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1 Asa dii adeɛ mfeɛ aduasa nsia no, Israelhene Baasa kɔto hyɛɛ Yuda so, na ɔbɔɔ Rama ho ban, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, obi ntumi nkɔ mu anaa ɔmpue mfiri ɔhene Asa Yudaman mu.
Na rĩrĩ, mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ĩtandatũ wa wathani wa Asa, Baasha mũthamaki wa Isiraeli nĩambatire akarũe na Juda, na akĩirigĩra Rama na rũthingo rwa hinya nĩguo arigĩrĩrie gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũkuuma kana atoonye bũrũri wa Asa mũthamaki wa Juda.
2 Asa yii dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ firii Awurade Asɔredan adekoradan ne ahemfie hɔ. Ɔde kɔmaa Aramhene Ben-Hadad a na ɔdi ɔhene wɔ Damasko na ɔde saa nkra yi kaa ho:
Nake Asa akĩoya betha na thahabu kuuma igĩĩna-inĩ cia hekarũ ya Jehova o na kuuma nyũmba-inĩ yake ya ũthamaki, na agĩcitũmĩra Beni-Hadadi mũthamaki wa Suriata ũrĩa wathamakaga Dameski.
3 “Ma yɛnyɛ apam sɛdeɛ wʼagya ne mʼagya yɛɛ apam no. Mede dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ akyɛdeɛ rebrɛ wo. Twa wo ne Israelhene Baasa apam no mu, sɛdeɛ ɔremfa ne nsa nka me.”
Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Reke hakorwo harĩ na kĩrĩĩko giitũ nawe o ta ũrĩa haarĩ kĩrĩĩko gatagatĩ ka baba na thoguo. Ta kĩone, nĩndagũtũmĩra betha na thahabu. Rĩu tharia kĩrĩĩko kĩanyu na Baasha, mũthamaki wa Isiraeli nĩguo atigane na niĩ.”
4 Ben-Hadad penee ɔhene Asa abisadeɛ no so, na ɔsomaa nʼasraafoɔ, kɔto hyɛɛ Israel so. Wɔdii Iyon, Dan, Abel-Maim ne Naftali aduane akoraeɛ nkuropɔn nyinaa so.
Beni-Hadadi agĩĩtĩkĩra ũhoro wa Mũthamaki Asa, agĩtũma anene a ikundi cia thigari ciake makahũũre matũũra ma Isiraeli. Nao magĩtooria Ijoni, na Dani, na Abeli-Maimu, na matũũra manene mothe marĩa maarĩ makũmbĩ ma kũu Nafitali.
5 Ɛberɛ a Israelhene Baasa tee deɛ ɛrekɔ so no, ɔgyaee Rama ho banbɔ dwumadie no.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Baasha aiguire ũhoro ũcio, agĩtiga gwaka Rama na agĩtiganĩria wĩra wake.
6 Enti, ɔhene Asa frɛɛ ne mmarima a wɔwɔ Yuda nyinaa, maa wɔbɛsoaa adansie aboɔ ne nnua a na Baasa de rebɔ Rama ho ban no. Asa de saa nneɛma yi bɔɔ nkuro Geba ne Mispa ho ban.
Ningĩ Mũthamaki Asa akĩrehe andũ othe a Juda, nao magĩkuua mahiga na mbaũ kuuma Rama iria Baasha aatũmagĩra gwaka. Indo icio nĩcio Asa aatũmĩrire gwaka Geba na Mizipa.
7 Saa ɛberɛ no mu, ɔdehunumuni Hanani baa ɔhene Asa nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Esiane sɛ wode wo ho ato Aramhene so, na woagya Awurade wo Onyankopɔn enti, worentumi nni Aramhene akodɔm so.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Hanani ũrĩa muoni-maũndũ agĩũka kũrĩ Asa mũthamaki wa Juda, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tondũ nĩwehokire mũthamaki wa Suriata ũkĩaga kwĩhoka Jehova Ngai waku, mbũtũ cia ita cia mũthamaki wa Suriata nĩciũrĩte ikoima moko-inĩ maku.
8 Wonkae deɛ ɛbaa Etiopiafoɔ no ne Libiafoɔ ne wɔn akodɔm dodoɔ ne wɔn nteaseɛnam ne wɔn apɔnkɔsotefoɔ so no? Saa ɛberɛ no, na wode wo ho to Awurade so, na ɔde wɔn nyinaa hyɛɛ wo nsa.
Githĩ Akushi na Alubi, matiarĩ mbũtũ nene ya ita, na makagĩa na ngaari cia ita nyingĩ na andũ arĩa maathiiaga mahaicĩte mbarathi? No rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa wehokire Jehova, nĩamaneanire moko-inĩ maku.
9 Awurade aniwa kyini fa asase so baabiara, sɛdeɛ ɔbɛhyɛ wɔn a wɔde wɔn akoma nyinaa to no so no den. Nkwaseasɛm bɛn na woadi yi! Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ, wobɛkɔ ɔko.”
Nĩgũkorwo maitho ma Jehova morũũraga thĩ yothe gwĩkĩra hinya arĩa maheanĩte ngoro ciao biũ kũrĩ we. Nĩwĩkĩte ũndũ wa ũrimũ, na kuuma rĩu nĩũgũcooka kũgĩa na mbaara.”
10 Asa bo fuu Hanani yie sɛ wabɛka saa asɛm yi akyerɛ no, na ɔkyeree no too afiase. Saa ɛberɛ no ara na Asa ahyɛ aseɛ rehyɛ ne nkurɔfoɔ no bi so.
Asa akĩrakarĩra Hanani ũrĩa muoni-maũndũ nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoro ũcio; akĩmũrakarĩra mũno o nginya akĩmũikia njeera. O hĩndĩ ĩyo, Asa akĩambĩrĩria kũhinyĩrĩria andũ amwe atarĩ na tha.
11 Asa ahennie ho nsɛm nkaeɛ, firi ahyɛaseɛ kɔsi awieeɛ no, wɔatwerɛ agu Yuda ne Israel ahemfo nwoma no mu.
Maũndũ ma wathani wa Asa kuuma kĩambĩrĩria nginya mũthia, nĩmandĩkĩtwo mbuku-inĩ ya athamaki a Juda na Isiraeli.
12 Nʼadedie mfeɛ aduasa nkron so no, yadeɛ huhu bi yɛɛ Asa nan. Yadeɛ no duruu ne mpɔmpɔnsoɔ a ɛreyɛ akum no mpo no, wanhwehwɛ Awurade mmoa akyiri ɛkwan, na mmom, ɔhwehwɛɛ ayaresafoɔ mmoa.
Mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩtatũ na kenda wa wathani wake, Asa nĩarũarire magũrũ. O na gũtuĩka mũrimũ ũcio nĩwamũhatĩrĩirie mũno, o na ndwari-inĩ yake-rĩ, ndaigana kũmaatha ũteithio kuuma kũrĩ Jehova, no aacaririe ũteithio kuuma kũrĩ mandagĩtarĩ.
13 Enti, nʼadedie mfeɛ aduanan baako so no, ɔwuiɛ.
Na mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩna na ũmwe wa wathani wake, Asa agĩkua na akĩhurũka hamwe na maithe make.
14 Wɔsiee no ɔboda a ɔno ara twa maa nʼankasa ho no mu wɔ Dawid kurom. Wɔdedaa no mpa a wɔde nnuhwam ne sradehwam ho hwa ahyɛ no ma, na nʼayiyɛ no mu no, nnipa no bɔɔ gyatanaa kɛseɛ bi de hyɛɛ no animuonyam.
Nao makĩmũthika mbĩrĩra-inĩ ĩrĩa eethondekeire o kũu Itũũra inene rĩa Daudi, makĩmũigĩrĩra gĩtanda-inĩ gĩa kũmũtwara mbĩrĩra kĩhumbĩrĩtwo na mahuti manungi wega na maguta mĩtukanio mĩingĩ marĩa manungi wega, nao magĩakia mwaki mũnene nĩ ũndũ wa kũmũtĩĩa.
