2 Bus 20 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Ebyo ku byahwaire, Abamoabu, n'Abaamoni n'ab'omu Bameuni, baahurura kurwanisa Yehoshafaati.

² Abantu baija baagambira Yehoshafaati bati: Eihe rihango ryaija kukuteera, niriruga Edomu seeri y'enyanja. Hati bari Hazazonitamari (niyo Engedi).

³ Yehoshafaati yaatiina munonga, yaayehayo kushaba Mukama, kandi yaarangirira ku ab'omuri Buyuda yoona beesiibyakwo.

⁴ Abaayuda nabo baateeranira hamwe kushaba Nyakubaho kubaha emikono. Baaruga omu ndembo za Buyuda zoona, baija kweshengyereza Nyakubaho.

⁵ Reero Yehoshafaati yaayemerera ahu Abaayuda n'Abaayerusalemu bateeraniire, omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho, omu maisho g'ekibuga ekisya.

⁶ Yaashaba ati: Mukama Ruhanga wa baatatenkuriitwe, tiiwe oba Ruhanga ow'omu iguru? Tiiwe otegyeka abagabe b'omu mahanga goona? Manya niiwe ogira amaani n'obushoboorozi, hatagire n'omwe owaakugungira.

⁷ Ai Ruhanga waitu, tiiwe waabingire abatuuzi b'omuri egi nsi, bakahigiza abantu baawe Abaisiraeli; kandi okagiha baijukuru ba Aburahamu munywani waawe kuba eyaabo ebiro byona?

⁸ Nabo bakagituuramu, bakakwombekyeramu Nyaruju kukuramizamu, nibagira bati:

⁹ Ku turiizirwa akabi twahikwaho ekifubiro, nari orufu, nainga enjara, turyayemerera omu maisho ga Nyaruju egi omu maisho gaawe, ahabw'okuba nimwo oramizibwa; tukutakire turi omu naku. Haza otuhurire, otujune.

¹⁰ Mbwenu reeba, Abaamoni n'Abamoabu n'ab'omu Rushozi rwa Seiri, abu otaraikiriize Baisiraeli kubateera obu baaruga omu nsi ya Misiri, nabo bakabeetantara, bakareka kubacwekyereza.

¹¹ Mbwenu hati eki barikutuzimuurira n'okwija kutubinga omu butaka bwaitu obu waatuhaire kuba obwaitu bw'empungurano.

¹² Ai Ruhanga waitu, tobafubira? Manya itwe titwine maani kurwanisa egi migogo yaija kututeera. Titurikumanya n'eki turaakore; kureka niiwe tuhangire amaisho.

Mukama okutuma Yahazieli kuhuumuriza Abaayuda

¹³ Ago magingo Abaayuda boona ku baabaire beemereire omu maisho ga Nyakubaho, n'abeereere baabo, n'abakazi baabo, n'abaana baabo,

¹⁴ Mutima wa Nyakubaho yaijura Yahazieli, mwene Zekariya, mwijukuru wa Benaaya, Benaaya ya Yeieli, Yeieli ya Mataniya, Omuleevi w'Abaasafu, ahagati y'abateeraniire aho.

¹⁵ Yaagira ati: Yaimwe mwena Abaayuda, n'abatwire omuri Yerusalemu, naiwe Omugabe Yehoshafaati, nimuhurire! Nyakubaho naabagira ati: Mutatiina, kandi egi migogo etabahahaaza omutima; ahabw'okuba oru rugamba ti rwanyu, n'orwa Ruhanga.

¹⁶ Nyencakare mushuume, mubarwanise. Reeba, nibaija kwinamukira aharikutembera Ziizi, mubashangye aha muheru gw'oruhanga rwa burugwa-izooba bw'eihamba rya Yerueli.

¹⁷ Timurikwija kwetenga kurwana omuri orwo rugamba. Ekyanyu n'okuza omu myanya yaanyu mukaguma mwemereire, haza mukaareeba oku Nyakubaho yaabasingurira orugamba. Imwe Baayuda 'mwe, n'Abaayerusalemu, mutatiina, kandi mutahahaara. Nyencakare muhurure, mubateere. Nyakubaho naija kuba hamwe naimwe.

¹⁸ Ebyo ku byahwaire Yehoshafaati yaajuumara aha nsi; Abaayuda boona n'abatuuzi b'omuri Yerusalemu nabo baajumara aha nsi omu maisho ga Nyakubaho, baamuramya.

¹⁹ Abaleevi ab'omu Baakoohati n'ab'omu Baakora, baayemerera kuhimbisa Mukama Ruhanga wa Isiraeli, nibateera akaari.

Nyakubaho okusingurira Abaayuda Abaamoabu

²⁰ Abaayuda bakaimuka kare omu kasheeshe, baaza omu ihamba rya Tekoa. Ku baabaire nibakiimutsya orugyendo, Yehoshafaati yaayemerera, yaabagira ati: Imwe Baayuda 'mwe, n'abatuuzi b'omuri Yerusalemu, nimumpurire! Mwesigye Mukama Ruhanga waanyu, nibwo muraahame. Mwikirize eby'abarangi be, nibwo muraasingure.

²¹ Reero ku yaaherize kuhanuura n'abantu, yaataho ab'okweshongorera Nyakubaho, nibamuhimbisa, bajwaire ebijwaro by'aha biro birikwera, beebembeire eihe nibeeshongora bati: Musiime Nyakubaho, ahabw'okuba rukundo ye etahararuka eba ey'ebiro byona.

²² Haza ku baatandikire bati kweshongora n'okuhimbisa Nyakubaho, yaataho ab'okugwera Abaamoni, n'Abamoabu n'ab'omu Rushozi Seiri, abaizire kurwanisa Abaayuda, yaabarabanisamu.

²³ Ahabw'okuba Abaamoni n'Abaamoabu bakagurukira abatuuzi b'omu Rushozi Seiri, baabaita, baabahezaho. Reero ku baaherize kucwekyereza abatwire Seiri, boona oku batura, baacenjana.

²⁴ Abaayuda ku baahikire omu ihamba aha munaara ogurangizibwaho abazigu, baanaga amaisho ei eihe riri, baareeba emitumbi erambiriraine aha nsi, hataine ohonokireho.

²⁵ Yehoshafaati n'abe ku baizire kubaaya, baashangayo amatungo maingi munonga, n'ebintu, n'eby'okujwara, n'eby'obuguzi bwingi ebi baayeeyayiire bikabaremeraho. Ahabw'okuba bingi munonga, baamara ebiro bishatu nibabyaya.

²⁶ Aha kiro kya kana bakateeranira omu ruhanga rwa Beraaka, baahimbisizayo Nyakubaho. Okwiha obwo omwanya ogwo gwaguma nigwetwa Oruhanga rwa Beraaka, okuhitsya n'eri izooba.

²⁷ Ebyo ku byahwaire, Abaayuda boona, n'Abaayerusalemu, na Yehoshafaati abeebembeire, baagaruka Yerusalemu bashemereirwe, ahabw'okuba Nyakubaho akabaha okweraatira abazigu baabo.

²⁸ Baahika Yerusalemu omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho nibateera amagobore n'ebidongo n'amakondere.

²⁹ Abagabe b'omu nsi zoona ku baahuriire ngu Nyakubaho arwaniise abazigu b'Abaisiraeli, baatiina Ruhanga.

³⁰ Obugabe bwa Yehoshafaati bwaguma bwine eihoreere, ahabw'okuba Ruhanga we akamuha obuhuumure embaju zoona.

Ebindi eby'omu busingye bwa Yehoshafaati

³¹ Oku nikwo Yehoshafaati yaategyekire Buyuda. Akaza aha ngoma aine emyaka ashatu n'etaano y'obukuru, yaategyekyera emyaka abiri n'etaano omuri Yerusalemu. Nyina akaba naayetwa Azuuba, ari muhara wa Shiluhi.

³² Akatwaza nka Asa ishe, tiyaagira bu ateishukire. Yaaguma naakora ebirikusiimwa Nyakubaho.

³³ Kwonka shi, taraihireho butungutungu, ahabw'okuba abantu bakaba batakataire mutima aha kuramya Ruhanga wa baishebo.

³⁴ Ebindi ebi Yehoshafaati yaakozire, okwiha aha kutandika okuhitsya aha muheru, bihandiikirwe omu by'omu busingye bwa Yehu mwene Hanani, ebyahandiikirwe omu Kitabo ky'Abagabe ba Isiraeli.

³⁵ Ebyo ku byahwaire, Omugabe Yehoshafaati owa Yuda akakwatanisa na Ahaziya omugabe wa Isiraeli, owaakozire ebibi bingi.

³⁶ Yaakwatanisa nawe kukora emeeri z'okuza Tarushiishi, baazikorera omuri Ezionigeberi.

³⁷ Eliezeri mwene Dodavahu owa Mareesha, nikwo kuragurira kubi Yehoshafaati, akamugira ati: Ahabw'okweteerana na Ahaziya, Nyakubaho naija kucwekyereza eki mukozire. Ezo meeri zityo zicwekyera aha nyanja, ziremwa kuza Tarushiishi.