Oweruza 20 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

20 ¹Aisraeli onse anatuluka, ndipo msonkhano unasonkhana ngati munthu mmodzi, kuyambira ku Dani mpaka ku Beeriseba, pamodzi ndi dziko la Giliyadi, pamaso pa Atate wathu ku Mizipa. ²Atsogoleri a anthu onse, mafuko onse a Israeli, anadzaima m'malo awo mu msonkhano wa anthu a Atate wathu—amuna 400,000 onyamula malupanga, oyenda pansi. ³Abenjamini anamva kuti Aisraeli apita ku Mizipa. Ndipo Aisraeli anati, “Tiuzeni, kodi choipa ichi chinachitika bwanji?”

⁴Mlevi, mwamuna wa mkazi wophedwa uja, anayankha nati, “Ine ndi mdzakazi wanga tinafika ku Gibeya m'dziko la Benjamini kuti tikagone usiku umodzi. ⁵Amuna a ku Gibeya anandidzera, nazinga nyumba usiku, ndi cholinga choti andiphe. Anagwirira mdzakazi wanga, ndipo iye anafa. ⁶Ndipo ndinatenga mdzakazi wanga, ndinamdula zidutswazidutswa, ndi kuzitumiza m'dziko lonse la cholowa cha Israeli, chifukwa iwo anachita chinthu chochititsa manyazi ndi chonyansa mu Israeli. ⁷Taonani, inu nonse Aisraeli—perekani chiganizo chanu ndi uphungu wanu pano pompano.”

⁸Anthu onse anaimirira ngati munthu mmodzi, nati, “Palibe mmodzi wa ife adzapita ku tenti yake; palibe mmodzi wa ife adzabwerera kunyumba kwake. ⁹Tsopano ichi ndi chimene tidzachita ku Gibeya: tidzaukira mzindawo mwa maere. ¹⁰Kuchokera ku fuko lililonse la Israeli tidzatenga amuna khumi pa 100, zana pa 1,000, ndi 1,000 pa 10,000, kuti akapeze chakudya cha asilikali amene akupita ku Gibeya wa ku Benjamini, kukalipira chonyansa chonse chimene mzindawo unachita mu Israeli.” ¹¹Motero amuna onse a Israeli anasonkhana kuukira mzindawo, ogwirizana ngati munthu mmodzi. ¹²Mafuko a Israeli anatuma amuna mu fuko lonse la Benjamini, kufunsa kuti, “Nchoipa chotani ichi chimene chinachitika pakati panu? ¹³Tsopano tipatseni amuna achabechabe amene ali ku Gibeya, kuti tiwaphe ndi kuchotsa choipa mu Israeli.” Koma Abenjamini sanamvere mau a abale awo, Aisraeli.

¹⁴M'malo mwake Abenjamini anasonkhana kuchokera m'mizinda yawo kupita ku Gibeya, kuti akamenyane ndi Aisraeli. ¹⁵Tsiku limenelo Benjamini anawerenga amuna 26,000 onyamula malupanga kuchokera m'mizinda yawo, kuwonjezera pa amuna 700 osankhidwa a mwa anthu okhala ku Gibeya. ¹⁶Pakati pa asilikali onse awa panali amuna 700 osankhidwa a manzere, aliyense wokhoza kuponya mwala ndi legeni pa tsitsi ndipo osaphonya. ¹⁷Amuna a Israeli, osawerengera Benjamini, anawerenga amuna 400,000 onyamula malupanga, aliyense wa iwo wankhondo.

¹⁸Aisraeli ananyamuka napita ku Beteli, nakafunsa kwa Atate wathu, nati, “Ndani wa ife ayambe kupita kukamenyana ndi Abenjamini?” Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Yuda ayambe kupita.”

¹⁹Motero Aisraeli anadzuka m'mawa, namanga misasa pafupi ndi Gibeya. ²⁰Amuna a Israeli anapita kukamenyana ndi Benjamini, nadzizikiza mizere yawo yankhondo kuwaukira ku Gibeya. ²¹Abenjamini anatuluka mu Gibeya, nawononga Aisraeli 22,000 pabwalo lankhondo tsiku limenelo. ²²Koma asilikali a Israeli analimba mtima, nadzizikizanso mzere wawo wankhondo pamalo pamene anadziika tsiku loyamba.

²³Aisraeli anapita, nalira pamaso pa Atate wathu mpaka madzulo, nafunsa kuti, “Kodi timenyanenso ndi abale athu Abenjamini?” Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Pitani mukawaukire.”

²⁴Motero Aisraeli anasendera kuukira Abenjamini pa tsiku lachiwiri. ²⁵Benjamini anatuluka mu Gibeya kuwaukira pa tsiku lachiwiri, nawononganso Aisraeli ena 18,000, onse okhala ndi malupanga.

²⁶Ndipo Aisraeli onse, gulu lonse lankhondo, anapita ku Beteli, nakhala pansi pomwepo, akulira pamaso pa Atate wathu. Anasala kudya mpaka madzulo tsiku limenelo, napereka nsembe zopsereza ndi nsembe zachiyanjano pamaso pake. ²⁷Aisraeli anafunsa kwa Atate wathu. (M'masiku amenewo bokosi la pangano la Atate wathu linali komweko,

²⁸ndipo Finehasi mwana wa Eliazara, mwana wa Aroni, anatumikira pamaso pake.) Iwo anafunsa kuti, “Kodi tituluke kukamenyananso ndi abale athu Abenjamini, kapena tileke?” Atate wathu anayankha nati, “Pitani, pakuti mawa ndidzawapereka m'manja mwanu.”

²⁹Ndipo Israeli anaika amuna obisalira mozungulira Gibeya. ³⁰Pa tsiku lachitatu Aisraeli anayenda kuukira Abenjamini, nadzizikiza malo awo kuukira Gibeya monga kale. ³¹Abenjamini anatuluka kudzakumana nawo, ndipo anakokeredwa kutali ndi mzindawo. Monga kale, anayamba kukantha anthu, napha amuna pafupifupi makumi atatu a Israeli kuthengo ndi m'misewu, umodzi wopita ku Beteli ndi winawo wopita ku Gibeya.

³²Abenjamini anati, “Tikuwagonjetsa monga kale.” Koma Israeli anali atanena kuti, “Tithawe kuti tiwakokere kutali ndi mzindawo kupita m'misewu.”

³³Amuna onse a Israeli anadzuka kuchokera m'malo awo, nadzizikiza ku Baala-tamara, pamene obisalira a Israeli anatuluka mwadzidzidzi kuchokera m'malo awo kumadzulo kwa Geba. ³⁴Amuna 10,000 osankhika a Israeli anasendera kuukira Gibeya, ndipo nkhondo inakula kwambiri; koma Abenjamini sanazindikire kuti tsoka linali litawayandikira. ³⁵Atate wathu anagonjetsa Benjamini pamaso pa Israeli; tsiku limenelo Israeli anapha amuna 25,100 a Benjamini, onse okhala ndi malupanga. ³⁶Abenjamini anaona kuti agonjetsedwa. Amuna a Israeli anabwerera m'mbuyo pamaso pa Benjamini, akhulupirira obisalira amene anawaika kuukira Gibeya. ³⁷Obisalira anathamangira mwadzidzidzi kuukira Gibeya; anafalikira, nakantha mzinda wonse ndi lupanga. ³⁸Amuna a Israeli anali atagwirizana chizindikiro ndi obisalirawo: utsi waukulu wokwera kuchokera mu mzindawo. ³⁹Amuna a Israeli adzatembenuka pa nkhondo. Benjamini anali atayamba kuwakantha, napha pafupifupi makumi atatu, naganiza kuti, “Ndithu agonjetsedwa pamaso pathu monga pa nkhondo yoyamba.” ⁴⁰Pamene mzati wa utsi unayamba kukwera kuchokera mu mzindawo, Abenjamini anayang'ana m'mbuyo—ndipo mzinda wonse unali kukwera mu utsi kumwamba. ⁴¹Amuna a Israeli anatembenuka, ndipo amuna a Benjamini anachita mantha kwambiri, poona kuti tsoka linawafikira. ⁴²Motero anatembenuka pamaso pa amuna a Israeli kulowera ku chipululu, koma nkhondo inawapeza, ndipo iwo ochokera m'mizinda anawawononga pakati pa nkhondo. ⁴³Anazinga Abenjamini, nawathamangitsa, nawapeza pamalo awo opumulira kummawa kwa Gibeya. ⁴⁴Abenjamini 18,000 anagwa, onse a iwo amuna olimba mtima. ⁴⁵Otsala anathawira ku chipululu kupita ku thanthwe la Rimoni, koma Israeli anapha 5,000 m'misewu, nawathamangitsa mpaka ku Gidomu, napha ena 2,000. ⁴⁶Motero Abenjamini onse amene anagwa tsiku limenelo anali 25,000 onyamula malupanga, onse a iwo amuna olimba mtima. ⁴⁷Koma amuna 600 anathawira ku chipululu kupita ku thanthwe la Rimoni, nakhala komweko miyezi inayi. ⁴⁸Amuna a Israeli anabwerera kuukira Abenjamini, nawakantha ndi lupanga—mzinda wonse, anthu, nyama, chilichonse chimene anachipeza. Anatenthanso mizinda yonse imene inali pa njira yawo.