Ngwa pakati kwe Iziraela ne Moabu
1 Mu gole lebugumi lina ali zhanalume la Jehoshafati mambo we Juda, Joramu nkololo wa Ahabu kabe mambo we Iziraela mu Samariya, ngono kabusa makole ali gumi lina mabili. 2 Wakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe, nenguba asakathama kunonga kwa tate babe na mme babe ngoti wakaliga phanda dza Bhaale dzakabe dzathamwa ndi tate babe. 3 Nenguba kwakajalo, wakanamatila zwibi zwa Jeroboamu nkololo wa Nebati, wakathama Iziraela kuti itjinye, aazotongo thubukana nazo.
4 Ngono Mesha mambo we Moabu wakabe ali nthuwi we pkhwizi, wakabe epa mambo we Iziraela gole ne gole pkhwizana dzili zwiwulu zwili zana (100 000), nenge wulu ye nyundo dzili zwiwulu zwili zana (100 000). 5 Koga kwakati Ahabu afa, mambo we Moabu kapandukila mambo we Iziraela. 6 Ndizo Mambo Jehoramu kabhuda mu Samariya nge tjibaka itjetjo ngono kakubunganya Iziraela yose. 7 Ngono katumila ndayidzo kuna Jehoshafati mambo we Juda eti, “Mambo we Moabu wandipandukila, apa unowoyenda nami kunobhayana naye kene?” Ngono kashandula eti, “Ndowoyenda nawe, ndonga iwe, ne bathu bangu banonga babo, ne mbizi dzangu dzonga dzidzo.” 8 Kabe eti, “Towoyenda nge zila ipi?” Jehoramu kadabila eti, “Nge zila ye tjilambanyika tje Edomu.” 9 Ndizo mambo we Iziraela kayenda na mambo we Juda na mambo we Edomu. Bakati basinopoteleka kwe mazhuba ali kutendeka, kukasheteka vula ye ngwa neye zwithuwo zwabakabe banazo. 10 Mambo we Iziraela kabe eti, “Yee mme wee, ilikuti Yahwe bakubunganya bomambo ibaba batatu kubalonga mu maboko e Moabu kene?” 11 Koga Jehoshafati kati, “Apa akuna nlebesambeli wa Yahwe ipapa watingabhuzwa kuna Yahwe ndiye kene?” Ipapo mmwe we balanda ba mambo we Iziraela kashandula eti, “Elisha nkololo wa Shafati uyapo, iye wakabe e ngudza Elija maboko.” 12 Jehoshafati kati, “Dama la Yahwe linaye.” Ndizo mambo we Iziraela na Jehoshafati na mambo we Edomu bakayenda kunli. 13 Ngono Elisha kadwa mambo we Iziraela kati, “Apa ndineni nawe kene? Yenda ku balebesambeli ba tate babo neku balebesambeli ba mmeyabo.” Ngono mambo we Iziraela kandwa kati, “Aa, ngoti ndi Yahwe bashanganya bomambo ibaba batatu kubalonga mu maboko e Moabu.” 14 Elisha kati, “Ndotuna na Yahwe Masimbawose banotjila, ibo bandinoshingila nditi, ha kwabe ilikuti andina hanya na Jehoshafati mambo we Juda, ndabe ndisowokulinga kene iko kukubona. 15 Ndizo ngwenu mundizhisileni n'lidzi.” Kwakati n'lidzi elidza, simba la Yahwe likabuya muna Elisha. 16 Ngono kati, “Tjinoleba Yahwe ndi etji, ‘Thama nkuku iwoyu uzhale makomba.’ 17 Ngoti etji nditjo tjinoleba Yahwe, ‘Amutowobona phepo kene vula, koga nkuku iwoyu unowozhala vula ngono imwi ne ng'ombe dzenyu ne zwithuwo zwenyu mowong'wa.’ 18 Ikoku tjithu tjilelulelu mu mesho a Yahwe, kakale banowolongabo Bamoabu mu maboko awo. 19 Mowokunda nzi nkulu mmwe ne mmwe we matizhilo ne nzi mmwe ne mmwe wakashalugwa. Mowotema nti mmwe ne mmwe wakanaka mukamisa mikukwana yose kuti isiwunge, mukatjinya nnda mmwe ne mmwe wakanaka nge mabgwe.” 20 Kwakati tjimuka mangwanana, kuli tjibaka tje kupa tjipo tje tjibhayilo, bonani, vula ika wunga idwa tjeku Edomu, kudzina shango izhala vula. 21 Kwakati Bamoabu bose behwa kuti bomambo babuya kuwobhayana nabo, bose bakabe betubula kuambala zwiambalo zwe ngwa kudwa mu ntjetjana kunoti mu hwola, bakanobigwa pa n'gathu. 22 Ngono bakati bemuka mangwanana, zhuba lakabe lipenya mu vula. Bamoabu bakabona vula kulingisana nabo ili shaba se malopa. 23 Ngono bakati, “Ikoku malopa, bomambo ba bhayana nge kwabo bakabulayana. Ngono ngwenu, Moabu katape.” 24 Koga bakati beswika ku makotokelo e Iziraela, Baiziraela bakamilika bakabanginilila kudzina betizha. Ngono Baiziraela bakangina mu shango ye Moabu bakababulaya. 25 Bakalobesa mizi mikulu, ngono nlume mmwe ne mmwe kalashila bgwe mu nnda mmwe ne mmwe wakanaka kuswikila uzhala, bakamisa mikukwana yose ye vula, bakatema nti mmwe ne mmwe wakanaka. Ngono bakati beswika ku nzi nkulu we Kirihariseti bakausiya ne mabgwe awo, ngono balume bezwivirimabgwe bakaunginilila bakaukunda. 26 Kwakati mambo we Moabu ebona kuti ngwa inonkulila katola balume bali mazana ali kutendeka (700) banoziba shingisa thumo kuti banothukila kuna mambo we Edomu ngono bakakong'wa. 27 Ipapo katola nkololo uwe we mbano, iye wakabe akafanila kun'gala thaka, kandusa kuli tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa pezhugwi kwe guma. Ngono Baiziraela bakagwadzamoyo kukulu, bakabhuda pa nli, bakabgwilila kushango yabo.
Ngwa pakati kwe Iziraela ne Moabu
1 Mu gole lebugumi lina ali zhanalume la Jehoshafati mambo we Juda, Joramu nkololo wa Ahabu kabe mambo we Iziraela mu Samariya, ngono kabusa makole ali gumi lina mabili. 2 Wakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe, nenguba asakathama kunonga kwa tate babe na mme babe ngoti wakaliga phanda dza Bhaale dzakabe dzathamwa ndi tate babe. 3 Nenguba kwakajalo, wakanamatila zwibi zwa Jeroboamu nkololo wa Nebati, wakathama Iziraela kuti itjinye, aazotongo thubukana nazo.
4 Ngono Mesha mambo we Moabu wakabe ali nthuwi we pkhwizi, wakabe epa mambo we Iziraela gole ne gole pkhwizana dzili zwiwulu zwili zana (100 000), nenge wulu ye nyundo dzili zwiwulu zwili zana (100 000). 5 Koga kwakati Ahabu afa, mambo we Moabu kapandukila mambo we Iziraela. 6 Ndizo Mambo Jehoramu kabhuda mu Samariya nge tjibaka itjetjo ngono kakubunganya Iziraela yose. 7 Ngono katumila ndayidzo kuna Jehoshafati mambo we Juda eti, “Mambo we Moabu wandipandukila, apa unowoyenda nami kunobhayana naye kene?” Ngono kashandula eti, “Ndowoyenda nawe, ndonga iwe, ne bathu bangu banonga babo, ne mbizi dzangu dzonga dzidzo.” 8 Kabe eti, “Towoyenda nge zila ipi?” Jehoramu kadabila eti, “Nge zila ye tjilambanyika tje Edomu.” 9 Ndizo mambo we Iziraela kayenda na mambo we Juda na mambo we Edomu. Bakati basinopoteleka kwe mazhuba ali kutendeka, kukasheteka vula ye ngwa neye zwithuwo zwabakabe banazo. 10 Mambo we Iziraela kabe eti, “Yee mme wee, ilikuti Yahwe bakubunganya bomambo ibaba batatu kubalonga mu maboko e Moabu kene?” 11 Koga Jehoshafati kati, “Apa akuna nlebesambeli wa Yahwe ipapa watingabhuzwa kuna Yahwe ndiye kene?” Ipapo mmwe we balanda ba mambo we Iziraela kashandula eti, “Elisha nkololo wa Shafati uyapo, iye wakabe e ngudza Elija maboko.” 12 Jehoshafati kati, “Dama la Yahwe linaye.” Ndizo mambo we Iziraela na Jehoshafati na mambo we Edomu bakayenda kunli. 13 Ngono Elisha kadwa mambo we Iziraela kati, “Apa ndineni nawe kene? Yenda ku balebesambeli ba tate babo neku balebesambeli ba mmeyabo.” Ngono mambo we Iziraela kandwa kati, “Aa, ngoti ndi Yahwe bashanganya bomambo ibaba batatu kubalonga mu maboko e Moabu.” 14 Elisha kati, “Ndotuna na Yahwe Masimbawose banotjila, ibo bandinoshingila nditi, ha kwabe ilikuti andina hanya na Jehoshafati mambo we Juda, ndabe ndisowokulinga kene iko kukubona. 15 Ndizo ngwenu mundizhisileni n'lidzi.” Kwakati n'lidzi elidza, simba la Yahwe likabuya muna Elisha. 16 Ngono kati, “Tjinoleba Yahwe ndi etji, ‘Thama nkuku iwoyu uzhale makomba.’ 17 Ngoti etji nditjo tjinoleba Yahwe, ‘Amutowobona phepo kene vula, koga nkuku iwoyu unowozhala vula ngono imwi ne ng'ombe dzenyu ne zwithuwo zwenyu mowong'wa.’ 18 Ikoku tjithu tjilelulelu mu mesho a Yahwe, kakale banowolongabo Bamoabu mu maboko awo. 19 Mowokunda nzi nkulu mmwe ne mmwe we matizhilo ne nzi mmwe ne mmwe wakashalugwa. Mowotema nti mmwe ne mmwe wakanaka mukamisa mikukwana yose kuti isiwunge, mukatjinya nnda mmwe ne mmwe wakanaka nge mabgwe.” 20 Kwakati tjimuka mangwanana, kuli tjibaka tje kupa tjipo tje tjibhayilo, bonani, vula ika wunga idwa tjeku Edomu, kudzina shango izhala vula. 21 Kwakati Bamoabu bose behwa kuti bomambo babuya kuwobhayana nabo, bose bakabe betubula kuambala zwiambalo zwe ngwa kudwa mu ntjetjana kunoti mu hwola, bakanobigwa pa n'gathu. 22 Ngono bakati bemuka mangwanana, zhuba lakabe lipenya mu vula. Bamoabu bakabona vula kulingisana nabo ili shaba se malopa. 23 Ngono bakati, “Ikoku malopa, bomambo ba bhayana nge kwabo bakabulayana. Ngono ngwenu, Moabu katape.” 24 Koga bakati beswika ku makotokelo e Iziraela, Baiziraela bakamilika bakabanginilila kudzina betizha. Ngono Baiziraela bakangina mu shango ye Moabu bakababulaya. 25 Bakalobesa mizi mikulu, ngono nlume mmwe ne mmwe kalashila bgwe mu nnda mmwe ne mmwe wakanaka kuswikila uzhala, bakamisa mikukwana yose ye vula, bakatema nti mmwe ne mmwe wakanaka. Ngono bakati beswika ku nzi nkulu we Kirihariseti bakausiya ne mabgwe awo, ngono balume bezwivirimabgwe bakaunginilila bakaukunda. 26 Kwakati mambo we Moabu ebona kuti ngwa inonkulila katola balume bali mazana ali kutendeka (700) banoziba shingisa thumo kuti banothukila kuna mambo we Edomu ngono bakakong'wa. 27 Ipapo katola nkololo uwe we mbano, iye wakabe akafanila kun'gala thaka, kandusa kuli tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa pezhugwi kwe guma. Ngono Baiziraela bakagwadzamoyo kukulu, bakabhuda pa nli, bakabgwilila kushango yabo.