¹ Elo abaume na bakashi babo baleiliishanya sana pa lwa ba munyinabo aba Yuda. ² Pantu kwali bamo abalelanda ati, "Fwebo naba besu abaume naba nakashi tuli bengi sana. Elyo lekeni tubule imbuto pakwe bati twikale aba bumi." ³ Kwali nabambi abalenda ati, Tuli necikalilo ama bala yesu, amabala yesu ayamyangashi, amayanda yesu pakuti tukwate imbuto m unshita ya cipowe." ⁴ Bambi nabo balelanda ati, "Twashimafye ulupiya pakupela umusonko ku mfumu mu mabala yesu na mu mabala yesu aya myangashi. ⁵ Lelo imibiili yesu no mulopa umowine naba munyinefwe, nabana besu cimo cine nabana babo. Natupatikishiwa ukushisha abana besu abaume naba nakashi ukuba abasha. Bamo abana besu abanakashi balicitwa kale ubusha. Tekumaka yesu aya kuti tubafwe pantu abaume bambi ebabula amabala yesu na mabala yesu aya myangashi. ⁶ "Nali kalipe sana lintu naumfwile ukuilishanya kwabo na aya mashiwi. ⁷ Elo natontokenye pali ifi, Napele umulandu kubasambashi na kuli bashi mucindikwa. Nalandile nakuli bena, "Mwebo mulafwaya ukulamilundilapo, cila umo kuli munyina. "Naikele icilye cikalamba nabena ⁸ kabili nalandile kuli bena ati, "Fwebo, nangu cakuti tuli namaka yakucita twashicilwe ukubwela ukufuma kubusha bwaba munyinefwe aba Yuda banensu abashitishiwe kubena fyalo, nomba namwebo mwashitishe bamu nonko naba nkashi yenu pakuti bashicishiwe ukubwelela kuli fwebo!" Bali kututu kabili tabakwete neshiwi lyakulanda. ⁹ Nanebo nalilandile ati, "Ici mulecita taciweme. Bushe tamulelanda mukucina Lesa wesu ukucingilila umusebanya wabena fyalo abali balwani besu? ¹⁰ Nebo naba munyinane na babomfi bandi tulakongwesha ulupiya kabili tulakwatamo. Nomba tifwile ukuleka ukupingula ukuleka uklutubikilapo paliishi nkongole. ¹¹ Babwesesheni leloline amabala yabo, amabala yabo aya myangashi, amabala yabo aya miolife, amayanda yabo necakaniko calupiya, intanga, umwangashi uwandakainz amafuta yantu mulepoka kuli bena kukaba icakulundapo." ¹² Elo balandile ati, "Twalabwesha ifintu twabulile kuli bena, kabili tatwafwahyeko ngangu fimo kuli bena. twalacita ifyo fine ulelanda." Elo nakutile bashimapepo, no kupanga nabena icilapo ukutita ifintu balaile. ¹³ Nebo nakuntile insalu shandi pacifuba no kulanda ati, "Elyo lekeni Lesa akasunkanye iyi ng'anda nefipe fyonse cilamuntu ushakasunge ubulayo bwakwe. Elyo lekeni nao akasunkanishiwe no kushala uwabula akantu." Bonse abalongene balandile ati, "Cibe ifyo fine," Kabili batashishe Yaweh kabili na bantu bacitile ifintu balaile. ¹⁴ Elyo ukutula panshita nasontelwepo ukuba ka teeka mu calo cabena Yuda, ukufuma pa mwaka walenga amakumi yabili mpakafye na pa mwaka walenga amakumi yatatu naibili uwakwa Atakisakese imfumu, imyaka ikumi limo naibili, nebo naba munyinane twatwalile ifyakulya ifyalepelwa kuli kateeka. ¹⁵ Nomba bakateeka batangilile balebika ifisendo ifyafina pa bantu, kabili balebula amashele ya Silife amakumi yane ukufuma kuli bena ukuba icakulya catila bushiku no mwangashi. Nangufye ba bomfi babo balecusha abantu. Nomba nebo ushacitile ifyo pa mulandu wa kutina Lesa. ¹⁶ Nanebo natwalilile umulimo wacibumba, kabili tatwshicile impanga, kabili ababomfi bandi bonse bakolongene palya paku bomba. ¹⁷ Kwitebulo lyandi eko aba Yuda naba shimutindikwa, 150 abaume, bushilya bonse baleisa kuli fwebo ukufuma mufyalo abatushingulwike. ¹⁸ Nomba fintu balepekanya cila bushiku fyali ing"ombe imo iilume, imikooko iyawama mutanda, kabili nefyoni, kabili cilabushiku ubwalenga ikumi balepenya imisango ya myangashi, Lelo muli ifi fyonse shalefwaisha ukupela ifyakulya fyabu kateeka, pantu ifyo abantu balefwaya fyalikulile. ¹⁹ Ndibukishisheni pafya wama, mwe Lesa wandi, pafisuma, pantu pali ifintu ifyo nacita pali aba bantu.