2 Thusimbu 14

1 Abijah athi phat chun David khopia chun akivuitan ahi. Chuin achapa Asa chu ama banin Lengin ahung pangin, hiti chun gamsunga chun kum som sung chamna le lungmona anaumin ahi.

Then Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Asa, reigned in his place. During his days, the land was quiet for ten years.

2 Asa chun Pakai a-Pathen mit mun, alunglhaina dingle thilpha jeng abollin ahi.

Now Asa did what was good and pleasing in the sight of his God. And he overturned the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.

3 Aman gamchom miho maicham phungle, doihou ho doi-khom chu aladohsoh keijin ahi.

And he broke apart the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves.

4 Asa chun Judah ten apu apau Pakai Pathen aholluva, chule adan hole athupeh’a anunna diuvin thu apetan ahi.

And he instructed Judah that they should seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and that they should carry out the law and all the commandments.

5 Asa chun Judah khopi jousea doikhom leh, gimnamtui ahal nau maicham phungho jong chu aladoh soh kei tan ahi.

And he took away, from all the cities of Judah, the altars and the shrines. And he reigned in peace.

6 Chuche chamna kum sungchun Judah gamsung pumpia khopiho kul thopal ana gendoh jouvin ahi. Hiche phatsung hin, ama dounan koimachan gal anabol poi; ajeh chu Pakai in agalmi ho akonna akicholdo sah ahi.

Also, he built fortified cities in Judah. For it was quiet, and in his time no wars had arisen. For the Lord was generously granting peace.

7 Asa chun Judah mite chu aseipeh’in, “Khopi ho sao hitin chule bang insang kotpi le thihkhao tothon kulpi gen uhite gam hi eihoa ahijenge, ajeh chu eihon Pakai Pathen chu ina holjinguva, chule aman akimvel jousea hi chamna eina peh’u ahi,” ati’ Hitichun amahon hiche tohgon ho chu ana chepiuvin atongdoh soh keitauvin ahi.

Then he said to Judah: “Let us build these cities, and strengthen them with walls, and fortify them with towers and gates and bars, while all things are at rest from wars. For we have sought the Lord, the God of our fathers, and he has granted to us peace on every side.” And so they built, and there was nothing to impede them from building.

8 Asa chun tengcha le kidalna pho mangcha Judah phunga kon sepai hangsan sang jathum aneijin ahi. Chujongleh Benjamin phunga konin, kidalna pho neoloi le thalpi mangcha sepai galhang sang jani le somget aneijin, sepai hon anigella chu, galsat jedan phatecha kihil them mi ahiuve.

Now Asa had in his army three hundred thousand men of Judah, carrying shields and spears, and truly, of Benjamin, two hundred eighty thousand men with shields and bows. All of these were very valiant men.

9 Khatvei chu Ethiopia mi Zerah kiti pa chun sepai mi nelkhat, chule sakol kangtalai jathum chun Judah techu ahin no khum un ahi. Amaho chun Mareshah khopi chan ahin dellut un ahi.

Then Zerah, the Ethiopian, went forth against them with his army of one million men, and three hundred chariots. And he approached as far as Mareshah.

10 Chuin Asa chun asepai techu galsat din sah lam Mereshah phaichamma chun akoi tan ahi.

And Asa traveled to meet him, and he set up a battle line for the war in the Valley of Zephathah, which is near Mareshah.

11 Chutah chun Asa chun a-Pakai, Pathen henga atao in, “O Pakai nangtai lou koima khatcha hiche thanei lou keima hin thaneitah galmite douna eikithopi jou ding aumpoi, neipanpeuvin O Pakai, ka Pathen-u neikithopiu vin, ijeh-inem itileh nangma jengbou katah san’u nahi’e, hiche nangma minna chu hiche simjoulou dou dinga hung kondoh a kahiuve, O Pakai nangma ka Pathen’un ahin, hiche mihem ho hi nang sangin chung nun sah hih hellin,” ati.

And he called upon the Lord God, and he said: “O Lord, there is no difference to you, whether you assist by few, or by many. Help us, O Lord our God. For having faith in you and in your name, we have gone forth against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God. Do not allow man to prevail against you.”

12 Chuti chun Asa le Judah sepai ho masanga Pakai in Ethiopi mite gal ajo peh in, galmite chu ajam tauvin ahi.

And so the Lord terrified the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah. And the Ethiopians fled.

13 Asa le asepaite chun Gerar chan chu agadellun, chule hiti chun Ethiopi mite tamtah chun kinung thodoh jou kit dingin akigel tapouve. Amaho chu Pakai le a sepaiten asumangun chuin Judah te Sepai ho chun thilkeo tampi ahin kipoh doh tauvin ahi.

And Asa, and the people who were with him, pursued them as far as Gerar. And the Ethiopians fell, even unto utter destruction, for the Lord was striking, and his army was battling, and they were destroyed. Therefore, they took many spoils.

14 Amaho Gerar’a aum sungu chun chuche gamkai’a khopi ho chu ano khum un ahile Pakai a kon achunguva kichat tijat a chu in, amahon hiche kho jouse chu achomun ahi. Ajeh chu hiche lai munna chu mithil lah ding atama tam uma ahi,

And they struck all the cities surrounding Gerar. For indeed, a great fear had overwhelmed everyone. And they despoiled the cities, and they carried away much plunder.

15 Amahon gancha chingho gebuh jong chu anokhum uvin, kelngoi hon kelcha le sangongsao hon ho chu ahin kipuidoh uvin, chuin ama ho chu Jerusalema ahung kinung le tauvin ahi.

Then too, destroying the fencing for the sheep, they took an innumerable multitude of cattle and camels. And they returned to Jerusalem.