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.
Bato nyonso ya Yuda baponaki Oziasi oyo azalaki na mibu zomi na motoba ya mbotama mpe bakomisaki ye mokonzi na esika ya Amatsia, tata na ye.
Sima na kufa ya tata na ye, Amatsia, Oziasi atongaki lisusu engumba Eyiloti mpe azongisaki yango na se ya bokonzi ya Yuda.
3 Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Oziasi azalaki na mibu zomi na motoba ya mbotama tango akomaki mokonzi, mpe akonzaki mibu tuku mitano na mibale na Yelusalemi. Kombo ya mama na ye ezalaki « Yekolia. » Yekolia azalaki moto ya Yelusalemi.
4 Uzziah did things that Yahweh considered to be good, like his father Amaziah had done.
Asalaki makambo ya sembo na miso ya Yawe ndenge kaka Amatsia, tata na ye, asalaki.
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.
Oziasi akangamaki na Nzambe mikolo nyonso ya bomoi ya Zakari, pamba te azalaki kolakisa ye kotosa Nzambe. Na tango nyonso oyo Oziasi awumelaki kokangama na Yawe, Nzambe azalaki kolongisa ye.
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.
Akendeki kobundisa bato ya Filisitia mpe atobolaki madusu kati na bamir ya Gati, ya Yabine mpe ya Asidodi. Atongaki lisusu bingumba ebele kati na etuka ya Asidodi mpe kati na bituka mosusu ya bato ya Filisitia.
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.
Nzambe asungaki ye tango abundisaki bato ya Filisitia, ya Arabi oyo bazalaki kovanda na Guri-Bala, mpe tango abundisaki bato ya Maoni.
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.
Bato ya Amoni bafutaki mpako ya mokonzi epai ya Oziasi, mpe kombo na ye ekendeki sango kino na bandelo ya Ejipito, pamba te akomaki na nguya makasi koleka.
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.
Oziasi atongaki bandako milayi kati na Yelusalemi, na ekuke ya suka, na ekuke ya lubwaku mpe na suka ya mir; mpe alendisaki yango makasi.
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.
Atongaki lisusu bandako milayi kati na esobe mpe atimolaki mabulu ebele ya mayi mpo ete azalaki na bibwele ebele na se ya bangomba mpe na etando. Azalaki mpe na basali ebele oyo bazalaki kotimola mabele mpe kosala kati na bilanga na ye ya vino kati na bituka ya bangomba mpe na mabele oyo ebotaka malamu, pamba te azalaki kolinga mingi misala ya bilanga.
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.
Oziasi azalaki na basoda oyo baselingwa mpo na bitumba; mpe babongisamaki na masanga kolanda motango na bango ndenge Yeyeli, mokomi mikanda, mpe kalaka Maaseya, na bokambami ya Anania, moko kati na bakonzi ya bakalaka ya mokonzi, bazwaki bango na mosala.
12 There were 2,600 leaders of those groups of soldiers.
Motango nyonso ya bakambi ya mabota, oyo bazalaki kokamba basoda ya mpiko, ezalaki nkoto mibale na nkama motoba.
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.
Bakonzi ya mabota bazalaki kokamba basoda nkoto nkama misato na sambo na nkama mitano oyo baselingwa mpo na bitumba mpe bazalaki basoda ya mpiko, mpo na kobundela mokonzi liboso ya banguna na ye.
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.
Na tango nyonso ya bitumba, Oziasi azalaki kopesa banguba, makonga, bikoti ya bibende, bilamba ya bibende oyo ebatelaka tolo, matolotolo mpe bibambelo mabanga.
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.
Asalisaki kati na Yelusalemi, epai ya bato ya mayele, bamashini mpo na kotia yango likolo ya bandako milayi mpe na suka ya bamir mpo na kobwaka makonga mpe mabanga minene. Kombo na ye ekendeki sango, pamba te asungamaki makasi kino kokoma moto na nguya.
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.
Kasi tango Oziasi akomaki na nguya, atondaki na lolendo oyo ememaki ye na kokweya. Atambolaki lisusu na bosembo te liboso ya Yawe, Nzambe na ye, kino kokota na Tempelo ya Yawe mpo na kotumba mbeka ya malasi na likolo ya etumbelo ya malasi.
17 Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and 80 other brave priests followed him into the temple.
Nganga-Nzambe Azaria alandaki Oziasi na sima, elongo na Banganga-Nzambe mosusu ya Yawe, tuku mwambe, bango nyonso batonda na mpiko.
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]!”
Batelemelaki mokonzi Oziasi mpe balobaki na ye: « Oziasi, kotumba mbeka ya malasi mpo na Yawe ezali mosala na yo te! Ezali nde mosala ya Banganga-Nzambe, bakitani ya Aron, oyo babulisama mpo na mosala yango. Bima wuta na Esika ya bule, pamba te ozali kosala likambo ya nkele, mpe Yawe Nzambe akosepela na yo te! »
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.
Bongo Oziasi, oyo asimbaki mbabola na loboko na ye, atombokelaki Banganga-Nzambe. Kaka na tango yango, wana azalaki kati na Tempelo ya Yawe liboso ya etumbelo ya ansa, bokono ya maba ebimaki na elongi na ye na miso ya Banganga-Nzambe.
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.]
Tango Azaria, mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, mpe Banganga-Nzambe mosusu batalaki ye mpe bamonaki ete akomi na bokono ya maba na elongi, babenganaki ye na lombangu wana ye moko mpe azalaki kobima na lombangu, pamba te Yawe asambwisaki ye.
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.
Mokonzi Oziasi abelaki bokono ya maba kino na mokolo na ye ya kufa. Lokola azalaki kobela bokono ya maba, akomaki kovanda na ndako moko batonga mosika, pamba te babenganaki ye mosika ya Tempelo ya Yawe. Yotami, mwana na ye ya mobali, mobateli biloko ya ndako ya mokonzi, ayangelaki bato ya mokili.
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.
Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Oziasi mpe misala na ye, kobanda na ebandeli kino na suka, ezali mosakoli Ezayi, mwana mobali ya Amotsi, nde akomaki yango.
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].
Oziasi akendeki kokutana na bakoko na ye, mpe bakundaki ye esika moko na bango kati na lilita ya bakonzi, pamba te bato bazalaki koloba: « Abelaki bokono ya maba. » Yotami, mwana na ye ya mobali, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.
