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Hesekia imfumu yatumine inkombe kuli bonse abena Israelielo na kuba Yuda, elo kabili alembele na akalata kuli Efulemu na kubena Manase, ukuti bakese ku ng'anda yakwa Yahweh mu Yerusalem ku kuya sefya inshikunkulu ya cakucilila kuli Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli.
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pakuti imfumu, ne ntungulushi yaiko , elo ne cilonganino mu Yerusalem baikele capamo, no kupingushanya ukuti bakasefye ipasaka mu mweshi wakulenga ibili.
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Tabasefeshe ipasaka kunuma panshita bafwile ukusefeshapo, pa mulandu wa kuti ba shi mapepo abaishishishe balifye abanono aba kusefya elo na bantu tabalongene capamo mu Yerusalem.
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Uku kulanshanya kwa moneke bwino mu menso ya mfumu elo ne cilonganino conse.
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Eico balisuminishenye ukuti bengabila mubena Israeli bonse, ukufuma ku Beresheba ukufika ku Dani, ukuti abantu bafwile ukwisa mu kusefwa ipasaka kuli Yahweh, Lesa wa bena Israeli, mu Yerusalem. Pantu tabasefyapo ipasaka muli cinkupiti wa bantu mu kukonka ne fyalembelwe.
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Eico abakusenda amakalata baile nayo ukufuma ku mfumu elo ne ntungulushi sha mfumu monse mu bena Israeli, elo na mu bena Yuda, mu ku konka nefyo imfumu ya konkomeshe. Bali kulanda ati, ''Imwe mwe bantu ba kwa Israeli, bweleleni kuli Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Abraham, Isaki, elo na Israeli, epakuti nao enga bwelela kuli mwebo abashalapo mwe bapuswike ku kuboko kwa mfumu sha ku Asiria.
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Mwiba nge fikolwe fyenu nangula ba wenu, abalufyenye kuli Yahweh, Lesa wafikolwe fyabo. icakuti abapangile ica kusungusha, ngafintu mu kobona.
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Nomba mwikosha mitima yenu, ngafintu ifikolwe fyenu fyali; mwebo, ipeleni kuli Yahweh elo no kwisa mu cifulo cakwe ica mushilo, ico ashishisha umuyayaya, elo no kupepa Yahweh Lesa wenu, epakuti icipyu ca bukali bwakwe cingafuma pali mwebo.
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Pantu mwebo nga mwabwelela kuli Yahweh, ba wenu elo na bana bena bali no kuba belela uluse kuli abo ababasenda nga bukaili, elo kabili bali no kubwelela kuli ino ncende. Pantu Yahweh Lesa wenu, ilikwata ukusenamina no luse, elo kabili takafutete kuli mwebo, nga cakuti mwa bwelela kuliye.''
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Eico ba kasabankanya wambila baendawike umusumba no musumba monse mu citungu ca bena Efulemu elo na Manase, mpakafye no kuya kufika ku Sebuloni, lelo abantu bena bali kubaseka elo no ku bapumya.
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Nangula cali ifyo, bambi ba shitata aba mu bena Asheri elo na ba mubena Manase elo na ba mu bena Sebuloni baliicefeshe abene beka elo balishile na ku Yerusalem.
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No kuboko kwakwa Yahweh nako kwali pa bena Yuda, ku kubalenga ukuba umutima umo, ukuti bakonke no kucita ukulingana ne cipope ca mfumu elo ne ntungulushi ku mashiwi ya kwa Yahweh.
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Abantu abengi, ibumba ilikalamba nganshi, balongene mu Yerusalemu ku kusefya inshikunkulu ya mukate uushatutumuka mu mweshi walenga ibili.
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Balimine no kubula ama bulambo ayo ayali mu yerusalemu, elo na ma bulambo yonse apo bali kufutumwina ububani; no kufiposa mu mupokapoka wa Kidroni.
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Eluntu baipeye umwana wampanga uwa pepasaka pa bushiku bwalenga ikumi limo ne nshiku shine mu mweshi walenga ibili. Bashi mapepo na bena Levi balengelwe insoni, eico baliishishishe abene elo no kuleta amalambo ya koca mu ng'anda yakwa Yahweh.
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Baimine mu ncende shabo mu kukonka ne fifulo fyabo, mu ku konka ne fyatantikwa mu mafunde ya kwa Mose, umuntu wa kwa Lesa. Bashi mapepo ba kamishe umulopa uyo ba pokelele ukufuma mu maboko ya bena Levi.
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Elyo kabili bali abantu abengi aba shaishishishe kwibumba lya balongene. Eico abena Levi balipeye abana ba mpaanga abepasaka aba cila umo kuli abo aba shasangulukile elo tabaletele ne mpaanga isha kutula ilambo kuli Yahweh.
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Cinkupiti wa bantu abengi, kabili abengi abafumine ku Efulemu elo na kwa Manase, elo na kwa isaka na Sebuluni, tabaisangulwile, lelo nabo balileko ipasaka, mukukana konka ifya lembwa. Nomba Hesekia ali bapepeleko, no kulanda ukuti ''Yahweh uwaba umusuma enga belela cila umo uluse,
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kuli abo imitima yabo yaba ku kufwaya Lesa,Yahweh, Lesa wa fikolwe fyabo, nangula line tabasanguka mu kukonka no mutande wa mu ncende ya mushilo.''
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Eico Yahweh alyumfwile kuli Hesekia no ku ndapa abantu.
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Abantu bakwa Israeli abo abasangilwe mu Yerusalem bakwete ukusefya umutebeto wa mukate uusha tutumuka pa nshiku cine lubali ne nsansa ishingi nga nshi. Abena Levi elo na bashi mapepo balumbenye Yahweh ubushiku no bushiku, ukwimbisha no kulisha ifimba kuli Yahweh.
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Hesekia walandile amashiwi ya cikoseleshi kuli bonse abena Levi abaishibe ukubombela Yahweh. Eico bali kulya ifilyo inshiku cine lubali isha kusefya, umutulo wa malambo uwa kuba capamo untu batulile, elo kabili bali ku yebelela kuli Yahweh, Lesa wa fikolwe fyabo.
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Bonse abalongene eluntu baumfwene no ku suminishanya ukuti batwalilile ukusefya na kabili pa nshiku cine lubali, elo balisefeshe ne nsansa.
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Hesekia imfumu ya ba Yuda yalipele abalongene ing'ombe ishilume ikana limo elo ne mpaanga nasho amakana cine lubali ngo mutulo; elo ne ntungulushi nasho shapele abalongene ing'ombe ishilume ikana limo elo ne mpaanga ne mbushi amakana ikumi limo. ne mpendwa iikalamba iya bashi mapepo baliishishishe.
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Bonse abena Yuda abalongene, pamo na bashi mapepo elo na bena Levi, elo na bonse abantu abaishile capamo ukufuma mu Israeli, ukubikapofye na beni abo abaishile ukufuma ku ncende ya bena Israeli elo nabo abali kwikala mu Yuda bonsefye bali sansamukile.
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Eico kwali ukusansamuka ukukalamba mu Yerusalem, pantu pa nshita ya kwa Solomoni umwana mwaume wa kwa David, imfumu ya bena Israeli, takwatalile akuba ica musango uyu nakalya mu Yerusalem.
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Eluntu bashi mapepo, na bena Levi, balimine no pala abantu. Amashiwi yabo yali umfwika ku mulu, ku cifulo ca mushilo uko Lesa ekala.