¹ Ahasi ali nemyaka amakumi yabili ilyo atendeke ukuteka, atekele imyaka ikumi na mutanda mu Yerusalemu. Tacitile ifisuma mu menso yakwa Yawe, Dabidi icikolwe cakwe. ² Leelo, aendele munshila yaba shamfumu bakwa Israeli; kabili apangile ifimpashanya fyakwe ngaifya ba Baals. ³ Mukulundapo, aocele ububani mumupokapoka wakwa Beni Hinomu no kulenga abana bakwe ukupita mumulilo, ukulingana nefya bunani acitile abantu ukuti Yawe abapatikishe ukufuma mu mpanga yabo panuma yabantu bakwa Israeli. ⁴ Apele ilambo no koca ifyanunka ubusuma pancende shapa mulu na mu tupili na mwisamba lya muti onse uwakatapa katapa. ⁵ Eico Yawe Lesa wakwa Ahasi amupele muminwe ya mfumu Arami. Abena Aramu bali mucimfishe no kusenda ukufuma kuli ena ibumba ilikalamba ilyabankole nokubaleta ku Damaseke. Ahasi nao abapele mu minwe yamfumu yaku Israeli iya mucimfishe. ⁶ Pantu Peka umwana mwaume wakwa Remalia mubushiku bumo aipeye abashilika amakana umwanda umo na makana amakumi yabili mu Yuda na bonse bene abaume abamaka, pantu balisulile Yawe Lesa wafikolwe fyabo. ⁷ Sikiri, umuntu uwamaka ukufuma mu Efuramu, aipeye Maseya umwana mwaume wa mfumu, Asrikamu, uwali intungulushi ku apango, no Elikana, uwali uwa cibili ⁸ kumfumu. Umushilika wakondo wakwa israele basendelwe bunkole ukufuma ku ndupwa shabo amakana imyanda ibili abakashi, abana abaume, nabana abanakashi. Batweleifipe ifingi, ifyo basendele ukubwelela ku samaria. ⁹ Nomba kasesema wakwa Yehoba ali kulya, ishina lyakwe ni Odedi. Aile muku kumanya umushilika wankondo uwaleisa mu samaria. Atile kuli bena '''pantu Yehoba, Lesa wafikolwe fyenu, alifulilwe Yuda, abapele mu minwe yabo. ¹⁰ Nomba mulefwaya ukusunga abaume na banakashi bakwa yuda na yerusalemu nga basha benu. Bushe bamwacita isambi palwenu kuli Yehoba Lesa wenu? ¹¹ Eico nomba, umfweni kuli ine: Bushenibankole, bonse abo mwasendele kuli bamunyinanwe, pantu ubukali bwakwa Yehoba bulemwishila. ¹² Elyo abantu bamo pantungulushi shakwa Efraimu _Asaria umwana mwaume wakwa yehoba nani, Berekia umwana mwaume wakwa Meshileemote, yehiskia umwana mwaume wakwa shalumu, na Amasa umwana mwaume wakwa Hadiai baimine bonse abalefuma ku bulwi. ¹³ Batile kuli bena, ''Tamufwile ukuleta bankole kuno, pantu mulefwaya fimo ifya kufimba pa membu shesu na kumilandu, pantu umulandu wesu ukalamba, kabili kuli no bukali ubuleisa ku bena Israel.'' ¹⁴ Awe abaume bali ne fyanso bashile abanakaili nolukuta panuma yantungushi na bonse abakolongene. ¹⁵ Abaume abalumbwilwe amashina balimine nokubula ba nkole, nokufwika bonse abali no bwamba umo babelele nakulukuta. Balinafwikile nokubapela indyato. Balibapele ifyakulya nokunwa. Balibondepe ifilonda nokubika abanakile pa mpunda. Bababweseshe ku ndupwa shabo mu Yeriko, balewita umusumba watuncindu. Elyo bababwekeshe ku Samaria. ¹⁶ Pali ilya nshita imfumu Ahasi yatumine amashiwi ku sha mfumu shaku Asiria kukubepusha ukumwafwa. ¹⁷ Pantu nakabili abena Edomu balishile nokusansa Yuda, nokusenda ba nkole. ¹⁸ Aba Pelishiti nabo bapokele imisumba iya mipoka poka na mu Negebu wamu Yuda. Babulile Bete-Shemeshe, Ayalone, Gedoerote, Soko, ne mishi ya uko, Timuna kabili na Gimso ne mishi yauko. Baileikala muli shilya ncende. ¹⁹ Pantu Yawe alengele abena Yuda ukunakilila pamulandu wakwa Ahasi, imfumu yaku Israel; pantu ailekeleshe umwine mu bena Yuda kabili talebembukila Yawe. ²⁰ Tilyati-Pinesere, imfumu yaku Asiria, yaishile kuli ena nokumucusha mucifulo cakuba na ena. ²¹ Pantu Ahasi abulile ing'anda yakwa Yawe namayanda ya mfumu ne ntungulushi, ukupela ifintu ifya mutengo ku mfumu ya Asiria. Nomba tafyamwafwile. ²² Ii ine mfumu yatwalilile ukubembuka sana kuli Awe mu nshita yakwe iyakucula. ²³ Pantu alepela ilambo kuli tulesa twaku Damaseke., tulesa utwalemucimfya. Atile, ''Pamulandu watulesa twamufumya ku Aram twalebafwa, nkatupela ilambo, tukangafweko.'' Nomba balengele ena ukulufyanya nabena Israel bonse. ²⁴ Ahasi alonganike pamo ifipe fya mu ng'anda yakwa Lesa nokufiputula mutupimfya. Aisele ifibi fya mu ng'anda yakwa Yawe nokupangila ifipailo mu fifutu fyonse ifya mu Yerusalemu. ²⁵ Muli cila musumba wamu Yuda apangile incende shapa mulu mukupela ilambo lyakuninika kuli tulesa tumbi. Alikalifye Yawe, Lesa wafikolwe fyakwe, kubukali. ²⁶ Nomba imilandu yakwe yashala, ne nshila shakwe shonse, ishakubalilapo neshakulekelesha, mona, balilemba mwi buuku ya mfumu yaku Yuda na Israel. ²⁷ Ahasi alele ku fikolwe fyakwe, kabili bamushikile mu musumba mu Yerusalemu, nomba tabamutwele ku nshinshi sha mfumu shamu Israel. Hisekia, umwana mwaume wakwe, aishileba imfumu pa ncende yakwe.