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OIbbulaimu nʼAbbimereki
1 Atyanu awo oIbbulaimu nʼazwa e Mamule nʼayaba omwitwale lyʼeidungu oNegevu era nʼatyama omu kifo ekiri aakati wʼe Kadesi nʼe Suuli. Oluzwanyuma nʼatyamaku omu Gerali akaseera katyayi kati, 2 era eeyo niiyo oIbbulaimu e giyatumuliire oku Saala omukaliwe ati, “Oyo mwonyoko wange.” Era awo Abbimereki okabaka wʼe Gerali nʼalagira bamutwalire oSaala era nʼamutwala obufumbo.
3 Neye oKibbumba nʼabonekera Abbimereki obwire omu kirooto kaisi nʼamukoba ati, “Obwoli aawo iwe oli mufu olwʼomukali ogwotwaire. Oyo mukali mufumbo.”
4 Atyanu iye Abbimereki yabbaire akaali okwegaita naye kale nʼakoba ati, “Musengwa Kibbumba, waita omuntu* onambulaku omusango? 5 Aale iye oIbbulaimu tiyankobere ati oSaala mwonyokowe? Era oSaala yena tiyankobere ati oIbbulaimu mwonyokowe? Ekyo nʼakikolere nga mmaite nti ekinkola tikibbikibbi era nga timpulira musango omu mwoyo gwange.”
6 Awo oKibbumba nʼamukoba omu kirooto ati, “Niikyo ekyo, mmaite ngʼekiwakolere mwabbaire mpaamu musango, era zena tinakuganyire okukola ekibbikibbi eeri nze. Niikyo ekyo kagira tinakuganyire nʼokwegaita naye. 7 Aale atyanu omukali oyo omukanjirye oibaaye, olwʼokubba oibaaye naabbi, yakusabira era nʼobba mwomi. Neye owootamukanje, oli nʼokumanya oti iwe nʼabantubo bonabona mazima muli bafu.”
8 Awo Abbimereki nʼasetuka eizo amakeezikeezi, nʼayeta abakungube bonabona, era oweyabakobeire ebyo byonabyona ebyabbaire bituukirewo ni batya ino. 9 Awo Abbimereki nʼalagira ni beeta oIbbulaimu kaisi nʼamukoba ati, “Watukolere niki? Nakusoberye niki okundeetera nze nʼobwakabaka bwange omusango ogwʼamaani guti? Ebiwankolere tibikolekeka.” 10 Era Abbimereki nʼabuulya oIbbulaimu ati, “Wabbaire na nsongaki okukola ekyo?”
11 Iye oIbbulaimu nʼamwiramu ati, “Naseegere nti, ‘Mazima aanu mpaawo muntu atya oKibbumba era banjita olwa mukali wange.’ 12 Neye era iye dala mwonyoko wange, olwʼokubba oitewaiswe moiza newankubbaire abamawaiswe baawule, neye era yasuukire mukali wange. 13 Era oKibbumba oweyankobere okuzwa e waiswe, nʼakobere oSaala nti, ‘Enu niiyo engeri egyoyezya okundagangamu ngʼontaka: Nabuli wantu egitwabanga, okobenge abantu oti ndi mwonyokowo.’ ”
14 Awo Abbimereki nʼakwata entaama, nʼente, nʼabagalama abasaiza nʼabakali, nʼabiwa oIbbulaimu era nʼamukanjirya nʼoSaala omukaliwe. 15 Era Abbimereki nʼamukoba ati, “Atyanu, eitakali lyange nkuwaire, kiri gyoli okutyama wonawona e gyotaka.”
16 Era Abbimereki nʼakoba iye oSaala ati, “Atyanu ndi kuwa omwonyokowo esekeri gyʼefeeza 1,000. Ekyo kiri kubba ngʼakamanyiciryo okulaga abooli nabo bonabona nti obuliraku nakimo omusango.”
17 Era awo oIbbulaimu nʼasaba oKibbumba era oKibbumba nʼalamya Abbimereki, nʼomukali wʼAbbimereki era nʼabagalama bʼAbbimereki abakali, kaisi abantu abo bayezye okubyala tete. 18 Ekyo kyabbaire kityo olwʼokubba oMusengwa yabbaire asibireku abakali bonabona abʼomu kisito kyʼAbbimereki okubyala olwa Saala omukali wa Ibbulaimu.
* 20:4 Omuntu. Ebbaibbuli egindi gikoba, bantu.