10 Kyonkai abantu ba Yuda bagamba bati, “Abashutuzi b'elyombeka amani gabahwa, kandi hakyaliho ejagata nyingi, titulikushobora kugendelera kwombeka boma.”
Omuli abo akajarabamu 70,000 ab'okushutura ebintu, ab'okushokora amabare omu mabanga bantu 80,000, n'abanyampara b'okubakoza 3,600.
balebeleraga abakozi abashuturaga ebintu, kandi bata nibalebelera bona abakoraga emilimo ya buli ngeli. Abalevita abandi bakaba bali bahandiki, bali bakuru anga bakumilizi.
Ababisha baitu bagamba bati, “Tibatumanye anga tibatubone, kuhika orwo turabajumbukiramu tukabaita, n'eikora tukalyemeleza.”
Agamba omu maisho g'abarumuna n'eihe lya Samaria ati, “Obuyahudi obu nibukoraki? Isi burayombeka ebintu bishubeho? Buratamba n'ebitambo bumare elyombeka kiro na mushana? Isi bwije bwihye amabare omu ntuumiro z'ejagata ehiire?”
Ichwe tushaba ahali Ruhanga waitu, tutaho abalinzi kubatanga ekiro n'omushana.
“Iwe mwana w'omuntu, Nebukadineza owa Babiloni akajaraba eihelye kutabalira Tiro. Buli muntu akamoka oruhara, yabujuka eibega. Kyonkai taina kyo yaihireyo, wenene n'eihelye aha rw'okuhendeka kwona okwo yahendekire kwija kutera Tiro.
“Omukama w'amahe nagamba ati, ‘Abantu aba nibagamba okwo amakiro g'okwombeka buhya Rwensinga gatakagobire.’ ”
Aho abo yabaire agenzire nabo bagira bati, “Chei, titulikushobora kusinga bantu bamwo; nibatukiza amani.”
Aha rw'okuba orwo batahire omu Ruhanga rwa Eshikoli bakabona ensi egyo, bamara Abaisiraeli amani g'okugya omu nsi eyo Omukama abahaire.