Ahas, omukwaniilwa gwaJuda
(2 Ondjal. 28:1-27)1 Momumvo omutimulongo nomutiheyali gwepangelo lyaPeka yaRemalia, omukwaniilwa gwaIsrael, Ahas yaJotam okwa ningi omukwaniilwa gwaJuda 2 mepipi lyomimvo omilongo mbali nokwa lele muJerusalem omimvo omulongo nahamano. Ye ina landula oshinkoti oshiwanawa shahekulu omukwaniilwa David, ihe okwa ningi shoka inaashi opalela Omuwa, Kalunga ke, 3 e ta landula oshiholelwa shaakwaniilwa yaIsrael. Ye mwene okwa yamba omwanamati efikilondjambo kiimenka ta holele iilonga yiitonditha yaantu mboka Omuwa e ya tidha moshilongo, opo Aaisraeli ye ye mo. 4 Komahala giinonoma yaapagani, kiikulundundu nomomunzile kehe gwomuti omutalala, Ahas okwa yambele ko oontselelandjambo nokwa fikile ko iitsinino.
5 Omukwaniilwa gwaSiria Rezin nomukwaniilwa gwaIsrael Peka oya matukile Jerusalem e taye shi kondeke, ihe oya nyengwa okusinda Ahas. 6 (Pethimbo tuu ndyoka limwe omukwaniilwa Rezin okwa galulile Edom oshilando Elat e ta tidha mo Aajuda mboka ya li mo. Aaedom oya tula muElat, nomo ye li sigo onena.) 7 Ahas okwa tumu aantu kuTiglat Pileser, omupangeli gwaAssur, ye na elaka tali ti: “Ngame omupiya gwoyelela. Ila, u mangulule ndje miikaha yomukwaniilwa gwaSiria nogwaIsrael, mboka ya matukile ndje.” 8 Ahas okwa kutha iisiliveli niingoli motempeli nomoompungulo dhuuwa e te yi tumu omulongelo komupangeli ngoka. 9 Tiglat Pileser okwa zimine eindilo lyaAhas e ta piti ko e na etangakwiita lye. Okwa matukile Damaskus nokwe shi kwata po e ta dhipaga omukwaniilwa Rezin e ta fala aantu kuKir oonkwatwa.
10 Omukwaniilwa Ahas sho a yi kuDamaskus, a tsakaneke omupangeli Tiglat Pileser, okwa mono ko oshiyambelo e ta tumu komuyambi Uria efano lyomutungilo gwasho ngaashi naanaa sha tya. 11 Nena Uria okwa tungu oshiyambelo she shi fa naanaa e te shi mana, manga Ahas inee ya. 12 Ahas sho a galuka ko kuDamaskus, okwa mono oshiyambelo sha pwa nale, 13 nokwa lungunithile ko oontselelandjambo niikulyandjambo, okwa tile ko iinuwandjambo e te shi shashamine nombinzi yomakwatathanondjambo. 14 Oshiyambelo shoshikushu shoka sha yapulilwa Omuwa, osha li pokati kotempeli noshiyambelo oshipe. Ahas okwe shi lundululile kuumbangalantu woshiyambelo she oshipe. 15 Nena okwa lombwele Uria a ti: “Longitheni oshiyambelo shika shandje oshinene mokuyamba omafikilondjambo gongula niikulyandjambo yongulohi, osho wo omafikilondjambo niikulyandjambo yomukwaniilwa noyoshigwana niinuwandjambo yoshigwana. Tilila ko ombinzi yiimuna ayihe mbyoka tayi yambwa omafikilondjambo noontselelandjambo. Ihe kombinga yoshiyambelo shoshikushu, otandi dhiladhila natango, nkene tandi shi longitha.” 16 Uria okwa ningi, ngaashi omukwaniilwa Ahas a ti.
17 Omukwaniilwa Ahas okwa tetitha ko iitakamithi yuutemba woshikushu wa longithwa motempeli e ta kutha ko oombaalitha dha li kuwo. Okwa kuthitha po wo ondama yoshikushu kombanda yoongombe dhoshikushu omulongo nambali e te yi tentekitha pomamanya. 18 Opo a kale e na ombili nomupangeli gwaAssur, Ahas okwa zitha motempeli omukala gwEsabati gwa kumbwa e ta thitike osheelo shomukwaniilwa shu uka kotempeli.
19 Ashihe shilwe shoka omukwaniilwa Ahas a ningi, osha nyolelwa membo lyondjokonona yaakwaniilwa yaJuda. 20 Ahas okwa si nokwa fumvikwa moombila dhaakwaniilwa moshilando shaDavid, nomwana Hiskia okwe mu landula muukwaniilwa.
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