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.
Seven years old, was Joash when he began to reign, and, forty years, reigned he, in Jerusalem, —and, the name of his mother, was Zibiah, of Beersheba.
2 Joashu nĩekire maũndũ marĩa maagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova mĩaka-inĩ yothe ya Jehoiada ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai.
And Joash did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh, -all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3 Jehoiada akĩmũthuurĩra atumia eerĩ, nake agĩciara aanake na airĩtu.
And Jehoiada took for him two wives, —and he begat sons and daughters.
4 Thuutha ũcio Joashu agĩtua itua rĩa gũcookereria hekarũ ya Jehova.
And it came to pass, after this, that it was near the heart of Joash to renew the house of Yahweh.
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 together the priests and the Levites, and said unto them—Go ye out unto the cities of Judah, and gather out of all Israel silver to repair the house of your God, year by year, and, ye, shall hasten the matter, —but the Levites hastened it not.
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?”
Then the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites, to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses the servant of Yahweh, and of the convocation of Israel, —for the tent of 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, as for Athaliah the Lawless, her sons, brake up the House of God, —moreover, all the hallowed things of the house of Yahweh, offered they unto the Baalim.
8 Mũthamaki nĩathanire, nao andũ magĩthondeka ithandũkũ na makĩrĩiga nja, hau kĩhingo-inĩ kĩa hekarũ ya Jehova.
So the king bade [them], and they made a certain chest, —and set it in the gate of the house of Yahweh, outside.
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 they made a proclamation, throughout Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in unto Yahweh the tribute of Moses the servant of God, laid upon Israel in the desert.
10 Anene othe na andũ othe nĩmarehire maruta mao makenete, makĩmekĩra ithandũkũ o nginya rĩkĩiyũra.
And all the rulers and all the people rejoiced, —and brought in and cast into the chest, until they had finished.
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.
And it came to pass, what time the chest was brought into the office of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they had seen that abundant was the silver, that the scribe of the king came in, and the officer of the chief priest, and they emptied the chest, and bare it, and put it back in its place, —thus, they did, day by day, and collected silver, 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.
and the king and Jehoiada gave it unto such as were doing the work of labouring upon the house of Yahweh, and they were hiring masons and carpenters, to renew the house of Yahweh, —moreover also, such as were fashioners of iron and bronze, to repair the house of Yahweh.
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 doers of the work wrought, and the work of restoration went forward, in their hand, —and they caused the house of God to stand forth according to its due proportions, and made it strong.
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.
And, when they had finished, they brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the silver, and he made it into utensils for the house of Yahweh, utensils of attendance, and bowls and spoons, even utensils of gold and silver. Then were they offering ascending-sacrifices in the house of Yahweh, continually, all the days of Jehoiada.
15 Na rĩrĩ, Jehoiada aarĩ mũkũrũ, na akaingĩhia mĩaka, nake agĩkua arĩ wa mĩaka 130.
But Jehoiada waxed old and became satisfied with days, and died, —a hundred and thirty years old, when he died.
16 Aathikirwo kũrĩa athamaki maathikĩtwo Itũũra-inĩ Inene rĩa Daudi, tondũ wa wega ũrĩa ekĩte Isiraeli nĩ ũndũ wa Ngai na hekarũ yake.
And they buried him in the city of David, with the kings, —because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and his house.
17 Thuutha wa gĩkuũ kĩa Jehoiada, anene a Juda magĩũka kũgeithia mũthamaki, nake agĩkĩmathikĩrĩria.
Now, after the death of Jehoiada, came the rulers of Judah, and bowed themselves down unto the king, —then, hearkened the king unto 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.
And they forsook the house of Yahweh, God of their fathers, and served the Sacred Stems, and the images, —so there was wrath against Judah and Jerusalem, for this their guilt.
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.
And he sent among them prophets, to bring them back unto Yahweh, —and they testified against them, but they would not give ear.
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.’”
And, the spirit of God, clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he took his stand above the people, —and said unto them, Thus, saith God, Wherefore are, ye, transgressing the commandments of Yahweh, so that ye cannot prosper, because ye have forsaken Yahweh, therefore hath he forsaken you.
21 No makĩgĩa ndundu mamũũkĩrĩre, nao maathĩtwo nĩ mũthamaki-rĩ, makĩmũhũũra na mahiga nyuguto, agĩkuĩra o nja-inĩ ya hekarũ ya Jehova.
So they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, by the commandment of the king, —in the court of the house of Yahweh.
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 Joash the king, remembered not, the lovingkindness which Jehoiada his father had done for him, but slew his son, —and, as he died, he said, Yahweh see and require!
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.
And it came to pass, when the year had gone round, that the force of Syria came up against him, and they entered Judah, and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the rulers of the people, from among the people, —and, all the spoil of them, sent they unto the king of 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, with a comparatively few men, came the force of Syria, yet, Yahweh, delivered into their hand an exceeding large force, —because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers, —and, upon Joash, executed they judgments.
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 they had departed from him, for they left him with sore diseases, his own servants conspired against him, for the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him upon his bed, and he died, —and, though they buried him in the city of David, yet did they not bury him in the sepulchres 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.
Now, these, are they that conspired against him, —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.
But, as for his sons, and the greatness of the oracle on him, and the foundation of the house of God, lo! there they are written, in the commentary of the Book of Kings, —and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
