2 Ahemfo 22

1 Bere a Yosia dii hene wɔ Yuda no, na wadi mfirihyia awotwe, na odii ade wɔ Yerusalem mfe aduasa baako. Na ne na din de Yedida a ɔyɛ Adaia a ofi Boskat no babea.

son: aged eight year Josiah in/on/with to reign he and thirty and one year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and name mother his Jedidah daughter Adaiah from Bozkath

2 Ɔyɛɛ nea ɛsɔ Awurade ani, yɛɛ nea ne tete agya Dawid yɛe no bi. Wamfi adetreneeyɛ ho.

and to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD and to go: walk in/on/with all way: conduct David father his and not to turn aside: turn aside right and left

3 Ɔhene Yosia dii mfirihyia dunwɔtwe wɔ nʼahenni mu no, ɔsomaa Asalia babarima Safan, asennii kyerɛwfo Mesulam nena, kɔɔ Awurade Asɔredan mu. Ɔka kyerɛɛ no se,

and to be in/on/with eight ten year to/for king Josiah to send: depart [the] king [obj] Shaphan son: child Azaliah son: child Meshullam [the] secretary house: temple LORD to/for to say

4 “Kɔ ɔsɔfopanyin Hilkia nkyɛn, na ma ɔnkan sika a aponanohwɛfo no agyigye afi nnipa no nkyɛn wɔ Awurade Asɔredan mu no.

to ascend: rise to(wards) Hilkiah [the] priest [the] great: large and to finish [obj] [the] silver: money [the] to come (in): bring house: temple LORD which to gather to keep: guard [the] threshold from with [the] people

5 Fa saa sika yi hyɛ nnipa a wɔayi wɔn sɛ wɔnhwɛ asɔredan no ho asiesie no nsa. Na wɔde atua adwumayɛfo a wobesiesie Awurade Asɔredan no ho ka.

(and to give: give him *Q(k)*) upon hand to make: [do] [the] work [the] to reckon: overseer (house: home *Q(K)*) LORD and to give: give [obj] him to/for to make: [do] [the] work which in/on/with house: temple LORD to/for to strengthen: strengthen breach [the] house: home

6 Ɛho behia sɛ wɔbɛfa nnua adwumfo, adansifo ne abohyehyɛfo. Afei, ma wɔntɔ nnua ne abo a wɔatwa a wɔde besiesie asɔredan no.

to/for artificer and to/for to build and to/for to wall up/off and to/for to buy tree: wood and stone hewing to/for to strengthen: strengthen [obj] [the] house: home

7 Nanso ɛho nhia sɛ adansi no sohwɛfo bebu sika a wɔn nsa bɛka no ho akontaa, efisɛ wɔyɛ nokwafo.”

surely not to devise: count with them [the] silver: money [the] to give: give upon hand their for in/on/with faithfulness they(masc.) to make: do

8 Ɔsɔfopanyin Hilkia ka kyerɛɛ asennii kyerɛwfo Safan se, “Mahu Mmara Nhoma no wɔ Awurade Asɔredan mu hɔ.” Na Hilkia de nhoma mmobɔwee no maa Safan, na ɔkenkanee.

and to say Hilkiah [the] priest [the] great: large upon Shaphan [the] secretary scroll: book [the] instruction to find in/on/with house: temple LORD and to give: give Hilkiah [obj] [the] scroll: book to(wards) Shaphan and to call: read out him

9 Safan san kɔɔ ɔhene no nkyɛn kɔkae se, “Wo mpanyimfo no de sika a wogyigyee wɔ Awurade asɔredan no mu no ahyɛ adwumayɛfo no ne sohwɛfo a wɔwɔ asɔredan no ho no nsa.”

and to come (in): come Shaphan [the] secretary to(wards) [the] king and to return: reply [obj] [the] king word and to say to pour servant/slave your [obj] [the] silver: money [the] to find in/on/with house: home and to give: give him upon hand to make: [do] [the] work [the] to reckon: overseer house: temple LORD

10 Safan san ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no se, “Ɔsɔfo Hilkia de nhoma mmobɔwee bi ama me.” Na Safan kenkan kyerɛɛ ɔhene no.

and to tell Shaphan [the] secretary to/for king to/for to say scroll: book to give: give to/for me Hilkiah [the] priest and to call: read out him Shaphan to/for face: before [the] king

11 Bere a ɔhene no tee nsɛm a ɛwɔ Awurade Mmara Nhoma no mu no, ɔde ahometew sunsuan ne ntade mu.

and to be like/as to hear: hear [the] king [obj] word scroll: book [the] instruction and to tear [obj] garment his

12 Na ɔhyɛɛ ɔsɔfo Hilkia, Safan babarima Ahikam ne Mikaia babarima Akbor ne asennii kyerɛwfo Safan ne ɔhene fotufo Asaia se,

and to command [the] king [obj] Hilkiah [the] priest and [obj] Ahikam son: child Shaphan and [obj] Achbor son: child Micaiah and [obj] Shaphan [the] secretary and [obj] Asaiah servant/slave [the] king to/for to say

13 “Monkɔ asɔredan no mu, na monkɔkasa nkyerɛ Awurade mma me, mma nnipa no ne Yuda nyinaa. Mummisa no nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw agu nhoma mmobɔwee no a wahu no ho asɛm. Awurade abufuwhyew aba yɛn so, efisɛ yɛn agyanom anni nhoma yi mu nsɛm so. Ɛnyɛ nea nhoma yi ka sɛ yɛnyɛ no na yɛyɛ.”

to go: went to seek [obj] LORD about/through/for me and about/through/for [the] people and about/through/for all Judah upon word [the] scroll: book [the] to find [the] this for great: large rage LORD which he/she/it to kindle in/on/with us upon which not to hear: obey father our upon word [the] scroll: book [the] this to/for to make: do like/as all [the] to write upon us

14 Enti ɔsɔfo Hilkia, Ahikam, Akbor, Safan ne Asaia kɔɔ Yerusalem Fa Foforo Misne kohuu odiyifo Hulda. Na ɔyɛ Tikwa babarima Salum yere, a na ɔyɛ Harhas a ɔhwɛ ntade adaka a ɛwɔ asɔredan mu so no nso nena.

and to go: went Hilkiah [the] priest and Ahikam and Achbor and Shaphan and Asaiah to(wards) Huldah [the] prophetess woman: wife Shallum son: child Tikvah son: child Harhas to keep: guard [the] garment and he/she/it to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem in/on/with Second [Quarter] and to speak: speak to(wards) her

15 Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn akasa. Monkɔka nkyerɛ onipa a ɔsomaa mo no se,

and to say to(wards) them thus to say LORD God Israel to say to/for man which to send: depart [obj] you to(wards) me

16 ‘Sɛnea Awurade se ni: Mɛsɛe kuropɔn yi ne mu nnipa, sɛnea makyerɛw wɔ nhoma mmobɔwee a mokenkan no mu no.

thus to say LORD look! I to come (in): bring distress: harm to(wards) [the] place [the] this and upon to dwell his [obj] all word [the] scroll: book which to call: read out king Judah

17 Efisɛ me nkurɔfo agyaw me, na wɔsom anyame huhuw, na biribiara a wɔayɛ no, ahyɛ me abufuw. Mʼabufuwhyew redɛw wɔ ha, na ɛrennum.’

underneath: because of which to leave: forsake me and to offer: offer to/for God another because to provoke me in/on/with all deed: work hand their and to kindle rage my in/on/with place [the] this and not to quench

18 Na monkɔ Yudahene a ɔsomaa mo sɛ monkɔhwehwɛ Awurade no nkyɛn, na monka nkyerɛ no se, Sɛɛ na Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, ka fa asɛm a motee mprempren no ho.

and to(wards) king Judah [the] to send: depart [obj] you to/for to seek [obj] LORD thus to say to(wards) him thus to say LORD God Israel [the] word which to hear: hear

19 Wotee asɛm a meka de tiaa kuropɔn no ne emu nnipa no sɛ, wɔbɛdome saa asase yi na ada mpan no, ɛyɛɛ wo yaw, ma wobrɛɛ wo ho ase Awurade anim. Wode ahometew sunsuan wo ntade mu, suu wɔ mʼanim ahonu mu. Enti nokware, Awurade se, ‘mate wo sufrɛ.

because be tender heart your and be humble from face: before LORD in/on/with to hear: hear you which to speak: speak upon [the] place [the] this and upon to dwell his to/for to be to/for horror: destroyed and to/for curse and to tear [obj] garment your and to weep to/for face: before my and also I to hear: hear utterance LORD

20 Amanehunu a mehyɛɛ ho bɔ de tiaa kuropɔn yi no bɛba wo wu ne wusie akyi. Worenhu amane a mede bɛba kuropɔn yi so no.’” Enti wɔsan de ne nkra no kɔmaa ɔhene no.

to/for so look! I to gather you upon father your and to gather to(wards) grave your in/on/with peace and not to see: see eye your in/on/with all [the] distress: harm which I to come (in): bring upon [the] place [the] this and to return: return [obj] [the] king word