Atongi 20 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

20 ¹Aizarayeli onsene abuluka, mwinji onsene mbaugumanyikana ninga munthu m'bodzi, kutomera Dani mpaka Bherisebha, pabodzi na dziko ya Giliyadi, patsogolo pa Baba wathu ku Mizipa. ²Atsogoleri a mbumba yonsene, madzinza onsene a Izarayeli, akhala pa mbuto zawo pa mwinji wa mbumba ya Baba wathu—anyankhondo 400.000 akuphata malupanga, a miyendo. ³Abhenjamini abva kuti Aizarayeli akwira kale kuenda ku Mizipa. Aizarayeli alonga tenepa: “Tipangeni, pinthu pyakuipa ipi pyacitika tani?”

⁴Mulevi, mamuna wa nkazi adaphiwa ule, atawira tenepa: “Ine na nkazi wanga wa pang'ono tabwera ku Gibeya ku Bhenjamini toera kugona masiku. ⁵Amuna a ku Gibeya abwera kudzandithukusa mbazungulira nyumba namasiku, akhafuna kundipha. Agwirira nkazi wanga wa pang'ono, iye mbafa. ⁶Na tenepo, ndakwata nkazi wanga wa pang'ono, ndan'gwanda-gwanda, mbandituma manungo ace m'dziko yonsene ya unthaka wa Izarayeli, thangwi iwo acita pinthu pyakupasa manyadzo na pyakunyansa mu Izarayeli. ⁷Onani, imwe Aizarayeli monsene—peranani cisankhulo na uphungu wanu pano cincino.”

⁸Mbumba yonsene yalamuka ninga munthu m'bodzi, mbalonga tenepa: “Nkhabe m'bodzi wa ife anaenda ku tendi yace; nkhabe m'bodzi wa ife anabwerera ku nyumba yace. ⁹Cino ndi cinthu cinafuna kucita ife kuna Gibeya: tinaimenya mwa kuombera maere. ¹⁰Mu dzinza ribodzi na ribodzi ra Izarayeli tinakwata amuna khumi pa 100, dzana pa 1.000, 1.000 pa 10.000, toera kugumana cakudya ca anyankhondo anafuna kuenda ku Gibeya ya Bhenjamini, toera kubwezera pyakunyansa pyonsene pidacita iyo mu Izarayeli.” ¹¹Na tenepo amuna onsene a Izarayeli agumanyikana toera kumenyana na nzinda, akuphatana ninga munthu m'bodzi. ¹²Madzinza a Izarayeli atuma amuna mu dzinza yonsene ya Bhenjamini, mbabvundza tenepa: “Ndi cinthu cakuipa canji ici cidacitika pakati panu? ¹³Cincino peranani amuna akuipa ali mu Gibeya, toera tiaphe mbatibulusa pyakuipa mu Izarayeli.” Mbwenye Abhenjamini akhonda kubvera fala ya abale awo, Aizarayeli.

¹⁴M'mbuto mwace, Abhenjamini agumanyikana kutomera mizinda yawo mbaenda ku Gibeya, toera kumenyana na Aizarayeli. ¹⁵Ntsiku ineyi Bhenjamini alengesa anyankhondo 26.000 akuphata malupanga kutomera mizinda yawo, kuthimizira amuna 700 akusankhulwa a anthu akhakhala mu Gibeya. ¹⁶Pakati pa anyankhondo onsene awa pakhali amuna 700 akusankhulwa akhaphatisira nkono wa bzeze, m'bodzi na m'bodzi akhakwanisa kuombera mwala pa tsisi mbakhonda kuphonya. ¹⁷Amuna a Izarayeli, kusiyapo Bhenjamini, alengesa anyankhondo 400.000 akuphata malupanga, m'bodzi na m'bodzi nyankhondo.

¹⁸Aizarayeli abuluka mbakwira kuenda ku Bheteli, mbabvundza Baba wathu tenepa: “Mbani wa ife anafunika kukwira pakutoma toera kumenyana na Abhenjamini?” Penepo Baba wathu alonga tenepa: “Yuda anakwira pakutoma.”

¹⁹Na tenepo Aizarayeli alamuka namacibese mbamanga misasa cifupi na Gibeya. ²⁰Amuna a Izarayeli abuluka toera kumenyana na Bhenjamini, mbalinganiza nkhondo yawo kuna iwo ku Gibeya. ²¹Abhenjamini abuluka mu Gibeya mbapha Aizarayeli 22.000 pa munda ntsiku ineyi. ²²Mbwenye anyankhondo a Izarayeli awangisa ntima mbalinganiza pontho nkhondo yawo pa mbuto idaima iwo ntsiku yakutoma.

²³Aizarayeli akwira, mbalira patsogolo pa Baba wathu mpaka namaulo, mbabvundza tenepa: “Kodi tinamenyana pontho na abale athu Abhenjamini?” Penepo Baba wathu alonga tenepa: “Kwirani, kaamenyeni.”

²⁴Na tenepo Aizarayeli afendedzera kuna Abhenjamini pa ntsiku yaciwiri. ²⁵Bhenjamini abuluka mu Gibeya kuna iwo pa ntsiku yaciwiri, mbapha pontho Aizarayeli 18.000, onsene akhadaphata malupanga.

²⁶Na tenepo Aizarayeli onsene, anyankhondo onsene, akwira kuenda ku Bheteli mbakhala penepo mbalira patsogolo pa Baba wathu. Acita kudzifungira cakudya mpaka namaulo ntsiku ineyi, mbapereka ntsembe zakupisa na ntsembe zantendere patsogolo pace. ²⁷Aizarayeli abvundza Baba wathu. (Mu ntsiku zenezi bhokosi ya cibverano ca Baba wathu ikhali penepo,

²⁸pontho Fineyasi mwana wa Eleazari, mwana wa Aroni, akhatumikira patsogolo pace.) Abvundza tenepa: “Kodi tinabuluka pontho toera kumenyana na abale athu Abhenjamini, peno tisiye?” Baba wathu atawira tenepa: “Kwirani, thangwi mangwana Ine ndinaapereka m'manja mwanu.”

²⁹Na tenepo Izarayeli aikha amuna akubisala kuzungulira Gibeya yonsene. ³⁰Pa ntsiku yacitatu Aizarayeli aenda kuna Abhenjamini mbaima kumenyana na Gibeya ninga kale. ³¹Abhenjamini abuluka toera kuaonana nawo, mbakwekwerwa kutali na nzinda. Ninga kale, atoma kupha anthu, mbapha amuna pafupi na 30 a Izarayeli pa munda na mu njira—njira ibodzi ikaenda ku Bheteli, inango ku Gibeya.

³²Abhenjamini alonga tenepa: “Tiri kuakunda ninga kale.” Mbwenye Izarayeli akhadalonga kale tenepa: “Tithaweni toera kuakwekwera kubuluka mu nzinda kuenda ku njira zikulu.”

³³Amuna onsene a Izarayeli alamuka pa mbuto zawo mbaima pa Bhaali-tamari, mu ndzidzi ubodzi ene anyakubisala a Izarayeli abuluka mwakucimbiza pa mbuto yawo kumadokero kwa Gebha. ³⁴Amuna 10.000 akusankhulwa a Izarayeli afendedzera kuna Gibeya, nkhondo mbikhala yakuwanga; mbwenye Abhenjamini nee adziwa kuti pinthu pyakuipa pikhafendedzera kuna iwo. ³⁵Baba wathu akunda Bhenjamini patsogolo pa Izarayeli; ntsiku ineyi Izarayeli apha amuna 25.100 a Bhenjamini, onsene akhadaphata malupanga. ³⁶Abhenjamini aona kuti akundwa. Amuna a Izarayeli abwerera nduru kuna Bhenjamini, thangwi akhanyindira anyakubisala adaaikha iwo kumenyana na Gibeya. ³⁷Anyakubisala athamanga mwakucimbiza kuenda ku Gibeya; amwazika mbapha nzinda onsene na lupanga. ³⁸Amuna a Izarayeli akhadabverana cidzindikiro na anyakubisala: utci ukulu udakwira kubuluka mu nzinda. ³⁹Amuna a Izarayeli mbadabwereradi munkhondo. Bhenjamini akhadatoma kuapha, mbapha pafupi na 30, mbanyerezera tenepa: “Mwandimomwene akundwa patsogolo pathu ninga munkhondo yakutoma.” ⁴⁰Pidatoma utci kukwira kubuluka mu nzinda, Abhenjamini ayang'ana nduru—nzinda onsene ukhakwira na utci kuenda kudzulu. ⁴¹Amuna a Izarayeli abwerera, amuna a Bhenjamini mbagopa kakamwe, mbaona kuti pinthu pyakuipa pikhadaafikira. ⁴²Na tenepo athawa patsogolo pa amuna a Izarayeli kuenda ku thando, mbwenye nkhondo yaafikira, ale akhabuluka mu mizinda mbaapha pakati pa nkhondo. ⁴³Azungulira Abhenjamini, mbaathamangisa, mbaafikira pa mbuto yawo yakupuma kumabulukiro a dzuwa kwa Gibeya. ⁴⁴Abhenjamini 18.000 agwa, onsene amuna acipapo. ⁴⁵Anango adasala athawa kuenda ku thando ku mwala wa Rimoni, mbwenye Izarayeli apha 5.000 mu njira, mbaathamangisa mpaka ku Ghidomi, mbapha pontho 2.000. ⁴⁶Na tenepo Abhenjamini onsene adagwa ntsiku ineyi akhali anyankhondo 25.000 akuphata malupanga, onsene amuna acipapo. ⁴⁷Mbwenye amuna 600 athawa kuenda ku thando ku mwala wa Rimoni, mbakhala penepo miyezi minai. ⁴⁸Amuna a Izarayeli abwerera kuna Abhenjamini mbaapha na lupanga—nzinda onsene, anthu, pinyama, pinthu pyonsene pidagumana iwo. Apontho apisa mizinda yonsene ikhali munjira yawo.