2 Bakonzi 23
1 Mokonzi Joziasi abengisaki bampaka nyonso ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi epai na ye,
And he sent the king and they gathered to him all [the] elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
2 mpe akendeki na Tempelo ya Yawe elongo na bato nyonso ya Yuda, bavandi nyonso ya Yelusalemi, Banganga-Nzambe mpe basakoli, bato nyonso, kobanda na oyo aleki na se kino na oyo aleki na lokumu. Mokonzi atangelaki bango makomi nyonso ya buku ya Boyokani oyo emonanaki kati na Tempelo ya Yawe.
And he went up the king [the] house of Yahweh and every person of Judah and all [the] inhabitants of Jerusalem with him and the priests and the prophets and all the people from [the] small and unto [the] great and he read aloud in ears their all [the] words of [the] scroll of the covenant which had been found in [the] house of Yahweh.
3 Mokonzi atelemaki na etemelo ya kolobela, asalaki boyokani oyo liboso ya Yawe: « Nalapi ndayi ete nakolanda Yawe, nakotosa mibeko, mitindo mpe malako na Ye, na motema mpe na elimo na ngai mobimba; mpe nakotosa maloba ya boyokani, oyo ekomama kati na buku oyo. » Bato nyonso bandimaki kotosa boyokani yango.
And he stood the king at the pillar and he made the covenant - before Yahweh to walk after Yahweh and to keep commandments his and testimonies his and statutes his with all heart and with all being to establish [the] words of the covenant this which were written on the scroll this and it took its stand all the people in the covenant.
4 Mokonzi apesaki mitindo epai ya Ilikia, mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, epai ya Banganga-Nzambe oyo balandi mpe epai ya bakengeli bikuke ya Tempelo ya Yawe, mpo ete balongola kati na Tempelo ya Yawe, biloko nyonso oyo esalema mpo na Bala, mpo na nzambe mwasi Ashera, mpe mpo na mampinga nyonso ya likolo. Mokonzi atumbaki yango libanda ya Yelusalemi, kati na bilanga ya lubwaku ya Sedron, mpe amemaki putulu na yango na Beteli.
And he commanded the king Hilkiah the priest great and [the] priests of the second rank and [the] keepers of the threshold to bring out from [the] temple of Yahweh all the articles which were made for Baal and for Asherah and for all [the] host of the heavens and he burned them from [the] outside of Jerusalem in [the] fields of Kidron and he carried dust their Beth-el.
5 Mokonzi alongolaki banganga-nzambe ya bapaya oyo bakonzi ya Yuda batiaki mpo na kotumba ansa na bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba ya bingumba ya Yuda mpe ya zingazinga ya Yelusalemi: bango nde bazalaki kotumba ansa mpo na Bala, mpo na moyi, mpo na sanza, mpo na minzoto mpe mpo na mampinga nyonso ya likolo.
And he removed the pagan priests whom they had appointed [the] kings of Judah and he made smoke at the high places in [the] cities of Judah and [the] surroundings of Jerusalem and the [ones who] made smoke to Baal to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all [the] host of the heavens.
6 Alongolaki kati na Tempelo ya Yawe likonzi ya nzambe mwasi Ashera, mpe amemaki yango na lubwaku ya Sedron, libanda ya Yelusalemi, epai wapi batumbaki yango. Akomisaki yango putulu mpe asopaki yango na kunda epai wapi bakundaka bato ebele na libulu moko.
And he brought out the Asherah pole from [the] house of Yahweh from [the] outside of Jerusalem to [the] wadi of Kidron and he burned it in [the] wadi of Kidron and he crushed [it] to dust and he threw dust its on [the] burial site of [the] sons of the people.
7 Mokonzi abukaki kati na Tempelo ya Yawe, bandako ya mibali oyo bazalaki komipesa na kindumba ya bule, bandako epai wapi basi bazalaki kotonga banzambala mpo na nzambe mwasi Ashera.
And he broke down [the] houses of the male cult prostitutes which [were] in [the] house of Yahweh where the women [were] weaving there containers for Asherah.
8 Joziasi abengisaki Banganga-Nzambe nyonso ya bingumba ya Yuda mpe bapanzaki bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba oyo ezalaki longwa na Geba kino na Beri-Sheba epai wapi banganga-nzambe wana bazalaki kotumba ansa. Abukaki mpe bisika ya bule oyo batonga pene ya bikuke ya bingumba: oyo ezalaki na ebandeli ya ekuke ya Jozue, moyangeli ya engumba, mpe oyo ezalaki na ngambo ya loboko ya mwasi ya ekuke ya engumba.
And he brought all the priests from [the] cities of Judah and he made unclean the high places where they had made smoke there the priests from Geba to Beer Sheba and he broke down [the] high places of the gates which [were at] [the] entrance of [the] gate of Joshua [the] governor of the city which [was] at [the] left [side] of anyone at [the] gate of the city.
9 Atako banganga-nzambe ya bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba bakokaki te kosala mosala na etumbelo ya Yawe kati na Yelusalemi, kasi bazalaki kolia mapa ezanga levire elongo na Banganga-Nzambe mosusu.
Nevertheless not they went up [the] priests of the high places to [the] altar of Yahweh in Jerusalem that except they ate unleavened bread in among brothers their.
10 Mokonzi apanzaki etumbelo ya Tofeti, oyo ezalaki na Lubwaku ya Beni-Inomi mpo ete moto moko te asalela yango lisusu mpo na kotumba mwana na ye ya mobali to ya mwasi lokola mbeka epai ya Moloki.
And he made unclean Topheth which [was] in [the] valley of (Ben *Q(K)*) Hinnom to not to make pass anyone son his and daughter his in the fire to Molech.
11 Alongolaki, wuta na ekuke kino na Tempelo ya Yawe, bampunda oyo bakonzi ya Yuda babonzaki na nzambe Moyi, oyo ezalaki na lopango pembeni ya shambre ya Netani-Meleki, soda oyo baboma mokongo. Mokonzi atumbaki bashar oyo bazalaki kosalela losambo ya nzambe Moyi.
And he removed the horses which they had dedicated [the] kings of Judah to the sun from [the] going of [the] house of Yahweh to [the] room of Nathan Melech the court-official which [was] in the Parbar and [the] chariots of the sun he burned with fire.
12 Mokonzi abukaki bitumbelo oyo bakonzi ya Yuda batongaki na likolo ya shambre ya likolo ya Akazi, mpe bitumbelo oyo Manase atongisaki kati na mapango mibale ya Tempelo ya Yawe. Alongolaki yango wana, abukaki yango na biteni, mpe abwakaki yango na lubwaku ya Sedron.
And the altars which [were] on the roof of [the] upper room of Ahaz which they had made - [the] kings of Judah and the altars which he had made Manasseh in [the] two [the] courtyards of [the] house of Yahweh he pulled down the king and he ran from there and he threw dust their into [the] wadi of Kidron.
13 Mokonzi apanzaki mpe bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba oyo ezalaki na este ya Yelusalemi, na ngambo ya loboko ya mobali ya ngomba ya Libebi, oyo Salomo, mokonzi ya Isalaele, atongaki mpo na Asitarite, nzambe mwasi ya makambo mabe ya bato ya Sidoni; mpo na Kemoshi, nzambe ya makambo mabe ya bato ya Moabi; mpe mpo na Moloki, nzambe ya makambo mabe ya bato ya Amoni.
And the high places which - [were] on [the] face of Jerusalem which [were] from [the] south of [the] mountain of destruction which he had built Solomon [the] king of Israel to Astarte - [the] detestable thing of [the] Sidonians and to Chemosh [the] detestable thing of Moab and to Milcom [the] abomination of [the] people of Ammon he made unclean the king.
14 Joziasi abukaki mabanga ya bule, akweyisaki makonzi ya Ashera, mpe atondisaki esika yango na mikuwa ya bato.
And he broke the sacred pillars and he cut down the Asherah poles and he filled place their bones of humankind.
15 Joziasi abukaki mpe etumbelo oyo ezalaki na Beteli mpe esambelo ya likolo ya ngomba oyo Jeroboami, mwana mobali ya Nebati, atongaki mpo na kopengwisa bana ya Isalaele. Abukaki etumbelo yango mpe akomisaki yango putulu. Bongo atumbaki mpe likonzi ya Ashera.
And also the altar which [was] at Beth-el the high place which he had made Jeroboam [the] son of Nebat who he caused to sin Israel also the altar that and the high place he tore down and he burned the high place he crushed [it] to dust and he burned [the] Asherah pole.
16 Tango Joziasi atalaki na zingazinga, amonaki bakunda oyo ezalaki na likolo ya ngomba; boye akundolaki mikuwa oyo ezalaki kuna mpe atumbaki yango na likolo ya etumbelo. Na nzela yango, abebisaki lokumu ya etumbelo yango kolanda Liloba na Yawe, oyo moto na Nzambe asakolaki.
And he turned Josiah and he saw the graves which [were] there on the mountain and he sent and he took the bones from the graves and he burned [them] on the altar and he made unclean it according to [the] word of Yahweh which he had proclaimed [the] man of God who he proclaimed the words these.
17 Mokonzi atunaki: — Kunda oyo nazali komona ezali ya nani? Bato ya engumba bazongisaki: — Ezali kunda ya moto na Nzambe oyo awutaki na Yuda mpe asakolaki makambo oyo owuti kosala na etumbelo ya Beteli.
And he said what? [is] the monument this which I [am] seeing and they said to him [the] people of the city the grave of [the] man of God who he came from Judah and he proclaimed the things these which you have done on the altar of Beth-el.
18 Mokonzi alobaki: — Botika yango, moto moko te asimba mikuwa na ye. Boye batikaki mikuwa na ye mpe mikuwa ya mosakoli oyo awutaki na Samari.
And he said leave alone him anyone may not he disturb bones his and they left undisturbed bones his [the] bones of the prophet who he had come from Samaria.
19 Ndenge asalaki na Beteli, Joziasi abukaki bisika nyonso ya bule ya bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba oyo bakonzi ya Isalaele batongaki kati na bingumba ya Samari, oyo na tina na yango Yawe asilikaki makasi.
And also all [the] houses of the high places which - [were] in [the] cities of Samaria which they had made [the] kings of Israel to provoke anger he removed Josiah and he did to them according to all the deeds which he had done at Beth-el.
20 Joziasi abomaki banganga-nzambe nyonso ya bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba oyo bazalaki kuna, abonzaki bango lokola mbeka na likolo ya bitumbelo na bango moko mpe atumbaki mikuwa ya bato na likolo ya bitumbelo yango. Bongo azongaki na Yelusalemi.
And he slaughtered all [the] priests of the high places who [were] there on the altars and he burned bones of humankind on them and he returned Jerusalem.
21 Mokonzi apesaki mitindo epai ya bato nyonso: « Bosala feti ya Pasika mpo na Yawe, Nzambe na bino, kolanda ndenge ekomama kati na buku ya Boyokani. »
And he commanded the king all the people saying observe a passover to Yahweh God your according to [what] is written on [the] scroll of the covenant this.
22 Feti ya Pasika ya lolenge wana etikalaki nanu kosalema te wuta na tango oyo bilombe bakambaki Isalaele to na tango nyonso ya bakonzi ya Isalaele mpe ya bakonzi ya Yuda.
For not it had been observed like the passover this since [the] days of the judges who they judged Israel and all [the] days of [the] kings of Israel and [the] kings of Judah.
23 Kasi tango Joziasi akokisaki mibu zomi na mwambe na bokonzi, basalaki lisusu feti ya Pasika mpo na Yawe, na Yelusalemi.
That except in eight-teen year of the king Josiah it was observed the passover this to Yahweh in Jerusalem.
24 Joziasi abomaki mpe bato oyo basololaka na milimo ya bakufi, bamoni makambo, bikilakila, banzambe ya bikeko, mpe biloko nyonso oyo ezalaki kati na mokili ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi. Asalaki bongo mpo na kokokisa mitindo oyo ekomama kati na buku oyo Nganga-Nzambe Ilikia amonaki kati na Tempelo ya Yawe.
And also the necromancers and the soothsayers and the teraphim and the idols and all the detestable things which they were seen in [the] land of Judah and in Jerusalem he removed Josiah so as to carry out [the] words of the law which were written on the scroll which he had found Hilkiah the priest [the] house of Yahweh.
25 Mokonzi moko te azongelaki Yawe lokola Joziasi, na motema na ye mobimba, na molimo na ye mobimba mpe na makasi na ye nyonso, kolanda mibeko nyonso ya Moyize. Mpe sima na ye, mokonzi moko te azalaki lokola ye.
And like him not he had been before him a king who he turned back to Yahweh with all heart his and with all being his and with all strength his according to all [the] law of Moses and after him not he arose like him.
26 Nzokande, Yawe atikaki te kanda makasi na Ye, oyo apeliselaki Yuda likolo ya mabe nyonso oyo Manase asalaki mpo na kopesa Ye kanda.
Nevertheless - not he turned back Yahweh from [the] burning of anger his great which it burned anger his on Judah on all the provocations which he had provoked to anger him Manasseh.
27 Boye Yawe alobaki: « Nakobengana mpe Yuda na miso na Ngai ndenge nabenganaki Isalaele; nakobwaka Yelusalemi, engumba oyo napona, elongo na Tempelo na yango, oyo na tina na yango nalobaki: ‹ Kombo na Ngai ekozala kuna. › »
And he said Yahweh also Judah I will remove from on face my just as I removed Israel and I will reject the city this which I chose Jerusalem and the house which I said it will be name my there.
28 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Joziasi mpe misala na ye nyonso, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Yuda.
And [the] rest of [the] matters of Josiah and all that he did ¿ not [are] they written on [the] scroll of [the] matters of the days of [the] kings of Judah.
29 Tango Joziasi azalaki mokonzi, Faraon Neko, mokonzi ya Ejipito, akendeki na ebale Efrate mpo na kosunga mokonzi ya Asiri. Mokonzi Joziasi akendeki kokutana na ye mpo na kokanga ye nzela, kasi Neko abundisaki ye mpe abomaki ye, na Megido.
In days his he went up Pharaoh Necho [the] king of Egypt on [the] king of Assyria to [the] river of Euphrates and he went the king Josiah to meet him and he killed him at Megiddo when saw he him.
30 Basoda ya Joziasi bamemaki ebembe na ye na likolo ya shar, longwa na Megido kino na Yelusalemi epai wapi bakundaki ye kati na kunda na ye moko. Bato ya mokili bazwaki Yoakazi, mwana mobali ya Joziasi, bapakolaki ye mafuta mpe bakomisaki ye mokonzi mpo na kokitana na tata na ye.
And they made ride him servants his dead from Megiddo and they brought him Jerusalem and they buried him in own grave his and it took [the] people of the land Jehoahaz [the] son of Josiah and they anointed him and they made king him in place of father his.
31 Yoakazi azalaki na mibu tuku mibale na misato ya mbotama tango akomaki mokonzi, mpe akonzaki basanza misato na Yelusalemi. Kombo ya mama na ye ezalaki « Amutali. » Amutali azalaki mwana ya Jeremi, moto ya Libina.
[was] a son of Twenty and three year[s] Jehoahaz when became king he and three months he reigned in Jerusalem and [the] name of mother his [was] Hamutal [the] daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
32 Yoakazi asalaki makambo mabe na miso ya Yawe ndenge bakoko na ye basalaki.
And he did the evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh according to all that they had done ancestors his.
33 Faraon Neko atiaki ye na boloko mpe akangaki ye minyololo, na Ribila, kati na mokili ya Amati, mpo ete akonza lisusu te na Yelusalemi. Faraon Neko afutisaki na makasi mokili ya Yuda mpako ya nkoto misato nkama minei ya bakilo ya palata mpe bakilo tuku misato na minei ya wolo.
And he confined him Pharaoh Necho at Riblah in [the] land of Hamath (from reigning *Q(K)*) in Jerusalem and he put a fine on the land one hundred talent[s] of silver and a talent of gold.
34 Faraon Neko akomisaki Eliakimi, mwana mobali ya Joziasi, mokonzi mpo na kokitana na Joziasi, tata na ye; abongolaki kombo na ye mpe akomisaki yango « Yeoyakimi. » Kasi akangaki Yoakazi mpe amemaki ye na Ejipito. Mpe Yoakazi akufaki kuna.
And he made king Pharaoh Necho Eliakim [the] son of Josiah in place of Josiah father his and he changed name his Jehoiakim and Jehoahaz he took and he came Egypt and he died there.
35 Yeoyakimi afutaki epai ya Faraon Neko palata mpe wolo oyo asengaki. Mpo na kofuta yango, Yeoyakimi asengaki ete bato ya mokili bafuta mpako. Afutisaki bato mpako ya palata to ya wolo kolanda bozwi na bango.
And the silver and the gold he gave Jehoiakim to Pharaoh only he taxed the land to give the silver on [the] mouth of Pharaoh each according to valuation his he exacted the silver and the gold [the] people of the land to give [it] to Pharaoh Necho.
36 Yeoyakimi azalaki na mibu tuku mibale na mitano ya mbotama tango akomaki mokonzi, mpe akonzaki mibu zomi na moko na Yelusalemi. Kombo ya mama na ye ezalaki « Zebuda. » Zebuda azalaki mwana ya Pedaya, moto ya Ruma.
[was] a son of Twenty and five year[s] Jehoiakim when became king he and one [plus] ten year[s] he reigned in Jerusalem and [the] name of mother his ([was] Zebudah *Q(K)*) [the] daughter of Pedaiah from Rumah.
37 Yeoyakimi asalaki makambo mabe na miso ya Yawe ndenge kaka bakoko na ye basalaki.
And he did the evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh according to all that they had done ancestors his.
