1 Mafumu 22 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

22 ¹Kwa zaka zitatu panalibe nkhondo pakati pa Aramu ndi Israeli. ²Koma mʼchaka chachitatu Yehosafati mfumu ya Yuda anatsikira kwa mfumu ya Israeli. ³Mfumu ya Israeli inati kwa atumiki ake, “Mukudziwa kuti Ramoti-giliyadi ndi wathu, komatu sitichita kanthu kuti tiulande mʼmanja mwa mfumu ya Aramu?” ⁴Ndipo anafunsa Yehosafati, “Kodi mupita nane kukamenyana ndi Ramoti-giliyadi?” Yehosafati anati kwa mfumu ya Israeli, “Ine ndili ngati inu, anthu anga ali ngati anthu anu, akavalo anga ali ngati akavalo anu.”

⁵Ndipo Yehosafati anati kwa mfumu ya Israeli, “Chonde funsani poyamba mau a Atate wathu.”

⁶Choncho mfumu ya Israeli inasonkhanitsa aneneri, amuna pafupifupi mazana anayi, nawafunsa, “Kodi ndipite kukamenya nkhondo ndi Ramoti-giliyadi, kapena ndileke?” Iwo anati, “Pitani, pakuti Atate Wolamulira Zonse adzaupereka mʼmanja mwa mfumu.”

⁷Koma Yehosafati anati, “Kodi palibe mneneri wa Atate wathu pano amene tingamfunse?”

⁸Mfumu ya Israeli inati kwa Yehosafati, “Kwatsala munthu mmodzi amene kudzera mwa iye tingafunse kwa Atate wathu, koma ine ndimamuda—sanenera zabwino za ine nthawi iliyonse, koma zoyipa zokha: Mikaya mwana wa Imula.” Yehosafati anati, “Mfumu isanene choncho.”

⁹Ndipo mfumu ya Israeli inayitana mkulu wake wina nati, “Bweretsani msanga Mikaya mwana wa Imula.”

¹⁰Mfumu ya Israeli ndi Yehosafati mfumu ya Yuda anakhala aliyense pa mpando wake waufumu, atavala mikanjo yawo, pa malo opunthira tirigu pafupi ndi pakhomo la chipata cha Samariya, pamene aneneri onse ankanenera pamaso pawo. ¹¹Zedekiya mwana wa Kenana anapanga nyanga zachitsulo nati, “Mulungu akuti: ‘Ndi izi mudzagunda Aaramu mpaka atawonongeka.’” ¹²Aneneri onse ananenera chimodzimodzi, “Pitani ku Ramoti-giliyadi mukapambane; Mulungu adzaupereka mʼmanja mwa mfumu.”

¹³Wamthenga amene anatumidwa kukayitana Mikaya anati kwa iye, “Taona, aneneri mogwirizana akulonjeza mfumu kupambana. Mau ako agwirizane ndi awo—lonjeza kupambana.”

¹⁴Koma Mikaya anati, “Pali Atate wathu wamoyo, chimene Atate wathu adzandiwuza, ndicho ndidzanena.”

¹⁵Pamene anafika, mfumu inamufunsa, “Mikaya, kodi tipite kukamenya nkhondo ndi Ramoti-giliyadi, kapena tileke?” Iye anati, “Pitani mukapambane; Atate wathu adzaupereka mʼmanja mwa mfumu.”

¹⁶Mfumu inati, “Kodi ndidzakulumbiritsa kangati kuti undiwuze zoona zokha mʼdzina la Atate wathu?”

¹⁷Iye anati, “Ndinaona Aisraeli onse atabalalika pa mapiri, ngati nkhosa zopanda mʼbusa. Ndipo Atate wathu anati, ‘Awa alibe mbuye; aliyense abwerere kwawo mu mtendere.’”

¹⁸Mfumu ya Israeli inati kwa Yehosafati, “Kodi sindinakuwuzeni kuti sadzanenera zabwino za ine, koma zoyipa zokha?”

¹⁹Mikaya anati, “Chifukwa chake imvani mau a Atate wathu: Ndinaona Atate wathu atakhala pa mpando wake waufumu, ndi gulu lonse la kumwamba litaimirira pafupi ndi Iye, kudzanja lake lamanja ndi lamanzere.

²⁰Ndipo Atate wathu anati, ‘Ndani adzanyengerera Ahabu kuti apite akagwe ku Ramoti-giliyadi?’ Wina ananena motere, winanso ananena motero.

²¹Ndipo mzimu wina unabwera, nuyima pamaso pa Atate wathu, nati, ‘Ine ndidzamunyengerera.’

²²Ndipo Atate wathu anamufunsa, ‘Mwa njira yanji?’ Iye anati, ‘Ndidzatuluka ndikakhale mzimu wabodza mʼkamwa mwa aneneri ake onse.’ Ndipo Atate wathu anati, ‘Udzamunyengerera ndipo udzapambana. Tuluka ukachite zimenezo.’

²³Choncho tsopano Atate wathu wayika mzimu wabodza mʼkamwa mwa aneneri anu onsewa, ndipo Atate wathu walengeza zoyipa pa inu.”

²⁴Ndipo Zedekiya mwana wa Kenana anasendera, namenya Mikaya pa tsaya, nati, “Kodi Mzimu wa Mulungu unachoka mwa ine kudzera njira yanji kuti udzayankhule ndi iwe?”

²⁵Mikaya anati, “Udzaona tsiku limenelo pamene udzalowa mʼchipinda chamkati kukabisala.”

²⁶Mfumu ya Israeli inati, “Mugwireni Mikaya, mumubwezere kwa Amoni bwanamkubwa wa mzinda ndi kwa Yowasi mwana wa mfumu, ²⁷ndipo munene, ‘Mfumu ikuti: Mutsekereni mʼndende munthu uyu, mumupatse buledi ndi madzi zokha mpaka nditabwerera bwino.’”

²⁸Mikaya anati, “Ngati mudzabwerera bwino ndithu, ndiye Atate wathu sananene kudzera mwa ine.” Ndipo anati, “Imvani, inu anthu onse!”

Ahabu Agwa Monga Atate Ananenera

²⁹Choncho mfumu ya Israeli ndi Yehosafati mfumu ya Yuda anapita ku Ramoti-giliyadi. ³⁰Mfumu ya Israeli inati kwa Yehosafati, “Ine ndidzisintha maonekedwe ndi kulowa mʼnkhondo, koma inu valani mikanjo yanu.” Choncho mfumu ya Israeli inadzisintha maonekedwe, nalowa mʼnkhondo.

³¹Mfumu ya Aramu inalamula atsogoleri ake makumi atatu ndi awiri a magaleta, inati, “Musamenyane ndi aliyense, wamngʼono kapena wamkulu—koma mfumu ya Israeli yokha.”

³²Pamene atsogoleri a magaleta anaona Yehosafati, anati, “Ndithudi uyu ndiye mfumu ya Israeli.” Natembenukira kukamenyana naye, ndipo Yehosafati anafuwula. ³³Pamene atsogoleri a magaleta anaona kuti sanali mfumu ya Israeli, anasiya kumulondola, nabwerera. ³⁴Munthu wina anakoka uta wake mosatsimikiza, nalasa mfumu ya Israeli pakati pa magawo a chovala chake chankhondo. Mfumu inati kwa woyendetsa galeta wake, “Tembenuka, undichotse mʼnkhondo—ndavulala.” ³⁵Nkhondo inakula tsiku limenelo, ndipo mfumu inachirikizidwa mʼgaleta lake kuyangʼanizana ndi Aaramu. Kutada mfumu inamwalira. Magazi a bala lake anali atayenderera pansi pa galeta. ³⁶Dzuwa likulowa, kufuwula kunadutsa mu msasa, kuti, “Aliyense kumzinda wake, aliyense kudziko lake!”

³⁷Choncho mfumu inamwalira, nabwera nayo ku Samariya, ndipo anayika mfumu mʼmanda ku Samariya. ³⁸Anatsuka galeta pa dziwe la Samariya, ndipo agalu ananyambita magazi ake, ndipo akazi achiwerewere anasamba pamenepo, monga momwe Atate wathu ananenera.

³⁹Zochita zina za Ahabu—zonse zimene anachita, nyumba yaufumu ya minyanga ya njovu ndi mizinda yonse imene anamanga—kodi sizinalembedwe mʼBuku la Mbiri ya mafumu a Israeli? ⁴⁰Choncho Ahabu anagona ndi makolo ake, ndipo Ahaziya mwana wake analowa ufumu mʼmalo mwake.

Yehosafati Ayenda Pamaso pa Atate

⁴¹Yehosafati mwana wa Asa anakhala mfumu ya Yuda mʼchaka chachinayi cha Ahabu mfumu ya Israeli. ⁴²Yehosafati anali ndi zaka makumi atatu ndi zisanu pamene anakhala mfumu, ndipo analamulira zaka makumi awiri ndi zisanu mu Yerusalemu. Amayi ake anali Azuba, mwana wamkazi wa Silihi. ⁴³Anatsatira njira yonse ya Asa atate wake, osaisiya, nachita zolungama pamaso pa Atate wathu. Komabe malo achipembedzo apamwamba sanachotsedwe; anthu anapitiriza kupereka nsembe ndi kufukiza lubani pamenepo. ⁴⁴Yehosafati anachitanso mtendere ndi mfumu ya Israeli.

⁴⁵Zochita zina za Yehosafati, mphamvu zimene anaonetsa, ndi momwe anamenyera nkhondo—kodi sizinalembedwe mʼBuku la Mbiri ya mafumu a Yuda? ⁴⁶Otsalira a amuna achiwerewere a kumalo achipembedzo, amene anatsalira kuyambira masiku a Asa atate wake, anawachotsa mʼdziko. ⁴⁷Kunalibe mfumu mu Edomu; wachiwiri ankalamulira ngati mfumu. ⁴⁸Yehosafati anamanga sitima za Tarisisi kuti ziziyenda ku Ofiri kukatenga golidi, koma sizinapite; zinasweka ku Eziyoni-gaberi. ⁴⁹Ndipo Ahaziya mwana wa Ahabu anati kwa Yehosafati, “Atumiki anga ayende mʼsitima pamodzi ndi anu,” koma Yehosafati anakana. ⁵⁰Yehosafati anapumula ndi makolo ake, nayikidwa mʼmanda pamodzi nawo mu Mzinda wa Davide kholo lake, ndipo Yehoramu mwana wake analowa ufumu mʼmalo mwake.

Ahaziya Akwiyitsa Atate

⁵¹Ahaziya mwana wa Ahabu anayamba kulamulira Israeli mu Samariya mʼchaka cha khumi ndi chisanu ndi chiwiri cha Yehosafati mfumu ya Yuda, ndipo analamulira Israeli zaka ziwiri. ⁵²Anachita zoyipa pamaso pa Atate wathu, nayenda mʼnjira ya atate wake, ndi njira ya amayi ake, ndi njira ya Yerobowamu mwana wa Nebati, amene anachimwitsa Israeli. ⁵³Anatumikira Baala, namupembedza, nakwiyitsa Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Israeli, monga momwe atate wake anachitira.