2 Chronicles 13

1 In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

Pea ko eni, ʻi hono hongofulu ma valu taʻu ʻoe tuʻi ko Selopoami naʻe hoko ʻa ʻApisa ke pule ki Siuta.

2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

Pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē foki ko Mikaia ko e ʻofefine ʻo Ulieli ʻo Kipea. Pea naʻe fetauʻaki ʻa ʻApisa mo Selopoami.

3 Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.

Pea naʻe teu ʻae tau ʻe ʻApisa ko e fuʻu kautau ʻoe kau tangata toʻa, ʻio, ko e kau tangata fili ʻe toko fā kilu: pea naʻe fokotuʻu foki ʻe Selopoami ʻae tau ke tali ia ko e tau tangata toʻa mālohi kuo fili ʻe toko valu kilu.

4 Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:

Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa ʻApisa ki he moʻunga ko Simalemi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi, ʻo ne pehē, “Fanongo kiate au, ʻa koe ko Selopoami, pea mo ʻIsileli, kotoa pē:

5 Ought you not to know that YHWH, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his descendants by a covenant of salt?

‌ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke mou ʻilo naʻe foaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli ʻae puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli kia Tevita ke taʻengata, ʻio, kiate ia pea ki hono ngaahi foha ʻi he fuakava māsima?

6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.

Ka kuo tuʻu hake ʻa Selopoami ko e foha ʻo Nipati, ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Solomone ko e foha ʻo Tevita, pea kuo ne angatuʻu ki hono ʻeiki.

7 There were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

Pea kuo tānaki ʻo fakataha kiate ia ʻae kau tangata noa pē, ko e fānau ʻoe angakovi, pea kuo nau fakamālohiʻi ʻakinautolu kia Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone, ʻi he kei siʻi ʻa Lehopoami mo loto vaivai, pea naʻe ʻikai mafai ia ke tekeʻi ʻakinautolu.

8 "Now you think to withstand the kingdom of YHWH in the hand of the descendants of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.

Pea ko eni ʻoku mou mahalo te mou faʻa fai ke tauʻi ʻae puleʻanga ʻo Sihova ʻi he nima ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Tevita: pea ko e fuʻu kakai tokolahi ʻakimoutolu, pea ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ngaahi ʻuhiki pulu koula, ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ʻe Selopoami ko e ngaahi ʻotua moʻomoutolu.

9 Haven't you driven out the priests of YHWH, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves after the ways of the peoples of other lands? so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of those who are no gods.

‌ʻIkai kuo mou kapusi kituaʻā ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ʻa Sihova, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻElone, mo e kau Livai, pea kuo mou ngaohi ʻae kau taulaʻeiki kiate kimoutolu ʻo hangē ko e kakai ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga kehekehe? Pea ko ia fulipē ʻoku ʻalu atu ke fakatapui ia ʻe ia pe ʻaki ha pulu mui, mo e fanga sipitangata ʻe fitu, ʻe hoko leva ia ko e taulaʻeiki ʻokinautolu ʻoku ʻikai ko e ʻotua.

10 "But as for us, YHWH is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and we have priests ministering to YHWH, the descendants of Aaron, and the Levites in their work:

Ka ko kinautolu, ko homau ʻOtua ʻa Sihova, pea naʻe ʻikai te mau liʻaki ia: pea ko e kau taulaʻeiki, ʻaia ʻoku ngāue kia Sihova, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻElone, pea mo e kau Livai ʻoku nau fai pe ʻenau ngaahi ngāue:

11 and they burn to YHWH every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table; and the lampstand of gold with its lamps, to burn every evening: for we keep the instruction of YHWH our God; but you have forsaken him.

Pea ʻoku nau tutu kia Sihova ʻi he pongipongi kotoa pē mo e efiafi kotoa pē ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu mo e meʻa namu kakala: pea ʻoku nau ʻai ʻae mā ʻoe ʻao foki ki he palepale māʻoniʻoni; mo e tuʻunga maama koula mo hono ngaahi maama ʻo ia, ke tutu ʻi he efiafi kotoa pē: he ʻoku mau tauhi ʻae fekau ʻa Sihova ko homau ʻOtua; ka kuo mou liʻaki ia ʻekimoutolu.

12 Look, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, do not fight against YHWH, the God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper."

Pea, vakai, ʻoku ʻiate kimautolu moʻoni ʻae ʻOtua ko homau ʻEiki tau, mo ʻene kautaulaʻeiki ke nau fakaongo ʻae ngaahi meʻalea ke kalangaekina ʻae manavahē kiate kimoutolu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻoua naʻa mou tau kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te mou monūʻia.”

13 But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

Ka naʻe fai ʻe Selopoami ke hiki ʻae malumu mei honau tuʻa: ko ia naʻa nau ʻi he ʻao ʻo Siuta pea naʻe ʻi honau tuʻa ʻae malumu.

14 When Judah looked back, look, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to YHWH, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

Pea ʻi he sio ki mui ʻa Siuta, vakai, naʻe ʻi honau ʻao ʻae tau, pea ʻi honau tuʻa: pea naʻa nau tangi kia Sihova, pea naʻe ifi ʻo fakaongo ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ʻae ngaahi meʻalea.

15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened, that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

Pea naʻe toki mavava ai ʻae kau tangata Siuta: pea ʻi he mavava ʻae kau tangata Siuta, naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe taaʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa Selopoami mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻApisa mo Siuta.

16 The children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.

Pea naʻe hola ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei he ʻao ʻo Siuta: pea naʻe fakatukutukuʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe he ʻOtua ki honau nima.

17 Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

Pea naʻe taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe ʻApisa mo hono kakai ʻi he tāmateʻi lahi: ko ia naʻe tāmate ai ʻoe kakai ʻIsileli, ʻae kau tangata fili, ʻe toko nima kilu.

18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the people of Judah prevailed, because they relied on YHWH, the God of their fathers.

Naʻe pehē pe hono fakavaivai ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he kuonga ko ia, pea naʻe mālohi ʻo lavaʻi ʻe he fānau ʻa Siuta, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau tui kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.

19 Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with its towns, and Jeshanah with its towns, and Ephron with its towns.

Pea naʻe tuli ʻe ʻApisa ʻa Selopoami, ʻo ne maʻu meiate ia ʻae ngaahi kolo, ko Peteli mo hono ngaahi kolo, mo Sesana mo hono ngaahi kolo, mo ʻIfalemi mo hono ngaahi kolo ʻo ia.

20 Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah. YHWH struck him, and he died.

Pea naʻe ʻikai toe maʻu ʻe Selopoami ha mālohi ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻApisa: pea naʻe taaʻi ia ʻe Sihova, pea pekia ia.

21 But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.

Ka naʻe fakaʻaʻau ʻo mālohi ʻa ʻApisa, pea fakamaʻu ia mo e uaifi ʻe toko hongofulu ma fā, pea naʻe tupu ʻiate ia ʻae foha ʻe toko uofulu ma toko ua, mo e ʻofefine ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko ono.

22 The rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.

Pea ko hono toe ʻoe ngāue ʻa ʻApisa, mo ʻene ngaahi anga, mo ʻene ngaahi lea ʻikai kuo tohi ʻi he [tohi ]talanoa ʻoe palōfita ko Ito?