2 Tuʻi 22

1 Naʻe valu taʻu ʻae motuʻa ʻo Sosaia ʻi heʻene kamata ʻene pule, pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ma taha ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē ko Sitita, ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻAtaaia ʻo Posikate.

Josias was eight years old when he began to reign: he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Idida, the daughter of Hadaia, of Besecath.

2 Pea naʻe fai lelei ia, ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, pea naʻa ne ʻalu ʻi he ngaahi hala kotoa pē ʻo Tevita ko ʻene tamai, pea naʻe ʻikai tafoki ia mei ai ki he nima toʻomataʻu pe ki he toʻohema.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of David his father: he turned not aside to the right hand, or to the left.

3 Pea ʻi hono hongofulu ma valu ʻoe taʻu ʻoe tuʻi ko Sosaia, naʻe fekau ai ʻe he tuʻi ʻa Safani ko e foha ʻo ʻAsalia, ko e foha ʻo Mesulami, ko e tangata tohi, ki he fale ʻo Sihova ʻo pehē,

And in the eighteenth year of king Josias, the king sent Saphan the son of Assia, the son of Messulam, the scribe of the temple of the Lord, saying to him:

4 “ʻAlu hake kia Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki lahi, koeʻuhi ke ne lau ʻae siliva ʻaia kuo ʻomi ki he fale ʻo Sihova, ʻaia kuo tānaki ʻe he kau leʻo matapā mei he kakai:

Go to Helcias the high priest, that the money may be put together which is brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers of the temple have gathered of the people.

5 Pea tuku ke nau ʻatu ia ki he nima ʻokinautolu ʻoku fai ʻae ngāue, ʻakinautolu ʻoku ekinaki ʻi he tauhi fale ʻo Sihova: pea tuku ke nau ʻatu ia ki he kau ngāue ʻoku ngāue ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, ke nau ngaohi ke lelei ʻae ngaahi potu maumau ʻoe fale,

And let it be given to the workmen by the overseers of the house of the Lord: and lot them distribute it to those that work in the temple of the Lord, to repair the temple:

6 Ki he kau tufunga ʻakau, mo e kau langa fale, mo e kau tufunga maka, pea ke fakatau ʻae ngaahi ʻakau, mo e ngaahi maka kuo tātā ke ngaohi ʻaki ʻae fale.

That is, to carpenters and masons, and to such as mend breaches: and that timber may be bought, and stones out of the quarries, to repair the temple of the Lord.

7 Ka naʻe ʻikai ha ʻeke ʻe fai kiate kinautolu ʻi he ngaahi paʻanga naʻe ʻatu ki honau nima, koeʻuhi naʻa nau fai angatonu pe.”

But let there be no reckoning made with them of the money which they receive, but let them have it in their power, and in their trust.

8 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki lahi kia Safani ko e tangata tohi, “Kuo u ʻilo ʻae tohi ʻoe fono ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova.” Pea naʻe ʻatu ʻe Hilikia ʻae tohi kia Safani, pea naʻa ne lau ia.

And Helcias the high priest said to Saphan the scribe: I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord: and Helcias gave the book to Saphan, and he read it.

9 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Safani ko e tangata tohi ki he tuʻi, pea ne toe ʻomi ʻae lea ki he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “Kuo tānaki ʻe hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae ngaahi paʻanga naʻe ʻilo ʻi he fale, pea kuo ʻatu ia ki he nima ʻokinautolu ʻoku fai ʻae ngāue, ʻakinautolu ʻoku ekinaki ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova.”

And Saphan the scribe came to the king, and brought him word again concerning that which he had commanded, and said: Thy servants have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and they have given it to be distributed to the workmen, by the overseers of the works of the temple of the Lord.

10 Pea naʻe fakahā ʻe Safani ko e tangata tohi ki he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “Kuo tuku kiate au ʻe Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki ha tohi.” Pea naʻe lau ia ʻe Safani ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi.

And Saphan the scribe told the king, saying: Helcias the priest hath delivered to me a book. And when Saphan had read it before the king,

11 Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻae tuʻi ki he ngaahi lea ʻi he tohi ʻoe fono, naʻa ne haehae hono ngaahi kofu.

And the king had heard the words of the law of the Lord, he rent his garments.

12 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi kia Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki, mo ʻAhikami ko e foha ʻo Safani, mo ʻAkipoa ko e foha ʻo Mikaia, mo Safani ko e tangata tohi, mo ʻAsahia ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻae tuʻi, ʻo pehē,

And he commanded Helcias the priest, and Ahicam the son of Saphan, and Achobor the son of Micha, and Saphan the scribe, and Asaia the king’s servant, saying:

13 “Mou ʻalu, pea fehuʻi kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko au, pea mo e kakai pea mo Siuta, ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻae tohi kuo ʻilo ni: he kuo lahi ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova ʻaia kuo tupu kiate kitautolu, ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻikai tokanga ʻa ʻetau ngaahi tamai ki he ngaahi lea ʻoe tohi, ke fai ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē kuo tohi kiate kitautolu.”

Go and consult the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Juda, concerning the words of this book which is found: for the great wrath of the Lord is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened to the words of this book, to do all that is written for us.

14 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki, mo ʻAhikami, mo ʻAkipoa, mo Safani, mo ʻAsahia kia Hulita ko e fefine palōfita, ko e uaifi ʻo Salumi, ko e foha ʻo Tikiva, ko e foha ʻo Hahasi, ko e tauhi ʻoe fale tukunga kofu: (pea naʻe nofo ia ʻi Selūsalema ʻi he fale ako: ) pea naʻa nau alea mo ia.

So Helcias the priest, and Ahicam, and Achobor, and Saphan, and Asaia went to Holda the prophetess the wife of Sellum the son of Thecua, the son of Araas keeper of the wardrobe, who dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second: and they spoke to her.

15 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, Tala ki he tangata naʻa ne fekauʻi ʻakimoutolu kiate au,

And she said to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me:

16 ‌ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, Vakai te u ʻomi ʻae kovi ki he potu ni, pea ki hono kakai, ʻio, ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻae tohi ʻaia kuo lau ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Siuta:

Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will bring evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the words of the law which the king of Juda hath read:

17 Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau liʻaki au, pea kuo nau tutu ʻae meʻa namu kakala ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehe, koeʻuhi ke nau fakatupu ʻeku houhau ʻaki ʻae ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē ʻa honau nima: ko ia ʻe tupu ai ʻeku houhau ki he potu ni, pea ʻe ʻikai fuʻifuʻiʻi.

Because they have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, provoking me by all the works of their hands: therefore my indignation shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

18 Ka te mou lea ki he tuʻi ʻo Siuta ʻaia naʻa ne fekauʻi ʻakimoutolu ke fehuʻi kia Sihova, ʻo pehē, ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, Ko e meʻa ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻaia kuo ke ongoʻi:

But to the king of Juda, who sent you to consult the Lord, thus shall you say: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Forasmuch as thou hast heard the words of the book,

19 Koeʻuhi naʻe ongongofua ho loto, pea kuo ke fakavaivaiʻi koe ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻi hoʻo fanongo ʻaia naʻaku lea ki ai ki he potu ni, pea ki hono kakai, koeʻuhi ke nau hoko ko e ʻauhia, mo e malaʻia, pea kuo ke haehae ho ngaahi kofu, pea tangi ʻi hoku ʻao; ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, Kuo u ongoʻi koe foki.”

And thy heart hath been moved to fear, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, hearing the words against this place, and the inhabitants thereof, to wit, that they should become a wonder and a curse: and thou hast rent thy garments, and wept before me, I also have heard thee, saith the Lord:

20 Ko ia, vakai, Te u fakataha koe mo hoʻo ngaahi tamai, pea ʻe tānaki koe ki ho tanuʻanga ʻi he melino; pea ʻe ʻikai mamata ʻe ho mata ki he kovi kotoa pē ʻaia te u ʻomi ki he potu ni. Pea naʻa nau toe ʻomi mo e lea ki he tuʻi.

Therefore I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy sepulchre in peace, that thy eyes may not see all the evils which I will bring; upon this place.