2 Bus 20 - Baibuli Erikwera

Abayuda okuteerwa Abamoabu, n'okujunwa MUKAMA

¹ Bwanyima y'ebyo Abamoabu, Abaamoni n'abamwe aha Bameuni bakaija kurwanisa Yehoshafaati.

² Haija abantu baagambira Yehoshafaati bati: Omutwe muhango gw'engabo guri omu muhanda niguruga Edomu, seeri y'enyanja, gwizire kukuteera; reeba, baahika Hazazoni-tamaari, niyo Enigeedi.

³ Ahonaaho Yehoshafaati yaatiina, yaamariirira kusherura MUKAMA, kandi yaaragiira Abayuda boona kwesiibyakwo.

⁴ Abayuda baayeteerana kusherura obuhwezi ahari MUKAMA; baaruga omu ndembo z'omuri Yuda zoona kuza kusherura MUKAMA.

⁵ Yehoshafaati yaayemerera ahagati y'omutwe gw'Abayuda n'aba Yerusaalemu, abateeraniire omu nju ya MUKAMA omu maisho g'ekikaari kisya,

⁶ yaagira ati: Ai MUKAMA, Ruhanga wa baatatenkuriitwe, tiiwe Ruhanga ow'omu iguru? Tiiwe orikutegyeka obugabe bwona obw'amahanga? Omu mukono gwawe harimu obushoboorozi n'amaani, tihariho orikubaasa kukuza omu kaso.

⁷ Ai Ruhanga waitu, torabingire abatuuzi b'omuri egi nsi omu maisho g'abantu baawe Israeli, okagiha baijukuru ba Abrahamu munywani waawe kuba eyaabo ebiro byona?

⁸ Kandi kwo bakagituuramu, baayombekyeramu eiziina ryawe Omwanya ogurikwera, nibagira bati:

⁹ Akabi ku karituhikaho, rurara, okugira orubanja, orufu, nari enjara, turyayemerera omu maisho g'enju egi n'omu maisho gaawe, ahakuba eiziina ryawe rituura omuri egi nju, tukutakire omu kubonabona kwaitu; naiwe ohurire kandi ojune.

¹⁰ Mbwenu reeba, Abaamoni, Abamoabu n'ab'omu bibungo bya Seiri, abu waayangire Abaisraeli ku bateera ensi yaabo, obu baabaire nibaruga omu nsi ya Misri, kureka bakabaraba hangahari, batabacwekyererze,

¹¹ reeba oku barikutuzimuurira, nibaza kutubinga omu buhunguzi bwawe, obu waatuhaire kuhungura.

¹² Ai Ruhanga waitu, torikwija kubacwera orubanja, okabafubira? Ahakuba titwine maani g'okurwanisa eri ihe rihango eriizire kuturwanisa; kandi titurikumanya oku turaagire; kureka niiwe tuhangire amaisho.

¹³ Omuri obwo bunaku abashaija ba Yuda boona bakaba beemereire omu maisho ga MUKAMA n'abeereere baabo n'abakzi baabo n'abaana baabo.

¹⁴ Ahonaaho Omwoyo wa MUKAMA yaija ahari Yahazieli mwene Zekaria, mwijukuru wa Benaaya, ya Yayeli mwene Matania, Omuleevi ow'omuri beene Asafu, ahu yaabaire ari ahagati y'ogwo mutwe.

¹⁵ Yaagira ati: Muhurire, imwe Abayuda, n'abatuuzi ba Yerusaalemu n'omugabe Yehoshafaati, oku nikwo MUKAMA arikubagambira naagira ati: Mutatiina ogu mutwe muhango gw'engabo, kandi mutahahaaza emitima; ahakuba orugamba ti rwanyu, n'orwa MUKAMA.

¹⁶ Nyencakare mushuume, mubateere; nibaija kwinamukira ahu orikutembera nooza Ziizi; nimwija kubashanga aha muheru gw'oruhanga aha burugwa-izooba bw'eihamba rya Yerueli.

¹⁷ Omuri orwo rugamba timurikwija kwetenga kurwana; muze omu myanya yaanyu, mwemerere kwonka, mureebe oku MUKAMA araabasingurire, imwe Abayuda n'aba Yerusaalemu. Mutatiina, kandi mutahahaaza emitima; nyencakare muhurure mubateere; MUKAMA naija kuba hamwe naimwe.

¹⁸ Bwanyima Yehoshafaati yainika omutwe ahansi, yaaramya, n'Abayuda n'abatuuzi ba Yerusaalemu boona nabo baagwa omu maisho ga MUKAMA bajuumaire, nibamuramya.

¹⁹ Abaleevi ab'omuryango gwa Kohasi, n'ab'omu gwa Koora, baayemerera kuhimbisa MUKAMA Ruhanga wa Israeli n'eiraka rihango munonga.

²⁰ Omu kasheeshe munonga baimuka, baaza omu ihamba rya Tekoa; ku baabaire nibakigyenda, Yehoshafaati yaayemerera, yaagira ati: Mumpurire, imwe Abayuda n'abatuuzi ba Yerusaalemu, Mwesigye MUKAMA Ruhanga waanyu, nibwo muraahamibwe; mwikirize baanabi be, nibwo muraabe gye.

²¹ Ku yaaherize kuhanuura n'abantu, yaataho ab'okweshongorera MUKAMA, n'okumuhimbisa bajwaire ebirikwera, kugyenda beebembeire eihe, nibagira bati: Musiime MUKAMA, Ahakuba embabazi ze n'ez'ebiro byona.

²² Ku baatandikire kweshongora n'okuhimbisa, MUKAMA yaataho ab'okugwera Abaamoni, n'Abamoabu n'ab'omu bibungo bya Seiri abaizire kurwanisa Abayuda; baabarabanisamu.

²³ Ahakuba Abaamoni n'Abamoabu bakagurukana abatuuzi b'omu bibungo bya Seiri, baabacwekyerereza kimwe; ku baaherize kucwekyereza aba Seiri, baayehindukiririzana, baatandika kwitana bonka, buri muntu yaita mugyenzi we.

²⁴ Abayuda ku baahikire aha munaara gw'abarinzi omu ihamba, baanaga amaisho ei ogwo mutwe gw'engabo gwabaire guri, baashanga boona baabaire emitumbi barambiire ahansi, hataine ohonokireho.

²⁵ Yehooshafaati n'abantu be ku baahikiireyo kubanyaga, baashangayo amatungo maingi munonga, ebintu, ebijwaro n'ebindi bintu eby'obuguzi bwingi, baabyetwarira okuhitsya obu byabaremeireho. Ahabw'okuba bingi munonga, baamara ebiro bishatu nibanyaga.

²⁶ Aha kiro kya kana baateeranira omu ruhanga rwa Beraaka, baasiimirayo MUKAMA; nikyo ogwo mwanya gurikweterwa Beraaka n'okuhitsya hati.

²⁷ Bwanyima buri muntu ow'omu Bayuda n'aba Yerusaalemu hamwe na Yehoshafaati abeebembeire baagaruka Yerusaalemu bashemereirwe, ahakuba MUKAMA akabaha okweraata aha bazigu baabo.

²⁸ Baahika Yerusaalemu aha nju ya MUKAMA, baine enanga n'endingiri n'amakondere.

²⁹ Ab'omu bugabe bw'amahanga goona, ku baahuriire ngu MUKAMA arwaniise abazigu ba Israeli baashwekwa obwoba ahabw'okutiina Ruhanga.

³⁰ N'ahabw'ekyo obugabe bwa Yehoshafaati bwatuuza, ahakuba Ruhanga we akamuha obuhuumure embaju zoona.

³¹ Okwo nikwo Yehoshafaati yaategyekire Yuda. Akatandika kutegyeka aine emyaka makumi ashatu n'etaano; yaategyekyera Yerusaalemu emyaka makumi abiri n'etaano. Nyina akaba naayetwa Azuubu muhara wa Shiluhi.

³² Yaagyendera omu muhanda gwa Asa ishe, tiyaagira bu aguteishukire; kureka yaakora ebirikusiimwa MUKAMA.

³³ Kwonka emyanya mikuru ey'okuramizamu tiyaihwaho, ahakuba abantu bakaba batakataire mitima yaabo ahari Ruhanga wa baishenkurubo.

³⁴ Endiijo mirimo ya Yehoshafaati, okwiha aha kutandika okuhitsya aha muheru, ehandiikirwe omu kitabo kya Yeehu mwene Hanani eky'eby'omu busingye, ebyahandiikirwe omu kitabo ky'abagabe ba Israeli.

³⁵ Bwanyima y'ebyo Yehoshafaati omugabe wa Yuda yaayeteerana na Ahazia omugabe wa Israeli, owaabaire naakora kubi.

³⁶ Yaakwatanisa nawe kubaija emeeri z'okuza Tarushiishi, baazibaijera Ezioni-geberi.

³⁷ Bwanyima Eliezeeri mwene Dodavahu owa Mareesha, yaaragura ahari Yehoshafaati naagira ati: Ahabw'okweteerana na Ahazia, MUKAMA naija kucwekyereza eki obaizire. Ezo meeri zaahendagurika, tizaabaasa kuza Tarushiishi.