¹ Nomba uluntu ifi fyonse fya pwile, bonse abantu bakwa Israeli abali palya baishileya mu misumba shakwa Yuda elo no kutobaula ifya kwi mika ifya mabwe mutupimfya elo no kuputaula ifishintililo sha Ashera, elo balitobawile ne ncende sha pa mulu elo na mabulambo monse mulu Yuda elo na Benjamini, elo muli Efulemu elo na Manase, mpakafye batobaula fyonse. Eluntu bonse abantu bakwa Israeli ba bawelulukile, cila muntu kufikwatwa fyakwe elo na mu musumba wakwe. ² Hezekia aishile kusalapo ifya kaniko dya bashimapepo elo abena Lebi pafyakaniko fyabo, cila umo apelwe ku milimo yakwe, bonse bashimapepo elo na bena Lebi. Abapele ukupanga ifya kuninika ifya kocewa elo ne fyakuninika fye senge, kukupekanya, ukupela ukutasha, elo nokulumbanya pa mpongolo sha ng'anda yakwa Yahweh. ³ Kabili aishile kupela icakaniko ca mfumu ukufuma ku fikwatwa fyakwe, ifya lucelo elo no bushiku ifyakuninika ifya kocewa, elo ne fyakuninika ifya kocewa ifya nshiku she Sabata, imyenshi iipya, elo nefya kusefya ifya bikwa, ngefyo calembwa mwi funde lyakwa Yahweh. ⁴ Nakucilisha, alikonkomeshe abantu abakwikala mu Yerusalemu ukupela icakaniko kuli bashimapepo elo na bena Lebi, pakweba ati baposeko amano ukukonka ifunde lyakwa Yahweh. ⁵ Ilyo linefye ukukonkomesha kwa tuminwe, abantu bakwa Israeli bapeleshe ifisabo fya ntanshi ifya ng'ano, umwangashi uupya, amafuta, ubuci, elo na mufyakusobola fyabo ifya mu mabala. Baishile kuleta icekumi pali fyonse, ifyali mucipimo icamaka. ⁶ Abantu bakwa Israeli elo na Yuda abali kwikala mu misumba yakwa Yuda nabo baishile kuleta ifye kumi fya ng'ombe elo ne mpanga, elo ne cekumi ca fintu ifya mushilo ifya patwilweko kuli Yahweh Lesa wabo, elo bafikolongenye mu miina. ⁷ Cali ni mu mwenshi wa kulenga butatu uluntu batampile ukukolonganika ifya kusangwilako fyabo mu miina, elo baishile kupwisha mu mwenshi wa kulenga cine lubali. ⁸ Uluntu Hezekia elo ne ntungulushi baishile elo no kubona imiina, baishile kupala Yahweh elo na bantu bakwa Israeli. ⁹ Eluntu Hezekia aishile kwi pusha bashimapepo elo na bena Lebi palwa miina. ¹⁰ Azaria, umukulu waku bashimapepo, uwa mung'anda yakwa Zadoki, aishile kumwasuka ati, ''Apo abantu balitampile ukuleta ifya musangulo mu ng'anda yakwa Yahweh, tulilile elo tulikwete ifingi, elo tulishelepo ne fingi, pantu Yahweh alipalile abantu bakwe ifyacishalapo nifi ifingi pamo.'' ¹¹ Eluntu Hezekia akonkomeshe ukupekanya imiputule ya kusungilamo mu ng'anda yakwa Yahweh, elo bapekenye. ¹² Eluntu mu cishinka baishile kuleta ifya bupe, ifye kumi elo ne fintu ifyali fyakwa Yahweh. Konania umwina Lebi ewalikufilolekeshapo, elo wabo Shimei ewalikumukonkapo. ¹³ Yehieli, Azaria, Nahati, Asaheli, Yerimoti, Zozabadi, Elieli, Isimakia, Mahati, elo na Benaiah balikulolekeshapo mukuboko kwakwa Hezekia, imfumu, elo na Azaria, cilolo pa ng'anda yakwa Lesa. ¹⁴ Kore umwana mwaume wakwa Imuna umwina Lebi, kabumba pa mpongolo ya kukabanga, ali pakupela ifya bupe umupwilapo ifyakwa Lesa, ewali mukakanya ifya bupe kuli Yahweh elo ne fya bupe ifya mushilo. ¹⁵ Panuma yakwe pali Edoni, Miniamini, Yeshua, Shemaia, Amaria, elo na Shekania, mu misumba yakubashimapepo. Baliswishe imiputule ya cishinka, pakeba ati bengapela ifi ifya bupe kufyanikko fya abamunyina pafyakanoko, kuli bonse aba kucindama elo na bashili ba kucindama. ¹⁶ Kabili baishile kupela kulya abo abaume abali ne myaka yakufyalwa ibili elo no kuya pa mulu, abatantikilwe mu fyalembwa fya fikolwe fyabo abaingile mu ng'anda yakwa Yahweh, nga ifyaliekabilwa ku butantiko bwa cila bushiku, ku kubomba incito mu miputule yabo iyakubombelamo elo ne fyakaniko. ¹⁷ Baishile kwabanya kuli bashimapepo ukulingana ne fyalembele ne fikolwe fyabo, elo fimo fine na ku bena Lebi abali ne myaka ya kufwala amakumi ya bili no kucila, ukulingana ne miputule yabo iya kubombelamo elo ne fyakaniko. ¹⁸ Baishile kusanshamo na banono bonse, abakashi babo, abana babo abaume, elo na bana babo banakashi, ukupitafye monse mu mishi, pantu bali aba cishinka mukuisunga aba mushilo abene. ¹⁹ Pantu bashimapepo, ulupwa lwakwa Aaroni abali mu mabala ya mishi abali ba mu misumba, nangu muli cila musumba, mwali abaume abapelwe mu mashina ukupela ifiputulwa kuli bonse abaume pakati ka bashimapepo, elo nakuli bonse abatantikilwe mu fya lembwa fya fikolwe fyabo ukuba pakati ka bena Lebi. ²⁰ Hezekia aishile kucita fyonse ifi ukupita muli Yuda Monse. Alipwishishe ifyali ifya bune, icine, nokuba ne cishinka pantanshi yakwa Yahweh, Lesa wakwe. ²¹ Muli yonse imilimo iyo atampile mu kubomba kwa ng'anda yakwa Lesa, ifunde, elo nokukonkomesha, ku kufwaya Lesa wakwe, alificitile no mutima wakwe onse, elo alifikilishe.