Yehosafat Yi Atemmufo
1Bere a ɔhene Yehosafat duu ne fi wɔ Yerusalem asomdwoe mu no, 2Hanani babarima Yehu, ɔdehufo no kohyiaa no. Obisaa ɔhene Yehosafat se, “So ɛsɛ wo sɛ woboa amumɔyɛfo, na wodɔ wɔn a wokyi Awurade ana? Nea woayɛ yi nti Awurade abufuw aba wo so. 3Nanso ade pa bi wɔ wo mu, efisɛ woatutu Asera nnua a ɛwɔ asase no so nyinaa, na woatu wo ho asi hɔ sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn.”
4Na Yehosafat19.4 Ɔhene Yehosafat ankasa tutuu akwan kokɔɔ ahemman no nyinaa mu kɔkanyan ɔsesɛw foforo wɔ anyamesom mu. tenaa Yerusalem. Nanso, otuu kwan fii Beer-Seba kɔɔ Efraim bepɔw asase no so, kɔhyɛɛ nkurɔfo nkuran sɛ, wɔnsan nkɔ Awurade, wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn no nkyɛn. 5Oyiyii atemmufo wɔ nkuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban wɔ ɔman no mu nyinaa, 6hyɛɛ wɔn se, “Atɛn biara a mubebu no bere biara no, munnwen ho yiye. Monkae sɛ, moremmu atɛn sɛ mode resɔ nnipa ani, na mmom, Awurade a ɔbɛka mo ho biara a ɛbɛba sɛ mubu ho atɛn no ani. 7Munsuro Awurade, na mummu atɛntrenee, efisɛ Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, kyi ntɛnkyew, nhwɛanim ne kɛtɛasehyɛ.”
8Na Yehosafat yii Lewifo, asɔfo ne mmusua ntuanofo a wɔwɔ Israel no ma wɔsom sɛ atemmufo wɔ Yerusalem. Na wodi Awurade mmara mu nsɛm ne ofie ntawntaw nsɛm nso. 9Ɔhyɛɛ wɔn se, “Daa, momfa onyamesuro, nokware ne adwene pa nyɛ mo adwuma. 10Bere biara a asɛm bi a efi mo nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ nkurow yi so bɛba mo anim no, sɛ ɛyɛ awudi anaa Onyankopɔn mmara anaa nʼahyɛde sobu no, mommɔ wɔn kɔkɔ sɛ, wɔnnyɛ bɔne ntia Awurade, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nʼabufuw remma mo ne wɔn so. Monyɛ saa, na morenni fɔ.
11“Ɔsɔfopanyin Amaria bɛyɛ mo panyin, na ɔkasa a obi nka bi bio wɔ nsɛm a ɛfa Awurade ho nyinaa. Ismael babarima Sebadia nso na otua Yuda abusuakuw ano no. Ɔkasa a, obi nka bi bio wɔ ntawntawsɛm nyinaa mu. Lewifo no na wɔbɛboa mo ama moabu atɛntrenee. Momfa akokoduru nni mo dwuma, na Awurade nka wɔn a wɔyɛ ade trenee ho.”
1Awo Yekosafaati kabaka wa Yuda n’akomawo mirembe mu lubiri lwe mu Yerusaalemi. 219:2 a 1Bk 16:1 b 2By 16:2-9 c Zab 139:21-22 d 2By 24:18; 32:25; Zab 7:11Yeeku, Omulabi, mutabani wa Kanani n’agenda okumusisinkana, n’agamba Yekosafaati nti, “Kituufu ggwe okuyamba ababi, ate n’okukolagana n’abo abakyawa Mukama? Olw’ekikolwa ekyo, obusungu bwa Mukama kyebuvudde bukubuubukirako. 319:3 a 1Bk 14:13; 2By 12:12 b 2By 17:6 c 2By 18:1; 20:35; 25:7; Ezr 7:10Kyokka mu ggwe mulimu ebirungi, kubanga wazikiriza Baaserosi n’obaggya mu nsi, n’omalirira mu mutima gwo okunoonya Katonda.”
Yekosafaati Alonda Abalamuzi
4Awo Yekosafaati n’abeeranga mu Yerusaalemi, n’addayo eri abantu okuva e Beeruseba okutuuka mu Efulayimu mu nsi ey’ensozi, bonna n’abakomyawo eri Mukama, Katonda wa bajjajjaabwe. 519:5 Lub 47:6; Kuv 18:26N’alonda abalamuzi mu nsi, ne mu buli kibuga kya Yuda ekiriko Bbugwe. 619:6 a Lv 19:15 b Ma 1:17; 16:18-20; 17:8-13N’abategeeza nti, “Mufumiitirize nnyo ku bye mukola, kubanga temulamula ku bw’abantu wabula ku bwa Mukama, abeera nammwe buli bwe musala omusango. 719:7 a Lub 18:25; Ma 32:4 b Ma 10:17; Yob 34:19; Bar 2:11; Bak 3:25Noolwekyo entiisa ya Mukama ebeere mu mmwe, musale omusango nga mugwekanyizza bulungi, kubanga Mukama Katonda waffe takkiriziganya na butali butuukirivu, era tewali kusosola mu bantu wadde okulya enguzi.”
819:8 2By 17:8-9Ate ne mu Yerusaalemi Yekosafaati yalonda abamu ku Baleevi, ne bakabona, n’emitwe gy’ennyumba za Isirayiri okulamulanga ku bwa Mukama, n’okusalangawo ensonga enzibu. 9N’abakuutira ng’agamba nti, “Mukole nga mutya Mukama, n’obwesigwa era n’omutima gumu. 1019:10 Ma 17:8-13Bwe wanaabangawo ensonga evudde eri baganda bammwe okuva mu bibuga byabwe, ng’ekwata ku kuyiwa omusaayi, oba ku nsonga endala yonna ekwata ku kiragiro, ku mateeka oba ku biragiro, munaabalabulanga obutayonoona Mukama, obusungu bwe muleme okubatuukako mmwe ne baganda bammwe. Bwe mutyo bwe munaakolanga muleme okubaako omusango.
1119:11 1By 28:20“Era Amaliya kabona asinga obukulu y’anaababeerangako n’obuvunaanyizibwa mu nsonga zonna eza Mukama, ate Zebadiya mutabani wa Isimayiri omukulu ow’ekika kya Yuda ye n’avunaanyizibwanga mu nsonga zonna eza kabaka, era n’Abaleevi banaaweerezanga ng’abaami mu maaso gammwe. Mube n’obuvumu, era Mukama abeere n’abo abakola obutuukirivu.”
