< 2 Kings 23 >
1 And the king sends, and they gather all [the] elderly of Judah and Jerusalem to him,
Awo kabaka n’ayita abakadde bonna aba Yuda n’ab’omu Yerusaalemi.
2 and the king goes up to the house of YHWH, and every man of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, from small to great, and he reads in their ears all the words of the Scroll of the Covenant that is found in the house of YHWH.
N’ayambuka mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ne bakabona, ne bannabbi, n’abantu bonna okuva ku wa wansi okutuukira ddala ku wa waggulu mu bitiibwa byabwe. N’asoma ebigambo eby’omu Kitabo eky’Endagaano ekyali kizuuliddwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, nga bonna bawulira.
3 And the king stands by the pillar, and makes the covenant before YHWH, to walk after YHWH, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all the heart, and with all the soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written on this scroll, and all the people stand in the covenant.
Awo kabaka n’ayimirira okuliraana empagi n’azza obuggya endagaano ne Mukama, okutambuliranga mu kkubo lya Mukama, n’okukwatanga amateeka ge, n’okutambuliranga mu mpya ze, n’okugonderanga ebiragiro bye, n’omutima gwe gwonna, n’emmeeme ye yonna, ng’akakasa ebyawandiikibwa ebyali mu kitabo ekyo. Awo abantu bonna ne beewaayo okuzza endagaano obuggya.
4 And the king commands Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out from the temple of YHWH all the vessels that are made for Ba‘al, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of the heavens, and he burns them at the outside of Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron, and has carried their ashes to Beth-El.
Awo kabaka n’alagira Kirukiya kabona asinga obukulu ne bakabona abaamuddiriranga, wamu n’abaggazi okuggya mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ebintu byonna ebya Baali n’ebya Asera, n’eby’eggye lyonna ery’omu ggulu, n’abyokera ebweru wa Yerusaalemi mu ttale eriri mu kiwonvu kya Kiduloni, evvu n’alitwala e Beseri.
5 And he has caused to cease the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah have appointed (and they make incense in high places, in cities of Judah and outskirts of Jerusalem), and those making incense to Ba‘al, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the twelve signs, and to all the host of the heavens.
N’agoba bakabona abaasinzanga ebifaananyi abaali balondeddwa bassekabaka ba Yuda okwoterezanga obubaane mu bifo ebigulumivu mu bibuga ebya Yuda n’okwetooloola Yerusaalemi, n’abo abayoterezanga obubaane eri Baali n’enjuba n’omwezi, n’eri emunyeenye n’eri eggye lyonna ery’omu ggulu.
6 And he brings out the Asherah from the house of YHWH to the outside of Jerusalem, to the Brook of Kidron, and burns it at the Brook of Kidron, and beats it small to dust, and casts its dust on the grave of the sons of the people.
N’aggya empagi ya Asera mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, n’agitwala ebweru wa Yerusaalemi mu kiwonvu ekya Kiduloni, n’agyokera eyo. N’agisekulasekula n’asaasaanya evvu lyayo ku malaalo ag’abantu abaabulijjo.
7 And he breaks down the houses of the whoremongers that [are] in the house of YHWH, where the women are weaving houses for the Asherah.
Ate era yamenyaamenya n’ennyumba ez’abaalyanga ebisiyaga ezaali mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, era eyo abakazi gye baalukiriranga Asera ebitimbibwa.
8 And he brings in all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiles the high places where the priests have made incense, from Geba to Beer-Sheba, and has broken down the high places of the gates that [are] at the opening of the Gate of Joshua, head of the city, that [is] on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city;
Awo Yosiya n’aleeta bakabona bonna okuva mu bibuga bya Yuda, n’ayonoona ebifo ebigulumivu okuva e Geba okutuuka e Beeruseba, bakabona gye baayoterezanga obubaane, era n’amenyaamenya amasabo agaali okumpi ne wankaaki ow’oku Mulyango gwa Yoswa, omukulembeze ow’ekibuga, agaali ku luuyi olwa kkono olwa wankaaki ow’ekibuga.
9 only, the priests of the high places do not come up to the altar of YHWH in Jerusalem, but they have eaten unleavened things in the midst of their brothers.
Newaakubadde nga bakabona bali ab’oku bifo ebigulumivu tebaweerezanga ku kyoto kya Mukama mu Yerusaalemi, balyanga emigaati egitali mizimbulukuse wamu ne bakabona bannaabwe.
10 And he has defiled Topheth that [is] in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so that no man causes his son and his daughter to pass over through fire to Molech.
Yavvoola era n’amenyaamenya ekyoto kya Tofesi ekyali mu Kiwonvu ky’abaana ba Kinomu, obutaganya muntu yenna kuwaayo mwana we owoobulenzi newaakubadde owoobuwala ng’ekiweebwayo eri Moleki.
11 And he causes to cease the horses that the kings of Judah have given to the sun from the entering in of the house of YHWH, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech the eunuch, that [is] in the outskirts; and he has burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
Era yaggyawo n’embalaasi ezaali mu mulyango gwa yeekaalu, bassekabaka ba Yuda ze baali bawonze eri enjuba, era n’ayokya amagaali ze gaasikanga. Zaabeeranga mu luggya okuliraana n’ekisenge ekyali eky’omukungu Nasanumereki.
12 And the altars that [are] on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, that the kings of Judah made, and the altars that Manasseh made in the two courts of the house of YHWH, the king has broken down, and removes from there, and has cast their dust into the Brook of Kidron.
Yamenyaamenya n’ebyoto bassekabaka ba Yuda bye baali bazimbye ku kasolya okumpi n’ekisenge ekya waggulu ekya Akazi, era n’ebyoto Manase bye yali azimbye mu mpya zombi eza yeekaalu ya Mukama. Byonna yabiggyayo, n’abimenyaamenya, enfuufu yaabyo n’agiyiwa mu kiwonvu ekya Kiduloni.
13 And the high places that [are] on the front of Jerusalem, that [are] on the right of the Mount of Corruption, that Solomon king of Israel had built to Ashtoreth, abomination of the Zidonians, and Chemosh, abomination of Moab, and to Milcom, abomination of the sons of Ammon, the king has defiled.
Era kabaka n’ayonoona n’ebifo ebigulumivu ebyali ebuvanjuba w’e Yerusaalemi ku luuyi olwa bukiikaddyo ku lusozi olw’okuzikirira, ebyo Sulemaani kabaka wa Isirayiri bye yazimbira bakatonda ab’omuzizo: Asutoleesi katonda omukazi ow’Abasidoni, ne Kemosi ow’Abamowaabu, ne Mirukomu ow’Abamoni.
14 And he has broken the standing-pillars in pieces, and cuts down the Asherim, and fills their place with bones of men;
N’amenyaamenya empagi, n’atemaatema empagi za Asera era ebifo ebyo n’abijjuza amagumba g’abantu.
15 and also the altar that [is] in Beth-El, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat made, by which he made Israel sin, both that altar and the high place he has broken down, and burns the high place—he has beat it small to dust, and has burned the Asherah.
Era n’ekyoto ekyali e Beseri, n’ekifo ekigulumivu ekyaleetera Isirayiri okwonoona, Yerobowaamu mutabani wa Nebati bye yali azimbye, byonna Yosiya n’abimenyaamenya. N’ayokya era n’asekulasekula ekifo ekigulumivu okutuusa lwe kyafuuka enfuufu era n’ayokya n’empagi eya Asera.
16 And Josiah turns, and sees the graves that [are] there on the mountain, and sends and takes the bones out of the graves, and burns [them] on the altar, and defiles it, according to the word of YHWH that the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.
Awo Yosiya bwe yatunulatunula, n’alaba amalaalo agaali ku lusozi, n’agenda n’aggyamu amagumba g’abafu n’agokera ku kyoto n’akyonoona, ng’ekigambo kya Mukama bwe kyali omusajja wa Katonda kye yalangirira.
17 And he says, “What [is] this sign that I see?” And the men of the city say to him, “The grave of the man of God who has come from Judah, and proclaims these things that you have done concerning the altar of Beth-El.”
Awo kabaka n’abuuza nti, “Kijjukizo ki ekyo kye ndaba?” Abasajja ab’ekibuga ne bamuddamu nti, “Ago ge malaalo ag’omusajja wa Katonda eyava mu Yuda n’alangirira ebigambo ebikwata ku kyoto eky’e Beseri, by’okikoze.”
18 And he says, “Leave him alone, let no man touch his bones”; and they let his bones escape with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.
N’abagamba nti, “Mugaleke, era temuganya muntu yenna kukwata ku magumba ge.” Awo ne batakwata ku magumba ge, wadde aga nnabbi ow’e Samaliya.
19 And also all the houses of the high places that [are] in the cities of Samaria, that the kings of Israel made to provoke to anger, Josiah has turned aside, and does to them according to all the deeds that he did in Beth-El.
N’amasabo gonna agaali mu bifo ebigulumivu bassekabaka ba Yuda bye baali bazimbye mu bibuga bya Samaliya ne baleetera obusungu bwa Mukama okubuubuuka, Yosiya n’agavvoola era n’agaggyawo nga bwe yakola e Beseri.
20 And he slays all the priests of the high places who [are] there by the altars, and burns the bones of man on them, and turns back to Jerusalem.
Yosiya n’atta bakabona bonna abaaweerezanga mu bifo ebigulumivu ku byoto byayo, era amagumba gaabwe n’agokera okwo, n’oluvannyuma n’addayo e Yerusaalemi.
21 And the king commands the whole of the people, saying, “Make a Passover to your God YHWH, as it is written on this scroll of the covenant.”
Awo kabaka n’alagira abantu bonna ng’agamba nti, “Mukwate Okuyitako kwa Mukama Katonda wammwe ng’ekyawandiikibwa bwe kiri mu Kitabo eky’endagaano.”
22 Surely there has not been made like this Passover from the days of the ones judging who judged Israel, even all the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Judah;
Okuviira ddala ku mirembe gy’abalamuzi, ne ku mirembe gya bassekabaka ba Isirayiri n’aba Yuda, tewaaliwo kukwata Mbaga ey’Okuyitako.
23 but in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover has been made to YHWH in Jerusalem.
Naye mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’omunaana ogw’obufuzi bwa kabaka Yosiya, Embaga eyo n’ebaawo mu Yerusaalemi.
24 And also, those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah, and in Jerusalem, Josiah has put away, in order to establish the words of the Law that are written on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest has found in the house of YHWH.
Ate era n’abafumu, n’aboogeza emizimu, n’ebifaananyi, n’eby’emizizo byonna ebyali mu Yuda ne mu Yerusaalemi, Yosiya, n’abiwera. Ekyo yakikola okutuukiriza ebigambo eby’etteeka eryali mu kitabo Kirukiya kabona kye yazuula mu Yeekaalu ya Mukama.
25 And like him there has not been before him a king who turned back to YHWH with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses, and after him there has none risen like him.
Era tewali kabaka eyasooka Yosiya wadde eyamuddirira eyamufaanana era eyakyukira Mukama n’omutima gwe gwonna, n’emmeeme ye yonna era n’amaanyi ge gonna, ng’agoberera Amateeka ga Musa.
26 Only, YHWH has not turned back from the fierceness of His great anger with which His anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh provoked him,
Kyokka Mukama n’atakendeeza ku busungu bwe obungi obwabuubuukira ku Yuda, olw’ebikolwa byonna ebya Manase ebyaleetera Mukama okusunguwala.
27 and YHWH says, “I also turn Judah aside from my presence, as I turned Israel aside, and I have rejected this city that I have chosen—Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My Name is there.”
Awo Mukama n’ayogera nti, “Ndiggyawo Yuda mu maaso gange nga bwe nnaggyawo Isirayiri, era n’ekibuga Yerusaalemi kye nneeroboza, wamu ne yeekaalu eno gye nayogerako nti, ‘Erinnya lyange linaabanga omwo,’ siribisaako nate mwoyo.”
28 And the rest of the matters of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Ebyafaayo ebirala byonna eby’omu mirembe gya Yosiya, ne bye yakola byonna, tebyawandiikibwa mu kitabo eky’ebyomumirembe gya bassekabaka ba Yuda?
29 In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt has come up against the king of Asshur, by the Euphrates River, and King Josiah goes out to meet him, and [Pharaoh Necho] puts him to death in Megiddo when he sees him.
Awo mu biro ebyo, Falaawo Neko nga ye kabaka wa Misiri n’ayambuka okutabaala kabaka w’e Bwasuli ku Mugga Fulaati; kabaka Yosiya n’agenda okumubeera, naye Falaawo Neko olwamulengera ng’ajja, n’amuttira e Megiddo.
30 And his servants cause him to ride dying from Megiddo, and bring him to Jerusalem, and bury him in his own grave, and the people of the land take Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and anoint him, and cause him to reign instead of his father.
Abaddu ba Yosiya ne bateeka omulambo gwe mu gaali ne baguggya e Megiddo ne bagutwala e Yerusaalemi, ne bamuziika mu ntaana ye. Awo abantu ab’omu nsi ne batwala Yekoyakaazi mutabani wa Yosiya ne bamufukako amafuta ne bamufuula kabaka n’asikira kitaawe okuba kabaka.
31 Jehoahaz [is] a son of twenty-three years in his reigning, and he has reigned three months in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah,
Yekoyakaazi we yaliira obwakabaka yalina emyaka amakumi abiri mu esatu, era n’afugira mu Yerusaalemi okumala emyezi esatu. Nnyina erinnya lye yali Kamutali muwala wa Yeremiya ow’e Libuna.
32 and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers did,
N’akola ebibi mu maaso ga Mukama nga bajjajjaabe bwe baakola.
33 and Pharaoh Necho binds him in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, from reigning in Jerusalem, and he puts a fine on the land—one hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
Falaawo Neko n’amuggya ku bwakabaka n’amusibira mu masamba e Libula mu nsi y’e Kamasi obutaddayo kufuga mu Yerusaalemi, era n’asalira Yuda omusolo ogw’effeeza ttani ssatu ne bisatu byakuna ne zaabu kilo amakumi asatu mu nnya.
34 And Pharaoh Necho causes Eliakim son of Josiah to reign instead of his father Josiah, and turns his name to Jehoiakim, and he has taken Jehoahaz away, and he comes to Egypt, and dies there.
Awo Falaawo Neko n’afuula Eriyakimu mutabani wa Yosiya kabaka, n’akyusa n’erinnya lye, n’amutuuma Yekoyakimu. N’aggyayo Yekoyakaazi, n’amutwala e Misiri, era eyo gye yafiira.
35 And Jehoiakim has given the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; only he valued the land to give the silver by the command of Pharaoh; from each, according to his valuation, he exacted the silver and the gold, from the people of the land, to give to Pharaoh Necho.
Awo Yekoyakimu n’awangayo effeeza ne zaabu nga Falaawo Neko bwe yalagira. Era okusobola okutuukirizanga ekyo, Yekoyakimu yawoozanga abantu, n’abaggyangako effeeza ne zaabu nga buli muntu bwe yagerekebwa.
36 Jehoiakim [is] a son of twenty-five years in his reigning, and he has reigned eleven years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Zebudah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah,
Yekoyakimu we yafuukira kabaka yali awezezza emyaka amakumi abiri mu etaano, era n’afugira mu Yerusaalemi okumala emyaka kkumi na gumu. Nnyina erinnya lye yali Zebida muwala wa Pedaya ow’e Luuma.
37 and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers did.
Naye n’akola ebibi mu maaso ga Mukama, nga bajjajjaabe be bwe baakola.