Hezekiya Agarura u Buyuda kwa Data wa twese

Hezekiya yiringira Data wa twese nk'uko nta wundi mwami w'u Buyuda yabigenje, ndetse amenagura n'inzoka y'umuringa ya Musa. N'ubwo bimeze bityo, Ashūru ifata imijyi ikomeye. Ku rukuta umutware atuka Yeruzalemu mu rurimi rw'Igiheburayo, abigambiriye: nta mana y'ihanga yakijije umuntu, none iyawe yabikora ite? Abantu baracecetse.

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Mu mwaka wa gatatu Hoseya mwene Ela ari umwami wa Isiraheli, Hezekiya mwene Ahazi yabaye umwami w'u Buyuda. Yari afite imyaka makumyabiri n'itanu ubwo yabaye umwami, amara imyaka makumyabiri n'icyenda ku ngoma i Yeruzalemu. Nyina yitwaga Abiya umukobwa wa Zakariya. Yakoze ibikwiye mu maso ya Data wa twese, nk'uko se Dawidi yari yabigenje. Yakuye ahasengerwaga, amenagura inkingi z'amabuye asengwa, atemagura ishusho ya Ashera, amenagura mo ibice inzoka y'umuringa Musa yari yakoze, kuko kugeza icyo gihe Abisiraheli bari bayotera imibavu, bayita Nehushitani. ^a Yiringiye Data wa twese, Imana ya Isiraheli; nta mwami w'u Buyuda wamungana, haba mu bamubanjirije cyangwa mu bamukurikiye. Yagumye kuri Data wa twese, ntiyahwema kumukurikira, kandi yubahiriza amategeko Data wa twese yahaye Musa. Byamugendekeraga neza aho yagiye hose, kuko Data wa twese yari kumwe na we. Yagomeye umwami wa Ashūru, yanga kumukorera. Yatsinze Abafilisiti kugeza i Gaza n'imipaka yayo, guhera ku munara w'abarinzi kugeza ku mujyi uzitiye.

Mu mwaka wa kane wa Hezekiya—ari na wo mwaka wa karindwi wa Hoseya mwene Ela umwami wa Isiraheli—Shalumaneseri umwami wa Ashūru yazamuka atera Samariya arayigota. Nyuma y'imyaka itatu barayifata—mu mwaka wa gatandatu wa Hezekiya, ari na wo mwaka wa cyenda wa Hoseya umwami wa Isiraheli—Samariya irafatwa. Umwami wa Ashūru ajyana Abisiraheli mu bunyage i Ashūru, abatuza i Hala, ku ruzi rwa Habori rwo muri Gozani, no mu mijyi y'Abamedi, kubera ko batitaye ku ijwi rya Data wa twese, bica Isezerano rye—ibyo byose Musa umugaragu wa Data wa twese yari yarategetse—ntibabyumvira kandi ntibabishyira mu bikorwa.

Ashūru Itera u Buyuda

Mu mwaka wa cumi n'ine w'Umwami Hezekiya, Senakeribu umwami wa Ashūru atera imijyi yose izitiye y'u Buyuda arayifata. Nuko Hezekiya umwami w'u Buyuda atumira umwami wa Ashūru wari i Lakishi ati: “Nacumuye; uve hano, kandi nzemera ibyo uzanshyiraho byose.” Umwami wa Ashūru ashyira kuri Hezekiya umwami w'u Buyuda toni cumi n'imwe z'ifeza na toni imwe y'izahabu. Hezekiya amuha ifeza yose yabonetse mu Ngoro ya Data wa twese, no mu mazu y'ububiko by'ibwami. Muri icyo gihe Hezekiya yambura izahabu ku nzugi z'Ingoro ya Data wa twese no ku bizingiti Hezekiya umwami w'u Buyuda yari yarasize izahabu, ayiha umwami wa Ashūru.

Umwami wa Ashūru yohereza umugaba mukuru w'ingabo n'umutware mukuru w'ibwami n'umuvugizi mukuru, bafite ingabo nyinshi, bava i Lakishi baza kwa Umwami Hezekiya i Yeruzalemu. Bazamuka bagera i Yeruzalemu bahagarara iruhande rw'umuyoboro w'amazi w'ikizenga cyo haruguru, ku nzira ijya ku Murima w'Umwozi. Bahamagara umwami, nuko Eliyakimu mwene Hilukiya ushinzwe ingoro asohoka abasanga, ari kumwe na Shebuna umunyamabanga na Yowa mwene Asafu umuvugizi w'ibwami. Umuvugizi mukuru arababwira ati: “Mubwire Hezekiya muti: Umwami ukomeye, umwami wa Ashūru, aravuga ati: Ni iki cyizere wiringiye? Uravuga uti: mfite ingamba n'imbaraga zo kurwana—nyamara ni amagambo gusa. None se iringiye nde, ngo ungomere? Dore wiringiye Misiri, iyo nkoni y'urubingo rwamenetse, rutobora ikiganza cy'umuntu wese uwishingikirije kuri rwo. Uko ni ko Farawo umwami wa Misiri ameze ku bamwiringiye bose. Ariko niba uvuga uti: 'Twiringiye Uhoraho Imana yacu,' mbese si we Hezekiya yakuye ahasengerwaga n'intambiro ze, abwira u Buyuda na Yeruzalemu ati: 'Musenge imbere y'iyi ntambiro i Yeruzalemu'? Ngaho shyira ingwate na databuja umwami wa Ashūru: nzaguha amafarasi ibihumbi bibiri niba ushobora kubona abayagendako. Wakwirukana ute na n'umutware umwe gusa wo mu bagaragu basuzuguritse cyane ba databuja, kandi wiringiye Misiri ngo iguhe amagare y'intambara n'abagendera ku mafarasi? Mbese nazamutse ntera aha hantu ngo ndahasenye ntabifashijwemo n'Uhoraho? Uhoraho yarambwiye ati: Zamuka utere iki gihugu, ukirimbure.”

Eliyakimu mwene Hilukiya na Shebuna na Yowa babwira umuvugizi mukuru bati: “Turakwinginze, vugana natwe abagaragu bawe mu Giharamu—kuko turacyumva. Ntuvugane natwe mu Giheburayi, abantu bari ku rukuta baratwumva.”

Umuvugizi mukuru arasubiza ati: “Mbese databuja yantumye kubwira ibi databuja wawe nawe gusa, ntiyantumye no ku bantu bari ku rukuta, bazarya amabyi yabo bakanywa inkari zabo kumwe namwe?”

Nuko umuvugizi mukuru arahagarara, ararangurura ijwi avuga mu Giheburayi ati: “Nimwumve ijambo ry'umwami ukomeye, umwami wa Ashūru! Umwami aravuga ati: Hezekiya ntakababeshye, kuko adashobora kubakiza ukuboko kwe. Hezekiya ntakabatume mwiringire Uhoraho, avuga ati: 'Uhoraho azaturokora rwose; uyu mujyi ntuzagwa mu maboko y'umwami wa Ashūru.' Ntimukumvire Hezekiya. Umwami wa Ashūru aravuga ati: nimugirane amahoro nanjye, musohoke muze aho ndi—maze buri wese muri mwe azarya ku muzabibu we no ku mutini we, kandi anywe amazi yo mu iriba rye, kugeza igihe nzabajyana mu gihugu kimeze nk'icyanyu—igihugu cy'ingano na divayi nshya n'imigati n'imizabibu n'imyelayo n'ubuki—kugira ngo mubeho, mudapfa. Ntimukumvire Hezekiya; arabayobya iyo avuga ati: 'Uhoraho azaturokora.' Mbese hari imana n'imwe yo mu mahanga yarokoye igihugu cyayo mu kuboko kw'umwami wa Ashūru? Imana z'i Hamati n'iz'i Arupadi ziri he? Imana z'i Sefaruvayimu n'iz'i Hena n'iz'i Iva ziri he? Mbese zarokoye Samariya mu kuboko kwanjye? Ni iyihe mana muri izo z'ibihugu byose yarokoye igihugu cyayo mu kuboko kwanjye, ngo Uhoraho arokore Yeruzalemu mu kuboko kwanjye?”

Ariko abantu baceceka ntibamusubiza n'ijambo na rimwe, kuko umwami yari yarategetse ati: “Ntimukamusubize.” Eliyakimu mwene Hilukiya ushinzwe ingoro, na Shebuna umunyamabanga, na Yowa mwene Asafu umuvugizi w'ibwami, baza kwa Hezekiya bamaze gushishimura imyambaro yabo, bamubwira amagambo y'umuvugizi mukuru.