2 Bus 16 - Baibuli Erikwera

Asa okukwatanisa n'Abasiria, n'okuhanwa omuhanuuzi

¹ Omu mwaka gwa makumi ashatu na mukaaga ogw'omu busingye bwa Asa, Baasha omugabe wa Israeli akainamuka, yaateera Yuda, yaayombeka Raama, ngu abone kuzibira omuntu weena kuruga owa Asa omugabe wa Yuda, nari okutaaha owe.

² Asa nikwo kwiha efeeza n'ezaabu omu mabiikiro g'omu nju ya MUKAMA, n'ag'omu nju y'omugabe, akabitwekyera Benihadadi omugabe wa Siria, owaabaire atwire Damasiko, naagira ati:

³ Ka turagaane endagaano y'okukwatanisa, nk'oku tata aaragaine na sho. Reeba, naakutwekyera efeeza n'ezaabu. Gyenda, oite endagaano ei waaragaine na Baasha omugabe wa Israeli, abone kundugira omu nsi.

⁴ Benihadadi yaikiriza eby'omugabe Asa, yaatuma abakuru b'amahe ge kuteera endembo za Israeli, baakwata Iyooni, Daani, Abeeli-maimu n'endembo z'amabiikiro zoona ez'omuri Nafutaali.

⁵ Baasha ku yaakihuriire, yaarekyera aho kwombeka Raama, yaayemereza omurimo.

⁶ Bwanyima omugabe Asa yaatwara Abayuda boona, baiha omuri Raama amabaare n'embaaho, ebi Baasha yaabaire naayombekyersa; yaabyombekyesa Geeba na Mizipa.

⁷ Omu bunaku obwo Hanania omuhanuuzi yaija ahari Asa omugabe wa Yuda, yaamugira ati: Ahabw'okuba oyesigire omugabe wa Siria, tiwaayesiga MUKAMA Ruhanga waawe, nikyo eihe ry'omugabe wa Siria rikukiriireho.

⁸ Abaesiopia n'Abalibya bakaba batari eihe rihango munonga, eriine ebigaari bingi n'abarikugyendera aha mbaraasi baingi? N'obu kiraabe kyabaire kiri kityo, kwonka ahabw'okwesiga MUKAMA akabahayo omu mikono yaawe.

⁹ Ahabw'okuba amaisho ga MUKAMA gairuka oku n'oku nigabuga ensi yoona, okweyoreka ku ari ow'amaani kuhwera abaine emitima eshugaine ahariwe. Omuri eki okozire eby'obushema; n'ahabw'ekyo okuruga hati noija kuguma noogira obweme.

¹⁰ Ahonaaho Asa yaagirira omuhanuuzi ekiniga, yaamuta omu nkomo, yaamutwara omu kihome; ahabw'okuba akamugwerwa kubi munonga ahabw'ekyo. Kandi omu bunaku obwo Asa yaabonabonesa abantu bamwe.

¹¹ Ebi Asa yaakozire, okwiha aha kutandika okuhitsya aha muheru, bihandiikirwe omu kitabo ky'abagabe ba Yuda na Israeli.

¹² Bwanyima omu mwanka gwa makumi ashatu na mwenda ogw'omu busingye bwe, Asa yaarwara ebigyere, egyo ndwara yaaba ey'amaani munonga; hoona n'obu yaarwaire, tarasherwire buhwezi ahari MUKAMA, kureka akabusherura aha bafumu.

¹³ Bwanyima Asa yaafa omu mwaka gwa makumi ana na gumwe ogw'omu busingye bwe, yaagwejegyera, yaashanga baishenkuru.

¹⁴ Baamuziika omu kituuro, eki yaayetimbiire omu rurembo rwa Daudi. Baarambika omutumbi gwe aha kitanda, ekiijwire emigaju ey'emiringo etari emwe, ejwangiibwe abanyamyoga, kandi baacumika omuriro mwingi kumuhaisa ekitiinisa.