2 Ihe E Mere 19
1 Mgbe Jehoshafat, eze Juda, laghachiri nʼụlọ ya na Jerusalem nʼudo.
And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to 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 Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate the LORD? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before 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 there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thine heart to seek God.
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 Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD, the God of their fathers.
5 Ọ họpụtara ndị ikpe nʼala ahụ, nʼotu nʼotu nʼobodo ndị ahụ niile e wusiri ike nke Juda.
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, 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 said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD; and [he is] with you in the 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.”
Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
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 in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers’ [houses] of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies. And they returned to 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 ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, 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.
And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall warn them, that they be not guilty towards the LORD, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not be guilty.
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, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD be with the good.
