2 Maũndũ 17
1 Nake Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Asa agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake, na akĩĩkĩra hinya ndakahũũrwo nĩ Isiraeli.
And Iehosphat his sonne reigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel.
2 Akĩiga ikundi cia thigari matũũra-inĩ manene mothe marĩa mairigĩtwo na thingo cia hinya ma Juda, na agĩaka kambĩ cia thigari kũu Juda na matũũra-inĩ ma Efiraimu marĩa ithe Asa aatunyanĩte.
And he put garisons in all the strong cities of Iudah, and set bandes in the lande of Iudah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 Jehova aarĩ hamwe na Jehoshafatu tondũ hĩndĩ ya wĩthĩ wake nĩathiiaga na mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa ithe Daudi aathiiaga nayo. We ndaigana kũhooya kĩrĩra kuuma kũrĩ Baali,
And the Lord was with Iehoshaphat, because he walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not Baalim,
4 no nĩarongooragia Ngai wa ithe na akarũmagĩrĩra mawatho make, na ndaarũmĩrĩire mĩtugo ya Isiraeli.
But sought the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandements, and not after the trade of Israel.
5 Jehova akĩhaanda ũthamaki ũcio wega moko-inĩ make, nao andũ a Juda othe makĩrehera Jehoshafatu iheo; nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩgĩa na indo nyingĩ na agĩtĩĩka mũno.
Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdome in his hande, and all Iudah brought presents to Iehoshaphat, so that he had of riches and honour in abundance.
6 Nĩerutĩire na ngoro yake kũrũmĩrĩra mĩthiĩre ya Jehova; na makĩria ma ũguo, agĩtharia kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru o na itugĩ cia Ashera, agĩcieheria Juda.
And he lift vp his heart vnto the wayes of the Lord, and he tooke away moreouer the hie places and the groues out of Iudah.
7 Mwaka wa gatatũ wa wathani wake nĩatũmire anene ake, na nĩo Beni-Haili, na Obadia, na Zekaria, na Nethaneli, na Mikaia makarutane matũũra-inĩ ma Juda.
And in the thirde yere of his reigne he sent his princes, Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethaneel, and Michaiah, that they should teach in the cities of Iudah,
8 Hamwe nao kwarĩ na Alawii nao nĩ, Shemaia, na Nethania, na Zebadia, na Asaheli, na Shemiramothu, na Jehonathani, na Adonija, na Tobija, na Tobu-Adonija, na athĩnjĩri-Ngai Elishama na Jehoramu.
And with them Leuites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehonathan, and Adoniiah, and Tobiiah, and Tob-adoniiah, Leuites, and with the Elishama and Iehoram Priestes.
9 Nao makĩrutana Juda guothe, magathiiaga na Ibuku rĩa Watho wa Jehova; magĩthiũrũrũka matũũra-inĩ mothe ma Juda makĩrutaga andũ watho.
And they taught in Iudah, and had the booke of the Lawe of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Iudah, and taught the people.
10 Ũhoro wa gwĩtigĩra Jehova ũkĩiyũra mothamaki-inĩ mothe marĩa maathiũrũrũkĩirie Juda, nĩ ũndũ ũcio matiigana kũrũa na Jehoshafatu.
And the feare of the Lord fell vpon all the kingdomes of ye lands that were round about Iudah, and they fought not against Iehoshaphat.
11 Nao Afilisti amwe makĩrehera Jehoshafatu iheo, na makĩrehe betha arĩ igooti, nao Arabu makĩmũrehere ndũũru cia mbũri: ndũrũme 7,700 na mbũri 7,700.
Also some of the Philistims brought Iehoshaphat giftes and tribute siluer, and the Arabians brought him flockes, seuen thousande and seuen hundreth rammes, and seuen thousande and seuen hundreth hee goates.
12 Jehoshafatu agĩkĩrĩrĩria kũgĩa na hinya mũno; agĩaka matũũra manene magitĩre na matũũra ma makũmbĩ kũu Juda,
So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.
13 na nĩarĩ na indo nyingĩ matũũra-inĩ macio ma Juda. Agĩcooka akĩiga thigari iria ciooĩ wega ũhoro wa mbaara kũu Jerusalemu.
And he had great workes in the cities of Iudah, and men of warre, and valiant men in Ierusalem.
14 Rĩandĩkithia rĩao, kũringana na nyũmba ciao, rĩatariĩ ta ũũ: Kuuma Juda, anene a ikundi cia 1,000: Adina nĩwe warĩ mũnene wao, aarĩ na andũ 300,000 a kũrũa;
And these are the nombers of them after the house of their fathers, In Iudah were captaines of thousands, Adnah the captaine, and with him of valiant men three hundreth thousande.
15 ũrĩa wamũrũmĩrĩire nĩ Jehohanani, na aarĩ na thigari 280,000;
And at his hande Iehohanan a captaine, and with him two hundreth and fourescore thousande.
16 wa gatatũ aarĩ Amasia mũrũ wa Zikiri, ũrĩa werutĩire gũtungata Jehova, na aarĩ na thigari 200,000.
And at his hande Amasiah the sonne of Zichri, which willingly offered him selfe vnto the Lord, and with him two hundreth thousand valiant men.
17 Kuuma Benjamini nĩ: Eliada, mũthigari njamba, na aarĩ na andũ 200,000 arĩa maarĩ na mota na ngo;
And of Beniamin, Eliada a valiant man, and with him armed men with bowe and shielde two hundreth thousand.
18 ũrĩa wamũrũmĩrĩire nĩ Jehozabadu, na aarĩ na andũ 180,000 arĩa maarĩ na indo cia mbaara.
And at his hand Iehozabad, and with him an hundreth and fourescore thousand armed to the warre.
19 Acio nĩo andũ arĩa maatungatagĩra mũthamaki, o hamwe na arĩa angĩ aigĩte matũũra-inĩ manene marĩa mairigĩirwo na thingo cia hinya kũu Juda guothe.
These waited on the King, besides those which the King put in the strong cities thoroughout all Iudah.
