Hezekiya Ashishimura Umwambaro We
Hezekiya ajyana urwandiko rwa Senakeribu mu nzu ya Data wa twese, arurambura imbere ye. Ezayi azana igisubizo: uwirarira ashyirwa igico ku zuru, agasubira iwabo anyuze inzira yazeho. Igoterwa rirangira mu ijoro rimwe; yicwa n'abahungu be bwite.
37 1Umwami Hezekiya abyumvise, ashishimura imyambaro ye, yambara imyambaro yerekana akababaro, nuko yinjira mu nzu ya Data wa twese. 2Yohereza Eliyakimu uwari ushinzwe ingoro, na Shebuna umwanditsi, n'abatambyi bakuru, bambaye ibigunira, ku muhanuzi Ezayi mwene Amotsi. 3Baramubwira bati: “Hezekiya aravuga ati: Uyu munsi ni umunsi w'amakuba no guhanwa no gusuzugurwa. Abana bageze igihe cyo kuvuka, ariko nta mbaraga zo kubyara. 4Wenda So azumva amagambo ya Rabushake, uwo shebuja we umwami wa Ashūru yatumye gusuzugura Data muzima, kandi agacyaha amagambo yumvise. Nuko zamura isengesho usabire abasigaye bakiriho.” a a v4 Rabushake ni izina ry'inshingano — umukuru w'ingabo z'umwami wa Ashuru — atari izina rya bwite.
5Abagaragu b'umwami Hezekiya bageze kwa Ezayi,
6Ezayi arababwira ati: “Mubwire shebuja wanyu muti: Data wa twese aravuga ati: Ntukagire ubwoba bw'amagambo wumvise, ayo abagaragu b'umwami wa Ashūru bantutse. 7Dore nzashyira muri we umwuka, kugira ngo yumve inkuru, asubire mu gihugu cye, aho nkazamwicisha inkota.”
8Rabushake arataha asanga umwami wa Ashūru arwana n'i Libuna, kuko yari yumvise ko umwami yavuye i Lakishi. 9Umwami yumva iby'umwami wa Kushi witwaga Tirihaka ngo: “Asohotse aje kukurwanya.” Abyumvise, yohereza intumwa kwa Hezekiya ati: 10“Mubwire Hezekiya umwami w'u Buyuda muti: Imana yawe wiringiye ntikakubeshye, ivuga iti: ‘Yeruzalemu ntizafatwa n'umwami wa Ashūru.’ 11Wowe wumvise ibyo abami ba Ashūru bakoreye ibihugu byose, bakabirimbura rwose. None se wowe uzakizwa? 12Mbese imana z'amahanga zakijije ibihugu ba sogokuru banjye barimbuye: Gozani na Harani na Rezefu, n'abo muri Edeni bo i Telasari? 13Umwami wa Hamati ari he, n'umwami wa Arupadi, n'umwami w'i Sefarayimu, n'uwa Hena n'uwa Iva?”
Kurambika Imbere ya Data
14Hezekiya yakira urwandiko ku ntumwa, arusoma, azamuka ajya mu nzu ya Data wa twese, arurambika imbere ya Data wa twese. 15Nuko Hezekiya asenga Data wa twese ati: 16“Data w'ingabo zo mu ijuru, Data wa Isiraheli, wicaye ku ntebe hejuru y'abakerubi — ni wowe wenyine uri Data wa twese ku bwami bwose bwo ku isi; ni wowe waremye ijuru n'isi. 17Tega amatwi, Data wa twese, wumve; humbura amaso yawe, Data wa twese, urebe; umva amagambo yose ya Senakeribu yatumwe gusuzugura Data muzima. 18Ni ukuri, Data wa twese, abami ba Ashūru barimbuye amahanga yose n'ibihugu byayo, 19banajugunya imana zabo mu muriro — kuko atari imana ahubwo ari imirimo y'amaboko y'abantu, ibiti n'amabuye; nuko barazirimbura. 20None, Data wa twese, dukize mu kuboko kwe, kugira ngo ubwami bwose bwo ku isi bumenye ko ari wowe wenyine uri Data wa twese.”
Data Arasubiza
21Nuko Ezayi mwene Amotsi yoherereza Hezekiya ati: Data wa Isiraheli aravuga ati: Kuko wansengeye ku bya Senakeribu umwami wa Ashūru,
22iri ni ijambo Data wa twese amuvuzeho ati: “Aragusuzugura, aragugaya — umukobwa w'isugi wa Siyoni; anyeganyeza umutwe inyuma yawe — umukobwa wa Yeruzalemu. 23Ni nde watutse ugasebya? Ni nde warangururiye ijwi ukazamura amaso yawe wirata? Wabigiriye Uwera wa Isiraheli! 24Ukoresheje abagaragu bawe watutse Nyagasani Data, maze uravuga uti: ‘N'amagare yanjye menshi nazamutse ku mpinga z'imisozi, ku mpera za kure za Libani. Natemye amasederi yayo maremare, n'imisipure yayo ihebuje; nageze ku mpinga yayo ya kure cyane, mu ishyamba ryayo ryuzuye ibiti. 25Nacukuye amariba ndanywa amazi; n'ubworo bw'ikirenge cyanjye numishije imigezi yose ya Misiri.’ 26Ntiwigeze wumva? Kera cyane nabikoze; kuva mu bihe bya kera nari narabigambiriye, none nabisohoje, kugira ngo uhindure imijyi ihinganiwe ibe ibirundo by'amatongo. 27Abayituye, bambuwe imbaraga zabo, barakangarana bagakorwa n'isoni; bameze nk'ibimera byo mu gasozi, nk'ubwatsi buto, nk'ibyatsi byo ku nzu, byumira bitarakura. 28Ariko jye nzi igihe wicara, n'igihe usohoka, n'igihe winjira, n'igihe undakarira. 29Kuko undakarira, kandi ubwirasi bwawe bwageze mu matwi yanjye, nzashyira ingwegwe zanjye mu mazuru yawe n'ikizigira cyanjye mu kanwa kawe, kandi nzagusubiza inyuma unyuze inzira wazeho.
30Iki ni cyo kimenyetso cyawe: uyu mwaka muzarya ibyimeza, umwaka wa kabiri murye ibizakomoka kuri byo, umwaka wa gatatu mubibe musarure, mutere imizabibu murye imbuto zayo. 31Naho abasigaye bo mu nzu ya Yuda bazongera gushinga imizi hasi berere imbuto hejuru. 32Kuko i Yeruzalemu hazava abasigaye, no ku musozi wa Siyoni hakava itsinda ry'abarokotse. Ishyaka rya Data w'ingabo zo mu ijuru ni ryo rizabigeza.
33Nuko Data wa twese avuga ku by'umwami wa Ashūru ati: Ntazinjira muri uyu mujyi, kandi ntazawurasamo umwambi, ntazawuhangara afite ingabo, cyangwa ngo awubakireho ikirundo cy'igota. 34Azagaruka anyuze inzira yazeho; ntazinjira muri uyu mujyi, ni ko Data wa twese avuga. 35Kuko nzarwanirira uyu mujyi kugira ngo nzawukize, ku bwanjye no ku bwa Dawidi umugaragu wanjye.”
36Nuko umumarayika wa Data wa twese arasohoka yica abantu ibihumbi ijana na mirongo inani na bitanu mu nkambi y'Abanyashūru; abantu bakanguka kare mu gitondo basanga imirambo hose. 37Nuko Senakeribu umwami wa Ashūru avana inkambi aragenda ataha, aguma i Ninive. 38Igihe yari asenga mu ngoro y'imana ye Nisiroki, abahungu be Adurameleki na Sharezeri bamwicisha inkota, bahungira i Ararati. Umuhungu we Esaradoni amusimbura ku ngoma.