2 Chronicles 35
1 Josiah [commanded that the people should] celebrate the Passover Festival to honor Yahweh in Jerusalem. So they slaughtered the lambs for the Passover [Festival] at the end of March.
Yosia asherehekea Pasaka kwa ajili ya Yahwe katika Yerusalemu, na wakachinja wanakondoo katika siku ya kumi na nne ya mwezi wa kwanza.
2 Josiah assigned to the priests the tasks that they should perform at the temple and encouraged them to do their work well.
Akawaweka makauhuni katika nafasi zao na akawatia moyo katika hudumza za nyumba ya Yahwe.
3 The [other] descendants of Levi were the ones who taught all the Israeli people; they had been dedicated to serve Yahweh. Josiah said to them, “Put the Sacred Chest in the temple that [the workers of] David’s son [King] Solomon of Israel built. But [carry it on poles; ] do not carry it on your shoulders. And do your your work well for Yahweh your God and for his Israeli people.
Akasema kwa Walawi waliowafundisha Israeli wote na waliokuwa wamewekwa wakifu kwa Yahwe. “Liwekeni sanduka takatifu katika nyumba ambayo Selemani mwana wa Daudi, mfalme wa Israeli aliijenga. Msilibebe kuzunguka nalo tena mabegani mwenu. Sasa mwabuduni Yahwe Mungu wenu, na watumikieni watu wake Israeli.
4 Divide yourselves into clans, obeying the instructions that King David and his son Solomon wrote.
Jikusanyeni wenyewe kwa majina ya nyumba za babu zenu na zamu zenu, mkifuata maelekezo ya Daudi, mfalme wa Israeli, na yale ya Selemani, mwaye.
5 Then stand in the temple, with one group of the descendants of Levi to help each clan of the people [when they bring their offerings to the temple].
Simeni katika sehemu takatifu, mkichukua nafasi zenu kwa zamu zenu ndani ya nyumba za mababu wa bdugu zenu, uzao wa watu, na mchukue sehemu zenu kwa zamu zenu ndani ya nyumba za mababu wa Walawi.
6 Slaughter the lambs for the Passover [Festival]. Perform the rituals to cause yourselves to be acceptable to Yahweh for doing this work. Prepare the sacrifices, doing what Yahweh told Moses to tell you that you should do.”
Chinjeni wanakondoo wa Paska, jitakaseni wenyewe, andaeni wankondoo kwa ajili ya ndugu zenu, kufanya sawa sawa na neno la Yahwe ambalo lilitolewa kwa mkono wa Musa”.
7 Josiah provided [from his own flocks and herds] 30,000 sheep and goats for the Passover sacrifices.
Yosia akawapa watu wote wanakondoo elfu thelathini na wanambuzi kutoka katika makundi kwa ajili ya sadaka za Pasaka kwa wote walikuwepo. Pia akatoa ng'ombe dume elfu tatu; hawa walikuwa kutoka katika mali ya mfalame.
8 His officials also voluntarily contributed animals for the people and the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officials who were in charge of the temple, gave to the priests 2,600 lambs and 300 cattle to be sacrifices for the Passover.
Viongozi wake wakatoa sadaka za hiari kwa watu, makuhani, na Walawi. Hilki, Zekaria, na Yeieli, viongozi wasimamizi wa nyumba ya Mungu, wakawapa makuhani ndama 2, 600 na maksai mia tatu kwa ajili ya matoleo ya Paska.
9 And Conaniah along with his [younger] brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the leaders of the [other] descendants of Levi, provided 5,000 lambs and 500 cattle for the other descendants of Levi, to be sacrifices for the Passover.
Pia Konania, Shemaya na Nethaneli, ndugu zake, na Hashabia, Yeieli, na Yazabadi, mkuu wa Walawi, akawapa Walawi ndama elfu tano kwa ajili ya matoleo ya Pasaka.
10 Everything [for the Passover] was arranged: The priests and the other descendants of Levi stood in their places in their groups, like the king had commanded.
Kwa hiyo huduma iliandaliwa, na makuhani wakasimama katika sehemu zao, pamoja na Walawi kwa zamu zao, kwa mjibu wa agizo la mfalme.
11 Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs. The priests sprinkled the blood [from the bowls] that were handed to them, while the [other] descendants of Levi removed the skins from the animals.
Wakawachinja wanakondoo wa Pasaka, na makuhani wakainyunyiza damu waliyoipokea kutoka kwenye mikono ya Walawi, na Walawi wakawachuna wanakondoo.
12 They set aside the animals to be completely burned on the altar, in order to give them to the various family groups to offer to Yahweh, obeying the instructions that were written in the laws God gave Moses. They did the same thing with the cattle.
Wakaziondoa sadaka za kuteketezwa, ili kuzisambaza katika makundi ya nyumba za mababu wa watu, ili wamtolee Yahwe, kama ilivyoandikwa katika Kitabu cha Musa. Wakafanya vile vile kwa wale ng'ombe dume.
13 Obeying those regulations, they roasted the lambs for the Passover over the fire. And they boiled the [meat of the] sacred offerings in pots and kettles and pans, and served the meat immediately to all the people [who were there].
Wakawaoka kwa moto wanakondoo wa Pasaka wakifuata maelekezo, kuhusu sadaka takatifu, walizichemsha kwenye vyungu, masufuria na makaangoni, na haraka wayapeleka kwa watu.
14 After that, they prepared meat for themselves and for the priests, because the priests were busy until nighttime, sacrificing the offerings to be completely burned and burning the fat parts of the offerings. So the [other] descendants of Levi prepared meat for themselves and for the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, [the first Supreme Priest].
Baadaye waliandaa sadaka kwa ajili yao wenyewe na kwa ajili ya makuhani, kwa sababu makuhani, uzao wa Haruni, walikuwa wametingwa katika kazi ya kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa na za mafuta hadi usiku ulipoingia, kwa hiyo Walawi wakaandaa sadaka kwa ajili yao wenyewe na kwa ajili ya makuhani, wana wa Haruni.
15 The musicians, who were descendants of Asaph, stood in their places, as King David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s prophet had commanded. The men who guarded the gates [of the temple] did not need to leave their places, because their fellow descendants of Levi prepared food for them to eat.
Waimbaji, wana wa Asafu, walikuwa katika nafasi zao, kama ilivyoagiwa na Daudi, Asafu, Hemani, na Yeduthuni, mwonaji wa mfalme, na walinzi walikuwa katika kila lango. Hawakutakiwa kuviacha vituo vyao, kwa sababu ndugu zao Walawi walifanya maandalizi kwa ajili yao.
16 So on that day everything that needed to done for worshiping Yahweh was done. They celebrated the Passover [Festival], and they presented offerings to be completely burned on the altar, which was what Josiah had commanded.
Kwa hiyo, wakati huo huduma yote ya Yahwe ilifanyika kwa ajili ya kusherekea Pasaka na kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa juu ya madhabahu ya Yahwe, Kama alivyoamuru mfalme Yosia.
17 The Israelis who were there celebrated the Passover [Festival] on that day, and for seven days they celebrated the Festival of [Eating] Unleavened Bread.
Watu wa Israeli ambao walikuwepo wakaishika Sabato wakati huo, na kisha Sikukuu ya Mikate isiyochachwa kwa siku saba.
18 The Passover [Festival] had not been celebrated like that in Israel since the time that the prophet Samuel lived. None of the other kings of Israel had ever celebrated the Passover like Josiah did, along with the priests, the other descendants of Levi, and all [the other people of] Judah and Israel who were there with the people who lived in Jerusalem.
Pasika kama hiyo haijafanyika tena katika Israeli tangu siku za nabii Samweli, wala hakuna mfalme yeyote miongoni mwa wafalme wa Israeli ambaye amewahi kusherekea Pasaka kama Yosia alivyofanya, pamoja na makuhani, Walawi, na watu wote wa Yuda na Israeli waliokuwepo, na wakaaji wote wa Yerusalemu.
19 They celebrated this Passover Festival when Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years.
Pasaka hii ilitunzwa ndani ya miaka kumi na nane ya utawala wa Yosia.
20 After Josiah had done all those things to [restore the worship at] the temple, King Neco of Egypt went [with his army] to attack Carchemish [city] alongside the Euphrates [River], and Josiah marched [with his army] to fight against them.
Baada ya haya yote, baada ya Yosia kuliweka hekalu katika utaratibu, Neko, mfalme wa Misiri, akaenda juu kupigana dhidi ya Karkemist karibu na mto Frati, na Yosia akaenda kupigana juu yake.
21 Neco sent some messengers to Josiah, to tell him, “You are the king of Judah, and there is certainly no quarrel between you and me. My army is not attacking you people; we are attacking another army, [the army of Babylonia]. God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is for me. If you do not stop, God will get rid of you.”
Lakini Niko akatuma wajumbe kwake, akisema, “Nikufanye nini, mfalme wa Yuda? Leo siji kinyume nawe, lakini dhidi ya nyumba ambayo nafanya vita nayo. Mungu ameniamuru kuwahi, hivyo acha kumwingilia Mungu, ambaye yuko pamoja nami, la sivyo atakuangamiza.”
22 But Josiah would not pay attention to him. Instead, he disguised himself in order to be able to attack [the army of Egypt without anyone recognizing him]. He did not pay any attention to what God had told Neco to say. Instead, he [and his army] went to fight Neco’s army at the plain of Megiddo.
Hata hivyo, Yosia alipuuzia kurudi nyuma. Akajibadili ili apigane naye. Hakusikiliza maneno ya Neko ambayo yalikuja kutoka kwenye kinywa cha Mungu; hivyo akaenda kupigana kataika bonde la Megido.
23 Some Egyptian archers shot King Josiah. He told his officers, “Take me away from here because I am badly wounded.”
Wapiga upinde wakampiga Mfalme Yosia, na mfalme akawaambia watumishi wake, “Niondoeni hapa, kwa maana nimejeruhiwa vibaya.”
24 So they took him out of his chariot and put him in another chariot that he had brought with him, and they took him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs where his ancestors [had been buried], and all [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah mourned for him.
Kwa hiyo watumishi wake wakamtoa nje ya gari, na kumuweka katika gari lake la tahadhari. Wakampeleka Yerusalemu, ambako alikufa. Alzikwa katika makaburi ya babu zake. Yuda wote na Yerusalemu wakamwomboleza.
25 [The prophet] Jeremiah composed a song to mourn for Josiah, and all the men and women singers in Israel still mourn for Josiah by singing that song. That became a custom in Israel; the words of that song are written in a scroll of funeral songs.
Yeremia akamwomboleza Yosia; waimbaji wote wa kiume na wa kike wakaomboleza kuhusu Yosia hata leo. Nyimbo hizi zikawa desturi katika Israeli; tazama, zimeandikwa katika nyimbo za maombolezo.
26 A record of the other things that happened while Josiah ruled, from the time he started to rule until he died, including how he faithfully honored God by obeying everything that was written in the laws of Yahweh, is in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah’.
Kwa mambao mengine kuhusu Yosia, na matendo yake mema aliyoyafanya katika utii kwa kile kilichoandikwa katika sheria ya Yahwe—
na matendo yake, kutoka mwanzo hadi mwisho, yameandikwa katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Yuda na Israeli.
