¹ Pa myaka itatu iyapitile tapatalile apaba inkondo pakati ka bena Aramu na bena Israeli. ² Lelo caishileba mu mwaka walenga itatu, Yehoshafati imfumu ya bena Yuda yaile panshi ku mfumu ya bena Israeli. ³ Elyo imfumu ya bena Israeli yatile ku ba bomfi bakwe, "bushe mwalishiba ukuti Ramoti Gileadi wesu, lelo ifwe tatwacitepo nangu cimo icakulenga tupoke iyi ncende ukufuma ku mfumu kya bena Aramu." ⁴ Eico atile kuli Yehoshafati, "bushe teti tuye naiwe ku nkondo ku Ramoti Gileadi?" Yehoshafato ayaswike imfumu ya bena Israeli, "ine ndifye kwati bantu benu na bakabalwe bandi balifye kwati ni bakabalwe benu." ⁵ Yehoshafati atile ku mfumu ya bean Israeli, "napapata fwaya intunga ukufuma ku cebo cakwa Yawe pafyo ufwile ukucita pakubala." ⁶ Elyo imfumu kya bean Israeli yalonganika bakasesema capamo, abaume imyanda amakumi yane, no kutila kuli bvene, "bushe ndeya ku Ramoti Gileadi ku bulwi , nangu ndeke?" Batile, "kasanse, pantu shikulu alecipeela mu mine ya mfumu." ⁷ Lelo Yehoshafati atile, "bushe pano tapali kasesema naumbi uwakwa Yawe ukufuma muli wene uwingatupandako amano?" ⁸ Imfumu ya bena Israeli yatile kuli Yehoshafati, "kwena kucilik umuntu umo uwakubti atwishisheko kuli Yawe, Mikaiya mwana Imula, lelo nali mupata pantu tatala asesemapo ifintu nangu fimo ifisuma pali ine. Lelo kanofye ifibi." Lelo Yehishafati atile, "leka imfumu isose ifi." ⁹ Elyo imfumu ya bena Israeli yaitile cilolo no kumukonkomesha, "kalete MIkaiya mwano Imula, nombaline." ¹⁰ Nomba Ahabu imfumu ya bean Israeli na Yehishafati imfumu ya bean Yuda baikele pa fipuna fyabo ifya bufumu, nabafwala nhe mingila shabo, pa lubansa apakwingilila pa mpongolo shamu Samaria, kabili na bonse bakasesema balesesema pa cinso cabo. ¹¹ Sedekia umwana mwaume wakwa Kenana apangile insengo sha fyela eluo atile, "Yawe asosele ifi; 'kuli ishi insengo eko uli no kupunkila abena Aramu mpaka ukabonaule."' ¹² Elyo bonse bakasesema baseseme cimo cine, kabili batile, "usanse Ramoti Gileadi nokumucimfya, pantu Yawe nacipeela mu minwe ya mfumu." ¹³ Inkombo iyaile mukwita Mikaiya yatile kuli wene, nokutila, "nomba lolesha, abanobe bonse nabasesema ukuti imfumu ili nokucimfya. Napapata leka icebo cobe cibe ngeco basosele kabili naiwe usose ifintu ifisuma. ¹⁴ Mikaiya ayaswike, "mucishinkafye cakwa Yawe uwamweo, ine nalamweba ifyo Yawe alesosa kuli ine." ¹⁵ Ilyo aishile ku mfumu, imfumu yatile kuli wene, "Mikaiya, bushe kuti twaya ku Ramoti Gileadi mu kulwa, nangu iyoo?" Mikaiya ayaswike, "kalwisheni nokuya cimfya. Yawe ali noku upeela mu minwe ya mufumu. ¹⁶ Lelo imfumu yatile kuli wene, "bushe mikuinga nkakulenga ukualpa ukuti wilanjeba ifintu fimbi kanofye icine mwishina lyakwa Yawe?" ¹⁷ Eico Mikaiya atile, namwene bonse abena Israeli nabasalangana mu mpili nge mpaanga shabula kacema, na Yawe atile, aba bantu tabakwete kacema. Lekeni umuntu onse abwelele ku nganda mumutende."' ¹⁸ Eico imfumu ya bena Israeli yatile kuli Yehishafati, "bushe nshacikweb ukuti tasesema ifisuma pali ine, lelo kanofye ifibi fyeka?" ¹⁹ Elyo Mikaiya atile, "eico umwafwa icebo cakwa Yawe: namwene Yawe naikala pa cipuna ca bufumu cakwe, nefita fyonse ifya mu mulu nafiminina ukushinguluka ku lubali lwa ku kulyo no lwa kukuso. ²⁰ Yawe atile, 'ninani alaya tunka Ahabu pakuti aye no kuyaponena pali Ramoti Gileadi?' Uma pali bene atile ici kabili naumbi no munankwe atile ifi. ²¹ Elyo umupashi waishile pantanshi, waiminine napa cinso cakwa Yawe, no kutila, 'nalaya mutunka.' Yawe atile kuli wene, 'ni munshial nshi?' ²² Umupashi eayaswike, 'nalaya no kuyaba umupashi wabufi mu tunwa twa bakasesema bakwe bonse.' Yawe ayaswike, 'walaya mutunka, kabili nakabili uleya bafye bwino. ²³ Nomba kabiye nokuya cita ico.' Nomba mona, Yawe nabika umupashi wakubepa ubufi mu tumwa twa bonse aba bakasesema bobe, kabili nasosa icikunka pali iwe." ²⁴ Elyo Sedekiya umwana mwaume wakwa kenana, aishile, atoba Mikaiya ulupi pe tobo, nokutila, "ni nshila nshi umupashi wakufuma kuli Yawe wilemo ilyo wacifua kuli ine ukwisa sosa kuli iwe?" ²⁵ Mikaiya atile, "lolesha uli no kumona pali bulya bushiku ilyo ukaya fisama mumu putule wa mukati." ²⁶ Imfumu yabean Israeli yasosele ku babomfi bakwe, "ikateni Mikaiya no ku mutwala kuli Amoni, kateka wa musumba, na kuli Yoashi, umwana mwaume wandi. ²⁷ Soseni kuli wene, 'imfumu yatila bikeni uyu muntu mu cifungo kabili mule mulisha utumukate no tu menshi utunono, mpaka inkabwele umutende."' ²⁸ Elyo Mikaiya atile, "nga cakuti ulli nokubwela umutende, ninshi Yawe tasosele ukupitila muli ine." Elyo alundapo, "umfweni kuli ici, mwe bantu bonse." ²⁹ Eico Ahabu , imfumu ya bena Israeli na Yehoshafati, imfumu ya bena Yuda epakuya kuli Ramoti Gileadi. ³⁰ Imfumu ya bena Israeli yatile kuli Yehishafati, "ine nalaifungusha pakwingila mu bulwi, lelo iwe ufwale ifyakufwala fyabufumu." Eico imfumu ya bena Israeli yaifungwishe iine no kuya ku bulwi. ³¹ Nomba imfumu ya bena Aramu yalipeele icipope ku bakalamba ba bashilika ba maceleta amakumi yatati na babili, no kutila, "imwe mwilwisha umushilika umunono nangu umucindami, kanofye ukulwishafye imfumu yabena Israeli." ³² Ilyo abakalamba ba maceleta bamona Yehoshafati batile, "cacine uyu wine emfumu ya bena Israeli." ³³ Caishileba ifyo ilyo abakalamba ba bashilika bama celeta bamona ukuti te mfumu ya bena Israeli, belyo baleka ukumunkunika. ³⁴ Nomba umo abuula ubuta aposa umufwi icilaselase no kuya lasa imfumu ya bgen Israeli pakati ka filundilo fya cakucinga icifuba cakwe. Elyo Ahabi atile ku waleensha iceleta lyakwe, "Alusha iceleta umfumye mukulwa pantu nabancena icabipisha." ³⁵ Ubulwi bwakulileko ubo akasuba elyo imfumu ikelefye mwiceleta naishintilila kwice leta mukati yalosha amenso ukwali abena Aramu. Mpaka mu nshita ya cungulo yafwa nokufwa, umulopa walefuma pa cilonda cakwe walisumina panshi ya mwi celeta. ³⁶ Ilyo akasuba kaya mukuwa, ukulila kwaile pita mu bashilika, nokutila, "umuntu onse abwelele ku musumba wakwel kabili umuntu onse abwekelemi ku citungu cakwe."' ³⁷ Eico imfumu Ahabu yafwile no kuileta ku Samaria, kabili eko baishikile mu Samaria. ³⁸ Bawashishe iceleta pa cishiba ca mu Samaria, elyo imbwa shaisa mukumyanga umulopa wakwe (umu emwalesamba bacilende), ukulingana ngefyo icebo cakwa Yawe casoselwe. ³⁹ Palwa fintu fimbi palwa kwa Ahabu, na fyonse ifyo acitile, inganda ya mulembbe iyo akuulile, elyo ne misumba yonse iyo akulile, bushe tafyalembwa mwibuku lya milandu ya mfumu ya bena Israeli. ⁴⁰ Eico Ahabu aile lala ukwalala ifikolwe fyakwe, na Ahasia umwana mwaume wakwe aishileba imfumu mu cifulo cakwe. ⁴¹ Elyo Yehoshafati umwana mwaume wakwa Asa atampile ukuteka abena Yuda mu mwaka walenga ine ilyo Ahabu ali imfumu ya bena Israeli. ⁴² Yehoshafati ali ne muaka amakumi yatatu na isano ilyo atampile ukuteeka, kabili ateekele mu Yerusalemi pa myaka amakumi Yabili na isano. Ishina lyakwa nyina wakwe ali no Asuba, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Shili. ⁴³ Uwaleendela mu nshila shakwa Asa, wishi wakwe; tatalile afumamo muli bene; acitile ifintu ifyalungama pa cinso cakwa Yawe. Nomab incende shapamulu tashasendelwe. Abantu bakonkenyepo ukulatuula amalambo no kocelamo ububani muncende shapamulu. ⁴⁴ Yehoshafati aikele umutende ne mfumu ya bena Israeli. ⁴⁵ Palwa finhtu fimbi ifya kwa Yehoshafati no bulamba ubo alangile, ne fi abombele ne nkondo alwile, bushe tafyalembwa mwibuku lya milandu ya mfumu sha bena Yuda. ⁴⁶ Alifumishe mu calo ba cilende ba ku mfuba abashelemo mu nshiku wishi wakwe Asa. ⁴⁷ Mu Edomu tamwali imfumu, lelo inkonkani eyateekele. ⁴⁸ Nomba Yehoshafati apangile amato yaleya ku Ofiri mukusenda golide, lelo yalfilwa ukwena pa menshi pa mulandu amato yaonaikila pa Esioni Geberi. ⁴⁹ Elyo Ahasia umwana mwaume wakwa Ahabu atile kuli Yehoshafati, "leka ababoomfi bandi baye pamo ba babomfi bobe mu mato." Lelo Yehoshafati tacisuminishe. ⁵⁰ Yehoshafati alele ne fikolwe fyakwe kabili ashikilwe nabena mu musumba wakwa Davidi, icikolowe fyakwe; Yehoramu umwana mwaume wakwe aishileba imfumu my ncende yakwe. ⁵¹ Ahasia umwana mwaume wakwa Ahabu atampile ukuteeka mu bena Israeli mu Samaria mu mwaka walenga ikumi limo mna cine lubali ilyo Yehoshafati ali imfumu ya bena Yuda, kabili atekeele imyaka ibili mu bena Israeli. ⁵² Acitile ifyabipa mu menso yakwa Yawe, no kwendela mu nshila yakwa wishi, na mu nshila yakwa nyina, elyo na mu nshila yakwa nyina, elyo na mu nshila yakwa Yeroboamu umwana mwaume wakwa Nebati, uwaposele Israeli mu lubembu. ⁵³ Alebombela Baali no kumupepa kabili asosomba Yawe, Lesa wakwa Israeli, kuku kalipa, ngefyo wishi acitile.