Seba Alamukira Mambo
Seba aliza nyanga, mbwenye madzinza a kumpoto asiya mambo. Yoabi apha Amasa na supada yakubisika mu njira, buluka penepo azungulira Abheli. Nkazi wanzeru acemera buluka padzulu pa linga, mbabvundza thangwi yanji iye angamiza nthaka ya Baba wathu, mbacita cibverano ca nsolo ubodzi m'mbuto mwa nzinda onsene.
20 1Penepo pakhali na mamuna wakuipa, dzina yace Seba wa Bikiri, wa dzindza ya Bhenjamini. Iye aliza nyanga mbakhuwa: “Ife nkhabe cigawo mwa Dhavidhi, nkhabe unthaka mwa mwana wa Djese! M'bodzi na m'bodzi aende ku matenti anu, imwe Aizarayeli!”
2Na tenepo amuna onsene a Izarayeli asiya Dhavidhi toera kutowera Seba wa Bikiri; mbwenye amuna a Yuda akhala na mambo wawo, kubulukira ku Yordani mpaka ku Yerusalemi.
3Dhavidhi abwera ku nyumba yace ku Yerusalemi, mbamambo akwata akazi khumi a nyending'ono akhadasiya toera kuonesera nyumba, mbaaikha pa ulindiri. Iye akhaapasa pyakudya pyawo mbwenye nee agona nawo. Iwo akhala akutsekererwa mpaka ndzidzi udafa iwo, mbakhala ninga akazi akufedwa.
4Mambo apanga Amasa: “Ndicemerere amuna a Yuda mu ntsiku zitatu, pontho iwe ene ukhale pano.”
5Amasa aenda kacemera Yuda, mbwenye adembuka kupita n'dzidzi udan'khazikira mambo. 6Dhavidhi apanga Abhisai: “Cincino Seba wa Bikiri anatiphekesa kupita Abhisalomu. Kwata amuna a mbuya wako mbuntowera, toera iye akhonde kufika ku mizinda yakuwangisa mbatithawa.”
7Na tenepo amuna a Yoabhi, Akereti, Apeleti, na anyankhondo onsene amphambvu abuluka pambuyo pace kubulukira ku Yerusalemi toera kutowera Seba wa Bikiri. 8Pa mwala ukulu ku Gibeoni, Amasa aagumana. Yoabhi akhadabvala nguwo yace ya nkhondo, na supada yakumangirira mu ndzeka yace n'cuulu mwace; mu kuenda kwace patsogolo, iyo yagwa pantsi. 9Yoabhi apanga Amasa: “Kodi uli mwadidi, m'bale wanga?” Na djanja yace yamadyo Yoabhi aphata mwezu wa Amasa toera kumpsompsona. 10Amasa nee aona supada ikhali m'manja mwa Yoabhi. Yoabhi am'menya pa mimba, mbatsanula matumbo ace pantsi. Mwakukhonda kummenya kaciwiri, Amasa afa. Penepo Yoabhi na m'bale wace Abhisai atowera Seba wa Bikiri. 11M'bodzi wa aphale a Yoabhi alimira pa khundu ya Amasa mbalonga: “Ule anafuna Yoabhi, ule ali kuna Dhavidhi, atowere Yoabhi!” 12Amasa akhadagona mbakhungunyika m'ciropa cace pakati pa njira. Mphale ule pidaona iye anyankhondo onsene akhaimira penepo, akwekweza Amasa kubulusa mu njira mban'thukula ku munda, mbam'funikira na nguwo, thangwi onsene akhapita penepo akhaimira. 13Pidabuluswa iye mu njira, amuna onsene atowera Yoabhi toera kuthukira Seba wa Bikiri. 14Seba apita mu madzindza onsene a Izarayeli mpaka ku Abheli wa Bheti-Maaka; Abhikiri onsene agumanyikana mbantowerambo. 15Iwo abwera mbanzungulira mu Abheli wa Bheti-Maaka. Amanga citunda ca nkhondo cakukwirira ku mzinda, mbacilimira kunja kwa mpanda; mukhamenya anyankhondo onsene a Yoabhi mpanda toera kuugwisa.
16Penepo nkazi waluso acemera kubulukira mu mzinda: “Bveserani! Bveserani! Pangani Yoabhi: ‘Bwera kuno, toera ndilonge na iwe.’” 17Mu kufendedzera kwace, nkazi ule abvundza: “Kodi ndiwe Yoabhi?” Iye atawira: “Ndine.” Nkazi alonga: “Bvesera mafala a ntumiki wako.” Iye alonga: “Ndinabvesera.”
18Iye alonga: “Kale-kale anthu akhalonga: ‘Phembani basi uphungu ku Abheli,’ na tenepo mphangwa ikhamala. 19Ine ndiri pakati pa anthu a ntendere na akukhulupirika mu Izarayeli. Iwe usafuna kufudza mzinda, mai mu Izarayeli. Thangwi yanji usafuna kumedza unthaka wa Baba wathu?” a a v19 “Mzinda wa mai” ukhali mbuto ikulu ya cisa ikhanyindirwa na mizinda ing'ono toera kutsogolerwa na kutsidzikizwa.
20Yoabhi atawira: “Nee, nee! Ine nkhabe kumedza peno kufudza tayu! 21Nkhabe tenepo. Mbwenye Seba wa Bikiri, wa ku mapiri a Efraimu, aalamukira mambo, aalamukira Dhavidhi. Perekani mamuna uyu m'bodzi basi, penei ine ndinabuluka pa mzinda.” Nkazi ule apanga Yoabhi: “Nsolo wace unadzaponywa kwa iwe kupita pa mpanda.”
22Nkazi ule aenda kuna anthu onsene na ndande yace yaluso. Iwo agwanda nsolo wa Seba wa Bikiri mbauponya kuna Yoabhi. Iye aliza nyanga, mbamwazikana kubuluka mu mzinda, m'bodzi na m'bodzi ku nyumba yace. Yoabhi abwerera kuna mambo ku Yerusalemi.
23Yoabhi akhatsogolera anyankhondo onsene a Izarayeli; Bhenaya wa Yoyadha akhatsogolera Akereti na Apeleti. 24Adhorami akhali nkulu wa basa yakumanga; Yosafati wa Ahiludi akhali nyakulembera; 25Seva akhali nyakulemba; Zadhoki na Abhiyatari akhali anyansembe; 26pontho Ira Muyairi akhalimbo nyansembe wa Dhavidhi.