Mukanda wa Kabidi wa Ba nfumu
7 Biabia Elisha nkuakula’shi: “Teemeshayi eyi dia Yehowa. Yehowa bakula bino’shi: ‘Malooba pepi na ino nsaa, ku kibelo* kia Samadiya kipimo kimune kia sea* kia bukula buibuwa akikala muulo wa shekele* umune, na bipimo bibidi bia sea bia orje abikala muulo wa shekele umune.’” 2 Biabia mukata a basalayi abaabadi abakulupila kui nfumu nkulungula muntu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi’shi: “Sunga’shi Yehowa ashitula biibi bia mema bia muiyilu, bino* bi kukitshika su?” Nyi Elisha nkumulungula’shi: “Okebimono na meso oobe, anka t’okebidi.”
3 Kubaadi bantu bananka be na nsudi ku kituelelo kia kibelo kia kibundi, na abo nkuilungushena’shi: “Buakinyi tuibashale pano mpa na patufu?” 4 Su tub’akula’shi: ‘Tutuele mu kibundi’ paki nsala mu kibundi atufuila muanka. Anka su tubashala pano, atufu nka kufua. Biabia tuendeyi mu kishalelo kia bena Siri. Su babetulekie na muwa, atushala na muwa, anka su babetuipaa paapa atufu.” 5 Akupu babebuele pa kamuilua nshobe na batuela mu kishalelo kia bena Siri. Pababafikile pepi na kishalelo kia bena Siri, takubaadi muntu su ngumune.
6 Muanda Yehowa baadi mukite bia’shi bena Siri bapushe tuleo tua matempu a ngoshi, tua nfualasa, na tuleo tua kiluilo kikata kia basalayi. Biabia abo nkuilungushena’shi: “Talayi! Nfumu a Isalele bafutu ba nfumu ba bena Ite na ba nfumu ba Ejipitu bua kufika mu kulua netu ngoshi.” 7 Mususa umune abo nkuibua na nkusuuka pa kamuilua nshobe, baleka tushibo tuabo tua mapema, nfualasa yabo, mpunda yabo na kishalelo kioso nka bu bibaakidi, na abo nkusuuka bua kupaasha miuwa* yabo.
8 Pabafikile baba bantu be na nsudi pepi na kishalelo, babatuelele mu kamune ka ku tushibo tua mapema, na babanga kudia na kutoma, abo nkuata muanka kiamo kia arja, ôlo na bilamba, na benda mu kuibifuamisha. Akupu babalukiile batuela mu kangi kashibo k’epema baata muanka bintu, benda mu kuibifuamisha.
9 Nfudiilo a bioso abo nkuilungushena’shi: “Bino biatukitshi ta bibuwa, lelo nyi efuku dia mukandu wibuwa, su tuaumiina na tuatengiela mpa na p’abutoko tui balombene kunyokibua. Binobino tuendeyi na tukakule uno muanda ku nshibo ya nfumu.” 10 Biabia abo nkuenda, nkuitanyina balami ba kibelo kia kibundi na nkuibalungula’shi: “Tuyile mu kishalelo kia bena Siri, anka tamuikalanga muntu su ngumune na tatuibapushe eyi dia muntu su ngumune. Amuikalanga nka penda nfualasa na mpunda yanye na tushibo tua mapema tulekie nka biatubaadi.” 11 Mususa umune balami ba kibelo nkuukisha bianka bantu ba mu nshibo ya nfumu.
12 Mususa umune nfumu nkubuuka bufuku na nkulungula bafubi baye’shi: “Imanayi nenulungule kibetukitshi bena Siri. Abauku’shi tui na nsala, biabia babalekie kishalelo bua nkafuama mu mapia bakulanga’shi: ‘Abatuuku mu kibundi tuibakuate na muwa, na tutuele mu kibundi.’” 13 Akupu umune a ku bafubi baye nkuakula’shi: “Tadiila namu bangi bantu baate nfualasa itano ku nfualasa ishale mu kibundi. Tala! Abakafu nka bu abifu kibumbu kioso kia Isalele kishale pano. Abakabutuka nka bu bibutukie kibumbu kioso kia Isalele. Tubande kuibatuma bende bakatale.” 14 Biabia abo nkuata matempu abidi na nfualasa, na nfumu nkuibatuma mu kishalelo kia bena Siri, akula’shi: “Ndayi nukatale.” 15 Abo nkulonda bena Siri mpa na ku Yordane, na muishinda dioso mubaadi bilamba na bintu bibaadi bena Siri basumbule pabaabadi abasuuku na kupangayika. Bantu babaabadi batume babalukile na bebilondela nfumu.
16 Akupu bantu nkutuuka na nkupaula bintu mu kishalelo kia bena Siri, biabia kipimo kimune kia bukula buibuwa nkufika muulo wa shekele umune, na bipimo bibidi bia sea bia orje nkufika muulo wa shekele umune, muyile eyi dia Yehowa. 17 Nfumu baadi mutuule mukata a basalayi abaadi mukulupile bua kulama ku kibelo kia kibundi, anka bantu babamuashine afuila ku kibelo kia kibundi nka bu bibaadi muntu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi mulungule nfumu pabafikile kuadi. 18 Bibakitshikile nka bu bibaadi muntu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi mulungule nfumu’shi: “Malooba mu ino nsaa ku kibelo kia Samadiya, bipimo bibidi bia sea bia orje abikala muulo wa shekele umune na kipimo kimune kia sea kia bukula buibuwa akikala muulo wa shekele umune.” 19 Anka mukata a basalayi baadi mulungule muntu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi’shi: “Sunga’shi Yehowa ashitula biibi bia mema bia muiyilu, muanda* wi bino wi kukitshika su?” Nyi Elisha nkumulungula’shi: “Okebimono na meso oobe, anka t’okebidi.” 20 Biabia nyi bibaadi bimukitshikile binyibinyi muanda bantu babamuashine, aye nkufuila ku kibelo kia kibundi.