King Josiah of Judah
(2 Kings 22.12 2)1 Josiah was 8 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled 31 years from Jerusalem. 2 He followed the example of his ancestor David and always obeyed the Lord.
Josiah Stops the Worship of Foreign Gods
(2 Kings 23.4-20)3 When Josiah was only 16 years old he began worshiping God, just as his ancestor David had done. Then, 4 years later, he decided to destroy the local shrines in Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the sacred poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah and the idols of foreign gods. 4 He watched as the altars for the worship of the god Baal were torn down, and as the nearby incense altars were smashed. The Asherah poles, the idols, and the stone images were also smashed, and the pieces were scattered over the graves of their worshipers. 5 Josiah then had the bones of the pagan priests burned on the altars.
And so Josiah got rid of the worship of foreign gods in Judah and Jerusalem. 6 He did the same things in the towns and ruined villages in the territories of West Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as the border of Naphtali. 7 Everywhere in the northern kingdom of Israel, Josiah tore down pagan altars and Asherah poles; he crushed idols to dust and smashed incense altars.
Then Josiah went back to Jerusalem.
Hilkiah Finds The Book of God's Law
(2 Kings 22.3-20)8 In the eighteenth year of Josiah's rule in Judah, after he had removed all the sinful things from the land and from the Lord's temple, he sent three of his officials to repair the temple. They were Shaphan son of Azaliah, Governor Maaseiah of Jerusalem, and Joah son of Joahaz, who kept the government records.
9 These three men went to Hilkiah the high priest. They gave him the money that the Levite guards had collected from the people of West Manasseh, Ephraim, and the rest of Israel, as well as those living in Judah, Benjamin, and Jerusalem. 10 Then the money was turned over to the men who supervised the repairs to the temple. They used some of it to pay the workers, 11 and they gave the rest of it to the carpenters and builders, who used it to buy the stone and wood they needed to repair the other buildings that Judah's kings had not taken care of.
12 The workers were honest, and their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah from the Levite clan of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the Levite clan of Kohath. Other Levites, who were all skilled musicians, 13 were in charge of carrying supplies and supervising the workers. Other Levites were appointed to stand guard around the temple.
14 While the money was being given to these supervisors, Hilkiah found the book that contained the laws that the Lord had given to Moses. 15 Hilkiah handed the book to Shaphan the official and said, “Look what I found here in the temple—The Book of God's Law.”
16 Shaphan took the book to Josiah and reported, “Your officials are doing everything you wanted. 17 They have collected the money from the temple and have given it to the men supervising the repairs. 18 But there's something else, Your Majesty. The priest Hilkiah gave me this book.” Then Shaphan read it aloud.
19 When Josiah heard what was in The Book of God's Law, he tore his clothes in sorrow. 20 At once he called together Hilkiah, Shaphan, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, and his own servant Asaiah. He said, 21 “The Lord must be furious with me and everyone else in Israel and Judah, because our ancestors did not obey the laws written in this book. Go find out what the Lord wants us to do.”
22 Hilkiah and the four other men left at once and went to talk with Huldah the prophet. Her husband was Shallum, who was in charge of the king's clothes. Huldah lived in the northern part of Jerusalem, and when they met in her home, 23 she said:
You were sent here by King Josiah, and this is what the Lord God of Israel says to him: 24 “Josiah, I am the Lord! And I intend to punish this country and everyone in it, just as this book says. 25 The people of Judah and Israel have rejected me. They have offered sacrifices to foreign gods and have worshiped their own idols. I can't stand it any longer. I am furious.
26-27 “Josiah, listen to what I am going to do. I noticed how sad you were when you heard that this country and its people would be completely wiped out. You even tore your clothes in sorrow, and I heard you cry. 28 So before I destroy this place, I will let you die in peace.”
The men left and reported to Josiah what Huldah had said.
Josiah Reads The Book of God's Law
(2 Kings 23.1-3)29 King Josiah called together the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 Then he went to the Lord's temple, together with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, the priests, and the Levites.
Finally, when everybody was there, he read aloud The Book of God's Law that had been found in the temple.
31 After Josiah had finished reading, he stood in the place reserved for the king. He promised in the Lord's name to faithfully obey the Lord and to follow his laws and teachings that were written in the book. 32 Then he asked the people of Jerusalem and Benjamin to make that same promise and to obey the God their ancestors had worshiped.
33 Josiah destroyed all the idols in the territories of Israel, and he commanded everyone in Israel to worship only the Lord God. The people did not turn away from the Lord God of their ancestors for the rest of Josiah's rule as king.
Yahuuda mansa Yosiya
(2 Mansoolu 22:1-2)1 Yosiya siyo be nuŋ sanji seyi le, biriŋ a be ke la mansa ti, aduŋ a ye sanji taŋ saba niŋ kiliŋ ne ke maraloo la Yerusalaamu. 2 A baarata kuu betoo le la Yaawe ñaa koto. A bulata a bonsuŋ Dawuda sinnoo le nooma, a maŋ jenke muumeeke.
Mansa Yosiya ye jalambatoo bo
3 A la maraloo sanji seyinjaŋo faŋo le ye a tara a be dindiŋyaariŋ. Wo waatoo le mu, a ye a dati ka a bonsuŋo Dawuda la Alla batu. Sanji taŋ niŋ fulanjaŋo, a ye a dati ka batudulaa tintiŋolu* boyi, Asera* jalaŋ dokoolu, jalaŋ leseriŋolu aniŋ jalaŋ tunkandiŋolu, ka Yerusalaamu niŋ Yahuuda bee seneyandi. 4 Mansa Yosiya la yaamaroo kaŋ, ì ye Baali* jalaŋ sadaabodulaalu* boyi, ì ye cuuraayi siisindidulaalu kuntu, mennu be ì kaŋ santo. Ì ye Asera jalaŋ dokoolu kuntuŋ-kuntuŋ, ka taa jalaŋ leseriŋolu aniŋ jalaŋ tunkandiŋolu. Ì ye ì juru munkoo ti, bituŋ ì ye ñiŋ munkoo yuruyuru moolu la kaburoolu kaŋ, mennu ka sadaa bo ñiŋ jalaŋolu ye. 5 A ye ì la piriisoolu* kuloolu jani ì la jalaŋ sadaabodulaalu kaŋ. A la ñiŋ kuwo kewo ye Yerusalaamu niŋ Yahuuda bee seneyandi. 6 A ye ñiŋ kuu kiliŋo le ke Manase, Efurayimu* aniŋ Simeyoni saatewolu to, ka taa fo Nafutali, aniŋ tumbuŋolu mennu be ì dandaŋo la. 7 A ye jalaŋ sadaabodulaalu boyi, a ye Asera jalaŋ dokoolu niŋ jalaŋ koteŋolu juru munkoo ti. A ye jalaŋ cuuraayi siisindidulaalu bee boyi Banisirayila mansamarali bankoo bee kaŋ. Bituŋ a muruta Yerusalaamu.
Yaawe la Luwaa Kitaaboo jeta
(2 Mansoolu 22:3-20)8 Yosiya la maraloo sanji taŋ niŋ seyinjaŋo la, tuma meŋ a be bankoo niŋ Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo* seneyandi kaŋ, a ye Asaliya dinkewo Safani kii, aniŋ Maaseya, saatee maralilaa, aniŋ Yowa meŋ mu safeerilaa ti, Yowahasi dinkewo, ka Yaawe, a la Alla Batudulaa Buŋo seyinkaŋ dadaa.
9 Ì naata Hilikiya kaŋ piriisi kuntiyo, ì ye kodoo dii a la, ì ye meŋ bondi naŋ Alla Batudulaa Buŋo to. Lewi lasiloo moolu mennu ka bundaa kantoo ke, wolu le ye ñiŋ kodoo kafu nuŋ ñoo ma ka bo Manase niŋ Efurayimu aniŋ moolu bee bulu mennu tuta Banisirayila ka taa Yahuuda niŋ Benjamini, aniŋ mennu be sabatiriŋ Yerusalaamu. 10 Ì ye kodoo ñiŋ dii moolu la, mennu tombonta ka mara dookuwo ñiŋ ma Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo to. Bituŋ wolu ye dookuulaalu joo a la, mennu ñanta ñiŋ buŋo lookuu la ka a murundi a ñaama. 11 Ì ye a dii kapintaalu niŋ masoŋolu la ka bere leseriŋolu saŋ, aniŋ babaroo ka buŋolu dadaakuu, Yahuuda mansoolu ye mennu tu jee fo ì tiñaata.
12 Dookuulaalu ñinnu ye dookuwo ñiŋ ke tiliŋo le kono. Ñiŋ Lewi lasiloo moolu le marata ì kunna, Yahati niŋ Obadiya, Merari koomalankoolu, aniŋ Jakariya niŋ Mesullamu, Kohati koomalankoolu. Lewi lasiloo moo doolu mennu ye kuma feŋ kosoo kalamuta kendeke, 13 be marariŋ yorondirilaalu ma, aniŋ ka tara marariŋ moolu ma dookuu siifaa bee to. Ì doolu keta safeerilaa le ti, mansakundaa dookuulaalu aniŋ daa kantalaalu.
14 Kabiriŋ ì be kodoo bondi kaŋ, moolu ye meŋ dii Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo to, Piriisi Hilikiya ye Luwaa Kitaaboo* je, Yaawe ye meŋ dii ka bo niŋ Annabilayi Musa la. 15 Wo le to Hilikiya ko safeerilaa Safani ye ko, “Ŋa Luwaa Kitaaboo je Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo kono le.” Bituŋ a ye a dii a la.
16 Safani ye kitaaboo ñiŋ samba naŋ mansa ye, a ye ñiŋ kibaari a ye ko, “I ye i la dookuulaalu bula meŋ bee la, ì be a ke kaŋ ne. 17 Ŋà kodoo ñiŋ taa le, meŋ be nuŋ maaboriŋ Alla Batudulaa Buŋo kono, ŋà a dii dookuulaalu la, aniŋ mennu marata ì ma.” 18 Safeerilaa Safani tententa, a ko mansa ye ko, “Piriisi Hilikiya ye kitaabu le dii n na,” bituŋ a ye a karaŋ a ye.
19 Kabiriŋ mansa ye Luwaa Kitaaboo kumakaŋolu moyi, a ye a la dendikoo fara a faŋ na niikuyaa kamma la. 20 Bituŋ a ye Piriisi Hilikiya kumandi, aniŋ Safani dinkewo Ahikamu, Mika dinkewo Abudoni, Safani meŋ mu mansasuwo safeerilaa ti, aniŋ Asaya meŋ ka tara a faŋo kunna ko, 21 “Ali taa Yaawe ñininkaa n niŋ moo toomaalu ye, mennu tuta Banisirayila niŋ Yahuuda, kitaaboo kumakaŋolu la meŋ jeta teŋ. Yaawe la kamfaa warata ǹ kamma le, kaatu m̀ mumuñolu maŋ Yaawe la kumoo muta ka kuwolu bee ke, ko a be safeeriŋ ñiŋ kitaaboo kono ñaameŋ.”
22 Bituŋ Hilikiya aniŋ mansa ye mennu kii, taata annabiyomu musoo doo yaa, a too mu Huluda le ti. Ate mu Sallumu la musoo le ti, Tokati dinkewo, Hasira mamariŋo. A keemaa le marata duŋ feŋolu maabodulaa ma. Musoo ñiŋ be siiriŋ Yerusalaamu Bajonkoo le to, bituŋ ì ye a ñininkaa ñiŋ kuwo la.
23 A ye ì jaabi ko, “Yaawe, Banisirayila la Alla ye ñiŋ ne fo ko: Meŋ ye ali kii, ali a fo a ye ko, 24 ‘Yaawe, Banisirayila la Alla ko: M be maasiiboo naati la naŋ ñiŋ dulaa niŋ a moolu kaŋ ne, aniŋ dankoo meŋ bee be safeeriŋ ñiŋ kitaaboo kono, meŋ karanta Yahuuda mansa ye, 25 kaatu ì ye ì koo dii n na le, ì ka cuuraayoo siisindi alloolu ye, ì ka n kamfandi ka bo niŋ ì ye jalaŋolu mennu bee dadaa ì buloo la. N na kamfaa be jii la ñiŋ dulaa kaŋ ne, aduŋ a te sumayaa la.’ ”
26 Huluda tententa ko, “Yahuuda mansa la karoo la, meŋ ye ali kii ka naa Yaawe ñininkaa, ali a fo a ye ko, ‘Yaawe Banisirayila la Alla ko, kumakaŋo la kuwo to i ye meŋ moyi kitaaboo ñiŋ kono: 27 Bayiri biriŋ i ye kumakaŋolu moyi meŋ fota ñiŋ dulaa ma, aniŋ a moolu, a ye i sondomoo maa le, aduŋ i ye i fammajii nte Alla ñaa koto, i ye i la dendikoo faŋo fara niikuyaa kamma la, i kumboota. Wo kamma la ŋa n tuloo tu i la duwaa to le. Nte Yaawe le ye a fo. 28 M be a ke la le, i ye kafu i mumuñolu ma, i ye baadee kayiroo kono. Ite ñaa te loo la maasiiboo kaŋ, m be meŋ boyi la ñiŋ dulaa niŋ a moolu kaŋ.’ ” Bituŋ ì ye jaabiroo ñiŋ futandi mansa ma.
Yosiya ye Yaawe niŋ moolu teema kambeŋo kutayandi
(2 Mansoolu 23:1-20)29 Bituŋ mansa ye kiilaa kii ka Yerusalaamu niŋ Yahuuda alifaalu bee bendi ñoo kaŋ. 30 A taata Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo to, a niŋ Yerusalaamu saatee moolu niŋ Yahuuda moolu bee, ka taa bula fo piriisoolu niŋ Lewi lasiloo moolu la, aniŋ moo bee biriŋ moondiŋ fo moo baa. A ye Kambeŋ Kitaaboo* kumakaŋo bee karaŋ ì ye, meŋ jeta Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo kono, aduŋ ì tarata i lamoyi kaŋ a la. 31 Bituŋ mansa loota a loodulaa to. A ye kambeŋo kutayandi kuu a niŋ Yaawe teema, ka bula a nooma, ka a la yaamaroolu, a la luwaalu, aniŋ a la kumoolu muta a niyo niŋ a sondomoo bee la, ka baara kambeŋo kumakaŋo la, ko a be safeeriŋ ñiŋ kitaaboo kono ñaameŋ.
32 A ye a ke, mennu bee be jee ka bo Yerusalaamu niŋ Benjamini, ye laahidoo taa ka kambeŋo ñiŋ muta. Mennu be sabatiriŋ Yerusalaamu bulata Alla la kambeŋo nooma, ì mumuñolu la Alla.
33 Mansa Yosiya ye jalaŋolu bee bondi Banisirayila tundoolu bee le to, aduŋ a ye a ke, moolu mennu be Banisirayila ka Yaawe batu, ì la Alla. A baluu tiloo bee, ì maŋ ì koo dii Yaawe batoo la, ì mumuñolu la Alla.
