2 Bus 29 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Hezekiya akaba omugabe aine emyaka makumi abiri n'etaano y'obukuru; yaategyekyera emyaka abiri na mwenda omuri Yerusalemu. Nyina akaba naayetwa Abiiya, muhara wa Zekariya.

² Hezekiya akakora ebirikusiimwa Nyakubaho, nk'oku Daudi ishenkuru yaakozire.

³ Omu mwaka gw'okubanza ogw'omu busingye bwe, omu kwezi kw'okubanza, akaigura enyigi za Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho, yaazihunduuza.

⁴ Akataasyamu abahongyerezi n'Abaleevi, yaabateeranira omu kibuga ky'aha burugwa-izooba.

⁵ Yaabagira ati: Imwe Baleevi 'mwe, nimumpurire! Hati nimweyeze, mweze na Nyaruju ya Mukama Ruhanga wa baashwenkuriimwe, kandi mwihe eby'oburofa byona omu Mwanya Ogurikwera.

⁶ Ahabw'okuba baatatenkuriitwe bakacumura, baakora ebirikugwisa kubi Mukama Ruhanga waitu. Baamutsigaho, baiha amaisho aha butaaho bwe baamuteera amabega.

⁷ Ekindi, bakakinga enyigi z'ekisasi kya Nyaruju, baaraaza amatabaaza, tibaayoterera Ruhanga wa Isiraeli obubaani, nobu kwakuba okumutambira ebitambo bicwekize omu Mwanya Ogurikwera.

⁸ Nikyo Nyakubaho yaagiririire Abaayuda n'ab'omuri Yerusalemu ekiniga kingi, akabahindura ekintu ekirikureetera abantu kwesikura, kutangaara n'okweshaanya, nk'oku murikukyereebera.

⁹ Ekyo nikyo kyareeteire baatataitwe kwitwa rurara; na batabani baitu, na bahara baitu, n'abakazi baitu kuba enkwatwa.

¹⁰ Mbwenu nyowe ekindi aha mutima n'okuragaana endagaano na Mukama Ruhanga wa Isiraeli, ekiniga kye kikaabona kuturugaho.

¹¹ Baana bangye, murekye kweganda, ahabw'okuba Nyakubaho abatooraine kwemerera omu maisho ge, kumugaragira muri abaheereza be, n'okumwoterera obubaani.

Okushemezibwa kwa Nyaruju

¹² Ebyo ku byahwaire Abaleevi aba: Mahati mwene Amasai ya Yoeli mwene Azariya ab'omuri beene Kohati; na Kiishi mwene Abudi na Azariya mwene Yehaleleeli ab'omuri beene Meraari; na Yoa mwene Ziima na Edeni mwene Yoa ab'omuri beene Gereshooni;

¹³ kandi ab'omuri beene Elizafani: Shimuri na Yeueli n'ab'omuri beene Asafu; Zekariya na Mataniya;

¹⁴ reero omu b'omuri beene Hemani; Yehueli na Shimei kandi ab'omuri beene Yedutuuni; Shemaaya na Uzieli baimuka,

¹⁵ baateeranira hamwe beene waabo, baayeyeza. Bwanyima baataaha omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho kugyeeza, nk'oku omugabe yaabaragiire naakuratira bya Nyakubaho.

¹⁶ Abahongyerezi baataaha omu kishengye kya Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho eky'endugu kukicuma; baashohoza eby'oburofa byona, ebi baashangiremu, baabita omu kibuga kyayo. Reero Abaleevi baabiihaho, baabinaga omu kagyera ka Kidirooni.

¹⁷ Bakatandika kugyeeza aha kiro ky'okubanza eky'okwezi kw'okubanza. Aha kiro kya munaana ky'okwo kwezi, baahika aha kisasi kya Nyakubaho. Reero baamara ebiro munaana nibeeza Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho; aha kiro kya ikumi na mukaaga ky'okwo kwezi, baaheza.

¹⁸ Bwanyima baaza ow'Omugabe Hezekiya, baamugira bati: Twaheza kucuma Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho yoona, eitambiro ry'ebitambo ebicwekize, n'ebirikurikoresibwaho byona, n'emeeza y'okumurikiraho emigaati, n'ebirikugikoresibwaho byona.

¹⁹ Ebirikukoresibwamu byona, ebi Omugabe Ahazi yaanagire akiri aha ngoma, obu acumura, twabitebeekanisa, kandi twabyeza. Mbwenu biri omu maisho g'eitambiro rya Nyakubaho.

Hezekiya okugaruka kuhongyera Nyakubaho Nyaruju

²⁰ Bwanyima Omugabe Hezekiya akaimuka kare, yaateeranira hamwe abakungu b'omu rurembo, bainamuka, baaza omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho.

²¹ Baareeta enimi mushanju, n'empaya z'entaama mushanju, n'abaana b'entaama mushanju, n'empaya z'embuzi mushanju, kuhongyerera ekibi ky'obugabe n'eky'omwanya ogurikwera, n'ekya Buyuda. Yaaragiira abahongyerezi beene Arooni kubitambira aha itambiro rya Nyakubaho.

²² Nabo baita ezo nimi, baazitangiriza eshagama, baagimiisiira eitambiro. Baita n'empaya z'entaama, eshagama yaazo baagimiisiira eitambiro. Kandi baita abaana b'entaama, eshagama yaabo baagimiisiira eitambiro.

²³ Bwanyima baareetera omugabe n'abateeraniire aho empaya z'embuzi kuhongyerera ekibi. Baazitaho emikono.

²⁴ Abahongyerezi baaziita, baashuka eshagama yaazo aha itambiro, kuba empongano y'ekibi, kukarabira Abaisiraeli boona. Manya omugabe akaragiira ngu batambe ebitambo bicwekize, n'eby'okuhongyerera ekibi, ahabw'Abaisiraeli boona.

²⁵ Reero yaata Abaleevi omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho, baine enshandaazo, n'ebidongo, n'amagobore; nk'oku Omugabe Daudi, na Gaadi omuhanuuzi w'omugabe, na Natani omurangi baaragiire. Manya ekyo kiragiro kikaba kirugire ahari Nyakubaho, akigambiise abarangi be.

²⁶ Abaleevi baayemerera baine ebintu bya Daudi eby'okweshongoza, n'abahongyerezi baine amakondere.

²⁷ Hezekiya yaaragiira ku batambira ebitambo bicwekize aha itambiro. Reero ku baatandikire kutamba ebitambo bicwekize, baatandika n'okweshongorera Mukama, n'okuteera amakondere, nigagyendera hamwe n'ebirikujumeeza amaraka ebya Daudi omugabe wa Isiraeli.

²⁸ Abateeraniire aho boona baaramya, abeeshongozi baayeshongora, n'abateezi b'amakondere baagateera. Byona byagumizamu okuhitsya obu okutamba ekitambo kicwekize kwahwaire.

²⁹ Okwo kutamba ekitambo ku kwahwaire, omugabe n'abari aho boona baajuumara aha nsi, baaramya.

³⁰ Omugabe Hezekiya n'abategyeki baaragiira Abaleevi kweshongora eby'okuhimbisa Nyakubaho n'ebigambo bi Daudi na Asafu omuhanuuzi baagunzire. Baabyeshongora bashemereirwe, kandi baajuumara aha nsi, baaramya.

Ebyatoizirwe baaheza kuhaasirira Nyaruju

³¹ Bwanyima Hezekiya akagambira abantu ati: Mbwenu mwaherize kweyereza Nyakubaho, nimurugyeyo muhikye aha, mureete ebitambo n'emitoijo y'okusiima omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho. Abateeraniire aho boona baareeta ebitambo n'emitoijo y'okusiima. Kandi abaayekundiire baareeta ebitambo by'okucwetsya.

³² Ebitambo by'okucwetsya, ebi abateeraniire aho bareetsire, bikahika enimi makumi mushanju, empaya z'entaama igana, n'abana b'entaama magana abiri. Byona byaba eby'okutambira Nyakubayo ebitambo bicwekize.

³³ Ebindi ebi baahongire n'enimi magana mukaaga n'entaama enkumi ishatu.

³⁴ Kwonka abahongyerezi bakaba bari bakye, batarikubaasa kubaaga bitambo byona eby'okucwetsya. Beene waabo Abaleevi baabakwatsa, okuhitsya obu abandi bahongyerezi baayeyerize, omurimo gukabona kuhwa. Manya Abaleevi bakaba nibataho munonga omutima kweyeza, okukira abahongyerezi.

³⁵ Okwongyerera ahari ebyo bitambo bingi ebicwekize, hakaba hariho enyama z'ebishaju, ez'ebitambo by'okurya kumwe, n'ebyokunywa ebyabaire bihongwa hamwe n'ebitambo bicwekize. Okwo nikwo baagarwireho omugyenzo gw'okuramiza omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho.

³⁶ Hezekiya n'abantu boona baashemerererwa munonga eki Ruhanga yaabakoreire, kureeba ebyo bintu nibikorwa ahonaaho.