2 Chronicles 13
1 When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
Mwaka wa ikũmi na ĩnana wa ũthamaki wa Jeroboamu nĩguo Abija aatuĩkire mũthamaki wa Juda,
2 He ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Micaiah (OR, Maacah), the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah [town]. There was a war between [the armies of] Abijah and Jeroboam.
na agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka ĩtatũ. Nyina eetagwo Maaka mwarĩ wa Urieli wa Gibea. Nĩ kwarĩ mbaara gatagatĩ ka Abija na Jeroboamu.
3 Abijah went into the battle, taking 400,000 of his capable soldiers, and Jeroboam prepared to fight them, taking 800,000 of his capable troops.
Abija aathiire mbaara-inĩ arĩ na mbũtũ ya thigari irĩ ũhoti 400,000, nake Jeroboamu akĩara mbũtũ yake ya thigari irĩ ũhoti 800,000.
4 Abijah stood on the top of Zemaraim Mountain, which is in the hilly area that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and he shouted, “Jeroboam and all you other people of Israel, listen to me!
Abija akĩrũgama igũrũ rĩa Kĩrĩma kĩa Zemaraimu, bũrũri-inĩ ũrĩa wa irĩma wa Efiraimu, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Jeroboamu na Isiraeli inyuothe, ta thikĩrĩriai!
5 You should know that Yahweh, the God to whom all we Israelis belong, has appointed David and his descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. He has confirmed that by making a permanent agreement.
Kaĩ mũtooĩ atĩ Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, nĩaheanĩte ũthamaki wa Isiraeli moko-inĩ ma Daudi na njiaro ciake nginya tene na ũndũ wa kĩrĩkanĩro gĩa cumbĩ?
6 But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
No rĩrĩ, Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati, ũmwe wa anene a Solomoni mũrũ wa Daudi, nĩaremeire mwathi wake.
7 And when Solomon’s son Rehoboam became king and was still young and inexperienced, a group of worthless scoundrels gathered around you, Jeroboam, and rebelled against Rehoboam.
Imũndũ imwe cia tũhũ nĩcionganire hamwe nake, na makĩregana na Rehoboamu mũrũ wa Solomoni rĩrĩa aarĩ mwĩthĩ na ataahotaga gũtua itua, na ndaarĩ na hinya wa kũmeetiiria.
8 “And now you are planning to fight against the kingdom that Yahweh established to be governed by David’s descendants. It is true that you have a huge army, and you and your soldiers have brought with you the golden [statues of] calves that Jeroboam’s workers made to be gods for all of you.
“Na rĩrĩ, mwĩciirĩtie ũrĩa mũkũregana na ũthamaki wa Jehova, ũrĩa ũrĩ moko-inĩ ma njiaro cia Daudi. Ti-itherũ mũrĩ mbũtũ nene ya ita, na mũrĩ na njaũ cia thahabu iria ciathondekirwo nĩ Jeroboamu ituĩke ngai cianyu.
9 But you expelled the priests that Yahweh [appointed], men who are descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest], and you expelled the descendants of Levi, and you appointed the priests that you wanted, like the people of other countries do. You allow anyone to become a priest of idols that are not gods if he comes to dedicate himself to be a priest by sacrificing a young bull and seven rams.
No githĩ mũtiaingatire athĩnjĩri-Ngai a Jehova, arĩa maarĩ ariũ a Harũni, na Alawii, na mũgĩĩthuurĩra athĩnjĩri-ngai anyu kĩũmbe o ta ũrĩa andũ a mabũrũri marĩa mangĩ mekaga? Ũrĩa wothe ũũkaga kwĩyamũra na gategwa na ndũrũme mũgwanja atuĩkaga mũthĩnjĩri-ngai wa indo itarĩ ngai.
10 “As for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Our priests who serve Yahweh are descendants of Aaron, and the descendants of Levi assist them.
“No ithuĩ-rĩ, Jehova nĩwe Ngai witũ, na tũtimũtiganĩirie. Athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa matungataga Jehova nĩ ariũ a Harũni, na mateithagĩrĩrio nĩ Alawii.
11 Every morning and every evening they present to Yahweh offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], and they burn fragrant incense. [Each week] they place the sacred bread on the sacred table, and each morning they light the lamps that are on the gold lampstand. We are obeying what Yahweh our God requires us to do. But you have abandoned him.
O rũciinĩ na hwaĩ-inĩ nĩmarutagĩra Jehova maruta ma njino na ũbumba ũrĩa ũnungaga wega. Nĩmaigagĩrĩra mĩgate metha-inĩ ĩrĩa theru, na makagwatia matawa marĩa maigĩrĩirwo mũtĩ-inĩ wa thahabu wamo o hwaĩ-inĩ. Ithuĩ nĩtũrũmĩtie maũndũ marĩa Jehova Ngai witũ endaga. No inyuĩ nĩmũmũtiganĩirie.
12 Yahweh is with us; he is our leader. The priests whom he has appointed will blow their trumpets to signal [that we are ready] to fight a battle against you. You Israeli men, do not fight against Yahweh, the God to whom your ancestors belonged, because you will not be successful and win the battle against him.”
Ngai arĩ hamwe na ithuĩ; we nĩwe mũtongoria witũ. Athĩnjĩri-Ngai ake na tũrumbeta twao nĩo marĩgambia mũgambo wa mbaara ya kũmũũkĩrĩra inyuĩ. Andũ a Isiraeli, tigai kũrũa na Jehova, Ngai wa maithe manyu, nĩgũkorwo mũtingĩhootana.”
13 [While he was speaking, ] Jeroboam sent some of his troops around the army of Judah. So while the soldiers who were with Jeroboam were in front of the army of Judah, the other soldiers of Israel were behind the army of Judah.
No rĩrĩ, Jeroboamu nĩatũmĩte ikundi cia thigari thuutha wao, nĩgeetha amatharĩkĩre arĩ na mbere ya Juda nao arĩa maamoheirie marĩ thuutha wao.
14 When the soldiers of Judah turned and saw that they were going to be attacked from the front and from the rear, they cried out to Yahweh. The priests blew their trumpets,
Juda nĩmehũgũrire na makĩona atĩ nĩmatharĩkĩirwo kuuma na mbere na kuuma na thuutha. Hĩndĩ ĩyo magĩkaĩra Jehova. Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai makĩhuha tũrumbeta twao,
15 and the men of Judah shouted a loud battle-cry. Then Yahweh [enabled Abijah and the army of Judah to] defeat Jeroboam and [the army of] Israel.
nao andũ a Juda makiugĩrĩria na mũgambo wa mbaara. Hĩndĩ ĩyo maanagĩrĩra na mũgambo wa mbaara, Ngai akĩharagania Jeroboamu na Isiraeli rĩothe mbere ya Abija na andũ a Juda.
16 The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
Andũ a Isiraeli makĩũrĩra andũ a Juda, nake Ngai akĩmaneana moko-inĩ mao.
17 Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
Abija na andũ ake makĩmahũũra mbaara nene, nginya andũ a Isiraeli 500,000 arĩa maarĩ ũhoti makĩũragwo.
18 So the soldiers of Israel were defeated, and the soldiers of Judah won the battle because they trusted in Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged.
Andũ a Isiraeli magĩtoorio mbaara-inĩ ĩyo; nao andũ a Juda magĩtuĩka atooria tondũ nĩmehokire Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao.
19 Abijah’s army pursued the army of Jeroboam, and they captured from the people of Israel the cities of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the surrounding villages.
Nake Abija akĩingatithia Jeroboamu na akĩmũtaha matũũra ma Betheli, na Jeshana, na Efuroni hamwe na tũtũũra tũrĩa twamathiũrũrũkĩirie.
20 During the remaining time that Abijah ruled, Jeroboam did not become powerful again. Then Yahweh caused him to become very ill, and he died.
Jeroboamu ndaigana gũcooka kũgĩa na hinya rĩngĩ matukũ-inĩ ma Abija. Nake Jehova agĩkĩmũgũtha igũtha agĩkua.
21 But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
No Abija agĩkĩrĩrĩria kũgĩa na hinya. Akĩhikia atumia 14, na akĩgĩa na aanake 22 na airĩtu 16.
22 An account of the other things that Abijah did while he was the king, including what he said and what he did, is in the scroll written by the prophet Iddo.
Maũndũ marĩa mangĩ makoniĩ wathani wa Abija, marĩa eekire na ũrĩa oigire-rĩ, nĩmandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa ũtaũranĩri rĩa mũnabii Ido.
