2 Maũndũ 15
1 Na rĩrĩ, Roho wa Ngai nĩwaikũrũkĩire Azaria mũrũ wa Odedi.
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
2 Nake akiumagara agatũnge Asa, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta thikĩrĩria, we Asa na andũ a Juda na andũ a Benjamini othe. Jehova arĩ hamwe na inyuĩ rĩrĩa rĩothe mũrĩ hamwe nake. Mũngĩmũrongooria nĩmũrĩmuonaga, no mũngĩmũtiganĩria, o nake nĩakamũtiganĩria.
And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD [is] with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
3 Na rĩrĩ, kwa ihinda iraaya Isiraeli matiarĩ na Ngai ũrĩa wa ma, na matiarĩ na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai wa kũmaruta na matiarĩ na watho wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo.
Now for a long season Israel [hath been] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
4 No rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya mathĩĩna mao nĩmacookereire Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, makĩmũrongooria na makĩmuona.
But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
5 Matukũ-inĩ macio ũhoro wa kuumagara warĩ na ũgwati nĩgũkorwo atũũri othe a mabũrũri macio maarĩ thĩĩna-inĩ mũnene.
And in those times [there was] no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations [were] upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
6 O rũrĩrĩ rwahehenjagwo nĩ rũrĩrĩ rũrĩa rũngĩ, na itũũra inene rĩkahehenjwo nĩ rĩrĩa rĩngĩ tondũ Ngai nĩamathĩĩnagia na thĩĩna wa mĩthemba yothe.
And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
7 No ha ũhoro wanyu-rĩ, gĩai na hinya na mũtigatiganĩrie ũhoro ũcio, nĩgũkorwo nĩ mũkaarĩhwo wĩra ũrĩa mũrutaga.”
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
8 Rĩrĩa Asa aiguire ciugo icio na akĩigua ũrathi wa Azaria mũrũ wa Odedi ũrĩa mũnabii-rĩ, akĩĩyũmĩrĩria. Akĩeheria mĩhianano ĩrĩa mĩmeneku kuuma bũrũri wothe wa Juda na Benjamini, o na kuuma matũũra-inĩ marĩa aatahĩte kũu irĩma-inĩ cia Efiraimu. Agĩcookereria kĩgongona kĩa Jehova kĩrĩa kĩarĩ mbere ya gĩthaku kĩa hekarũ ya Jehova.
And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that [was] before the porch of the LORD.
9 Ningĩ akĩũngania andũ othe a Juda na a Benjamini, hamwe na andũ a kuuma Efiraimu, na Manase, na Simeoni arĩa maatũũranagia nao, nĩgũkorwo aingĩ ao nĩmookĩte kũrĩ Asa moimĩte Isiraeli rĩrĩa moonire atĩ Jehova Ngai wake aarĩ hamwe nake.
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God [was] with him.
10 Makĩũngana kũu Jerusalemu mweri wa ĩtatũ wa mwaka wa ikũmi na ĩtano wa ũthamaki wa Asa.
So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
11 Hĩndĩ ĩyo makĩrutĩra Jehova igongona rĩa ngʼombe 700, na ngʼondu na mbũri 7,000 cia iria maatahĩte magacooka nacio.
And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil [which] they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
12 Makĩgĩa kĩrĩkanĩro gĩa kũrongooragia Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao, na ngoro ciao ciothe na mĩoyo yao yothe.
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
13 Andũ arĩa othe mangĩagire kũrongooria Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli-rĩ, makĩũragwo arĩ mũndũ mũnini kana arĩ mũnene, arĩ mũndũ mũrũme kana arĩ mũndũ-wa-nja.
That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
14 Makĩĩhĩta mwĩhĩtwa he Jehova na mũgambo mũnene, o na makĩanagĩrĩra na makĩhuhaga tũrumbeta na macoro.
And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
15 Andũ a Juda othe magĩkena nĩ ũndũ wa mwĩhĩtwa tondũ mawĩhĩtire na ngoro ciao ciothe. Makĩrongooria Ngai na kĩyo, na makĩmuona. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova akĩmahe ũhurũko mĩena yothe.
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
16 Mũthamaki Asa agĩcooka akĩruta cũwe Maaka kuuma gĩtĩ-inĩ gĩake kĩa mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja, nĩ ũndũ nĩathondekithĩtie gĩtugĩ kĩa mũhianano ũrĩ magigi wa Ashera. Asa agĩtemenga gĩtugĩ kĩu, agĩkiunanga na agĩgĩcinĩra Gĩtuamba-inĩ gĩa Kidironi.
And also [concerning] Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from [being] queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped [it], and burnt [it] at the brook Kidron.
17 O na gũtuĩka ndeheririe kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru kuuma Isiraeli-rĩ, ngoro ya Asa nĩamĩneanĩte biũ kũrĩ Jehova mũtũũrĩre-inĩ wake wothe.
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
18 Nĩarehire hekarũ-inĩ ya Ngai betha na thahabu, na indo ciothe iria we na ithe maamũrĩte.
And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
19 Gũtiacookire kũgĩa mbaara rĩngĩ, o nginya mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ĩtano wa wathani wa Asa.
And there was no [more] war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
