Masonga ha thandu ya Midimba
Kiseledi wánwana mvita yi Midimba mu ndinga ya Tata wetu kikuma kya mbongi ku Pewolo. Basuta yi bima byawongika basemiswa mu mbawu yi mamba ku mbazi wa mbanza, bima byawongika byakabwa mu bodi ha kati dya banwani yi kibuka, yi ndambu kwena banganga Nzambi yi balefi, amana ka musuta mosi ku wákondama.
Tata wetu kisi zonza mu mavese 2, 26–30
31 1Nzambi Tata wetu wázimbula kwena Moyize:
2«Vutula mbela ya bana ba Kiseledi kwena bisi Midimba; kunima kina, wakútakanwa yi batu baku.»
3Hanga Moyize wuzimbudi kwena batu bana: «Vwadisenu binwaninu kwena bayakala muna kati dya benu kikuma kya mvita, ndangu benda kunwana yi Midimba amana balungisa masonga ma Nzambi Tata wetu ha thandu ya Midimba. 4Lufwani kuheka bayakala tangwa funda dimosi muna kosu kanda dya Kiseledi kikuma kya mvita.» 5Hanga, muna mafunda ma Kiseledi, báheka funda dimosi muna kosu kanda, batu mafunda kumi yi modi bávwata binwaninu kikuma kya mvita. 6Moyize wábatuma ku mvita, funda dimosi muna kosu kanda, kumosi yi Phinikina mwana wa Eleyazadi nganga Nzambi, wánata bima byatoma bya kikumbu kya Nzambi yi phungi za kidimbu mu koku dyandi. 7Bánwana mvita yi Midimba, bwosu buna Nzambi Tata wetu kázimbula kwena Moyize, amana báhonda bayakala boosu. 8Báhonda bapfumu ba Midimba hana kati dya bana báhondama: Evi, Lekemi, Zulu, Hulu yi Leba, bapfumu batanu ba Midimba; amana báhonda Balawu mwana wa Beyola mu mbedi. 9Bana ba Kiseledi bákwatidila bakhetu ba Midimba yi bana ba bawu, amana bábonga bibulu byosu byawu, mikoku yi bima byosu byawu. 10Báyokisa yi mbawu mbanza zoosu zina bazínga yi zawala zoosu zawu, 11amana bábonga bima byosu byabamboli yi byosu bya mvita, batu yi bibulu phi. 12Bánata bakwatama, bima bya mvita yi bima byabamboli kwena Moyize yi Eleyazadi nganga Nzambi yi kibuka kyosu kya Kiseledi, kuna zawala dya hana mbata ya Mowaba, bela-bela yi Yolutani, ku thwala ya Yediko. 13Moyize yi Eleyazadi nganga Nzambi yi bapfumu boosu ba kibuka bénda kubatundakana kuna phenza ya zawala. 14Kaasi Moyize wáyuka khabu yi bapfumu ba dibuka dya baphumbulu, bapfumu ba mafunda yi bapfumu ba khama, bana bávutuka mu mvita. 15Moyize wábazimbwala: «Bweti, lwayambula bakhetu boosu ni bazinga? 16Tala, bakhetu bana, muna malongi ma Balawu, bátwadisa bana ba Kiseledi mu kulewula Nzambi Tata wetu muna dyambu dya Peyoli, amana báyisa mbefu yi phondi hana kibuka kya Nzambi Tata wetu. a a v16 Dyambu dya Peyoli: bayakala ba Kiseledi bávukumunwa mu kusambila Bayali yi mu kinzuzi, amana báyisa mbefu yi phondi ya ngolu hana zawala (tala Zengi 25). 17Bwabu, hondenu bana boosu ba bayakala, amana hondenu mukhetu wosu wuna wánimba yi yakala. 18Kaasi lundenu benu-benu moya ngwizi zoosu za bana ba bakhetu zina zisi nimba yi yakala.
19Nangenu ku phenza ya zawala bilumbu tsambwadi. Wuna wáhonda mutu holo wuna wásimba mvumbi, kafwana kadisemisa muna kilumbu kyatatu yi kyatsambwadi, benu yi bakwatama benu. 20Semisenu muledi wosu, kima kyosu kya tsibu, kima kyosu kya mwika mya zikombu yi kima kyosu kya miti.»
21Eleyazadi nganga Nzambi wuzimbudi kwena baphumbulu bana bénda ku mvita: «Tala mutsiku wa nsiku wuna Nzambi Tata wetu kázimbula kwena Moyize: 22kaka wolu, phalata, mbengi, kisengu, ndyowani yi mutuma; 23kima kyosu kina kyafwana kuzyama ku mbawu, lwalunga kuhyokisakyo mu mbawu, amana kyakituka kyasema. Kaasi kyafwana phi kudisemisa yi mamba ma kudisemisa. Kima kyosu kina kisiku fwani kuzyama ku mbawu, lwahyokisakyo mu mamba. 24Sukulenu miledi menu muna kilumbu kya tsambwadi, amana lwakála básema; kunima lwalunga kota ku zawala.»
Kutanga bima bya mvita
25Nzambi Tata wetu wázimbula kwena Moyize:
26«Ngeyi yi Eleyazadi nganga Nzambi yi bambuta ba makanda ba kibuka, tangenu bima byabamboli bina bábonga, batu yi bibulu. 27Kabulenu bima byabamboli mu bitini byodi: hana kati dya banwi bana bénda ku mvita yi kibuka kyosu. 28Muna baphumbulu bana bálubuka ku mvita, bongenu mbongu yama: kima kimosi muna khama tanu, batu, bangombi, baphunda yi mikoku. 29Bongenukyo muna kyati kyabawu amana luheka kwena Eleyazadi nganga Nzambi hanga kabu kwena meni. 30Muna kyati kya bana ba Kiseledi, bongenu kima kimosi muna makumatanu, muna batu, bangombi, baphunda, mikoku yi bibulu byosu, amana luheka kwena balefi bana bisi lunda sombolu dyama.»
31Moyize yi Eleyazadi nganga Nzambi báhanga bwosu buna Nzambi Tata wetu kázimbula kwena Moyize. 32Bima byabamboli byásala muna bima bya mvita bina dibuka dya baphumbulu dyábonga byákala mikoku khama sambanu yi makumatsambwadi yi tanu ma mafunda, 33bangombi makumatsambwadi yi mafunda modi, 34baphunda makumasambanu yi funda dimosi, 35amana batu boosu makumatatu yi mafunda modi, bakhetu bana basiku nimba yi yakala. 36Kyati kya bana bálubuka ku mvita kyákala mikoku khama tatu yi makumatatu yi tsambwadi ma mafunda yi khama tanu, 37amana mbongu ya Nzambi Tata wetu muna mikoku yákala khama sambanu yi makumatsambwadi yi tanu. 38Bangombi bákala makumatatu yi sambanu ma mafunda, muna mawu mbongu ya Nzambi Tata wetu yákala makumatsambwadi yi modi. 39Baphunda bákala makumatatu ma mafunda yi khama tanu, muna zawu mbongu ya Nzambi Tata wetu yákala makumasambanu yi mosi. 40Batu bákala kumi yi sambanu ma mafunda, muna bawu mbongu ya Nzambi Tata wetu yákala makumatatu yi bodi. 41Moyize wáhana kabu dina, kabu dya Tata wetu, kwena Eleyazadi, nganga Nzambi, bwosu buna Tata wetu kámuzimbwala. 42Mu mambu matadidi kati-kati dya bisi Kiseledi, dina Moyize kakabula ku kwa bayakala bana bánwana, 43kati dya kibuka dyákala mikoku 337,500, 44bangombi 36,000, 45baphunda 30,500, 46amana batu 16,000. 47Mu kati dya bisi Kiseledi, Moyize wábonga mosi mu kati dya makumatanu—batu yi bibulu—amana wábahana kwena balefi bana bakengila sombolu dya Tata wetu, bwosu buna Tata wetu kázimbula Moyize.
48Bapfumu ba bibuka bya baphumbulu, bapfumu ba mafunda yi ba khama, bisa kwena Moyize, 49amana bamuzimbwadini: «Basadi baku bátanga bayakala ba mvita bana benina ha tsi ya luyalu lwetu; keti mosi mu kati dya betu kazimbukuku. 50Buna tunati kwena Tata wetu dikabu—kyosu kima mutu káwana: bima bya wolu, biluzitu bya koku, biluzitu bya moku, bapheta, biluzitu bya makutu yi malonga—ndangu masumu metu malolokwa kuna mesu ma Tata wetu.»
51Moyize yi Eleyazadi, nganga Nzambi, bátambula kwena bawu wolu, bima byosu bya kusalama. 52Wolu wosu wa kabu wuna basongila kwena Tata wetu, kutuka kwena bapfumu ba mafunda yi bapfumu ba khama, wákala kitesu kya 420 ya pounds. 53Bayakala ba mvita, kosu mosi wábonga muluta wandi. 54Moyize yi Eleyazadi, nganga Nzambi, bábonga wolu kwena bapfumu ba mafunda yi ba khama amana bánata muna sombolu dya lukutakanu hanga kyubukulu kya bisi Kiseledi kuna mesu ma Tata wetu.
