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.
In the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds—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 Zichri—into a 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,
They went around in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ households 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.
All the assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s house. Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son must reign, as the LORD has 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 you must do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers of the thresholds.
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.
A third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation. All the people will be 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.
But let no one come into the LORD’s house except the priests and those who minister of the Levites. They shall come in, for they are holy, but all the people shall follow the LORD’s instructions.
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.”
The Levites shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. Whoever comes into the house, let him be slain. Be with the king when he comes in and when he goes 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. They each took his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest didn’t dismiss the shift.
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.
Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, bucklers, and shields that had been king David’s, which were in God’s house.
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 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, near the altar and the house, around the king.
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, put the crown on him, gave him the covenant, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they 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.
When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the LORD’s house.
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!”
Then she looked, and behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, with the captains and the trumpeters by the king. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew shofars. The singers also played musical instruments, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore 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.”
Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t kill her in the LORD’s house.”
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. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; 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.
Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, 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.
All the people went to the house of Baal, broke it down, broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed 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.
Jehoiada appointed the officers of the LORD’s house under the hand of the Levitical priests, whom David had distributed in the LORD’s house, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the Torah of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as David had ordered.
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 set the gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD’s house, that no one who was unclean in anything 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.
He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the LORD’s house. They came through the upper gate to the king’s house, and set 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.
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword.
