2 Nyakati 19
1 Mfalme Yehoshafati wa Yuda akarudi salama kwenye jumba lake la kifalme huko Yerusalemu.
And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah 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 went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
3 Hata hivyo, kuna mema yaliyoonekana kwako, kwa kuwa umeondoa katika nchi nguzo za Ashera na umeukaza moyo wako katika kumtafuta Mungu.”
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
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 Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.
5 Akawaweka waamuzi katika nchi, kwenye miji yote ya Yuda yenye maboma.
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
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 said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who [is] with you in the judgment.
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.”
Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do [it: ] for [there is] no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking 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.
Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and [of] the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
9 Akawapa maagizo haya: “Ni lazima mtumike kwa uaminifu na kwa moyo wote katika kicho cha Bwana.
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye 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.
And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and [so] wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
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, behold, Amariah the chief priest [is] over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites [shall be] officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.
