2 Ishamfumu
20 Awe mu nshiku shilya, Hisekia alilwele ubwa kufwa.+ E ico Esaya+ mwana Amose kasesema aile kuli ena no kumweba ati: “Yehova atila, ‘Eba aba mu ng’anda yobe ifya kucita,+ pantu iwe ukufwa kwena ulefwa kabili tawabe no mweo.’”+ 2 Na o apilibukile ku cibumba, +alapepa kuli Yehova,+ ati: 3 “Napapaata, mwe Yehova, ibukisheni+ ifyo naenda+ mu cishinka+ no mutima onse+ ku cinso cenu, kabili nalicita icisuma mu menso yenu.”+ Awe Hisekia alilile nga nshi.+
4 Nomba Esaya ali talafika ku lubansa lwa mu kati ilyo icebo ca kwa Yehova caishile kuli ena,+ no kutila: 5 “Bwelelamo, kebe Hisekia intungulushi+ ya bantu bandi auti, ‘Yehova Lesa+ wa kwa Davidi icikolwe cobe atila: “Ning’umfwa+ ipepo+ lyobe. Nimona ifilamba fyobe.+ Mona, ndekuposha.+ Ukaya ku ng’anda ya kwa Yehova pa bushiku bwalenga shitatu.+ 6 Kabili nkalundako imyaka ikumi na isano (15) ku nshiku shobe, kabili nkapokolola iwe na uno musumba ku mfumu ya Asiria, kabili nkacingilila+ uno musumba pa mulandu wandi na pa mulandu wa kwa Davidi umubomfi wandi.”’”+
7 Na Esaya atile: “Buuleni icimamantwa ca makunyu ayauma.”+ Na bo babuulile icimamantwa no kucibika pa cipute,+ kabili asukile apola.+
8 Nomba Hisekia aipwishe Esaya ati: “Bushe cishibilo+ nshi ica kulanga ukuti Yehova alemposha no kuti nkaya ku ng’anda ya kwa Yehova pa bushiku bwalenga shitatu?” 9 Na o Esaya atile: “Ici e cishibilo+ icafuma kuli Yehova ica kukulanga ukuti Yehova akacita ifyo asosele: Bushe icinshingwa kuti caselela ku ntanshi pa matabo ikumi (10) nelyo ukubwelela ku numa pa matabo ikumi?” 10 E lyo Hisekia atile: “Calyanguka icinshingwa ukuya ku ntanshi pa matabo ikumi (10), lelo calyafya icinshingwa ukubwelela ku numa pa matabo ikumi.”+ 11 Awe Esaya kasesema aliliile kuli Yehova; na o abweseshe pa matabo icinshingwa, e kutila, pa matabo ya kwa Ahasi, kabili cabwelele ku numa pa matabo ikumi (10).+
12 Pa nshita ilya Berodaki-baladani+ mwana Baladani imfumu ya Babiloni+ atumine bakalata+ no bupe kuli Hisekia; pantu aumfwile ukuti Hisekia alilwele. 13 Na o Hisekia akutike kuli bena no kubalanga ing’anda yakwe yonse iya cuma,+ silfere na golde+ na mafuta ya balsamu+ na mafuta yasuma no mwalesungilwa ifyanso fyakwe ne fyuma fyakwe fyonse. Tapali nangu cimo ico Hisekia ashabalangile mu ng’anda yakwe na mu bufumu bwakwe bonse.+
14 Pa numa ya ifi Esaya kasesema aile ku Mfumu Hisekia no kuipusha ati:+ “Finshi aba baume bacisosa? kabili bafumine kwi pa kwisa kuli iwe?”+ Na o Hisekia ayaswike ati: “Bafumine ku calo ca kutali, ku Babiloni.” 15 Na kabili amwipwishe ati: “Finshi bacimona mu ng’anda yobe?” E lyo Hisekia ayaswike ati: “Bacimona fyonse ifyaba mu ng’anda yandi. Tapali nangu cimo pa fyuma fyandi ico nshacibalanga.”+
16 Esaya nomba e pa kweba Hisekia ati: “Umfweni ifyo Yehova asosa,+ 17 ‘“Mona! Inshiku shileisa, kabili fyonse ifyaba mu ng’anda yobe+ na fyonse ifyo ifikolwe fyobe fyalonganike ukufika na pali buno bushiku, fikasendwa ku Babiloni.+ Tapakashale nangu cimo,”+ e fyo Yehova asosa. 18 “Kabili abana bobe bamo abakafuma muli iwe, abana abo ukafyala, bakasendwa+ no kuyaba bacilolo ba kwi sano+ mwi sano lya mfumu ya Babiloni.”’”+
19 E lyo Hisekia atile kuli Esaya: “Icebo ca kwa Yehova ico wasosa cawama.”+ Kabili atile: “Pantu umutende ne cine+ fikatwalilila mu nshiku shandi.”+
20 Ne milandu iyashalako iya kwa Hisekia na bumpalume bwakwe, ne fyo apangile icishiba+ no mufulo+ wa kuleta amenshi mu musumba, bushe tafyalembwa mwi buuku+ lya milandu ya shamfumu sha mu Yuda?21 Awe Hisekia aleele ukwalaala ifikolwe fyakwe;+ kabili Manase+ umwana wakwe alimupyene no kutendeka ukuteka.