2 Thusimbu 15
1 Obed chapa Azariah chunga Pathen Lhagao ahung chun,
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
2 Lengpa Asa galmun’a kon hung vailhung chun, Lengpa kimuto pi dingin apotdoh tan ahi. Neihin ngaipeh temin Asa tin agah asamin ahi. Ngaitemin, nangho Judah le Benjamin phunga mite ho! Pakai chu nanghon naumpi laiseuva aman naum pidiu ahi. Nanghon nahol laiseuva ama chu namu diu, ahinlah nanghon nadalhah uva ahileh aman jong nadalhah diu ahi.
Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 Phat saotah pi Israel chu Pathen dihtah nei louva ahildiu themgao bei’a chule ajuidingu dan thu bei’a anaum-u ahitai.
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 Ahinlah boina hahsatna ahinto phat ule, Pakai Israel Pathen henga ahungki nung heikit uva; chule ama chu ahin hol phat ule amahon ama chu amudoh kit jiuve.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
5 Chuche lungjin naphat ho sung chun kholjinna chele vale dingin lungmon aum jipon ahi.
At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
6 Gamkhat in Gamkhat dounan gal akisat tou jiuvin ahi. Ajeh chu Pathen in boina tintang jouse toh tho’a asuhgim jiu ahi,
The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
7 Ahinlah nangvang hatnin lang hang in, ajeh chu na natoh man, kipa man nasan ding ahi.
But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
8 Asa chun Themgao Azariah konna hiche thu chu ajah doh phat hin, ahung hangsan tan Judah le Benjamin gamsunga chule Ephraim thinglhang gam'a analah’u khopi hoa thet umtah lim semthu ho chu abonchan asumang tan ahi. Chule Pakai Houin mai’a um lutle potle na indan sunga, Pakai maicham chu athah semphat kit tan ahi.
When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
9 Chuin Asa chun Judah le Benjamin phunga mijouse, amaho to chengkhom Ephraim, Mannaseh le Simeon phunga mijouse chutoh akou khom soh kei tan ahi. Asa vaipoh sung chun amaho Pakai a-Pathen un aumpi chu amu doh phat uchun Israel gam'a konin, mi tamtah Judah gam'a chun ahung kichao lut tauvin ahi.
Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
10 Asa vaipoh sung kum somle nga lhin kum chavang kichai kon chun, mipi chu Jerusalema akikhom uvin ahi.
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 Chuche nichun Pakaiya dingin bong ja sagi le kelngoi sang sagi chule galmunna ahinpohlut’u kelcha ho chu Pakai angsunga chun athatnun maicham thilton akat doh tauvin ahi.
At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
12 Chuin amaho alung thim pumpi alhagao pumpiu vin Pakai a-Pathen’u holnan kitepna khat asemdoh tauvin ahi.
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 Koi hileh ateh akhang hijongleh Pakai Israel Pathen holnom lou chu, thalih jeng dingin akinopto uvin ahi.
They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
14 Sumkon gin peh lah lah le kelngoi ki kikhet gintoh thon, Pakaiya kitahna nei dingin akihah selnau aw sangtah in asamun ahi.
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
15 A lungthim pumpiuva asemmu ahijeh chun, Judah gamsunga mijouse chu hiche kitepna chunga alunglhai soh keijun ahi. Ngaichatna neitah’a Pathen ahol’u ahijeh chun Pakaiyin alang langa agalmi teuva konin choldona apeuvin ahi.
All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
16 Asa Lengpa chun apinu Maacah jeng tah jong chu Lengnu ahina muna konin anodoh in ahi. Ajeh chu amanu chun thujahmo Asherah khom anasem ahi, Asa chu apinun thujahmo khom asem chu asat lhan ajepchip in Kedron phaicham a chun ahalvamtan ahi.
King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
17 Israel gam sunga doikhom, doihouna munho akisuhmang louvang chun; ahinkho lhung keijin Asa lungthim chu kitahna lhingset in aum jinge.
Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
18 Ama le apan ana lhandoh sana le dangka chule thil jatchom chom ho chu, Pathen Houin sunga ahinpolut in ahi.
He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
19 Hitichun Asa lengvaipoh kum somthum le kum nga chan chun gal kiti ana umtapoi.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
