2 Athamaki 18

1 Na rĩrĩ, mwaka-inĩ wa ĩtatũ wa Hoshea mũrũ wa Ela mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, nĩguo Hezekia mũrũ wa Ahazu mũthamaki wa Juda aambĩrĩirie gũthamaka.

Ahas babarima Hesekia hyɛɛ aseɛ dii ɔhene wɔ Yuda no, na Ela babarima Hosea adi ɔhene wɔ Israel mfeɛ mmiɛnsa.

2 Aarĩ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩtano rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na kenda. Nyina eetagwo Abija mwarĩ wa Zekaria.

Ɔdii ɔhene no na wadi mfirinhyia aduonu enum, na ɔdii ɔhene wɔ Yerusalem mfirinhyia aduonu nkron. Na ne maame yɛ Sakaria babaa a wɔfrɛ no Abi.

3 Nake agĩĩka maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, o ta ũrĩa ithe Daudi eekĩte.

Ɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛfata wɔ Awurade ani so, sɛdeɛ ne tete agya Dawid yɛeɛ no.

4 Nĩeheririe kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, akĩhehenja mahiga marĩa maamũrĩirwo ngai cia mĩhianano, na agĩtemenga itugĩ cia Ashera. Nayo nyoka ya gĩcango ĩrĩa yathondeketwo nĩ Musa akĩmiunanga tũcunjĩ, nĩgũkorwo nginyagia ihinda rĩu andũ a Isiraeli nĩmamĩcinagĩra ũbumba. Nayo yetagwo Nehushitani.

Ɔtutuu abosonnan, bubuu afadum kronkron no, kaa Asera afɔrebukyia no guu fam. Ɔbubuu kɔbere mfrafraeɛ ɔwɔ a Mose ayɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ, na nnipa no hye nnuhwam ma no de som. Na wɔfrɛ ɔwɔ no a wɔde kɔbere mfrafraeɛ ayɛ no Nehustan.

5 Nake Hezekia agĩtũũra ehokete Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli. Gũtiarĩ mũndũ ũngĩ take harĩ athamaki othe a Juda, mbere yake kana arĩa mookire thuutha wake.

Hesekia de ne ho too Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn so. Nʼakyi ne nʼanim no, na ɔhene biara nni hɔ a ɔte sɛ no wɔ Yuda asase so.

6 Nĩatũũrire arũgamĩte wega harĩ Jehova na ndaigana gũtiga kũmũrũmĩrĩra; na nĩatũũire arũmĩtie maathani ma Jehova marĩa aaheire Musa.

Biribiara mu, ɔdii Awurade nokorɛ, na ɔde ntoboaseɛ dii ahyɛdeɛ a Awurade de maa Mose no nyinaa so.

7 Nake Jehova aarĩ hamwe nake; nake Hezekia akĩgaacĩra maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa ekaga. Ningĩ nĩareganire na watho wa mũthamaki wa Ashuri, na akĩrega kũmũtungata.

Ne saa enti, na Awurade ka ne ho, na Hesekia kɔɔ so wɔ biribiara a ɔyɛeɛ mu. Ɔyɛɛ dɔm tiaa Asiriahene, na wantua apeatoɔ amma no.

8 Nĩatooririe Afilisti kuuma mũthiringo-inĩ wa arangĩri nginya itũũra-inĩ rĩrĩa rĩairigĩtwo na rũthingo rwa hinya, o nginya Gaza na matũũra makuo.

Afei, ɔkɔdii Filistifoɔ so nkonim, de kɔsii Gasa ne nʼahyeɛ so, firi ne nkuraaseɛ, de kɔsii wɔn kuropɔn a wɔato ɔfasuo atwa ho no.

9 Mwaka-inĩ wa ĩna wa ũthamaki wa Hezekia, na nĩguo warĩ mwaka wa mũgwanja wa Hoshea mũrũ wa Ela mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, Shalimaneseru mũthamaki wa Ashuri nĩathiire kũrũa na itũũra rĩa Samaria na akĩrĩrigiicĩria.

Hesekia ahennie no mfeɛ ɛnan so a na ɔhene Hosea nso wɔ nʼahennie wɔ Israel mfeɛ nson mu no, Asiriahene Salmaneser kɔtuaa Israel, hyɛɛ aseɛ kaa Samaria kuropɔn hyɛeɛ.

10 Na thuutha wa mĩaka ĩtatũ Ashuri magĩtunyana Samaria. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio itũũra rĩa Samaria rĩgĩtahwo mwaka-inĩ wa ĩtandatũ wa ũthamaki wa Hezekia, na warĩ mwaka wa kenda wa ũthamaki wa Hoshea mũthamaki wa Isiraeli.

Mfeɛ mmiɛnsa akyi a, na ɔhene Hesekia adi adeɛ mfeɛ nsia mu a, na ɛyɛ ɔhene Hosea nso adedie wɔ Israel mfeɛ nkron mu no, Samaria bɔeɛ.

11 Nake mũthamaki wa Ashuri agĩthaamĩria andũ a Isiraeli kũu Ashuri, akĩmahe ũtũũro Hala, kũu Gozani ndwere-inĩ cia Rũũĩ rwa Haboru na matũũra-inĩ ma Amedi.

Saa ɛberɛ no, Asiriahene twaa Israelfoɔ no asuo, kɔɔ Asiria, de wɔn hyehyɛɛ aman so wɔ Halah wɔ Asubɔnten Habor a ɛwɔ Gosan nkonkɔnoa ne nkuro akɛseɛ a ɛwɔ Media mu.

12 Ũndũ ũcio wekĩkire nĩ ũndũ nĩmagĩte gwathĩkĩra Jehova Ngai wao, no magĩthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro gĩake, na ũrĩa wothe Musa ndungata ya Jehova aamaathĩte. Matiathikĩrĩirie maathani macio kana makĩmahingia.

Ɛfiri sɛ, wɔantie Awurade, wɔn Onyankopɔn no. Wɔbuu nʼapam no so, mmara a Awurade nam Mose so hyehyɛ maa wɔn no.

13 Mwaka-inĩ wa ikũmi na ĩna wa ũthamaki wa Hezekia, Senakeribu mũthamaki wa Ashuri agĩtharĩkĩra matũũra mothe manene ma Juda marĩa mairigĩirwo na thingo cia hinya, na akĩmatunyana.

Ɔhene Hesekia adedie mfeɛ dunan so, Asiriahene Sanaherib bɛto hyɛɛ Yuda nkuro a na wɔabɔ ho ban no so, dii wɔn so nkonim.

14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda agĩtũmĩra mũthamaki wa Ashuri ũrĩa warĩ kũu Lakishi ndũmĩrĩri ĩno: “Nĩhĩtĩtie. Njeherera na nĩngũkũrĩha kĩrĩa gĩothe ũngĩnjĩtia.” Nake mũthamaki wa Ashuri agĩĩtia Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda taranda magana matatũ cia betha, na taranda mĩrongo ĩtatũ cia thahabu kĩa hinya.

Na Hesekia de saa nkra yi kɔmaa Asiriahene wɔ Lakis sɛ, “Mayɛ mfomsoɔ. Sɛ wobɛfiri ha akɔ nko ara deɛ a, apeatoɔ biara a wobɛgye me no, mɛtua.” Na Asiriahene bisaa mpatadeɛ a ɛboro dwetɛ tɔno 11 ne sikakɔkɔɔ nso bɛyɛ tɔno baako.

15 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Hezekia akĩmũhe betha iria ciothe cionekire hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova na igĩĩna-inĩ ciothe cia nyũmba ya ũthamaki.

Enti, ɔhene Hesekia de dwetɛ a wɔakora no Awurade Asɔredan no mu ne deɛ ɛwɔ ahemfie adekoraeɛ hɔ nyinaa maeɛ.

16 Ihinda-inĩ rĩu, Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda akĩruta thahabu ĩrĩa yagemetie mĩrango na itugĩ cia mĩrango ya hekarũ ya Jehova na akĩmĩhe mũthamaki wa Ashuri.

Mpo, Hesekia waawae sikakɔkɔɔ a wɔde aduradura Awurade asɔredan no apono ho, de ne nyinaa maa Asiriahene.

17 Mũthamaki wa Ashuri agĩtũma mwathi ũrĩa mũnene wa mbũtũ ciothe cia ita, na mũrũgamĩrĩri wa anene arĩa angĩ, na mwathi wa mbũtũ cia mbaara, marĩ na mbũtũ nene ya ita kuuma Lakishi mathiĩ kũrĩ Mũthamaki Hezekia kũu Jerusalemu. Magĩkinya Jerusalemu na makĩrũgama mũtaro-inĩ wa Karia ka Rũgongo, njĩra-inĩ ya gũthiĩ Mũgũnda-inĩ wa Mũthambia Nguo.

Yeinom nyinaa akyi, Asiriahene somaa ne sahene, nʼasraadɔmhene ne nʼananmusini firii Lakis ne akodɔm a wɔn mu yɛ duru, kɔɔ Hesekia so wɔ Yerusalem. Asiriafoɔ no gyinaa nsukwan bi a ɛma atifi ɔtadeɛ nsuo a ɛbɛn ɛkwan a ɛde kɔ baabi a wɔpa ntoma ani no ho.

18 Magĩtũmanĩra mũthamaki; nake Eliakimu mũrũ wa Hilikia mũrũgamĩrĩri wa nyũmba ya ũthamaki, na Shebina ũrĩa mwandĩki-marũa, na Joa mũrũ wa Asafu ũrĩa warĩ mwandĩki wa maũndũ ma ihinda rĩu, makiumagara mathiĩ kũrĩ o.

Wɔfrɛɛ Hesekia, nanso ɔsomaa ne mpanimfoɔ yi sɛ wɔnkɔhyia wɔn: Hilkia babarima Eliakim a ɔhwɛ ahemfie hɔ so, ɔtwerɛfoɔ Sebna ne Asaf babarima Yoa a ɔyɛ ahemfie abakɔsɛm twerɛfoɔ.

19 Nake mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ĩrai Hezekia atĩrĩ: “‘Mũthamaki ũrĩa mũnene, o we mũthamaki wa Ashuri, ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ũrutĩte ũmĩrĩru ũcio ũrĩ naguo kũ?

Na Asiriahene no ara ananmusini no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monka nkyerɛ Hesekia sɛ, “‘Asɛm a otumfoɔ Asiriahene ka nie: Ɛdeɛn na wode wo ho to so a ɛma wogye wo ho di saa?

20 Wee uugaga ũrĩ na hinya wa mbũtũ cia ita, na nĩũũĩ kũrũa, no waragia o ciugo cia tũhũ. Nũũ ũcio wĩhokete atĩ nĩguo ũnemere?

Wogye di sɛ wobɛtumi de anosɛm hunu asi akodie mu nyansa ne nʼahoɔden anan? Wʼakyitaafoɔ bɛn na wɔbɛtaa wʼakyi, ama woatumi ako atia Asiria?

21 Atĩrĩrĩ, wee wĩhokete andũ a Misiri acio mahaana ta kamũrangi koinĩkangu, karĩa gatheecaga mũndũ guoko, gakamũguraria etiirania nako! Ũguo nĩguo Firaũni mũthamaki wa Misiri ahaana kũrĩ arĩa othe mamwĩhokaga.

Misraim anaa? Sɛ wotwere Misraim a, wobɛhunu sɛ, ɛte sɛ abaa a wo mu duru bɛbu no, na awɔ wo ahwire wo nsam. Misraim Farao mpo mu nni ahotosoɔ korakora.

22 O na ũngĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ twĩhokete Jehova Ngai witũ”, githĩ tiwe wehereirio kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na igongona iria ciarĩ kuo nĩ Hezekia, akĩĩra andũ a Juda na Jerusalemu atĩrĩ, “No nginya mũhooyagĩre mbere ya kĩgongona gĩkĩ kĩrĩ Jerusalemu?”

Ebia, wobɛka sɛ, “Yɛde yɛn ho to Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn so!” Nanso, ɛnyɛ ɔno na ɔhene Hesekia didii nʼatɛm no? Hesekia ammubu abosonnan ne afɔrebukyia nyinaa, anhyɛ Yudafoɔ sɛ wɔnsom wɔ afɔrebukyia a ɛwɔ Yerusalem ha nko ara no so?

23 “‘Rĩu-rĩ, ũka ũkeiguithanie na mwathi wakwa, mũthamaki wa Ashuri: Nĩngũkũhe mbarathi ngiri igĩrĩ angĩkorwo ũrĩ na andũ mangĩcitwarithia!

“‘Mɛka asɛm bi akyerɛ wo! Me wura Asiriahene ne wo bɛyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ bi. Sɛ wobɛnya apɔnkɔsotefoɔ mpenu, afiri wʼasraadɔm mu a, ɔbɛma wɔn apɔnkɔ mpenu ama wɔatenatena wɔn so.

24 Wakĩhota gũtooria o na mũnene ũrĩa mũnini mũno thĩinĩ wa anene a mwathi wakwa, o na gũtuĩka wĩhokete ngaari cia ita na andũ arĩa mathiiaga mahaicĩte mbarathi a Misiri?

Na wʼasraadɔm ketewa sɛɛ yi, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woaso daeɛ sɛ wobɛtumi ne me wura akodɔm no mu fa bi a wɔyɛ mmerɛ mpo adi asie. Menim sɛ wode wo ho ato Misraim nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ mmoa so.

25 Na ningĩ-rĩ, njũkĩte gũtharĩkĩra na kwananga kũndũ gũkũ iterĩĩtwo nĩ Jehova? Jehova we mwene nĩwe wanjĩĩrire njũke hũũre bũrũri ũyũ, na ndĩwanange.’”

Deɛ ɛka ho ne sɛ, wogye di sɛ yɛadi mo asase yi so a Awurade akwankyerɛ nni mu? Awurade ankasa na ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ, Kɔ na kɔsɛe no!’”

26 Nake Eliakimu mũrũ wa Hilikia, na Shebina, na Joa makĩĩra mũnene ũcio wa mbũtũ cia ita atĩrĩ, “Twagũthaitha arĩria ndungata ciaku na rũthiomi rwa Asuriata, tondũ nĩtũrũũĩ. Tiga gũtwarĩria na rũthiomi rwa Kĩhibirania, andũ aya marĩ rũthingo-inĩ makĩiguaga.”

Afei, Hilkia babarima Eliakim ne Sebna ne Yoa ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no ananmusini no sɛ, “Kasa wɔ Arameike mu kyerɛ yɛn, na saa kasa no na yɛte aseɛ yie. Nka Hebri nkyerɛ yɛn, ɛfiri sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ ɔfasuo no so no bɛte.”

27 No mũnene ũcio wa mbũtũ cia ita agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ndatũmirwo nĩ mwathi wakwa kũrĩ mwathi wanyu na kũrĩ inyuĩ ndĩmwĩre maũndũ maya, na ti kũrĩ andũ aya maikarĩte rũthingo igũrũ, o aya makaarĩa kĩoro kĩao na manyue mathugumo mao o ene o ta ũrĩa inyuĩ mũgeeka?”

Na ɔsahene no buaa sɛ, “Me wura pɛ sɛ obiara a ɔwɔ Yerusalem te saa asɛm yi, na ɛnyɛ mo nko. Ɔpɛ sɛ wɔte sɛ, sɛ moamma mo nsa so a, wɔbɛtua kuropɔn yi. Ɛkɔm ne sukɔm werɛmfoɔ bɛde nkurɔfoɔ no ara kɔsi sɛ, wɔbɛdi wɔn ara agyanan, anom wɔn dwonsɔ.”

28 Ningĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita akĩrũgama, akĩanĩrĩra na rũthiomi rwa Kĩhibirania, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Thikĩrĩriai ndũmĩrĩri ya mũthamaki ũrĩa mũnene, mũthamaki wa Ashuri!

Afei, ɔsɔre gyinaeɛ, maa ne nne so kasaa wɔ Hebri mu, kyerɛɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ ɔfasuo no so sɛ, “Montie nkra a ɛfiri Asiria ɔhene kɛseɛ no nkyɛn!

29 Mũthamaki ekuuga ũũ: Mũtigetĩkĩrie Hezekia amũheenie. Ndangĩhota kũmũhonokia kuuma guoko-inĩ gwakwa.

Sɛdeɛ ɔhene seɛ nie: Mommma ɔhene Hesekia nnaadaa mo. Ɔrentumi nnye mo mfiri me tumi ase.

30 Mũtigetĩkĩre Hezekia amũringĩrĩrie kwĩhoka Jehova hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ti-itherũ Jehova nĩegũtũhonokia; itũũra rĩĩrĩ rĩtikaneanwo guoko-inĩ kwa mũthamaki wa Ashuri.’

Mommma ɔnnaadaa mo sɛ, momfa mo ho nto Awurade so, nnka sɛ, ‘Awurade bɛgye yɛn! Wɔremfa saa kuropɔn yi mma Asiriahene da.’

31 “Mũtigathikĩrĩrie Hezekia. Mũthamaki wa Ashuri ekuuga ũũ: Rekei tũiguane, na mũũke kũrĩ niĩ. Mweka ũguo o ũmwe wanyu nĩakarĩĩaga kuuma kũrĩ mũtĩ wake wa mũthabibũ na mũkũyũ, na anyuuage maaĩ ma gĩthima gĩake,

“Monntie Hesekia. Yeinom ne nhyehyɛeɛ a Asiriahene reyɛ. Mo ne me nni no asomdwoeɛ so. Mommue apono no, na mompue mmra. Na mɛma mo mu biara ɛkwan, na moatoa so adidi afiri mo bobe ne borɔdɔma mfikyifuo mu, anom nsuo afiri mo ara mo abura mu.

32 nginya rĩrĩa ngooka ndĩmũtware bũrũri ũrĩa ũhaana ta wanyu, bũrũri ũrĩ ngano na ndibei ya mũhihano, bũrũri ũrĩ irio na mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ, bũrũri ũrĩ mĩtĩ ya mĩtamaiyũ na ũũkĩ. Thuurai muoyo no ti gĩkuũ! “Mũtigathikĩrĩrie Hezekia, nĩgũkorwo nĩaramũhĩtithia rĩrĩa ekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova nĩegũtũhonokia.’

Na mɛyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ de mo akɔ asase foforɔ bi a ɛte sɛ yei so. Ɛyɛ ɔman a atokoɔ, nsã, burodo, bobe nturo, ngo nnua ne ɛwoɔ abu so hɔ. Ɛyɛ asase a nneɛma pa abu so hɔ. Mompere nkwa, na monyi owuo akwa! “Mommma Hesekia nnaadaa mo nka sɛ, ‘Awurade bɛgye yɛn!’

33 Nĩ kũrĩ ngai ya bũrũri o na ũrĩkũ ĩrĩ yahonokia bũrũri wayo kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa mũthamaki wa Ashuri?

Anyame a wɔwɔ aman so no atumi agye wɔn nkurɔfoɔ afiri Asiriahene nsam da?

34 Ngai cia Hamathu na Aripadi irĩ kũ? Ngai cia Sefarivaimu, na Hena na Iva irĩ kũ? Nĩihonoketie Samaria kuuma guoko-inĩ gwakwa?

Asɛm bɛn na ɛtoo Hamat ne Arpad anyame no? Na Sefarwaim, Hena ne Iwa anyame nso, wɔwɔ he? Wɔtumi gyee Samaria firii me tumi ase anaa?

35 Nĩ ngai ĩrĩkũ harĩ ngai ciothe cia mabũrũri macio yanahonokia bũrũri wayo kuuma kũrĩ niĩ? Gwakĩhoteka atĩa Jehova ahonokie Jerusalemu kuuma guoko-inĩ gwakwa?”

Ɔman bɛn so anyame na watumi agye ne nkurɔfoɔ afiri me tumi ase? Mommɔ baako pɛ din. Na afei, ɛdeɛn na ɛma mo dwene sɛ Awurade bɛtumi agye Yerusalem?”

36 No andũ acio magĩkira ki, na matirĩ ũndũ maamũcookeirie, tondũ mũthamaki nĩamathĩte, akameera atĩrĩ, “Mũtikamũcookerie ũndũ.”

Na nnipa no yɛɛ komm a wɔamma mmuaeɛ biara, ɛfiri sɛ, na Hesekia aka akyerɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnnkasa.

37 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Eliakimu mũrũ wa Hilikia ũrĩa mũrori wa maũndũ ma nyũmba ya ũthamaki, na Shebina ũrĩa mwandĩki-marũa, na Joa mũrũ wa Asafu ũrĩa mwandĩki wa maũndũ ma ihinda rĩu, magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Hezekia, matembũrangĩte nguo ciao, na makĩmwĩra ũrĩa mũnene ũcio wa mbũtũ cia ita oigĩte.

Afei, Hilkia babarima Eliakim, ahemfie sohwɛfoɔ ne ɔtwerɛfoɔ Sebna ne Asaf babarima Yoa, ahemfie abakɔsɛm twerɛfoɔ, sane kɔɔ Hesekia nkyɛn. Wɔsunsuanee wɔn ntadeɛ mu, na wɔkɔhunuu ɔhene no, kaa asɛm a Asiria ɔnanmusini kaeɛ no kyerɛɛ no.