Likasa la Atate wathu Labwerera Kwawo ku Isiraeli

Ansembe analangiza kuti likasa libwezedwe kwawo pamodzi ndi mafundo agolide ndi mbewa zagolide. Analiika pa galeta lokokedwa ndi ng'ombe ziwiri zimene ana awo anatsekeredwa m'khola. Ng'ombezo zinayenda molunjika ku Beti-semesi zikulira. Okolola anakondwera, kenako anthu makumi asanu ndi awiri anafa chifukwa choyang'ana mkati. Ndipo mudzi unafunsa kuti ndani angaime pamaso pa Atate wathu.

Chaputala 6.

Likasa la Atate wathu linakhala m'dziko la Afilisti miyezi isanu ndi iwiri. Afilisti anaitana ansembe ndi owombeza, nati, “Kodi tichite chiyani ndi likasa la Yehova? Tiuzeni mmene tingalibwezere kumalo kwake.”

Iwo anati, “Ngati mutumiza likasa la Mulungu wa Isiraeli, musalitumize chabe, koma mumbwezere ndithu nsembe yamlandu. Pamenepo mudzachiritsidwa ndipo mudzadziwa chifukwa chake dzanja Lake silinachoke pa inu.”

“Kodi timubwezere nsembe yamlandu yotani?” iwo anafunsa. Iwo anayankha, nati, “Zithupa zagolide zisanu ndi mbewa zagolide zisanu, molingana ndi chiwerengero cha akalonga a Afilisti, popeza mliri umodzi unakantha inu nonse ndi akalonga anu.”

“Pangani zifaniziro za zithupa zanu ndi za mbewa zowononga dziko; perekani ulemerero kwa Mulungu wa Isiraeli. Mwina adzachotsa dzanja Lake pa inu, pa milungu yanu, ndi pa dziko lanu. Chifukwa chiyani kuumitsa mitima yanu monga anachitira Aigupto ndi Farao? Kodi iwo, Iye atawachitira zankhanza, sanalole pomaliza anthu kuti apite njira yawo?”

“Tsopano tengani ngolo yatsopano ndi ng'ombe ziwiri zoyamwitsa zimene sizinamangidwepo goli. Mangirirani ng'ombezo ku ngolo, koma achotseni ana awo ndi kuwatsekera m'khola. Tengani likasa la Yehova, liikeni pa ngolo, ndipo muike m'bokosi pambali pake zinthu zagolide zimene mukumbwezera monga nsembe yamlandu. Kenako mulitumize. Onani: ngati likwera njira yopita kudziko lake, ku Beti-semesi, ndiye kuti ndi Iye amene anatibweretsera tsoka lalikulu ili. Ngati sichoncho, tidzadziwa kuti si dzanja Lake limene linatikantha—koma zinachitika mwangozi.”

Anthuwo anachita momwemo: anatenga ng'ombe ziwiri zoyamwitsa, nazimanga ku ngolo, natsekera ana awo kunyumba. Anaika pa ngolo likasa la Atate wathu ndi bokosi limene munali mbewa zagolide ndi zifaniziro za zithupa zawo. Ng'ombezo zinapita molunjika ku Beti-semesi, zili pa njira imodzi, zikulira, zosapatukira kudzanja lamanja kapena lamanzere. Akalonga a Afilisti anazitsatira mpaka ku malire a Beti-semesi. Anthu a ku Beti-semesi, amene anali kututa tirigu m'chigwa, anakweza maso, naona likasa, nakondwa kuliona. Ngolo inafika ku munda wa Yoswa ku Beti-semesi, naimirira pambali pa mwala waukulu. Anang'amba matabwa a ngolo, napereka ng'ombezo monga nsembe yopsereza kwa Atate wathu. Alevi anatsitsa likasa la Atate wathu ndi bokosi limene linali pambali pake lokhala ndi zinthu zagolide, naziika pa mwala waukulu. Tsiku limenelo anthu a ku Beti-semesi anapereka nsembe zopsereza ndi nsembe zina kwa Atate wathu. Akalonga asanu a Afilisti ataona zonsezi, anabwerera ku Ekironi tsiku lomwelo. Zithupa zagolide zimene Afilisti anabwezera kwa Atate wathu monga nsembe yamlandu zinali izi: chimodzi cha Asidodi, chimodzi cha Gaza, chimodzi cha Asikeloni, chimodzi cha Gati, ndi chimodzi cha Ekironi. Mbewa zagolide zinali zolingana ndi chiwerengero cha mizinda yonse ya Afilisti ya akalonga asanu—mizinda yotchinga ndi midzi yotseguka yomwe. Mwala waukulu umene anaikapo likasa la Atate wathu ulipo ngati mboni mpaka lero mu munda wa Yoswa wa ku Beti-semesi. Koma Atate wathu anakantha anthu ena a ku Beti-semesi chifukwa anasuzumira mkati mwa likasa la pangano, naphapo anthu makumi asanu ndi awiri. Anthu anamva chisoni chifukwa Iye anawakantha ndi mkwapulo waukulu chotero. Anthu a ku Beti-semesi anati, “Ndani angathe kuima pamaso pa Atate wathu, Mulungu woyera uyu? Ndipo likasa lidzapita kwa yani kuchoka kwa ife?”

Anatumiza amithenga kwa anthu a ku Kiriyati-yearimu, nati, “Afilisti abweza likasa la Atate wathu. Bwerani, mukalitengere kwanu.”