2 Chronicles 34
1 Eight years old was Josiah when he became king, and thirty and one years did he reign in Jerusalem.
Josia aarĩ wa mĩaka ĩnana rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ũmwe.
2 And he did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right or to the left.
Nake agĩĩka maũndũ marĩa maagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, na agathiiaga na mĩthiĩre ya ithe Daudi ategũkerũra na mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho.
3 And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a lad, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem from the high-places, and the Asherim, and the carved images, and the molten images.
Mwaka wa ĩnana wa wathani wake, arĩ o mũnini, akĩambĩrĩria kũrongooria Ngai wa ithe Daudi. Mwaka wa ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ, akĩambĩrĩria gũtheria Juda na Jerusalemu na ũndũ wa kweheria kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na itugĩ cia Ashera, na mĩhianano mĩacũhie, na mĩhiano ya gũtwekio.
4 And they broke down in his presence the altars of the Be'alim, and the sun-images, that were set above them, he cut down; and the Asherim, and the carved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and ground down, and strewed [the same] upon the graves of those that had sacrificed unto them.
Nake agĩathana na agĩtigĩrĩra atĩ igongona cia Baali nĩciamomorwo; agĩtinangia icunjĩ igongona cia ũbumba iria ciarĩ igũrũ rĩacio, na akĩhehenjithia itugĩ cia Ashera, na mĩhianano ya gwacũhio o na ya gũtwekio. Mĩhianano ĩyo akĩmiunanga, ĩgĩthĩo ĩgĩtuĩka rũkũngũ, na akĩrũhurunja igũrũ rĩa mbĩrĩra cia arĩa maacirutagĩra magongona.
5 And the bones of priests did he burn upon their altars; and he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
Nake agĩcinithĩria mahĩndĩ ma athĩnjĩri-ngai a Baali igongona-inĩ ciao, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtheria Juda na Jerusalemu.
6 And [so did he] in the cities of Menasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, with their mattocks, round about.
Ũguo noguo eekire matũũra-inĩ ma Manase, na Efiraimu, na Simeoni o nginya Nafitali, o na kũrĩa kwanangĩku kwamarigiicĩirie,
7 And when he had broken down the altars and had beaten the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and cut down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
akĩmomora igongona na itugĩ cia Ashera, nayo mĩhianano akĩmĩhehenjithia ĩgĩtuĩka mũtutu, na agĩtinangia igongona cia ũbumba ciothe iria ciarĩ Isiraeli guothe igĩtuĩka icunjĩ. Agĩcooka Jerusalemu.
8 And in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purified the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azalyahu, and Ma'asseyahu the governor of the city and Joach the son of Joachaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.
Mwaka wa ikũmi na ĩnana wa wathani wa Josia, aarĩkia gũtheria bũrũri na hekarũ, agĩtũma Shafani mũrũ wa Azalia, na Maaseia ũrĩa warĩ mwathi wa itũũra inene, marĩ na Joa mũrũ wa Joahazu, ũrĩa warĩ mwandĩki, magacookererie hekarũ ya Jehova Ngai wake.
9 And they came to Chilkiyahu the high-priest, and gave up the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites that watched at the threshold had gathered from the hand of Menasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin, and were returned to Jerusalem.—
Magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Hilikia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, makĩmũne mbeeca iria ciarehetwo hekarũ-inĩ ya Ngai, iria Alawii arĩa maarĩ aikaria a mĩrango moonganĩtie kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Manase, na Efiraimu, na matigari mothe ma andũ a Isiraeli, na kuuma kũrĩ andũ othe a Juda na Benjamini, na andũ arĩa maatũũraga Jerusalemu.
10 And they delivered it into the hand of those who overlooked the workmen that had been appointed as overseers of the house of the Lord: and those who overlooked the workmen, who did the work in the house of the Lord, gave it out, to repair and to restore the house,
Ningĩ magĩciĩhokera andũ arĩa maathuurĩtwo a kũrũgamĩrĩra wĩra wa hekarũ ya Jehova. Nao andũ acio makĩrĩha aruti a wĩra arĩa maathondekete na magacookereria hekarũ.
11 And they gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy hewn stone and timber for joists, and to lay the beams in the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
O na ningĩ nĩmaheire atharamara na aaki mbeeca cia kũgũra mahiga maicũhie, na mbaũ cia mĩratho, na mĩgamba ya kũrũgamia mĩako ĩrĩa athamaki a Juda maarekereirie ĩmomoke.
12 And the men acted faithfully in the work: and over them were appointed Jachath and 'Obadyahu, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kehathites, to supervise; and every one of these Levites was skilful on instruments of music.
Andũ acio nĩmarutire wĩra marĩ na wĩhokeku. Andũ arĩa maamarũgamĩrĩire maarĩ Jahathu na Obadia, Alawii a rũciaro rwa Merari, na Zekaria na Meshulamu a rũciaro rwa Kohathu. Alawii acio othe maarĩ na ũũgĩ wa kũhũũra inanda,
13 They were also over the bearers of burdens and supervisors over all that did the work in every manner of service: and from the Levites there were also scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.
nĩo maarũgamagĩrĩra aruti a wĩra, na makaroraga aruti othe a wĩra kuuma wĩra ũmwe nginya ũrĩa ũngĩ. Alawii amwe maarĩ aigi a maũndũ marĩa maandĩke, na aandĩki-marũa, na aikaria a mĩrango.
14 And when they took out the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Chilkiyahu the priest found the book of the law of the Lord through the hand of Moses.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa moimagia mbeeca iria ciatwarĩtwo thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akĩona Ibuku rĩa Watho wa Jehova ũrĩa waheanĩtwo nĩ Musa.
15 Then commenced Chilkiyahu and said to Shaphan the scribe, The book of the law have I found in the house of the Lord. And Chilkiyahu gave the book to Shaphan.
Hilikia akĩĩra Shafani ũrĩa mwandĩki atĩrĩ, “Nĩndona Ibuku rĩa Watho thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova.” Akĩrĩnengera Shafani.
16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king also word back again, saying, All that was put in the hand of thy servants, have they truly done.
Nake Shafani agĩtwarĩra mũthamaki ibuku rĩu na akĩmũhe ũhoro, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Anene aku nĩmararuta wĩra wothe ũrĩa maheetwo.
17 And they have taken out the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the appointed overseers, and into the hand of those who overlook the workmen.
Nĩmarĩkĩtie kũrĩha mbeeca iria iraarĩ thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, na magacitiga irĩ moko-inĩ ma arũgamĩrĩri o na aruti a wĩra.”
18 Then told Shaphan the scribe the king, saying, A book hath Chilkiyahu the priest given me. And Shaphan read in it before the king.
Nake Shafani ũcio mwandĩki akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩanengera ibuku.” Nake Shafani agĩthoma ibuku rĩu arĩ mbere ya mũthamaki.
19 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Rĩrĩa mũthamaki aiguire ciugo icio cia Watho-rĩ, agĩtembũranga nguo ciake.
20 And the king commanded Chilkiyahu, and Achikam the son of Shaphan, and 'Abdon the son of Michah, and Shaphan the scribe, and 'Assayah a servant of the king's, saying,
Nake agĩatha Hilikia, na Ahikamu mũrũ wa Shafani, na Abudoni mũrũ wa Mika, na Shafani ũrĩa mwandĩki, na Asaia ndungata ya mũthamaki, akĩmeera atĩrĩ:
21 Go ye, inquire of the Lord in my behalf, and in behalf of those that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that hath been found; for great is the fury of the Lord that is poured out against us, because our fathers did not keep the word of the Lord, to do in accordance with all that is written in this book.
“Thiĩi kũrĩ Jehova mũkanduĩrĩrie ũhoro niĩ na matigari ma Isiraeli na Juda ũrĩa ũhoro ũyũ mwandĩke ibuku-inĩ rĩĩrĩ rĩrĩkĩtie kuoneka ũtariĩ. Marakara ma Ngai nĩ manene marĩa tũitĩrĩirio nĩ ũndũ maithe maitũ matiarũmirie kiugo kĩa Jehova, na matiĩkĩte kũringana na ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩĩrĩ.”
22 Then went Chilkiyahu with those whom the king [had appointed], to Chuldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Thoknath, the son of Chassrah, the keeper of the wardrobe; —now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the suburb; —and they spoke to her in that wise.
Hilikia na arĩa mũthamaki aatũmĩte hamwe nake magĩthiĩ makĩaria na Hulida, mũnabii mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa warĩ mũtumia wa Shalumu mũrũ wa Tokihathu mũrũ wa Hasira ũrĩa wamenyagĩrĩra nguo cia mũthamaki. Aatũũraga Jerusalemu, kũu Rũgongo rwa Keerĩ.
23 And she said unto them, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Say unto the man that hath sent you to me,
Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: Ĩrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũmũtũmire kũrĩ niĩ atĩrĩ,
24 Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah;
‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Nĩngũrehe mwanangĩko kũndũ gũkũ na kũrĩ andũ akuo, irumi ciothe iria nyandĩke ibuku-inĩ rĩrĩa rĩathomwo mbere ya mũthamaki wa Juda.
25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burnt incense unto other gods, in order to provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands: therefore is my fury poured out upon this place, and it shall not be quenched.
Tondũ nĩmandirikĩte, na magacinĩra ngai ingĩ ũbumba, na makandakaria nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhianano yothe ĩrĩa mathondekete na moko mao, marakara makwa nĩmegũitĩrĩrio kũndũ gũkũ na matingĩhoreka.’
26 And with respect to the king of Judah, who sendeth you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Concerning the words which thou hast heard;
Ĩrai mũthamaki wa Juda ũrĩa ũmũtũmĩte mũũke mũtuĩrie ũhoro kũrĩ Jehova atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ, ũhoro wĩgiĩ ciugo iria ũiguĩte:
27 Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardst his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and didst humble thyself before me, and rend thy clothes, and weep before me: I have also truly heard it, saith the Lord.
Tondũ ngoro yaku nĩyaherire, na ũkĩĩnyiihĩria Ngai rĩrĩa waiguire ũhoro ũrĩa njarĩtie wa gũũkĩrĩra kũndũ gũkũ o na andũ akuo, na tondũ nĩwenyiihirie mbere yakwa, na ũgĩtembũranga nguo ciaku, na ũkĩrĩra ũrĩ mbere yakwa-rĩ, nĩngũiguĩte, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
28 Behold, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy graves in peace, and thy eyes shall not look on all the evil which I am bringing over this place, and over its inhabitants. And they brought the king word again.
Na rĩrĩ, nĩngagũcookanĩrĩria hamwe na maithe maku, na nĩũgathikwo na thayũ. Maitho maku matikoona mwanangĩko ũrĩa ngaarehe kũndũ gũkũ, o na ndehere arĩa matũũraga gũkũ.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩcookeria mũthamaki ũhoro ũcio.
29 And the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩtũmanĩra athuuri othe a Juda na a Jerusalemu mongane hamwe.
30 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, from the great to the small; and he read before their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord.
Nake akĩambata agĩthiĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova arĩ hamwe na andũ a Juda, na andũ a Jerusalemu, na athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii na andũ othe kuuma ũrĩa mũnini mũno nginya ũrĩa mũnene mũno. Mũthamaki agĩthoma ciugo ciothe cia Ibuku rĩa Kĩrĩkanĩro, rĩrĩa rĩonekete hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, makĩiguaga.
31 And the king stood up on his stand, and he made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, 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 that are written in this book.
Mũthamaki akĩrũgama gĩtugĩ-inĩ gĩake na akĩerũhia kĩrĩkanĩro arĩ mbere ya Jehova, atĩ nĩarĩrũmagĩrĩra Jehova na arũmie maathani make, na mawatho make, o na kĩrĩra kĩa watho wake wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo na ngoro yake yothe na muoyo wake wothe, na aathĩkagĩre ciugo cia kĩrĩkanĩro iria ciandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩu.
32 And he caused to accede to it every one that was present in Jerusalem and Benjamin. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
Ningĩ agĩtũma andũ othe arĩa maarĩ Jerusalemu na Benjamini meetoonyie kĩrĩkanĩro-inĩ kĩu; nao andũ a Jerusalemu magĩĩka ũguo kũringana na ũrĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Ngai, o we Ngai wa maithe mao, gĩatariĩ.
33 And Josiah removed all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and caused all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. All his days did they not depart from following the Lord God of their fathers.
Josia akĩeheria mĩhianano yothe ĩrĩa yarĩ magigi kuuma bũrũri wothe wa andũ a Isiraeli, na agĩtũma andũ arĩa othe maarĩ Isiraeli matungatĩre Jehova Ngai wao. Rĩrĩa rĩothe aarĩ muoyo-rĩ, matiigana gũtiga kũrũmĩrĩra Jehova, o we Ngai wa maithe mao.
