2 Nyakati 19
1 Mfalme Yehoshafati wa Yuda akarudi salama kwenye jumba lake la kifalme huko Yerusalemu.
And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2 Yehu mwonaji, mwana wa Hanani, akapanda kwenda kuonana naye akamwambia Mfalme Yehoshafati, “Je, utawasaidia waovu na kuwapenda wale wanaomchukia Bwana? Kwa sababu ya jambo hili, ghadhabu ya Bwana iko juu yako.
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer met him, and said to him: Thou helpest the ungodly, and thou art joined in friendship with them that hate the Lord, and therefore thou didst deserve indeed the wrath of the Lord:
3 Hata hivyo, kuna mema yaliyoonekana kwako, kwa kuwa umeondoa katika nchi nguzo za Ashera na umeukaza moyo wako katika kumtafuta Mungu.”
But good works are found in thee, because thou hast taken away the groves out of the land of Juda, and hast prepared thy heart to seek the Lord the God of thy fathers.
4 Yehoshafati aliishi huko Yerusalemu, naye akatoka akaenda tena miongoni mwa watu, kuanzia Beer-Sheba hadi nchi ya vilima ya Efraimu na kuwageuza wakamrudia Bwana, Mungu wa baba zao.
And Josaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again to the people from Bersabee to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord the God of their fathers.
5 Akawaweka waamuzi katika nchi, kwenye miji yote ya Yuda yenye maboma.
And he set judges of the land in all the fenced cities of Juda, in every place.
6 Akawaambia, “Angalieni kwa makini yale mtendayo, kwa kuwa hamkuhukumu kwa ajili ya mwanadamu bali kwa ajili ya Bwana ambaye yu pamoja nanyi kila mtoapo hukumu.
And charging the judges, he said: Take heed what you do: for you exercise not the judgment of man, but of the Lord: and whatsoever you judge, it shall redound to you.
7 Basi sasa hofu ya Bwana na iwe juu yenu. Hukumuni kwa uangalifu, kwa kuwa kwa Bwana Mungu wetu hakuna jambo lisilo la haki, upendeleo, wala rushwa.”
Let the fear of the Lord be with you, and do all things with diligence: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, a nor respect of persons, nor desire of gifts.
8 Pia huko Yerusalemu, Yehoshafati akaweka baadhi ya Walawi, makuhani na viongozi wa jamaa za Waisraeli ili kutoa hukumu kwa ajili ya Bwana na kuamua magomvi. Nao waliishi huko Yerusalemu.
In Jerusalem also Josaphat appointed Levites, and priests and chiefs of the families of Israel, to judge the judgment and the cause of the Lord for the inhabitants thereof.
9 Akawapa maagizo haya: “Ni lazima mtumike kwa uaminifu na kwa moyo wote katika kicho cha Bwana.
And he charged them, saying: Thus shall you do in the fear of the Lord faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
10 Katika kila shauri lifikalo mbele yenu kutoka kwa ndugu zenu wale waishio katika miji, ikiwa ni la umwagaji wa damu au mambo mengine yahusuyo sheria, amri, hukumu au maagizo, inawapasa ninyi kuwaonya kwamba wasiingie katika hatia dhidi ya Bwana, la sivyo ghadhabu yake itakuja juu yenu na ndugu zenu. Tendeni hivyo, nanyi hamtatenda dhambi.
Every cause that shall come to you of your brethren, that dwell in their cities, between kindred and kindred, wheresoever there is question concerning the law, the commandment, the ceremonies, the justifications: shew it them, that they may not sin against the Lord, and that wrath may not come upon you and your brethren: and so doing you shall not sin.
11 “Amaria kuhani mkuu atakuwa juu yenu katika jambo lolote linalomhusu Bwana naye Zebadia mwana wa Ishmaeli, kiongozi wa kabila la Yuda, atakuwa juu yenu kwa jambo lolote linalomhusu mfalme, nao Walawi watatumika kama maafisa mbele yenu. Tendeni kwa ujasiri, naye Bwana atakuwa pamoja na wale watendao vyema.”
And Amarias the priest your high priest shell be chief in the things which regard God: and Zabadias the son of Ismahel, who is ruler in the house of Juda, shall be over those matters which belong to the king’s office: and you have before you the Levites for masters, take courage and do diligently, and the Lord will be with you in good things.
