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Sheba kangumbelenhuka Daudi
1 Lelo, nakwali na munhu mjuvi yachemigwe Sheba, mwana wa Bikili, Mbenjamini. Nakapemba mhalamhanda na kulandula lizi,
“Twahela honhu honeche kwa Daudi,
twahela uhalizi kwa mwana wa Yese!
Chila munhu yalute haluga ha heye, hemwe wanhu wa Isilaeli!”
2 Ahyo, wanhu weng'ha wa Isilaeli nawamleka Daudi, nawamuwinza Sheba, mwana wa Bikili. Ila wanhu wa Yuda nawamuwinza Daudi kwa kukundigwa kulawa lwanda lwa Yolodani mbaka mujini Yelusalemu. 3 Hamba, mndewa Daudi nakafika haluga hake Yelusalemu, nakawahola waha wa heye kumi wawele nakawaleka leka walolele ng'handa ya heye. Nakawawika kuli ng'handa imwe hali wamizi, nakawalolela goya, ila hawasile na hewo. Ahyo, waha awo nawali wawichigwe mgati mbaka kubagama kwa hewo. Nawekala kota nawali wafililwe na walume wa hewo.
4 Mndewa Daudi nakamlonjela Amasa, “Ng'hungajizile wanhu weng'ha wa Yuda kuli mazuwa gadatu, nagwe uwe baho kahi.” 5 Lelo, Amasa nakaluta kuwachema wanhu wa Yuda. Ila nakakawila kuhiluka kuli mhela wula uwichigwe na mndewa. 6 Ahyo, Daudi nakamlonjela Abishayi, “Lelo, Sheba mwana wa Bikili, kotigalila nongwa kusinda Abusalomu. Uwahole vitumagwa wa heni na umuwinze Sheba yaleche kwinjila kuli muji uwele na ngome na kusulupuka.” 7 Ahyo wanhu wa Yoabu na Wakeleti na Wapeleti, hamwe na wazidahe kitowa ngondo weng'ha nawoka hali ulongozi wa Abishayi. Weng'ha awo nawoka Yelusalemu kuluta kumuwinza Sheba, mwana wa Bikili. 8 Lowafichile kuli iganga likulu liwele ako Gibeoni, Amasa nakaluta kuwating'haniza. Yoabu nayali yavalile ivalo lya chiwamizi na mchanya mwa ivalo alyo nakwali na isali, libatilile ipanga mchuno mwa heye, liwele kuli yala yake. Yoabu loyahejele habehi, nakalidita ipanga lya heye ligwe kulawa kuli yala yake. 9 Yoabu nakamlonjela Amasa, “Kulamka mng'holozangu?” Hamba Yoabu nakebata lulevu lwa Amasa kwa moko wa heye wa kudilo leka yamnonele. 10 Ila Amasa haliwene ipanga liyage liwele kuli moko wa kumoso wa Yoabu. Lelo, Yoabu nakamhoma Amasa kwa ipanga kuli lida lya heye na mitumbu ja heye najilawa. Nakabagama ne Yoabu kumhoma lwakeli. Hamba, Yoabu na mng'holoze Abishayi, nawalutilila kumuwinza Sheba, mwana wa Bikili. 11 Munhu yumwe wa Yoabu, nakoya na kwima habehi na Amasa, nakalonga, “Yoneche yalingumgana Yoabu na yoneche yalingumgana Daudi, yamuwinze Yoabu!” 12 Lukuli lwa Amasa nalwali hala hasi hali danda hagati mwa nzila ng'hulu. Ahyo, chila munhu yakolile aho loyamuwene, nakema. Ila yula munhu wa Yoabu loyawene kota wanhu weng'ha nawoya na kwima aho, nakosa lukuli lwa Amasa mnzila, nakaluhilika kumgunda na kugubika kwa nguwo. 13 Lukuli lwa Amasa lolulavigwe mnzila, wanhu weng'ha nawaluta hamwe na Yoabu kumuwinza Sheba mwana wa Bikili.
14 Sheba nakakolela kuli nhanzi zeng'ha za Isilaeli mbaka muji wa Abeli-beti-maaka. Wanhu weng'ha wa lukolo lwa Bikili naweting'hana na kumuwinza. 15 Vilundo vyeng'ha vya Yoabu navyuya na kumzunguluta Sheba mwana wa Bikili, yawele kuli muji wa Abeli-beti-maaka. Nawagongomanya nzila kwa maganga leka kufika kuli lukanzi lwa ngome, hamba nawaluka kubomola lukanzi leka waugwise. 16 Hamba mdala yumwe yawele na luhala nakatowa iyowe kuli muji yolonga, “Mhulichize! Mhulichize! Mumlonjele Yoabu yoye ndonje na heye.” 17 Yoabu nakaluta habehi na yula mdala, ayo mdala nakamlonjela, “Ndaze, hegwe kwa Yoabu?” Yoabu nakalonga, “Ena! Ndo heni.” Yula mdala nakamlonjela, “Unyhulichize heni chitumagwa wa hegwe.” Yoabu nakalonga, “Ndanguhulichiza.” 18 Ayo mdala nakamlonjela, “Aho katali wanhu nawali wolonga, ‘Muwaleche wagane ulonzi uwele na luhala kulawa muji wa Abeli.’ Ahyo ndo wanhu vyowawezile kuduma mbuli za hewo. 19 Hetwe ndo wala walingugana kikala goya na kukundigwa kuli Isilaeli. Lelo, hegwe kwangugana kuuwifya muji ukulu kuli Isilaeli. Lekachoni lelo kwangugana kuudumya muji uwele ndo wa Mkulu Nguluwi?” 20 Yoabu nakedichila, “Hebu, kuli ukomu wa heni, silingugana kudumya ne kuwifya. 21 Vyoulonjile haiwele kukomya! Ila munhu yumwe kulawa kuli isi ya vidunda vya Efulaimu yalinguchemigwa Sheba mwana wa Bikili, nakambelenhuka mndewa Daudi. Mumhe heni munhu ayo nani ndokuka kuli muji wa hemwe.” Yula mdala nakamlonjela Yoabu, “Mutwi wa heye kotozelwa kukolela kuli lukanzi.” 22 Hamba ayo mdala nakaluta kwa wanhu weng'ha mujini kwa luhala lwa heye. Nawamdumula mutwi Sheba mwana wa Bikili, nawautoza mutwi awo kunze kwa Yoabu. Ahyo, Yoabu nakapemba mhalamhanda na wanhu wa heye nawasambaluka, chila yumwe yohiluka haluga hake. Hamba Yoabu nakahiluka kwa mndewa Daudi, mujini Yelusalemu.
Vilongozi wa Daudi
23 Yoabu nayali chilongozi wa chilundo cheng'ha cha wamizi wa Isilaeli. Benaya, mwana wa Yehoyada, nayali chilongozi wa Wakeleti na Wapeleti. 24 Adolamu nayali chilongozi wa mijito ja kukolwa lupichi. Yehoshafati, mwana wa Ahiludi nayali yalingwandika kukumbuchila. 25 Sheva nayali yalingwandika. Sadoki na Abiatali nawali watambika. 26 Myaili yalinguchemigwa Ila, nayali yumwe hali watambika wa mndewa Daudi.