2 Bakalenga 20 - MUKANDA WA MYIDI MUKULU

Izkiya udi usama, umvua bimpe

¹ Tshikondu atshi, mukalenga Izkiya kupeta disama dia lufu. Muambi Yeshaya, muana wa Amosa, kufika bua kumusamba, umuambila miaku ivua Maweja-Nangila muambe ne: — Diba diakumbanyi bua wewe kudilongolola, bualu mu disama edi, kuena upanda to, neufue.

² Nanku, Izkiya kutangila ku tshimana tshia nzubu. Utendelela Maweja-Nangila, wamba ne:

³ — Eyi! Maweja-Nangila, uvuluke bionsu bimvua ngenza. Mvua mukuitabe ne muoyi mujima. Mvua anu ngenza malu mimpe bua kukusankisha! Pashishe, Izkiya kudila bikole.

⁴ Yeshaya kayi muanji kufika mu lubanza lua ku nzubu wa bukalenga, Maweja-Nangila kumutumina diyi,

⁵ bua apingane kudi Izkiya, mukalenga wa bantu ba Maweja-Nangila, amuambile ne: “Maweja-Nangila Mvidi Mukulu wa nkambua webe Davide udi wamba ne: Ndi mumvue ditendelela diebe, kabidi ndi mumone binsonji biebe. Nanku ndi musue kujikija disama diebe. Papita matuku asatu, mutuadije kuya kabidi mu nzubu wa Mvidi Mukulu.

⁶ Nenkushiye kabidi ne muoyi bidimu dikumi ne bitanu! Wewe ne Yerushalayime, nennusungidile mu bianza bia mukalenga wa bena Ashure. Nendame tshimenga etshi, bualu meme ndi Mvidi Mukulu, kabidi ndi nnanga Da-vide, muntu wanyi kashidi.”

⁷ Yeshaya kuzaza tumuma tua mfiku, kuenza ditapi. Kudilamikabu muaba uvua tshiuja, bua kuondapa mukalenga Izkiya.

⁸ Pashishe, Izkiya kukonka muambi ne: — Tshidi mua kunjadikila ne: Maweja-Nangila neangondape, nembuele tshiakabidi mu nzubu wa Mvidi Mukulu, papita matuku asatu ntshinyi?

⁹ Yeshaya kumuambila ne: — Maweja-Nangila neakuleje tshidi mua kukujadikila, neakumbaje bionsu bidiye mulaye. Udi musue mundidimbi uya kumpala anyi upingana panyima pa bidiatshilu dikumi bia tshibandilu, tshivua Akaze muase?

¹⁰ Izkiya kuandamuna ne: — Bua mundidimbi kuya kumpala pa bidiatshilu dikumi, mbualu bukese. Nanku, ndi musue bua upingane panyima.

¹¹ Muambi Yeshaya kutendelela Maweja-Nangila. Maweja-Nangila kupingaja mundidimbi panyima pa bidiatshilu dikumi, bia tshibandilu tshivua mukalenga Akaze muase.

Izkiya udi wakidila bantu bafume ku Babilone

¹² Tshikondu atshi, mukalenga wa Babilone, Merodake-Baladane, muana wa Baladane, kumvua lumu lua disama dia Izkiya. Kumutuminaye bantu ne mukanda, ne bintu bia kumusankisha.

¹³ Izkiya kuakidila bantu abu, kubaleja miaba yonsu ivuabu bateka bintu bia mushinga mukole: tshiamu tshitoke tshia mushinga mukole, tshiamu tshia mpawungi, manananshi, ne mafuta a mupuya muimpe. Kubalejaye kabidi muaba uvuaye uteka bia mvita, ne bintu bionsu bikuabu. Kavua mubasokoke tshintu nansha tshimue, mu nzubu wa bukalenga, nansha mu ditunga diende dijima.

¹⁴ Pashishe, muambi Yeshaya kuya kudi mukalenga Izkiya, umukonka ne: — Bantu aba bavua bakuambila tshinyi? Kabidi mbafume penyi? Izkiya kuandamuna ne: — Mbafume kule kutambe, ku Babilone.

¹⁵ Yeshaya kumukonka kabidi ne: — Mu nzubu webe wa bukalenga bavua bamone tshinyi? Izkiya kuandamuna ne: — Bavua bamone bintu bionsu bidimu. Tshiena mubasokoke tshintu nansha tshimue, tshia ku bintu bionsu bindi muteke.

¹⁶ Ke Yeshaya kuambila Izkiya ne: — Teleja tshidi Maweja-Nangila wamba:

¹⁷ “Dituku dikuabu, bintu bionsu bidi mu nzubu webe wa bukalenga mpindiewu, bintu bionsu bivuabu batekamu kudi bantu bavua bakudianjidila mu bukalenga, bintu bionsu abi nebaye nabi mu Babilone. Muaba ewu, kawakushala tshintu to. Ke mudi Maweja-Nangila wamba.

¹⁸ Nebakuate kabidi bantu ba ku ndelanganyi yebe, baye nabu mu Babilone, bua kubapakula bua bikale benza mudimu mu nzubu wa bukalenga, wa mukalenga wa bena Babilone.”

¹⁹ Izkiya kuandamuna Yeshaya ne: — Tshidi Maweja-Nangila muambe tshidi bualu buimpe. Izkiya uvua udiambila munda munda ne: “Nanku pantshidi ne muoyi, netuikale basombe bimpe mu bupole!”

²⁰ Malu makuabu a Izkiya, mbaafunde mu mukanda udibu babikila ne: Malu adi bakalenga ba bena Yuda benza. Mu mukanda amu, mbalejemu bukitu buvua nabu Izkiya, ne mushindu uvuaye mumbule tshiina tshimue tshia mayi, muenza ne mukidi bua kufikisha mayi mu Yerushalayime.

²¹ Izkiya mumane kufua, muanende wa balume Menashe kumupingana mu bukalenga.