Lukanu lu Yefeta

Bana ba Isaeli babwe bayisa Yave ayi babwongimina zinzambi zi luvunu. Vayi mu thangu basi Amoni baba nwanisa bana ba Isaeli, zinzambi beni zi luvunu basa vanga ko ni dyambu dimvela mwingi kuba sadisa. Mu mimvu miwombo bana ba Isaeli batovukila mu myoko mi basi Amoni. Diawu badindila Yave mu nzila yi lusambulu: “Befu tusumukidi, wutu lemvukila, ayi wutuvukisa mu myoko mi zimbeni zitu.’ Bana ba Isaeli batulula zinzambi zi bitumba ziba yawu ayi bavutuka kubwongimina Yave. Nandi kasa tya ko dikabu dyandi batatamana kumona ziphasi.

Diawu Yave kasodila dibakala dimweka bantedilanga Yefeta mwingi katwadisa masodi mu thangu bamwana mvita na basi Amoni. Nandi wukanikisa Yave mu nsambu: ‘Ngye kutusadisa kununga mvita tunkwiza nwana, buna mutu wutheti wala basika va mwelo wu nzo’ama bo yala vutuka, yala mvana mwingi kasadila ku nzo’aku yinlongo.’ Yave wuyuwa nsambu wu Yefeta ayi wunsadisa kanunga mvita beni.

Bo Yefeta kavutuka ku nzo, mutu wutheti wubasika wuyiza ndengana mu makinu ayi ndungu, mwan’andi mweka to wunkyeto. Mbi Yefeta kavanga? Mu thangu nandi wutebuka moyo lukanu kavanga kwidi Yave ayi wutuba: ‘Oh, mwan’ami! Khanu wisi ko ngyewu, ntim’ami wube lwala! Minu lukanu yivanga kwidi Yave. Mwingi yivanga mambu ma yikanikisa Yave, yifweti ku kufila ku nzo yinlongo yi Yave ku Silo mwingi wusadila kuna luzingu lwaku loso.’ Angi mwan’andi wumvutudila: ‘Tata, boti mambu wukanikisa Yave, muna wufweti vanga mawu. Vayi dyambu to yi kudinda, phana zingonda wadi mwingi yivyokisa thangu na bakundi bama mu mbata myongo, bosi yala kwenda.’ Mwana wu Yefeta wusadila ku nzo yinlongo yi Yave mu ntima woso luzingu lwandi loso. Mu kadika mvu, bakundi bandi baba kwendanga ku Silo mwingi kantala.