2 Makani 21
1 Lino Jehosyafati wakafwa akuzikkwa abasikale bakwe mumunzi wa Devedi. Jeholamu mwanaakwe nguwakalela mubusena bwakwe.
Mwami Jeholamu wacisi ca Juda
2 Jeholamu mwanaa Jehosyafati mwami waku Juda wakajisi bana bokwabo bali cisambomwe mbaa: Azaliya, Jehiyeli, Zekaliya, Azaliahu, Mikayeli a Syefatiya. 3 Wisi wakabapede lubono mbuli nsiliva, ngolida azibelesyo zimwi, kubikkilizya aminzi imwi yakakwabililidwe mucisi ca Juda. Pele mukuti Jeholamu nguwakali mupati, Jehosyafati wakamubikka kuti abe mwami mubusena bwakwe.
4 Ciindi naakakkazikika mubwami bwakwe, wakajaya bana bokwabo boonse abalupati-pati ba Baisilayeli.
5 Jeholamu wakali amyaka iili makumi otatwe aibili naakaba mwami nkabela wakalela mu Jelusalemu kwamyaka iili lusele. 6 Awalo wakatobela nzila zya Baisilayeli mbubonya mbuli bwakacitide mukwasyi wa Ahabu, alimwi wakakwata mwana wa Ahabu. Wakabisizya Mwami Leza. 7 Nikuba boobo akaambo kacizuminano eeco Mwami Leza ncaakapangana a Devedi, Mwami Leza taakayanda kunyonyoona balunyungu lwakwe, nkaambo wakamusyomezya kuti alunyungu lwako uyoolela lyoonse.
8 Mumazuba aa Jeholamu, Baedomu bakazangila cisi ca Juda, akulibikkila mwami wabo beni. 9 Mpoonya wakainka ooko ankalaki zyakwe zyoonse, ooko Baedomu nkubakamuzinguluka, pele wakabuka masiku, wabapola. 10 Mbombuboobu Baedomu mbobacizangide asunu. Ciindi nciconya eeco awalo munzi wa Libuna wakazanga, nkaambo Jeholamu wakaleka nzila ya Mwami Leza wabasikale bakwe. 11 Wakayaka malende muzilundu zyoonse zyamu Juda, aboobo wakacitya bantu bamu Juda a Jelusalemu kuti babisizye Mwami Leza.
12 Kumane Jeholamu wakatambula lugwalo kuzwa kuli Elija musinsimi luti, “Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Leza wasikale wako Devedi ulati, ‘Tootobela nzila yauso Jehosyafati niiba ya Asa mwami wacisi ca Juda. 13 Pele watobela nzila zyabami bacisi ca Isilayeli, aboobo wakacitya kuti bantu bamu Juda abamu Jelusalemu babisizye Mwami Leza, mbubonya bwakacita bamukwasyi wa Ahabu. Kuzwa waawo wakajaya bana bokwanu, aabo bali mmukwasyi wauso, alimwi bakali kabotu kwiinda nduwe. 14 Nkaako Mwami Leza uyanda kusubula bantu bako, bana bako, bamakaintu bako, akunyonyoona nzyojisi zyoonse. 15 Kwaamba nduwe ulaciswa cibongozi cinookomena kusikila ukazwe bula.’”
16 Mwami Leza wakacita kuti Bafilisiti, Baalabu bakali kukkala mucisi ca Bakusyi babukile Jeholamu. 17 Bakavumpa cisi ca Juda akutola zintu zyoonse zyakali muŋanda yabwami, kubikkilizya bana alimwi bamakaintu bamwami. Bakamusiila buyo Ahaziya wakali keela kubana bakwe balombe.
18 Lino kuzwa waawo Mwami Leza wakacita kuti Jeholamu aciswe cibongozi citasilikiki. 19 Kwamyaka yobilo cakali kuya bukomena cakuti bula bwakazwida anze, aawo wakafa kali mumacise aataambiki. Bantu bakwe tiibakakunka mulilo wadilwe mbubwakali kucitilwa basikale bakwe.
20 Jeholamu wakali aamyaka iili makumi otatwe aibili naakatalika kulela, wakalela mu Jelusalemu kwamyaka iili lusele. Naakafwa taakwe wakausa pe, wakazikkwa mumunzi wa Devedi pele kutali muzyuumbwe zyabwami.