2 Meʻa Hokohoko 23
1 Pea naʻe fakamālohi ia ʻe Sihoiata ʻi hono fitu ʻoe taʻu, ʻo ne ʻomi ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki pule ʻoe ngaahi teau [mo ]ʻAsalia ko e foha ʻo Silahami, mo ʻIsimeʻeli ko e foha ʻo Sihohanani, mo ʻAsalia ko e foha ʻo ʻOpeti, mo Māseia ko e foha ʻo ʻAtaia, mo Ilisafate ko e foha ʻo Sikili, ʻonau fefuakavaʻaki.
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
2 Pea naʻa nau ʻalu fano pe ʻi Siuta, ʻonau tānaki ʻae kau Livai mei he ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻo Siuta, mo e kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi tamai ʻa ʻIsileli, pea nau haʻu ki Selūsalema.
And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ [houses] of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
3 Pea naʻe fai ʻae fuakava ki he tuʻi ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Vakai, ʻe pule ʻae foha ʻoe tuʻi, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ki he ngaahi foha ʻo Tevita.
And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the LORD hath spoken concerning the sons of David.
4 Ko eni ʻae meʻa te mou fai: Ko hono tolu ʻoe vahe ʻomoutolu ʻoku hū ki loto ʻi he ʻaho tapu ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai, te mou leʻo matapā:
This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
5 Pea ko hono vahe tolu [ʻe taha ]te mou ʻi he fale ʻoe tuʻi: pea ko hono tolu ʻoe vahe ʻe ʻi he matapā ʻoe tuʻunga: pea ʻe ʻi he ngaahi lotoʻā ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova ʻae kakai kotoa pē.
and a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.
6 Kaeʻoua naʻa hū ha niʻihi ki he fale ʻo Sihova ka ko e kau taulaʻeiki, mo kinautolu ʻi he kau Livai ʻoku tauhi: ʻe hū ki ai ʻakinautolu, he ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni: ka ke tauhi ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ʻae leʻo ʻo Sihova.
But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall come in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.
7 Pea ke tuʻu ʻo ʻāʻi ʻae tuʻi ʻe he kau Livai ʻo takatakai, ʻo taki taha ʻae tangata mo ʻene mahafu ʻi hono nima: pea ʻilonga ha tokotaha kehe ʻoku hū ki he fale, ʻe tāmateʻi ia: ka ke ʻi he tuʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻi heʻene hū ki loto, mo ʻene hū kituʻa.”
And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh into the house, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
8 Ko ia, naʻe fai ʻe he kau Livai mo Siuta kotoa pē ʻae meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekau ʻe Sihoiata ko e taulaʻeiki kiate kinautolu, ʻonau ʻave taki taha hono kau tangata ʻaia naʻe tonu ke hū ki loto ʻi he ʻaho tapu, mo kinautolu naʻe tonu ke ʻalu kituʻa ʻi he ʻaho tapu: he naʻe ʻikai tuku ke ʻalu ʻe Sihoiata ʻae kau leʻo.
So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
9 Pea naʻe tufaki foki ʻe Sihoiata ko e taulaʻeiki ki he kau ʻeiki pule ʻoe ngaahi teau ʻae ngaahi tao mo e ngaahi pā, mo e ngaahi fakaū, ʻaia naʻe ʻoe tuʻi ko Tevita, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua.
And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.
10 Pea naʻa ne fakaʻotu ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ʻae tangata taki taha mo ʻene mahafutau ʻi hono nima, mei he nima toʻomataʻu ʻoe fale tapu ki he nima toʻohema ʻoe faletapu, ʻo ofi ki he feilaulauʻanga mo e faletapu, ʻo takatakai ʻo ofi ki he tuʻi.
And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.
11 Pea hili ia naʻa nau ʻomi kituʻa ʻae foha ʻoe tuʻi, pea nau ʻai ʻae tatā fakatuʻi kiate ia, pea ʻatu kiate ia ʻae fuakava, pea fakanofo ia ko e tuʻi. Pea naʻe pani ʻaki ia ʻae lolo ʻe Sihoiata mo hono ngaahi foha, ʻo ne pehē, “Ke fakamoʻui ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae tuʻi.”
Then they brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, God save the king.
12 Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻe ʻAtalia ki he ʻuʻulu ʻoe kakai ʻi he lele mo e fakamālō ki he tuʻi, naʻe haʻu ia ki he kakai ki he loto fale ʻo Sihova:
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:
13 Pea sio ia, pea vakai, naʻe tuʻu ʻae tuʻi ʻi hono pou ʻi he hūʻanga: pea naʻe ofi ki he tuʻi ʻae houʻeiki mo e ngaahi meʻalea: pea naʻe fiefia ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua, ʻonau ifi ʻae ngaahi meʻalea, mo e kau hiva foki mo e ngaahi meʻa faiva, mo kinautolu naʻe ako ke hiva ʻae fakamālō. Pea naʻe hae hono kofu ʻe ʻAtalia, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e lapa, ko e lapa.”
and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, treason.
14 Pea naʻe ʻomi ai ʻe Sihoiata ko e taulaʻeiki ʻae kau ʻeiki pule ʻoe ngaahi teau ʻaia naʻe fakanofo ki he ngaahi tau, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻAve ia ki he mamaʻo mei he ngaahi fakangatangataʻanga: pea ko ia ʻe muimui ʻiate ia ke tāmateʻi ia ʻaki ʻae heletā.” He naʻe pehē ʻe he taulaʻeiki, “ʻOua naʻa tāmateʻi ia ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova.”
And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD.
15 Ko ia naʻa nau puke ia ʻaki honau nima: pea ʻi heʻene hoko ki he hūʻanga ʻoe matapā ʻoe fanga hoosi ʻo ofi ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi, naʻa nau tāmateʻi ia ʻi ai.
So they made way for her; and she went to the entry of the horse gate to the king’s house: and they slew her there.
16 Pea naʻe fai ʻe Sihoiata ʻae fuakava, ʻaia mo e kakai kotoa pē, pea mo e tuʻi, koeʻuhi ke nau hoko ko e kakai ʻa Sihova.
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD’S people.
17 Pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻae kakai kotoa pē ki he fale ʻo Peali, pea holoki hifo ia ʻo maumauʻi, pea laiki hono ngaahi feilaulauʻanga mo hono ngaahi fakatātā ke fakaikiiki, pea nau tāmateʻi ʻa Metani ko e taula ʻo Peali ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi feilaulauʻanga.
And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
18 Pea naʻe fakanofo ʻe Sihoiata ʻae ngaahi matāpule ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova ʻi he pule ʻae kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai, ʻaia naʻe tufaki ʻe Tevita ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, ke ʻatu ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tohi ʻi he fono ʻa Mōsese, ʻaki ʻae fiefia mo e hiva, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Tevita.
And Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.
19 Pea ne fakanofo ʻae kau leʻo ʻi he ngaahi matapā ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa hū ki ai ha tokotaha naʻe taʻemaʻa ʻi ha meʻa ʻe taha.
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
20 Pea naʻe ʻave ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki pule ʻoe ngaahi teau, mo e houʻeiki, mo e kau pule ʻoe kakai, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua, ʻo ne ʻomi ʻae tuʻi mei he fale ʻo Sihova: pea naʻa nau hū ʻi he matapā māʻolunga ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi, pea naʻe fakanofo ʻae tuʻi ki he nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻoe puleʻanga.
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the upper gate unto the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
21 Pea naʻe fiefia ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua: pea naʻe fiemālie ʻae kolo, hili ʻenau tāmateʻi ʻa ʻAtalia ʻaki ʻae heletā.
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword.
