2 Chronicles 17
1 Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became the king [of Judah], and he enabled his army to become very strong, with the result that they could resist attacks from [the army of] Israel.
Nake Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Asa agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake, na akĩĩkĩra hinya ndakahũũrwo nĩ Isiraeli.
2 He put soldiers in all the cities in Judah around which they had built walls, and he put soldiers in other places in Judah and in the towns in the area belonging to the tribe of Ephraim that [soldiers of] his father Asa had captured.
Akĩiga ikundi cia thigari matũũra-inĩ manene mothe marĩa mairigĩtwo na thingo cia hinya ma Juda, na agĩaka kambĩ cia thigari kũu Juda na matũũra-inĩ ma Efiraimu marĩa ithe Asa aatunyanĩte.
3 Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because when he started [to rule Judah], he did the things that pleased Yahweh like his ancestor [King] David had done. He did not worship the idols of Baal.
Jehova aarĩ hamwe na Jehoshafatu tondũ hĩndĩ ya wĩthĩ wake nĩathiiaga na mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa ithe Daudi aathiiaga nayo. We ndaigana kũhooya kĩrĩra kuuma kũrĩ Baali,
4 Instead, he sought advice from the God whom his father [had worshiped], and he obeyed God’s commands, and did not do the [evil things that the kings of] Israel continually did.
no nĩarongooragia Ngai wa ithe na akarũmagĩrĩra mawatho make, na ndaarũmĩrĩire mĩtugo ya Isiraeli.
5 Yahweh enabled him to completely control his kingdom. All [the people of] Judah brought gifts to him, with the result that he became very rich and was greatly honored.
Jehova akĩhaanda ũthamaki ũcio wega moko-inĩ make, nao andũ a Juda othe makĩrehera Jehoshafatu iheo; nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩgĩa na indo nyingĩ na agĩtĩĩka mũno.
6 He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines on the hilltops and the poles for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah throughout Judah.
Nĩerutĩire na ngoro yake kũrũmĩrĩra mĩthiĩre ya Jehova; na makĩria ma ũguo, agĩtharia kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru o na itugĩ cia Ashera, agĩcieheria Juda.
7 When he had been ruling [Judah] for almost three years, he sent some of his officials—Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach the people in various towns in Judah.
Mwaka wa gatatũ wa wathani wake nĩatũmire anene ake, na nĩo Beni-Haili, na Obadia, na Zekaria, na Nethaneli, na Mikaia makarutane matũũra-inĩ ma Juda.
8 With them he sent several descendants of Levi—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
Hamwe nao kwarĩ na Alawii nao nĩ, Shemaia, na Nethania, na Zebadia, na Asaheli, na Shemiramothu, na Jehonathani, na Adonija, na Tobija, na Tobu-Adonija, na athĩnjĩri-Ngai Elishama na Jehoramu.
9 They took with them a scroll on which were written the laws of Yahweh and taught them to the people in all the towns throughout Judah,
Nao makĩrutana Juda guothe, magathiiaga na Ibuku rĩa Watho wa Jehova; magĩthiũrũrũka matũũra-inĩ mothe ma Juda makĩrutaga andũ watho.
10 The people in all the kingdoms surrounding Judah became very afraid of [what Yahweh might do to punish them if they fought against Judah], so they did not start wars with Jehoshaphat’s army.
Ũhoro wa gwĩtigĩra Jehova ũkĩiyũra mothamaki-inĩ mothe marĩa maathiũrũrũkĩirie Juda, nĩ ũndũ ũcio matiigana kũrũa na Jehoshafatu.
11 Some people from Philistia brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, and they also brought to him the silver that he demanded that they pay to him. Some Arabs brought to him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
Nao Afilisti amwe makĩrehera Jehoshafatu iheo, na makĩrehe betha arĩ igooti, nao Arabu makĩmũrehere ndũũru cia mbũri: ndũrũme 7,700 na mbũri 7,700.
12 Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
Jehoshafatu agĩkĩrĩrĩria kũgĩa na hinya mũno; agĩaka matũũra manene magitĩre na matũũra ma makũmbĩ kũu Juda,
13 Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
na nĩarĩ na indo nyingĩ matũũra-inĩ macio ma Juda. Agĩcooka akĩiga thigari iria ciooĩ wega ũhoro wa mbaara kũu Jerusalemu.
14 The leaders and numbers from each tribe were as follows: From the tribe of Judah, Adnah was the leader of the soldiers, and he commanded 300,000 soldiers.
Rĩandĩkithia rĩao, kũringana na nyũmba ciao, rĩatariĩ ta ũũ: Kuuma Juda, anene a ikundi cia 1,000: Adina nĩwe warĩ mũnene wao, aarĩ na andũ 300,000 a kũrũa;
15 His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
ũrĩa wamũrũmĩrĩire nĩ Jehohanani, na aarĩ na thigari 280,000;
16 Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
wa gatatũ aarĩ Amasia mũrũ wa Zikiri, ũrĩa werutĩire gũtungata Jehova, na aarĩ na thigari 200,000.
17 From the tribe of Benjamin, Eliada, who was a brave soldier, was the leader of the soldiers; he commanded 200,000 men who had bows [and arrows] and shields.
Kuuma Benjamini nĩ: Eliada, mũthigari njamba, na aarĩ na andũ 200,000 arĩa maarĩ na mota na ngo;
18 Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
ũrĩa wamũrũmĩrĩire nĩ Jehozabadu, na aarĩ na andũ 180,000 arĩa maarĩ na indo cia mbaara.
19 Those were the soldiers who served the king [in Jerusalem], in addition to the men whom the king had placed in the other cities in Judah that had walls around them.
Acio nĩo andũ arĩa maatungatagĩra mũthamaki, o hamwe na arĩa angĩ aigĩte matũũra-inĩ manene marĩa mairigĩirwo na thingo cia hinya kũu Juda guothe.
