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Sheba adheema
1Ghaaligho omusaadha azira ky’agasa nga bamweta Sheba, mutabane wa Bikiri Omubenjamini. Sheba oyo yaafuuwa eigwala, yaakoba ati:
“Ife tuzira mugabo na Daudi,
Era tuzira kya nsikirano kye tuli nakyo na mutabane wa Yesse.
Imwe Abaisiraeli, ka twireyo ewaife.”20:1: 1 Bakyab 12:16; 2 Byom 10:16
2Kale Abaisiraeli boonaboona bava ku Daudi, baaja ni Sheba mutabane wa Bikiri. Aye ab’omu kika kya Yuda baagumira ku kyabazinga waibwe, baaja naye okuva e Yorudani okutuuka e Yerusalemu.
3Daudi bwe yatuuka mu kisaagaati kye eky’obwakyabazinga e Yerusalemu, yaatoola bakazi be bale eikumi ab’embali be yaleka okulabiriranga ekisaagaati ekyo, yaabata mu ndhu ndala ng’agitaireku n’abakuumi. Abakazi abo yaabaghanga bye beetaaganga, aye nga taba nabo mu buliri. Kale yaabasibira mu ndhu eyo okutuusa okufa, nga bali ng’oti banamwandu.20:3: 2 Sam 16:22
4Agho kyabazinga Daudi yaakoba Amasa ati: “Yeta ab’omu kika kya Yuda boonaboona beesololeze ghano ghe ndi mu nnaku isatu, era weena oidhe obeegho.” 5Kale Amasa yaaja okweta ab’omu kika kya Yuda, aye yaalwayo yaaswisa mu kiseera kye baamugha. 6Daudi n’okukoba Abishai ati: “Sheba oyo mutabane wa Bikiri aidha kutukola ekibi ekiwulaku n’ekya Abusalomu kye yatukola. Kale twala ku bagheereza bange omubingirire, ng’akaali na kwefunira bibuga ebiriku ebimante ebigumu, kutufuukira kizibu.” 7Abishai bwe yamala okuja, kwairaku Yoabu n’abasaadha be, n’abaakuumanga kyabazinga Abakerethi n’Abapelethi, n’abasaadha ab’amaani boonaboona. Baava mu Yerusalemu, baaja okubingirira Sheba mutabane wa Bikiri. 8Bwe baatuuka ku ibaale eikologho mu Gibeoni, Amasa yaidha ye bali. Yoabu yali avaire ebivaalo eby’omu lutalo, nga yeesibye mu nkende olusibiro oluliku empiima ng’eri mu kiruutu kyayo. Aye bweyali ali kuseeta emberi eri Amasa, empiima eyo yaasowokayo. 9Yoabu yaabuuza Amasa ati: “Kiri mulaala, muganda wange?” Era yaakozesa omukono gwe omusaadha yaamugema ekirevu, okumunhwegera. 10Aye Amasa tiyabona mpiima Yoabu ye yali agemye. Kale Yoabu yaamufumita empiima omukuzi mulala guti aghazira kumwiramu gundi, n’ebyenda byamufukika ku itaka, yaafa.
Ebyo bwe byawa, Yoabu ni muganda we Abishai beeyongerayo nga babingirira Sheba mutabane wa Bikiri. 11Ghaabaagho omuntu mulala ku basaadha ba Yoabu, yaayemerera kumpi ni Amasa yaakoba ati: “Kiisi ayenda Yoabu era ng’ali ku luuyi lwa Daudi, anonereze Yoabu.” 12Amasa yali yeegolomoire mu musaayi gwe agho mu luguudo. Kiisi eyaidhanga n’amubona ng’ayemerera. Omusaadha wa Yoabu bwe yabona ng’abantu boonaboona bali kwemereranga, yaatoola Amasa mu luguudo yaamutwala mu nsiko yaamusuulaku ekivaalo okumughembaku. 13Omulambo gwa Amasa bwe baamala okugutoola mu luguudo, abantu boonaboona baanonereza Yoabu okubingirira Sheba mutabane wa Bikiri.
14Agho Sheba yaabita mu bika byonabyona ebya Isiraeli, yaatuuka mu kibuga Abeli eky’e Bethi Maaka. Ababikiri boonaboona beesoloza, baamunonereza ng’aingira ekibuga. 15Abantu abaali ni Yoabu bwe baawulira ng’ali eyo, boonaboona baidha baazingiza ekibuga ekyo Abeli eky’e Bethi Maaka. Baabunga emungo ey’eitaka ey’okuniiniraku baagyazayaza n’ekimante ekigumu ekyezungulwire ekibuga, era baakiguumulaguumula kigwe. 16Ghaabaagho omukazi omugezi ng’ali mu kibuga ekyo, yaaba eyo yaayeta ati: “Muwulire, muwulire! Mbeeghembye munkobere Yoabu aseete ghano ndhogereku naye.” 17Yoabu yaaseeta kumpi n’omukazi ghe yali.
Omukazi yaamubuuza ati: “Niiwe Yoabu?”
Yoabu yairamu ati: “Ninze.”
Omukazi yaamukoba ati: “Nkweghemba owulirise bye nkukoba nze omugheereza wo omukazi.”
Yoabu yaamwiramu ati: “Ndi kuwulirisa.”
18Agho omukazi yaamukoba ati: “Ab’eira baakobanga bati, ‘Muje mwebuuzeeku amagezi mu kibuga Abeli.’ Kale baamaliranga eyo ensonga. 19Ninze omulala ku abo abenda emiraala era abeesigwa mu Isiraeli. Iwe oli kwenda okuzikiriza ekibuga ekizaire mu Isiraeli. Lwaki oli kwenda okusaaniagho abantu ba Musengwa Katonda?”
20Yoabu yaamwiramu ati: “Ekyo tikiribaagho, tikiribaagho naire, nze okwenda okusaaniagho oba okuzikiriza! 21Era ekyo ti kye ndi kuja okukola naire. Aye ghaligho omusaadha ava mu biketezo eby’oku nsozi ebya Efuraimu ng’ayetebwa Sheba mutabane wa Bikiri, eyadheemera kyabazinga Daudi. Kale ni mumugheeyo oyo yenka ati, ng’olwo nze ekibuga nkireka.”
Omukazi yaamukoba ati: “Bona eno, omutwe gwe twidha kugukusuulira tugutumye ekimante.” 22Agho omukazi oyo yaaja y’abantu be mu magezi ge, baasala ku Sheba omutwe baagusuulira Yoabu ku luya ye yali. Kale Yoabu yaafuuwa eigwala, abasaadha be baagumbulukuka okuva ku kibuga ekyo, buli muntu yairayo ewuwe. Yoabu yairayo mu Yerusalemu ye kyabazinga.
Abakungu ba Daudi
23Yoabu n’eyali omuduumizi ow’eigye lyonalyona erya Isiraeli, ate Benaia mutabane wa Yehoiada yaaduumira abaakuumanga kyabazinga Abakerethi n’Abapelethi. 24Adoramu nga n’avunaanizibwa abo abakola emirimo egy’olukako, ate Yehoshafati mutabane wa Ahiludi yaakuuma ebighandiiko. 25Sheva yali mughandiisi ate Zadoki ni Abiathari baaba bakabona. 26Ira eyali Omuyairi, yeena yali kabona wa Daudi.