Baiziraela banozwilulwamisila ngwa
1 Ndizo bathu bose be Iziraela banodwa ku Dani ne Bheerisheba kose ne shango ye Giliyadi bakazha bali tjithu tjing'ompela, gubungano likakubungana mbeli kwa Yahwe mu Mizipha. 2 Batungamili be bathu bose be njudzi dze Iziraela bakatola magalo abo mu gubungano le bathu be Ndzimu, kuli babhayani bali zwiwulu zwili mazana manna (400 000) bakabhata mathumo. 3 Babhenjamini bakabe bahwa kuti bathu be Iziraela bayenda ku Mizipha. Baiziraela bakati, “Mutibudze kuti tjithu itjetji tjakabipa tjakashingikala tjini kene?” 4 Ndizo Nlevi, nlume we nkadzi wakabulawa kati, “Imi ne tjamba tjangu takaswika ku Gibiya we Babhenjamini, tikalalako. 5 Kwakati busiku balume be Gibiya bakandimukila bakakomba ng'umba, beshaka kundibulaya. Bakadzula tjamba tjangu ngono tjikafa. 6 Ndakatola tjamba tjangu ndikathubukanya zwitho ngono ndikazwitumila mu ntuthu wose we shango ye thaka ye Iziraela, ngoti bathama tjinoshimisa tjinobhatisashoni mu Iziraela. 7 Bonani, imwi bathu be Iziraela mose, lebelekani mu duse dama.”
8 Bathu bose bakama bali tjithu tjing'ompela bakati, “Akuna wedu unowoyenda ku nshasha uwe kene kuli mmwe wedu unowoyenda ku ng'umba iye. 9 Koga tjatinowoshingila Gibiya ndiyetji, towoyinginilila kuyendidzana nge leba kwe hakata, 10 towotola balume bali gumi muna bali zana (100) mu njudzi dzose dze Iziraela ne bali zana (100) muna bali tjiwulu (1 000) ne bali tjiwulu (1 000) muna bali zwiwulu zwili zana (10 000) banozhisila ngwa zojiwa. Ngono banowoti bashanduka, tikathamila Gibiya we Bhenjamini tjakabafanila tjinobhatisa shoni tjabakathama mu Iziraela.” 11 Ndizo balume bose be Iziraela bakakubunganila nzi we Gibiya bali tjithu tjing'ompela.
12 Njudzi dze Iziraela dzikatuma balume ku ludzi gose gwa Bhenjamini dziti, “I mbipo yakatini yakashingikala pakati kwenyu kene? 13 Ndizo ngwenu dusani zwilalume izwezwi zwimu Gibiya kuti tizwibulaye, tiduse bubi mu Iziraela” Koga Babhenjamini bakasiteedze bakanyi kwabo Baiziraela. 14 Babhenjamini bakakubunganila ku Gibiya bebhuda mu mizi yabo kugwa ne Baiziraela. 15 Kwakati mu zhuba ilelo Babhenjamini bakalulwamisa balume bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana zwili tathatu (26 000) be thumo kudwa mu mizi yabo, kuzhadzisa bali mazana ali kutendeka (700) bakashalugwa banogala mu Gibiya. 16 Muna bose ibaba, bali mazana ali kutendeka (700) bakabe bashalugwa bakabe beshingisa luboko gwe lumeshwe, beziba posa nge tjivirimabgwe basinga khute. 17 Balume be Iziraela kuzhe kwe Babhenjamini, bakalulwamisa balume bali zwiwulu zwili mazana manna (400 000) be thumo, bose bali balume be ngwa.
Baiziraela banogwa ne Babhenjamini
18 Bathu be Iziraela bakamilika bakatathila ku Bhetele, bakabhuzwa Ndzimu beti, “Ndiboyani mutili banowotangisa ngwa ne Babhenjamini?” Yahwe bakashandula beti, “Bajuda ngabatangise.”
19 Kwakati tjimuka Baiziraela bakamilika bakanothama bukotokelo hwunde ye Gibiya. 20 Balume be Iziraela bakayenda bakanogwa ne Babhenjamini, bakazwimisa nge ndongoloso ye ngwa bakalinga Gibiya. 21 Babhenjamini bakabhuda mu Gibiya, bakabulaya balume bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana zwibili (22 000) be Baiziraela mu zhuba ilelo. 22 Koga balume be Iziraela bakasimisa moyo, bakama kakale nge ndongoloso ye ngwa mu magalo iwo zwawo abakama mu zhuba le kutanga. 23 Baiziraela bakatathila pezhugwi bakanolila mbeli kwa Yahwe kuswikila kube madekwana, ndizo bakabhuzwa Yahwe beti, “Apa tiyende tinogwa kakale ne bakanyi kwedu Babhenjamini kene?” Yahwe bakashandula beti, “Yendani munobanginilila.” 24 Ndizo Baiziraela bakanonginilila Babhenjamini zhuba le bubili. 25 Babhenjamini bakabashanganidza bedwa ku Gibiya zhuba le bubili, ngono bakabulaya balume be Iziraela bali zwiwulu zwili gumi lina zwili zhanakadzi (18 000), bose bakabe bali balume be thumo. 26 Ipapo bathu bose be Iziraela, ngwa yose ikayenda ku Bhetele bakalila, baligele mbeli kwa Yahwe, bakazwinyima zojiwa zhuba ilelo kuswikila madekwana, bakadusa zwibhayilo zwinopisiwa ne zwipo zwe mbakiso mbeli kwa Yahwe. 27 Baiziraela bakabhuzwa Yahwe, ngoti mu mazhuba iyawo Bhokisi le Tjidumano le Ndzimu lakabe lili yapo, 28 ngono Finiyasi nkololo wa Eliyaza ali nkololo wa Aroni ndiye wakabe e yendisa nshingo mu tjibaka itjetjo, bakabhuzwa beti, “Apa tiyende tinogwa kakale ne bakanyi kwedu Babhenjamini kene tiletje?” Yahwe bakashandula beti, “Yendani mangwana ndowobalonga mu maboko enyu.” 29 Baiziraela bakalalila Gibiya kuipoteleka. 30 Baiziraela bakatathila kunonginilila Babhenjamini kakale mu zhuba le butatu, bakazwilongolosa nge ngwa bakalinga Gibiya se misi yose. 31 Babhenjamini bakabhuda kubashanganidza kugwa, ngono bakadusiwa mu nzi, koga se misi yose bakatangisa bulaya bamwe bathu kungabe balume bali makumi matatu (30) be Iziraela mu dzizila, imwe kuli inoyenda ku Bhetele imwe ku Gibiya.
32 Babhenjamini bakazwidwa bakati, “Tabakunda se misi yose.” Koga Baiziraela bakati, “Ngatitizheni tibaduse mu nzi, tibakwebele ku zila dzakazhuka.”
33 Balume bose be Iziraela bakabhuda pabakabe balipo, bakanoma nge ndongoloso ku Bhaaletama, ne balume be Iziraela bakabe bakalalila bakaputjumuka pabakabe balipo tjekunomila zhuba kwe Gheba. 34 Kukaswika balume bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000) bakashalugwa mu Iziraela yose kunginilila Gibiya, ngwa ikasima, koga Babhenjamini bakasibone kuti mbatsha dzobawila. 35 Yahwe bakakunda Babhenjamini mbeli kwe Baiziraela, mu zhuba ilelo Baiziraela bakabulaya Babhenjamini bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana zwishanu ne bali zana (25 100), bose ibaba kuli be thumo.
36 Ndizo Babhenjamini bakabona kuti banokundiwa. Balume be Iziraela bakasedzela Bhenjamini, ngobe bakabe bakabiga muna bakabe bakalalila Gibiya. 37 Balume bakabe bakalalila bakati tjinyolotjo bakangina mu Gibiya, bakaandama bakabulaya nzi wose nge thumo. 38 Balume be Iziraela bakabe badumana ne bakalalila kuti bathame bhulubusi mu nzi, 39 ipapo balume be Iziraela banowoshanduka bakagwa. Babhenjamini bakabe batangisa bulaya balume banga bhata makumi matatu (30) be Baiziraela, ngono bakazwidwa bakati “Tobakunda se mu ngwa ye kutanga.” 40 Koga tjilakidzo tje bhulubusi tjakati tjimilika mu nzi, Babhenjamini bakashandukila shule bakabona busi gwe nzi wose guyenda pezhugwi. 41 Ipapo balume be Iziraela bakashandukila mu bali, balume be Bhenjamini bakatemeka mafupa, ngobe babona kuti mbatsha dzabawila. 42 Ndizo bakatizha Baiziraela betizhila ku tjilambanyika, koga ngwa ikabakulila, ngono ibabo bakabe bebhuda mu mizi mikulu bakababulayila muili. 43 Bakakomba Babhenjamini, bakabatatamila bakababulaya kunoti ku Gibiya tjekunobhudazhuba. 44 Balume bali zwiwulu zwili gumi lina zwili zhanakadzi (18 000) bakabulawa, bose bali babhayani bakasima. 45 Bakatendebuka bakatizhila ku tjilambanyika tji ku shongwe ya Rimoni, balume bali zwiwulu zwili shanu (5 000) bakabulawa mu dzizila, bakadwilila bakatatamila Babhenjamini kunoti ku Gimoni, kukabulawa balume babo bali zwiwulu zwibili (2 000). 46 Ndizo Babhenjamini bose bakabulawa zhuba ilelo bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana zwili shanu (25 000) be thumo, bose bali babhayani bakasima. 47 Koga balume bali mazana ali tathatu (600) bakatendebuka bakatizhila ku tjilambanyika tjiku shongwe ya Rimoni, bakagala ko mimwedzi minna. 48 Balume be Iziraela bakabgwilila ku Babhenjamini, bakababulaya nge thumo, kose ne zwithuwo ne tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabakabe bewana. Bakapisa nge moto mizi yose yabakabe bengina muili.
Baiziraela banozwilulwamisila ngwa
1 Ndizo bathu bose be Iziraela banodwa ku Dani ne Bheerisheba kose ne shango ye Giliyadi bakazha bali tjithu tjing'ompela, gubungano likakubungana mbeli kwa Yahwe mu Mizipha. 2 Batungamili be bathu bose be njudzi dze Iziraela bakatola magalo abo mu gubungano le bathu be Ndzimu, kuli babhayani bali zwiwulu zwili mazana manna (400 000) bakabhata mathumo. 3 Babhenjamini bakabe bahwa kuti bathu be Iziraela bayenda ku Mizipha. Baiziraela bakati, “Mutibudze kuti tjithu itjetji tjakabipa tjakashingikala tjini kene?” 4 Ndizo Nlevi, nlume we nkadzi wakabulawa kati, “Imi ne tjamba tjangu takaswika ku Gibiya we Babhenjamini, tikalalako. 5 Kwakati busiku balume be Gibiya bakandimukila bakakomba ng'umba, beshaka kundibulaya. Bakadzula tjamba tjangu ngono tjikafa. 6 Ndakatola tjamba tjangu ndikathubukanya zwitho ngono ndikazwitumila mu ntuthu wose we shango ye thaka ye Iziraela, ngoti bathama tjinoshimisa tjinobhatisashoni mu Iziraela. 7 Bonani, imwi bathu be Iziraela mose, lebelekani mu duse dama.”
8 Bathu bose bakama bali tjithu tjing'ompela bakati, “Akuna wedu unowoyenda ku nshasha uwe kene kuli mmwe wedu unowoyenda ku ng'umba iye. 9 Koga tjatinowoshingila Gibiya ndiyetji, towoyinginilila kuyendidzana nge leba kwe hakata, 10 towotola balume bali gumi muna bali zana (100) mu njudzi dzose dze Iziraela ne bali zana (100) muna bali tjiwulu (1 000) ne bali tjiwulu (1 000) muna bali zwiwulu zwili zana (10 000) banozhisila ngwa zojiwa. Ngono banowoti bashanduka, tikathamila Gibiya we Bhenjamini tjakabafanila tjinobhatisa shoni tjabakathama mu Iziraela.” 11 Ndizo balume bose be Iziraela bakakubunganila nzi we Gibiya bali tjithu tjing'ompela.
12 Njudzi dze Iziraela dzikatuma balume ku ludzi gose gwa Bhenjamini dziti, “I mbipo yakatini yakashingikala pakati kwenyu kene? 13 Ndizo ngwenu dusani zwilalume izwezwi zwimu Gibiya kuti tizwibulaye, tiduse bubi mu Iziraela” Koga Babhenjamini bakasiteedze bakanyi kwabo Baiziraela. 14 Babhenjamini bakakubunganila ku Gibiya bebhuda mu mizi yabo kugwa ne Baiziraela. 15 Kwakati mu zhuba ilelo Babhenjamini bakalulwamisa balume bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana zwili tathatu (26 000) be thumo kudwa mu mizi yabo, kuzhadzisa bali mazana ali kutendeka (700) bakashalugwa banogala mu Gibiya. 16 Muna bose ibaba, bali mazana ali kutendeka (700) bakabe bashalugwa bakabe beshingisa luboko gwe lumeshwe, beziba posa nge tjivirimabgwe basinga khute. 17 Balume be Iziraela kuzhe kwe Babhenjamini, bakalulwamisa balume bali zwiwulu zwili mazana manna (400 000) be thumo, bose bali balume be ngwa.
Baiziraela banogwa ne Babhenjamini
18 Bathu be Iziraela bakamilika bakatathila ku Bhetele, bakabhuzwa Ndzimu beti, “Ndiboyani mutili banowotangisa ngwa ne Babhenjamini?” Yahwe bakashandula beti, “Bajuda ngabatangise.”
19 Kwakati tjimuka Baiziraela bakamilika bakanothama bukotokelo hwunde ye Gibiya. 20 Balume be Iziraela bakayenda bakanogwa ne Babhenjamini, bakazwimisa nge ndongoloso ye ngwa bakalinga Gibiya. 21 Babhenjamini bakabhuda mu Gibiya, bakabulaya balume bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana zwibili (22 000) be Baiziraela mu zhuba ilelo. 22 Koga balume be Iziraela bakasimisa moyo, bakama kakale nge ndongoloso ye ngwa mu magalo iwo zwawo abakama mu zhuba le kutanga. 23 Baiziraela bakatathila pezhugwi bakanolila mbeli kwa Yahwe kuswikila kube madekwana, ndizo bakabhuzwa Yahwe beti, “Apa tiyende tinogwa kakale ne bakanyi kwedu Babhenjamini kene?” Yahwe bakashandula beti, “Yendani munobanginilila.” 24 Ndizo Baiziraela bakanonginilila Babhenjamini zhuba le bubili. 25 Babhenjamini bakabashanganidza bedwa ku Gibiya zhuba le bubili, ngono bakabulaya balume be Iziraela bali zwiwulu zwili gumi lina zwili zhanakadzi (18 000), bose bakabe bali balume be thumo. 26 Ipapo bathu bose be Iziraela, ngwa yose ikayenda ku Bhetele bakalila, baligele mbeli kwa Yahwe, bakazwinyima zojiwa zhuba ilelo kuswikila madekwana, bakadusa zwibhayilo zwinopisiwa ne zwipo zwe mbakiso mbeli kwa Yahwe. 27 Baiziraela bakabhuzwa Yahwe, ngoti mu mazhuba iyawo Bhokisi le Tjidumano le Ndzimu lakabe lili yapo, 28 ngono Finiyasi nkololo wa Eliyaza ali nkololo wa Aroni ndiye wakabe e yendisa nshingo mu tjibaka itjetjo, bakabhuzwa beti, “Apa tiyende tinogwa kakale ne bakanyi kwedu Babhenjamini kene tiletje?” Yahwe bakashandula beti, “Yendani mangwana ndowobalonga mu maboko enyu.” 29 Baiziraela bakalalila Gibiya kuipoteleka. 30 Baiziraela bakatathila kunonginilila Babhenjamini kakale mu zhuba le butatu, bakazwilongolosa nge ngwa bakalinga Gibiya se misi yose. 31 Babhenjamini bakabhuda kubashanganidza kugwa, ngono bakadusiwa mu nzi, koga se misi yose bakatangisa bulaya bamwe bathu kungabe balume bali makumi matatu (30) be Iziraela mu dzizila, imwe kuli inoyenda ku Bhetele imwe ku Gibiya.
32 Babhenjamini bakazwidwa bakati, “Tabakunda se misi yose.” Koga Baiziraela bakati, “Ngatitizheni tibaduse mu nzi, tibakwebele ku zila dzakazhuka.”
33 Balume bose be Iziraela bakabhuda pabakabe balipo, bakanoma nge ndongoloso ku Bhaaletama, ne balume be Iziraela bakabe bakalalila bakaputjumuka pabakabe balipo tjekunomila zhuba kwe Gheba. 34 Kukaswika balume bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000) bakashalugwa mu Iziraela yose kunginilila Gibiya, ngwa ikasima, koga Babhenjamini bakasibone kuti mbatsha dzobawila. 35 Yahwe bakakunda Babhenjamini mbeli kwe Baiziraela, mu zhuba ilelo Baiziraela bakabulaya Babhenjamini bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana zwishanu ne bali zana (25 100), bose ibaba kuli be thumo.
36 Ndizo Babhenjamini bakabona kuti banokundiwa. Balume be Iziraela bakasedzela Bhenjamini, ngobe bakabe bakabiga muna bakabe bakalalila Gibiya. 37 Balume bakabe bakalalila bakati tjinyolotjo bakangina mu Gibiya, bakaandama bakabulaya nzi wose nge thumo. 38 Balume be Iziraela bakabe badumana ne bakalalila kuti bathame bhulubusi mu nzi, 39 ipapo balume be Iziraela banowoshanduka bakagwa. Babhenjamini bakabe batangisa bulaya balume banga bhata makumi matatu (30) be Baiziraela, ngono bakazwidwa bakati “Tobakunda se mu ngwa ye kutanga.” 40 Koga tjilakidzo tje bhulubusi tjakati tjimilika mu nzi, Babhenjamini bakashandukila shule bakabona busi gwe nzi wose guyenda pezhugwi. 41 Ipapo balume be Iziraela bakashandukila mu bali, balume be Bhenjamini bakatemeka mafupa, ngobe babona kuti mbatsha dzabawila. 42 Ndizo bakatizha Baiziraela betizhila ku tjilambanyika, koga ngwa ikabakulila, ngono ibabo bakabe bebhuda mu mizi mikulu bakababulayila muili. 43 Bakakomba Babhenjamini, bakabatatamila bakababulaya kunoti ku Gibiya tjekunobhudazhuba. 44 Balume bali zwiwulu zwili gumi lina zwili zhanakadzi (18 000) bakabulawa, bose bali babhayani bakasima. 45 Bakatendebuka bakatizhila ku tjilambanyika tji ku shongwe ya Rimoni, balume bali zwiwulu zwili shanu (5 000) bakabulawa mu dzizila, bakadwilila bakatatamila Babhenjamini kunoti ku Gimoni, kukabulawa balume babo bali zwiwulu zwibili (2 000). 46 Ndizo Babhenjamini bose bakabulawa zhuba ilelo bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana zwili shanu (25 000) be thumo, bose bali babhayani bakasima. 47 Koga balume bali mazana ali tathatu (600) bakatendebuka bakatizhila ku tjilambanyika tjiku shongwe ya Rimoni, bakagala ko mimwedzi minna. 48 Balume be Iziraela bakabgwilila ku Babhenjamini, bakababulaya nge thumo, kose ne zwithuwo ne tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabakabe bewana. Bakapisa nge moto mizi yose yabakabe bengina muili.