¹ Abalwani aba mukifyashi kya bena Yuda na Bejamina balyafwile ukwebati abantu ba bwela mu kwibakulula itepuli lya ba Shikulu Lesa wa Isuleli. ² Ali baile kuli Zelabbula na kifyashi kyatangishi nokulabila, ''Lekeni Tofwe! Nangu imfumu Esakaddon wa ku Assilya bali tuletele fwebo kuno, Twapupa ba Lesa wenu no kupana imilambu kuli ye.'' ³ Lomba Zelabbabeli, Yoshiwa, naba kifyashi kyatangishi kabasuka,'' mukusompa itepuli ilya ba Lesa wesu! Tuli kwibaka fwebene, kotl ni mfumu Sailaswakupesha yakambishe fwebo. ⁴ 'Penka bamupalamano abantu kabatatika fyonse ifipubule ukutinya aba Ebeli niokubakanya ukwibaka. ⁵ Mupindi iyo Sailashi yali imfumu kabili nokufika Dalyashi aaebele imfumu. bali twalile ukulama kukinga kafulumende bafilolo ukubwesha panuma umukimo. ⁶ Mu mwenshi wakutanga Ieli, ali ni mfumu bamupalamano abantu bali letele ifilembelwe ifibapangile kubantu abena Yuda na Yelusalemi. ⁷ Panuma Bishilamu, Mifiledafi, Tabeel, naba kubofwako kabema pamo nokulemba ikalata kuli Alatetelesi ili yali nimfumu mu Pesia. ''Kyali lembelwe muli Kialabi kabili nokwalululwa. ⁸ ''Ikalata yali lembelwe kuli Alatetelesi pali Yelusalemi ne filolo Lehum, umulembeshi shimshai, naba kofwa, ukubikapo abapingushi, bafilolo, nabakulu, netangishi shi nini. ⁹ Balikele psmo mukulembamo kaleta pa bantu ukufuma Elechi na bena Babiloni. ¹⁰ Abena Elamites ukufuma, Susa na bantu ukufuma mu fyalo ukwebati abakulu na baishibanikilwe Ashulbanipal bali mukambishe ukwikala mu Samaliya ne pusha shimbi kubomshi ya kende. ¹¹ Ino kalata kailabila: mweba bamfumu Altatetesa, Tuli babomfi benu monse mupusha sha kumboshi, kabilii twa mitumina mutende. ¹² Muli lingile ukwishiba ukwebati aba Yuda abashile ikyalo kyenu babwela ku Yelusalemi. Kabili tulu kwiba kulula umushi wakukumya. Mulishika bapwisha kale ukwibakulula ifibumba no kuwanya ifitendekesho. ¹³ Muli lingile ukwishiba kani ifibumba fyapwa kabili no mushi waibakululwa, Aba Yuda taba panepo umusoko nangu umo, kabili mukoba umusoko unini wandalama shinini mukipao kyenu. ¹⁴ Tulukumyeba ifi, pamulandu mwakita ifingi pali fyebo, kabili twa fwaya onse ukumikindika. ¹⁵ Anga mwakeba mufilembelwe fya fikolwe, mukosanga ukwebati Yelusalemi atwalilila ukwibakululwa kabili yalenga bambi ukusatukila imfumu ne punsha. Ekyalenga umushi walyo naikile pakutafika. ¹⁶ Ufwa Yelusalemi wakulululwa ne fibumba kafipwa, tamwa kabepo nokwikalika ipusha shakumuwile suba. ¹⁷ Imfumu Alatetelesa kamwasuka: Umutende ku filolo Lehum, kalemba Shimshi, kabili nabaku mofwa mu Samaqliya ne pusha shibi kumuwile suba. ¹⁸ Panuma yakalata ya tetulwilwe kabili nokubelengwa kuli nemo, ¹⁹ Nali nefilembelwe ifyakale ukufimo na kishika pamyaka Yelusalemi waliii bakulilwe kabili walilengele amakatasho kufumu shibmbi ne dyalo. ²⁰ Imfumu yamakosa kaikalika kumboshi ukufuma ku Yelusalemi no kupita imisoko yonse. ²¹ Na kufwaya ukukambisha abantu ukuleka ukwibaka umushi kani pana isambu shimbi. ²² Kita ifi lweka luno, ukwebati takulipo ubulemo ubwa kwisa ku nufumu. ²³ Penkapo ili kalata yambelengwelwe, kilolo Lehum, nomulebeshi Shimshai, kabili nabambi abakofwa balile kuy Yelusalemi nokukambisha bonse ukuleka ukwibaka umushi. ²⁴ Aba Yuda bali kambishiwe ukuleka ukubomba mutepele kabili taba suminishiwepo ukukita umulimo wakwibaka ukufika panuma panuma Dailasi ambele fumu ya Pesia.