2 Wafalme 23

1 Hivyo mfalme akawatuma wajumbe waliokuwa wamemzunguka wazee wote wa Yuda na wa Yerusalemu.

The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

2 Kisha mfalme akapanda hadi kwenye nyumba ya Yahwe, na watu wote wa Yuda na wenyeji wote wa Yerusalemu pamoja naye, na makuhani, manabii, na watu wote, kuanzia mdogo hadi mkubwa. Kisha akasoma katika masikioni kwao maneno yote ya kitabu cha agano ambalo lililokuwa limepatikana kwenye nyumba ya Yahwe.

The king went up to the LORD’s house, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him—with the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the LORD’s house.

3 Mfalme akasimama karibu na nguzo na kufanya agano mbele ya Yahwe, kutembea pamoja na Yahwe na kukumbuka maagizo yake, kanuni zake, na sheria zake, kwa moyo wake wote na kwa roho yake yote, kuthibitisha maneno ya hili agano ambalo lililokuwa limeandikwa kwenye hiki kitabu. Hivyo watu wote wakakubaliana kusimama kwenye agano

The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people agreed to the covenant.

4 Mfalme akamwamuru Hilkia yule kuhani mkuu, makuhani chini yake, na walinzi wa lango watoe kwenye hekalu vyombo vilivyokuwa vimetengenezwa kwa ajili ya Baali na Ashera, na kwa ajili ya nyota zote za mbinguni. Akivichoma moto Yerusalimu kwenye mashamba ya bonde la Kidroni na kubeba majivu yake kwenda Betheli.

The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out of the LORD’s temple all the vessels that were made for Baal, for the Asherah, and for all the army of the sky; and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.

5 Akawaondoa makuhani waliokuwa wanaabudu miungu ambao wafalme wa Yuda waliwachagua ili kwa ajili ya kufukiza ubani katika mahali pa juu kwenye miji ya Yuda na sehemu zinazoizunguka Yerusalemu-wale waliokuwa wanchoma ubani kwa Baali, kwa juana kwa mwezi, kwa sayari, na kwa nyota zote za mbinguni.

He got rid of the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the planets, and to all the army of the sky.

6 Akaiondoa Ashera kutoka kwenye hekalu la Yahwe, nje ya Yerusalemu hata bonde la Kidroni na kuichoma hapo. Akaipiga kwenye mavumbi na kuiyatupa yale mavumbi kwenye makaburi ya watu wa kawaida.

He brought out the Asherah from the LORD’s house, outside of Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast its dust on the graves of the common people.

7 Akavisafisha vyumba vya makahaba ambao walikuwa kwenye hekalu la Yahwe, ambako wanawake waliposhonea nguo kwa ajili ya Ashera

He broke down the houses of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the LORD’s house, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.

8 Yosia akawaleta makuhani wote nje ya miji ya Yuda na kupanajisi mahali pa juu ambako makuhani walipokuwa wakichomea ubani, kutoka Geba hata Bersheba. Akapaharibu mahala pa juu kwenye malango ambayo yaliyokuwa ya kuingilia kwenda kwenye lango la Yoshua (liwali wa mji), upande wa kushoto wa lango la mji.

He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.

9 Ingawa makuhani wa mahali pa juu hawakuruhusiwa kuhudumu kwenye madhabahu ya Yahwe katika Yerusalemu, wakala mikate isiyotiwa chachu miongoni mwa ndugu zao.

Nevertheless the priests of the high places didn’t come up to the LORD’s altar in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.

10 Yosia akainajisi Tofethi, ambayo ipo kwenye bonde la Ben Hinomu, ili kwamba mtu yeyote asimuweke mtoto wake wa kiume au binti yake kwenye moto kama sadaka kwa Molaki.

He defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

11 Akawachukua farasi ambao wafalme wa Yuda waliokuwa wametolewa kwa ajili ya jua. Walikuwa kwenye eneo la lango la uingilia kwenye hekalu la Yahwe, karibu na chumba cha Nathani Meleki, msimamizi mkuu wa nyumba ya mfalme. Yosia akayachoma yale magari ya farasi ya jua

He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance of the LORD’s house, by the room of Nathan Melech the officer who was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

12 Yosia mfalme akayaharibu madhabahu yaliyokuwa kwenye dari ya juu ya chumba cha Ahazi, ambacho wafalme wa Yuda walikitengeneza, na madhabahu ambayo Manase aliyatengeneza kwenye behewa mbili za nyumba ya Yahwe. Yosia akazivunga vipande vipande na kuvitupa kwenye bonde la Kidroni.

The king broke down the altars that were on the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the LORD’s house, and beat them down from there, and cast their dust into the brook Kidron.

13 Mfalme akapaangamiza mahali pa juu magharibi mwa Yerusalemu, kusini mwa mlima wa uharibifu ambapo Sulemani mfalme wa Israeli alipajenga kwa ajili ya Ashtorithi, chukizo la Wamoabu; sanamu za karaha za Wasidoni; kwa Kemoshi, sanamu za karaha wa Moabu; na kwa Moleki, sanamu wa karaha wa watu wa Amoni.

The king defiled the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mountain of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon.

14 Akazivunja nguzo za jiwe kuwa vipande vipande na kuziangusha chini nguzo za Ashera na kuzijaza zile sehemu kwa mifupa ya watu.

He broke in pieces the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and filled their places with men’s bones.

15 Yosia pia akaiteketeza kabisa madhabahu iliyokuwa Betheli na mahali pa juu ambako Yeroboamu mwana wa Nebati (ambaye aliwafanya Waisraeli kuasi) aliijenga. Pia aliichoma moto ile madhabahu na mahali pa juu na kupapiga hadi pakawa vumbi. Pia akaichoma moto nguzo ya Ashera.

Moreover the altar that was at Bethel and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah.

16 Yosia alipotazama kwenye lile eneo, akagundua kwamba yale makaburi yalikuwa juu ya mlima. Akawatuma watu kuichukua mifupa kutoka kwenye yale makaburi; kisha akaichoma kwenye madhabahu, akainajisi. Hii ilitokana na neno la Yahwe ambalo mtu wa Mungu aliliongea, yule mtu aliyekuwa ameongea haya mambo kabla.

As Josiah turned himself, he spied the tombs that were there in the mountain; and he sent, and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them on the altar, and defiled it, according to the LORD’s word which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

17 Kisha akasema, “Ni ukumbusho wa nani ule ninao uona?” Mtu wa ule mji akamwambia, “Lile ni kaburi la mtu wa Mungu ambaye alikuja kutoka Yuda na kuongea kuhusu haya mambo ambayo ameyafanya dhidi ya madhabahu ya Betheli.”

Then he said, “What monument is that which I see?” The men of the city told him, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Bethel.”

18 Hivyo Yosia akasema, “Mwacheni. Mtu asihamishe mifupa yake.” Hivyo wakaacha mifupa yake, pamoja na mifupa ya nabii ambaye alikuja kutoka Samaria.

He said, “Let him be! Let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.

19 Kisha Yosia akahamisha nyumba zote za mahali pa juu ambazo zilikuwa katika mji wa Samaria, ambazo wafalme wa Israeli walizokuwa wamezitengeneza, na ambazo zilizokuwa zimemgadhabisha Yahwe kwa hasira.

All the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.

20 Aliwafanyia kile ambacho kilikuwa kimefanyika katika Betheli. Aliwachinja makuhani wote wa mahali pa juu ya madhabahu na aliichoma mifupa ya watu juu yao. Kisha akarudi Yerusalemu.

He killed all the priests of the high places that were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

21 Kisha mfalme akawaamuru watu wote, akisema, “Itunzeni Pasaka ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, kama ilivyoandikwa kwenye hiki kitabu cha agano.”

The king commanded all the people, saying, “Keep the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.”

22 Hiyo Pasaka haijawahi kufanyika tangu siku za waamuzi ambao waliiongoza Israeli, wala katika siku zote za wafalme wa Israeli au Yuda.

Surely there was not kept such a Passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;

23 Lakini katika mwaka wa kumi na nane wa Mfalme Yosia hii Pasaka ya Yahwe ilisheherekewa katika Yerusalemu.

but in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.

24 Yosia pia akawafukuza wale ambao waliokuwa wameongea na wafu au na roho. Pia aliifukuza miungu ya sananmu, sanamu, na vitu vyote ambavyo ni chukizo vilivyokuwa vinaonekana katika nchi ya Yuda na katika Yerusalemu, hivyo kwa kuthibitisha yale maneno ya sheria ambayo iliyokuwa imeandikwa kwenye kitabu cha Hilkia yule kuhani aliyekuwa amepatikana kwenye nyumba ya Yahwe.

Moreover, Josiah removed those who had familiar spirits, the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the LORD’s house.

25 Kabla ya Yosia, hapakuwa na mfalme kama yeye, aliyekuwa amemwelekea yahwe kwa moyo wake wote, roho yake yote, na nguvu zake zote, ambaye alifuata sheria zote za Musa. Hapakuwa na mfalme kama Yosia aliyeinuka baada ya yeye.

There was no king like him before him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Torah of Moses; and there was none like him who arose after him.

26 Walakini, Yahwe hakugeuka kutoka kwenye ukali wa hasira yake, ambayo ilikuwa dhidi ya Yuda kwa waabudu wapagani wote pamoja ambao Manase aliokuwa amemgadhibisha.

Notwithstanding, the LORD didn’t turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, with which his anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocation with which Manasseh had provoked him.

27 Hivyo Yahwe akasema, “Pia nitaiondoa Yuda usoni kwangu, kama nilivyoiondoa Israeli, na nitautupilia mbali huu mji ambao nilio uchagua, Yerusalemu, na ile nyumba ambayo niliyokuwa nimesema, 'Jina langu litakuwa humo.”'

The LORD said, “I will also remove Judah out of my sight, as I have removed Israel; and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’”

28 Kama kwa mambo mengine yanayo muhusu Yosia, kila kitu alichofanya, je vimeandikwa kwenye kitabu cha matukio ya wafalme wa Yuda?

Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

29 Katika siku zake, Farao Neko, mfalme wa Misri, alienda kupigana dhidi ya mfalme wa Ashuru huko mto Frati. Mfalme Yosia akaenda kuonana na Neco katika mapigano, na Neko akamuua huko Megido.

In his days Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him, but Pharaoh Necoh killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.

30 Watumishi wa Yosia wakambeba kwenye gari la farasi akiwa amekufa kutoka Migido, kumleta Yerusalemu, na kumzika katika kaburi lake mwenyewe. Kisha watu wa nchi wakamchukua Yehoahazi mwana wa Yosia, wakamtia mafuta, na kumfanya kuwa mfalme katika mahali pake.

His servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.

31 Yehoahazi alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na tatu alipoanza kutawala, na alitawala miezi mitatu katika Yerusalemu. Mama yake alikuwa akiitwa Hamutali; alikuwa binti wa Yeremia wa Libana.

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

32 Yehoahazi alifanya yaliyo maovu usoni kwa Yahwe, kama kila kitu ambacho babu zake walichokifanya.

He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.

33 Farao Neko akamfunga gerezani huko Ribla katika nchi ya Hamathi, hivyo asiweze kutawala katika Yerusalemu. Kisha Neko akaitoza Yuda talanta mia moja za fedha na talanta moja ya dhahabu.

Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

34 Farao Neko akamfanya Eliakimu mwana wa Yosia mfalme katika mahali pa Yosia baba yake, na kubadilisha jina lake kuwa Yehoyakimu. Lakini akamchukua mfalme Yehoahazi kwenda Misri, na Yehoahazi akafia huko.

Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there.

35 Yehoyakimu akalipa fedha na dhahabu kwa Farao. Ili akutane na amri ya Farao, Yehoyakimu akaitoza nchi na kulazimisha kila mtu miongoni mwa watu wa nchi wamlipe fedha na dhahabu kulingana na makadirio yao.

Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necoh.

36 Yehoyakimu alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na tano alipoanza kutawala, na alitawala miaka kumi na moja katika Yerusalemu. Mama yake alikuwa akiitwa Zebida; alikuwa binti wa Pedaia wa Ruma.

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

37 Yehoyakimu akafanya yale yaliyo maovu usoni kwa Yahwe, kama waliyoyafanya babu zake.

He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.