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9 Kunyima kua mafuku, Abimeleke muana a Yerubaale bayile kui bakuabo balume na nyinaye mu Shekeme, na aye nkuibalungula abo na kifuko kioso kia nshaye kulu’shi:* 2 “Ipushayi namu bakunkushi* boso ba Shekeme’shi: ‘Kibuwa buenu nkinyi, mbua bana balume boso 70 ba Yerubaale kuinumuna su mbua muntu umune kuinumuna? Na tentekieshayi’shi tui mase* amune.’”
3 Biabia bakuabo balume na nyinaye nkumuakuila kui bakunkushi boso ba Shekeme, na abo nkukumiina* kulonda Abimeleke muanda babaakuile’shi: “Nyi mmukuetu.” 4 Akupu abo nkumupa makuta a kiamo kia arja 70 a mu nshibo* ya Baale-berite, na Abimeleke nkuiafubisha bua kufuta bantu bashi na mufubo wa kukita na bantu ba sha kapeesha bua’shi bamulonde. 5 Kunyima bayile ku nshibo ya nshaye ku Ofra na ayipaa bakuabo balume, bana ba Yerubaale bantu 70, p’ebue dimune. Nka penda Yotame kamukala ka Yerubaale nyi baadi mupande muanda baadi mufuame.
6 Akupu bakunkushi boso ba Shekeme na Bete-milo oso nkuibunga pamune na nkutuula Abimeleke bu nfumu, pepi na mutshi ukata, pepi na musungo ubaadi mu Shekeme.
7 Pabaabadi bebilungule Yotame, bayile mususa umune na emana ku nsongo ya muengie wa Garizime na aye nkuibeela musase n’eyi di bukopo’shi: “Nteemesheyi anue bakunkushi ba Shekeme, na Efile Mukulu enuteemesha.
8 “Dingi efuku mitshi ibayile mu kuela nfumu muimu bua’shi eyimune. Biabia ayo nkulungula mutshi wa olive’shi: ‘Etumune.’ 9 Anka mutshi wa olive nkuiyilungula’shi: ‘Abitungu ndekie muimu* wande, w’abafubishaa bua kutumbisha Efile Mukulu na bantu, bua’shi nende mu kuipuka kunundu kua ingi mitshi su?’ 10 Akupu mitshi nkulungula mutshi wa nfigiye’shi: ‘Fika na w’etumune.’ 11 Anka mutshi wa nfigiye nkuiyilungula’shi: ‘Abitungu ndekie nsaasa yande na bikuba biande bibuwa bua’shi nende mu kuipuka kunundu kua ingi mitshi su?’ 12 Akupu mitshi nkulungula mutshi wa nfinyo’shi: ‘Fika na w’etumune.’ 13 Mutshi wa nfinyo nkuiyalula’shi: ‘Abitungu ndekie nfinyo yande ipia ayisankishaa Efile Mukulu na bantu bua’shi nende mu kuipuka kunundu kua ingi mitshi su?’ 14 Nfudiilo a bioso ingi mitshi yoso nkulungula mutshi wa meba’shi: ‘Fika na w’etumune.’ 15 Nyi mutshi wa meba nkulungula mitshi’shi: ‘Su binyibinyi anungiele muimu bua’shi nnekale nfumu eenu, fikayi na nufuame muushi mua mutaala wande. Anka su ta mbiabia, kaalo katuukie mu mutshi wa meba na kataatshishe mitshi ya sedre ya mu Lebanone.’
16 “Binobino nubakitshi mianda na lulamato na kinemo p’anue kutuula Abimeleke bu nfumu su? Nubalesha Yerubaale na bantu ba mu nshibo muaye kalolo na nubamukitshina mianda imukumbene su? 17 Pabaadi nshami muinuluile ngoshi, baadi mutuule muwa* waye mu masaku bua kuinupaasha ku maasa a bena Madiane. 18 Anka lelo uno nubatombokiela bantu ba mu nshibo ya nshami na nubayipaa bana baye balume bantu 70 p’ebue dimune. Akupu nubatuulu Abimeleke muana a mpika aaye mukashi, bu nfumu panundu pa bakunkushi ba Shekeme muanda’shi mmukuenu. 19 Mbinyibinyi, su nukuete kukitshina Yerubaale na bantu ba mu nshibo muaye mianda na lulamato na kinemo lelo uno, sankayi bua Abimeleke na aye namu asankie pa muanda wenu. 20 Anka su ta mbiabia, kaalo katuukie kui Abimeleke na kataatshishe bakunkushi ba Shekeme na Bete-milo, na kaalo katuukie kui bakunkushi ba Shekeme na Bete-milo na kataatshishe Abimeleke.”
21 Akupu Yotame basuukile enda ku Beere, na aye nkushala kuakua pa muanda wa mukuabo Abimeleke.
22 Abimeleke nkumuna* Isalele munda mua bipua bisatu. 23 Akupu Efile Mukulu nkutadiila bua’shi mushikua utame* pankatshi pa Abimeleke na bakunkushi ba Shekeme, na abo nkukitshina Abimeleke mianda na madimi. 24 Bino bibaadi bua koobola buntomboshi bubaabadi bakitshine bana 70 ba Yerubaale, bua kutuula bushito bua mase aabo pe mukuabo Abimeleke muanda baadi muibayipee, na pe bakunkushi ba Shekeme muanda babaadi bamukuashe bua kuipaa bakuabo. 25 Biabia bakunkushi ba Shekeme babatuudile bantu bua kumubelamina ku nsongo ya miengie, na babaadi abayibi bintu bia bantu babaadi abakidi pepi nabo muishinda, kunyima abaadi bebilungule Abimeleke.
26 Akupu Gaale muana a Ebede na bakuabo nkusabuka nkutuela mu Shekeme, bakunkushi ba Shekeme nkumukulupila. 27 Abo nkuenda mu mafuba aabo a nfinyo, nkukuula tukuba tua nfinyo, abo nkuitufunta na nkukita musangelo, akupu abo nkutuela mu nshibo y’efile aabo nkudia, nkutoma na nkuela Abimeleke muluaa. 28 Akupu Gaale muana a Ebede nkuakula’shi: “Abimeleke nnanyi, na Shekeme nnanyi bua’shi tumufubile? Ta mmuana a Yerubaale na ta Zebule alesha mpala yaye su? Fubilayi bantu ba Amore nshaye na Shekeme, anka buakinyi abitungu tumufubile? 29 Su uno muilo ubadia kuikala ku matalua ande, nadia kukatusha Abimeleke.” Akupu aye nkulungula Abimeleke’shi: “Fuimisha bungi bua kiluilo kiobe, na otuukie tulue ngoshi.”
30 Pabaadi Zebule nfumu a kibundi mupushe mayi a Gaale muana a Ebede, baadi mufiite munda ngofu. 31 Biabia aye nkutuma mikiendi mbufiefie* kui Abimeleke, nkuakula’shi: “Tala! Gaale muana a Ebede na bakuabo balume be mu Shekeme binobino, na bakuete kutakula bantu ba mu kibundi bua nkutombokiela. 32 Binobino, fika bufukubufuku obe na bantu bobe, na obelame mu mapia. 33 Nka nguba ki’atunduka ku namashika, abitungu obuukie namashika buee na otuukie kibundi ngoshi; na aye na bantu baye p’abatuuku mu kulua nobe, okite kioso kiodi mulombene kukita bua kumutshokola.”*
34 Biabia Abimeleke na bantu boso babaadi naye, nkubuuka bufukubufuku, na abo nkubelama paasha pa Shekeme. 35 Pabaadi Gaale muana a Ebede mutuukie ku kituelelo kia kibelo kia kibundi, Abimeleke na bantu babaadi naye nkuibua mu mbalo ibaabadi babelame. 36 Pabaadi Gaale mumone bantu, balunguile Zebule’shi: “Tala! Kui bantu bakuete kufika dia ku nsongo kua miengie.” Anka Zebule nkumulungula’shi: “Okuete kumona miesheshi ya miengie bu bantu.”
37 Kunyima Gaale nkuakula’shi: “Tala! Bantu bakuete kutuukila dia munkatshi mua kibundi, na kisaka kimune kikuete kufika muishinda dia mutshi ukata wa Meonenime.” 38 Zebule nkumualula’shi: “Binobino kuitatula koobe kua’shi: ‘Abimeleke nnanyi bua’shi tumufubile kuikunyi?’ Bano ta nyi bantu bu’ekeele mubepuule? Binobino tuuka okalue nabo.”
39 Biabia Gaale nkutuuka muikale kumpala kua bakunkushi ba Shekeme na aye nkulua na Abimeleke ngoshi. 40 Abimeleke nkumulonda na Gaale nkumusuuka, bantu bebungi nkuipayibua mpa na ku kituelelo kia kibelo kia kibundi.
41 Na Abimeleke nkutungunuka na kushala mu Aruma, Zebule nkubinga Gaale na bakuabo balume mu Shekeme. 42 Butookie, bantu babayile ku mapia na abo nkulungula Abimeleke wawa muanda. 43 Biabia aye nkuata bantu baaye nkuibaabuula mu bisaka bisatu, na nkubelama mu mapia. Pabamuene bantu abatuuku mu kibundi, bebatuukile ngoshi na ebayipaa. 44 Abimeleke na bisaka bibaadi naye nkuenda lubilo kumpala, na nkuimana ku kituelelo kia kibelo kia kibundi, pabaadi bisaka bibidi abiluisha bantu boso babaadi mu mapia, na abio nkuibayipaa. 45 Abimeleke nkuluisha kibundi ngoshi diadia efuku dioso na nkuikikuata. Aye nkuipaa bantu be muanka, nkubumbula kibundi na nkumiamina mungua muanka.
46 Pabaadi bakunkushi boso ba kitenta kia Shekeme bapushe pabitale uno muanda, mususa umune babayile mu kadimbo ka kufuamina ka muushi* mua nsenga ka nshibo* ya Ele-berite. 47 Nka baki’abalungula Abimeleke’shi bakunkushi boso ba kitenta kia Shekeme mbebungie mbalo imune, 48 Abimeleke na bantu boso babaadi naye abakaamine ku Muengie wa Zalmone. Abimeleke nkuata kabengiele muiyasa diaye na nkutshiba lutabi lua mutshi, nkuilusemuna p’epampa diaye na nkulungula bantu babaadi naye’shi: “Biabia bibaanumono nakitshi, ebikiteyi namu bukidibukidi!” 49 Biabia bantu boso nkutshiba n’abo namu ntabi na nkulonda Abimeleke. Akupu abo nkutuula yaaya ntabi ku kadimbo ka kufuamina ka muushi mua nsenga na nkuela kadimbo ka kufuamina ka muushi mua nsenga kaalo. Nyi bantu boso ba mu kitenta kia Shekeme nkufua namu, bantu bafikie ku 1 000 balume na bakashi.
50 Akupu Abimeleke nkuenda ku Tebese; aye nkuluisha Tebese ngoshi na nkumukuata. 51 Munkatshi mua kibundi mubaadi kitenta ki bukopo, na bantu boso balume na bakashi na bakunkushi boso ba kibundi nkusuukila kuakua, abo nkuifungila muamua na abo nkukaamina ku musaka wa kitenta. 52 Abimeleke nkuenda ku kitenta na nkuikituuka ngoshi. Aye nkuifubuila ku kituelelo kia kitenta bua kuikiela kaalo. 53 Nyi ungi muana mukashi nkuponeesha Abimeleke ebue dia mpelua ku mutue na nkumusoosa kabaala. 54 Aye nkuitanyina mufubi aaye baadi atuala bina ngoshi biaye bukidibukidi na nkumulungula’shi: “Tuusha lupete lobe lua ngoshi na ongipee, bua’shi tabakulanga pabintale’shi: ‘Mbamuipee kui muana mukashi.’” Nyi mufubi aaye nkumut apa lupete lua ngoshi na aye nkufua.
55 Pabaadi bantu ba Isalele bamone’shi Abimeleke baafu, boso babalukiile ku mashibo aabo. 56 Biabia Efile Mukulu nkufuta Abimeleke bua bubi bubaadi mukitshine nshaye pa kuipaa bakuabo 70. 57 Efile Mukulu nkukita dingi bia’shi bubi boso bua bantu ba mu Shekeme buibalukiile pa mitue yabo. Biabia mulua wa Yotame muana a Yerubaale nkuibakuata.