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Mwami Manase waku Juda

¹ Manase wakajisi myaka iili kkumi aibili naakatalika kulela, nkabela wakalela kwamyaka iili makumi osanwe aisanu mu Jelusalemu. Banyina bakali Hefuziba. ² Walo ooyu wakabisizya Mwami Leza mukutobela zisesemyo zyamisyobo eeyo Mwami Leza njaakatandila Baisilayeli. ³ Wakayakulula malende aayo wisi Hezekiya ngaakamwaide. Wakayaka zipaililo zya Baali akupanga mituni yaleza mukaintu Asyela, mbubonya mbwaakacitide Ahabu mwami waku Isilayeli. Wakakotamina akukomba zyakujulu. ⁴ Alimwi wakayaka zipaililo muŋanda ya Mwami Leza, mumonya oomo Mwami Leza mwaakaamba kuti, “Mu Jelusalemu mwendiyoobikka zina lyangu.” ⁵ Alimwi wakayaka zipaililo mumabbuwa obilo aaŋanda ya Mwami Leza. ⁶ Wakapaizya mwanaakwe mulombe mumulilo, wakali kulowa akusonda alimwi wakali kubuzya-buzya akubaŋanga, basimakakata abaamba aabafu. Wakacita zinyonyoono zinji-zinji kumbele lya Mwami Leza, aboobo wakamunyemya. ⁷ Lino mutuni mubeze wa Asyela wakuubikka muŋanda njiyonya eeyo Mwami Leza njaakaambide Devedi a Solomoni mwanaakwe kuti, “Muŋanda eeyi mu Jelusalemu ngwindakasala kuzwa kumisyobo yoonse ya Isilayeli mwendiyookombelwa lyoonse. ⁸ Nkabela nsikooyootuntulisya limbi Baisilayeli kuzwa munyika eeyo njindakapa basikale babo, kufumbwa buyo kuti kabacita cili coonse ncindakabalailila, akubamba mulawo woonse ooyo mubelesi wangu Mozesi ngwaakabapa.” ⁹ Pele taakwe nibakaswiilila pe, Manase wakabasowa akubasolweda mukubisya kwiinda misyobo eeyo Mwami Leza njaakabanyonyweeda Baisilayeli.

¹⁰ Lino Mwami Leza wakabaambila kwiindila mubabelesi bakwe basinsimi kuti, ¹¹ “Nkaambo kakuti Manase mwami wa Juda wakacita zisesemyo eezi, wacita zibi ziinda Baamoli, aabo bakamusaangunina, alimwi wasolweda bantu ba Juda mukucita zinyonyoono amituni yakwe.” ¹² Nkaako mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Leza wa Isilayeli, “Amubone ncobeni ndilamuletela mapenzi aagambya mu Jelusalemu nkabela kufumbwa muntu uyoomvwa, uuyoozingwa kapati. ¹³ Ndiyoosubula Jelusalemu mbubonya mbuli mbundakasubula Samaliya a Ahabu, njoosalazya Jelusalemu mbuli muntu mbwapukuta mutiba, akuuvuntamika. ¹⁴ Eelyo njookaka bantu basyeede balukono lwangu akubaaba kuli sinkondonyina. Nkabela bayoosaalwa akunyonyoonwa abasinkondonyina boonse, ¹⁵ nkaambo bakandibisizya akundinyemya kuzwa mubuzuba nindakagwisya basikale babo mu Ijipiti kusikila sunu.”

¹⁶ Kutali boobo buyo Manase wakatila bulowa bunji bwabantu batakwe milandu, cakuti bwakazula mu Jelusalemu kuzwa kumatalikilo kusikila kumagolelo, kutaamba zibi nzyaakasolweda bantu ba Juda cakuti bakabisizya Mwami Leza. ¹⁷ Lino eezyo zyoonse Manase nzyaakacita azimwi kubikkilizya acinyonyoono cakwe zililembedwe mubbuku lyamakani aabami ba Juda. ¹⁸ Aboobo Manase wakafwa akuzikkwa abasikale bakwe, wakazikkilwa mumuunda wakwe, mumuunda wa Uza, eelyo Amoni mwanaakwe nguwakaba mwami mubusena bwakwe.

Mwami Amoni wacisi ca Juda

¹⁹ Amoni wakajisi myaka iili makumi obilo aibili naakatalika kulela, nkabela wakalela kwamyaka yobilo mu Jelusalemu. Banyina bakali ba Mesyulemeti mwanaa Haluzi uuzwa ku Jotiba. ²⁰ Awalo ooyu wakabisizya Mwami Leza mbubonya mbuli Manase wisi. ²¹ Wakatobela nzila zyawisi wakakomba mituni yakali kukomba wisi akwiikotamina. ²² Wakasiya Mwami Leza wabasikale bakwe, alimwi taakatobela nzila zya Mwami Leza. ²³ Balupati-pati ba Amoni bakamubukila akumujaya muŋanda yakwe yabwami. ²⁴ Pele bantu bacisi bakajaya bantu aabo boonse bakabukila mwami Amoni, bamane bakabikka Josiya mwanaakwe kuba mwami mubusena bwakwe. ²⁵ Lino eezyo zyoonse Amoni nzyaakacita, azimwi zililembedwe mubbuku lyamakani aabami ba Juda. ²⁶ Mpawo wakazikkwa mucuumbwe cakwe mumuunda wa Uza, eelyo Josiya mwanaakwe nguwakaba mwami mubusena bwakwe.