Abiya Akhala Mambo
Abiya asakuwa mulandu wace kubuluka kudambo: Yuda ciri na anyantsembe a Aroni, ntsembe za ntsiku na ntsiku na nyali, pomwe Izarayeli ali na ng'ombe na anyantsembe akudzisankhula ekha. Pakudikirirwa kutsogolo na kunduli, Yuda asalira kwa Baba wathu mbakunda, thangwi akhadamutsamira.
13 1Mu caka cakhumi na cisere ca umambo wa Mambo Yerobhoamu, Abiya akhala mambo wa Yuda. 2Iye atonga pyaka pitatu mu Yerusalema; mai wace akhali Mikaya, mwana wa nkazi wa Uriyeli wa ku Gibeya. Abiya na Yerobhoamu aenda ku nkhondo. 3Abiya alowa mu nkhondo na anyankhondo akusankhulwa 400.000, akuwanga pa nkhondo; Yerobhoamu ankhunganyikira nkhondo kuna iye na anyankhondo akusankhulwa 800.000, akuwanga.
4Abiya alimira pa Phiri ya Zemarayimu, ku dziko ya mapiri ya Efurayimu, mbalonga kuti: “Ndibveserani, imwe Yerobhoamu na Izarayeli onsene! 5Kodi imwe nkhabe dziwa kuti Baba wathu, Mulungu wa Izarayeli, apasa Dhavidhi na anace umambo wa Izarayeli kwa muyaya, na cibverano ca munyu? a a v5 Cibverano ca munyu cikhali cibverano cakulemedzeka na cakukhonda mala; munyu ukhakoya cakudya mbukhala cidzindikiro ca cibverano cakukhonda mala na cakukhonda fwambuka. 6Mbwenye Yerobhoamu, mwana wa Nebhati, ntumiki wa Salomoni mwana wa Dhavidhi, alamuka mbapandukira mbuyace. 7Amuna akusowa basa agumanyikana kuna iye, mbalimbana na Rehobhoamu mwana wa Salomoni, wakhali mphale na wakugopa, wakukhonda kwanisa kualimbana.
8Cincino imwe musanyerezera kuti munakwanisa kulimbana na Umambo wa Baba wathu uli m'manja mwa anace a Dhavidhi, thangwi ndimwe mwinji ukulu na ana a ng'ombe a ouro adacita Yerobhoamu toera akhale alungu anu. 9Kodi imwe nkhabe thamangisa anyantsembe a Baba wathu, anace a Aroni na Alevi, mbacita anyantsembe anu ekhene ninga mitundu inango? Munthu onsene anabwera na nkwala wa ng'ombe na mabira manomwe anakwanisa kukhala nyantsembe wa pinthu pyakukhonda khala alungu.
10Mbwenye Baba wathu ndi wathu, pontho ife nkhabe nsiya. Anyantsembe anantumikira ndi anace a Aroni, na Alevi ali pa basa yawo. 11Namacibese na namadzulo onsene asapisira Baba wathu ntsembe zakupiswa na ubani wakununkhira; asaikha misere ya mikate pa meza ya ouro yakucena, mbasamalira cakuimika nyale ca ouro, cakugaswa namadzulo onsene. Ife tisasunga pyakutonga pya Baba wathu, mbwenye imwe mwansiya. 12Onani, Baba wathu ali na ife, patsogolo pathu, na anyantsembe ace ali na mapenga toera kulira cenjezo kuna imwe. Imwe Aizarayeli, lekani kumenyana na Baba wathu, Mulungu wa ambuya anu, thangwi nkhabe kudzakunda.”
13Yerobhoamu akhadatuma anyankhondo toera kuabisalira, toera abwere nduli kwawo; anyankhondo ace akhayang'ana ku Yuda, anyakubisalira ali nduli kwawo. 14Anthu a Yuda azungunuka, mbaona kuti nkhondo ikhali patsogolo na nduli pawo, mbalira kuna Baba wathu; anyantsembe aliresa mapenga. 15Amuna a Yuda akhuwa kukhuwa kwa nkhondo, mu kukhuwa kwawo, Baba wathu amenya Yerobhoamu na Izarayeli onsene patsogolo pa Abiya na Yuda. 16Anthu a Izarayeli athawa patsogolo pa Yuda, na Baba wathu aapereka m'manja mwa Yuda. 17Abiya na nkhondo yace aamenya kwakukulu; amuna 500.000 akusankhulwa a Izarayeli agwa mbafa. 18Na tenepo, Izarayeli acepeswa n'dzidzi unoyu, na Yuda akunda thangwi akhanyindira Baba wathu, Mulungu wa ambuya awo. 19Abiya athamangisa Yerobhoamu, mbankwatira mizinda—Bheteli na mamidzi yace, Yesana na mamidzi yace, Efroni na mamidzi yace.
20Yerobhoamu nkhabe wangisikabve mphambvu zace mu umaso wa Abiya, na Baba wathu amenya, mbafa. 21Mbwenye Abiya awanga. Iye amanga akazi khumi na anai, mbabala ana amuna makumi mawiri na awiri na ana akazi khumi na atanthatu. 22Pinthu pinango pyonsene pidacita Abiya, njira zace na mafala ace, pyalembwa m'bukhu ya kufokotoza kwa mprofeta Ido.
