< 2 Maũndũ 24 >

1 Na rĩrĩ, Joashu aarĩ wa mĩaka mũgwanja rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna. Nyina eetagwo Zibia na oimĩte Birishiba.
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.
2 Joashu nĩekire maũndũ marĩa maagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova mĩaka-inĩ yothe ya Jehoiada ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai.
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3 Jehoiada akĩmũthuurĩra atumia eerĩ, nake agĩciara aanake na airĩtu.
Jehoiada took for himself two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
4 Thuutha ũcio Joashu agĩtua itua rĩa gũcookereria hekarũ ya Jehova.
Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD.
5 Agĩĩta athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii hamwe, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi matũũra-inĩ ma Juda mũnganie mbeeca iria ciagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũrĩhwo o mwaka kuuma Isiraeli cia gũcookereria hekarũ ya Ngai wanyu. Ĩkai ũndũ ũcio o rĩu.” No Alawii matiigana gwĩka ũndũ ũcio narua.
So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki agĩĩta Jehoiada mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ kĩgirĩtie wĩre Alawii marehe igooti rĩa kuuma Juda na Jerusalemu rĩrĩa rĩatuanĩirwo nĩ Musa ndungata ya Jehova o na kĩũngano kĩa Isiraeli nĩ ũndũ wa Hema ya Ũira?”
So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”
7 Na rĩrĩ, ariũ a Athalia, mũtumia ũcio mwaganu, nĩ mabunjĩte hekarũ ya Ngai, o na makahũthĩra indo iria nyamũre na maũndũ ma Baali.
For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.
8 Mũthamaki nĩathanire, nao andũ magĩthondeka ithandũkũ na makĩrĩiga nja, hau kĩhingo-inĩ kĩa hekarũ ya Jehova.
At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.
9 Nao nĩmahunjanĩirie kũu Juda na Jerusalemu atĩ nĩmagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũrehe igooti rĩa Jehova rĩrĩa Musa ndungata ya Ngai oigire arĩ werũ-inĩ atĩ rĩrutagwo nĩ Isiraeli.
And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.
10 Anene othe na andũ othe nĩmarehire maruta mao makenete, makĩmekĩra ithandũkũ o nginya rĩkĩiyũra.
All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full.
11 Rĩrĩa rĩothe ithandũkũ rĩarehagwo kũrĩ anene a mũthamaki nĩ Alawii, na mona atĩ rĩrĩ na mbeeca nyingĩ, mwandĩki wa nyũmba ya ũthamaki na mũnene ũrĩa wathuurĩtwo nĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, mookaga makoonoria ithandũkũ rĩu, na makarĩcookia harĩa rĩaigagwo. Meekaga ũguo o ihinda, kwa ihinda, na makĩũngania mbeeca nyingĩ mũno.
Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
12 Nao mũthamaki na Jehoiada magĩcinengera andũ arĩa maarutire wĩra ũrĩa wendekanaga nĩ ũndũ wa hekarũ ya Jehova. Makĩandĩka mabundi a mahiga na a mbaũ nĩguo macookererie hekarũ ya Jehova, o na makĩandĩka aruti a wĩra wa igera o na a gĩcango nĩguo macookererie hekarũ.
Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
13 Andũ arĩa maarũgamagĩrĩra wĩra maarĩ na kĩyo, naguo wĩra wa gũcookereria hekarũ ũgĩthiĩ na mbere wega ũrũgamĩrĩirwo nĩo. Magĩaka hekarũ ya Ngai rĩngĩ o ta ũrĩa mũhano wayo wa mbere watariĩ, na makĩmĩaka ĩ nũmu mũno.
So the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it.
14 Rĩrĩa maarĩkirie kũmĩaka, makĩrehera mũthamaki na Jehoiada mbeeca icio ingĩ, nacio igĩtũmĩrwo gũthondeka indo cia hekarũ ya Jehova: indo cia wĩra na cia maruta ma njino, o na magĩthondeka thaani na indo ingĩ cia thahabu na cia betha. Rĩrĩa rĩothe Jehoiada aarĩ muoyo-rĩ, maruta ma njino maarutagwo marũmanĩrĩirio hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova.
When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada to make with it the articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
15 Na rĩrĩ, Jehoiada aarĩ mũkũrũ, na akaingĩhia mĩaka, nake agĩkua arĩ wa mĩaka 130.
When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130.
16 Aathikirwo kũrĩa athamaki maathikĩtwo Itũũra-inĩ Inene rĩa Daudi, tondũ wa wega ũrĩa ekĩte Isiraeli nĩ ũndũ wa Ngai na hekarũ yake.
And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
17 Thuutha wa gĩkuũ kĩa Jehoiada, anene a Juda magĩũka kũgeithia mũthamaki, nake agĩkĩmathikĩrĩria.
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
18 Nao magĩtiganĩria hekarũ ya Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao, na makĩhooya itugĩ cia Ashera na mĩhianano. Tondũ wa wĩhia wao-rĩ, marakara ma Ngai magĩkinyĩra Juda na Jerusalemu.
They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.
19 O na gũtuĩka Jehova nĩatũmire anabii kũrĩ andũ nĩguo mamacookie kũrĩ we-rĩ, na o na aakorwo nĩmarutire ũira wa kũmookĩrĩra-rĩ, matiigana kũmaigua.
Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them; but they would not listen.
20 Ningĩ Roho wa Ngai ũgĩkinyĩrĩra Zekaria mũrũ wa Jehoiada ũrĩa warĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai. Akĩrũgama mbere ya andũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Ngai ekuuga, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mũremere watho wa Jehova? Inyuĩ mũtingĩgaacĩra. Tondũ nĩmũtiganĩirie Jehova, o nake nĩamũtiganĩirie.’”
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
21 No makĩgĩa ndundu mamũũkĩrĩre, nao maathĩtwo nĩ mũthamaki-rĩ, makĩmũhũũra na mahiga nyuguto, agĩkuĩra o nja-inĩ ya hekarũ ya Jehova.
But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
22 Nake Mũthamaki Joashu ndaigana kũririkana ũtaana ũrĩa Jehoiada, ithe wa Zekaria, aamuonetie no nĩ kũũraga ooragire mũrũwe, ũrĩa woigire atĩrĩ agĩkua, “Jehova aroona ũndũ ũyũ na akũrĩhie.”
Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
23 Mũthia-inĩ wa mwaka, mbũtũ ya ita ya Suriata ĩgĩthiĩ gũtharĩkĩra Joashu; ĩkĩhũũra Juda na Jerusalemu, na ĩkĩũraga atongoria othe a andũ. Magĩtũma indo ciothe iria maatahĩte kũrĩ mũthamaki wao kũu Dameski.
In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
24 O na gũtuĩka mbũtũ ya ita ya Asuriata yokĩte o na andũ anini, Jehova nĩaneanire mbũtũ nene ya ita moko-inĩ mayo. Tondũ andũ a Juda nĩmatiganĩirie Jehova, Ngai wa maithe mao, Joashu agĩkinyĩrio ituĩro rĩake.
Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
25 Rĩrĩa Asuriata meeherire-rĩ, magĩtiga Joashu agurarĩtio mũno. Anene ake makĩgĩa ndundu mamũũkĩrĩre nĩ ũndũ wa kũũraga mũriũ wa Jehoiada ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, nao makĩmũũragĩra gĩtanda-inĩ gĩake. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩkua na agĩthikwo Itũũra-inĩ Inene rĩa Daudi, no ndaathikirwo mbĩrĩra-inĩ cia athamaki.
And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
26 Arĩa maagĩire ndundu mamũũkĩrĩre maarĩ Zabadi mũrũ wa Shimeathu mũndũ-wa-nja Mũamoni, na Jehozabadu mũrũ wa Shimurithu mũndũ-wa-nja Mũmoabi.
Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
27 Ũhoro wa ariũ ake na morathi maingĩ maamũkoniĩ, na maandĩko makoniĩ gũcookererio kwa hekarũ ya Ngai maandĩkĩtwo thĩinĩ wa ibuku rĩa ũtaũranĩri rĩa athamaki. Nake mũriũ Amazia agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.
The accounts of the sons of Joash, as well as the many pronouncements about him and about the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.

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