2 Kings 21 – NIVUK & GKY

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2 Kings 21:1-26

Manasseh king of Judah

1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshipped them. 4He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, ‘In Jerusalem I will put my Name.’ 5In the two courts of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practised divination, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.

7He took the carved Asherah pole he had made and put it in the temple, of which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, ‘In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name for ever. 8I will not again make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave their ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them and will keep the whole Law that my servant Moses gave them.’ 9But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.

10The Lord said through his servants the prophets: 11‘Manasseh king of Judah has committed these detestable sins. He has done more evil than the Amorites who preceded him and has led Judah into sin with his idols. 12Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. 13I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb-line used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance and give them into the hands of enemies. They will be looted and plundered by all their enemies; 15they have done evil in my eyes and have aroused my anger from the day their ancestors came out of Egypt until this day.’

16Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end – besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

17As for the other events of Manasseh’s reign, and all he did, including the sin he committed, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 18Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.

Amon king of Judah

19Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah. 20He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. 21He followed completely the ways of his father, worshipping the idols his father had worshipped, and bowing down to them. 22He forsook the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in obedience to him.

23Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated the king in his palace. 24Then the people of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.

25As for the other events of Amon’s reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 26He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. And Josiah his son succeeded him as king.

Holy Bible in Gĩkũyũ

2 Athamaki 21:1-26

Manase Mũthamaki wa Juda

121:1 2Ath 21:16Na rĩrĩ, Manase aarĩ wa mĩaka ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩathana arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtano na ĩtano. Nyina eetagwo Hefiziba. 221:2 Jer 15:4; 2Ath 16:3Agĩĩka maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, akĩrũmĩrĩra mĩtugo ĩrĩ magigi ya ndũrĩrĩ iria Jehova aaingatĩte ciehere mbere ya Isiraeli. 321:3 Atiir 6:28; Gũcook 17:3Nĩaakire rĩngĩ kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, o kũrĩa ithe Hezekia aanangĩte; ningĩ agĩaka igongona cia Baali na agĩaka itugĩ cia Ashera, o ta ũrĩa Ahabu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli eekĩte. Nĩainamĩrĩire mbũtũ cia igũrũ ciothe na agĩcihooya. 421:4 Isa 66:4; Thaam 20:24Agĩaka magongona thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, o ĩrĩa Jehova oigĩte ũhoro wayo atĩrĩ, “Thĩinĩ wa Jerusalemu nĩkuo ngaatũũria rĩĩtwa rĩakwa.” 521:5 1Ath 17:12Thĩinĩ wa nja cierĩ cia hekarũ ya Jehova, agĩaka igongona cia mbũtũ ciothe cia igũrũ. 621:6 Alaw 18:21; Gũcook 18:14; 2Ath 23:26Nake akĩruta mũriũ wake arĩ igongona rĩa njino, na nĩaragũraga na agatuĩria nyoni, na akarogana, na agathiiaga kũrĩ andũ arĩa marĩ maroho ma kũragũra. Agĩĩka maũndũ maingĩ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, nginya akĩmũrakaria.

721:7 Gũcook 16:21; Alaw 15:31; Thaam 20:24Nĩooire mũhianano mũicũhie ũrĩa aathondekete wa gĩtugĩ kĩa Ashera, akĩũiga hekarũ thĩinĩ, o nyũmba ĩyo Jehova eerĩte Daudi na mũriũ Solomoni ũhoro wayo atĩrĩ, “Nĩngatũũria rĩĩtwa rĩakwa nginya tene thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ĩno na thĩinĩ wa Jerusalemu, kũrĩa thuurĩte kuuma mĩhĩrĩga-inĩ yothe ya Isiraeli. 821:8 2Sam 7:10Ndirĩ hĩndĩ ĩngĩ ngaatũma magũrũ ma andũ a Isiraeli morũũre, moime bũrũri ũrĩa ndaaheire maithe mao ma tene, mamenyagĩrĩre mekage maũndũ marĩa mothe ndĩmathĩte, na marũmie Watho ũrĩa maaheirwo nĩ Musa ndungata yakwa.” 921:9 1Ath 14:9; Ezek 5:7No andũ acio matiigana kũigua. Manase akĩmahĩtithia, nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo magĩĩka maũndũ mooru gũkĩra ndũrĩrĩ iria Jehova aaniinĩire mbere ya andũ a Isiraeli.

10Jehova oigire na tũnua twa ndungata ciake cia anabii atĩrĩ: 1121:11 1Ath 14:9; Kĩam 15:6“Manase mũthamaki wa Juda nĩekĩte mehia marĩ magigi. Ageeka maũndũ mooru gũkĩra Aamori arĩa maarĩ mbere yake,21:11 Andũ arĩa othe maatũũraga Kaanani meetagwo Aamori matanatoorio nĩ andũ a Isiraeli. na agatongoria andũ a Juda kwĩhia nĩ ũndũ wa kũhooya mĩhianano yake. 1221:12 Jer 15:4; 1Sam 3:11Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga ũũ: Nĩngũrehere Jerusalemu na Juda mwanangĩko ũrĩa ũgaatũma andũ arĩa makaigua ũhoro ũcio mararakwo nĩ matũ mao. 1321:13 Isa 34:11; Amos 7:7-9Nĩngatambũrũkĩria Jerusalemu rũrigi rwa gũthima rũrĩa rwahũthĩrirwo rwa gũũkĩrĩra Samaria na kabirũ karĩa kahũthĩrirwo gũũkĩrĩra nyũmba ya Ahabu. Nĩngaherithia na niine andũ a Jerusalemu o ta ũrĩa mũndũ ahuuraga thaani, akamĩkurumania. 1421:14 2Ath 19:4; Thab 78:60Nĩngatiganĩria matigari ma igai rĩakwa, na ndĩmaneane kũrĩ thũ ciao. Magaatahwo na matunywo indo ciao nĩ thũ ciao ciothe, 1521:15 Jer 25:7tondũ nĩmekĩte maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ makwa, makaandakaria, kuuma mũthenya ũrĩa maithe mao moimire Misiri nginyagia ũmũthĩ.”

1621:16 2Ath 24:4; Maca 4:13; Zef 1:12Ningĩ Manase nĩaitire thakame nyingĩ mũno ya andũ matehĩtie, ĩkĩiyũra Jerusalemu kuuma gĩturi kĩmwe nginya kĩrĩa kĩngĩ, tũtegũtara mehia marĩa aatũmĩte andũ a Juda meehie, nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo magĩĩka maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova.

17Ha ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa mangĩ makoniĩ wathani wa Manase, na marĩa mothe eekire, hamwe na mehia marĩa eekire-rĩ, githĩ matiandĩkĩtwo mabuku-inĩ ma mahinda ma athamaki a Juda? 1821:18 Esit 1:5; 7:7Manase akĩhurũka hamwe na maithe make, na agĩthikwo mũgũnda-inĩ wake wa ũthamaki, nĩguo mũgũnda wa Uza. Nake mũriũ Amoni agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.

Amoni Mũthamaki wa Juda

19Amoni aarĩ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩĩrĩ rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka Jerusalemu mĩaka ĩĩrĩ. Nyina eetagwo Meshulemethu mwarĩ wa Haruzu; oimĩte Jotiba. 2021:20 1Ath 15:26Nake agĩĩka maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, o ta ũrĩa ithe Manase eekĩte. 21Nĩathiire na mĩthiĩre yothe ya ithe; akĩhooya mĩhianano ĩrĩa ithe aahooyaga, na akĩmĩinamĩrĩra. 2221:22 1Ath 11:33; 1Sam 8:8Agĩtigana na Jehova, Ngai wa maithe make, na ndaigana kũrũmĩrĩra Jehova.

23Anene a Amoni makĩmũciirĩra ndundu, na makĩũragĩra mũthamaki kũu nyũmba-inĩ yake ya ũthamaki. 24Nao andũ a bũrũri makĩũraga arĩa othe maathugundĩte gũũkĩrĩra Mũthamaki Amoni na magĩtua mũriũ Josia mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.

25Ha ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa mangĩ makoniĩ wathani wa Amoni, na ũrĩa eekire-rĩ, githĩ matiandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa mahinda ma athamaki a Juda? 26Nake agĩthikwo mbĩrĩra-inĩ yake mũgũnda-inĩ wa Uza. Nake mũriũ Josia agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.