Data yumva Gutaka kwa Yehowahazi
Yehowahazi atakambira Data wa twese ari munsi y'igitugu cy'Abanyasiriya, maze hoherezwa umukiza, ariko amamasa n'inkingi ya Ashera bigumaho bihagaze. Apfa, Elisha atuma umwami arasa umwambi, hanyuma ararakara kuko yakubise hasi incuro eshatu gusa. Umurambo ukozeho amagufwa ya Elisha urahaguruka.
13 1Mu mwaka wa makumyabiri n'itatu Yowashi mwene Ahaziya ari ku ngoma mu Buyuda, Yehowahazi mwene Yehu yabaye umwami wa Isiraheli i Samariya, amara imyaka cumi n'irindwi ari ku ngoma. 2Yakoze ibitanogeye Data, akurikira ibyaha bya Yerobowamu mwene Nebati wari watoje Abisiraheli; ntiyabivaho. 3Nuko uburakari bwa Data buratoka ku Bisiraheli, akomeza kubagabiza Hazayeli umwami wa Siriya na Benihadadi mwene Hazayeli. 4Yehowahazi atakambira Data, maze Data aramwumva, kuko yabonye uko umwami wa Siriya yakandamizaga Abisiraheli. 5Nuko Data aha Abisiraheli umuntu wo kubakiza; barokoka ububasha bwa Siriya, batura mu ngo zabo nk'uko byari bimeze mbere. 6Ariko bakomeza ibyaha by'inzu ya Yerobowamu wari watoje Abisiraheli; barabikurikira. N'inkingi ya Ashera yakomeje ihagaze i Samariya. 7Yehowahazi nta cyamusigariye mu ngabo ze keretse abari ku mafarasi mirongo itanu, n'amagare y'intambara icumi, n'ingabo z'amaguru ibihumbi cumi, kuko umwami wa Siriya yari yarabatsembye abagira nk'umukungugu igihe cyo guhura ingano. 8Ibindi bikorwa bya Yehowahazi n'ibyo yakoze byose n'ububasha bwe, byanditswe mu gitabo cyitwa “Ibikorwa by'abami ba Isiraheli.” 9Yehowahazi aryama iruhande rwa ba sekuruza, bamushyingura i Samariya. Umuhungu we Yowashi amusimbura ku ngoma.
Yehowashi Ategeka Isiraheli
10Mu mwaka wa mirongo itatu n'irindwi Yowashi ari ku ngoma mu Buyuda, Yehowashi mwene Yehowahazi yabaye umwami wa Isiraheli i Samariya, amara imyaka cumi n'itandatu ku ngoma. 11Yakoze ibitanogeye Data; ntabwo yavuye ku byaha na bimwe bya Yerobowamu mwene Nebati wari watoje Abisiraheli, ahubwo akomeza kubikora. 12Ibindi bikorwa bya Yowashi n'ibyo yakoze byose, n'ububasha bwe bwo kurwana n'Amasiya umwami w'u Buyuda, byanditswe mu gitabo cyitwa “Ibikorwa by'abami ba Isiraheli.” 13Yowashi aryama iruhande rwa ba sekuruza; Yerobowamu amusimbura ku ntebe ye y'ubwami. Yowashi bamushyingura i Samariya hamwe n'abami ba Isiraheli.
Ijambo rya Nyuma rya Data Rinyuze kuri Elisha
14Elisha ararwara indwara yari kumwica. Yowashi umwami wa Isiraheli aramanuka aramuririra, aramubwira ati: “Data wanjye, data wanjye! Amagare y'intambara ya Isiraheli n'abari ku mafarasi!”
15Elisha aramubwira ati: “Fata umuheto n'imyambi.” Nuko afata umuheto n'imyambi. 16Hanyuma abwira umwami wa Isiraheli ati: “Shyira ukuboko kwawe ku muheto.” Nuko akushyiraho, maze Elisha ashyira amaboko ye ku maboko y'umwami. 17Aravuga ati: “Kingura idirishya ryerekeza iburasirazuba.” Araringura. Elisha aravuga ati: “Rasa!” Nuko arasa. Hanyuma Elisha aravuga ati: “Umwambi wo gutsinda kwa Data, umwambi wo gutsinda Siriya! Uzatsinda Siriya i Afeki ukayitsemba.”
18Aravuga ati: “Fata imyambi,” nuko arayifata. Abwira umwami wa Isiraheli ati: “Kubita hasi.” Akubita gatatu, hanyuma arahagarara. 19Ariko umuntu wa Data aramurakarira ati: “Wagombaga gukubita gatanu cyangwa gatandatu; icyo gihe wari gutsinda Siriya ukayitsemba. Ariko none uzatsinda Siriya gatatu gusa.”
20Nuko Elisha arapfa, baramushyingura. Icyo gihe abambuzi b'Abamowabu bajyaga baza gutera igihugu buri gihe cy'impeshyi.
21Mu gihe bamwe bari bagiye gushyingura umuntu, babona agatsiko k'abambuzi, bata uwo murambo mu mva ya Elisha. Wa muntu wapfuye akigera ku magufwa ya Elisha, aragaruka, arahaguruka.
22Hazayeli umwami wa Siriya yakandamije Abisiraheli igihe cyose cy'ingoma ya Yehowahazi. 23Ariko Data abagirira neza; umutima we uborogera mu mpuhwe, arabahindukirira kubera isezerano yagiranye na Aburahamu na Isaka na Yakobo. Kugeza n'uyu munsi yanga kubarimbura cyangwa kubaca imbere ye.
24Nuko Hazayeli umwami wa Siriya arapfa, Benihadadi umuhungu we amusimbura ku ngoma. 25Yehowashi mwene Yehowahazi yisubiza kuri Benihadadi mwene Hazayeli imijyi Benihadadi yari yarigaruriye mu ntambara avana kuri se Yehowahazi. Yowashi amutsinda gatatu, yisubiza imijyi ya Isiraheli.