2 Vimyene 22 - Livulu lya Shukulu Kalunga

Mwene Yosiya wa mu Yunda

¹ Yosiya wakele na myaka itanu na itatu omo wapwile mwene wa mu Yunda, co washwanene mu Yelusalema myaka makumi atatu na mwaka umo. Vaina vapwile Njendinda, muna Andaya wa ku nganda ya Mbozekate.

² Yosiya walingile vije vyavwaelelesele Shukulu Kalunga, co watembunwinine kukulwila yendi Mwene Ndaviti, wononokele mashiko oshe a Njambi.

Livulu lya Mashiko valiwana

³ Mu mwaka wamulikumi na itanu na itatu wakushwana kwendi, Mwene Yosiya watumine Shafane muka-kusoneka wa mu mbanja, muna Azaliya mutekulu wa Meshulame, ku Njuvo ya Shukulu Kalunga, co wamushikile ngwendi,

⁴ “Ya kuli Hilikiya Muka-kukombelela Wakama ukatambule muzimbu wa vimbongo vivanatambula kuli vanu vaka-kukombelela vaje vakapanga ku cikolo ca ku Njuvo ya Shukulu Kalunga.

⁵ Muleke aane vimbongo kuli vanu vaje valinakuvwaesa Njuvo ya Shukulu Kalunga. Vavifwete

⁶ vaka-kushonga mavaya, na vaka-kutunga vinjuvo, co valande mavaya na mamanya akuvwaesesa Njuvo ya Shukulu Kalunga.

⁷ Vantwama va vipangi vanapu va kulongwa, ngecivene, naumo wai lalo akalava mavulu avo avakasoneka vimbongo.”

⁸ Shafane watwalele lishiko lya mwene kuli Hilikiya Muka-kukombelela Wakama, co Hilikiya walekele Shafane muka-kusoneka ngwendi, “Njinawana livulu lya Mashiko mu Njuvo ya Shukulu Kalunga.” Hilikiya waanene Shafane livulu, co walilavele.

⁹ Ngecivene, Shafane welukilile lalo kuli mwene, co wamulekele ngwendi, “Vangamba vove vananono vimbongo vije vyakele mu Njuvo ya Shukulu Kalunga, co vanavyana kuli vantwama vaka-kuvwaesa mu Njuvo ya Shukulu Kalunga.”

¹⁰ Co Shafane wendekele kuli mwene ngwendi, “Livulu eli lyananjana Hilikiya.” Co walilavelele mwene.

¹¹ Omo mwene wazivile vije valavele mu livulu lya Mashiko, watavwile vuzalo vwendi mukuviilila,

¹² co waanene lishiko kuli Hilikiya muka-kukombelela na kuli Ahikame muna Shafane na kuli Akambole muna Mikaya na kuli Shafane muka-kusoneka wa mu mbanja na kuli Asaya katumwa ka mwene ngwendi,

¹³ “Yeni mukanjihwileko kuli Shukulu Kalunga na vanu voshe va mu Yunda a vilongesa evi vili mu livulu eli livanawana. Shukulu Kalunga naluvala netu omwo vakukulwila vetu kuvasele kulinga vije vivasonekele mu livulu eli.”

¹⁴ Co Hilikiya na Ahikame na Akambole na Shafane na Asaya vaile nakwihula kuli Hulunda, muka-kwimanena wa munakazi wakele mu mutambela wamucivali wa Yelusalema. (Munalume wendi wapwile Shalume muna Tikeva mutekulu wa Halehase, ikeye wakele nakunyunga vuzalo vwa mu Njuvo ya Shukulu Kalunga.) Co vamulekele vije vyalingiwile,

¹⁵ ngecivene, wavalekele veluke kuli mwene,

¹⁶ vakamuleke ngeci Shukulu Kalunga nendeka majwi awa ngwendi, “Njikanyanyamesa Yelusalema na vanu vamwo voshe, ngwe muvanasoneka mu livulu lije lyanalava mwene.

¹⁷ Vakevo vananjivyana, co vanakombelela vin̄ombelo kuli vinjambi veka, co vanashangumuna vukalu vwange a vyoshe evi vivanalingi. Vukalu vwange vunakatuka vwakulwisa Yelusalema, co kunjikavututumwisa embwe.

¹⁸ Nambe vene ali mwene, evi vikevyo yange, Kalunga Njambi ya Isalele, njinendeka ngwange wazivi mwamuvwa vije vanasoneka mu livulu,

¹⁹ co watengulukile na kulikeesa ku mesho ange, watavwile vuzalo vwove nakulila, omo wazivile muje njalishungwiiye kunyanyamesa Yelusalema na vanu vamwo. Njikaupwisa mwela wakukomokesa, co vanu vakapangesa lizina lyawo kupwa cisingo. Oloni njazivi lilombelo lyove,

²⁰ co cihiso eci njinashakele kunena a Yelusalema kucikaija kuvanga munima ya kutsa kwove. Njikakutava ngeci ukatse mu kwoloka.” Co vaje vanu velwisile awa majwi kuli Mwene Yosiya.