2 Kings 18
1 Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, became king of Judah in the third year of the reign of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel.
Nʼafọ nke atọ nke ọchịchị Hoshea nwa Elaa eze Izrel ka Hezekaya nwa Ehaz eze Juda malitere ọchịchị nke ya.
2 He was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abi, daughter of Zechariah.
Ọ gbara iri afọ abụọ na ise mgbe ọ malitere ị bụ eze. Ọ chịrị iri afọ abụọ na itoolu na Jerusalem. Aha nne ya bụ Abija, ada Zekaraya.
3 He did what was right in the Lord's sight, following all that his forefather David had done.
O mere ihe ziri ezi nʼanya Onyenwe anyị, dịka nna nna ya Devid.
4 He removed the high places, smashed the stone idols, and cut down the Asherah poles. He ground to pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, because up to then the Israelites had been sacrificing offerings to it. It was called Nehushtan.
O wepụrụ ebe niile dị elu, kurisie ogidi nsọ niile, gbutukwa ogidi Ashera niile. O tipịakwara agwọ bronz ahụ Mosis mere, nʼihi na ruo nʼoge ahụ, ụmụ Izrel na-esure aja nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nye ya. (A kpọrọ ya Nehushtan.)
5 Hezekiah put his trust in the Lord, the God of Israel. Among the kings of Judah there was no one like him, neither before him nor after him.
Hezekaya tụkwasịrị Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel obi ya. Nʼezie, o nwekwaghị onye ọzọ dị ka ya nʼetiti ndị eze Juda niile, ndị bu ya ụzọ chịa, na ndị so ya.
6 He stayed faithful to the Lord and did not give up following him. He kept the commandments that the Lord had given Moses.
Ọ gbasoro Onyenwe anyị nʼụzọ niile. O sitekwaghị nʼụzọ Onyenwe anyị wezuga onwe ya. O debere ihe niile Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis nʼiwu.
7 The Lord was with him; he was successful in everything he did. He defied the king of Assyria and refused to submit to him.
Onyenwe anyị nọnyeere ya nʼebe ọbụla ọ gara, ihe niile o mere gaara ya nke ọma. O nupuru isi jụ ịnọkwa nʼokpuru eze ndị Asịrịa, o fekwaghị ya ofufe.
8 He defeated the Philistines all the way to Gaza and the surrounding area, from watchtower to fortified town.
O tigburu ndị Filistia nʼala ha niile ruo na Gaza, na obodo dị ya gburugburu. Ọ lara obodo ahụ niile nʼiyi, obodo ukwu niile e wusiri ike na obodo nta niile a na-ewusighị ike.
9 In the fourth year of Hezekiah's reign, equivalent to the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, attacked Samaria, besieging it.
Nʼafọ nke anọ nke ọchịchị Hezekaya, nke bụkwa afọ nke asaa nke ọchịchị Hoshea nwa Elaa, bụ eze Izrel, Shalmanesa, eze Asịrịa gbagoro imegide Sameria, nọchibido ya gburugburu.
10 The Assyrians conquered it after three years. This was during the sixth year of Hezekiah, equivalent to the ninth year of Hoshea, king of Israel.
Mgbe afọ atọ gasịrị, nʼafọ nke isii nke ọchịchị Hezekaya, na afọ nke itoolu nke ọchịchị Hoshea, bụ eze Izrel, ndị agha Asịrịa dọtara Sameria nʼagha.
11 The king of Assyria deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, and in the towns of the Medes.
Ọ bụ nʼoge ahụ ka eze Asịrịa bupụrụ ndị Izrel niile bulaa ha Asịrịa nʼime obodo Hala, na Gozan nʼakụkụ iyi ukwu Hoboa, na nʼobodo ndị Midia.
12 This happened because they refused to listen to the Lord their God and broke his agreement—all that Moses, the Lord's servant, had commanded. They refused to listen and did not obey.
Nke a mere nʼihi na ha jụrụ ige ntị nʼolu Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke ha, jụkwa ime ihe ọ chọrọ ka ha mee. Ha edebeghị ọgbụgba ndụ ya na iwu niile Mosis onyeozi Onyenwe anyị nyere ha. Ha jụrụ ige ntị nʼiwu ndị a, maọbụ debe ha.
13 Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked and conquered all the fortified towns of Judah in the fourteenth year of the reign of Hezekiah.
Nʼafọ nke iri na anọ nke ọchịchị eze Hezekaya, Senakerib bụ eze Asịrịa, busoro obodo Juda niile e wusiri ike agha, merikwaa ha.
14 So Hezekiah, king of Judah, sent a message to the king of Assyria who was at Lachish, saying, “I've made a terrible mistake! Please retreat and leave me alone, and I'll pay you whatever you want!” The king of Assyria demanded Hezekiah, king of Judah, pay three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
Mgbe ahụ, Hezekaya chọrọ ụzọ ọ ga-esi mee udo, zie ozi zigara eze Asịrịa nʼobodo Lakish sị ya, “Emehiela m, biko, site nʼala m pụọ. Aga m akwụ gị ihe ọbụla ị chọrọ nʼaka m.” Eze Asịrịa sitere nʼaka Hezekaya eze Juda nara narị talenti ọlaọcha atọ, na iri talenti ọlaedo atọ.
15 Hezekiah paid him using all the silver from the Lord's Temple and the treasuries of the royal palace.
Hezekaya chịịrị ọlaọcha niile ọ chọtara nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, na akụ niile dị nʼụlọeze, nye ya eze Asịrịa.
16 He even stripped the gold he had used to overlay the doors and doorposts of the Lord's Temple and gave everything to the king of Assyria.
Nʼoge ahụ, Hezekaya bụ eze Juda, nyakapụtachara ọlaedo niile o ji techie ibo na ibo ọnụ ụzọ ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, chịrị ihe ndị a niile nye eze Asịrịa.
17 Even so, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his head officer, and his army general, along with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They approached Jerusalem and made camp beside the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to where laundry is washed.
Eze Asịrịa sitere na Lakish zipụ ọchịagha onye ọkwa ya kasị ukwuu, onyeisi ndị na-eje ozi na ọchịagha ya na usuu ndị agha ka ha jekwuru Hezekaya na Jerusalem. Ndị agha a bịaruru Jerusalem kwụsị nʼakụkụ olulu warawara e gwuru ebe Ọdọ mmiri dị elu si nʼasọfe, nʼụzọ e si aga obosara ala ndị na-asụ akwa.
18 They called for the king. Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, the palace manager, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the record-keeper, went out to speak with them.
Mgbe ha kpọrọ eze oku ka ọ bịa, Eliakịm nwa Hilkaya, onye nlekọta ụlọeze, na Shebna, ode akwụkwọ eze, na Joa nwa Asaf, onye ndekọ akụkọ ihe mere, pụrụ jekwuru ha.
19 The Assyrian army general said to them, “Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What are you trusting in that gives you such confidence?
Ọchịagha ahụ sịrị ha, “Gwanụ Hezekaya: “‘Otu a ka eze ukwu ahụ, bụ eze Asịrịa na-ekwu, Ọ bụ na gịnị ka ntụkwasị obi gị dabere?
20 You say you have a strategy and are ready for war, but these are empty words. Who are you relying on, now that you have rebelled against me?
Ị na-ekwu na i nwere ndụmọdụ na ike ibu agha, maọbụ naanị egbe ọnụ ka ị na-agba. Ọ bụ onye ka ị na-atụkwasị obi mere i ji enupu isi nʼokpuru m?
21 Now look! You're trusting in Egypt, a walking stick that's like a broken reed that will cut the hand of anyone leaning on it. That's what Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is like to everyone who trusts in him.
Lee, amatara m na ị na-atụkwasị obi nʼIjipt, mkpanaka achara ahụ gbajiri agbaji, nke na-adụwa aka onye ọbụla na-adabere na ya. Otu a ka Fero, eze Ijipt dị nye ndị niile na-atụkwasị ya obi.
22 If you tell me, ‘We're trusting in the Lord our God,’ well didn't Hezekiah remove his high places and his altars, telling Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You have to worship at this altar in Jerusalem’?
Ma ọ bụrụ na unu asị m, “Anyị na-atụkwasị Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke anyị obi.” Ọ bụghị ya ka Hezekaya wezugara ebe ya niile dị elu na ebe ịchụ aja ya niile, na-asị Juda na Jerusalem, “Unu aghaghị ịkpọ isiala nʼebe ịchụ aja dị nʼime Jerusalem?”
23 Why don't you accept a challenge from my master, the king of Assyria? He says, I'll give you two thousand horses, if you can find enough riders for them!
“‘Ma ugbu a, bịa kwee nna m ukwu, bụ eze Asịrịa nkwa. Aga m enye gị puku ịnyịnya abụọ ma ọ bụrụ na i nwere ike ịchọta ndị ga-agba ha.
24 How could you defeat even a single officer in charge of the weakest of my master's men when you're trusting in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
Ị ga-esi aṅaa jụ otu onyeisi nke dịkarịsịrị nta nʼime ndịisi ọrụ onyenwe m, na-agbanyeghịkwa na i na-atụkwasị obi nʼIjipt maka inweta ụgbọ agha na ndị na-agba ịnyịnya?
25 More than that—would I have come to attack this pace without the Lord's encouragement? It was the Lord himself who told me, ‘Go and attack this land and destroy it.’”
Tinyere nke a, abịara m ibuso ala a agha na ibibi ya ma enweghị okwu sitere na Chineke bịa? Ọ bụ Onyenwe anyị ya onwe ya gwara m ka m bilie megide obodo a, lakwaa ya nʼiyi.’”
26 Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, together with Shebnah and Joah, said to the army general, “Please speak to us, your servants, in Aramaic, for we understand it. Don't speak to us in Hebrew while the people on the wall are listening.”
Mgbe ahụ, Eliakịm nwa Hilkaya, Shebna na Joa sịrị ọchịagha ahụ, “Biko, gwa ndị ohu gị okwu nʼasụsụ Aramaik, ebe ọ bụ na anyị na-aghọta ya. Agwala anyị okwu nʼasụsụ Hibru, ebe ndị nọ nʼelu mgbidi ga-anụ.”
27 But the army general replied, “Did my master only send me to say these things to your master and to you, and not to the people sitting on the wall? They too, just like you, are going to have to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine!”
Ma ọchịagha ahụ zaghachiri, “Ọ bụ nʼihi naanị nna unu ukwu na nye unu onwe unu ka nna m ukwu ji zite m, ka m kwuo ihe ndị a? Ọ bụghị nʼihi ndị mmadụ ahụ na-anọdụ nʼelu mgbidi, ndị, dịka unu, ha ga-eso rie nsị ha nyụrụ, ṅụọkwa mamịrị ha nyụrụ?”
28 Then the army general shouted out in Hebrew, “Listen to this from the great king, the king of Assyria!
Mgbe ahụ, ọchịagha ahụ guzoro were oke olu kwuo nʼasụsụ Hibru, sị, “Nụrụnụ okwu eze ukwu ahụ, bụ eze Asịrịa.
29 This is what the king says: Don't let Hezekiah trick you! He can't save you from me!
Nke a bụ ihe eze sịrị, unu ekwela ka Hezekaya duhie unu. Ọ pụghị ịzọpụta unu site nʼaka m.
30 Don't believe Hezekiah when he tells you to trust in the Lord, saying, ‘I'm certain the Lord will save us. This city will never fall into the hands of the king of Assyria.’
Unu ekwela ka Hezekaya mee ka unu tụkwasị Onyenwe anyị obi. Mgbe ọ na-asị, ‘Nʼezie, Onyenwe anyị aghaghị ịnapụta anyị, a gaghị enyefe obodo a nʼaka eze Asịrịa.’
31 Don't listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king says: Make a peace treaty with me and surrender to me. That way everyone will eat from their own vine and their own fig tree, and drink water from their own well!
“Unu aṅakwala Hezekaya ntị. Ihe a ka eze Asịrịa kwuru: Pụkwutenụ m, bịanụ ka mụ na unu mee udo. Mgbe ahụ, onye ọbụla nʼime unu ga-eri mkpụrụ si nʼubi vaịnị ya na nke si nʼosisi fiig ya, ṅụọkwa mmiri nke si nʼihe icheta mmiri ya:
32 I will come and take you to a land that's like your own, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Then you will live and not die. But don't listen to Hezekiah, for he's tricking you when he says, ‘The Lord will deliver us.’
ruo mgbe m ga-abịa duru unu gaa nʼala dịka nke unu, bụ ala mkpụrụ ọka na nke mmanya ọhụrụ, ala achịcha na ubi vaịnị, ala mmanụ aṅụ na osisi oliv jupụtara nʼime ya. Họrọnụ ndụ ka unu ghara ịnwụ. “Unu egela Hezekaya ntị, nʼihi na ọ bụ nrafu ka ọ na-arafu unu mgbe ọ na-asị, ‘Onyenwe anyị ga-anapụta anyị.’
33 Have any of the gods of any nation ever saved their land from the power of the king of Assyria?
O nwere chi mba ọbụla nke napụtara ha site nʼaka eze Asịrịa?
34 Where were the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where were the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Were they able to save Samaria from me?
Olee ebe ka chi ndị Hamat na Apad nọ? Olee ebe ka chi ndị Sefavaim, Hena na Iva nọkwa? Ha anapụtala Sameria site nʼaka m?
35 Which one of all the gods of these countries has saved their land from me? How then could the Lord save Jerusalem from me?”
Olee chi nʼime chi mba ndị a niile bụ nke zọpụtarala ala ya site nʼaka m? Unu si aṅaa chee na Onyenwe anyị pụrụ ịzọpụta Jerusalem site nʼaka m?”
36 But the people remained silent and didn't say anything, for Hezekiah had given the order, “Don't answer him.”
Ma ndị ahụ niile gbara nkịtị, ha ekwughị ihe ọbụla, nʼihi na eze nyere ha iwu sị, “Unu azaghachila ya.”
37 Then Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, the palace manager, Shebna the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the record-keeper, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they told him what the Assyrian army general had said.
Mgbe ahụ, Eliakịm nwa Hilkaya, onye na-elekọta ụlọeze, na Shebna ode akwụkwọ eze, na Joa nwa Asaf ode akwụkwọ, ha yi uwe ha dọwara adọwa, bịakwute Hezekaya gwa ya ihe niile onyeisi agha ahụ kwuru.
