2 Abami 20 - Kinyarwanda Bibiliya Ntagatifu

Hezekiya arwara ariko agakira

¹ Muri iyo minsi, Hezekiya afatwa n’indwara ya simusiga. Umuhanuzi Izayi mwene Amosi aza kumureba, maze aramubwira ati «Uhoraho aravuze ngo ’Raga abo mu rugo rwawe kuko ugiye gupfa, utazakira.’»

² Hezekiya yerekeza amaso ku rukuta aramya Uhoraho, agira ati

³ «Ndagusabye, Uhoraho, ibuka ko nagenze imbere yawe nta buryarya kandi n’umutima utunganye, ngakora ibigushimishije.» Nuko Hezekiya asuka amarira menshi cyane.

⁴ Izayi ataragera mu rugo hagati, yumva ijwi ry’Uhoraho rimubwira riti

⁵ «Subirayo ubwire Hezekiya, umutware w’umuryango wanjye, uti ’Jyewe, Uhoraho, Imana ya sokuruza Dawudi, numvise amasengesho yawe, mbona n’amarira yawe, none ngiye kugukiza: ndetse mu minsi itatu uzashobora kuzamuka ujye mu Ngoro y’Uhoraho.

⁶ Nkongereye imyaka cumi n’itanu ku gihe wari kuzabaho. Kandi nzagukiza wowe n’uyu murwa, mbagobotore mu nzara z’umwami w’Abanyashuru; nzarinda uyu murwa mbigiriye jye ubwanjye Imana, n’umugaragu wanjye Dawudi.’»

⁷ Izayi aravuga ati «Nimuzane umugati wakozwe mu mbuto z’imitini.» Barawuzana bawushyira ku bibyimba by’umwami, maze umwami arakira.

⁸ Hezekiya abaza Izayi, ati «Ni ikihe kimenyetso kizanyemeza ko Uhoraho azankiza, ko kandi mu minsi itatu nzashobora kuzamuka nkajya mu Ngoro y’Uhoraho?»

⁹ Izayi aramusubiza ati «Dore ikimenyetso kizakwereka ko Uhoraho azasohoza ijambo yavuze: ese urashaka ko igicucu kijya imbere ho intambwe cumi cyangwa kigasubira inyuma ho izo ntambwe?»

¹⁰ Hezekiya aramusubiza ati «Biroroshye ko igicucu kijya imbere ho intambwe cumi, ahubwo nigisubire inyuma ho intambwe cumi!»

¹¹ Nuko umuhanuzi Izayi atakambira Uhoraho, Uhoraho asubiza igicucu inyuma ho intambwe cumi ku madarajya ya Akhazi.

Hezekiya yakira intumwa z’umwami w’i Babiloni

¹² Muri icyo gihe Merodaki‐Baladani mwene Baladani, umwami w’i Babiloni, atuma kuri Hezekiya kuko yari yumvise ko arwaye, amwoherereza amabaruwa n’amaturo.

¹³ Hezekiya yakirana ibyishimo izo ntumwa, azereka ububiko bwe bwose, feza, zahabu, amavuta ahumura cyane, inzu yarimo intwaro zo kurwanisha, n’ibindi byo mu mutungo we wose; ntihagira ikintu na kimwe cyo mu nzu ye no mu gihugu cye gisigara atakizeretse.

¹⁴ Umuhanuzi Izayi asanga umwami Hezekiya, aramubaza ati «Bariya bantu bakubwiye iki, kandi bavaga he?» Hezekiya aramusubiza ati «Baje baturuka mu gihugu cya kure cy’i Babiloni.»

¹⁵ Izayi yongera kumubaza, ati «Babonye iki mu ngoro yawe?» Hezekiya ati «Ibiri mu rugo rwanjye byose babibonye, nta kintu na kimwe mu byo ntunze ntaberetse.»

¹⁶ Nuko Izayi abwira Hezekiya, ati «Umva ijambo ry’Uhoraho:

¹⁷ Hazaza igihe ibintu biri mu rugo rwawe, n’ibyo abasokuruza bahabitse kugeza ubu, byose bizajyanwa i Babiloni; nta na kimwe kizasigara, ni ko Uhoraho avuze.

¹⁸ Abenshi mu bana wibyariye, bazabajyana babahindure abakone bo kuba mu ngoro y’umwami w’i Babiloni.»

¹⁹ Hezekiya abwira Izayi, ati «Ijambo ry’Uhoraho uvuze ni ryiza.» Yaribwiraga ati «Mu gihe nzaba nkiriho hazabaho amahoro n’umudendezo.»

²⁰ Ibindi bigwi bya Hezekiya n’ubutwari bwe, n’uko yacukuye icyuzi n’umuyoboro bijyana amazi mu mugi, ibyo byose ntibyanditswe se mu gitabo cy’Amateka y’abami ba Yuda?

²¹ Maze Hezekiya aratanga asanga abasekuruza be, umuhungu we Manase amusimbura ku ngoma.