2 Ndị Eze 22
1 Afọ asatọ ka Josaya gbara mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze Juda. Iri afọ atọ na otu ka ọ chịrị na Jerusalem. Aha nne ya bụ Jedida, nwa Adaya onye Bozkat.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
2 O mere ihe ziri ezi nʼanya Onyenwe anyị, gbasookwa ụzọ niile nke nna nna ya Devid kpamkpam, o sighị nʼụzọ a wezuga onwe ya gaa nʼaka nri maọbụ nʼaka ekpe.
He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
3 Nʼafọ nke iri na asatọ nke ọchịchị ya, eze Josaya, zigara ode akwụkwọ bụ Shefan nwa Azalaya, onye bụkwa nwa nwa Meshulam, ka ọ gaa nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị. Ọ sịrị ya,
It happened in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
4 “Gakwuru Hilkaya onyeisi nchụaja, sị ya, gụkọta ego nke e webatara nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, bụ nke ndị na-eche ọnụ ụzọ nakọtara site nʼaka ndị mmadụ.
"Go up to Hilkiah the cohen hagadol, that he may melt down the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.
5 Gwa ha ka ha nyefee ya nʼaka ndị ikom ahọpụtara maka ilekọta ọrụ nʼụlọnsọ ahụ. Ka ndị ikom a kwụọ ndị ọrụ na-arụzi ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị ụgwọ ọrụ,
Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD; and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
6 ya bụ, inye ya ndị ọkpọ ǹtu, ndị na-ewu ụlọ, na ndị na-edo nkume ụlọ. Ha jirikwa ego ahụ zụta osisi na nkume a wara awa, maka i ji dozie ụlọnsọ ahụ.
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.
7 Ọ dịghị mkpa ka ha gụzie otu ha si mefuo ego nke e nyefere ha nʼaka, nʼihi na ọrụ ha egosila na ha kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.”
However there was no accounting made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully."
8 Hilkaya onyeisi nchụaja, sịrị Shefan ode akwụkwọ, “Achọtala m Akwụkwọ Iwu nʼime ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.” O nyere ya Shefan, onye nke gụkwara ya.
Hilkiah the cohen hagadol said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the scroll of the law in the house of the LORD." Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
9 Mgbe ahụ, Shefan, bụ ode akwụkwọ, bịakwutere eze, gwa ya sị, “Ndị ozi gị enyefela ego niile nke dị nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị nʼaka ndị ọrụ na nʼaka ndị nlekọta nọ nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.”
Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD."
10 Mgbe ahụ, Shefan bụ ode akwụkwọ, gwara eze sị, “O nwere akwụkwọ Hilkaya, onye nchụaja nyere m.” Shefan gụpụtara ihe dị nʼakwụkwọ a nʼihu eze.
Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, "Hilkiah the cohen has delivered a scroll to me." Shaphan read it before the king.
11 Mgbe eze nụrụ okwu niile dị nʼime Akwụkwọ Iwu ahụ, ọ dọwara uwe ya.
It happened, when the king had heard the words of the scroll of the law, that he tore his clothes.
12 O nyere Hilkaya bụ onyeisi nchụaja, Ahikam nwa Shefan, Akboa nwa Mikaya, Shefan ode akwụkwọ na Asaya, bụ onye ọrụ eze, iwu, sị ha,
The king commanded Hilkiah the cohen, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,
13 “Gaanụ jụta Onyenwe anyị ase, nʼisi m na nʼisi ndị m, na Juda niile, banyere ihe niile e dere nʼakwụkwọ a nke a chọtara. Nʼihi na ọnụma Onyenwe anyị dị ukwuu bụ nke na-ere ọkụ megide anyị, nʼihi na ndị bu anyị ụzọ erubeghị isi nʼokwu nke akwụkwọ iwu a, ha agbasoghị ihe niile e dere nʼime ya banyere anyị.”
"Go inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this scroll that is found; for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this scroll, to do according to all that which is written concerning us."
14 Hilkaya onye nchụaja, Ahikam, Akboa, Shefan na Asaya, jekwuuru Hulda, bụ onye amụma nwanyị. Onye bụ nwunye Shalum, nwa Tikva, nwa Hahas, ọ bụ onye na-elekọta uwe. Hulda na-ebi na mpaghara Jerusalem e wuru ọhụrụ.
So Hilkiah the cohen, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.
15 Ọ sịrị ha, “Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke nke Izrel kwuru: Gwanụ nwoke ahụ ziri unu ka unu bịakwutem, sị,
She said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Tell the man who sent you to me,
16 ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu: Ana m aga iweta mbibi ga-adakwasị ebe a na ndị niile bi nʼime ya, dịka ihe niile e dere nʼime akwụkwọ nke eze Juda gụrụ, si dị.
"Thus says the LORD, 'Look, I will bring disaster on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the scroll which the king of Judah has read.
17 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 arụsị niile nke aka ha mepụtara. Iwe m ga-adị ọkụ megide ebe a, ọ gaghị akwụsịkwa.’
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.'"
18 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.
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus you shall tell him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Concerning the words which you have heard,
19 Nʼihi na o wutere gị nʼobi, na i wedakwara onwe gị nʼala nʼihu Chineke, mgbe ị nụrụ ihe m kwuru megide ebe a na ndị bi nʼime ya, na ha ga-abụ ihe a bụrụ ọnụ, na ihe tọgbọrọ nʼefu, nʼihi na i dọwara uwe gị, bekwaa akwa nʼihu m, mụ onwe m anụkwala, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,' says the LORD.
20 Ya mere, 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.’” Ha laghachiri inye eze ọsịsa ya.
'Therefore look, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the disaster which I will bring on this place.'"'" They brought back this message to the king.
