1Logakolile ago, Amunoni mwana wa Daudi nakamgana Tamali, kwa vila nayali yanojile lukami. Tamali nayali lumbulye Abusalomu, mwana wa Daudi.
2Ila Tamali nayali mhinza yohanating'hana na mlume, lelo Amunoni nayali yochijesa kota howeza hebu kuwasa na Tamali, yawele ndo mng'holoze. Nayali yochijesa lukami kwa mbuli ayo mbaka nakaluka kutamika.
3Amunoni nayali na goloko yachemigwe Yonadabu yawele ndo mwana wa mkulugwe Daudi, nayachemigwe Shama. Yonadabu nayali msugu lukami,
4nakamlonjela Amunoni, “Hegwe kwa mwana wa mndewa lekachoni kwanguganda chila zuwa? Lekachoni hulingundonjela?” Amunoni nakamlonjela, “Ndangumgana Tamali, lumbulye mng'holozangu Abusalomu.”
5Yonadabu nakamlonjela, “Hegwe uwase mchinhanda uchidita kwa mtamwa. Mhaza wa hegwe hoyokuya kukulola, mlande aku ulonga, ‘Umlajize Tamali yateleche chilyo hali heni aku ndimlola hamba yandise.’ ”
6Ahyo Amunoni nakaluta kuwasa na kidita kota ka mtamwa. Mndewa loyoyile kumlola, Amunoni nakalonga, “Dedede ndangulanda umlonjele Tamali yoye yangongomanyile mibumunda michefu aku ndimlola hamba heye yuye yandise.”
7Ahyo, Daudi nakalajiza usenga kwa Tamali yawele nayali kuli ng'handa ya mndewa, yolonga, “Ulute kuli ng'handa ya Amunoni ukamgongomanyile chilyo.”
8Tamali loyafichile hala, Amunoni nayali yawasile mchinhanda. Lelo nakahola utimbo na kuutimba. Hamba nakagongomanya mibumunda na kujibanika aku Amunoni yololela.
9Hamba Tamali nakahola mibumunda kulawa mchiya na kuwika hali heye, ila Amunoni nakalema kulya. Amunoni nakalonga, “Uwalonjele vitumagwa walawe mng'handa,” lowalawile,
10Amunoni nakamlonjela Tamali, “Ungalile chilyo kuli chihengo cha heni leka undise.” Tamali nakahola mibumunda joyabaniche na kujihilika kuli chihengo cha heye.
11Ila loyawele yomhilichila mibumunda, Amunoni nakamibata na kumlonjela, “Uye uwase na heni, lumbu wa heni.”
12Tamali nakedichila, “Hebu, kalumbu wa heni! Dedede uleche kung'hola lupichi. Mbuli ayi hailinguganigwa ikoleche kuli isi ya Isilaeli. Mbuli ayi yiha!
13Yowa ndaze kwa heni? Ndobezigwa mazuwa gose! Wijese gwegwe. Chila munhu aha Isilaeli kolonga kota huwele chinhu ila usanyangwa. Muuze mndewa na kokundiza unyhese.”
14Ila Amunoni hahulichize choyalonjile Tamali. Nayali na mong'ho kusinda Tamali, ahyo nakamsumya na kuwasa naye kwa lupichi.
15Hamba Amunoni nakamzudila ng'hatu Tamali kusinda hala hamwande loyamganile. Ahyo, nakamlonjela, “Winuche na ulute kaye!”
16Tamali nakamlonjela Amunoni, “Uleche kumbinga! Yowa vibi ng'hatu kusinda chinhu chino chouditile.” Ila Amunoni hamhulichize hebu.
17Nakamchema chitumagwa wa heye na kumlonjela, “Umlavye mdala ayu na uhinde lwizi kwa mhajilo.”
18Chitumagwa nakamlavya ayo mdala na kuhinda lwizi kwa mhajilo. Nayali yavalile ikanzu lya undewa liwele wahinza wa mndewa hawanaholeka nawavalaga.
19Tamali nakadega ikanzu nalyoyavalile na kubakala mivu kumutwi. Hamba nakawika moko ga heye kumutwi na kulila kwa lizi likulu loyawele yokuka.
20Abusalomu nakamlonjela Tamali, “Ndaze, Amunoni kalumbu wa hegwe nakawasa na hegwe? Usindamale lumbulyangu. Heye ka kalumbu wa hegwe. Uleche kuwika mbuli ayi mnhumbula ya hegwe.” Tamali nakekala aho kuli ng'handa ya Abusalomu, ila nayali na masinzo na kikala yaliyeka.
21Daudi loyahuliche chinhu chilawile kwa Tamali, nakazudila ng'hatu.
22Abusalomu nakalema kulongasa kahi na Amunoni, kwa vila nakamzudila Amunoni kwa chinhu choyamditile Tamali, lumbulye.
23Miyaka mili hamba, vitumagwa wa Abusalomu nawali wotema milaika ja ming'holo ja heye ako Baali-hasoli, habehi na muji wa Efulaimu. Abusalomu nakawalalika wana walume weng'ha wa wandewa wawe bahala.
24Hamba nakaluta kwa Daudi na kumlonjela, “Vitumagwa wa heni wangutema milaika ja ming'holo ja heni, dedede uye na kihanza na hetwe kuli mnvina!”
25Daudi nakedichila, “Hebu mwana wa heni, hatuluta. Towa itunyo kwa hegwe.” Abusalomu naketunya kumdita yagaluse majesa ga heye, ila Daudi nakalema kuluta, ila nakamtambichiza.
26Abusalomu nakalonga, “Wone houkuya, lelo mlonjele Amunoni mng'holozangu tuche hamwe.” Daudi nakauza, “Lekachoni kwangugana mlutase?”
27Ila Abusalomu nakalutilila kitunya kulanda walutase, hamba Daudi nakamkundiza Amunoni walutase na wana wanji wa mndewa. Abusalomu nakawika goya mnvina ya chiundewa,
28ila nakawalonjela vitumagwa, “Iziho lya hemwe liwe kwa Amunoni. Wone yanwe na yaluche kugala na kusangalala, ndowalonjela, ‘Mumtowe Amunoni,’ hamba mumkopole. Ndiwalajiza hemwe kudita ahi, ahyo mleche kudumba. Mwime nzinzili na muwele na mong'ho.”
29Vitumagwa wa Abusalomu nawamkopola Amunoni kota vyoyalonjile Abusalomu. Wana walume wanji wa mndewa Daudi nawakwina migongolo kota midogowi mikulu13:29 migongolo kota midogowi mikulu Igongolo ali ndo lyana lya falasi hamwe na idogowi. himahima na kumbilima Abusalomu.
30Lowawele mnzila kuluta Yelusalemu, munhu yumwe nakamlonjela mndewa Daudi, “Abusalomu nakawakopola wana walume wa hegwe weng'ha, kuduhu ne yumwe yaponile.”
31Mndewa Daudi nakenuka na kudega nguwo za heye kwa masinzo na kuwasa hanyi mmisanga. Vitumagwa wa heye nawapona wemile, ila nawadega nguwo za hewo kahi.
32Hamba Yonadabu, mwana wa mkulugwe Daudi, nakalonga, “Mndewa, haiwele wana wa hegwe weng'ha wakopoligwe, ila Amunoni yaliyeka ndo yakopoligwe. Zuwa lila Amunoni loyamibate Tamali na kuwasa naye kwa lupichi, Abusalomu nakejesa ng'hatu kumkopola Amunoni.
33Uleche kijesa kota wana wa hegwe weng'ha nawabagama, mndewa wa heni, hebu ila Amunoni yaliyeka ndo yabagame.”
34Abusalomu nakabilima. Mwamizi yumwe nakawona wanhu wenji wokola nzila ya kuchidunda kulawa Holonaimu. Nakaluta nakumlonjela mndewa, “Ndiwona wanhu wenji wokola kuli nzila ya kulawa Holonaimu.”
35Yonadabu nakalonga, “Mndewa, ulole! Wana wa hegwe wanguya, kota vila vyondikulonjele.”
36Loyawele yolonga, baho du wana wa Daudi nawenjila. Nawali wolila kwa lizi likulu, Daudi na vitumagwa wa heye wanji nawalila lukami kwa usungu.
39Muhe wa Daudi naugana kuluta kumona Abusalomu, kwa vila Daudi nayali yasindile kulombocheza kwa chiwalo cha kubagama kwa Amunoni.