Fiawo 2 22
1 Yosia xɔ ƒe enyi esi woɖoe fiae. Eɖu fia ƒe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-ɖekɛ le Yerusalem. Dadae nye Yedida si nye Adaya tso Bozkat la ƒe vinyɔnu.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
2 Ewɔ nu si nyo le Yehowa ŋkume eye wòto tɔgbuia David ƒe afɔtoƒewo pɛpɛpɛ. Medze ɖe ɖusime alo miame o.
He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in all the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.
3 Le Fia Yosia ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe wuienyilia me la, Yosia ɖo eƒe nuŋlɔla Safan, Azalia ƒe viŋutsu, ame si nye Mesulam ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi la ɖe Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me. Egblɔ be,
In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to Yahweh’s house, saying,
4 “Yi Hilkia, nunɔlagã la gbɔ wòaƒo ƒu ga si wotsɔ va Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la me, si nye ga si agbonudzɔlawo xɔ tso ameawo si la da ɖi.
“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which is brought into Yahweh’s house, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.
5 Na woatsɔ ga la na ame siwo wotia be woakpɔ gbedoxɔ la dzadzraɖo ƒe dɔwo dzi. Na ame siawo naxe fe na Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la ŋu dɔwɔlawo:
Let them deliver it into the hand of the workers who have the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and let them give it to the workers who are in Yahweh’s house, to repair the damage to the house,
6 atikpalawo, xɔtulawo kple gliɖolawo. Hekpe ɖe esiawo ŋu la, na woaƒle ati kple kpe kpakpawo atsɔ adzra gbedoxɔ la ɖo.
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.
7 Womebia tso xɔtutudɔdzikpɔlawo si be woawɔ akɔnta tso woƒe nu gbegblẽwo ŋu tsitotsito o elabena wonye nuteƒewɔlawo.”
However, no accounting shall be asked of them for the money delivered into their hand, for they deal faithfully.”
8 Gbe ɖeka la, nunɔlagã Hilkia yi nuŋlɔla Safan gbɔ eye wògblɔ be, “Mefɔ Segbalẽ aɖe le le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me.” Etsɔe na Safan eye Safan xlẽe.
Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
9 Safan, nuŋlɔla la yi fia la gbɔ hegblɔ nɛ be, “Wò dɔnunɔlawo tsɔ ga si le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me la na dɔwɔlawo kple dɔdzikpɔlawo le gbedoxɔ la me.”
Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hands of the workmen who have the oversight of Yahweh’s house.”
10 Safan, nuŋlɔla la na nyanya fia la be, “Nunɔlagã Hilkia tsɔ agbalẽ aɖe nam.” Safan xlẽ agbalẽ la me nyawo na fia la.
Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me.” Then Shaphan read it before the king.
11 Esi fia la se Segbalẽ la me nyawo la, vɔvɔ̃ ɖoe eye wòdze eƒe awuwo.
When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
12 Eɖe gbe na nunɔla Hilkia, Ahikam, Safan ƒe viŋutsu, Akbor, Mikaya ƒe viŋutsu, nuŋlɔla Safan kple Asaya, fia ƒe subɔla be,
The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
13 “Miyi miabia Yehowa nam kple ameawo kple Yuda blibo la tso nu siwo woŋlɔ ɖe agbalẽ si wofɔ la ŋuti. Yehowa ƒe dɔmedzoe bi ɖe mía ŋu elabena mía fofowo mewɔ ɖe agbalẽ sia me nyawo dzi o; womezɔ ɖe nu siwo katã woŋlɔ tso mía ŋu ɖe agbalẽ sia me la nu o.”
“Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us.”
14 Ale nunɔla Hilkia, Ahikam, Akbor, Safan kple Asaya yi ɖaƒo nu kple nyɔnu Nyagblɔɖila Hulda si le Yerusalem ƒe akpa yeye. Nyɔnu Nyagblɔɖila sia nye Tikva ƒe viŋutsu Salum srɔ̃. Harhas si dzi Tikva nye nudodowo dzraɖoƒe dzikpɔla.
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.
15 Egblɔ na wo be, “Nu si Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye, ‘Gblɔ na ame si ɖo wò ɖe gbɔnye la be,
She said to them, “Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,
16 Yehowa ƒe gbee nye esi: mahe dzɔgbevɔ̃e va teƒe sia kple eƒe amewo dzi ɖe nu sia nu si woŋlɔ ɖe agbalẽ si Yuda fia xlẽ la nu.
“Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.
17 Elabena wogbe nu le gbɔnye, wosubɔ mawu bubuwo eye wodo dɔmedzoe nam kple legba siwo wotsɔ woƒe asiwo wɔ la. Nye dɔmedzoe abi ɖe teƒe sia ŋu eye matso o.’
Because they have forsaken me and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.’”
18 Gblɔ na Yuda fia, ame si dɔ wò be nàbia gbe Yehowa be, ‘Ale Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔ tso nya siwo ke nèse la ŋuti.
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, tell him, “Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Concerning the words which you have heard,
19 Ke esi miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ve mi eye miebɔbɔ mia ɖokui le Yehowa ŋkume, esi miese nu si megblɔ tsɔ tsi tsitre ɖe teƒe sia kple eƒe amewo ŋu be woaƒo fi ade anyigba sia wòazu aƒedo, eye esi miedze miaƒe awuwo eye miefa avi le nye ŋkume le miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta la, maɖo to miaƒe kukuɖeɖe.
because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,’ says Yahweh.
20 Eya ta àku eye woaɖi wò le ŋutifafa me. Wò ŋkuwo makpɔ dzɔgbevɔ̃e si mahe va dukɔ sia dzi o.’” Ale woxɔ eƒe ŋuɖoɖo yi na fia la.
‘Therefore behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place.’”’” So they brought this message back to the king.
