Ahas, omukwaniilwa gwaJuda
(2 Aak. 16:1-4)1 Ahas okwa ningi omukwaniilwa, sho a li e na omimvo omilongo mbali, nokwa lele muJerusalem omimvo omulongo nahamano. Ina landula oshinkoti shahekulu, omukwaniilwa David, ihe okwa ningi shoka inaashi opalela Omuwa, 2 e ta landula oshinkoti shaakwaniilwa yaIsrael. Okwa hambulitha iiyelekela yaBaal, 3 okwa lungunithile omafikilondjambo molusilu lwaBen Hinnom nokwa fike po oyanamati e ya saagelele iimenka. Osho a landula omikalo dhi kungitha dhaantu mboka Omuwa e ya tidha mo mondjila yAaisraeli. 4 Komahala giinonoma yaapagani, kiikulundundu nomomunzile kehe gwomuti omutalala, Ahas okwa yambele ko oontselelandjambo nokwa fikile ko iitsinino.
Iita yAasiria nAaisraeli
(2 Aak. 16:5)5-6 Omukwaniilwa Ahas sho a yono, Omuwa, Kalunga ke, okwe etha omukwaniilwa gwaSiria e mu dhenge e ta faalele Aajuda oyendji kuDamaskus oonkwatwa. Omuwa okwe etha ishewe omukwaniilwa gwaIsrael, edhina lye Peka yaRemalia, a dhenge Ahas e ta dhipaga po aakwiita omapenda yAajuda 120 000 esiku limwe. Omuwa, Kalunga koohekulu, okwa pitika shika shi ningwe, oshoka Aajuda oye etha Omuwa. 7 Omukwiita Omuisraeli, edhina lye Sikri, okwa dhipaga Maaseia, omuna gwomukwaniilwa Ahas, Asrikam, elenga lyuuwa, naElkana, ondjayi yiita, ngoka melandulathano e li elenga etiyali lyomukwaniilwa. 8 Aaisraeli nando aamwayina yAajuda, oya kwata po aakulukadhi naanona 200 000, ya ninge aapika, e taye ya fala kuSamaria pamwe niihakanwa oyindjiyindji.
Omuhunganeki Oded
9 MuSamaria omwa li omuhunganeki gwOmuwa, edhina lye Oded. Okwa ka tsakaneka etangakwiita lyaIsrael posheelo shoshilando, sho tali galuka li na oonkwatwa Aajuda, e ta ti: “Omuwa, Kalunga koohokulu, okwa li a geele Juda nokwe mu etha mu ya dhenge, ihe oku uvu, sho mwe ya dhipaga nonyanya. 10 Ngashingeyi omwa dhiladhila, mu pike aakiintu naalumentu yomuJerusalem naJuda. Itamu tseya nani kutya nane wo omwa yona kOmuwa, Kalunga keni? 11 Pulakenii ndje! Oonkwatwa ndhika aamwanyoko. Ya etheni ya shune, oshoka Omuwa ota ningi e mu geele mondjahi ye.”
12 Aakuluntu yane yomOshilongo shokuumbangalantu, Azaria yaJehohanan, Berekia yaMeshillemot, Jehiskia yaShallum naAmasa gaHadlai, oya ka kondjitha etangakwiita. 13 Oya ti: “Inamu eta oonkwatwa ndhoka huka! Otwa yona nale nokuli kOmuwa notwe mu geyitha a gwana oku tu geela. Nonatango mwa hala okulonga shoka tashi nenepeke ondjo yetu.” 14 Nena etangakwiita olya gandja oonkwatwa niihakanwa kaawiliki yoshigwana nokaantu yawo, 15 naalumentu mboka yane oya tulwa po, ya longekidhile oonkwatwa oonguwo ndhoka dha zi miihakanwa. Oye dhi pe oonguwo noongaku, iikulya nomeya, e taa gwayeke omigwayo piilalo yadho. Ndhoka dha li dha vulwa, odha londekwa kuusino, noonkwatwa adhihe odha falwa koshilongo shaJuda, kuJeriko, oshilando shomilunga. Nena Aaisraeli oya shuna kaandjawo kuSamaria.
Ahas ta kongo ekwatho lyaAssur
(2 Aak. 16:7-9)16-17 Aaedom sho ya tameke okulwa Juda ekumbu e taa kwata po oonkwatwa odhindji, omukwaniilwa Ahas okwa kongo ekwatho kuTiglat-Pileser, omuleli gwaAssur. 18 Pethimbo tuu ndyoka Aafilisti oya lu po omikunda dhoponyonga yoondundu kuuninginino nomuumbugantu waJuda. Oya kwata po iilando Bet Shemesh, Ajalon naGederot, niilando Soko, Timna naGimso nomikunda dhayo e taa kalelele mo. 19 Molwashoka Ahas, omukwaniilwa gwaJuda, a goyokitha uuthemba waantu ye e ta kondjitha Omuwa, Omuwa oku undulile Juda omalwa ngaka. 20 Omupangeli gwaAssur, peha lyokukwatha Ahas, okwe mu etele owala uudhigu. 21 Ahas okwa kutha oshingoli motempeli, muuwa nomomagumbo gaawiliki yoshilongo e te shi gandja komupangeli, ihe shika inashi kwatha sha.
Oondjo dhaAhas
22 Uudhigu we nando owa li owindji, Ahas okwa yono kOmuwa e vule nale. 23 Okwa yambele iikalunga yaasindi ye Aasiria oondjambo. Okwa ti: “Ookalunga yAasiria oya kwatha omukwaniilwa gwawo, onkee ngele otandi ya fikile omayambo, otaa vulu okukwatha ndje wo.” Shika oshe mu etele oshiponga pamwe noshigwana she. 24 Ahas okwa kutha mo iikwaniipangitho ayihe motempeli e te yi nyanyagula po. Omiyelo dhotempeli okwe dhi edhile po e ta tungitha iiyambelo piikololo ayihe yaJerusalem. 25 Moshilando nomomukunda kehe gwaJuda okwa tungile mo omahala giinonoma yuupagani, moka omafikilondjambo taga lungunithilwa iikalunga iikwiilongo. Pahedhi ndjika okwi iyetele ondjahi yOmuwa, Kalunga koohekulu.
26 Iiningwanima yilwe yepangelo lye, okuza ketameko sigo okehulilo oya nyolelwa membo lyondjokonona yaakwaniilwa yaJuda noyaIsrael. 27 Omukwaniilwa Ahas okwa si nokwa fumvikwa muJerusalem, ihe hamoombila dhaakwaniilwa. Omwana Hiskia okwe mu landula muukwaniilwa.
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