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Yûda arhêrwa. Omusengero gwa Yozafati
1 Enyuma ly’ahôla, bene Mowabu, na bene Amoni, boshi n’abantu b’A moniti, bayisha barhabâlîre Yozafati mpu bayish’imulwîsa. 2 Bayîshikumanyîsa Yozafati bamubwîra mpu: «Omwandu gw’abantu bakurhabalire kurhenga ebwa Nyanja na Edomu, kurhenga e Sîriya na lolà oku bakola bali e bwa Hasasoni-Tamari, ye oligi Engedi.»
3 Omu kuyôboha, Yozafati ahiga okushenga oburhabâle emwa Nyamubâho, anacilâlika okucîshalisa omu Yûda moshi, 4 Bene Yûda boshi babugânana mpu bashenge Nyamubâho; ciru bakazirhenga omu ngo zoshi za Yûda bali shenga oburhabâle emwa Nyamubâho. 5 Yozafati ayimanga embere ly’embugânano ya bene Yûda n’eya abantu b’e Yeruzalemu, omu ka-Nyamuzinda, embere ly’ahantu hatagatîfu anaciderha erhi: 6 «Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wa balarha, ka arhali we Nyamuzinda omu mpingu, k’arhali we orhegeka amâmi goshi g’amashanja, ka omu kuboko kwâwe murhali emisî na obuhashe kulya kurhuma harhaba owankarhangula mpu acîshomya okukulwîsa? Ka arhali we, Yâgirwa Nyamuzinda wîrhu, 7 “we wakungushaga abantu bayûbakaga muli ecîra cihugo, embere z’olubaga lwâwe lw’Israheli, k’arhanali we wacihâga iburha lya Abrahamu omwîra wâwe mpu cibè câbo ensiku zoshi?” 8 “Baciyûbasiragemwo banakuyûbakira aka-Nyamuzinda oku irenge ly’izîno lyâwe: omu kuderha mpu:” 9 “Erhi hankajira obuhanya bwarhuyîshira, bwa ngôrho yarhumalîra, bwa cahira erhi bwa cizombo, rhwanayîsha embere z’enôla nyumpa, rhwanalakira emunda oli omu malibuko gîrhu, nâwe wanayumvîrhiza, wanarhuyôkola”. 10 “Bunôla, alaga oku bene Amoni, bene Mowabu, abayûbakaga omu ntondo ya Seyiri, emwa balya bantu wahanzagya kwo Israheli mpu arhajaga e mwâbo erhi arhenga e Mîsiri, ci arhenga olunda lw’emwâbo buzira kubayîrha; alaga oku bakola barhuyîshîre”. 11 “Bakola bali rhuhemba omu kuyîshirhukungusha muli ecîra cihugo câwe, eci warhuhâga mpu rhuciyimemwo!” 12 “Mâshi Nyamuzinda wîrhu, ka wêne orhâbatwîre olubanja? Bulya ntà misî rhugwêrhe embere z’ogûla mwandu gwa abantu barhurhabâlire, rhurhanamanyiri kurhi rhwankahashijira, ci amasù gîrhu gayêrekîre emunda oli.”»
13 Bene Yûda boshi bali bayimanzire embere za Nyamubâho, haguma n’abâna bâbo barhò, haguma na bakâbo, haguma na bagala bâbo. 14 Okubundi omwôla karhî k’embugânano, omûka gwa Nyamubâho gwajà muli Yehazieli, mugala wa Zekariyahu, mugala wa Benaya, mugala wa Yehieli, mugala wa Mataniya, muleviti muguma w’omu bagala ba Azafu. 15 Anaciderha erhi: Yumvi bwinjà bene Yûda mweshi na ninyu bantu b’e Yeruzalemu, nâwe mwâmi Yozafati! Nyamubâho amubwîzire ntyâla: «Murhayôbohe, murhanarhemuke embere z’ogôla mwandu gw’abantu, bulya amatabâro garhali ginyu ci gali ga Nyamuzinda. 16 lrhondo muyandagale, mubarhabâlire; loli oku basôka oku murhezi gwa Sisi, ninyu mwabashanga oku buzinda bw’akabanda, ah’ishiriza ly’irungu lya Yerueli. 17 Murhaderhe mpu mwalwa muli eyo ntambala ci muyishe mucîyerekane munayimange ahôla, mwabona oku Nyamubâho amuyôkola wâni Yûda na nâwe Yeruzalemu. Murhayôbohaga murhanarhemukaga; irhondo muhuluke mubarhabâlire, na Nyamubâho amuyôkola wâni Yûda na nâwe Yeruzalemu. Murhayôbohaga murhanarhemukaga; irhondo muhuluke mubarhabâlire, na Nyamubâho abà haguma na ninyu.»
18 Yozafati ayunamiriza, akamalanga kahika oku idaho, kuguma na bene Yûda boshi n’abantu b’e Yeruzalemu boshi bafukamiriza embere za Nyamubâho omu kuharâmya Nyamubâho. 19 Abaleviti ba muli bene Kehati n’abà muli bene Korè, bayimuka mpu bakuze Nyamubâho Nyamuzinda w’Israheli, n’izù linene, eryashakanya.
20 Okubundi erhi babà bamazûka sêzisêzi, bahuma enjira egenda ebw’irungu lya Tekowa. Amango bagendaga, Yozafati ali hali bo, anaciderha erhi: «Muyumve bene Yûda na ninyu bantu b’e Yeruzalemu! Mucîhire omu maboko ga Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda winyu, muzibuhe, mubè ntahuligana; mucîhire omu maboko g’abalêbi bâge, mwanabona oku mwahima.» 21 Oku bundi erhi abà amâshambâla n’olubaga, ajira abimbiza bahêka emyambalo migishe bâna shokolera omulongo gw’abantu banajà bakuza Nyamubâho omu kuderha erhi: «Akuzibwe Nyamubâho bulya obonjo bwâge buli bw’ensiku n’amango!» 22 Erhi barhondêra okujà kwayimba n’okujà kwashenga, Nyamubâho ahira emirhego emwa bene Amoni n’emwa bene Mowabu n’emwa abantu boshi b’omu ntondo ya Seyiri, abâli bayîshirilwîsa Yûda, banacihimwa. 23 Bene Amoni na bene Mowabu, bahindamukira abantu b’omu ntondo ya Seyiri, bajânakwo bône na bône bakola bayîrhana.
24 Erhi Yûda ahika aha omurhwe murhanzi gwàli oku murhondêro gw’irungu, bahindamuka balola olunda gulya mwandu gw’abanzi bali, gwàli gukola gwa mirhumba elambukîre oku idaho, ntâye wabafumiremwo. 25 Yozafati n’olubaga lwâge bakanya bagendihagula eminyago yâbo bashimâna amagâle manji, emifù n’ebirugu by’engulo ndârhi, basabunga bashana emizigo yâbo; bajira nsiku isharhu erhi basabunga omunyago bulya gwàli munji. 26 Oku lusiku lwa kani babugânana boshi omu kabanda ka Beraka, bavugiramwo Nyamubâho omunkwa, co cinarhuma ahôla hantu haderhwa kabanda ka Beraka kuhika ene. 27 Abantu b’e Yûda boshi n’abantu b’e Yeruzalemu, banashokolîrwe na Yozafati, bashubihuma enjira yâbo n’omwîshingo munene bakola bashubira e Yeruzalemu, ebwa kubà Nyamubâho anabasîmîsize ene abayôkola oku bashombanyi bâbo. 28 Bajà omu Yeruzalemu bayisha baziha enzenze, ennanga, banabûha n’emishekera, bajà ebwa ka-Nyamuzinda. 29 Obwôba bwagwârha amâmi goshi ga muli ecôla cihugo, erhi bamanya oku Nyamuzinda ye walwîsagya abashombanyi b’Israheli. 30 Obwâmi bwa Yozafati bwarhamûka, na Nyamuzinda wâge amuhà okuluhûka empande zoshi.
Obuzinda bw’obwâmi bwa Yozafati
31 Yozafati abà mwâmi omu Yûda, ali akola agwêrhe myâka makumi asharhu n’irhanu erhi abà mwâmi, anacijira myâka makumi abirhi n’irhanu ali mwâmi aha Yeruzalemu. Nina izîno lyâge ye wali Azûbah, mwâli wa Shilihi. 32 Ashimba enjira y’îshe Asa, arhanayirhengagamwo, akaziyôrha ajira okushingânîne omu masù ga Nyamubâho. 33 Ci kwônene empêro z’omu hantu h’enyanya omu rhurhondo zirhahwaga zoshi, n’olubaga lurhali luciyêrekeza omurhima gwâlwo emunda Nyamubâho ali, Nyamuzinda wa b’îshe. 34 Ebisigîre oku bijiro bya Yozafati, ebirhangiriza n’ebizinda, alà oku biri biyandike omu Binwa bya Yehu, mugala wa Hanani, nabyo biri biyandike omu citabu c’abâmi b’Israheli. 35 Enyuma ly’ahôla, Yozafati, mwâmi w’e Yûda, alungana boshi na Akhaziyasi, mwâmi w’Israheli, owaligwêrhe olugendo lugalugalu. 36 Alungana boshi naye mpu bajire amârho gakazija e Tarsisi, n’agôla mârho bagabinjira aha Esioni-Gebera. 37 Okubundi Eliyezeri, mugala wa Dodawahu w’e Maresha, alêba ebiyêrekîre Yozafati, aderha erhi: «Ebwa kubà walungîne na Akhaziyasi, Nyamubâho amajonjaga omukolo gwâwe.» Amârho ganacihahanyuka mpande mpande, garhacihashaga okujà e Tarsisi.