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11 Binobino Yefeta muina Gileade baadi kilobo kia ngoshi; baadi muana a ndumba, na Gileade baadi nshaye na Yefeta. 2 Anka mukashi a Gileade baadi mumutandile naye namu bana balume. Pabaadi bana ba mukashi aaye bakule, bababingile Yefeta na bamulungula’shi: “T’opete bupianyi mu nshibo ya nshetu, muanda we muana a mungi mukashi.” 3 Biabia Yefeta nkusuuka bakuabo na nkushala mu nsenga ya Tobe. Bantu bashibaadi na mufubo wa kukita, nkulamata Yefeta na abo nkumulonda.
4 Kunyima kua mafuku, bena Amone abaluile ngoshi na Isalele. 5 Pabaadi bena Amone balue ngoshi na Isalele, mususa umune bakulu ba Gileade abayile mu kuata Yefeta mu nsenga ya Tobe. 6 Abo nkulungula Yefeta’shi: “Fika na wekale mukata eetu a basalayi, bua’shi tulue ngoshi na bena Amone.” 7 Anka Yefeta nkulungula bakulu ba Gileade’shi: “Ta nnanue bekeele banshikue ngofu nuambinga mu nshibo ya nshami? Buakinyi binobino nubafiki kuandi panudi mu dikienga?” 8 Nyi bakulu ba Gileade nkulungula Yefeta’shi: “Nyi buakinyi tubalukiila kodi binobino. Su buende netu mu kulua ngoshi na bena Amone, wekala mukunkushi eetu, mukunkushi a bantu boso ba mu Gileade.” 9 Biabia Yefeta nkulungula bakulu ba Gileade’shi: “Su nalukiila nenu mu kulua ngoshi na bena Amone na Yehowa bebantshokuela, paapa nafiki binyibinyi mukunkushi eenu!” 10 Bakulu ba Gileade nkulungula Yefeta’shi: “Yehowa ekale kamonyi* pankatshi petu su tuakutua kukita bu bibuakula.” 11 Biabia Yefeta nkuenda na bakulu ba Gileade na muilo nkumutuula bu mukunkushi. Biabia Yefeta nkuambuula mayi aaye oso kumpala kua Yehowa mu Misepa.
12 Akupu Yefeta nkutuma mikiendi kui nfumu a bena Amone’shi: “We nami* muanda kinyi bodia kufika mu kunduisha ngoshi mu nsenga yande?” 13 Biabia nfumu a bena Amone nkulungula mikiendi ya Yefeta’shi: “Mpa muanda Isalele mmuate nsenga yande pabaadi mutuukie mu Ejipitu, kukatuka ku Arnone mpa na ku Yaboke mpa na ku Yordane. Binobino eyalushe mu butaale. 14 Anka Yefeta nkualusha mikiendi kui nfumu a bena Amone 15 bua kumulungula’shi:
Yefeta bakula bino’shi: ‘Isalele ta mmuate nsenga ya bena Moabe na nsenga ya bena Amone, 16 muanda pabaabadi batuukie mu Ejipitu, Isalele baadi mutambukile mu kabaaka mpa na ku Kalunga Kamonga na nkufika ku Kadeshe. 17 Akupu Isalele nkutuma mikiendi kui nfumu a Edome’shi: “Etutadiile namu tukidile mu nsenga yobe,” anka nfumu a Edome tabaadi muteemeshe. Abo nkutuma dingi eyi kui nfumu a Moabe anka tabaadi mukumiine. Biabia Isalele nkutungunuka na kushala mu Kadeshe. 18 Pabaabadi batambukile mu kabaaka, abaadi bakidile ku bukunkula bua nsenga ya Edome na nsenga ya Moabe. Babayile lupese lua dia kutunduka nguba kua nsenga ya Moabe bashimika kishalelo mu nsenga ya Arnone; tababaadi batuele mu mukalo wa Moabe, muanda Arnone baadi mukalo wa Moabe.
19 “‘Akupu Isalele nkutuma mikiendi kui Sihone nfumu a bena Amore baadi amunana mu Heshibone, na Isalele nkumulungula’shi: “Etutadiile namu tukidile mu nsenga yobe tuende mu mbalo yetu.” 20 Anka Sihone tabaadi mukulupile Isalele bua’shi akidile mu nsenga yaye, biabia Sihone nkubunga muilo waye oso, nkushimika kishalelo mu Yasa na nkulua na Isalele ngoshi. 21 Nyi Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele nkutuula Sihone na muilo waye mu maasa a Isalele, biabia abo nkuibatshokola na Isalele nkuata nsenga yoso ya bena Amore, bantu babaadi bashale mu yaaya nsenga. 22 Abo nkuata nsenga yoso ya bena Amore kukatukila ku Arnone mpa na ku Yaboke na kukatukila ku kabaaka mpa na ku Yordane.
23 “‘Nyi Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele baadi mubingie bena Amore kumpala kua muilo waye wa Isalele, binobino okiebe kuiubinga su? 24 Tue na kintu kioso kiabadi bakupe kui efile oobe Kemoshe bua kuikala nakio su? Biabia atubingi yawa oso abadi babingie kui Yehowa Efile Mukulu eetu kumpala kuetu. 25 Binobino, we mukile Balake muana a Zipore nfumu a Moabe su? Baadi muikakene na Isalele, sunga kulua naye ngoshi su? 26 Pabaadi Isalele mushale mu Eshebone na bibundi biaye bimuifunyishe na mu Arowe na bibundi biaye bimuifunyishe na mu bibundi bioso bi ku bukunkula kua Arnone munda mua bipua 300, buakinyi kasha tobodi mutompe kuibiata mu aa mafuku? 27 Ntshi mukukitshine muluisho, anka bokitshi bibubi p’obe kuntuuka ngoshi. Yehowa Nsushi atshibe lelo uno kiimu pankatshi pa muilo wa Isalele na muilo wa Amone.’”
28 Anka nfumu a bena Amone tabaadi muteemeshe mukandu ubaadi Yefeta mumutumine.
29 Kikudi kia Yehowa nkuikila Yefeta, na aye nkukidila mu Gileade na mu Manasee nkuenda ku Misepa a Gileade, na kukatukila ku Misepa a Gileade aye nkutungunuka, nkuenda kui bena Amone.
30 Akupu Yefeta nkukita mutshipo kui Yehowa na nkuakula’shi: “Su otuula bena Amone mu maasa ande, 31 yawa oso atuuku ku kibelo kia nshibo yande mu kufumankana nami pangalukiila mu butaale kui bena Amone ekala a Yehowa, na namulambula bu mulambu wa kushiika kaalo.”
32 Biabia Yefeta nkuenda mu kulua ngoshi na bena Amone, na Yehowa nkuibatuula mu maasa aaye. 33 Aye nkuibayipaa ngofu kukatukila ku Arowe mpa na ku Minite—bibundi 20 mpa na ku abele-keramime. Nyi bibaadi bena Isalele batshokole bena Amone.
34 Nfudiilo a bioso Yefeta balukiile ku nshibo kuaye mu Misepa, na tala! Muana aaye mukashi batuukile mu kufumankana naye, ende na komba etumba na kusha! Baadi muana aaye umune eeleka. Kumukaasha aye, tabaadi sunga na muana mulume sunga na muana mukashi. 35 Pabamumuene, baadi musaane bilamba biaye na akula’shi: “Muana ande mukashi! Nenyongola ngofu, muanda buekala yawa andi mubingie. Ne mupue kulaa Yehowa na abitungu ndombashe mulayilo wande.”
36 Anka aye nkumulungula’shi: “Yaya, su we mupue kulaa Yehowa, nkite muyile biodi mulee, muanda Yehowa bakoobuela kui beshikuanyi bobe, bena Amone.” 37 Akupu aye nkulungula nshaye’shi: “Nakutekie penda uno muanda umune: Ontadiile nekale pa bupenka munda mua mieshi ibidi, na ontadiile nende mu miengie, na ontadiile ndile pabitale bu kamame buande na benaami* bakashi.”
38 Nyi Yefeta nkumulungula’shi: “Nda!” Biabia aye nkuenda munda mua mieshi ibidi, na aye nkuenda mu miengie na benaaye mu kudila pabitale bu kamame buaye. 39 Ku nfudiilo kua mieshi ibidi, balukiile kui nshaye, kunyima nshaye nkukumbasha mutshipo ubaadi mukite pabimutale. Tabaadi mulale na muana mulume. Na bibekeele kipikua* mu Isalele: 40 Kipua kioso ba nsonguakashi ba mu Isalele babaadi abende mu kutumbisha muana mukashi a Yefeta muina Gileade munda mua mafuku ananka ku kipua.