Kronika 2 23
1 Le ƒe adrelia me la, Yehoiada ɖe eƒe ŋusẽ fia. Ebla nu kple ame alafawo ƒe aʋafia siawo: Azaria, Yeroham ƒe vi, Ismael, Yehohanan ƒe vi, Azaria, Obed ƒe vi kple Maaseya, Adaya ƒe vi kple Elisafat, Zikri ƒe vi.
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
2 Wotsa le Yudanyigba blibo la dzi eye woƒo Levitɔwo kple Israelviwo ƒe ƒometatɔwo nu ƒu tso duawo katã me. Esi wova ɖo Yerusalem la,
And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
3 ameha blibo la bla nu kple fia la le Mawu ƒe gbedoxɔ la me. Yehoiada gblɔ na wo be, “Fiaviŋutsu la aɖu fia abe ale si Yehowa do ŋugbe tso David ƒe dzidzimeviwo ŋu ene.
And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the LORD has said of the sons of David.
4 Azɔ la, nu si míawɔ enye si. Mi nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo ƒe mama etɔ̃lia ƒe gbãtɔ me tɔwo, ame siwo awɔ dɔ le Dzudzɔgbe la dzi la, miaƒe ŋkuwo anɔ ʋɔtruawo ŋu,
This is the thing that you shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
5 mama evelia me tɔwo adzɔ fiasã la ŋu eye mama etɔ̃lia me tɔwo adzɔ Gɔmeɖokpegbo la ŋu. Ame bubuawo katã anɔ Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la ƒe xɔxɔnuwo.
And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.
6 Ame aɖeke mage ɖe Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la me o negbe nunɔlawo kple Levitɔ siwo anɔ dɔ wɔm ko. Woawo ya ate ŋu age ɖe eme elabena wokɔ wo ŋu ke ele na ame bubuawo be woadzɔ teƒe siwo Yehowa de asi na wo la ŋu.
But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.
7 Mi Levitɔwo ƒe viwo, mitsɔ aʋawɔnuwo ɖe asi, midzɔ fia la ŋu eye miawu ame sia ame si adze mi age ɖe gbedoxɔ la me. Minɔ fia la ŋu kplikplikpli!”
And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever else comes into the house, he shall be put to death: but be you with the king when he comes in, and when he goes out.
8 Levitɔwo ƒe viwo kple Yuda blibo la wɔ nunɔla Yehoiada ƒe ɖoɖoawo dzi. Aʋafiawo kplɔ ame siwo manɔ dɔ me le Dzudzɔgbe la dzi o kple esiwo anɔ dɔ me gbe ma gbe la siaa yi na nunɔla Yehoiada elabena nunɔlagã Yehoiada, meɖe mɔ na wo wodzo yi aƒe me o.
So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
9 Yehoiada na akplɔwo kple akpoxɔnuwo asrafomegãwo siwo le ame alafawo nu. Aʋawɔnu siawo nye Fia David tɔwo tsã eye wodzra wo ɖo ɖe gbedoxɔ la me.
Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.
10 Asrafomegã siawo tsɔ woƒe aʋawɔnuwo ɖe asi eye wonɔ tsitre ƒo xlã fia la, le vɔsamlekpui la ŋu le gbedoxɔ la me. Woɖe to ɖee tso gbedoxɔ la ƒe dziehe yi anyiehe.
And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
11 Yehoiada kple via ŋutsuviwo kplɔ fiavi ŋutsuvi la do goe, ɖɔ fiakuku nɛ, tsɔ nubabla ƒe seawo de asi nɛ eye wòɖoe fiae. Esi ami nɛ, ame sia ame ƒo asikpe kplokplokplo eye wodo ɣli sesĩe be, “Fia nenɔ agbe tegbee!”
Then they brought out the king’s son, and put on him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.
12 Esi Atalia se se howɔwɔ kple ɣli si amewo tsɔ nɔ fia la kafum la, eyi ɖe ame siwo le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me la gbɔ.
Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:
13 Etsa ŋku eye wòkpɔ fia la wòtsi tsitre ɖe eƒe sɔti gbɔ le xɔa ƒe mɔnu. Dɔdzikpɔlawo kple kpẽkulawo nɔ fia la gbɔ eye anyigba la dzi tɔwo katã nɔ aseye tsom, henɔ woƒe kpẽawo kum eye hadzilawo kple woƒe haƒonuwo nɔ hawo dom ɖa. Tete Atalia dze eƒe awuwo eye wòdo ɣli be, “Nugbeɖoɖoe! Nugbeɖoɖoe!”
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
14 Nunɔla Yehoiada dɔ ame siwo nɔ asrafo alafa ɖekawo nu, ame siwo nɔ aʋawɔlawo dzi kpɔm la ɖa eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Mikplɔe to ameawo dome vɛ eye miawu ame sia ame si adze eyome.” Elabena nunɔla la gblɔ do ŋgɔ be, “Migawui ɖe Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me o.”
Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD.
15 Ale wolée le Sɔgbo la nu le fiasã la me eye wowui le afi ma.
So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they slew her there.
16 Ke Yehoiada na Fia Yoas kple ameawo kpe ɖe eŋu eye wobla nu be yewoanye Yehowa ƒe amewo.
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD’s people.
17 Wo katã woyi Baal ƒe gbedoxɔ me eye wogbãe. Wogbã vɔsamlekpui la kple legbawo le afi ma eye wowu Matan, Baal ƒe nunɔla le vɔsamlekpui la ŋgɔ.
Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
18 Azɔ la, Yehoiada na Levitɔwo zu dzɔlawo eye wosa numevɔ na Yehowa le Mose ƒe se la nu. Ede dɔwo asi na Levitɔwo abe ale si Fia David wɔ ene tututu. Wodzia ha kple dzidzɔ ne wole woƒe dɔwo wɔm.
Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
19 Gbedoxɔ la ƒe agbowo nu dzɔlawo meɖea mɔ be, nu siwo ŋu womekɔ o kple ame siwo se meɖe mɔ na o la, nage ɖe gbedoxɔ la me o.
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
20 Eye wòɖe ame alafawo ƒe amegãwo, blafowo kple fiaŋusrafowo kpakple dukɔ hahoo la katã, eye wokplɔ fia la tso Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la me, heto Dzigbegbo la me yi fiasã la me eye wotsɔ fia la ɖo fiazikpui la dzi.
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.
21 Amewo katã kpɔ dzidzɔ le dukɔ la me eye ŋutifafa va dua me azɔ elabena wowu Atalia kple yi.
And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
