2 Abami 18 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

18 ¹Mu mwaka ugira gatatu wa Hosheya mwene Ela, umwami wa Isiraheli, Hezekiya mwene Ahazi yabaye umwami wa Yuda. ²Yari afise imyaka mirongo ibiri n’itanu igihe yimikwa, maze aganza imyaka mirongo ibiri n’icenda i Yeruzalemu. Nyina yitwa Abiya, umukobwa wa Zekariya. ³Yakoze ivyagororotse mu maso ya Data wa twese, nk’uko se Dawidi yari yarabigize. ⁴Yakuyeho ibibanza vyo hejuru, amenagura inkingi z’amabuye zeguriwe, aca ibiti vya Ashera, kandi amenagura mu bimanyu inzoka y’umuringa Musa yari yaracuze—kuko gushika ico gihe Abisiraheli bari basanzwe bayituririzako imibavu, iyitwa Nehushitani. ^a a v4 Nehushitani bisobanura “ikintu c’umuringa” — izina ryo gusuzugura ryahawe ikigirwamana c’umuringa iyo nzoka yari yahindutse, iyahoze ari ikimenyetso c’ukuri kivuye kuri Data wa twese ariko ubu kikaba casengwa mu buryo butari bwo. ⁵Yizigiye Data wa twese, Imana ya Isiraheli; nta mwami wa Yuda yari asa nawe, haba uwamubanjirije canke uwamukurikiye. ⁶Yomanye kuri Data wa twese, ntiyahengeshanya kumukurikira, kandi arubahiriza amabwirizwa Data wa twese yari yahaye Musa. ⁷Yagira intsinzi aho yaja hose, kuko Data wa twese yari kumwe nawe. Yagararije umwami wa Ashuri, yanka kumukorera. ⁸Yatsinze Abafilisitiya gushika i Gaza n’imbibe zaho, uhereye ku munara w’abarinzi gushika ku gisagara gikomeye.

⁹Mu mwaka ugira kane wa Hezekiya—ari na wo mwaka ugira indwi wa Hosheya mwene Ela, umwami wa Isiraheli—Shalumaneseri umwami wa Ashuri yaduze aja gutera Samariya, araygota. ¹⁰Haciye imyaka itatu barayifata—mu mwaka ugira gatandatu wa Hezekiya, ari na wo mwaka ugira icenda wa Hosheya umwami wa Isiraheli—Samariya irafatwa. ¹¹Umwami wa Ashuri yajana Abisiraheli mu bunyagano i Ashuri, abashira i Hala, ku ruzi Habori rwo muri Gozani, no mu bisagara vya Abamedi, ¹²kubera ko batumvirije ijwi rya Data wa twese kandi barenga ku isezerano ryiwe—ivyo Musa, umusavyi wa Data wa twese, yari yategetse vyose—ntibavyumve canke ngo bavyubahirize.

Ashuri iza gutera Yuda

¹³Mu mwaka ugira cumi na kane w’umwami Hezekiya, Sanakeribu umwami wa Ashuri yateye ibisagara vyose bikomeye vya Yuda, arabifata. ¹⁴Maze Hezekiya umwami wa Yuda yarungikira umwami wa Ashuri i Lakishi, ati: “Nacumuye; nugaruke inyuma, kandi nzovyemera ico cose uzonshingako.” Umwami wa Ashuri yashinze Hezekiya umwami wa Yuda ngo atange amatoni y’ifeza nka cumi n’imwe n’itoni rimwe ry’inzahabu. ¹⁵Hezekiya aramuha ifeza yose yaboneka mu nzu ya Data wa twese no mu bubiko bw’ingoro y’umwami. ¹⁶Ico gihe Hezekiya yakuyeko inzahabu ku miryango y’urusengero rwa Data wa twese no ku nkingi z’imiryango, izo Hezekiya umwami wa Yuda yari yaragwikije, maze ayiha umwami wa Ashuri.

¹⁷Umwami wa Ashuri yarungitse umukuru w’ingabo ziwe, umukuru w’abakozi biwe, n’umukuru w’abasirikare hamwe n’ingabo nyinshi, bavuye i Lakishi baja ku mwami Hezekiya i Yeruzalemu. Baduze baja i Yeruzalemu, bahagarara iruhande y’umuyoboro w’amazi w’icogero co hejuru, ku nzira ija ku Murima w’Umwozi w’impuzu. ¹⁸Barahamagara umwami, maze Eliyakimu mwene Hilukiya, umucungezi w’ingoro, arasohoka aja aho bari kumwe na Shebuna umunyamabanga na Yowa mwene Asafu umwandisi w’ivyabaye. ¹⁹Umukuru w’abasirikare arababwira ati: “Mubwire Hezekiya muti: Umwami ahambaye, umwami wa Ashuri, avuga ati: Uku kwizigira wizigiye ni ukw’iki? ²⁰Uvuga uti: Mfise ubugombe n’inkomezi vyo kurwana—ariko ni amajambo gusa. None none, ni nde wizigiye, ku buryo wangararije? ²¹Ehe, wizigiye Misiri, ya nkoni y’urubingo rwamenetse ihinyura mu kuboko kw’uwukwegamyeko wese. Uko ni ko Farawo umwami wa Misiri ameze ku bamwizigira bose. ²²Ariko nimba uvuga uti: ‘Twizigiye Uhoraho Imana yacu,’ mbega si we Hezekiya yakuyeho ibibanza vyiwe vyo hejuru n’ibicaniro vyiwe, abwira Yuda na Yeruzalemu ati: ‘Nimusenge imbere y’iki gicaniro i Yeruzalemu’? ²³Noneho rero, gira amasezerano na shebuja umwami wa Ashuri: Nzoguha amafarasi ibihumbi bibiri niwaba ushoboye kuronka abagendera kuri yo. ²⁴None none, wokwirukana gute n’umukuru umwe gusa mu basavyi batagira ikimazi bo kwa shebuja, mbere wizigiye Misiri ngo iguhe amakarwa n’abagendera ku mafarasi? ²⁵Mbega nzamutse ngo ntere iki kibanza kugira ngo nkirimbure ata Uhoraho? Uhoraho ni we yambwiye ati: Duga utere iki gihugu, ukirimbure.”

²⁶Eliyakimu mwene Hilukiya, Shebuna, na Yowa babwira umukuru w’abasirikare, bati: “Turakwinginze, vuga ururimi rw’Icaramu kuri twebwe basavyi bawe—turarutahura. Ntuvuge ururimi rw’Igiheburayo, abantu bari ku rukuta bakaba bariko baratwumviriza.”

²⁷Umukuru w’abasirikare yishura ati: “Mbega shebuja yantumye kuvuga ivyo kuri shobuja gusa na kuri mwebwe, atari no ku bagabo bari ku rukuta, abo bazorya umwanda wabo bongere banywe umukoyo wabo hamwe namwe?”

²⁸Maze umukuru w’abasirikare arahagarara, asemerera cane mu rurimi rw’Igiheburayo ati: “Nimwumve ijambo ry’umwami ahambaye, umwami wa Ashuri! ²⁹Umwami avuga ati: Ntimureke Hezekiya ngo abahende, kuko adashobora kubakiza mu kuboko kwiwe. ³⁰Ntimureke Hezekiya ngo abatume mwizigira Uhoraho, mu kuvuga ati: ‘Uhoraho azokira adutabara ata gukeka; iki gisagara ntikizokwegukira umwami wa Ashuri.’ ³¹Ntimwumvirize Hezekiya. Umwami wa Ashuri avuga ati: Nimugiranire amahoro nanje, musohoke muze iwanje—umwe wese muri mwebwe azorya ku muzabibu wiwe no ku mutini wiwe, kandi anywe amazi yo mw’iriba ryiwe, ³²gushika aho nzobajana mu gihugu gisa n’icanyu—intete, umuvinyu mushasha, umukate, imirima y’imizabibu, ibiti vy’imyelayo, n’ubuki—kugira ngo mubeho, ntimupfe. Ntimwumvirize Hezekiya; kuko ariko arabazimiza igihe avuga ati: ‘Uhoraho azodukiza.’ ³³Mbega hari imana n’imwe mu zisengwa n’amahanga yarokoye igihugu cayo mu kuboko kw’umwami wa Ashuri? ³⁴Ziri hehe imana za Hamati na Arupadi? Ziri hehe imana za Sefarivayimu, za Hena, na za Iva? Mbega bakijije Samariya mu kuboko kwanje? ³⁵Ni iyihe mu mana z’ivyo bihugu vyose yarokoye igihugu cayo mu kuboko kwanje, ku buryo Uhoraho yorokora Yeruzalemu mu kuboko kwanje?”

³⁶Ariko abantu baraguma banumye, nta jambo na rimwe bamwishura, kuko umwami yari yarategetse ati: “Ntimumwishure.” ³⁷Eliyakimu mwene Hilukiya, umucungezi w’ingoro, Shebuna umunyamabanga, na Yowa mwene Asafu umwandisi w’ivyabaye, baja kwa Hezekiya bantuye impuzu, bamumenyesha amajambo y’umukuru w’abasirikare.