2 Bassekabaka 23

1 Awo kabaka n’ayita abakadde bonna aba Yuda n’ab’omu Yerusaalemi.

Then the king sent, —and there were gathered unto him, all the elders of Judah, and Jerusalem;

2 N’ayambuka mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ne bakabona, ne bannabbi, n’abantu bonna okuva ku wa wansi okutuukira ddala ku wa waggulu mu bitiibwa byabwe. N’asoma ebigambo eby’omu Kitabo eky’Endagaano ekyali kizuuliddwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, nga bonna bawulira.

and the king went up to the house of Yahweh, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great, —and he read in their ears, all the words of the book of the covenant, which had been found in the house of Yahweh.

3 Awo kabaka n’ayimirira okuliraana empagi n’azza obuggya endagaano ne Mukama, okutambuliranga mu kkubo lya Mukama, n’okukwatanga amateeka ge, n’okutambuliranga mu mpya ze, n’okugonderanga ebiragiro bye, n’omutima gwe gwonna, n’emmeeme ye yonna, ng’akakasa ebyawandiikibwa ebyali mu kitabo ekyo. Awo abantu bonna ne beewaayo okuzza endagaano obuggya.

And the king took his stand by the pillar, and solemnised a covenant before Yahweh—to follow Yahweh, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all [their] heart and with all [their] soul, to confirm the words of this covenant, written in this book. And all the people took their stand in the covenant.

4 Awo kabaka n’alagira Kirukiya kabona asinga obukulu ne bakabona abaamuddiriranga, wamu n’abaggazi okuggya mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ebintu byonna ebya Baali n’ebya Asera, n’eby’eggye lyonna ery’omu ggulu, n’abyokera ebweru wa Yerusaalemi mu ttale eriri mu kiwonvu kya Kiduloni, evvu n’alitwala e Beseri.

Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the entrance-hall, to bring forth, out of the temple of Yahweh, all the vessels that had been made for Baal and for the Sacred Stem, and for all the army of the heavens, —and he burned them up outside Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to Bethel;

5 N’agoba bakabona abaasinzanga ebifaananyi abaali balondeddwa bassekabaka ba Yuda okwoterezanga obubaane mu bifo ebigulumivu mu bibuga ebya Yuda n’okwetooloola Yerusaalemi, n’abo abayoterezanga obubaane eri Baali n’enjuba n’omwezi, n’eri emunyeenye n’eri eggye lyonna ery’omu ggulu.

and he put down the idol-priests, whom the kings of Judah had appointed, so that incense might be burned in the high places, in the cities of Judah, and round about Jerusalem, —them also that burned incense to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the constellations, and to all the army of the heavens;

6 N’aggya empagi ya Asera mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, n’agitwala ebweru wa Yerusaalemi mu kiwonvu ekya Kiduloni, n’agyokera eyo. N’agisekulasekula n’asaasaanya evvu lyayo ku malaalo ag’abantu abaabulijjo.

and he brought forth the Sacred Stem out of the house of Yahweh, outside Jerusalem, into the Kidron ravine, and burned it in the Kidron ravine, and crushed it to powder, —and cast the powder upon the graves of the sons of the people;

7 Ate era yamenyaamenya n’ennyumba ez’abaalyanga ebisiyaga ezaali mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, era eyo abakazi gye baalukiriranga Asera ebitimbibwa.

and he brake down the houses of the male devotees, which were in the house of Yahweh, —where the women did weave houses to the Sacred Stem;

8 Awo Yosiya n’aleeta bakabona bonna okuva mu bibuga bya Yuda, n’ayonoona ebifo ebigulumivu okuva e Geba okutuuka e Beeruseba, bakabona gye baayoterezanga obubaane, era n’amenyaamenya amasabo agaali okumpi ne wankaaki ow’oku Mulyango gwa Yoswa, omukulembeze ow’ekibuga, agaali ku luuyi olwa kkono olwa wankaaki ow’ekibuga.

and be brought in all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where, the priests, had burned incense, from Geba unto Beer-sheba, —and brake down the high places of the gates, that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua, the governor of the city, which were on one’s left hand, in the gate of the city;

9 Newaakubadde nga bakabona bali ab’oku bifo ebigulumivu tebaweerezanga ku kyoto kya Mukama mu Yerusaalemi, balyanga emigaati egitali mizimbulukuse wamu ne bakabona bannaabwe.

howbeit, the priests of the high places came not up unto the altar of Yahweh, in Jerusalem, save only that they did eat unleavened bread in the midst of their brethren;

10 Yavvoola era n’amenyaamenya ekyoto kya Tofesi ekyali mu Kiwonvu ky’abaana ba Kinomu, obutaganya muntu yenna kuwaayo mwana we owoobulenzi newaakubadde owoobuwala ng’ekiweebwayo eri Moleki.

and he defiled Topheth, which was in the valley of the son of Hinnom, —so that no man might cause his son or his daughter to pass through the fire unto Molech;

11 Era yaggyawo n’embalaasi ezaali mu mulyango gwa yeekaalu, bassekabaka ba Yuda ze baali bawonze eri enjuba, era n’ayokya amagaali ze gaasikanga. Zaabeeranga mu luggya okuliraana n’ekisenge ekyali eky’omukungu Nasanumereki.

and he did away with the horses, which the kings of Judah had devoted to the sun, at the entrance of the house of Yahweh, near the chamber of Nathan-melech the courtier, which was in the suburbs, also, the chariots of the sun, burned he with fire;

12 Yamenyaamenya n’ebyoto bassekabaka ba Yuda bye baali bazimbye ku kasolya okumpi n’ekisenge ekya waggulu ekya Akazi, era n’ebyoto Manase bye yali azimbye mu mpya zombi eza yeekaalu ya Mukama. Byonna yabiggyayo, n’abimenyaamenya, enfuufu yaabyo n’agiyiwa mu kiwonvu ekya Kiduloni.

and, the altars which were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, also the altars which Manasseh had made, in the two courts of the house of Yahweh, did the king break down, —and hurried away from thence, and cast out the powder of them into the Kidron ravine;

13 Era kabaka n’ayonoona n’ebifo ebigulumivu ebyali ebuvanjuba w’e Yerusaalemi ku luuyi olwa bukiikaddyo ku lusozi olw’okuzikirira, ebyo Sulemaani kabaka wa Isirayiri bye yazimbira bakatonda ab’omuzizo: Asutoleesi katonda omukazi ow’Abasidoni, ne Kemosi ow’Abamowaabu, ne Mirukomu ow’Abamoni.

and, the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of destruction, which Solomon king of Israel had built unto Ashtoreth—the abomination of the Zidonians, and unto Chemosh—the abomination of the Moabites, and unto Milcom—the disgusting thing of the sons of Ammon, did the king defile;

14 N’amenyaamenya empagi, n’atemaatema empagi za Asera era ebifo ebyo n’abijjuza amagumba g’abantu.

and he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Sacred Stems, —and filled their place with human bones:

15 Era n’ekyoto ekyali e Beseri, n’ekifo ekigulumivu ekyaleetera Isirayiri okwonoona, Yerobowaamu mutabani wa Nebati bye yali azimbye, byonna Yosiya n’abimenyaamenya. N’ayokya era n’asekulasekula ekifo ekigulumivu okutuusa lwe kyafuuka enfuufu era n’ayokya n’empagi eya Asera.

moreover also, the altar that was in Bethel, the high place which Jeroboam son of Nebat made, wherewith he caused, Israel, to sin, —even that altar, and the high place, brake he down, —and burned the high place, crushing it to powder, and burned a Sacred Stem.

16 Awo Yosiya bwe yatunulatunula, n’alaba amalaalo agaali ku lusozi, n’agenda n’aggyamu amagumba g’abafu n’agokera ku kyoto n’akyonoona, ng’ekigambo kya Mukama bwe kyali omusajja wa Katonda kye yalangirira.

And, when Josiah turned, and saw the graves which were there, in the mount, he sent and took the bones out of the graves, and burned upon the altar, and defiled it, —according to the word of Yahweh, which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

17 Awo kabaka n’abuuza nti, “Kijjukizo ki ekyo kye ndaba?” Abasajja ab’ekibuga ne bamuddamu nti, “Ago ge malaalo ag’omusajja wa Katonda eyava mu Yuda n’alangirira ebigambo ebikwata ku kyoto eky’e Beseri, by’okikoze.”

Then said he—What is yonder erection, which I do see? And the men of the city said unto him—The grave of the man of God, who came in out of Judah, and proclaimed these things, which thou hast done, concerning the altar of Bethel.

18 N’abagamba nti, “Mugaleke, era temuganya muntu yenna kukwata ku magumba ge.” Awo ne batakwata ku magumba ge, wadde aga nnabbi ow’e Samaliya.

And he said—Let him rest, let, no man, disturb his bones. So they let his bones rest, with the bones of the prophet who came in out of Samaria.

19 N’amasabo gonna agaali mu bifo ebigulumivu bassekabaka ba Yuda bye baali bazimbye mu bibuga bya Samaliya ne baleetera obusungu bwa Mukama okubuubuuka, Yosiya n’agavvoola era n’agaggyawo nga bwe yakola e Beseri.

Moreover also, all the houses of the high places which were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made, so as to provoke Yahweh to anger, did Josiah remove, —and he did to them according to all the doings which he had done in Bethel;

20 Yosiya n’atta bakabona bonna abaaweerezanga mu bifo ebigulumivu ku byoto byayo, era amagumba gaabwe n’agokera okwo, n’oluvannyuma n’addayo e Yerusaalemi.

and he sacrificed all the priests of the high places, who were there, by the altars, and burned human bones thereupon, —and returned to Jerusalem.

21 Awo kabaka n’alagira abantu bonna ng’agamba nti, “Mukwate Okuyitako kwa Mukama Katonda wammwe ng’ekyawandiikibwa bwe kiri mu Kitabo eky’endagaano.”

Then did the king command all the people, saying, Keep ye a passover unto Yahweh, your God, —such as is written in this book of the covenant.

22 Okuviira ddala ku mirembe gy’abalamuzi, ne ku mirembe gya bassekabaka ba Isirayiri n’aba Yuda, tewaaliwo kukwata Mbaga ey’Okuyitako.

Surely there had not been held such a passover as this, from the days of the Judges who judged Israel, —nor all the days of the kings of Israel, and the kings of Judah;

23 Naye mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’omunaana ogw’obufuzi bwa kabaka Yosiya, Embaga eyo n’ebaawo mu Yerusaalemi.

save only, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, when this passover was held unto Yahweh, in Jerusalem.

24 Ate era n’abafumu, n’aboogeza emizimu, n’ebifaananyi, n’eby’emizizo byonna ebyali mu Yuda ne mu Yerusaalemi, Yosiya, n’abiwera. Ekyo yakikola okutuukiriza ebigambo eby’etteeka eryali mu kitabo Kirukiya kabona kye yazuula mu Yeekaalu ya Mukama.

Moreover also, them who had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the household gods, and the manufactured gods, and the abominations which were to be seen in the land of Judah, and in Jerusalem, did Josiah consume, —that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of Yahweh.

25 Era tewali kabaka eyasooka Yosiya wadde eyamuddirira eyamufaanana era eyakyukira Mukama n’omutima gwe gwonna, n’emmeeme ye yonna era n’amaanyi ge gonna, ng’agoberera Amateeka ga Musa.

And, like him, was no king, before him, who turned unto Yahweh with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses, —neither, after him, arose one, like him.

26 Kyokka Mukama n’atakendeeza ku busungu bwe obungi obwabuubuukira ku Yuda, olw’ebikolwa byonna ebya Manase ebyaleetera Mukama okusunguwala.

Howbeit, Yahweh turned not away from the glow of his great anger, wherewith his anger glowed against Judah—because of all the provocations wherewith, Manasseh, had provoked him.

27 Awo Mukama n’ayogera nti, “Ndiggyawo Yuda mu maaso gange nga bwe nnaggyawo Isirayiri, era n’ekibuga Yerusaalemi kye nneeroboza, wamu ne yeekaalu eno gye nayogerako nti, ‘Erinnya lyange linaabanga omwo,’ siribisaako nate mwoyo.”

So Yahweh said: Even Judah, will I remove from my presence, as I have removed Israel, —and will reject this city, which I had chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house as to which I had said, My Name, shall be, there.

28 Ebyafaayo ebirala byonna eby’omu mirembe gya Yosiya, ne bye yakola byonna, tebyawandiikibwa mu kitabo eky’ebyomumirembe gya bassekabaka ba Yuda?

Now, the rest of the story of Josiah, and all that he did, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

29 Awo mu biro ebyo, Falaawo Neko nga ye kabaka wa Misiri n’ayambuka okutabaala kabaka w’e Bwasuli ku Mugga Fulaati; kabaka Yosiya n’agenda okumubeera, naye Falaawo Neko olwamulengera ng’ajja, n’amuttira e Megiddo.

In his days, came up Pharaoh-necoh king of Egypt, against the king of Assyria, unto the river Euphrates, —and, when King Josiah went against him, he slew him at Megiddo, as soon as he saw him.

30 Abaddu ba Yosiya ne bateeka omulambo gwe mu gaali ne baguggya e Megiddo ne bagutwala e Yerusaalemi, ne bamuziika mu ntaana ye. Awo abantu ab’omu nsi ne batwala Yekoyakaazi mutabani wa Yosiya ne bamufukako amafuta ne bamufuula kabaka n’asikira kitaawe okuba kabaka.

And his servants conveyed him in a chariot, dead, from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre, —and the people of the land took Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made, him, king, in his father’s stead.

31 Yekoyakaazi we yaliira obwakabaka yalina emyaka amakumi abiri mu esatu, era n’afugira mu Yerusaalemi okumala emyezi esatu. Nnyina erinnya lye yali Kamutali muwala wa Yeremiya ow’e Libuna.

Twenty-three years old, was Jehoahaz when he began to reign, and, three months, reigned he in Jerusalem, —and, his mother’s name, was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah, of Libnah.

32 N’akola ebibi mu maaso ga Mukama nga bajjajjaabe bwe baakola.

And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his, fathers, had done.

33 Falaawo Neko n’amuggya ku bwakabaka n’amusibira mu masamba e Libula mu nsi y’e Kamasi obutaddayo kufuga mu Yerusaalemi, era n’asalira Yuda omusolo ogw’effeeza ttani ssatu ne bisatu byakuna ne zaabu kilo amakumi asatu mu nnya.

And Pharaoh-necoh put him in bonds at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, —and he laid a fine upon the land, a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

34 Awo Falaawo Neko n’afuula Eriyakimu mutabani wa Yosiya kabaka, n’akyusa n’erinnya lye, n’amutuuma Yekoyakimu. N’aggyayo Yekoyakaazi, n’amutwala e Misiri, era eyo gye yafiira.

And Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim son of Josiah king, instead of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, —and, Jehoahaz, took he away, so he entered Egypt, and died there.

35 Awo Yekoyakimu n’awangayo effeeza ne zaabu nga Falaawo Neko bwe yalagira. Era okusobola okutuukirizanga ekyo, Yekoyakimu yawoozanga abantu, n’abaggyangako effeeza ne zaabu nga buli muntu bwe yagerekebwa.

And, the silver and the gold, did Jehoiakim give unto Pharaoh, howbeit he assessed the land, that he might give the silver at the bidding of Pharaoh, —every man, according to his assessment, exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, that he might give it to Pharaoh-necoh.

36 Yekoyakimu we yafuukira kabaka yali awezezza emyaka amakumi abiri mu etaano, era n’afugira mu Yerusaalemi okumala emyaka kkumi na gumu. Nnyina erinnya lye yali Zebida muwala wa Pedaya ow’e Luuma.

Twenty-five years old, was Jehoiakim when he began to reign, and, eleven years, reigned he in Jerusalem, —and, his mother’s name, was Zebudah daughter of Pedaiah, of Rumah.

37 Naye n’akola ebibi mu maaso ga Mukama, nga bajjajjaabe be bwe baakola.

And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, —according to all that, his fathers, had done.