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9 ¹Abimeleki mwana wa Yerubaali anapita ku Sekemu, kwa abale a amayi ake, nati kwa iwo ndi kwa fuko lonse la abambo a amayi ake: ²Funsani nzika zonse za Sekemu kuti, ‘Kodi chabwino nchiti—anthu makumi asanu ndi awiri, onse ana a Yerubaali, akulamulireni, kapena munthu mmodzi akulamulireni?’ Kumbukirani kuti ine ndine fupa ndi mnofu wanu.

³Abale a amayi ake ananena zonsezi kwa nzika za Sekemu, ndipo mitima yawo inatembenukira kwa Abimeleki, pakuti anati, “Iye ndi mbale wathu.” ⁴Anampatsa ndalama za siliva makumi asanu ndi awiri kuchokera ku nyumba ya Baala-beriti, ndipo ndi zimenezi Abimeleki analemba ganyu anthu achabechabe ndi osasamala, amene anamutsatira. ⁵Ndipo ku nyumba ya abambo ake ku Ofura anapha abale ake, ana a Yerubaali makumi asanu ndi awiri, pa mwala umodzi. Koma Yotamu, mwana wotsiriza wa Yerubaali, anapulumuka pobisala. ⁶Nzika zonse za Sekemu ndi onse a ku Beti-milo anasonkhana, napita, naika Abimeleki kukhala mfumu pafupi ndi mtengo wa thundu wa mzati ku Sekemu.

⁷Yotamu atauzidwa, anapita naimirira pamwamba pa phiri la Gerizimu, nakweza mau ake, nafuula kuti, “Ndimvereni ine, inu nzika za Sekemu, kuti Atate wathu akumvereni inu. ⁸Tsiku lina mitengo inapita kukadzoza mfumu yawo. Inati ku mtengo wa maolivi, ‘Utilamulire ife.’ ⁹Koma mtengo wa maolivi unawayankha kuti, ‘Kodi ndileke mafuta anga, amene nao Atate wathu ndi anthu amalemekezedwa, kuti ndikagwedezeke pamwamba pa mitengo?’ ¹⁰Ndipo mitengo inati ku mtengo wa mkuyu, ‘Iwe bwera udzitilamulire.’ ¹¹Koma mtengo wa mkuyu unawayankha kuti, ‘Kodi ndileke kukoma kwanga ndi zipatso zanga zokoma, kuti ndikagwedezeke pamwamba pa mitengo?’ ¹²Ndipo mitengo inati ku mpesa, ‘Iwe bwera udzitilamulire.’ ¹³Koma mpesa unawayankha kuti, ‘Kodi ndileke vinyo wanga watsopano, amene umasangalatsa Atate wathu ndi anthu, kuti ndikagwedezeke pamwamba pa mitengo?’ ¹⁴Ndipo mitengo yonse inati ku chitsamba cha minga, ‘Iwe bwera udzitilamulire.’ ¹⁵Ndipo chitsamba cha minga chinati ku mitengo, ‘Ngati kwenikweni mukufuna kundidzoza kukhala mfumu yanu, bwerani mudzabisale mu mthunzi wanga; koma ngati sichoncho, moto utuluke mu chitsamba cha minga, nupse mikungudza ya ku Lebanoni.’

¹⁶Tsono ngati munachita moona mtima ndi mwachilungamo poika Abimeleki kukhala mfumu, ndipo ngati munamuchitira zabwino Yerubaali ndi banja lake, momubwezera molingana ndi ntchito zake, ¹⁷abambo anga anakumenyerani nkhondo, naika moyo wake pangozi kuti akupulumutseni mʼdzanja la Amidiyani, ¹⁸koma lero inu munaukira banja la abambo anga, napha ana ake, anthu makumi asanu ndi awiri pa mwala umodzi, naika Abimeleki, mwana wa mdzakazi wake, kukhala mfumu ya nzika za Sekemu chifukwa iye ndi mbale wanu, ¹⁹ngati munachita moona mtima ndi mwachilungamo kwa Yerubaali ndi banja lake lero, sangalalani mwa Abimeleki, ndipo iyenso asangalale mwa inu. ²⁰Koma ngati sichoncho, moto utuluke mwa Abimeleki, nupse nzika za Sekemu ndi Beti-milo, ndipo moto utuluke mwa nzika za Sekemu ndi mwa Beti-milo, nupse Abimeleki.”

²¹Yotamu anathawa, napulumuka, napita ku Beeri, nakhala kumeneko, kutali ndi mbale wake Abimeleki.

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²²Abimeleki atalamulira Israeli zaka zitatu, ²³Atate wathu anatumiza mzimu woipa pakati pa Abimeleki ndi nzika za Sekemu, ndipo anamuchitira Abimeleki chinyengo. ^a a v23 Atate wathu sanadzale choipa mʼmitima yawo; anapereka Abimeleki ndi anthu a ku Sekemu ku chinyengo chimene anali atasankha kale, kuti mwazi wa abale ophedwa ukapeze chilungamo chake. ²⁴Kuti nkhanza zochitidwa kwa ana a Yerubaali makumi asanu ndi awiri zibwezedwe, ndi kuti mwazi wawo uyikidwe pa mbale wawo Abimeleki, amene anawapha, ndi pa nzika za Sekemu, amene zinalimbitsa manja ake kuti aphe abale ake. ²⁵Nzika za Sekemu zinaika anthu obisalira pa msonga za mapiri kuti amubisalire, ndipo analanda aliyense wodutsa pa njira. Ndipo Abimeleki anauzidwa.

²⁶Gaala mwana wa Ebedi anabwera pamodzi ndi abale ake, nalowa mu Sekemu, ndipo nzika zake zinamukhulupirira. ²⁷Anapita ku minda, nathyola mphesa mʼminda yawo ya mpesa, naziponda, nachita phwando mu nyumba ya mulungu wawo, mʼmene anadya, namwa, natemberera Abimeleki.

²⁸Gaala mwana wa Ebedi anati, “Kodi Abimeleki ndani, ndipo Sekemu ndani, kuti timutumikire iye? Kodi iye si mwana wa Yerubaali, ndipo Zebuli si wachiwiri wake? Tumikirani anthu a Hamori, abambo a Sekemu! Chifukwa chiyani timutumikire Abimeleki? ²⁹Anthu awa akanakhala mʼmanja mwanga kuti ndiwalamulire! Pamenepo ndikanamuchotsa Abimeleki; ndikananena kwa iye kuti, ‘Itana gulu lako lonse lankhondo!’”

³⁰Zebuli wolamulira mzindawo atamva mau a Gaala mwana wa Ebedi, anapsa mtima. ³¹Anatumiza mobisa amithenga kwa Abimeleki kuti, “Gaala mwana wa Ebedi ndi abale ake abwera ku Sekemu, ndipo akuwutsa mzinda kuti ukuukire iwe. ³²Tsopano nyamuka usiku, iwe ndi anthu amene uli nawo, mukabisalire mʼmunda. ³³Mʼmawa dzuwa likatuluka, dzuka mwachangu, ndipo ukathire nkhondo mzinda. Ndipo pamene Gaala ndi anthu ake atuluka kudzakuukira, ukawachitire chilichonse chimene dzanja lako lingapeze.”

³⁴Choncho Abimeleki ndi anthu ake onse ananyamuka usiku, nabisalira Sekemu mʼmagulu anayi. ³⁵Gaala mwana wa Ebedi anatuluka, naimirira pa khomo la chipata cha mzinda; ndipo Abimeleki ndi anthu amene anali nawo ananyamuka kuchokera pobisala.

³⁶Gaala anaona anthuwo, nati kwa Zebuli, “Taona, anthu akutsika kuchokera pa msonga za mapiri!” Koma Zebuli anati, “Ukuona mthunzi wa mapiri ngati anthu.”

³⁷Gaala ananenanso kuti, “Taona, anthu akutsika kuchokera pakati pa dziko, ndipo gulu limodzi likuchokera kunjira ya mtengo wa thundu wa Owombeza.”

³⁸Pamenepo Zebuli anati kwa iye, “Kodi kuli kuti tsopano kunena kwako kwa chibwana—iwe amene unati, ‘Abimeleki ndani, kuti timutumikire iye?’ Kodi awa si anthu amene unawanyoza? Tuluka tsopano, ukamenyane nawo!”

³⁹Choncho Gaala anatuluka patsogolo pa nzika za Sekemu, namenyana ndi Abimeleki. ⁴⁰Koma Abimeleki anamuthamangitsa, ndipo Gaala anathawa pamaso pake, ndipo ambiri anagwa ndi kuvulazidwa mpaka pa khomo la chipata. ⁴¹Abimeleki anakhala ku Aruma, ndipo Zebuli anapirikitsa Gaala ndi abale ake kuwachotsa mu Sekemu, kuti asakhalemo. ⁴²Mʼmawa mwake anthu anatuluka kupita ku minda, ndipo Abimeleki anauzidwa. ⁴³Anatenga anthu ake, nawagawa mʼmagulu atatu, nabisalira mʼminda. Ndipo ataona anthu akutuluka mu mzinda, anawaukira, nawakantha. ⁴⁴Abimeleki ndi magulu ake othamanga anapita patsogolo, naimirira pa khomo la chipata cha mzinda, pamene magulu awiri enawo anathamangira onse amene anali mʼminda, nawakantha. ⁴⁵Abimeleki anamenyana ndi mzindawo tsiku lonse limenelo, nawulanda, napha anthu ake, nagwetsa mzindawo, nawufesa mchere. ^b b v45 Kufesa mchere mu mzinda wogonjetsedwa kunali mchitidwe wakale wotemberera—chizindikiro chakuti nthaka ikhalebe yopanda chonde ndipo malowo asamangidwenso.

⁴⁶Atamva zimenezi, atsogoleri onse a Nsanja ya Sekemu analowa mu linga la nyumba ya Eli-beriti. ⁴⁷Abimeleki anauzidwa kuti atsogoleri onse a Nsanja ya Sekemu asonkhana kumeneko, ⁴⁸choncho anakwera phiri la Zalimoni, iye ndi anthu ake onse. Anatenga nkhwangwa mʼdzanja lake, nadula nthambi ya zitsamba, naitola, naiyika paphewa pake, nati kwa anthu ake, “Fulumirani, chitani zimene mwandiona ndikuchita!” ⁴⁹Choncho aliyense anadula nthambi, namutsatira Abimeleki, naziunjika pa lingalo, nazitentha pamwamba pa amene anali mʼkati. Anthu a Nsanja ya Sekemu nawonso anafa—anthu pafupifupi 1,000, amuna ndi akazi.

⁵⁰Ndipo Abimeleki anapita ku Tebezi, namanga misasa poyangʼanana nawo, nawulanda. ⁵¹Mu mzindawo munali nsanja yolimba, ndipo amuna onse ndi akazi—atsogoleri onse a mzindawo—anathawira kumeneko, nadzitsekera mʼkati, nakwera pa denga la nsanjayo. ⁵²Abimeleki anafika ku nsanjayo, nayithira nkhondo, nayandikira pa khomo lake kuti aitenthe. ⁵³Koma mkazi wina anaponya mwala wamphero wapamwamba pa mutu wa Abimeleki, naphwanya chigaza chake. ⁵⁴Mwamsanga anaitana mnyamata wonyamula zida zake, nati kwa iye, “Solola lupanga lako undiphe, kuti anthu asanene za ine kuti, ‘Mkazi anamupha.’” Choncho mnyamatayo anamubaya, ndipo anafa.

⁵⁵Anthu a Israeli ataona kuti Abimeleki wafa, onse anabwerera kwawo. ⁵⁶Umu ndi mmene Atate wathu anabwezera choipa chimene Abimeleki anachitira abambo ake pakupha abale ake makumi asanu ndi awiri. ⁵⁷Atate wathu anabwezera choipa chonse cha anthu a Sekemu pa mitu yawo, ndipo temberero la Yotamu mwana wa Yerubaali linabwera pa iwo.