Ibuuku lya Bubili Ilya Imilandu 18:1-34
18 Yehoshafati alikwete ifyuma ifingi kabili alicindeme nga nshi,+ lelo apangene icipangano na Ahabu+ ica kuti bakofishanye abana.
2 E ico ilyo papitile imyaka aile kuli Ahabu ku Samaria,+ kabili Ahabu aipeye impaanga ne ng’ombe ishingi ishakutuulilako Yehoshafati na bantu abo ali nabo ilambo, kabili amupaapeete ukuti aye nankwe mu kulwisha Ramote-gileadi.+
3 Lyena Ahabu imfumu ya bena Israele aipwishe Yehoshafati imfumu ya kwa Yuda ati: “Bushe kuti twaya bonse ku Ramote-gileadi?” Na o amwaswike ati: “Ine cimo cine na iwe, abantu bandi cimo cine na bantu bobe, twalaya na iwe mu kulwa inkondo.”
4 Lelo Yehoshafati aebele imfumu ya Israele ati: “Tala ipusha Yehova tumfwe ifyo alalandapo.”+
5 E ico imfumu ya Israele yalonganike bakasesema 400 kabili yabepwishe aiti: “Bushe ndeya mu kulwisha Ramote-gileadi nangu niyako?” Bayaswike abati: “Kabiyeni, Lesa wa cine aleyalenga mucimfye uyu musumba.”
6 Lyena Yehoshafati alandile ati: “Bushe kuno takwaba kasesema wa kwa Yehova?+ Lekeni na o atwipushisheko.”+
7 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.”
8 E ico imfumu ya Israele yaitile uwalebomba kwi sano kabili yamwebele aiti: “Kasende Mikaya umwana wa kwa Imla wise nankwe ili line.”+
9 Nomba imfumu ya Israele na Yehoshafati imfumu ya Yuda baikele pa fipuna fyabo ifya bufumu, ninshi nabafwala ne fya kufwala fya bufumu. Baikele apo balepumina ingano pa mwinshi wa musumba wa Samaria, kabili bakasesema bonse balesesema pa ntanshi yabo.
10 Lyena Sidekia umwana wa kwa Kenaana aipangiile insengo sha cela e lyo alanda ati: “Yehova alanda ati, ‘Ishi insengo e sho ukasonkwelako* abena Siria mpaka ukubalofye.’”
11 Bakasesema bambi nabo balesesema cimo cine, abati: “Kabiyeni ku Ramote-gileadi pantu muleyacimfya,+ Yehova aleyalenga mucimfye uyu umusumba.”
12 E ico uo batumine mu kwita Mikaya amwebele ati: “Mona! Ifyo bakasesema bonse bebele imfumu nafiwama. Na iwe wine uyelanda fimo fine+ kabili uyelanda ifisuma.”+
13 Lelo Mikaya amwebele ati: “Na pali Yehova, ifyo Lesa wandi alanjeba, e fyo nalayalanda.”+
14 Lyena aile ku mfumu kabili imfumu yamwipwishe aiti: “Mikaya, bushe tuleya mukulwisha Ramote-gileadi nangu niyako?” Ilyo line aebele imfumu ati: “Kabiyeni kabili muleyacimfya; Lesa aleyalenga mubacimfye.”
15 E lyo imfumu yamwebele aiti: “Bushe miku inga mfwile ukukweba ukuti ulape ukutila unjebe fye icishinka ukulingana ne fyo Yehova akwebele?”
16 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.’”
17 Lyena imfumu ya Israele yaebele Yehoshafati aiti: “Bushe nshacikweba nati, ‘Taseseme ifisuma pali ine kano fye ifibi’?”+
18 Lyena Mikaya alandile ati: “Umfweni ifyo Yehova alanda: Nacimona Yehova naikala pa cipuna cakwe ica bufumu+ kabili ibumba lya mu muulu+ lyaciminina ku kulyo na ku kuso kwakwe.+
19 Lyena Yehova acilanda ati, ‘Nani alayabepa Ahabu imfumu ya Israele pa kuti ileya ku Ramote-gileadi bayeipaya?’ E lyo umo wacilanda ifi, umbi na o wacilanda fimbi.
20 E lyo umupashi*+ umo waciminina pa ntanshi ya kwa Yehova walanda auti, ‘Ine nalayamubepa.’ Yehova aciwipusha ati, ‘Walayamubepa shani?’
21 Na o wacasuka auti, ‘Nalayalenga bakasesema bakwe bonse bamubepe.’ E ico Lesa acitila, ‘Walayamubepa, kabili ifyo walayacita fyalayabomba, kabiye kacite ifyo fine.’
22 Nomba Yehova nalenga aba bakasesema benu bamubepe,+ lelo Yehova nalanda ukuti ifyabipa fili no kumucitikila.”
23 E lyo Sidekia+ umwana wa kwa Kenaana apaleme kuli Mikaya+ amuma na pe tobo+ e lyo atila: “Bushe umupashi wa kwa Yehova ufumine shani pali ine pa kuti ulande na iwe?”*+
24 Mikaya amwaswike ati: “Mona! Ukeshiba ifyo ufumine pali iwe mu bushiku ukaya mu kufisama mu muputule wa mu kati sana.”
25 Lyena imfumu ya Israele yatile: “Sendeni Mikaya mu mutwale kuli Amone umukalamba wa musumba na kuli Yoashi umwana wa mfumu.
26 Muyebeba amuti, ‘Imfumu yatila: “Bikeni uyu muntu mu cifungo+ kabili mulemupeela ifya kulya ifinono na menshi ayanono mpaka nkabwele umutende.”’”
27 Lelo Mikaya atile: “Nga mukabwela umutende, ninshi Yehova talandile na ine.”+ Lyena alandile no kuti: “Mwe bantu bonse mwikalaba ifyo nalanda.”
28 E ico imfumu ya Israele na Yehoshafati imfumu ya Yuda baile ku Ramote-gileadi.+
29 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.
30 Nomba imfumu ya Siria yaebele abakalamba ba bashilika abalenina pa maceleta aiti: “Mwilwa no muntu uushacindama nelyo uwacindama, lelo mulwe fye ne mfumu ya Israele.”
31 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,+ na Yehova alimwafwile kabili apo pene Lesa alengele baleka ukumukonka.
32 Ilyo abakalamba ba bashilika abalenina pa maceleta bamwene ukuti te mfumu ya Israele, ilyo line balilekele ukumukonka babweluluka no kubweluluka.
33 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.”+
34 Inkondo yalikosele akasuba konse bulya bushiku, kabili imfumu baiminike fye mwi celeta ninshi nailosha ku bena Siria mpaka icungulo, kabili yafwile ilyo akasuba kalewa.+
Amafutunoti
^ Nelyo “ukusunkilako.”
^ Nelyo “malaika.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “Bushe umupashi wa kwa Yehova upitile kwi pa kufuma pali ine pa kuti ulande na iwe?”
^ Mu ciHebere, “mu nkambi.”
