1Mu mwaka wa cumi n'umunaniwo ku ngoma ya Yehoshafatiumwami w'Abayuda, Yehoramu mwene Ahabu yimye mu Bisirayeli i Samariya, amara imyaka cumi n'ibiri ari ku ngoma.
2Ariko akora ibyangwa n'Uwiteka, icyakora ntiyari ahwanye na se na nyina, kuko yashenye inkingi ya Bāli se yari yarubatse.
3Ariko yakomezaga ibyaha Yerobowamu mwene Nebati yoheje Abisirayeli ngo bacumure, ntabivemo.
4Kandi Meshaumwami w'i Mowabu yari atunze intama, akajya aturaumwami w'Abisirayeliubwoya bukemuwe ku ntama ze z'inyagazi agahumbi, n'iz'amapfizi agahumbi.
5Ariko Ahabu amaze gutanga,umwami w'i Mowabu agomeraumwami w'Abisirayeli.
6BukeyeYehoramu ava i Samariya, aragenda ahuruzaAbisirayeli bose.
7Maze atuma kuri Yehoshafatiumwami w'Abayuda ati “Umwami w'i Mowabu arangomeye. Mbese wakwemera ko dutabarana tugatera i Mowabu?”
Undi ati “Yee, tuzatabarana nk'uwitabara, ingabo zanjye ari nk'ingabo zawe, n'amafarashi yanjye ari nk'ayawe.”
8Arongera aramubazaati “Turazamukiramu yihe nzira?”
Na we ati “Tuzanyura inzira yose y'ubutayubwa Edomu.”
9Nukoumwami w'Abisirayeli atabarana n'umwami w'Abayuda n'umwami wa Edomu, bamara iminsi irindwi banyura mu nzira izigura, ingabo zibura amazi zibura n'ay'amatungo bari bafite.
10Umwami w'Abisirayeli aravuga ati “Iri ni ishyano! Uwiteka yahurujeaba bami uko ari batatu kubahāna mu maboko y'Abamowabu!”
11Yehoshafati aravuga ati “Mbese nta muhanuzi w'Uwiteka uri hano ngo tumugishirizemo Uwiteka inama?”
Umwe mu bagaragu b'umwami w'Abisirayeli arababwira ati “Hariho Elisa mwene Shafati wajyaga akarabisha Eliya.”
12Yehoshafati aravuga ati “Ijambo ry'Uwiteka riri muri we.”Nukoumwami w'Abisirayeli na Yehoshafati n'umwami wa Edomu baramanuka baramusanga.
13Elisa abwiraumwami w'Abisirayeli ati “Mpuriyehe nawe? Sanga abahanuzi ba so n'abahanuzi ba nyoko.”Umwami w'Abisirayeli aramusubizaati “Oya, kuko Uwiteka yahurujeaba bami batatu kubahāna mu maboko y'Abamowabu.”
14Elisa aravuga ati “Nkurahiye Uwitekauhoraho uwo nkorera, niukuriiyaba ntagiriye Yehoshafatiumwami w'Abayuda uri aha, simba nkuroyen'irihumye.
15Ariko noneho nzaniraumucuranzi n'inanga.”
Nuko baramumuzanira. Agicuranga,ukubokok'Uwiteka kujya kuri Elisa.
16Arahanura ati “Uwiteka aravuze ngo nimukwize iki kibaya mo impavu,
17kuko Uwiteka agize ngo ntimuza kumvaumuyaga, ntimuza kubonan'imvura, ariko iki kibaya kizuzuraamazi, munywemwuhiren'amashyo yanyu n'imikumbi yanyu.
18Icyakora byo biroroshye ku Uwiteka, ndetse azabagabiza n'Abamowabu.
19Muzatsinda imiduguduyaho yose igoswe n'inkike z'amabuye, n'imiduguduiruta iyindiubwiza, igiti cyiza cyaho cyose muzagitema, musiben'amasōko yaho yose, kandi n'imirima myiza yaho yose muzayisibishe amabuye.”
20Bukeyebwaho igihe cyo gutamba cyenda kugera, babona amazi aratemba aturukamu nzira ya Edomu. Nuko igihugu cyuzuraamazi.
21Abamowabu bose bumvise ko abo bami bazamutse kubatera, baherako baterana bose uko bangana,uhereye ku basore b'imigenda bashobora kwambara ibyo kurwanisha, baragenda bategera ku rugabano.
22Abamowabu bazinduka kare mu gitondo, babona izuba rirasiye ku mazi aberekeye atukurank'amaraso,
23baravuga bati “Dore amaraso. Niukuriba bami bararimbutse, ingabo zabo zisubiranyemoubwazo. Noneho yemwe Bamowabu, nimuze tujye kwinyagira.”
24Maze bageze mu rugerero rwa Isirayeli, Abisirayeli barabahagurukanabarabanesha, bituma Abamowabu bahunga. Abisirayeli basesekara mu gihugu cyabo, babakubitaumugenda.
25Bagezeyo basenya imiduguduyabo,umurimamwiza wose babonye,umuntu wese ajugunyamo ibuye bakawuzuza. Basiba amasōko y'amazi yose, batema ibiti byiza byose, hasigara i Kiri Hareseti honyine ari ho hagifite inkike z'amabuye, ariko abanyamihumetso baraza barahagota na ho, bahatera amabuye.
26Mazeumwami w'i Mowabu abonye kourugamba rumugasiye, ajyana abagabo magana arindwi bitwaje inkota, kugirango babatwaze bagere ku mwami wa Edomu, ariko ntibabishobora.
27Bibananiye ni ko kwendaumwana we w'imfura w'umuragwauzimaingoma ye, amutamba ho igitambo cyoswa hejuru y'inkike z'amabuye. Bituma Abamowabu barakarira Abisirayeli cyane, Abisirayeli baherako baramureka, basubiraiwabo.