2 Tarihi 17
1 Yehoshafat ɗansa ya gāje shi a matsayin sarki ya kuma kahu sosai gāba da Isra’ila.
Asa's son Jehoshaphat took over as king. He strengthened his country's defenses against Israel.
2 Ya kafa mayaƙa a dukan biranen katangar Yahuda, ya kuma sa runduna a Yahuda da kuma a garuruwan Efraim da mahaifinsa Asa ya ci da yaƙi.
He assigned troops to every fortified city of Judah and placed garrisons throughout Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
3 Ubangiji kuwa yana tare da Yehoshafat domin a shekarunsa na farko-farko ya yi tafiya a hanyoyin da kakansa Dawuda ya bi. Bai nemi shawarar Ba’al ba
The Lord supported Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David. He did not believe in the Baals,
4 amma ya nemi Allah na kakansa ya kuma bi umarnansa a maimakon ayyukan da Isra’ila ke yi.
but worshiped the God of his father and obeyed his commandments, unlike what the kingdom of Israel was doing.
5 Ubangiji ya kafa mulkin a ƙarƙashin ikonsa; dukan Yahuda kuwa suka kawo kyautai wa Yehoshafat, ta haka ya yi arziki sosai da kuma girma.
So the Lord made Jehoshaphat's hold on the kingdom secure, and all the people of Judah paid their dues to him. As a result he became very wealthy and highly honored.
6 Zuciyarsa ta duƙufa ga hanyoyin Ubangiji, bugu da ƙari, ya kawar masujadan kan tudu da ginshiƙan Ashera daga Yahuda.
He was sincerely committed to what the Lord wanted. He also he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
7 A shekara ta uku ta mulkinsa, ya aiki ma’aikatansa Ben-Hayil, Obadiya, Zakariya, Netanel da Mikahiya su yi koyarwa a garuruwan Yahuda.
In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the towns of Judah.
8 Tare da su akwai waɗansu Lawiyawa, Shemahiya, Netaniya, Zebadiya, Asahel, Shemiramot, Yehonatan, Adoniya, Tobiya da Tob Adoniya, da kuma firistoci Elishama da Yehoram.
He sent along with the them Levites named Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, and with them the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
9 Suka yi koyarwa a dukan Yahuda, suna ɗauke da Littafin Dokar Ubangiji tare da su; suka tafi ko’ina a dukan garuruwan Yahuda suka koyar da mutane.
Taking with them the Book of the Law of the Lord they taught as they went around Judah. They visited all the towns of Judah, teaching the people.
10 Tsoron Ubangiji ya kama dukan masarautun ƙasashen da suke kewaye da Yahuda, har ba su yi yaƙi da Yehoshafat ba.
All the surrounding kingdoms were in awe of the Lord, so that they did not attack Jehoshaphat.
11 Waɗansu Filistiyawa suka kawo wa Yehoshafat kyautai da azurfa a matsayin haraji, Larabawa kuwa suka kawo masa garkuna, raguna dubu bakwai da ɗari bakwai da kuma awaki dubu bakwai da ɗari bakwai.
Some of the Philistines even brought him gifts and silver, while the Arabians brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
12 Yehoshafat ya yi ta ƙaruwa a ƙarfi; ya gina katanga da biranen ajiya a Yahuda
Jehoshaphat grew increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storehouse towns in Judah.
13 da kuma tanade-tanade masu yawa a garuruwan Yahuda. Ya kuma ajiye gogaggu mayaƙa a Urushalima.
He maintained a great deal of supplies in the towns of Judah. He also had troops, experienced warriors, in Jerusalem.
14 Ɗaukar da aka yi musu bisa ga iyalai yana kamar haka. Daga Yahuda, shugaban ƙungiya 1,000. Adna ne shugaba, tare da jarumawa 300,000;
This is a count of them, according to their family lines: from Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and 300,000 mighty warriors with him;
15 biye da shi, Yehohanan shi ne shugaba, yana da sojoji 280,000;
then Jehohanan the commander, and 280,000 with him;
16 biye da shi, Amasiya ɗan Zikri, wanda ya ba da kansa da yardar rai don hidimar Ubangiji, yana da sojoji 200,000.
then Amasiah, son of Zichri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, and 200,000 mighty warriors with him;
17 Daga Benyamin, Eliyada, jarumi soja, yana da sojoji 200,000 riƙe da baka da garkuwoyi;
from Benjamin, Eliada, a mighty warrior, and 200,000 with him armed with bows and shields;
18 biye da shi, Yehozabad, yana da sojoji 18,000 shiryayyu don yaƙi.
then Jehozabad, and 180,000 with him ready for battle;
19 Waɗannan su ne suka yi wa sarki hidima, ban da waɗanda aka sa a biranen katanga ko’ina a Yahuda.
These were the men who served the king, in addition those he assigned to the fortified towns throughout Judah.
