Oshipotha shaSheba
1 Pethimbo ndiyaka muGilgal omwa li omulumentu omupwidhi, Sheba yaBikri gwomezimo lyaBenjamin. Okwa hiki ombenda e ti igidha ta ti: “Tse katu na sha naDavid, katu na uuthiga nomuna gwaIsai! Aaisraeli, indeni kaandjeni!” 2 Nena Aaisraeli ya thigi po David e taa landula Sheba, ihe Aajuda oya ningi aayinekelwa naalanduli yaDavid okuza kuJordan sigo oJerusalem.
3 David sho a thiki muuwa we muJerusalem, okwa kutha oohonda omulongo ndhoka a thigile po, dhi keelele uuwa, e te dhi tula metonatelo. Okwe dhi sile oshimpwiyu moompumbwe dhadho, ihe ina lala we nadho. Odha kala dhe edhililwa sigo okusa kwadho, dha kala dha fa aaselekadhi.
4 Omukwaniilwa okwa ti kuAmasa: “Ithana Aajuda ya gongale, mu ye nayo huka esiku lyahela.” 5 Amasa okwa yi, e ke ya hiye, ihe ina galuka pethimbo ndyoka omukwaniilwa e li utha. 6 Onkee omukwaniilwa okwa ti kuAbisai: “Sheba ote ke tu piyaganeka unene e vule Absalom. Kutha aantu yandje, mu mu landule, opo kaa lale iilandohote yimwe ye a fadhuke po.” 7 Onkee aantu yaJoab, aalangeli aayinekelwa naakwiita ayehe yalwe ya zi muJerusalem ye li naAbisai taa landula Sheba. 8 Sho ya thiki pemanya enene puGibeon, Amasa okwe ya tsakaneke. Joab okwa li a homata oshikwiita, a zala egongamwele li li molumpangwa lwalyo mepaya lye. Sho a li u uka ko, egongamwele olya gu mo. 9 Joab okwa ti kuAmasa: “Ou li ngiini, kuume kandje?” Ye ta kwata oombenzi dhe nolulyo lwe a fa te mu thipi komilungu. 10 Amasa ka li nando a kotokela egongamwele ndyoka Joab a li a kwata noshikaha oshikwawo, Joab nokwe mu mbwangula nalyo mela nomandjandja oga tika mo ga gwile pevi. Okwa si mbala nokuli, naJoab ine mu tsuulula we.
Nena Joab nomumwayina Abisai oya landula Sheba. 11 Gumwe gwomaantu yaJoab okwa thikama pomudhimba gwaAmasa e ti igidha ta ti: “Shaa ngoka a gama kuJoab naDavid, na landule Joab!” 12 Omudhimba gwaAmasa ogwa li gwa kangawala metente lyombinzi mokati kondjila. Omupiya gwaJoab okwa mono kutya aantu otaa kankama, onkee okwa pwedha po omudhimba e te gu siikile elwaakani. 13 Omudhimba sho gwa kuthwa mo mondjila, shaa ngoka okwa landula Joab melandulo lyaSheba.
14 Sheba okwa tokola iilongo yomazimo agehe gaIsrael e te ya koshilando Abel Bet Maaka, naakwazimo ayehe yoludhi lwaBikri oya gongala e taye mu landulile moshilando. 15 Aantu yaJoab oyu uvu kutya Sheba omo e li, onkee ya yi e taa kondeke oshilando. Oya ningi omituni pedhingililokuma noya tameke okufula kohi yekuma, ye li gwithe po. 16 Moshilando omwa li omukulukadhi omunandunge i igidha handiyaka yekuma a ti: “Pulakeneni! Pulakeneni! Lombweleni Joab, e ye huka; onda hala ndi kundathane naye.” 17 Joab okwa yi kuye, nomukiintu okwe mu pula a ti: “Ongoye ngaa Joab?”
Joab okwa yamukula a ti: “Ee, ongame.” Omukulukadhi okwa ti kuye: “Pulakena ndje, tatekulu.”
Joab okwa yamukula: “Onda pulakena.”
18 Omukulukadhi okwa ti: “Muuyuni wonale okwa li haku tiwa: ‘Inda, u ka tsuwe omayele moshilando Abel,’ nosho naanaa ya ningi. 19 Oshilando shetu oshinene, osho shimwe shomiilando yombilielela noshi inekelwa muIsrael. Omolwashike to shi hanagulile po? Owa hala okukumuna po oshilando shOmuwa?”
20 Joab okwa yamukula a ti: “Shivalelwe! Itandi shi kumuna po nenge ndi shi hanagule po. 21 Ndyoka kali shi ando edhiladhilo lyetu. Omulumentu gumwe, edhina lye Sheba yaBikri koshilongo shokoondundu dhaEfraim, okwa tameke okutukulila omukwaniilwa David oshipotha. Tu peni owala omuntu nguka, notandi ka etha oshilando, ndi shune.”
Omukulukadhi okwa ti: “Omutse gwe otatu ke gu umbila pondje.” 22 Nena okwa yi kaantu yomoshilando nedhiladhilo lye ndyoka, oyo noya tete ko omutse gwaSheba e taye gu umbile handiyaka yekuma kuJoab. Joab okwa hiki ombenda endhindhiliko lyokutya aantu naa ethe oshilando, noya shuna kaandjawo. NaJoab okwa shuna kuJerusalem komukwaniilwa.
Omalenga omakuluntu gaDavid
23 Joab okwa li ondjayi yomatangakwiita gaIsrael; Benaia yaJehoiada okwa li omukuluntu gwaalangeli yaDavid; 24 Adoniram okwa li omukuluntu gwiilonga yethiminiko; Jehosafat yaAhilud okwa li amushangandjayi; 25 Sheva okwa li amushangampangu; Sadok naAbiatar oya li aayambi. 26 NaIra gwomuJair okwa li wo gumwe gwomaayambi yaDavid.
Ekulukuto laSeba
1 Ndele omukolokoshi umwe a holokela ko, edina laye Sheba yaBikri, Omukwabenjamin. Ye okwa shika enghuma loluvinga lodi yomhedi ndele ta ti:
“Fye katu noshitukulwa muDavid,
ndele katu noshitukulwafyuululwa momona waIsai;
akutu Israel, keshe umwe na ye ketwali laye!”
2 Opo nee ovalumenhu aveshe vaIsrael va dja po puDavid, va shikula Sheba yaBikri. Ndelenee ovalumenhu vaJuda va kanyatela kohamba yavo okudja kuJordan fiyo okuJerusalem.
3 David eshi e uya mouhamba waye muJerusalem, ohamba oya kufa ovalikadi venya omulongo vopomunghulo ovo ye va fiile po va kelele eumbo, ndele yo ye va tula mongulu tai nangelwa ndele ye va palula, ndele inai ya mo kuvo. Ndele vo ova idililwa mo fiyo okefiku lefyo lavo ngaashi ovafiyekadi tave likalele fiyo okokufya.
4 Opo nee ohamba tai ti kuAmasa: “Ifanene nge ovalumenhu Ovajuda va ongale omafiku atatu fimbo inaa pita. Naave mwene yo u kale po apa.” 5 Ndele Amasa okwa ya a ka ifane Ovajuda va ongale, ndelenee ye okwa li a kala ko a pitifa po efimbo la udafanwa. 6 Opo nee David a lombwela Abisai: “Paife Sheba yaBikri te tu ningile owii uhapu u dule waAbsalom. Kufa ovapiya vomwene woye, u mu shikule, opo ye aha kwate oilando i neehotekuma, ndele ta kolola mo omesho etu.” 7 Novalumenhu vaJoab nOvakereti nOvapleti novakwanyati aveshe va shikula Abisai. Vo ova dja muJerusalem va ka shikule Sheba yaBikri. 8 Fimbo vo va li pemanya lakula olo li li puGibeon, Amasa e va shakeneka. Ndele Joab okwa li a djala oshikutu shoita ndele kombada yasho ekwamo leongamukonda la mangwa moshiya shaye. Eongamukonda la li moshilaleko shalo, ndele ye eshi a fikama lo ola wa mo. 9 Ndele Joab ta ti kuAmasa: “Omukwetu, ou li tuu nawa?” Ndele okwa kwata neke lokolulyo eendjedi daAmasa e mu fipe komilungu, 10 ndele Amasa okwa li ina yavala eongamukonda la li meke laJoab. Opo nee ye te mu tu medimo, nomandjadja taa lopotokele poshi ye ine mu tuulula vali. Nokwa fya. Opo nee Joab nomumwaina waAbisai a shikula Sheba yaBikri. 11 Ndelenee omulumenhu umwe womovapiya vaJoab a fyaala po a kala ofika poshimhu shaAmasa ndele ta ti: “Ou a hokwa Joab ndele a ama kuDavid na shikule Joab!” 12 Ndele Amasa okwa nangala mohonde yaye mondjila. Ndelenee omulumenhu ou eshi a mona, nokutya ovakwaita aveshe va kanghama puye, ye okwa kufa Amasa mondjila, e mu kokololela moixwa nokwe mu uvika noshikutu, osheshi a mona keshe umwe ta ende po a kanghama puye. 13 Ye eshi e mu kufa mondjila, ovakwaita aveshe va pita po va shikula Joab, va ka taatae Sheba yaBikri.
14 Ndele Sheba okwa tauluka moitukulwalongo aishe yomapata aIsrael kuAbel naBet-Maaka; nOvaberim aveshe ova ongala ndele navo ve mu shikula. 15 Ndele ove uya ndele ve mu fitikinina muAbel-Bet-Maaka ndele mokulwifa oshilando va ndubila onduba ya hanga fiyo ohotekuma yotete. Fimbo ovakwaita aveshe vaJoab va li ve noupyakadi okuhanauna nokungumauna po ohotekuma, 16 omukainhu omunaendunge womoshilando ta ingida: “Pwilikineni, pwilikineni! Lombweleni Joab: ‘Ila oku, ndi dule okupopya naave.’ ” 17 Ndele ye eshi a ehena ko kuye, omukainhu ta ti: “Oove tuu Joab?” Ndele ye okwa nyamukula: “Heeno.” Ndele winya ta ti kuye: “Pwilikina eendjovo domupiya woye omukainhu.” Ndele ye ta nyamukula: “Ame ohandi pwilikine.” 18 Opo nee ye ta ti: “Shito va ika okutya: ‘Kongeni eendunge muAbel.’ Ndele osho va xulifa eendjovo. 19 Aame umwe womwaava ve hole ombili noudiinini muIsrael. Ndele wa hala okuhanauna po oshilando osho shi li ngaashi ina yomuIsrael: Omolwashike wa hala okunyonauna po oshitukulwafyuululwa shOmwene?” 20 Ndele Joab okwa nyamukula ta ti: “Nashi kale kokule naame, ame ndi hanaune po nokungumauna po! 21 Oshinima kashi li ngaha. Ndelenee omulumenhu umwe wokeemhunda daEfraim, edina laye Sheba yaBikri, okwa yelulila ohamba David eke laye. Mu yandjeni ashike, opo nee nda hala okudja po poshilando.” Nomukainhu ta ti kuJoab: “Tala, omutwe waye tau ke ku ekelwa kombada yekuma.” 22 Nomukainhu meendunge daye okwa popifa oonakukalamo aveshe ndele ova teta ko omutwe waSheba yaBikri ndele ve u ekela kuJoab. Opo nee ye a shika enghuma loluvinga lodi yomhedi ndele ve lihana po va dja po poshilando, keshe umwe a ya ketwali laye. Ndele Joab okwa shuna kohamba muJerusalem.
Omalenga aDavid
23 Ndele Joab okwa li ondjai yovakwaita aveshe vaIsrael. Ndele Benaja yaJehoiada okwa li omukulunhu wOvakereti nowOvapleti. 24 Ndele Adoram okwa li omupashukili wefendelo, naJosafat yaAhilud okwa li elenga ekulunhu. 25 Ndele Sheva okwa li omushangi naSadok naAbjatar va li ovapristeli. 26 Nosho yo Ira, Omujair, okwa li omupristeli puDavid.
