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.
A son of eight years [is] Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Boskath,
2 Ɔyɛɛ nea ɛsɔ Awurade ani, yɛɛ nea ne tete agya Dawid yɛe no bi. Wamfi adetreneeyɛ ho.
and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in all the way of David his father, and hath not turned aside — right or 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 it cometh to pass, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Jehovah, saying,
4 “Kɔ ɔsɔfopanyin Hilkia nkyɛn, na ma ɔnkan sika a aponanohwɛfo no agyigye afi nnipa no nkyɛn wɔ Awurade Asɔredan mu no.
'Go up unto Hilkiah the high priest, and he doth complete the silver that is brought into the house of Jehovah, that the keepers of the threshold have gathered from 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 they give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the overseers, in the house of Jehovah, and they give it to the doers of the work that [is] in the house of Jehovah, to strengthen the breach of the house,
6 Ɛho behia sɛ wɔbɛfa nnua adwumfo, adansifo ne abohyehyɛfo. Afei, ma wɔntɔ nnua ne abo a wɔatwa a wɔde besiesie asɔredan no.
to artificers, and to builders, and [to repairers of] the wall, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the house;
7 Nanso ɛho nhia sɛ adansi no sohwɛfo bebu sika a wɔn nsa bɛka no ho akontaa, efisɛ wɔyɛ nokwafo.”
only, the silver that is given into their hand is not reckoned with them, for in faithfulness they are dealing.
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 Hilkiah the high priest saith unto Shaphan the scribe, 'A book of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;' and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan, and he readeth it.
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 Shaphan the scribe cometh in unto the king, and bringeth the king back word, and saith, 'Thy servants have poured out the silver that hath been found in the house, and give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the inspectors, in the house of Jehovah.'
10 Safan san ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no se, “Ɔsɔfo Hilkia de nhoma mmobɔwee bi ama me.” Na Safan kenkan kyerɛɛ ɔhene no.
And Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, 'A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;' and Shaphan readeth it 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 it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the book of the law, that he rendeth his garments,
12 Na ɔhyɛɛ ɔsɔfo Hilkia, Safan babarima Ahikam ne Mikaia babarima Akbor ne asennii kyerɛwfo Safan ne ɔhene fotufo Asaia se,
and the king commandeth Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Achbor son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah servant of the king, saying,
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.”
'Go, seek Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found, for great [is] the fury of Jehovah that is kindled against us, because that our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according to all that is written for 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 Hilkiah the priest goeth, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, unto Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the garments, and she is dwelling in Jerusalem in the second, and they speak unto her.
15 Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn akasa. Monkɔka nkyerɛ onipa a ɔsomaa mo no se,
And she saith unto them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me:
16 ‘Sɛnea Awurade se ni: Mɛsɛe kuropɔn yi ne mu nnipa, sɛnea makyerɛw wɔ nhoma mmobɔwee a mokenkan no mu no.
Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil unto this place and on its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah hath read,
17 Efisɛ me nkurɔfo agyaw me, na wɔsom anyame huhuw, na biribiara a wɔayɛ no, ahyɛ me abufuw. Mʼabufuwhyew redɛw wɔ ha, na ɛrennum.’
because that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, so as to provoke Me to anger with every work of their hands, and My wrath hath been kindled against this place, and it is not quenched.
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 unto the king of Judah, who is sending you to seek Jehovah, thus do ye say unto him, Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, The words that thou hast heard —
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 thy heart [is] tender, and thou art humbled because of Jehovah, in thy hearing that which I have spoken against this place, and against its inhabitants, to be for a desolation, and for a reviling, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me — I also have heard — the affirmation of Jehovah —
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.
therefore, lo, I am gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou hast been gathered unto thy grave in peace, and thine eyes do not look on any of the evil that I am bringing in on this place;' and they bring the king back word.
