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Naye Yosia akamfanyia Bwana pasaka huko Yerusalemu; wakachinja pasaka siku ya kumi na nne ya mwezi wa kwanza.
Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.
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Akawasimamisha makuhani katika malinzi yao, akawatia moyo kufanya utumishi wa nyumba ya Bwana.
He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.
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Akawaambia Walawi, waliowafundisha Israeli wote, waliotakasika kwa Bwana, Wekeni sanduku takatifu katika nyumba aliyoijenga Sulemani, mwana wa Daudi, mfalme wa Israeli; hamtakuwa tena na mzigo mabegani; sasa mtumikieni Bwana, Mungu wenu, na watu wake Israeli.
To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.
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Mkajiweke tayari kwa kadiri ya nyumba za baba zenu, kwa zamu zenu, kama alivyoandika Daudi mfalme wa Israeli, na kama alivyoandika Sulemani mwanawe.
Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.
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Mkasimame katika patakatifu, kama walivyogawanyika ndugu zenu, wana wa watu, kufuata nyumba za mababa, kadiri ya mgawanyiko wa kila nyumba ya baba, ya Walawi.
Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.
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Mkachinje pasaka, mkajitakase, mkawatengenezee ndugu zenu, kutenda sawasawa na neno la Bwana kwa mkono wa Musa.
Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”
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Tena Yosia akawapa wana wa watu, matoleo ya makundi, wana-kondoo na wana-mbuzi, yote yawe kwa ajili ya matoleo ya pasaka, wote waliokuwako, wakipata thelathini elfu, na ng'ombe elfu tatu; hao walitoka katika mali za mfalme.
From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
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Na wakuu wake wakawapa watu, na makuhani na Walawi matoleo ya hiari. Hilkia na wana na Yehieli, wakubwa wa nyumba ya Mungu, wakawapa makuhani, kuwa matoleo ya pasaka, wana-kondoo elfu mbili na mia sita, na ng'ombe mia tatu.
His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.
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Konania naye, na Shemaya, na Nethaneli, ndugu zake, na Hashabia, na Yeieli, na Yozabadi, wakuu wa Walawi, wakawapa Walawi, kuwa matoleo ya pasaka, wana-kondoo elfu tano, na ng'ombe mia tano.
Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
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Hivyo huduma ikatengenezwa, wakasimama makuhani mahali pao, na Walawi kwa zamu zao, kama alivyoamuru mfalme.
So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
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Wakachinja pasaka, nao makuhani wakamimina damu waliyopokea mikononi mwao, Walawi wakachuna.
And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
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Wakaziondoa sadaka za kuteketezwa, wawape wana wa watu, kama walivyogawanyika kufuata nyumba za mababa, ili wamtolee Bwana, kama ilivyoandikwa katika kitabu cha Musa. Nao ng'ombe wakawafanya vivyo hivyo.
They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.
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Wakaioka moto pasaka kama ilivyo sheria; wakatokosa matoleo matakatifu vyunguni, na masufuriani, na makaangoni, wakawachukulia upesi wana wa watu wote.
They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.
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Baadaye wakajiandalia wenyewe, na makuhani; kwa sababu makuhani, wana wa Haruni, walikuwa na kazi ya kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa, na mafuta hata usiku; kwa hiyo Walawi wakajiandalia wenyewe, na makuhani, wana wa Haruni.
Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
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Nao waimbaji, wana wa Asafu wakasimama mahali pao, kama alivyoamuru Daudi, na Asafu, na Hemani, na Yeduthuni mwonaji wa mfalme; nao mabawabu walikuwa katika kila lango; hawakuhitaji kuondoka katika huduma yao, kwa kuwa ndugu zao Walawi wakawaandalia.
The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.
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Basi huduma yote ya Bwana ikatengenezwa siku ile ile, kuifanya pasaka, na kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa juu ya madhabahu ya Bwana, kama alivyoamuru mfalme Yosia.
So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.
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Wana wa Israeli waliokuwapo wakafanya pasaka wakati ule, na sikukuu ya mikate isiyochachwa muda wa siku saba.
The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
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Wala haikufanyika pasaka kama ile katika Israeli tangu siku za nabii Samweli; wala wafalme wa Israeli hawakufanya hata mmoja wao pasaka kama ile Yosia aliyoifanya, pamoja na makuhani, na Walawi, na Yuda wote na Israeli waliokuwapo, na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu.
No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.
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Katika mwaka wa kumi na nane wa kutawala kwake Yosia ikafanyika pasaka hiyo.
In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.
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Baada ya hayo yote, alipokwisha Yosia kulitengeneza hekalu, Neko, mfalme wa Misri, akakwea ili kupigana Karkemishi karibu na Frati; naye Yosia akatoka juu yake.
After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.
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Lakini yeye akatuma kwake wajumbe, kusema, Ni nini niliyo nayo mimi na wewe, Ee mfalme wa Yuda? Sikuja juu yako leo, lakini juu ya nyumba niliyo na vita nayo; naye Mungu ameniamuru nifanye haraka; acha basi kumpinga Mungu, aliye pamoja nami, asikuharibu.
But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
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Walakini Yosia hakukubali kumgeuzia uso mbali, akajibadilisha apate kupigana naye, asiyasikilize maneno ya Neko, yaliyotoka kinywani kwa Mungu, akaja kupigana bondeni mwa Megido.
Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
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Nao wapiga upinde wakampiga Yosia; naye mfalme akawaambia watumishi wake, Niondoeni; kwani nimejeruhiwa sana.
There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
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Basi watumishi wake wakamtoa garini, wakamtia katika gari la pili alilokuwa nalo, wakamleta Yerusalemu; naye akafa, akazikwa makaburini mwa babaze. Wakamlilia Yosia Yuda wote na Yerusalemu.
So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
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Naye Yeremia akamlilia Yosia; na waimbaji wote waume kwa wake wakamtaja Yosia katika maombolezo yao, hata leo; hata wakayafanya kuwa ada kwa Israeli; nayo, tazama, yameandikwa katika maombolezo.
Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
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Basi mambo yote ya Yosia yaliyosalia, na matendo yake mema, sawasawa na yote yaliyoandikwa katika torati ya Bwana,
As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—
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na mambo yake, ya kwanza na ya mwisho, tazama, yameandikwa katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Israeli na Yuda.
his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.