2 Maũndũ 14
1 Nake Abija akĩhurũka hamwe na maithe make na agĩthikwo kũu Itũũra-inĩ Inene rĩa Daudi. Nake mũriũ Asa agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake, na matukũ-inĩ make bũrũri ũgĩikara na thayũ mĩaka ikũmi.
Abijah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. Asa, his son, became king in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2 Nake Asa agĩĩka maũndũ mega, na marĩa maagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova Ngai wake.
Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God,
3 Akĩeheria magongona ma ngai cia mabũrũri ma kũngĩ, na kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na agĩthethera mahiga marĩa maamũre, na agĩtemenga itugĩ cia Ashera.
for he took away the foreign altars and the high places. He broke down the stone pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
4 Nake agĩatha andũ a Juda marongorie Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao, na maathĩkĩre mawatho na maathani make.
He commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to carry out the law and the commandments.
5 Ningĩ akĩeheria mahooero ma kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na igongona cia ũbumba matũũra-inĩ mothe ma Juda, naguo ũthamaki ũcio aathaga wa Juda ũgĩikara na thayũ.
Also he took away the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom had rest under him.
6 Nĩaakire matũũra manene mairigĩre na thingo cia hinya ma Juda, nĩgũkorwo bũrũri warĩ na thayũ. Gũtirĩ mũndũ warĩ na mbaara nake mĩaka ĩyo, nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩamũheete ũhurũko.
He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him peace.
7 Nake akĩĩra andũ a Juda atĩrĩ, “Nĩtwakei matũũra maya na twake thingo cia kũmathiũrũrũkĩria irĩ na mĩthiringo mĩraihu na igũrũ, na ihingo na mĩgĩĩko ya igera. Bũrũri ũyũ no witũ, tondũ nĩtũrongoretie Jehova Ngai witũ; twamũrongoririe nake agĩtũhe ũhurũko na mĩena yothe.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩaka na makĩgaacĩra.
For Asa said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is still ours because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and succeeded.
8 Asa aarĩ na mbũtũ ya thigari 300,000 iria cioimĩte Juda irĩ na ngo nene na matimũ, na ingĩ 280,000 iria cioimĩte Benjamini ikuuĩte ngo nini na mota. Ici ciothe ciarĩ thigari nyũmĩrĩru cia kũrũa mbaara.
Asa had an army that carried shields and spears; from Judah he had 300,000 men, and from Benjamin, 280,000 men who carried shields and drew bows. All of these were mighty men.
9 Zera ũrĩa Mũkushi agĩũka kũmũũkĩrĩra arĩ na mbũtũ nene ya thigari na ngaari cia ita 300, nake agĩũka agĩkinya Maresha.
Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million soldiers and three hundred chariots; he came to Mareshah.
10 Nake Asa akiumagara agĩthiĩ kũmũtũnga, nao makĩarania mbaara yao kũu Gĩtuamba-inĩ kĩa Zefathu gũkuhĩ na Maresha.
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle lines in order in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Asa agĩkaĩra Jehova Ngai wake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Jehova, gũtirĩ ũngĩ ũhaana tawe wa gũteithũra arĩa matarĩ hinya kuuma kũrĩ arĩa maarĩ hinya. Tũteithie, Wee Jehova Ngai witũ, nĩgũkorwo nĩwe twĩhokete, na nĩ thĩinĩ wa Rĩĩtwa rĩaku tuoka gũũkĩrĩra mbũtũ ĩno nene ũũ. Wee Jehova-rĩ, nĩwe Ngai witũ, ndũkareke mũndũ akũhoote.”
Asa cried to Yahweh, his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one but you to help one who has no strength when he is facing many. Help us, Yahweh our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast number. Yahweh, you are our God; do not let man defeat you.”
12 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova akĩũraga Akushi o hau mbere ya Asa na mbere ya andũ a Juda. Nao Akushi makĩũra,
So Yahweh struck the Cushites before Asa and Judah; the Cushites fled.
13 nake Asa na mbũtũ yake makĩmaingatithia, makĩmakinyia o nginya Gerari. Akushi aingĩ mũno makĩũragwo ũũ atĩ gũtirĩ watigirwo muoyo, makĩniinĩrwo o hau mbere ya Jehova o na mbere ya mbũtũ ciake. Andũ a Juda makĩinũkia indo nyingĩ iria maatahire.
Asa and the soldiers with him pursued them to Gerar. So many Cushites fell that they could not recover, for they were completely destroyed before Yahweh and his army. The army carried away very much plunder.
14 Makĩananga tũtũũra tuothe tũrĩa twathiũrũrũkĩirie Gerari, nĩgũkorwo guoya wa Jehova nĩwanyiitĩte andũ arĩa matũũraga kuo. Nao magĩtaha indo cia tũtũũra tũu tuothe nĩgũkorwo twarĩ na indo nyingĩ mũno cia gũtahwo.
The army destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for terror of Yahweh had come on the inhabitants. The army plundered all the villages, and there was much booty in them.
15 O na ningĩ magĩtharĩkĩra kambĩ cia arĩithi na magĩtaha ndũũru cia ngʼondu, na cia mbũri, na cia ngamĩĩra. Nao magĩcooka Jerusalemu.
The army also destroyed the tent settlements of the shepherding nomads; they carried away sheep in abundance, as well as camels, and then they returned to Jerusalem.
