2 Bakonzi 15

1 Tango Jeroboami, mokonzi ya Isalaele, akokisaki mibu tuku mibale na sambo na bokonzi, Azaria, mwana mobali ya Amatsia, akomaki mokonzi ya Yuda.

After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost twenty-seven years, Uzziah, the son of King Amaziah of Judah, began to rule.

2 Azalaki na mibu zomi na motoba ya mbotama tango akomaki mokonzi, mpe akonzaki mibu tuku mitano na mibale na Yelusalemi. Kombo ya mama na ye ezalaki « Yekolia. » Yekolia azalaki moto ya Yelusalemi.

He was 16 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem.

3 Azaria asalaki makambo ya sembo na miso ya Yawe ndenge kaka Amatsia, tata na ye, asalaki.

He did things that Yahweh was pleased with, like his father Amaziah had done.

4 Nzokande, balongolaki te bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba; bato bakobaki kaka kobonza kuna bambeka mpe kotumba ansa.

But, the places at the pagan shrines where they worshiped Yahweh were not destroyed, and the people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] at those places [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].

5 Yawe abetaki mokonzi, mpe mokonzi abelaki bokono ya maba kino na mokolo na ye ya kufa. Boye akomaki kovanda na ndako moko batonga mosika. Yotami, mwana mobali ya mokonzi, oyo azalaki mobateli biloko ya ndako ya mokonzi, ayangelaki bato ya mokili.

Yahweh caused Uzziah to become a leper, and he was a leper for the rest of his life. [He was not allowed to live in the palace]. He lived alone in a house, and his son Jotham ruled the country.

6 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Azaria mpe misala na ye nyonso, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Yuda.

[If you want to know about] everything else that Uzziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

7 Azaria akendeki kokutana na bakoko na ye, mpe bakundaki ye esika moko na bakoko na ye kati na engumba ya Davidi; mpe Yotami, mwana na ye ya mobali, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.

Uzziah died [EUP], and they buried him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried. Then his son Jotham officially became the king.

8 Tango Azaria, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu tuku misato na mwambe na bokonzi, Zakari, mwana mobali ya Jeroboami, akomaki mokonzi ya Isalaele na Samari; mpe akonzaki basanza motoba.

After Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-eight years, Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for [only] six months.

9 Asalaki makambo mabe na miso ya Yawe ndenge bakoko na ye basalaki. Atikaki te masumu ya Jeroboami, mwana mobali ya Nebati, oyo na nzela na yango akweyisaki Isalaele.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his ancestors had done. He committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin.

10 Shalumi, mwana mobali ya Yabeshi, asalelaki Zakari likita, abundisaki ye liboso ya bato, abomaki ye mpe akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.

Then Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made plans to assassinate Zechariah. He killed him at Ibleam [town], and then he became the king.

11 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Zakari, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Isalaele.

Everything else that Zechariah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

12 Boye nde Liloba oyo Yawe alobaki na Jewu ekokisamaki: « Bakitani na yo bakovanda na kiti ya bokonzi ya Isalaele kino na molongo ya minei. »

When Zechariah died, [that ended the dynasty of King Jehu]. That fulfilled what Yahweh said to King Jehu would happen: “Your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”

13 Tango Oziasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu tuku misato na libwa na bokonzi, Shalumi, mwana mobali ya Yabeshi, akomaki mokonzi. Akonzaki na Samari sanza moko.

Shallum, the son of Jabesh, became the king of Israel after King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years. But Shallum ruled in Samaria for [only] one month.

14 Bongo Menayeme, mwana mobali ya Gadi, alongwaki na Tiritsa mpe akendeki na Samari. Abundisaki Shalumi, mwana mobali ya Yabeshi, na Samari; abomaki ye mpe akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.

Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, went up from Tirzah [city] to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the king of Israel.

15 Makambo mosusu oyo etali Shalumi, misala na ye mpe likita oyo asalaki, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Isalaele.

Everything else that Shallum did, including his killing King Zechariah, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

16 Na tango wana, Menayeme abundisaki engumba Tifisa, abomaki bato nyonso ya engumba mpe abebisaki zingazinga na yango, kobanda na Tiritsa, pamba te baboyaki kofungolela ye bikuke ya engumba na bango. Abebisaki engumba yango mpe atobolaki mabumu ya basi nyonso ya zemi.

While Menahem was ruling in Samaria, he completely destroyed Tappuah [village south of Samaria] and killed all the people who lived there and in the surrounding territory. He did that because the people in that city refused to surrender to him. [With his sword] he even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women.

17 Tango Azaria, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu tuku misato na libwa na bokonzi, Menayeme, mwana mobali ya Gadi, akomaki mokonzi ya Isalaele mpe akonzaki na Samari mibu zomi.

When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years, Menahem, the son of Gadi, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for ten years.

18 Asalaki makambo mabe na miso ya Yawe. Na tango nyonso ya bokonzi na ye, atikaki te masumu ya Jeroboami, mwana mobali ya Nebati, masumu oyo na nzela na yango akweyisaki Isalaele.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kinds of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin. He continued to commit those sins for the rest of his life.

19 Bongo Puli, mokonzi ya Asiri, akotaki na makasi kati na mboka, mpe Menayeme apesaki ye bakilo ya palata, nkoto tuku misato na minei mpo ete Puli asunga ye na kolendisa bokonzi na ye.

Then King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came [with his army] to attack Israel. So Menahem gave him (thirty-eight tons/35,000 kg.) of silver in order that Tiglath-Pileser would help Menahem to continue to be king and rule his country more strongly.

20 Menayeme azwaki palata yango na Isalaele. Mozwi nyonso asengelaki kofuta mpako ya mbongo ya bibende ya palata, tuku mitano mpo ete bapesa yango epai ya mokonzi ya Asiri. Na bongo, mokonzi ya Asiri alongwaki na mokili mpe azongaki epai na ye.

Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute 50 pieces of silver. So Tiglath-Pileser [took that money and] went back home.

21 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Menayeme mpe misala na ye nyonso, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Isalaele.

[If you want to know more about] everything that Menahem did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

22 Menayeme akendeki kokutana na bakoko na ye, mpe bakundaki ye esika moko na bakoko na ye. Pekakia, mwana na ye ya mobali, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.

Menahem died [EUP] and was buried, and his son Pekahiah became the king of Israel.

23 Tango Azaria, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu tuku mitano na bokonzi, Pekakia, mwana mobali ya Menayeme, akomaki mokonzi ya Isalaele na Samari, mpe akonzaki mibu zomi na mibale.

When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 50 years, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for [only] two years.

24 Pekakia asalaki makambo mabe na miso ya Yawe. Atikaki te masumu ya Jeroboami, mwana mobali ya Nebati, masumu oyo na nzela na yango akweyisaki Isalaele.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin.

25 Moko kati na bakonzi na ye ya basoda, Peka, mwana mobali ya Remalia, asalelaki ye likita. Na lisungi ya bato tuku mitano ya Galadi, Peka abomaki Pekakia kati na ndako ya mokonzi, na Samari, na lisungi ya Arigobi mpe Arie. Boye Peka abomaki Pekakia mpe akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.

Then one of Pekahiah’s army commanders whose name was Pekah, the son of Remaliah, planned with 50 men from [the] Gilead [region] to kill Pekahiah. They assassinated him in a fortified place in the king’s palace in Samaria. Then Pekah became the king.

26 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Pekakia mpe misala na ye, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Isalaele.

Everything else that Pekahiah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

27 Tango Azaria, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu tuku mitano na mibale na bokonzi, Peka, mwana mobali ya Remalia, akomaki mokonzi ya Isalaele, na Samari; mpe akonzaki mibu tuku mibale.

When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 52 years, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 20 years.

28 Asalaki makambo mabe na miso ya Yawe. Atikaki te masumu ya Jeroboami, mwana mobali ya Nebati, masumu oyo na nzela na yango akweyisaki Isalaele.

He also did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin.

29 Na tango ya Peka, mokonzi ya Isalaele, Tigilati-Pilezeri, mokonzi ya Asiri, ayaki kokota na makasi mpe azwaki bingumba Iyoni, Abele-Beti-Maaka, Yanoa, Kedeshi, Atsori mpe Galadi. Akamataki lisusu Galile kati na mokili ya Nefitali, mpe amemaki na makasi bato na Asiri.

While Pekah was the king, Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, came [with his army] and captured [the cities of] Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, and the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali. His army forced the Israeli people to leave their country and go to live in Assyria.

30 Bongo Oze, mwana mobali ya Ela, asalaki likita mpo na kotelemela Peka, mwana mobali ya Remalia. Abundisaki ye mpe abomaki ye, bongo akitanaki na ye na bokonzi tango Yotami, mwana mobali ya Oziasi, akokisaki mibu tuku mibale na bokonzi.

Then Hoshea, the son of Elah, plotted to kill Pekah. He assassinated him when Uzziah’s son Jotham had been ruling Judah for almost 20 years. Then Hoshea became the king of Israel.

31 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Peka mpe misala na ye nyonso, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Isalaele.

Everything else that Pekah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

32 Tango Peka, mwana mobali ya Remalia, mokonzi ya Isalaele, akokisaki mibu mibale na bokonzi, Yotami, mwana mobali ya Oziasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, akomaki mokonzi.

When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Uzziah’s son Jotham began to rule Judah.

33 Yotami azalaki na mibu tuku mibale na mitano ya mbotama tango akomaki mokonzi, mpe akonzaki mibu zomi na motoba na Yelusalemi. Kombo ya mama na ye ezalaki « Yerusha. » Yerusha azalaki mwana ya Tsadoki.

He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

34 Yotami asalaki makambo ya sembo na miso ya Yawe ndenge kaka Oziasi, tata na ye, asalaki.

He did many things that pleased Yahweh, like his father Uzziah had done.

35 Nzokande, balongolaki te bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba; bato bakobaki kaka kobonza kuna bambeka mpe kotumba ansa. Ezali Yotami nde atongaki ekuke ya likolo ya Tempelo ya Yawe.

But he did not destroy the places on the tops of hills where the people worshiped [Yahweh], and the people continued to burn incense there [to honor Yahweh]. Jotham’s workers built the Upper Gate of the temple.

36 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Yotami mpe misala na ye, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Yuda.

[If you want to know more about] everything else that Jotham did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

37 Na mikolo wana, Yawe abandaki kotinda Retsini, mokonzi ya Siri, mpe Peka, mwana mobali ya Remalia, mpo na kobundisa Yuda.

It was during the time that Jotham was the king that Yahweh sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel [with their armies] to attack Judah.

38 Yotami akendeki kokutana na bakoko na ye, mpe bakundaki ye esika moko na bakoko na ye kati na engumba ya Davidi, koko na ye. Akazi, mwana na ye ya mobali, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.

Jotham died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Ahaz became the king of Judah.