King Uzziah of Judah
(2 Kings 14.212 222 15.1-7)1-3 After the death of King Amaziah, the people of Judah crowned his son Uzziah king, even though he was only 16 at the time. Uzziah ruled 52 years from Jerusalem, the hometown of his mother Jecoliah. During his rule, he recaptured and rebuilt the town of Elath.
4 He obeyed the Lord by doing right, as his father Amaziah had done. 5 Zechariah was Uzziah's advisor and taught him to obey God. And so, as long as Zechariah was alive, Uzziah was faithful to God, and God made him successful.
6 While Uzziah was king, he started a war against the Philistines. He smashed the walls of the cities of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, then rebuilt towns around Ashdod and in other parts of Philistia. 7 God helped him defeat the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur-Baal, and the Meunites. 8 Even the Ammonites paid taxes to Uzziah. He became very powerful, and people who lived as far away as Egypt heard about him.
9 In Jerusalem, Uzziah built fortified towers at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the place where the city wall turned inward. 10 He also built defense towers out in the desert.
He owned such a large herd of livestock in the western foothills and in the flatlands, that he had cisterns dug there to catch the rainwater. He loved farming, so he had crops and vineyards planted in the hill country wherever there was fertile soil, and he hired farmers to take care of them.
11 Uzziah's army was always ready for battle. Jeiel and Maaseiah were the officers who kept track of the number of soldiers, and these two men were under the command of Hananiah, one of Uzziah's officials. 12-13 There were 307,500 trained soldiers, all under the command of 2,600 clan leaders. These powerful troops protected the king against any enemy. 14 Uzziah supplied his army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and stones used for slinging. 15 Some of his skilled workers invented machines that could shoot arrows and sling large stones. Uzziah set these up in Jerusalem at his defense towers and at the corners of the city wall.
God helped Uzziah become more and more powerful, and he was famous all over the world.
Uzziah Becomes Too Proud
16 Uzziah became proud of his power, and this led to his downfall.
One day, Uzziah disobeyed the Lord his God by going into the temple and burning incense as an offering to him. 17 Azariah the priest and 80 other brave priests followed Uzziah into the temple 18 and said, “Your Majesty, this isn't right! You are not allowed to burn incense to the Lord. That must be done only by priests who are descendants of Aaron. You will have to leave! You have sinned against the Lord, and so he will no longer bless you.”
19 Uzziah, who was standing next to the incense altar at the time, was holding the incense burner, ready to offer incense to the Lord. He became very angry when he heard Azariah's warning, and leprosy suddenly appeared on his forehead! 20 Azariah and the other priests saw it and immediately told him to leave the temple. Uzziah realized that the Lord had punished him, so he hurried to get outside.
21 Uzziah had leprosy the rest of his life. He was no longer allowed in the temple or in his own palace. That's why his son Jotham lived there and ruled in his place.
22 Everything else Uzziah did while he was king is in the records written by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 23 Since Uzziah had leprosy, he could not be buried in the royal tombs. Instead, he was buried in a nearby cemetery that the kings owned. His son Jotham then became king.
Yahuuda mansa Usiya
(2 Mansoolu 14:21-222 15:1-3)1 Wo le to Yahuuda moolu bee keta kaŋ kiliŋ ti, ì ye Usiya ke mansa ti a faamaa noo to, wo tumoo a siyo be sanji taŋ niŋ wooro. 2 Usiya le ye Elati saatewo murundi Yahuuda bankoo ma, a ye a seyinkaŋ loo. Wo ye a tara le Amasiya beleta ka kafu a mumuñolu ma.
3 Usiya siyo be nuŋ sanji taŋ niŋ wooro le, kabiriŋ a be ke la mansa ti. A ye sanji taŋ luulu niŋ fula le ke maraloo la Yerusalaamu. A baamaa too mu Yekoliya le ti, meŋ bota Yerusalaamu. 4 Usiya baarata kuu betoo le la Yaawe ñaa koto ko a faamaa Amasiya. 5 A tarata sondiŋ Alla ma le Jakariya baluu tiloo la, meŋ ka a yaamari ka sila Alla la. A tarata sondiŋ Yaawe Alla ma waatoo meŋ bee la, a ye ñaatotaa dii a la le.
6 Usiya fintita, a ye Filisitinkoolu kele, aduŋ a ye Kati, Yabune aniŋ Asidodi saatee tata sansaŋolu teyi. Bari a ye saatee doolu tata Asidodi tundoo to Filisitini bankoo kaŋ, aniŋ Filisitini kara doolu la. 7 Alla ye a tanka Filisitinkoolu ma le, aniŋ Araaboolu mennu be sabatiriŋ Kuri-Baali, aniŋ Meyuninkoolu. 8 Ammoninkoolu ka naamoo joo Usiya yaa, a semboo naata wara baake, wo ye a tinna le a darajoo janjanta fo Misira.
9 Wo koolaa Usiya ye tata jaŋolu loo Yerusalaamu saatewo Tonkoŋ Dundaŋ Daa to, Wulumbanto Dundaŋ Daa, aniŋ saatee tata sansaŋo ŋoojita daameŋ, aduŋ a ye ì bambandi. 10 A ye tata jaŋolu loo kene kenseŋo kono, a ye koloŋ jamaa siŋ jee, kaatu a ye beeyaŋ kooree jamaa le soto, Sefela* konkotundoo* niŋ kene fanuŋo kono. A ye senelaalu soto le, aniŋ moolu mennu ka wayini* yiroolu topatoo konkoolu to aniŋ senebanku kendoolu to. Kaatu senoo diyaata a ye le.
11 Usiya ye kelediŋ jamaa fanaa soto, ì bee mu kelenoolaa baalu le ti. Ì talaata kafoolu le ti, ko ì toolu safeeta ñaameŋ. Safeerilaa Yeyeli aniŋ mansa la dookuulaa Maaseya ye ì yirikoo safee, mansa la ñaatonkoo Hananiya la yaamaroo kaŋ. 12 Kelejawara wuli fula, kelejawara keme wooro, mennu mu kaabiila ñaatonkoolu ti le ye ñiŋ kelediŋolu ñaatonkayaa. 13 Mennu be ì la yaamaroo koto, taata kaañaŋ kelediŋ wuli keme saba, kelediŋ wuli woorowula, kelediŋ keme luulu le fee, mennu si keloo ke noo kendeke ka mansa tanka a jawoolu ma. 14 Aduŋ Usiya ye koteeroolu*, sooroolu, nee naafoolu, keleraŋ dendikoolu, kaloolu niŋ kalabeñoolu, aniŋ kampuraŋolu bee parendi ñiŋ kelediŋolu ye. 15 A la bulukalaŋ dookuulaalu ye jooraŋ siifaa kutoolu dadaa, mennu si kalabeñoolu fayi noo aniŋ bere baalu. Ì ye ì ke Yerusalaamu tata jaŋolu santo, aniŋ tonkoŋolu to. A darajoo janjanta dulaa bee to, kaatu Alla ye a maakoyi le kendeke fo a bambanta.
Usiya la faŋ waroo ye a kasaara
(2 Mansoolu 15:5-7)16 Biriŋ Mansa Usiya la mansayaa loota fo a bambanta, a ye i ñuŋ faŋ waroo la, fo a ye a faŋ kasaara. Luŋ kiliŋ faŋ a ye Yaawe sooki, a la Alla, a dunta a Batudulaa Buŋo* to ka cuuraayoo siisindi a ye, cuuraayi siisindidulaa to. 17 Piriisi* Asariya niŋ Yaawe la piriisi bambandiŋ taŋ seyi bulata Usiya nooma. 18 Ì ko a ye ko, “Ñiŋ maŋ ke siloo ti. Ite maŋ ñaŋ ka cuuraayoo siisindi Yaawe ye. Piriisoolu dammaa le taa mu wo ti, Haaruna koomalankoolu, ì ye mennu tomboŋ ka a ke. Bo ñiŋ dulaa senuŋo to! I ye junuboo le ke, a te ke la i ye horoma ti Yaawe Alla ñaa koto.”
19 Usiya kamfaatoo be looriŋ cuuraayi siisindidulaa daala Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo to. Cuuraayi keraŋo be a buloo kono ka cuuraayoo bo Yaawe ye. Biriŋ a kamfaata piriisoolu kamma, wo loo niŋ baaroo teema balajawu kuuraŋo fintita a fondaa la piriisoolu ñaatiliŋo la. 20 Biriŋ piriisi kuntiyo Asariya niŋ piriisi toomaalu ye a je ko, balajawu kuuraŋo le fintita a foŋo bala, ì ye a bayi katabake. Ate faŋo be korontoriŋ ne nuŋ ka finti, biriŋ a ye a je ko, Yaawe ye a mantoora le.
21 Ñiŋ balajawu kuuraŋo tarata Mansa Usiya la le a baluu tiloo bee la. Wo ye a tinna le a tarata sabatiriŋ a faŋ ye. Ì maŋ soŋ a ye duŋ Alla Batudulaa Buŋo to kotenke, aniŋ a faŋo la mansasuwo. A dinkewo Yotamu le marata mansasuwo ma, aniŋ bankoo moolu.
22 Annabilayi Yesaya, Amosi dinkewo le ye Usiya kekuu koteŋolu safee ka bo foloodulaa ka taa fo labandulaa to. 23 Bituŋ a beleta ka kafu a mumuñolu ma, ì ye a baadee a mumuñolu daala, mansoolu la kaburu kenoo to. A niŋ mansoolu maŋ deŋ kaburoo la, kaatu ì ko balajawutoo le mu, a maŋ seneyaa. A dinkewo Yotamu keta a noo to mansa ti.
