Mukanda wa Kabidi wa Ba nfumu
18 Mu kipua kia kasatu kia kumunana kua Oshea muana a Ela nfumu a Isalele, Ezekiya muana a nfumu Akaze a Yunda bafikile nfumu. 2 Baadi na bipua 25 pa bafikile nfumu, na aye nkumunana munda mua bipua 29 mu Yelusalema, eshina dia nyinaye dibaadi Abi,* muana mukashi a Zekariya. 3 Batungunukile na kukita mianda ibuwa ku meso kua Yehowa nka bu bibaadi nshaye kulu Davide mukite. 4 Aye nyi baadi mukatushe ma mbalo e kunundu, musoose misungo ya kishila na mutshibe mutshi wa kishila.* Baadi dingi musoose nyoka a kiamo kia munyinga baadi Moyise mukite; muanda mpa na mu kiakia kipungo muilo wa Isalele ubaadi aufitshisha miishi ya milambu buaye, na ubaadi aumuitanyina bu nkishi a nyoka a kiamo kia munyinga.* 5 Baadi mukulupile mui Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele; takubaadi muntu su ngumune bu’ye munkatshi mua ba nfumu boso ba Yunda babafikile kunyima kuaye, sunga munkatshi mua baba babekeele kumpala kuaye. 6 Baadi mulamate Yehowa ngofu, tabaadi mulekie kumulonda, batungunukile na kutumikila miiya ibaadi Yehowa mupe Moyise. 7 Na Yehowa baadi naye. Koso kubaadi ende, baadi akitshi mianda na binangu. Baadi mutombokiele nfumu a Asiri na apela kumufubila. 8 Baadi dingi mutshokole bena Filistine mpa na ku Gaza na bibundi biaye bimuifunyishe, kubanga ku kitenta kia mulami mpa na ku kibundi* kinyingishibue.
9 Mu kipua kia kananka kia kumunana kua nfumu Ezekiya, kuamba’shi kipua kia musambobidi kia kumunana kua Oshea muana a Ela nfumu a Isalele, Nfumu Salamanasa a Asiri bafikile mu kulua na Samadiya ngoshi na abanga kumuifunyisha. 10 Abo nkukuata Samadiya ku nfudiilo kua bipua bisatu; mu kipua kia kasamombo kia kumunana kua Ezekiya kibaadi kipua kia kitema kia kumunana kua nfumu Oshea a Isalele, Samadiya baadi mukuatshibue. 11 Akupu nfumu a Asiri nkukuata bena Isalele, nkuenda nabo mu Asiri na nkuibatuula buabadia kushala mu Ala na mu Abore dia ku muela wa Gozane na mu bibundi bia bena Mede. 12 Nyi mpa muanda tababaadi bateemeshe eyi dia Yehowa Efile Mukulu aabo, anka babaadi nka abayipaa kilombeno kiaye, bioso bibaadi Moyise mufubi a Yehowa muibatumine eyi, tababaadi bateemeshe sunga kukokiela.
13 Mu kipua kia 14 kia kumunana kua nfumu Ezekiya, Senakeribe nfumu a Asiri bafikile mu kulua ngoshi na bibundi bioso bia Yunda binyingishibue na aye nkuibikuata. 14 Biabia nfumu Ezekiya a Yunda nkutumina nfumu a Asiri eyi ku Lakishe’shi: “Ne mu kilubilo. Katuka kuandi na nakupa kioso ki’ontekie.” Nfumu a Asiri nkuteka nfumu Ezekiya a Yunda bua kufuta ntalanta* 300 ya kiamo kia arja na ntalanta 30 ya ôlo. 15 Biabia Ezekiya nkutuusha kiamo kia arja kioso kibaadi mu nshibo ya Yehowa na mu ma mbalo a kulamina bintu bia muulo bia nshibo ya nfumu.* 16 Mu aa mafuku Ezekiya bakatuishe* biibi bia ku ntempelo a Yehowa na ntempa ibaadi Ezekiya nfumu a Yunda nabene mulamikie olo na aye nkuibipa nfumu a Asiri.
17 Akupu nfumu a Asiri nkutuma Tartane,* Rabisarise,* Rabishake* na kiluilo kikata kia basalayi kui nfumu Ezekiya mu Yelusalema kukatukila ku Lakishe. Abo nkukaamina ku Yelusalema na nkuimana pepi na mukola wa eshiba dia kunundu di muishinda dikata dia efuba dia muntu atumpaa bilamba. 18 Pabaabadi betanyine nfumu bua’shi atuukie paasha, Eliyakime baadi atala nshibo ya nfumu* muana a Ilikiya, Shebena mufundi na Yowa mufundi a mianda muana a Asafe nyi babaadi batuukie kuabadi.
19 Biabia Rabishake nkuibalungula’shi: “Lungulayi namu Ezekiya’shi, ‘bino nyi abiakula nfumu mukata, nfumu a Asiri’shi: “Lukulupilo loobe nduimene pa kinyi? 20 Okuete kuakula’shi, ‘ne na mayele na bukome bua kulua ngoshi,’ anka ano nyi mayi a bisumanga. Wemutuule lukulupilo lobe mui nanyi buashi ontombokiele? 21 Tala, okulupila mu bukuashi bua Ejipitu e bu elengie ditshokokie dilombene kutapa na kutubula eyasa dia muntu su ediemena. Biabia nyi bi Faraone nfumu a Ejipitu kui boso abakulupila muadi. 22 Na su ondungula’shi, ‘tui bakulupile mui Yehowa Efile Mukulu eetu,’ ta naye sha ma mbalo e kunundu na bilambuilo bibaadi Ezekiya mukashe pabaadi mulungule Yunda na Yelusalema’shi, ‘abitungu nuiname kumpala kua kino kilambuilo mu Yelusalema su’?”’ 23 Binobino epikene na muanana nfumu a Asiri: Nakupa nfualasa 2 000 tutale su opete bantu ba kuiyitambusha. 24 Biabia mbikunyi biodi mulombene kubinga su ngumune a ku ba guvernere bashadile ba ku bafubi ba nfumuami, aku namu we mukulupile mui Ejipitu bua matempu na bua bantu abatambushaa nfualasa? 25 Binobino ta nku matalua a Yehowa kunafiki mu kuluisha ino mbalo ngoshi bua kuiyibutula su? Yehowa nabene bandungula’shi, ‘kaamina okaluishe ino nsenga ngoshi na weyibutule.’”
26 Biabia Eliyakime muana a Ilikiya, na Shebena, na Yowa nkulungula Rabishake’shi: “Esambe namu na bafubi bobe mu kina Arameya* muanda atuikipushaa, tuesambanga netu mu ludimi lua bena Yunda muanda bantu be ku mudimba bakuete kupusha.” 27 Anka Rabishake nkuibalungula’shi: “Mpenda kui nfumu eenu na kuanudi kuabadi bantume kui nfumuami bua kuakula ano mayi su? Ta mpa na kui bantu bashale ku mudimba abo abakadi tufi tuabo na kutoma masukula aabo pamune nenu su?”
28 Akupu Rabishake nkuimana na nkuela musaase n’eyi dibukopo mu ludimi lua bena Yunda, akula’shi: “Pushayi eyi dia nfumu mukata, nfumu a Asiri. 29 Nfumu bakula bino’shi: ‘Tanutadilanga Ezekiya enudimbe, muanda t’obesha kuinupaasha ku maasa ande. 30 Na tanutadilanga Ezekiya enutakule mu kukulupila mui Yehowa, pa kuakula’shi: “Yehowa etupaasha binyibinyi, na kino kibundi takitudibua mu maasa a nfumu a Asiri.” 31 Tanuteemeshanga Ezekiya, muanda nfumu a Asiri akula bino‘shi: “Kitayi nami butaale na nuilambule kuandi, na oso a kuanudi akadi tukuba tua mutshi waye wa nfinyo na tua mutshi waye wa nfigiye na akatomo mema a mu mushima waye, 32 mpa na panfiki nenutuale mu nsenga i bu yenu nsenga ya ntete na nfinyo ipia, nsenga ya mikate na mafuba a nfinyo, nsenga ya mitshi ya olive na buuki, paapa anushala na muwa na tanufu. Tanuteemeshanga Ezekiya muanda kuete kuinudimba pa kuakula’shi, ‘Yehowa etupaasha.’ 33 Kui efile su ngumune ku b’efile ba miilo mupaashe nsenga yabo ku maasa a nfumu a Asiri su? 34 B’efile ba Amate na ba Arpade be kunyi? B’efile ba Sefarwayime, ba Ena na ba Iwa be kunyi? Mbapaashe Samadiya ku maasa ande su? 35 Biabia efile kinyi a munkatshi mua b’efile boso ba maumbo mupaashe eumbo diabo ku maasa ande, buashi Yehowa apaashe Yelusalema ku maasa ande?
36 Anka baba bantu nkushala baumine na tababaadi bamualule eyi su ndimune, muanda nfumu baadi muibatumine eyi’shi: “Tanumualulanga.” 37 Anka Eliyakime baadi atala nshibo ya nfumu* muana a Ilikiya, Shebena mufundi, na Yowa mufundi a mianda muana a Asafe, abafikile kui Ezekiya na bilamba biabo bisaane bamulungula mayi a Rabishake.