2 Bassekabaka 22
1 Yosiya n’atandika okufuga nga wa myaka munaana, era n’afugira mu Yerusaalemi emyaka amakumi asatu mu gumu, ng’erinnya lya nnyina ye Yedida, muwala wa Adaya ow’e Bozukasi.
Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
2 N’akola ebirungi mu maaso ga Mukama, ng’atambulira mu ngeri za jjajjaawe Dawudi, awatali kutaaganaaga.
And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3 Mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’omunaana ogw’obufuzi bwa kabaka Yosiya, kabaka n’atuma omuwandiisi Safani mutabani wa Azaliya ate muzzukulu wa Mesullamu okulaga mu yeekaalu ya Mukama. N’amugamba nti,
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, [that] the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
4 “Yambuka eri Kirukiya kabona Asinga obukulu, akutegeeze omuwendo gw’ensimbi ezireeteddwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama abaggazi ze basoloozezza ku bantu.
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
5 Ensimbi ezo zikwasibwe abasajja abaalondebwa okulabirira omulimu ogwa yeekaalu basasule abakozi abaddaabiriza yeekaalu ya Mukama,
And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
6 ababazzi, n’abazimbi, n’abaasa b’amayinja. Ate era baguleko n’embaawo n’amayinja amateme nga byonna bya kuddaabiriza yeekaalu.
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
7 Naye tebabuuzibwa engeri gye bakozesezaamu ensimbi ezo, kubanga basajja abakola n’obwesigwa.”
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
8 Awo Kirukiya kabona asinga obukulu n’ategeeza Safani omuwandiisi nti, “Ekitabo eky’Amateeka nkizudde we kibadde mu yeekaalu.” N’akiwa Safani n’akisoma.
And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
9 Safani omuwandiisi n’addayo eri kabaka n’amugamba nti, “Abakungu bawaddeyo ensimbi ezibadde mu yeekaalu ya Mukama era bazikwasizza abakozi n’abalabirizi ab’omulimu okuzikozesa n’okulabirira enkozesa yaazo.”
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.
10 Ate era Safani omuwandiisi n’ategeeza kabaka nti, “Kirukiya kabona, ampadde ekitabo.” Awo Safani n’akisomera kabaka.
And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
11 Kabaka bwe yawulira ebigambo ebyasomebwa okuva mu Kitabo eky’Amateeka n’ayuza ebyambalo bye.
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
12 N’alagira Kirukiya kabona, Akikamu mutabani wa Safani, ne Akubooli mutabani wa Mikaaya, ne Safani omuwandiisi, ne Asaya omuweereza wa kabaka nti,
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
13 “Mugende mumbuulize eri Mukama, nze, n’abantu bange ne Yuda yonna ku bigambo ebiwandiikiddwa mu kitabo kino ekizuuliddwa. Obusungu bwa Mukama bungi nnyo gye tuli olwa bajjajjaffe obutawuliriza bigambo eby’omu kitabo kino, era tebaakola ng’ebyawandiikibwa bino bwe bitugamba.”
Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great [is] the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
14 Awo Kirukiya kabona, ne Akikamu, ne Akubooli, ne Safani, ne Asaya ne bagenda eri Kuluda nnabbi omukyala muka Sallumu mutabani wa Tikuva muzzukulu wa Kalukasi omuwanika w’ebyambalo, okumwebuuzaako. Yabeeranga mu kitundu ekyokubiri mu Yerusaalemi.
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college; ) and they communed with her.
15 N’abagamba nti, “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti,
And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
16 ‘Mutegeeze oyo abatumye nti ŋŋenda kuleeta ku kifo kino n’abantu bano akabi, ng’ebyawandiikibwa mu kitabo bwe bigamba, kabaka wa Yuda by’asomye.
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, [even] all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
17 Olw’okunvaako n’olw’okwotereza obubaane eri bakatonda, nga baleetera obusungu bwange okubuubuuka olwa bakatonda be bakoze, ndibaleetako obusungu bwange era tewaliba n’omu alibukkakkanya.’
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
18 Naye mugambe kabaka wa Yuda eyabatumye okwebuuza ku Mukama nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, ebikwata ku bigambo bye wawulidde:
But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [As touching] the words which thou hast heard;
19 kubanga obadde mumenyefu mu mutima ne weetoowaza mu maaso ga Mukama bwe wawulidde ebigambo ebyo bye nayogedde ku kifo kino ne ku bantu bano, nti baakuzikirira era baggweewo, ate n’oyuza n’ebyambalo byo nga wennyamidde mu maaso gange, mpulidde okukaaba kwo, bw’ayogera Mukama.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard [thee], saith the LORD.
20 Kyendiva nkutwala eri bajjajjaabo, n’oziikibwa mu mirembe, era amaaso go tegaliraba kabi kendireeta ku kifo kino.’” Awo ne bazaayo obubaka obwo eri kabaka.
Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
