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.
Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 Akawaweka makauhuni katika nafasi zao na akawatia moyo katika hudumza za nyumba ya Yahwe.
He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.
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.
To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around 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 by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and 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.
Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families 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”.
Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given 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.
From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
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 officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the administrators of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.
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.
Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, donated to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
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; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
11 Wakawachinja wanakondoo wa Pasaka, na makuhani wakainyunyiza damu waliyoipokea kutoka kwenye mikono ya Walawi, na Walawi wakawachuna wanakondoo.
And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
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 set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as is written in the Book of Moses; and they did the same with the bulls.
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 animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all 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 made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants 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 descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations 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 on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.
17 Watu wa Israeli ambao walikuwepo wakaishika Sabato wakati huo, na kisha Sikukuu ya Mikate isiyochachwa kwa siku saba.
The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for 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.
No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.
19 Pasaka hii ilitunzwa ndani ya miaka kumi na nane ya utawala wa Yosia.
In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.
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 set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront 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 Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty. God told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will 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.
Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
23 Wapiga upinde wakampiga Mfalme Yosia, na mfalme akawaambia watumishi wake, “Niondoeni hapa, kwa maana nimejeruhiwa vibaya.”
There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly 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 his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
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.
Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
26 Kwa mambao mengine kuhusu Yosia, na matendo yake mema aliyoyafanya katika utii kwa kile kilichoandikwa katika sheria ya Yahwe—
As for the rest of the acts of Josiah, along with his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—
27 na matendo yake, kutoka mwanzo hadi mwisho, yameandikwa katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Yuda na Israeli.
his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
