2 Samwele 2:1-32
2 Nomba pa numa ya ifi, Davidi aipwishe Yehova+ ati: “Bushe nje mu musumba umo uwa kwa Yuda?” Yehova amwebele ati: “Kabiye.” E lyo Davidi aipwishe ati: “Ni kwi uko ndeya?” Na Lesa atile: “Ku Hebrone.”+
2 Awe Davidi aileko pamo na bakashi bakwe babili, Ahinoamu+ umwina Yesreele na Abigaili+ uwali umukashi wa kwa Nabali umwina Karmele.
3 Kabili Davidi alisendele na baume+ ali na bo, cila muntu na ba mu ng’anda yakwe; na bo baikele mu mishi ya mu ncende ya Hebrone.
4 E lyo abaume ba kwa Yuda+ baishile no kusuba+ Davidi kulya ku kuba imfumu pa ng’anda ya kwa Yuda.+
Kabili baebele Davidi abati: “Abena Yabeshe-gileadi e bashiikile Shauli.”
5 E ico Davidi atumine inkombe ku ba ku Yabeshe-gileadi+ no kubeba ati: “Yehova amupaale,+ pantu mwali ne cikuuku+ kuli shikulwinwe, kuli Shauli, no kumushiika.+
6 Nomba Yehova abe ne cikuuku+ ne cishinka kuli imwe, na ine nkamucita icisuma ici, pantu mwacitile ici cintu.+
7 Nomba amaboko yenu nayakose kabili beni aba maka,+ pantu shikulwinwe Shauli alifwa, kabili nine aba mu ng’anda ya kwa Yuda basuba ukuba imfumu+ ya kubateka.”
8 Lelo Abnere+ mwana Nere umukalamba wa bashilika ba kwa Shauli, abuulile Ishiboshete,+ umwana wa kwa Shauli no kumutwala ku Mahanaimu,+
9 no kumusonta ukuba imfumu pali Gileadi+ na pa bena Ashere na pali Yesreele+ na pali Efraimu+ na pali Benjamini+ na pali Israele onse.
10 Ishiboshete mwana Shauli, ali ne myaka amakumi yane (40) ilyo atendeke ukuteka Israele, kabili atekele pa myaka ibili. Lelo aba mu ng’anda ya kwa Yuda+ beka e balekonka Davidi.
11 Kabili imyaka Davidi ali imfumu mu Hebrone pa ng’anda ya kwa Yuda yali imyaka cinelubali (7) ne myeshi mutanda (6).+
12 Mu kuya kwa nshita, Abnere mwana Nere na babomfi ba kwa Ishiboshete, mwana Shauli, bafumine ku Mahanaimu+ no kuya ku Gibeone.+
13 Kumfwa Yoabu+ mwana Seruya+ na babomfi ba kwa Davidi, baile ku Hebrone kabili bakumanine pa cishiba ca Gibeone; awe balikele, aba ku lubali luno ulwa cishiba na balya kwi shilya lya cishiba.
14 Abnere asukile aeba Yoabu ati: “Shi leka beme abalumendo, no kuleka bacimfyanye pa menso yesu.” Na o Yoabu atile: “Nabeme.”
15 Awe balimine. Ibumba limo na limo lyasalile impendwa ya bantu ba kucimfyanya kabili balyabwike. Basalile abena Benjamini ikumi na babili (12) ukufuma mwi bumba lya kwa Ishiboshete+ mwana Shauli na bantu ikumi na babili ukufuma mu babomfi ba kwa Davidi.
16 Kabili batampile ukwikatana ku mitwe, kabili umuntu no muntu alashile ulupanga lwakwe mu lubafu lwa munankwe, kabili bafwilile capamo. Kabili cilya cifulo cainikwe ati Helkati-hasurimu, icaba mu Gibeone.+
17 Kabili ubulwi bwalikosele bulya bushiku, na Abnere+ na bena Israele basukile bacimfiwa ku babomfi ba kwa Davidi.
18 Nomba abana ba kwa Seruya+ batatu e ko bali, Yoabu+ na Abishai+ na Asaele;+ kabili Asaele ali wa lubilo nge mpombo+ sha mu mpanga.
19 Awe Asaele aile alekonka Abnere, kabili tapaatukile ku kwa kulyo atemwa ku kwa kuso mu kukonka Abnere.
20 E lyo Abnere acebukile ku numa no kutila: “Bushe ni we Asaele?” na o atile “Nine.”
21 E lyo Abnere amwebele ati: “Paatukila ku kulyo kobe atemwa ku kuso, wikate umo uwa mu balumendo, upoke ne fyo akwete+ fibe fyobe.” Lelo Asaele tafwaile ukupaatuka no kuleka ukumukonka.
22 E ico Abnere aebele Asaele na kabili ati: “Bwelelamo, leka ukunkonka. Bushe ulefwaya nkwipaye?+ Nga nakwipaya kuti nayalolenkana shani na Yoabu munonko?”
23 Lelo alekaana ukuleka ukumukonka; e ico Abnere amulashile cimfutyanuma kwi fumo pa lufumo,+ ica kuti ifumo lyafumine na ku numa; kabili awile palya no kufwila apo pene. Nomba onse uwaishile apali icitumbi ca kwa Asaele, aleiminina shilili.+
24 Lelo Yoabu na Abishai bakonkele Abnere. Ilyo akasuba kalewa, bafikile pa kapili ka Ama, akaba pa ntanshi ya Gia mu nshila ya ku matololo ya Gibeone.+
25 Na bana ba kwa Benjamini balongene kuli Abnere, baba ibumba limo, baiminina na pa muulu wa kapili kamo.
26 E lyo Abnere abilikishe kuli Yoabu ati: “Bushe mwakulalwa fye ifi fine ku lupanga inshiku pe?+ Bushe tawishibe ukuti pakasuka pakakonke ifyabipa?+ Bushe kufika ku nshita nshi ulekaana ukweba abantu ukuleka ukukonka bamunyinabo?”+
27 Na o Yoabu atile: “Na pali Lesa wa cine,+ aubula ukusosa,+ abantu nga tabalekele ukukonka bamunyinabo ukufika no lucelo.”
28 E lyo Yoabu alishishe intandala,+ na bantu bonse baliminine no kuleka ukukonka abena Israele, kabili tabwekeshepo ukulwa na kabili.
29 Lelo Abnere na bantu bakwe baendele ukupita mu Araba+ ubushiku bulya bonse no kwabuka Yordani,+ e lyo bapitile na mu mukonko monse basukile bafika ku Mahanaimu.+
30 Yoabu ena alekele ukukonka Abnere no kubwelelamo, atampile no kulonganya abantu. Kabili pa babomfi ba kwa Davidi, pabulile abantu ikumi na pabula (19) na Asaele.
31 Lelo ababomfi ba kwa Davidi bena, baipeyepo abena Benjamini na bantu ba kwa Abnere imyanda itatu na makumi mutanda (360).+
32 Awe basendele Asaele+ no kumushiika mu nshiishi ya kwa wishi,+ iyaba mu Betelehemu.+ E lyo Yoabu na bantu bakwe baendele ubushiku bonse, kabili bwabacelele mu Hebrone.+
