2 Nyakati 35
1 Yosia akaadhimisha Pasaka kwa Bwana katika Yerusalemu, mwana-kondoo wa Pasaka akachinjwa siku ya kumi na nne ya mwezi wa kwanza.
Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem. They killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 Akawaweka makuhani kwenye wajibu wao na kuwatia moyo katika utumishi wa Hekalu la Bwana.
He set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of the LORD’s house.
3 Akawaambia Walawi, waliowafundisha Waisraeli wote na waliokuwa wamejiweka wakfu kwa ajili ya kazi ya Bwana, “Liwekeni hilo Sanduku takatifu katika Hekalu lile alilojenga Solomoni mwana wa Daudi mfalme wa Israeli. Halipaswi kubebwa huku na huko mabegani mwenu. Sasa mtumikieni Bwana Mungu wenu na watu wake Israeli.
He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to the LORD, “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built. It will no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and his people Israel.
4 Jiandaeni kwa kufuata jamaa zenu katika migawanyo yenu, kufuatana na maelezo yaliyoandikwa na Daudi mfalme wa Israeli na mwanawe Solomoni.
Prepare yourselves after your fathers’ houses by your divisions, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
5 “Simameni mahali patakatifu kwa kufuata migawanyo ya jamaa za baba zenu kulingana na koo zenu na pawepo Walawi kwa ajili ya kila mgawanyo wa nyumba ya baba zenu.
Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers’ house of the Levites.
6 Chinjeni mwana-kondoo wa Pasaka, jitakaseni, nanyi kwa niaba ya koo zenu fanyeni maandalizi, mkitenda sawasawa na neno la Bwana kwa mkono wa Mose.”
Kill the Passover lamb, sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to the LORD’s word by Moses.”
7 Ndipo Yosia akawapa watu wote wana-mbuzi waliokuwepo jumla ya kondoo wapatao 30,000 kwa ajili ya sadaka ya Pasaka, pia na ngʼombe 10,000, vyote hivi kutoka mali binafsi ya mfalme.
Josiah gave to the children of the people, of the flock, lambs and young goats, all of them for the Passover offerings, to all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bulls. These were of the king’s substance.
8 Pia maafisa wake, wakatoa kwa hiari yao wakawapa watu, makuhani na Walawi. Hilkia, Zekaria na Yehieli, waliokuwa maafisa wakuu wa Hekalu la Mungu, wakawapa makuhani sadaka za Pasaka wana-kondoo na wana-mbuzi 2,600 na mafahali 300.
His princes gave a free will offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the rulers of God’s house, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small livestock, and three hundred head of cattle.
9 Konania na nduguze wawili, Shemaya na Nethaneli, pamoja na Hashabia, Yeieli na Yozabadi waliokuwa viongozi wa Walawi, nao pia wakawapa Walawi wana-kondoo na wana-mbuzi 5,000 na mafahali 500, kwa ajili ya sadaka za Pasaka.
Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand small livestock and five hundred head of cattle.
10 Huduma ilipomalizika kuandaliwa makuhani wakasimama mahali pao na Walawi katika migawanyo yao kama mfalme alivyokuwa ameamuru.
So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king’s commandment.
11 Wana-kondoo wa Pasaka wakachinjwa, nao makuhani wakanyunyiza ile damu waliyokabidhiwa, wakati Walawi wakiwa wanawachuna wale wanyama ngozi.
They killed the Passover lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received from their hands, and the Levites skinned them.
12 Wakatenga sadaka za kuteketezwa ili waweze kugawia ili migawanyo kwa kufuata jamaa za baba zao ili watoe sadaka kwa Bwana kama ilivyoandikwa katika Kitabu cha Mose. Wakafanya vivyo hivyo kwa wale mafahali.
They removed the burnt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the children of the people, to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle.
13 Wakawaoka wale wanyama wa Pasaka kwenye moto kama ilivyoamriwa, wakachemsha zile sadaka takatifu kwenye vyungu, masufuria makubwa na vikaango na kuwagawia watu wote upesi.
They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance. They boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.
14 Hatimaye wakafanya maandalizi kwa ajili yao wenyewe na kwa ajili ya makuhani, kwa sababu wale makuhani, yaani, wazao wa Aroni, walikuwa wanatoa sadaka za kuteketezwa pamoja na zile sehemu zilizonona mpaka usiku. Hivyo Walawi wakafanya maandalizi kwa ajili yao wenyewe na kwa ajili ya makuhani wa uzao wa Aroni.
Afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron were busy with offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night. Therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
15 Waimbaji, wazao wa Asafu, walikuwa katika nafasi zao, kama ilivyoagizwa na Mfalme Daudi, Asafu, Hemani na Yeduthuni mwonaji wa Mfalme. Mabawabu katika kila lango hawakuhitaji kuacha nafasi zao kwa sababu Walawi wenzao walifanya maandalizi kwa ajili yao.
The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate. They didn’t need to depart from their service, because their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
16 Kwa hiyo wakati ule huduma yote ya Bwana ilifanyika katika kuadhimisha Pasaka, kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa juu ya madhabahu ya Bwana kama alivyoamuru Mfalme Yosia.
So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover, and to offer burnt offerings on the LORD’s altar, according to the commandment of King Josiah.
17 Waisraeli waliokuwepo wakaadhimisha Pasaka wakati huo na Sikukuu ya Mikate Isiyotiwa Chachu kwa siku saba.
The children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
18 Kulikuwa hakujafanyika Pasaka kama hii katika Israeli tangu siku za nabii Samweli wala hakukuwa na mfalme yeyote wa Israeli ambaye kamwe alishaadhimisha Pasaka kama ile aliyofanya Mfalme Yosia, akiwa na makuhani, Walawi na watu wote wa Yuda na watu wa Israeli waliokuwepo huko, pamoja na watu wa Yerusalemu.
There was no Passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet, nor did any of the kings of Israel keep such a Passover as Josiah kept—with the priests, the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 Pasaka iliadhimishwa katika mwaka wa kumi na nane wa utawala wa Mfalme Yosia.
This Passover was kept in the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah.
20 Baada ya haya yote, Yosia alipomaliza kulitengeneza vizuri Hekalu, Neko mfalme wa Misri, akapanda ili kupigana huko Karkemishi katika Mto Frati, naye Yosia akatoka kwenda kupigana naye.
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out against him.
21 Lakini Neko akamtumia wajumbe kusema, “Kuna ugomvi gani kati yangu mimi na wewe, Ee Mfalme wa Yuda? Si wewe ninayekushambulia wakati huu, bali ile nyumba ambayo nina vita nayo, Mungu ameniambia niharakishe, kwa hivyo acha kumpinga Mungu, ambaye yuko pamoja nami, la sivyo atakuangamiza.”
But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? I come not against you today, but against the house with which I have war. God has commanded me to make haste. Beware that it is God who is with me, that he not destroy you.”
22 Lakini hata hivyo, Yosia hakukubali kumwacha, bali alijibadilisha ili kupigana naye vita. Hakusikiliza yale Neko aliyokuwa amemwambia kwa agizo la Mungu bali alikwenda kupigana naye katika tambarare ya Megido.
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn’t listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
23 Wapiga upinde wakampiga Mfalme Yosia, naye akawaambia maafisa wake, “Niondoeni, nimejeruhiwa vibaya sana.”
The archers shot at King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, because I am seriously wounded!”
24 Kwa hiyo wakamshusha kutoka kwenye gari lake la farasi, wakamweka kwenye gari lingine alilokuwa nalo na kumleta Yerusalemu, ambako alifia. Akazikwa katika makaburi ya baba zake, nayo Yuda yote na Yerusalemu wakamwombolezea Yosia.
So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 Nabii Yeremia akatunga maombolezo kwa ajili ya kifo chake, nao waimbaji wote, wanaume kwa wanawake, hufanya ukumbusho wa Yosia katika maombolezo hadi leo. Haya yakafanywa desturi katika Israeli, nayo yameandikwa katika Maombolezo.
Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel. Behold, they are written in the lamentations.
26 Matukio mengine ya utawala wa Yosia na matendo yake mema, kulingana na yale yaliyoandikwa katika sheria ya Bwana:
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his good deeds, according to that which is written in the LORD’s law,
27 matukio yote, kuanzia mwanzo hadi mwisho, yameandikwa katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Israeli na Yuda.
and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
