Abami b’Akabiri 24:1-20
24 Omughulu Yehoyakimu abya akatabala, Nebukdeneza omwami we Babiloni mwasyalwa naye. Neryo Yehoyakimu mwakolera omwami we Babiloni omo myaka 3. Aliwe enyuma sy’aho, mwaghana erimukolera.
2 Neryo Yehova mwamutumako ababandi Abakaldayo, Abasiria, Abamoabu, n’Abaamoni. Abya akatumabo omo kiharo kye Yuda batoke eritsandyakyo ngoko Yehova anabugha erilabira abaghombe biwe abaminyereri.
3 Yehova yo waleka ebyosi ebyo ibyahikira abandu be Yuda atoke erilusyabo omo meso wiwe busana n’amalolo wosi agho Manase akola,
4 kandi busana n’omusasi w’abandu abate n’ekosa ogho Manase uta, kundi musulya omo Yerusalema m’omusasi w’abandu abate n’ekosa, na Yehova mwatanza erimughanyira.
5 Eyindi myatsi eyilebirye Yehoyakimu, ebyosi ebyo akola, ebyosi ebyo binahandikire omo kitabu ky’emighulu y’abami be Yuda.
6 Neryo Yehoyakimu mwahola ngoko abotata-kulu wiwe bahola, na mughala wiwe Yehoyakini mwabya mwami omo mwanya wiwe.
7 Omwami we Misri mwatasyapima eribugha ati akalua omo kihugho kiwe, kundi omwami we Babiloni abya iniabiriheka ebindu biwe byosi, eritsuka omo musya owakumamo amaghetse* we Misri eriyahika oko lusi lwe Efrati.
8 Yehoyakini abya n’emyaka 18 omughulu abya mwami. Mwatabala oko misi isatu iniane e Yerusalema. Mama wiwe abya iniakahulawa mo Nehushta; abya mwali wa Elnatani we Yerusalema.
9 Mwabya akakola ebituwene omo meso wa Yehova, mwakola emyatsi mibi yosi eyo baba wiwe akola.
10 Oko mughulu oyo, abasuda ba Nebukadneza omwami we Babiloni mubasyatimba oko muyi we Yerusalema batoke erilwa nagho.
11 Omughulu abasuda ba Nebukadneza, omwami we Babiloni babya ibabiritimba oko muyi we Yerusalema, Nebukadneza naye mwasa.
12 Yehoyakini omwami we Yuda mwayitwala eyiri omwami we Babiloni. Mwaghenda na mama wiwe, abaghombe biwe, abakulu b’omo butabali bwiwe, n’abakulu abakakolera oko bwikalo bwiwe. Omwami we Babiloni mwamuboha. Amuboha omo mwaka wo 8 w’obutabali bw’omwami we Babiloni.
13 Neryo Nebukadneza mwaheka ebindu byosi by’obughuli by’omo nyumba ya Yehova, n’eby’omo byumba by’eribikamo ebindu by’obughuli ebyabya omo nyumba y’omwami we Yuda. Mwatulanga ebindu byosi by’ehoro ebyo Solomona, omwami we Israeli akokotaya busana n’enyumba ya Yehova. Ebyo mubyabya ngoko Yehova abya iniabiribugha embere.
14 Mwatwala abandu bosi be Yerusalema mo banyewa, abakulu bosi, abasuda bosi b’amaka, abafundi bosi, n’abahesi* bosi. Mwatwala abandu 10 000 omo bunyewa. Abera basa b’anasigha omo kihugho.
15 Yehoyakini kw’atwalawa atya omo bunyewa mwe Babiloni; Nebukadneza mwatwalayo na mama w’omwami, abakali b’omwami, abakulu abakakolera oko bwikalo bw’omwami, n’esyoseghu-seghu sy’omo kihugho. Mwalusyabo e Yerusalema, amabatwala omo bunyewa mwe Babiloni.
16 Omwami we Babiloni mwatwala omo bunyewa mw’abasuda bosi, babya 7 000. Mwatwalayo n’abafundi n’abahesi* 1 000. Abosi abo babya balume b’amaka, abakangiriribawa erilwa.
17 Omwami we Babiloni mwayira Matania omuyomba wa Yehoyakini mo mwami omo mwanya wa Yehoyakini. Mwamuha erindi rina, mwamwahula mo Zedekia.
18 Zedekia abya n’emyaka 21 omughulu abya mwami. Mwatabala oko myaka 11 iniane e Yerusalama. Mama wiwe abya iniakahulawa mo Hamutali; abya mwali wa Yeremia we Libna.
19 Zedekia mwabya akakola ebituwene omo meso wa Yehova. Mwakola emyatsi yosi eyituwene eyo Yehoyakimu akola.
20 Emyatsi yosi eyo muyahikira abandu be Yerusalema n’abe Yuda kundi Yehova abya iniabirihitana. Mwabahitanako erihika omughulu abalusaya omo meso wiwe. Na Zedekia mwaghana erikolera omwami we Babiloni.
Amaelezo awehikwa
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