2 Ihe E Mere 19

1 Mgbe Jehoshafat, eze Juda, laghachiri nʼụlọ ya na Jerusalem nʼudo.

And he returned Jehoshaphat [the] king of Judah to house his in safety 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 he went out to face his Jehu [the] son of Hanani the seer and he said to the king Jehoshaphat ¿ the wicked to help and [those who] hate Yahweh will you love? and by this [is] towards you wrath from to before Yahweh.

3 Ma otu ọ dị, achọtara ezi ihe nʼime gị, i sitela nʼala a wezuga ogidi Ashera niile, dozieekwa obi gị ịchọ Chineke.”

But things good they have been found with you for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and you have directed heart your 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 he dwelt Jehoshaphat in Jerusalem. And he returned and he went out among the people from Beer Sheba to [the] hill country of Ephraim and he turned back them to Yahweh [the] God of ancestors their.

5 Ọ họpụtara ndị ikpe nʼala ahụ, nʼotu nʼotu nʼobodo ndị ahụ niile e wusiri ike nke Juda.

And he appointed judges in the land in all [the] cities of Judah fortified for a city and a 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 consider what? [are] you doing for not for humankind you will judge for for Yahweh and with you in a matter 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 therefore let it be [the] dread of Yahweh on you take care and act for there not with Yahweh God our [is] injustice and lifting up of face and taking of a bribe.

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.

And also in Jerusalem he appointed Jehoshaphat some of the Levites and the priests and some of [the] heads of the fathers of Israel for [the] judgment of Yahweh and for dispute[s] and they returned Jerusalem.

9 O nyere ha iwu ndị a, “Jirinụ ikwesi ntụkwasị obi, na ịtụ egwu Onyenwe anyị rụọ ọrụ unu.

And he commanded to them saying thus you will do! in [the] fear of Yahweh in faithfulness and with a heart complete.

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 every case at law which it will come on you from brothers your - who dwell in cities their between blood - and blood between law and commandment and statutes and judgments and you will warn them and not they will be guilty to Yahweh and it will be wrath towards you and towards brothers your thus you will do! and not you will 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 here! Amariah [the] priest of the head [will be] over you to every matter of Yahweh and Zebadiah [the] son of Ishmael the leader of [the] house of Judah to every matter of the king and [will be] officials the Levites before you be strong and act so may he be Yahweh with the good.