Buku wa Bubiji wa Samwela
24 Yehoba wabuukijile jibiji bukaji bena Isalela+ kimye umo kyo atundaikile Davida kwibalukilamo ne kumwambila’mba: “Yanga ubale+ bena Isalela ne bena Yuda.”+ 2 Byonkabyo, mfumu waambijile Yoaba+ mukulumpe wa nzhita ye ajinga nanji amba: “Yanga mu mikoka yonse ya bena Isalela, kutendekela ku Danyi kukafika ne ku Belesheba,+ kabiji unembe bantu, pa kuba’mba ngyuke kuvula kwa bantu.” 3 Bino Yoaba waambijile mfumu amba: “Yehoba Lesa wenu avuzhe bantu bimye 100, kabiji meso enu anweba nkambo mfumu amone kino kintu, pano mambo ka anweba nkambo mfumu o mubena kukebela kuba kino kintu?”
4 Pakuba byambo bya mfumu byajinga na bulume kukila bya kwa Yoaba ne bya bakulumpe ba nzhita. Onkao mambo, Yoaba ne bakulumpe ba nzhita bafumineko kwi mfumu ne kuya na kunemba bena Isalela.+ 5 Baabukile Yodano ne kukatebelela ku Aloa,+ ku kilujo* kya muzhi wajinga pakachi ka kimpachiko* kyatalañana na nyaunda ya bena Gadi ne kuya ku Yazela.+ 6 Kepo bayile ku Gileada+ ne ku kyalo kya Tatimu-hojisi ne kukafika ku Danyiyana kabiji bakazhokejile ku Shidona.+ 7 Kabiji bayile ku nsakwa yakosa ya ku Tila+ ne mu mizhi yonse ya bena Hivi+ ne ya bena Kenana, kabiji bakapelejile ku Negeba+ wa mu Yuda ku Belesheba.+ 8 Byonkabyo, bapitañene mu kyalo kyonse kabiji babwelele mu Yelusalema ku mpelo ya bañondo batanu na bana ne moba 20. 9 Kabiji Yoaba wapele mfumu kibelengelo kya bantu bo banembele. Bashilikale ba bena Isalela bafikijilemo kulwa na mapoko bajinga 800,000, kabiji banabalume bena Yuda bajinga 500,000.+
10 Bino muchima* wamukatezhenga+ Davida byo abajile bantu. Kepo Davida aambijile Yehoba amba: “Nalenga mambo+ akatampe byo nauba kino kintu. Pano napopwela anweba Yehoba, ndekelaiko mambo amiwa kalume wenu,+ mambo nauba kintu kya kubula maana.”+ 11 Davida byo abuukile lukelo, byambo bya Yehoba byaishile kwi Gadi+ ngauzhi, yenka wamwenanga Davida bimwesho amba: 12 “Yanga ukamubuule Davida amba, ‘Yehoba waamba’mba: “Nakupa bintu bisatu. Usalepo kimo kyo nafwainwa kukuba.”’”+ 13 Onkao mambo, Gadi wayile kwi Davida ne kumushikisha’mba: “Nanchi mukeba’mba mu kyalo kyenu mwikale myaka itanu na ibiji ya kipowe kya nzala nyi?+ Nangwa abya mukeba’mba bakemupangishenga ku balwanyi benu bañondo basatu nyi?+ Inyi mukeba mu kyalo kyenu mukekale mwalo moba asatu?+ Pano langulukishaipo bulongo pa kyo nsakuya na kubuula awa wantuma.” 14 Onkao mambo, Davida wamukumbwile Gadi amba: “Kino kintu kyandetela bingi bulanda. Kyawama kuba’mba tuponene mu kuboko kwa Yehoba,+ mambo lusa lwanji lo lukatampe;+ bino kange mponene mu kuboko kwa muntu ne.”+
15 Kepo Yehoba atumine mwalo+ pa bena Isalela kufuma lukelo kufikatu ne kimye kyatongwelwe, kya kuba bantu 70,000 bafwile kutendekelatu ku Danyi kukafika ne ku Belesheba.+ 16 Malaika byo atanyikile kuboko kwanji ku Yelusalema kuba’mba amonaune, Yehoba wilangulwishe* na mambo a bya malwa,+ kabiji waambijile malaika waletele lonaiko pa bantu amba: “Kyapwa! Pano kileke.” Malaika wa Yehoba wajinga kwipi na kipujilo kya kwa Alauna+ mwina Yebusi.+
17 Davida byo amwene malaika watapilenga bantu, waambijile Yehoba amba: “Yami nalenga mambo, kabiji yami natamisha; pakuba ino mikooko,+ ñanyi kintu kyo yauba? Napopwela, kuboko kwenu kunkambule amiwa ne ba mu nzubo ya batata.”+
18 Kepo Gadi aishile kwi Davida pa jonkaja juba ne kumwambila’mba: “Yainga mukashimike kya kusokelapo bitapisho kwi Yehoba pa kipujilo kya kwa Alauna mwina Yebusi.”+ 19 Byonkabyo, Davida wayile monka mwaambijile Gadi, byonkatu Yehoba byo akambizhe. 20 Alauna byo akenkentele ne kumona mfumu ne bakalume banji saka beya kwi aye, ponkapotu Alauna wamutundaijile ne kumufukamina mfumu saka akunyika kilungi kyanji panshi. 21 Alauna washikishe’mba: “Mambo ka anweba nkambo mfumu o mwaishila kwi amiwa kalume wenu?” Davida wamukumbwile’mba: “Naiya na kupota kwi obewa kipujilo kuba’mba nshimikepo kya kusokelapo bitapisho kwi Yehoba, pa kuba’mba mwalo waiya pa bantu ekileke.”+ 22 Bino Alauna waambijile Davida amba: “Kisendaitu anweba nkambo mfumu ne kulambwilapo kyonse kyo mwamona’mba kyawama.* Nemupa bañombe ba mulambo wa kusoka ne kichi kya kupujilako ne kikonkoji kuba’mba bikale ke nkunyi. 23 Abino byonse, anweba mfumu, amiwa Alauna nebipana kwi anweba mfumu.” Kepo Alauna aambijile mfumu amba: “Yehoba Lesa wenu emubile bibusa.”
24 Nangwa byonkabyo, mfumu waambijile Alauna amba: “Ine, nsakwiipota pa mutengo wayo. Kechi nsakutapisha kwi Yehoba Lesa wami bitapisho bya kusoka bya kubula kupota ne.” Byonkabyo, Davida wapotele kipujilo ne bañombe pa mutengo wa mashekele* a siliva 50.+ 25 Kabiji Davida washimikijile Yehoba kya kusokelapo bitapisho+ konkakwa ne kulambwilapo bitapisho bya kusoka ne bitapisho bya mutende. Kepo Yehoba aumvwine misashijilo yabo pa mambo a kyalo kyabo,+ ne mwalo waishile pa bena Isalela wapwile.