2 Maũndũ 34
1 Josia aarĩ wa mĩaka ĩnana rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ũmwe.
Eight years old, was Josiah when he begun to reign, —and, thirty-one years, reigned he 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 eyes of Yahweh, —and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or 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, he, being yet a boy, he began to seek unto the God of David his father, -and, in the twelfth year, he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, from the high places and the Sacred Stems, and the carved images and the molten 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 they threw down before him, the altars of the Baalim, and, the sun-pillars which were on high above them, he hewed down, —and, the Sacred Stems and the carved images and the molten images, brake he in pieces and ground to dust, and tossed over the face of the graves, of them who had been sacrificing unto them.
5 Nake agĩcinithĩria mahĩndĩ ma athĩnjĩri-ngai a Baali igongona-inĩ ciao, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtheria Juda na Jerusalemu.
And, the bones of the priests, burned he upon their altars, —and so purified Judah and Jerusalem:
6 Ũguo noguo eekire matũũra-inĩ ma Manase, na Efiraimu, na Simeoni o nginya Nafitali, o na kũrĩa kwanangĩku kwamarigiicĩirie,
also throughout the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, —searched he their houses, round about.
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 thrown down the altars and the Sacred Stems, and, the images, he had beaten to powder, and, the sun-pillars, he had hewn down throughout all the land of Israel, then returned he 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, in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purified the land and the house, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the ruler of the city and Joah son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of Yahweh 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.
So they went in unto Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the silver that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the entrance-hall had collected from the hand of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin, —and returned to 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.
And the overseers in the house of Yahweh, delivered it into the hand of the doer of the work, —yea they delivered it to the doers of the work, because they were working in the house of Yahweh, in searching and repairing the house:
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.
yea they delivered it to the artificers and to the builders, to buy carved stones and timbers for the joinings, —and to build up 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,
Now, the men, were working faithfully in the work, and over them as overseers, were—Jahath and Obadiah, Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to preside, —and Levites, all who had understanding in instruments of song;
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.
also over the burden-bearers, and such as took the lead, for everyone who was working in any manner of service, —and, of the Levites, were scribes and officers and doorkeepers.
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, as they were taking out the silver which had been brought into the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of Yahweh, by the hand of Moses.
15 Hilikia akĩĩra Shafani ũrĩa mwandĩki atĩrĩ, “Nĩndona Ibuku rĩa Watho thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova.” Akĩrĩnengera Shafani.
Then spake up Hilkiah, and said unto Shaphan the scribe, The Book of the Law, have I found, in the house of Yahweh, —and Hilkiah gave the book unto Shaphan.
16 Nake Shafani agĩtwarĩra mũthamaki ibuku rĩu na akĩmũhe ũhoro, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Anene aku nĩmararuta wĩra wothe ũrĩa maheetwo.
Then Shaphan took in the book unto the king, and returned yet further unto the king a message, saying, —All that was delivered into the hand of thy servants, they are doing;
17 Nĩmarĩkĩtie kũrĩha mbeeca iria iraarĩ thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, na magacitiga irĩ moko-inĩ ma arũgamĩrĩri o na aruti a wĩra.”
and they have poured out the silver, that was found in the house of Yahweh, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the doers of the work.
18 Nake Shafani ũcio mwandĩki akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩanengera ibuku.” Nake Shafani agĩthoma ibuku rĩu arĩ mbere ya mũthamaki.
Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, A book, hath Hilkiah the priest given to me. And Shaphan, read therein, before the king.
19 Rĩrĩa mũthamaki aiguire ciugo icio cia Watho-rĩ, agĩtembũranga nguo ciake.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
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:
Then did the king command Hilkiah—and Ahikam son of Shaphan—and Abdon son of Micah—and Shaphan the scribe—and Asaiah 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, enquire of Yahweh for me, and for the remnant in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book which hath been found, —for great is the wrath of Yahweh, which hath been poured out upon us, because our fathers, kept not, the word of Yahweh, to do according to all that is 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.
So Hilkiah and they whom the king had named went into Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum son of Tokhath son of Hasrah keeper of the wardrobe, she, having her dwelling in Jerusalem, in the new city, —and they spake unto her accordingly.
23 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: Ĩrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũmũtũmire kũrĩ niĩ atĩrĩ,
And she said unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, —Say ye unto the man who hath sent you unto 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 Yahweh, Behold me bringing in calamity upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, -even all the curses that are written in the 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.’
Because they have forsaken me, and burned incense unto other gods, so as to provoke me to anger, with all the works of their hands, therefore hath my wrath been poured out 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, unto the king of Judah, who hath sent you to enquire of Yahweh, thus, shall ye say unto him, —Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard:
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.
Because tender was thy heart, and thou didst humble thyself before God when thou heardest his words against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, and didst humble thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes and weep before me, therefore, I also, have heard, is the declaration of Yahweh.
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.
Behold me! gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered unto thy sepulchres in peace, and thine eyes shall not look upon all the calamity which, I, am bringing in upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they returned, unto the king, the message.
29 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩtũmanĩra athuuri othe a Juda na a Jerusalemu mongane hamwe.
Then the king sent, —and gathered together all the elders 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.
And the king went up to the house of Yahweh—and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—and the priests and the Levites, and all the people, from the great even unto the small, —and he read in their ears, all the words of the book of the covenant, which had been found in the house of Yahweh.
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 the king stood in his place, and solemnised the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and with all his soul, —to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book.
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 caused to take a stand, all that were present in Jerusalem, and Benjamin, —and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, 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 Josiah removed all the abominations, out of all the lands which belonged to the sons of Israel, and caused all that were present in Jerusalem to serve, yea to serve, Yahweh their God, —all his days, turned they not aside from following Yahweh, God of their fathers.
