¹ Nomba Sanballati aumfwile twalikukual icibumba calipile muli Ena, elo alifulilwe sana, no kupumya aba Yuda. ² Pa cinso ca bawabo elo ne fita fya bena Samaria alilandile, findo aba ba Yuda bakunakuka bakocta? bushe bakaibwesesha umusumba palwabo? Bushe bakulatula amalambo? Bushe bengapwisha uuyu mulimo mubushiku bumo? Bushe bakalakupuputula amabwe mumina yafibungulubwe oanuam yalyocelwe? ³ Tobiah umwina Amoni nankwe, eloalandile, "nga cakwebati mumbwe eka alile pamulu wacobakokula, kuti catoba panshi amabwe yacibumba!" ⁴ Kutikeni mwe Lesa wesu, pantutuli Abasulwa pilibuleni imicendo yabo pamitwe yabo abene elo mubapele bena kukonaulwa mucalo cabunkole. ⁵ Mwifimba pafyabubifi fyabo el mwleka imembu shabo ukwelelwa ukufuam pacinso cenu, pantu balisonsobelwe bakalakula ukufika mukufulwa. ⁶ Nomba fwebo twalikulile icibumba elo conse icibumab calilundene pamo. ukufika pakati ka cimo caciko pantu abantu balikwete umutima wakubomba, ⁷ Lelo ulo Sanbalati, Tobia, nabena Arabia, nabena Amoni, elo abena Ashidot balyumfwile ati umulimo wa kuwamya ifibumba fya Yerusalemu walikuya pantanshoi elo no mwali kuba imilale mucibumba mwalikwisalwa ubukali ubukalamba bwalipile muli bena. ⁸ Balyumene akapi bonse pamo, elo balishile mu kulwa ku Yerusalemu no kupanga icimfulunganya mulya mwine. ⁹ Fwebo Twalipepele kuli Lesa wesu elo nokubika akakulinda nga bakucingilila kuli bena akasuab nobushiku pamulandu cintinya cabo. ¹⁰ Elo abantu bakwa Yuda balandile ati, "amaka yabakusenda ifisendo yalecepa, filifulishe ifibungulubwe, elo twafual ukukulula icibumba." ¹¹ Abalwani besu balilandile, "tabalekwishiba nelo kulekumona mpaka tulishile pakati kabo no kubepaya elo nokuleak ukubomba." ¹² Pali ilya nshita aba yuda abalikwikala pepi nabo balishile ukufuma kuntunga shonse elo nokulanda kuli fwebo imiku ikumi limo, ukulakutusoka fwebo, pa mapange balikutupangila. ¹³ Eco Nebo nalibikile abantu mu ncende ishipi shacibumba umwaishibikilwe. Nebo nalibikile cila lupwa namapnga yabo, imisumbo, elo na mata. ¹⁴ Elo nebo naliloleshe, no kwimina , elo nalilandile kubantungwa, elo ne ntungulushi, elo nakubantu fye bonse, "mwikalakuba nomwenso kuli bena. Kuteni nokulabika shikulu mumano, uuli umukalamba elo nobusuma. Mulekulwila indupwa shenu, abana benu abaume elo nabana benu abanakashi, abakashi benu gelo namayanda yenu." ¹⁵ Calishilepo ulo abalwani besu balyumfwile ukuti amapange yabo yalishibikwe kuli fwebo, elo Lesa alifulungenye amapange Yabo, bOnse fwebo twalibwelulukile kucibumab, cila umo kumulimo wakwe. ¹⁶ Eco ukufuma panshita ilya pakati kapendwa ya babomfi bandi bali bombele pakukululula fye icibumba, elo pakati kampendwa yabo balikete imifwi ifyakusolelako, Amata, elo balifwele ifyakumucingilila umubili elyo intungulushi shaliminine kunuma yabnatu bonse aba kwa Yuda. ¹⁷ Elo abalikukula icibumba, Abo abalikusenda amafya balisendele nefisendo icakuti. Cila umo aleimbola nokuboko kumo, elo nakukuboko kumbi alekwikatilako icanso cakwe. ¹⁸ Onse kakula alifwele ulupanga lwakwe naipangasha kulubali lwakwe, elo efoali kubomba. Umo uwakulisha ipenga alikele kumbali yandi. ¹⁹ Nalilandile kubantungwa elo na kuli bacilolo eco nakulibonse abashelepo, "umulimo ulukulile nokucilamo, elo tulyakanike pa cibumba, ukutali ukufuam kuli umo nomunankwe. ²⁰ Ufwile ukubutukial ku ncende uko waumfwa ipenga lyalila no kuyakuongana kulya. Lesa wesu akulakutulwila." ²¹ Ici fwebo twalikubomba. Citiak pali bena balikatilile imisumbo ukufuam kukuckwa lucelo ukufiak namukwisa kufuma kwa ntanda. ²² Nebo nalikulanda kubanhtu panshita ilya, "Lekeni umuntu onse elo nababomfi bakwe basendame mukati ka Yerusalemu, pakuti babe abakucingilial kulifwebo munshita yanushiku elo uwakubomba mu kasuba." ²³ Nangu ninebo, nangu bawesu, nangu ababomfi bandi, Nangu abaume abakulonda abale nkonka, tapali nangu umo pali fwebo uwali kufwala nsalushimbi elo cila umo palifwebo alikuisendela icanso cakwe, nangu linefye alile kumenshi.