Wa kabidi wa Samuele
24 Nsungu ya Yehowa ibaadi itembele dingi bena Isalele pabaadi ungi muntu mutakule Davide* bua kukitshina muilo bibubi, amulungula’shi: “Enda okabadikie bena Isalele na bena Yunda.” 2 Paapa nfumu balunguile Yoabe mukata a kiluilo kia ngoshi baadi naye’shi: “Enda namu kui bisamba bioso bia Isalele kukatukila ku Dane mpa na ku Beere-sheba, obadikie muilo buashi ngukie bungi buao.” 3 Kadi Yoabe balunguile nfumu’shi: “Yehowa Efile Mukulu oobe afuimishe muilo misango 100, na meso a muanana nfumuami amone uno muanda. Kadi buakinyi muanana nfumuami akiebe kukita muanda wi biabia?”
4 Anka nfumu bakamikile Yoabe na ba nfumu ba kiluilo. Biabia Yoabe na ba nfumu ba kiluilo nkukatuka kumpala kua nfumu, abo nkuenda mu kubadika muilo wa Isalele. 5 Babasabukile Yordane abo nkutuula kishalelo kiabo mu Arowe, dia ku mboko ibalume* ya kibundi munkatshi mua ebanda, mbatadiile lupese lua ku bena Gade na ku Yazere. 6 Kunyima babayile ku Gileade na muiumbo dia Tahatime-hodeshi, abo nkuenda nyaa na ku Dane-yane na abo nkuifunya nkuenda ku Sidone. 7 Akupu babayile ku mbalo inyingishibue ya Tiire, na mu bibundi bioso bia bena Ivii na bia bena Kanaana, na nfudiilo a bioso abo nkukafudiila ku Negebe a Yunda, ku Beere-sheba. 8 Biabia babakidile muiumbo dioso na abo nkufika ku Yelusalema ku nfudiilo kua mieshi kitema na mafuku 20. 9 Paapa Yoabe nkulungula nfumu bungi bua bantu babaabadi bafunde mashina. Mu Isalele mubaadi bilobo bia ngoshi 800 000 bibaadi abiuku kulua na mpete ya ngoshi, na mu Yunda mubaadi bantu 500 000.
10 Kunyima kua Davide kubadika muilo, eshimba* diaye dibabangile kumutopeka. Paapa Davide nkulungula Yehowa’shi: “Nakitshi muluisho ukata p’ami kukita bino. Bua binobino Yehowa fuila namu mufubi oobe lusa, muanda nakitshi mianda bu muntu shi na binangu.” 11 Pababuukile Davide ku nakashika, eyi dia Yehowa dibafikile kui mutemuki Gade baadi alungula Davide bimonua, diakula’shi: 12 “Nda okalungule Davide’shi, ‘Yehowa amba bino: “Nakutudila manyoka asatu kumpala kobe. Sangula dimune diandi mulombene kukutumina.”’” 13 Paapa Gade bayile kui Davide amulungula’shi: “Nkinyi kiosangula ku bino bintu bisatu: Bipua musambobidi bia nsala bifikie muiumbo diobe su? Su okiebe kuikala osuuku beshikuanyi bobe munda mua mieshi isatu pabebingena nobe? Su okumiina’shi kuikale kipupa munda mua mafuku asatu muiumbo diobe? Biabia ela binangu kalolo bua’shi ondungule kiandia kukalula yawa ekeele muntume.” 14 Paapa Davide balunguile Gade’shi: “Uno muanda aunkalakasha ngofu. Nakumiina’shi tupone muiyasa dia Yehowa, muanda lusa luaye ndukata; anka ntankumiina kupona muiyasa dia muana a muntu.”
15 Paapa Yehowa batumine kipupa mu Isalele kubanga ku nakashika mpa na ku nsaa itshibibue, bantu 70 000 babafuile kubanga ku Dane mpa na ku Beere-sheba. 16 Pabaadi muikeyilu muoole mboko yaye mmuiyitadiishe ku Yelusalema bua kumubutula, Yehowa baadi muinyongole bua aa malua, na aye nkulungula muikeyilu baadi ayipaa bantu’shi: “Bibakumbana! Isha mboko yobe.” Muikeyilu a Yehowa baadi pepi na mbalo ya kukupiila ntete ya Arauna muina Yebuse.
17 Pabaadi Davide mumone muikeyilu baadi ayipaa bantu, balunguile Yehowa’shi: “Ami nyi mukite muluisho, na ami nyi mukite bibubi; kadi ino mikooko namu, a wayo ngunyi? Ami nyi odia kunyoka na ba mu nshibo ya nshami.”
18 Biabia Gade bafikile kui Davide diadia efuku amulungula’shi: “Ebuee wende okebakile Yehowa kilambuilo ku mbalo ya kukupiila ntete ya Arauna muina Yebuse.” 19 Paapa Davide bakaamine muyile bibamulunguile Gade, nka bu bibaadi Yehowa mutume eyi. 20 Pabaadi Arauna mutale muushi, bamuene nfumu na bafubi baye abafiki kuadi, musango umune bayile mu kufumankana nabo, aye nkuinamina nfumu na nkukupila mpala paashi. 21 Paapa Arauna bakuile’shi: “Buakinyi muanana nfumuami bafiki kui mufubi aaye?” Davide nkualula’shi: “Nafiki mu kukuwula mbalo ya kukupiila ntete bua kuibakila Yehowa kilambuilo, bua’shi kipupa akipaa bantu kiimane.” 22 Kadi Arauna balunguile Davide’shi: “Eyaate muanana nfumuami na olambuile panka biabia bioso biokumiina. Ngombe ngiyi bua milambu ya kushiika kaalo, mabaya abakakaa kui ngombe bua kufunta ntete, na kikumbo biodia kufubisha bu nteete biabidi’bi. 23 Bino bioso Ô nfumu, ami Arauna nakupa bianka.” Akupu Arauna nkulungula nfumu’shi: “Yehowa Efile Mukulu oobe akuleshe kalolo.”
24 Anka nfumu balunguile Arauna’shi: “Nya, nakuwulu bianka bua nkupa makuta. Ntandambula Yehowa Efile Mukulu ande milambu ya kushiika kaalo yashantushila kintu su nkimune.” Biabia Davide nkuwula mbalo ya kukupiila ntete na ngombe ku shekele* 50 ya kiamo kia arja. 25 Davide bayibakiile Yehowa kilambuilo mu yaaya mbalo, aye nkulambula milambu ya kushiika kaalo na milambu ya butaale. Paapa Yehowa nkupusha kuidila kuaye pa muanda wa eumbo, na kipupa kibaadi akipaa bena Isalele nkuimana.