababomfi bobe baocela ibala lyandi ku mulilo? ³² Absalomu aishile kwasuka ati, ''Bona, nalitumine amashiwi kuli webo no kuti isa kuno pakweba ati ni ngesa ku kutuma ku mfumu no kuyeba ukuti, ''Bushe cindo ico na bwelele ukufma ku Gershur? Nga caliweme fye na nomba ne mwine nga ndifye kulya kwine. Eico nomba nkofwaya ukubona imfumu, elo nga cakweba ati ndi no mulandu, kaye kunipaya.''''' ³³ Eico kanshi Yoabu ale ku mfumu elo no kuya ku yeba. Uluntu imfumu yakutile Absalomu, na ye alingile elo no kukontamina panshi pakupela umucinshi ku mfumu, elo imfumu nayo yaishile kutomutomona pakumuposha.

¹ Caishile kuba panuma yaici ulo Abishalom apekenye iceleta naba kabalwe pa lwakwe, na baume amakumi yasano kuku butuka pantanshi yakwe. ² Abishalom alikwima ulucelo no kutalama kululamba lwa nshila iyalikuya ku mpongolo ya musumba. Uluntu umuntu onse uuli no mulandu wakwisa ku mfumu pa bupingushi, Abishalom alikumwita no kulanda ati, ''Bushe musumba nshi wafumako?'' Eluntu umuntu alikwasuka ati, ''Umubomfi wenu afumine mu mutundu umo uwabena Israeli.'' ³ Eico Abishalom alikulanda kuli ena ati, ''Bona, umulandu obe wabune elo wakulingama, lelo takuli nangu umo uwasontwa ne mfumu uwakumfwa umulandu obe. ⁴ Abishalom alilundilepo ati, ''Ngacakutila ninebp bacitile umupingushi mu calo, pakutila umuntu onse uukwete umulandu nangu uucitile icikulu aisa kuli nebo, elo naisa kumuletela umulinganya!'' ⁵ Eico caishile kuba ukuti umuntu onse aisa kuli Abishalom ku kumucindika, Abishalom alikubula ukuboko kwakwe elo amwikata no ku mufyompa. ⁶ Abishalom alikucita muli uyu musango kuli onse umwina Israeli uwalikwisa ku mfumu ku bupingunshi. Eico Abishalom aliibile imitima ya bantu abena Israeli. ⁷ Caishile kuba pakupwa kwamyaka ine ukuti Abishalom alilandile ku mfumu ati, ''Napapata lekeni ndekuya no kupela umulapo uo napangile kuli Yahweh mu Hebroni. ⁸ Pantu umubomfi obe aliipangile umulapo ulo nalikwikala ku Geshuri mu Aram, ukulanda ati, ''Icine cine ngacakuti Yahweh akesa ku ndeta nakabili ku Yerusalem, eluntu nkesa kushinshimuna Yahweh. ⁹ Eico imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli yee ati, ''Kabiye mu mutende.'' Eico Abishalom alimine elo aile ku Hebroni. ¹⁰ Lelo nomba Abishalom alitumine inengu mu mitundu yabena Israeli yonse, ukulanda ati, ''Ngamwaufwa iciunda ca ntandala, eluntu mwise kulanda ati, Abishalom emfumu mu Hebroni.''' ¹¹ Na Abishalom aile nabaume imyanda ibili ukufuma ku Yerusalem, abo abaitilwe. Baile muli bukaile bwabo, mukukana ishiba nangu cimo ico Abishalom alikupekanya. ¹² Ulo Abishalom apele amalambo, alitumine abalwita Ahithopheli ukufuma ku mushi wabo uwa Giloh. Ali ni kabilo wakwa David. Ukumana akapi kwakwa Abishalom kwali ukwakukosa, pantu abantu abalekukonka Abishalom balikuya balefulilakofye. ¹³ Intumi yaishile kuli David ukulanda ati, ''Imitima ya bantu abena Israeli balekonka panuma yakwa Abishalom. ¹⁴ Eico David aishile kulanda ku babomfi bakwe bonse abo ali nabo ku Yerusalem ati, ''Imeni elo tubutuke, nangu pali baifwe tapabe uuleisa kupusuka kuli Abishalom. Ipekanyeni kukuya ililine, nangu aleisakwendesha ku kutusanga, elo acita icabipa pali fwebo no kutasha umusumba kumpela yalupanga.'' ¹⁵ Ababomfi bamfumu baishile kulanda ku mfumu ati, ''Bona, ababomfi bobe baliipekanya ku kucita conse ico imfumu ikalamba yasosa.'' ¹⁶ Imfumu yalile no lupwa lonse panuma yakwe, lelo imfumu yalishile abanakashi ikumi, abo abaali pambali ku kusunga icipango. ¹⁷ Panuma imfumu yaya nabantu bonse abale ku mukonka baishile kwiminina pa ng'anda ya kulekeleshako. ¹⁸ Bonse abafita baleabuka na ena, elo pantanshi yakwepaleya abena Kerete, na bonse abena Pereti, na bonse abena Gitti-abaume imyanda mutanda abo abale kumukonka ukufuma ku Gati. ¹⁹ Eluntu imfumu yalandili kuli Itah umwina Giti ati, ''Bushe cinshi ico waishila na fwebo? Bwekela no kwikala ne mfumu, pantu webo uli mbutushi elo na bunkole. Bwekela ku ncende yobe. ²⁰ Apo waishile mailo, bushe cinshi ico nalengela iwe ukusabanta konse na fwebo? Nshishibepo uko ndeya. Eico bwekela elo usende ba munonko ba mu calo cobe na webo, napabe ukutemwa ukukulu ne citetekelo fibe na mwebo.'' ²¹ Lelo Itah ayasukile imfumu elo alandile ati, ''Napali Yahweh uwa mweo, napali shikulu imfumu uwa mweo, cine cine monse mu ncende uko shikulu imfumu akaya, eko no mu bomfi obe akaya, nangu ico cipillibule kuba no mweo nangu ukufwa,'' ²² Eico David alandile kuli Itah ati, ''Twalilila no kukonkanyapo na fwebo. '' Eico Ittai umwina Gitti aile ne mfumu, na baume bakwe bonse na balupwa bonse abo ali nabo. ²³ Icalo conse calililie ne shiwi mu kukosha abantu bonse balikupita mu mukonko wa Kidroni, ne mfumu yine nayo yalipitile. Abantu bonse balekuya mu musebo ukulola ku ciswebebe. ²⁴ Na Zadoki wine na bena Lebi bonse, basenda imbokoshi ya cipangano cakwa Lesa, uwabako. Babikile imbokoshi yakwa Lesa panshi, elo eluntu Abiyata ailundileko kuli bena. Balilolela mpanka abantu bone bapita ukufuma mu musumba. ²⁵ Imfumu yalandile kuli Zadoki ati, ''Sendeni imbokoshi yakwa Lesa mu bwekeshe mu musumba . Nganasanga ububile mu menso yakwa Yahweh, akambwesha kuno no kundanga nakabili imbokoshi ne ncendeumo ekala. ²⁶ Lelo nga alanda ati, ''Nshile sansamukila muli webo, 'Bona, panondi, leka acite kuli nebo icilemoneka icabune kuli ena.'' ²⁷ Imfumu nayo yalandile kuli shimapepo Zadoki ati, ''Bushe teiwe kamona? Bwekela ku musumba mu mutende, na bana baue bobe na webo, Ahimazi umwana mwaume obe, na Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwa Abiyata. ²⁸ Bona, ndelola pa fyabu fya Araba mpaka lise ishiwi ukufuma kuli webo ku kunjibukisha. ²⁹ Eico Zadoki na Abiyata basendele imbokoshi yakwa Lesa ukbwekesha mu Yerusalem, elo baikele kulya kwine. ³⁰ Lelo David aninine pa makosa ayakufulako insapato no kunina ku lupili lwa Miolife, elo ku mutwe wakwe kwalifimbilwe, elo baninine bale enda ninshi balelila. ³¹ Umuntu umo aebele David ukulanda ati, ''Ahitopheli ali pabaumana akapi na Abishalom.'' Eico David alipepele ati, ''Mwe Yahweh, pilinuleni ukupanda amano kwakwa Ahitopheli mu fyabuwele wele.'' ³² Caishile kuba ukuti uluntu David afikile pa mulu wa musebo, uko Lesa aleshinshimwinwa, Hushai umwina Arki alishile ku kumukumanya no mwingila wakwe na ulepulwa ne loba pamutwe wakwe. ³³ David alandile kuli yee ati, ''Ngawalaya nanebo, eluntu walaba icisendo kuli nebo. ³⁴ Lelo ngawabwekela ku musumba no kulanda kuli Abishalom, 'Nalaba umubomfi wenu, mwe mfumu, ifyo nali umubomfi waba shinwe munshita shakale, eico nomba ndeba umubomfi wenu,' eluntu ukufulunganya bumpanda mano bwakwa Ahitopheli pali nebo. ³⁵ Bushe takuli bashimapepo Zadoki na Abiyata kuli webo? Eico fyonse ifyo walaumfwa mu cipingo ca mfumu, ulingile ukumweba Zadoki na Abiyata bashimapepo. ³⁶ Mona ukuti kulya bali bena bali nabana baume babo babili, Ahimasi, umwana mwaume wakwa Zadoki na Yanatani umwana mwaume wakwa Abiyata kuti wantumina mu minwe yabo conse ico uleumfwa.'' ³⁷ Eico Hushai, cibusa wakwa David, aishile mu musumba ilintu Abishalom afikile no kwingila mu Yerusalem.

¹ Uluntu Davidi aishile kuya ubulendo bwa ntamfu iyipi pamulu wa lupili, Ziba umusha wakwa Mefibosheti aishile kukumana na ye ne bumba lya kubalwe ilyalongwa; pali bo pali imikate imyanda ibili, umwanda umo wali wali koca, elo umwanda umo wali fibulungwa fya mikunyu, elo no mwangashi. ² Imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli Ziba ati, ''Nindo waletela ifi fintu?'' Ziba aishile kwasuka ati, ''Ba punda ba mu ng'anda ya mfumu ku kulekuninapo, umukate elo ne mbukunya matobo ya mukunyu yabaume ku kulya. elo umwangashi wa uuli onse uwa naka mu ciswewebe ku kunwako.'' ³ Imfumu yaishile kulanda ati, ''Nomba alikwisa umwishikulu umwaume wakwa shikulu obe?'' Ziba aishile kwasuka ku mfumu ati, ''Boneni, alikeleko mu Yerusalemu ku numa, pantu aishile kulanda ati, 'Lelo ing'anda yakwa Israeli ikabwekeshapo umufumu bwakwa tata kuli nebo.''' ⁴ Eluntu imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli Ziba ati, ''Bona, fyonse ifyakwa Mefibosheti nomba fyobe.'' Ziba aishile kwasuka ati, ''Nafukama ku kuicefya kuli webo, we shikulu wandi, imfumu. Leka nsange ububile mu menso yobe.'' ⁵ Uluntu imfumu Davidi yaishile kupalami ku Bahurimu, mulya mwaishile kufuma umwaume ukufuma mu mukowa wakwa Shauli, uweshina lya Shimei umwana mwaume wakwa Gera. Aishile kufuma akotipa ulo akoenda. ⁶ Aishile kuposa amabwe pali Davidi elo na pali bacilolo ba mfumu bonse, ukubikilakofye na bashilika elo na bamalonda abali kukuboko kwa mfumu kukulyo elo na ku kuso. ⁷ Shimei aishile ku punda mu kutiipa ati, ''Kabiye kumbi, fuma apano, webo we mbifi, we mwaume wa mulopa! ⁸ Yahweh alilamilambula mwebo bonse pa mulopa mwasumishe mulupwa lwa kwa Shauli, uo incende mwatekele. Yahweh alipele ubufumu mu kuboko kwakwa Absalomu umwana mwaume obe. Waisa mukonaula pantu uli mwaume wamulopa.'' ⁹ Eluntu Abishai umwana mwaume wakwa Zeruiah, aishile kulanda ku mfumu ati, ''Nindo iyi mbwa yafwa ingilatiipila imfumu? napapata lekeni ndeya elo no kuputula umutwe wakwe.'' ¹⁰ Lelo imfumu yaishile kulanda ati, ''Nindo nalacita na mwebo, mwe bana baume bakwa Zeruiah? Limbi akontipa pamulanda Yahweh alilandile kuli ye ati, ''Tiipa Davidi.' Nomba ninani engalanda kuli ye ati, ''Nindo ukotiipila imfumu?''' ¹¹ Eico Davidi aishile kulanda kuli Abishai elo na kuli bonse aba bomfi ati, ''Boneni, umwana mwaume wandi, uwafyelwe ukufuma ku mubili wandi, akofwaya ukusenda umweo wandi. Icacilishamo uyu umwina Benjamini engafwaya ukonaula kwandi? Mulekeni eka elo lekeni atiipe, pantu Yahweh namukonkomesha ukucicita. ¹² Limbi Yahweh akalolesha pabukali pali nebo, elo nokundambula ifisuma pa kuntipa nebo lelo. ¹³ Eico Davidi elo na baume bakwe baishile kuya pa musebo, ulo Shimei aishile kuya kulabili lwakwe kulubali lwa lupili, akotiipa elo no kuposa ulukungu elo na mabwe pali ye ulo alikuya. ¹⁴ Eluntu imfumu elo na bantu bonse abali naye baishile kunaka, elo aishile kutusha uluntu baishile kwimanina pa bushiku. ¹⁵ Lelo pali Absalomu elo na bantu bonse ba baume bakwa Israeli abali na ye, baishile kwisa ku Yerusalemu, elo Ahitofele ali na ye. ¹⁶ Caishile kucitika uluntu Hushai umwina Akite, umunankwe wakwa Davidi, aishile kwisa kuli Absalomu, ukuti Hushai aishile kulanda kuli Absalomu ati, Mwikale umuyayaya mwe mfumu! Mwikale umuyayaya mwe mfumu! ¹⁷ Absalomu aishile kulanda kuli Hushai ati, ''Bushe ici ecishinka kumunobe? nindo tawacila na ye?'' ¹⁸ Hushai aishile kulanda kuli Absalomu ati, ''Awe! Mucifulo cakuti, uyo uo Yahweh elo naba abantu elo na bonse abaume bakwa Israeli abasalilwe, uyo emwaume uko nkaba, elo nkekala na ye. ¹⁹ Kabili, maume ndo ni ngabombela? Bushe tekuti mbombele ku cinso ca mwana mwaume wakwe? Ngefyo nabombela ku cinso cakwa wiso, nkabombela ku cinso cobe.'' ²⁰ Eluntu Absalomu aishile kulanda kuli Ahitopele ati, ''Tupeleko amano yobe ifyo twingacita.'' ²¹ Ahitofele aishile kwasuka Absalomu ati, ''Kabiye mung'anda ya musha wa mukashi wakwa wiso uyo asha ukusunga incende, elo na onse Israeli akomfwa ukuti ulisangukile icakununka icibi kuli wiso. Eluntu amaboko ya onse uwaba na webo yakakosa.'' ²² Eico baishile kufungulula itenti pali Absalomu pamulu wa ncende, elo Absalomu aishile kuya mu mubomfi wa mukashi wakwa wishi ku cinso cakwa Israeli onse. ²³ Nomba amano yakwa Ahitofele ayo apele muli shilya nshiku yali kwati umwaume omfwile ku kanwa kakwa Lesa umwine. Ifyo efyo yonse amano yakwa Ahitofele yaishile kulangwa kuli bonse babili Davidi elo na Absalomu.

¹ Eluntu Ahitofele aishile kulanda kul Absalomu ati, ''Nomba leka nsale abaume amakana ikumi na yabili, elo nalayima no kufulumuna Davidi ubushiku. ² Nalaisa pali ye ulo afilwa elo no kunaka elo nkamupapusha no mwenso. Abantu abali na ye bakabutuka, elo nkataasha imfumu fye yeka. ³ Nkabwesha abantu bonse kuli webo, nga nabwinga ku mulume wakwe, elo na bantu bonse bakaba no mutende muli webo.'' ⁴ Ifyo Ahitofele aishile kulanda fyaishile kusekesha Absalomu elo na bakalamba bakwa Israeli. ⁵ Eluntu Absalomu aishile kulanda ati, ''Nomba kuta Hushai umwina Akite, naye, elo leka tumfwe ifyo alalanda.'' ⁶ Uluntu Hushai aishile kwisa kuli Absalomu, Absalomu aishile kulondolola kuli ye ifyo Ahitofele aishile kulanda elo eluntu aishile kwipusha Hushai ati, ''Bushe tucite ifyo Ahitofele alandaile? Nga teifyo, twebe ifyo walatupanda amano.'' ⁷ Eico Hushai aishile kulanda kuli Absalomu ati, Amano ayo Ahitofele apele iyi nshita te yasuma.'' ⁸ Hushai aishile kulundapo ati, ''Nawishiba ba wiso elo na baume bakwe bali babulwi bakukosa, elo balilula, elo baba kwati ni bere uwakakwa mu mpanga. Bawiso mwaume wa bulwi; talale na bashilika ubushiku. ⁹ Bona, nombaline nafisama mucilindi nangula muncende shimbi. Cikacitika ukuti uluntu bamo baume bobe baipawa pakutampa kwa ku taasha, ukuti onse uukacumfwa akalanda ati, 'Ukwipaiwa kukocitika mu bashilika abakonka Absalomu.'' ¹⁰ Eluntu nabashilika bakucenjela, abo imitima shaba kwati ni nkalamo, bakatina pamulandu Israeli onse naishiba ukuti wiso mwaume wa bulamba, elo ukuti abaume abali na ye bakukosa sana. ¹¹ Eico nakupanda amano ukuti Israeli onse bafwile ukukolongana pamo kuli webo, ukufuma ku Dani ukufika ku Beresheba, abakufula kwati mu canga uwaba kululamba lwa mu mana, elo ukuti mukuyaka mukulwa mu buntunse. ¹² Eluntu tukesa pali ye konse uko engasangwa, elo tukamufimba nge cime icikoponena panshi. Tatwakashepo umwaume uuli onse, nangula mwine, uwa mweo. ¹³ Nga abutukila mu musumba, eluntu Israeli onse akaleta intambo kuli uyo musumba elo tukacitwala mu mumana, mpaka pakabulwe nangu linwe ilinono ilyakusangwapo palya.'' ¹⁴ Eluntu Absalomu elo na baume bakwa Israeli baishile kulanda ati, ''Ukupanda kwa mano ykwa Hushai umwia akite kwa wamapo ukucila Ahitofele.'' Yahweh alisubile ukukana kwa kupanda amano yakwa Ahitofele ukusuma ku kuleta ubonaushi pali Absalomu. ¹⁵ Eluntu Hushai aishile kulanda kuli Zadoki elo na kuli Abiata shimapepo ati, ''Ukupandwa kwa mano yakwa Ahitofele elo na bakalamba bakwa Israeli muli iyo nshile elo neyi nshila, lelo ndipandile amano yambi. ¹⁶ Nomba eluntu, kabiyeni bwangu elo no kupela akasebo kuli Davidi; mulande kuli ye ati, 'Mwipanga inkambi ubushiku pa ncende ya Araba, lelo mu musango onse tapukile kwishilya, pantu imfumu yalaminwa pamo na bantu bonse abali na ye.''' ¹⁷ Nomba Yonatani elo na Ahimazi bali kwikala pa kamfukumfuku ka Rogele. Umubomfi umwanakashi alikuya elo noku bebukisha ifyo bafwile ukwishiba, pantu tabalekeshe ukubabona ukuya mu musumba. Uluntu insebo yaishioe kwisa, eluntu bafwile ukuya elo no kweba imfumu Davidi. ¹⁸ Lelo umulumendo aishile kubabona iyi nshita elo no kweba Absalomu. Eico Yonatani elo na Ahimazi baishile kuya kumbi bwangubwangu elo baishile kwisa ku ng'anda ya mwaume mu Bahurimu, uwa kwete icishima mu lukungu lwakwe, umo baishile kwikala. ¹⁹ Umukashi wa mwaume aishile kusend inkupiko ya pacishima elo no kwisula pa cishima, elo no ltobeshamo inseke, eico takuli nangu umo uwaishibile Yonatani elo na Ahimazi ukuti bali pa cishima. ²⁰ Abaume bakwa Absalomu baishile kwisa ku mwanakashi wa ng'anda elo no kulanda ati, ''Bushe balikwisa Ahimazi elo na Yonatani?'' Umwanakashi aishile ku beba ati, ''Balitapukile umumana.'' Eico panuma balolesha konse tababasangile, baishile kubwelela ku Yerusalemu. ²¹ Caishile kucitika panuma bafuma ukuti Yonatani elo na Ahamazi baishile kwisa pa cishima. Baishile kuya kupela insebo kuli Davidi; baishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Ima elo tapuka bwangubwangu amenshi pantu Ahitofele alipele aya elo na yo amano pali webo.'' ²² Eluntu Davidi aishile kwima elo na bantu bonse abali na ye, elo baishile kutapuka Yodani. Pa lucelo munshita ya kasuba tapali nangu umo uwafililwe ukutapuka Yodani. ²³ Uluntu Ahitofele aishile kubona ukut ukupanda amano kwakwe takukonkelwe, aishile kunina pali kabalwe wakwe elo no kuya ku ng'anda yakwe mu musumba wakwe. Abikile ing'anda yakwe bwino elo no kuikulika umwine. Eico aishile kufwa elo aishile kushikwa mu cilindi cakwa wishi. ²⁴ Eluntu Davidi aishile kwisa ku Mahanaimu. Lelo pali Absalomu, aishile kutapuka Yodan, ena elo na baume bonse abakwa Israel na ye. ²⁵ Absalomu aishle kubika Amasa pa bashilika mucifulo cakwa Yoabu. Amasa ali mwana mwaume wakwa Yetere umwina ishieli, uyo uwaishile kuya kuli Abigele, uwali mwana mwanakashi wakwa Nahashi elo nkashi wakwa Zeruaih, iyina wakwa Yoabu. ²⁶ Eluntu Israeli elo na Absalomu baishle ku panga inkambi mu calo ca Gileadi. ²⁷ Caishile kucitika uluntu Davidi aishile kwisa kuli Mahanaimu, ukuti Shobi umwna mwaume wakwa Bahashi ukufuma ku Raba umwina Amoni, elo na Makire umwana mwaume wakwa Ammiele ukufuma ku Lo Debari, elo Barzillai umwaina Gilaedi ukufuma ku Rogelimu, ²⁸ aishile kuleta ubutanda elo na malangeti, imbale elo ne mpoto, elo wheat, elo nafulawa wa barley, inseke shakoca, cilemba, ifipe, ²⁹ ubuci, amafuta, impanga, elo no mukaka, eco Davidi elo na bantu abali na ye tabalile. Aba baume baishile kulanda ati, ''Abantu bali ne nsala, abanakuka, elo ne cilaka mu ciswebebebe.

¹ Davidi aishile kupenda abashilika abo abali naye elo aishile kusonta bakapitao ba pamakana elo na bakapitao bapamyanda pali bo. ² Eluntu Davidi aishile kutuma abashilika, umo-pali batatu pe funde lyakwa Yoabu, no bambi batau pe funde lyakwa Abishai umwana mwaume wakwa Seruia, indume yakwa Yoabu, kabili na bambi batau pe funde lyakwa Itai umwina Giti. Imfumu yaishile kulanda ku bashilika ati, ''Nkafuma na webo, kabili.'' ³ Lelo abaume baishile kulanda ati, ''Taufwile waya ku bulwi, pantu nga twa fulumuka tabasakamane pali fwebo, nangu nga citika wapali fwebo afwa tatwasakamane. Lelo walicila pali fwebo abali amakana ikumi! Eico cawamapo ukuti waba uwaipekanya ukutwafwa ukufuma mu musumba.'' ⁴ Eico imfumu yaishile kubasuka ati, ''Nalacita icili conse icaboneka icabune kuli mwebo.'' Imfumu yaishile kutalama pa mpongolo ya musumba ulo bonse abashilika baishile kuya mu myanda elo na mu makana. ⁵ Imfumu yaishile ku konkomesha Yoabu, Abishai, elo na Itai ukutila, Bombeni bwino pamulanda wandi no mulumendo, na Absalomu.'' Bonse abantu baishile kumfwa ukuti imfumu ilipele bakapitao ici icipope pali Absalomu. ⁶ Eico abashilika baishile kuya ukufuma mu lubali lwa calo pali Israeli; ubulwi bwaishile kusalangana mu mushitu wakwa Efulemu. ⁷ Abashilika bakwa Israeli baishile kucimfiwa kulya ku cinso ca bashilika bakwa Davidi; kwali ukwipaya ukukalamba kulya pali bulya bushiku bwa ba baume amakana amakumi yabili. ⁸ Ubulwi baishile kusalangana uku kumana ulubali lwa calo conse, elo abaume abengi baishile kwipaiwa mu mushitu ukucila ku lupanga. ⁹ Abusalomu aishire kukumanyapo bamo pa bashilika bakwa Davidi. Abusalomu ali ninine pali kabalwe wakwe na kabalwe wakwe aisa kupita mwisamba lyamisambo iyatikama iya cimutiti icikulu ica oki, no mutwe wakwe waliketwe mu musambo ya cimutu, alishele akopeluka pakati ka makumbi no mushili elo kabalwe uyo aninepo ena alitwalilile ukuya. ¹⁰ Umuntu umo alimwene ici nokweba Yoabu ati, '' mona nacimo Abusalomu akopelela ku cimuti ca oaki!'' ¹¹ Yoabu aishile alandile ku mwaume uwa mwebele pali Abusalomu ati, '' Bona! waci mubona! Nindo utacimukonsela panshi? nga nacikupela ama shekeli ikumi ya silfere no mushipi.'' ¹² Umwaume aishile kwasuka Yoabu ati, '' Nangu ningapoka amashekele yasilfa ikana limo, nololwine nga tekuti mfishe ukuboko kwandi pamwana wamfumu umwaume, pamulandu wakweba ati, bonse twalyumfwili uko imfumu Yakonkomeshe webo, Abishai na Hai ukweba ati, takuli nangu umo uufwile ukwikata mu mulumendo Abusalomu.'' ¹³ Nga nalibilkile umweo wandi mu bwafya ku bufi (kabili takwaba icafisama kumfumu), nga walindabileko.'' ¹⁴ Eluntu Yoabu ati, '' Ntakupembele. '' Eico Yoabu abalile amafumo yatatu ku kuboko kwakwe nokuya lasa mu mutima wakwa Abusalomu, ulo ninshi ali acili no mweo kabili na kucimuti ca oaki. ¹⁵ Eluntu abalumendo ikumi abasandele icanso ca bulwi cakwa Yoabu bashingulukile Abusalomu, balimusanshile, no ku mwipaya. ¹⁶ Eluntu Yoabu aishile kulisha ipenga nefita fyalibwelulukile mukulwisha Israeli, pantu Yoabu alibwesesheko ifita. ¹⁷ Balisendele Abusalomu no kumuposa mucilindi icikulu mu mushitu; balishikile umubili wakwe panshi yamwina ukulu uwamabwe, elo Israeli onse ali butwikile, cilamuntu ku ng'anda yakwe. ¹⁸ Nomba Abusalomu, ulo ali nomweo ali ikulile umwine uluceshi ulukalamba ulwa mabwe mu mukonko wamfumu, pantu alandile ukweba ati, ''Nebo ntakwatapo umwana umwaume uwakulenga ishina lyandi ukwi bushiwa. '' Aishile kwinika ulu uluceshi ishina lyakwe umwine, Eco citilwa icibukisho cakwa Abusalomu ukufika nobwalelo. ¹⁹ Eluntu Aimasi umwana mwaume wakwa Sadoki aishile kulanda ukweba ati, ''Lekeni nebo nomba mbutukile kumfumu ne mbilansuma pafyo Yahweh amupususha ku maboko ya balwani bakwe,'' ²⁰ Yoabu alimwaswikile ati, ''Tauli webo walaba kasabankanya wambila lelo; ifwile ukucita ici ubushiku bumbi. Lelo tauko bilishapo imbila nangu imo pantu amwana mwaume wamfumu umwaume alifwile.'' ²¹ Eluntu Yoabu aishile kulanda kumwina Kushi ukweba ati, kabiye, uye kweba imfumu ifyo wabona'' Umwina Ku alifukamine Yoabu, no kubutuka. ²² Eluntu Aimasi umwaume wakwa Sadoki aishile kulanda nakabili kuli Yoabu ukweba ati, temulandu nefinga citika, napapata lekeni na nebo mbutuka nkoke umwina Kushi,'' Yoabu alyasukile mwaume wandi cikoboneke ukweba ati tawaka kwate icilambu pa mbila?'' ²³ Ifili fyanso ificitika,'' efyalandile Aimasi ukweba ati, ''Nkobutuka. '' Eico Yoabu alimwasukile ati, ''Butuka'' Eluntu Aimasi alibutukile uku bomfya inshila ya mwilungu nokuya kupitila umwina Kushi. ²⁴ Nomba Davidi alikele pakati ka mpongolo sha mukati nesha kunse malonda alile pa mutenge wa mpongolo ku cibumba nokusansula amenso yakwe. Ulo aloleshe alibwene umwaume akoisa akobutuka eka. ²⁵ Malonda alipundile nokweba imfumu. Eluntu imfumu yaishile kulanda ukweba ati, ''Nga cakweba ati ali eka, ninshi ali nembila mukanwa kakwe.'' Uwali kubutuka alipalamine mupepi nomusumba. ²⁶ Eluntu malonda aishile kubona naumbi akobutuka, namalonda alikutile kuli kalinda wa mpongolo; alilandile ati, ''Bona, kuli naumbi umuntu uukobutuka eka. ''imfumu yalilandile ati, ''Nao wine akoleta imbilansuma'' ²⁷ Eluntu malonda aishile kulanda ati, ''Nkotontonkanya ukubutuka kwa ulya mwaume ali kuntanshi akobutuka kwati lubilo lwakwa Aimasi umwana mwaume wakwa Sadoki.'' Imfumu yalilandile ati, ''Mwaume wabune kabili akoisa ne imbila nsuma.'' ²⁸ Eluntu Aimasi akutile nokulanda ku mfumu ukweba ati, ''fyonse fili bwino.'' Ali wile ku cinso camfumu ne cinso cakwe panshi no kulanda ukweba ati, alipalwa Yahweh Lesa obe! Alilubwile abaume abaimishe amaboko yaba mukulwisha shikulu imfumu Yandi.'' ²⁹ Eico imfumu yalyasukile ukweba ati, ''Bushe cili bwimo ku mulumendo Abusalomu?'' Aimasi alyasukile ati, ''Uluntu Yoabu antumine umubomfi wamfumu, kuli mwebo, imfumu nalibwene uku cilinganishiwa ukukalamba nshaishibile cali ni cindo. ³⁰ Eluntu imfumu yalilandile ukweba ati, ''Pili bukila uku lubali nokutalama apa. ''Aimasi alipilibwikile lubali nokwuminina umushiki. ³¹ Palyapene uluntu umwina Kushi afikile no kulanda ati, ''Kuli imbila nsuma kuli shikulu wandi imfumu, pantu Yahweh alikulandwilile lelo ukufuma kulibonse aba kwimine uku kusangukila.'' ³² Eluntu imfumu yalilandile ku mwina Kushi ukweba ati, ''Bushe cili bwino ku mulumendo abusalomu?'' umwina Kushi alyasukile ati, ''Abalwani bakwa shikulu wandi imfumu, na bonse abakwimine mukuleta ubusanso kuli webo bafwile ukuba ngafilyafine umulumendo ali.'' ³³ Eluntu imfumu yalikatilwe no bulanda sana, nokuya pa muputule wapa mulu wapongolo nokulila. Ulo alikuya alikulosha nobulanda, ''Umwana wandi umwaume Abusalomu, umwana mwaume wandi, umwana wandi umwaume Abusalomu! kanshi nga ninebo nacifwa ukucila webo, Abusalomu, umwana mwaume wandi, wemwana wandi mwaume!''

¹ Yoabu baishile ku mweba ati, ''Bona, imfumu ikolila elo no kulosha Abusalomu.'' ² Eico ukucimfya kwa bulya bushiku kwalisangukile mu kulosha ku bashilika bonse, pantu abashilika balicumfwile icalandilwe bulya bushiku ukuti, ''Imfumu ikolosha umwana mwaume wakwe.'' ³ Abashilika basokelele tondolo mu musumba muli bulya bushiku, ukuba kwati bantu abo abasebana abasobelela abakofuma uluntu bako butuka ku bulwi. ⁴ Imfumu yaishile kufimba icinso caiko no kulila ishiwi ilikulu ati, ''Umwana mwaume wandi Abusalomu, Abusalomu, umwana mwaume wandi, umwana mwaume wandi!'' ⁵ Eluntu Yoabu aishile kwi ngila mu ng'anda ku mfumu no kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Webo ulikwete ukusebanya ifinso fya bashilika bobe bonse ilelo, abo abapuswishe ubumi bobe lelo, ne myeo ya bana benu abaume elo na bana benu abanakashi, ne myeo ya bakashi benu, ne myeo ya basha ba bakashi benu, ⁶ pantu mwa temwa abamipata, no kupata aba mitemwa. Pantu lelo mwalanga ukuti bacilolo elo na bashilika bafwe kuli mwebo. Lelo nebo nasumina ukuti nga Abusalomu aciba uwa bumi, elo na fwebo bonse atufwa, eluntu kuti caba icakumusansamusha. ⁷ Nomba eluntu imeni fumeni elo no kulanda ifya bune ku bashilika benu, pantu nebo nkolapa pali Yahweh, nga mwebo tamwaye, takuli umuntu nangu umo uukoshala kuli mwebo buno bushiku. Ico calabipisha kuli ukutila ifibi fyonse ifyacitika pali mwebo ukufuma mu bulumendo bwenu ukufika na nomba.'' ⁸ Eico imfumu yaishile kwima no kwikala pa mpongolo ya musumba, na bantu bonse baishile kwebwa ukuti, ''Boneno, imfumu naikala pa mpongolo,'' elo na bantu bonse baishile kwisa ku mfumu. Eico abena Israeli baishile kufulumuka, cila muntu ku ng'anda yakwe. ⁹ Abantu bonse balikukansana kuli umo no munankwe ukupitila mu mikowa yonse iya kwa Israeli abati, ''Imfumu yalitupokolwele fwebo ukufuma mu minwe ya balwani besu, elo ena alitupuswishe ukufuma ku minwe ya Pelishiti, lelo nomba yena yafulumuka mu calo pa mulandu wakwa Abusalomu. ¹⁰ Abusalomu, uo twasuba pali fwebo alifwile mu bulwi. Eico cindo mwebo tamulandilepo nangu cimo ulwa kubwesha imfumu?'' ¹¹ Imfumu Davidi yaishile kutuma kuli Sadoki elo na kuli Abita bashimapepo ukulanda ati, ''Landeni ku bakulu ba ba Yuda mulande ati, 'Cindo mwebo mwalakokwela ukubwesha imfumu ku cipango caiko, mukuti, bakolanda bonse mukutemwa imfumu, ukuibwesesha yena ku cipango caiko?'' ¹² Mwwebo muli ba munyina wandi, umubili wandi elo ne fupa. Cindo mwebo mwalakokwela ukubwesha imfumu?' ¹³ Eluntu alanda kuli Amasa ati, 'Bushe webo tauli mu bili wandi ne fupa lyandi? Lesa acite ico kuli nebo, elo kabili alundepo, nga webo tawakabe kapitao wa bashilika wandi ukufuma nomba ukupyana pali Yoabu.''' ¹⁴ Eico awinine imitima yonse iya bantu bakwa Yuda ngo muntu umo. Baishile kutuma ku mfumu ukulanda ati, ''Bweleni, mwebo elo na bantu benu bonse.'' ¹⁵ Eico imfumu yaishile kubwela no kwisa ku Yodani. Nomba abaume bakwa Yuda baishile ku Gilgali mu kuya ku kumanya imfumu elo eluntu baishile kuleta imfumu ukuyabusha Yodani. ¹⁶ Shimei umwana mwaume wakwa Gera, umwina Benjamini, uyo uwafumine mu Bahurimu, aishile kwangufyanya ukuya na baume bakwa Yuda muku kumanya imfumu Davidi. ¹⁷ Kwali ikana limo abaume ukufuma kuli Benjamini bali na ye, elo na Siba umubomfi wakwa Shauli, elo na bana baume bakwe ikumi limo na fisano na elo na makumi yabili ababomfi bali naye. Baishile ku fika ku Yodani mu ceni ca mfumu. ¹⁸ Bena baishile kwabuka mukubwesha ulupwa lwa mfumu mu no kucita fyonse ifyabune. Shimei umwana mwaume wakwa Gera awa panshi ku cinso ca mfumu ulo yalikusungamina ukwa buka Yodani. ¹⁹ Shimei aishile kulanda ku mfuu ati, ''Mwicita, shikulu, wandi, mwisanga nebo uwamulandu nangu mwiibukusha ifibi umubomfi wenu acita mu bushiku shikulu wandi imfumu ya fumine mu Yerusalemu. Napapata, lekeni imfumu icibika mu mutima. ²⁰ Pantu umubomfi wenu alishibile ukutila nebo ndibembukile. Boneni, ukuti eco nebo ndishibile ulwakwa Yosefe ukwisa mu ku kumanya shikulu imfumu yandi.'' ²¹ Lelo Abishai umwana mwaume wakwa Seruiya aishile kwasuka no kulanda ati, ''Bushe Shimei talingilwe ukwipaya pali ici, pantu ena alicitile uwakusubwa wakwa Yahweh?'' ²² Eluntu Davidi aishile kulanda ati, ''Findo nebo na lacita muli mwebo, mwe bana baume bakwa Seruiya, ukuti mwebo lelo mwise kuba abalwani kuli nebo? Bushe bushiku bwe lelo bengepaya umuntu uuli onse mu Israeli? Bushe nebo nteshibile ukuti nebo ndi mfumu pali Israeli?'' ²³ Eico imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli Shimei ati, ''Webo tawakafwe.'' Eico imfumu yaishile kumulaya ena no mulapo. ²⁴ Eluntu Mefibosheti umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli aishile ku kumanya imfumu. Tafwikile amakasa yakwe, nangu ukubeya imyemfu yakwe, nangu ukuwasha ifyakufwala fyakwe ukufuma ubushiku imfumu yafumine pa bushiku yena yaishile kubwela ku ng'anda mu mutende. ²⁵ Eico uluntu ena afumine mu Yerusalemu kuku kumanya imfumu, imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Cindo webo tawailile na nebo, Mefibosheti?'' ²⁶ Ena aishile kwasuka ati, ''Mwe shikulu imfumu yandi, umubomfi wandi alimbepele, pantu naishile kulanda ati, 'Nebo nkabula kabalwe pakweba nkendele pali ena no kuya ne mfumu, pantu umubomfi wenu alilemana.' ²⁷ Umubomfi Siba alimbepele nebo, umubomfi wenu kuli shikulu imfumu yandi. Lelo shikulu imfumu yandi ali nga malaika wakwa Lesa. Eico, iteni icikomisekesha mu menso yenu. ²⁸ Pantu bonse aba mu ng'anda yakwa tata balifwile ku cinso cakwa tata shikulu imfumu yandi, lelo mwebo mwalibikile umubomfi wenu pali abo abalya kwi tebulo lyenu. Eico ni nsambu ndo nebo nkwete ishakuti ni nga konkanyapo ukulila na kabili ku mfumu?'' ²⁹ Eluntu imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Cindo ni nga twalilila ukulondolola ifintu ifingi? Nebo nasalapo ukuti webo na Sido mukabanye ibala.'' ³⁰ Eico Mefibosheti aishile kwasuka ku mfumu ati, ''Ee, lekeni ena abule lyonse, apo shikulu wandi imfumu ya bwela umutende ku ng'anda ya iko.'' ³¹ Eluntu Basilai umwina Gileadi aishile kutentemuka ukufuma ku Rogelimu ku kwabuka Yodani ne mfumu, elo ena ashindike imfumu ukwabuka Yodani. ³² Nomba Basilai ali muntu umukulu, imyaka amakumi cine konse konse. Ena ewalikupekanisha imfumu ifyali kufwaikwa ulo ena alikwikala ku Mahanaimu, pantu ena ali muntu uwafyuma ifingi. ³³ Imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli Basilai ati, ''Isa kuli nebo, elo nalakupekanya webo ukwikala na nebo mu Yerualemu.'' ³⁴ Basilai aishile kwasuka ku mfumu ati, ''Mu nshiku shi ishashala ku myaka yandi ukubo no bumi, ukuti nebo nkokuya ne mfumu mu Yerusalemu? ³⁵ Nebo ndi ne myaka amakumi cine konse konse. Bushe nebo kuti nalekanya pakati ka fisuma ne fibi? Bushe umubomfi obe kuti asonda ico nebo ndyako nangu ico nwako? Bushe kuti naumfwa nakabili amashiwi ya bakemba abaume elo na bakemba abanakashi? Cindo umubomfi obe alabela icisendo kuli shikulu wandi imfumu? ³⁶ Umubomfi obe atemenefwe ukuyafye ku Yodani ne mfumu. Cindo imfumu yalabwekeseshapo ukupela nebo icilambu ca musango uyu? ³⁷ Napapata lekeni umubomfi wenu abwelelemo ku ng'anda, epakuti nebo nkaye kufwila mu musumba wandi ku nshinshi shakwa tata elo na mayo. Lelo boneni, umubomfi wenu Kimhamu. Lekeni ena atapuke pamo na shikulu wandi imfumu, no kucitila ena ifyo ifikoboneka ifya bune kuli mwebo.'' ³⁸ Imfumu yaishile kwasuka ati, Kimhamu akotapuka na nebo, elo nkacita kuli ye ico icileboneka ica bune kuli webo, elo na conse webo ukakabila ukufuma kuli nebo, nkacita ico kuli webo.'' ³⁹ Eluntu abantu bonse baishile kwabuka Yodani, ne mfumu yalyabukile, elo yatomona Basilai elo no kumupala ena. Eluntu Basilai abwekelemo ku ng'anda yakwe. ⁴⁰ Eico imfumu yaishile kwabukila ku Gilgali, na Kimhamu alyabukile na ena, elo na bashilika bonse abakwa Yuda baishile kwabusha imfumu, elo nacitika wa bashilika uwa bena Israeli. ⁴¹ Mukwangufyanya bonse abaume bamu Israeli baishile kutampa ukwisa ku mfmu no kulanda ku mfumu ati, ''Cindo ba munyinefwe, abaume bakwa Yuda, bamwibile mwebo no kuleta imfumu no lupwa lwakwe ukwabuka Yodani, elo na baume bonse abakwa Davidi bali na ye?'' ⁴² Eico abaume bakwa Yuda baishile kwasuka abaume bakwa Israeli abati, ''Pantu imfumu lupwa ulwapalamana sana na fwebo. Cindo nomba mwalakalipila pali ici? Bushe fwebo twalilileko ifintu ifili fyonse ifyo imfumu ingesakulipilapo? Bushe ena alipelele fwebo icabupe icili conse?'' ⁴³ Abaume bakwa Israeli balyasukile abaume bakwa Yuda abti, ''Fwebo twaba ikumi limo abakuuma ku mfumu, eico fwebo twalikwashitishapo insambu ishingi kuli Davidi ukutila mwebo. Cindo nomba mwebo mwatusulila fwebo? Bushe tacali cakulanda kwesu ku mfumu yesu fwebabalilepo ukumfwa?'' Lelo amashiwi ya baume a bena Yuda yali ayakukalipapo ukucila amashiwi ya baume a bena Israeli.

¹ Kwali mu ncende imoine umuntu wantubundi ishina lyakwe lyali ni Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikri, umwina Benjamini. Ena alishishe intandala no kulanda ati, ''Fwebo tatukwetemo ulubali muli Davidi, nangu ifya kupyaninina ifili fyonse mu mwana mwaume wa Yakwa Yese. Lekeni umuntu onse abwelelemo ku ng'anda yakwe, Israeli.'' ² Eico abaume bonse abakwa Israeli balifumine kuli Davidi no kulakonka Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri. Lelo abaume abena Yuda balikukonka imfumu yabo mupepipepi, ukufuma ku Yodani mpakafye ku Yerusalemu. ³ Uluntu Davidi aishile kufika ku cipango cakwe mu Yerusalemu, ena abulile abakashi ba basha ikumi limo abo ena ashile mu kulinda icipango, elo ena ababikile mu ng'anda na bakubalinda. Ena aishile kubapela ifya kukabila fyabo, lelo ena talelepo na bena nakabili. Eico bena balibesalile ukufika pa bushiku bwamfwa yabo, baikele kwati ni bmukamfwilwa. ⁴ Eluntu imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli Amasa ati, ''Ita abaume abena Yuda capamo mu nshiku shitatu; ufwile ukuba kuno, nobe wine.'' ⁵ Eico Amasa aile ku kukuta abena Yuda, lelo ena alipushishemo inshita iyo imfumu yapimine kuli ena. ⁶ Eico Davidi aishile kulanda kuli Abishai ati, ''Nomba sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri akacita ifibi muli fwebo ukutila Abusalomu acitile. Piita ababomfi bakwa shikulu obe, abashili bandi, no kukonka no kutufyuka ku cinso cesu.'' ⁷ Eluntu abaume abena Yoabu balifuminemo ukumukonka panuma yakwe, pamo na bena Kereti na bena Peleti na bonse ababulamba. Balifumine mu Yerusalemu mu kukonka Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri. ⁸ Uluntu bena bali kwi libwe ilikulu ilyo ilyaba mu Gibeoni, Amasa alishile mu kuba kumanya bena. Yoabu afwele ileya lya bukwi ilyo ena afwele, ukubikapofye no mushipi uyo uwali mu musana wakwe ne tumba lya lupanga ilya bililwe kuli cena. Ulo ena alikulola pantanshi, ulupanga lya lifumine. ⁹ Eico Yoabu aishile kulanda kuli Amasa ati, Bushe cili icabune kuli webo, we mufyala wandi?'' Yoabu aikete Amasa ku mwemfu wakwe ku kuboko kwakwe ukwa kukulyo mu mukumutomona. ¹⁰ Amasa takwete ukwishiba ulupanga ulo uli kuli Yoabu ku kuboko kwa kukuso. Yoabu aishile kulasa Amasa mu lufumo na mala yakwe yapongolokele panshi. Eico tamulashilemo na kabili, elo Amasa alifwile. Eico Yoabu elo na Abishai ndume yakwe bakonkele Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri. ¹¹ Eluntu umo uwa mu baume bakwa Yoabu ataleme mu mbali yakwa Amasa, elo umuntu alanda ati, ''Uyo uwatemwa Yoabu, no yo uli kuli Davidi, mulekeni akonke Yoabu.'' ¹² Amasa alikwalangana mu mulopa wakwe pakati kanshila. Uluntu umwaume abwene ukuti abantu bonse balitaleme palya pene, ena aishile kubula Amasa umusesha munshila elo amubika mumpanga. Ena alifimbile ilaya pali ena pantu ena abwene ukuti onse uyo uwafika pali ena akotalama palya pene. ¹³ Panuma Amasa bamufumishe munshila abantu bonse bakonkele panuma yakwa Yoabu mufulumuna Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri. ¹⁴ Sheba apitile mu mitundu yonse iyakwa Israeli ukufika ku Abeli Beti Maka, no kupita mu calo conse ica bena Bikiri, abo abalongene capamo no kukonka Sheba nakabili. ¹⁵ Bena balimwikete no kumutulika ena mu Abeli Beti Maka. Bena balekufitulika mu musumba na kufibumba. Bonse abashilika abo abali na Yoabu balekutobaula icibumba pakuti baciwishe. ¹⁶ Eluntu umwanakashi wa mano apundile ukufuma mu musumba ati, ''Umfweni, napapata umfweni, Yoabu Isa mupepi na nebo pakuti ndande na webo.'' ¹⁷ Eico Yoabu aishile kupalama mupepi kuli ena, elo umwanakashi alanda kuli ena ati, ''Bushe ni webo Yoabu?'' Ena aishile kwasuka ati, Ni nebo.'' ¹⁸ Eluntu alanda kuli ena ati, ''Umfwa ku mashiwi ya mubomfi obe.'' Aishile kwasuka ati, ''Nebo nkoumfwa.'' Eluntu aishile kulanda ati, ''Balebomfya ukulanda munshita yakale ati, 'Mucinefye ufwaye ukupandwako amano ku Abeli,' elo ukupandwa kwalapwisha ubwafya ubwafya. ¹⁹ Fwebo tuli musumba umo uyo uwamutende wakupulamo ne cishinka mu Israeli. Mwebo mukofwaya ukonaula umusumba uyo uli ni mayo Israeli. Cindo mukofwaila ukulofya ubupyani bwakwa Yahweh?'' ²⁰ Eico Yoabu aishile kwasuka no kulanda ati, ''Cili icakutali ico, ukutali ukufuma kuli nebo, ukuti nebo ukulofya nangu ukonaula. ²¹ Ico tacili icacishinka. Nomba umuntu wa mu calo ca mpili ica kwa Efulemu, uweshina lya Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri, aimishe ukuboko kwakwe pa mfumu, pali Davidi. Mutupelefye uyo wine eka, elo nebo nalafuma mu musmba.'' Umwanakashi alanda kuli Yoabu ati, ''Umutwe wakwe walaposwa kuli webo ukufina pa mulu wa cibumba.'' ²² Eluntu umwwanakashi aile ku bantu bonse mu mano yakwe. Bali putwile umutwe wakwa Sheba umwana mwaume wakwa Bikiri, bali uposele kuli Yoabu. Eluntu aishile kulisha ipenga elo abaume bakwa Yoabu baishile kufuma mu musumba, cila muntu aile ku mwankwe. Eluntu Yoabu abwelele ku Yerusalemu ku mfumu. ²³ Nomba Yoabu ali umukulu wa bashilika bonse abena Israeli, elo na Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoiyada ali umukulu pa bena Kereti na pa bena Peleti. ²⁴ Adoniramu ali umukulu pa baume abo aba bombele mukupatikishiwa, na Yoshefati umwana mwaume wakwa Ahiludi ali ni kalemba. ²⁵ Shefa ali ni kalemba elo Sadoki elo na Abiata bali bashimapepo. ²⁶ Ira umwina Yairi ali ni cilolo umukulu kuli Davidi.

¹ Mwali icipowe munshita yakwa Davidi pamyaka itatu mukukonkanya, elo David alifwaile icinso cakwa Yahweh. Eico Yahweh alandile ati, ''Ici cipowe cili pali webo pamulandu wakwa Shauli nolupwa lwakwe ulwakwa kepaya, abena Gebeone.'' ² Nomba abena Gibeone tabafumine mubantu bwakwa Israeli; bali mubashelepo abamu bena Amore. Abantu bamu Israeli balilapile ukukana bepaya, lelo Shauli alweseshe ukubepaya bonse pakucincila kwakwe pa bantu bamu Israeli elo na Yuda. ³ Eico imfumu Davidi yakolonganikile pamo abena Gibeoni nokulanda kuli bo at, ''Nindo nkocita kuli mwebo?'' Nkopanga shani icikonsolwelo, pakwebati wingapala abantu bakwa Yahweh, abakopwana ubusuma bwakwe namalayo?'' ⁴ Abena Gibeoni balyasukile kuli bo, ''Temulandu wa silfere na golide pakati kafwe na Shauli nangu ulupwa lwakwe. Munshila imo ine tecesu ukwipaya umuntu uuli onse mu Israeli.'' David alyasukile ati, ''Nindo mukolanda ukwebati mucitile?'' ⁵ Balyasukile imfumu, Umuntu uwali kufwaya ukulekutwipaya bonse, uwatupangile, pakwebati nomba tulyonawilwe elo tatukwetepo cifulo mumipaka yakwa Israeli- ⁶ Lekeni abaume cine lubali bapelwe kuli fwebo, elo tukobakulikila pacinso cakwa Yahweh mu Gibeah yakwa Shauli, umo uwasalwa na Yahweh.'' Eico imfumu yalilandile, Nkobapela kuli mwebo.'' ⁷ Lelo imfumu yalisungile Mephiboshete umwana mwaume wakwa Jonathani umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli, pamulandu wamulapo wakwa Yahweh pakati kabo, pakati kakwa Davidi na Jonathani umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli. ⁸ Lelo imfumu yalibulile abana baume babili abakwa Rizpah umwana mwanakashi wakwa Aiah abana baume abo afyele kuli Shauli- abana baume babili balebakuta ata ati Armoni na Mephiboshete, elo Davidi kabili alibulile umwana mwanakashi wakwa Shauli uo afyele kuli Adriel umwana mwaume wakwa Barzillai umwina Meholate. ⁹ Abapele muminwe yabena Gibeone. balibakulikile palupili pa cinso cakwa Yahweh, elo balifwilile pamo bonse cinelubali. Baipaiwe panshita yabusomboshi, munshiku shakwamba pakwamba kwakusombola barle. ¹⁰ Eluntu Rizpah, umwana mwanakashi Aiah, alibulile icisalu elo alicanshikile umwine palupili lubali lwafitumbi, ukufuma pakutampa kwa busomboshi nelyo yaitikile pali bena ukufuma kumbi. Tasuminishe ifyoni fyamulwelele ukutulunganye mibili mukasuba nangu inama shampanga ubushiku. ¹¹ Calishimikilwe kuli Davidi ifyo Rizpah, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Aiah, umusha umukashi wakwa Shauli, acitile. ¹² Eico Davidi alile nokusenda amafupa yakwa Shauli namafupa yakwa Jonathani umwana mwaume wakwe ukufuma kubaume baku Jabesh Gilead, abayebile kulubansa lwacintubwingi lwa Beth Sham, uko aba Pelishiti babakulikile bena, panuma aba Pelishiti baipeye Shauli mu Gilboa. ¹³ Davidi alisendele ukufuma kulya ama fupa yakwa Shauli namafupa yakwa Jonathan umwana mwaume wakwe, elo bali kolonganikile amafupa yabaume cine lubali abakulikilwe, na bo. ¹⁴ Balishikile amafupa yakwa Shuali na Jonathan umwana wakwe uwaume mu calo cakwa Benjamini mu Zela, mu nindi yakwa kishi wishi, Balicitile fyonse ifyo imfumu ya bebele. Panuma ya ico Lesa alisukile amapepo yaba aya calo. ¹⁵ Eluntu aba Pelishiti balile kunkondo nakambi na Isreale. Eico Davidi alitetemukile no mulalo wakwe nokulwishanya na ba Pelishiti. Davidi bali mucimfishe nokunaka kubulwi. ¹⁶ Ishibi-Benob uwamu lupwa lwa mapaka, untu ulupanga lwa mukuba lwa finine ama shekele imyanda itatu elo uwa fwele nolupanga ulupya alefwayo kwipaya Davidi. ¹⁷ Lelo Abishai umwana mwaume wakwa Zeruiah alipuswishe Davidi, Alyumine umu Peilishiti, elo alimwipeye. Eluntu abaume bakwa Davidi balilapile kuli ye, bakolanda, ''Taukofwaikwa kuya kubulwi nafwebo nakambi pakwebati taukoshimye nyali yakwa Isreali. ¹⁸ Chalishile mukuba panuma yaici kwali nakambi ubulwi naba Pelishiti pa Gobu, uluntu Sibbekai umwina Hushati aipeye Saphu, uwali umo mu bana bakwa Raphaim. ¹⁹ Chalishile ngefi nakambi mu bulwi na ba Pelishiti pa Gobu, ulo Elhaan umwana mwaume wakwa Jair umwina Bethlemu aipeye Goliati umu Gitti, umusako we fumo lyakwe wali nga umulandu waba kapika. ²⁰ Calishile mukuba mubulwi na bumbi pa Gati ukwebati kwali umuntu wa cimo icikulu uwakwete iminwe mutanda kuli cila kuboko elo notukondo muntanda kuli cila lukasa, amakumi yabili nafine mu mpendwa. ²¹ Na ye ali mubakwa Rephaim. Uluntu asebenye Isreali, Jonathan umwana mwaume wakwa Shimeah, wabo Davidi, alimwipeye. ²² Aba bali bankulo ya bena Raphaim baku Gath, elo balipaiwe kukuboko kwa ba shilika bakwe.

¹ Davidi epakwimbila Yahweh amashiwi yaulu lwimbo pa bushiku ubo Yahweh apokolwele ena ukufuma mu maboko ya balwani bakwe, elo no kufuma mu maboko yakwa Shauli. ² Ena aishile kupepa, ''Yahweh eclibwe candi, ecubo candi ena eumpokololako. ³ Lesa ecilibwe candi. Nebo emo ntushisha muli ena. Ena enkwela yandi, elusengo lwe pusukilo lyandi, enkosho yandi, elo ecubo candi, ena eumpususha ku balubuli. ⁴ Nebo nkakuta pali Yahweh, ewalinga ukulumbanishiwa elo nebo nkapusushiwa ku balwani bandi. ⁵ Pantu amabambi yamfwa ya lishingulwike nebo, umukuku wa menshi uwabonaushi ukotinya nebo. ⁶ Imyando ya nshinshi nayimpomba; ifiteyo fya mfwa na finjikata. ⁷ Mukucula kwandi nebo naishile kukuta kuli Yahweh; naishile kukuta pali Lesa wandi; ena aishile kumfwa ishiwi lyandi ukufuma mwi tempele lyakwe, elo no kukuta kwandi ukwabwafwilisho kwaishile kuya mu matwi yakwe. ⁸ Eluntu icalo ca sunkene no kutenta. imifula ya myulu yalitenkene elo yali sunkene, pantu Lesa alikalipe. ⁹ Icushi caishile kufuma mu myona yakwe, elo no mulilo uwabilimuka wa fumine mukanwa kakwe, wasankanishiwe na malasha ayale aka. ¹⁰ Epakwisula imyulu, no kwika, elo ne mfimfi iyakutikama yali panshi ya makasa ayakwe. ¹¹ Epakunina pali kerubi no kupupuka. Alibwenwe pa mapindo ya mwela. ¹² Aishile kulenga imfimfi ukuba itenti lyakumufimba, alonganike amakumbi ya mfula ayafinisha mu lwelele. ¹³ Ukufuma ku nkuba kuli ye amalasha ya mulilo yali kupona. ¹⁴ Yahweh abulukwite ukufma mu mulu. Uwapulishamo atampile ukupaata. ¹⁵ Ena aposele imifwi no kusalanganya abalwani- ne nkuba nokubasalanganya bena. ¹⁶ Eluntu na panshi ya bemba paishile kuboneka; imifula ya calo ya shele palwalala pamulandu wa kukalipa kwa kwa Yahweh, pa maka ya mupu uwa mu myona yakwe ¹⁷ Afikile panshi ukufuma mu mulu; ena epakunjikata! Ena epakumfumya mu menshi ayengi. ¹⁸ Aishile kumususha ku mulwani wandi uwakulesha, na kuli bonse abo abampatile balikosele ukuncila. ¹⁹ Bena baishile kunjishila pa bushiku bwa ma cushi yandi, lelo Yahweh alekuntungila. Ena aishile kundeta pa ncende iyasukisha. ²⁰ Ena alimpusushe pantu alintemenwe. ²¹ Yahweh alindambwile ne cipimo ca bulungami bwandi nebo; ena mbwekeshapo nebo ukulingana ne cipimo cakusanguluka kwa maboko yandi nebo. ²² Pantu nalisunga nebo inshila shakwa Yahweh elo inshatala ncita ububi ubwakufuma kuli Lesa wandi nebo. ²³ Pantu amalango yonse iyabulungami fyaba pantanshi yandi ne fipope fyakwe, nebo nshatala mfumuko. ²⁴ Nebo naba uwakaele pa cinso cakwe, elo naliyisunga kulubembu. ²⁵ Eico nomba Yahweh na wambula nebo kucipmo ca bulungami no mulingo wa kusanguluka kwandi nebo ukwaba pa cinso cakwe. ²⁶ Ku wacishinka, mwebo muyilanga ukuba abacishinka; ku muntu uwakaele, mwebo mukayilanga ukuba abakaele. ²⁷ Ku wasanguluka mukayilange mwebene abasanguluka, lelo mwebo mukacenjeshe incenjeshi. ²⁸ Mwebo mupususha abantu abalecula, lelo amenso yenu yaba pa ba matutumuko, eico mulabawisha. ²⁹ Pantu mwebo muli lampi lyandi, Yahweh. Yahweh elubuto lwandi mu mfimfi. ³⁰ Pantu mwebo kuti na butuka ukucilinganya ubuleingo; muli Lesa wandi kuti na toloka icibumba. Lelo. ³¹ Lesa ena, imibele yakwe yena yalipwililika. Amashiwi yakwa Yahweh calilopololwa. Ena ni nkwela kuli bonse abooba muli ena. ³² Pantu bushe ni Lesa nshi ukucila pali Yahweh, elo ni nani ilibwe ukucila pali Lesa wesu? ³³ Lesa ecubo candi, kabili, ena atungulula umuntu umololoke munshila yakwe. ³⁴ Ena anebgela amakasa yandi ukuba nga ayansebula elo ambika nebo pamulu wa tupili utwalepesha. ³⁵ Eico eusambilisha iminwe yandi ukulwa inkondo, elo na maboko yandi ukupeta ubuta bwa mukuba. ³⁶ Webo walimpela inkwela yobe iye pusukilo, elo nokubapo kobe ukwaibela kwalinsansabika. ³⁷ Webo walimpangila incende iyikulu panshi ya makasa ayndi napalici amakasa yandi nebo tayaipununa. ³⁸ Nebo nalibutusha abalwani bandi elo nokubonaula. Nebo inshapilibukile kunuma mpakafye ilyo bena bonse baonawilwe. ³⁹ Nalibonauwile no kubashonaula; bena tekuti beme. Nabwawa panshi yamakasa yandi. ⁴⁰ Webo upela amaka muli nebo ngo mushipi wa bulwi; ukontamika mwisamba lyandi bonse abanjimina. ⁴¹ Upela inuma yamikoshi yabalwani bandi; ndofya bonse abampata. ⁴² Balilile no kufwaya ubwafwilisho, lelo takwali nangu umo uwa bapuswishe bena. Balilile kuli Yahweh, lelo ena tabaswike. ⁴³ Nebo nalibona bena mutupimfya no twalukungu lwa kwi kwi loba, nalibanyanta ula ngeta iya mu musebo. ⁴⁴ Webo kabili walupususha nebo ukufuma ku fyongo fya bantu bandi. Walinsunga ngo mutwe wanko. Abantu abo nebo inshaishiba balambombela. ⁴⁶ Abeni balipatikishiwe ukunkontamina, ilyo linefye baumfwa pali nebo, balengufwila. ⁴⁵ Abeni baleyisa bakotutuma ukufma mu malinga yabo. ⁴⁷ Yahweh wa mweo! Nalilumbanishiwe ilibwe lyandi. Abe uwasumbulwa Lesa, ilibwe lye pusukilo lyandi. ⁴⁸ Uyu ee Lesa uu na ndwilako nebo, uyu wine eukontamika panshi yandi abantu. ⁴⁹ Ena anengele ukuba uwakele ku balwani bandi. Mucine, webo walingimya pamulu ukucila bonse abo abanjimine. Webo ulapususha nebo ka baume bafikansa. ⁵⁰ Eico nebo nkaplea amatotelo kuli webo, Yahweh, pakati ka nko; nkemba ishamalumbo kwi shina lyobe. ⁵¹ Lesa alapela ukucimfya ukukalamba ku shamfumu shakwe, elo ena alenga amalango yakwe ukuba ayacine kubasubwa bakwe, kuli David elo na kubakamukonkapo umuyayaya.

¹ Nomba aa emashiwi yakulekeleshako ayakwa Davidi- Davidi umwana mwaume wakwa Yese, uwmwaume uwali uwakucindama nganshi, umo uwakusubwa kwakwa Lesa wakwa Yakobo, uwa malumbo yakulowa kwakwa Israeli. ² ''Umupashi wakwa Yahweh waishile kulanda kuli nebo, elo icebo cakwe cali palulimi lwandi. ³ Lesa wakwa Israeli aishile kulanda, icilibwe cakwa Israeli calilandile kuli nebo, uuteka mubulungami pabaume, uuteka mukulekutina Lesa. ⁴ Akalekuba kwati lubuto lwa lucelo uluntu akusuba kakotula, ulucelo ulwakubula amakumbi, uluntu icani cakulelema camena pa calo ukupitila mukubalikisha kwa kasuba panuma ya mfula. ⁵ Ne cabushe, mulupwa lwandi takwaba ngefi kuli Lesa? Bushe tapanga icipangano cakutwalilila na nebo, ukwebekesha elo ica bushe mu mbali shonse? ⁶ Nomba abakubula akantu bakaba kubati myunga yakuposwa, pantu tekuti bakolonganikwe ku maboko ya muntu. ⁷ Umwaume uwaba kumya afwile uku bomfya icebla ca musumbo. Bafwile ba bocela uko babepela.''' ⁸ Aya emashiwi ya baume bakwa Davidi abamaka: Yoshebu-Bashebeti umwina Takemoni, ewali kutungulula abaume bamaka. Alipeye abaume imyanda cine konse konse pa muku umo. ⁹ Pakonkele Eleasa umwana mwaume wakwa Dodai umwina Ahohite umo pa baume bamaka. Alipamo na Davidi uluntu balikusonsomba aba Pelishiti abakolongene pamo ku kulwa, elo uluntu abaume baku Israeli baishile kufulumuka. ¹⁰ Eleasa ataleme elo aishile kuma na ba Pelishiti kwasuka ukuboko kwakwe kwa maka kwa kakatila na ku lupanga lwakwe. Yahweh aishile kuleta ukucimfya ukukulu bulya bushiku. Abashilika baishile kubwela bakonka Eleasa, ku kupiita ifipe fya fitumbi. ¹¹ Panuma yakwe paishile ku konka Shama umwana mwume wakwa Agee, umwina Hararite. Aba Pelishiti baishile kukolonga pamo mwibala lye landa, elo na bashilika baliba butukile. ¹² Lelo Shama ataleme mukati kebala elo alilicingilile. Alipeye aba Pelishiti, elo Yahweh aishile kuleta ukucimfya ukukulu. ¹³ Batatu pa bashilika amakumi yatatu baishile kuya kuli Davidi panshita yaku sombola, mu lucengo lwa Adulamu. Abashilika baba Pelishiti baishile kupanga inkambi mu mukonko wa Refaimu. ¹⁴ Pali kalya kashita Davidi ali umwa kufita, mu lucengo, ninshi aba Pelishiti bali kele mu Betelemu. ¹⁵ Davidi alikufwaya amenshi elo aishile kulanda ati, ''Nga cakweba ati umuntu umo ampelako amenshi ya kunwa ukufuma mu cishima camu Betelemu, icishima icaba pakwingila pa mpongolo!'' ¹⁶ Eico aba baume batatu balipulile mubashilika baba Pelishiti elo baishile kutapa na menshi ukufuma pa cishima ca mu Betelemu, icishima cabela pa mpongolo. Baishile kusenda amenshi elo baishile kuleta kuli Davidi, lelo aliyakene ukunwa. Eico, ali yabulile aliyetile pali Yahweh. ¹⁷ Eluntu aishile kulanda ati, ''Mwe Yahweh, cakutalifye kuli nebo, ukuti ncite ici. Bushe kuti nanwa umulopa wa baume abaibikile mukuposa umweo?'' Eico alikene ukunwa. Ifi efya citile aba abaume bamaka. ¹⁸ Abishai, wabo wakwa Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Zeria, uwali kapitao pali batatu aba. Alilwile po ukubomfya ulupanga lwakwe na baume imyanda iatau elo aishile kubepaya. Alikushimbwilwa ilngi kumo na bashilika batatu. ¹⁹ Bushe talumbukilepo nganshi ukucila aba batatu? Balimubikile kapitao wabo. Nangu cibe ifyo ukulumbuka kwakwe takwalingene na bashilika batatu aba lumbukile nganshi. ²⁰ Benaia ukufuma ku Kabuzeel ali umwana maume wakwa Yehoiada; ali mwaume wakukosa uwa cimfishe apakulu. Aishile kwi paya abana baume bakwa Ariel uwa ku Moabu. Kabili aishile kuya mucilindi elo aishile kwi paya inkalamo ninshi na menshi makasa yalikuloka. ²¹ Eluntu aishile kwi paya onse umwaume umwina Egypto umukulu. Umwina Egypto alikwete umusumbo mu minwe yakwe, lelo Benaia alimumine kunkonto yakefye. Aishile kupoka umusumbo mu minwe ya mwina Egypto elo no kumwipaila ku musumbo wakwe. ²² Benaia umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoiada alicitile uku kucimfya uku, elo alishimbwilwe pamo na baume batatu abamaka. ²³ Alibikilwe pamulu ukucila abashilika amakumi yatatu bonse pamo, nomba tabikilwe ukumulinganya ku baume batatu abamaka. Lelo Davidi ali mubukile uwa kumulonda. ²⁴ Pabali amakumi yatatu pali basankanishiwile naba baume: Asahe wabo wakwa Yoabu, Elhanani umwana mwaume wakwa Dodo ukufuma ku Betelemu, ²⁵ Shama umwina Harochi, Elika umwina Harodi, ²⁶ Heleze umwina patite, Ira umwana mwaume wakwa Ikeshi umwina Tekoi, ²⁷ Abiezere umwina Anatoti, Sibekia umwina Hushati, ²⁸ Zalmoni umwina Ahohi, Marai umwina Netofati; ²⁹ Helebu umwana mwaume wakwa Baana, umwina Netofati, ithai umwana mwaume wakwa Ribai ukufuma ku Gibea umwina Benjamini, ³⁰ Benaia umwina Piratoni, Hiddai uwa mumikonko ya ku Gaashi. ³¹ Abi-Alboni umwina Arbati, Azimaveti umwina Barhumi, ³² Eliabu umwina Shaalboni, abana baume bakwa Yasheri, Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwa Shama umwina Harari; ³³ Ahiamu umwana mwaume wakwa Sharari umwina Harari, ³⁴ Elifeleti umwana mwaume wakwa Ahasbai umwina makati, Eliamu umwana mwaume wakwa Aitopelo umwina Giloni, ³⁵ Hezro umwina Kamele, Paarari umwina Arbi, ³⁶ Igal umwana mwaume wakwa Natani ukufuma ku Zoba, Bani ukufuma ku mukowa wakwa Gadi. ³⁷ Zeleki umwina Amoni, Naharia umwina Beeroti, bali kupiita ifyanso fyakwa Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Zeruiah, ³⁸ Ira umwina itri, Garebu umwina Itri, ³⁹ Uria umwina Hirti-bonse pamo amakumi yatatu na cine lubali.

¹ Nakabili ubukali bakwa Yaweh bwalimine Israeli, elo atunikile pali David pali bo aishile kulanda ati, ''Kabuye, kapende Israeli na Yuda.'' ² Imfumu Yaishile kulanda kuli Yoabu na kuli ba mushiku wa mulalo, abo abali naye, ''Kabuyeni monse mu mikowa yakwa Israeli, ukutala pali Dani no kufika ku Beersheba, elo mupende na bantu bonse, pakutila nebo njishibe impendwa ya baume abalingile ubulwi.'' ³ Yoabu aishile kulanda ku mfumu, ''Kabili Lesa wenu alundeko impendwa ya bantu imiku umwanda umo, elo kabili amenso yakwa shikulu imfumu ya one cena uko ciko citika. Nomba cinshi ico shikulu wandi imfumu afwala ici? ⁴ Nangu califyo, icebo ca mfumu yali cililepo pali Yoabu elo naba mushika ba mulalo. Eico Yoabu na bamushika baishile kufuma ku inso ca mfumu ku kuyakupenda abantu bakwa Israeli. ⁵ Baishile kwabuka Yodani no kwikala mupepi na Aroere, ku kapinda ka kukuso mu mushi mu mupokapoka. Eluntu bena baendele ukulola ku Gd ukufika ku Yosere. ⁶ Baishile ku Galeadi naku mpanga ya bena Tahitimhodshi, eluntu ku Dani Yaan no kushinguluka ukulola ku Sidone. ⁷ Baishile kufika kwi linga Tyre naku mishi yonse ya bena Hibi na bena Kenani. Eluntu bena baishile kufumako no kuya ku negevi mu Yuda pa Beersheba ⁸ Uluntu basabantile mu calo monse, bali bwelele ku Yerusalemu pa mpela ya myeshi pa bula ne nshiku amakumi ya bili. ⁹ Eluntu Yoabu aishile kupela impendwa ya baume ba bulwi ku mfumu. Bali mu Israeli 800,000 abaume ba bulamba abakusomone impanga, elo abaume bakwa Yuu bali 500,000. ¹⁰ Eluntu umutima wakwa David wali mukuntile panuma ena ilyo aishile kupenda abaume. Eico aishile kulanda kuli Yawe ati, Nebo ndibembukile apakulu pa kuticita ici. Nomba, Yaweh, piita amampulu ya mubomfi wenu, pantu nebo ncitile ifi bupuba bupuba.'' ¹¹ Uluntu David aishile kubuka ulucelo, ishiwi lyakwa Yaweh lyaishile kwisa kuli kasesema Gadi, kabona wakwa David, ¹² ''Kabuye ulande kuli David:' Ifi efyo Yaweh alanda:' Nebo nakupela fitatu. Usalepo cimo pali fyena.'''''' ¹³ Awe Gadi aishile kuya kuli Davi no kwisa kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Bushe imyaka itatu iya cipowe ise kuli webo mu calo cobe? Nangula webo ukabutuka abalwani bobe ulo balekusupila? Nangula kukabe icikuko inshiku shitatu mu calo cobe? Nomba ishiba ubwasuko nebo nkobwekesha kuli ena uwantumine nebo.'' ¹⁴ Eluntu David aishile kulanda kuli Gadi ati, ''Nebo ndimukumanama ukukulu. Leka fwebo tuwe mu minwe yakwa Yaweh ukucila ukuwa mu minwe ya muntu, pantu inkumbu shakwe shafulisha.'' ¹⁵ Eico Yaweh aishile kutuma icikuko pali Israeli ukutula ulucelo ukufika ku nshita ya lingilwe, na bantu amakana cine lubali balfwile ukutula pali Dani ukufika ku Beersheba. ¹⁶ Uluntu malaika aishile kutambalika ukuboko kwakwe ku Yerusalemu kukonaula yena, Yaweh aishile kupilibula amano pamulandu wa bubi ubwinga citika, elo aishile kulanda kuli malaika uwali konaula abantu ati, ''Epela! Nomba bwesha ukuboko kobe.'' Na panshita ilya malaika wakwa Yaweh ataleme pacipulilo cakwa Arauna umwina Yebusi. ¹⁷ Eluntu Davd aishile kulanda kuli Yaweh uluntu ena aishile kubona malaika uwali kupuma abantu, nokwisa kulanda ati, Nebo nibembwike, elo nacitle ukupuluka. Nomba ishi impanga, Cindo ico shicitile? Lekeni ukuboko kwenu kube pali nebonaba ng'anda yakwa tata!'' ¹⁸ Eluntu Gadi aishile kwisa kuli David pali bulaya bushiku nokwisa kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Kabuye nina nokukula ubulambo bwakwa Yaweh pa cipuulilo cakwa Arauna umwina Yebusi.'' ¹⁹ Awe Davuid alininine ifyo Gadi amwebele ena ukucita, ifyo Yaweh akonkomeshe. ²⁰ Arauna aishile kulolesha panse no kubona imfumu na babomfi baiko balongana kuli ye. Awe Arauna aishile kufuma no kufukamina imfumu icinso cakwe panshi. ²¹ Eluntu Arauna aishile kulanda ati, ''Cindo ico imfumu shikulu ishile kuli nebo, nababomfi baiko?'' David aishile kwasuka ati, ''Ku kushita icipuulilo cobe, ukuti nebo nkulepo ubulambo bwakwa Yaweh, pakuti icikuko cifume mu bantu.'' ²² Arauna aishile kulanda kuli David ati, ''Bapiite cena nga cabo bashikulu imfumu. Bacite icawama mu menso yabo. Boneni, pano ing'ombe shaku ce lambo ne fyakupuulila ne fipe fya ng'ombe enkuni. ²³ Fyonse ifi, mwe mfumu yandi, nebo Arauna, nkopela kuli mwebo.'' Eluntu ena aishile kulanda ku mfumu ati, ''Yaweh Lesa wenu amisekelele mwebo.'' ²⁴ Imfumu yaishile kulanda kuli Arauna ati, ''Iyo nebo nkoshita cena pa mutengo. Nebo ntapele ifya kocela Yaweh ilambo fyonse ifyo ntaculile.'' Eico David aishile kushita icipuulilo ne ng'ombe pama shekele amakumi yasano aya silfere. ²⁵ David aishile kukula ubulambo bwakwa Yaweh kulya nokupela cena umutulo wakoca elo nowa mutende. Awe Yaweh alyumfwile ipepo mwipunda lya calo, ne cikuko pali Israeli cali putwilwe.

¹ Ulo imfumu Davidi akotele no kutantalila mumyaka ishingi, bali mufimbile amalangeti lelo tali kukaba ngabuka. ² Nomba ababomfi bakwe balilandile kuli ye, ''lekeni fwebo tuye ukufwaila imfumu nacisungu umwaice lekeni alekupyungila imfumu no kuisakamana,'' ³ Eco balifwali umukashana umusuma mukati ka mipaka ya Isreali. Baisangile Abishagi umwina shunemu nokumuleta ku mfumu. ⁴ Umukoshana ali umusuma. Alipyungile imfumu no kumusakamana imfumu tayamwishibile ena. ⁵ Pali iya nshita Adoniya umwana mwaume wakwa Hagiti alitutumwine umwine alyebele ati, "Nkoba imfumu,'' Eico aliipekenye umwine amaceleta na baume bapali bakabalwe na baume amakumi yasano, abakumutangilila. ⁶ Wishi wakwa tatalile amucushapo ukweba ati, ''Nindo wacitila ifi nafilya? nao Adoniya alikuba umwaume umusuma sana, ena afyelwe ukukonka pali Absalomu. ⁷ Alisoshenye na Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Seruya na Abiata shimapepo. Balikonkele Adoniya noku mwafwako. ⁸ Lelo Sadoki shimapepo, Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoyada, Natani kasesema. Shemei, Rei, ne mpalume shakwa Dabidi tabakonkele Adoniya. ⁹ Adoniya aipeye ali impaanga bgombe, no tuombe utwakwina kucilibwe ca soheteti ilyo ilyali lubali Ena-rogele. alilalike shonse indume shakwe abana baume abamfumu nabonse abaume ba mu Yuda na bofi bamfumu. ¹⁰ Lelo talalike Natani kasesema, Benaya, na baume impalume nangu nindume yakwe Solomine. ¹¹ Nolu Natani alilandile na Bati-sheba nyina wakwa Solomoni, ukuti, ''Taufwileko ukuti Adoniya umwana mwaume wakwa Hagiti ali nimfumu, na Dabidi shikili teshibile? ¹² Eco nomba leka inkupandeko amano, kakuti wingapususha umweo bobe no mweo bwamwa na obe umwaume Solomoni. ¹³ Kauye ku mfumu Dabidi, umwebe ena, ''mweshikulu wandi imfumu, tamwalapile ku mubofi wenu, "ukuti cicine cine Solomoni umwana obe umwaume akampyana ine elo akekala pavipuna cabufumu candi? Nindo nomba Adoniya atapilamukuteka? ¹⁴ Ulo uli kulya ukalanda ne mfumu, Nokoisa kukokapo noku suminisha amashiwi yobe.'' ¹⁵ Elo Beti-sheba alile kumuputule wamfumu. Imfumu yalikotele sana na Abishagi umwina shunemu alikupyungile imfumu. ¹⁶ Beti-sheba alikoteme nokulanga umucishi ku imfumu. Nolo imfumu yalyebele ati, Nindo ukokabila? ¹⁷ Nao alilandile kuli ena, ''mwe shikulu wandi mwalilapile kumubomfi wenu pali Yawe Lesa wenu, ukwebati, ''icine cine Solomoni umwana mwaume kabili akekala pacipuna candi icabumfumu.' ¹⁸ Nomba, mona, Adoniya alimfumu kabili nobe mweshikulu wandi imfumu, tawishibile ici. ¹⁹ Alipele alambo ngombe, ayangi tuombe utwaina ne mpanga, kabili alilalikile bonse abana baume bamfumu Abiata shimapepo, na Yoabu mushika wa fita, lelo talalikeko Solomoni umubofi obe. ²⁰ Lelo webo, mweshikulu imfumu, amenso yonse ayakwa Isreali yali pali webo, bakololela webo ukubeba nani uyo uukeikala pacipuna cabumfumu iwe mweshikulu. ²¹ Kufwa icitile, ulo shikulu imfumu yandi ikalala naba wishibo, ukweba ati nebo no mwana umwaume wandi Solomoni tukapendwa ngo tupondo." ²² Ulo alikulanda ne mfumu, Natani kasesema alishile kwingila mulya. ²³ Ababofi balyebele imfumu, ''Natani kasesema ali pano, ''Ulo alingile kumulola wa mfumu, alikoteme panshi kumulola wa mfumu ne cinso cakwe panshi. ²⁴ Natani alyebele ati, ''mweshikulu imfumu Bushe mwalyebapo ati Adoniya akateka panuma yandi kabili akekala pacipuna candi ica bumfumu?' ²⁵ Eco ena ali tentemukile lelo kabili alishile pela amalambo ipendwa iikulu iya ngombe, no tuombe utwaina, ne mpaanga. Alilalike bonse abana baume aba mfumu na ba nokuya pacinso cakwe, no kweba ati, nabalilile imfumu Adoniya! ²⁶ Lelo ine umubofi wenu, Sadoki shimapepo, Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoida, no mubomfi obe Solomoni, tatulalikeko fwebo. ²⁷ Nga mweshikulu imfumu ukucita ifi ukwabula ukutweba fwebo fwebabomfi benu nani uyu fwile ukwikala pacipuna panuma yakwe?" ²⁸ Nolu imfumu Dabidi yalyasukile no kweba ati, ''kuteni Beti-sheba ukubwela kuli nebo.'' Alishile muceni camfumu kabili aliminina bacinso camfumu. ²⁹ Imfumu yalipangile umu lapo nokweba ati, ''epofye Yawe wamweo, uwapuswishe ukufuma mumafya yonse. ³⁰ Ulo nalapile ukuli iwe pali Yawe, Lesa wakwa Isreali ukweba ati Solomoni umwana mwaume obe akateka panuma yandi ine, kabili akekala pacipuna candi ica bumfumu mwi punda lyandi nalacita ici ilelo. ³¹ Nolu Beti-sheba alikoteme panshi nokubika iciso cakwe pamushili noku langa umucishi ku mfumu kabili nokwebati, "Lekeni shikulu wandi imfumu Dabidi ekalilile umuyayaya!" ³² Imfumu Dabidi yalyebele ati, "Nkutileniko Sadoki shimspepo, Natani kasesema, na Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoyada, ''Balishile pacinso ca mfumu . ³³ Imfumu yalilandile kuli ena buleni kuli mwebo aba bofi bakwa shikulu obe nokubula solomoni umwana mwaume wandi, mwesheni pa mfwalashi yandi no kumutetemusha ku Gihoni. ³⁴ Lekeni Sadoki shimapepo na Natani kasesema bamusube ukuba imfumu pali Isreali no kulisha intandala nokweba ati, íkalilile imfumu Solomoni. ³⁵ Nolu mwebo mumwishilile nao alinokwisa no kwikala pacipuna cabu mfumu candi alinokuba imfumu mwipunda yandi nebo ndimusotele ukuba kateka pali Isreali na Yuda. ³⁶ Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoyada alyasukile imfumu ukwebati, ''Eco nacibe ifyofine! lekeni Yawe, Lesa wakwa Shikulu imfumu, acishinikishe. ³⁷ Nefyo Yawe aba na shikulu imfumu yandi obe na Solomoni na kupanga icipuna cakwe icikalamba ukucila icipuna cakwa shikulu Dabidi imfumu yandi. ³⁸ Eco Sadoki shimapepo na Natani kasesema, Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoyada, nabena Kereti na bena Peleti balitentemukile no kubika Solomoni pa mfwalashi ya imfumu Dabidi balimulelele ku Gihoni. ³⁹ Sadoki shimapepo alibulile ulusengo lwa mafuta ukufuma mwi Hema no kusuba Solomoni. Elo balishishe intandala, na bonse abantu balyebele, ''Ikalilile imfumu Solomoni. ⁴⁰ Nolu abantu bonse panuma yakwe kabili bantu bakulisha imitolilo nesansa no kusekelela ukukalamba icakweba ati nomushili alitenkene kucongo cabo. ⁴¹ Adoniya nabonse abeni abali nankwe balyumfwile ulo bapwishishe ukulya. ulo Yobu aumfwile iciunda cantandala, alyebele ati, ''Nindo mwabela icongo mumusumba? uuleluluma?'' ⁴² Ulo ena alikulanda Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwa Abiyata shimapepo alishile. Adoniya, alyebele ati, ''ingileni ico webo ulimutu wandi kabili uuleta imbila nsuma! ⁴³ Yonatani alyasukile no kweba Adoniya, ''Shikulu wesu imfumu Dabidi alicitile Solomoni ukuba imfumu, ⁴⁴ Ne mfumu alitumine pamo nankwe Sadoki shimapepo, Natani kasesema, Beniya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoyada na bena Kereti na bena Peleti balikubile Solomoni pafwalashi yabumfumu. ⁴⁵ Sadoki shimapepo na Natani kasesema bali musubile ukuba imfumu mu Gihoni, kabili balishile ukufuma kulya nabanina bakosekelela, ukwebati umusumba waciba mucongo. iici icongo wacila umfwa. ⁴⁶ Kabili, Solomoni alikele pacipuna cabu mfumu. ⁴⁷ Nokucilisha ababofi bamfumu balishile mukupala shikulwifwe imfumu Dabidi, ukweba ati, 'Lesa obe awamye ishina lyakwa Solomoni ukucila ishina lyenu, akushe icipuna cakwen ukucila icipuna cenu.' Nolu imfumu yakontamine pabusanshi. ⁴⁸ Imfumu nayo yalyebele ati, ''apalwe Yawe, Lesa wakwa Isreali, uwapela umuntu ukwikala pacipuna candi ilelo ukuleka ati amenso wandi yamone ici.''' ⁴⁹ Nolu abeni bonse abakwa Adoniya balituntwime, Baliminine na cilamuntu alile kushila yakwe. ⁵⁰ Adoniya alimfwile umwenso kuli Solomoni nokwiminina, aile, nokwikata kucisengo caci pailo. ⁵¹ Nolu calyebelwe kuli Solomoni, kweba ati, ''Mona, Adoniya alitinine mfumu Solomoni, pantu alikete ku cisengo cacipailo lekeni imfumu Solomoni alape kuli ine icakubalilapo ukuti taipeye umubofi wakwe no lupanga."' ⁵² Solomoni alandile, ''ufwa ena alange ukuba umwaume wacine takuli umushishi wakwe uukaponena pashi lelo ububi ngabwasangwa muli ena, ena akafwa.'' ⁵³ Elo imfumu Solomoni yalitumine abaume, abatentemwishe Adoniya panshi ukufuma pacipailo. Alishile nokukotama panshi kumfumu Solomoni, na Solomoni alyebele ati, ''kuliena, koya ku nganda

¹ Elo ubushiku bwakwa Davidi ubwakufwa bwafikile, alikonkomeshe Solomoni umwana wakwe umwaume, ai, ² ''Nkoya ishila iya calo conse. Ba uwakosa, napali nco, uilange ukuba umwaume. ³ Ulekusunga amafunde yakwa Yawe Lesa obe ukwendele munshila shakwe ukubaka fipope fyakwe amafunde yakwe, nefya bupingushi fyakwe ne fishimiko fyakwe, ulekuba uwa tekanya kukucita ifyalembwa mumalango yakwa Mose pakuti ube uwacindama muli fyonse ifyo cita nakonse uko wakulaya, ⁴ pakuti Yawe akafilishe amashiwi ayo alandile pali nebo, ukutila, 'nga bamwano babaka imibele yabo, ukwenda pacinso candi mucishinka mumitima yao yonse nayanse imyeo yabo, tamwakabulwe umwaume uwakwikala pacipuna cabumfumu bwakwa Isreali; ⁵ Ulishibile kabili ifyo Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Seruya aile ukucita kuli nebo, nefyo acitile lkuli bamushika babili abafita fya kwa Isreali kuli Abna umwana mwaume wakwa Yete, uo aipeye. Ukusumya umulopa wabulwi mumutende noku bika umulopa wa bulwi pelamba ukushinguluka umusana wakwe napasapato shakwe pankasa shakwe. ⁶ Mubombepo Yoabu pamano yobe ayo wasambilila, lelo wileka umutwe yamfwi utentemukile ku Sheo mu mutende. ⁷ Pali ico belela uluse abana baume bakwa Barsilai umwina Gileadi nokuleka bena babe. nabalya kwitwbulo lyobe pantu balishile kuli nebo mukufulumuka ukufuma kuli Absalomu ndume yobe. ⁸ Lelosha kuli webo kuli shimei umwana mwaume wakwa Gara umwina Benyamini uwaku Behurumu, atipile icitipo icikalamba pali bulya bushiku naile ku Mahaimu, Shimei alitentemukile mukunkumanya ku Yordani naine nalalapile kuli ena pali Yawe ukuti, ''shakwipaye ku lupanga; ⁹ Nomba palici wimulenga ae uwakaele uli muntu wamano, ulishibile ifyakucita kuli ena, uli nokutentemusha umutwe wa mfwi shakwe ku mbo mumulopa.'' ¹⁰ Elo Dabidi asendeme naba wishibo, noku shikwa mumusumba wa kwa Dabidi. ¹¹ Ishiku yane. Alitekele imyaka cine lubali mu Hebroni ne myaka amakumi yane na itatu mu Yerusalemu. ¹² Elo Salomoni aikele pacipuna cabumfumu ica kwa wishi Dabidi, no bumfumu bwakwe bwalipanpamikwe. ¹³ Nomba Adoniya umwana mwaume wa kwa Hagati alishile kuli Bete-sheba nyina wa kwa Solomoni? Alyebele ati, ''bushe waisa mumutende?'' Alyasukile, ''mutende. ¹⁴ Elo alandile, ''ndikwete ifyakulanda kuli webo nao atile, ''landa'' ¹⁵ Adoniya alyebele ati, ''walishibile ukuti ubu mfumu bwali bwandi, na Isreali onse alisumishe nebo kukuba mfumu. lelo ifintu fyalipilibwike no bumfumu bwalipelwe kuli ndume yandi, pantu bwali bwakwe ukufuma kuli Yawe. ¹⁶ nomba ndikwete icintu cimo ico ndelomba kuli webo, wifuma kucinso candi, ''Beti-shabe alandile kuli ena, ''landa'' ¹⁷ Nao alandile, ''napapata landa ku mfumu Solomoni, pantu ena tekuti afume kucinso cenu pakuti apele Abishagi umwina Shunamiti ngo mukashi wandi,'' ¹⁸ Beti-shabe alimwebele, ''cawama sana nkolanda kumfumu.'' ¹⁹ Beti-shabe palico alile kumfumu Solomoni mukum landilako Adoniya, imfumu yalimine ku kumukumanya umwanakashi nokukotama kumwanakashi, Elo alikele pacipuna cabumfumu aliletele icipuna cakwa nina icamfumu. Alikele kukuboko kwakwe ukwa kukulyo. ²⁰ Elo amwebele, ''nkolomba akantu kamo kuli webo pantu tawayaluka ukufuma pacinso candi'' imfumu yalyasukile umwanakashi, ''ipusha mayo wandi, pantu shamfume kucinso ²¹ cobe,''Alilandile, ''leka Abishagi umwina shunamati abelwe kuli Adoniya ndume yobe ngo mukashi wakwe.'' ²² Imfumu Solomoni yalyasukile no kulanda kuli nyina, ''Nindo okoipushisha Abishagi umwina Shunamati palwakwa Adoniya? Nindo tamuko mwipushishe no bumfumu nabo pantu ena emukani ndume yandi iikalamba pantu kuli ena, kuli Ablata shimapepo na Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Seruya? ²³ Imfumu Solomoni yalilapile pali Yawe, ukutila, Lesa engacita ici nakuli nebo, no kucilapo ngo Adoniya ngatalandile aya amashiwi ukuletela ubumi wakwe. ²⁴ Nomba pali ici nga Yawe alikililila uwa pampamike nebo no kumbika pacipuna ca bumfumu bwakwa Dabidi taata, uwapangile inganda alaile icine cine Adoniya aleipaiwa ilelo. ²⁵ Elo imfumu Solomoni yalitumine Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoyada, na Benya alisangile Adoniya noku mwipaya. ²⁶ Elo kuli Abiata shimapepo imfumu yalandile kabiye ku Anatati mu mpanga yobe webo uli muntu ulingile ukufwa lelo shakwipaye panshita ino pantu walisendele icipao cakwa shikulu Lesa pacinso cakwa Dabidi tata nokucula mushila shonse isho tata aculile.'' ²⁷ Eco Solomoni atamfishe Abiata ukufuma pali bushimapepo kuli Yawe, pakuti afishe ishiwi lyakwa Yawe, cintu alandile palwanganda yakwa Eli pa shilo. ²⁸ Ilyashi lyalishile kuli Yoabu, pantu Yoabu alitungilile Adoniya, nangula tale tungilila Absalomu. Eco Yoabu alifulumwike kwi Hema iya Yawe no kwikata kindengo sha Cilipailo. ²⁹ Calyebelwe kumfuma Solomoni ukutila Yoabu alifulumukile kwi Hema lya kwa Yawe elyo kabili mu mbali ya capailo. Elo Solomoni atumine Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoyada alandile, ''kabiye, nokumuwapo. ³⁰ Elo Benaya alishile kwi Hema iyakwa yawe no kulanda kuli ene, ''imfumu yalanda, 'fuma panse.' Yoabu alyasukile, ''áwe nkomfwile pa na '' Benaya abwelele ku mfumu alandile, ''Yoabu alanda ati akofwaya ukumfwila pa cipailo.'' ³¹ Imfumu yalandile kuli ena, ''ata ifyo nalanda mwipaye nokumushika pakuti umfumyepo umulopa wakaele uyo Yoabu asumishe ukwabula umulandu, ³² Kuti Yawe abweseshe umulopa pamutwe wakwe, pantu ukwabula amano yakwa tata Dabidi alikete abaume babili beba cicetekelo kabili abasuma ukucila ena no kubepafya no lupanga lwa kwa Yuda. ³³ Kabili imilopa yabo ikobwelela pamutwe wakwa Yoabu mitwe yabufyashi bwakwa umuyayaya. lelo kuli Dabidi no bufyashi bwakwe, nakunganda wakwe nakucipuna cakwe icabumfumu. nakube kwena umutende umuyayaya ukufuma kuli Yawe. ³⁴ Nomba Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yohoyada alininine nokumwikata no kumwipaya alishikilwe munganda yakww mu matololo. ³⁵ Elo imfumu yalibikile Benaya umwana mwaume Yehoyada umukulu pali ba mushika mili ii icende noku bika Sadoki shimapepo mucende yakwa Abiyata. ³⁶ Elo imfumu yatumine nokukuta shemei, mokulanda kuli ena, ''ukulile wemwine inganda mu Yerusalemu no kwikala kulya taufwile ukufumamo ukuya kucende imbi. ³⁷ Pantu pa bushiku ukafumamo nokwabuka inika ya Kidroni ishiba ukutila palyapene ukamfwa umulopa ube ukaba pamutwe obe.'' ³⁸ Elo shimei alandile kumfumu, ''ifyo mwalanda filifye bwino ifyo shikulu imfumu yalanda efyo umubofi wenu akacita, ''Na Shimei alikele mu Yerusalemu pa nshiku ishingi. ³⁹ Lelo pakupwa kwa myaka itatu ababofi bakwa Shimei balibutukile kuli Achishi umwanamwaume wakwa Maacah imfumu yaku Gati. Balyebele Shimei ukutila, ''mona, ababofi bobe mu Gati. ⁴⁰ Elo Shimei aimine nokukaka ilambo ipunda yakwe nokuya kuli Achishi mu Gati kuku fwaya ababofi bakwe. Alile nokusenda ababofi bakwe ukufuma ku Gati. ⁴¹ Ulo Solomoni ayebelwe ati Shimei alile ukufuma mu yerusalemu ku Gati no kubwela alibwelele. ⁴² Imfumu yalitumine no kwita Shimei nokulanda kuli ena, ''Bushe shalengele iwe ukulapa pali Yawe no kukonkomesha kuli webo ukutila, íshiba ukuti pabushiku ukafuma nokuya ku cende imbi lwe iine cine ukafwa? Elo walandile kuli nebo, 'ifyo yalanda fisuma; ⁴³ Nindo iyo tausungile umulopa kuli Yawe ne funde nakupele?'' ⁴⁴ Imfumu kubili yalandile kuli Shimei, ''webo walishiba mumutima obe fyonse fyabubi wacitile kuli tata Dabidi. palico Yawe akaletu ububi pa mutwe obe. ⁴⁵ Lelo imfumu Dabidi akaba uwakupalwa ne cipuna cabufumu bwa kwa Dabidi buka pampamukwa bacinso cakwa Yawe umuyayaya. ⁴⁶ Elo imfumu yapele ifunde kuli Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoyada, Alifuminemo alimwikete nokwipaya Shimei kabili ubumfu balipampamikwe mu kuboko kwa

¹ Moabu asangukile Isreali panuma Ahabu afwa. ² Elo Ahasia aliponene panshi ukupula mu cakupikulwa camu mu muputule wakwe wa pamulu uwali mu Samaria kabili ali cenenwe. Kabili alitumine inkombe nokutila kuli shena, ''kubuyeni, kepusheni Baali-sebubi umulungu waku Ekrone, nga cakuti nkapoka kuli uku kucenwa,'' ³ Lelo malaika wakwa Yawe asosele kuli Eliya umwina Tishibe, ''Ima kabuyeni kakumanye inkombe sha mfumu ya Samaria, nokubepusha ati, 'bushe pantu tamwaba Lesa mu Isreali eco muleila ku kwipusha kuli Baali-sebubi, umulungu waku Ekrone? ⁴ Nangu cali mfi Yawe alisosele ati, ''tawakaye ukwikila pa busanshi apo wanina pantu ukafwa,'' Elo Eliya alile. ⁵ Nomba lnkombe shalibwekelemo ku Ahaziah, atile kuli bo, ''ninshi mwabwelela?'' ⁶ Batile kuli ena, ''umuntu aishile kukutukumanya uwalandile kuli ifwe, 'bwekelenimo ku mfumu iya mutumine, nokulanda ati, ''Yawe alanda ati; bushe ni pa mulandu wakuti tamwaba Lesa mu Isreali pakuti mutume abantu Kukwipusha Baali-sebubi umulungu wa ku Ekrone? pali ici tawakekile pa busanshi apo wanina pantu ukafwa,'' ⁷ Ahaziah alisosele ku nkombe shakwe, ''muntu wamusango shani uyu, uyo waishile mikumaya no kulanda aya amashiwi kuli webo?'' ⁸ Bali mwaswike, ''afwele icakufimbana ca masako nakaka ne lamba lya mpapa mu musana wakwe.'' Ne mfumu yalyaswike, ''Ni eliya umwina Tishbe. ⁹ Elo imfumu yatumine mushika ne fita amakumi yasano kuli Eliya. Mushika aile kuli Eliya apo aikelepa mulu wa lupili. Mushika alilandile nankwe, ''iwe we muntu wakwa Lesa, imfumu Isosele ati, 'tentemuka ¹⁰ Eliya alimwaswike nokulanda kuli mushika ati, ''nga ndi muntu wakwa Lesa, leka umulilo wike ukufuma mu mulu nokoca webo ne fita amakumi yasano.'' Awe umulilo waikile mu mulu nokoca ena na fita fyakwe amakumi umi yasamo. ¹¹ Nakabili imfumu Ahaziah yatumine kuli ELiya naumbi mushika ne fita amakumi yasano. Uyu mushika nao alilandile kuli Eliya, ''iwe we muntu wakwe Lesa imfumu yalandile ati ika bwangu,'' ¹² Eliya alilandile kuli ati, nganda umuntu wakwa Lase, umulilo wike ukufuma ku mulu no koca webo ne fita amakumi yasano,'' Nakabili umulilo waikile ukufuma ku mulu no koca ena ne fita amakumi yasano. ¹³ Nakabili imfumu yalitumine umuku wacitatu ibumba lya fita amakumi yasano. uyu mushika aile no kufukama kuli Eliya, alamupapata no kulanda kuli ena ati, ''iwe we muntu wakwa Lesa naipusha iwe leka umweo wandi ne mweo ya babomfi bobe ibe iyacindama ku cinso cube,'' ¹⁴ Icacine umulilo walifumine ku mulu no koca bamushika babili bantu babo nomba leka umweo wandi ube uwa cindama ku cinso cobe. ¹⁵ Malaika wakwa Yawe atile ku Eliiya, ''Tentemuka nankwe, wimutina, '' Na Eliya alimine no kutentemuka nao nokuyu ku mfumu. ¹⁶ Panuma Eliya atile kuli Ahaziah, ''ifi efyo Yawe alanda, watumine inkombe ukuya mu kwipusha kuli Baali-sebubi umulungu waku Ekrone. Bushe ni tamwaba Lesa mu Isreali uko mungepusha ku cabo cakwe? pali ici nomba tawakekile pa busanshi ubo waninapo, ukufwa ukafwa.'' ¹⁷ Eifyo imfumu Ahaziah alifwile ukulingana na mashiwi yakwa Yawe ayoEliya alandile. Na Yehoramu munyina atendeke ukuteka mwi punda lwakwe, mu mwaka wacibili Yerohamu mwana Yehoshafati imfumu yabena Yuda, pantu Ahaziah tali na mwana. ¹⁸ Nomba imilandu imbi yakwa Ahasia iyashalako intu acitile tayalembwa mwi buku ya milandu ya nshiku iya shamfumu sha kwa

¹ Adamu, Seti, Enoshi, ² Kenani, Mahalaleli, Yerede, ³ Enoki, Metusela, Lameki. ⁴ Abana baume bakwa Noah ni Shemu, Hamu, elo na Yafeti. ⁵ Abana baume bakwa ya Yafeti bali ni Gomeri, Magogi, Madai, Yafani, Tubali, Mesheki, elo na Tirasi. ⁶ Abana baume bakwa Gomeri bali ni Ashikenasi, Rifati, elo na Togarima. ⁷ Abana baume bakwa Yafani bali ni Elisha, Tashishi, abena Kitimu, elo na bena Rodanimu. ⁸ Abana baume bakwa Hamu bali ni Kushi, Egypto, Puti, elo na Kenani. ⁹ Abana baume bakwa Kushi bali ni Seba, Hafila, Sabuta, Rama, elo na Sabuteka. Abana baume bakwa Rama bali ni Sheba, elo na Dedani. ¹⁰ Kushi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Nimurodi, aishile kuba ipaka lya ntanshi pano calo. ¹¹ Egypto aishile kuba icikolwe ca bena Ludi, Anamu, Lehabu, elo na Nafuta, ¹² Patulusi, na Kaselu (ukwaishile kufuma aba Filisiti), elo na bna Kafuto. ¹³ Kenaniaishile kuba wishi wakwa Sidoni, ibeli lyakwe, elo na bena Hiti. ¹⁴ Kabili aishile kuba icikolwe ca bena Yebusi, abena Amore, elo na bena Gigashi, ¹⁵ abena Hiviti, abena Akiti, elo na bena Siniti, ¹⁶ abena Avaditi, abena Zemariti, rlo na bena Hamatite. ¹⁷ Abana baume bakwa Shemu bali ni Elamu, Ashuri, Arfaxadi, Ludi, Aramu, Uzi, Huli, elo na Geta, elo na Mesheki. ¹⁸ Afaxadi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Shela, elo Shela aishile kuba wishi wakwa Ebere. ¹⁹ Ebere alikwete abana baume babili. Umo shina lyakwe ni Pelegi, mu nshiku shilya icalo calishile kwa banikamo. Ishina lyakwa munyina ali ni Yoktani. ²⁰ Yokitani aishile kuba wishi wa bena Almodadi, Shelefi, Hasamaveti, elo na Yerati, ²¹ Hadoramu, Uzal, na Dikla, ²² Obal, Abimelo, elo na Sheba, ²³ Ofi, Hacila, elo na Yobabu; bonse aba bali mu bufyashi bwakwa Yokitani. ²⁴ Shemu, Afaxadi, elo na Shela, ²⁵ Ebere, Pelegi,elo na Tela, ²⁶ Serugi, Naho, elo na Tela, ²⁷ Abramu, uwali ni Abrahamu. ²⁸ Abana baume bakwa Abrahamu bali ni Isaki elo Ishimelo. ²⁹ Ubu ebwali bufyashi bwakwe: Ibeli lyakwa Ishimelo ali ni Nebaioti, elo na Keda, Adbeel, elo na Mibisamu, ³⁰ Mishima, Duma, Massa, Hadadi, Tema, ³¹ Yeturi, Nafilishi, elo na Kedima. Aba ebali abana baume bakwa Ishimelo. ³² Abana baume bakwa Ketura, abanakashi abapambali bakwa Abrahamu, bali ni Zimrani, Yokishani, Medani, Midiani, Ishibacki, elona Shua. Abana baume bakwa Yokishani bali ni Sheba elo na Dedani. ³³ Abana baume bakwa Midiani bali ni Efa, Eferi, Hanoki, Abida, elo na Elda. Bonse aba bali bamu bufyashi bwakwa Ketura. ³⁴ Abrahamu aishile kuba wishi wakwa Isaki. Abana baume bakwa Isaki bali ni Esau elo na Israeli. ³⁵ Abana baume bakwa Esau bali ni Elifazi, Reueli, Yeushi, Yalamu, elo na Kora. ³⁶ Abana baume bakwa Elifazi bali ni Tamani, Oma, Sefo, Gatamu, Kenasi, Timuna, elo na Amaleki. ³⁷ Abana baume bakwa Reueli bali ni Nahati, Sera, Shama, elo na Misa. ³⁸ Abana baume bakwa Seiri bali ni Lotani, Shobali, Sibeoni, Ane, Dishoni, Eseri, elo na Dishani. ³⁹ Abana baume bakwa Lotani bali ni Hori na Homamu, elo na Timuna ali ni nkashi yakwa Lotani. ⁴⁰ Abana baume bakwa Shobali bali ni Alifani, Mannati, Ebali, Shefo, elo na Onamu. Abana baume bakwa Sibeoni bali ni Ala elo na Ane. ⁴¹ Umwana mwaume wakwa Ane ali ni Dishani. Abana baume bakwa Dishani bali ni Hemudani, Eshibani, Itirani, elo na Kerani. ⁴² Abana baume bakwa Eseri bali ni Biluani, Safani, elo na Akani. Abana baume bakwa Dishani bali ni Usi elo na Arani. ⁴³ Ishi emfumu shali kuteka mu calo mu Edomu libe mu Israeli tamulaaba imfumu iili yonse. Bela umwana mwaume wakwa Beori, elo ishina lya musumba wakwa lyainikilwe ati Dinaba. ⁴⁴ Uluntu Bela afwile, Yobabu umwana mwaume wakwa Sera uwa ku Bosira ewatekele mu ncende yakwe. ⁴⁵ Uluntu Yobabu ashile kufwa, Hushamu uwafumine ku calo ca bena Temani ewatekele mu ncende yakwe. ⁴⁶ Uluntu Hushamu afwile, Hadadi umwana mwaume wakwa Bedadi uwacimfishe abena Midiani mu calo caku Moabu, ewatekele mu ncende yakwe. Ishina lya musumba wakwe walikwitwa ati Afiti. ⁴⁷ Uluntu Hadadi afwile, Samula uwafumine ku Masireka eatekele mu ncende yakwe. ⁴⁸ Uluntu Samula afwile, Shauli uwaku Rehoboti uwali pa mulu wa nika ewatekele mu ncende yakwe. ⁴⁹ Uluntu Shauli afwile, Baali-Hanani umwana mwaume wakwa Akibo ewatekele mu ncende yakwe. ⁵⁰ Uluntu Baali-Hanani umwana mwaume wakwa Akibo afwile, Hadadi ewatekele mu ncende yakwe. Ishina lya uyu musumba wainikilwe ati Pai. Umukashi wakwe ishina ali ni Metabeli umwana mwanakashi wakwa Matiredi umwana mwanakashi wakwa Me-Zahabu. ⁵¹ Hadadi alifwile. Imfumu sha mu Edomu shali ni mfumu timuna, imfumu Alifa, Imfumu Yeteti, ⁵² Imfumu Olibama, Imfumu Elaya, Imfumu Pinoni, ⁵³ Imfumu kenasi, Imfumu Temani, Imfumu Mibesa, ⁵⁴ Imfumu Magidieli, elo ne Mfumu Iramu. Ishi emfumu shaliku Edomu.

¹ Aba ebali abana bau,e bakwa Israeli: Rubeni, Simeoni, Levi, Yuda, Isaka, Sebulani, ² Dani, Yosefu, Benjamini, Nafutali, Gadi, elo na Asheri. ³ Abana baume bakwa Yuda bali ni Er, Onani, elo na Shela, abafyelwe kuli ye ku mwana mwanakashi wakwa Shua, umwina Kenani. Er, ibeli lyakwa Yuda, alikubifya ku cinso cakwa Yahweh, elo Yahweh aishile ku mwipaya. ⁴ Tama, nafyala wakwe, aishile kumufyalila Perez elo na Zera. Yuda alikete abana baume basano. ⁵ Perez alikwete abana baume abali ni Hezroni elo na Hamuli. ⁶ Sera alikwete abana baume abali ni Simri, Etani, Hemani, Kalkole, elo na Dara, bonse bali ba sano. ⁷ Umwana mwaume wakwa Karmi ali ni Akari, uwaishile kuleta ubwafya pa bena Israeli uluntu ashile ifyapelwa ku konaulwa. ⁸ Umwana mwaume wakwa Etani ali ni Asaria. ⁹ Hezroni alikwete abana baume abali ni Yeremeli, Ramu, elo na Kalebu. ¹⁰ Ramu aishile kuba wishi wakwa Aminadabu, elo Aminadabu aishile kuba ishi wakwa Nashoni, uwali intungulushi ya bana bakwa Yuda. ¹¹ Nashoni aishile kuba wishi wakwa Salima, elo Salima aishile kuba wishi wakwa Boasi. ¹² Boasi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Obedi, elo Obedi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Yese. ¹³ Yese aishile kuba wishi wakwa Eliabu ibeli lyakwe, Abinadabu uwa bubili, Shimeya uwa butatu, ¹⁴ Netaneli ewa bune, Radai ewa busano ¹⁵ Osemu ewalenga mutanda, elo Davi ewa cine lubali. ¹⁶ Bankashi yabo bali ni Seruiya elo na Abigial. Abana baume bakwa Seruiya bali batatu Abishai, Yoabu elo na Asaeli. ¹⁷ Abigail akwete Amasa, wishi ali ni Yete umwina Ishimaeli. ¹⁸ Karebu umwana mwaume wakwa Hezroni aishile kuba wishi wa bana muli Asuba umukashi wakwe, elo na muli Yerioli. Aabana baume bakwe bali ni Yesheri, Shababu, elo na Adoni. ¹⁹ Asuba alishile kufwa, elo eluntu Karebu ailekupa Afulati, aishile kufyalamo Huri. ²⁰ Huri aishile kuba wishi wakwa, Uri, elo Uri aishile kuba wishi wakwa Besaleli ²¹ Panuma Hezroni (uluntu akwete umyaka amakumi na mutanda) aishile kupa umwana mwanakashi wakwa Makiri, wishi ali ni Gileadi. Aishile kufyalako Segubu. ²² Segubu aishile kuba wishi wakwa Yairi, uwalikubona imusumba amakumi yabili na itatu mu calo caku Gileadi. ²³ Geshuri elo na Aramu baishile kusenda Hafoti Yairi elo na Kenati, alishingulwike ne misumba ne misumba iyali amakumi mutanda aba bonnse bali bufyashi bwakwa Makiri, wishi wakwa Gileadi. ²⁴ Panuma yamfwa yakwa Hezroni, Karebu aishile kuya muli Efulata, umukashi wakwa wishi Hezroni. Aishile kumufyalila Ashuri, wishi wakwa Tekoa. ²⁵ Umwana mwaume wakwa Yerameli, ibeli lyakwa Hezroni, bali ni Ramu ibeli, Buna, Oreni, Osemu, elo na Ahiya. ²⁶ Yerameli alikwete naumbi umukashi ne shina lyakwe ali ni Atara. Ali nyina wakwa Onamu. ²⁷ Abana baume bakwa Ramu, ibeli lyakwa Yerameli, bali ni Masi, Yamini, elo na Elekeri. ²⁸ Abana baume bakwa Onamu bali ni Shamai elo na Yada. Abana baume bakwa Shamai bali ni Nadabu elo na Abishri. ²⁹ Ishina lya mukashi wakwa Abishuri ali ni Abihaili, elo aishile kumufyalila Ahibani elo na Molidi. ³⁰ Abana baume bakwa Nadabu bali ni Seledi elo na Apaimu, elo Seledi alaishile kufwa ukwabula umwana. ³¹ Umwana mwaume wakwa Apaimu ali ni Ishi. Umwana mwaume wakwa Ishi ali ni Sheshani. Umwana mwaume wakwa Sheshani ali ni Ahilai. ³² Abana baume bakwa Yada, munyina wakwa Shamai, bali ni Yeteri elo na Yonatani. Yeteri alishile kufwa ukwabula umwana. ³³ Abana baume bakwa Yonatani bali ni Peleti elo na Sasa. Bonse bali mubufyashi bwakwa Yerameli. ³⁴ Nomba Sheshani takwete abana baume, akwetefye abanakashi. Sheshani alikwete mubomfi, waku Egypto, ishina ali ni Yariya. ³⁵ Sheshani aishile kupela umwanakashi wakwe kuli Yariya umubomfi wakwe umukashi wakwe. Aishile kumufyalila Atai. ³⁶ Atai aishile kuba wishi wakwa Natani, elo Natani aishile kuba wishi wakwa Sabadi. ³⁷ Sabadi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Efula, elo Efula aishile kuba wishi wakwa Obedi. ³⁸ Obedi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Yehu, elo Yehu aishile kuba wishi wakwa Asaria. ³⁹ Asaria aishile kuba wishi wakwa Helesi, elo Helesi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Eleasa. ⁴⁰ Eleasa aishile kuba wishi Sismai, elo Sismai aishile kuba wishi wakwa Shalumu. ⁴¹ Shalumu aishile kuba wishi wakwa Yekamila, elo Yekamila aishile kuba wishi wakwa Elishama. ⁴² Abana baume bakwa Karebu, munyina wakwa Yerameli, ali ni Misha Ibeli lyakwe, uwaishile kuba wishi wakwa Sifu. Umwana mwaume wakwe uwa bubili, Maresha, uwali wishi wakwa Hebuloni. ⁴³ Abana baume bakwa Hebuloni bali ni Kora, Tapua, Rekemu, elo na Shema. ⁴⁴ Shema aishile kuba wishi wakwa Rahamu, wishi wakwa Yorokeamu. Rekemu aishile kuba wishi wakwa Shamai. ⁴⁵ Umwana mwaume wakwa Shamai ali ni Maoni, elo Maoni ali ni wishi wakwa Beti Suri. ⁴⁶ Efa, umwanakashi uwapambali uwakwa Kerebu, aishile kufyala Harani, Mosa, elo na Gesesi. Harani aishile kuba wishi wakwa Gasesi. ⁴⁷ Abana baume bakwa Yadai bali ni Regemu, Yotamu, Gesheni, Peleti, Efa, elo na Shafu. ⁴⁸ Maka, umwanakashi wa pambali uwakwa Karebu, aishile kufyala Sheberi elo na Tihana. ⁴⁹ Nao aishile kufyala Shafu wishi wakwa Madimana, elo na Shefa wishi wakwa Makibena elo wishi wakwa Gibeya. Umwana mwanakashi wakwa Karebu ali ni Akisa. Aba bonse bali mu bufyashi bwakwa Karebu. ⁵⁰ Aba ebali mu bufyashi bwakwa Karebu. Abana baume bakwa Huri ibeli lyakwa Efuta: Shobali wishi wakwa Kiriati Yerimu, ⁵¹ Salima wishi wakwa Betelehemu, elo Harefu wishi wakwa Beti Gada. ⁵² Shobali wishi wakwa Kiriati Yarimu eba mu bufyashi bwakwe, Haroe, elo na citika wa bena Mabahati, ⁵³ elo ne mikowa yakwa Kiriati Yarimu: Abena Itite, abena abena Putiti, abena Shumati, elo na bena Mashira. Abena Sorati elo na bena Eshitaoli baishile kufuma kuli bo. ⁵⁴ Aba mu bufyashi bwakwa Salima bali ni Betelehemu, abena Netofalim Atroti Beti Yoabu, elona citika wa bena Manahati- abena Sorati, ⁵⁵ elo ne mikowa ya bakalemba abaikele pa Yabesi: Abena Tiroti, abena Shimeati, elo na bena Sukati. Aba bonse bali mu bena Keni abaishile kufuma ku Hamati wishi wa mu ng'anda yakwa Rekabu.

¹ Nomba aba abana baume bakwa David abao abafyelwe kuli yee mu Hebron: Umwana wakutampilapo wali ni Amnon, muli Ahinoam ukufuma ku Jezreel; uwakulenga bubili wali ni Daniel, muli Abigail ukufuma ku Carmel; ² uwakulenga butatu wali ni Abshalom, nina wakwe wali ni Maakah, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Taimai imfumu yaku Geshur. Uwakulenga bune wali mi Adonijah umwana mwanakashi wakwa Haggith. ³ Uwakulenga busano wali ni Shephatiah muli Abitai; uwakulenga mutanda wali ni Ithream muli Iglah umukashi wakwe. ⁴ Aba mutanda bafyelwe kuli David mu Hebron; uko atekele imyaka cinelubali elo nemyeshi mutanda. Ena eluntu atunhulwile imyaka amakumi yatatu na itatu mu Yerusalemu. Aba abana baume bane, muli betisheba umwana mwanakashi wakwa Ammiel, ⁵ abo abafyelwe kuli yee mu Yerusalemu: Shamua, Natani, elo na Solomoni. ⁶ David nabambi abana baume bali niba: Ibhali, Elishua, Elifeleti, ⁷ Noga, Nefegi, Yafiya, ⁸ Elishama , Eliada, elo na Elifeleti. ⁹ Aba ebana baume bakwa David , ukwabula ukubikapo abana baume bamili abo ataupile , Tamar wali ninkashi yakwe. ¹⁰ Solomoni umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Rehoboam. Rehoboam akwete umwana mwaume wali ni Abijagh. Abijah umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Asa. Asa nao umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Jehoshaphati. ¹¹ Jehoshaphati umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Jehoramu. Jehoramu umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Ahaziah. Ahaziah umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Joashi. ¹² Joashi umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Amaziah. Amaziah umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Azariah. Azariah umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Jotham. ¹³ Jotham umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Ahaz. Ahaz umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Hezekiah. Hezekiah umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Manasseh. ¹⁴ Manasseh umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Amoni. Amoni umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Josiah. ¹⁵ Josiah abana bakwe abaume bali uwakutampilapo ali ni Johanam, nomwana mwaume uwakulenga bubili ni Jehoiakim nomwana wakwe uwabutatu ali ni Zedekiah, elo nomwana mwaume wakulenga bune ali ni Shallum. ¹⁶ Johoiakim abana bakwe abaume bali ni Johoiachim elo na Sedekiah. ¹⁷ Abana bakwa Jehoiachim uwali mubusha, ni Shealtiel, ¹⁸ Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, elo na Nedabiah. ¹⁹ Pedaiah abana bakwe abaume bali ni Zerubbabel elo na Shimei. Zerubbabel abana bakwe abaume bali ni Meshullam elo na Hanamiah; Shelomith wali ninkashi wakwe. ²⁰ Nabambi abana bakwe abaume basano bali ni Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, elo na Jushab-Hesed. ²¹ Hanamiah abana bakwe abaume bali ni Pelatiah elo na Jeshaiah. umwana wakwe umwaume wali ni Rephaiah, elo balupwa lwakwe bali ni Arnan, Obadiah, elo na Shekaniah. ²² Abana bakwa Shekaniah bali bali ni Shamaiah elo nabana bakwe abaume bali ni: Igal, Bariah, Neariah, elo na Shaphati. ²³ Neariah abana bakwe abaume batatu bali ni Elioenai, Hizkiah, elo na Azrikam. ²⁴ Elioenai abana bakwe abaume cine-lubali bali ni Hadaviah, Eliashib, Pelaniah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, elo na Anani.

¹ Juda balupwa bakwe bali ni Perezi, Hezron, Kami , Huri, elo na Shobal. ² Shobal wali niwishi wakwa Reaiya. Reaiya wali niwishi wakwa Yahati. Yahati wali niwishi wakwa Ahumai elo na Lahadi. Aba abamumikowa yakwa Zorati. ³ Ifi efikolwe fyamumikowa mu musumba wa Etam: Jesireli, Ishima, elo na Idibash. Ishina lyakwa nkashi wabo ali ni Haseleponi. ⁴ Penueli wali cikolwe camikowa mu musumba wa Gedori. Ezar wali entuntuko yamikowa mu Husha. Aba ebalipwa lwakwa Huri, ibeli lyakwa Ephrata elo entuntuko ya Betelehemu. ⁵ Ashuri wishi wakwa Tekoa akwete abakashi bakwe babili, Elah elo na Naarah. ⁶ Naarah amufyalile Ahuzzam, Hepheri, elo na Haahashtari. Aba ebalupwa lwakwa Naarah. ⁷ Helah abana bakwe abaume bali ni Zereti, Zohar, Ethnan, ⁸ elo na Kozi, ewaishilekuba wishi wakwa Anubi elo na Hazzobebah, elo namumikowa umwakonkanine ukufuma pali Aharhel umwana mwaume wakwa Hurum. ⁹ Jabesh wali uwakucindikwa ukucila pali bawabo abaume. Nyina wakwe alekumukuuta ati Jabesh. Ena walandile ati, ''Pantu nebo namufyalile mukukalipwa.'' ¹⁰ Jabesh akutile apakalamba kuli Lesa wakwa Israeli elo walandile ati, ''Ngakwebati webo mucishinka wampaala nebo, nokukusha incende yandi,elo webo nokuboko kobe kwaisakuba pali nebo. Uluntu webo ukacita ifi webo ukafumyapo ubukali nebo. Eico pakwebati nebo nkabe uwakubula ubukali!'' Eico Lesa epakumupela ico alombele. ¹¹ Kelub wabo wakwa Shaha aishilekuba wishi wakwa Mehiri, uyo uwali wishi wakwa Eshitoni. ¹² Eshitoni aishilekuba wishi wakwa Beth Rapha, Paseah, elo na Tehinnah, wishi wakwa Irnahashi. Abo ebaume abalekwikala mu Rekah. ¹³ Kenaz abana baume bakwe abaume bali ni Othniel elo na Seraiah. Othniel abana bakwe abaume bali ni Hathath elo na Meohothai. ¹⁴ Meohothai aishilekuba wishi wakwa Ophrah, elo na Seriah uwaishilekuba wishi wakwa Joab, intuntuko yakwa Ge Harashim, pantu bali bantu abakucenjela mufyakupanga-panga. ¹⁵ Abana baume bakwa Caleb umwana mwaume wakwa Jephunneh bali ni, Iru, Elah, elo na Naam. Elah umwana wakwe umwaume ali ni Kenaz. ¹⁶ Jehallelel abana bakwe abaume bali ni Ziph, Ziphah, Tiriah, elo na Asarel. ¹⁷ Ezrah abana bakwe abaume bali ni Jether, Mered, Epher elo na Jalon. Mered umukashi wakwe waku Egypt afyele Miriam, Shammai, elo na Ishbah, uwaishile kuba wishi wakwa Eshtemoa. ¹⁸ Aba ebana baume bakwa Bitiah, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Pharao, Heber, uyo Mered aupile. Mered umwina Yuda umukashi wake afyele Jered, uwaishilekuba wishi wakwa Gedor; Heber uwaishilekuba wishi wakwa Soko; elo na Jekuthiel, uwaishilekuba wishi wakwa Zanoah. ¹⁹ Pabana baume babili abamukashi wakwa Hodia, nkashi yakwa Naham, umo aishilekuba wishi wakwa Keilah umwina Gami. Umbi nao wali ni Eshitimoa umwaina Maokathite. ²⁰ Abana baume bakwa Shimon bali ni Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, elo na Tilon. Balupwa lwkwa I.shi baali ni Zoheth elo na Ben-Zoheth ²¹ Balupwa lwakwa Sherah umwana mwaume wakwa Juda, baali ni Er wishi wakwa Lekah, Laadan wishi wakwa Mereshah elo nemikowa yabapikula insalu ku Beth Ashbea, ²² Jokim, umuntu waku Kozeba, na Joash elo na Saraph, uwalekutungulula mu Moab elo na Jashubi Lehem. (Ililyashi lyafumine kufyalembelwe ku kale.) ²³ Aba ebalekubumba ifyakubumba-bumba abalekwikala mu Netaim elo naku Gederah kabili balekubombela imfumu. ²⁴ Shimen balupwa lwakwe baali ni Nemuel, Jamin, Jerib, Zerah elo na Shauli. ²⁵ Shallum wali mwana mwaume wakwa Shauli, Mibsam ali mwana mwaume wakwa Shellum, elo Mishma ali mwana mwaume wakwa Mibsam. ²⁶ Mishma balupwa lwakwe baali ni Hammuel umwana mwaume wakwe, Zakkur umwishikulu wakwe umwaume, elo na Shimei umwishikulu wakwe umukankala. ²⁷ Shimei akwete abana baume ikumi limo na mutanda elo nabana banakashi mutanda. Bawabo abaume tabakwe abana abengi, eico imikowa yabo tayakulile mumpendwa ngefyo abantu bakwa Yada bacitile. ²⁸ Balikwikala mu Beersheba, Moladah, elo na Hazar Shuai. ²⁹ Nakabili balikwikala ku Bilhar, Ezem, Tolad, ³⁰ Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, ³¹ Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, elo na Shaaraim. Iyi yali misumba yabo ukufikafye napakuteka kwakwa David. ³² Imishi yabi isano yali ku Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, elo na Ashani. ³³ Capamo ukushinguluka imishi ukushinta naku Baalati. Umu emo balekwikala, elo balekulemba umwakonkanina ukufyalwa kwabo. ³⁴ Intungululshi shamukowa shali ni Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah umwana mwaume wakwa Amaziah, ³⁵ Joel, Jehu umwana mwaume wakwa Joshibiah umwana mwaume wakwa Seraiah umwana mwaume wakwa Asiel, ³⁶ Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimuel, Benaiah, ³⁷ elo na Ziza umwana mwaume wakwa Shiphi umwana mwaume wakwa Allon umwana mwaume wakwa Jedaiah umwana mwaume wakwa Shimri umwanwa mwaume wakwa Shemaiah. ³⁸ Abo abalumbulwa amashina yabo ebalekutngulula imikowa elo imikowa shabo shalekukula mukwangufyanya. ³⁹ BBalile mupepi na Gedor, kululamba lwakukabanga mumukonko, mukuceceta umulemfwe wakulya ifitekwa fyabo. ⁴⁰ Balisangile incende iyisuma elo ukwaba umulemfye uusuma. Icalo icali icakubula, icongo, elo icamutende. Abena Hami eko balekwikala kulya kwine. ⁴¹ Aba abalembelwe nokutantikwa amashina yabo baishile munshiku shakwa Hezekiah imfumu yaba Yuda, elo nokusansa abena Hamite nomo balekwikala elo nabena Meuni, abo abaali kulyakwine. Balipwishishe ukubonaula nokonaula fyonse elo bailekwikala kulya kwine pantu baalilekusangako umulamfwe wafitekwa fyabo. ⁴² Ukufuma palibo, nokufuma pabana baume bakwa Simeon, imyanda isano iyabaume baalile kulupili lwa Seri pamo na Palatiah, Neariah,Rephaiah, elo na Uzziel, abana baume bakwa Ishi, ngentungulushi yabo. ⁴³ Baalicimfishe abena Ameleki abashele pali abo imbutushi, elo balikwikala kulya kwine ukufika napali lelo.

¹ Abana baume bakwa Reuben ibeli lyabena Israeli-nomba Reuben aali mwana wantanshi kubena Israeli, nomba insambu shakufyalwa kwakwe shaishilekupelwa kubana baume bakwa Joseph umwana mwaume wa Israeli pantu Reuben alikoweseshe umusengele wakwa wishi. Eico tacaishilekulembwa ukwebati emwana mwaume umukalamba. ² Yuda ali uwakukosa nganshi ukucila pali ba wabo, elo nakatungulula muli yee. Nomba insambu shabubeli shafumine kuli Joseph- ³ abana baume bakwa Reuben, abana bakutampilapo abakwa Israeli baali ni Hamoki, Pallu, Hezron, elo na Karmi. ⁴ Balupwa lwakwa Joel baali ni: Abana baume bakwa Joel baali ni Shemaiah. Umwana mwaume wakwa Gog. Umwana Mwaume wakwa Gog ali ni Shimei. ⁵ Umwana mwaume wakwa Shimei ali ni Micah. Umwana mwaume wakwa Micah ali ni Reaiah. Umwana mwaume wakwa Reaiah ali ni Baal. ⁶ Umwana mwaume wakwa Baal ali ni Beerah, uyo wali Tiglath-Pleser imfumu yaku Assyria untu apitile mubusha. Beerah wali ekatungulula kumutundu wakwa Reuben. ⁷ Beerah balupwa lwakwe ukulingana nemikowa yabo, abatantikwa ukulingana nomo bakonkanina: Jeiel katungulula, Zechariah, elo na ⁸ Bela umwana mwaume wakwa Azzaz ymwana mwaume wakwa Shema umwana mwaume wakwa Joel. Balikwikala mu Aroer, ukushinta naku Nebo elo naku Baal Meon, ⁹ elo nakukapinda kakukuso ukwatampila iciswebebe icayakufika naku mumana wa Euphrates, pantu ifitekwa fyabo fyalifulisha namu calo ca Gilead. ¹⁰ Munshiku shakwa Saulo, mumutundu wakwaReuben lintu basanshile abena Hagriti nukuyakucimfya bena. Balekwaikala mumatenti yabena Hagriti ukupitililafye namu calo cakukabanga ku Gilead. ¹¹ Abantu bamutunda wakwa Gad balekwikala mupepi nabo, mucalo cakwa Bashani ukushinta naku Selekah. ¹² Joel wali ekatungulula wabo; Shapham ewakonkolepo; Janai elo na Shaphat mu Bashani. ¹³ Balupwa lwabo; nabamulupwa lwaba shibo, baali ni Micheal, Meshullan, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber-bonse pamo bali cinelubali. ¹⁴ Abo bantu balumbwilwe pamulu bali ni balupwa lwakwa Abihail, elo na Abihail ali mwana mwaume wakwa Huri. Huri ali mwana mwaume wakwa Joroah. Joroah ali mwana mwaume wakwa Gilead. Gilead ali mwana mwaume wakwa Micheal. Micheal ali mwana mwaume wakwa Jeshishai. Jeshishai ali mwana mwana mwaume wakwa Jahdo. Jahdo ali mwana mwaume wakwa Buz. ¹⁵ Ahi umwana mwaume wakwa Abdiel umwana mwaume wakwa Guni, ali umukalamba wamulupwa lwakwa wishi. ¹⁶ Balekwikala mu Gilead, mu Bashan, mumisumba, namonsefye muncende yakucemenamo mu Sharon ukushinta naku mupaka wabo. ¹⁷ Bonse aba balitantikwe ukulinga umwakonkanine ukfyalwa kwabo munshiku shakwa Jotham imfumu yabena Yudaelo na Jeroboam imfumu yaku Isareli. ¹⁸ Abena Reuben, abena Gad, elo na citika wamutundu wakwa Manasseh baali 44,760 abashilika abasambilila ifyakulwa inkondo. abalekusenda inkwela elo na ulupanga, abo abengabomfya ubuta. ¹⁹ balisanshile abena Higriti Jeturi, Naphish, elo na Nodab. ²⁰ Balipokelele amaka yakucimfya pali bo. Muli iyi nshila, abena Hagriti elo nabonse abali pamo nabo balibacimfishe. Ifi nipamulandu wakwebati abena Israeli balililile kuli Lesa lintu bali munkondo, elo nao alibasukile, pantu balibikile icicetekelo pali yee. ²¹ Balisanshile ifitekwa fyabo, ikubikapofye amakana ikumi na yasano iyangamali, 250,000 ayampanga, amakana yabili ayabapunda, elo na 100,000 abaume. ²² Abengi balifwile pantu inkondo yafumine kuli Lesa. Balikele mucalo cabo mpafye lintu basendelwe mubusha. ²³ Citika wamutundu wakwa Manasseh balikwikala mucalo cakwa Bashan ukushinta naku Baal Hemon elo na Senir (apo pali, nipa lupili lwa Hermon). ²⁴ Aba ebali abakalamba munganda yaa wishi: Epher, Ishi, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, elo na Jahdiel. Bali abaume bamaka, abaume abakwishibikwa, abakalamba munganda yaba shibo. ²⁵ Noma bali abakubula icishinka kuli lesa wafikolwe fyabo. Mumusango wakwebati, balekushinshimuna tulesa twabantu mucalo, intu Lesa aonawile pacinso cabo. ²⁶ Lesa wakwa Israeli aimishe umutima wakwa Puli imfumu yaku Assyria (kaili aleitwa ati Tiglati-Pileser, imfumu yaku Assyria). Alisendele mubusha abena Reuben, abena Gaditi, elo na citika wamutundu wakwa Manasseh. Abatwele ku Halahi, Habor, Hara, elo naku kamana ka Gozan, uko bashele ukfika napali Lelo.

¹ Abana baume bakwa Levi bli ni Geshoni, Kohati, elo na Merari. ² Abana baume bakwa Kohati bali ni Amramu, Iza, Hebroni, elo Uziele. ³ Abana abakwa Amramu bali ni Aaroni, Mose, elo na Miriamu. Abana baume bakwa Aaroni bali ni Nadabu, Abihu, Eleasa, elo na Itamari. ⁴ Eleasa aishile kuba wishi wakwa Phinchas, elo Pinchas aishile kuba wishi wakwa Abishua. ⁵ Abishua aishile kuba wishi wakwa Buki, elo Buki aishile kuba wishi wakwa Uzzi. ⁶ Uzzi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Zerahiah, elo Zerahiah aishile kuba wishi wakwa Meraioti. ⁷ Meraioti aishile kuba wishi wakwa Amaria, elo Amaria aishile kuba wishi wakwa Aitubu. ⁸ Aitubu aishile kuba wishi wakwa Zadoki, elo Zadoki aishile kuba wishi wakwa Ahimaazi. ⁹ Ahimaazi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Azaria, elo Azaria aishile kuba wishi wakwa Yohanani. ¹⁰ Yohanani aishile kuba wishi wakwa Azaria, uyo uwaishile kuba shimapepo mwi tempele ilyo Solomoni wakulile mu Yerusalemu. ¹¹ Azaria aishile kuba wishi wakwa Amaria, elo Amaria aishile kuba wishi wakwa Ahitubu. ¹² Ahituu aishile kuba wishi wakwa Zadoki, elo Zadoki naye ali wishi wakwa Shallumu. ¹³ Shallumu ewali wishi wakwa Hilkia, elo Hilkia naye ewali wishi wakwa Azaria. ¹⁴ Azaria ewali wishi wakwa Seraiah, elo Seriah naye ewali wishi wakwa Yozadaki. ¹⁵ Yozadaki wapitilwe muli bunkole uluntu Yahweh walekele Yuda elo na Yerusalemu bapitwa muli bunonkele ku kuboko kwakwa Nebukatinesari. ¹⁶ Abana baume bakwa Levi bali ni Geshoni, Kohati, elo na Merari. ¹⁷ Abana baume bakwa Geshoni bali ni Libuni elo na Shimei. ¹⁸ Abana baume bakwa Kohati bali ni Amramu, Izha, Hebroni, elo na Uzziele. ¹⁹ Abana bakwa Merari bali ni Mahli elo na Mushi. Ishi endupwa sha bena Lebi umwakonkanina ba wishibo. ²⁰ Abafyelwe kuli Geshoni: Libuni umwana mwaume wakwa, Yohati umwana mwaume wakwe, Zimah umwana mwaume wakwe. ²¹ Yoah umwana mwaume wakwe, Iddo umwana mwaume wakwe, Zeriah umwana mwaume wakwe, elo Yeatarai umwana mwaume wakwe. ²² Abafyelwe kuli Kohati ni: Aminabadabu umwana mwaume wakwe, Korah umwana mwaume wakwe, Assir umwana mwaume wakwe, ²³ Elkana umwana mwaume wakwe, Ebiasaph umwana mwaume wakwe, Assir umwana mwaume wakwe, ²⁴ Tahati umwana mwaume wakwe, Uriel umwana mwaume wakwe, Uzziah umwana mwaume wakwe, elo na Shaul umwana mwaume wakwe. ²⁵ Abafyelwe kuli Elkana bali ni: Amasai, Ahimoti, ²⁶ Elkana umwana mwaume wakwe, Zophai umwana mwaume wakwe, Nahati umwana mwaume wakwe. ²⁷ Eliabu umwana mwaume wakwe, Yerohamu umwana mwaume wakwe, Nahati umwana mwaume wakwe. ²⁸ Abana baume bakwa Samwele bali ebeli, Yoele, elo na Abiya, icikonka ibeli. ²⁹ Abafyelwe kuli Merari bali ni Mahli, Libuni umwana mwaume wakwe, Shimei umwana mwaume wakwe, Uzziah umwana mwaume wakwe, ³⁰ Shimea umwana mwaume wakwe, elo na Asaiah umwana mwaume wakwe. ³¹ Aya emashina ya baume abo Davidi wabikile mukulolesha ku nyimbo mu ng'anda yakwa Yahweh, panuma imbokoshi ya mafunde yaikele mulya. ³² Balikubomba incito ya kwimba inyimbo mucifulo cakwikalamo itenti lyakwa Lesa ilya kukumaninamo, mpaka fye Solomoni wakusaka wakulila Yahweh ing'anda mu Yerusalemu. Balikwimba inyimbo yabo ukulingana na mafunde yapelwe kuli bo. ³³ Aba babo ebabombele pamo na bana babo abaume. Ukutuntuka ku bena Kohati kwa fumine Hemani kemba wa nyimbo. Aba ebali ifikolwe yfakwe, ukubwekela munshita ya kunuma: Hemani ali mwana mwaume wakwa Yoeli. Yoeli wali mwana mwaume wakwa Samwele. ³⁴ Samwele wali mwana mwaume wakwa Elkana. Elkana wali mwana mwaume wakwa Yeroboamu. Yeroboamu wali mwana mwaume wakwa Eliel. Eliel wali mwana mwaume wakwa Toah. ³⁵ Toah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Zuph. Zuph wali mwana mwaume wakwa Elkana. Elkana wali mwana mwaume wakwa Mahati. Mahati wali mwana mwaume wakwa Amasai. Amasai wali mwana mwaume wakwa Elkana. ³⁶ Amasai wali mwana mwaume wakwa Elkana, Elkana wali mwana mwaume wakwa Yoeli. Yoeli wali mwana mwaume wakwa Azariah. Azariah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Zephaniah. ³⁷ Zephaniah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Tahath. Tahath wali mwana mwaume wakwa Assir. Assir wali mwana mwaume wakwa Ebiasaph wali mwana mwaume wakwa Korah. ³⁸ Korah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Izhar. Izhar wali mwana mwaume wakwa Kohath. Kohath wali mwana mwaume wakwa Lebi. Lebi wali mwana mwaume wakwa Israeli. ³⁹ Munyina wakwa Hemani wali Asaph, ewali kutalama ku kuboko kwakwe ukwa kukulyo. Asaph wali mwana mwaume wakwa Berekiah. Berekiah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Shimea. ⁴⁰ Shimea wali mwana mwaume wakwa Micheal. Micheal wali mwana mwaume wakwa Baaseiah. Baaseiah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Malkijah. ⁴¹ Malkijah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Ethni. Ethni wali mwana mwaume wakwa Zerah. Zerah. wali mwana mwaume wakwa Adaiah. ⁴² Adaiah wali wamana mwaume wakwa Ethan. Ethani wali mwana mwaume wakwa Zimmah. Zimmah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Shimei. ⁴³ Shimei wali mwana mwaume wakwa Jahath. Jahath wali mwana mwaume wakwa Gershon. Gershon wali mwana mwaume wakwa Lebi. ⁴⁴ Ku kuboko kwa kukuso ukwakwa Heman ekwali ba munyina abana baume bwakwa Merari, ukubikapofye na Ethani umwana mwaume wakwa Kishi. Kishi wali mwana mwaume wakwa Abdi. Abdi wali mwana mwaume wakwa Malluk. ⁴⁵ Malluk wali mwana mwaume wakwa Hashabiah. Hashabiah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Amaziah. Amaziah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Hilkiah. ⁴⁶ Hilkiah wali mwana mwaume wakwa Amzi. Amzi wali mwana mwaume wakwa Bani. Bani wali mwana mwaume wakwa Shemer. ⁴⁷ Shemer wali mwana mwaume wakwa Mahli. Mahli wali mwana mwaume wakwa Mushi. Mushi wali mwana mwaume wakwa Merari. Merari wali mwana mwaume wakwa Lebi. ⁴⁸ Ba munyinabo abena Lebi balisontelwe ukulekubomba imilimo iya kupusana pusana iya mwitenti lyakwa Yahweh, mu ng'anda yakwa Lesa ⁴⁹ Lelo Aaroni elo na bana bakwe bena ebalikutula imitulo pa bulambo bwa kocelapo amalambo; elo napa bulambo ubwakocelapo ububani, mumilimo yonse iyali kucitika mu cicpinka icacililemo umushilo. Neyi imitulo yalifutilako abena Israeli amasambi ukulingana na fyonse ifyo Mose umubomfi wakwa Lesa wakukonkomesha. ⁵⁰ Ba mwana Aaron be bushiwa pamo ngefi: Aaroni umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Eleazar. Umwana mwaume wakwa Eleazar wali ni Phinehas. Phinehas umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Abishua. ⁵¹ Abishua umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Bukki. Bukki umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Uzzi. Uzzi umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Zerahiah. ⁵² Zerahia umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Meraioth. Meraioth umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Amarish. Amariah umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Ahitub. ⁵³ Ahitub umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Zadoki. Zadoki umwana mwaume wakwe wali ni Ahimaaz. ⁵⁴ Neshi e ncende isho baishile kupela ba mwana Aaron ukulekwikalamo, ekweba ati, abana bakwa Aaron abafumine mu lupwa lwakwa Kohath (emo icipendwilo cimo icakutampilapo cawilile). ⁵⁵ Kuli bo baishile kupela Hebron icalo cakwa Judah elo ne ncende iya kuli shishamo ifitekwa, ⁵⁶ lelo amabala ayashingulukile umusumba elo pamo ne mishi bapele Caleb umwana mwaume wakwa Jephunneh. ⁵⁷ Ku bana bakwa Aaroni baishile kubapela: Hebron (umusumba uwakufisama), elo Libnah ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, Jattir, Eshtemoa ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, ⁵⁸ Hilen ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, elo Debir pamo ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa. ⁵⁹ Baishile kupela kabili kuli na mwana Aaron: Ashani ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, Jutta, elo na Beth Shemesh ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa; ⁶⁰ elo ukufuma mu mutundu wakwa Benjamin, baishile kupela Geba pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, Alemeth pamo ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa, elo na Anathoth pamo ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa. Imisumba yonse iyapelwe kuli ba lupwa bonse yali ikumi limo na itatu. ⁶¹ Kubashele abamulupwa lwakwa Kohath bapelwe imisumba ikumi limo ukufuma kuli citika wa mutundu wakwa Manasseh. ⁶² Ku bana bakwa Gershon ku ndupwa shabo shonse kwa pelwe imisumba ikumi limo na itatu ukufma mu mitundu yakwa Issachar, Asher, Nphtali, elo na citika wa mutundu wakwa Manasseh mu Beshan. ⁶³ Ku bana bakwa Merari kwa pelwe imisumba ikumi limo na ibili, indupwa shabo shonse, ukufuma mu mitundu yakwa Reuben, Gad, elo na Zebulun. ⁶⁴ Eico abena Israeli iyi imisumba pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa ku bena Lebi. ⁶⁵ Baishile kupelwa imisumba yonse iilumbwilwe ukupila mukupindula ukufma ku mutudnu yakwa Judah, Simeon, elo Benjamini. ⁶⁶ Bambi aba mu mukowa wa bena Kohati waishile kupelwa ukufuma mu ncende ya lupwa lwakwa Ephraimu. ⁶⁷ Balibapeleko: Shechem (umusumba uwakufisamamo) pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa mu calo ca mpili icakwa Ephraim. Gezer pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa. ⁶⁸ Jokmeam pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, Beth Horon pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, ⁶⁹ Aijalon pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, elo Gath Rimmon pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa. ⁷⁰ Ukufuma kuli citika wa mutundu wakwa Manasseh baishile kupela abena Kohath Aner pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa elo Bileam pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa. Ifi efyali ifitekwa fya ndupwa shonse isha bena Kohath. ⁷¹ Abana bakwa ukufuma mulupwa lwa citika wa mutundu lwakwa Manasseh, baishile kupela Golan mu Bashan pamo pene ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa elo Ashtaroth pamo pene ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa. ⁷² Umutundu wakwa Issachar wapele abana bakwa Gershon umusumba wa Kedesh pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, Deberath pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa. ⁷³ Ramoth pamo pene ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa, elo Anem pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa. ⁷⁴ Issachar apokelele ukufma ku mutundu wakwa Asher: Umusumba wa Mashal pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, umusumba wa Abdon pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, ⁷⁵ Hudok pamo ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa, elo Rehob pamo ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa. ⁷⁶ Bapokelele ukufka ku mutundu wakwa Naphtali: Kedesh mu Galili pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, Hammon pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, elo Kiriathaim pamo pene ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa. ⁷⁷ Kubashelepo pa bana bakwa Merari bapokelele ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Zebulun: Jokmeam, Kartah, elo Rimmono pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa elo Tabor pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa; ⁷⁸ elo ukufuma ku mutundu wakwa Reuben, ukutoloka Yodani ku kabanga ka musumba wa Yeriko, bapokelele Bezer mu ciwebebe Jazah, ⁷⁹ Kedemoth elo pamo ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa, elo Mephaath elo pamo ne ncende shakulishishamo ifitekwa. ⁸⁰ Abena Lebi bapokelele ukufma ku mutundu wa bena Gad: Ramoth mu Gilead pmo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, Mahanaim pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, ⁸¹ Heshbo pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa, elo Jzer pamo ne ncende ishakulishishamo ifitekwa.

¹ Isakari abana bakwe abaume bana bali ni Tola, Pila, yashubu na shimirone. ² Abana abaume abakwa Towabali ni Usi, Refaya, Yeriele Yamai Ibishamu na shamuele. E bali imitwe yama yannda yaba ba wishibo, ukufuma ku, cikota cakwa Tola noku babika pa pa fita fya bulamba pa luko lwabo. Bali pamo amakana amakumi yabili nayabili ne myanda mutanda mu nshiku sha kwa Davidi. ³ Usi umwana wakwe umwaume ali ni Israelia. Abana bakwe abaume bali ni Mikaele Obadia Yoele na Ishia, Bonse basano bali intungulushi sha mukowa. ⁴ Bali kwete abashilika amakana amakumi yatatu na makana mutanda aya bulwi. ukulingana noku tantikwa kwa fikolwe fya mikowa, pantu balilwete abakashi abengi na bana abaume. ⁵ Ba lupwa lwabo bali abaume abali kulwa ukufuma ku mikowa shonse isha kwa Israeli, elyo bali pendelwe bonse pamo, amakana amakumi cine konse konse na makana cine lubali abaume kulwa, Ngefyo tantikwa munkonkanino yabo. ⁶ Benjamini abana bakwe abaume batatu bali ni bela, ni bela, Bekere, na Yediaele. ⁷ Bela abana bakwe abaume basano bali ni Esbone, Usi usiele Yerimute, na Iri. Bali ba shilika elyo imitwe yama yanda yaba wishibo. Abantu babo bali amakana amakumi yabili na yabili na makumi yatatu na bane abaume aba kulwa ukulingana noku tantikwa kw ⁸ Bekere abana bakwe abaume bali ni Semira Yoashi Eliesere, Elyoenai, Omeri Yeremote, Abiya, Abiya, Anatote, na Alemete: Bonse aba bali bana bakwe abaume. ⁹ Ukutantikwa kwa mikowa shabo kwali amakana amakumi yabili ne imyanda ibili mitwe yama yanda yaba wishibo elyo abaume aba kulwa. ¹⁰ Umwana umwaume uwa kwa Yediaele ali ni Bilhani. Bihani abana bakwe abaume bali ni Yeushi, Benyamini Ehudi, kanaana, Setani, Tarshishi, na Alishahari. ¹¹ Bonse aba bali bana abaume abakwa Yediaele, Bali tantikilwe mu butantiko bwa mu mukowa wabo abali ikana limo na cinelubali ne myanda ibili imitwe ya ma yanda na baume abakulwa abakufikapo mu milimo ya bushilika. ¹² Abena Shupimu na bena Hupimu bali citota cakwa Iri na bena Hushimu bali cikota cakwa Ahere. ¹³ Abana abume abakwa Natali bali ni Yahasiele Guni, Yaere, na Shalumu icikota cakwa Bilha. ¹⁴ Icikota cakwa Manase bali bali ni Asiriele, uwali cikota cakwa ukupitila mu wa pa mbali wakwa Aramu.(Afyele Makiri, wishi wakwa Gileadi. ¹⁵ Eluntu Makiri asendele umukashi ukufuma ku bena Hapimu naku bena Shupimu, ne shina lyakwa nkashi yakwe ali ni maaka.) Ne shina lya cikonkebeli ali Selorehadi, uwa kwete fye abana abanakashi. ¹⁶ Eluntu Maaka, umukashi wakwa Makiri, a fyele umwana umwaume no ku mwinika Pereshe, ne shina lya ndumi yakwe ali ni shereshe, nabana bakwe abaume bali ni ulamu na Rekemu. ¹⁷ Umwana umwaume uwakwa Ulamu ali ni Bedai. Aba ebali icikuta cakwa Gileadi u wali umwana umwaume uwa kwa Makiri uyo uwali umwana umwaume wakwa Manase. ¹⁸ Hamolekete inkashi yakwa Gileadi yafyele ishilode, Abiesere, na Mala. ¹⁹ Abana abaume abakwa Shemida bali ni Ahiani, Shekamu, Likhi, na Aniamu. ²⁰ Icikota cakwa Efraimu bali ni Shutelai, Berede umwana wakwe umwaume Tahati umwana wakwe umwaume, Eleaade umwana wakwe umwaume, Tahati umwana wakwe umwaume, ²¹ Shabadi umwana wakwe umwaume. Shutela umwana wakwe umwaume Esere na Eleadi bali bepeye ku baume baku Gati abekala calo lintu baile muku bebila ifite kwa fyabo, ²² Eframu wishibo ali baloseshe pa nshiku ishingi ne ndumi shakwe sha lisile muku mukoselesha. ²³ Alingile mu mukashi wakwe. Alimitile noku fyala umwana umwaume, Efraimu amwi nikile Beria pantu ububifi bwalipumikishe ulupwa lwakwa. ²⁴ Umwana wakwe umwanakashi ali ni Sheera uwa kulile Isamba na pamulu wa Bethe, Horone na Usena Sherra. ²⁵ Rafa ali umwana wakwe umwaume Reshefe umwana wakwe umwaume. Tela umwana wakwe umwaume, Tahani umwana wakwe umwaume, ²⁶ Ladani umwana wakwe umwaume, Emihudi umwana wakwe umwaume Elishamu umwana wakwe umwaume, ²⁷ Nuni umwana wakwe umwaume, Yoshua umwana wakwe umwaume. ²⁸ Ifipe fyabo ne fifulo fyali ni Betele ne mishi yaishingulwike. Bali tantalisheko ukuya akabanga ukufika ku Naarani naku masamba uku fika ku Gesere ne mishi iyaiko ako naku shekemu ne mishi yaiko ukufika ku ne mishi yaiko. ²⁹ Kumupaka na Manase kwali Bete sheani ne mishi yaiko. Tanaaki mishi yaiko, Megido ne mishi yaiko na Dore ne mishi yaiko. Muli ishi misumba ifikota fyakwa Yosefe umwana mwaume wakwa Israeli emo bali kwikala. ³⁰ Ashere abana baume bakwe bali ni imna, Isba, Ishbi, na Beria. Sera ewali nkashi yabo. ³¹ Beria abana bakwe bali ni Hebere na ,alkile, uwali e wishi wakwe Birsaiti. ³² Hebere abana baume bakwe bali ni Yaflete Shemere, na Hotamu Shua e wali nkashi yabo. ³³ Yalete abana baume bakwe bali ni Pasaki, Bimhali, na Ashbati. Aba e bali abana bakwe Yaflete. ³⁴ Shomere, indume yakwa Yaflete, alikwete aba abana ababume: Roga, Yehubu, na Aramu. ³⁵ Shemere indume yakwe, Hotamu, alikwete aba abana baume; Sofa, Imna, Sheleshe, na Amali. ³⁶ Sofa abana abaume bakwe bali ni Sua, Harnefere, Shuali, Beri, Imra, ³⁷ Besere, Hode, Shama, Shilesha, Itrani, na Beera. ³⁸ Yetere abana abaume bakwe bali ni Yefune, Pispa, na Ara. ³⁹ Ulla abana abaume bakwe bali ni Ara, Haniele, na Risia. ⁴⁰ Bonse aba fikota fyakwa Ashere. Bali e fikolwe fya mikowa yali emitwe yanganda yaba wishibo, abaume abacindeme abaume abali kulwa kabili imfumu pa ntungulushi. Bali abaume amakana amakumi yabili na mutanda eba tantikilwe nga ba linga ku milimo yabu shilika, ukulingana nefyo baba tantikile.

¹ Benjamini abana bakwe abaume basano bali ni bela ibeli lyakwe, Ashibele, Ahara, ² Noha, na Rafa. ³ Bela abana bakwe abaume bali ni Adari, Gera, Ehudi, ⁴ Abishua, Naamani, Ahoa, ⁵ Gera, Shefufani, na Huramu. ⁶ Aba ebali ifikota fya kwa Ehudi imitwe ya mayanda yaba wishibo ku bekashi ba mu Geba abalengelwe uku kukila ku manahati; ⁷ Naamani, Ahiya, na Gera. Pakulekelesha Gera, aliba tungulwile mu kwenda kwabo. Ali e wishi wakwa Usa na Ahihudi. ⁸ Shaharaimu alibele wishi wa bana bamu calo ca Moabu panuma yaku tamfya aba kashi bakwe ba Hushimu na Baaria. ⁹ Mu mukashi wakwe Hodeshe, shaharaimu alibele wishi wakwa Yobabu, Sibia, Mesha, Malkamu, ¹⁰ Yeusi Shakia, na Mirma. Aba e bali abana bakwe abaume, imitwe ya mayanda yaba wishibo. ¹¹ Alibele kale wishi wakwa Abitubi na Elpaali muli Hushimu. ¹² Elpaali abana bakwe abaume bali ni Ebere, Mishamu, na Shemede(uwa kulile ono na Ludi ne mishi yabo iya bashingulwike). ¹³ Kwaliko na Beria na Shema. Bali emitwe yama yanda yaba wishibo kuli abo abali kwikala mu Ayalone, e batamfishemo nabe kashi bamu Gati. ¹⁴ Beria alikwete abana abaume aba: Ahio, shashaki, Yeremote, ¹⁵ Sebadia. Aradi, Edere, ¹⁶ Mikaele, Ishpa, na Yoha e bali abana abaume aba kwa Beria. ¹⁷ Sebadia, Meshulamu, Hiski, Hebere, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Islia na Yobabu e bali abana abaume abakwa Elipaali. ¹⁹ Yakimu, Sikri, Sabidi, ²⁰ Elienai, Siletai, Eliele, ²¹ Adaya, Beraya, na Shimrati e bali abana abaume abakira Shimeyi. ²² Ishpani, Ebere, Eliele, ²³ Abdone , Skikri, Hanani, ²⁴ Hanania, Elamu, Antotiya, ²⁵ Ifidia, na Penuele e bali abana abana abaume bakwa Shashake. ²⁶ Shansherai, Sheharia, ²⁷ Yaareshia Eliya, na Sikri e bali abana baume abakwa Yerohamu. ²⁸ Aba e bali imitwe ya mayanda yaba wishibo kabili imfumu sha baume abali kwikala mu Yerusalemu. ²⁹ Wishi wakwa Gibeone Yeuele uyo umukashi wakwe ishina ali ni Maaka, aikele mu Gibeone. ³⁰ Ibeli lyakwe ali ni Abdone , pakonkelena Suri, Kishi, Baali, Nadabu, ³¹ Gedore, Ahio, na Sekere. ³² Naumbi pabana bakwe Yoele umwaume ali ni Mikilote, uwaishile kuba wishi wakwa Shimeamu. Nabo bene baikele mupepi naba lupwa lwabo mu Yerusalemu. ³⁴ Nere e wali wishi wakwa Kishi. Kishi e wali wishi wakwa Shauli. Shauli e wali na Esh-Baali. ³³ Umwana umwaume uwakwa Yenatani ali ni Merib-Baali. Merib-Baali e wali wishi wakwa Mika ³⁵ Abana abaume abakwa Mika bali ni Pitone, Meleke, Tarea, na Ahasi. ³⁶ Ahasi aishile kuba wishi wakwa Yehoada. Yehoada e wali wishi wakwa Alemete Asmabete, na Simri. Simri e wali wishi wakwa Mosa. ³⁷ Mosa e wali wishi wakwa Binea, Binea e wali wishi wakwa Rafa. Rafa e wali wishi wakwa Eleasa. Eleasa e wali wishi wakwa Asele. ³⁸ Asele alikwete abana abaume mutanda: Aserikamu, Bokeru, Ishaele, Shearia, Obadia, na Hanani, Bonse aba abali bana abaume abakwa Asele. ³⁹ Abana abaume abakwa Esheke, indume yakwe, bali ni ulamu ibeli lyakwe, Yeushi ewali cikonkebeli, na Elifelete e wa butatu. ⁴⁰ Ulamu abana bakwe abaume bali abaume abalikulwa kabili bali cenyele mu ku bom fya akatamfunda ne mifwi. Balikwete abana abaume abengi na beshikulu, pamo mwanda umo na makumi yasamo, Bonse aba bali cikota cakwa benjamini.

¹ Eico bonse abena Israeli balilembelwe umo bafyalilwe. Balilembelwe mwi buku lya shamfumu sha kwa Israeli. Abena Yuda bena, baishile kusendwa muli bunkole ku Babiloni pamulandu we sambi lyabo. ² Aba balilepo ukubwelela mu misumba yabo kwali bamo abena Israeli, bashimapepo, abena Lebi, na babomfi ba mwi tempele. ³ Bamo abamulupwa lwakwa Yuda, Benjamini, Efulemu, elo na Manase bali kwi kele mu Yerusalemu. ⁴ Abali kwi kelemo ukubikakofye na Utali umwana mwaume wakwa Amihudi umwana mwaume wakwa Omri umwana mwaume wakwa Imuri umwana mwaume wakwa Bani, umo uwa mulupwa lwakwa Perezi umwana mwaume wakwa Yuda. ⁵ Mu bena Shilani bali Asaiya ibeli elo na bena baume bakwe. ⁶ Mulupwa lwakwa Sera wali ni Yeueli. Ulupwa lwabo lwa pendelwe imyanda mutanda na makumi pabula 690. ⁷ Mulipwa lwakwa Benjamini bali ni Salu umwana mwaume wakwa Meshula umwana mwaume wakwa Hodafiya umwana mwaume wakwa Hasenuya. ⁸ Kabili kwali Ibineya umwana mwaume wakwa Yerohamu; Elaya umwana mwaume wakwa Usi umwana mwaume wakwa Mikiri; elo na Meshulamu umwana mwaume wakwa Shefatiya umwana mwaume wakwa Rueli umwana mwaume wakwa Ibiniya. ⁹ Ulupwa lwabo lwa lembelwe mu cifyalilwa batantinkwa pa pendwa 956. Aba bonse abaume ebali intungulushi sha mu mayanda ya mayanda ya ba shibo. ¹⁰ Ba shimapepo bali ni Yedaiya, Yehoiyabu, elo na Yakini. ¹¹ Kabili kwali Asaria umwana mwaume wakwa Hilkia umwana mwaume wakwa Meshulamu umwana mwaume wakwa Sadoki umwana mwaume wakwa Miraiyoti uwali umukulu mu ng'anda yakwa Lesa. ¹² Kwali Adaiya umwana mwaume wakwa Yerohamu umwana mwaume wakwa Pashuri umwana mwaume wakwa Malikiya. Kabili kwali Masai umwana mwaume wakwa Adieli, umwana mwaume wakwa Yasara umwana mwaume wakwa Meshulamu, umwana mwaume wakwa Mishilemiti umwana mwaume wakwa Imeri. ¹³ Ulupwa lwabo, abali intungulushi mu mayanda yaba shibo, yalipendelwe impendwa 1,760. Bali abaume icine cine mu mulimo wa mung'anda ya kwa Lesa. ¹⁴ Mu bena Lebi, kwali Shemaiya umwana mwaume wakwa Hashubi umwana mwaume wakwa Asirikamu umwana mwaume wakwa Hashabiya, mu lupwa lwakwa Merari. ¹⁵ Kabili kwali na Bakibaka, Hereshi, Galali, elo na Matanya umwana mwaume wakwa Sikiri umwana mwaume wakwa Asafu. ¹⁶ Kabili kwali na Abadi umwana mwaume wakwa Shemaiya umwana mwaume wakwa Galali umwana mwaume wakwa Yedutuni; elo Berekiya umwana mwaume wakwa Asa umwana mwaume wakwa Elikana, uwali kwi kele mu mishi ya bena Netofa. ¹⁷ Bakasunga wa mwinshi bali ni Shalumu, Akubu, Talimoni, Ahimani, elo no lupwa lwabo. Shalumu wali entungulushi yabo. ¹⁸ Ukufika na nomba ba talama ukulonda impongolo ya mfumu iyabela ku kbanga ku nkambi ya lupwa lwa kwa Lebi. ¹⁹ Shalumu umwana mwaume wakwa Kore umwana mwaume wakwa Ebiasafi, umwana mwaume wakwa Kora, elo ulupwa lwakwe ukufuma ku ng'anda ya kwa wishi, abena Kora, ebali abakulu ku mulimo wa kulonda imibombele. Balikulonda pa kwingilila kwi tenti, nga filya ifikolwe fyabo fyali kulonda inkambi ya kwa Yahweh, elo balikulonda pa mwinshi. ²⁰ Finehasi umwana mwaume wakwa Eleasa ewali umukulu pali bo akale, elo na Yahweh ali na ye. ²¹ Sakaria umwana mwaume wakwa Meshelemia ewali kulonda umwinshi kwi tenti lya ku kumaninamo. ²² Abo bonse abasalilwe nga bakasunga ba mpongolo pa minshi bali impendwa 212. Amashina yabo yalembelwe umo balikutantika abantu mu minshi yabo. Davidi na Samwele kasobela bali ba bikilemo mu mififulo fyabo ifya cishinka. ²³ Eico bena no lupwa bali pelwe umulimo wa kulonda impongolo sha ng'anda yakwa Yahweh, iyo iyali ku kutwa ing'anda ye tenti. ²⁴ Ba kasunga wa mponglo bali ba bikile pa mbali shonse shine, ku kabanga, ku masamba, ku kapinda ka kukuso, elo na ku kapinda kakulyo. ²⁵ Ba munyinabo, abali kwi kele mu mishi yabo, munshiku cie lubali mu kwisa mukukomboshanya, mu nshita mu nshita. ²⁶ Nomba intungulushi shine isha bakasunga wa mpongolo, abali bena Lebi, bapelwe umulimo wakulonda imiputule elo ne miputule ya kusungilamo mu ing'anda yakwa Lesa. ²⁷ Balikwele ubushiku mufifulo fyabo ukushinguluka yonse ing'anda yakwa Lesa, pantu bena wali mulimo wabo ukuilonda. Bali kuisula cila lu celo. ²⁸ Bamo pali bo ebali abakulu mu fipe fya kubomfya mwi tempele; ebali ku fipenda uluntu ba fileta elo no luntu bakofi funya. ²⁹ Bambi pali bo bali pelwe umulimo wa kusunga ifintu fya mushilo, elo na fimbi, pamopene no bunga bwang'ano umwangashi, amafuta, ububani, elo ne fya kununkila. ³⁰ Bamo aban baume baku bashimapepo bali kusankanya ifya kununkila. ³¹ Matitiya, umo pa bena Lebi, uwali ibeli lyakwa Shalumu umwina Kora, ewali umukulu wa kupekanya umukate pa mitulo. ³² Bamo ba munyina wabo, ulupwa lwa bena Koati, ebali abakulu ku kutantika umukate, ku kupekanya cile Sabata. ³³ Ba kemba elo ne ntungulushi sha bena Lebi aba ng'anda sha kuba wishi bo balikwikele mu miputule ya mwi tempele uluntu bena bali abantungwa ukufuma ku milimo, pantu bena bali kubomba imilimo yabo akasuba no bushiku. ³⁴ Aba entungulushi sha mu mayanda yaba wishibo mu bena Lebi, ngefyo fya tantinkwe mu mabuku ya cifyalilwa cabo, intungulushi. Bali kwikele mu Yerusalemu. ³⁵ Wishi wakwa Gibeoni, Yeieli, uo umukashi wakwe nshina ali ni Maaka wali kwikele mu Gibeoni. ³⁶ Umwana mwaume ibeli lyakwe ali ni Abudoni, eluntu abana bakwe abaume Suri, Kishi, Baali, Neri, Nadabu, ³⁷ Gedori, Ahio, Sakaria, elo na Mikiloti. ³⁸ Mikiloti wali wishi wakwa Shimeamu. Nabo bene balikwikele mupepi na bamunyina wabo mu Yerusalemu. ³⁹ Neri wali wishi wakwa Kishi. Kishi wali wshi wakwa Shauli. Shauli wali wishi wakwa Yonatani, Mali-kishua, Abinadabu, elo na Eshi-Baali. ⁴⁰ Umwana mqaume wakwa Yonatani wali ni Meribu-Baali. Meribu-Baali wali wishi wakwa Mika. ⁴¹ Abana baume wkwa Mika bali Pitoni, Meleki, Tarea, elo na Ahasi. ⁴² Ahasi wali wishi wakwa Yada. Yada wali wishi wakwa Alemeti, Asimafeti, elo na Simuri. Simuri wali wishi wakwa Mosa. ⁴³ Mosa wali wishi wakwa Binea. Binea wali wishi wakwa Refaiya. Refaiya wali wishi wakwa Eleasa. Eleasa wali wishi wakwa Aseli. ⁴⁴ Aseli abana baume bakwe mutanda bali Asirikamu, Bokeru, Ishimaeli, Obadiya, elo na Hanani. Aba ebali abana baume bakwa Aseli.

¹ Nomba ba Pelishiti balwile na Israeli, onse umwaume wakwa Israeli alibutukile ukufuma ku ba Pelishiti elo bali ponene panshi no kufuma pa lupili lwa Giliboa. ² Aba Pelishiti bali mupepifye mukubutusha Shauli elo no mwana mwaume wakwe. Aba Pelishiti baishile kwi paya Yonatani, Abinadabu, elo na Mali-kishua, abana bakwe abaume. ³ Ubulwi bwalikoesele elo na Shauli, elo na bakaposa wa misumbo bali musangile, elo bali mucenene. ⁴ Eluntu Shauli aishile kulanda ku kusenda ifyanso fyakwe ati, ''Somona ulupanga lobe no kundasa. Pantu, aba abatasembululwa kuti baisa mukuncusha.'' Nomba uwali kusenda ifyanso fyakwe alikene, pantu ali no mwenso. Eico Shauli aishile kubula ulupanga lwakweelo aishile kuwilapo. ⁵ Uluntu uwalikusenda ifyanso fyakw aishile kubona ukuti Shauli afwa, aishile kuwila pa lupanga lwakwe mu nshila imoine elo afwile. ⁶ Eico Shauli alifwile, elo na bana bakwe abaume batatu, eico bonse aba mu ng'nda yakwe bafwilile pamo. ⁷ Uluntu abaume bonse abena Israeli abali muwi shika ba bwene ukuti bena na babutuka elo ali Shauli na bana baume bakwe na bafwa, baishile kufuma mu misumba no kubutuka. Eluntu aba Pelishiti baishile elo kwikalamo. ⁸ Caishile kwisa pa bushiku bwa konkelepo, uluntu aba Pelishiti baishile ku kupiita ifipe fya bafwile, efyo basangile Shauli na bana baume bakwe bawilile pa lupili lwa Giliboa. ⁹ Baishile kumufula elo no kumupiita umutwe wakwe elo ne fyanso fyakwe. Baishile kutuma bakabilo mu calo conse icaba Pelishiti ku kwishibisha ku tulubi twabo elo na ku bantu. ¹⁰ Baishile kubika ifyanso fyakwe mwi tempele lya tu lesa twabo, elo balikobekele umutwe wakwe kwi tempele lya kwa Dagoni. ¹¹ Uluntu bonse mu Yabeshi Gileadi baishile kumfwa ifyo aba Pelishiti bacitile kuli Shauli, ¹² bonse abaume ba bulwi baishile kuya elo bapiitile umubili wakwa Shauli elo ne ya bana baume bakwe, baishile kuleta ku Yabeshi. Bali bashikile na mafupa yabo munshi a oaki mu Yabeshi elo bafungile ishinku cine lubali. ¹³ Eico Shauli alifwile pantu tali na cishinka kuli Yahweh. Ena tali kunakila ifyo Yahweh ali kumweba, nomba, nomba ali pwishe ifya kucita ukufuma ku muntu uwali kulanda no wafwa. ¹⁴ Tali kufwaya ukwipusha kuli Yahweh, eico Yahweh ali mwi peye elo aishile kubwesesha ubufumu kuli Davidi umwana mwaume wakwa Yese.

¹ Eluntu abena Israeli bonse baishile kuli Davidi ku Hebuloni no kutila ati, ''Lolesha, fwebo tuli munofu obe kabili ifupa lyobe. ² Munshita yapiita, uluntu Shauli wali imfumu pali fwebo, niwe walikutungulula abashilika ba bena Israeli. Yahweh Lesa obe aishile kulanda kuli webo ati, 'Ukulekucema abantu bandi abena Israeli, elo webo ukuba kateka pa bantu bandi abena Israeli.''' ³ Eico abakulu bonse abakwa Israeli baishile kwisa ku mfumu ku Hebuloni, elo Davidi aishile kupanga icipangano na bo pantanshi yakwa Yahweh. Baishile kusuba Davidi ubufumu pali Israeli muli inshila, ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh ilyo alandile kuli Samwele lya cishinka. ⁴ Davidi elo na bena Israeli bonse balile ku Yerusalemu (emukutila, Yebusi). Nomba abena Yebusi, abalikwikele mu calo, balikulya kwine. ⁵ Abekashi ba mu Yebusi batile kuli Davidi ati, ''Webo tawaisemo muno.'' Nomba Davidi alipitle ilingana lya Sioni, ekutila, umusumba wakwa Davidi. Davidi aishile kulanda ati, ''Uyo onse uukabalilapo ukusansa abena Yebusi eukaba umukulu wa ⁶ bashilika.'' Eico Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Seruiya ewalibalilepo ukusansa, efyo apelwe ubukulu. ⁷ Eluntu Davidi atampile ukwikele ku ncende iyakwafya ukufikko. Eico bakwinikile umusumba wakwa Davidi. ⁸ Aishile kukula umusumba onse ukushinguluka ukufuma ku mililo no ku bwelela ukushinguluka icibumbili. Yoabu waliwemye umusumba washeleko. ⁹ Davidi alicishapo no kucishapo pantu Yahweh wafita alikuba na ye. ¹⁰ Aba ebali intungulushi Davidi akwete, abo abailangile abene ukukoa pamo nankwe mu bufumu bwakwe, pamo na bonse abena Israeli, ku kumucita ena imfumu, ukunakila ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh palwa kwa Israeli. ¹¹ Ifi efyali abaume ba maka abakwa Davidi: Yeshobeamu, umwana mwaume wakwa Hekimoni, ewali umukulu pabalikutungulula abashilika. Waipeye imyanda itatu abaume ku musumbo wakwe pa muku umowinefye. ¹² Uwamukonkelepo wali ni Eleasa umwana mwaume wakwa Dodo, umwina Ahoy, uwali umo pabaume bamaka batatu. ¹³ Ali pamo na Davdi pa Pas Dammu, elo kulya aba Pelishiti balilongene pamo mukulwa. ekwali ibala lya barle elo abashlka bali butukle ukufuma ku ba Pelishit. ¹⁴ Bali kutalama pakat ke bala. bali licinglile elo baipeye na ba ku cmfya na Yahweh alibapuswshe no ku cimfya uku kulu. ¹⁵ Eluntu batatu pali ba ntungulush amakumi yatatu balitentemukle ku cilibwe kuli Davidi, ku lucengo lwa Adulamu. Absshlka ba ba Pelishiti bashile kupanga nkambi mwi shika lya Refaimu. ¹⁶ Pali ilya nshita Davidi ali ku ncende yakwe ya yafishe ukufikako, ulucengo, ilyo aba Pelishiti bacitile nkambi yabo ku Betelemu. ¹⁷ Davidi wali kufwaya amenshi elo aishile kulanda ati, ''Nga cakweba ati umo wa mpelako amenshi yakunwa ukufuma mu cishima caku Betelemu, icishima icabela ku mpongolo!'' ¹⁸ Eico aba abaume bamaka batatu bali tobele ukupitila pa ba shilika ba ba Pelishiti bal tapile na menshi ukufuma pa cishima ca mu Betelemu, icishima icaba pa mpongolo. Balipitile amenshi no kuyatwala kuli Davidi, lelo ena walikene ukuyanwa. Mucifulo cakunwa, ena waliyetile kuli Yahweh. ¹⁹ Eluntu aishile kulanda ati, Teti cibe fyo nebo ntafwile ukucita ici! Bushe kuti nanwa umulopa wa aba baume aba bika imyeo yabo mukayofi?'' Pantu balibikile imyeo yabo ku kayofi, Davidi walikene uku yanwa. Ifi efya bombele abaume bamaka batatu. ²⁰ Abishai munyna wakwa Yoabu ewal umukulu pali balya batatu. Ewa bomfeshe umusumba wakwe pa bali imyanda itatu elo wal bepeye. walilumbukile pali batatu. ²¹ Pali batatu, walpelwe umucishnshi elo waisa kuba umukulu wabo, nangu tali umo pali bo. ²² Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoiyada wali mushilika uwakushipa ukufuma ku Kabuseel, uwacitile ifikulu. Walipeye abana baume babili abakwa Ariele abena Moabu. Kabili walibile mucilindi elo waipeye inkalamo pa bushiku uluntu amenshi makasa yali kupona. ²³ Walipeye no mwina Egypto, umwaume uwalepele imikono isano. Umwina Egypto walikwete umusumbo wa kuba ngo mulando, nomba walitentemukile kuli ye ne nkonto. Walisompwele umusumbo ukufuma mu minwe ya mwina Egypto no ku mwipaya ku musumbo wakwe wine. ²⁴ Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoiyada wacitile ifi ifya kupapa elo naye walumbukilwa pali ba lya abaume bamaka batatu. ²⁵ Wapelwe umucishinshi uukulu ukucila na paba shilika amakumi yatatu bonse, lelo tapendelwe kul balya baume bamaka batatu. Nomba Davidi wamubikile umukulu paba ku mulinda. ²⁶ Abaume bamaka bali Asaeli munyina wakwa Yoabu, Elianani umwana mwaume wakwa Dodo uwa ku Betelemu, ²⁷ Shamoti umwina Haroti, Helesi umwna Peloni, ²⁸ Ira umwana mwaume wakwa Ikesh umwina Tekoa, Abiesa umwina Anatoti, ²⁹ Sibeki umwina Hushati, Ilai umwina Ahoyi. ³⁰ Maharayi umwina Netofa, Heledi umwana mwaume wakwa Baanaya umwina Netofa, ³¹ Hai umwana mwaume wakwa Riba uwaku Gibea mu lupwa lwakwa Benjamini, Benaya umwina Piratoni, ³² Hurai uwakutumimana twa Gaashi, Abieli umwina Aribati, ³³ Asimafeti umwina Baharumi, eliaba umwina Shaaliboni, ³⁴ Abana baume wakwa Hashemu umwina Gishoni, Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwa Shage umwina Harari, ³⁵ Ahiamu umwana mwaume wakwa Sakari umwina Harari, Elifalu umwana mwaume wakwa Uri, ³⁶ Hefa umwina Makerati, Ahiya umwina Peloni, ³⁷ Hesiro umwina Kameli, Naarai umwina mwaume wakwa Esibai, ³⁸ Yoeli munyina wakwa Natani, Mibiya umwana mwaume wakwa Hagiri, ³⁹ Seleki umwina Amoni, Naharai umwina Beroti (kapita wa fyanso fyakwa Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Seruiya), ⁴⁰ Ira umwina tira, Garebu umwna Hira, ⁴¹ Uria umwina Hiti, Sabadi umwana mwaume wakwa Ahilai, ⁴² Adina umwana mwaume wakwa Shisa umwina Rubeni (intungulushi ya bena Rubeni) na makumi yatatu abo ali na ye, ⁴³ Hanani umwana mwaume wakwa Maaka, Yoshafati umwina Mitini, ⁴⁴ Usia umwina Ashiterati, Shama elo na Yeli abana baume bakwa Hotamu umwina Aroeli, ⁴⁵ Yedieli umwana mwaume wakwa Shimuri, Yoha (munyina wakwe umwina Tisi), ⁴⁶ Elieli umwina Mahafi, Yeribai na Yoshafia abana baume bakwa Elinamu, Itima umwina Moabu, ⁴⁷ Elieli, Obedi, elo na Yesieli umwina Mesoba.

¹ Aba ebaume abaishile kuli davidi ku ziklagilibe acili uwtanfiwa ukufuma ku mulalu wakwa sauli umwana mwaume wakwa kish. ² Bali pamo naba shilika, baka fwilisha mu bulwi.Bali ipangishe na mata kabili kuti babomfya amaboko yonse ukwa kulyo no kwa kuso mukuposa amabwe na mukulasa imifwi ukufuma mumata. bali bena benjamin abamumukowa wakwa sauli. ³ Imfumu yali ni alizele, elyo joashi,bonse abana abaume abakwa shemaah umwina gibe .kwali jezieli na pelet,abana abaume bakwa azmaveth. kwali na berakah , jehu umwina anatho, ⁴ Ishamaiah umwina gibe umushilika wapaba makumi yatatu [kabili kangalila waba makumi yatatu ] ;jeremia , jahaziel , johanan, jozabad ,umwina gedera, ⁵ Eluzai, Jenmoth, shemariah, shephatia umwina Harupi. ⁶ Abena Kora Elkana, Isshih, zarel, joezer, jashobeam, na Joelah na ⁷ Zebadiah, abana baume bakwa Jeroham wa ku Gedor. ⁸ Bamo abena Gad bali ilundile kuli David pa ncende iya mu mawanga., bali baume ba bulwi, abaume abakanshiwa mu kulwa, aba ngobofye ikwela ne fimo, abali ne finso ifyakutinya ukubati finso fya nkala mo bali abakwanguka ukwati ni mpombo mu mpali. ⁹ Bali ni Ezeeri intungulushi, obadiah uwa cibili, Eliab uwa citatu. ¹⁰ Mishmannah uwa cine, Jeremial uwa cisano. ¹¹ Atta, ywalenga mutanda, Eliel uwa cine lubali. ¹² Johanan uwa cine konse konse, Elzabad uwalenga pabula. ¹³ Jeremah uwalenga ikumi, makbannai uwalenga ikumi na umo. ¹⁴ Aba abana abaume bakwa Gad bah ni ntungulushi shabashilika. uwali umunono alikutungulula umwonda, no wakulishepo alikutungulula ikana. ¹⁵ Balyabukile umumana wa Jordani mu mweshi wa ntanshi, ilyo waiswile na muncena, kabili balitanfishe bonse abali kwikala mu mipoka poka bonse ukulola ku kabanga no ku lola ku masamba. ¹⁶ Bamo abaume bakwa Benyamin na yuda balishile kunce kuli David. ¹⁷ David alifumune muku bakumanya no kulanda nabo; Nga mulishile mu mutende kuli nebo muku ngafwa, kuli mwailunda kuli nebo. Nomba nga mwishile mukumpela ku balwani banah, shi Lesa wa fikolwe fyesu amo ne no ku mikalipila. Apo nshalitita ububi.'' ¹⁸ Eluntu umupashi waishile pali amasai, uwali mukulu pabapa makumi yatatu. Amasai walandile,''Tuli bobe, David. Tuli kulubali lobe mwana Jesse. Umutende, shi umutende wingaba kuli onse ukokwafwa. Shi umutende wingaba kuli bakafwa bobe, ico Lesa obe akokwafwa,'' Eluntu David abapokelele nokubacita abakalamba pa abaume bakwe. ¹⁹ Bomo ukufuma kuli manasseh nabo baliwilile kuli David elyo aishile nabena filishiti ukwimina Sauli ku bulwi, lelo tabayafwile abena filishiti, pantu bakateka babena filishiti pakulanshanya umo no munankwe bali tanfishe David. Ba landile,' Ali no kutufutuka kuli shikulu wakwe Sauli nokubika imweo yesu mu kumanama.'' ²⁰ Uluntu aile ku ziklag, abaume bakwa manasseh abailundile ku wo babi adnah, Jozabad, Jedigel michael, Jozabad, Elihi, na Ziliethal, abakalamba ba myanda bakwa manasseh. ²¹ Bayafwile David ukulwa ne mpika yafipondo,ico bali baume ba bulwi panuma baishile kuba abakalamba babashilika. ²² Cilabushiku ,abaume alikwisa kuli David mukumwifwa, mpaka kwali ibumba ilya bashilika ilikalamba, kwati ubumba lya bashilika lya kwa Lesa ²³ Iyi empendwa yabashilika abaipekenye ne fyanso kubulwi abaishile kuli Davidku hebron, mukubwesha ubufumu bwa kwa Sauli kuli wo ica sendele ishiwilya kwa Yahwe. ²⁴ ukufuma kuli yuda abo abasendele inwela ne fimo bali 6 800 abali ne fyanso fya bulwi. ²⁵ ukufuma ku bena simeon bali 7,100 abaume ba bulwi. ²⁶ Ukufuma ku bena Levi bali 4,600 abaume ba bulwi. ²⁷ Jehoiada ewali intungulushi yabana kufyalwa bakwa Aaron, kabili nao ali na 3,700. ²⁸ Na Zadok, umulumendo, umwaume uwakosa, kabiliuwakushipa, ali na makumi yabili na babili intungulushi ukufuma ku lupwa lwaka wishi. ²⁹ Ukufuma kuli Benamini, umukowa wakwa Sauli bali 3,00 abengi pali bo balishele kuli Sauli mpaka pali iyi nshita. ³⁰ Ukufuma ku bena Ephramu kwali 20,800 abaume babulwi, abaume abali abaishibikwa mu mayanda yaba shibo . ³¹ Ukufuma kuli citika wa mutundu wakwa manasseh kwali 18,000 abaume abaishibikwa abaishile mukucita David imfumu ³² ukufuma kuli issacha kwali lntungulushi imyanda ibili abali mukwiluka kwa nshita nokwishiba ifyo Israeli afwile ukucita. Bonse balupwa babo balikutungululwa kuli bo. ³³ Ukufuma kuli Zebuluni kwali 50,000 abaume ba bulwi abapekawishiwa ku bulwi nefyanso fyanse ifya bulwi, kabili abaipekanya ukupela bucishinka ubwabula ukusunako. ³⁴ Ukufuma kuli Nphatali kwali 1,000 abakalamba baba shilika, kabili kuli bo kwali 37,000 abaume ne nkwelo na ma fumo. ³⁵ Ukufuma kuli Dan kwali 28,600 abaume abapekanya ku bulwi. ³⁶ Ukufuma kuli Asheli kwali 40,000 abaume abaipekanya kulwi. ³⁷ Ukufuma ku lubali lumbi ulwa mumana wa Jordan, ukufuma kubena Reubeni, gad kabili na citika wa lipwa lwa kwa manasseh kwali 120,000abaume ne fyanso fyonse ifya bulwi ifyalekanalekana. ³⁸ Bonse aba abashilika, abateyenishiwa ku bulwi balishile ku Hebron na mapange ya kucita daivid imfumu pali Israeli onse . Na yonse Isreali yalisuminishe ukucita David imfumu. ³⁹ Bali kulya na David inshiku shitatu, ukulya no kunwa pantu ba lupwa babo bali batumine baye nefyo baba teyanishishe. ⁴⁰ Mukulundapo abo abali mupepi kuli ukufika na

¹ Davidi waipushishishe bamushika babashilika bamakana namakana nabanyanda nemyenda, nentungulushi yonse. ² Davidi alandilr kucilonganino cabena Israeli conse umfwa cili bwino kuli mwe, kabili umfwa ici cifumine kuli Yahweh Lesa wesu Lekeni tutume ntumi kuli bonse bawesu abashala mufitungu fyonse ifyasalangana fya Israeli kabili kuli bashimapepo nabena Leviti abali mumisuma yabo ³ . Lekeni bebwe ukwisa kulikumbinkanya kuli fwe. Lekeni tulete imokoshi yamafunde yakwa Lesa wesu kukubwelela kuli fwebene pantutatwafwaile ukufwaya kwakwe munshiku shakuteka kwakwe Saulo.'' ⁴ 4Icilonganino conse calisunine ukucite fifintu, pantu balikumoneka abacishinka mumenso yabantu bonse ⁵ Eco Dabidi alikolonganikile Israeli onse pamo, ukufuma kumumana wa Shio mu Egypto ukufika ku Lebo Hahati, kukufulete imbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Lesa ukufuma kuli kiriathi kearimu. ⁶ Davidi nabena Israeli bonse balininikile ku Baalah, uyo uuli, kiriathi kearimu uuli wakwa yudah, kukuleta ukufumya kulya imbokoshi yamafunde Yahweh. Yahweh,uwasansabalikwa pali bakerubi. ⁷ Eco babikile imbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Yahweh peceleta lieya balilifumushe ukufuma muganda Abandabi. Ussah na Ahio balikutungulula iceleta. ⁸ Davidi nabena Israeli bonse balikusefya pacinso cakwa Lesa namaka yabo yonse . Balikwimba namaseese, isango, insombo, imiwaya na mapenya. ⁹ Ulo baishile palubansa lwakulululilapo ulwa kidon, uzzah alitambalikile ukuboko kwakw ukufumatile imbokoshi yamafunde, pantu ingombe yalitelententele. ¹⁰ Elo ubukali bwakwa Yahweh bwalibimukile pali uzzr, kubili yahweh alimwipeye pantu uzzah alitambalikile ukuboko kwakwe kumakoshiyamafunde. Alifwilile palya pene pacinso caka Lesa. ¹¹ Davidi alifulilwe pantu Yahweh alisanshile Uzzah. Uyencende twa perezi uzzah kuli fika nakuli buno bushiku. ¹² Davidi walitinine Lesa bulya bushiku. Alandile,''kuti naleta shani ingánda yamafunde yakwa Lesa kuli ne?'' ¹³ Eco Davidi teteseshe imokoshi yamafunde kumusumba wakwa Davidi, Lelo aibikile kumbali mu ngánda yakwa obed edom umwina Gittite. ¹⁴ Imbokoshi yamafunde yakwa Lesa yashele mungánda yabangánda bakwa obed edomu pamwenshi itatu . Eco Yahweh alipalile ingángda yakwe nafyonse ifyoakwete.

¹ Eluntu Hiram imfumu ya tuli yatumine intumi kuli Davidi, kabili ne miti ya mukedori bakapala a mbao, kabili nenceshi shomabwe. Balimuku lile ing'anda. ² Davidi aishibe ati yohweh alimucitile ukuba imfumu pali Esraeli kabili atki ubufumu bwakwe bwalisumbwilwe pamulu pa mulanda wa bantu bakwe Isreali. ³ Mu Jerusalemu Davidi abulile abakashi abena, kabili alisangukile wishi wabana abaume na banakashi bengi. ⁴ Aya emashina ya bana abafyelwe kuli ena mu Jerusalemu, shobabu, Nathani Solomoni, ⁵ 5Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelebi. ⁶ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁷ Elishama Beelinda, kabilina Elipheleti. ⁸ Lelo ilya abapecishiti baufwile ati Davidi alisubilwe nge mfumu pali Israeli yonse bonse balifumine mukamufwaya. ⁹ Nomba Davdi wallwumfwi pali ico kabili walifume palio. Nomba aba pelishiti balishile no ku belama mumatololo ya kwa Rafaimi. ¹⁰ Eluntu Davidi walipwishe ubwafwilisho ukufuma kuli Lesa walandile,''Bushe kuti nayaku sansa aba pelisiti? Bushe mukampela ukucifya pali boo?'' Yahweh walandile kuli o'' sanse ico mucine kopela bo kuli webo.'' ¹¹ Eco baishile ukuninika ku Baali-perasimu, kabili kulya ali bacimfishe. walandile,'' Lesa alilepukile mubalwani bandi ukupitil mukuboko kwandi inga ukupomokwmeshi.'' Eco ishina lya cende yai shile kuba Baali perasim. ¹² Abena pelisiti, balishile imilungu yabo Eco Davidi walibebele uluti ifwile okolewa. ¹³ Eluntu aba philisiti balibeleme mumupokopokoka nakabili. ¹⁴ Eco Davidi waipaishe ubwafwilisho ukufuma kuli Lesa nakabili Lesa walandile o, Tau fwile waa sansa intanshi yabo, kano, ukuba shinguluka kunuma yabo nokwisa pali bo ukupito mufimuti fya baisam. ¹⁵ Uluntu ukoufwa iciunda ca shindo mumwela ule pupa pamulu wa fimuti fya mibalsam, elo sansa namaka. Cito ici pantu Lesa libe taulasansa ibumba lya bashi lika abena philisitini.'' ¹⁶ Eco Davidi walicitili ingefyo Lesa wamukonko meshe. Ali cifishe abashilika waba philistini ukufuma ku Gibeni ukufika konse ku Geza. ¹⁷ Eluntu ulutumbi lya kwa Davidi lwa lifumine mu caloconse, kabili Yahweh walengele inko shonse ukumutina.

¹ Dabidi waikulile amayanda yakwe umwine mumusumba wakwa Dabidi. Wapekanishishe incende icipao cakwa Lesa no kushimpa ihema lya ciko. ² Eluntu Dabidi walandile,''beka abena Levi eba kusenda icipao cakwa Lesa, pantu balisalilwe na Yahweh kukusenda icipao cakwaa Yahweh, kabili nokumubombela umuyayaya.'' ³ 3Eluntu Dabdi walangonye bonse abena Israeli pa yelusalemu, kukuleta icipao cakwa Yahweh kucifulo ico icipekanishe. ⁴ Davidi alongenye pamo abana bakwa Aaroni naba na Lebi. ⁵ Ukufuma kabana bakwa Kohati, kwali urieti intungulushi no lupwa lwakwe ,120 abaume. ⁶ 6Ukufuma kabana bakwe merari kwali Asaiah intungulushi no lupwa lwakwe ,220 abaume. ⁷ Ukufuma kabana bakwa Gershomu, kwali Yoweli intungulushi no lupwa lwakwe 130 abaume. ⁸ Ukufuma kubana bakwa Eligaphan, kwali Shemaih intungulushi no lupwa lwakwe, 200 abaume. ⁹ Ukufuma kubana bakwa Hebrom, kwali Eliel intungulushi no lupwa lwakwe, amakumi cine konse konse abaume. ¹⁰ Ukufuma kubana bakwa Usieli, kwali Amminaolab no lupwa lwakwe, 112 abaume. ¹¹ Davidi wakutile Zadoke na Abiathari bashimapepo kabili na bena Levi Uriel, Asaiah, Yoeli, shemaiah, Eliel, na Amminadab. ¹² Walilandile kulibo,'' muli ntungulushi shandupwa shabena Levi. Isangululeni mwebene, bonse imwenaba wenu, pakutila munganinika icipao cakwa Yahwe, Lesa wakwa Israeli, kucifulo ico cipekanishishe. ¹³ Tamwacisendele umuku wakubalilapo. Ecalengele Yahweh Lesa wesu atukalipile ifwe pantu tatwa mufwaile nangu kubela ifipope fyakwe.'' ¹⁴ Elo bashimapepo nabena Levi baisangulwe abena elo baninike icipao cakwa Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli. ¹⁵ Elo abena Levi bapitile icipao cakwa Lesa pamabeya yabo pa myalo, ngefyo Mose akonkomeshe-Ukukonka amafunde yapelwe mwishiwi lyakwa Yahweh. ¹⁶ Davidi wasosele kuntungulushi shabena Lebi ukusonta ba wabo nga bakemba abakulisha ukukosha ifilimba, imitolilo na malimba na masese, kukusumbula ifunda fya nsansa. ¹⁷ Eco abena basontele Hemani umwana wakwa Yoeli naumo uwamuli ba wabo, Asafi umwana wakwa Berechiah. Nabo nakabili basontele nabana ukufuma kubana bakwa Merari na Etani umwana wakwa kushaiah. ¹⁸ Kuli bena kwali abana babo mu cipande cakulenga bubili:Sekaria, Yaosleli, shemilamote, Yayaile, unni, Ellabu, Benaya, Maaseiah, Matt, shaya Elifelehu, Mikineya Obed Edomuna Yeele, bakalinda bapa mpangolo. ¹⁹ Ingomba Hemani Asafi, kabili na Etani basontelwe ukuli sha isango sha nsambo ishililisha. ²⁰ Sekalia, Asaeele, shemilamote, Yaile unni, Eliabu, Maaseya kabili na Benaya balelisha imitolilo, shapelwe ku Alamote. ²¹ Mattitiah, Elifelehu mikineya, Obed Edum, Yeel kabili na Asasiah baletungulula umusungo wa mapenga shapelwe ku sheminiti ²² Kena naya, intungulushi ya bena Lebi wali ni nashi pantu ali ni kasambilisha wa nyimbo. ²³ Belekaya na Elikana ebali balinshi bacipao. ²⁴ Sheba naya, Yoshafati, Netanele, Amasai, seka liya Bena ya kabili na Elilesari, bashimapepo, bali baku puuta amapenga pantanshi yacipao cakwa Lesa.Obed Edom na yelah bali ba malonda wa cipao. ²⁵ Elo Davidi abakalamba ba Israeli elo na bakalamba babashilika ba pa makana baile kukuninika icipao ca cipangano cakwa Yahweh ukufumya mungánda yakwa Obed Edomu no kusekelela. ²⁶ Na Lesa wa afwileko abena Lebi ukusenda icipao cacipangano cakwa Yahweh, balipele ilambo ingombe ishilume cine lubali ne koko cine lubali. ²⁷ Davidi wafwele umwingila uwayanguka, nga bena Lebi abapitile icipao ba kemba kabili kenanaya, katungulula wa lwimbo na ba kemba Davidi wafwele icisempe ca efode. ²⁸ Elo bonse abena Israeli balitele icipao caci pangano cakwa Yahweh no kupunda kwakusekelela elyo no kulila kwa nsengonamapenga, nefumpeta, elyo ne mitolilo na masese. ²⁹ Nomba ulo icipao cacipangano cakwa Yahweh caishile kumusumba wakwa Davidi, mikali umwana mwanakashi wakwa Sauli walengele pa nsolokoto. Wamwene imfumu Davidi akocinda no kusefya. Eluntu wamusushishe mumutima wakwe.

¹ Baliletele mukati imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Lesa elo bailekubika mukati ketenti lintu David ateyenye ukwisa kufikilamo. Eluntu balikupela amalambo yafyakoca nemituulo yakwampana pacinso cakwa Lesa. ² Uluntu David wapwilikishe ifyabupe fyakoca elo elo nefyabupe fyakwampana, ena alipalile abantu mwishina lyaka Yahweh. ³ Ena walifyabenye kuli onse umwaume wamu Israeli, kuli bonse abaume na banakashi, elo nempukunya matobo iyishitutumuka. ⁴ David walisontele bamo abena Lebi ukulakubombela kumbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh, elo balekusefya, elo balekulumbanya Yahweh, Lesa wabena Israeli. ⁵ Abo abena Lebi bali ni Asapa katungulula, elo uwalemukonkapo ni Zachariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, elo na Jeiel. Abo abali abakulisha isese elo namasengo. Asapa wali uwakulisha imiwaya, ukulilisha ukukulu. ⁶ Benaiah elo na Jahaza banshimapepo ebalikulisha amapenga cilanshita, pacinso cambokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh. ⁷ Eluntu pali bula bwine bushiku David atampilepo ukusonta Asapa elo bawabo bakwe kukwimba ulwimbo lwafyabupe fyakutotela kuli Yahweh. ⁸ Peleni amatotelo kuli Yahweh, iteni pashina Lyakwe; lekeni ishibikwe imicitile yakwe kunko shonse. ⁹ imbeni kuli yee, imbeni namatotelo kuli yee; mulekulanda palifyonse ifyakupapa ifyo acita. ¹⁰ Mulesekelela mwishina lyakwe ilya mushilo; lekeni imicitile yabonse abakabila Yahweh ilekusansamuka. ¹¹ Fwayeni Yahweh elo nonbukose bwakwe; fwayeni ubukata bwakwe lyonsefye. ¹² Mulekwibukisha ifipesha mano fintu icitile, ifisungusho fyakwe elo nefyakupingula kwakwe ukufuma mu kanwa kakwe, mwebo mwebufyashi bwabena Israeli mwebabomfi bakwe, ¹³ mwebantu bakwa Yakobo, mwebo aisalila umwine. ¹⁴ Ena ni Yahweh, Lesa wesu. Igyabupingushi fyakwe fyaba pano pesonde lyonse. ¹⁵ Mulekusunga icipangano mumatontokanyo yenu lyonse icebo cintu akonkomeshe kunkulo ikana limo. ¹⁶ Ena caliba mumatontonkanyo yakwe icipangano cintu apangene na Abraham, elo nomulapo wakwe kuli Isaac. ¹⁷ Ifi efyo casuminishiwe nakuli Yakobo ngefyebo, elo nakuli Israeli ngecipangano icakubelelela yonse. ¹⁸ Ena alandile ati, ''Nebo nkakupela webo icalo ca Canaan ngecikwatwa cobe icapafishilano.'' ¹⁹ Uluntu bali abanono mumpendwa, abanono nganshi, elo bali abeni muli ici calo, ²⁰ balikupitana ukufuma kunko nakunko, ukufuma kubufumu bumo nokuya kubufumu bunankwe. ²¹ Ena talekusuminisha nangu umo ukuti alekubacusha; alekukanda bashamfumu pakwebati abacingilile. ²² Ena alandile ati, ''Tecakwesha ukwikata abasubwa bandi, elo tecakwesha ukukalifya bakasesema bandi.'' ²³ Imbileni Yahweh, mweba pacalo ponse; bilisheni ukupususha kwakwe akasuba nakasuba. ²⁴ Mulekusalanganya ubukata bwakwe kunko shonse, ifipeshamano fyakwe acita kunko shonse. ²⁵ Pantu Yahweh alipulamo elo alingile ukulumbanishiwa apakulu, elo ena alilinga ukukwatila umwenso ukucila pali tulesa tumbi. ²⁶ Pantu tulesa tonse utwanko tulubi, nomba ni Yahweh uwapanga imyulu. Ukucindama elo nobupulami fyaba muceni cakwe. ²⁷ Amaka elo nokusekelela fyaba pancende yakwe. ²⁸ Mulekulondolola kuli Yahweh, mwebo mwemikowa yabantu, mulekulondolola kuli Yahweh ubukata elo namaka! ²⁹ Mulekulondolola kuli Yahweh ubukata bweshina lyakwe ilyo alingwa. Mulekuleta ifyakutula ilyo lyonse muleisa pacinso cakwe. Mulekufukama kuli Yahweh mubukankala bwabumushilo. ³⁰ Mulekututuma pacinso cakwe, mwebapano calo ponse. Isonde nakabili lyalishimpwa bwino; tekuti litenkanishiwe. ³¹ Lekeni imyulu shibe ishansansa, elo lekeni icalo cibe icakusekelela; lekeni balande kunko shonse ati, ''Yahweh eututeka.'' ³² Lekeni umumana ukalamba ufumye icibulumo, elo nafyonse ifyabamo filepundisha pamo nensansa. Lekeni impanga shibe ishakusekelela, elo nafyonse ifyabamo. ³³ Eluntu lekeni ifimuti fyampanga filekupundisha nensansa nensansa pacinso cakwa Yahweh, pantu akoisa mukupingula abapano calo. Peleni amatotelo kuli Yahweh, pantu wena wabune, pantu icipangano cakwe cabucishinka cakubelelela. Eluntu mukalanda ati, ''Tupusushe, Lesa wepusukilo. Tukolonganike fwebo capamo elo utupusushe fwebo ukufuma kubanko shimbi, pakuti fwebotulete ukutasha kwishina lyobe ilyamushilo elo nobukata mukulumbanishiwa kobe.'' ³⁶ Lekeni Yahweh, Lesa wabena Israeli, abe uwakupalwa ukufuma umuyayaya ukufika nakumuyayaya. abantu bonse bakalanda ati, ''Nacibe iyofine'' elo napalwe Yahweh. ³⁷ Eico David alishile Asaph elo nabawabo bakwe pantanshi yambokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh, mukubomba ukutwalilila pacinso cambokoshi, ngefyo cilabushiku incito yalekufyaikwa. ³⁸ Obed Edomnabo amakumi matanda na cine konse konse balupwa balipendelwepo. Obed Edomumwana mwaume wakwa Jeduthun, pamo na Hosah, ebali abakulonda pamwinshi wa mpongolo. ³⁹ Zadok shimapepo elo nabanankwe bashimapepo balikubomba pacinso cakwa cetenti lyakwa Yahwehpancende iyali pamulu mu Gibeon. ⁴⁰ Balikutuula ifyabupe fyakoca kuli Yahweh pamulu wabulambo bwakocelapo ifyabupe cilanshita mucalucelo namucungulo, ukulingana nafyonse ifyalembwa mumafunde yakwa Yahweh, ngefyo ena apele ngecakukonkomesha kubena Israeli. ⁴¹ Heman na Jeduthun bali pamo nabo, ukubikapo nabo bashele abo abasalilwe mu mashina, kukulapela amatotelo kuli Yahweh pantu icipangano cakwe cacishinka cakubelelela lyonse. ⁴² Heman na Jeduthun bali bakapingula pali abo bonse abali kulisha amapenga, imiwaya, elo nafimbi ifyakulisha lintu muleimba. Abana baume bakwa Juduthun ebalelonda pamwinshi wampogolo. ⁴³ Eluntu abantu bonse babwekelemo ku mayanda yabo, elo David abwelelemo kukuyapala abamunganda yakwe.

¹ Ifi wfyaishile kucitika panuma imfumu naikala mu nganda yaiko, yalandile kuli Nathan kasesema ati, '' Boona, Nibe ndekele mu nganda ya Cedar, nomba imbokoshi yacipangano cakwa Yahweh ilikele munshi ye tenti.'' ² Eluntu Nathan alandile ku David ati, ''Kabuye, kacite ifili mumuti obe, pantu Lesa ali nobe.'' ³ Nomba mubushiku bwine ishiwi lyakwa Lesa lyalishile kuli Nathan, no kulanda ati, ⁴ ''Kubuye elo webe David umubomfi wadi, 'Ifi efintu Yahweh alandile: Webo tawakanulile inganda intu nkalaikalamo. ⁵ Pantu nebo nshikala mu nganda ukufumafye pabushiku nebo nafumishe abena Israeli ukufikafye napali buno bushiku. Mucifulo cakuti, Nebo ndekwikala mwitenti, umwamushilo, muncende ishapusana pusana. ⁶ Monsefye muncende umu Nebo mpitana nabena Israeli bonse, bushe Nebo nalitala ndandapo ifili fyonse ku ntungulushi iili yonse, iyabena Israeli abo Nebo nasonta ukuba bakacema pa bantu bantu, no kulanda ati, ''Cindo mwebo mushankulila inganda ya Cedar?'''''' ⁷ ''Nomba eluntu, eba umubomfi wandi David , 'Ifi efintu Yahweh wafita alandile ati: Nebo nakusendele webo ukufuma ku mpanga yamulemfwe, ukufuma mukukonka umukuni wa mpanga, ukuti webo wisekuba katungulula pa bantu bandi abena Israeli. ⁸ Nebo ndabafye pamofye nobe konsefye uko uya elo naliputula abalwani bobe ukufuma pa cinso cobe, elo nebo ndecita ishina lyobe, ngashina lyaba lumbukwa abo ababa pano calo. ⁹ Nebo ndnokusala incende pabantu bandi abena Israeli elo nkababika palya pene, eico bal nokwikala muncende shabo abene nowakubacusha takwakabe iyo. Tepamulandu nabantu imbifi tashakabacushe, ngefyo balikubacusha kunuma, ¹⁰ nefyo balukucita ukufumafye pali shilya nshiku nebo nakonkomeshe bakapingula ukuba pa bantu bandi abena Israeli. Eluntu nebo nkacimfya bonse abalwani bobe. Nakucilisha webo nalikweba webo ukuti nebo, Yahweh, ndinokukulila webo inganda. ¹¹ Cili nokufika icakwebati uluntu inshiku shikafikilisha ilyo webo ukaya ukwalala ifikolwe fya bashinwe, Nebo nkemya balupwa ukufuma kunuma yobe, elo naumo uwamulupwa lobe, Nebo nkakosha ubufumu bwakwe. ¹² Ena ali nokunkulila nebo inganda, elo nebo nkakosha icipuna cakwe umuyayayaya. ¹³ Nebo ndinokuba wishi kuli yee, elo ena akaba umwana mwaume wandi. Nebo nshakaleke icipangano candi icacishinka ukufuma pali yee, ngefyo Nebo acifumishe pali Saulo, uyo uwaleteka panuma yobe. ¹⁴ Nebo nkemika yee mu nganda yandi elo na mu bufumu bwandi umuyayaya, elo necipuna cakwe cikashimpwa umjuyayaya.''' ¹⁵ Nathan alilandile kuli David nokufisha kuli yee aya yonse aya amashiwi, elo alimwebele na pamulandu wacimonwa conse. ¹⁶ Eluntu imfumu David yaingile mukati elo yaile kwikala pacinso cakwa Yahweh; yalandile ati, ''Bushe ninebo nani, Yahweh Lesa, elo ulupwa lwandi cindo, icakwebati webo waisa kundeta apakulepa fino? ¹⁷ pantu ifi fyalifye ifinono mu menso yobe, we Lesa. Webo walilandile napalupwa lwa mubomfi obe pamikalile yabune iileisa, elo ulundangile nebo nenkulo iileisa, we Yahweh Lesa. ¹⁸ Findo fimbi ifyo nebo, ne David, ningalanda kuli webo? weucindikile umubomfi obe. Webo ulupele umubomfi obe icabune icakumwishiblako. ¹⁹ Yahweh, pamulandu wakufwaya kwa mubomfi obe, elo napakufikilisha ukufwaya kobe, webo ulicitile icintu icabune no kulenga amalayo yobe yasokololwe. ²⁰ Yahweh, takwaba uwaba ngawebo, elo takwaba umbi Lesa kanofye webo, ngefyo fwebo lyonse tumfwa. ²¹ Pantu ninkulo nshi pano calo iyaba nga bantu bobe abena Israeli, abo webo, we Lesa, wafumishe mucalo ca Egypt nga bantu bobe wemwine, pakupanga ishina lyobe wemwine pafipesha mano elo nefyakutinya ifyo ucita? Webo waletamfya nenkulo ukufuma pa bantu bobe, abo webo wafumishe ukufuma mu Egypt. ²² Webo walipanga Israeli ukuba abantu bobe umuyayaya, elo webo, we Yahweh, waisakuba Lesa wabo. ²³ Eico nomba, we Yahweh, leka amalango yobe ayo wabika ukulingana no mubomfi obe elo nabalupwa lwakwe leka fikalilile umuyayaya. Cita ifyo webo walandile. ²⁴ Leka ishina lyobe libelelelele umuyayaya elo libe ilya kucindama, eico nomba abantu bakalanda ati, ' Yahweh umwine wafita Lesa wabena Israeli, ' lelo inganda yandi, David umubomfi obe ikabelelele pacinso cobe. ²⁵ Pantu webo we Lesa wadi, ulisokolwele kumubomfi obe ukuti webo ukamukulile inganda. Emulandu wine Nebo, nemubomfi obe, nasangila ikushipa pakupepa webo. ²⁶ Nomba we Yahweh, webo uli Lesa, elo ulupangile ubulayo ubwabune kumubomfi obe: ²⁷ Nomba cili icakusekesha webo pakupala inganda ya mubomfi obe, ukuti cikonkanishiwepo umuyayaya pacinso cobe, we Yahweh, walipala ici, elo cikaba icakupalwa umuyayaya.''

¹ Panuma yaifi fyacitika ilyo David ataashishe aba Perishiti elo no kubacimfya. Aishile kubula Gati elo nemishi yaiko ukufuma mu maka yaba Perishiti. ² Eluntu aishile kucimfya Moab elo na bana Moab baishilekuba ababomfi kuli David elo balemupela no musonko. ³ Davidi eluntu aishile kucimfya Hadadesere, imfumu yamu Soba pa Hamati, ilyo Hadadesere alikuya mukubika ifunde lyakwe ku mumana wa Yufurate. ⁴ Davidi aishile kupoka amaceleta ikana limo ukufuma kuli ye, na balipali baka balwe amakana cine lubali, elo na bali kwenda pamakasa amakana amakumi ya bili. Davidi amanikile ba kabalwe ba maceleta bonse, lelo ashilepofye amaceleta umwanda umo. ⁵ Uluntu abena Aramu abaku Damasiko baishile mukwafwako Hadadesere imfumu yaku Soba, Davidi aishile kwipaya abaume baku Aramu amakana amakumi yabili. ⁶ Eluntu Davidi aishile kubika amaboma ya bashilika mu Aramu muDamasiko, elo na bena Aramu baishile kuba ababomfi kuli ye elo nokulamuletela imisonko. Yahweh aishile kupela ukucimfya kuli Davidi monse umo aile. ⁷ Davidi aishile kubula inkwela sha golide ishali ku babomfi bakwa Hadadesere elo nokuleta ku Yerusalemu. ⁸ Ukufuma ku Teba elo na Kuni, imisumba yakwa Hadadesere, Davidi aishile kubulamo umukuba uwingi nganshi. Ni kuli uyu wine umukuba uo Solomoni aishile kupangilako icakusambilamo ica mukuba ico beta ati ''Bemba, ''ifishintililo, elo ne fipope fya mukuba. ⁹ Uluntu Tou, imfumu yaku Hamati, yaishile kumfwa ati Davidi alicimfishe ifita fyonse ifyakwa Hadadesere imfumu yaku Soba, ¹⁰ eloTou aishile kutuma Hadoramu umwana mwaume wake ku mfumu Davidi mukuposha no kumupaala. Aishile kucita ifi pantu Davidi akwete ukulwa na Hadadesere elo no kumucimfya, elo pantu Tou lyonse balikulwa na Hadadesere. Tou kabili atumine Davidi ifya bupe ifingi ifyalekanalekana ifya pangilwe na golide na silfere elo nomukuba. ¹¹ Imfumu Davidi yapatwileko ifi nokufipela kuli Yahweh, pamofye na silfere elo na golide ilyo asendele ukufuma munko shonse: Mu bena Edomu, abena Moabu, namu bantu ba bena Amoni, aba Pelishiti, elo na bena Amaleki. ¹² Abishai umwana mwaume wakwa Seruiya aipeye abena Edomu amakana ikumi limo na cine konse konse mu mupokapoka wa Mucele. ¹³ Aishile kubika na maboma ya bashilika mu Edomu, elo na bonse abena Edomu baishile kuba ababomfi bakwa Davidi. Yahweh aishilekupela ukucimfya kuli Davidi monse umo aile. ¹⁴ Davidi aishile kuteka abena Israeli bonse, elo alikucita umulinganya elo na bucishinka ku bantu bakwe bonse. ¹⁵ Yoabu umwana mwaume wakwa Seruiya ewaishile kuba umukalamba wa bashilika, elo Yeoshafati umwana mwaume wakwa Ailudi ali ni kalemba. ¹⁶ Sadoki umwana mwaume wakwa Aitubi elo na Aimeleki umwana mwaume wakwa Abiyata bali ni bashimapepo, elo Shafisha ali ni kalemba. ¹⁷ Benaya umwana mwaume wakwa Yehoiyada ewali kutungulula abena Kereti elo na bena Peleti, elo abana baume bakwa Davidi ebali bafilolo pakuboko kwa mfumu.

¹ Calishile kuba limbi ukuti Nahash, mufumu yabantu bamu Amoni, yafwile, nokuti umwana mwaume wakwe waishile kuba mufumu pacifulo cakwe. ² Davidi walandile,''Nkalanga nikuba kuli Hanun umwana mwaume wakwa Nahash, pantu wishi walandile inkumbu kuli nevo,'' Eco Davidi watumine inkumbe kukumulanga Inkumbu palwa kwa wishi. Aba bomfi bakwa Davidi baingile muncende yaben Amoni nokuya kuli Hanun, mucifulo caku mulanga. ³ Lelo imfando mano shanu Amoni shalandile kuli Hanun,'' Bushe ukotontonkanya ukuti Davidi akocindamika wiso pantu uli tinine abantu kukutala lika? Bushe aba bomfi bakwe tabashilefye muku lensula no kufwaili kisha incende mucifulo cakuti benga yonaula?' ⁴ Eco Hanun waleseshe aba bomfi bakwa Davidi ababeya, waputula neningila yalo pakati kamatako yabo nokuba tamfya. ⁵ Uluntu balondolwele ifi kuli Davidi, wali balaishe kukukumana nabo, pantu abantu bali sebene sana. Imfumu yalilandile''mulekwikala mu yeliko mpaka imyefu yenuikakule, kabili elo mubabwele.'' ⁶ Uluntu abena Amoni bamwene ukuti Anoni batumine amatalanta yasilfele yamu Aramean nabaume bakwenshe imfalashi ukufuma mu Nahacalin, maacah, namu Gobah. ⁷ Balyashimine amacheleta amakumi yatatu na fibili ne mfumu yaku maacah nefita fyakwe, uwaishite Eluntu abena Amoni baiko longa ni kile pamo ukufuma mumisumba yabo nokufuma mukulwa. ⁸ Uluntu Davidi waumfwile palico, watumine Joab nefita fyakwe fyonse kukuba kumanya. ⁹ Abantu bakwa Amoni balifumine nokutantama kubulwi pampongolo ya musumba libe imfumu ishaishile shali palwashiko mumponga. ¹⁰ Uluntu Joab wamwene imilami yabulwi naimulolenkanya konse kuntanshi naku muna, wasalile bamo balwa bwino nokuba tantamika kukulwa nabena Alamans. ¹¹ Kufita ifyashelepo wafipele kucumfwila cakwa Abishai wabo, kabili walibabikile mumi laimi yabulwi mukulwa nefita fyakwa Amoh. ¹² Joab walandile,'' umfwa Abena Arameans balikosele sana ukuncila elo webo, Abishali ufwile ukumpususha. Lelo sana ukukucila, elo nkoisa nokuku pususha. ¹³ Ba uwakukasa, kabili Leka tuilange abakukosa fwebene kubantu besu nemisumba yakwa Lesa wesu pantu Yahweh akacita ifyabune imu menso yakwe.'' ¹⁴ Wico Joab nabashilika bafita fyakwe balile kubulwi kukulwa nabena Arameans, abapati kishiwe ukufulumuka pantanshi yafilafyakwa Israeli. ¹⁵ Uluntu ifita fyakwa Amoni fwamwene ukuti abena Alameans balifulumukile na bo balifulimukile ukufima kuli wabo wakwa Joab Abishai nokubwelela mumusumba Elo Joab wabwelelemo ukufuma kubantu bakwa Amoni noku bwelela ku Yelusalemu. ¹⁶ Ulo abena Araameans bamwene ukuti bali abakucimfishiwa kuli Israeli, bali laishe inkombe ukuma pantanshi yamumana wa Euphcales, na shaphak mushika wafita fyakwa Hadadezer. ¹⁷ Uluntu Davidi yaabelwe ifi, walikolonganikile abena Israeli, bonse pamo, bayabuka yodami, kabili balishile pali bo, walipekenye ifita kubulwi kukulwa naabena Arameans, kabili bali mulwishishe. ¹⁸ Abena Arameans balifulumukile ukufuma kuli Israeli na Davidi waipeye bakensha bana cheleta abena Arameans amakana cine lubali naba shilika bapamakasa amakana amakumi yane. Kabili walipeye na shopahak, mushika wafita. ¹⁹ Uluntu imfumu shonse ishali ababomfi bakwa Hadedezer bamwene ukuti baliba cimfishe, bali pangile umutende na Davidi nokuba bombela. Eico abantu bakwa Aram baba fwile kwafwa abena Amoni.

¹ Caishile kuba ni nshita yakwaluka kwa mwaka, panshita uluntu imfumu lyonse shayafye ku nkondo, ukuti Yoabu afumishe ifita ukuya kubulwi nokuya mukonaula incende ya bena Amoni. Aile elo nokuya kupokolola Raba. Davidi ashele ku Yerusalemu. Yoabu ailekusansa Raba elo no kucimfya. ² Davidi aishile kubula icisote ca bufumu ku mutwe wa mfumu yabo, elo aishile kusanga ati ukufina kwa cisote kwali italanta lya golide limo, elo mwali utumwabwe utwauma umutengo. Baisabika ne cisote ku mutwe wakwa Davidi, elo aleta ne fitapwa fya musumba mu mpendwa iikalamba. ³ Afumishe abantu abali mu musumba elo nokubapatikisha ukubomba na baso na bapiki ba cela elo na masembe. Davidi afwaile imisumba ya fikwatwa fya bena Amoni ukucita uyu mulimo. Eluntu Davidi elo na bantu bonse ba bwekele ku Yerusalemu. ⁴ Caishile kwisa panuma yaifi kwashile kuba ubulwi ku Gesa na ba Pelishiti. Sibekai umwina Hashati aishile kwipaya Sipai, umo uwali cikwatwa ca bena Refamu, elo na ba Pelishiti balinakila. ⁵ Kwaishile kuba na kabili ubulwi na ba Pelishiti ku Gobi, na Elianani umwana mwaume wakwa Yairi umwina Betalehamiti aipeye Lami mu nyina wakwa Goliati umwina Gati, uwakwete umusumbo uwalikuboneka kwati mulando waba kapikula ba nsalu ⁶ Kwaishile kuba na kabili ubulwi na bumbi ku Gati kulya ukwali umuntu uwali umutali sana uwakwete iminwe mutanda kuli cila cisansa elo no tukondo mutanda kuli cila lukasa. Nao wien ali ni lupwa ukufuma mu bena Rafa. ⁷ Uluntu asebenye abena Israeli, Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwa Shimea, munyina wakwa Davidi alimwipaya. ⁸ Aba ebali balupwa bakwa Rafa mu Gati, elo bafwile ku kuboko kwakwa Davidi elo na mukuboko kwa bashilika bakwe.

¹ Umulwani aishile kwimina abena Israelib elo nokutunka David ukupenda Israeli. ² David aishile kulanda kuli Yoabu elo naku bakalamba ba bashilika ati, ''Kabuyeni, pendeni abantu bakwa Israeli ukufuma ku Beersheba ukufika ku Dani nokuleta akasebo kuli nebo, pakuti jisekwishiba impendwa yabo.'' ³ Yoabu aishile kulanda ati, ''Yaweh nacite ibumba lya bashilika umwanda umo ukukula ukucila ifyo lli. Lelo mweshikulu imfumu yandi, bushe bonse tababombelefye imfumu yandi? Nindo iyo imfumu yandi ikofwaya icamusango uyo? Nindo yalaleta ukusekwa pali Israeli?'' ⁴ Lelo amashiwi ya mfumu yalipampamikilwe pali Yoabu. Eico Yoabu aishile kuya nokuya kupita na Israeli yonse. Eluntu aishile kunwelela ku Yerusalemu. ⁵ Eluntu Yoabu aishile kuleta akasebo ka mpendwa yonse iya baume babulwi kuli David. Namu Israeli mwali impendwa ya baume 1,100,000 abali kwimya ulupanga. Yuda yeka yali kwete abashilika 470,000. ⁶ Lelo Levi na Benjamini tabapendelw pali bo, pantu icipope ca mfumu tacasekeshe Yoabu. ⁷ Lesa alikalifishiwe mukucita kwa musango uyu, eico aishile ku kanda Israeli. ⁸ David aishile kulanda kuli Lesa ati, ''Ndibembwike icine cine pakucita ifi. Nomba fumyenipo ukusekwa kwa mubomfi wenu, pantu ndicitile icabuwele wele.'' ⁹ Yaweh aishile kweba Gadi, kasesema wakwa David ati, ¹⁰ ''Kabiye kalande kuli David ati, Ífi efya landa Yaweh: Nalakupela ubusalo butatu. Usalepofye bumo. ¹¹ Eico Gdi aishile kuya kuli David nokulanda kuli ye ati, ''Yaweh alilandile ici, 'Salapo cimo pali ifi. ¹² Pa myaka itatu iya cipowe, imyeshi itatu ukukucusha ku balwani bobe nokwikatwa kulupanga lwabo, nangula inshiku shitatu isha lupanga lwakwa Yaweh, ici eco, ecikuko mu calo. Namalaika yakwa Yaweh akonaula icalo conse icakwa Israeli.' Nomba eluntu, usale bwasuko nshi nebo nkotwala kuli uyo uuntumine.'' ¹³ Eluntu David aishile kulanda kuli Gadi ati, ''Nebo ndimu macushi yene yene! Leka nebo ngwile mukuboko kwakwa Yaweh ukucila mukuboko kwa muntunse, pantu ificitwa fya luse lwakwe fine fine.'' ¹⁴ Eico Yaweh aishile kutuma icikuko pali Israeli, elo abantu amakana cine lubali balifwile. ¹⁵ Lesa aishile kutuma malaika ku Yerusalemu mu kuyonaula. Ilyo abafye mukuyonaula, Yaweh alikulolesha alo aisa kucinja amano pa bonaushi. Aishile kulanda kuli malaika uwali pakonaula ati, ''Epela! Nomba bwesha ukuboko kobe.'' Pali ilya nshita malaika wakwa Yaweh alitaleme pa lubansa lwa kutwilapo ulwakwa Arnani umwina Yebushi. ¹⁶ David aishile kulolesha ku mulu elo aishile kubona malaika wakwa Yaweh natalama pakati ka calo elo no mulu, alikwete ulupanga ulwa imishiwa mu minwe yakwe lwimishiwe pali Yerusalemu. Eluntu David elo na bakulu baishile kufwala insalu sha bulanda, bawile ifinso panshi ubunkupeme. ¹⁷ David aishile kulanda kuli Yaweh ati, '' Bushe tenebo nakonkomeshe ukuti abashilika ba pendwe? Nenbo nacitile icintu ica bipa. Lelo ishi mpanga, cindo shicitile? Yaweh Lesa wandi! Leka ukuboko kobe ku wile pali nebo elo na bangánda yandi. Nomba wileka icikuko cikalilile pa bantu bobe.'' ¹⁸ Eico malaika wakwa Yaweh aishile kukonkomesha Gadi ukulanda kuli David ati, ''David alingile ukunina nokuya kula ubulambo bwakwa Yaweh palubansa lwa kutwilapo ulwa Ornani umwian Yebusi. ¹⁹ Eico David aishile kunina ngefyo Gadi amulangile ukucita mwishina lyakwa Yaweh. ²⁰ Elyofye Ornani alikupetula ingáno, aishile kupilibuka elo aisa kubona malaika. Ena pamo na bana baume bakwe bane abali pamo naye baishile kufisama. ²¹ Uluntu David aishile kwisa kuli Ornani, Ornani aishile kulolesha nokubona David. Aishile kusha ulubansa lwaku twilapo nokuya fukama kuli David ne cinso cakwe panshi. ²² Eluntu David aishile kulanda kuli Ornani ati, ''Nshitisha ulu ulubansa lwa kutwilapo, pakuti nebo nkuule ubulambo bwakwa Yaweh. Nkopela umutengo wakwanina, pakuti icikuko cingafumishiwapo pa bantu.'' ²³ Ornani aishile kulanda kuli David ati, ''Lusende nga lobefyo, shikulu wandi we mfumu. Lucitefye icili conse iciyene mu menso yobe. Bona, Nkokupela ingómbe shelambo lya koca, ne milando ya kutwilapo eyo ibe inkuni, elo ne ngáno ngo mutulo wa cabunga: Nebo nalapela fyonse kuli webo.'' ²⁴ Imfumu David yaishile kulanda kuli Ornani ati, ''Awe, Nkofwayafye ukushita pa mutengofye uwakwanina. Ntasendepo icili conse elo nokupela nge celambo kuli Yaweh nga taca mpingwilepo nangu fimo.'' ²⁵ Eico David aishile kulipila amashekele ya golide imyanda mutanda pali iyo ncende. ²⁶ David alikulile ubulambo bwakwa Yaweh palya pene okupela pali cena ifyelambo fya koca elo namalambo yakwa mpana. Aishile kukuta pali Yaweh, uwaishile ku mwasuka no mulilo ukufuma ku mulu pa bulambo bwa celambo cakoca. ²⁷ Eluntu Yaweh aishile kupela ifya kukonka kuli malaika, elo malaika aishile kubwekesha ulupanga mu citubo caluko. ²⁸ Uluntu David aisakubo ukuti Yaweh ali mwasukile pa lubansa lwa kutwilapo ulwakwa Ornani umwina Yebusi, aishile kucita icelambo panshita imo ine nakabili. ²⁹ Nomba pali ilya nshita, itempele lyakwa Yaweh, lintu Mose apangile mu matololo, elo no bulambo bwa celambo cakoca, fyali pa ncende ya cindamikwe ku Gibeoni. ³⁰ Nangu cali ifi, David talikuya ku kwipusha ifya kukonka fyakwa Lesa, pantu alikutina ulupanga lwakwa malaika wakwa Yaweh.

¹ Eluntu Davd aishile kulanda ati, ''Pano epa kabela ing'anda yakwa Yaweh Lesa, pamo no bulambo bwa celambo cakoca icakwa Israeli.'' ² Eico David aishile kweba aba bomfi bakwe ukulonganika ba mwisa abaleikala mu calo ca Israeli. Aishile kubapela kukuba bakatoba ba mabwe, ukuputula amabwe, pakuti inga kulwa ing'anda yakwa Lesa. ³ David aishile kupela impendwa ya fyela iikulu ifya kupangamo imisomali iya fiibi fya kuba mu minshi, nefya ma pulanga. Aishile kupela no mukuba iwingi ukucila iwinga pimwa, ⁴ elo ne fimuti fya keda ifingi ukucila ifinga pendwa. (Abena Sidoni elo na bena Turi baliletele imilando ya keda iingi kuli David ku kupenda.) ⁵ David aishile kulanda ati, ''Umwana mwaume wandi Solomoni mwaice elo uwabula ubwishibilo, elo ne ng'anda iyo iili no kukulilwa Yaweh ilingile ukucilapo ubusaka, pakti ikeshibikwe elo ikzbe iyz lulumbi mu fyalo fimbi fyonse. Eico nlapekanya pa bukule bwaiko.'' eico David alicitile ukupekanya kwine kwine ilyo imfwa yakwe tailafika. ⁶ Eluntu aishile kwita Solomoni umwana waume wakwe elo nokumukonkomesha ukukulila yawe ing'anda, Lesa wakwa Israeli. ⁷ David aishile kulanda kuli Solomoni, ''mwana wandi umwaume, kwali kufwaya kwandi ukukula ing'anda nebo wine, pa mulandu we shina lyakwa Yaweh Lesa wandi. ⁸ Lelo Yaweh aishile kwisa kuli nebo nokulanda ati, 'Webo walisumya umulopa uwingi elo walilwa ubulwi ubwingi. Tawakakule ing'anda ye shina Lyandi, pantu walidumya umulopa uwingi pa calo mu menso yandi. ⁹ Nangu cingaba ifi, webo ukakwata umwana umwaume uukaba uwa mutende. Nkamupela ukutusha ukufuma ku balwani bakwe bonse mu ncende shonse. Pantu ishina lyakwe likaba ni Solomoni, elo nebo nkapela umutende no mutalalila kuli Israeli mu nshiku shakwe shonse. ¹⁰ Akakula ing'anda ye shina lyandi. Akaba umwana mwaume wandi, elo nkaba wishi. Nebo nkapampamika icipuna ca bufumu bakwe pali Israeli umuyayaya.' ¹¹ Nomba, we mwana mwaume wandi, Yaweh nabe nobe nokukulenga ukutunguluka. Shi wingakula ing'anda yakwa Yaweh Lesa obe, ngefyo alandile ukucita. ¹² Icikulufye Yaweh enga kupela amano elo nokwiluku, pakuti webo wingalekukonka amafunde yakwa Yaweh Lesa obe, uluntu akakubika umukulu pali Israeli. ¹³ Eluntu webo ukatunguluka, nga wabika amano ku kubela ifipope na mafunde yantu Yaweh apeele kuli Mose pa mulandu wakwa Israeli. Ba uwakosa kabili shipa. Witina kabili winenuka. ¹⁴ Nomba, bona, nipamaka yene yene mpekanishishe ing'anda yakwa Yaweh 100,000 talanti ya golide, no muntapendwa umo uwama talanti ya golide, nomukuba nefyela mu mpendwa iikulu. Nalipeela nama puulanga na mabwe. ulingile ukulundapo ifingi pali ifi. ¹⁵ Ulikwete abaume abengi abakubomba na webo: bakaputula wa mabwe, bakakula, bakapala wa mbao, elo na nabakanshiwa abaume aba cenjela abashi nga pendwa kulubali lonse, ¹⁶ abo abenga bomba na golide, silfere, umukuba, elo ne fyeela. Ima nokutampa umulimo, elo kabili Yaweh nabe na webobo.'' ¹⁷ David nakabili akonkomeshe bonse bantungulushi bakwa Israeli ukwafwa Solomoni umwana mwaume wakwe, aishile kulanda ati, ¹⁸ ''Yaweh Lesa obe ali nobe kabili alikupele umutende mumbali shonse. Alipeela abekashi ba calo mu minwe yandi. Icalo cali cimba ku ntashi yakwa Yaweh elo na bantu bakwe. ¹⁹ Nomba fwayaYaweh Lesa obe no mutima obe onse no mweo onse. Ima nokukula incende iyashila iyakwa Yaweh Lesa. Eluntu ukaleta imbokoshi ya cipangano yakwa Yaweh elo nokuleta ifintu ifili ifyakwa Yaweh mu ng'anda ikakulwa ishina lyakwa Yaweh.''

¹ Uluntu David aishile kukota elo mupepi ne mpela ya mweo wakwe, aishile kucita Solomoni umwana mwaume wakwe ukuba imfumu pali Israeli. ² Aishile kulonganika shonse intungulushi shamu Israeli, pamo naba shimapepo elo na bena Levi. ³ Abena Levi abakwete imyaka amakumi yatatu nokucilapo balipendelwe. Baishile kufika impendwa amakana amakumi yatatu na cine konse konse. ⁴ Pali bo, amakana amakumi yabili na yane ebalikulolekesha pa mulimo mu ng'anda yakwa Yaweh, elo amakana mutanda bali ni bacilolo naba pingushi. ⁵ Amakana yane bali ni bakalinda ba mpongolo, elo amakana yane bali bakulumbanya Yaweh mufilimba ifyo napangile kukupela amalumbo, ''David aishile kulanda. ⁶ Aishile kubakanya mu mabumba ukulingana na bana baume bakwa Levi, Geshoni, Koati, na Merari. ⁷ Abafumine mulupwa lwakwa Geshoni, bali ni Ladani na Shimei. ⁸ Bali batatu abana baume bakwa Ladani: Yehieli intungulushi, Setamu elo na Yoeli. ⁹ Bali batatu abana baume bakwa Shimei: Shelomoti, Hasieli, elo na Harani. Aba ebali intungulushi sha mulupwa lwakwa Ladani. ¹⁰ Bali bane abana baume bakwa Shimei: Yahati, isa, Yeushi na Beriya. ¹¹ Yehati ewali umukulu, Sisa ewakonkapo, Lelo Yeushi na Beriya tabakwete abana baume abengi, eico balikupendelwa ngo lupwa lumo ne milimo imo ine. ¹² Bali bane abana baume bakwa Koati: Amaramu, Isa, Hebuloni, na Usieli. ¹³ Abana ebana baume bakwa Amuramu: Aaroni na Mose. Aaroni alisalilwe ku kupatulako ifintu fya mushilo wine wine, ukuti ena na bana bakwe bakalepela ifya cena kuntashi yakwa Yaweh, ukumubombela no kupela amapalo mwi shina lyakwe umuyayaya. ¹⁴ Lelo pa lwakwa Mose umwaume wakwa Lesa, abana baishile kupendelwa pamo no mukowa wakwa Levi. ¹⁵ Abana baume bakwa Mose bali ni Geshomu elo na Eliese. ¹⁶ Umwana wakwa Geshomu ali ni Shubaeli umukulu. ¹⁷ Umwana wakwa Eliese ali Rehabia. Eliese takwete abana baume bambi, lelo rehabia alikwete abana abengi. ¹⁸ Umwana nmwaume wakwa Isa ali ni Shelomiti intungulushi. ¹⁹ Abana bakwa Hebuloni bali ni Yerya, umukulu, Amaria uwakonkelepo, Yahasiele uwabutatu, elo na Yekameamu uwalenga bune. ²⁰ Abana baume bakwa Usiele bali ni Mika umukulu, elo na Ishiya uwakonkelepo. ²¹ Abana baume bakwa Merari bali ni Mali na Mushi. Abana baume bakwa Mali bali ni Eleasa na Kishi. ²² Eleasa aishile kufwa ukwabula ukukwatapo nangu umo umwana mwaume. Akwetefye abana banakashi capwafye. Abana baume bakwa Kishi ebaishilekubopa. ²³ Abana baume batatu abakwa Mushi bali Mali, Ederi, na Yerimoti. ²⁴ Aba ebali abana bakwa Levi ukulingana ne ndupwa shabo. Bali ni ntungulushi, ishapendelwe no kulumbulwa pe shina, lya mikowa iyalikubomba imilimo ya kubombela ing'anda yakwa Yaweh, ukutampilafye pa myaka amakumi yabili ukuya pa mulu. ²⁵ Pantu David aishile kulanda ati, ''Yaweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli, alipela ukutusha ku bantu bakwe. Apanga ing'anda yakwe mu Yerusalemu umuyayaya. ²⁶ Abena Levi tabakale kusenda itenti elo ne fipe fyonse ifibomba mwi tenti.'' ²⁷ Pantu pa mashiwi ya kulekelesha ayakwa David abena Levi balipendelwe, ukufuma pa myaka amakumi yabili ukuya pamulu. ²⁸ Umulimo wabo wali wakwafwako abana bakwa Aaroni, mu milimo yamu ng'anda yakwa Yaweh. Babeleleko mukulokesha mu mansa, mu miputule, ukusefya ukusefya ukusangululwa kwa fintu fyonse ifyapelwa kuli Yaweh, elo ne milimo yonse mukubomba kwa mu ng'anda yakwa Lesa. ²⁹ Balikulokeshapo napa mukate wape tebulo, ubunga bwa mutulo wa cabunga, umukate wapapatala uwakubulamo icitutumushi, ifya bupe fya mikate, ifya bupe fyasankanishiwamo na mafuta elo ne fipimo fya fintu no bukulu bwa fintu. ³⁰ Nakabili bali ku talama cila lucelo kukutotela no kulumbanya Yaweh. Nakabili balikucita ifi mu cungulo ³¹ elo lyonsefye ilyo icabupe cafya koca fyali kupelwa kuli Yaweh, pe Sabata napa kusefya kwa mwenshi upya elo napa nshiku shamatebeto. Impendwa iyabikwa, iyapelwe ne cipope, lyonse yalikubapo ku ntanshi yakwa Yaweh. ³² Ebali kulolekesha pa kukumana kwa mwi tenti, incende ya mushilo, elo nokwafwa ba munina babo abakwa Aaroni mukubomba kwa mu ng'anda yakwa Yaweh.

¹ Amabumba yabana bakwa Aaron yali pamo ngefi: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazer elo na Ithamar. ² Nadab elo na Abihu bafwile libe wishibo talafwa. Tabakwetepo abana, Eico Eleazer na Ithamar ba bombele nga bakashimikila. ³ David pamo na Zadoki, Uwa mubana bakwa Eleazar, elo na Ahimelech, uwa mubana bakwa Ithamar, ababenye mu mabumba mu milimo yabo nga bakashimikila. ⁴ Mwali abaume intungulushi ishingi mumba mubana bakwa Eleazar ukucila mu bakwa Ithamar, eico ba akenye abamu bana bakwa Eleazar mu mabumba ikumi na mutanda. Bacitile ici mu mitwe yamikowa elo naba mubana ba mubna bakwa Ithamar. Uku ubwabanya kwalu cine kone konse mu mpendwa ukulingana ku ndupwa ⁵ shabo.Bababenye mukupendula, pantupali bafilolo bamushilo elo na bafilolo bakwa Lesa, ukufuma kobnse mubana bakwa Eleazar elo na kukubamu bakubana bakwa ithamar. ⁶ Shemaiah umwana mwaume wakwa Nethanel kalemba, umwina Levi, alembele amashina yabo pacinso ca mfumu, bafilolo, Zadoki kashimikila, Ahimelech umwana mwaume wakwa Abiathar, elo nentungulushi sha bakashimikila elo ne ndupwa sha bena Levi. Umkowa umo walibulilwe mu bwingi mu bwingi ukufuma mu bamu bana bakwa Eleazar, elo eluntu uukakonkapo akabulwa ukufuma mu bamu bana bakwa Ithamar. ⁷ Icipendwilo cakubalilapo caile kuli Jehoiarib, icabubili kuli Jedaiah, ⁸ icabutatu kuli Harim, icalenga bune kuli Seorim, ⁹ icalenga busano kuli Malkijah, icalenga mutanda kuli Mijamin, ¹⁰ icalenga cine lubali kuli HHakkoz, icalenga cine konse konse kuli Abijah, ¹¹ icalenga pabula kuli Jeshua, icalenga ikumi kuli Shecaniah, ¹² icalenga ikumi na cimo kuli Eliashib, icalenga ikumi na cibili kuli Jakim, ¹³ icalenga ikumi na citatukuli Huppah, icalenga ikumi na cine kuli Jeshebeab, ¹⁴ icalenga ikumi na fisano kuli Bilgah, icalenga ikumi na mutanda kuli Immer, ¹⁵ icalenga ikumi na cine lubali kuli Hezir, icalenga ikumi na cine konse konse kuli Happizzez, ¹⁶ icalenga ikumi na pabula kuli Pethahiah, ¹⁷ icalenga amakumi yabili na cimo kuli Jakin, icalenga amakumi yabili na fibili kuli Gamul, ¹⁸ icalenga amakumi yabili na fitatu kuli Delaiah, elo ne calenga amakumi yabili na fine kuli Maaziah. ¹⁹ Ifi efyali ubutantiko bwafiko, uluntu baishile munganda yakwa Yahweh, ukukonka no butantiko bwapelwe kuli bena kuli Aaron icikolwe cobe, ngefyo Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli, amulangile. ²⁰ Aba ebashelepo abamu bana bakwa Levi: mubana baume bakwa Ambram, Shubael; mubana baume bakwa Shubael, Jehdeiah. ²¹ Abamuli Rehabiah: Ishijah intungulushi. ²² Ukufuma mubena Izharites: Shelomoth; ukufuma mubana baume bakwa Shelomoth: Jahath. ²³ Abana baume bakwa Hebron: Jeriah intungulushi, Amariah uwa cibili, Jahaziel uwa citatu, na Jekamean uwa cine. ²⁴ Umwana mwaume wakwa Uzziel: Micah: Ukufuma mubana baume bakwa Micha: Shamir. ²⁵ Ndume yakwa Micah: Ishjah. Ukufuma mubana bakwa Ishijah: Zechariah. ²⁶ Abana baume bakwa Merari: Mahli elo na Mushi; ukufuma mubana baume bakwa Jaaziah: Beno. ²⁷ Abana baume bakwa Merari ukufuma muli Jaaziah; Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, elo na Ibri. ²⁸ ukufuma muli Mahli: Eleazar, uushakwetepo abana baume. ²⁹ Ukufuma ,uli Kish: ³⁰ Abana baume bakwa Kish: Jerahmeel. Abana baume bakwa Mushi: Mahli, Eder, elo na Jerimoth. ³¹ Aba ebali imitwe yacila nganda yaba wishibo elo na cila ndume shabo ishaice, balipendwile pacinso camfumu David, elo na Zadok na Ahimelech, ukukonka muntungulushi sha ndupwa shaba kashimikila elo nabena Levi. Bapendwile ukulingana nefyacitile abamu bana bakwa Aaron.

¹ David elo ne ntungulushi sha fita balisalilepo mu bana baume bakwa Asaph, Heman, elo na Jeduthun kumilumo yakusesema ukubomfya amasese, insango elo ne miwaya. Apa epali ubutantiko bwa baume ababombele uyu mulimo: ² Ukufuma mu bana baume bakwa Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, elo na Asharelah, abana baume bakwa Asaph, ukulingana no kulangilila kwakwa Asaph, uwaseseme ukulingana no butungulushi bwa mfumu. ³ Ukufuma mu bana baumw bakwa Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, elo na Mattithiah, bonse pamo mutanda, ukulingana no butungulushi bwakwa wishibo Jeduthun, uwalelisha amasese mukutotela elo no kulumbanya Yahweh. ⁴ Ukujfuma mu bana baume bakwa Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, elo na Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, elo na Mohazioth. ⁵ Aba bonse bali bana baume bakwa Haman imfumu yakwa kasesema. Lesa apele Haman abana baume ikumi limo na bane elo nabana abanakashi batatu ukuti bemye ulusengo lyakwe. ⁶ Ifi fyonse fyaliko ukulingana no butungulushi bwaba wishibo. bali ni bakemba mu nganda yakwa Yahweh mukubomfya imiwaya, insango elo na masese pa kubomba umulimo mu nganda yakwa Lesa. Asaph, Jeduthun, elo na Heman balebmba ukulingana no butungulushi bwa mfumu. ⁷ Bena elo ne ndume shabo abasalapwike elo no kusambilishiwa ukupanga inyimbo shakwa Yahweh bali impendwa 288. ⁸ Bacitile ukupendula pa milimo yabo, na onse, cimo cine ku mwaice nangula umukulu, kafundisha nangula umusambi. ⁹ Nomba ukulingana nabana baume bakwa Asaph: ukupendula kwa kubalilapo kwaponene palupwa lwakwa Joseph; ukwabubili kwaponene palupwa lwakwa Gedaliah, abantu impendwa ikumi limo na babili, ¹⁰ ukwalenga butatu kwaponene pali Zaccur, umwana mwaume wakwe elo naba mulipwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili mu mpendwa; ¹¹ ukwalenga cine kwaponene pali Izri, abana baume bakwe elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi na babili mu npendwa; ¹² ukwalenga cisano kwaponene pali Nethaniah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, ikumi limo na babili mu npendwa; ¹³ ukwalenga mutanda kwaponene pali Bukkiah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, ikumi limo na babili mu npendwa; ¹⁴ ukwalenga cine lubali kwaponene pali Jesarelah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, ikumi limo na babili mu mpendwa; ¹⁵ ukwalenga cine konse konse kwaponene pali Jeshaiah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, ikumi limo na babili mu mpendwa; ¹⁶ ukwalenga pabula kwaponene pali Mattaniah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, ikumi limo na babili mu mpenda; ¹⁷ ukwalenga ikumi kwaponene pali Shimei, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili mu mpendwa; ¹⁸ ukwalenga ikumi limo na cimo kwaponene pali Azarel, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili mu mpendwa; ¹⁹ ukwalenga ikumi limo na cibili kwaponene pali Hashabiah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa; ²⁰ ukwalenga ikumi limo na citatu kwaponene pali Shubael, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi na babili impendwa; ²¹ ukwalenga ikumi limo na cine kwaponene pali Mattithiah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi na babili impendwa; ²² ukwalenga ikumi limo na cisano kwaponenen pali Jerimoth, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa; ²³ ukwalenga ikumi limo na mutanda kwaponene pali Hananiah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa; ²⁴ ukwalenga ikumi limo na cine lubali kwaponene pali Joshbekashah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa; ²⁵ ukwalenga ikumi limo na cine konse konse kwaponene pali Hanani, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa; ²⁶ ukwalenga ikumi limo na pabula kwaponene pali, Mallothi, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa; ²⁷ ukwalenga amakumi yabili kwaponene pali Eliathah, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa; ²⁸ ukwalenga amakumi yabili na cimo kwaponene pali Hothir, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa; ²⁹ ukwalenga amakumi yabili na cibili kwaponene pali Giddalti, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo elo na babili impendwa; ³⁰ ukwalenga amakumi yabili na citatu kwaponene pali Mehazioth, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa; ³¹ ukwalenga amakumi yabili na cine kwaponene pali Romamti-Ezer, abana bakwe abaume elo naba mulupwa lwakwe, abantu ikumi limo na babili impendwa.