King Josiah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 34.12 2)1 Josiah was 8 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled 31 years from Jerusalem. His mother Jedidah was the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath. 2 Josiah always obeyed the Lord, just as his ancestor David had done.
Hilkiah Finds The Book of God's Law
(2 Chronicles 34.8-28)3 After Josiah had been king for 18 years, he told Shaphan, one of his highest officials:
Go to the Lord's temple 4 and ask Hilkiah the high priest to collect from the guards all the money that the people have donated. 5 Tell Hilkiah to give it to the men supervising the repairs to the temple. They can use some of the money to pay 6 the workers, and with the rest of it they can buy wood and stone for the repair work. 7 They are honest, so we won't ask them to keep track of the money.
8 While Shaphan was at the temple, Hilkiah handed him a book and said, “Look what I found here in the temple—The Book of God's Law.”
Shaphan read it, 9 then went back to Josiah and reported, “Your officials collected the money in the temple and gave it to the men supervising the repairs. 10 But there's something else, Your Majesty. The priest Hilkiah gave me this book.” Then Shaphan read it out loud.
11 When Josiah heard what was in The Book of God's Law, he tore his clothes in sorrow. 12 At once he called together Hilkiah, Shaphan, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, and his own servant Asaiah. He said, 13 “The Lord must be furious with me and everyone else in Judah, because our ancestors did not obey the laws written in this book. Go find out what the Lord wants us to do.”
14 The five 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, 15 she said:
You were sent here by King Josiah, and this is what the Lord God of Israel says to him: 16 “Josiah, I am the Lord! And I will see to it that this country and everyone living in it will be destroyed. It will happen just as this book says. 17 The people of Judah have rejected me. They have offered sacrifices to foreign gods and have worshiped their own idols. I cannot stand it any longer. I am furious.
18 “Josiah, listen to what I am going to do. 19 I noticed how sad you were when you read that this country and its people would be completely wiped out. You even tore your clothes in sorrow, and I heard you cry. 20 So I will let you die in peace, before I destroy this place.”
The men left and took Huldah's answer back to Josiah.
Yahuuda mansa Yosiya
(2 Taarika 34:1-2)1 Yosiya siyo be sanji seyi le kabiriŋ a be ke la mansa ti, aduŋ a ye mansayaa ke Yerusalaamu saatewo kono le fo sanji taŋ saba niŋ kiliŋ. A baamaa too mu Yedida le ti. Wo faamaa mu Adaya le ti, meŋ bota Bosikati saatewo to. 2 Yosiya baarata kuu betoo le la Yaawe* ñaa koto. A bonsuŋ Dawuda taamata siloolu mennu la, a fanaa taamata wolu le la, aduŋ a maŋ jenke muumeeke.
Luwaa Kitaaboo jeta Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo kono
(2 Taarika 34:8-28)3 Mansa Yosiya la mansayaa sanji taŋ niŋ seyinjaŋo kono, a ye mansasuwo safeerilaa Safani kii Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo* to. Safani faamaa mu Asaliya le ti, a mama mu Mesullamu ti. A ye kaŋo dii a la ko, 4 a si taa piriisi* kuntiyo Hilikiya yaa, a ye kodoo yaatee, Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo daa kantalaalu ye meŋ muta moolu bulu, mennu ye diiroo ke Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo to. 5-6 A si a fo a ye ko, a ye kodoo dii moolu la ì ye mennu tomboŋ ka mara Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo seyinkaŋ dadaa ma. Wolu si dookuulaalu, masoŋolu, aniŋ kapintaalu joo a la. Ì si babaroo niŋ bere leseriŋolu fanaa saŋ a la, ka Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo seyinkaŋ dadaa ì la. 7 Hani niŋ kontiboo maŋ ke kodoo la kuwo to, kaatu ì mu moo tilindiŋolu le ti.
8 Wo le to piriisi kuntiyo Hilikiya ko safeerilaa Safani ye ko, “Ŋa Luwaa Kitaaboo* je Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo kono le.” Bituŋ a ye a dii a la, Safani ye a karaŋ. 9 Safeerilaa Safani muruta mansa kaŋ, a ko a ye ko, “I la dookuulaalu ye kodoo ñiŋ taa le, meŋ be Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo to, ì ye a dii moolu la mennu marata Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo seyinkaŋ dadaa ma.” 10 Safeerilaa Safani tententa, a ko mansa ye ko, “Piriisi Hilikiya ye kitaabu le dii n na.” Bituŋ a ye a karaŋ a ye.
11 Kabiriŋ mansa ye Luwaa Kitaaboo kumoolu moyi, a ye a la dendikoo fara a faŋ na niikuyaa kamma la. 12 Bituŋ a ye Piriisi Hilikiya kumandi, aniŋ Safani dinkewo Ahikamu, Mikaya dinkewo Akubori, Safani, meŋ mu mansasuwo safeerilaa ti, aniŋ Asaya meŋ ka tara a faŋo kunna ko, 13 “Ali taa Yaawe ñininkaa n ye, moolu ye, aniŋ Yahuuda bee, ñiŋ kitaaboo kumoolu la kuwo to, meŋ jeta teŋ. Kaatu Yaawe la kamfaa warata ǹ kamma le, kaatu m̀ mumuñolu maŋ kitaaboo ñiŋ kumoolu muta, mennu bee safeeta a kono ǹ na kuwo to.”
14 Bituŋ Piriisi Hilikiya, Ahikamu, Akubori, Safani, aniŋ Asaya taata Annabiyomu musoo Huluda yaa. Ate mu Sallumu la musoo le ti, Tikiwa dinkewo, Harihasi 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. 15 A ye ì jaabi ko, “Yaawe Banisirayila la Alla ye ñiŋ ne fo ko: Meŋ ye ali kii, ali a fo a ye ko, 16 ‘Yaawe, Banisirayila la Alla ko: M be maasiiba kuwo le samba la naŋ ñiŋ dulaa niŋ a moolu kaŋ, aniŋ kumakaŋolu mennu be ñiŋ kitaaboo kono, Yahuuda mansa ye meŋ karaŋ. 17 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.’ ”
18 Huluda tententa ka a fo 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: 19 Bayiri biriŋ i ye kumakaŋolu moyi meŋ fota ñiŋ dulaa ma, aniŋ a moolu ko, ì be ke la tumbuŋo le ti, aniŋ dulaa dankariŋo, a ye i sondomoo maa le, aduŋ i ye i fammajii nte Yaawe 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. 20 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 kaŋ.’ ” Bituŋ ì ye jaabiroo ñiŋ futandi mansa ma.
