2 Thusimbu 16
1 Asa Lengvai poh kum somthum lhin kumin, Israel lengpa Baasha chun Judah gam ahin bullu tan ahile; Judah gamsunga Asa gamkol akonna koimacha lutle potle aumlouna dingin Ramah khopia chun kul agen tan ahi.
When Asa had been ruling [Judah] for almost 36 years, King Baasha of Israel went [with his army] to attack Judah. They [captured the town of] Ramah [north of Jerusalem] and started to build a wall around [it], in order to prevent any people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa [because the only road into Judah from Israel went through Ramah].
2 Asa chun alethuh nai, Pakai Houin le leng inpia um gouthil kikoina um sana le dangka jouse chu aladoh in; Damascus gam vaihom Ram Lengpa Baasha chu thu athot tan ahi.
So Asa told his workers to take all the silver and gold that was in the storerooms of the temple and in his own palace, and take and give it to Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, who was ruling in Damascus. [He sent him a message, ] saying
3 Kapa le nangpa kah’a kinoptona ana um bang chun eini kah’a jong umhen. “Ven, keiman sana le dangka kahin thotne Israel lengpa Baasha toh na kinop tona hon chu sutang jengin chutile aman eidalha tante.”
“I want there to be a peace treaty between me and you, like there was between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you [a lot of] silver and gold. So please cancel the treaty that you have made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
4 Ben-Hadad leng pan Asa taona anoppeh in, chule Israel khopi ho bullu ding in a sepai ja lamkai pachu asoltan ahi. Amahon Ijon, dan Abel-beth- Maacah khopiho le Naphthali gam sunga thil khol khopi len ho jouse chu ala tauvin ahi.
Ben-Hadad agreed to do what King Asa [suggested]. He sent the commanders of his armies [with their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah and all the cities in the area belonging to the tribe of Naphtali where supplies were kept.
5 Baasha Israel Lengpan thilsoh ho chu ajah doh doh chun, Ramah khopi kul getna tohgon adalhan anatoh jouse chu angatan ahi.
When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
6 Chuin Lengpa Asa, “Chun in Ramah khopia kul semnaa mandin Baashan akoi in, songho le thing kiatsa ho pomang ding chun Judah te mijouse chu akoudoh tan ahi. Hiche chu Geba le Mizpah khopi kul semnan amangcha tan ahi.”
Then King Asa gathered all the men of Judah, and they took away from Ramah all the stones and timber that Baasha’s men had been using [to build the wall around that town]. They took those materials to [the town of] Geba and [the city of] Mizpah [north of Jerusalem] and built walls around them.
7 Hiche pet hin Hanami mitva neipa Lengpa Asa komma ahungin, chule hitin asepeh’e, “Nangman Pakai na-Pathen khella Ram Lengpa chunga tahsana na koi tah jeh chun, Ram Lengpa sepaite suhmang na ding phatpha chu namansah tai.
At that time the prophet Hanani went to King Asa and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Syria and not on Yahweh our God, you missed your opportunity to destroy the army of the king of Syria.
8 Ethiopia le Libya te chule Sepai tamtah toh akangtalai hou le kangtalai tol ho chunga, ipi anasoh ham tichu nagel doh lou hitam? Hiche petna chu nangma Pakaiya naki ngai jeh’a aman nangma napehdoh ahi,” ati.
The huge armies from Ethiopia and Libya with all their chariots and soldiers [riding] on horses [were certainly very powerful. But] when you relied on Yahweh, he enabled your army to defeat them.
9 Pakaiyin leiset pumpia hi ama komma alungthim pea kipedoh ho chu, “Athahat theina diuva amit tenia hi ahol le ji ahi. Iti ngolla ngol nahi hitam! Tua kipat na hi nang man gal nasat jing ding ahitai,” tin aseipeh tan ahi.
That happened because Yahweh sees [what is happening] all over the earth, and he strengthens those who completely trust him. You have done a very foolish thing, so from now on other armies will be fighting your army.”
10 Hanani in hitiho aseipeh jeh chun, Asa chu alung hang behset in ama chu Songkul'a ahengin bul atuh tan ahi. Hiche pet chun amite phabep jong asugim pan tan ahi.
Asa was very angry with the prophet because of what the prophet had said. So he [commanded his officials to] put Hanani in prison. At that same time, he started to treat some of his people very cruelly.
11 Asa Lengvaipoh abulla pat achaina chan thilsoh thusim adangho chu, Judah le Israel te lengho thusim bua akijih lut soh keijin ahi.
All the things that Asa did while he was ruling, from the time he started to rule until he died, are written in the scroll containing the record of the [activities of the] kings of Judah and Israel.
12 Ama Leng vaipoh kum somthum le ko lhin kum chun, Asa chu keng natna khohtah khat aveitan ahi. Chutobang natna khohtah aneijing vang chun, Pakai hollouvin alou them aithem hojoh kithopina ahol jingin ahi.
When Asa had been ruling for almost 39 years, he was afflicted with a disease in his feet. The disease was very severe, but in spite of that, he did not request help from Yahweh. Instead he sought help only from doctors.
13 Hichun aleng vaipoh kum som le li lhinna kum chun athitan ahi.
When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
14 David khopia chun aman song chunga ana kikhen lhan achun akivuitan ahi. Ama chu gim namtui le thao namtui kinu lupna achun alupsah un, chuin mipi ho chun ama jana vetsahnan kigona meikong lentah khat ahaluvin ahi.
He was buried in the tomb that his workers had made for him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. They laid his corpse on a bed covered with spices and various perfumes that had been mixed together. They also lit a huge fire to honor him.
