2 Bus 18 - Baibuli Erikwera

Yehoshafaati okukwatanisa na Ahabu, n'okuhanwa Mikaaya

¹ Yehoshafaati akaba atungire munonga, kandi aine ekitiinisa kingi; yaashwererana na Ahabu, baagira obuzaare.

² Emyaka ku yaahingwireho, yaashuuma, yaashanga Ahabu omuri Samaria; Ahabu yaamubaagira entaama n'ente nyingi, n'abu yaabaire aine, yaamubeihabeiha kuhurura nawe kuteera Ramosi-gileadi.

³ Ahabu omugabe wa Israeli yaagira Yehoshafaati omugabe wa Yuda ati: Noija kuhurura naanye Ramosi-gileadi? Yaamugarukamu ati: Nyowe naiwe turi bamwe, abantu bangye nibo baawe. Nitwija kukwatanisa naiwe omu rugamba.

⁴ Yehoshafaati yaagira omugabe wa Israeli ati: Ninkweshengyereza, banza oyehanuuze ahari MUKAMA, oreebe eki arikugamba eri izooba.

⁵ Atyo omugabe wa Israeli yaateerana baanabi abashaija magana ana, yaababuuza ati: Tuteere Ramosi-gileadi, nari ndereere? Baamugarukamu bati: Irooko, ohurure, ahakuba MUKAMA naija kugihayo omu mikono y'omugabe.

⁶ Kwonka Yehoshafaati yaagira ati: Beitu shi aha, tihariho nabi wa MUKAMA, tukamubuuza?

⁷ Omugabe wa Israeli yaagira Yehoshafaati ati: hakiriho omushaija omwe, ou turikubaasa kweheanuuzaho ebya MUKAMA, niwe Mikaaya mwene Imula; kwonka nimmwanga, ahabw'okuba tandagurira birungi, kureka ebibi. Yehoshafaati yaagira ati: Nyakusinga, reka kugamba otyo.

⁸ Atyo omugabe wa Israeli yaayeta omukuru w'abaserukare, yaamugira ati: Ndahukiza Mikaaya mwene Imula.

⁹ Obwo omugabe wa israeli na Yehoshafaati omugabe wa Yuda bakaba bashutami aha bitebe byabo eby'obugabe, bajwaire zaabushuuti zaabo, bari aha mbuga omu irembo rya Samaria, baanabi boona babari omumaisho nibaragura.

¹⁰ Zedekia mwene Kenaana yaayekorera amahembe g'ekyoma, yaaragura ati: Oku nikwo MUKAMA arikugamba naagira ati: Aga mahembe nigo oraabingise Abasiria okuhitsya obu baraacwekyerere.

¹¹ Kandi na baanabi boona baaragura batyo nibagira bati: Irooko oteere Ramosi-gileadi, osingure; MUKAMA naija kugihayo omu mikono y'omugabe.

¹² Entumwa eyaaza kweta Mikaaya yaamugira eti: Reeba, ebigambo bya baanabi nibiikirizana, biragura gye aha mugabe; naiwe ebigambo byawe bibe nk'ebyabo, oragure gye.

¹³ Kwonka Mikaaya yaagira ati: Nindahira MUKAMA, eki MUKAMA arangambire, nikyo ndaagambe.

¹⁴ Ku yaahikire omugabe, omugabe yaamubuuza ati: Mikaaya, tuteere Ramosi-gileadi, nari ndereere? Yaamugarukamu ati: Hurura, osingure; nibaija kuheebwayo omu mikono y'omugabe.

¹⁵ Kwonka omugabe yaamugira ati: Nkurahize kangahi okutangambira kindi omu iziina rya MUKAMA kureka amazima?

¹⁶ Onu yaamugarukamu ati: Ndeebire Abaisraeli boona bataataaniire aha bibungo nk'entaama ezitaine muriisa; MUKAMA yaagira ati: Aba tibaine mukama; boona bagarukyeyo n'obusingye, buri muntu omu ka ye.

¹⁷ Omugabe wa Israeli yaagira Yehoshafaati ati: Tinaakugambira nti: Tarikwija kundagurira birungi kureka ebibi?

¹⁸ Mikaaya yaagira ati: Mbwenu hurira ekigambo kya MUKAMA. Naareeba MUKAMA ashutami aha kitebe kye, n'eihe ryona ery'omu iguru ryemereire aha rubaju rwe rwa buryo n'orwa bumosho;

¹⁹ MUKAMA yaagira ati: N'oha oraabeihabeihe Ahabu, akateera Ramosi-gileadi, akagwayo? Omwe yaagamba okundi, n'ondi okundi.

²⁰ Bwanyima haija omwoyo, gwayemerera omu maisho ga MUKAMA, gwagira guti: Niinye ndaamubeihabeihe. MUKAMA yaagubuuza ati: Noomubeihabeihesa ki?

²¹ Gwagira guti: niinyija kugyenda, mpindukye omwoyo gw'ebishuba, ngambire omuri baanabi be boona. MUKAMA yaagira ati: niiwe oraamubeihabeihe, kandi noija kukibaasa; irooko okore otyo.

²² N'ahabw'ekyo MUKAMA ataire omwoyo gw'ebishuba omuri baanabi baawe aba boona; kandi MUKAMA akugambireho kubi.

²³ Bwanyima Zedekia mwene Kenaana yairira haihi, yaateera Mikaaya oruhi rw'omushaaya, naagira ati: Omwoyo wa MUKAMA arabire hi kundugaho kugamba naiwe?

²⁴ Mikaaya yaagira ati: Mbwenu oryakireeba ahari eryo izooba ku oriba nooza kweshereka omu kishengye ky'omunda.

²⁵ Omugabe wa Israeli yaagira ati: Twara Mikaaya, omugarure ahari Amoni omukuru w'orurembo na Yoasi mutabani w'omugabe,

²⁶ omugire oti: oku nikwo omugabe arikugamba naagira ati: Mute ekishaija eki omu kihome, mukiriise eby'okurya kandi mukinywaise amaizi eby'akahenano, okuhitsya obu ndaagarukye n'obusingye.

²⁷ Mikaaya yaagira ati: Ku oraagarukye n'obusingye, biri MUKAMA tagambiire muriinye. Yaagaruka yaagira ati: Naimwe bantu 'mwe mwena, mukihurire!

Okufa kwa Ahabu

²⁸ Bwanyima omugabe wa Israeli na Yehoshafaati omugabe wa Yuda bainamuka, baateera Ramosi-gileadi.

²⁹ Omugabe wa Israeli yaagira Yehoshafaati ati: Nyowe naaza kwehindura, nze kurwana, kwonka iwe ogume ojwaire ebijwaro byawe by'obugabe. Atyo omugabe wa Israeli yaayehindura, yaaza aha rugamba.

³⁰ Kandi omugabe wa Siria akaba aragiire abakuru b'ebigaari bye ati: Mutarwana n'abato, n'obu baakuba abakuru, kureka omugabe wa Israeli wenka.

³¹ Abo bakuru b'ebigaari, ku baareebire Yehoshafaati, baagira bati: Buzima niwe mugabe wa Israeli. Baakubuuka kurwana nawe. Yehoshafaati yaateera enduuru, MUKAMA yaamuhwera; Ruhanga yaabamwihaho;

³² abakuru b'ebigaari, ku baareebire atari mugabe wa Israeli, baagarukayo, baareka kumubinga.

³³ Kwonka haarugaho omushaija yaananuura obuta, yaafa okurasha omwambi, yaateera omugabe wa Israeli, ahu ebijwaro bye eby'okurwanisa n'eky'aha kifuba birikuteeranira; omugabe nikwo kugambira omuvugi w'ekigaari kye ati: Hinduka, onyihe omu rugamba, ahabw'okuba naahutaara munonga.

³⁴ Eryo izooba orugamba rwayeyongyera amaani, omugabe baamuhigika omu kigaari kye naareebana n'Abasiria, okuhitsya omu mwabazyo; eizooba ku ryabaire nirirengarenga, yaafa.