Watheti wa Mintinu
13 Yave wutuma dibakala dimueka ayi nandi wunanguka ku Yuda wuyenda ku Beteli. Bo kavitila, wuyenda kue bata ntinu Yelobuami wumvika nkhailu va kikumu muingi kubasisa mfimbu wumboti. 2 Ayi mu thuadusulu yi Yave, dibakala beni wusinga kikumu mu kutuba: “A kikumu, kikumu, buakabu butubidi Yave: ‘Va dikanda di Davidi vala butuka muana bala tedilanga Yosia. Va mbatꞌaku nandi wala vika zinganga nzambi bansadilanga mu bibuangu binlongo ayi bamvikanga minkhailu muingi kubasisa mfimbu wumboti. Ayi mvandi va mbatꞌaku nandi wala vika mimvesi mi batu.’” 3 Mu kilumbu beni kisadi ki Nzambi wutuba: “Akiki kiawu kidimbu Yave ka kuluvana: ‘Kikumu kiala buka ayi dibombi* didi va kikumu beni, diala tiamuka.’”
4 Bo ntinu Yelobuami kayuwa mambu kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika katuba matedi kikumu ki Beteli, nandi wubotula koko kuandi kuba va kikumu ayi wunonuna kuawu kuidi dibakala beni mu kutuba: “Builꞌanu nandi.” Muna thangu beni, koko kuandi kuyiza ba ngolo* ayi kabasa nunga ko kukulula kuawu. 5 Ayi kikumu beni kibuka, dibombi ditiamuka, dedi bo Yave kavanina kidimbu mu nzila kisadi kiandi.
6 Mu phila ayoyo, ntinu Yelobuami wukamba kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika: “Lemvuka, sambila kuidi Yave muingi kabelusa koko kuama.” Bosi kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika wusambila kuidi Yave ayi koko ku ntinu kubeluka. 7 Ntinu Yelobuami wukamba kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika: “Tuendi ku nzo muingi we dia kioso kiuma ayi minu yinkuiza kuvana nkhailu.” 8 Vayi kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika wukamba ntinu: “Kheti wuntomba kuphana nduka busina buaku boso, minu yilendi kikinina ko kudia ni kheti kunua nlangu ku divula adidi. 9 Kibila Yave wuphana nsiku awuwu: ‘Bika kudia ne kunua nlangu ayi bika kuvutukila yoyawu nzila wunkuendila.’” 10 Dibakala beni wuyenda, vayi kasa vutukila ko mu nzila kayendila ku Beteli.
11 Ku Beteli kuaba kalanga ḿbikudi mueka wuba kiboba. Bo bana bandi bayenda ku nzo, bawu banzabikisa mambu moso kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika kavanga mu kilumbu beni ku beteli ayi mambu moso kakamba ntinu. 12 Bosi tatꞌawu wuba yuvula: “Nzila mbi dibakala beni kabe kuendila?” Mu phila ayoyo, bana bandi bammonisa nzila kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika no wabe kalanga ku Yuda kayendila. 13 Nandi wukamba bana bandi: “kubikanu phundꞌama.” Bana bandi bakubika phunda ayi nandi wumaka va mbata phunda.
14 Nandi wulandakana kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika. Wuyenda kue ḿbata wukala kutsi nti wunneni. Bosi nandi wunyuvula: “Ngiewu kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika wufumini ku Yuda?” Nandi wumvutudila: “Ngete, minu.” 15 Ḿbikudi wuba kiboba wukamba kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika: “Tuendi ku nzoꞌama muingi we dia dipha.” 16 Vayi nandi wumvutudila: “Yilendi vitika ko kuvutuka yaku ayi yilendi dia ko dipha ne kunua yaku nlangu ku divula adidi. 17 Kibila Yave wuphana nsiku awuwu: “Bika kudia ne kunua nlangu ku kibuangu akiokio ayi bika kuvutukila yoyawu nzila wunkuendila.’” 18 Ḿbikudi wuba kiboba wukamba dibakala beni: “Minu mvama yidi ḿbikudi buka ngiewu ayi Yave betuma mbasi muingi kakhamba: ‘Mvutula ku nzoꞌaku muingi kadia dipha ayi kanua nlangu.’” (Vayi luba luvunu.) 19 Mu phila ayoyo, kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika wuvutuka yandi ku nzo, wudia dipha ayi wunua nlangu.
20 Bo baba bakala va meza, ḿbikudi wuba kiboba wutambula tsangu yi Yave, 21 ayi wukamba kuidi kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika: “Buakabu butubidi Yave: ‘Mu kumona ti ngiewu wusa vangila ko mambu mu phila Yave kabe kukambila ayi wusa tumukina ko nsiku Yave Nzambiꞌaku kabe kuvana, 22 vayi ngie bevutuka, bedia dipha ayi benua nlangu ku kibuangu kio ba kukamba: “Bika kudia dipha ne kunua nlangu ku kibuangu akiokio.” Diawu, bo wala fua balasa kuzikila ko ku dibumbi di zikhaya ziaku.’”
23 Bo kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika kamana kudia ayi kunua nlangu, ḿbikudi wuba kiboba wunkubikila phunda. 24 Mu phila ayoyo, kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika wuvutuka. Vayi mu nzila wudengana khosi ayi khosi beni yimvonda. Mvumbiꞌandi wuba mu nzila ayi phundꞌandi yitelama vana, mvandi khosi yiba yitelama vana. 25 Bo babakala bamueka baba vioka, bawu bamona mvumbi beni mu nzila na khosi yitelama vana. Bawu bakota ku divula kuaba kalanga ḿbikudi wuba kiboba ayi bazabikisa mamoso bamona.
26 Bo ḿbikudi wuba kiboba kazaba mawu, muna thangu beni nandi wutuba: “Mvumbi mube mona, widi kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika bekhambu tumukina lutumu lu Yave. Mu kibila akiokio Yave bebika muingi khosi kamvonda.” 27 Bosi ḿbikudi wuba kiboba wukamba bana bandi: “Khubikilanu phunda,” bana bandi bankubikila phunda. 28 Ḿbikudi wuba kiboba wuyenda kue bata mvumbi va nzila na phunda ayi khosi va khonzo mvumbi beni, vayi khosi kasa dia ko mvumbi ayi phunda yi kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika. 29 Ḿbikudi wuba kiboba wukandika kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika wuba wufua mu phunda ayi wumvutula ku Beteli muingi kundidila ayi kunzikila kuna. 30 Mu phila ayoyo, bazikila kisadi ki Nzambi ku dibumbi di ḿbikudi wuba kiboba. Ayi badila mu kutuba: “Kiadi khombꞌitu.” 31 Bo bamana kunzika, ḿbikudi wuba kiboba wukamba bana bandi: “Bo yala fua, lufueti kutsikila* ku dibumbi lube zikila kisadi ki Nzambi yikiedika. 32 Mambu Yave katuma dibakala adiodio kubikula matedi kikumu ku Beteli ayi matedi bibuangu bioso minlongo bidi mu mavula ku Samalia, mala salama mu bukiedika.”
33 Kheti mu mambu moso amomo mamonika, ntinu Yelobuami wutatamana kuvanga mambu mambi ayi kubieka noso kua mutu muingi kaba nganga nzambi mu bibuangu binlongo. Woso kua mutu wabe tomba kuba nganga nzambi, ntinu Yelobuami wabe tubanga: “Bika kaba nganga nzambi mu bibuangu binlongo.” 34 Mu kibila ki disumu adiodio, basi dikanda dioso di Yelobuami bafua.