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.
And Josiah kept in Jerusalem the passover unto the Lord: and they slaughtered the passover-sacrifice on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 Akawaweka makauhuni katika nafasi zao na akawatia moyo katika hudumza za nyumba ya Yahwe.
And he placed the priests in their charges, and strengthened them for 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.
And he said unto the Levites that instructed all Israel, who were holy unto the Lord, Set the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David the king of Israel did build; you have not to carry it any more upon 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.
And prepare yourselves by your family divisions, according to your courses, after the written order of David the king of Israel, and after the written order 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.
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the family divisions of your brethren the sons of the people, and after the division 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”.
And slaughter the passover-sacrifice, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare it for your brethren, to do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of 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.
And Josiah set apart for the sons of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover-sacrifices, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and of steers three thousand: these were of the king's property.
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.
And his princes set apart [much] as a freewill gift for the people for the priests, and for the Levites: Chilkiyah, and Zecharyahu, and Jechiel, the rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover-sacrifices two thousand and six hundred [lambs and kids], and three hundred steers.
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.
And Conanyahu, and Shema'yahu and Nethanel, his brothers, and Chashabyahu and Je'iel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, set apart unto the Levites for passover-sacrifices five thousand [lambs and kids], and five hundred steers.
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 established, and the priests stood on their station, 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-sacrifice, and the priests sprinkled [the blood received] from their hands, and the Levites did the flaying.
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.
And they removed the burnt-offerings to give them to the divisions of the family divisions of the sons of the people, to offer [them] unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the steers.
13 Wakawaoka kwa moto wanakondoo wa Pasaka wakifuata maelekezo, kuhusu sadaka takatifu, walizichemsha kwenye vyungu, masufuria na makaangoni, na haraka wayapeleka kwa watu.
And they roasted the passover by the fire in accordance with the prescribed manner; but the holy offerings they seethed in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the sons 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.
And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests; because the priests the sons of Aaron [were busied] in 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.
And the singers the sons of Assaph were on their station, according to the command of David, and Assaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate: they had no need to depart from their service; because their brethren 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 was established all the service of the Lord on the same day, to prepare the passover-sacrifice, and to offer burnt-offerings upon 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.
And the children of Israel that were present prepared the passover-sacrifice at that time, and [kept] 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.
And there was not holden any passover like this in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; and all the kings of Israel did not keep such a passover as Josiah kept, with the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 Pasaka hii ilitunzwa ndani ya miaka kumi na nane ya utawala wa Yosia.
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover holden.
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 restored the temple, came up Necho the king of Egypt to fight against Karkemish 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 thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war, and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God who is with me, that he may not destroy thee.
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 did Josiah not turn his face away from him, but disguised himself, to fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God; and he 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.”
And the archers shot at king Josiah: and the king said to his servants, Carry me away: for I am sorely 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.
And his servants carried him away out of that chariot, and conveyed him in the second chariot that he had: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in the sepulchres of his fathers. And 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.
And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah; and all the singing men and the singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and they instituted them as a custom in Israel: and, 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—
And the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his pious deeds, in accordance with 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.
And his acts, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
