Yoabe Abweresa Abhisalomu ku Yerusalema
Yoabhi atuma nkazi wa ku Tekowa na nkhani yakupanga ya mwana adapha m'bale wace, mbaphemba mambo kuti akumbuke Baba wace mbatonga kuti munthu adathamangiswa abweresewe kunyumba. Abisalomu abwerera mbwenye akhondeswa kuona nkhope ya mambo pyaka piwiri, mpaka iye apisa munda wa cevada wa Yoabhi.
14 1Na tenepo Yoabe mwana wa Zeruya adadzindikira kuti ntima wa mambo ukhasirira Abhisalomu. 2Yoabe atumiza mphangwa ku Tekowa, mbabweresa nkazi wa ndzeru kubulukira kweneko. Iye ampanga tenepa: “Ndaphata miyendo, cita ninga nkazi analira maliro: bvala nguwo zakulira, leka kudzola mafuta, mbukhala ninga nkazi ule adalira anyakufa mu ntsiku zizinji. 3Ndoko kuna mambo mbulonga mafala awa kuna iye.” Yoabe aikha mafala m'mulomo mwace.
4Nkazi wa Tekowa abwera kuna mambo, mbagodama cankhope cace pantsi mbalambira, mbalonga: “Ndiphedzeni, mambo!”
5Mambo ambvundza: “Uli na nyatwa yanji?” Iye atawira: “Ine ndine nzice; mwamuna wanga afa.
6Ntumiki wanu akhana anamuna awiri. Iwo amenyana kuntundu, nkhabe munthu toera kuwalekanisa, mbwenye m'bodzi apha ndzace. 7Dzinza yonsene yalimukira ntumiki wanu, mbalonga: ‘Tipase ule adamenya m'bale wace; tinampha thangwi ya m'bale adaphiwa, mbatifudzambo nyakupitiza unthaka.’ Iwo asafuna kuzimisa thanje yanga yakumalisa, mbasiyira mwamuna wanga nkhabe dzina nee nyakupulumuka pa dziko yapantsi.”
8Mambo apanga nkazi: “Ndoko kunyumba, Ine ndinapereka mitemo thangwi ya iwe.”
9Nkazi wa Tekowa apanga mambo: “Mbuya wanga mambo, mulando ukhale pa ine na pa nyumba ya baba wanga; mambo pabodzi na mpando wace waumambo akhale wakusoweka mulando.”
10Mambo alonga: “Munthu onsene anakupanga cinthu, mbwera naye kuna ine—iye nkhabe kudzakukhuya pontho.”
11Iye alonga: “Ndaphata miyendo, mambo akumbuke Baba wanu, toera nyakubwezera ciropa aleke kuthimizira kupha anthu, na mwananga aleke kufudzwa.” Iye atawira: “Ninga Baba wathu muli maso, nkhabe tsisi ibodzi ya nsolo wa mwananga inagwa pantsi.” a a v11 Nyakubwezera ciropa akhali m'bale wa banja adapaswa basa mwa nsambo toera kupha ule adapha munthu wa m'banja.
12Nkazi alonga: “Ndaphata miyendo, ntumiki wanu alonge fala kuna mbuya wanga mambo.” Iye atawira: “Longa.”
13Nkazi alonga: “Thangwi yanji imwe mwanyerezera pyenepi kutcingana na anthu a Baba wathu? Mukulonga pyenepi, mambo asapasa ekhene mulando, thangwi iye hadabweza nyakuthamangiswa wace tayu. 14Ndimomwene ife tinafa, ninga madzi adathiculwa pantsi akuti nkhabe kukwanisa kugumanyizwa pontho. Mbwenye Baba wathu nkhabe kupha umaso—Iye asasaka njira toera ale adathamangiswa aleke kusiyiswa kutali na Iye. b b v14 Ngakhala pano, Baba wathu asapangizwa kuti asasaka njira zakubweresa nyakuthamangiswa kunyumba, m'mbuto mwakupha umaso wace—ntima ubodzi ule unatcemwaza anyakuthamangiswa onsene toera abwerere kuna Iye. 15Cincino ndabwera toera kulonga pyenepi kuna mbuya wanga mambo thangwi anthu andigopesa. Ntumiki wanu anyerezera tenepa: Ndiende kalonge na mambo; panango iye anakwanirisa cipembo ca ntumiki wace. 16Panango mambo anabva mbapulumusa ntumiki wace m'manja mwa mamuna adafuna kundidula ine pabodzi na mwananga ku unthaka wa Baba wathu.’” 17Ntumiki wanu anyerezera tenepa: “Fala ya mbuya wanga mambo ibwerese ntendere, thangwi mbuya wanga mambo ali ninga anju wa Baba wathu, wakudziwa pyadidi na pyakuipa. Baba wanu akhale pabodzi na imwe.”
18Mambo apanga nkazi: “Leka kubisa kuna ine cinthu consene cinakubvundza ine.” Nkazi atawira: “Mbuya wanga mambo alonge.”
19Mambo abvundza: “Kodi djanja ya Yoabe iri nseri mwa pyonsene ipi?” Nkazi atawira: “Ninga muli maso, mbuya wanga mambo, nkhabe munthu anakwanisa kupiluka kudya peno kumadzere ku cinthu consene cidalonga mbuya wanga mambo. Ntumiki wanu Yoabe andipanga; iye aikha mafala awa onsene m'mulomo mwa ntumiki wanu.
20Ntumiki wanu Yoabe acita pyenepi toera kucinja maonekero a pinthu. Mbwenye mbuya wanga ali na ndzeru ninga anju wa Baba wathu, wakudziwa pyonsene piri pa dziko.”
21Na tenepo mambo apanga Yoabe: “Pyadidi, ndinacita pyenepi. Ndoko, kabweze mphale Abhisalomu.”
22Yoabe agodama cankhope cace pantsi, mbalambira, mbasimba mambo. Iye alonga: “Lero ntumiki wanu adziwa kuti ndagumana nkombo pamaso panu, mbuya wanga mambo,” mbapitiriza: “thangwi mambo akwanirisa cipembo ca ntumiki wace.”
23Na tenepo Yoabe alamuka mbaenda ku Gesuri, mbabweza Abhisalomu ku Yerusalema. 24Mambo alonga: “Iye aende kunyumba kwace, mbwenye aleke kuona nkhope yanga.” Na tenepo Abhisalomu aenda kunyumba kwace, mbakhonda kuona nkhope ya mambo. 25Mu Izarayeli yonsene nkhabe munthu akhasimbwa thangwi ya kubalika ninga Abhisalomu; kubulukira pantsi pa miyendo yace mpaka pa nsolo wace, iye nkhabe cilema. 26N'dzidzi onsene ukhametula iye nsolo wace—ukhautetula caka na caka, thangwi tsisi ikhala yakulemera kuna iye—iye ukhayeza tsisi ya nsolo wace: pafupi na mapaundi maxanu mwakubverana na miyeso ya mambo. 27Abhisalomu abalirwa anamuna atatu, na mwana wankazi m'bodzi wakucemerwa Tamari. Iye akhali nkazi wakubalika.
28Abhisalomu akhala ku Yerusalema pyaka piwiri pyakukwana mbakhonda kuona nkhope ya mambo. 29Abhisalomu atumiza munthu kakuwa Yoabe toera kumuphembera kuna mambo, mbwenye Yoabe akhonda kubwera kuna iye. Iye atumiza pontho, kaciwiri, mbwenye Yoabe apitiriza kukhonda kubwera. 30Abhisalomu apanga atumiki ace: “Onani, munda wa Yoabe uli cifupi na wanga, iye ana bale kweneko. Ndoko, mukaupise.” Na tenepo atumiki a Abhisalomu apisa munda ule.
31Yoabe alamuka, mbaenda kunyumba kwa Abhisalomu, mbabvundza: “Thangwi yanji atumiki ako apisa munda wanga?”
32Abhisalomu atawira Yoabe: “Ndakutumizira mphangwa: ‘Bwera kuno, toera ndikutumize kuna mambo toera kubvundza kuti ndabwerera thangwi yanji kubulukira ku Gesuri—mbakhadadidi mbapidakhala ine kweneko.’ Cincino ndione nkhope ya mambo; ndingakhala na mulando wa cinthu consene, mbwenye iye andiphe.”
33Yoabe aenda kuna mambo mbampanga. Mambo acemeresa Abhisalomu, iye abwera mbagodama na nkhope yace pantsi pamaso pa mambo. Na tenepo mambo apsompsona Abhisalomu.
