2 Ihe E Mere 34
1 Josaya gbara afọ asatọ mgbe e mere ya eze. Ọ chịrị iri afọ atọ na otu na Jerusalem.
Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
2 O mere ihe ziri ezi nʼanya Onyenwe anyị, gbasookwa ụzọ niile nke nna nna ya Devid, o sighị nʼụzọ a wezuga onwe ya gaa nʼaka nri maọbụ nʼaka ekpe.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3 Nʼafọ nke asatọ nke ọchịchị ya, mgbe ọ ka bụ okorobịa, o bidoro iji obi ya niile na-achọ Chineke nke nna ya Devid. Nʼafọ iri na abụọ nke ọchịchị ya, ọ malitere ime ka Juda na Jerusalem dị ọcha site nʼiwezuga ebe ịchụ aja niile dị elu, na ogidi Ashera niile, na arụsị a pịrị apị na nke a kpụrụ akpụ niile.
And in the eighth year of his reign, and he [being] yet a youth, he began to seek the Lord God of his father David: and in the twelfth year of his reign he began to purge Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the ornaments for the altars, and the molten images.
4 Nʼihu ya o mere ka a kwatuo ebe ịchụ aja Baal nʼike. Ọ kụdara ebe ịchụ aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ dị nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja Baal ndị ahụ, tijisie ogidi Ashera niile, na arụsị na oyiyi niile. Ọ kụjasịrị ha niile, kpokọrọ ha ghasaa ha nʼelu ili ndị na-efe ha.
And he pulled down the altars of Baalim that were before his face, and the high places that were above them; and he cut down the groves, and the graven images, and broke in pieces the molten images, and reduced them to powder, and cast [it] upon the surface of the tombs of those who [had] sacrificed to them.
5 Ọ kpọrọ ọkpụkpụ ndị nchụaja ahụ ọkụ nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja arụsị ha, si otu a mee ka Juda na Jerusalem dị ọcha.
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and purged Juda and Jerusalem.
6 Nʼobodo ndị Manase, na Ifrem na Simiọn, ruo na Naftalị, na mkpọmkpọ ebe ha niile gburugburu.
And [he did so] in the cities of Manasse, and Ephraim, and Symeon, and Nephthali, and the places round about them.
7 O titụrụ ebe ịchụ aja nke arụsị niile na ogidi arụsị Ashera, gwepịa arụsị ndị a niile dịka ntụ. Otu a ka o mere nʼala Izrel niile tupu ọ laghachi Jerusalem.
And he pulled down the altars and the groves, and he cut the idols in small pieces, and cut off all the high places from all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.
8 Nʼafọ nke iri na asatọ nke ọchịchị Josaya, mgbe o mere ka ala ahụ na ụlọnsọ dị ọcha, o zigara Shefan nwa Azalaya, Maaseia onye na-achị obodo, na Joa nwa Joahaz, onye na-edekọ akụkọ, ka ha wuzie ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke ya.
And in the eighteenth year of his reign, after having cleansed the land, and the house, he sent Saphan the son of Ezelias, and Maasa prefect of the city, and Juach son of Joachaz his recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.
9 Ha jekwuru Hilkaya onyeisi nchụaja nye ya ego nke e webatara nʼụlọnsọ Chineke, nke ndị Livayị bụ ndị na-eche ọnụ ụzọ nakọtara site nʼaka ndị Manase na Ifrem, na ndị niile fọdụrụ nʼIzrel, na sitekwa nʼaka ndị Juda na Benjamin, na ndị niile bi na Jerusalem.
And they came to Chelcias the high priest, and gave the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the gate collected of the hand of Manasse and Ephraim, and of the princes, and of every one that was left in Israel, and of the children of Juda and Benjamin, and of the dwellers in Jerusalem.
10 Mgbe ahụ, ha nyefere ya nʼaka ndị ikom ahọpụtara maka ilekọta ọrụ nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị. Ndị ikom a kwụrụ ndị ọrụ rụziri ma mezie ụlọnsọ ahụ ụgwọ.
And they gave it into the hand of the workmen, who were appointed in the house of the Lord, and they gave it to the workmen who wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and strengthen the house.
11 Ha nyekwara ndị ọkpọ ǹtu na ndị na-ewu ụlọ ego iji zụta nkume a wara awa, osisi iji mee ihe njikọta na osisi ịkwado ụlọ, maka iji rụzie ụlọ a nke ndị eze Juda hapụrụ ka ọ dakasịa.
They gave [it] also to the carpenters and builders, to buy squared stones, and timber for beams to cover the houses which the kings of Juda had destroyed.
12 Ndị ọrụ a rụrụ ọrụ ha nʼikwesị ntụkwasị obi. Ndị nlekọta ha bụ ndị Livayị ndị a: Jahat na Ọbadaya ndị si nʼikwu Merari, na Zekaraya na Meshulam ndịisi nʼikwu Kohat. Ndị Livayị ndị ọzọ, ndị bụ ndị nwere nghọta nʼiti ngwa egwu dị iche iche
And the men [were] faithfully [engaged] in the works: and over them were superintendents, Jeth and Abdias, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zacharias and Mosollam, of the sons of Caath, [appointed] to oversee; and every Levite, and every one that understood [how] to play on musical instruments.
13 ka e mere ndị nlekọta ndị na-ebu ibu. Ha lekọtakwara ndị niile rụrụ ọrụ dị iche iche. Ụfọdụ nʼime ndị Livayị ndị a bụ ndị ode akwụkwọ na ndị na-edekọ ihe, na ndị na-eche ọnụ ụzọ nche.
And [overseers were] over the burden-bearers, and over all the workmen in the respective works; and of the Levites [were appointed] scribes, and judges, and porters.
14 Mgbe ha na-ewepụta ego anabatara nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, Hilkaya onye nchụaja chọtara akwụkwọ Iwu Onyenwe anyị, bụ nke o nyere site nʼaka Mosis.
And when they brought forth the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Chelcias the priest found a book of the law of the Lord [given] by the hand of Moses.
15 Hilkaya sịrị Shefan ode akwụkwọ, “Achọtala m Akwụkwọ Iwu nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị.” O nyere ya Shefan.
And Chelcias answered and said to Saphan the scribe, I have found a book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias gave the book to Saphan.
16 Mgbe ahụ, Shefan buuru akwụkwọ ahụ wegara ya eze, gwa ya sị, “Ndị ozi gị na-eje ozi ha dịka ihe niile i tinyere ha nʼaka si dị.
And Saphan brought in the book to the king, and moreover gave an account to the king, [saying, This is] all the money given into the hand of your servants that work.
17 Ha enyefela ego niile nke dị nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị nʼaka ndị nlekọta ọrụ, na ndị ọrụ.”
And they have collected the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and given it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of them that do the work.
18 Emesịa, Shefan ode akwụkwọ gwara eze okwu ọzọ sị ya, “O nwere akwụkwọ Hilkaya nyere m.” Shefan wepụtara ya gụọ ya na ntị eze.
And Saphan the scribe brought word to the king, saying, Chelcias the priest has given me a book. And Saphan read it before the king.
19 Mgbe eze nụrụ ihe niile e dere nʼakwụkwọ iwu ahụ, ọ dọwara uwe ya.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the law, that he tore his garments.
20 O nyere Hilkaya, Ahikam nwa Shefan, Abdon nwa Maịka, Shefan ode akwụkwọ na Asaya, bụ onye ọrụ eze, iwu, sị ha,
And the king commanded Chelcias, and Achicam the son of Saphan, and Abdom the son of Michaias, and Saphan the scribe, and Asia the servant of the king, saying,
21 “Gaanụ jụta Onyenwe anyị ase, nʼisi m na nʼisi ndị fọdụrụ nʼIzrel na Juda, banyere ihe niile e dere nʼakwụkwọ a bụ nke achọtara. Nʼihi na ọnụma Onyenwe anyị dị ukwuu bụ nke a wụkwasịrị anyị, nʼihi na ndị bu anyị ụzọ edebeghị okwu nke Onyenwe anyị, ha agbasoghị ihe niile e dere nʼime akwụkwọ a banyere anyị.”
Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for every one that is left in Israel and Juda, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord [which] has been kindled among us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of the Lord, to do according to all the things written in this book.
22 Ya mere, Hilkaya na ndị ahụ eze zipụrụ ya na ha, jekwuuru Hulda, onye amụma nwanyị, onye bụ nwunye Shalum, nwa Tokhat, nwa Hasra. Onye nlekọta ebe a na-edebe uwe. Hulda na-ebi na mpaghara Jerusalem e wuru ọhụrụ.
And Chelcias went, and [the others] whom the king told, to Olda the prophetess, the wife of Sellem son of Thecoe, son of Aras, who kept the commandments; and she lived in Jerusalem in the second [quarter]: and they spoke to her accordingly.
23 Ọ sịrị ha, “Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke nke Izrel, kwuru: Gwanụ nwoke ahụ ziri unu ka unu bịakwutem, sị
And she said to them, Thus has the Lord God of Israel said, Tell the man who sent you to me,
24 ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu: Ana m aga iweta mbibi ga-adakwasị ebe a na ndị niile bi nʼime ya, ọbụbụ ọnụ niile e dere nʼime akwụkwọ a, bụ nke a gụpụtara nʼihu eze Juda.
Thus says the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, [even] all the words that are written in the book that was read before the king of Juda:
25 Nʼihi na ha ajụla m, gbakụta m azụ, chụọ aja nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nye chi ndị ọzọ, kpasuo m iwe site na ihe niile nke aka ha mepụtara, a ga-awụkwasị iwe m nʼebe a, ọ gaghị akwụsịkwa.’
because they have forsaken me, and burnt incense to strange gods, that they might provoke me by all the works of their hands; and my wrath is kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.
26 Gwanụ eze Juda, onye ahụ zitere unu ịjụta ase site nʼọnụ Onyenwe anyị sị ya, ‘Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel na-ekwu banyere okwu ndị ahụ ị nụrụ.
And concerning the king of Juda, who sent you to seek the Lord, —thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, [As for] the words which you has heard,
27 Nʼihi na o wutere gị nʼobi, na i wedakwara onwe gị nʼala nʼihu Chineke, mgbe ị nụrụ ihe o kwuru megide ebe a na ndị bi nʼime ya, nʼihi na i wedara onwe gị nʼala nʼihu m, ma dọwaakwa uwe gị, bekwaa akwa nʼihu m. Mụ onwe m anụla, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
forasmuch as your heart was ashamed, and you was humbled before me when you heard my words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and you were humbled before me, and did rend your garments, and did weep before me; I also have heard, says the Lord.
28 Ugbu a, aga m achịkọta gị nye nna nna gị ha, a ga-eli gị nʼudo. Anya gị agaghị ahụ mbibi nke m ga-eme ka ọ bịakwasị ebe a na ndị bi nʼime ya.’” Ha laghachiri inye eze ọsịsa ya.
Behold, I [will] gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not look upon all the evils which I am bringing upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of it. And they brought back word to the king.
29 Mgbe ahụ, eze kpọrọ ndị okenye Juda na Jerusalem niile.
And the king sent and gathered the elders of Juda and Jerusalem.
30 Ọ gara nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, ya na ndị ikom Juda niile, ndị niile bi na Jerusalem, na ndị nchụaja, na ndị Livayị, na ndị mmadụ niile, site nʼonye nta ruo na onye ukwu. Ọ gụpụtara na ntị onye ọbụla okwu niile si nʼakwụkwọ ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ, bụ nke achọtara nʼime ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.
And the king went up to the house of the Lord, [he] and all Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that were found in the house of the Lord.
31 Eze guzoro nʼakụkụ ogidi, kwee nkwa nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, ịgbaso Onyenwe anyị, na idebe iwu ya na ụkpụrụ ya niile, na iji obi ya niile, na mkpụrụobi ya niile rube isi nʼokwu ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ e dere nʼakwụkwọ ahụ.
And the king stood at a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk before the Lord, to keep his commandments and testimonies, and his ordinances, with all [his] heart and with all [his] soul, so as to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
32 O mekwara ka ndị niile nọ na Jerusalem na Benjamin kwee Onyenwe anyị otu nkwa ahụ. Ndị niile bi na Jerusalem mezukwara ihe ndị a dịka ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke, bụ Chineke nna nna ha si dị.
And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand; and the inhabitants of Jerusalem made a covenant in the house of the Lord God of their fathers.
33 Josaya sitere nʼala niile bụ nke ndị Izrel wezuga ihe arụ niile bụ arụsị, o mere ndị niile nọ nʼIzrel nʼoge ahụ ka ha fee Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke ha. Nʼụbọchị ndụ ya niile, ha esiteghị nʼiso Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke nke nna nna wezuga onwe ha.
And Josias removed all the abominations out of the whole land which belonged to the children of Israel, and caused all that were found in Jerusalem and in Israel, to serve the Lord their God all his days: he departed not from following the Lord God of his fathers.
