Umwami afise umutima utagabanye
Amaziya akora ibigororotse mu maso ya Data, ariko atabigiranye umutima wose. Amaze kuburirwa, asezerera ingabo z'Abisirayeli yari yakodesheje, atsinda Edomu — hanyuma azana imana za Edomu i muhira arazisenga. Aburiwe kandi, acecekesha umuhanuzi, atera Isirayeli, maze arafatwa, uruzitiro n'ubutunzi birahona.
25 1Amaziya yabaye umwami afise imyaka mirongo ibiri n’itanu, aganza imyaka mirongo ibiri n’icenda i Yeruzalemu. Nyina yitwa Yehowadani w’i Yeruzalemu. 2Yakoze ivyiza mu maso ya Data wa twese, ariko atabigize n’umutima wiwe wose. 3Ubwami bumaze gushikama mu maboko yiwe, yica abasavyi bari bishe se umwami.
4Ariko ntiyishe abana babo, nk’uko vyanditswe mu Vyagezwe, igitabu ca Musa, aho Data wa twese yategetse ati: “Abavyeyi ntibazopfe kubera abana babo, canke abana kubera abavyeyi babo; umwe wese azopfa kubera igicumuro ciwe bwite.”
5Amaziya yakoraniye hamwe Yuda, ababanjiriza mu miryango ya ba sekuruza bari mu maboko y’abatware b’ibihumbi n’abatware b’amajana, bo muri Yuda yose na Benyamini. Yaraharuye abafise imyaka mirongo ibiri no kuduga: abantu ibihumbi magana atatu batowe bakwiriye kugenda ku rugamba, bakoresha icumu n’inkinzo. 6Yarahaye kandi akazi abarwanyi b’intwari ibihumbi ijana bo muri Isirayeli, abahemba ibiro bigera ku bihumbi birindwi na magana atanu vy’ifeza. 7Umuntu wa Data wa twese amugendera, amubwira ati: “Mwami, ntureke ingabo za Isirayeli zigende hamwe nawe, kuko Data wa twese atari kumwe na Isirayeli, abo bantu bose b’i Efurayimu. 8Naho wororana umwete ku rugamba, Data wa twese azogutsinda imbere y’umwansi, kuko Data wa twese afise ububasha bwo gufasha canke gutsinda.”
9Amaziya abaza uwo muntu wa Data wa twese ati: “Mugabo ivyo biro bigera ku bihumbi birindwi na magana atanu vy’ifeza nahaye ingabo za Isirayeli bizogenda gute?” Aramwishura ati: “Data wa twese arashobora kuguha ibiruta ivyo kure.”
10Nuko Amaziya arekura za ngabo zari ziziye kuri we zivuye i Efurayimu, zisubira iwabo. Zararaka cane zishavuriye Yuda, zisubira iwabo zuzuye uburake.
11Ariko Amaziya yihangana, aja imbere y’abantu biwe, aja mu Kiyaya c’Umunyu, yica abantu ibihumbi cumi bo muri Seyiri. 12Abantu ba Yuda bagumya ibindi bihumbi cumi bazima, babajana ku mpinga y’igisongo, babata hepfo, bose bavunagurika uduce duce. 13Mu gihe kimwe, za ngabo Amaziya yari yararetse, ntiyemere ko zigenda ku rugamba, zateye ibisagara vya Yuda kuva i Samariya gushika i Beti-horoni, zica abantu ibihumbi bitatu, zinyaga iminyago myinshi.
14Amaziya amaze gutsinda Abanyaedomu, azana imana z’abantu b’i Seyiri, azishinga ngo zibe imana ziwe, azunamira, aziturira ibimazi. 15Nuko uburake bwa Data wa twese buraka kuri Amaziya, amurungikira umuhanuzi, amubaza ati: “Ni kuki urondera imana z’abo bantu, zitashoboye no kurokora abantu bazo mu kuboko kwawe?”
16Akiriko aravuga, umwami aramubwira ati: “Mbega twaraguhaye kuba umuhanuzi w’umwami? Hagarara! Ni kuki wokwicwa?” Umuhanuzi arahagarara, ariko avuga ati: “Ndazi yuko Data wa twese yaciye urubanza rwo kugushereza, kubera yuko wakoze ivyo ntiwumvirize impanuro yanje.”
17Amaziya umwami wa Yuda agishije inama abajanama biwe, aca arungika kuri Yowashi mwene Yehowahazi, mwene Yehu, umwami wa Isirayeli, ati: “Ingo, duhure maso ku maso ku rugamba.”
18Yowashi umwami wa Isirayeli yishura Amaziya umwami wa Yuda ati: “Igitovu co muri Lebanoni carungikiye intabire yo muri Lebanoni, kivuga ngo: ‘Ha umukobwa wawe umuhungu wanje abe umugore wiwe.’ Ariko igikoko c’ishamba co muri Lebanoni caraciye, gikandagira ca gitovu. 19Wavuze uti: ‘Raba, naratsinze Edomu,’ umutima wawe urishira hejuru, uritamba. Guma iwawe. Ni kuki worondera ivyago ugwe, wewe na Yuda kumwe nawe?”
20Ariko Amaziya ntiyumva, ivyo vyavuye kuri Data wa twese, ngo abashikirize kubera bari barondeye imana za Edomu. 21Nuko Yowashi umwami wa Isirayeli aduga, we na Amaziya umwami wa Yuda bahurira i Beti-shemeshi muri Yuda. 22Yuda yatsindwa na Isirayeli, umuntu wese ahungira iwabo.
23Yowashi umwami wa Isirayeli agumya Amaziya umwami wa Yuda, mwene Yowashi, mwene Yehowahazi, i Beti-shemeshi, amujana i Yeruzalemu, asenya uruhome rwaho kuva ku Rugi rw’i Efurayimu gushika ku Rugi rw’Impetamo, nk’amametero ijana na mirongo umunani. 24Atwara inzahabu yose, ifeza, n’ibikoresho vyose vyabonetse mu nzu ya Data wa twese ari mu minwe ya Obedi-edomu, hamwe n’amatunga yo mu ngoro y’umwami n’ingwati z’abantu, asubira i Samariya.
25Amaziya mwene Yowashi, umwami wa Yuda, yabayeho imyaka cumi n’itanu inyuma y’urupfu rwa Yowashi mwene Yehowahazi, umwami wa Isirayeli. 26Ibindi vyakozwe na Amaziya, kuva ku ntango gushika ku mpera, mbega ntivyanditswe mu Gitabu c’Abami ba Yuda na Isirayeli? 27Kuva Amaziya yaveye mu gukurikira Data wa twese, baramugararije i Yeruzalemu, ahungira i Lakishi. Ariko bamurungikako abantu bakamukurikira yo, baramwica. 28Bamugaruza bamutwaye ku mafarasi, bamuhamba kumwe na ba sekuruza mu Gisagara ca Yuda.