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22 A-Izalele yakatuka, yasa chilombo cho mu chana cha Moape kulutwe lia mbonge ya Yeriku mu sali lia Yordau. 2 Mbalake mwana wa Zepore kamwene yeswe yize A-Izalele alingile kuli A-Amore. 3 Mba A-Moape yevwa woma unji wa A-Izalele, mumu ayo kapwile anji. Chochene, A-Moape yevwa woma unji mumu lia A-Izalele. 4 A-Moape yalweza makulwana A-Mindiane ngwo: “Haliapwila mbunga yino muyinongesa yuma yeswe yize yinatujingilika ngwe chize ngombe akulia mwambu.”
Ha shimbu liacho, Mbalake mwana wa Zepore mwe wapwile mwanangana wa A-Moape. 5 Iye yatuma mikeji hanga asanyike Mbalau, mwana wa Mbeore, yoze te watwama ku Petore, chifuchi chize chili hakamwihi ni Lwiji Ufrateze ni kumulweza ngwenyi: “Kuno kuli atu waze akatuka ku Engitu, ayo halitanda hashi heswe, kali hakamwihi ni yami. 6 Haliapwila tweya kama hanga ungushingile atu wano, mumu ayo kali ni tachi jinji kuhiana yami. Hanji munguhasa kwakumba ni kwahanga mu chifuchi, mumu ngunanyingika ngwami, yoze yena wakuwahisa, kakuwaha, alioze yoze yena wakushinga, kakushingiwa.”
7 Chocho, makulwana A-Moape ni makulwana A-Mindiane yalinga wenyi, ayo yambata mbongo jize te mamufweta hanga atahe. O yaya kuli Mbalau, yamulweza lusango wa Mbalake. 8 Iye yaalweza ngwenyi: “Pombenu kuno, mba mungunulweza kumbululo lize Yehova mangwaha.” Chocho, miata A-Moape yapomba ku zuwo lia Mbalau.
9 Zambi yasoloka kuli Mbalau ni kumuhula ngwenyi: “Malunga wano uli no aya?” 10 Mbalau yakumbulula Zambi wamwenemwene ngwenyi: “Mbalake mwana wa Zepore mwanangana wa Moape, kangutumina lusango ni kwamba ngwenyi: 11 ‘Kuno kweza atu waze akatuka ku Engitu, ayo halitanda hashi heswe. Haliapwila tweya ungushingilewo. Hanji munguhasa kulimika no ni kwahanga.’” 12 Alioze Zambi yalweza Mbalau ngwenyi: “Kanda uya no. Kanda ushinga atu jacho, mumu ayo kali akuwahisa.”
13 Mbalau yahinduka chimene yalweza miata ja Mbalake ngwenyi: “Funenu mu chifuchi chenu, mumu Yehova kangutayijile kuya ni yenu.” 14 Chocho miata A-Moape yakatuka, yaya kuli Mbalake ni kumulweza ngwo: “Mbalau katayijile kwiza ni yetu.”
15 Alioze, Mbalake yatuma cheka miata anji, a lufuma munji kuhiana atangu. 16 Ayo yaya kuli Mbalau ni kumulweza ngwo: “Mbalake mwana wa Zepore, kamba ngwenyi: ‘Lisesa kanda wecha chuma nichimwe chikukinde kwiza kuli yami, 17 mumu mungukulemesa chinji ni kulinga yeswe yize yena mungulweza. Kashika, tweya kama hanga ungushingile atu wano.’” 18 Alioze Mbalau yakumbulula tuvumbi ja Mbalake ngwenyi: “Chipwe ngwe Mbalake mangwaha zuwo lienyi lia too ni prata ni oru, yami chichi kuhasa kulinga chuma nichimwe chinene hanji chikehe, chize muchihiana shimbi ya Yehova Zambi yami. 19 Alioze, ni yenu pombenu kuno hanga ngunyingike nawa yize Yehova mangulweza.”
20 Chocho, Zambi yasoloka nawa kuli Mbalau ha ufuku ni kumulweza ngwenyi: “Nyi malunga wano keza kukusanyika, yako no. Alioze, mukahanjika wika yize mungukulweza.” 21 Mbalau yahinduka chimene, yalulieka chimbulu wenyi, yaya hamwe ni miata A-Moape.
22 Alioze Zambi yatenuka ha kumona iye kanayi. Mungelo wa Yehova yamana mu tapalo hanga amukinde. Mbalau te kali ha chimbulu wenyi ni yikwashi jenyi aali kapwile hamwe nenyi. 23 Muze chimbulu amwene mungelo wa Yehova kanamana mu tapalo ni katana wenyi ku kwoko, yeseka kukondoloka mu tapalo hanga anjile mu yambu. Alioze Mbalau yaputuka kulamba chimbulu hanga amufunyise mu tapalo. 24 Chocho mungelo wa Yehova yamana mu jila mukachi ka minda yaali ya uva, yize yapwile ni yipanga yaali ya mawe sali ni sali. 25 Muze chimbulu amwene mungelo wa Yehova, yaputuka kulishinjika ku chipanga, mba yapalakenya kulu lia Mbalau ku chipanga. Chocho Mbalau yamulamba cheka.
26 Mungelo wa Yehova yasenya kulutwe, yamana ha chihela haze jila te yinalipola hanga ahone kutewulukila ku sali lia utata chipwe ku sali lia umama. 27 Muze chimbulu amwene mungelo wa Yehova, yautama ku molu ja Mbalau, mba Mbalau yevwa uli unji yamulamba cheka ni lukanda wenyi. 28 Yehova yapakula kanwa lia chimbulu, iye yamba kuli Mbalau ngwenyi: “Yika nalinga hanga ungulambe yisuho yino yitatu?” 29 Mbalau yakumbulula chimbulu ngwenyi: “Yena wanguhepwisa. Nyi te nguli ni katana ku kwoko, kachi nakushiha!” 30 Chimbulu yakumbulula Mbalau ngwenyi: “Ngwami yami nguli chimbulu we yoze wakwendela matangwa eswe? Shina tangwa limwe hingunakulingi kama chuma cha mutapu au?” Iye yakumbulula ngwenyi: “Ka!” 31 Mba Yehova yazulula meso ja Mbalau, iye yamona mungelo wa Yehova kanamana mu tapalo ni katana wakutomona mu kwoko lienyi. Hazehene iye yafulamana hashi.
32 Mungelo wa Yehova yamba kuli iye ngwenyi: “Mumu liaka walamba chimbulu we katatu keswe? Tala! Yami mwe neza kuno hanga ngukukwike, mumu yuma unalinga yinalimika ni upale wami. 33 Chimbulu kangumona, kashika eseka kukondoloka katatu keswe. Achinyonga yize te muyilingiwa kuli yena nyi iye kakondolokele kuli yami! Kachi nakushiha ni kuhichika chimbulu ni mwono.” 34 Mbalau yamba kuli mungelo wa Yehova ngwenyi: “Navulumuna, mumu te chanyingikine ngwami, nuli mu tapalo hanga nungukinde. Kashika, nyi chino chili chipi kumeso jenu, ami munguhiluka.” 35 Mungelo wa Yehova yalweza Mbalau ngwenyi: “Yako ni malunga jacho, alioze yena mukahanjika wika yize mungukulweza.” Chocho Mbalau yanunga ni wenyi hamwe ni miata ja Mbalake.
36 Muze Mbalake anyingikine ngwenyi Mbalau haheta, hazehene yaya ni kulitakana nenyi mu mbonge ya Moape yize yatwama mu njiza ya Arnone. 37 Chocho Mbalake yahula Mbalau ngwenyi: “Ngwami natumanga kukusanyika? Mumu liaka kuwejile? Shina wanyonga ngwe yami chichi kuhasa kukulemesa?” 38 Mbalau yakumbulula Mbalake ngwenyi: “Haliapwila nguli kumeso je. Shina nguli ni chimwe chize munguhasa kukulweza? Mungukulweza wika maliji waze Zambi masa mu kanwa liami.”
39 Chocho Mbalau yaya ni Mbalake, yaheta ku Kiriate-Huzote. 40 Mbalake yalambula ngombe ni mapanga, yatuma yifwo yikwo kuli Mbalau ni miata waze apwile nenyi. 41 Chimene, Mbalake yakanduka ni Mbalau ku Mbamote-Mbale. Kuzekwene, iye yamona A-Izalele eswe.