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.
After Joash had been hidden in the temple for six years, Jehoiada the priest decided that it was necessary to do something. So he made an agreement with the army commanders of groups of 100 soldiers: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.
2 Ha pụrụ gaa akụkụ niile nke ala Juda kpọkọta ndị Livayị na ndịisi ezinaụlọ Izrel site nʼobodo niile. Mgbe ha bịarutere Jerusalem,
They went throughout Judah and gathered the descendants of Levi and the leaders of Israeli families from all the towns. When 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.
the whole group went to the temple and made an agreement with the young king there. Jehoiada said to them, “This is the son of the previous king of Judah. So he is the one who must rule, like Yahweh promised that the descendants of King David must do.
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.
“So this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and other descendants of Levi who are starting their work on the Sabbath day must guard the doors [of the temple].
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.
One-third of you must guard the king’s palace, and one-third of you must guard the Foundation Gate. All the other people will be in the courtyards outside the temple.
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.
Only the priests and the descendants of Levi who work there will enter the temple. They will be allowed to enter the temple because they are set apart [for that work]. All the others must remain in the courtyards, obeying what Yahweh has commanded.
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.”
You descendants of Levi must stand around the young king, each of you with your weapon in your hand. Anyone else who tries to enter the temple you must kill. And stay close to the young king, wherever he goes.”
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 descendants of Levi and all [the men of] Judah did what Jehoiada had told them. He did not allow anyone to go home after having finished his work on that Sabbath day. Each commander took charge of his men, the ones who were finishing their work on that day and those who were starting their work on that day.
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.
Then Jehoiada gave each of the commanders the spears and the large and small shields that had been put there in the temple by King David.
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.
He commanded all the guards to stand in their positions, each with his sword in his hand, all around the king—around the altar and the temple, from the north side to the south side.
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 Jehoiada and his sons brought Joash out. They put a crown on his head and gave him [a scroll] on which were written the rules [that the kings needed to obey], and proclaimed that he was now the king. They anointed him with olive oil and shouted, “We hope that the king will live for many years!”
12 Mgbe Atalaya nụrụ mkpọtụ ndị mmadụ, ndị na-agba ọsọ na-eto eze, ọ gakwuru ha nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị.
When Athaliah heard the noise being made by the people running [toward the king] and cheering, she ran to the temple.
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!”
She saw the young king there, standing alongside the pillar at the entrance of the temple, [which is the place at the temple] where the kings usually stood. The army commanders and trumpet players were standing beside the king, and all the people of Judah were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers with their musical instruments were leading the people while they praised God. Then Athaliah tore her robes and started screaming, “You are committing 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.”
Jehoiada the Supreme Priest said to the army commanders, “Kill her, but do not kill her at the temple of Yahweh!” Then he said to them, “Bring Athaliah out in front of the troops and kill anyone who tries to follow her!”
15 Ya mere, ha jidere ya mgbe o rutere na mbata nke ọnụ ụzọ ịnyịnya nʼogige ụlọeze, ebe ahụ ka ha gburu ya.
[She tried to flee, but] they seized her as she reached the gate where horses enter the palace area, 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.
Then Jehoiada made an agreement that he and the king and all the other people would be Yahweh’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.
Then all the people who were there went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars [of Baal]. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those 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.
Then Jehoiada appointed the priests, who were also descended from Levi, to work at the temple. They were part of the group to whom King David had given various jobs at the temple, to sacrifice the animals that were to be completely burned on the altar, doing what was written in the laws that Moses had given to them. He also told them to rejoice and sing, which was also what David had commanded.
19 O debekwara ndị nche nʼọnụ ụzọ ama ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, igbochi ka onye ọbụla nke na-adịghị ọcha nʼụzọ ọbụla ghara ịbanye.
He also put guards at the gates of the temple in order that anyone who was unacceptable to God would not be allowed to enter.
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.
Jehoiada took with him the army commanders, the important men, the leaders and many others, and brought the king down from the temple. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate, and put the king on his throne.
21 Ndị ala ahụ niile ṅụrịrị ọṅụ nke ukwuu, obodo ahụ dakwara jụụ, nʼihi na e ji mma agha gbuo Atalaya nʼụlọeze.
Then all the people of Judah rejoiced. And there was calm throughout the city, because Athaliah had been killed.
