Fala ya Baba Yakupokana na Akabi Yakwanirisika
Yehu akakamiza akutonga a Samariya kupha ana amuna makumi manomwe a Akabi mbaunjika misolo yawo pa msuwo wa nzinda, apha abale onsene na anyantsembe, pidamala apo anyengerera anyakulambira Baali ku phwando la uthambi mbaapha. Mafala a Baba wathu akulimbana na Akabi akhazikika; Yehu asiya ana a ng'ombe a ouro a Yeroboamu.
10 1Akabi akhali na ana makumanomwe mu Samariya. Yehu atumiza matsamba ku Samariya, kuna atsogoleri a nzinda, akulu, na anyakuyang'anira ana a Akabi, mbalemba tenepa: 2“Tsamba ineyi ingakufikani, nakuti ana a mbuya wanu ali na imwe, pontho makareta, makavalo, nzinda wakukhwimika, na pida pyankhondo. 3Sankhulani mwana wadidi kakamwe na waluso wa mbuya wanu, mun'khazikeni pa mpando waumambo wa babace, mbamumenyera nyumba ya mbuya wanu.”
4Iwo agopa kakamwe, agopa mwakudzudzumika, mbalonga tenepa: “Onani, amambo awiri nee akwanisa kulimira patsogolo pace. Ife tinakwanisa tani kulimira?” 5Nyakuonera nyumba yaumambo, ntsogoleri wa nzinda, akulu, na anyakuyang'anira, atumiza mphangwa kuna Yehu: “Ife ndife atumiki anu; tinacita pyonsene pinalonga imwe. Nee tinasankhula munthu toera akhale mambo—citani pinthu pyadidi pamaso panu.”
6Yehu aalembera tsamba yaciwiri: “Mungakhala pabodzi na ine, mbamundibvera, kwatani misolo ya ana a mbuya wanu, mbwendza kuna ine ku Yezireeli n'dzidzi uno mangwana.” Ana makumanomwe a mambo akhali na anthu akulu a nzinda, akhaakuza iwo.
7Tsamba pidafika, iwo aphata ana a mambo, mbapha onsene makumanomwe, mbaikha misolo yawo m'madengu, mbaitumiza kuna Yehu ku Yezireeli. 8Nyakutumwa ampanga tenepa: “Abweresa misolo ya ana a mambo.” Iye alonga tenepa: “Ikhani m'mathuthu mawiri pa nsuwo wa pakhomo mpaka namacibese.”
9Namacibese iye abuluka, mbalimira patsogolo pa anthu onsene, mbalonga tenepa: “Imwe nkhabe mulando. Ine ndapangana kupokana na mbuya wanga mbandimupha, mbwenye mbani adapha onsene awa? 10Dziwani kuti nkhabe fala ya Baba wathu yakupokana na nyumba ya Akabi inagwa pantsi. Baba wathu acita pidalonga Iye kubulukira mwa ntumiki wace Eliya.”
11Na tenepo Yehu apha onsene adasala a nyumba ya Akabi mu Yezireeli—anthu ace akulu, axamwali ace apantima, na anyantsembe ace—mbakhonda kumusiyira nee m'bodzi wakupulumuka.
12Penepo iye abuluka mbaenda ku Samariya. M'njira, pa Beti-ekedi wa Akumbizi, 13Yehu agumana na acibale a Akaziya mambo wa Yuda, mbaabvundza tenepa: “Imwe ndimwe ani?” Iwo atawira tenepa: “Ife ndife acibale a Akaziya, tiri kubwera kudzalamusa acibale a mambo na a mai wa mambo.”
14Iye alonga tenepa: “Aphateni mbali maso!” Iwo aaphata mbali maso, buluka penepo mbaapha pa dindi ya Beti-ekedi—amuna makumanai na awiri, nee m'bodzi adasala.
15Iye abuluka penepo, agumana na Yehonadhabi mwana wa Rekabi, akhabwera kuna iye. Yehu amulamusa, mbambvundza tenepa: “Kodi ntima wako uli wandimomwene kuna wanga, ninga wanga uli kuna wako?” Yehonadhabi atawira tenepa: “Inde.” Yehu alonga tenepa: “Khala ndi tenepo, ndipase nkono wako.” Iye ampasa, Yehu mbamukweza m'kareta.
16Iye alonga tenepa: “Ndzani na ine, muone kuphisika kwanga thangwi ya Baba wathu.” Na tenepo amukwezesa m'kareta yace. 17Pidafika iye ku Samariya, Yehu apha onsene adasala a Akabi penepo, mbaafudza, ninga pidalonga Baba wathu kuna Eliya.
Yehu Afudza Kulambira kwa Baali
18Yehu agumanya anthu onsene, mbalonga tenepa: “Akabi atumikira Baali pang'ono; Yehu anamutumikira kakamwe. 19Ndicemereni aprofeta onsene a Baali, anyakulambira ace onsene, anyantsembe ace onsene—nee m'bodzi asowe; ine ndiri na ntsembe ikulu toera Baali, munthu onsene anasowa nee anakhala maso.” Mbwenye Yehu acita pyenepi mwacinyengo, toera kufudza anyakulambira Baali.
20Yehu alamula tenepa: “Dziwisani msonkhano wakucena wa Baali.” Na tenepo iwo audziwisa.
21Yehu atumiza mphangwa ku Izarayeli yonsene; anyakulambira Baali onsene abwera, nee m'bodzi adasala. Iwo apita m'nyumba ya Baali, mbaidzadza yonsene kutomera nsonga ibodzi mpaka inango. 22Yehu apanga nyakuonera nguwo tenepa: “Bulusa nguwo toera anyakulambira Baali onsene.” Iye azibulusa.
23Yehu na Yehonadhabi mwana wa Rekabi apita m'templo ya Baali. Iye apanga anyakulambira Baali tenepa: “Sakani mwadidi—onani toera pano pakati panu pakhonde khala atumiki a Baba wathu, mbwenye anyakulambira Baali basi.”
24Iwo apita toera kupereka ntsembe na ntsembe zakupisa. Yehu akhaikha amuna makumasere kunja, mbaacenjeza tenepa: “Munthu onsene anasiya m'bodzi wa amuna anaikha ine m'manja mwanu athawe, umaso wako unakhala mbuto ya umaso wace.”
25Ntsembe yakupisa pidamala, Yehu apanga anyakuonera na atsogoleri tenepa: “Pitani, muaphe—nee m'bodzi abuluke.” Iwo aapha na supada; anyakuonera na atsogoleri aabulusa kunja, mbapita n'khati mwa templo ya Baali. 26Iwo abulusa mizati yakucena ya templo ya Baali, mbaipisa. 27Iwo agwisa muzati wakucena wa Baali, mbagwisa templo ya Baali, mbaicita kukhala cimbuzi mpaka lero.
28Na tenepo Yehu afudza kulambira kwa Baali mu Izarayeli. 29Mbwenye Yehu nee asiya madawo a Yerobhoami mwana wa Nebhati, adacitisa iye Izarayeli kudawa—ana angombe a ouro pa Beteli na Dani.
30Baba wathu apanga Yehu tenepa: “Thangwi wacita mwadidi, mbucita pyakulungama pamaso panga, mbucita pyonsene pikhafuna ine kuna nyumba ya Akabi, ana a ana ako anakhala pa mpando waumambo wa Izarayeli mpaka ku ubalwa waucinai.”
31Mbwenye Yehu nee abvera mwadidi, na ntima onsene, mwambo wa Baba wathu, Mulungu wa Izarayeli. Iye nee asiya madawo a Yerobhoami, adacitisa Izarayeli kudawa.
32Mu ntsiku zenezo Baba wathu atoma kucepesa Izarayeli. Hazaeli aamenya mu dziko yonsene ya Izarayeli. 33Kumabulukiro a dzuwa kwa Yoridani—Giliyadi yonsene, dziko ya Gadi, Rubeni, na Manase—kutomera ku Aroeri pa khwa ya Arinoni, kupita na Giliyadi mpaka Bashani.
34Pinthu pinango pidacita Yehu—pyonsene pidacita iye na mphambvu zace zonsene—kodi nkhabe lembwa m'bukhu ya mbiri za amambo a Izarayeli? 35Yehu agona na ambuya ace, mbaikhwa n'thenga mu Samariya; mwanace Yehoakazi atonga m'mbuto mwace. 36N'dzidzi udatonga Yehu Izarayeli mu Samariya ukhali pyaka makumawiri na masere.