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20 Pa numa abena Moabu+ na bena Amone+ pamo na baAmonimu* bamo baishile mu kulwa inkondo na Yehoshafati.
2 E ico kwali abaile-eba Yehoshafati abati: “Kuli ibumba lya bantu ilikalamba abeshile ku kumulwisha abafumine ku citungu ca bemba,* ku Edomu,+ bali mu Hasasone-tamari, e kutila mu Engedi.”+
3 Ilyo Yehoshafati aumfwile ifi, alitiinine kabili apangile ukwipusha Yehova ifyo alingile ukucita.+ E ico abilishe mu Yuda monse ukuti abantu bafunge.
4 Lyena abantu bonse mu Yuda balongene pamo pa kuti bepushe Yehova ifya kucita;+ bafumine mu misumba yonse iya mu Yuda pa kuti bepushe Yehova ifyo balingile ukucita.
5 Lyena Yehoshafati aiminine pa ntanshi ya lukuta lwa mu Yuda no lwa mu Yerusalemu pa ng’anda ya kwa Yehova pa ntanshi ya lubansa ulupya,
6 kabili apepele ati:
“Mwe Yehova Lesa wa fikolwe fyesu, nimwe fye Lesa eka mu muulu,+ bushe tamwakwata amaka pa mabufumu yonse aya nko?+ Ukuboko kwenu kwa maka kabili kwalikosa, takuli nangu umo uwingamulwisha.+
7 Mwe Lesa wesu, bushe te imwe mwatamfishe abaleikala muli cino calo, ninshi na bantu benu abena Israele balemonako, kabili bushe te imwe mwapeele abana* ba kwa Abrahamu+ cibusa wenu cino calo, pa kuti cibe icalo cabo umuyayaya?
8 Kabili e mo baleikala, bamukuulilamo ne ng’anda ya kulenga ishina lyenu lyacindikwa,+ kabili batile,
9 ‘Nga ca kuti ifyabipa fyatucitikila pa mulandu no lupanga, ubupingushi, icikuko, nelyo icipowe, tukesaiminina pa ntanshi ya ino ng’anda na pa cinso cenu (pantu pali ino ng’anda e paba ishina lyenu),+ kabili tukapepa kuli imwe ukuti mutupusushe ku bucushi bwesu, kabili mukomfwe no kutupususha.’+
10 Nomba abaume abena Amone, abena Moabu na ba mu citungu ca mpili ica Seiri,+ abo mushasuminishe ukuti abena Israele babasanse ilyo balefuma mu calo ca Egupti, nabesa. Abena Israele bapitile kumbi kabili tabalofeshe aba bantu.+
11 Nomba bena nabesa mu kutupoka icalo ico mwatupeele ukuti cibe icalo cesu.+
12 Mwe Lesa wesu, bushe tamwabakande?+ Pantu ifwe tatukwete amaka ya kucimfya ili ibumba ilikalamba ilileisa mu kutulwisha; kabili tatwishibe ifyo tulingile ukucitapo+ pantu amenso yesu yaloleshe kuli imwe.”+
13 Pali iyi nshita, bonse aba mu Yuda baiminine pa cinso ca kwa Yehova, pamo na bakashi babo, na bana babo abanono na bana* babo abakalamba.
14 Lyena umupashi wa kwa Yehova waishile pali Yahasiele ninshi ali mu lukuta. Yahasiele ali mwana wa kwa Sekaria umwana wa kwa Benaya umwana wa kwa Yeiele umwana wa kwa Matania umwina Lebi uwatuntwike muli Asafi.
15 Abebele ati: “Umfweni ifyo nalalanda mwe baYuda bonse na mwe bekala mu Yerusalemu na mwe Mfumu Yehoshafati! Yehova atila, ‘Mwitiina kabili mwiba no mwenso pa mulandu wa ili ibumba ilikalamba, pantu ine ne Lesa wenu nine ndelwa iyi inkondo te imwe iyo.+
16 Mailo mukaye mu kubalwisha. Bakeshila mu nshila beta ukuti Sisi, kabili mukayabasanga ku mpela ya mupokapoka mupepi na matololo ya Yeruele.
17 Tamwakalweko iyi inkondo. Mukayetantama fye, mukeminine shilili+ no kumona ifyo Yehova akamupususha.+ Mwikatiina kabili mwikaba no mwenso,+ mwe baYuda na mwe bekala mu Yerusalemu. Mailo mukaye mu kubalwisha kabili Yehova akaba na imwe.’”+
18 Ilyo line fye Yehoshafati alikonteme afisha ne mpumi panshi, na baYuda bonse na baleikala mu Yerusalemu bakonteme pa cinso ca kwa Yehova pa kuti bapepe Yehova.
19 Lyena abena Lebi abatuntwike mu bena Kohati+ na bena Kora balimine kabili batendeke ukulumbanya Yehova Lesa wa bena Israele ninshi nabasansula amashiwi.+
20 Ubushiku bwakonkelepo balimine lucelocelo pa kuti baye ku matololo ya Tekoa.+ Ilyo balefuma, Yehoshafati alimine e lyo abeba ati: “Umfweni mwe baYuda na mwe bekala mu Yerusalemu! Tetekeleni Yehova Lesa wenu pa kuti mube abashipa. Tetekeleni bakasesema bakwe+ kabili mwalayacimfya.”
21 Ilyo alanshenye na bantu, asontele abaume aba kwimbila+ Yehova no kumulumbanya ninshi nabafwala ifya kufwala fya mushilo, bali pa ntanshi ya baume abali ne fyanso, baleti:“Tooteleni Yehova, pantu ukutemwa kwakwe kwa muyayaya.”+
22 Ilyo batendeke ukwimba inyimbo sha kulumbanya Lesa ninshi bali ne nsansa, Yehova alengele abaume abena Amone, abena Moabu na baume ba mu citungu ca mpili ica Seiri abalesansa abaYuda batendeke ukwipayana.+
23 Kabili abena Amone na bena Moabu baimiine abaleikala mu citungu ca mpili ica Seiri+ pa kuti babepaye no kubalofya. Ilyo bapwishishe ukwipaya abaleikala mu Seiri, batendeke ukwipayana.+
24 Nomba ilyo abaYuda baile ku lupungu lwa kwa kalinda mu matololo,+ balolesha no kwali ibumba bamwene ifitumbi nafilambalala panshi,+ takwali nangu umo uwapuswike.
25 Ilyo Yehoshafati na bantu bakwe baile mu kusenda ifintu fya balwani babo abafwile, basangile ifintu ifingi, ifya kufwala ne fintu fimbi ifisuma, ifyo basangile fyalifulile ica kuti balifililwe ukusenda fyonse.+ Ifyo basendele fyalifulile icine cine ica kuti bafisendele pa nshiku shitatu.
26 Pa bushiku bwalenga 4 balilongene pamo mu mupokapoka* wa Beraka, pantu mulya e mo balumbanishishe* Yehova. E mulandu wine betila ilya ncende ukuti Umupokapoka wa Beraka*+ ukufika na lelo.
27 Lyena abaume bonse abaYuda na baleikala mu Yerusalemu, babweleele ku Yerusalemu ninshi balesekelela, kabili Yehoshafati alebatungulula. Balesekelela pantu Yehova alicimfishe abalwani babo.+
28 E ico bafikile ku Yerusalemu ninshi balelisha ifilimba fya nsale, insango+ na mapenga,+ kabili baile ku ng’anda ya kwa Yehova.+
29 Kabili Lesa alengele aba mu mabufumu yonse aya mu fyalo batiine nga nshi ilyo baumfwile ukuti Yehova nacimfya abalwani ba bena Israele.+
30 E ico mu bufumu bwa kwa Yehoshafati mwali umutende, kabili Lesa wakwe alengele batushe ku balwani babo bonse.+
31 Kabili Yehoshafati atwalilile ukuteka abaYuda. Ali ne myaka 35 ilyo atendeke ukuteka kabili atekele mu Yerusalemu imyaka 25. Nyina ali ni Asuba umwana wa kwa Shilhi.+
32 Yehoshafati alecita ifisuma nga fintu Asa+ wishi alecita, talekele ukucita ifyalungama mu menso ya kwa Yehova.+
33 Lelo ififulo fya kupepelapo fyena tafyonawile,+ kabili abantu bali tabalapanga mu mitima yabo ukuti bakulabombela Lesa wa fikolwe fyabo.+
34 Amalyashi yambi aya kwa Yehoshafati, ukufuma pa kutendeka ukufika na lintu afwile baliyalembela pamo na mashiwi ya kwa Yehu+ umwana wa kwa Hanani,+ ayo balembele mwi Buuku lya Mfumu sha mu Israele.
35 Pa numa ya ifi, Yehoshafati imfumu ya mu Yuda apangene icipangano na Ahasia imfumu ya Israele, uwalecita ifyabipa.+
36 E ico atendeke ukubombela pamo nankwe pa kupanga amato ya kuya ku Tarshishi+ kabili bapangile amato mu Esione-gebere.+
37 Lelo Eliesere umwana wa kwa Dodabahu uwa ku Maresha asesemene Yehoshafati ati: “Apo walipangana icipangano na Ahasia, Yehova akonaula imilimo yobe.”+ E ico amato yalyonaike,+ kabili tayaile ku Tarshishi.
Amafutunoti
^ Nalimo “aba bali bena Meuni.”
^ Iyi ifwile yali ni Bemba Wafwa.
^ Mu ciHebere, “ulubuto.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “abana abaume.”
^ Nelyo “Impanga Yabatama.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “bapaaliile.”
^ Ilyalola mu kuti “Amapaalo.”
