2 Ihe E Mere 21
1 Mgbe ahụ, Jehoshafat sooro nna nna ya ha dina nʼọnwụ, e lie ya nʼebe e liri ha nʼobodo Devid. Jehoram nwa ya ghọrọ eze nʼọnọdụ ya.
Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
2 Ụmụnne Jehoram, ndị bụkwa ụmụ Jehoshafat bụ ndị a: Azaraya, Jehiel, Zekaraya, Azarayu, Maikel na Shefataya. Ndị a niile bụ ụmụ Jehoshafat, bụ eze Izrel.
He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
3 Nna ha nyere onye ọbụla nʼime ha ọtụtụ onyinye nke ọlaọcha, na ọlaedo, na ihe ndị dị oke ọnụahịa, tinyere obodo e wusiri ike nʼime Juda. Ma o mere Jehoram eze, nʼihi na ọ bu ọkpara ya.
Their father gave them great gifts of silver, of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
4 Mgbe Jehoram mere onwe ya ka o guzosie ike nʼebe alaeze nna ya dị, o weere mma agha gbuo ụmụnne ya ndị ikom niile, tinyere ụfọdụ nʼime ndịisi Izrel.
Now when Jehoram had risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.
5 Jehoram gbara iri afọ atọ na abụọ mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze. Ọ chịrị afọ asatọ na Jerusalem.
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
6 O soro ụzọ ndị eze Izrel, dịka ụlọ Ehab mere, nʼihi na ọ lụrụ ada Ehab. O mere ihe dị njọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị.
He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife. He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.
7 Ma nʼagbanyeghị nke a, Onyenwe anyị achọghị ibibi ụlọ Devid, nʼihi ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ Onyenwe anyị na Devid nwere. Nʼihi na o kwere ya nkwa ime ka oriọna dịịrị ya na ụmụ ụmụ ya ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.
However the LORD would not destroy David’s house, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.
8 Nʼoge Jehoram bụ eze, ka Edọm si nʼokpuru Juda nupu isi, họpụtara onwe ha eze.
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
9 Ya mere, Jehoram duuru ndịisi agha ya na ụgbọ agha ya niile gaa nʼebe ahụ. O biliri nʼabalị tigbuo ndị Edọm ahụ gbara ya na ndị ọchịagha ụgbọ agha ya gburugburu.
Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.
10 Ya mere, Edọm ka na-enupu isi megide Juda, ruo taa. Obodo Libna nupukwara isi nʼotu oge ahụ, nʼihi na Jehoram gbakụtara Onyenwe anyị Chineke nna nna ya ha azụ.
So Edom has been in revolt from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.
11 O wukwara ọtụtụ ebe dị elu nʼọtụtụ ugwu nke Juda, mee ka ndị bi na Jerusalem were onwe ha nye ife arụsị. O si otu a duhiekwa Juda.
Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.
12 Jehoram natara akwụkwọ ozi site nʼaka Ịlaịja onye amụma, nke sịrị: “Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị Chineke nke nna gị Devid, kwuru, ‘Nʼihi na i soghị ụzọ niile nke nna gị, bụ Jehoshafat, maọbụ nke Asa bụ eze Juda,
A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “the LORD, the God of David your father, says, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
13 kama ị sooro ụzọ niile nke ndị eze Izrel, meekwa ka ndị Juda na ndị Jerusalem fee chi ọzọ, dịka ụlọ Ehab mere. Ị gbuola ụmụnne nke gị, ndị bụ ndị si nʼezinaụlọ nke gị onwe gị, ndị ikom bụ ndị dị mma karịa gị.
but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute like Ahab’s house did, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than yourself,
14 Ya mere, ugbu a, Onyenwe anyị ga-eji ihe otiti nke ọrịa tie ndị gị, ụmụ gị ndị ikom, na ndị nwunye gị, na ihe niile i nwere.
behold, the LORD will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions;
15 Gị onwe gị kwa ga-ada nʼoke ọrịa, ọrịa afọ nke na-agaghị ekwe ngwọta. Ọrịa a ga-eme ka eriri afọ gị na-enupụta kwa ụbọchị.’”
and you will have great sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.’”
16 Onyenwe anyị mekwara ka ndị Filistia, na ndị Arab, ndị bi nso ndị Kush, bịa lụso Jehoram agha.
The LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;
17 Ha ji ike bata Juda, buru ihe niile dị mma ha hụrụ nʼụlọeze, tinyere ụmụ nwoke ya niile na ndị nwunye ya niile. Ọ bụ naanị Ahazaya, nwa ya nwoke nke nta ka ha hapụrụ.
and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives, so that there was no son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
18 Ọ bụ mgbe nke a gasịrị ka Onyenwe anyị mere ka ọrịa afọ nke a na-apụghị ịgwọta agwọta bịakwasị Jehoram.
After all this the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
19 Mgbe afọ abụọ gasịrị, eriri afọ ya nupụtara nʼihi ọrịa ahụ. Ọ nwụkwara nʼoke ihe mgbu. Mgbe e liri ya, e meghị omenaala ịkwanye ọkụ olili dịka a na-eme nʼoge a na-eli ndị eze.
In process of time, at the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
20 Ọ gbara iri afọ atọ na abụọ mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze Jerusalem. Ọ chịrị afọ asatọ nwụọ. Ọnwụ ya abụghị ihe mwute nye onye ọbụla. E liri ya nʼobodo Devid ma ọ bụghị nʼime ili a na-eli ndị eze.
He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed with no one’s regret. They buried him in David’s city, but not in the tombs of the kings.
