2 Chronicles 32
1 After Hezekiah's faithful work, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, invaded Judah and attacked its fortified towns, planning to conquer them for himself.
Sima na Ezekiasi kotalisa boyengebene na ye epai ya Nzambe, Senakeribe, mokonzi ya Asiri, ayaki kobundisa Yuda. Azingelaki bingumba batonga makasi, pamba te azalaki na posa ya kobotola yango.
2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to attack Jerusalem,
Tango Ezekiasi amonaki ete Senakeribe ayei mpe azali na makanisi ya kobundisa Yelusalemi,
3 he talked with his army commanders about blocking up the water sources that lay outside the city. This is what they did.
apesaki bakalaka mpe bakonzi ya basoda na ye likanisi ya kokanga bitima oyo ezalaki na libanda ya engumba. Bango nyonso bandimaki likanisi yango mpe basungaki ye.
4 They directed a large group of workers to block all the springs as well as the stream flowing nearby. “Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find plenty of water?” they asked.
Bato ebele basanganaki mpe bakangaki bitima nyonso elongo na mayi oyo ezalaki kotiola na se ya mabele. Balobaki: — Mpo na nini bakonzi ya Asiri baya kokuta mayi ebele?
5 Hezekiah set to work and rebuilt all the parts of the wall that had fallen down and constructed towers on it. He also built another wall outside the first wall. He reinforced the Millo in the city of David. He also made a large quantity of weapons and shields.
Ezekiasi asalaki mosala makasi ya kobamba madusu ya mir mpe ya kobakisa bosanda ya bandako milayi; atongaki mir mosusu na libanda, alendisaki mir ya engumba ya Davidi mpe asalaki lisusu makonga mpe banguba ebele.
6 Hezekiah put army commanders in charge of the people. Then he summoned the people to gather in the square at the city gate. He spoke to them confidently, telling them,
Atiaki bakonzi ya basoda mpo ete bakamba bato mpe asangisaki bango liboso na ye, na esika oyo ezali pene ya ekuke ya engumba. Alendisaki bango na maloba oyo:
7 “Be strong and be brave! Don't be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria with his large army, for there are more with us than with him.
— Bozala makasi mpe boyika mpiko! Bobanga te mpe bolenga te liboso ya mokonzi ya Asiri mpe ya mampinga ya basoda ebele oyo bazali elongo na ye, pamba te Ye oyo azali elongo na biso azali na nguya monene koleka ye.
8 He has human help, but we have the Lord God on our side to help us and fight our battles.” The people were encouraged by this speech of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
Mokonzi oyo ya Asiri azali kaka na nguya ya bomoto; kasi biso, tozali elongo na Yawe, Nzambe na biso, oyo akosunga mpe akobundela biso bitumba. Boye bato batiaki elikya na maloba oyo Ezekiasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, alobaki.
9 Some time later, when Sennacherib was attacking the town of Lachish with his armies, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah, king of Judah, and for everyone from Judah living there.
Sima na yango, wana Senakeribe, mokonzi ya Asiri, elongo na mampinga ya basoda na ye nyonso bazingelaki engumba Lakishi, atindaki bakonzi ya basoda na ye epai ya Ezekiasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, mpe epai ya bato nyonso ya Yuda, oyo bazalaki na Yelusalemi; atindaki bango kopesa sango oyo:
10 “This is what Sennacherib, king of Assyria, says. What are you going to trust in to help you survive when I come to attack Jerusalem?
« Tala makambo oyo Senakeribe, mokonzi ya Asiri, alobi: Botie elikya na bino na nini mpo ete bowumela kati na Yelusalemi oyo bazingeli?
11 Can't you see that in reality Hezekiah is telling you to die from starvation and thirst when he tells you, ‘The Lord our God will save us from the king of Assyria’?
Bozali komona te ete Ezekiasi azali kokosa bino mpo ete bokufa na nzala mpe na posa ya mayi tango azali koloba: ‹ Yawe, Nzambe na biso, akokangola biso na loboko ya mokonzi ya Asiri? ›
12 Wasn't it Hezekiah who destroyed the high places and altars of this god and told Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at this one altar, and offer sacrifices on it alone’?
Boni, ezali kaka Ezekiasi wana te oyo alongolaki bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba mpe bitumbelo ya banzambe tango alobaki na Yuda mpe na Yelusalemi: ‹ Bosengeli kogumbama liboso ya etumbelo moko kaka mpe kobonza mbeka ya malasi na likolo ya etumbelo yango? ›
13 Don't you know what I and my fathers have done to all the nations of the earth? None of their gods could save them or their lands from me!
Boyebi te makambo oyo ngai mpe batata na ngai tosalaki bato nyonso ya bikolo mosusu? Boni, banzambe ya bikolo wana bakokaki solo kokangola mikili na bango na maboko na ngai?
14 Which one of all these gods of these nations that my fathers destroyed has been able to save them from me? So why would you think your god can save you from me?
Kati na banzambe nyonso ya bikolo oyo batata na ngai babebisaki, nani akokaki kokangola bato na ye na maboko na ngai? Bongo ndenge nini Nzambe na bino akoka solo kokangola bino na maboko na ngai?
15 So don't let Hezekiah fool you, and don't let him mislead you like this. Don't trust him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to save their people from me or from my fathers. So it's even less possible for your god to save you from me!”
Sik’oyo, botika te ete Ezekiasi amema bino na libunga mpe akosa bino ndenge wana; bondimela ye te! Pamba te soki nzambe moko te ya ekolo songolo to ya mokili pakala alongaki kokangola bato na ye na loboko na ngai mpe na loboko ya batata na ngai, bongo nzambe na bino nde akolonga kokangola bino na loboko na ngai? »
16 Sennacherib's officers continued criticizing the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah.
Bakonzi ya basoda ya Senakeribe bakobaki koloba mabe na tina na Yawe Nzambe mpe Ezekiasi, mosali na Ye.
17 Sennacherib also wrote letters insulting the Lord, the God of Israel, taunting him by saying, “In the same way the gods of the nations did not save their people from me, so the god of Hezekiah will not save his people from me either.”
Senakeribe akomaki lisusu mikanda mpo na kofinga Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele. Tala maloba mabe oyo akomaki na tina na Ye: « Ndenge banzambe ya bato ya bikolo mosusu balongaki te kokangola bato na bango, ndenge wana mpe nzambe ya Ezekiasi akolonga te kokangola bato na ye na maboko na ngai. »
18 The Assyrians also shouted this out in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem standing on the wall to frighten and to terrify them so that the city would be surrendered.
Boye bagangaki na lokota ya Ebre mpo na kolengisa mpe kobangisa bato ya Yelusalemi oyo batelemaki likolo ya mir, mpo ete bakoka kobotola engumba.
19 They talked about the God of Jerusalem like they did about the gods of the other nations, gods made by human beings.
Balobaki na tina na Nzambe ya Yelusalemi lokola bato oyo bazali kolobela nzambe moko ya bapagano, nzambe oyo bato basali na ndenge mpe na maboko na bango!
20 King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, appealed about this in prayer to the God of heaven.
Mokonzi Ezekiasi mpe mosakoli Ezayi, mwana mobali ya Amotsi, babondelaki Nzambe na tina na yango mpe bagangaki na ngambo ya Lola mpo na kosenga lisungi.
21 The Lord sent an angel who wiped out every warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he returned home in disgrace. When he went into the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him with their swords.
Yawe atindaki anjelu moko oyo abomaki basoda nyonso ya mpiko, bakonzi ya basoda elongo na bakambi kati molako ya mokonzi ya Asiri. Mokonzi ya Asiri azongaki na mokili na ye na soni makasi. Mpe tango akotaki na ndako ya nzambe na ye, bana na ye ya mibali babomaki ye na mopanga.
22 The Lord saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from King Sennacherib of Assyria and all other enemies, giving them peace in every direction.
Ezalaki ndenge wana nde Yawe akangolaki Ezekiasi mpe bato ya Yelusalemi na maboko ya Senakeribe, mokonzi ya Asiri, mpe na maboko ya banguna mosusu; mpe apesaki bango kimia na bangambo nyonso.
23 From then on he was very well respected by all the nations, and many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the Lord and valuable gifts for Hezekiah, king of Judah.
Bato ebele bamemaki na Yelusalemi makabo mpo na Yawe mpe bakado ya motuya mpo na Ezekiasi, mokonzi ya Yuda. Wuta tango wana, lokumu ya Ezekiasi emataki makasi na miso ya bikolo nyonso.
24 Around that time Hezekiah fell sick and was about to die. So he prayed to the Lord, who replied by healing him and giving him a miraculous sign.
Na tango wana, Ezekiasi abelaki bokono moko ya makasi, pene akufa. Asambelaki Yawe; mpe Yawe ayanolaki, apesaki ye elembo moko ya kokamwa.
25 But because he had become proud, Hezekiah did not acknowledge the gift he'd been given. So the Lord's anger fell on him, and on Judah and Jerusalem.
Kasi mpo ete Ezekiasi akomaki na lolendo, atambolaki lisusu te na lolenge ya kondima bolamu ya Nzambe mpe ya kozongisela Ye matondi; mpo na yango, Yawe asilikelaki ye, Yuda mpe Yelusalemi.
26 Then Hezekiah apologized for his arrogance, as did the people of Jerusalem, and the Lord's anger no longer fell on them during Hezekiah's lifetime.
Bongo Ezekiasi amikitisaki, atikaki lolendo na ye mpe abongolaki motema. Bato ya Yelusalemi mpe basalaki lokola Ezekiasi. Boye, Yawe akweyiselaki bango kanda na Ye te na mikolo nyonso oyo Ezekiasi azalaki mokonzi.
27 Hezekiah was very rich and highly honored, and he built treasury storerooms to hold silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable things.
Ezekiasi azalaki na bozwi ebele mpe na lokumu mingi, abombaki palata, wolo, mabanga ya talo, biloko ya solo kitoko, banguba mpe biloko nyonso ya talo.
28 He constructed buildings to store supplies of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and stalls for all kinds of animals, including cattle and sheep.
Atongaki bibombelo ya ble, ya vino ya sika mpe ya mafuta; atongaki lisusu mapango mpe bandako mpo na bibwele na ye.
29 He built many towns, and he owned large herds of cattle and flocks of sheep, for God had made him very wealthy.
Atongaki bingumba mpe akomaki na bibwele ebele: bantaba, bameme mpe bangombe. Nzambe apesaki ye bozwi mingi.
30 Hezekiah blocked off the outlet of the upper Gihon spring and made the water flow down to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah was successful in everything he did.
Ezali mpe Ezekiasi moto akangaki monoko ya etima ya Giyoni mpe alekisaki mayi na yango na se ya mabele, na ngambo ya weste ya engumba ya Davidi. Ezekiasi azalaki kolonga na misala na ye nyonso.
31 But when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon came to him to ask about the miraculous sign that had happened in the country, God left him to himself test him, so he could know Hezekiah's true thinking.
Kasi tango bakambi ya Babiloni batindelaki ye bakalaka mpo na kotuna ye na tina na elembo ya kokamwa oyo esalemaki kati na mokili, Nzambe atikaki Ezekiasi kosala na ndenge na ye moko mpo na komeka ye mpe koyeba mozindo ya motema na ye.
32 The rest of what Hezekiah did, including his acts of loyalty, are recorded in the vision of the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Makambo mosusu oyo etali Ezekiasi elongo na misala ya botosi na ye kati na makambo ya Nzambe, ekomama kati na emoniseli ya mosakoli Ezayi, mwana mobali ya Amotsi, mpe kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Yuda mpe ya Isalaele.
33 Hezekiah died and was buried in the upper cemetery of David's descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem honored him at his death. His son Manasseh took over as king.
Ezekiasi akendeki kokutana na bakoko na ye, mpe bakundaki ye na ngomba moke epai wapi bakunda ya bakitani ya Davidi ezali. Bato nyonso ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi bapesaki ye lokumu tango akufaki, mpe Manase, mwana na ye ya mobali, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.
