2 Ihe E Mere 28

1 Ehaz gbara iri afọ abụọ mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze. Ọ chịkwara afọ iri na isii nʼime Jerusalem, ma o meghị ihe ziri ezi nʼanya Onyenwe anyị, dịka nna ya Devid mere.

Achaz was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as David his father.

2 Ọ gbasoro ụzọ niile nke ndị eze Izrel, kpụọkwa arụsị dị iche iche maka ofufe arụsị Baal.

But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, for he made graven images.

3 O surere ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ dị iche iche nʼime Ndagwurugwu nke Ben Hinom, surekwaa ụmụ ya nʼọkụ. Ọ gbasoro omenaala niile rụrụ arụ nke ndị mba ọzọ, ndị ahụ Onyenwe anyị chụpụrụ site nʼihu ndị Izrel.

And [he sacrificed] to their idols in the valley of Benennom, and passed his children through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.

4 Ọ chụrụ aja surekwaa ihe nsure ọkụ aja na-esi isi ụtọ nʼebe niile dị elu, nʼelu ugwu niile, na nʼokpuru osisi ndụ ọbụla.

And he burnt incense upon the high places, and upon the roofs, and under every shady tree.

5 Nʼihi ya, Onyenwe anyị Chineke ya nyefere ya nʼaka eze ndị Aram. Ndị Aram lụgburu ya, kpọrọ ọtụtụ nʼetiti ndị ya dịka ndị mkpọrọ kpọta ha nʼDamaskọs. E nyefekwara ya nʼaka eze Izrel, onye gburu ọtụtụ ndị agha ya.

And the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and he struck him, and took captive of them a great band of prisoners, and carried him to Damascus. Also [God] delivered him into the hands of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter.

6 Nʼotu ụbọchị, Peka nwa Remalaya gburu narị puku ndị agha Juda na iri puku abụọ. Ihe ndị a mere nʼihi na ha gbakụtara Onyenwe anyị Chineke nna nna ha azụ.

And Phakee the son of Romelias king of Israel, killed in Juda in one day a hundred and twenty thousand mighty men; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.

7 Zikri onye Ifrem, onye bụ dike nʼagha, gburu Maaseia, nwa eze, na Azrikam onye na-elekọta ụlọeze. O gbukwara Elkena onye na-esota eze.

And Zechri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maasias the king's son, and Ezrican the chief of his house, and Elcana the king's deputy.

8 Ndị Izrel sitere nʼetiti ụmụnne ha ndị Juda dọta ndị inyom, na ụmụ okorobịa, na ụmụ agbọghọbịa ọnụọgụgụ ha dị narị puku abụọ nʼagha. Ha bukọkwaara ọtụtụ ihe ndị ọzọ ha kwatara nʼagha laghachi na Sameria.

And the children of Israel took captive of their brethren three hundred thousand, women, and sons, and daughters, and they spoiled them of much property, and brought the spoils to Samaria.

9 Ma Oded, onye amụma Onyenwe anyị, nọ na Sameria nʼoge a. Ọ pụrụ jekwuru ndị agha ahụ na Sameria sị ha, “Onyenwe anyị Chineke nna nna unu ha mere ka unu merie ndị Juda nʼihi na ha na-efe arụsị. Ma unu ji ọnụma gbuo ha, nke mere na ụzụ tụrụ ruo nʼeluigwe.

And there was there a prophet of the Lord, his name [was] Oded: and he went out to meet the host that were coming to Samaria, and said to them, Behold, the wrath of the Lord God of your fathers [is] upon Juda, and he has delivered them into your hands, and you have slain them in wrath, and it has reached even to heaven.

10 Ugbu a, unu na-achọkwa ime ndị ikom na ndị inyom Juda na Jerusalem ndị ohu unu? Ma unu abụghị ndị ikpe mmehie mara nʼebe Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu nọ?

And now you talk of keeping the children of Juda and Jerusalem for servants and handmaidens. Behold, am I not with you to testify for the Lord your God?

11 Ugbu a, geenụ ntị nʼihe m na-ekwu. Kpọghachinụ ụmụnna unu ndị a unu dọtara nʼagha nʼụlọ ha, nʼihi na ugbu a Onyenwe anyị na-ewe oke iwe megide unu.”

And now listen to me, and restore the prisoners of your brethren whom you have taken: for the fierce anger of the Lord [is] upon you.

12 Ụfọdụ ndịisi ndị Ifrem, bụ Azaraya nwa Jehohanan, na Berekaya nwa Meshilemot, na Jehizkaya nwa Shalum, na Amasa nwa Hadlai, biliri guzogide ndị ahụ si agha na-alọta.

And the chiefs of the sons of Ephraim rose up, Udias the son of Joanas, and Barachias the son of Mosolamoth, and Ezekias the son of Sellem, and Amasias the son of Eldai, against those that came from the war,

13 Ha sịrị, “Unu akpọbatakwala ndị a unu dọtara nʼagha nʼebe a, nʼihi na unu mee ya, anyị ga-abụ ndị ikpe maara nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Unu chọrọ ịtụkwasị ihe na mmehie na ikpe ọmụma anyị? Nʼihi na ikpe ọmụma anyị adịla ukwuu, iwe ya dị ọkụ na-adịkwasịkwa nʼahụ Izrel.”

and said to them, You shall not bring in hither the prisoners to us, for whereas sin against the Lord [is] upon us, you mean to add to our sins, and to our trespass: for our sin [is] great, and the fierce anger of the Lord [is] upon Israel.

14 Ya mere, ndị agha ahụ hapụrụ ndị mkpọrọ ahụ na ihe niile ha bulatara, nʼihu ndị ozi na igwe mmadụ ahụ niile.

So the warriors left the prisoners and the spoils before the princes and all the congregation.

15 Mgbe ahụ, ndị ikom ahụ akpọrọ nʼaha nʼaha duuru ndị mkpọrọ ahụ, manye aka nʼihe ahụ niile a dọtara nʼagha wepụta uwe, na nri, na mmanya na akpụkpọụkwụ, na mmanụ, nyeghachi ha ndị ahụ niile a dọtara nʼagha. Ha bulitere ndị ọrịa nọ nʼetiti ndị ahụ a dọtara nʼagha kukwasị ha nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu. Emesịa, ha duuru mmadụ ahụ niile dughachiri ha ndị ha nọ na Jeriko, obodo nkwụ. Emesịakwa, ha laghachikwara azụ na Sameria.

And the men who were called by name rose up, and took hold of the prisoners, and clothed all the naked from the spoils, and gave them garments and shoes, and gave them [food] to eat, and [oil] to anoint themselves [with], and they helped also every one that was weak with asses, and placed them in Jericho, the city of palm-trees, with their brethren; and they returned to Samaria.

16 Nʼoge ahụ, eze Ehaz zigara ndị eze Asịrịa ozi ka ọ bịa nyere ya aka.

At that time king Achaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him, and on this occasion,

17 Ndị Edọm bịara ọzọ buso Juda agha, ma dọrọkwa ọtụtụ nʼime ha nʼagha.

because the Idumeans had attacked [him], and struck Juda, and taken a number of prisoners.

18 Ndị Filistia na-ebusokwa ụfọdụ obodo Juda dị na mgbada ugwu, na Negeb agha. Ha meriri ma bichikwaa obodo ndị a; Bet-Shemesh, na Aijalon, na Gederọt, na Soko, na Timna, na Gimzo, na obodo nta niile gbara ha gburugburu.

Also the Philistines had made an attack on the cities of the plain country, and the cities of the south of Juda, and taken Baethsamys, and [the things in the house of the Lord, and the things in the house of the king, and of the princes: and they gave to the king] Aelon, and Galero, and Socho and her villages, and Thamna and her villages, and Gamzo and her villages: and they lived there.

19 Ma Onyenwe anyị wedara Juda nʼala nʼihi Ehaz, eze Izrel onye mere ka ihe ọjọọ baa ụba na Juda, na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi ya nye Onyenwe anyị.

For the Lord humbled Juda because of Achaz king of Juda, because he grievously departed from the Lord.

20 Mgbe Tiglat-Pilesa eze ndị Asịrịa bịara, o wetaara Ehaz nsogbu kama enyemaka.

And there came against him Thalgaphellasar king of Assyria, and he afflicted him.

21 Ehaz weere ụfọdụ ihe dị nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, na nke dị nʼụlọeze, sitekwa na nʼụlọ ndịisi obodo, were ha nye eze Asịrịa, ma ihe ndị a enyereghị ya aka.

And Achaz took the things [that were] in the house of the Lord, and the things in the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave them to the king of Assyria: but he was no help to him,

22 Nʼoge nsogbu ya, eze Ehaz gakwara nʼihu bụrụ onye na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi nye Onyenwe anyị.

but only [troubled him] in his affliction: and he departed yet more from the Lord, and king Achaz said,

23 Ọ chụrụ aja nye chi niile nke Damaskọs, bụ ndị meriri ya nʼagha. Ọ sịrị, “Nʼihi na chi nke ndị eze Aram nyeere ha aka, ha ka m ga-achụrụ aja, ka ha nwee ike nyere m aka.” Ma ha bụ ihe wetaara ya ọdịda, bụrụkwa ọdịda nye Izrel niile.

I will seek after the gods of Damascus that strike me. And he said, Forasmuch as the gods of the king of Syria themselves strengthen them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, and they will help me. But they became a stumbling block to him, and to all Israel.

24 Ehaz chịkọtara ngwongwo niile dị nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke, gbujasịa ha. O mechiri ọnụ ụzọ niile e si abanye nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, ma wuo ọtụtụ ebe ịchụ aja na nkuku ụzọ niile nʼime Jerusalem.

And Achaz removed the vessels of the house of the Lord, and cut them in pieces, and shut the doors of the house of the Lord, and made to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem:

25 Nʼobodo niile ọbụla na Juda, o wuru ebe dị elu maka ịchụ aja dị iche iche nye chi ndị ọzọ, si otu a kpasuo Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke nna nna ya ha iwe.

and in each several city in Juda he made high places to burn incense to strange gods: and they provoked the Lord God of their fathers.

26 Ma banyere ihe ndị ọzọ niile mere nʼoge ọchịchị ya, site na mmalite ruo ọgwụgwụ, ọ bụ na e deghị ha nʼakwụkwọ akụkọ ihe mere nʼoge ndị eze Juda na Izrel?

And the rest of his acts, and his deeds, the first and the last, behold, [they are] written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.

27 Ehaz soro nna nna ya ha dina nʼọnwụ, e lie ya nʼobodo Jerusalem, ma ọ bụghị nʼime ili ebe a na-eli ndị eze Izrel. Hezekaya nwa ya, ghọrọ eze nʼọnọdụ ya.

And Achaz slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David; for they did not bring him into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Ezekias his son reigned in his stead.