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 seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

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 about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ [houses] 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 made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the LORD hath spoken concerning the sons 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.

This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;

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 a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.

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.

But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall come in, for they are holy: but all the people shall 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 with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh into the house, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.

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.

So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not 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 Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were 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 all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by 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!”

Then they brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, God save the king.

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

And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people 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 by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, treason.

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 Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not 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 made way for her; and she went to the entry of the horse gate to the king’s house: and they slew her there.

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

And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD’S people.

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 went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the 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 Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order 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 he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing 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 captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the upper gate unto the king’s house, and set the king upon 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.

So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword.