2 Ihe E Mere 19
1 Mgbe Jehoshafat, eze Juda, laghachiri nʼụlọ ya na Jerusalem nʼudo.
And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house at Jerusalem.
2 Jehu nwa Hanani, onye ọhụ ọhụ, pụrụ gaa izute ya; ọ sịrị eze Jehoshafat, “O kwesiri ka i nyere onye ọjọọ aka? Ọ bụkwa ndị na-akpọ Onyenwe anyị asị ka ị na-ahụ nʼanya? Nʼihi nke a iwe ọkụ Onyenwe anyị adakwasịla gị.
And there went out to meet him Jeu the prophet the son of Anani, and said to him, King Josaphat, do you help a sinner, or act friendly towards one hated of the Lord? Therefore has wrath come upon you from the Lord.
3 Ma otu ọ dị, achọtara ezi ihe nʼime gị, i sitela nʼala a wezuga ogidi Ashera niile, dozieekwa obi gị ịchọ Chineke.”
Nevertheless [some] good things have been found in you, forasmuch as you did remove the groves from the land of Juda, and did direct your heart to seek after the Lord.
4 Jehoshafat biri na Jerusalem. Ọ pụrụ gagharịa nʼetiti ndị ya site na Bịasheba ruo nʼobodo ugwu ugwu Ifrem, laghachikwutekwa Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke nke nna nna ha.
And Josaphat lived in Jerusalem: and he again went out among the people from Bersabee to the mount of Ephraim, and turned them back to the Lord God of their fathers.
5 Ọ họpụtara ndị ikpe nʼala ahụ, nʼotu nʼotu nʼobodo ndị ahụ niile e wusiri ike nke Juda.
And he appointed judges in all the strong cities of Juda, city by city.
6 Ọ gwara ha si, “Lezienụ anya ihe unu na-eme nʼihi na ọ bụghị mmadụ ka unu na-ekpere ikpe kama ọ bụ Onyenwe anyị, onye na-anọnyere unu mgbe unu na-ekpebi ikpe.
And he said to the judges, Take good heed what you do: for you judge not for man, but for the Lord, and with you are matters of judgment.
7 Ugbu a, kwenụ ka egwu Onyenwe anyị dịrị nʼime unu. Kpeenụ ikpe ziri ezi, nʼihi na nʼebe Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị nọ, ikpe ikpe na-ezighị ezi, maọbụ ile mmadụ anya nʼihu maọbụ iri ngarị adịghị ya.”
And now let the fear of the Lord be upon you, and be wary, and do [your duty]: for there is no unrighteousness with the Lord our God, neither [is it for him] to respect persons, nor take bribes.
8 Ọzọkwa, nʼime Jerusalem, Jehoshafat họpụtara ụfọdụ ndị Livayị, na ndị nchụaja, na ndịisi ezinaụlọ Izrel ka ha bụrụ ndị na-ahazi iwu nke Onyenwe anyị na-edozikwa esemokwu. Ha bikwa na Jerusalem.
Moreover Josaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the priests, and Levites, and heads of houses of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and to judge the dwellers in Jerusalem.
9 O nyere ha iwu ndị a, “Jirinụ ikwesi ntụkwasị obi, na ịtụ egwu Onyenwe anyị rụọ ọrụ unu.
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall you do in the fear of the Lord, in truth and with a perfect heart.
10 Mgbe ọbụla ụmụnna unu ndị bi nʼobodo unu dị iche iche buteere unu ikpe igbu mmadụ maọbụ ikpe mmebi iwu ọbụla, maọbụ ihe megidere ihe e nyere nʼiwu, maọbụ nke megidere ụkpụrụ, ma ọ bụkwanụ megide iwu na usoro ime ihe, unu ga-adọ ha aka na ntị ka ha ghara imehie megide Onyenwe anyị. Ọ bụrụ na unu emeghị otu a, iwe Onyenwe anyị ga-adakwasị unu na ụmụnna unu. Ma ọ bụrụ na unu arụọ ọrụ unu nke ọma, unu agaghị emehie.
Whatsoever man of your brethren that dwell in their cities [shall bring] the cause that comes before you, between blood [and] blood, and between precept and commandment, and ordinances and judgments, you shall even decide for them; so they shall not sin against the Lord, and there shall not be wrath upon you, and upon your brethren: thus you shall do, and you shall not sin.
11 “Amaraya, onyeisi nchụaja, ga-abụ onyeisi unu nʼihe ọbụla metụtara Onyenwe anyị. Zebadaya nwa nwoke Ishmel, onyeisi nke ebo Juda ga-abụ onyeisi unu nʼihe o bụla metụtara eze. Ndị Livayị ga-abụ ndịisi ozi nʼihu unu. Bụrụkwanụ ndị dị ike, unu atụkwala ụjọ, ka Onyenwe anyị nọnyere ndị na-eme nke ọma.”
And, behold, Amarias the priest is head over you in every matter of the Lord; and Zabdias the son of Ismael is head over the house of Juda in every matter of the king; and the scribes and Levites are before you: be strong and active, and the Lord shall be with the good.
