¹ Yoshua ali ne myaka cine konse konse ilyo atendeke ukuteka; atekele mu Yerusalemu imyaka amakumi yatatu na umo. Ishina lyakwa nyina ali ni Yedida (ali mwana wakwa Adaya uwa ku Bosekati). ² Acitile icalungama mu menso yakwa Yawe. Aendele mu mibele yonse iya kwa Davidi icikolwe cakwe, tayalukile ukufuma nangu kwa kulyo nangu ku kwa kuso. ³ Caishile mu mwaka walenga ikumi na cine konse konse mu mfumu Yoshia, atumine Shafani umwana mwaume wakwa Asalila mwana Meshulamu, kalemba, mu ng'anda yakwa Yawe, no kulanda, ⁴ ''Kabiye nina kuli Hikia shimapepo mukalamba nokumweba ukupenda ulupiya ulo ululetelwe mu ng'anda yakwa Ywe, isho abalonda pa mwinshi we tempele balonganika ukufuma ku bantu. ⁵ Lekeni shipelwe mu kuboko kwabalebomba abo abali abakalamba mu ng'anda yakwa Yawe, nokuleka bena ukupela kubalebomba abali mu ng'anda yakwa Yawe, pantu bena ukupanga ukuwamya ku fyaonaika mwi tempele. ⁶ Lekeni bena bapele ulupiya ku bapanga, bakakula, nabacenjela, nokushitamo imbao nokuputula amabwe kukuwamishamo itempele.'' ⁷ Lelo beipusha ku lupiya ulupelwe kuli bena, pantu balelupelela mu cishinka ⁸ Hikia shimapepo mukalamba alandile kuli Shafani kalemba, ''Nasanga ibuku lya mafunde mu ng'anda yakwa Yawe.'' Kabili Hikia apele ibuku kuli Shafani, alilibelengele. ⁹ Shafani aile nokusenda ku mfumu nokuya mweba, nokulanda, ''Ababomfi benu nababomfya ulupiya ulwasangilwe mwi tempele nabapela mu kuboko kwa baume balebomba abalolekesha ukusunga ing'anda yakwa Yawe.'' ¹⁰ Elyo Shafani kalemba alandile ku mfumu, ''Hikia shimapepo napela ine ibuku.'' Elyo Shafani abelengele imfumu. ¹¹ Caishile icakuti kulya ilyo imfumu yaumfwile amashiwi ayamafunde, yalepwile ifyakufwala fyaiko. ¹² Imfumu yakambishe Hikia shimapepo, Hikia umwana mwaume wakwa Shafani, Akibori umwana mwaume wakwa Mikaya, Shafani kalemba, na Asaya, umubomfi wakwe, ukulanda, ¹³ ''Kibiye nokwipusha kuli Yawe pali ine, nakubantu nakubena Yuda bonse, pamulandu wa mashiwi ya mwibuku ilyo ilisangilwe. Pantu bukulu ubukali bwakwa Yawe ubo tabengabelelwa uluse pamulandu wafikolwe fyakana ukumfwa kwishiwi lya mwi buku ilyakukonka ifyalembwa ifikumine ifye.'' ¹⁴ Elo Hikia shimapepo, Ahikiamu, Akburi, Shafani, na Asaya baile kuli Yuda shimapepo mwanakashi, umukashi wakwa Shalumu mwana Tikfa umwana mwaume wakwa Harhasi, kasunga wafyakufwala, (uwaleikala mu Yerusalemu mu mpanga iyalenga bubili), kabili balandile kuli ena. ¹⁵ Alandili kuli bena ifi, ''Ifi efyo Yawe atila, Lesa wabena Israele, ukutila: 'Kebeni umwaume uumitumine kuli ine, ¹⁶ Ifi efyo Yawe atila: 'Moneni, Nkaleta ubonaushi pali ino ncende napa bantu baiko ukulingana nefyalembwa mwi buku ilyo imfumu Yuda yabelengele. ¹⁷ Pamulandu wakuti basangukila ine nokocela ububani tulesa tumbi, nokunenga ukuti nkalipe pamulandu watulesa tumbi uto bapanga, pali ico ubukali bwandi buli nokuba pali ino ncende, kabili tabwakatalalikwe.''' ¹⁸ Elyo ku mfumu yaba Yuda, uwatumine imwe kukwipusha Yawe ilangulushi, ifi efyo imwe kuli ena, ''Yawe, Lesa Isaele alandile ifi: 'Pamashiwi ayo imwe mwaumfwile, ¹⁹ pantu umutima obe waciba uwanakilila, pantu iwe naunakilila wemwine panuma wakwa Yawe, ilyo iwe waumfwa ifyo ine nalandile pacifulo ici nabaikalamo, ukuti cikabe icakupapa necitipu, napamulandu obe, wacilepula ifyakufwala fyobe nokulila pa ntanshi yandi, naine ningufwa kuli iwe cisemo cakwa Yawe. ²⁰ Mona, Nkakutwala iwe kufilwe fyobe, kabili iwe ukatwalwa ku manda yobe mu mutende. Amenso yobe ubonaushi bonse ubo nkaleta pali cino cifulo.'''' Elyo abaume basendele amashiwi ukubwesesha ku mfumu.