2 Chronicles 26
1 After King Amaziah died, all the people of Judah appointed his son Uzziah, who then was 16 years old, as their king. [One of the things that happened] while he was the king [was that] his men captured Elath [town on the Gulf of Aqaba] and rebuilt it.
Bangʼe jo-Juda duto nokawo Uzia mane ja-higni apar gauchiel kendo negikete ruoth kar wuon mare Amazia.
Kane wuon mare osetho moike kaka kwerene, nochako ogero Elath moduoke ne jo-Juda.
3 Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Uzia ne ja-higni apar gauchiel kane odoko ruoth kendo nobedo ruoth kodak Jerusalem kuom higni piero abich gariyo. Min mare ne nyinge Jekolia ma nyar Jerusalem.
4 Uzziah did things that Yahweh considered to be good, like his father Amaziah had done.
Notimo gima kare e nyim wangʼ Jehova Nyasaye mana kaka wuon-gi Amazia nosetimo.
5 He tried to please God while [the priest] Zechariah was living, because Zechariah taught him to revere God. As long as Uzziah tried to please God, God enabled him to be successful.
Noketo chunye kuom Nyasaye e ndalo mag Zekaria, ngʼat ma nopuonje luoro Nyasaye. E ndalo duto mane odwaro Jehova Nyasaye, Nyasaye nomiye gweth.
6 Uzziah and his army started to fight against the army of Philistia. They tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod [cities]. Then they rebuilt the towns near Ashdod and in other places in Philistia.
Nodhi kedo kod jo-Filistia momuko ohinga mar Gath gi Jabne kod Ashdod. Bangʼe nogero mier machiegni kod Ashdod, kod kuonde mamoko ei piny Filistia.
7 God helped them to fight the army of Philistia and the Arabs who lived in [the town of] Gur-Baal and the descendants of Meun who had come to that area from Edom.
Nyasaye nokonye loyo jo-Filistia kod jo-Arabu mane odak Gur Baal kod jo-Meun.
8 Even the Ammon [people-group] paid taxes to Uzziah each year. So Uzziah became famous as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
Jo-Amon nokelo osuru ne Uzia kendo humbe nolandore nyaka e tongʼ-gi kod jo-Misri nimar nosedoko ngʼama duongʼ ahinya.
9 Uzziah’s [workers] built watchtowers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the place where the wall turns, and they placed weapons in them.
Uzia nogero kuonde maboyo mag ngʼicho Jerusalem e Dhorangach miluongo ni Ranga Kama Ohinga Ogomogo gi Ranga Holo kod e giko ohinga kendo nogerogi motegno.
10 They also built watchtowers in the desert and dug many wells. They did that [to provide water] for a lot of the king’s cattle that were in the foothills and in the plains. Uzziah liked farming, so he also stationed workers [to take care of] his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile areas.
E piny motimo ongoro bende nogeroe kuonde motingʼore mag siro lweny kendo nokunyo yewni mangʼeny nikech ne en kod jamni mangʼeny e tie gode kod e piny pap. Bende ne en kod joma ne tiyone e puothe kod puothene mag mzabibu manie gode kaachiel gi kuonde momew nikech nohero pur.
11 Uzziah’s army was trained for fighting battles. They were in groups that were always ready to go into battle. Jeiel, the king’s secretary, and Maaseiah, one of the army officers, counted the men and placed them in groups. Hananiah, one of the king’s officials, was their commander.
Uzia ne ni kod jolweny motiegore maber moikore dhiye kedo kaluwore kod migepegi mana kaka Jeyel jagoro kod Maseya jatelo nopogogi kaluwore kaka Hanania mane achiel kuom jodong ruoth nochikogi.
12 There were 2,600 leaders of those groups of soldiers.
Kar romb jotelo mag anywola mane otelo ne jolweny ne gin alufu ariyo gi mia auchiel.
13 In the groups that those leaders commanded there were a total of 307,500 well-trained soldiers. It was a very powerful army which was ready to help the king fight against his enemies.
Jogo mane gitelonegi ne gin jolweny mane otieg ne lweny ne gin ji alufu mia adek gabiriyo kod mia abich, joma ngʼeny moloyo madikony ruoth kedo gi wasike.
14 Uzziah gave to each soldier a shield, a spear, a helmet, a vest made of iron plates, a bow [and arrows], and a slingshot.
Uzia noloso ni jolweny kuodi gi tonge gi ogute gi akor mag nyinyo gi atunge gi kite midiro gorujre.
15 In Jerusalem his skilled workers made machines to put on the watchtowers and on the corners [of the walls], to shoot arrows and to hurl large stones. He became very famous even in distant places, because God helped him very much and enabled him to become very powerful.
Noloso gir lweny moro midirogo aserni gi kite madongo mane joma riek ofwenyo moketo kuonde maboyo mag ngʼicho kod kuonde ma ohinga ogomogo Jerusalem. Humbe nolandore mabor kendo malach nikech nokonye ahinya nyaka nobedo motegno miwuoro.
16 But because Uzziah was very powerful, he became very proud, and that led to his being punished. He disobeyed what Yahweh his God had commanded. He went into the temple to burn incense on the altar [where God had said that only the priests should burn] incense.
Kane Uzia osedoko motegno, sungruokne nomiyo opodho. Noweyo luwo Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasache mi nodonjo e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye mondo owangʼ ubani e kendo mar misango mar ubani.
17 Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and 80 other brave priests followed him into the temple.
To Azaria jadolo kod jodolo mamoko mag Jehova Nyasaye piero aboro ma jochir noluwe kuno.
18 They rebuked him and said to him, “Uzziah, it is not right for you to burn incense to [honor] Yahweh. That duty is only for the priests, those who are descendants of Aaron [our first Supreme Priest]! You must leave [immediately], because you have disobeyed Yahweh our God, and he will not honor you [for what you have done]!”
Negikwere kagiwacho niya, “Uzia, ok en tiji wangʼo ni Jehova Nyasaye ubani; nimar mano en tij jodolo ma nyikwa Harun mane opwodhi mondo giwangʼ ubani. Wuogi e kama ler mar lemo nikech iseketho, omiyo Jehova Nyasaye ok nogwedhi.”
19 Uzziah had in his hand a pan for burning incense. He became very angry with the priests, but suddenly there was leprosy on his forehead.
Uzia mane oyudo ka oikore gi tap mach e lwete mondo owangʼ ubani nokecho. Kane mirima omake kod jodolo, dhoho nolandore e lela wangʼe e nyim jodolo e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye but kendo mar misango miwangʼoe ubani.
20 When Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and all the other priests [who were there] looked at him, they saw the leprosy on his forehead, so they quickly took him outside. And truly the king was eager to leave the temple, because he knew that it was Yahweh who had caused him to have that leprosy, [and he did not want it to become worse.]
Kane Azaria jadolo maduongʼ gi jodolo duto norange, negineno ni en kod dhoho e lela wangʼe mine gigole oko mapiyo. To en owuon bende noreto mapiyo mondo owuogi nikech Jehova Nyasaye nosechwade.
21 King Uzziah had leprosy until he died. And because he had leprosy, he lived in a house that was not near other houses, and he was not allowed to enter [the courtyard of] the temple. His son Jotham supervised the palace and ruled the people of Judah.
Ruoth Uzia nobedo ja-dhoho nyaka chiengʼ thone, emomiyo nodak e ot kar kende ka en gi dhoho kendo ne ok oyiene donjo e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye. Jotham wuode ema ne rito dala ruoth kendo norito piny.
22 A record of all the other things that Uzziah did while he was the king [of Judah] was written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.
Weche mamoko mag loch Uzia koa chakruokgi nyaka gikogi ondikgi e kitap janabi Isaya wuod Amoz.
23 Because Uzziah was a leper, [when he died, ] they would not bury him in the tombs where the other kings were buried. Instead, he was buried in a nearby cemetery that the kings owned. Then his son Jotham became the king [of Judah].
Uzia notho moyweyo gi kwerene kendo noyike machiegni gi paw liete ruodhi nikech ji nowacho niya, “Ne en kod dhoho.” Kendo Jotham wuode nobedo ruoth kare.
