2 Imilandu

30 Kabili Hisekia atumine amashiwi ku bena Israele+ bonse na bena Yuda, kabili alembele na makalata ku bena Efraimu+ na bena Manase,+ ukuti bese ku ng’anda ya kwa Yehova+ mu Yerusalemu ku kusefya ica kucilila+ kuli Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele. 2 Lelo, imfumu na bacilolo+ ba iko no lukuta+ lonse mu Yerusalemu baumfwene ukuti bali no kusefya ica kucilila mu mweshi wa bubili;+ 3 pantu balifililwe ukusefya ilya nshita,+ pa mulandu wa kuti bashimapepo abaisangulwile tabafulile+ kabili abantu na bo tabalongene ku Yerusalemu. 4 Kabili ici caliweme mu menso ya mfumu na mu menso ya lukuta lonse.+ 5 E ico baumfwene ukuti kube ukubila imbila+ mu Israele monse, ukufuma ku Beere-sheba+ ukufika ku Dani,+ ukuti bese no kusefya ica kucilila kuli Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele mu Yerusalemu; pantu te bengi bacitile ifi+ ukulingana ne fyalembwa.+

6 Awe inkombe+ ishakwete amakalata ukufuma ku mfumu na kuli bacilolo+ ba iko shaile mu Israele monse na mu Yuda, ukulingana ne funde lya mfumu, kabili inkombe shatile: “Mwe bana ba kwa Israele, bweleni+ kuli Yehova Lesa+ wa kwa Abrahamu, Isaki na Israele, pa kuti abwelele ku bashalapo+ pali imwe abapusuka ku minwe ya shamfumu sha ku Asiria.+ 7 Kabili mwiba nge fikolwe+ fyenu kabili nga bamunyinenwe abasangukile Yehova Lesa wa fikolwe fyabo, kabili abalengele baba ica kupapa,+ nge fyo mulemona. 8 Nomba mwitalamika imikoshi+ yenu nge fyo ifikolwe fyenu fyacitile. Nakileni Yehova+ no kwisa umwa mushilo+ mwakwe umo asangulula+ umuyayaya no kubombela+ Yehova Lesa wenu, pa kuti ubukali+ bwakwe bufume pali imwe. 9 Pantu nga mwabwelela+ kuli Yehova, bamunyinenwe na bana benu bakababelela uluse+ ku babasenda bunkole, no kubasuminisha ukubwelela kuli cino calo;+ pantu Yehova Lesa wenu wa mutembo+ kabili wa luse,+ takafumye icinso kuli imwe nga mwabwelela kuli ena.”+

10 E ico inkombe+ shaliile, shapitile mu musumba no musumba mu calo conse ica bena Efraimu+ na Manase, ukufika na ku Sebuluni; lelo abantu balebatumfya no kubaseka.+ 11 Bamo bamo+ fye aba muli Ashere na Manase na Sebuluni e baicefeshe+ fye kabili e baishile ku Yerusalemu. 12 Ukuboko kwa kwa Lesa wa cine kwali na mu bena Yuda pa kuti abapeele umutima umo+ uwa kumfwila ifunde+ lya mfumu ne lya bacilolo ilyalelanda pa fya kwa Yehova.+

13 Kabili abantu abengi, ulukuta ulukalamba nga nshi, lwalilongene mu Yerusalemu,+ ku kusefya umutebeto+ wa mukate ushatutumuka mu mweshi wa bubili.+ 14 Kabili balimine no kufumya ifiipailo+ ifyali mu Yerusalemu, kabili ifiipailo fyonse apo balefutumwina ifyanunkila+ balififumishe no kufipoosa mu mupokapoka wa Kidrone.+ 15 E lyo baipeye ilambo lya pa ca kucilila+ pa bushiku bwalenga ikumi na shine (14) ubwa mweshi wa bubili; kabili bashimapepo na bena Lebi bena bali ne nsoni, kabili bali-isangulwile+ no kuleta imituulo ya koca ku ng’anda ya kwa Yehova. 16 Kabili baiminine+ pa ncende yabo ukulingana ne fyo babebele, ukulingana ne funde lya kwa Mose umuntu wa kwa Lesa wa cine, bashimapepo+ balesansa umulopa uo balepeelwa ku bena Lebi. 17 Pantu kwali abengi mu lukuta abashaisangulwile; kabili abena Lebi+ e baleangalila ukwipaya inama+ sha pa ca kucilila isha bonse abashasangulwike, pa kuti babasangulule kuli Yehova. 18 Pantu kwali abantu abengi nga nshi, abengi aba mu bena Efraimu+ na Manase,+ Isakari na Sebuluni,+ abashaisangulwile,+ pantu baliile ica kucilila ukwabula ukukonka ifyalembwa;+ lelo Hisekia alibapepeleko,+ ukutila: “Yehova umusuma+ asuminishe 19 onse uuteyenye umutima+ wakwe ukufwaya Lesa wa cine, Yehova, Lesa wa fikolwe fyesu, nangu ca kuti tabali abasanguluka ku kubomba ifya mushilo.”+ 20 Awe Yehova alyumfwile kuli Hisekia no kuundapa abantu.+

21 E ico abana ba bena Israele abasangilwe mu Yerusalemu balisefeshe umutebeto+ wa mukate ushatutumuka inshiku cinelubali (7) no kusekelela+ kukalamba; kabili abena Lebi+ na bashimapepo+ balelumbanya Yehova cila bushiku ne filimba, balelumbanya Yehova.+ 22 Kabili, Hisekia akoseleshe+ abena Lebi bonse abali abacenjela mu kubombela Yehova.+ Kabili basefeshe umutebeto inshiku cinelubali (7),+ baletuula amalambo ya mutende+ no kuyebelela imembu+ kuli Yehova Lesa wa fikolwe fyabo.

23 E lyo ulukuta lonse lwaumfwene+ ukuti lusefye umutebeto inshiku cinelubali (7)+ na shimbi, e ico basefeshe inshiku cinelubali no kusekelela. 24 Pantu Hisekia imfumu ya mu Yuda apeele+ ulukuta ing’ombe ikana limo (1,000) ne mpaanga amakana cinelubali (7,000), na bacilolo+ na bo bapeele ulukuta ing’ombe ikana limo ne mpaanga amakana ikumi (10,000); kabili bashimapepo+ abengi nga nshi batwalilile ukuisangulula. 25 Kabili ulukuta lonse ulwa mu Yuda+ na bashimapepo na bena Lebi+ no lukuta lonse ulwafumine mu Israele+ na balebeshi+ abafumine mu Israele+ na baleikala mu Yuda balesekelela.+ 26 Kabili kwali ukusekelela nga nshi mu Yerusalemu, pantu ukufuma mu nshiku sha kwa Solomone+ mwana Davidi imfumu ya Israele takwali ukusefya ngo ku mu Yerusalemu.+ 27 Awe bashimapepo, abena Lebi, baliminine no kupaala+ abantu; ne shiwi lyabo lyalyumfwikike, kabili ipepo lyabo lyafikile ku bwikalo bwakwe ubwa mushilo, mu muulu.+