Ibuuku lya Kubalilapo Ilya Ishamfumu 22:1-53
22 Pa myaka itatu abena Siria tabalwilepo inkondo na bena Israele.
2 Mu mwaka walenga butatu, Yehoshafati+ imfumu ya Yuda aile ku mfumu ya Israele.+
3 Lyena imfumu ya Israele yaebele ababomfi ba iko aiti: “Bushe mwalishiba ukuti umusumba wa Ramote-gileadi+ wesu? Nomba tuleshimunuka uku-upoka ku mfumu ya Siria.”
4 E lyo yaeba Yehoshafati aiti: “Bushe kuti twaya bonse mu kulwa inkondo ku Ramote-gileadi?” Yehoshafati ayaswike imfumu ya Israele ati: “Ine cimo cine na iwe. Abantu bandi cimo cine na bantu bobe. Bakabalwe bandi cimo cine na bakabalwe bobe.”+
5 Lelo Yehoshafati aebele imfumu ya Israele ati: “Tala ipusha+ Yehova+ tumfwe ifyo alalandapo.”
6 E ico imfumu ya Israele yalonganike bakasesema nalimo 400, kabili yabepwishe aiti: “Bushe indeya mu kulwisha Ramote-gileadi, nangu niyako?” Bayaswike abati: “Kabiyeni, Yehova aleyalenga mucimfye uyu musumba.”
7 Lyena Yehoshafati alandile ati: “Bushe kuno takwaba kasesema wa kwa Yehova? Lekeni na o atwipushisheko.”+
8 E lyo imfumu ya Israele yaebele Yehoshafati aiti: “Umbi uwingatwipushishako kuli Yehova+ ni Mikaya umwana wa kwa Imla; nomba nalimupata,+ pantu tasesema ifisuma pali ine kano fye ifibi.”+ Lelo Yehoshafati atile: “Mwe mfumu tamufwile ukulanda ifya musango yu.”
9 E ico imfumu ya Israele yaebele uwalebomba kwi sano aiti: “Kasende Mikaya umwana wa kwa Imla, wise nankwe ili line.”+
10 Nomba imfumu ya Israele na Yehoshafati imfumu ya Yuda baikele pa fipuna fyabo ifya bufumu, ninshi nabafwala ne fya kufwala fya bufumu. Bali apo balepumina ingano pa mwinshi wa musumba wa Samaria, kabili bakasesema bonse balesesema pa ntanshi yabo.+
11 Lyena Sidekia umwana wa kwa Kenaana apangile insengo sha cela e lyo alanda ati: “Yehova alanda ati, ‘Ishi insengo esho ukasonkwelako* abena Siria mpaka ukabalofye.’”
12 Bakasesema bambi nabo balesesema fimo fine abati: “Kabiyeni ku Ramote-gileadi pantu muleyacimfya. Yehova aleyalenga mucimfye uyu musumba.”
13 E ico uo batumine mu kwita Mikaya amwebele ati: “Mona! Ifyo bakasesema bonse bebele imfumu nafiwama. Na iwe uyelanda fimo fine, kabili uyelanda ifisuma.”+
14 Lelo Mikaya amwebele ati: “Na pali Yehova, ifyo Yehova alanjeba, e fyo nalayalanda.”
15 Lyena aile ku mfumu, kabili imfumu yamwipwishe aiti: “Mikaya, bushe tuleya mu kulwisha Ramote-gileadi nangu twiya?” Ilyo line aebele imfumu ati: “Kabiyeni kabili muleyacimfya. Yehova aleyalenga mucimfye uyu musumba.”
16 E lyo imfumu yamwebele aiti: “Bushe miku inga mfwile ukukweba ukuti ulape ukutila unjebe fye icishinka ukulingana ne fyo Yehova akwebele?”
17 E ico alandile ati: “Ndemona abena Israele bonse nabasalangana pa mpili,+ kwati ni mpaanga ishabula kacema. Yehova atile: ‘Aba tabakwata shikulwibo. Lekeni cila muntu abwelelemo umutende ku mwakwe.’”
18 Lyena imfumu ya Israele yaebele Yehoshafati aiti: “Bushe nshacikweba nati taseseme ifisuma pali ine kano fye ifibi’?”+
19 Lyena Mikaya alandile ati: “Umfweni ifyo Yehova alanda: Nacimona Yehova naikala pa cipuna cakwe ica bufumu+ kabili ibumba lya mu muulu lyaciminina mupepi nankwe, ku kulyo kwakwe na ku kuso kwakwe.+
20 Lyena Yehova acilanda ati: “Nani alayabepa Ahabu pa kuti aye ku Ramote-gileadi bayemwipaya?’ E lyo umo alanda ifi, umbi na o alanda fimbi.
21 E lyo umupashi*+ umo waciminina pa ntanshi ya kwa Yehova, walanda auti, ‘Ine nalayamubepa.’ Yehova aciwipusha ati, ‘Walayamubepa shani?’
22 Na o wacasuka auti, ‘Nalayalenga bakasesema+ bakwe bonse bamubepe.’ E ico Lesa acitila, ‘Walayamubepa, kabili ifyo walayacita fyalayabomba. Kabiye kacite ifyo fine.’
23 Nomba Yehova nalenga bakasesema benu bonse aba bamubepe,+ lelo Yehova nalanda ukuti ifyabipa fili no kumucitikila.”+
24 E lyo Sidekia umwana wa kwa Kenaana apaleme kuli Mikaya amuma na pe saya, e lyo atila: “Bushe umupashi wa kwa Yehova ufumine shani pali ine pa kuti ulande na iwe?”*+
25 Mikaya amwaswike ati: “Mona! Ukeshiba ifyo ufumine pali iwe mu bushiku ukaya mu kufisama mu muputule wa mu kati sana.”
26 Lyena imfumu ya Israele yatile: “Sendeni Mikaya mumutwale kuli Amone umukalamba wa musumba na kuli Yoashi umwana wa mfumu.
27 Muyebeba amuti, ‘Imfumu yatila: “Bikeni uyu muntu mu cifungo,+ kabili mulemupeela ifya kulya ifinono na menshi ayanono mpaka nkabwele umutende.”’”
28 Lelo Mikaya atile: “Nga mukabwela umutende, ninshi Yehova talandile na ine.”+ Lyena alandile no kuti: “Mwe bantu bonse mwikalaba ifyo nalanda.”
29 E ico imfumu ya Israele na Yehoshafati imfumu ya Yuda baile ku Ramote-gileadi.+
30 Nomba imfumu ya Israele yaebele Yehoshafati aiti: “Ine nalaifungushanya kabili nalayalwako inkondo, lelo iwe ufwile ukufwala ifya kufwala fyobe ifya bufumu.” E ico imfumu ya Israele yali-ifungushenye,+ yaya na mu kulwako inkondo.
31 Nomba imfumu ya Siria yaebele abakalamba ba bashilika+ abalenina pa maceleta abali 32 aiti: “Mwilwa no muntu uushacindama nelyo uwacindama, lelo mulwe fye ne mfumu ya Israele.”
32 Ilyo abakalamba ba bashilika abalenina pa maceleta bamwene fye Yehoshafati, batile: “Nangu cibe shani iyi e mfumu ya Israele.” E ico balimukonkele pa kuti balwe nankwe. Lyena Yehoshafati atampile ukupunda mutuule.
33 Ilyo abakalamba ba bashilika abalenina pa maceleta bamwene ukuti te mfumu ya Israele, ilyo line balilekele ukumukonka, babweluluka no kubweluluka.
34 Lelo umuntu umo apoosele fye umufwi ukwabula ukwishiba uo alelasa, kabili alashile imfumu ya Israele apalundanina ica kucinga icifuba. E ico imfumu yaebele uwale-ensha iceleta lya iko ati: “Aluluka pa kuti umfumye mu nkondo,* pantu nabancena ububi.”+
35 Inkondo yalikosele akasuba konse bulya bushiku, kabili imfumu baiminike fye mwi celeta ninshi nailosha ku bena Siria. Umulopa uwalefuma pa cilonda walesuumina mwi celeta lya nkondo, kabili icungulo+ yalifwile.
36 Ilyo akasuba kaleya kalewa, babilishe mu nkambi abati: “Umuntu onse abwelele ku musumba wakwe! Umuntu onse abwelele ku mpanga yakwe!”+
37 E fyo imfumu yafwile, kabili bailetele ku Samaria, baishiika na mu Samaria mwine.
38 Ilyo basamfishe iceleta lya nkondo mu mbali ya cishiba ca Samaria, imbwa shamyangile umulopa wa iko na bacilende basambile muli ici icishiba nga fintu Yehova alandile.+
39 Amalyashi yambi aya kwa Ahabu, fyonse ifyo acitile, ing’anda* ya meno ya nsofu+ iyo akuulile ne misumba yonse iyo akuulile, bushe tabafilemba mwi buuku lya malyashi ya mfumu sha mu Israele?
40 Lyena Ahabu alifwile nge fyafwile ifikolwe fyakwe,+ kabili Ahasia+ umwana wakwe e wamupyene pa bufumu.
41 Yehoshafati+ umwana wa kwa Asa atendeke ukuteka Yuda mu mwaka walenga 4 ukutula apo Imfumu Ahabu yatendekeele ukuteka mu Israele.
42 Yehoshafati ali ne myaka 35 ilyo atendeke ukuteka, kabili atekele mu Yerusalemu imyaka 25. Nyina ali ni Asuba umwana wa kwa Shilhi.
43 Yehoshafati alecita ifisuma nga fintu Asa+ wishi alecita. Talekele ukucita ifyalungama mu menso+ ya kwa Yehova. Lelo ififulo fya kupepelapo fyena tabafyonawile. Abantu balitwalilile ukutuulilapo amalambo kabili e po baleocela na malambo.+
44 Yehoshafati aleumfwana ne mfumu ya Israele.+
45 Amalyashi yambi aya kwa Yehoshafati, imilimo yonse iyo abombele ne nkondo isho alwile, bushe tabafilemba mwi buuku lya malyashi ya mfumu sha mu Yuda?
46 Kabili alifumishe mu calo abaume abalecita bucilende+ pe tempele abashelepo ilyo Asa wishi+ ali no mweo.
47 Pali ilya nshita mu Edomu+ tamwali imfumu; kapitao e wali nge mfumu.+
48 Kabili Yehoshafati atumine amato ya ku Tarshishi* ku Ofiri mu kusenda golde,+ lelo tayaile pantu yaonaikile ku Esione-gebere.+
49 Pali ilya nshita,* Ahasia umwana wa kwa Ahabu aebele Yehoshafati ati: “Lekeni ababomfi bandi baye na babomfi benu mu mato.” Lelo Yehoshafati alikeene.
50 Yehoshafati alifwile nge fyafwile ifikolwe fyakwe kabili bamushiikile uko bashiikile ifikolwe+ fyakwe mu Musumba wa kwa Davidi icikolwe cakwe. Lyena Yehoramu+ umwana wakwe alimupyene pa bufumu.
51 Ahasia+ umwana wa kwa Ahabu, atendeke ukuteka abena Israele mu Samaria mu mwaka walenga 17 ukutula apo Yehoshafati abelele imfumu ya Yuda, kabili atekele abena Israele pa myaka ibili.
52 Alecita ifyabipa mu menso ya kwa Yehova kabili alecita ifyabipa ifyo wishi+ na nyina+ balecita. Alecita ne membu isho Yeroboamu umwana wa kwa Nebati, uwalengele abena Israele babembuke alecita.+
53 Alebombela Baali+ kabili alemupepa. Alekalifya Yehova Lesa wa bena Israele+ nga filya fine wishi alemukalifya.
Amafutunoti
^ Nelyo “ukasunkilako.”
^ Nelyo “malaika.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “Bushe umupashi wa kwa Yehova upitile kwi pa kufuma pali ine pa kuti ulande na iwe?”
^ Mu ciHebere, “mu nkambi.”
^ Nelyo “isano.”
^ Nalimo balanshenye ifi ninshi amato tayalaonaika.
