Kronika 2 15

1 Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ va Azaria, Obed ƒe vi dzi

Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

2 eye wòɖakpe Fia Asa esi wòtrɔ gbɔna tso aʋa. Azaria do ɣli be, “Asa, ɖo tom! Yuda kple Benyamin ƒe aʋakɔwo, miɖo to! Yehowa anɔ kpli mi ŋkeke ale si mianɔ eyome! Ɣe sia ɣi si miadii ko la, miakpɔe gake ne miegbugbɔ le eyome la, eya hã agbugbɔ le mia yome.

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

3 Hena ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe le Israel la, nyateƒe Mawu la subɔsubɔ meganɔ anyi o eye nunɔla aɖeke hã meganɔ anyi afia nu ameawo o. Nenema ke se la hã meganɔ anyi o

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

4 gake ɣe sia ɣi si wogatrɔ va Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gbɔ le woƒe fukpeɣiwo me eye wodii la, egakpena ɖe wo ŋu.

But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

5 Ŋutifafa aɖeke menɔ anyi esime wodze aglã ɖe Mawu ŋu o. Nuwo kpeke wo le go ɖe sia ɖe me eye nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ nɔ agbɔ sɔm ɖe edzi le afi sia afi.

In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.

6 Aʋawɔwɔ nɔ edzi yim le woawo kple dukɔ bubuwo dome eye aʋawɔwɔ ganɔ Israel duwo ɖeɖe hã dome elabena Mawu nɔ fukpekpe ƒomevi vovovowo dam ɖe wo dzi.

Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.

7 Ke mi Yuda ƒe viwo la, milé dɔ nyui si wɔm miele la me ɖe asi eye migana dzi naɖe le mia ƒo o elabena fetu li na mi.”

But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

8 Esi Fia Asa se nya sia tso Mawu gbɔ la, dzi ɖo eƒo eye wògbã legbawo katã le Yuda kple Benyamin kple du siwo wòxɔ le Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi la me. Egbugbɔ Yehowa ƒe vɔsamlekpui la tu ɖe gbedoxɔ la ŋgɔ.

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.

9 Tete wòƒo Yuda kple Benyamin katã nu ƒu, nenema kee nye ame siwo tso Efraim, Manase kple Simeon ƒe towo me, ame siwo nɔ wo dome. Ameha gã aɖe do va egbɔ tso Israel esime wokpɔ be Yehowa, eƒe Mawu la li kplii.

And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

10 Wova ƒo ƒu ɖe Yerusalem le ɣleti etɔ̃lia me le Asa ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe wuiatɔ̃lia me.

So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

11 Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, wotsɔ nyi alafa adre, gbɔ̃ kple alẽ akpe adre tso afunyinu siwo woha gbɔe la me, sa vɔe na Yehowa.

At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.

12 Wobla nu be woadi Yehowa, wo fofowo ƒe Mawu la kple woƒe dzi blibo kpakple woƒe luʋɔ blibo.

Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

13 Woawu ame siwo katã medi Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la o; eɖanye ɖevi alo ametsitsi o, ŋutsu alo nyɔnu o.

And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

14 Woka atam na Yehowa kple ɣlidodo sesĩe kple kpẽwo kple lãdzowo kuku.

They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.

15 Yuda blibo la kpɔ dzidzɔ ɖe atam si woka la ta elabena woka atam la kple woƒe dzi blibo. Wodi Mawu vevie eye woke ɖe eŋu eya ta Yehowa hã na gbɔɖeme wo le goawo katã me.

And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

16 Fia Asa ɖe mamaa Maaka ɖa be maganye fianyɔnu o elabena etu aƒeli si nye ŋunyɔnu. Asa lã ati la ƒu anyi, flii, hetɔ dzoe le Kidron bali la me.

King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

17 Togbɔ be megbã nuxeƒewo ɖa le Israel o hã la, Asa ƒe dzi nɔ Yehowa ŋu blibo le eƒe agbemeŋkekewo katã me.

The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.

18 Egbugbɔ klosalo kple sika kple ŋudɔwɔnu siwo ŋu eya kple fofoa kɔ la va Mawu ƒe gbedoxɔ la me.

And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.

19 Ale aʋa aɖeke megadzɔ o va se ɖe Fia Asa ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-atɔ̃lia me.

And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.