Bisi Isaleli badidila Samwela
Nabali wásafula batu ba Tavidi kunima dya bawu kukenga bakalema bandi, amana Tavidi wákudika mbedi yandi mu kuhonda yakala yosu wa nzu. Abingayili wálubuka ni madya amana wámukundika: Tata wetu kakála mukunkandika mu menga mu nzila yandi ya kukituka kinga. Nabali wáfwa.
25 1Samwela wáfwa, amana bisi Isaleli boosu bákhundakana mu kudila yandi amana bámuzika kuna nzu yandi ku Lama. Amana Tavidi wákatuka amana wátuluka ku tseki ya Palani.
2Mutu mosi ku Mayoni wákala yi mafu ku Kalameli. Yandi wákala mvwama lawu: mikoku mafunda matatu yi bakhombu funda dimosi. Wákala zenga mikoku myandi ku Kalameli. 3Khumbu ya mutu yina Nabali, mukhetu wandi yina Abingayili. Yandi wákala mukhetu wa ngangu yi wa kitoku, kaasi yandi yakala wákala mutu wa mathata yi wa mambi mu bisalu byandi—wákala wa kanda dya Kalebi. 4Muna tangwa dina kákala mu tseki, Tavidi wáyuka ni Nabali wákala zenga mikoku myandi. 5Tavidi wáthuma bana ba bayakala kumi, wubazimbwadini: «Alwenda kuna Kalameli. Alwenda tala Nabali amana lumuvana mboti mu khumbu yama. 6Luzimbwala: “Luzingu lwa thama kwena ngeyi. Ngemba kwena ngeyi, ngemba kwena nzu yaku, yi ngemba kwena byosu bina wena byawu.” 7Yiyukidi ni wena yi batu ba kuzenga mikoku. Bakalema baku bákala yi betu; tubanyokunaku mu kima, amana bakondaku kima mu tangwa dyosu bákala ku Kalameli. 8Hyula bana ba bayakala baku amana bakúzimbwala. Buna bika bana ba bayakala bama báwana mboti mu mesu maku, mukuma twisidi mu kilumbu kya nkinzi. Yihana, vana byosu bina wulenda kwena basadi baku yi kwena mwana waku Tavidi.»
9Bana ba bayakala ba Tavidi bisa amana bázimbula mambu mama moosu kwena Nabali mu khumbu ya Tavidi, amana bákala hingila.
10Nabali wávutula kwena basadi ba Tavidi: «Nani kenina Tavidi? Nani kenina mwana wa Yese yandu? Basadi balawu lelu bisi tina bapfumu ba bawu. 11Kikuma kya biki yibonga dipha dyama, mamba mama, yi mbisi yina yihonda kikuma kya batu ba kuzenga mikoku, amana yihana byawu kwena batu bana nzayiku ku bátuka?»
12Buna bana ba bayakala ba Tavidi bávutuka, amana, ha bátula, bántendwala mambu moosu.
13Tavidi wuzimbudi kwena batu bandi: «Kosu mutu wa benu kakasa mbedi yandi ya mvita!» Buna kosu mutu wákasa mbedi yandi, Tavidi phi. Batu nana khama ya bayakala bénda kunima dya Tavidi; khama zodi básala yi bilekwa.
14Mosi wa bana ba bayakala wázimbula kwena Abingayili, mukhetu wa Nabali: «Tavidi wáthuma bambambala mu tseki mu kuhana mboti kwena pfumu wetu, kaasi yandi wábatukwana. 15Batu bana bákala mboti lawu kwena betu. Batunyokunaku mu kima, amana tukóndaku kima mu tangwa dyosu twákala yi bawu mu bilanga. 16Bakala kibaka kya kutuzyengila, phipha yi mwini, mu tangwa dyosu twákala yi bawu mu kuhungula mikoku. 17Bwabu, zaya amana tala mana wufwani sala, mukuma disa dibati yidika kwena pfumu wetu yi nzu yandi yosu. Yandi wekina mutu wa mbi lawu, ka mutu ku wulenda kuzonza yi yandi.»
18Abingayili tswasu wábonga mapha khama zodi, bilungu byodi bya vinu, mikoku mitanu miyidika, lita makumatatu yi matanu ya ble yiyidika, mintete khama mya vinu miyuma, yi bikata bya fiki khama zodi, amana wásya byawu hana ane. 19Wázimbula kwena basadi bandi: «Alwenda ku thwala yama; meni yilanda.» Kaasi kázimbulaku kima kwena yakala dyandi Nabali. 20Buna kázanza hana ane yandi amana katuluka mu nzila yisweka ya mongu, wábuana Tavidi yi batu bandi bana bákala tuluka kwena yandi.
21Kinga Tavidi wákala zonza: «Yákala kinda byosu bina mutu yandu kakala byawu mu tseki mu phamba—keti kima kya yandi kátotaku—kaasi yandi wimvutudidi mbi mu kifulu kya mboti. 22Tata wetu kasadila bimbeni bya Tavidi bwabu, amana kalúta buna phi, yuka ni, ku kuma kwakhya, yisisa yi moya mwana mosi wa yakala hana kati dya boosu bana benina ba yandi.»
23Buna kámona Tavidi, Abingayili tswasu wátuluka hana ane yandi amana wádilosa kuna mesu mandi, mbunzu mu mafu, mu kufutika kuna tsi. 24Wádilosa kuna malu mandi amana wázimbula: «Nkanu wukala wama mosi kaka, a pfumu wama. Yihana, bika musadi waku kazonza yi ngeyi; yuka mambu ma musadi waku. 25Yihana, a pfumu wama, kayekaminaku mutu wa mbi yandu Nabali, mukuma yandi kenina bwosu khumbu yandi—Nabali disongidila “Zoba”, amana buzoba bwenina yi yandi. Meni, musadi waku, yímonaku bana ba bayakala bana pfumu wama káthuma. 26Bwabu, a pfumu wama, bwosu Tata wetu kenina moya amana ngeyi wena moya: mukuma Tata wetu wákukandika mu kutyakana kwa menga yi mu kudivutudila ngeyi-meni mu koku dyaku, bika bimbeni byaku yi boosu bana bisi sanda kusadila pfumu wama mbi, bakala bwosu Nabali. 27Bwabu, bika kabu yandu kina musadi waku kánatina pfumu wama, kihekwa kwena bana ba bayakala bana bisi landa pfumu wama. 28Lolula nkanu wa musadi waku, mukuma Tata wetu kakála kyedika sadila pfumu wama kanda dya kipfumu dya thama, mukuma pfumu wama kisi nwana mvita za Tata wetu. Bika kima kya mbi kyamonika mwena ngeyi mu bilumbu byosu wazínga. 29Yuka ni mutu katelama mu kulanda ngeyi yi mu kusanda moya waku, moya wa pfumu wama wakángama buna bwa bukheti mu bunda dya bana bena moya kwena Tata waku; kaasi myoya mya bimbeni byaku, kamílosa thama bwosu tadi disi losa mu kibonga. 30Muna tangwa Tata wetu kakála sadila pfumu wama mboti yosu yina kásila ngeyi kilangi, amana kakitula ngeyi pfumu hana thandu ya Isaleli, 31pfumu wama kayúkaku kyadi mu mbundu nati nkanu kikuma kya kutyakana kwa menga mu phamba nati kikuma kya kudivutudila yandi-meni. Amana muna tangwa Tata wetu kakála sadila pfumu wama mboti, sungula musadi waku.»
32Tavidi wuzimbudi kwena Abingayili: «Kasakumuka Tata wetu, Nzambi wa Isaleli, wuna wákutuma lelu mu kubuana yi meni. 33Kasakumuka ngangu yaku ya mboti, amana kasakumuka ngeyi, wuna wánkandika lelu mu kutyakana kwa menga yi mu kudivutudila meni-meni mu koku dyama. 34Bwosu Tata wetu, Nzambi wa Isaleli, kenina moya, wuna wánkandika mu kukusadila mbi—yuka ni ngeyi wisaku tswasu mu kubuana yi meni, mwana mosi wa yakala wa Nabali kazingaku tii yi kuma kwakhya.»
35Tavidi wábonga mu koku dyandi mana wánata, amana wumuzimbwadini: «Wenda kuna nzu mu ngemba. Tala, yiyukidi ndinga yaku amana yibongidi lombu dyaku.»
36Muna tangwa Abingayili kátula kwena Nabali, yandi wákala sala nkinzi mu nzu yandi bwosu nkinzi wa kyamvu. Mbundu yandi yákala yi kyesi amana yandi wázedi lawu, buna kázimbulaku kima kwena yandi tii yi kuma kwakhya. 37Ku kuma kwakhya, buna vinu dyákatuka mwena Nabali, mukhetu wandi wámuzimbwala mana moosu. Mbundu yandi yáfwa mwena yandi, amana wákituka bwosu tadi. 38Kunima dya kitesu kya bilumbu kumi, Tata wetu wábeta Nabali, amana wáfwa.
39Buna Tavidi káyuka ni Nabali wáfwa, wázimbula: «Kasakumuka Tata wetu, wuna wánwanina nkanu wama kikuma kya ngusi yina yámona kwena Nabali, amana wákandika musadi wandi mu mbi. Tata wetu wávutula mbi ya Nabali hana thandu ya mutwa wandi-meni.» Buna Tavidi wáthuma mambu mu kulomba Abingayili kakituka mukhetu wandi.
40Basadi ba Tavidi bisa kwena Abingayili ku Kalameli amana bámuzimbwala: «Tavidi wátutuma mu kubonga ngeyi hanga mukhetu wandi.»
41Wubwi, wázenzika mbunzu muna mafu, amana wázimbula: «Tala, musadi waku wenina, wayidikila mu kusala yi mu kusukula malu ma basadi ba pfumu wama.» 42Abigayili wáyidika tswasu, wázanza hana thandu ya ane wandi, amana yi baphumbulu bandi batanu, wálanda bambambala ba Tavidi amana wákituka mukhetu wandi. 43Tavidi wákwela phi Ahinowami wa Yezeleyeli, buna bawu bodi bákala bakhetu bandi. 44Sawulu wáheka mwana wandi wa mukhetu Mikali, mukhetu wa Tavidi, kwena Palatiyeli mwana wa Layisi, wa ku Galimi.