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Esegi egati y’Abaisraeli na Abamoabu
Ⅰ Ase omwaka o ikomi na gatano na gatato bw’okogaamba kwa Yehosafati, omorwoti bw’Abayuda, Yoramu, mosinto bw’Ahabu, agachaaka kogaambera Abaisraeli, agwo Samaria, akagaamba emiaka ikomi na ebere. Ⅱ Yoramu agakora ayare amabe ase obosio bw’Omonene, nonya takorete buna ise na ng’ina Yesebeli bakorete, ekiagera narusetie esiiro y’enyasae Baali, eria ise aroisetie. Ⅲ Korende nonya naboigo, igo abwatanete nebibe bia omorwoti Yeroboamu, mosinto o Nebati, biria akorete akagera Abaisraeli bagakora ebibe; onde tabatangata.
Ⅳ Bono Mesha, omorwoti o Moabu, nigo arenge omotugi bwe ching’ondi, na kera omwaka nigo arenge korua ebango ase omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli, chimanwa chi’eching’ondi chilifu rigana erimo (100,000), naende amarionya e chimingichi chilifu rigana erimo (100,000). Ⅴ Korende ekero Ahabu akuure, omorwoti bw’Abamoabu akaanga koigwera omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli. Ⅵ Ase engaki eria omorwoti Yoramu akarua Samaria, akaroberia abasikari ba’Abaisraeli bonsi. Ⅶ Akagenda, agatoma amang’ana gochia ase Yehosafati, omorwoti bw’Abayuda, agateeba: “Omorwoti bw’Abamoabu bwangire konyigwera. Inee! Aye nogende amo nainche torwanie abanto ba Moabu?”
Yehosafati akairaneria: “Ee, ningende amo naye, na abanto baane amo nabaanto bao, ne chibarasi chiane amo ne chibarasi chiao.” Ⅷ Naende akabooria: “Inee! Insemo ki toraetere kogenda?”
Yoramu akairaneria: “Igo toraetere enchera y’erooro y’Edomu.”
Ⅸ Ase ayio omorwoti Yoramu bw’Abaisraeli akagenda amo nomorwoti bw’Abayuda, na omorwoti bw’Abaedomu. Na ekero bagendire orogendo rw’ogosiongorokana ase amatuko atano na abere, amaache akabora abasikari amo ne ching’iti chiarenge kobatunyana. Ⅹ Omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli agateeba, “Obobe nobwaito! Omonene otorangeirie intwe abarwoti batato atobeke ase amaboko Abamoabu.”
Ⅺ Erio Omorwoti Yehosafati akabooria, “Inee! Omobani bw’Omonene tari aa toranyare kobori’Omonene goetera asare?”
Omosomba oyomo bw’omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli akairaneria, “Elisha, mosinto o Safati, nao are aiga, oria oreenge omokoreri bw’Elija.”
Ⅻ Yehosafati agateeba, “oyo n’omobani bw’ekeene.” Ase igo omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli, na Yehosafati, na omorwoti bw’Abaedomu bakagenda asare.
ⅩⅢ Elisha agateebia omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli, “Inki inde naye? Genda aye ase ababani ba iso na abanyoko!”
Korende omorwoti bw’Abaisraeli akamoteebia. “Tinkogendao. Omonene nere otobekire intwe abarwoti batato ase amaboko Abamoabu.”
ⅩⅣ Elisha akabora, “Ekeene, buna Omonene bw’Emeganda are moyo, oria inche ngokorera, onye ntasigeti Yehosafati, omorwoti bw’Abayuda, anga tinarenge gwancha gokorora, gose gokorigereria. ⅩⅤ Korende bono ndetere omoteri.”
Na ekero omoteri oria arenge kobugia obokano, chinguru chia Omonene chigaacha igoro y’Elisha, ⅩⅥ na ere akabora, “Aya nar’Omonene agoteeba: Kunya chingoro chinyinge ase rigoko eri rikamoku. ⅩⅦ Naende aya nar’Omonene agoteeba: Nonya timokorora omwaga, gose embura, rigoko eri nariichore amaache, erinde monywe, inwe ne chiombe chiaino, ne ching’ondi chiaino. ⅩⅧ Eke negento egeke ase Omonene; boigo nabeeke Abamoabu ase amaboko aino. ⅩⅨ Nainwe mobue emechie yabo egiteire chindwaki na kera omochie omuya, naende namoteme kera omote omuya; boigo motiche na gosaria chinsoko chionsi chi’amaache na mosarie kera oboremo obuya namagena.”
ⅩⅩ Rituko ria kabere mambia, ekero ki’engaki y’okorua ekeng’wanso, amaache agacha korwa ensemo ya Edomu, goika agaichora orogongo roria.
ⅩⅪ Ekero abanto bonsi ba Moabu baigwete ng’a abarwoti bachire korwana nabarabwo, bonsi abaarenge ne chinguru kobogoria ebirwanero bakarangerigwa batang’ane bosio, abake na abanene. ⅩⅫ Mambia chuni, ekero baimogete na erioba rikaoroka rikabara ase amaache, Abamoabu bakarora amaache arenge bosio bwabo are amabariri buna amanyinga. ⅩⅩⅢ Barabwo bagateeba: “Aya namanyinga! Abarwoti baria barwanire barabwo ase barabwo na goitana. Ase ayio bono intwe Abamoabu, togende tosakore!”
ⅩⅩⅣ Korende ekero Abamoabu bachete ase egetwori ki’Abaisraeli, Abaisraeli bakaimoka, bakabarwania goika abanto abwo bagatama korwa ase bare. Abaisraeli bakagenderera kobatunyana gochia ase ense yabo bakabaita. ⅩⅩⅤ Bagatagora emechie yabo bagasaria kera oboremo obuya. Kera omonto akaruta rigena ase oboremo goika amagena akabotuba kegima. Bagaticha kera ensoko y’amaache na bagatema kera omote omuya. Omoerio omochie o Kiri‐Hariseti ogatigara bwoka, na abanto baarenge koruta chinduruche bakayoetanana, bakayoumokera.
ⅩⅩⅥ Ekero omorwoti bw’Abamoabu aroche ng’a esegi yamobuire, akaira abanto amagana atano na abere (700) babogoretie emioro, akagania amigererie gochia ase omorwoti bw’Abaedomu, korende tanyarete. ⅩⅩⅦ Erio akaira igoro ase orwaki omwana omomura oye omotangi, oria orenge gocha kogamba ase ribaga riaye, akamorua akaba ekeng’wanso ki’ogosaambwa. Agwo Abaisraeli bakagechigwa bagatiga korwana, bakairana gochia ase ense yabo.