2 Ebyomumirembe 34
1 Yosiya yali wa myaka munaana bwe yalya obwakabaka, era n’afugira emyaka amakumi asatu mu gumu mu Yerusaalemi.
Eight years old was Josiah when he became king, and thirty and one years did he reign in Jerusalem.
2 N’akola ebirungi mu maaso ga Mukama, n’atambulira mu makubo ga Dawudi jjajjaawe, n’akwata ekkubo lya Mukama eggolokofu.
And he did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right or to the left.
3 Mu mwaka ogw’omunaana ogw’okufuga kwe, ng’akyali muto, n’atandika okunoonya Katonda wa Dawudi jjajjaawe, era mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’ebiri n’atandika okuggya ebifo ebigulumivu, ne Baasera, n’ebifaananyi ebyole, n’ebifaananyi ebisaanuuse mu Yuda ne mu Yerusaalemi.
And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a lad, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem from the high-places, and the Asherim, and the carved images, and the molten images.
4 N’alagira bamenyeemenye ebyoto bya Baali, n’atemaatema ebyoto kwe baayoterezanga obubaane ebyali waggulu waabyo, n’amenyaamenya ne Baasera, n’ebifaananyi ebyole, n’ebifaananyi ebisaanuuse; n’abisesebbula, enfuufu yaabyo n’agimansula ku malaalo g’abo abaaweerangayo ssaddaaka.
And they broke down in his presence the altars of the Be'alim, and the sun-images, that were set above them, he cut down; and the Asherim, and the carved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and ground down, and strewed [the same] upon the graves of those that had sacrificed unto them.
5 N’ayokera amagumba ga bakabona abaakolanga eby’ebivve ebyo ku byoto ebyo, n’atukuza Yuda ne Yerusaalemi.
And the bones of priests did he burn upon their altars; and he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
6 Ne mu bibuga bya Manase, ne Efulayimu, ne Simyoni, okutuukira ddala mu Nafutaali, ne mu matongo gaabyo okubyetooloola,
And [so did he] in the cities of Menasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, with their mattocks, round about.
7 n’amenyaamenya ebyoto ne Baasera, n’asesebbula n’ebifaananyi ebyole, n’atemaatema ebyoto byonna kwe baayokeranga obubaane mu Isirayiri yonna, n’oluvannyuma n’addayo e Yerusaalemi.
And when he had broken down the altars and had beaten the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and cut down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
8 Awo mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’omunaana ogw’okufuga kwe ng’amaze okulongoosa ensi ne yeekaalu, n’alonda Safani mutabani wa Azaliya, ne Maaseya omwami w’ekibuga, ne Yowa mutabani wa Yowakazi omujjukiza, okuddaabiriza yeekaalu ya Mukama Katonda we.
And in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purified the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azalyahu, and Ma'asseyahu the governor of the city and Joach the son of Joachaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.
9 Ne bagenda eri Kirukiya kabona asinga obukulu ne bawaayo ensimbi ezaaleetebwa mu yeekaalu ya Katonda, Abaleevi abaggazi ze baali basoloozezza mu bantu b’e Manase, ne Efulayimu, n’ekitundu kyonna ekyasigalawo, ne Yuda yonna, ne Benyamini, n’okuva eri abantu b’e Yerusaalemi.
And they came to Chilkiyahu the high-priest, and gave up the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites that watched at the threshold had gathered from the hand of Menasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin, and were returned to Jerusalem.—
10 Ne bazikwasa abakozi abaalondebwa okulabirira omulimu gwa yeekaalu ya Mukama. Abo be basajja abaasasulanga abakozi abaddaabirizanga n’okulongoosa yeekaalu.
And they delivered it into the hand of those who overlooked the workmen that had been appointed as overseers of the house of the Lord: and those who overlooked the workmen, who did the work in the house of the Lord, gave it out, to repair and to restore the house,
11 Ababazzi n’abazimbi nabo ne baweebwa ensimbi okugula amayinja amawoole, n’embaawo ez’ebizimbe bakabaka ba Yuda bye baalagajjalira okuddaabiriza.
And they gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy hewn stone and timber for joists, and to lay the beams in the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
12 Abasajja ne bakola omulimu n’obwesigwa. Abaabalabiriranga baali: Yakasi ne Obadiya Abaleevi ab’omu kika kya Merali, ne Zekkaliya ne Mesullamu ab’omu kika ky’Abakokasi. Abaleevi bonna abaakubanga ebivuga
And the men acted faithfully in the work: and over them were appointed Jachath and 'Obadyahu, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kehathites, to supervise; and every one of these Levites was skilful on instruments of music.
13 be baavunaanyizibwanga abapakasi, n’okulabirira abakozi bonna mu kuweereza okw’engeri zonna. Abamu ku Baleevi baali bawandiisi, n’abalala ng’abaami, n’abalala nga baggazi.
They were also over the bearers of burdens and supervisors over all that did the work in every manner of service: and from the Levites there were also scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.
14 Awo bwe baali bakuŋŋaanya ensimbi ze baggya mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, Kirukiya kabona, n’azuula ekitabo eky’amateeka ga Mukama agaaweebwa Musa.
And when they took out the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Chilkiyahu the priest found the book of the law of the Lord through the hand of Moses.
15 Awo Kirukiya kabona n’agamba Safani omuwandiisi nti, “Nzudde ekitabo eky’amateeka mu yeekaalu ya Mukama.” N’akiwa Safani.
Then commenced Chilkiyahu and said to Shaphan the scribe, The book of the law have I found in the house of the Lord. And Chilkiyahu gave the book to Shaphan.
16 Safani n’akitwalira kabaka, n’amutegeeza ne ku by’omulimu ng’agamba nti, “Byonna abaddu bo bye baalagirwa babikola.
And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king also word back again, saying, All that was put in the hand of thy servants, have they truly done.
17 Ensimbi ezaali mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ziweereddwa abalabirira n’abakozi.”
And they have taken out the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the appointed overseers, and into the hand of those who overlook the workmen.
18 Safani omuwandiisi n’ategeeza kabaka nti, “Kirukiya kabona ampadde ekitabo.” Awo Safani n’akisomera kabaka.
Then told Shaphan the scribe the king, saying, A book hath Chilkiyahu the priest given me. And Shaphan read in it before the king.
19 Kabaka bwe yawulira ebigambo by’amateeka, n’ayuza ebyambalo bye.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
20 N’alagira Kirukiya ne Akikamu mutabani wa Safani, ne Abudoni mutabani wa Mikka, ne Safani omuwandiisi, ne Asaya omuddu wa kabaka, ng’ayogera nti,
And the king commanded Chilkiyahu, and Achikam the son of Shaphan, and 'Abdon the son of Michah, and Shaphan the scribe, and 'Assayah a servant of the king's, saying,
21 “Mugende mumbulize ku Mukama, nze n’abasigadde mu Isirayiri ne mu Yuda, ku bikwata ku bigambo eby’omu kitabo ekizuuliddwa, kubanga obusungu bwa Mukama bungi nnyo nnyini era butubuubuukirako olwa bajjajjaffe abataagoberera kigambo kya Mukama okukikola nga bwe kyawandiikibwa mu kitabo kino.”
Go ye, inquire of the Lord in my behalf, and in behalf of those that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that hath been found; for great is the fury of the Lord that is poured out against us, because our fathers did not keep the word of the Lord, to do in accordance with all that is written in this book.
22 Awo Kirukiya n’abo kabaka be yali atumye ne bagenda eri Kuluda nnabbi omukazi, muka Sallumu mutabani wa Tokasi muzzukulu wa Kasula omuwanika w’ebyambalo. Yabeeranga mu Yerusaalemi mu kitundu ekyokubiri.
Then went Chilkiyahu with those whom the king [had appointed], to Chuldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Thoknath, the son of Chassrah, the keeper of the wardrobe; —now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the suburb; —and they spoke to her in that wise.
23 N’abagamba nti, “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, ‘Mutegeeze omusajja abatumye nti,
And she said unto them, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Say unto the man that hath sent you to me,
24 bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “Laba ndireeta ku kifo kino ne ku bantu baamu akabi, n’ebikolimo byonna ebyawandiikibwa mu kitabo, ekyasomeddwa mu maaso ga kabaka wa Yuda.
Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah;
25 Kubanga banvuddeko ne bookera bakatonda abalala obubaane, era bansunguwazizza n’emirimu gyonna egy’emikono gyabwe. Kyennaava mbasunguwalira ne wataba n’omu akkakkanya busungu bwange.”’
Because they have forsaken me, and have burnt incense unto other gods, in order to provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands: therefore is my fury poured out upon this place, and it shall not be quenched.
26 Naye mugambe kabaka wa Yuda eyabatumye okujja okwebuuza ku Mukama nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri nti,
And with respect to the king of Judah, who sendeth you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Concerning the words which thou hast heard;
27 “Kubanga omutima gwo gubadde mumenyefu ne weetoowaza mu maaso ga Katonda, bwe wawulidde ebigambo bye, ebikwata ku kifo kino n’abo abakibeeramu, ne weetoowaza mu maaso gange, n’oyuza ebyambalo byo, n’okaabira mu maaso gange, nkuwulidde.
Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardst his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and didst humble thyself before me, and rend thy clothes, and weep before me: I have also truly heard it, saith the Lord.
28 Laba, ndikukuŋŋaanyiza eri bajjajjaabo, n’ofa mirembe, era amaaso go tegalirega ku kabi ke ndireeta ku kifo kino ne ku bantu baamu.”’” Ne bazaayo obubaka eri kabaka.
Behold, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy graves in peace, and thy eyes shall not look on all the evil which I am bringing over this place, and over its inhabitants. And they brought the king word again.
29 Awo kabaka n’akuŋŋaanya abakadde bonna aba Yuda n’ab’omu Yerusaalemi.
And the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
30 N’ayambuka mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, n’abantu bonna aba Yuda, n’abantu b’e Yerusaalemi, ne bakabona, n’abaleevi, n’abantu bonna ab’ekitiibwa n’abatali ba kitiibwa. N’asoma ebigambo byonna eby’omu kitabo eky’endagaano, ekyazuulibwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama.
And the king went up into the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, from the great to the small; and he read before their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord.
31 Kabaka n’ayimirira mu kifo kye, ne yeeyama mu maaso ga Mukama, okutambuliranga mu mpya za Mukama n’okukwatanga amateeka ge, n’ebyo bye yategeeza, n’ebiragiro bye, n’omutima gwe gwonna n’omwoyo gwe gwonna, okutuukirizanga ebigambo ebyawandiikibwa mu kitabo.
And the king stood up on his stand, and he made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book.
32 Oluvannyuma n’alagira bonna abaali mu Yerusaalemi ne mu Benyamini okweyama. Abatuuze b’omu Yerusaalemi ne bakola ng’endagaano ya Katonda, Katonda wa bajjajjaabwe bw’egamba.
And he caused to accede to it every one that was present in Jerusalem and Benjamin. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
33 Yosiya n’aggya eby’emizizo byonna ku butaka bwonna obw’Abayisirayiri, n’alagira bonna abaali mu Isirayiri okuweerezanga Mukama Katonda waabwe. Mu kufuga kwe kwonna, tebaava ku Mukama Katonda wa bajjajjaabwe.
And Josiah removed all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and caused all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. All his days did they not depart from following the Lord God of their fathers.
