2 Chronicles 34
1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
Yosiya yali wa myaka munaana bwe yalya obwakabaka, era n’afugira emyaka amakumi asatu mu gumu mu Yerusaalemi.
2 And he did that which was right in the sight of YHWH, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
N’akola ebirungi mu maaso ga Mukama, n’atambulira mu makubo ga Dawudi jjajjaawe, n’akwata ekkubo lya Mukama eggolokofu.
3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the Elohim of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
Mu mwaka ogw’omunaana ogw’okufuga kwe, ng’akyali muto, n’atandika okunoonya Katonda wa Dawudi jjajjaawe, era mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’ebiri n’atandika okuggya ebifo ebigulumivu, ne Baasera, n’ebifaananyi ebyole, n’ebifaananyi ebisaanuuse mu Yuda ne mu Yerusaalemi.
4 And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
N’alagira bamenyeemenye ebyoto bya Baali, n’atemaatema ebyoto kwe baayoterezanga obubaane ebyali waggulu waabyo, n’amenyaamenya ne Baasera, n’ebifaananyi ebyole, n’ebifaananyi ebisaanuuse; n’abisesebbula, enfuufu yaabyo n’agimansula ku malaalo g’abo abaaweerangayo ssaddaaka.
5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
N’ayokera amagumba ga bakabona abaakolanga eby’ebivve ebyo ku byoto ebyo, n’atukuza Yuda ne Yerusaalemi.
6 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
Ne mu bibuga bya Manase, ne Efulayimu, ne Simyoni, okutuukira ddala mu Nafutaali, ne mu matongo gaabyo okubyetooloola,
7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
n’amenyaamenya ebyoto ne Baasera, n’asesebbula n’ebifaananyi ebyole, n’atemaatema ebyoto byonna kwe baayokeranga obubaane mu Isirayiri yonna, n’oluvannyuma n’addayo e Yerusaalemi.
8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of YHWH his Elohim.
Awo mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’omunaana ogw’okufuga kwe ng’amaze okulongoosa ensi ne yeekaalu, n’alonda Safani mutabani wa Azaliya, ne Maaseya omwami w’ekibuga, ne Yowa mutabani wa Yowakazi omujjukiza, okuddaabiriza yeekaalu ya Mukama Katonda we.
9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of Elohim, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.
Ne bagenda eri Kirukiya kabona asinga obukulu ne bawaayo ensimbi ezaaleetebwa mu yeekaalu ya Katonda, Abaleevi abaggazi ze baali basoloozezza mu bantu b’e Manase, ne Efulayimu, n’ekitundu kyonna ekyasigalawo, ne Yuda yonna, ne Benyamini, n’okuva eri abantu b’e Yerusaalemi.
10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of YHWH, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of YHWH, to repair and amend the house:
Ne bazikwasa abakozi abaalondebwa okulabirira omulimu gwa yeekaalu ya Mukama. Abo be basajja abaasasulanga abakozi abaddaabirizanga n’okulongoosa yeekaalu.
11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
Ababazzi n’abazimbi nabo ne baweebwa ensimbi okugula amayinja amawoole, n’embaawo ez’ebizimbe bakabaka ba Yuda bye baalagajjalira okuddaabiriza.
12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could kill of instruments of musick.
Abasajja ne bakola omulimu n’obwesigwa. Abaabalabiriranga baali: Yakasi ne Obadiya Abaleevi ab’omu kika kya Merali, ne Zekkaliya ne Mesullamu ab’omu kika ky’Abakokasi. Abaleevi bonna abaakubanga ebivuga
13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
be baavunaanyizibwanga abapakasi, n’okulabirira abakozi bonna mu kuweereza okw’engeri zonna. Abamu ku Baleevi baali bawandiisi, n’abalala ng’abaami, n’abalala nga baggazi.
14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of YHWH, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of YHWH given by Moses.
Awo bwe baali bakuŋŋaanya ensimbi ze baggya mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, Kirukiya kabona, n’azuula ekitabo eky’amateeka ga Mukama agaaweebwa Musa.
15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of YHWH. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
Awo Kirukiya kabona n’agamba Safani omuwandiisi nti, “Nzudde ekitabo eky’amateeka mu yeekaalu ya Mukama.” N’akiwa Safani.
16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.
Safani n’akitwalira kabaka, n’amutegeeza ne ku by’omulimu ng’agamba nti, “Byonna abaddu bo bye baalagirwa babikola.
17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of YHWH, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen.
Ensimbi ezaali mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ziweereddwa abalabirira n’abakozi.”
18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
Safani omuwandiisi n’ategeeza kabaka nti, “Kirukiya kabona ampadde ekitabo.” Awo Safani n’akisomera kabaka.
19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Kabaka bwe yawulira ebigambo by’amateeka, n’ayuza ebyambalo bye.
20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,
N’alagira Kirukiya ne Akikamu mutabani wa Safani, ne Abudoni mutabani wa Mikka, ne Safani omuwandiisi, ne Asaya omuddu wa kabaka, ng’ayogera nti,
21 Go, inquire of YHWH for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of YHWH that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of YHWH, to do after all that is written in this book.
“Mugende mumbulize ku Mukama, nze n’abasigadde mu Isirayiri ne mu Yuda, ku bikwata ku bigambo eby’omu kitabo ekizuuliddwa, kubanga obusungu bwa Mukama bungi nnyo nnyini era butubuubuukirako olwa bajjajjaffe abataagoberera kigambo kya Mukama okukikola nga bwe kyawandiikibwa mu kitabo kino.”
22 And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college: ) and they spake to her to that effect.
Awo Kirukiya n’abo kabaka be yali atumye ne bagenda eri Kuluda nnabbi omukazi, muka Sallumu mutabani wa Tokasi muzzukulu wa Kasula omuwanika w’ebyambalo. Yabeeranga mu Yerusaalemi mu kitundu ekyokubiri.
23 And she answered them, Thus saith YHWH Elohim of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,
N’abagamba nti, “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, ‘Mutegeeze omusajja abatumye nti,
24 Thus saith YHWH, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:
bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “Laba ndireeta ku kifo kino ne ku bantu baamu akabi, n’ebikolimo byonna ebyawandiikibwa mu kitabo, ekyasomeddwa mu maaso ga kabaka wa Yuda.
25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other elohim, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
Kubanga banvuddeko ne bookera bakatonda abalala obubaane, era bansunguwazizza n’emirimu gyonna egy’emikono gyabwe. Kyennaava mbasunguwalira ne wataba n’omu akkakkanya busungu bwange.”’
26 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of YHWH, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith YHWH Elohim of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;
Naye mugambe kabaka wa Yuda eyabatumye okujja okwebuuza ku Mukama nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri nti,
27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Elohim, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith YHWH.
“Kubanga omutima gwo gubadde mumenyefu ne weetoowaza mu maaso ga Katonda, bwe wawulidde ebigambo bye, ebikwata ku kifo kino n’abo abakibeeramu, ne weetoowaza mu maaso gange, n’oyuza ebyambalo byo, n’okaabira mu maaso gange, nkuwulidde.
28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.
Laba, ndikukuŋŋaanyiza eri bajjajjaabo, n’ofa mirembe, era amaaso go tegalirega ku kabi ke ndireeta ku kifo kino ne ku bantu baamu.”’” Ne bazaayo obubaka eri kabaka.
29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Awo kabaka n’akuŋŋaanya abakadde bonna aba Yuda n’ab’omu Yerusaalemi.
30 And the king went up into the house of YHWH, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of YHWH.
N’ayambuka mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, n’abantu bonna aba Yuda, n’abantu b’e Yerusaalemi, ne bakabona, n’abaleevi, n’abantu bonna ab’ekitiibwa n’abatali ba kitiibwa. N’asoma ebigambo byonna eby’omu kitabo eky’endagaano, ekyazuulibwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama.
31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before YHWH, to walk after YHWH, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
Kabaka n’ayimirira mu kifo kye, ne yeeyama mu maaso ga Mukama, okutambuliranga mu mpya za Mukama n’okukwatanga amateeka ge, n’ebyo bye yategeeza, n’ebiragiro bye, n’omutima gwe gwonna n’omwoyo gwe gwonna, okutuukirizanga ebigambo ebyawandiikibwa mu kitabo.
32 And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of Elohim, the Elohim of their fathers.
Oluvannyuma n’alagira bonna abaali mu Yerusaalemi ne mu Benyamini okweyama. Abatuuze b’omu Yerusaalemi ne bakola ng’endagaano ya Katonda, Katonda wa bajjajjaabwe bw’egamba.
33 And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve YHWH their Elohim. And all his days they departed not from following YHWH, the Elohim of their fathers.
Yosiya n’aggya eby’emizizo byonna ku butaka bwonna obw’Abayisirayiri, n’alagira bonna abaali mu Isirayiri okuweerezanga Mukama Katonda waabwe. Mu kufuga kwe kwonna, tebaava ku Mukama Katonda wa bajjajjaabwe.
