1Mu tshidimu tshia dikumi ne tshinayi tshivua Izkiya mu bukalenga, Senakeribe, mukalenga wa bena Ashure, kuluisha bimenga bionsu bia bena Yuda bivuabu bakoleshe ne bimana, kubikuata.
2Nenku patshivua mukalenga wa bena Ashure mu Lakishe, uvua mutume mulombodi kampanda wa bena m vita bende, uvua nende miaba yonsu, mu tshimenga tshia Yerushalayime, kudi mukalenga Izkiya. Muambuluishi wa mukalenga awu uvua ne tshisumbu tshinene tshia bena mvita. Kuimanaye pabuipi ne mukidi wamayi avua apueka ku tshiina tshia m ayi tshivua ku mutu pa mukuna, mu njila wa ku budimi bua Basukudi ba bilamba.
3Pashishe, Eliyakime, muana wa Ilkiya, ne mulombodi wa mu nzubu mua mukalenga, kupatukaye mu tshimenga bua kusambakena nende. Bavua bamushindikija kudi Shebna, mufundi wa malu a mukalenga, ne kudi Yowa, muana wa Ashafe, uvua mufikishi wa malu a mu bukalenga kudi bantu.
4Mulombodi wa bena mvita wa bena Ashure kubambila ne: “Nuye, nuambile Izkiya mikenji ya kudi mukalenga munene wa bena Ashure ne:
— Tshidi tshikuleja ne: udi mua kututshimuna ntshinyi?
5Udi wela meji ne: paudi wakula ufuna mvita, udi upeta meji ne bukitu bua kuluangana anyi? Paudi muntombokele apu, uudi mutekemene bua akuambuluishe nnganyi?
6Udi mutekemene bena Ejipitu anyi? Bena Ejipitu badi amu bu tshikolu tshimane kutshibuka. Padi muntu wenda ushindamenapu, tshidi tshimutua mu tshianza. Ke mudi mukalenga wa bena Ejipitu wenzela bantu bonsu badi bamutekemena.
7Bulelela, mungandamune ne: tudi tutekemena kudi Maweja-Nangila Mvidi Mukulu wetu. Kadi wewe Izkiya ke uvua munyangakaje miaba yonsu ya kumutendelela, ne bilambuilu biende. Uvua mukandike bena Yuda ne bena Yerushalayime bua kabatendeledi muaba mukuabu, amu kumpala kua tshilambuilu tshidi mu Yerushalayime emu!
8“Nanku nudie lupiku ne mfumuanyi, mukalenga wa bena Ashure: Meme ndi mua kukupesha nyama ya tubalu binunu bibidi, kadi amu paudi mua kupeta bantu bakumbane badi mua kubandapu.
9Kadi, wewe udi mua kunyemesha mulombodi wa bena mvita ba mfumuanyi, nansha yeye kayi mumanye mvita bimpe, bishi? Ke wewe kutekemena bena Ejipitu, bua kukupeshabu matempu a mvita ne nyama ya tubalu!
10Kadi ela meji bimpe! Mfumuanyi mmufike bua kuluisha ditunga edi, kudinyangakaja, Maweja-Nangila kayi muanyishe anyi? Nansha kakese! Amu Maweja-Nangila nkayende ke uvua mutume diyi bua mfumuanyi kudinyangakajaye!”
11Nenku, Eliyakime, Shebna ne Yowa kuambilabu mulombodi wa bena mvita ba bena Ashure, muambuluishi wa mukalenga wabu ne: “Bu wewe musue, tuyukile nebe mu muakulu wa bena Arame, bualu tudi baumanye. Lekela kuakula netu mu buena ebrewu, bualu bantu bonsu badi pa tshimana badi batuteleja.”
12Kadi, mulombodi wa bena mvita, muambuluishi wa mukalenga, kuandamuna ne: “Nudi nuela meji ne: malu adi mfumuanyi mutume bua kuamba, tudi mua kunuambila amu nuenu ne mfumuenu anyi? Malu aa, tudi mua kuambila kabidi bantu bonsu badi pa tshimana apa. Bualu bantu abu ne nuenu, nenudie amu bunyawu buenu, nenunue menyi enu anu mutantshi mukese ewu.”
13Pashishe mulombodi wa bena mvita, muambuluishi wa mukalenga, kujuukaye kulu, wela mbila bikole mu muakulu wa bena Ebrewu, wamba ne: “Telejayi tshidi Mukalenga Munene, mukalenga wa bena Ashure, unuambila ne:
14— Kanuitabi bua Izkiya anushime! Kena mua kunusungidila to.
15Udi unuambila ne: Mbimpe kudifila kudi Maweja-Nangila; yeye ke udi mua kutusungidila bushuwa; yeye neakandike mukalenga wa bena Ashure bua kakuatshi tshimenga etshi. Kadi kanuitabi bionsu abi to.
16Kanuena mua kuteleja tshidi Izkiya unuambila to. Nuteleje amu tshindi meme ngamba, meme mukalenga wa bena Ashure. Lekelayi kukandamana. Anyishayi, nudifile kundi. Diba adi, muntu yonsu wa kunudi neanue maluvu ende a mvinyo, neadie tumuma tuende tua mutshi wa mfiku, neanue mayi a mu tshiina tshiende.
17Pashishe nemfike bua kunuangata, kuya nenu mu ditunga didi bu dienu edi, ditunga didi ne ntete ya bungi ya kuenza bukula bua mampa. Didi kabidi ne maluvu a mvinyo mavule.
18Kanuteleji tshidi Izkiya unuambila ne: anu Maweja-Nangila neanusungidile. Mvidie ya bisamba bikuabu ivua minkandike bua meme kukuata matunga abi anyi?
19Mvidie ya bena tshimenga tshia Amate ne tshia Arpade, ivua mienze tshinyi? Nansha ya bena tshimenga tshia Sefarvayime? Muntu uvua mumpangishe mua kukuata tshimenga tshia Samariya anyi?
20Ku mvidie yonsu eyi, nansha umue kavua munkandike, bua meme kukuata ditunga diende. Kadi Maweja-Nangila udi mua kunkandika, bua meme kukuata Yerushalayime munyi?”
21Bantu bonsu bavua muaba awu kushalabu amu bapuwa, nansha wa kuandamuna diyi, bualu ke muvua mukalenga Izkiya mumane kubambila.
22Pashishe, Eliyakime, muana wa Ilkiya, uvua mulombodi wa nzubu wa bukalenga, Shebna, mufundi, ne Yowa, muana wa Ashafe, mufikishi wa malu a mu bukalenga kudi bantu, kupandabu bilamba biabu. Pashishe kupinganabu kudi mukalenga Izkiya. Kumulondelabu bionsu bivuabu bamba kudi mulombodi wa bena mvita, muambuluishi wa mukalenga wa bena Ashure.
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