Luo Chronicle 15

1 Ngun lun God tuku nu facl Azariah wen natul Oded,

Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

2 ac el som in osun nu sel Tokosra Asa. El pangla nu yorol ac fahk, “Tokosra Asa, ac kowos mwet Judah ac mwet Benjamin nukewa, lohng ma nga ac fahk uh! LEUM GOD El wi kowos ke lusen pacl kowos welul. Kowos fin sokol, El ac lela kowos in konalak. A kowos fin forla lukel, El ac fah ngetla liki kowos.

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

3 In pacl na loeloes se, mwet Israel elos tuh moul sayen God pwaye, ac wangin mwet tol in lotelos, ac wangin pac ma sap yorolos.

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

4 Tusruktu ke pacl oasr mwe lokoalok nu selos, na elos forla nu sin LEUM GOD lun Israel. Elos sokol ac elos konalak.

But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

5 In len ingo wangin mwet ku in forot forma ac wangin ma sikyak nu selos, mweyen oasr mwe ongoiya ac lokoalok sikyak in acn nukewa.

In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.

6 Kais sie mutunfacl akkeokye mutunfacl saya, ac kais sie siti akkeokye siti saya, mweyen God El sang mwe ongoiya ac mwe asor nu faclos.

Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.

7 Tusruktu kowos in ku na ac tia fuhleak. Ac fah oasr lacnen orekma lowos.”

But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

8 Ke Asa el lohng kas in palu ma Azariah wen natul Oded el fahk inge, kui nunkal. Na el kunausla ma sruloala nukewa in acn Judah ac Benjamin, oayapa ma sruloala nukewa in siti ma el sruokya infulan eol Ephraim. El oayapa aksasuyela loang lun LEUM GOD ma oan in kalkal in Tempul.

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.

9 Pukanten mwet welulang Asa su tuku Ephraim, Manasseh, ac Simeon me ac inge elos muta in tokosrai lal, mweyen elos liye lah LEUM GOD El welul. Asa el pangoneni mwet inge nukewa, wi mwet Judah ac mwet Benjamin.

And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

10 Elos tukeni nu Jerusalem in malem se aktolu in yac aksingoul limekosr ma Asa el tokosra.

So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

11 In len sac elos orek kisa nu sin LEUM GOD ke ma wap ma elos use ke elos foloko liki mweun. Oasr cow itfoko ac tausin itkosr ke sheep.

At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.

12 Elos orala sie wulela ac elos insesela kac mu elos ac alu na nu sin LEUM GOD lun papa tumalos ke insialos ac ngunalos kewa.

Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

13 Kutena mwet sin mwet fusr ku mwet matu, mukul ku mutan, su tia alu nu sel, ac fah anwuki.

And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

14 Elos orala fulahk ku lalos ke pusra lulap Inen LEUM GOD lah elos ac karinganang na wulela se inge. Na elos sasa ac ukya mwe ukuk.

They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.

15 Mwet Judah nukewa elos engan ke sripen elos tuh orala wulela se inge ke insialos kewa. Elos insewowo in alu nu sin LEUM GOD, ac El insewowo selos ac sang tuh in oasr misla inmasrlolos ac mwet nukewa su muta raunelosla.

And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

16 Tokosra Asa el eisla wal lun kasra lukel Maacah, nina matu kial, mweyen el tuh orala sie ma sruloala fohkfok ke god mutan se pangpang Asherah. Asa el pakiya ma sruloala sac ac pakpukiya ac furreak Infahlfal Kidron.

King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

17 Asa el ne tia kunausla nufon nien alu lun mwet pegan in facl sel, tusruktu el oaru na nu sin LEUM GOD in moul lal nufon.

The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.

18 Ma nukewa ma Abijah, papa tumal, el tuh kisakunang nu sin God, Asa el likiya nufon in Tempul, weang pac ma orek ke gold ac silver ma el sifacna kisakunang.

And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.

19 Wanginla mweun nwe ke sun yac aktolngoul limekosr in pacl el tokosra.

And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.