2 Maũndũ 32
1 Na rĩrĩ, thuutha wa maũndũ marĩa mothe Hezekia ekĩte na wĩhokeku, Senakeribu mũthamaki wa Ashuri agĩũka agĩtharĩkĩra Juda. Nake agĩthiũrũrũkĩria matũũra manene marĩa mairigĩirwo na thingo cia hinya eeciirĩtie kũmahoota matuĩke make.
After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, entered into Judah, encamped against the fortified cities, and intended to win them for himself.
2 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Hezekia onire atĩ Senakeribu nĩoka na atĩ muoroto wake warĩ kũhũũra Jerusalemu,
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he was planning to fight against Jerusalem,
3 magĩciira na anene ake o na atongoria a thigari cia ita ũrĩa mekũhingĩrĩria maaĩ kuuma ithima-inĩ cia nja ya itũũra inene, nao makĩmũteithia.
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city, and they helped him.
4 Kĩrĩndĩ kĩnene kĩa andũ gĩkĩũngana, nakĩo gĩkĩhinga ithima ciothe na tũrũũĩ tũrĩa twathereragĩra bũrũri-inĩ. Makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Athamaki a Ashuri-rĩ, megũka makore maaĩ maingĩ ũũ nĩkĩ?”
Then many people gathered together and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the middle of the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find abundant water?”
5 Ningĩ akĩruta wĩra mũingĩ wa gũcookereria rũthingo kũrĩa guothe rwamomoretwo, na agĩaka mĩthiringo mĩraihu na igũrũ rĩa ruo. Agĩaka rũthingo rũngĩ nja ya rũu, nacio ngĩĩka iria ciarũgamĩtie Itũũra rĩa Daudi agĩcinyiitia. O na agĩthondeka indo cia mbaara nyingĩ, o hamwe na ngo.
He took courage, built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, with the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in David’s city, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
6 Agĩthuura anene a mbũtũ cia ita marũgamĩrĩre andũ, na agĩtũma mongane mbere yake nja-inĩ ya kĩhingo gĩa itũũra inene, nake akĩmomĩrĩria na ciugo ici:
He set captains of war over the people, gathered them together to him in the wide place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,
7 “Gĩai na hinya na mũũmĩrĩrie. Mũtigetigĩre, kana mũkue ngoro nĩ ũndũ wa mũthamaki wa Ashuri na mbũtũ nene ya ita ĩrĩa arĩ nayo, nĩgũkorwo tũrĩ na hinya mũnene mũno gũkĩra ũrĩa arĩ naguo.
“Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude who is with him; for there is a greater one with us than with him.
8 Kĩrĩa we arĩ nakĩo no hinya wa mwĩrĩ; no ithuĩ tũrĩ na Jehova Ngai witũ, na nĩegũtũteithia, na arũe mbaara ciitũ.” Nao andũ makĩũmĩrĩria kuumana na ciugo iria Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda oigire.
An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9 Thuutha ũcio, rĩrĩa Senakeribu mũthamaki wa Ashuri na mbũtũ ciake ciothe maathiũrũrũkĩirie Lakishi, agĩtũma anene ake Jerusalemu matwarĩre Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda, o na andũ othe a Juda arĩa maarĩ kuo, ndũmĩrĩri ĩno:
After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was attacking Lachish, and all his forces were with him), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying,
10 “Ũũ nĩguo Senakeribu mũthamaki wa Ashuri ekuuga: Mũrutĩte ũmĩrĩru wanyu kũ, nĩguo mũikare Jerusalemu, kũndũ gũthiũrũrũkĩrie?
Sennacherib king of Assyria says, “In whom do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?
11 Rĩrĩa Hezekia ekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova Ngai witũ nĩegũtũhonokia guoko-inĩ kwa mũthamaki wa Suriata,’ nĩaramũhĩtithia, atũme mũkue nĩ ngʼaragu na nyoota.
Doesn’t Hezekiah persuade you to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, ‘Yahweh our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria’?
12 Githĩ Hezekia we mwene ndeheririe kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru kwa ngai ĩyo, o na akĩeheria igongona ciayo, na akĩĩra Juda na Jerusalemu atĩrĩ, ‘No nginya mũhooere kĩgongona-inĩ kĩmwe na mũcinagĩre magongona ho’?
Hasn’t the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You shall worship before one altar, and you shall burn incense on it’?
13 “Kaĩ mũtooĩ ũrĩa niĩ na maithe maitũ twĩkĩte andũ othe a mabũrũri marĩa mangĩ? Nacio ngai cia ndũrĩrĩ icio-rĩ, nĩciakĩhotire o na rĩ kũgitĩra bũrũri wao kuuma moko-inĩ makwa?
Don’t you know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands in any way able to deliver their land out of my hand?
14 Nĩ ngai ĩrĩkũ ya icio cia ndũrĩrĩ iria cianangirwo nĩ maithe makwa yahotire kũhonokia andũ ayo kuuma kũrĩ niĩ? Gwakĩhoteka atĩa ngai yanyu ĩmũgitĩre kuuma guoko-inĩ gwakwa?
Who was there among all the gods of those nations which my fathers utterly destroyed that could deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of my hand?
15 Tondũ ũcio-rĩ, mũtigetĩkĩrie Hezekia amũheenie na amũhĩtithie ũguo. Mũtikamwĩtĩkie, nĩgũkorwo gũtirĩ ngai ya rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki o na ũrĩkũ ĩrĩ yahota kũhonokia andũ ayo kuuma guoko-inĩ gwakwa kana kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa maithe makwa! To ngai yanyu ĩngĩkĩhota kũmũhonokia kuuma guoko-inĩ gwakwa!”
Now therefore don’t let Hezekiah deceive you nor persuade you in this way. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand?”
16 Ndungata cia Senakeribu igĩthiĩ o na mbere kwaria mĩario ya gũũkĩrĩra Jehova Ngai o na gũũkĩrĩra ndungata yake Hezekia.
His servants spoke yet more against Yahweh God and against his servant Hezekiah.
17 Ningĩ mũthamaki akĩandĩka marũa ma kũruma Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli akĩmũũkĩrĩra, akiuga atĩrĩ, “O ta ũrĩa ngai cia ndũrĩrĩ cia mabũrũri marĩa mangĩ itaahotire kũhonokia andũ acio kuuma guoko-inĩ gwakwa-rĩ, noguo ngai ya Hezekia ĩtekũhota kũhonokia andũ ayo kuuma moko-inĩ makwa.”
He also wrote letters insulting Yahweh, the God of Israel, and speaking against him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my hand.”
18 Ningĩ makĩanĩrĩra na Kĩhibirania kũrĩ andũ a Jerusalemu arĩa maarĩ rũthingo igũrũ, nĩguo mamamakie na mamekĩre guoya nĩgeetha menyiitĩre itũũra rĩu inene.
They called out with a loud voice in the Jews’ language to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them and to trouble them, that they might take the city.
19 Magĩkĩaria ũhoro wa Ngai wa Jerusalemu o ta ũrĩa maaragia ũhoro wa ngai cia andũ arĩa angĩ a thĩ, o iria ciathondeketwo na moko ma andũ.
They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men’s hands.
20 Mũthamaki Hezekia na mũnabii Isaia mũrũ wa Amozu makĩhooya manĩrĩire magĩkaĩra ũrĩa ũrĩ igũrũ nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoro ũcio.
Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
21 Nake Jehova agĩtũma mũraika ũrĩa waniinire thigari ciothe cia mbaara na atongoria na anene arĩa maarĩ kambĩ-inĩ ya mũthamaki wa Ashuri. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Senakeribu akĩinũka gwake aconokete. Na rĩrĩa aatoonyire hekarũ ya ngai yake-rĩ, ariũ ake amwe makĩmũtemanga na rũhiũ rwa njora.
Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, the leaders, and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he had come into the house of his god, those who came out of his own body killed him there with the sword.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova akĩhonokia Hezekia na andũ a Jerusalemu kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa Senakeribu mũthamaki wa Ashuri, o na kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa andũ arĩa angĩ othe. Akĩmamenyerera mĩena-inĩ yothe.
Thus Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side.
23 Andũ aingĩ magĩtwarĩra Jehova indo cia maruta kũu Jerusalemu, na magĩtwarĩra Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda iheo cia goro. Kuuma hĩndĩ ĩyo agĩtuĩka mũndũ mũtĩĩku mũno nĩ ndũrĩrĩ ciothe.
Many brought gifts to Yahweh to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from then on.
24 Matukũ-inĩ macio-rĩ, Hezekia akĩrwara hakuhĩ akue. Akĩhooya Jehova, nake Jehova akĩmũigua na akĩmuonia kĩmenyithia kĩa mwanya.
In those days Hezekiah was terminally ill, and he prayed to Yahweh; and he spoke to him, and gave him a sign.
25 No rĩrĩ, ngoro ya Hezekia ĩkĩiyũrwo nĩ mwĩtĩĩo na akĩaga kũrũmbũiya ũtugi ũcio oonetio; nĩ ũndũ ũcio mangʼũrĩ ma Jehova makĩmũkora o na magĩkora Juda na Jerusalemu.
But Hezekiah didn’t reciprocate appropriate to the benefit done for him, because his heart was lifted up. Therefore there was wrath on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.
26 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Hezekia akĩĩrira mehia ma mwĩtĩĩo wa ngoro yake, o ta ũrĩa andũ a Jerusalemu meekire, nĩ ũndũ ũcio mangʼũrĩ ma Jehova makĩaga kũmakinyĩrĩra matukũ-inĩ ma Hezekia.
However, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that Yahweh’s wrath didn’t come on them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 Hezekia aarĩ na ũtonga mũingĩ mũno o na agatĩĩka, nake agĩaka makũmbĩ ma kũiga betha na thahabu, o na ma tũhiga twake twa goro, na mahuti manungi wega, na ngo, na indo ciothe cia bata.
Hezekiah had exceedingly great riches and honor. He provided himself with treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of valuable vessels;
28 O na ningĩ agĩaka makũmbĩ ma kũiga ngano yagethwo, na ma kũiga ndibei ya mũhihano, na maguta; na agĩaka ciugũ nĩ ũndũ wa ngʼombe na ndũũru cia ngʼondu.
also storehouses for the increase of grain, new wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of animals, and flocks in folds.
29 Nĩaakire tũtũũra na akĩgĩa na ndũũru nene cia ngʼondu na cia ngʼombe, nĩgũkorwo Ngai nĩamũheete ũtonga mũnene.
Moreover he provided for himself cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him abundant possessions.
30 Hezekia nĩwe wahingĩrĩirie Gĩthima kĩa Gihoni mwena wa rũgongo, na akĩroria maaĩ makĩo mwena wa ithũĩro wa Itũũra Inene rĩa Daudi. Akĩgaacĩra maũndũ-inĩ marĩa mothe eekire.
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of David’s city. Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
31 No rĩrĩa abarũthi maatũmirwo kũrĩ we nĩ aathani a Babuloni mamũũrie ũhoro wa rũũri rwa kĩmenyithia rũrĩa ruonekete bũrũri-inĩ-rĩ, Ngai akĩmũtiganĩria nĩguo amũgerie amenye maũndũ marĩa mothe maarĩ ngoro-inĩ yake.
However, concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him to test him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
32 Maũndũ marĩa mangĩ makoniĩ wathani wa Hezekia na wĩrutĩri wake nĩmandĩkĩtwo kĩoneki-inĩ kĩa mũnabii Isaia mũrũ wa Amozu, thĩinĩ wa ibuku rĩa athamaki a Juda na Isiraeli.
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
33 Hezekia akĩhurũka hamwe na maithe make na agĩthikwo kĩrĩma-inĩ kũrĩa mbĩrĩra cia andũ a rũciaro rwa Daudi ciarĩ. Nakuo Juda guothe na andũ a Jerusalemu makĩmũhe gĩtĩĩo aarĩkia gũkua. Nake mũriũ Manase agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.
Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent to the tombs of the sons of David. All Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem honored him at his death. Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
