Abami b’Akabiri
22 Yosia abya n’emyaka 8 omughulu abya mwami. Mwatabala oko myaka 31 iniane e Yerusalema. Mama wiwe abya iniakahulawa mo Yedida; abya mwali wa Adaya we Bozkati. 2 Yosia mwakola ebyuwene omo meso wa Yehova. Mwakola ngoko Daudi, tata-kulu wiwe, akola. Mwatakitira oko luhande lw’amali kutse lw’amalembe.
3 Omo mwaka we 18 w’obutabali bwiwe, omwami Yosia mwatuma omusekretere Shafani, mughala wa Azalia, mughala wa Meshulamu, eyiri enyumba ya Yehova. Mwamubwira ati: 4 “Ghenda, uyasungane n’omuhereri mukulu Hilkia. Umubwire uti akume-kume esyofranga syosi esyo bandu bakaleta omo nyumba ya Yehova, esyo abandu bakaha abakatsunga emilango. 5 Ubabwire uti bahesyo abimanire omubiiri w’erikokotya enyumba ya Yehova, nabo balihe kusyo kw’abakendikokotya ahatsandire* oko nyumba ya Yehova, 6 ni bugha ambu, balihe kusyo kw’abafundi, abahimbi, n’abamaso; kandi baghule kusyo kw’esyombagho n’amabwe awabiribatswa, batoke erikokotya enyumba. 7 Abimaniri abakendihabwa esyofranga esyo sibendibulibwa nga mubakakolesayasyo bati, kundi ni bandu b’eriyiketerwa.”
8 Habere habilaba mughulu mulebe, omuhereri mukulu Hilkia mwabwira Shafani omusekretere ati: “Mungasunga ekitabu ky’Emighambo omo nyumba ya Yehova.” Neryo Hilkia mwaha ekitabu ekyo kyo Shafani, na Shafani mwatsuka erisomakyo. 9 Shafani omusekretere mwayasungana n’omwami, amamubwira ati: “Abaghombe baghu mubakayakuma-kuma esyofranga esilue omo hekalu. Babirihasyo abimanire omubiiri w’erikokotya enyumba ya Yehova.” 10 Kandi omusekretere Shafani mwabugha ati: “Omuhereri Hilkia mwakamba ekitabu kino.” Neryo Shafani mwatsuka erisomakyo embere sy’omwami.
11 Omwami mwabya abinowa ebinywa ebiri omo kitabu ky’Emighambo, mwatulanga esyongyimba siwe. 12 Neryo omwami mwabwira omuhereri Hilkia, Ahikamu mughala wa Shafani, Akbori mughala wa Mikaya, Shafani omusekretere, na Asaya omughombe w’omwami ati: 13 “Mughende, muyanibuliraye Yehova, muyabuliraye n’abandu be Yuda ebinywa ebiri omo kitabu ekyamabisungwa eki nga bitulebirye biti; kundi Yehova abirituhitanako kutsibu, kusangwa abotata-kulu wetu mubatasikya ebinywa ebiri omo kitabu eki, mubatakwama ebyosi ebihandikire mukyo, ebyo tutolere itwakwama.”
14 Neryo omuhereri Hilkia, Ahikamu, Akbori, Shafani, na Asaya mubayasungana n’omuminyereri mukali ye Hulda. Abya mukali w’omwimaniri w’ekyumba ky’eribikamo esyongyimba, ni bugha ambu, ye Shalumu mughala wa Tikva, mughala wa Harhasi. Omuminyereri mukali oyo abya ikere omo Kartye k’Akabiri ke Yerusalema. Eyo yo bakaniraya naye. 15 Hulda mwabwira abalume abo ati: “Yehova oMungu we Israeli ati, ‘Mubwire omulume oyulyabatuma okw’ingye muti: 16 “Yehova ati, ‘Ngendileta obuhanya omo kiharo kino n’oko bikalani bamo, ngendileta ebyosi ebiri omo kitabu ekyo omwami we Yuda alyasoma. 17 Ngendikangania ngoko nihitene busana n’ekiharo eki, n’ekinigha kyaghe sikyendisyahwa kundi babirileka erinikwama, kandi banemutumbirya eyindi miungu y’omuki w’amahere wabo busana n’erinihitania omo byosi ebyo bakakola.’” 18 Aliwe omwami we Yuda oyulyabatuma ati mumubuliraye Yehova, kandi mumubwire muti, ‘Yehova oMungu we Israeli akabugha atya oko binywa ebyo ulyowa: 19 “Mughukabya wabyowa ebyo niryabugha niti ngendikolera omwanya ono n’abikalani bamo, ngoko bakenditakirwa kandi ngoko abandu bakendibya bakasagha kutsibu babilangira ebiryabahikira, mughutitakalya-kalya omutima waghu, kandi mughukayikehaya embere sya Yehova. Mughukatulanga esyongyimba syaghu n’erilirira embere syaghe. Busana n’ebyosi ebyo, Yehova ati naghe nabirikwowa. 20 Busana n’ekyo, ngendileka uhole ng’abotata-kulu waghu.* Ukenditabwa omo yisinda mo buholo. N’ameso waghu syendisyalangira obuhanya bosi obo ngendisyaleta omo mwanya ono.”’” Neryo mubayabwira omwami y’ebinywa ebyo.