2 Chronicles 14
1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
Nake Abija akĩhurũka hamwe na maithe make na agĩthikwo kũu Itũũra-inĩ Inene rĩa Daudi. Nake mũriũ Asa agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake, na matukũ-inĩ make bũrũri ũgĩikara na thayũ mĩaka ikũmi.
2 And Asa did [that which was] good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
Nake Asa agĩĩka maũndũ mega, na marĩa maagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova Ngai wake.
3 For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
Akĩeheria magongona ma ngai cia mabũrũri ma kũngĩ, na kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na agĩthethera mahiga marĩa maamũre, na agĩtemenga itugĩ cia Ashera.
4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
Nake agĩatha andũ a Juda marongorie Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao, na maathĩkĩre mawatho na maathani make.
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
Ningĩ akĩeheria mahooero ma kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na igongona cia ũbumba matũũra-inĩ mothe ma Juda, naguo ũthamaki ũcio aathaga wa Juda ũgĩikara na thayũ.
6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
Nĩaakire matũũra manene mairigĩre na thingo cia hinya ma Juda, nĩgũkorwo bũrũri warĩ na thayũ. Gũtirĩ mũndũ warĩ na mbaara nake mĩaka ĩyo, nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩamũheete ũhurũko.
7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about [them] walls, and towers, gates, and bars, [while] the land [is] yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought [him], and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
Nake akĩĩra andũ a Juda atĩrĩ, “Nĩtwakei matũũra maya na twake thingo cia kũmathiũrũrũkĩria irĩ na mĩthiringo mĩraihu na igũrũ, na ihingo na mĩgĩĩko ya igera. Bũrũri ũyũ no witũ, tondũ nĩtũrongoretie Jehova Ngai witũ; twamũrongoririe nake agĩtũhe ũhurũko na mĩena yothe.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩaka na makĩgaacĩra.
8 And Asa had an army [of men] that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these [were] mighty men of valour.
Asa aarĩ na mbũtũ ya thigari 300,000 iria cioimĩte Juda irĩ na ngo nene na matimũ, na ingĩ 280,000 iria cioimĩte Benjamini ikuuĩte ngo nini na mota. Ici ciothe ciarĩ thigari nyũmĩrĩru cia kũrũa mbaara.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
Zera ũrĩa Mũkushi agĩũka kũmũũkĩrĩra arĩ na mbũtũ nene ya thigari na ngaari cia ita 300, nake agĩũka agĩkinya Maresha.
10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Nake Asa akiumagara agĩthiĩ kũmũtũnga, nao makĩarania mbaara yao kũu Gĩtuamba-inĩ kĩa Zefathu gũkuhĩ na Maresha.
11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, [it is] nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou [art] our God; let not man prevail against thee.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Asa agĩkaĩra Jehova Ngai wake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Jehova, gũtirĩ ũngĩ ũhaana tawe wa gũteithũra arĩa matarĩ hinya kuuma kũrĩ arĩa maarĩ hinya. Tũteithie, Wee Jehova Ngai witũ, nĩgũkorwo nĩwe twĩhokete, na nĩ thĩinĩ wa Rĩĩtwa rĩaku tuoka gũũkĩrĩra mbũtũ ĩno nene ũũ. Wee Jehova-rĩ, nĩwe Ngai witũ, ndũkareke mũndũ akũhoote.”
12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova akĩũraga Akushi o hau mbere ya Asa na mbere ya andũ a Juda. Nao Akushi makĩũra,
13 And Asa and the people that [were] with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
nake Asa na mbũtũ yake makĩmaingatithia, makĩmakinyia o nginya Gerari. Akushi aingĩ mũno makĩũragwo ũũ atĩ gũtirĩ watigirwo muoyo, makĩniinĩrwo o hau mbere ya Jehova o na mbere ya mbũtũ ciake. Andũ a Juda makĩinũkia indo nyingĩ iria maatahire.
14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
Makĩananga tũtũũra tuothe tũrĩa twathiũrũrũkĩirie Gerari, nĩgũkorwo guoya wa Jehova nĩwanyiitĩte andũ arĩa matũũraga kuo. Nao magĩtaha indo cia tũtũũra tũu tuothe nĩgũkorwo twarĩ na indo nyingĩ mũno cia gũtahwo.
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
O na ningĩ magĩtharĩkĩra kambĩ cia arĩithi na magĩtaha ndũũru cia ngʼondu, na cia mbũri, na cia ngamĩĩra. Nao magĩcooka Jerusalemu.
