2 Ihe E Mere 35
1 Josaya mere Mmemme Ngabiga Onyenwe anyị na Jerusalem nʼụbọchị iri na anọ nke ọnwa mbụ nʼafọ. Ha gburu atụrụ Mmemme Ngabiga nʼụbọchị ahụ
Josiah [commanded that the people should] celebrate the Passover Festival to honor Yahweh in Jerusalem. So they slaughtered the lambs for the Passover [Festival] at the end of March.
2 O debekwara ndị nchụaja nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, gbaa ha ume ka ha bidokwa ịrụ ọrụ ha.
Josiah assigned to the priests the tasks that they should perform at the temple and encouraged them to do their work well.
3 Ọ sịrị ndị Livayị, bụ ndị e doro nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị, ndị na-emekwa ka ndị Izrel ghọta ihe, “Dọnyenụ igbe nsọ ahụ nʼụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ Solomọn, nwa Devid, bụ eze Izrel wuru. Unu ekwesịkwaghị ị na-ebugharị ya nʼubu unu ọzọ. Ugbu a jeerenụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu, na ndị ya Izrel ozi.
The [other] descendants of Levi were the ones who taught all the Israeli people; they had been dedicated to serve Yahweh. Josiah said to them, “Put the Sacred Chest in the temple that [the workers of] David’s son [King] Solomon of Israel built. But [carry it on poles; ] do not carry it on your shoulders. And do your your work well for Yahweh your God and for his Israeli people.
4 Kwadoonụ onwe unu nʼusoro ezinaụlọ unu nʼotu nʼotu, dịka ntụziaka ihe Devid, eze Izrel dere nʼakwụkwọ si dị, ya na nke Solomọn nwa ya si dịkwa.
Divide yourselves into clans, obeying the instructions that King David and his son Solomon wrote.
5 “Werenụ ọnọdụ nʼebe nsọ unu na otu ndị Livayị, maka nkewa nke ezinaụlọ nna nna unu ha si dị, bụ ikwu ndị Izrel, ndị na-abụghị ndị nchụaja.
Then stand in the temple, with one group of the descendants of Levi to help each clan of the people [when they bring their offerings to the temple].
6 Gbuonụ atụrụ ngabiga ndị ahụ, doonụ onwe unu nsọ, doziekwaranụ ụmụnna unu ndị Izrel aja ha, ime dịka ihe Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis nʼiwu si dị.”
Slaughter the lambs for the Passover [Festival]. Perform the rituals to cause yourselves to be acceptable to Yahweh for doing this work. Prepare the sacrifices, doing what Yahweh told Moses to tell you that you should do.”
7 Josaya nyere ndị niile nọ nʼebe ahụ onyinye igwe ewu na atụrụ ọnụọgụgụ ya dị iri puku atọ, nke ha ga-eji chụọ aja Mmemme Ngabiga. O nyekwara ha puku oke ehi atọ site nʼakụ eze.
Josiah provided [from his own flocks and herds] 30,000 sheep and goats for the Passover sacrifices.
8 Ndịisi ya nyekwara ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị onyinye afọ ofufu. Otu a kwa, Hilkaya na Zekaraya, na Jehiel, ndị na-elekọta ụlọnsọ Chineke nyere ndị nchụaja puku ewu na atụrụ abụọ na narị isii, nyekwa ha narị oke ehi atọ, maka iji chụọ aja Ngabiga.
His officials also voluntarily contributed animals for the people and the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officials who were in charge of the temple, gave to the priests 2,600 lambs and 300 cattle to be sacrifices for the Passover.
9 Ndị bụ ndị ndu nʼebo Livayị aha ha bụ Konanaya, na Shemaya, na Netanel, na nwanne ya Hashabaya, na Jeiel, na Jozabad, nyere ndị Livayị puku ewu na atụrụ ise, na narị oke ehi ise maka iji ha chụọ aja Ngabiga.
And Conaniah along with his [younger] brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the leaders of the [other] descendants of Levi, provided 5,000 lambs and 500 cattle for the other descendants of Levi, to be sacrifices for the Passover.
10 Mgbe e dozichara usoro ije ozi ahụ niile, ndị nchụaja weere ọnọdụ ha, ha na ndị Livayị nʼoke ọrụ ha nʼusoro dịka eze nyere nʼiwu.
Everything [for the Passover] was arranged: The priests and the other descendants of Levi stood in their places in their groups, like the king had commanded.
11 Mgbe ahụ ndị Livayị gburu atụrụ ngabiga ahụ niile, were ọbara ha nye ndị nchụaja. Ha fesara ya nʼebe ịchụ aja mgbe ndị Livayị nọ na-agba anụ ndị ahụ akpụkpọ.
Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs. The priests sprinkled the blood [from the bowls] that were handed to them, while the [other] descendants of Levi removed the skins from the animals.
12 Ha kenyere ezinaụlọ ọbụla anụ ndị ahụ niile ka ha jiri nke ha ketara chụọ aja nsure ọkụ nye Onyenwe anyị nʼusoro dịka e dere nʼime akwụkwọ Mosis. Otu a ka ha mekwara banyere ehi ndị ahụ.
They set aside the animals to be completely burned on the altar, in order to give them to the various family groups to offer to Yahweh, obeying the instructions that were written in the laws God gave Moses. They did the same thing with the cattle.
13 Otu a kwa, dịka e dere ya nʼiwu Mosis, ha hụrụ anụ aja ngabiga ahụ nʼọkụ, sie aja ndị dị nsọ nʼite, buputa ha ngwangwa kee ha ndị mmadụ niile.
Obeying those regulations, they roasted the lambs for the Passover over the fire. And they boiled the [meat of the] sacred offerings in pots and kettles and pans, and served the meat immediately to all the people [who were there].
14 Emesịa, ha kwadooro onwe ha ihe, ma kwadokwara ndị nchụaja, nʼihi na ndị nchụaja, bụ ụmụ Erọn, nọọrị na-achụ aja nsure ọkụ na abụba anụ ruo abalị. Ya mere, ndị Livayị ji kwadoro onwe ha ma kwadokwara ndị nchụaja, bụ ụmụ Erọn ihe.
After that, they prepared meat for themselves and for the priests, because the priests were busy until nighttime, sacrificing the offerings to be completely burned and burning the fat parts of the offerings. So the [other] descendants of Levi prepared meat for themselves and for the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, [the first Supreme Priest].
15 Ndị ikwu Asaf ndị a, bụ ndị na-abụ abụ, nọkwa nʼọnọdụ ha nʼusoro dịka ihe Devid, na Asaf, na Heman, na Jedutun onye amụma eze nyere nʼiwu. Ndị na-eche nche nʼọnụ ụzọ ama ahapụghị ọnọdụ ha, nʼihi na ndị Livayị ibe ha doziri ihe debere ha.
The musicians, who were descendants of Asaph, stood in their places, as King David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s prophet had commanded. The men who guarded the gates [of the temple] did not need to leave their places, because their fellow descendants of Levi prepared food for them to eat.
16 Ya mere, e doziri ofufe niile nke Onyenwe anyị nʼotu ụbọchị ahụ, maka ime Mmemme Ngabiga na ịchụ aja nsure ọkụ niile nʼebe ịchụ aja Onyenwe anyị, dịka eze Josaya nyere nʼiwu.
So on that day everything that needed to done for worshiping Yahweh was done. They celebrated the Passover [Festival], and they presented offerings to be completely burned on the altar, which was what Josiah had commanded.
17 Ndị Izrel bụ ndị nọ nʼebe ahụ mere Mmemme Ngabiga nʼoge ahụ, meekwa mmemme achịcha ekoghị eko ụbọchị asaa.
The Israelis who were there celebrated the Passover [Festival] on that day, and for seven days they celebrated the Festival of [Eating] Unleavened Bread.
18 E mebeghị Mmemme Ngabiga nʼụdị a nʼIzrel, site nʼụbọchị Samuel onye amụma, o nwebekwaghị eze Izrel ọbụla nke merela mmemme a dịka Josaya mere, ya na ndị nchụaja, ndị Livayị na ndị Juda niile na ndị Izrel niile bụ ndị nọ nʼebe ahụ tinyere ndị Jerusalem.
The Passover [Festival] had not been celebrated like that in Israel since the time that the prophet Samuel lived. None of the other kings of Israel had ever celebrated the Passover like Josiah did, along with the priests, the other descendants of Levi, and all [the other people of] Judah and Israel who were there with the people who lived in Jerusalem.
19 Ọ bụ nʼafọ nke iri na asatọ nke ọchịchị Josaya, ka e mere Mmemme Ngabiga a.
They celebrated this Passover Festival when Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years.
20 Emesịa, mgbe Josaya hazisịrị ihe nʼụlọnsọ ahụ, Neko eze Ijipt gbagoro ịga buo agha na Kakemish, nke dị nʼakụkụ osimiri Yufretis. Mgbe ahụ, Josaya pụkwara izute ya nʼagha.
After Josiah had done all those things to [restore the worship at] the temple, King Neco of Egypt went [with his army] to attack Carchemish [city] alongside the Euphrates [River], and Josiah marched [with his army] to fight against them.
21 Ma Neko zipụrụ ndị ozi bịara zie Josaya ozi, sị ya, “Olee esemokwu dị ugbu a nʼetiti mụ na gị, gị eze Juda? Ọ bụghị ibuso gị agha ka m bịara, kama ọ bụ naanị ụlọ mụ na ha nọ nʼagha. Chineke sịrị m ka m mee ngwa; ya mere, egbochikwala Chineke onye nọnyeere m, ka ọ ghara iji iwe bibie gị.”
Neco sent some messengers to Josiah, to tell him, “You are the king of Judah, and there is certainly no quarrel between you and me. My army is not attacking you people; we are attacking another army, [the army of Babylonia]. God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is for me. If you do not stop, God will get rid of you.”
22 Ma Josaya esiteghị nʼebe ọ nọ chigharịa, kama o nwogharịrị onwe ya, ka a ghara ịmata onye ọ bụ, maka ịga buso ya agha. O geghịkwa ntị na okwu ahụ eze Neko kwuru nke si nʼaka Chineke bịa, kama ọ pụrụ ibuso ya agha nʼala Megido.
But Josiah would not pay attention to him. Instead, he disguised himself in order to be able to attack [the army of Egypt without anyone recognizing him]. He did not pay any attention to what God had told Neco to say. Instead, he [and his army] went to fight Neco’s army at the plain of Megiddo.
23 Ma mgbe ndị nʼagba ụta gbatara eze, bụ Josaya ụta, eze gwara ndị ozi ya sị, “Bupunụ m, nʼihi na emerụọla m ahụ nʼebe ọ dị ukwuu.”
Some Egyptian archers shot King Josiah. He told his officers, “Take me away from here because I am badly wounded.”
24 Ya mere, ha sitere nʼụgbọ agha ya bulie ya bubanye ya nʼime ụgbọ agha ọzọ, bulata ya na Jerusalem, ebe ọ nọ nwụọ. E liri ya nʼili nna nna ya ha, ndị Juda na Jerusalem niile ruuru ya uju.
So they took him out of his chariot and put him in another chariot that he had brought with him, and they took him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs where his ancestors [had been buried], and all [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah mourned for him.
25 Jeremaya bụụrụ Josaya abụ akwa, ruo taa ndị ikom na ndị inyom na-abụ abụ a iji na-echeta Josaya. Nke a ghọrọ omenaala nʼIzrel, e dekwara ya nʼakwụkwọ abụ akwa dị iche iche.
[The prophet] Jeremiah composed a song to mourn for Josiah, and all the men and women singers in Israel still mourn for Josiah by singing that song. That became a custom in Israel; the words of that song are written in a scroll of funeral songs.
26 Ihe ndị ọzọ niile Josaya mere, na ọrụ ebere niile ọ rụrụ nʼusoro ihe e dere nʼiwu Onyenwe anyị,
A record of the other things that happened while Josiah ruled, from the time he started to rule until he died, including how he faithfully honored God by obeying everything that was written in the laws of Yahweh, is in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah’.
27 na akụkọ ndụ ya site na mmalite ruo nʼọgwụgwụ, ka e depụtara nʼakwụkwọ akụkọ ndị eze Izrel na Juda.
