Kronika 2 19
1 Esi Yuda fia, Yehosafat, trɔ yi eƒe fiasã me le Yerusalem dedie la,
And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2 nukpɔla Yehu, Hanani ƒe vi, do go yi ɖakpee eye wòbia fia la be, “Ɖe nàkpe ɖe ame vɔ̃ɖi la ŋu eye nàlɔ̃ ame siwo lé fu Yehowa? Esia ta la, Yehowa ƒe dziku le dziwò.
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate Yhwh? therefore is wrath upon thee from before Yhwh.
3 Ke hã la, nu nyui aɖe le mewò elabena èɖe aƒeliwo ɖa le anyigba la dzi eye nètsɔ wò dzi ɖo Mawu didi ŋu.”
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
4 Le esia ta Yehosafat megayi Israel azɔ o, ke boŋ enɔ Yerusalem. Emegbe la, egado go yi ameawo gbɔ; ezɔ mɔ tso Beerseba yi Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi be yeado ŋusẽ wo be woasubɔ wo fofowo ƒe Mawu la.
And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer–sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto Yhwh God of their fathers.
5 Eɖo ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ɖe du gãwo katã me le anyigba blibo la dzi
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
6 eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Mizɔ le nyateƒe me elabena menye nyee ɖo mi o, ke boŋ Mawue ɖo mi; anɔ anyi kpli mi eye wòakpe ɖe mia ŋu miatso afia dzɔdzɔe le nya sia nya si woatsɔ vɛ na mi la me.
And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Yhwh, who is with you in the judgment.
7 Mikpɔ nyuie be miatso afia bubu tso esi Mawu gblɔ na mi be miatso la gbɔ o elabena mele be afiaŋkunɔtsotso, ameŋkumekpɔkpɔ alo zãnuxɔxɔ nanɔ Mawu ƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo me o.”
Wherefore now let the fear of Yhwh be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Yhwh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
8 Yehosafat ɖo ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒewo anyi le Yerusalem hã eye wòda Levitɔwo, nunɔlawo, hlɔ̃wo ƒe tatɔwo kple ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ɖe wo nu.
Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Yhwh, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
9 Nu siwo wòɖo na wo be woawɔ la woe nye, “Ele be miawɔ nu sia nu ɣe sia ɣi le mawuvɔvɔ̃ me kple nuteƒewɔdziwo.
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of Yhwh, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
10 Ne ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo tsɔ nyawo tso duta va mia gbɔ la, nenye amewunya alo Mawu ƒe sewo dometɔ aɖe dzi dada la, ele be miabu ɖaseɖiɖiwo ŋu nyuie eye miakpe ɖe ʋɔnudrɔ̃la siwo tso duta ŋu be, woatso afia dzɔdzɔe ne Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoe nagabi ɖe miawo kple woawo siaa ŋu o. Ne miewɔ alea la, ekema miawɔ miaƒe dɔdeasiwo nyuie.”
And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against Yhwh, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
11 Etsɔ nunɔlagã Amaria ɖo ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe kɔkɔtɔ si drɔ̃a mawuvɔ̃nyawo nu; etsɔ Zebadia, Ismael ƒe vi, ɖo dziɖula le Yuda be wòakpɔ ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe kɔkɔtɔ si drɔ̃a dukɔmenyawo dzi eye wòna be Levitɔwo nakpe ɖe wo ŋu. Eƒe nya mamlɛtɔ na woe nye, “Migavɔ̃ le miaƒe tenɔnɔ ɖe nyateƒe la nu kple nuteƒewɔwɔ me o. Yehowa nato mia dzi aʋli fɔmaɖilawo ta.”
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Yhwh; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, And Yhwh shall be with the good.
