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21 Bantu ba Isalele babaadi bakite uno mutshipo mu Misepa’shi: “Muntu su ngumune a kuatudi ta kupa muntu a mu bena Benyamine muana aaye mukashi bu mukashi aaye.” 2 Biabia bena Isalele babafikile ku Betele na bashala kuakua kumpala ku’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi mpa na ku kiolua, belanga misaase na kudila bi bukopo. 3 Na babaadi abakula’shi: “Ô Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele, buakinyi muanda wi bino ubakitshika mu Isalele? Buakinyi kisamba kimune kikukutshikua lelo uno mu Isalele?” 4 Butookie, muilo ubabuukile ku namashika buee na webaka kilambuilo kuakua bua kulambula milambu ya kushiika kaalo na milambu ya butaale.
5 Akupu muilo wa Isalele nkuakula’shi: “Nnanyi a ku bisamba bioso bia Isalele shi mufikie mu kuibunga kumpala kua Yehowa?” muanda babaadi bakite mutshipo ukata’shi muntu sh’afiki kui Yehowa ku Misepa abitungu ayipayibue kushi mpaka. 6 Biabia muilo wa Isalele nkuinyongola bua kibaadi kikitshikile bakuabo bena Benyamine. Abo nkuakula’shi: “Lelo uno kisamba kimune kibakatushibua mu Isalele. 7 Atukitshi naminyi bua kupa baba bantu babashala bakashi, muanda binobino tui betshipe muishina dia Yehowa’shi, t’atuibapa bana betu bakashi bu bakashi babo?”
8 Abo nkuipusha’shi: “Nnanyi munkatshi mua bisamba bia Isalele shikeele mufikie kui Yehowa ku Misepa?” Bibakitshikile’shi, muntu su ngumune a ku Yabeshe-gileade tabaadi mufikie mu kishalelo mubaadi kakongie. 9 Pabaabadi babadikie muilo, babamuene’shi muntu su ngumune a ku Yabeshe-gileade, tabaadi panka. 10 Biabia kakongie nkutuma kuanka bantu 12 000 ba ku bantu be bukome ngofu. Abo nkuibatumina eyi’shi: “Ndayi, na nuipee bantu ba ku Yabeshe-gileade ku lupete lua ngoshi, mpa na bakashi na bana. 11 Bino nyi abitungu’shi nukite: Abitungu nuipee bana balume boso mpa na muana mukashi oso mupue kulala na muana mulume.” 12 Munkatshi mua bantu ba mu Yabeshe-gileade, babasangene ba nsonguakashi 400 babaadi tumame, bashi baadi babande kulala na muana mulume. Nyi abo nkuibatuala ku kishalelo ku Shilo, ki mu nsenga ya Kanaana.
13 Akupu, kakongie koso nkutuma mukandu kui bena Benyamine ku lubuebue lua Rimone na nkuibalungula bua’shi bepushene bekale mu butaale. 14 Biabia bena Benyamine nkualukiila mu aa mafuku. Abo nkuibapa bana bakashi babaabadi balame na muwa ku bana bakashi ba mu Yabeshe-gileade, anka t’ababaadi bapete bungi buibakumbane. 15 Na muilo nkuinyongola bua bibaadi bikitshikile bena Benyamine muanda Yehowa baadi muabuule bisamba bia Isalele. 16 Bakulu ba kakongie nkuakula’shi: “Abitungu tukite kinyi bua kupa bantu babashala bakashi, muanda bana bakashi boso ba Benyamine bekeele bayipayibue?” 17 Abo nkualula’shi: “Abitungu kuikale bupianyi bua bena Benyamine bashale na muwa, bua’shi kisamba takishiminanga mu Isalele. 18 Anka tatui na matalua a kuibapa bana betu bakashi bu bakashi babo, muanda muilo wa Isalele nguitshipe’shi: ‘Malua kui yawa apa muina Benyamine mukashi.’”
19 Akupu abo nkuakula’shi: “Kui musangelo wa Yehowa ku kipua kioso ku Shilo e kunundu kua Betele, na kutunduka nguba ku’eshinda dikata adikaamina kukatukila ku Betele mpa na ku Shekeme na kuushi kua Lebona.” 20 Biabia abo nkutumina bantu ba Benyamine eyi’shi: “Ndayi na nubelame mu mafuba a nfinyo. 21 Na p’anumono ba nsonguakashi* ba mu Shilo abatuuku bua kusha masha aabo beele kifunda, oso a kuanudi abitungu atuukie na akuate mukashi ku ba nsonguakashi ba mu Shilo, na abitungu nualukiile mu nsenga ya Benyamine. 22 Na su ba mashabo na bakuabo balume bafika mu kuitudidila, atuibalungula’shi: ‘Etulesheyi namu kalolo pa kuibakuasha, muanda tatubaadia kupa oso a kuabadi mukashi pa kulua ngoshi na tanubaadia kuibapa bakashi kushi’nue kupiila.’”
23 Biabia bantu ba Benyamine babakitshine nka biabia, na oso a kuabadi nkukuata mukashi ku bana bakashi babaadi abashi. Kunyima kua biabia abo nkualukiila ku bupianyi buabo, nkuibakuula bibundi biabo na nkushala muanka.
24 Na mu aa mafuku, bena Isalele nkupalakana, oso a kuabadi nkuenda ku kisamba kiaye na kifuko kiaye, na abo nkukatuka kuakua, muntu oso nkuenda ku bupianyi buaye.
25 Mu aa mafuku, ta kubaadi nfumu mu Isalele. Muntu oso baadi akitshi ki buwa ku meso kuaye.*