Buku wa Bubiji wa Samwela
10 Byo papichile moba, mfumu wa bena Amonyi+ wafwile, kabiji mwananji aye Hanuna waswaine pa bufumu.+ 2 Ponkapo Davida waambile’mba: “Hanuna mwana wa kwa Nahashi nsakumumwesha butemwe bubula kwaluka byonkatu bashanji byo bammwesheshe butemwe bubula kwaluka.” Byonkabyo, Davida watumine bakalume banji kuya na kumutekenesha na mambo a kufwisha bashanji. Bino bakalume ba kwa Davida byo bafikile mu kyalo kya bena Amonyi, 3 babinemanga ba bena Amonyi baambijile Hanuna nkambo yabo amba: “Nanchi mwalanguluka’mba Davida ubena kunemeka bashenu byo atuma ba kwimutekenesha nyi? Nanchi Davida kechi watuma bakalume banji kwi anweba kuba’mba bataletale bulongo muzhi ne kumuyuka byo aji ne kwiya na kumushinda nenyi?” 4 Onkao mambo, Hanuna wakwachile bakalume ba kwa Davida ne kwibatenda myevu+ lubaji lumo ne kuchibako bivwalo byabo pa matako, kabiji wibalekele’mba bayenga. 5 Davida byo bamubuujile, ponkapotu watumine bantu ba kwibatundaila bakalume banji, mambo bano bantu bebalengeshe bingi bumvu; kabiji mfumu wibambijile’mba: “Mwikale mu Yeliko+ kufikatu ne myevu yenu byo ikakoma jikwabo, apa bino mukeye.”
6 Bena Amonyi bayukile’mba Davida wibashikwa, onkao mambo, bena Amonyi balombele bena Silya ba ku Bete-lehoba+ ne bena Silya ba ku Zoba+ kuba’mba bebakwasheko bashilikale benda panshi 20,000; mfumu wa ku Maaka+ watumine bantu 1,000; ne ku Ishitoba* kwafumine bantu 12,000.+ 7 Davida byo aumvwine kino, watumine Yoaba ne nzhita yonse, kubikapotu ne babilobo banji.+ 8 Kabiji bena Amonyi balupukile ne kwitanchika na kulwa ku kibelo kya muzhi, kabiji bena Silya ba ku Zoba ne ba ku Lehoba pamo na bantu ba ku Ishitoba* ne ba ku Maaka, bajinga kwa bunke mungye.
9 Yoaba byo amwene’mba bashilikale babena kwiya ko aji kulutwe ne kunyuma, wasajile bashilikale ba bena Isalela bayuka kulwa ne kwibatanchika kuba’mba balwe na bena Silya.+ 10 Aba bashajilepo wibapaine* kwi Abishai mulongo wanji amba ebatangijile,+ ne kwibatanchika kuba’mba balwe na bena Amonyi.+ 11 Kepo aambile’mba: “Inge bena Silya bakose kunkila, wafwainwa kwiya na kunkwasha; bino inge bena Amonyi bakose kukukila, nsakwiya na kukukwasha. 12 Twafwainwa kukosa ne kuchinchika+ ne kulwilako bantu betu ne mizhi ya Lesa wetu, kabiji Yehoba usakuba kyo amona’mba kyawama.”+
13 Kepo Yoaba ne bantu banji bafwenyenye ku bwipi na bena Silya amba balwe, ne abo bamunyemene.+ 14 Bena Amonyi byo bamwene’mba bena Silya banyema, bamunyemene Abishai ne kukatwela mu muzhi. Kepo Yoaba afumine ku bena Amonyi ne kuya ku Yelusalema.
15 Bena Silya byo bamwene’mba bebashinda ku bena Isalela, bakonkene jibiji.+ 16 Onkao mambo, Hadadeza+ watumine jiwi ku bena Silya bajinga mu kibunji kya ku Mukola,*+ kabiji baishile ku Helama, Shobaka mukulumpe wa nzhita ya kwa Hadadeza saka ebatangijila.
17 Davida byo bamubuujile, ponkapo wakonkenye bena Isalela bonse kabiji baabukile Yodano ne kuya ku Helama. Kepo bena Silya betanchikile kuba’mba balwe ne Davida, kabiji balwile nanji.+ 18 Bino bena Silya banyemene bena Isalela; Davida waipayile benda pa makalaki 700 ne bena Silya benda pa bambili 40,000, kabiji watapile Shobaka mukulumpe wa nzhita yabo, wafwijile konkakwa.+ 19 Bamfumu bonse bamwingijilanga Hadadeza byo bamwene’mba bebashinda ku bena Isalela, ponkapo balayañene lulayañano lwa mutende na bena Isalela ne kwikala ke ba mingilo babo;+ kabiji bena Silya bachiine kukwasha jibiji bena Amonyi.