Icipandwa 12
1
Samweli walilandile kuli Isreali onse, ''Ndyumfwile kuli fyonse ifyo mwalandile kuli ne, kabili ndimisalle imfumu pali mwe.
2
Nomba, iyi e mfumu iikoenda pa ncinso cenu; kabili ndikotele ne mfwi; kabili, abana bandi abaume bali nenu. Naendele ku cinso cenu ukutula ku bwaice wandi mpaka nalelo.
3
Pano ndi; nshinineni pa cinso cakwa Yahweh na pa cinso ca wasubwa wakwe. Ni ng'ombeiilume yakwa nani napokele? Ninani uyo na fimfinye? Ninani uyo natitikishe? kufuma ku kuboko kwakwa nani napokeleko amafisa kanwa pakuti yampofwishe amenso yandi? Nshinineni, kabili nkacibwesesha kuli mwe.''
4
Batile, ''Tawatala autubepapo ubufi, ukututitikishapo, ngangu fye kutwibilapo icili conse ukufuma ku kuboko kwa muntu uuli onse.''
5
Walilandile kuli nebo, ''Yahweh nikambone pali mwe, kabili no musubwa wakwe umo nikambone lelo, ukuti tamusangilemo kantu nangu kamo mu kuboko kwandi. Balyasukile, ''Yahweh ni kambone.''
6
Samweli walilandile ku bantu, ''Ni Yahweh ewasontele Mose na Aroni, kabili uwaletele bashinwe ukufuma mu calo ca Egypito.
7
Lelo elyo ilange wemwine, pakuti ningapapata nenu pa cinso cakwa Yahweh palwa mucitile yonse iyabulugami bakwa Yahweh, iyo acitile mwebo nabashinwe.
8
Ulo Yakobo aishile ku Egypito, kabili ifikolwe fyenu fyalilile kuli Yahweh elo Yahweh atumine Mose na Aroni uwatungulwile ifikolwe fyenu ukufuma ku Egypito no kwisa kwikala muli ino ncende.
9
Nomba balilabile Yahweh Lesa wabo; walibashitishe mu kuboko kwa kwa Siseta, Kapitao wa bashilika bakwa Hazo, mukuboko kwa mfumu yakwa Moab; aba bonse balwishishe ifikolwe fyenu.
10
Balilile kuli Yahweh no kulanda, 'Natubembuka, pantu natupose Yahweh no ku tumika ba Bali naba Ashtote. Nomba lelo tupusaneko ukufuma ku kuboko kwa balwani benu, kabili tukamibombela.'
11
Elyo Yahweh atumine Jeru Baali, Bedan, Yefuta, kabili na Samweli, kabili bamipele ukucimfya pa balwani benu bonse abamishingulukile, icalengele mwe ukwikala muku cingililwa.
12
Ilyo mukamona ukuti Nahash imfumu ya bantu ba kwa Amoni baminine, walandile kuli ne, 'Iyo! Mucifulo caifyo, ifyo, imfumu ifwile ukuteka pali fwe' -nangula Yahweh Lesa wenu, ali mfumu yenu.
13
Lelo imfumu ilipano iyo mwsalile, iyo mwalikufwaya kabili uyo Yahweh asontele nge mfumu pali mwe.
14
Nga mwatina Yahweh, mubombeleni, Umfweleni ishiwio lyakwe, no kukanasangulukila amafunde yakwa Yahweh, elo bonse mwebo ne mfumu iikoteka pali mwe mukalekukonka Yahweh Lesa wenu.
15
Nga tamwakalekumfwila ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh, lelo mukasangulukile amafunde yakwa Yahweh, elo ukuboko kwakwa Yahweh kukamwimina ngefyo kwaimine ifikolwe fyenu.
16
Nangu lelo ipeleni no kumona icintu icamaka ico Yahweh akacita ku menso yenu.
17
Bushe tabuli bushiku bwakusepa ingano lelo? nkokuta pali Yahweh, pakuti atume ukupangalika ne mfula. Elo mukeshiba no kumona ukuti ububifi bwenu bukulu, ubo mwacitile ku menso yakwa Yahweh, mukuipushisha mwebene imfumu.''
18
Eco Samweli akutile kuli Yahweh, na bulya bwine bushiku Yahweh atumine ukupangalika ne mfula. Elyo abantu bonse batinine cibi Yahweh na Samweli.
19
Elo abantu balandile kuli Samweli, ''Pepeleniko ababomfi benu kuli YahwehLesa obe, pakuti twifwa. Pantu tulitulikilepo pama membu yesu yonse ubu bubi pakuipususha fwebene imfumu yesu.''
20
Samweli wabasukile, ''Mwitina mulicitile ifibi ifi fyonse, nomba mwikafutatukako ukufuma kuli Yahweh, lelo bombeleni Yahweh ne mitima yenu yonse.
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Wikafutatukila ku fintu fyafye fye ifitanga kupela bunonshi nangu ukukupususha, pamulandu wakuti fyacabe cabe fye.
22
Pa mulandu we shina lyakwe ilikulu, Yahweh takakane abantu bakwe, pa mulandu wakuti casansamwishe Yahweh ukupanga mwebo abantu abakwe.
23
Pa lwandi cipitile ukutali ukufuma kui icakuti ninga bifya kuli Yahweh ku kuleka ukumipepela mwebo. Mucifulo caifyo, nkamisambilisha inshila yabune neya lungama.
24
Tinenifye Yahweh no kumpyungila mu cishinka no mutima obe onse. Tontonkanya pa fintu ifyamaka ifyo akucitila.
25
Lelo nga waikalilila mukucita ububi bonse iwe ne mfumu muli nokonaika.