2 Maũndũ 34
1 Josia aarĩ wa mĩaka ĩnana rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ũmwe.
Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one and thirty 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 that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father: he declined not, neither to the right hand, 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.
And in the eighth year of his reign, when he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of his father David: and in the twelfth year after he began to reign, he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the idols, and the graven things.
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 they broke down before him the altars of Baalim, and demolished the idols that had been set upon them: and be cut down the groves and the graven things, and broke them in pieces: and strewed the fragments upon the graves of them that had sacrificed to them.
5 Nake agĩcinithĩria mahĩndĩ ma athĩnjĩri-ngai a Baali igongona-inĩ ciao, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtheria Juda na Jerusalemu.
And he burnt the bones of the priests on the altars of the idols, and he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem.
6 Ũguo noguo eekire matũũra-inĩ ma Manase, na Efiraimu, na Simeoni o nginya Nafitali, o na kũrĩa kwanangĩku kwamarigiicĩirie,
And in the cities of Manasses, and of Ephraim, and of Simeon, even to Nephtali he demolished all.
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 groves, and had broken the idols in pieces, and had demolished all profane temples throughout all the 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.
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land, and the temple of the Lord, he sent Saphan the son of Eselias, and Maasias the governor of the city, Joha the son of Joachaz the recorder, 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 came to Helcias the high priest: and received of him the money which had been brought into the house of the Lord, and which the Levites and porters had gathered together from Manasses, and Ephraim, and all the remnant of Israel, and from all Juda, 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.
Which they delivered into the hands of them that were over the workmen in the house of the Lord, to repair the temple, and mend all that 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.
But they gave it to the artificers, and to the masons, to buy stones out of the quarries, and timber for the couplings of the building, and to rafter the houses, which the kings of Juda 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 all faithfully. Now the overseers of the workmen were Jahath and Abdias of the sons of Merari, Zacharias and Mosollam of the sons of Caath, who hastened the work: all Levites skillful to play on 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.
But over them that carried burdens for divers uses, were scribes, and masters of the number of the Levites, and porters.
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.
Now when they carried out the money that had been brought into the temple of the Lord, Helcias 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 Saphan 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.
But he carried the book to the king, and told him, saying: Lo, all that thou hast committed to thy servants, is accomplished.
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 gathered together the silver that was found in the house of the Lord: and it is given to the overseers of the artificers, and of the workmen, for divers works.
18 Nake Shafani ũcio mwandĩki akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩanengera ibuku.” Nake Shafani agĩthoma ibuku rĩu arĩ mbere ya mũthamaki.
Moreover Helcias the priest gave me this book. And he read it before the king.
19 Rĩrĩa mũthamaki aiguire ciugo icio cia Watho-rĩ, agĩtembũranga nguo ciake.
And when he had heard the words of the law, he rent 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 commanded Helcias, and Ahicam the son of Saphan, and Abdon the son of Micha, and Saphan the scribe, and Asaa the king’s servant, 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 Juda, concerning all the words of this book, which is found: for the great wrath of the Lord hath fallen upon us, because our fathers have not kept the words of the Lord, to do all things that are written in this book.
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.
And Helcias and they that were sent with him by the king, went to Olda the prophetess, the wife of Sellum the son of Thecuath, the son of Hasra keeper of the wardrobe: who dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second part: and they spoke to her the words above mentioned.
23 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: Ĩrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũmũtũmire kũrĩ niĩ atĩrĩ,
And she answered them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Tell the man that 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 saith the Lord: Behold I will bring evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, and all the curses that are written in this book which they read before the king of Juda.
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.’
Because they have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, to provoke me to wrath with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath shall fall upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
26 Ĩrai mũthamaki wa Juda ũrĩa ũmũtũmĩte mũũke mũtuĩrie ũhoro kũrĩ Jehova atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ, ũhoro wĩgiĩ ciugo iria ũiguĩte:
But as to the king of Juda that sent you to beseech the Lord, thus shall you say to him: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Because thou hast heard the words of this book,
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 thy heart was softened. and thou hast humbled thyself in the sight of God for the things that are spoken against this place, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and reverencing my face, hast rent thy garments, and wept before me: I also have heard thee, saith 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 thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be brought to thy tomb in peace: and thy eyes shall not see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and the inhabitants thereof. They therefore reported to the king all that she had said.
29 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩtũmanĩra athuuri othe a Juda na a Jerusalemu mongane hamwe.
And he called together all the ancients of Juda 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.
And went up to the house of the Lord, and all the men of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites, and all the people from the least to the greatest. And the king read in their hearing, in the house of the Lord, all the words of the book.
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 in his tribunal, he made a covenant before the Lord to walk after him, and keep his commandments, and testimonies, and justifications with all his heart, and with all his soul, and to do the things that were written in that book 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.
And he adjured all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to do the same: and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to 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.
And Josias took away all the abominations out of all the countries of the children of Israel: and made all that were left in Israel, to serve the Lord their God. As long as he lived they departed not from the Lord the God of their fathers.
