2 Hou Olelesu 13
1 Yelouboua: me da Isala: ili fi hina bagade hamone, ode 18 agoane ouligilalu, Abaidia da Yuda hina bagade hamoi.
When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
2 E da ode udiana Yelusalemega esala, Yuda fi ouligisu. Ea ame da Ma: iaga (Iuliele idiwi). E da Gibia moilai bai bagadega misi. Abaidia amola Yelouboua: me da ha lale gegei.
He ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Micaiah (OR, Maacah), the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah [town]. There was a war between [the armies of] Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 Abaidia ea dadi gagui dunu idi da 400,000 agoane. Ema gegemusa: , Yelouboua: me da dadi gagui dunu 800,000 agoane gilisi.
Abijah went into the battle, taking 400,000 of his capable soldiers, and Jeroboam prepared to fight them, taking 800,000 of his capable troops.
4 Amo dadi gagui wa: i aduna da Ifala: ime agolo sogega wa: i fi. Hina bagade Abaidia da Semala: imi goumia heda: le, Yeloubouma: ne amola Isala: ili dunuma amane wele sia: i, “Na sia: be nabima!
Abijah stood on the top of Zemaraim Mountain, which is in the hilly area that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and he shouted, “Jeroboam and all you other people of Israel, listen to me!
5 Dilia amo hou hame dawa: bela: ? Isala: ili Hina Gode da eso huluane dialoma: ne gousa: su, Da: ibidi amola egaga fi ilima hamoi. E amane ilegele sia: i, ‘Da: ibidi amola egaga fi da mae fisili, eso huluane Isala: ili fi ouligilalumu.
You should know that Yahweh, the God to whom all we Israelis belong, has appointed David and his descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. He has confirmed that by making a permanent agreement.
6 Be Yelouboua: me (Niba: de egefe) da ea hina bagade Soloumanema odoga: i.
But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
7 Fa: no, e da hamedei wadela: i hamosu dunu gilisili, ilia da Soloumane egefe Lihouboua: me ema odoga: i. Lihouboua: me da ayeligi amola buluduiba: le, ilima dabe gegemu hamedei ba: i.
And when Solomon’s son Rehoboam became king and was still young and inexperienced, a group of worthless scoundrels gathered around you, Jeroboam, and rebelled against Rehoboam.
8 Be wali di da nama gegemusa: dawa: beba: le, di da ouligisu hou amo Hina Gode da Da: ibidi amola egaga fi ilima ilegei, ilima gegemusa: dawa: lala. Di da dadi gagui wa: i bagadedafa oule misi, amola gouliga hamoi bulamagau gawali agoai Yelouboua: me ea loboga hamoi ‘gode’ amola gaguli misi.
“And now you are planning to fight against the kingdom that Yahweh established to be governed by David’s descendants. It is true that you have a huge army, and you and your soldiers have brought with you the golden [statues of] calves that Jeroboam’s workers made to be gods for all of you.
9 Di da Hina Godema gobele salasu dunu Elane egaga fi amola Lifai fi dunu huluane sefasi. Di da eno fifi lai dunu defele, dia hanaiga ogogosu gobele salasu dunu ilegei. Nowa dunu da bulamagau gawali o sibi fesuale agoane gaguli masea, di da e ‘gobele salasu’ dunu ilegesa. Amasea, e da dia ogogosu loboga hamoi ‘gode’ ilima gobele salasu hou hamosa.
But you expelled the priests that Yahweh [appointed], men who are descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest], and you expelled the descendants of Levi, and you appointed the priests that you wanted, like the people of other countries do. You allow anyone to become a priest of idols that are not gods if he comes to dedicate himself to be a priest by sacrificing a young bull and seven rams.
10 Be ninia da Hina Godedafa Ea hawa: hamonana. Ninia da E hame fisiagai. Elane egaga fi dunu da gobele salasu hawa: hamonana, amola Lifai fi dunu da ili fidisa.
“As for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Our priests who serve Yahweh are descendants of Aaron, and the descendants of Levi assist them.
11 Hahabe amola daeya huluane, ilia da Hina Godema gabusiga: manoma gobele sala, amola oloda da: iya ohe gogo gobele sala. Ilia da agi ga: gi Godema ima: ne, amo noga: le dodofei fafai da: iya ligisisa amola daeya huluane gamali amo da gouliga hamoi bai da: iya lela, amo wa: sa. Ninia da Hina Gode Ea hamoma: ne sia: i defele hamonana. Be dilia da Hina Gode fisiagai dagoi.
Every morning and every evening they present to Yahweh offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], and they burn fragrant incense. [Each week] they place the sacred bread on the sacred table, and each morning they light the lamps that are on the gold lampstand. We are obeying what Yahweh our God requires us to do. But you have abandoned him.
12 Gode Hisu da ninia bisilua, amola Ea gobele salasu dunu da dalabede gaguiwane, ninia dima gegema: ne fulabomusa: momagele lela. Isala: ili fi dunu! Dilia aowalalia Hina Godema mae gegema! Dilia nini hasalimu da hamedei ba: mu.”
Yahweh is with us; he is our leader. The priests whom he has appointed will blow their trumpets to signal [that we are ready] to fight a battle against you. You Israeli men, do not fight against Yahweh, the God to whom your ancestors belonged, because you will not be successful and win the battle against him.”
13 Amogaluwane, Yelouboua: me da ea dadi gagui dunu mogili, ili Yuda dadi gagui wa: i baligia logo legema: ne asunasi. E da eno dadi gagui amo Yuda wa: i midadi doagala: ma: ne asunasi.
[While he was speaking, ] Jeroboam sent some of his troops around the army of Judah. So while the soldiers who were with Jeroboam were in front of the army of Judah, the other soldiers of Israel were behind the army of Judah.
14 Yuda dadi gagui dunu da ba: le gagaloba, ili eale disi ba: i. Ilia da Hina Godema ili fidima: ne disa wele sia: i, amola gobele salasu dunu da dalabede fulaboi.
When the soldiers of Judah turned and saw that they were going to be attacked from the front and from the rear, they cried out to Yahweh. The priests blew their trumpets,
15 Yuda dadi gagui dunu da ha: giwane wele sia: ne, Isala: ili dadi gagui wa: i doagala: i. Abaidia hi bisili doagala: i. Gode da Yelouboua: me amola Isala: ili dadi gagui wa: i hasali.
and the men of Judah shouted a loud battle-cry. Then Yahweh [enabled Abijah and the army of Judah to] defeat Jeroboam and [the army of] Israel.
16 Isala: ili dunu da Yuda dadi gagui dunuba: le hobeale asi. Gode da ili fidiba: le, Yuda dadi gagui ilia Isala: ili hasali.
The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
17 Abaidia amola ea dadi gagui wa: i da Isala: ili dadi gagui wa: i dafawanedafa hasali. Ilia da Isala: ili bisilua dadi gagui dunu 500,000 agoane medole legei.
Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
18 Yuda dunu da ilia aowalalia Hina Gode Ea hou dafawaneyale dawa: beba: le, amo Ea fidima: ne adole ba: beba: le, ilima ha lai dunu amo hasali dagoi ba: i.
So the soldiers of Israel were defeated, and the soldiers of Judah won the battle because they trusted in Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged.
19 Abaidia da Yelouboua: me ea dadi gagui wa: i se bobogele, Isala: ili moilai bai bagade mogili susugui. Amo da Bedele, Yesiana, Ifalone amola moilai fonobahadi amo sisiga: le dialu.
Abijah’s army pursued the army of Jeroboam, and they captured from the people of Israel the cities of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the surrounding villages.
20 Yeleboua: me ea gasa da fisi ba: i. Abaidia da Yuda soge ouligiloba, Yelouboua: me da ea gasa hou bu hame lai. Fa: nowane, Hina Gode da e fane legei dagoi.
During the remaining time that Abijah ruled, Jeroboam did not become powerful again. Then Yahweh caused him to become very ill, and he died.
21 Be Abaidia ea gasa da bu bagade heda: i. E da uda ba: lisi agoane lai amola egefelali idi da 22 agoane amola idiwilali idi da silisi agoane.
But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
22 Abaidia ea eno hamonanusu amola ea sia: amo da “Balofede Dunu Idou ea Hamonanu” meloa dedei amo ganodini dedene legei.
An account of the other things that Abijah did while he was the king, including what he said and what he did, is in the scroll written by the prophet Iddo.
