2 Wafalme 22
1 Yosia alikuwa na umri wa miaka minane wakati alipoanza kutawala; alitawala kwa mda wa miaka thelathini na moja katika Yerusalemu. Mama yake alikuwa anaitwa Yedida (Alikuwa binti wa Adaye wa Bozkathi).
Josias [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Jedia, daughter of Edeia of Basuroth.
2 Alifanya yale yaliyo mema usoni mwa Yahwe. Alitembea kwenye njia zote za Daudi babu yake, na hakugeuka wala upande wa kulia au kushoto.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father; he turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3 Ikawa kwamba katika mwaka wa kumi na nane mfalme Yosia, akamtuma Shafani mwana wa Azalia mwana wa Meshulamu, mwandishi, kwenye nyumba ya Yahwe, akisema,
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josias, in the eighth month, the king sent Sapphan the son of Ezelias the son of Mesollam, the scribe of the house of the Lord, saying,
4 “Panda juu kwa Hilkia yule kuhani mkuu na mwambie ahesabu pesa ambazo zilizokuwa zimeletwa kwenye nyumba ya Yahwe, ambazo walinzi wa hekalu wamezikusanya kutoka kwa watu.
Go up to Chelcias the high priest, and take account of the money that is brought into the house of the Lord, which they that keep the door have collected of the people.
5 Zigawanywe kwenye mikono ya wafanyakazi ambao ni wasimamizi wa nyumba ya Yahwe, na waache wawapatie wafanya kazi ambao wako kwenye nyumba ya Yahwe, ili waweze kutengeneza pale palipoharibika.
And let them give it into the hand of the workmen that are appointed in the house of the Lord. And he gave it to the workmen in the house of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house,
6 Wapewe pesa maseremala, wajenzi, na waashi, na pia kununua mbao na kukata jiwe kukarabati nyumba ya Yahwe.”
[even] to the carpenters, and builders, and masons, [and] also to purchase timber and hewn stones, to repair the breaches of the house.
7 Lakini zile pesa hazikutakiwa kuhesabiwa wakati walipokuwa wanapewa, kwa sababu waliimudu ile kazi kwa uaminifu.
Only they did not call them to account for the money that was given to them, because they dealt faithfully.
8 Hilkia kuhani mkuu akamwambia Shafani yule mwandishi, “Nimekipata kitabu cha sheria katika nyumba ya Yahwe.” Basi Hilkia akampatia kile kitabu Shafani, na kukisoma.
And Chelcias the high priest said to Saphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias gave the book to Sapphan, and he read it.
9 Shafani akaenda na kuchukua kile kitabu kwa mfalme, na pia kumjulisha, akisema, “Watumishi wako wamezitumia zile pesa ambazo zilizokuwa zimepatikana kwenye hekalu na zimegawiwa kwenye mikono ya wafanya kazi ambao husimamia kuangalia nyumba ya Yahwe.”
And he went into the house of the Lord to the king, and reported the matter to the king, and said, Your servants have collected the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have given it into the hand of the workmen that are appointed in the house of the Lord.
10 Kisha Shafani yule mwandishi akamwambia mfalme, “Hilkia yule kuhani amenipatia kitabu.” Kisha Shafani akakisoma mbele ya mfalme.
And Sapphan the scribe spoke to the king, saying, Chelcias the priest has given me a book. And Sapphan read it before the king.
11 Ikawa kwamba wakati mfalme aliposikia maneno ya sheria, alichana nguo zake.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his garments.
12 Kisha mfalme akamwamuru Hilkia yule kuhani, Ahikamu mwana wa Shafani, Akbori mwana wa Mikaya, Shafani mwandishi, na Asaya, mtumishi wake mwenyewe, akisema,
And the king commanded Chelcias the priest, and Achikam the son of Sapphan, and Achobor the son of Michaias, and Sapphan the scribe, and Asaias the king's servant, saying,
13 Nenda na ukaongee pamoja na Yahwe kwa ajili yangu, na kwa ajili ya watu na kwa Yuda yote, kwa sababu ya maneno ya hiki kitabu ambacho kilichopatikana. Kwa hasira kubwa ya Yahwe ambayo ametukasirikia dhidi yetu kwa sababu babu zetu hawakusikiliza maneno ya hiki kitabu hivyo kama kutii yote ambayo yalikuwa yameandikwa kuhusiana na sisi.
Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for all the people, and for all Juda, and concerning the words of this book that has been found: for the wrath of the Lord that has been kindled against us [is] great, because our fathers listened not to the words of this book, to do according to all the things written concerning us.
14 Basi Hilkia yule kuhani, Ahikamu, Akbori, Shafani, na Asaya wakaenda kwa Hulda nabii wa kike, mke wa Shalumu mwana wa Tikva mwana wa Harhasi, mtunza kabati la nguo (aliishi katika Yerusalemu katika mtaa wa pili), na wakaongea pamoja naye.
So Chelcias the priest went, and Achicam, and Achobor, and Sapphan, and Asaias, to Olda the prophetess, the mother of Sellem the son of Thecuan son of Aras, keeper of the robes; and she lived in Jerusalem in Masena; and they spoke to her.
15 Akawaambia, “Hivi ndivyo Yahwe, Mungu wa Israeli, asemavyo: 'Mwambie huyu mtu aliyekutuma kwangu,
And she said to them, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, Say to the man that sent you to me,
16 “Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo: 'Tazama, nitaleta janga kwenye hii sehemu na juu ya wakaao hapa, kulingana na kila kitu kilichoandikwa kwenye kitabu ambacho mfalme wa Yuda alichokisoma.
Thus says the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, and upon them that dwell in it, [even] all the words of the book which the king of Juda has read:
17 Kwa sababu wamenitelekeza na kufukiza ubani kwa miungu mingine, hivyo basi wanaweza kunichochea hasira pamoja na matendo yote waliyoyafanya-kwa hiyo hasira yangu ilikuwa inawaka dhidi ya hii sehemu, na haitazimika.”'
because they have forsaken me, and burnt incense to other gods, that they might provoke me with the works of their hands: therefore my wrath shall burn forth against this place, and shall not be quenched.
18 Lakini kwa mfalme wa Yuda, aliye watuma kuuliza mapenzi ya Yahwe, hivi ndivyo mtakavyo mwambia: “Yahwe, Mungu wa Israeli asema hivi: Kuhusu yale maneno uliyoyasikia,
And to the king of Juda that sent you to enquire of the Lord, —thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, [As for] the words which you have heard;
19 kwa sababu moyo wako ulikuwa mlaini, na kwa sababu umejinyenyekesha mwenyewe mbele za Yahwe, wakati uliposikia nilichokisema dhidi ya hii sehemu na wenyeji wake, kwamba wanaweza kuwa wakiwa na laana, na kwasaabu ulizozirarua nguo zako na kulia mbele yangu, Nami pia nimekusikia-hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo.
because your heart was softened, and you was humbled before [me], when you heard all that I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, that it should be utterly destroyed and accursed, and you did rend your garments, and weep before me; I also have heard, says the Lord.
20 Tazama, nitakukusanya na babu zako, nawe utawekwa kaburini kwako kwa amani. Macho yako hayataona maafa yote ambayo nitayaleta kwenye hii sehemu. “"” Hivyo watu wakachukua ujumbe huu kuurudisha kwa mfalme.
It shall not be so [therefore]: behold, I [will] add you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your tomb in peace, and your eyes shall not see [any] amongst all the evils which I bring upon this place.
