¹ Nomba Yehoshafati alikwete ifyuma ifingi elo no bucindami; aikwete bucibusa na Ahab pakwafwako umo uwamulupwa lwakwe ukupa ukupa umwana wakwe umwanakashi. ² Panuma ya myaka imo alishilekuya kuli Ahab mu Samaria. Ahab alipeye impanga ishingi elo ne ng'ombe ishingi kuliye elo nabantu abali naye. Ahab kabili no kumubeleleka ukutasha Ramote Gileadi naye. ³ Ahab imfumu yakwa Israeli, yaishilekulanda kuli Yehoshafati, imfumu yaba Yuda, ''Bushe ukoya nanebo kuli Ramote Gileadi?'' Yehoshafati aishilekumwasuka ati, ''nebo cimo nawebo, elo nabantu bandi cimo nabantu bobe. Tuleyakuba nawebo mubulwi .'' ⁴ Yehoshafati aishilekulanda ku mfumu ya bena Israeli, ''Napapata ngale lomba ishiwi kuli Yahweh pamulandu wabwasuko bobe .'' ⁵ Eluntu imfumu yabena Israeli yakolonganike bonse pamo, abaume imyanda ine, elo no kwisakubeba ati, ''Bushe kuti twaya kuli Ramote Gileadikukulwa, nangu niyako?'' Baishilekulanda ati, ''Kacimfyeni; pantu Lesa aleyakupela mu minwe yamfumu.'' ⁶ Lelo Yehoshafati aishilekulanda ati, ''Bushe muno tamuli naumbi kasesema wakwa Yahweh uko fwebo twingepusha ubwafwilisho? ⁷ Imfumu yabena Israeli yaishilekulanda kuli Yehoshafati, ''Eko ali naumbi umwaume uko twingepusha ubwafwilisho bwakwa Yahweh, ni Mikaya umwana mwaume wakwa Imla, lelo nalimupata pantu tasesemapo ifyabune pali nebo, lelo lyonse fibi.'' Lelo Yehoshafati aishilekulanda ati, ''Imfumu taifwilekulanda ifyo.'' ⁸ Eluntu imfumu yabena Israeli yakutile umukulu wafita nokulanda ati, endesha kalete Mikaya umwana mwaume wakwa Imla.'' ⁹ Nomba Ahab imfumu yakwa Israeli elo na Yehoshafati imfumu yaba Yuda balekwikala cilamuntu pacipuna ca bufumu, nabafwala imingila yabo balikele pambilibili pamwenshi wampongolo yamu Samaria, nabonse bakasesema balesesema pacinso cabo. ¹⁰ Zedekiah umwana mwaume wakwa Kenaanah alipangile umwine amasango yacela elo no kulalanda ati, ''Yahweh alandile ifi: Pamo nefi ukesakusunka abena Arameya mpaka bakaliwe.'' ¹¹ Bonse bakasesema basesemene fimo fine, ukulanda ati, ''Tasha Ramote Gileadi elo nokucimfya pantu Yahweh alipele muminwe yamfumu.'' ¹² Inkombe iyaile kukukuta Mikaya yalandile kuliye ati, ''Bona, amashiwi yabakasesema nakanwa kamo kukulandila imfumu ifyabune.'' ¹³ Mikaya alimwasukule, ''epofye Yahweh ali nomweo, efyo Lesa alanda ukuti nkesakulanda.'' ¹⁴ Uluntu aishile kumfumu, imfumu yaishilekulanda kuliye, ''Mikaya, bushe kuti twaya kuli Ramote Gileadi kubulwi, nangu iyo?'' Mikaya aishilekumwasuka, ''Katashe elo nokucimfya! pantu kuleisakuba ukucimfya ukukulu.'' ¹⁵ Eluntu imfumu yaishilekulanda kuliye, ''Miku inga ningafwaya webo ukulapa ukukananjeba ifili fyonse lelo micishinka mwishina lyakwa Yahweh?'' ¹⁶ Eico Mikaya aishilekulanda ati, ''Nalibwene Israeli alisalangene pampili, kwati nimpanga ishishakwata kacema, elo Yahweh aishile kulanda ati, ''Ishi tashakwata kacema. Lekeni umuntu onse abwekele kunganda yakwe mumutende.''' ¹⁷ Eico imfumu yakwa Israeli yaishilekulanda kuli Yehoshafati, ''Bushe nshakwebele ukwebati tekuti aseseme ifyabune pali nebo, lelo busanso bweka?'' ¹⁸ Eluntu Mikaya aishilekulanda, ''Eico mwebo bonse mufwile ukumfwa kwishiwi lyakwa Yahweh: Nalibwene Yahweh alikele pacipuna cakwe icabufumu, elo yonse imilalo yamumulu yaliminine kukuboko kwakulyo elo no kwakukuso. ¹⁹ Yahweh aishilekulanda ati, 'Nani alabeleleka imfumu Ahab, imfumu yabena Israeli, pakwebeti alekuya pamulu elo nokupona pali Ramote Gileadi?' Umo aishilekulanda ifi elo naumbi filya. ²⁰ Eluntu umupashi waishile pantanshi elo nokwiminina pacinso cakwa Yahweh elo nokwisakulanda ati, 'Ndemubeleleka ena.' Yahweh aishilekulanda kuliye, 'Munshilanshi?' ²¹ Umupashi waishilekwasuka ati, 'Ndeya elo ndeya kusanguka umupashi wakubepa mutunwa twabakassema bonse.' Yahweh aishilekwasuka, 'Uleya kumubeleleka, elo kabili uleya kufikilisha. Kabuye nomba elo nokucita ifyo.' ²² Nomba bona, Yahweh alibikile umupashi wakulanda mutunwa twaba kasesema bobe, elo Yahweh alipampamikile ubusanso pali mwebo.'' ²³ Eluntu Zedekiah umwana mwaume wakwa Kenanah, aishilekwisa, nokuma Mikaya kwisaya, elo nokulanda ati, ''Ninshilanshi umupashi wakwa Yahweh ukasenda ukuya ukufuma kuli nebo kukulanda kuli mwebo?'' ²⁴ Mikaya aishilekulanda ati, boneni, mukesakwishiba ukwebati pali bulya bushiku, uluntu mulebutuka mukati kamuputule kukufisama.'' ²⁵ Imfumu yabena Israeli yaisjikulanda kuba bomfi bamo, ''Mwebantu buleni Mikaya elo nokumutwala kuli Amoni, umulashi wa musumba, elo nakuli Joashi, umwana wandi umwaume. ²⁶ Mwebo mwebantu mukesakulanda kuliye, 'Imfumu yalanda ati: Bikeni uyu muntu mucifungo elo nokumulisha no mukatefye uunono elo namenshi ayanono mpaka nkabwele umutende.''' ²⁷ Eluntu Mikaya aishikulanda ati, '' ngamwabwela umutende, ninshi Yahweh talandile nanebo.'' Eluntu aishilekulandapo, ''Umfweni kuli ifi, bonse mwebantu.'' ²⁸ Eico Ahab, imfumu yabena Israeli, elo na Yehoshafati imfumu yaba Yuda, balininine ukuya ku Ramote Gileadi. ²⁹ Imfumu yabena Israeli yaishilekulanda kuli Yehoshafati, ''Nkoilufyanya nemwine elo nokuya kubulwi, lelo webo fwala amalaya yobe aya bufumu.'' Eico imfumu yabena Israeli yaliifulungenye, elo baile kubulwi. ³⁰ Nomba imfumu yabena Aramu yalikonkomeshe bamushika wamaceleta, ukwebati, ''Mwilwa nomushilika uushikwete incito nangu uukwete incito. Lelo, lwenifye nemfumu yabena Israeli capwa.'' ³¹ Caishilekuba kwati uluntu bamushika bamaceleta baishilekumona Yehoshafatibaishilekulanda ati, ''Ilya emfumu yabena Israeli.'' Baishilekupilibuka nokuya mukumulwisha, lelo Yehoshafati alililile, elo Yahweh amwafwile. Lesa alibafumishe kuli ena. ³² Caishilekuba kwati uluntu bamushika bamaceleta bamona ukwebati temfumuyabena Israeli, balipilibukile nokufuma kuliye no kumukonka. ³³ Lelo umuntu umo aishilekuposa umufwi iciposepose nokuyakulasa imfum yabena Israeli pakati kafilundilo fyakucinga icifuba cakwe. Eico Ahab aishilekweba uwaleenshi iceleta, ''Pilibuka nokunsenda ukumfumya kubulwi, pantu ndecenwa icibi.'' ³⁴ Ubulwi bwalikulishe icibi bulya bushiku, elo imfumu yabena Israeli yaishilekushintilila mwiceleta yaliko ukulolenkana nabena Aramu mpaka ubushiku. panshita akasuba kalikuya panshi alifwile.