Oita pokati kaAhab naBenhadad
1 Benhadad, ohamba yaAram, ya ongela omatanga ayo aeshe ovakwaita, oya li i neehamba omilongo nhatu nambali pamwe nayo nomatemba oita neenghambe. Yo oya ya okukondeka Samaria ndele ye shi lwifa. 2 Nokwa tuma ko ovatumwa moshilando kuAhab ohamba yaIsrael, va tye kuye: “Ohamba Benhadad ota ti ngaha: 3 ‘oshisiliveli shoye noshingoldo shoye oshange; novalikadi voye vawa novamwoye vo ovange.’ ” 4 Ohamba yaIsrael ya nyamukula tai ti: “Heeno, ngaashi wa tile, omwene wange, ohamba, aame owoye naashishe ndi shi na, oshoye.” 5 Opo nee ovatumwa ve uya vali ndele tava ti: “Benhadad ta ti ngaha: ‘Onde ku tumina ondaka ei: “Oshisiliveli shoye noshingoldo shoye novalikadi voye novana voye u noku va pa nge. 6 Ndelenee mongula pefimbo tuu olo, ame ohandi ka tuma kwoove ovapiya vange, opo va hadahade eumbo loye nomaumbo ovapiya voye.” Ndele vo otava ka kufa mo ashishe osho sha wapalela omesho oye, ndele tave shi twala.’ ” 7 Opo nee ohamba yaIsrael ya ifana ovakulunhu aveshe voshilongo ndele tai ti: “Dimbulukweni, mu tale, nhumbi ye te tu etele omupya osheshi a tuma kwaame a kufe nge ovalikadi vange, novana vange noshisiliveli shange noshingoldo shange. Ndelenee ame inandi i mu anyena.” 8 Ndelenee ovakulunhu aveshe novanhu aveshe ve mu nyamukula: “Ino mu uda, ino mu itavelela.” 9 Onghee hano ye a lombwela ovatumwa vaBenhadad: “Lombweleni omwene weni ohamba: ‘Aishe oyo we i lombwela omupiya woye tete e i ninge, ame ohandi ke i ninga. Ndelenee oshinima eshi ihandi dulu oku ke shi ninga.’ ” Novatumwa va dja po, ndele ve mu twalela enyamukulo. 10 Opo nee Benhadad e mu tumina ondaka: “Oikalunga nai handukile nge paife nokomesho, ondwi yomuSamaria ngeenge tai wana okuyadifa omake ovakwaita aveshe ava hava shikula nge.” 11 Ndelenee ohamba yaIsrael ya nyamukula tai ti: “Mu lombwela: ‘Onakuhomata omaxwaxwa ke nokulitanga ngaashi ou e lidula omauta!’ ” 12 Benhadad eshi a uda enyamukulo olo fimbo ta nu momatwali pamwe neehamba, okwa lombwela ovapiya vaye: “Feni engholohote.” Ndele va fa engholohote va totele oshilando.
13 Ndele tala, omuxunganeki umwe okwa holoka koshipala shaAhab, ohamba yaIsrael, ndele ta ti: “Omwene osho ta ti: ‘Ongudu oyo inene, u i wete ko tuu? Tala, onena eli handi i yandje momake oye, opo u shiive nokutya Aame Omwene.’ ” 14 Ahab okwa pula: “Okeenghono dalyelye?” Okwa nyamukula: “Omwene ta ti ngaha: ‘Odovapiya vomalenga omomikunda.’ ” Ahab okwa pula vali: “Olyelye ta homona tete?” Ye ta nyamukula: “Ove.” 15 Opo nee ye a ongela ovapiya vomalenga omomikunda. Vo va li omafele avali nomilongo nhatu navavali. Konima a ongela ovakwaita aveshe, ovana vaIsrael: omayovi aheyali. 16 Vo ova homona pokati komutenya, fimbo Benhadad neehamba omilongo nhatu nambali de uya oku mu popila, da li momatwali, da nwa noda kolwa. 17 Novapiya vomalenga omomikunda va homona tete. Ndelenee Benhadad okwa tuma ko eendadi, ndele vo ove mu shiivifila ndele tava ti: “Ovalumenhu va dja muSamaria.” 18 Ndele ye ta ti: “Ngeenge va dja ko ve nombili, va kwateni ve nomwenyo. Ndele ngeenge va dja mo va lwe, va kwateni yo ve nomwenyo.”
19 Opo nee ovapiya vomalenga omomikunda va pita mo moshilando nomatanga ovakwaita e va shikula. 20 Ndele keshe umwe okwa dipaa omulumenhu umwe, onghee Ovaarami va ya onhapo, nOvaisraeli ve va shikula. Ndelenee Benhadad, ohamba yaAram ye lixupifa ya ya onhapo pamwe novalondi veenghambe ya londa konghambe. 21 Ndelenee ohamba yaIsrael ya dja mo ndele ya hakana eenghambe nomatemba oita. Osho ngaha Ovaarami va hangika kedipao lidjuu.
22 Nomuxunganeki okwa holoka koshipala shohamba yaIsrael nokwe i lombwela: “Hano, lipameka, dimbulukwa u tale, osho u noku shi ninga, osheshi omudo umwe eshi wa pita, ohamba yaAram tai ke ku homona vali. 23 Osheshi ovapiya vohamba yOvaarami ve mu lombwela: Oikalunga yavo oikalunga yeemhunda. Onghee hano ve tu dula. Ndelenee ngeenge hatu lu navo poluhaela, fye ohatu ke va dula shili. 24 Onghee hano ninga ngaha: Lekela eehamba, keshe imwe monhele yayo, u tule omalenga omikunda ponhele yado. 25 Ndele likongela omatanga ovakwaita e fike opuwo we a kanifa, neenghambe di fike pamwe nomatemba oita e fike pamwe. Ndelenee tu va lwifeni poluhaela, oshili fye ohatu ke va taataa.” Ye okwe va uda nokwe shi ninga yo.
26 Nomudo umwe eshi wa pita, Benhadad okwa ongela Ovaarami nokwa ya kuAfek a lwife Israel. 27 Novana vaIsrael ova ongelwa yo, ndele va tukulilwa onghuta, ndele va ya okushakena navo. Novana vaIsrael va onga onhanda yavo ya shaama navo, ngaashi oungudu vavali vanini voikombo, ndelenee Ovaarami va yadifa edu. 28 Opo nee omulumenhu waKalunga a ehena po, ndele ta ti kohamba yaIsrael: “Omwene osho ta ti: ‘Ovaarami eshi hava ti: “Omwene Oye oshikalunga sheemhunda, ndelenee ke fi oshikalunga shomaluhaela,” onghee hano Ame ohandi ka yandja meke loye eemhunga adishe odo dinene, opo u shiive nokutya, Aame Omwene.’ ”
29 Ndele ova li meenhanda va talafana omafiku aheyali Ndelenee mefiku etiheyali olwoodi la hovela, novana vaIsrael va dipaa Ovaarami ovakwaita vokolupadi omayovi efele. 30 Ndele ava va xupa po, ova ya onhapo koshilando Afek, nohotekuma ya wila kombada yovalumenhu omayovi omilongo mbali naheyali, ava va li va xupa po. Benhadad, ou okwa ya yo moshilando, ota i onhapo nokuhondama meenduda neenduda. 31 Opo nee ovapiya vaye tave mu lombwele: “Tala, fye twa uda nokutya, eehamba deumbo laIsrael, odo eehamba di nefilonghenda. Natu djaleni hano oikutu yeefya moiya yetu, neengodi nhatu di mangeni komitwe detu, fye tu liyandje kohamba yaIsrael. Kashiimba tai ka xupifa omwenyo woye.” 32 Opo nee ve lidika oikutu yeefya moiya yavo, neengodi ve di manga komitwe davo, ndele ve uya kohamba yaIsrael, ndele tava ti: “Omupiya woye Benhadad ta ti: ‘Xupifa omwenyo wange!’ ” Oye okwa nyamukula: “Oku nomwenyo natango? Ye omukwetu!” 33 Opo nee ovalumenhu ve shi tala, sho edidiliko liwa, ndele va endelela okulongifa eendjovo daye ndele tava ti: “Benhadad oye omukweni.” Ye okwa tya: “Ke mu taleni ko!” Ndele Benhadad okwa ya kuye. Ndele ye okwe mu itavelela okulonda metemba laye loita. 34 Ndele Benhadad ta ti kuye: “Oilando inya tate e i kufa kuxo, ame ohandi ke i alula, ndele ove to dulu oku liningila muDamaskus eestora domomapandavanda, ngaashi tate a ningile muSamaria.” Ndele Ahab ta ti: “Ame ohandi ku efa omolweudaneko eli.” Nokwa ninga ehangano naye ndele te mu efa, a ye.
35 Opo nee omulumenhu umwe womovalongwa vovaxunganeki e mu lombwela pandjovo yOmwene: “Denge nge!” Ndelenee omulumenhu a anya oku mu denga. 36 Opo nee ye ta ti kuye: “Ove eshi ino pwilikina ondaka yOmwene, tala, ove eshi to di po pwaame, onghoshi tai ke ku dipaa.” Ndele eshi a dja po puye, onghoshi ye mu kwata ndele ye mu dipaa. 37 Konima okwa mona vali omulumenhu umwe nokwe mu lombwela: “Denge nge!” Nomulumenhu okwe mu denga fiyo e mu twa oiveta. 38 Opo nee omuxunganeki a dja po nokwa kala ofika mondjila oyo ohamba ya li i nokweenda nayo. Nokwe lidimbikifa oshiuviko komesho aye. 39 Ndele fimbo ohamba tai ende po, winya ta ingida ndele ta ti: “Omupiya woye okwa ya molwoodi; ndele tala, omulumenhu e uya nokwa eta kwaame omulumenhu umwe, ndele ta lombwele nge: ‘Nangela omulumenhu ou. Ye ngeenge ta henuka po, hano omwenyo woye tau u omolwaye, ile u nokufutila nge otalenti imwe yoshisiliveli.’ 40 Ndelenee fimbo omupiya woye kwa li e noupyakadi apa nakwinya, winya okwa henuka po.” Opo nee ohamba yaIsrael tai ti kuye: “Etokolo loye oleli: ove mwene we litokola.” 41 Opo nee ye a kufa diva oshiuviko momesho aye, nohamba yaIsrael ye mu dimbulukwa, oye umwe womovaxunganeki. 42 Ndele ye ta ti kuye: “Omwene osho ta ti: ‘Ove eshi wa efa omulumenhu winya, a tulwa omutima, omwenyo woye tau kufwa ponhele yomwenyo waye noshiwana shoye ponhele yoshiwana shaye.’ ” 43 Nohamba yaIsrael ya ya keumbo layo, i nomwenyo mwii nehandu, ndele ye uya kuSamaria.
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