2 Ihe E Mere 23

1 Nʼafọ nke asaa, Jehoiada gosiri ịdị ike nke obi ya. Ya na ndị ọchịagha na-achị narị ndị agha gbara ndụ. Ndị a bụ: Azaraya nwa Jeroham, Ishmel nwa Jehohanan, Azaraya nwa Obed, Maaseia nwa Adaya na Elishafat nwa Zikri.

And in the eighth year Jodae strengthened [himself], and took the captains of hundreds, Azarias the son of Joram, and Ismael the son of Joanan, and Azarias the son of Obed, and Maasaeas the son of Adia, and Elisaphan the son of Zacharias, with him to the house of the Lord.

2 Ha pụrụ gaa akụkụ niile nke ala Juda kpọkọta ndị Livayị na ndịisi ezinaụlọ Izrel site nʼobodo niile. Mgbe ha bịarutere Jerusalem,

And they went round about Juda, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Juda, and heads of the families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

3 ọgbakọ ahụ niile na eze gbara ndụ nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke. Mgbe ahụ, Jehoiada sịrị ha, “Nwa eze ga-achị dịka Onyenwe anyị kwere na nkwa banyere agbụrụ Devid.

and all the congregation of Juda made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he showed them the king's son, and said to them, Behold, let the king's son reign, as the Lord said concerning the house of David.

4 Ugbu a, nke a bụ ihe unu ga-eme: Otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ atọ nke ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị, bụ ndị ga-abịa ọrụ nʼụbọchị izuike ga-abụ ndị ga-eche ọnụ ụzọ niile nche.

Now this [is] the thing which you shall do. Let a third part of you, [even] of the priests and of the Levites, enter in on the sabbath, even into the gates of the entrances;

5 Otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ atọ nke ọzọ ga-anọ nʼụlọeze, ebe otu ụzọ ga-anọ nʼọnụ ụzọ Ntọala. Ndị ọzọ niile ga-anọ gburugburu mpụta ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.

and let a third part be in the house of the king; and another third at the middle gate: and all the people in the courts of the Lord's house.

6 Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla ga-abata nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị karịa naanị ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị ndị nọ ọrụ, ha ga-abata nʼihi ha bụ ndị edoro nsọ, ma ndị ọzọ niile ga-edebe iwu Onyenwe anyị, ghara ịbata.

And let not [any one] enter into the house of the Lord, except the priests and the Levites, and the servants of the Levites; they shall enter in, because they are holy: and let all the people keep the watch of the Lord.

7 Ndị Livayị ga-edo onwe ha gburugburu eze, onye ọbụla ga e jide ihe agha nʼaka ya. Onye ọbụla batara nʼime ụlọnsọ ahụ ka a ga-egbu. Nọrọnụ eze nso, ebe ọbụla ọ gara, mgbe ọ na-apụ nʼezi na mgbe ọ na-aba nʼime.”

And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man's weapon in his hand; and whoever [else] goes into the house shall die: but they shall be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.

8 Ndị Livayị na ndị ikom Juda niile mere dịka Jehoiada, onye nchụaja nyere nʼiwu. Onye ọbụla kpọọrọ ndị ikom ya, ma ndị na-abata ịrụ ọrụ nʼụbọchị izuike ma ndị na-emechi ọrụ. Nʼihi na Jehoiada onye nchụaja ezipụghị otu ọbụla nʼime ndị ọrụ ahụ niile.

And the Levites and all Juda did according to all that the priest Jodae commanded them, and they took each his men from the beginning of the sabbath to the end of the sabbath, for Jodae the priest did not dismiss the courses.

9 O nyere ndị ọchịagha ahụ na-elekọta narị ndị agha, ùbe na ọta ukwu na ọta nta niile, ndị bụrịị nke eze Devid, bụ ndị dị nʼụlọnsọ Chineke.

And Jodae gave to the men the swords, and the shields, and the arms, which [had] belonged to King David, in the house of God.

10 O guzobere ndị ikom niile ahụ, onye ọbụla ji ngwa agha ya nʼaka ya, nọdụ eze gburugburu na nso ebe ịchụ aja na ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ. Site nʼakụkụ ndịda ruo nʼakụkụ ugwu nke ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ.

And he set the whole people, every man with his arms, from the right side of the house to the left side of the altar and the house, over against the king round about.

11 Jehoiada na ụmụ ya ndị ikom kpọpụtara nwa eze, kpube ya okpueze nʼisi, ha nyere ya otu akwụkwọ nke ihe ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ, chie ya eze. Ha tekwara ya mmanụ ịbụ eze, tie mkpu sị, “Ka eze dịrị ndụ ruo mgbe ebighị ebi!”

And he brought out the king's son, and put on him the crown and the testimony, and Jodae the priest and his sons proclaimed him king, and anointed him, and said, Long live the king!

12 Mgbe Atalaya nụrụ mkpọtụ ndị mmadụ, ndị na-agba ọsọ na-eto eze, ọ gakwuru ha nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị.

And Gotholia heard the sound of the people running, and acknowledging and praising the king: and she went in to the king into the house of the Lord.

13 O lepụrụ anya, ma lee eze, ka o guzo nʼakụkụ ogidi ya dị na mbata. Ndịisi na ndị na-afụ opi nọ nʼakụkụ eze, ndị niile nke ala ahụ nọkwa na-aṅụrị ọṅụ na-afụ opi. Ndị ọbụ abụ jikwa iti egwu na-edu nʼabụ otuto. Mgbe ahụ, Atalaya dọwara uwe ya, sị, “Nke a bụ nnupu isi megide eze! Nke a bụ nnupu isi megide ọchịchị!”

And she looked, and, behold, the king [stood] in his place, and the princes and trumpets were at the entrance, and the princes were round the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded the trumpets, and there were the singers singing with instruments, and singing hymns of praise. and Gotholia tore her robe, and cried, you surely are plotting against [me].

14 Jehoiada, bụ onye nchụaja zipụrụ ndị ọchịagha na-achị narị ndị agha, bụ ndị na-elekọta usuu ndị agha, sị ha, “Sitenụ nʼetiti ahịrị ahụ kpụpụta ya nʼetiti ahịrị unu, onye ọbụla nke gbasoro ya, werenụ mma agha gbuo onye ahụ.” Nʼihi na onye nchụaja sịrị, “Ka egbula ya na ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị.”

And Jodae the priest went forth, and Jodae the priest charged the captains of hundreds, even the captains of the host, and said to them, Thrust her forth outside the house, and follow her, and let her be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.

15 Ya mere, ha jidere ya mgbe o rutere na mbata nke ọnụ ụzọ ịnyịnya nʼogige ụlọeze, ebe ahụ ka ha gburu ya.

So they let her go [out]; and she went through the horsemen's gate of the house of the king, and they killed her there.

16 Jehoiada mere ka ọgbụgba ndụ dị, na ya, na ndị mmadụ, na eze, ga-abụ ndị nke Onyenwe anyị.

And Jodae made a covenant between himself, and the people, and the king, that the people should be the Lord's.

17 Ndị niile ahụ gara nʼụlọ nchụaja Baal kwatuo ya. Ha tidasịrị ebe nchụaja na arụsị niile dị nʼebe ahụ, gbukwaa Matan onye nchụaja Baal nʼihu ebe ịchụ aja ahụ.

And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore down it and its altars, and they ground his images to powder, and they killed Matthan the priest of Baal before his altars.

18 Mgbe ahụ, Jehoiada nyefere nlekọta nke ụlọnsọ ukwuu Onyenwe anyị nʼaka ndị nchụaja bụ ndị Livayị, bụ ndị Devid nyere ọrụ ịchụ aja nsure ọkụ nke Onyenwe anyị nʼime ụlọnsọ, dịka e dere ya nʼiwu Mosis, nʼiji ọṅụ na ịbụ abụ dịka Devid nyere nʼiwu.

And Jodae the priest committed the works of the house of the Lord into the and of the priests and Levites, and he re-established the courses of the priests and Levites which David appointed over the house of the Lord, and [he appointed them] to offer whole burnt offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with gladness, and with songs by the hand of David.

19 O debekwara ndị nche nʼọnụ ụzọ ama ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, igbochi ka onye ọbụla nke na-adịghị ọcha nʼụzọ ọbụla ghara ịbanye.

And the porters stood at the gates of the house of the Lord, that no one unclean in any respect should enter in.

20 Ọ kpọọrọ ndị ọchịagha na-achị narị ndị agha, na ndị a na-asọpụrụ, na ndị na-achị achị, na ndị ala ahụ niile, dupụta eze site nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị. Ha bara nʼụlọeze site nʼọnụ ụzọ ama nke dị Elu, mee ka eze nọkwasị nʼelu ocheeze.

And he took the heads of families, and the mighty men, and the chiefs of the people, and all the people of the land, and they conducted the king into the house of the Lord; and he went through the inner gate into the king's house, and they seated the king on the throne of the kingdom.

21 Ndị ala ahụ niile ṅụrịrị ọṅụ nke ukwuu, obodo ahụ dakwara jụụ, nʼihi na e ji mma agha gbuo Atalaya nʼụlọeze.

And all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet: and they killed Gotholia.