Dilaya dia Yefeta

Bena Isalele bakalekela kabidi Yehowa ne kutuadijabu kutendelela nzambi ya dishima. Pavua bena Amona balue kubunda bena Isalele bua kubaluisha, nzambi ya dishima eyi kayakabambuluisha to. Bena Isalele bakakenga munda mua bidimu bia bungi. Ndekelu wa bionso bakambila Yehowa ne: ‘Tudi benze mpekatu. Bua luse tusungilaku mu bianza bia bena lukuna betu.’ Bena Isalele bakanyangakaja mpingu yabu ne kutuadijabu kutendelela Yehowa kabidi. Yehowa kavua musue kubamona batungunuka ne kukenga to.

Bakasungula Yefeta tshilobo tshia mvita kampanda bua kulombola bantu mu mvita bua kuluangana ne bena Amona. Wakambila Yehowa ne: ‘Wewe mutuambuluishe mu mvita eyi, ndi nkulaya ne: pandi ngalukila kumbelu, nenkupeshe muntu wa kumpala wa mu nzubu muanyi walua bua kusambakena nanyi.’ Yehowa wakateleja disambila dia Yefeta, kumuambuluishaye bua kutshimuna mvita.

Pavua Yefeta mualukile kumbelu, muntu wa kumpala uvua mulue kusambakena nende uvua muanende wa bakaji, umuepele mulela. Uvua wenda uja maja wimba ngoma. Yefeta uvua mua kuenza tshinyi? Wakavuluka mulayi wende, kuambaye ne: ‘Aka! Muananyi wa bakaji, udi munyingalaje muoyo wanyi. Mvua mulaye Yehowa. Bua kukumbaja mulayi eu, ndi ne bua kukutuma bua kumuenzela mudimu ku ntenta wa tshitendelelu mu Shilo.’ Kadi muanende wakamuambila ne: ‘Tatu, biwikala uvua mulaye Yehowa bualu, udi ne bua kubukumbaja. Tshindi ndomba ntshia ne: ngenza koku ngondo ibidi ku mikuna ne balunda banyi ba bakaji. Pashishe nenye.’ Muana wa Yefeta wakenza mudimu ku ntenta wa tshitendelelu ne lulamatu luonso bua matuku ende onso a muoyo. Tshidimu tshionso balunda bende bavua baya ku Shilo bua kumumona.