Abami b’Akabiri 8:1-29
8 Elisha mwabwira mama w’akalwana ako alubukaya ati: “Iwe n’ekihanda kyaghu, mulue hano, muye omo kindi kihugho eyo mwangatoka erikala, kundi Yehova ati hakendibya enzala, ikendibugha emyaka 7 omo kihugho kino.”
2 Neryo omukali oyo mwaghenda, ngoko omundu w’oMungu w’ekwenene anamubwira. Mwaghenda n’ekihanda kiwe, bamayikala omo kihugho ky’Abafilistini. Mubabughamo emyaka 7.
3 Emyaka 7 eyo muyabya yabihwa, omukali oyo mwalua omo kihugho ky’Abafilistini, amayalemba-lemba omwami ati amusubuliraye enyumba yiwe n’eririma riwe.
4 Omwami abya inianemukania na Gehazi, omughombe w’omundu w’oMungu w’ekwenene. Mwamubwira ati: “Kisi, umbwire emyatsi yosi mikulu-mikulu eyo Elisha akola.”
5 Omughulu Gehazi abya akakanirya omwami ngoko Elisha alubakaya akalwana kaghuma, mama wako mwahika ahali omwami, amalemba-lemba omwami ati amusubuliraye enyumba yiwe n’eririma riwe. Neryo Gehazi mwalw’iniabugha ati: “Mukama waghe kandi mwami waghe, oyu y’omukali oyo nilue ngakukaniryako, n’oyu y’omughala wiwe oyo Elisha alubukaya.”
6 Neryo omwami mwabulya omukali oyo emyatsi nga muyaghenda yiti, n’omukali oyo amamubwira ngoko emyatsi yabya. Neryo omwami mwabwira omukulu mughuma oyo wabya akakolera oko bwikalo b’omwami ati asohe olubanza lw’omukali oyo. Omwami mwamubwira ati: “Usubuliraye omukali oyu y’ebindu biwe byosi, kandi umuhe n’esyofranga esyalua oko byalya ebyera omo ririma riwe eritsuka ekiro aghenda erihika na lino.”
7 Elisha mwaya e Damasko. Oko mughulu oyo, Ben-hadadi, omwami we Siria, abya inialwere. Neryo mubabwira omwami ambu: “Omundu w’oMungu w’ekwenene sy’abirihika eno.”
8 Neryo omwami mwabwira Hazaeli ati: “Imaya ekihembo, utwalirekyo omundu w’oMungu w’ekwenene. Umubwire uti anibuliraye Yehova nga ninemwendilama.”
9 Hazaeli mwayasungana n’omundu w’oMungu w’ekwenene iniane n’ekihembo. Mwamutwalira emihanda yosi y’ebindu ebyuwene bye Damasko, ebyo esyongamia 40 syanganaheka. Mwabya abihika ahali omundu w’oMungu w’ekwenene, mwimana embere siwe, amamubwira ati: “Mughala waghu Ben-hadadi, omwami we Siria, mwakanituma ati ngakubulaye ng’anemwendilama.”
10 Elisha mwamusubirya ati: “Uyamubwire uti, ‘Ukendilama,’ aliwe Yehova abirimbwira ati akendihola.”
11 Elisha mwahanda oko Hazaeli kw’amweso erihika oko kika Hazaeli amayowa muhanda. Neryo omundu w’oMungu w’ekwenene mwalira.
12 Neryo Hazaeli mwamubulya ati: “Mukama waghe, ukaliraki?” Elisha mwamusubirya ati: “Ngalira kundi ninasi ngoko ukendighalya abandu be Israeli. Ukenditimya emyanya yabo eyo mundu ateangahikamo bweghu-bweghu, ukendiita omo muyali abasuda babo abasi erilwa, ukendikera-kera abana babo, n’eritula amabunda w’abakali babo abakule.”
13 Hazaeli mwamubwira ati: “Ingye mughombe waghu si niri kabwa bule. Nangatoka niti erikola ekiri ng’ekyo?“ Aliwe Elisha mwamusubirya ati: “Yehova abirinikangania ngoko ukendibya mwami we Siria.”
14 Neryo Hazaeli mwalua ahali Elisha, amasuba ew’omukama wiwe. Omukama wiwe mwamubulya ati: “Elisha mwakakubwira atiki?“ Hazaeli mwamusubirya ati: “Mwakanibwira ati ukendilama.”
15 Aliwe ekiro ekikwamire, Hazaeli mwimya obulangiti, amahirabo omo maghetse, amahirabo oko busu bw’omukama wiwe, n’erilekabo aho erihika omughulu omukama wiwe ahola. Enyuma sy’aho, Hazaeli amabya mwami omo mwanya wa Ben-hadadi.
16 Omo mwaka w’akatano w’obutabali bwa Yehoramu, omwami we Israeli, mughala wa Ahabu, omughulu Yehoshafati abya akatabala e Yuda, Yehoramu, mughala wa Yehoshafati we Yuda mwabya mwami.
17 Yehoramu abya n’emyaka 32 omughulu abya mwami. Mwatabala oko myaka 8 iniane e Yerusalema.
18 Mwakola amalolo agho abami be Israeli bakola, awali ng’agho kihanda kya Ahabu kyakola, kundi mwatahya mwali wa Ahabu. Mwabya akakola ebituwene omo meso wa Yehova.
19 Aliwe Yehova mwatanza eribughaho obwami bwe Yuda busana n’omughombe wiwe Daudi, kundi abya iniabirimulagha ati akendisyamuha etala, iye n’abana biwe kera na kera.
20 Oko mughulu wa Yehoramu, Abaedomu mubaghana obutabali bwe Yuda, neryo bamayihiriraho omwami wabo-wabo.
21 Neryo Yehoramu mwaya e Zairi n’emitoka yiwe yosi. Mwabya abihikayo, Abaedomu bamamutimbako, iye n’abakomanda abimanire emitoka yiwe, busana n’erilwa naye. Aliwe mwabuka omo kiro, amalwa nabo, n’eribasinga. Neryo abasuda abo mubatibitira eyiri amahema wabo.
22 Aliwe erihika na munabwire, Abaedomu bakinaghana obutabali bwe Yuda. Oko mughulu oyo, abandu be Libna nabo mubaghana obutabali bwe Yuda.
23 Eyindi myatsi eyilebirye Yehoramu, ebyosi ebyo akola, ebyosi ebyo binahandikire omo kitabu ky’emighulu y’abami be Yuda.
24 Yehoramu mwahola ngoko abotata-kulu wiwe bahola, bamamuta omo Muyi wa Daudi. Enyuma sy’aho, mughala wiwe Ahazia amabya mwami omo mwanya wiwe.
25 Omo mwaka we 12 w’obutabali b’omwami Yehoramu we Israeli, mughala wa Ahabu, Ahazia mughala wa Yehoramu, omwami we Yuda, mwabya mwami.
26 Ahazia abya n’emyaka 22 omughulu abya mwami. Mwatabala oko mwaka mughuma iniane e Yerusalema. Mama wiwe abya iniakahulawa mo Atalia; abya mwitsikulu* w’omwami Omri we Israeli.
27 Ahazia mwakola amalolo ogho b’omo kihanda kya Ahabu bakola. Mwabya akakola ebituwene omo meso wa Yehova, ngoko ab’omo kihanda kya Ahabu bakola, kundi mwatahirya omo kihanda kya Ahabu.
28 Neryo mwaghenda na Yehoramu mughala wa Ahabu bakayalwa n’omwami Hazaeli we Siria e Ramoti-gileati, aliwe Abasiria mubahutalya Yehoramu.
29 Neryo omwami Yehoramu mwasuba e Yezreeli batoke eritunza ebironda ebyo Basiria bamuhutaliraya e Rama omughulu abya akalwa n’omwami Hazaeli we Siria. Ahazia, mughala wa Yehoramu, omwami we Yuda, mwaya e Yezreeli akayabana Yehoramu, mughala wa Ahabu, kundi abya iniabirihutalibwa.*
