2 Athamaki 22
1 Na rĩrĩ, Josia aarĩ wa mĩaka ĩnana rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ũmwe. Nyina eetagwo Jedida mwarĩ wa Adaia; oimĩte Bozikathu.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
2 Nake agĩĩka ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, na agĩthiĩ na mĩthiĩre yothe ya ithe Daudi atekwĩhũgũra mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho.
He did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
3 Mwaka-inĩ wa ikũmi na ĩnana wa wathani wake, Mũthamaki Josia agĩtũma Shafani mũrũ wa Azalia mũrũ wa Meshulamu, ũrĩa warĩ mwandĩki-marũa, athiĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova. Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
It happened in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Jehovah, saying,
4 “Ambata, ũthiĩ kũrĩ Hilikia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene na ũmwĩre ahaarĩrie mbeeca iria irehetwo hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, iria arangĩri a mĩrango monganĩtie kuuma kũrĩ andũ.
"Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may melt down the silver which is brought into the house of Jehovah, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.
5 Nao maciĩhokere andũ arĩa mathuurĩtwo a kũrũgamĩrĩra wĩra wa hekarũ. Andũ acio ũtigĩrĩre nĩ marĩha aruti a wĩra arĩa macookagĩrĩria hekarũ ya Jehova,
Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,
6 nao nĩ atharamara, na andũ a gwaka, na aaki a mahiga. Na ningĩ ũtigĩrĩre nĩmagũra mbaũ na mahiga maicũhie ma gũcookereria hekarũ.
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.
7 No rĩrĩ, to nginya maheane mathabu ma mbeeca iria meehokeirwo, tondũ mararuta wĩra ũcio na kwĩhokeka.”
However there was no accounting made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully."
8 Hilikia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene akĩĩra Shafani ũcio mwandĩki marũa atĩrĩ, “Nĩnyonete Ibuku rĩa Watho thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova.” Akĩrĩnengera Shafani nake akĩrĩthoma.
Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the scroll of the law in the house of Jehovah." Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
9 Nake Shafani ũcio mwandĩki-marũa agĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũthamaki na akĩmũhe ũhoro ũcio, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Anene aku nĩmarĩhĩte mbeeca iria ciarĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, na nĩmaciĩhokeire kũrĩ aruti a wĩra na arũgamĩrĩri a hekarũ.”
Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Jehovah."
10 Ningĩ Shafani ũcio mwandĩki-marũa akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, nĩanengera ibuku.” Nake Shafani akĩrĩthomera mũthamaki.
Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has delivered a scroll to me." Shaphan read it before the king.
11 Rĩrĩa mũthamaki aaiguire ciugo cia Ibuku rĩu rĩa Watho-rĩ, agĩtembũranga nguo ciake.
It happened, when the king had heard the words of the scroll of the law, that he tore his clothes.
12 Akĩruta mawatho maya kũrĩ Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, na kũrĩ Ahikamu mũrũ wa Shafani, na Akiboru mũrũ wa Mikaia, na kũrĩ Shafani ũcio mwandĩki-marũa, na kũrĩ Asaia ũrĩa mũrori wa maũndũ ma mũthamaki, akĩmeera atĩrĩ:
The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,
13 “Thiĩi mũkanduĩrĩrie ũhoro kũrĩ Jehova, na mũtuĩrĩrie andũ, o na Juda yothe, ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩĩrĩ rĩonekete. Marakara ma Jehova nĩ maingĩ, marĩa maraakana nĩ ũndũ witũ, tondũ maithe maitũ matiaathĩkĩire ũhoro wa ibuku rĩĩrĩ; na matiekire kũringana na ũhoro ũrĩa wothe wandĩkĩtwo thĩinĩ warĩo ũrĩa ũtũkoniĩ.”
"Go inquire of Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this scroll that is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this scroll, to do according to all that which is written concerning us."
14 Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, na Ahikamu, na Akiboru, na Shafani, na Asaia magĩthiĩ kwaria na Hulida ũrĩa mũnabii mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa warĩ mũtumia wa Shalumu mũrũ wa Tikiva, mũrũ wa Harihasi ũrĩa warĩ mũmenyereri wa nguo cia mũthamaki, Hulida aatũũraga Jerusalemu, rũgongo rwa keerĩ.
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.
15 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga: Ĩrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũmũtũmĩte kũrĩ niĩ atĩrĩ,
She said to them, "Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel: 'Tell the man who sent you to me,
16 ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Nĩngũrehithia mwanangĩko kũndũ gũkũ na kũrĩ andũ akuo kũringana na maũndũ marĩa mothe mandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩrĩa mũthamaki wa Juda athomete.
"Thus says Jehovah, 'Look, I will bring disaster on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the scroll which the king of Judah has read.
17 Tondũ nĩmandirikĩte, na magacinĩra ngai ingĩ ũbumba, na makaandakaria nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhianano yothe ĩrĩa mathondekete na moko mao, marakara makwa nĩmakanĩire kũndũ gũkũ, na matingĩhoreka.’
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.'"
18 Ĩrai mũthamaki wa Juda, ũrĩa ũmũtũmĩte mũũke mũtuĩrie ũhoro kũrĩ Jehova atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ ũhoro wĩgiĩ ciugo iria ũiguĩte:
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus you shall tell him, "Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel: 'Concerning the words which you have heard,
19 Tondũ ngoro yaku nĩyaherire na ũkĩĩnyiihĩria Jehova rĩrĩa waiguire ũhoro ũrĩa njarĩtie wa gũũkĩrĩra kũndũ gũkũ o na andũ akuo, atĩ nĩmakanyiitwo nĩ kĩrumi na mwanangĩko, na tondũ nĩwatembũrangire nguo ciaku na ũkĩrĩra ũrĩ mbere yakwa-rĩ, nĩngũiguĩte, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Jehovah, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,' says Jehovah.
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngagũcookanĩrĩria hamwe na maithe maku, na nĩũgathikwo na thayũ. Maitho maku matikoona mwanangĩko ũrĩa ngaarehe kũndũ gũkũ.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩcookeria mũthamaki ũhoro ũcio.
'Therefore look, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the disaster which I will bring on this place.'"'" They brought back this message to the king.
