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2Nʼakola ebirungi mu maaso ga Mukama, naye si na mutima ogutuukiridde.
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6Ate era nʼagulayo nʼabasajja abalala abʼamaanyi nga bazira emitwalo kkumi okuva mu Isirayiri, olwa ttani ssatu ne bisatu bya kuna ebya ffeeza.
7Naye ne wabaawo omusajja wa Katonda eyagenda gyʼali nʼamugamba nti, “Ayi kabaka, tokkiriza eggye lya Isirayiri okugenda naawe, kubanga Mukama tali wamu ne Isirayiri, talina nʼomu gwali naye ku bantu ba Efulayimu.
8Ate ne bwʼonoogenda ngʼolowooza nti Oli muzira nnyo mu ntalo, Katonda alikuwaayo mu maaso gʼomulabe, kubanga Katonda alina obuyinza okuyamba, nʼokulekerera.”
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10Awo Amaziya nʼalagira eggye eryali lizze gyʼali okuva mu Efulayimu okuddayo ewaabwe waalyo. Ne banyiigira nnyo Yuda, era ne baddayo ewaabwe nga banyiize nnyo.
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12Eggye lya Yuda ne liwamba nʼabasajja abalala omutwalo gumu nga balamu, ne babatwala waggulu ku lwazi, ne babasuula wansi okuva ku bbangabanga, ne basesebbuka ebifiififi.
13Naye eggye liri Amaziya lye yasindika okuddayo, nʼataliganya kugenda naye mu lutalo; lyalumba ebibuga bya Yuda okuva e Samaliya okutuuka e Besukolooni, ne litta abantu enkumi ssatu ku bo, era ne litwala nʼomunyago mungi.
14Awo Amaziya bwe yakomawo ngʼamaze okutta Abayedomu, nʼaleeta bakatonda bʼabantu abʼe Sayiri, nʼabassaawo nga bakatonda be, nʼabasinzanga, era nʼabaweerangayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa.
15Obusungu bwa Mukama kye bwava bubuubuukira ku Amaziya, nʼamuweereza nnabbi, eyamutegeeza nti, “Lwaki ogoberera bakatonda bʼabantu, abataayinza kulokola bantu baabwe mu mukono gwo?”
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18Naye Yowaasi kabaka wa Isirayiri nʼaddamu Amaziya kabaka wa Yuda bwʼati nti, “Omwennyango ogwali mu Lebanooni gwʼaweereza obubaka eri omuvule ogwali mu Lebanooni, nga gugamba nti, ‘Waayo muwala wo eri mutabani wange, amufumbirwe,’ naye ensolo eyʼomu nsiko eyali mu Lebanooni, ngʼeyitawo, nʼerinnyirira omwennyango.
19Weewaana nga bwʼowangudde Edomu, era omutima gwo gujjudde okwegulumiza nʼokwenyumiriza. Naye sigala ewuwo. Lwaki onoonya emitawaana, ne weeretera okugwa, ggwe ne Yuda?”
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21Awo Yowaasi kabaka wa Isirayiri nʼalumba, ye ne Amaziya kabaka wa Yuda ne basisinkana amaaso nʼamaaso mu lutalo e Besusemesi ekya Yuda.
22Isirayiri nʼawangula Yuda, buli muntu nʼaddukira ewuwe.
23Yowaasi kabaka wa Isirayiri nʼawambira Amaziya kabaka wa Yuda mutabani wa Yowaasi, muzzukulu wa Yekoyakaazi e Besusemesi, nʼamuleeta e Yerusaalemi. Yowaasi nʼamenyaamenya nʼekitundu ekya bbugwe wa Yerusaalemi okuva ku mulyango gwa Efulayimu okutuuka ku Mulyango ogwʼoku Nsonda, eyali mita kikumi mu kinaana obuwanvu.
24Nʼatwala ezaabu nʼeffeeza yonna, nʼebintu ebirala byonna ebyali mu yeekaalu ya Katonda ebyali bikuumibwa Obededomu, wamu nʼebyʼobugagga ebyʼomu lubiri, nʼabawambe, nʼaddayo e Samaliya.
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26Ebyafaayo ebirala ebyabaawo mu mirembe gya Amaziya, okuva ku ntandikwa okutuuka ku nkomerero, tebyawandiikibwa mu kitabo kya bassekabaka ba Yuda ne Isirayiri?
27Okuva mu kiseera, Amaziya lwe yakyuka okuva ku Mukama, baamusalira olukwe mu Yerusaalemi, nʼaddukira e Lakisi. Kyokka ne bamusindikira abasajja abaamugoberera okutuuka e Lakisi, era ne bamuttira eyo.
28Omulambo gwe ne baguleetera ku mbalaasi, nʼaziikibwa mu masiro ga bajjajjaabe mu kibuga kya Yuda.