1 Samuyeli 6:1-21
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Ŵafilisiti ŵawezgera Likasa ku Israyeli (1-21)
6 Likasa+ la Yehova likaŵa mu chigaŵa cha Ŵafilisiti myezi 7.
2 Ŵafilisiti ŵakachema ŵasembe na ŵakuloska,+ ŵakaŵafumba kuti: “Kasi tichitechi na Likasa la Yehova? Mutimanyiske umo tingaliwezgera ku malo ghake.”
3 Iwo ŵakati: “Usange mukuwezga likasa la phangano la Yehova Chiuta wa Israyeli, mungaliwezganga waka chara kwambura sembe. Muliwezge kwa iyo na sembe ya mulandu.+ Para mwachita nthena ndipo muchizgikenge, ndipo mumanyenge chifukwa icho wakawuskirapo chara woko lake pa imwe.”
4 Iwo ŵakati: “Kasi sembe ya mulandu iyo titumenge kwa iyo yiŵenge vichi?” Ŵakati: “Kuyana na unandi wa mafumu gha Ŵafilisiti,+ mutume malutumbo ghagolide ghankhondi na mbeŵa zagolide zinkhondi, pakuti nthenda yakuyana waka yamuwirani imwe na mafumu ghinu.
5 Mupange vikozgo vya malutumbo ghinu na vikozgo vya mbeŵa+ izo zikunanga charu chinu ndipo muchindike Chiuta wa Israyeli. Panyake wangapepuskako uzito wa woko lake ilo lili pa imwe na chiuta winu kweniso charu chinu.+
6 Kasi mukunonopeskerachi mtima winu nga umo Eguputo na Farawo ŵakanonopeskera mitima yawo?+ Wakati waŵatimba,+ Ŵaeguputo ŵakatuma Ŵaisrayeli kuti ŵalutenge ndipo ŵakafumamo.+
7 Sono nozgani gileta liphya na ng’ombe zanakazi ziŵiri izo zili na matholi ndipo zindaŵikikepo mu joko. Mukakilire ng’ombe izi ku gileta. Kweni mutolere matholi ku nyumba, kutali na ŵanyinawo.
8 Munyamure Likasa la Yehova na kuliŵika mu gileta. Vinthu vyagolide ivyo mukutuma kwa iyo kuŵa sembe ya mulandu muviŵike pafupi nalo mu kabokosi.+ Pamanyuma mulitume lilutenge.
9 Imwe mulilaŵilirenge: Usange likukwelera ku nthowa ya ku Beti-shemeshi,+ ku chigaŵa chake, mbwenu ndiyo watichitira uheni ukuru uwu. Kweni usange yayi, timanyenge kuti ni woko lake yayi ilo likatitimba, vikatichitikira waka.”
10 Ŵanthu ŵara ŵakachita umo ŵakaphalilikira. Ŵakatora ng’ombe zanakazi ziŵiri izo zikaŵa na matholi, ŵakazikakilira ku gileta ndipo ŵakajalira matholi ku nyumba.
11 Ŵakaŵika Likasa la Yehova pa gileta kweniso kabokosi ako kakaŵa na mbeŵa zagolide na vikozgo vya malutumbo ghawo.
12 Ng’ombe zira zikanyoloka na nthowa ya ku Beti-shemeshi.+ Zikenda mu msewu ukuru pera, uku zikubama.* Zikazgokera kumalyero panji kumazere chara. Nyengo yose iyi, mafumu gha Ŵafilisiti ghakazilondezganga mumanyuma m’paka ku mphaka ya Beti-shemeshi.
13 Ŵanthu ŵa ku Beti-shemeshi ŵakavunanga tirigu mu dambo.* Ŵakati ŵinuska maso na kuwona Likasa, ŵakasekelera chomene pakuliwona.
14 Gileta likafika mu munda wa Joshuwa Mubeti-shemeshi ndipo likimilira pafupi na chilibwe chikuru. Ŵanthu ŵakapandura mathabwa gha gileta, ŵakakoma ng’ombe+ zira na kupeleka sembe yakotcha kwa Yehova.
15 Ŵalevi+ ŵakakhizga Likasa la Yehova na kabokosi ako kakaŵa nalo, ako mukaŵa vinthu vyagolide, ŵakaviŵika pa chilibwe chikuru. Ŵanthu ŵa ku Beti-shemeshi+ ŵakiza na sembe zakotcha ndipo ŵakapeleka sembe kwa Yehova pa zuŵa lira.
16 Mafumu ghankhondi gha Ŵafilisiti ghakati ghawona ichi, ghakawelera ku Ekironi zuŵa lenelira.
17 Agha ni malutumbo ghagolide agho Ŵafilisiti ŵakatuma kuŵa sembe ya mulandu kwa Yehova:+ limoza la Ashidodi,+ limoza la Gaza, limoza la Ashikeloni, limoza la Gati,+ limoza la Ekironi.+
18 Mbeŵa zagolide zikayana na unandi wa misumba yose ya Ŵafilisiti iyo yikaŵa ya mafumu ghankhondi, misumba ya malinga ghakukhora na mizi yambura malinga.
Chilibwe chikuru icho ŵakakhizgirapo Likasa la Yehova ndicho mbukaboni m’paka lero mu munda wa Joshuwa Mubeti-shemeshi.
19 Kweni Chiuta wakatimba ŵanthu ŵa ku Beti-shemeshi, chifukwa ŵakalingizga mu Likasa la Yehova. Wakakomapo ŵanthu 50,070.* Ŵanthu ŵakamba kutengera chifukwa Yehova wakaŵakoma na kukoma kukuru.+
20 Ŵanthu ŵa ku Beti-shemeshi ŵakafumba kuti: “Kasi ni njani uyo wangima pamaso pa Yehova, Chiuta mutuŵa uyu,+ ndipo walutenge kwa njani kufuma kwa ise?”+
21 Ntheura ŵakatuma mathenga ku ŵanthu ŵakukhala mu Kiriyati-yerimu+ kuti: “Ŵafilisiti ŵawezga Likasa la Yehova. Zaninge muzakalitore.”+
Mazgu Ghamusi
^ Mazgu ghanyake, “zikukhonya.”
^ Panji kuti, “chidika.”
^ Mazgu gheneko, “ŵanthu 70, ŵanthu 50,000.”
