2 Amambo 7 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

7 ¹Elixa alonga tenepa: “Bverani fala ya Baba wathu. Baba wathu asalonga tenepa: Mu n'dzidzi uno mangwana, midida minomwe ya ufa wadidi inadzaguliswa na siliva ya maunsa manai, na midida khumi na minai ya xevere na siliva ya maunsa manai, pa nsuwo wa Samariya.”

²Na tenepo, nduna adasendama mambo pa dzandza yace atawira munthu wa Baba wathu tenepa: “Onani, maseze Baba wathu mbadafungula majanela a kudzulu, pinthu pyenepi mbapidacitika?” Elixa atawira tenepa: “Unadzapiona na maso ako, mbwenye nkhabe kudzadya na pang'ono pene.”

Baba Amwaza Nkhondo ya Asiriya

³Amuna anai akhadagwa na nthenda ya pa nungo akhali pa nsuwo wa nzinda, mbalonga unango na ndzace tenepa: “Thangwi yanji tisakhala pano mpaka kufa? ⁴Tingalonga, ‘Tiendeni mu nzinda,’ njala iri mwenemu, tinafa. Tingakhala pano, tinafambo. Natenepo, tendeni, tiende ku nkhumbi wa Asiriya. Angatisiya na umaso, tinakhala na moyo; angatipha, tinafa.”

⁵Na tenepo, pakudoka kwa dzuwa, alamuka toera kuenda ku nkhumbi wa Asiriya. Pidafika iwo pa nkhomo wa nkhumbi, nkhabe munthu adagumana iwo kweneko. ⁶Thangwi Baba Wankulu akhadacitisa anyankhondo a Asiriya kubva kugunda kwa makareta a nkhondo na makavalo, kugunda kwa nkhondo ikulu, natenepo alonga unango na ndzace tenepa: “Onani, mambo wa Izarayeli walipira amambo a Ahiti na a Ejitu toera kutimenya!” ⁷Natenepo, alamuka mbathawa pakudoka kwa dzuwa, mbasiya matendi awo, makavalo, na maburu. Asiya nkhumbi ninga mukhalile wawo, mbathawa toera kupulumusa umaso wawo. ⁸Pidafika amuna anewa akhadagwa na nthenda ya pa nungo pa nkhomo wa nkhumbi, apita mu tendi ibodzi mbadya mbamwa, buluka penepo akwata siliva, oiro, na nguwo mbazibisa. Abwerera mbapita mu tendi inango, akwata pinthu mwenemu, mbapibisambo. ⁹Alonga unango na ndzace tenepa: “Ife tisacita pinthu pyadidi tayu. Lero ndi ntsiku ya mphangwa zadidi, mbwenye ife tisabisa pyenepi tekhene. Tingadikhira mpaka kucena, cilango cinadzatigwana. Cincino, tendeni, tiende mwakucimbiza mbatipanga a panyumba ya mambo.”

¹⁰Natenepo, abwera mbacemera alindi a pa nsuwo wa nzinda, mbalonga tenepa: “Ife taenda ku nkhumbi wa Asiriya—nkhabepo munthu, nee kubveka kwa munthu, basi ene makavalo na maburu akamangwa, na matendi ninga mukhalile wawo.”

¹¹Alindi a pa nsuwo acemera mphangwa mwakugaluza, mbazipereka nkati mwa panyumba ya mambo.

¹²Usiku bweneo, mambo alamuka mbapanga anyabasa ace tenepa: “Mbandikupangeni pinthu pidakonsa Asiriya kutimenyera. Iwo asadziwa kuti ife tiri na njala, natenepo abuluka mu nkhumbi mbaenda kubisala ku minda, mbanyerezera tenepa: Angabuluka mu nzinda, tinaakwata mbali na umaso mbatipita mu nzinda.”

¹³M'bodzi wa anyabasa ace alonga tenepa: “Lekani anthu anango akwate makavalo maxanu adasala mu nzinda. Iwo anadzakhala ninga Aizarayeli onsene adasala pano—ninga Aizarayeli onsene adafa kale. Mbatiatumeni toera tione.”

¹⁴Natenepo, akwata makareta mawiri na makavalo awo, mambo aatuma kuti amuye nduli mwa nkhondo ya Asiriya, mbalonga tenepa: “Ndokoni, mukazindikire.” ¹⁵Aatowera mpaka ku Djordani; njira yonsene ikhadadzala na nguwo na pinthu pidataya Asiriya mu kucimbiza kwawo. Amphoswa abwerera mbapanga mambo.

¹⁶Mbumba yabuluka mbaenda kuthapa nkhumbi wa Asiriya. Natenepo, midida minomwe ya ufa wadidi yaguliswa na siliva ya maunsa manai, na midida khumi na minai ya xevere na siliva ya maunsa manai, ninga mukhalongera Baba wathu. ¹⁷Mambo akhadaikha nduna adasendama iye pa dzandza yace toera kutonga pa nsuwo; mbumba yampondaponda penepo, mbafa—ninga mukhalongera munthu wa Baba wathu pidabwera mambo kuna iye. ¹⁸Pyacitika ninga mukhapangira munthu wa Baba wathu mambo tenepa: “Mu n'dzidzi uno mangwana, pa nsuwo wa Samariya, midida khumi na minai ya xevere inadzaguliswa na siliva ya maunsa manai, na midida minomwe ya ufa wadidi na siliva ya maunsa manai.” ¹⁹Nduna akhadatawira munthu wa Baba wathu tenepa: “Onani, maseze Baba wathu mbadafungula majanela a kudzulu, pinthu pyenepi mbapidacitika?” Iye atawira tenepa: “Unadzapiona na maso ako, mbwenye nkhabe kudzadya na pang'ono pene.” ²⁰Pyenepi ndi pidacitika mwandimomwene: mbumba yampondaponda pa nsuwo, mbafa.