2 Chronicles 35
1 Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth [day] of the first month.
Yosia akaadhimisha Pasaka kwa Bwana katika Yerusalemu, mwana-kondoo wa Pasaka akachinjwa siku ya kumi na nne ya mwezi wa kwanza.
2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
Akawaweka makuhani kwenye wajibu wao na kuwatia moyo katika utumishi wa Hekalu la Bwana.
3 And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; [it shall] not [be] a burden upon [your] shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
Akawaambia Walawi, waliowafundisha Waisraeli wote na waliokuwa wamejiweka wakfu kwa ajili ya kazi ya Bwana, “Liwekeni hilo Sanduku takatifu katika Hekalu lile alilojenga Solomoni mwana wa Daudi mfalme wa Israeli. Halipaswi kubebwa huku na huko mabegani mwenu. Sasa mtumikieni Bwana Mungu wenu na watu wake Israeli.
4 And prepare [yourselves] by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
Jiandaeni kwa kufuata jamaa zenu katika migawanyo yenu, kufuatana na maelezo yaliyoandikwa na Daudi mfalme wa Israeli na mwanawe Solomoni.
5 And stand in the holy [place] according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and [after] the division of the families of the Levites.
“Simameni mahali patakatifu kwa kufuata migawanyo ya jamaa za baba zenu kulingana na koo zenu na pawepo Walawi kwa ajili ya kila mgawanyo wa nyumba ya baba zenu.
6 So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that [they] may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Chinjeni mwana-kondoo wa Pasaka, jitakaseni, nanyi kwa niaba ya koo zenu fanyeni maandalizi, mkitenda sawasawa na neno la Bwana kwa mkono wa Mose.”
7 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these [were] of the king’s substance.
Ndipo Yosia akawapa watu wote wana-mbuzi waliokuwepo jumla ya kondoo wapatao 30,000 kwa ajili ya sadaka ya Pasaka, pia na ngʼombe 10,000, vyote hivi kutoka mali binafsi ya mfalme.
8 And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred [small cattle], and three hundred oxen.
Pia maafisa wake, wakatoa kwa hiari yao wakawapa watu, makuhani na Walawi. Hilkia, Zekaria na Yehieli, waliokuwa maafisa wakuu wa Hekalu la Mungu, wakawapa makuhani sadaka za Pasaka wana-kondoo na wana-mbuzi 2,600 na mafahali 300.
9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand [small cattle], and five hundred oxen.
Konania na nduguze wawili, Shemaya na Nethaneli, pamoja na Hashabia, Yeieli na Yozabadi waliokuwa viongozi wa Walawi, nao pia wakawapa Walawi wana-kondoo na wana-mbuzi 5,000 na mafahali 500, kwa ajili ya sadaka za Pasaka.
10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king’s commandment.
Huduma ilipomalizika kuandaliwa makuhani wakasimama mahali pao na Walawi katika migawanyo yao kama mfalme alivyokuwa ameamuru.
11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled [the blood] from their hands, and the Levites flayed [them].
Wana-kondoo wa Pasaka wakachinjwa, nao makuhani wakanyunyiza ile damu waliyokabidhiwa, wakati Walawi wakiwa wanawachuna wale wanyama ngozi.
12 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as [it is] written in the book of Moses. And so [did they] with the oxen.
Wakatenga sadaka za kuteketezwa ili waweze kugawia ili migawanyo kwa kufuata jamaa za baba zao ili watoe sadaka kwa Bwana kama ilivyoandikwa katika Kitabu cha Mose. Wakafanya vivyo hivyo kwa wale mafahali.
13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the [other] holy [offerings] sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided [them] speedily among all the people.
Wakawaoka wale wanyama wa Pasaka kwenye moto kama ilivyoamriwa, wakachemsha zile sadaka takatifu kwenye vyungu, masufuria makubwa na vikaango na kuwagawia watu wote upesi.
14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron [were busied] in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
Hatimaye wakafanya maandalizi kwa ajili yao wenyewe na kwa ajili ya makuhani, kwa sababu wale makuhani, yaani, wazao wa Aroni, walikuwa wanatoa sadaka za kuteketezwa pamoja na zile sehemu zilizonona mpaka usiku. Hivyo Walawi wakafanya maandalizi kwa ajili yao wenyewe na kwa ajili ya makuhani wa uzao wa Aroni.
15 And the singers the sons of Asaph [were] in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters [waited] at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
Waimbaji, wazao wa Asafu, walikuwa katika nafasi zao, kama ilivyoagizwa na Mfalme Daudi, Asafu, Hemani na Yeduthuni mwonaji wa Mfalme. Mabawabu katika kila lango hawakuhitaji kuacha nafasi zao kwa sababu Walawi wenzao walifanya maandalizi kwa ajili yao.
16 So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
Kwa hiyo wakati ule huduma yote ya Bwana ilifanyika katika kuadhimisha Pasaka, kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa juu ya madhabahu ya Bwana kama alivyoamuru Mfalme Yosia.
17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
Waisraeli waliokuwepo wakaadhimisha Pasaka wakati huo na Sikukuu ya Mikate Isiyotiwa Chachu kwa siku saba.
18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Kulikuwa hakujafanyika Pasaka kama hii katika Israeli tangu siku za nabii Samweli wala hakukuwa na mfalme yeyote wa Israeli ambaye kamwe alishaadhimisha Pasaka kama ile aliyofanya Mfalme Yosia, akiwa na makuhani, Walawi na watu wote wa Yuda na watu wa Israeli waliokuwepo huko, pamoja na watu wa Yerusalemu.
19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
Pasaka iliadhimishwa katika mwaka wa kumi na nane wa utawala wa Mfalme Yosia.
20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
Baada ya haya yote, Yosia alipomaliza kulitengeneza vizuri Hekalu, Neko mfalme wa Misri, akapanda ili kupigana huko Karkemishi katika Mto Frati, naye Yosia akatoka kwenda kupigana naye.
21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? [I come] not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from [meddling with] God, who [is] with me, that he destroy thee not.
Lakini Neko akamtumia wajumbe kusema, “Kuna ugomvi gani kati yangu mimi na wewe, Ee Mfalme wa Yuda? Si wewe ninayekushambulia wakati huu, bali ile nyumba ambayo nina vita nayo, Mungu ameniambia niharakishe, kwa hivyo acha kumpinga Mungu, ambaye yuko pamoja nami, la sivyo atakuangamiza.”
22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
Lakini hata hivyo, Yosia hakukubali kumwacha, bali alijibadilisha ili kupigana naye vita. Hakusikiliza yale Neko aliyokuwa amemwambia kwa agizo la Mungu bali alikwenda kupigana naye katika tambarare ya Megido.
23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
Wapiga upinde wakampiga Mfalme Yosia, naye akawaambia maafisa wake, “Niondoeni, nimejeruhiwa vibaya sana.”
24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in [one of] the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
Kwa hiyo wakamshusha kutoka kwenye gari lake la farasi, wakamweka kwenye gari lingine alilokuwa nalo na kumleta Yerusalemu, ambako alifia. Akazikwa katika makaburi ya baba zake, nayo Yuda yote na Yerusalemu wakamwombolezea Yosia.
25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they [are] written in the lamentations.
Nabii Yeremia akatunga maombolezo kwa ajili ya kifo chake, nao waimbaji wote, wanaume kwa wanawake, hufanya ukumbusho wa Yosia katika maombolezo hadi leo. Haya yakafanywa desturi katika Israeli, nayo yameandikwa katika Maombolezo.
26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to [that which was] written in the law of the LORD,
Matukio mengine ya utawala wa Yosia na matendo yake mema, kulingana na yale yaliyoandikwa katika sheria ya Bwana:
27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
matukio yote, kuanzia mwanzo hadi mwisho, yameandikwa katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Israeli na Yuda.
