Abapingushi
21 Nomba abaume ba kwa Israele balilapile ku Mispa,+ abati: “Takuli umuntu pali ifwe uukapeela umwana wakwe umwanakashi ku bena Benjamini ukuba umukashi.”+ 2 E ico abantu baishile ku Betele+ no kwikala kulya pa ntanshi ya kwa Lesa wa cine+ ukufika icungulo no kulasansula amashiwi yabo no kulila icine cine.+ 3 Kabili baleti: “Cinshi, mwe Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele, ico ici cacitikila mu Israele, ukuti umukowa umo wabulila lelo mu Israele?”+ 4 Nomba ubushiku bwakonkelepo abantu balimine ulucelo no kukuula iciipailo kulya no kupeela umutuulo wa koca+ no mutuulo wa mutende.+
5 Kabili abana ba kwa Israele batile: “Nani pa mikowa yonse iya kwa Israele uushishile ku kulongana pamo kuli Yehova, pantu natulapa umulapo ukalamba+ ukukuma ku ushishile kuli Yehova ku Mispa, uwa kuti, ‘Afwile fye ukufwa.’”+ 6 Kabili abana ba kwa Israele batendeke ukulanguluka pali munyinabo Benjamini. E ico batile: “Lelo umukowa umo nauputulwa mu Israele. 7 Cinshi twalacita ku bashele pa kuti tubasangile abakashi, apo twalilapa+ kuli Yehova ukuti tatwakapeele abana besu abakashana ukuba abakashi babo?”+
8 Kabili batile: “Nani pa mikowa ya mu Israele uushishile kuli Yehova ku Mispa?”+ Kabili, moneni! takuli uwaishile mu nkambi ukufuma ku Yabeshe-gileadi+ ku kulongana. 9 Ilyo abantu bapendelwe, moneni! tapali nangu umo uwaishile ukufuma ku Yabeshe-gileadi. 10 E ico ulukuta lwatumine abaume aba maka nga nshi amakana ikumi na yabili (12,000) kulya no kubeba ati: “Kabiyeni muyekoma abekashi ba mu Yabeshe-gileadi ku lupanga, kumo na banakashi na baice.+ 11 Kabili mukacite ifi: Umwaume onse no mwanakashi onse uwalaalapo no mwaume, mwipaye.”+ 12 Lelo, basangile pa bekashi ba mu Yabeshe-gileadi+ abakashana imyanda ine (400), banacisungu,+ abashabalile abalaala no mwaume. E ico babaletele mu nkambi pa Shilo,+ iyaba mu calo ca Kanaani.
13 Kabili ulukuta lonse nomba lwatumine aba kuyalanda ku bana ba kwa Benjamini abali ku cilibwe ca Rimone+ no kupanga na bo umutende. 14 Awe abena Benjamini balibwelele pali ilya nshita. Kabili babapeele abanakashi abo bashaipeye pa banakashi ba mu Yabeshe-gileadi;+ lelo tabasangile abengabakumana.+ 15 Awe abantu balangulukile Benjamini+ pantu Yehova alimupaatwile ku mikowa ya kwa Israele. 16 E ico abakalamba ba lukuta batile: “Twalacita shani ku baume abashele ukwabula abakashi, pantu abanakashi baliloba mu bena Benjamini?” 17 E lyo batile: “Kufwile ukuba ubupyani ku bapuswike muli Benjamini,+ pa kuti umukowa wiloba mu Israele. 18 Ifwe kwena, tatusuminishiwe ukubapeela abakashi pa bana besu, pantu abana ba kwa Israele balilapa, abati: ‘Alitiipwa uwapeela umukashi kuli Benjamini.’”+
19 Awe batile: “Moneni! Kulaba umutebeto wa kwa Yehova cila mwaka ku Shilo,+ uwabela ku kapinda ka ku kuso aka Betele, ku kabanga ka musebo ukalamba uwafuma ku Betele ukuya ku Shekemu+ na ku kapinda ka ku kulyo aka Lebona.” 20 E ico baebele abana ba kwa Benjamini, abati: “Kabiyeni, kabili kabelameni mu mabala ya myangashi. 21 Kabili muloleshe, nomba ilyo abana banakashi aba ku Shilo bafuma ku kucinda+ baleshinguluka, mufume mu mabala ya myangashi no kuisendela ku maka onse umukashi pa bana banakashi aba mu Shilo, kabili mukaye ku calo ca Benjamini. 22 Kabili nga bashibo nelyo bamunyinabo batulubulwisha, ifwe tukabeba ati: ‘Mubabelele uluse pali ifi baibuulila abene cila muntu umukashi, pantu twafililwe ukubasangila abakashi ilyo twaile ku bulwi,+ kabili apo te imwe mwabapeela aba banakashi tamukwete umulandu pa mulapo twalapile.’”+
23 Awe abana ba kwa Benjamini bacitile ifyo fine, kabili babuulile abakashi ukulingana ne mpendwa+ yabo pa banakashi balecinda+ baleshinguluka, abo basompwele; e lyo baile no kubwelela ku mpanga yabo iya bupyani no kukuula imisumba+ no kwikalamo.
24 Kabili abana ba kwa Israele batendeke ukusalangana ukufuma palya pali ilya nshita, umuntu onse ku mukowa wakwe na ku lupwa lwakwe; kabili bafumine kulya no kuya, cila muntu ku mpanga yakwe iya bupyani.+
25 Muli shilya nshiku tamwali imfumu mu Israele.+ Umuntu onse alecita icawama mu menso yakwe.+