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1 Abijah teh mintoenaw koe a i teh Devit khopui dawk a pakawp awh. Hahoi a yueng lah a capa Asa ni a uk. Ahnie tueng navah kum 10 touh roumnae ao.
Abijah died and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa took over as king. For ten years of his reign the country was at peace.
2 Asa ni BAWIPA Cathut hmalah hawinae hoi lannae hno a sak.
Asa did what was good and right in the Lord's sight.
3 Jentelnaw e thuengnae khoungroenaw hoi hmuenrasangnaw koung a takhoe. Talung ungenaw hai koung a raphei teh meikaphawk thingnaw hai koung a tâtueng.
He took down the foreign altars and high places, smashed their sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.
4 Judahnaw ni mintoenaw e BAWIPA Cathut tawng vaiteh, kâlawknaw tarawi hanelah kâ a poe.
He ordered Judah to worship the Lord, the God of their forefathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
5 Judah kho tangkuem dawk e hmuenrasangnaw hoi meikaphawk a takhoe awh teh, a uknaeram teh karoumcalah ao.
He also took down the high places and the incense altars from all the towns of Judah. Under his rule the kingdom was at peace.
6 Judah ram dawk e khopuinaw rapan hoi koung a kalup teh BAWIPA ni roumnae a poe dawkvah, kum moikasawlah kâtuknae awm hoeh.
Because the country was at peace he was able to rebuild the fortified towns of Judah. There were no wars during these years because the Lord had granted him peace.
7 Hahoi Judahnaw koevah, hete khopuinaw sak awh vaiteh, rapan hoi koung kalup awh sei. Radoung nahane imrasang hoi longkha taren nahane hai sak awh seh. BAWIPA Cathut e a ngainae tawng dawkvah, maimae ram teh kahawicalah uk thai awh. Hatdawkvah ahni ni kho tangkuem roumnae na poe awh telah atipouh. Hahoi a dei e patetlah a sak teh hoehoe a roung awh.
Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build up these towns and surround them with walls and towers and barred gates. The land is still ours, because we continue to worship the Lord our God. We worship him, and he has given us peace from all our enemies.” So they began the building projects, and completed them successfully.
8 Asa ni Judahnaw bahlingnaw hoi tahroenaw ka patuem e tami 300,000 touh a tawn. Benjamin miphun dawk bahlingnaw hoi lilava ka patuem e tami 280,000 touh a tawn teh, hete taminaw pueng teh thakasaipounge naw hoi tarankahawi poung e naw doeh.
Asa had an army made up of three hundred thousand men from Judah who carried large shields and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand men from Benjamin who carried regular shields and bows. All of them were brave warriors.
9 Ethiopia tami Zerah teh ransa 1,000,000, rangleng 300 touh hoi ahnimanaw tuk hanelah Mareshah kho dawk a pha.
Zerah the Ethiopian attacked them with an army of a thousand times a thousand men and three hundred chariots, advancing as far as Mareshah.
10 Asa ni ahnimanaw tuk hanelah a tâco teh, Mareshah kho teng e Zephathah yawn dawk taran a kâtuk awh.
Asa went out to confront him, lining up for battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 Asa ni BAWIPA Cathut a kaw teh Oe BAWIPA nang teh athakaawme hoi athakayounnaw rungngang hanelah na coung thai dawkvah, Oe BAWIPA Cathut na rungngang awh haw. Kaimanaw ni nang na kâuep awh teh, na min lahoi hete tamihupui tuk hanelah ka cei awh. Oe BAWIPA nang teh kaimae Cathut lah na o teh taminaw ni na ta hanh seh telah a ratoum.
Asa called out for help to the Lord his God: “Lord, there is no one apart from you who can help the powerless against the powerful. Please help us, Lord our God, for we trust in you. We have come against this horde because we stand for you, Lord. You are our God. Do not let a mere human being beat you.”
12 Hottelah BAWIPA ni Asa hoi Judahnaw hmalah, Ethiopia taminaw a tuk teh koung a yawng awh.
The Lord struck the Ethiopians in front of Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians ran away.
13 Asa hoi a taminaw ni Gerar kho totouh a pâlei awh. Ethiopianaw ni bout a tuk thai hoeh dawkvah, a kâhno awh toe. Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA hoi a ransanaw hmalah sung sak lah ao teh, hnopai moikapap a la pouh awh.
Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Ethiopians were killed—there were none who survived, for they were caught between the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.
14 Gera kho teng e naw pueng koung a tâ awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA takinae ahnimae thung a pha teh, khopuinaw hai koung a raphoe awh. Hnopai moikapap a la awh.
They also attacked all the towns around Gerar, because the inhabitants were terrified of the Lord. The men of Judah took a large amount of plunder from all the towns.
15 Saring hrueknae imnaw hai koung a raphoe awh teh, tu hoi kalauknaw moikapap a lawp awh teh Jerusalem lah a ban awh.
Then they attacked the camps of the herdsmen and took many sheep and camels. Then they went back to Jerusalem.
