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 rested 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 that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God;
Nake Asa agĩĩka maũndũ mega, na marĩa maagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova Ngai wake.
3 and took away the foreign altars, and the high places, —and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut in twain the Sacred Stems;
Akĩeheria magongona ma ngai cia mabũrũri ma kũngĩ, na kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na agĩthethera mahiga marĩa maamũre, na agĩtemenga itugĩ cia Ashera.
4 and bade Judah seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, -and execute the law, and the commandment;
Nake agĩatha andũ a Juda marongorie Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao, na maathĩkĩre mawatho na maathani make.
5 and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun-images, —and the kingdom became 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 cities of defence, in Judah, —for the land had quiet, nor was there near him any war, in these years, because Yahweh 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 said he to Judah, Let us build these cities, and let us surround them with walls and towers, doors and bars, while the land is yet before us, for we have sought Yahweh 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 it came to pass that, Asa, had a force bearing shield and spear, out of Judah, three hundred thousand, and, out of Benjamin, such as bare a buckler and trode a bow, two hundred and eighty thousand, —all these, were heroes 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 Then came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a force of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, —and he came as far as Mareshah.
Zera ũrĩa Mũkushi agĩũka kũmũũkĩrĩra arĩ na mbũtũ nene ya thigari na ngaari cia ita 300, nake agĩũka agĩkinya Maresha.
10 And Asa went out to meet him, —and they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, at Mareshah.
Nake Asa akiumagara agĩthiĩ kũmũtũnga, nao makĩarania mbaara yao kũu Gĩtuamba-inĩ kĩa Zefathu gũkuhĩ na Maresha.
11 Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude, —O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power 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 Yahweh 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 as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host, —and they carried away exceeding 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 shout Gerar, for the dread of Yahweh was upon them, —and they plundered all the cities, for, great plunder, was there 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 Moreover also, the tents of the cattle, they smote, —and carried off sheep in abundance, and camels, 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.
