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20 Binyi biabia, kubaadi ungi muntu baadi mutushe kafutakanyi abetanyina bu Sheba muana a Bikiri muina Benyamine, belele mpungi aye nkuakula’shi: “Tatui na kiatupete kui Davide, tatui na bupianyi mui muana a Yesee. Anue bena Isalele, muntu oso alukile kui b’efile* baye!” 2 Paapa bantu boso ba mu Isalele babalekiele kulonda Davide, abo nkubanga kulonda Sheba muana a Bikiri. Kadi bantu ba mu Yunda babaadi bashale balamate nfumu aabo, kubanga ku Yordane mpa na ku Yelusalema.
3 Pabafikile Davide ku nshibo yaye ku Yelusalema, batshile makupi ekumi abalekiele bua kulama nshibo, aye nkuiatuula mu nshibo na bantu ba kuialama. Baadi ebapa bia kudia, anka tabaadi muibalale dingi. Babashadile balamibue mpa na muifuku dia lufu luabo, babaadi nka bu bakashi kilele, sunga biekala’shi babaadi na mulume ki na muwa.
4 Akupu nfumu balunguile Amasa’shi: “Nakupa mafuku asatu bua kuitanyina bantu ba mu Yunda bua’shi bafikie pano, na obe namu abitungu wekale pano.” 5 Biabia Amasa bayile mu kuitanyina bena Yunda, anka bafikile kunyima kua mafuku abaabadi bamutshibile. 6 Akupu Davide balunguile Abishai’shi: “Sheba muana a Bikiri mmulombene kuitukitshina bibubi kukila mpa na bibetukitshina Absalome. Biabia, ata bafubi ba nfumu oobe, webingene naye, bua’shi takatuelanga mu kibundi kinyingishibue, na apanda ku maasa kuetu.” 7 Biabia, bafubi ba Yoabe, bena Kerete, bena Pelete na bilobo bioso bia ngoshi nkuilondena naye. Babakatukile mu Yelusalema bua kuilondena na Sheba muana a Bikiri. 8 Pabaabafikile pepi na ebue dikata dia ku Gibeone, Amasa bafikile mu kufumankana nabo. Binyi biabia, Yoabe baadi mufuale bilamba biaye bia ngoshi, na baadi na lupete lua ngoshi mu kipusu kialo lubaadi musomekie mu kifuka. Pabaadi efubuila kui Amasa, lupete lubaponene.
9 Yoabe nkuipusha Amasa’shi: “We biiya mukuetu?” Akupu, Yoabe bakuatshile muefu wa Amasa na mboko yaye ibalume, nka bu’shi akimbi kumufifia ku milomo. 10 Amasa tabaadi mutuule binangu ku lupete lua ngoshi lubaadi muiyasa dia Yoabe, biabia Yoabe nkumukinkila luanka muifu, mala aaye nkupongoloka mu nsenga. Yoabe bamukinkiile luanka nka wawa musango umune, aye nkumuipaa. Akupu, Yoabe na mukuabo Abishai, babatungunukile na kuibingena na Sheba muana a Bikiri.
11 Umune a ku ba nsongualume ba Yoabe baadi muimane pepi na Amasa akulanga’shi: “Muntu oso e ku lupese lua Yoabe, na muntu oso e ku lupese lua Davide, alonde Yoabe!” 12 Penyi paapa, Amasa baadi ebungulusha mu mase aaye munkatshi mua eshinda. Pabamuene yawa nsongualume’shi bantu boso abayimana paapa, bakatuishe Amasa muishinda, aye nkumutuula mu kisuku. Akupu bamubuikile kilamba, muanda bamuene’shi bantu boso babaadi abemana nsaa ibaabadi abafiki paadi. 13 Pabamukatuishe muishinda, bantu boso bababangile kulonda Yoabe bua kuibingena na Sheba muana a Bikiri.
14 Sheba bakidile mu bisamba bioso bia Isalele mpa na ku Abele a Bete-maaka. Bena Bikiri babebungile namu, abo nkuenda kuadi.
15 Yoabe na bantu baye babafikile abo nkumuifunyisha mu kibundi kia Abele a Bete-maaka, bu bibaadi’shi kibundi kibaadi kiifunyishue na mutuuto wa nsenga bua kuikikaluila, abo namu bababungile mutuuto wa nsenga ukafikie mpa na ku kimano. Paapa bantu boso ba Yoabe babaabangile kubumbula kimano bua kuikiponesha. 16 Ungi muana mukashi sha binangu belele musaase kukatukila mu kibundi, akula’shi: “Teemeshayi namu balumiana, teemeshayi! Lungulayi namu Yoabe’shi: ‘Afikie muno, mmulungule muanda.’” 17 Biabia Yoabe bayile kui yawa muana mukashi, na yawa muana mukashi nkumuipusha’shi: “Nnobe Yoabe?” Aye nkumualula’shi: “Oolo nnami.” Akupu yawa muana mukashi nkumulungula’shi: “Teemesha eyi dia mufubi oobe.” Yoabe nkumulungula’shi: “Akula, nkuete kuteemesha.” 18 Yawa muana mukashi nkuakula’shi: “Kubanga kala, abakulaa’shi: ‘Tuende tukepushe mianda mu Abele, biabia nyi abipu muanda.’ 19 Ami nalesha mpala ya bantu ba sha butaale na ba sha lulamato ba mu Isalele. Obe okiebe kubutula kibundi ki bu nyina bana mu Isalele. Buakinyi okiebe kushimisha bupianyi bua Yehowa?” 20 Yoabe nkumualula’shi: “Tshi mulombene kuikishimisha sunga kuikibutula. 21 Tabi biabia nya. Anka ungi muntu abetanyina bu Sheba, muana a Bikiri a ku nsenga ya ku miengie ya Efraime, mmutombokiele nfumu Davide. Su nubantambika penda yawa muntu umune, nakatuka mu kibundi.” Akupu yawa muana mukashi nkulungula Yoabe’shi: “Talanga, abakuasa mutue waye kunundu kua kimano!”
22 Musango umune, yawa muana mukashi sha binangu bayile kui bantu boso, abo nkutshiba mutue wa Sheba muana a Bikiri, na nkuiwasa Yoabe. Paapa Yoabe belele mpungi, bantu baye boso nkukatuka mu kibundi, muntu oso nkualuka ku nshibo yaye. Akupu Yoabe nkualukila ku Yelusalema kui nfumu.
23 Mu kiakia kipungo, Yoabe baadi akunkusha kiluilo kioso kia basalayi kia bena Isalele. Benaya muana a Yehoyada, baadi akunkusha bena Kerete na bena Pelete. 24 Adolame baadi akunkusha baba babaadi abakitshi midimo ya pa bukopo. Yeoshafate muana a Akilude, baadi mufundi a mianda ya nfumu. 25 Sheva baadi mufundi. Zadoke na Abiatare babaadi ba tshite muakuidi. 26 Na Ira a ku Yaire, bafikile bu umune a ku ba tshite muakuidi ba Davide.