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Kyabazinga Hezekia owa Buyudaaya
(2 Byom 29:1-2; 31:1)
1Mu mwaka ogwokusatu nga kyabazinga Hoshea mutabane wa Ela n’afuga Isiraeli, Hezekia mutabane wa Ahazi yaafuuka kyabazinga wa Buyudaaya. 2Yali agheza emyaka amakumi abiri n’etaanu egy’obukulu, era yaafuga okumala entangama ya myaka amakumi abiri na mwenda mu Yerusalemu. Inhina nga bamweta Abi mughala wa Zekaria. 3Yaakolanga ebituufu Musengwa Katonda by’asiima, ng’oti n’ebyo dhaadha we Daudi bye yakolanga. 4Yaatoolagho ebifo ebigulumivu eby’okusinzizaamu, yaamenhagho empango, era yaatematema ebifaananie by’omusambwa omukazi Ashera. Era yaamenhamenha omusota ogw’ekyuma eky’ekikomo Musa gwe yakola n’agweta Nehushitani kuba n’okutuusa mu biseera ebyo, Abaisiraeli baali bakaaguniokeza obubbaani.18:4: Kub 21:9 5Hezekia yeesiganga Musengwa Katonda, Katonda wa Isiraeli, ghaaloba kubaagho kyabazinga wa Buyudaaya yeenayeena amutuukaku, ku baamusookagho n’abaamwiririra. 6Yaagumiranga ku Musengwa Katonda aghazira kumuvaaku naire, era yaagemanga ebiragiro Musengwa Katonda oyo bye yalagira Musa. 7Musengwa Katonda yaabanga ghalala naye, era ebintu byonabyona bye yakolanga byamujiira bukalamu. Yaadheemera kyabazinga w’e Assiria, yaaloba kumugheereza. 8Yaaghangula Abafilisiti okutuukira irala e Gaza n’ebiketezo ebikyezungulwire, okuva ku kabuga akasembayo obutono okutuuka ku kibuga ekisingayo obunene.
9Mu mwaka ogwokuna nga kyabazinga Hezekia n’afuga Buyudaaya, ogwo nga n’omwaka ogwomusanvu nga kyabazinga Hoshea mutabane wa Ela n’afuga Isiraeli, Shalumaneseri kyabazinga w’e Assiria yaalumba Isiraeli era yaazingiza ekibuga Samaria okukyezunguluza. 10Emyaka esatu bwe gyawaaku okuva lwe baakizingiza okukyezunguluza, baakighangula ogwo gwali nga n’omwaka ogwomukaaga nga kyabazinga Hezekia n’afuga Buyudaaya, ate gwaba omwaka ogwomwenda nga kyabazinga Hoshea n’afuga Isiraeli. 11Kyabazinga w’e Assiria yaakukumba abantu ab’omu Isiraeli yaabatwala mu Assiria. Abandi yaabata mu kibuga Hala, abandi kumpi n’omwiga Habori mu kiketezo ky’e Gozani, ate abandi mu bibuga eby’Abamedi.
12Ekibuga Samaria baakighangula kuba Abaisiraeli baaloba okugondera Musengwa Katonda waibwe, baamenha endagaano ye yakola nabo, era baadheemera byonabyona Musa omugheereza we bye yalagira, baaloba kubiwulirisa oba okubigondera.
Abassiria batiisatiisa Yerusalemu
(2 Byom 32:1-19; Isa 36:1-22)
13Mu mwaka ogweikumi n’ena (14) nga kyabazinga Hezekia n’afuga Buyudaaya, Sennakeribu kyabazinga w’e Assiria yaalumba ebibuga byonabyona ebya Buyudaaya ebyezungulwirwa ebimante ebigumu, yaabighangula. 14Agho kyabazinga Hezekia owa Buyudaaya yaagheereza obukwenda eri kyabazinga w’e Assiria, eyali e Lakishi mu kiseera ekyo, nga bukoba buti: “Nayonoona. Nkusaba olekere agho okuunumba. By’onansalira byonabyona ndidha kubikugha.” Agho kyabazinga w’e Assiria yaasalira kyabazinga Hezekia kilo omutwalo mulala (10,000) edha feeza, ni kilo lukumi (1,000) edha zaabu. 15Hezekia yaamugha feeza yeenayeena eyali mu isinzizo, ni mu iterekero ly’ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga. 16Mu kiseera ekyo, Hezekia yaakakampula ni zaabu eyali ku ndhigi dh’eisinzizo ni ku myango, kyabazinga mwene oyo Hezekia ye yali alimbiizaaku, yaamugha kyabazinga w’e Assiria.
17Agho kyabazinga w’e Assiria ng’ali e Lakishi, yaasindika eigye eikologho nga likulirwa abakungu be basatu abakulira bakungu banaibwe boonaboona, lyaja okulumba Hezekia e Yerusalemu. Bwe baatuukayo, baayemerera gha mweta oguleeta amaadhi okuva mu nsulo y’eitale eri ku ngira eja mu kifo ekyetebwa Ekyolezo. 18Bwe baayetesa kyabazinga Hezekia, abakungu be bano baidha ye bali: Eliakimu mutabane wa Hilikia, nga n’eyalabiriranga ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga Shebuna eyali omughandiisi w’omu kisaagaati kya kyabazinga ni Yoa mutabane wa Asafu, nga n’eyali omukuumi w’ebighandiiko. 19Omukungu Omuassiria yaabakoba ati: “Mukobe kyabazinga Hezekia muti, ‘Kyabazinga omukologho ow’e Assiria ali kukubuuza ati, kiki ekiri kukwesiguza? 20Olowooza oti okwogera obwogere n’okunaafuuka amagezi n’amaani ag’okulwana olutalo? Naani y’oli kwesiga okutuuka n’okundheemera? 21Bona, oli kwesiga ensi Misiri eri ng’oti n’olugada olumenhefu, olufumita engalo dh’oyo alugema n’alwesigamaku. Atyo kyabazinga w’e Misiri bw’ali y’abo abamwesiga.’ ”
22Omukungu Omuassiria yaayongera okukoba ati: “Aye bwe munkoba muti, ‘Twesiga Musengwa Katonda waife,’ ndidha kubabuuza nti Musengwa Katonda oyo ti n’oyo Hezekia ye yatooleragho ebifo bye ebigulumivu eby’okusinzizangamu ni alutaari dhe, era Hezekia oyo n’akoba abantu ab’omu Buyudaaya ni mu Yerusalemu ati, ‘Mwidha kusinzizanga ku alutaari ey’omu Yerusalemu yonka?’ 23Mpegaano ni, ka mbasonsoonie mu liina lya musengwa wange kyabazinga w’e Assiria: ndidha kubagha imwe embalaasi enkumi ebiri (2,000), bwe munaasobola okufunayo abanaadhivuga! 24Oba nga timusobola naire kulwanisa muduumizi mulala ati ow’eidaala erisembayo mu baduumizi b’eigye lya musengwa wange, olwo musobola mutya okwesiga ensi Misiri olw’ebigaali byayo eby’omu lutalo n’olw’abavuzi baayo ab’embalaasi? 25Mulowooza muti nalumba ekifo kino okukizikiriza nga Musengwa Katonda tali ghalala ninze? Musengwa Katonda mwene n’eyankoba ati, ‘Lumba ensi eyo ogizikirize.’ ”
26Agho Eliakimu mutabane wa Hilikia, ni Shebuna, ni Yoa, baakoba omukungu oyo Omuassiria bati: “Tukweghembye, yogera n’ife mu lulimi Oluaramaika, kuba tulutegeera. Aye otayogera n’ife mu Luheburayi ng’abantu abali ku kimante bawulira.”
27Omukungu Omuassiria yairamu ati: “Mulowooza muti musengwa wange yantuma okukobera ebibono ebyo musengwa waimwe n’imwe mwenka? Busa, yantuma okubikobera n’abantu abo abatyaime ku kimante, abanaatuuka n’okulya obubi obwaibwe bwene n’okunhwa enkali eyaibwe yeene, ng’oti n’imwe bwe munaakola.”
28Agho omukungu Omuassiria oyo yaayemerera, yaalangirira mu lulimi Oluyudaaya, ng’ayogera mu mamiro ag’amaani ati: “Muwulire kyabazinga omukologho ow’e Assiria ky’akoba! 29Ali kubalabula ati Hezekia atabaguumaaza, kuba tasobola kubatoola mu ngalo dhange n’abawonia. 30Era atabasendasenda kwesigulira ku Musengwa Katonda, nga mukoba muti, ‘Musengwa Katonda aidha kutuwonia, era aidha kulobera kyabazinga w’Abassiria okugema ekibuga kyaife.’ 31Mutawulirisa Hezekia, kuba kyabazinga w’e Assiria akoba ati, ‘Muveeyo bya bulungi mwegheeyo ye ndi. Olwo kiisi muntu aidha kulyanga ku bibala by’emizabbibu egigye ku bubwe, n’eby’emiti emitiini egigye ku bubwe, era anhwenga amaadhi ag’omu nsulo eyiye ku bubwe, 32okutuusa lwe ndiidha ni mbatwala mu nsi eri ng’oti n’eyaimwe, ensi erimu engaano, n’omwenge ogw’emizabbibu, n’amasamba ag’emizabbibu, n’omuzigo ogw’emiti emyoliva, era n’omudheenene gw’endhuki. Bwe munaakola mutyo, mwidha kuba balamu mulobe kufa. Aye mutawulirisa Hezekia ali kubaguyaguya ati Musengwa Katonda aidha kubawonia! 33Ghalighooku omusambwa waire omulala guti ogw’abamaghanga agandi ogwali gusoboireku okuwonia ensi yaagwo ni gugitoola mu ngalo dha kyabazinga w’e Assiria? 34Emisambwa egy’e Hamathi n’egy’e Arupadi, buti giri gha? Ate emisambwa egy’e Sefarivaimu, n’egy’e Hena, n’egy’e Ivva, buti giri gha? Gyali giwoniizaaku ekibuga Samaria, kyanva mu ngalo? 35Musambwa ki, ku misambwa egy’ensi dhoonadhoona, ogwali guwoniizaaku ensi yaagwo ni gugintoola mu ngalo, memale olwo katyo mudhuube muti Musengwa Katonda aghanga okuwonia Yerusalemu, yaakintoola mu ngalo?’ ”
36Aye abantu baasirika busirike, baaloba kumwiramu kibono naire, kuba kyabazinga Hezekia yali abalagiire ati: “Mutamwiramu.” 37Agho Eliakimu mutabane wa Hilikia, nga n’eyalabiriranga ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga, ni Shebuna eyali omughandiisi w’omu kisaagaati kya kyabazinga, era ni Yoa mutabane wa Asafu, nga n’eyali omukuumi w’ebighandiiko, baaja eri Kyabazinga Hezekia nga bakanwirekanwire ebivaalo byaibwe olw’okunakughala. Baamukobera omukungu w’e Assiria bye yakoba.