2 Maũndũ 34
1 Josia aarĩ wa mĩaka ĩnana rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ũmwe.
Josiah was eight years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
2 Nake agĩĩka maũndũ marĩa maagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, na agathiiaga na mĩthiĩre ya ithe Daudi ategũkerũra na mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho.
And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and he walked in the ways of his father David. He did not turn away, neither to the right, nor to the left.
3 Mwaka wa ĩnana wa wathani wake, arĩ o mũnini, akĩambĩrĩria kũrongooria Ngai wa ithe Daudi. Mwaka wa ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ, akĩambĩrĩria gũtheria Juda na Jerusalemu na ũndũ wa kweheria kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na itugĩ cia Ashera, na mĩhianano mĩacũhie, na mĩhiano ya gũtwekio.
Now in the eighth year of his reign, when he was still a boy, he began to seek the God of his father David. And in the twelfth year after he had begun to reign, he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the sacred groves, and the idols, and the graven images.
4 Nake agĩathana na agĩtigĩrĩra atĩ igongona cia Baali nĩciamomorwo; agĩtinangia icunjĩ igongona cia ũbumba iria ciarĩ igũrũ rĩacio, na akĩhehenjithia itugĩ cia Ashera, na mĩhianano ya gwacũhio o na ya gũtwekio. Mĩhianano ĩyo akĩmiunanga, ĩgĩthĩo ĩgĩtuĩka rũkũngũ, na akĩrũhurunja igũrũ rĩa mbĩrĩra cia arĩa maacirutagĩra magongona.
And in his sight, they destroyed the altars of the Baals, and they demolished the idols which had been set upon them. And then he cut down the sacred groves and crushed the graven images. And he scattered the fragments upon the tombs of those who had been accustomed to immolate to them.
5 Nake agĩcinithĩria mahĩndĩ ma athĩnjĩri-ngai a Baali igongona-inĩ ciao, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtheria Juda na Jerusalemu.
And after that, he burned the bones of the priests upon the altars of the idols. And so did he cleanse Judah and Jerusalem.
6 Ũguo noguo eekire matũũra-inĩ ma Manase, na Efiraimu, na Simeoni o nginya Nafitali, o na kũrĩa kwanangĩku kwamarigiicĩirie,
Then too, in the cities of Manasseh, and of Ephraim, and of Simeon, even to Naphtali, he overturned everything.
7 akĩmomora igongona na itugĩ cia Ashera, nayo mĩhianano akĩmĩhehenjithia ĩgĩtuĩka mũtutu, na agĩtinangia igongona cia ũbumba ciothe iria ciarĩ Isiraeli guothe igĩtuĩka icunjĩ. Agĩcooka Jerusalemu.
And when he had destroyed the altars and the sacred groves, and had broken the idols to pieces, and when all the profane shrines had been demolished from the entire land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
8 Mwaka wa ikũmi na ĩnana wa wathani wa Josia, aarĩkia gũtheria bũrũri na hekarũ, agĩtũma Shafani mũrũ wa Azalia, na Maaseia ũrĩa warĩ mwathi wa itũũra inene, marĩ na Joa mũrũ wa Joahazu, ũrĩa warĩ mwandĩki, magacookererie hekarũ ya Jehova Ngai wake.
And so, in the eighteenth year of his reign, having now cleansed the land and the temple of the Lord, he sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah, the ruler of the city, and Joah, the son of Joahaz, the historian, to repair the house of the Lord his God.
9 Magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Hilikia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, makĩmũne mbeeca iria ciarehetwo hekarũ-inĩ ya Ngai, iria Alawii arĩa maarĩ aikaria a mĩrango moonganĩtie kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Manase, na Efiraimu, na matigari mothe ma andũ a Isiraeli, na kuuma kũrĩ andũ othe a Juda na Benjamini, na andũ arĩa maatũũraga Jerusalemu.
And they went to Hilkiah, the high priest. And having accepted from him the money which had been brought into the house of the Lord, and which the Levites and porters had gathered together from Manasseh, and Ephraim, and the entire remnant of Israel, and also from all of Judah, and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
10 Ningĩ magĩciĩhokera andũ arĩa maathuurĩtwo a kũrũgamĩrĩra wĩra wa hekarũ ya Jehova. Nao andũ acio makĩrĩha aruti a wĩra arĩa maathondekete na magacookereria hekarũ.
they delivered it into the hands of those who were in charge of the workers in the house of the Lord, so that they might repair the temple, and restore whatever was weak.
11 O na ningĩ nĩmaheire atharamara na aaki mbeeca cia kũgũra mahiga maicũhie, na mbaũ cia mĩratho, na mĩgamba ya kũrũgamia mĩako ĩrĩa athamaki a Juda maarekereirie ĩmomoke.
And they gave it to the artisans and the stoneworkers, so that they might buy stones from the quarries, and wood for the joints of the building and for the upper floors of the houses, which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
12 Andũ acio nĩmarutire wĩra marĩ na wĩhokeku. Andũ arĩa maamarũgamĩrĩire maarĩ Jahathu na Obadia, Alawii a rũciaro rwa Merari, na Zekaria na Meshulamu a rũciaro rwa Kohathu. Alawii acio othe maarĩ na ũũgĩ wa kũhũũra inanda,
And they did everything faithfully. Now the overseers of the workers were Jahath and Obadiah, from the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, from the sons of Kohath, who were supervising the work. All were Levites who knew how to play musical instruments.
13 nĩo maarũgamagĩrĩra aruti a wĩra, na makaroraga aruti othe a wĩra kuuma wĩra ũmwe nginya ũrĩa ũngĩ. Alawii amwe maarĩ aigi a maũndũ marĩa maandĩke, na aandĩki-marũa, na aikaria a mĩrango.
Truly, scribes and teachers, from among the Levites who were porters, were over those who were carrying burdens for various uses.
14 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa moimagia mbeeca iria ciatwarĩtwo thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akĩona Ibuku rĩa Watho wa Jehova ũrĩa waheanĩtwo nĩ Musa.
And when they carried out the money that had been brought into the temple of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
15 Hilikia akĩĩra Shafani ũrĩa mwandĩki atĩrĩ, “Nĩndona Ibuku rĩa Watho thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova.” Akĩrĩnengera Shafani.
And he said to Shaphan, the scribe: “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” And he delivered it to him.
16 Nake Shafani agĩtwarĩra mũthamaki ibuku rĩu na akĩmũhe ũhoro, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Anene aku nĩmararuta wĩra wothe ũrĩa maheetwo.
Then he took the volume to the king, and he reported to him, saying: “Behold, everything that you entrusted to your servants is completed.
17 Nĩmarĩkĩtie kũrĩha mbeeca iria iraarĩ thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, na magacitiga irĩ moko-inĩ ma arũgamĩrĩri o na aruti a wĩra.”
They have melted together the silver that was found in the house of the Lord. And it has been given to the overseers of the artisans and craftsmen for various works.
18 Nake Shafani ũcio mwandĩki akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩanengera ibuku.” Nake Shafani agĩthoma ibuku rĩu arĩ mbere ya mũthamaki.
After this, Hilkiah the priest gave to me this book.” And when he had read it in the presence of the king,
19 Rĩrĩa mũthamaki aiguire ciugo icio cia Watho-rĩ, agĩtembũranga nguo ciake.
and he had heard the words of the law, he tore his garments.
20 Nake agĩatha Hilikia, na Ahikamu mũrũ wa Shafani, na Abudoni mũrũ wa Mika, na Shafani ũrĩa mwandĩki, na Asaia ndungata ya mũthamaki, akĩmeera atĩrĩ:
And he instructed Hilkiah, and Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Abdon, the son of Micah, and also Shaphan, the scribe, and Asaiah, the servant of the king, saying:
21 “Thiĩi kũrĩ Jehova mũkanduĩrĩrie ũhoro niĩ na matigari ma Isiraeli na Juda ũrĩa ũhoro ũyũ mwandĩke ibuku-inĩ rĩĩrĩ rĩrĩkĩtie kuoneka ũtariĩ. Marakara ma Ngai nĩ manene marĩa tũitĩrĩirio nĩ ũndũ maithe maitũ matiarũmirie kiugo kĩa Jehova, na matiĩkĩte kũringana na ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩĩrĩ.”
“Go, and pray to the Lord for me, and for the remnant of Israel and Judah, concerning all the words of this book, which has been found. For the great fury of the Lord has rained down upon us, because our fathers did not keep the words of the Lord, to do all that has been written in this volume.”
22 Hilikia na arĩa mũthamaki aatũmĩte hamwe nake magĩthiĩ makĩaria na Hulida, mũnabii mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa warĩ mũtumia wa Shalumu mũrũ wa Tokihathu mũrũ wa Hasira ũrĩa wamenyagĩrĩra nguo cia mũthamaki. Aatũũraga Jerusalemu, kũu Rũgongo rwa Keerĩ.
Therefore, Hilkiah, and those who had been sent with him by the king, went to Huldah, the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the vestments. She was living in Jerusalem, in the second part. And they spoke to her the words which we explained above.
23 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: Ĩrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũmũtũmire kũrĩ niĩ atĩrĩ,
And she responded to them: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell the man who sent you to me:
24 ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Nĩngũrehe mwanangĩko kũndũ gũkũ na kũrĩ andũ akuo, irumi ciothe iria nyandĩke ibuku-inĩ rĩrĩa rĩathomwo mbere ya mũthamaki wa Juda.
Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will lead in evils over this place, and over its inhabitants, with all the curses that have been written in this book, which they have read before the king of Judah.
25 Tondũ nĩmandirikĩte, na magacinĩra ngai ingĩ ũbumba, na makandakaria nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhianano yothe ĩrĩa mathondekete na moko mao, marakara makwa nĩmegũitĩrĩrio kũndũ gũkũ na matingĩhoreka.’
For they have abandoned me, and they have sacrificed to foreign gods, so that they provoked me to wrath by all the works of their hands. Therefore, my fury will rain down upon this place, and it will not be extinguished.
26 Ĩrai mũthamaki wa Juda ũrĩa ũmũtũmĩte mũũke mũtuĩrie ũhoro kũrĩ Jehova atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ, ũhoro wĩgiĩ ciugo iria ũiguĩte:
To the king of Judah, who sent you to petition before the Lord, so shall you speak: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Since you listened to the words of this volume,
27 Tondũ ngoro yaku nĩyaherire, na ũkĩĩnyiihĩria Ngai rĩrĩa waiguire ũhoro ũrĩa njarĩtie wa gũũkĩrĩra kũndũ gũkũ o na andũ akuo, na tondũ nĩwenyiihirie mbere yakwa, na ũgĩtembũranga nguo ciaku, na ũkĩrĩra ũrĩ mbere yakwa-rĩ, nĩngũiguĩte, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
and your heart was softened, and you humbled yourself in the sight of God concerning these things which have been said against this place and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and since, revering my face, you have torn your garments, and have wept before me: I also have heeded you, says the Lord.
28 Na rĩrĩ, nĩngagũcookanĩrĩria hamwe na maithe maku, na nĩũgathikwo na thayũ. Maitho maku matikoona mwanangĩko ũrĩa ngaarehe kũndũ gũkũ, o na ndehere arĩa matũũraga gũkũ.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩcookeria mũthamaki ũhoro ũcio.
For now I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be brought into your sepulcher in peace. Neither shall your eyes see all the evil that I will lead in, over this place and over its inhabitants.” And so they took back to the king all that she had said.
29 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩtũmanĩra athuuri othe a Juda na a Jerusalemu mongane hamwe.
And he, calling together all those greater by birth of Judah and Jerusalem,
30 Nake akĩambata agĩthiĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova arĩ hamwe na andũ a Juda, na andũ a Jerusalemu, na athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii na andũ othe kuuma ũrĩa mũnini mũno nginya ũrĩa mũnene mũno. Mũthamaki agĩthoma ciugo ciothe cia Ibuku rĩa Kĩrĩkanĩro, rĩrĩa rĩonekete hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, makĩiguaga.
ascended to the house of the Lord, united with all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites, and all the people, from the least even to the greatest. And in their hearing, in the house of the Lord, the king read all the words of the volume.
31 Mũthamaki akĩrũgama gĩtugĩ-inĩ gĩake na akĩerũhia kĩrĩkanĩro arĩ mbere ya Jehova, atĩ nĩarĩrũmagĩrĩra Jehova na arũmie maathani make, na mawatho make, o na kĩrĩra kĩa watho wake wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo na ngoro yake yothe na muoyo wake wothe, na aathĩkagĩre ciugo cia kĩrĩkanĩro iria ciandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩu.
And standing up at his tribunal, he struck a covenant before the Lord, so that he would walk after him, and would keep his precepts and testimonies and justifications, with his whole heart and with his whole soul, and so that he would do the things that were written in that volume, which he had read.
32 Ningĩ agĩtũma andũ othe arĩa maarĩ Jerusalemu na Benjamini meetoonyie kĩrĩkanĩro-inĩ kĩu; nao andũ a Jerusalemu magĩĩka ũguo kũringana na ũrĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Ngai, o we Ngai wa maithe mao, gĩatariĩ.
Also, concerning this, he bound by oath all who had been found in Jerusalem and Benjamin. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accord with the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers.
33 Josia akĩeheria mĩhianano yothe ĩrĩa yarĩ magigi kuuma bũrũri wothe wa andũ a Isiraeli, na agĩtũma andũ arĩa othe maarĩ Isiraeli matungatĩre Jehova Ngai wao. Rĩrĩa rĩothe aarĩ muoyo-rĩ, matiigana gũtiga kũrũmĩrĩra Jehova, o we Ngai wa maithe mao.
Therefore, Josiah took away all the abominations from all the regions of the sons of Israel. And he caused all who were remaining in Israel to serve the Lord their God. During all his days, they did not withdraw from the Lord, the God of their fathers.
