2 Ndị Eze 23
1 Mgbe ahụ, eze zigara ozi kpọkọta ndị okenye Juda na Jerusalem.
And they brought the king word again what she had said. And he sent: and all the ancients of Juda and Jerusalem were assembled to him.
2 Ọ gara nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, ya na ndị ikom Juda niile, ndị niile bi na Jerusalem, na ndị nchụaja, na ndị amụma niile, 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 temple of the Lord, and all the men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, the priests and the prophets, and all the people both little and great: and in the hearing of them all he read all the words of the book of the covenant, which was found in the house of the Lord.
3 Eze guzoro nʼakụkụ ogidi, kwee nkwa nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, ịgbaso Onyenwe anyị, na iji obi ya niile, na mkpụrụobi ya niile, debe ihe niile o nyere nʼiwu, nʼihe ama ya niile na ụkpụrụ ya niile. O si otu a mee ka okwu niile nke ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ e dere nʼakwụkwọ guzosie ike. Mgbe ahụ, ndị mmadụ niile kwekwara nkwa idebe ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ.
And the king stood upon the step: and made a covenant with the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies and his ceremonies, with all their heart, and with all their soul, and to perform the words of this covenant, which were written in that book: and the people agreed to the covenant.
4 Eze nyere Hilkaya onyeisi nchụaja na ndị nchụaja na-esote nʼọkwa, na ndị na-eche ọnụ ụzọ mbata, iwu ka ha site nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị kwapụtasịa ngwongwo niile e mere nye Baal, na Ashera, na usuu ihe niile nke mbara eluigwe. O sunyere ha niile ọkụ nʼazụ Jerusalem, nʼọhịa dị na Ndagwurugwu Kidrọn, buru ntụ ha bulaa Betel.
And the king commanded Helcias the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to cast out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that had been made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burnt them without Jerusalem in the valley of Cedron, and he carried the ashes of them to Bethel.
5 Ọ chụdara ndị nchụaja arụsị ndị ahụ niile, bụ ndị eze Juda họpụtara isure ihe na-esi isi ụtọ nʼelu ebe dị elu nke obodo Juda nakwa ebe dị ọkụ. Nʼihi na ndị nchụaja ndị a achụọla aja, surekwaa ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nʼebe ịchụ aja dị nʼelu ugwu niile dị nʼobodo dị iche iche na Juda, nakwa ndị dị gburugburu Jerusalem. Ha bụ ndị surere ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nye Baal, na anyanwụ, ọnwa na kpakpando, nyekwa usuu niile nke mbara eluigwe.
And he destroyed the soothsayers, whom the kings of Juda had appointed to sacrifice in the high places in the cities of Juda, and round about Jerusalem: them also that burnt incense to Baal, and to the sun, and to the moon, and to the twelve signs, and to all the host of heaven.
6 O sikwa nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị bupụ ogidi chi Ashera, wezuga ya nʼazụ Jerusalem, na Ndagwurugwu Kidrọn. Ebe ahụ ka ọ nọ suo ya ọkụ, supịa ya ka ọ ghọọ ntụ, fesaa ya nʼebe a na-eli ndị mmadụ efu.
And he caused the grove to be carried out from the house of the Lord without Jerusalem to the valley of Cedron, and he burnt it there, and reduced it to dust, and cast the dust upon the graves of the common people.
7 Ọ kwadakwara ụlọ obibi ụmụ ndị ikom na-agba akwụna dị nọ nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị. Nʼebe ndị inyom na-anọ na-akpara Ashera akwa.
He destroyed also the pavilions of the effeminate, which were in the house of the Lord, for which the women wove as it were little dwellings for the grove.
8 O mere ka ndị nchụaja niile site nʼobodo Juda niile bịa, o merụkwara ebe ịchụ aja niile nke dị elu, site na Geba ruo Bịasheba, ebe ndị nchụaja ndị a nọrọ suree ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ. Ọ kwatụrụ ọnụ ụzọ ama nke dị nʼebe ọnụ ụzọ ama Joshua, onye bụ gọvanọ obodo, nke dị nʼakụkụ aka ekpe nke ọnụ ụzọ ama obodo.
And he gathered together all the priests out of the cities of Juda: and he defiled the high places, where the priests offered sacrifice, from Gabaa to Bersabee: and he broke down the altars of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Josue governor of tile city, which was on the left hand of the gate of the city.
9 Ma e kweghị ka ndị nchụaja ahụ jee ozi nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị dị na Jerusalem, ma o nyere ha ike iso ndị nchụaja ndị ọzọ rie achịcha a na-ejighị ihe na-eko achịcha mee.
However the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem: but only ate of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
10 Josaya merụrụ Tofet, laa ya nʼiyi. Tofet bụ ebe ịchụ aja dị na Ndagwurugwu nke Ben Hinom. O mere nke a igbochi mmadụ ọbụla iji nwa ya nwoke, maọbụ nwa ya nwanyị chụọrọ chi Molek aja nsure ọkụ.
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Ennom: that no man should consecrate there his son or his daughter through fire to Moloch.
11 O sitere nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị wepụ ịnyịnya ndị ahụ ndị eze Juda doro nsọ nye anyanwụ. Ịnyịnya ndị a dị nʼogige ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị nʼebe dị nso nʼụlọ onyeozi aha ya bụ Netan-Melek. Josaya kpọrọ ụgbọ agha ndị a niile e doro nsọ nye anyanwụ ọkụ.
And he took away the horses which the kings of Juda had given to the sun, at the entering in of the temple of the Lord, near the chamber of Nathanmelech the eunuch, who was in Pharurim: and he burnt the chariots of the sun with fire.
12 Josaya kwadara ebe ịchụ aja niile nke ndị eze Juda wukwasịrị nʼelu ụlọeze, nʼelu elu ụlọ Ehaz. Ọ kwadakwara ebe ịchụ aja niile nke Manase wuru nʼime ogige abụọ nke ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, kporo ha kpofuo nʼime Ndagwurugwu Kidrọn.
And the altars that were upon the top of the upper chamber of Achaz, which the kings of Juda had made, and the altars which Manasses had made in the two courts of the temple of the Lord, the king broke down: and he ran from thence, and cast the ashes of them into the torrent Cedron.
13 Eze merụkwara ebe ịchụ aja niile dị nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ obodo Jerusalem nʼakụkụ ndịda nke Ugwu Mbibi, nke Solomọn eze Izrel wuru nye chi Ashtọret, ihe arụ ndị Saịdọn, na chi Kemosh, ihe arụ ndị Moab, na chi Molek, ihe arụ ụmụ Amọn.
The high places also that were at Jerusalem on the right side of the Mount of Offence, O which Solomon king of Israel had built to Astaroth the idol of the Sidonians, and to Chamos the scandal of Moab, and to Melchom the abomination of the children of Ammon, the king defiled.
14 Josaya kwadakwara ogidi nkume niile, gbutuo ihe arụsị Ashera niile, werekwa ọkpụkpụ ndị mmadụ wụsa nʼelu ala ahụ niile.
And he broke in pieces the statues, and cut down the groves: and he filled their places with the bones of dead men.
15 Josaya kwadakwara ogidi niile dị na Betel, nke Jeroboam nwa Nebat wuru mgbe o dubara ndị Izrel na mmehie. Ọ kwadara ebe ịchụ aja dị nʼebe ahụ, kụjisie nkume e doro nʼebe ahụ, gwerie ha dịka ntụ. Ọ kpọkwara arụsị Ashera ọkụ.
Moreover the altar also that was at Bethel, and the high place, which Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, had made: both the altar, and the high place he broke down and burnt, and reduced to powder, and burnt the grove.
16 Josaya legharịkwara anya gburugburu hụ ọtụtụ ili dị nʼelu ugwu. O ziri ndị ohu ya ka ha gaa chịpụtasịa ọkpụkpụ dị nʼili ahụ niile, kpọọ ha ọkụ nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja imerụ ya, dịka okwu Onyenwe anyị si dị, nke onye nke Chineke kwupụtara mgbe o buru amụma banyere ihe ndị a.
And as Josias turned himself, he saw there the sepulchres that were in the mount: and he sent and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burnt them upon the altar, and defiled it according to the word of the Lord, which the man of God spoke, who had foretold these things.
17 Josaya jụrụ ndị guzo nʼebe ahụ ajụjụ sị, “Ọ bụ ili onye bụ nke a?” Ndị ikom obodo ahụ zara sị, “Ọ bụ ili onye nke Chineke ahụ si Juda bịa buo amụma megide ebe ịchụ aja Betel. O buru amụma na ihe ndị a ị na-eme ebe ịchụ aja a ga-emezu.”
And he said: What is that monument which I see? And the men of that city answered: It is the sepulchre of the man of God, who came from Juda, and foretold these things which thou hast done upon the altar of Bethel.
18 Mgbe ahụ, Josaya zara sị ha, “Hapụnụ ya ka o guzoro onwe ya. Ka nwoke ọbụla gharakwa ịchịpụta ọkpụkpụ ya.” Ha hapụrụ ọkpụkpụ ya, hapụkwa ọkpụkpụ onye amụma ahụ si Sameria bịa.
And he said: Let him alone, let no man move his bones. So his bones were left untouched with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
19 Dịka o mere na Betel, otu a ka Josaya wepụrụ ma merụkwaa ebe ịchụ aja niile dị nʼebe niile dị elu nke ndị eze Izrel wuru nʼobodo niile nke Sameria, bụ ebe ịchụ aja kpasuru Onyenwe anyị iwe.
Moreover all the temples of the high places, which were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord, Josias took away: and he did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
20 O gburu ndị nchụaja chi ndị a niile nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja ha, suo ọkpụkpụ ha ọkụ nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja ha. Mgbe o mesịrị ihe ndị a, ọ laghachiri na Jerusalem.
And he slew all the priests of the high places, that were there, upon the altars: and he burnt men’s bones upon them: and returned to Jerusalem.
21 Eze nyere ndị Juda niile iwu sị ha, “Meerenụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu Mmemme Ngabiga, dịka e dere ya nʼakwụkwọ ọgbụgba ndụ a.”
And he commanded all the people, saying: Keep the phase to the Lord your God, according as it is written in the book of this covenant.
22 O nwebeghị mgbe e mere ụdị Mmemme Ngabiga dịka nke a nʼoge ọbụla, site nʼụbọchị ndị ikpe bụ ndị duru Izrel maọbụ nʼụbọchị ndị eze Izrel na eze niile chịrị Juda, ọ dịghị nke yiri Mmemme Ngabiga a.
Now there was no such a phase kept from the days of the judges, who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Juda,
23 Ma ọ bụ nʼafọ nke iri na asatọ nke ọchịchị eze Josaya, nʼime Jerusalem ka a nọ mee Mmemme Ngabiga a nye Onyenwe anyị.
As was this phase that was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem, in the eighteenth year of king Josias.
24 Ọzọkwa, Josaya gara nʼihu kpochapụ ndị niile na-ajụta mmụọ ọjọọ ase, na ndị dibịa afa, na arụsị ezinaụlọ dị iche iche, na arụsị a pịrị apị, na ihe arụ niile nke a hụrụ nʼime Juda na Jerusalem niile. O mere nke a ka e mezuo ihe niile e dere nʼime akwụkwọ ahụ Hilkaya onye nchụaja chọtara nʼụlọ Onyenwe anyị.
Moreover the diviners by spirits, and soothsayers, and the figures of idols, and the uncleannesses, and the abominations, that had been in the land of Juda, and Jerusalem, Josias took away: that he might perform the words of the law, that were written in the book which Helcias the priest had found in the temple of the Lord.
25 Ọ dịghị eze ọzọ nʼime ndị niile buru ya ụzọ chịa nke dịka Josaya, onye chigharịkwutere Onyenwe anyị. Onye ji obi ya niile, na mmụọ ya niile na ike ya niile debe iwu niile e nyere Mosis. Ọ dịkwaghị eze ọzọ dịka ya, onye biliri mgbe ọ nwụsịrị.
There was no king before him like unto him, that returned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with ail his strength, according to all the law of Moses: neither after him did there arise any like him.
26 Ma ihe ndị a emeghị ka iwe ọkụ Onyenwe anyị na-ewe megide Juda dajụọ, bụ iwe a kpasuru ya nʼihi ihe ọjọọ niile nke Manase mere.
But yet the Lord turned not away from the wrath of his great indignation, wherewith his anger was kindled against Juda: because of the provocations, wherewith Manasses had provoked him.
27 Ya mere, Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Aga m ekpochapụ Juda niile site nʼihu m, dịka m si kpochapụ Izrel niile. Aga m ajụkwa obodo ahụ m họpụtara, bụ Jerusalem, jụkwa ụlọnsọ ukwu a nke m kwuru banyere ya sị, ‘Nʼime ya ka Aha m ga-adị.’”
And the Lord said: I will remove Juda also from before my face, as I have removed Israel: and I will cast off this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the house, of which I said: My name shall be there.
28 Ma banyere ihe ndị ọzọ niile mere nʼoge ọchịchị Josaya na ihe niile o mere, ọ bụ na e deghị ha nʼakwụkwọ akụkọ ihe mere nʼoge ndị eze Juda?
Now the rest of the acts of Josias, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda?
29 Nʼoge Josaya bụ eze, Fero Neko, eze Ijipt, gbagoro gaa nʼakụkụ osimiri Yufretis inyere eze Asịrịa aka. Eze Josaya pụkwara izute ya nʼagha, ma Neko zutere ya nʼagha, gbuo ya na Megido.
In his days Pharao Nechao king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josias went to meet him: and was slain at Mageddo, when he had seen him.
30 Ndị na-ejere Josaya ozi sị na Megido buru ozu ya nʼime ụgbọ agha bulata ya na Jerusalem, lie ya nʼili nke aka ya. Ndị ala ahụ kpọọrọ Jehoahaz nwa nwoke Josaya, tee ya mmanụ, mee ya eze nʼọnọdụ nna ya.
And his servants carried him dead from Mageddo: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in Iris own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias: and they anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.
31 Jehoahaz gbara iri afọ abụọ na atọ mgbe o bidoro ịchị, ma ọ chịrị na Jerusalem ọnwa atọ. Aha nne ya bụ Hamutal, nwa Jeremaya onye Libna.
Joachaz was three and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias of Lobna.
32 O mere ihe dị njọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị dịka ndị eze buru ya ụzọ.
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
33 Ma Fero Neko keere ya agbụ na Ribla nʼala Hamat, ime ka ọ ghara ịchịkwa na Jerusalem. Neko kwagidere ndị Juda ka ha tụọrọ ya ụtụ narị talenti ọlaọcha, na otu talenti ọlaedo.
And Pharao Nechao bound him at Rebla, which is in the land of Emath, that he should not reign in Jerusalem: and he set a fine upon the land, of a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
34 Fero Neko mere Eliakịm nwa nwoke Josaya, eze, nʼọnọdụ Josaya bụ nna ya. Ọ gụgharịrị aha Eliakịm ka ọ bụrụ Jehoiakim. Ma o duuru Jehoahaz gaa Ijipt, ebe ọ nọ nwụọ.
And Pharao Nechao made Eliacim the son of Josias king in the room of Josias his father: and turned his name to Joakim. And he took Joachaz away and carried him into Egypt, and he died there.
35 Jehoiakim kwụrụ Fero Neko ọlaọcha na ọlaedo ahụ ọ nara nʼaka ya. Ka o nwee ike mee nke a, o kere ụtụ nʼala ahụ, werekwa ike nara ndị ala ahụ ọlaọcha na ọlaedo, dịka mkpebi ha si dị banyere ihe onye ahụ ga-akwụ.
And Joakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharao, after he had taxed the land for every man, to contribute according to the commandment of Pharao: and he exacted both the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every man according to his ability: to give to Pharao Nechao.
36 Jehoiakim gbara iri afọ abụọ na ise mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze. Ọ chịrị afọ iri na otu na Jerusalem. Aha nne ya bụ Zebida nwa Pedaya, onye Ruma.
Joakim was five and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Zebida the daughter of Phadaia of Ruma.
37 O mere ihe dị njọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị, dịka ihe niile nna ya ha ndị bu ya ụzọ mere.
And he did evil before the Lord according to all that his fathers had done.
