2 Athamaki 11

1 Rĩrĩa Athalia nyina wa Ahazia onire atĩ mũriũ nĩakua-rĩ, agĩthiĩ na mbere kũũraga andũ othe a nyũmba yothe ya ũthamaki.

Truly, Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, seeing that her son was dead, rose up and put to death all the royal offspring.

2 No rĩrĩ, Jehosheba, mwarĩ wa Mũthamaki Jehoramu na mwarĩ wa nyina na Ahazia, akĩoya Joashu mũrũ wa Ahazia akĩmweheria kuuma kũrĩ ariũ a mũthamaki arĩa maakirie kũũragwo. Akĩmũiga hamwe na mũreri wake kanyũmba ga gũkoma, akĩmũhitha kuuma kũrĩ Athalia; nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joashu ndaigana kũũragwo.

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, taking Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, stole him away from the midst of the sons of the king who were being killed, out of the bedroom, with his nurse. And she hid him from the face of Athaliah, so that he would not be killed.

3 Aikarire ahithĩtwo hamwe na mũreri wake thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova mĩaka ĩtandatũ ĩrĩa Athalia aathamakire bũrũri ũcio.

And he was with her for six years, hidden in the house of the Lord. But Athaliah reigned over the land.

4 Mwaka-inĩ wa mũgwanja, Jehoiada agĩtũmanĩra anene a ikundi arĩa maathaga thigari igana rĩmwe, thĩinĩ wa andũ arĩa meetagwo Akari, na arangĩri nao magĩũka kũrĩ we kũu hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova. Nake akĩgĩa kĩrĩkanĩro nao na akĩmehĩtithĩria kũu hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova. Agĩcooka akĩmoonia mũriũ wa mũthamaki.

Then, in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for and took centurions and soldiers, and he brought them to himself in the temple of the Lord. And he formed a pact with them. And taking an oath with them in the house of the Lord, he revealed to them the son of the king.

5 Akĩmaatha akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũgwĩka ũũ: Inyuĩ arĩa othe mũgaakorwo mũrĩ wĩra mũthenya wa thabatũ-rĩ, gĩcunjĩ kĩmwe kĩanyu gĩa ithatũ gĩkaarangĩra nyũmba ya ũthamaki,

And he commanded them, saying: “This is the word that you must do.

6 nakĩo gĩcunjĩ gĩa ithatũ kĩrangĩre Kĩhingo gĩa Suri, ningĩ gĩcunjĩ gĩa ithatũ gĩkorwo kĩhingo-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩrĩ thuutha wa arangĩri arĩa mateithanagia kũrangĩra hekarũ,

Let one third part of you enter on the Sabbath, and keep watch on the house of the king. And let one third part be at the gate of Sur. And let one third part be at the gate behind the dwelling place of the shield bearers. And you shall keep the watch on the house of Mesha.

7 na inyuĩ andũ arĩa makoragwo thĩinĩ wa ikundi icio ingĩ igĩrĩ, arĩa matakoragwo wĩra mũthenya wa thabatũ-rĩ, othe makaarangĩra hekarũ nĩ ũndũ wa mũthamaki.

Yet truly, let two parts of you, all who depart on the Sabbath, keep watch over the house of the Lord concerning the king.

8 Mũikare mũthiũrũrũkĩirie mũthamaki, o mũndũ anyiitĩte indo ciake cia mbaara na guoko. Mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ angĩkaamũkuhĩrĩria no nginya ooragwo. Mũikare hakuhĩ na mũthamaki o harĩa hothe angĩthiĩ.”

And you shall surround him, having weapons in your hands. But if anyone will have entered the precinct of the temple, let him be killed. And you shall be with the king, entering and departing.”

9 Nao anene a ita arĩa maathaga ikundi cia andũ igana rĩmwe magĩĩka o ta ũrĩa Jehoiada, mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai aathanĩte. O mũnene akĩoya andũ ake, arĩa maathiiaga wĩra mũthenya ũcio wa thabatũ na arĩa moimagĩra wĩra hĩndĩ ĩyo, othe magĩũka kũrĩ Jehoiada mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai.

And the centurions acted in accord with all the things that Jehoiada, the priest, had instructed them. And taking each one of their men who would enter on the Sabbath, with those who would depart on the Sabbath, they went to Jehoiada, the priest.

10 Nake akĩhe anene acio matimũ na ngo iria ciarĩ cia Mũthamaki Daudi, iria ciakoragwo hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova.

And he gave to them the spears and weapons of king David, which were in the house of the Lord.

11 Nao arangĩri, o mũndũ arĩ na indo ciake cia mbaara, magĩthiũrũrũkĩria mũthamaki hau hakuhĩ na kĩgongona, na magĩthiũrũrũkĩria hekarũ kuuma mwena wa gũthini nginya mwena wa gathigathini wayo.

And they stood, each one having his weapons in his hand, before the right side of the temple, all the way to the left side of the altar and of the shrine, surrounding the king.

12 Jehoiada akĩrehe mũrũ wa mũthamaki akĩmwĩkĩra thũmbĩ, akĩmũnengera Ibuku rĩa Kĩrĩkanĩro, na akĩmwanĩrĩra atĩ nĩwe mũthamaki. Makĩmũitĩrĩria maguta, nao andũ makĩhũũra hĩ na makĩanĩrĩra makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Mũthamaki arotũũra nginya tene!”

And he led forth the son of the king. And he placed the diadem on him, and the testimony. And they made him king, and they anointed him. And clapping their hands, they said: “The king lives!”

13 Rĩrĩa Athalia aaiguire inegene rĩa andũ na arangĩri, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ andũ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova.

Then Athaliah heard the sound of the people running. And entering to the crowd at the temple of the Lord,

14 Agĩcũthĩrĩria na akĩona mũthamaki arũgamĩte gĩtugĩ-inĩ o ta ũrĩa mũtugo warĩ. Nao anene na ahuhi tũrumbeta maarũgamĩte hakuhĩ na mũthamaki, nao andũ othe a bũrũri magakena makĩhuhaga tũrumbeta. Nake Athalia agĩtembũranga nguo ciake cia igũrũ, na akĩanĩrĩra, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ungumania! Ungumania!”

she saw the king standing upon a tribunal, according to custom, and the singers and trumpets near him, and all the people of the land rejoicing and sounding the trumpets. And she tore her garments, and she cried out: “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”

15 Jehoiada mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai agĩatha anene a ita a thigari igana igana arĩa maarĩ arũgamĩrĩri a mbũtũ, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũrutũrũrei, mũmũrehe arĩ gatagatĩ ga thigari, na mũndũ o wothe ũngĩmuuma thuutha, ooragwo.” Nĩgũkorwo mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Ndakooragĩrwo hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova.”

But Jehoiada gave orders to the centurions who were over the army, and he said to them: “Lead her away, beyond the precinct of the temple. And whoever will have followed her, let him be struck with the sword.” For the priest had said, “Do not allow her to be killed in the temple of the Lord.”

16 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩmũnyiitĩra harĩa mbarathi ciatoonyagĩra igĩthiĩ nja cia nyũmba ya ũthamaki, makĩmũũragĩra hau.

And they laid hands on her. And they pushed her through the way by which horses enter, beside the palace. And she was killed there.

17 Nake Jehoiada akĩgĩa na kĩrĩkanĩro gatagatĩ ka Jehova, na mũthamaki, o na andũ, atĩ o nĩmegũtuĩka andũ a Jehova. Ningĩ agĩcooka agĩthondeka kĩrĩkanĩro gatagatĩ ka mũthamaki na andũ.

Then Jehoiada formed a covenant between the Lord, and the king and the people, so that they would be the people of the Lord; and between the king and the people.

18 Nao andũ othe a bũrũri magĩthiĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Baali na makĩmĩtharia. Makiunanga igongona na mĩhianano, na makĩũragĩra Matani ũrĩa warĩ mũthĩnjĩri-ngai wa Baali hau mbere ya igongona icio. Ningĩ Jehoiada mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akĩiga arangĩri hau hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova.

And all the people of the land entered the temple of Baal, and they tore down his altars, and they thoroughly crushed the statues. Also, they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altar. And the priest placed guards in the house of the Lord.

19 Nake agĩthiĩ na anene a ita arĩa maarũgamagĩrĩra ikundi cia thigari igana igana, na Akari, na arangĩri, o hamwe na andũ othe a bũrũri, na marĩ hamwe makĩruta mũthamaki hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova makĩmũtwara nyũmba ya ũthamaki matoonyeire kĩhingo-inĩ kĩa arangĩri. Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩikarĩra gĩtĩ gĩake kĩa ũnene kũu nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki.

And he took the centurions, and the legions of the Cherethites and Pelethites, and all the people of the land, and together they led the king from the house of the Lord. And they went by way of the gate of the shield bearers into the palace. And he sat upon the throne of the kings.

20 Nao andũ othe a bũrũri magĩkena. Narĩo itũũra rĩkĩhoorera, tondũ Athalia nĩarĩkĩtie kũũragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki.

And all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quieted. But Athaliah was slain with the sword at the house of the king.

21 Joashu aarĩ wa mĩaka mũgwanja rĩrĩa aambĩrĩirie gwathana.

Now Jehoash was seven years old when he had begun to reign.