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3Nʼajja nʼamagaali lukumi mu bibiri, nʼabeebagala embalaasi emitwalo mukaaga, ate nʼabaserikale abʼebigere bangi nnyo: Abalubimu, nʼAbasukkiyimu, nʼAbaesiyopiya okuva e Misiri.
4Nʼawamba ebibuga ebiriko bbugwe ebya Yuda nʼatuuka nʼe Yerusaalemi.
5Awo Semaaya nnabbi nʼagenda eri Lekobowaamu nʼeri abakulembeze ba Yuda abaali bakuŋŋaanidde mu Yerusaalemi olwʼokutya Sisaki, nʼabagamba nti, “Bwʼati bwʼayogera Mukama nti, ‘Mwanvaako, nange kyenvudde mbawaayo mu mukono gwa Sisaki.’ ”
6Awo abakulembeze ba Isirayiri, nga bali wamu ne kabaka ne beetoowaza ne boogera nti, “Mukama asala bulungi emisango.”
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8Wabula baliba baddu be, balyoke bategeere enjawulo eriwo wakati wʼokumpeereza nʼokuweereza bakabaka baamawanga amalala.”
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11Buli kabaka bwe yalaganga mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, abakuumi baazeetikkanga nga bamuwerekera, nʼoluvannyuma ne bazizaayo mu kisenge kyʼabakuumi.
12Lekobowaamu bwe yeetoowaza, Mukama nʼalekeraawo okumusunguwalira nʼatasaanyizibwawo ddala, ne mu Yuda ne mubaamu emirembe.
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14Lekobowaamu nʼakola ebibi, nʼatamalirira kunoonya Mukama mu mutima gwe.
15Ebyafaayo ebirala ebyabaawo mu mirembe gya Lekobowaamu okuva ku ntandikwa ye okutuusa ku nkomerero ye, tebyawandiikibwa mu byafaayo bya Semaaya nnabbi nʼebya Iddo omulabi? Ne wabangawo entalo wakati wa Lekobowaamu ne Yerobowaamu.
16Awo Lekobowaamu ne yeebakira wamu ne bajjajjaabe, nʼaziikibwa mu kibuga kya Dawudi, Abiya mutabani we nʼamusikira.