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.
Eight years old, was Josiah when he began to reign, and, thirty-one years, reigned he in Jerusalem, —and, this mother’s name, was Jedidah 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.
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, —and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not 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,
And it came to pass, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan son of Azaliah son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Yahweh, 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 unto Hilkiah, the high priest, that he pour out the silver that hath been brought into the house of Yahweh, —which the keepers of the entrance-hall have gathered from 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,
that they may give it into the hand of the doers of the work, who have oversight of the house of Yahweh, that they may give it to the doers of the work, who are in the house of Yahweh, 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 to buy timber, and hewn stones, for repairing 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.”
Howbeit there used to be no reckoning made with them, as to the silver that was given into their hand, —because, with faithfulness, were they dealing.
8 Hilkaya onyeisi nchụaja, sịrị Shefan ode akwụkwọ, “Achọtala m Akwụkwọ Iwu nʼime ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.” O nyere ya Shefan, onye nke gụkwara ya.
Then said Hilkiah the high priest, unto Shaphan the scribe—The book of the law, have I found, in the house of Yahweh. So Hilkiah delivered the book unto 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.”
Then came Shaphan the scribe unto the king, and brought the king word again, —and said—Thy servants have poured out the silver that was found in the house, and have delivered it unto the hand of the doers of the work, who have oversight of the house of Yahweh.
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.
Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying—A book, hath Hilkiah the priest delivered unto me. And Shaphan read it before the king.
11 Mgbe eze nụrụ okwu niile dị nʼime Akwụkwọ Iwu ahụ, ọ dọwara uwe ya.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent 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,
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Achbor 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 ye—enquire of Yahweh, for me and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book which hath been found, —for, great, is the wrath of Yahweh, in that it hath fired up against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according to all 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 priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas keeper of the vestments, she having her dwelling in Jerusalem, in the new city, —and they spake unto her.
15 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 unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Say ye unto the man who hath sent you unto 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, saith Yahweh, Behold me! about to bring calamity upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, —all the words of the book, which, the king of Judah, hath 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 burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger, with all the workmanship of their hands; and so my wrath shall fire up against this place, and 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, unto the king of Judah, who hath sent you to enquire of Yahweh, thus, shall ye say unto him, —Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast 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, tender, was thy heart, and thou didst humble thyself before Yahweh when thou heardest what I had spoken against this place and against the inhabitants thereof—that they should become a desolation and a curse, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me, therefore also, I, have hearkened—declareth Yahweh.
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.
For this cause, behold me! about to gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered unto thy graves, in peace, and so thine eyes shall not look upon all the misfortune which I am about to bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
