2 Meʻa Hokohoko 29

1 Naʻe uofulu taʻu mo e taʻu ʻe nima ʻae motuʻa ʻo Hesekaia ʻi heʻene kamata pule, pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe uofulu ma hiva ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē ko ʻApisa ko e ʻofefine ʻo Sakalia.

Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.

2 Pea naʻe fai lelei ʻe ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fai ʻe Tevita ko ʻene tamai.

Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.

3 ʻI he ʻuluaki taʻu ʻo ʻene pule, ʻi he ʻuluaki māhina, naʻa ne toʻo ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, ʻo ne ngaohi ia ke lelei.

During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.

4 Pea ne ʻomi ʻae kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai, ʻo ne tānaki ʻakinautolu ke fakataha ki he hala fakahahake.

Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,

5 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, ʻae kau Livai, “Ke mou tokanga kiate au, ko eni mou fakamaʻa ʻakimoutolu, pea fakamaʻa ʻae fale ʻo Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai, pea mou fetuku atu ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻuli mei he potu māʻoniʻoni.

and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.

6 He naʻe fai hala ʻetau ngaahi tamai, pea fai ʻaia naʻe kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua, pea naʻa nau liʻaki ia, pea naʻe tafoki honau mata mei he fale nofoʻanga ʻo Sihova, pea fulituʻa ki ai.

Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.

7 Pea kuo nau tāpuni ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe hūʻanga fale fakamalumalu, pea tāmateʻi ʻae ngaahi maama, pea naʻe ʻikai tutu ʻae meʻa namu kakala pe ʻatu ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu ʻi he potu māʻoniʻoni ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli.

They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].

8 Ko ia naʻe tō ai ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova ki Siuta mo Selūsalema, pea naʻa ne tukuange ʻakinautolu ki he mamahi, mo e fakaofoofo, mo e fakaʻiseʻisa, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku mou mamata ai ʻaki homou mata.

Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.

9 Vakai, he kuo tō ʻetau ngaahi tamai ʻi he heletā, pea ʻoku nofo pōpula ʻi he meʻa ni hotau ngaahi foha mo hotau ngaahi ʻofefine mo hotau ngaahi uaifi.

That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].

10 Pea ko eni, ʻoku ʻi hoku loto ia ke fai ʻae fuakava kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, koeʻuhi ke tafoki hono houhau lahi meiate kitautolu.

But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.

11 ‌ʻE hoku ngaahi foha, ʻoua eni naʻa mou taʻetokanga: he kuo fili ʻakimoutolu ʻe Sihova ke tuʻu ʻi hono ʻao, ke tauhi ia, pea ke mou ngāue kiate ia, pea tutu ʻae meʻa namu kakala.”

[You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”

12 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ai ʻae kau Livai, ko Mehati ko e foha ʻo ʻAmasai, mo Soeli ko e foha ʻo ʻAsalia, ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻoe kau Kohate: pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Melali, ko Kisi ko e foha ʻo ʻApiti, mo ʻAsalia ko e foha ʻo Sehalili: pea ʻi he kakai Kesoni: ko Soa ko e foha ʻo Sima, mo Iteni ko e foha ʻo Soe:

Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.

13 Pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIlisafani: ko Simili, mo Sieli: pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻAsafi: ko Sakalia, mo Matania:

From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.

14 Pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Hemani: ko Sehieli, mo Simi: pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Situtuni: ko Simaia, mo ʻUsili.

From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.

15 Pea naʻa nau fakakātoa honau ngaahi kāinga, pea fakamaʻa ʻakinautolu, pea haʻu, ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻae tuʻi, ʻi he folofola ʻa Sihova, ke fakamaʻa ʻae fale ʻo Sihova.

When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.

16 Pea naʻe hū ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ki he potu ʻi loto ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, ke fakamaʻa ia, ʻonau fetuku mei ai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻuli kotoa pē naʻa nau ʻilo ʻi he faletapu ʻo Sihova ki he lotoʻā ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova. Pea naʻe ʻave ia ʻe he kau Livai, ʻo fetuku ia ki he mamaʻo ki he vaitafe ko Kitiloni.

The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].

17 Pea naʻa nau kamata ʻi he ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻoe ʻuluaki māhina ke fakamaʻa, pea ʻi hono valu ʻoe ʻaho ʻoe māhina naʻa nau hoko ki he hūʻanga fale fakamalumalu ʻo Sihova: ko ia naʻa nau fakamaʻa ʻae fale ʻo Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ʻe valu: pea ʻi hono ʻaho ʻe hongofulu ma ono ʻi he ʻuluaki māhina naʻa nau fakaʻosi.

The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.

18 Pea naʻa nau ʻalu ai kia Hesekaia ko e tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “Kuo mau fakamaʻa ʻae potu kotoa pē ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, mo e feilaulauʻanga ʻoe meʻa tutu mo hono ngaahi ipu kotoa pē ʻo ia, mo e palepale ʻoe mā ʻoe ʻao, mo hono ngaahi ipu kotoa pē ʻo ia.

Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].

19 Pea koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi ipu kotoa pē, ʻaia naʻe liʻaki ʻe he tuʻi ko ʻEhapi ʻi heʻene pule, ʻi heʻene angahala, kuo ʻosi ʻemau teuʻi mo fakatapui, pea vakai, ʻoku nau ʻi he muʻa feilaulauʻanga ʻo Sihova.”

While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”

20 Pea naʻe tuʻu hengihengi hake ʻa Hesekaia ko e tuʻi, ʻo ne tānaki ke fakataha ʻae kau pule ʻoe kolo, pea ʻalu ia ki he fale ʻo Sihova.

Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.

21 Pea naʻa nau ʻomi ʻae fanga pulu ʻe fitu, mo e sipitangata ʻe fitu, mo e lami ʻe fitu, mo e kosi tangata ʻe fitu, ko e feilaulau ʻi he angahala ʻae puleʻanga, pea maʻae fale nofoʻanga, pea mo Siuta. Pea naʻe fekau ia ki he kau taulaʻeiki ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻElone ke ʻatu ia ʻi he funga feilaulauʻanga ʻo Sihova.

They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.

22 Ko ia naʻa nau tāmateʻi ʻae fanga pulu, pea naʻe fakatali ʻae toto ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki, pea nau luluku ʻaki ʻae feilaulauʻanga: pea pehē pe, hili ʻenau tāmateʻi ʻae fanga sipitangata, naʻa nau luluku ʻaki ʻae toto ʻae feilaulauʻanga: pea naʻa nau tāmateʻi ʻae fanga lami foki, pea nau luluku ʻae toto ki he feilaulauʻanga.

So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.

23 Pea naʻa nau ʻomi kituʻa ʻae fanga kosi tangata ko e feilaulau maʻae angahala ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi mo e fakataha; pea naʻa nau hilifaki honau nima ki ai.

The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.

24 Pea naʻe tāmateʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki, pea fai ʻae fakalelei ʻaki ʻa honau toto ʻi he funga ʻoe feilaulauʻanga, ke fai ai ʻae fakalelei koeʻuhi ko ʻIsileli kotoa pē: he naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi ke fai ʻae feilaulau tutu mo e feilaulau maʻae angahala maʻa ʻIsileli kotoa pē.

Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.

25 Pea naʻa ne fokotuʻu ʻae kau Livai he fale ʻo Sihova mo e ngaahi meʻa pakihi, mo e ngaahi ūtete, mo e ngaahi haʻape, ʻo fakatatau ki he fekau ʻa Tevita, pea mo Kata ko e tangata kikite ʻae tuʻi, mo Netane ko e palōfita: he naʻe pehē pe ʻae fekau ʻa Sihova ʻi heʻene kau palōfita.

The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.

26 Pea naʻe tuʻu ʻae kau Livai mo e ngaahi meʻa faiva ʻa Tevita, mo e kau taulaʻeiki mo e ngaahi meʻalea.

So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.

27 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Hesekaia ke fai ʻae feilaulau tutu ʻi he funga ʻoe feilaulauʻanga. Pea ʻi he kamata ʻatu ʻae feilaulau tutu, naʻe kamata foki ʻae hiva kia Sihova ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻalea, pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa faiva naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Tevita ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli.

Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.

28 Pea naʻe hū ʻae fakataha kotoa pē, pea hiva ʻae kau hiva, pea fakaongo ʻe he kau ifi meʻalea: pea naʻe fai ai pe ʻae meʻa ni kotoa pē ke ʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae feilaulau tutu.

All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.

29 Pea hili ʻenau fakaʻosi ʻae feilaulau, naʻe punou ʻae tuʻi mo kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, ʻonau hū.

When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.

30 Pea naʻe fekau foki ʻe Hesekaia ko e tuʻi mo e houʻeiki ki he kau Livai ke hiva mo fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ʻa Tevita, pea mo ʻAsafi ko e tangata kikite. Pea naʻa nau hiva ʻaki ʻae ngaahi fakafetaʻi ʻi he fiefia, ʻonau punou hifo honau ʻulu ʻo hū.

Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.

31 Pea naʻe tali ʻe Hesekaia ʻo ne pehē, “Ko eni kuo mou fakatapui ʻakimoutolu kia Sihova, mou haʻu ke ofi, pea ʻomi ʻae ngaahi feilaulau mo e feilaulau fakafetaʻi ki he fale ʻo Sihova.” Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe he fakataha ʻae ngaahi feilaulau mo e ngaahi feilaulau fakafetaʻi: pea ʻomi ʻekinautolu naʻe loto ʻataʻatāina ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu.

Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.

32 Pea ko hono lau ʻoe ngaahi feilaulau tutu, ʻaia naʻe ʻomi ʻe he fakataha lahi, ko e fanga pulu ʻe fitungofulu, ko e sipitangata ʻe teau, mo e lami ʻe uangeau: ko eni kotoa pē ko e feilaulau tutu kia Sihova.

Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.

33 Pea ko e meʻa naʻe fakatapui ko e fanga pulu ʻe onongeau mo e sipi ʻe tolu afe,

The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.

34 Pea naʻe tokosiʻi ʻae kau taulaʻeiki, ko ia naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa fai ke fohi ʻae feilaulau tutu kotoa pē: ko ia naʻe tokoni ai ʻakinautolu ʻe honau kāinga ko e kau Livai, ke ʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae ngāue, pea ke ʻoua ke fakamaʻa ʻa hono toe ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki: he naʻe angatonu lahi hake ʻi loto ʻae kau Livai ke fakamaʻa ʻakinautolu ʻi he kau taulaʻeiki.

But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.

35 Pea naʻe lahi ʻaupito foki ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu, mo e ngako ʻoe ngaahi feilaulau fakalelei, mo e feilaulau inu ʻi he feilaulau tutu kotoa pē. Ko ia naʻe teuteu lelei ʻae ngāue ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova.

In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.

36 Pea naʻe fiefia ʻa Hesekaia, mo e kakai kotoa pē, ko e meʻa ʻi he teuteuʻi ʻe he ʻOtua hono kakai: he naʻe fai fakafokifā pe ʻae meʻa ni.

And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.