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Yosia alikuwa na umri wa miaka minane alipoanza kutawala; akatawala miaka thelathini na mmoja katika Yerusalemu; na jina la mama yake aliitwa Yedida, binti Adaya wa Bozkathi.
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.
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Akafanya yaliyo mema machoni pa Bwana, akaenda katika njia yote ya Daudi baba yake, wala hakugeuka upande wa kuume wala wa kushoto.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
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Ikawa, katika mwaka wa kumi na nane wa mfalme Yosia, mfalme akamtuma Shafani, mwana wa Azalia, mwana wa Meshulamu, mwandishi, nyumbani kwa Bwana, akisema,
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,
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Enenda kwa Hilkia, kuhani mkuu, ili aihesabu fedha yote inayoletwa nyumbani mwa Bwana, ambayo mabawabu wameipokea kwa watu;
“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
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tena waitie ile fedha katika mikono ya wafanya kazi wanaoisimamia nyumba ya Bwana; wakapewe wafanya kazi waliomo ndani ya nyumba ya Bwana, ili wapate kupatengeneza mahali palipobomoka ndani ya nyumba;
And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—
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wapewe maseremala, na wajenzi, na waashi; ili kununua miti na mawe yaliyochongwa wapate kuitengeneza nyumba.
to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.
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Lakini hawakuulizwa habari za ile fedha waliyokabidhiwa; maana walitenda kazi kwa uaminifu.
But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
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Naye Hilkia, kuhani mkuu, akamwambia Shafani, mwandishi, Nimekiona kitabu cha torati katika nyumba ya Bwana. Hilkia akampa Shafani kile kitabu, naye akakisoma.
Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
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Shafani mwandishi akamwendea mfalme, akamletea mfalme habari tena, akasema, Watumishi wako wamezitoa zile fedha zilizoonekana ndani ya nyumba, nao wamewakabidhi wafanya kazi wanaoisimamia nyumba ya Bwana.
And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”
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Kisha Shafani mwandishi akamwambia mfalme, akasema, Hilkia kuhani amenipa kitabu. Shafani akakisoma mbele ya mfalme.
Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
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Ikawa, mfalme alipokwisha kuyasikia maneno ya kitabu hicho cha torati, alirarua nguo zake.
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes
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Mfalme akamwamuru Hilkia kuhani, na Ahikamu, mwana wa Shafani, na Akbori, mwana wa Mikaya, na Shafani mwandishi, na Asaya, mtumishi wa mfalme akasema,
and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
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Enendeni, mkamwulize Bwana kwa ajili yangu, na kwa ajili ya watu hawa, na kwa ajili ya Yuda yote, katika habari za maneno ya kitabu hiki kilichoonekana; kwa kuwa hasira ya Bwana ni kubwa aliyotukasirikia, kwa sababu baba zetu hawakuyaangalia maneno ya kitabu hiki, kufanya kama hayo yote tuliyoandikiwa.
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
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Basi Hilkia kuhani, na Ahikamu, na Akbori, na Shafani, na Asaya, wakamwendea Hulda, nabii mke, mkewe Shalumu, mwana wa Tikva, mwana wa Harhasi, mtunza mavazi ya mfalme; (naye alikaa Yerusalemu katika mtaa wa pili;) wakasema naye.
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
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Akawaambia, Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi; Mwambieni mtu yule aliyewatuma ninyi kwangu,
And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you
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Bwana asema hivi, Tazama, mimi nitaleta uovu juu ya mahali hapa, na juu yao wakaao hapa, naam, maneno yote ya kitabu alichokisoma mfalme wa Yuda;
that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,
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kwa sababu wameniacha mimi, wameifukizia uvumba miungu mingine, ili wapate kunikasirisha kwa kazi yote ya mikono yao; kwa hiyo hasira yangu itawaka juu ya mahali hapa, isizimike.
because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’
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Lakini yule mfalme wa Yuda, aliyewatuma ninyi kumwuliza Bwana, mtamwambia hivi, Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Kwa habari ya maneno yale uliyoyasikia,
But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
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kwa kuwa moyo wako ulikuwa mwororo, nawe ukajinyenyekesha mbele za Bwana, hapo ulipoyasikia maneno niliyoyanena juu ya mahali hapa, na juu ya wenyeji wake, ya kwamba watakuwa ukiwa na laana, nawe ulizirarua nguo zako, ukalia mbele zangu; basi, mimi nami nimekusikia wewe, asema Bwana.
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
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Kwa hiyo tazama, nitakukusanya pamoja na baba zako, nawe utawekwa kaburini mwako kwa amani; wala macho yako hayatauona uovu huo wote nitakaouleta juu ya mahali hapa. Basi wakamletea mfalme habari tena.
‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.