1 Chronicles 19
1 Some time later, Nahash, the king of the Ammon people-group, died. Then his son Hanun became their king.
Patapita nthawi Nahasi mfumu ya Aamoni inamwalira, ndipo mwana wake analowa ufumu mʼmalo mwake.
2 [When] David [heard about that, he] thought [to himself], “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.” So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that he was sorry to hear that Hanun’s father [had died]. But when David’s officials came to Hanun in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,
Davide anaganiza kuti, “Ine ndidzachitira chifundo Hanuni mwana wa Nahasi chifukwa abambo ake anandichitira zabwino.” Choncho Davide anatumiza anthu kuti akamupepesere kwa Hanuni chifukwa cha imfa ya abambo ake. Anthu amene Davide anawatuma atafika kwa Hanuni mʼdziko la Aamoni kudzamupepesa,
3 the leaders of the Ammon people-group said to Hanun, “Do you think that it is really to honor your father that King David is sending these men to say that he is sorry that your father died? [We think that] his men have come to (look around/spy) our city in order to determine how his [army] can conquer us.”
atsogoleri a ankhondo a Aamoni anawuza Hanuni kuti, “Kodi mukuganiza kuti Davide akupereka ulemu kwa abambo anu potumiza anthuwa kwa inu kudzapepesa? Kodi anthuwa sanawatumize kuti adzaone dziko lathu ndi kuchita ukazitape ndi cholinga chofuna kuwulanda?”
4 Hanun [believed what they said, so he commanded some soldiers to] seize the officials whom David had sent, and shave off their beards, and [insult them by] cutting off the lower part of their robes, and then send them away. [So his soldiers did that].
Choncho Hanuni anagwira anthu amene Davide anawatuma aja ndipo anawameta ndi kudula zovala zawo pakati mʼchiwuno mpaka matako kuonekera ndipo anawabweza kwawo.
5 The officials were greatly humiliated/ashamed. When David found out about what had happened to his officials, he sent some messengers to them to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown again, and then return home.”
Munthu wina atafika ndi kufotokozera Davide za anthuwo, iye anatuma amithenga kukakumana nawo, chifukwa anali ndi manyazi kwambiri. Mfumu inati, “Mukhale ku Yeriko mpaka ndevu zanu zitakula, ndipo kenaka mubwere kuno.”
6 Then the [leaders of the] Ammon people-group realized that they had greatly insulted [IDM] David. So Hanun and some of his officials sent about (37,000 pounds/34,000 kg.) of silver to hire chariots and chariot-drivers from [the] Aram-Naharaim, Aram-Maacah and Zobah [regions of Syria northeast of Israel].
Aamoni atazindikira kuti amukwiyitsa kwambiri Davide, Hanuni ndi Aamoni anatumiza siliva wolemera makilogalamu 34,000 kuti akalipirire magaleta ndi okwerapo ake a ku Mesopotamiya; Aramu-Maaka ndi Zoba.
7 They hired 32,000 chariots and chariot-drivers, as well as the king of [the] Maacah [region] and his army. They came and set up their tents near Medeba [town in Moab region]. The soldiers from the Ammon people-group also marched out and (stood in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) [at the entrance to their capital city, Rabbah].
Iwo analipira magaleta okwanira 32,000, pamodzi ndi mfumu ya ku Maaka ndi ankhondo ake. Amenewa anabwera ndi kudzamanga misasa yawo pafupi ndi Medeba. Nawonso Aamoni anabwera kuchokera ku mizinda yawo ndipo anapita kukachita nkhondo.
8 When David heard about that, he sent Joab and all his army.
Davide atamva zimenezi, anatumiza Yowabu ndi gulu lonse la ankhondo amphamvu.
9 The soldiers of the Ammon people-group came out of their city and lined up for battle at the entrance to [their capital city, Rabbah]. Meanwhile, the other kings who had come [with their armies] stood in their positions in the open fields.
Aamoni anatuluka ndi kukhala mʼmizere ya nkhondo pa chipata cha mzinda wawo, pamene mafumu amene anabwera nawo anali kwa wokha, ku malo wopanda mitengo.
10 Joab saw that there were groups of enemy soldiers in front of his troops and behind his troops. So he selected some of the best Israeli troops and put them in positions to fight against the soldiers of Syria.
Yowabu ataona kuti kunali mizere ya ankhondo kutsogolo kwake ndi kumbuyo kwake; iye anasankha ena mwa ankhondo a Israeli odziwa kuchita bwino nkhondo ndipo anawayika kuti amenyane ndi Aaramu.
11 He appointed his [older] brother Abishai to be the commander of his other soldiers and he told them to (stand in their positions/arrange themselves) in front of [the army of] the Ammon people-group.
Iye anayika ankhondo ena otsalawo mʼmanja mwa Abisai mʼbale wake ndipo anawayika kuti amenyane ndi Aamoni.
12 Joab said to them, “If the soldiers from Syria are too strong for us to defeat them, then your soldiers must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people-group are too strong for you to defeat them, then my soldiers will come and help your men.
Yowabu anati, “Ngati Aaramu andipose mphamvu, iwe ubwere udzandipulumutse; koma ngati Aamoni akupose mphamvu, ine ndidzabwera kudzakupulumutsa.
13 We must be strong/courageous, and fight hard to [defend] our people and our cities (that belong to/where we worship) our God. I will pray that Yahweh will do what he considers to be good.”
Limba mtima ndipo timenyane nawo mopanda mantha chifukwa cha anthu athu ndi mizinda ya Mulungu wathu. Yehova achite chomukomera pamaso pake.”
14 So Joab and his troops [advanced to] fight the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
Choncho Yowabu ndi ankhondo amene anali naye anapita kukamenyana ndi Aaramu, ndipo iwo anathawa pamaso pake.
15 And when the soldiers of the Ammon people-group saw that the soldiers from Syria were running away, they also started to run away from Abishai and his army, and they retreated back inside the city. So Joab [and his army] returned to Jerusalem.
Aamoni atazindikira kuti Aaramu akuthawa, iwo anathawanso pamaso pa Abisai mʼbale wake ndi kulowa mu mzinda. Motero Yowabu anabwerera ku Yerusalemu.
16 After [the leaders of the army of] Syria realized that they had been defeated by [the army of] Israel, they sent messengers to [another part of Syria on] the east side of the [Euphrates] river, and brought troops from there [to the battle area], with Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army, leading them.
Aaramu ataona kuti agonjetsedwa ndi Aisraeli, anatumiza amithenga kukayitana Aaramu amene anali ku tsidya la Mtsinje, pamodzi ndi mtsogoleri wa ankhondo wa Hadadezeri, Sofaki akuwatsogolera.
17 When David heard about that, he gathered all the Israeli soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan [River]. They advanced and took their battle positions to attack the army of Syria.
Davide atawuzidwa zimenezi, iye anasonkhanitsa Aisraeli onse ndi kuwoloka Yorodani. Iyeyo anapita kukakumana nawo ndipo anakhala mʼmizere yankhondo moyangʼanana ndipo iwo anamenyana naye.
18 But the army of Syria ran away from the soldiers of Israel. However, David’s soldiers killed 7,000 of their chariot-drivers and 40,000 other soldiers. They also killed Shophach, their army commander.
Koma iwo anathawa pamaso pa Aisraeli, ndipo Davide anapha anthu okwera pa magaleta 7,000 ndi ankhondo oyenda pansi 40,000. Iye anaphanso Sofaki, mtsogoleri wawo wankhondo.
19 When the kings who had been ruled by Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israeli army, they made peace with David, and agreed to allow him to rule them. So the rulers of Syria did not want to help the rulers of the Ammon people-group any more.
Mafumu amene ali pansi pa Hadadezeri ataona kuti agonjetsedwa ndi Aisraeli, anachita mtendere ndi Davide ndipo anakhala pansi pa ulamuliro wake. Motero Aaramu anaopa kuthandizanso Aamoni.
