2 Nyakati 35
1 Yosia asherehekea Pasaka kwa ajili ya Yahwe katika Yerusalemu, na wakachinja wanakondoo katika 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 makauhuni katika nafasi zao na akawatia moyo katika hudumza za nyumba ya Yahwe.
He set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of the LORD’s house.
3 Akasema kwa Walawi waliowafundisha Israeli wote na waliokuwa wamewekwa wakifu kwa Yahwe. “Liwekeni sanduka takatifu katika nyumba ambayo Selemani mwana wa Daudi, mfalme wa Israeli aliijenga. Msilibebe kuzunguka nalo tena mabegani mwenu. Sasa mwabuduni Yahwe Mungu wenu, na watumikieni 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 Jikusanyeni wenyewe kwa majina ya nyumba za babu zenu na zamu zenu, mkifuata maelekezo ya Daudi, mfalme wa Israeli, na yale ya Selemani, mwaye.
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 Simeni katika sehemu takatifu, mkichukua nafasi zenu kwa zamu zenu ndani ya nyumba za mababu wa bdugu zenu, uzao wa watu, na mchukue sehemu zenu kwa zamu zenu ndani ya nyumba za mababu wa Walawi.
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 wanakondoo wa Paska, jitakaseni wenyewe, andaeni wankondoo kwa ajili ya ndugu zenu, kufanya sawa sawa na neno la Yahwe ambalo lilitolewa kwa mkono wa Musa”.
Kill the Passover lamb, sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to the LORD’s word by Moses.”
7 Yosia akawapa watu wote wanakondoo elfu thelathini na wanambuzi kutoka katika makundi kwa ajili ya sadaka za Pasaka kwa wote walikuwepo. Pia akatoa ng'ombe dume elfu tatu; hawa walikuwa kutoka katika mali ya mfalame.
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 Viongozi wake wakatoa sadaka za hiari kwa watu, makuhani, na Walawi. Hilki, Zekaria, na Yeieli, viongozi wasimamizi wa nyumba ya Mungu, wakawapa makuhani ndama 2, 600 na maksai mia tatu kwa ajili ya matoleo ya Paska.
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 six hundred small livestock, and three hundred head of cattle.
9 Pia Konania, Shemaya na Nethaneli, ndugu zake, na Hashabia, Yeieli, na Yazabadi, mkuu wa Walawi, akawapa Walawi ndama elfu tano kwa ajili ya matoleo ya 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 Kwa hiyo huduma iliandaliwa, na makuhani wakasimama katika sehemu zao, pamoja na Walawi kwa zamu zao, kwa mjibu wa agizo la mfalme.
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 Wakawachinja wanakondoo wa Pasaka, na makuhani wakainyunyiza damu waliyoipokea kutoka kwenye mikono ya Walawi, na Walawi wakawachuna wanakondoo.
They killed the Passover lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received from their hands, and the Levites skinned them.
12 Wakaziondoa sadaka za kuteketezwa, ili kuzisambaza katika makundi ya nyumba za mababu wa watu, ili wamtolee Yahwe, kama ilivyoandikwa katika Kitabu cha Musa. Wakafanya vile vile kwa wale ng'ombe dume.
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 kwa moto wanakondoo wa Pasaka wakifuata maelekezo, kuhusu sadaka takatifu, walizichemsha kwenye vyungu, masufuria na makaangoni, na haraka wayapeleka kwa watu.
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 Baadaye waliandaa sadaka kwa ajili yao wenyewe na kwa ajili ya makuhani, kwa sababu makuhani, uzao wa Haruni, walikuwa wametingwa katika kazi ya kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa na za mafuta hadi usiku ulipoingia, kwa hiyo Walawi wakaandaa sadaka kwa ajili yao wenyewe na kwa ajili ya makuhani, wana wa Haruni.
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, wana wa Asafu, walikuwa katika nafasi zao, kama ilivyoagiwa na Daudi, Asafu, Hemani, na Yeduthuni, mwonaji wa mfalme, na walinzi walikuwa katika kila lango. Hawakutakiwa kuviacha vituo vyao, kwa sababu ndugu zao Walawi 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 did not need to depart from their service, because their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
16 Kwa hiyo, wakati huo huduma yote ya Yahwe ilifanyika kwa ajili ya kusherekea Pasaka na kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa juu ya madhabahu ya Yahwe, 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 Watu wa Israeli ambao walikuwepo wakaishika Sabato wakati huo, na kisha Sikukuu ya Mikate isiyochachwa 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 Pasika kama hiyo haijafanyika tena katika Israeli tangu siku za nabii Samweli, wala hakuna mfalme yeyote miongoni mwa wafalme wa Israeli ambaye amewahi kusherekea Pasaka kama Yosia alivyofanya, pamoja na makuhani, Walawi, na watu wote wa Yuda na Israeli waliokuwepo, na wakaaji wote 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 hii ilitunzwa ndani ya miaka kumi na nane ya utawala wa Yosia.
This Passover was kept in the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah.
20 Baada ya haya yote, baada ya Yosia kuliweka hekalu katika utaratibu, Neko, mfalme wa Misiri, akaenda juu kupigana dhidi ya Karkemist karibu na mto Frati, na Yosia akaenda kupigana juu yake.
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 Niko akatuma wajumbe kwake, akisema, “Nikufanye nini, mfalme wa Yuda? Leo siji kinyume nawe, lakini dhidi ya nyumba ambayo nafanya vita nayo. Mungu ameniamuru kuwahi, hivyo acha kumwingilia 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 Hata hivyo, Yosia alipuuzia kurudi nyuma. Akajibadili ili apigane naye. Hakusikiliza maneno ya Neko ambayo yalikuja kutoka kwenye kinywa cha Mungu; hivyo akaenda kupigana kataika bonde la Megido.
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and did not 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, na mfalme akawaambia watumishi wake, “Niondoeni hapa, kwa maana nimejeruhiwa vibaya.”
The archers shot at King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, because I am seriously wounded!”
24 Kwa hiyo watumishi wake wakamtoa nje ya gari, na kumuweka katika gari lake la tahadhari. Wakampeleka Yerusalemu, ambako alikufa. Alzikwa katika makaburi ya babu zake. Yuda wote na Yerusalemu wakamwomboleza.
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 Yeremia akamwomboleza Yosia; waimbaji wote wa kiume na wa kike wakaomboleza kuhusu Yosia hata leo. Nyimbo hizi zikawa desturi katika Israeli; tazama, zimeandikwa katika nyimbo za 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 Kwa mambao mengine kuhusu Yosia, na matendo yake mema aliyoyafanya katika utii kwa kile kilichoandikwa katika sheria ya Yahwe—
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his good deeds, according to that which is written in the LORD’s law,
27 na matendo yake, kutoka mwanzo hadi mwisho, yameandikwa katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Yuda na Israeli.
and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
