2 Chronicles 15
1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
Na rĩrĩ, Roho wa Ngai nĩwaikũrũkĩire Azaria mũrũ wa Odedi.
2 Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
Nake akiumagara agatũnge Asa, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta thikĩrĩria, we Asa na andũ a Juda na andũ a Benjamini othe. Jehova arĩ hamwe na inyuĩ rĩrĩa rĩothe mũrĩ hamwe nake. Mũngĩmũrongooria nĩmũrĩmuonaga, no mũngĩmũtiganĩria, o nake nĩakamũtiganĩria.
3 For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
Na rĩrĩ, kwa ihinda iraaya Isiraeli matiarĩ na Ngai ũrĩa wa ma, na matiarĩ na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai wa kũmaruta na matiarĩ na watho wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo.
4 But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
No rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya mathĩĩna mao nĩmacookereire Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, makĩmũrongooria na makĩmuona.
5 At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
Matukũ-inĩ macio ũhoro wa kuumagara warĩ na ũgwati nĩgũkorwo atũũri othe a mabũrũri macio maarĩ thĩĩna-inĩ mũnene.
6 The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
O rũrĩrĩ rwahehenjagwo nĩ rũrĩrĩ rũrĩa rũngĩ, na itũũra inene rĩkahehenjwo nĩ rĩrĩa rĩngĩ tondũ Ngai nĩamathĩĩnagia na thĩĩna wa mĩthemba yothe.
7 But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
No ha ũhoro wanyu-rĩ, gĩai na hinya na mũtigatiganĩrie ũhoro ũcio, nĩgũkorwo nĩ mũkaarĩhwo wĩra ũrĩa mũrutaga.”
8 When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
Rĩrĩa Asa aiguire ciugo icio na akĩigua ũrathi wa Azaria mũrũ wa Odedi ũrĩa mũnabii-rĩ, akĩĩyũmĩrĩria. Akĩeheria mĩhianano ĩrĩa mĩmeneku kuuma bũrũri wothe wa Juda na Benjamini, o na kuuma matũũra-inĩ marĩa aatahĩte kũu irĩma-inĩ cia Efiraimu. Agĩcookereria kĩgongona kĩa Jehova kĩrĩa kĩarĩ mbere ya gĩthaku kĩa hekarũ ya Jehova.
9 Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
Ningĩ akĩũngania andũ othe a Juda na a Benjamini, hamwe na andũ a kuuma Efiraimu, na Manase, na Simeoni arĩa maatũũranagia nao, nĩgũkorwo aingĩ ao nĩmookĩte kũrĩ Asa moimĩte Isiraeli rĩrĩa moonire atĩ Jehova Ngai wake aarĩ hamwe nake.
10 After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
Makĩũngana kũu Jerusalemu mweri wa ĩtatũ wa mwaka wa ikũmi na ĩtano wa ũthamaki wa Asa.
11 At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
Hĩndĩ ĩyo makĩrutĩra Jehova igongona rĩa ngʼombe 700, na ngʼondu na mbũri 7,000 cia iria maatahĩte magacooka nacio.
12 They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Makĩgĩa kĩrĩkanĩro gĩa kũrongooragia Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao, na ngoro ciao ciothe na mĩoyo yao yothe.
13 They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
Andũ arĩa othe mangĩagire kũrongooria Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli-rĩ, makĩũragwo arĩ mũndũ mũnini kana arĩ mũnene, arĩ mũndũ mũrũme kana arĩ mũndũ-wa-nja.
14 They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
Makĩĩhĩta mwĩhĩtwa he Jehova na mũgambo mũnene, o na makĩanagĩrĩra na makĩhuhaga tũrumbeta na macoro.
15 All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
Andũ a Juda othe magĩkena nĩ ũndũ wa mwĩhĩtwa tondũ mawĩhĩtire na ngoro ciao ciothe. Makĩrongooria Ngai na kĩyo, na makĩmuona. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova akĩmahe ũhurũko mĩena yothe.
16 King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
Mũthamaki Asa agĩcooka akĩruta cũwe Maaka kuuma gĩtĩ-inĩ gĩake kĩa mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja, nĩ ũndũ nĩathondekithĩtie gĩtugĩ kĩa mũhianano ũrĩ magigi wa Ashera. Asa agĩtemenga gĩtugĩ kĩu, agĩkiunanga na agĩgĩcinĩra Gĩtuamba-inĩ gĩa Kidironi.
17 Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
O na gũtuĩka ndeheririe kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru kuuma Isiraeli-rĩ, ngoro ya Asa nĩamĩneanĩte biũ kũrĩ Jehova mũtũũrĩre-inĩ wake wothe.
18 He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
Nĩarehire hekarũ-inĩ ya Ngai betha na thahabu, na indo ciothe iria we na ithe maamũrĩte.
19 There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
Gũtiacookire kũgĩa mbaara rĩngĩ, o nginya mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ĩtano wa wathani wa Asa.
