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23 Nɛ wiyaʋ tiyi nɛ payaa Yuuda nɛ Yeruzalɛm ɛzʋtʋyaa kpeekpe.+ 2 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, wiyaʋ kpa Yehowa ɖɩɣa taa ɛ nɛ Yuuda abalaa kpeekpe, Yeruzalɛm taa mba kpeekpe, cɔjɔnaa, nɛ nayaa—ɛyaa kpeekpe, kpaɣnɩ cikpelu nɛ piwolo sɔsɔ. Ɛkalɩ ɛgbɛyɛ ɖʋʋ+ takayaɣ+ ŋga paalɩ kɔ-yɔɔ Yehowa ɖɩɣa taa yɔ+ ka-taa tɔm tɩŋa nɛ pewelisi. 3 Wiyaʋ sɩŋ tilimiye cɔlɔ nɛ ɛɖʋ ɛgbɛyɛ* Yehowa ɛsɩndaa,+ se ɛnʋ kaɣ tɩŋʋʋ Yehowa wayɩ nɛ ɛɖɔkɩ ɛ-paɣtʋ, ɛ-tɔm kɩtɔzɩtʋ, nɛ ɛ-kpalɩtʋ nɛ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ pilim nɛ ɛ-kalɩzaɣ* pilim pɩtɩŋnɩ ɛzɩma ɛɖɔŋ ɛgbɛyɛ ɖɩnɛ ɖɩ-tɔm ndʋ pama takayaɣ kanɛ ka-taa yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ. Nɛ samaɣ kpeekpe tisi ɛgbɛyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩ-yɔɔ.+
4 Nɛ wiyaʋ ɖʋ paɣtʋ cɔjɔ kɩlɩm Hilikiya,+ cɔjɔnaa cikpema, nɛ nɔnɔsɩ yɔɔ ɖaŋɩyaa se palɩzɩ Yehowa templo taa wondu ndʋ payɩ palabɩ Baalɩ, sizika kiɖeɖeɣa,*+ nɛ ɛsɔdaa wondu* kpeekpe yɔ. Nɛ ɛñaɣzɩ-tʋ miŋ Yeruzalɛm wayɩ Kidrɔɔnɩ kajalanzɩ taa,* nɛ ɛkpaɣ tɩ-tɔlɩma nɛ ewoni Betɛɛlɩ.+ 5 Nɛ ɛɖɔɔnɩ agbaaɣdaa ɛsɔnaa tɛ cɔjɔnaa mba Yuuda awiya kaalɩzaa se palakɩ nɛ lona kʋkʋya yɔɔ kɩlaŋ ñɔsɩ kpaɣ Yuuda tɛtʋ ndɩ ndɩ taa nɛ tɛtʋ ndʋ tɩcɔ Yeruzalɛm nɛ tɩta yɔ tɩ-taa, pɩkpɛndɩnɩ mba palakɩ nɛ kɩlaŋ ñɔsɩ kpaɣ Baalɩ, wɩsɩ, fenaɣ, Zoodiyakɩ tɩɩnzɩ tindima, ɛsɔdaa yoyaa+ kpeekpe pɔ-yɔɔ yɔ. 6 Ɛkpaɣ sizika kiɖeɖeɣa*+ Yehowa ɖɩɣa taa nɛ ɛlɩnɩ Yeruzalɛm kpɛnzɩ yɔɔ, Kidrɔɔnɩ Fɛɛʋ taa, nɛ ɛñaɣzɩ-kɛ miŋ+ Kidrɔɔnɩ Fɛɛʋ taa nɛ ɛnaŋ-kɛ nɛ kapɩsɩ puuyuu nɛ ɛmɩzɩ-kʋ tɛtʋ taa ɛyaa pɩlaŋ yɔɔ.+ 7 Ɛyɔkɩ ɖɔɖɔ mba pɛkɛ templo taa abalaa hayitu laɖaa yɔ+ pa-ɖɩsɩ, nzɩ sɩɩwɛ Yehowa ɖɩɣa taa nɛ ɖenɖe halaa lakaɣ sizika kiɖeɖeɣa* kizinzikiŋ* yɔ.
8 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, ekpeɣli* cɔjɔnaa mba payɩ paawɛ Yuuda tɛtʋ ndɩ ndɩ taa yɔ, nɛ ɛla nɛ lona kʋkʋya wena a-taa cɔjɔnaa lakaɣ nɛ kɩlaŋ ñɔsɩ kpaɣ yɔ atɩtasɩ mʋnʋʋ se pala ɛsɔ sɛtʋ tʋmɩyɛ a-taa, kpaɣnɩ Geba+ nɛ piwolo Beyɛɛrɩ-Seeba.+ Ɛyɔkɩ ɖɔɖɔ nɔnɔsɩ taa lona kʋkʋya wena aawɛ tɛtʋ ñʋʋdʋ Yozuwee nɔnɔɔ ɖɩzʋyɛ taa yɔ, wena aawɛnɩ nɩmɩyɛ yɔɔ, ye ɛyʋ ɛsʋʋnɩ tɛtʋ nɔnɔɔ yɔ. 9 Lona kʋkʋya taa cɔjɔnaa taalakɩ tʋmɩyɛ Yehowa altaaru yɔɔ Yeruzalɛm,+ ɛlɛ pa nɛ po-koobiya pɔtɔkaɣ kpɔnɔ ŋgʋ kɩ-taa patɩɖʋ lɔlɔm yɔ. 10 Ɛlaba ɖɔɖɔ nɛ Tofɛɛtɩ+ ŋgʋ kɛwɛ Hinɔɔm Pɩyalaa Fɛɛʋ*+ taa yɔ, kɩtɩtasɩ mʋnʋʋ se pala ɛsɔ sɛtʋ tʋmɩyɛ peeɖe, se pɩsa nɛ nɔɔyʋ ɛtaakpaɣ ɛ-pɩyalʋ yaa ɛ-pɛlɛ nɛ ɛñaɣzɩ miŋ* Molɛɛkɩ.+ 11 Nɛ ekizi se kpaŋnaŋ weyi Yuuda awiya kaakpaɣaa nɛ aha wɩsɩ yɔ, ɩtaatɩŋnɩ wiyaʋ ɖɩɣa taa kaɖɩka Naataanɩ-Melɛɛkɩ ɖaŋ* tɛɛ, ŋgʋ kɩwɛ nɔnɔɔ taa kʋjɔmɩŋ tɛɛ yɔ nɛ ɩsʋʋ Yehowa ɖɩɣa taa; nɛ ɛñaɣzɩ wɩsɩ+ kɛɛkɛɛnaa miŋ. 12 Wiyaʋ yɔkɩ ɖɔɖɔ altaarunaa mba Yuuda awiya kaama Ahaazɩ ɛsɔdaa kuduyuu ñʋʋ taa+ yɔ, pɩkpɛndɩnɩ altaarunaa mba Manaasee kaama Yehowa ɖɩɣa kadasɩ 2 taa yɔ.+ Ɛnaŋ-wɛ nɛ papɩsɩ mʋzʋʋ nɛ ɛmɩzɩ-kʋ Kidrɔɔnɩ Fɛɛʋ taa. 13 Nɛ wiyaʋ yele nɛ lona kʋkʋya wena awɛ Yeruzalɛm ɛsɩndaa, Ðɩzʋʋ Pʋʋ* nɛ hadɛ kiŋ* yɔ, atɩtasɩ mʋnʋʋ se pala a-yɔɔ ɛsɔ sɛtʋ tʋmɩyɛ, wena Izrayɛɛlɩ wiyaʋ Salomɔɔ kaama Astoorɛɛtɩ, Siidɔɔ mba ɛsɔ halɩñɩnʋ weyi ɛwɛ kiniŋ yɔ; nɛ Kemɔɔsɩ, Mowaabʋ mba ɛsɔ weyi ɛwɛ kiniŋ yɔ; nɛ Milikɔm,+ Amooni mba ɛsɔ weyi ɛkɛ kʋzɔɔtʋ pʋyʋ yɔ.+ 14 Ɛyɔkɩ tilima kiɖeɖena yʋbɩlɛɛɛ nɛ ɛsɛtɩ sizikasɩ kiɖeɖesi*+ nɛ ɛɖʋ si-lona taa ɛyaa mɔɔ nɛ pisu. 15 Ɛyɔkɩ ɖɔɖɔ altaaru ŋgʋ kɩwɛ Betɛɛlɩ yɔ, lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ nɖɩ Nebatɩ pɩyalʋ Yerobowam kaalaba nɛ ɖiyele nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ la kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔ.+ Ɛtɛm yɔkʋʋ altaaru ŋgʋ nɛ lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ lɛ, ɛñaɣzɩ lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ miŋ nɛ ɛnaŋ-ɖɩ nɛ ɖɩpɩsɩ mʋzʋʋ, nɛ ɛñaɣzɩ miŋ sizika kiɖeɖeɣa.*+
16 Yoziyaasɩ kisaa nɛ ɛna pɩlaŋ pʋʋ yɔɔ lɛ, etiyi nɛ pakpaɣ mɔɔ pɩlaŋ ɛnɩ ɩ-taa nɛ pañaɣzɩ-yɛ miŋ altaaru yɔɔ, nɛ piyele nɛ kɩtɩtasɩ mʋnʋʋ se pala kɩ-yɔɔ ɛsɔ sɛtʋ tʋmɩyɛ. Piyeba nɛ Yehowa tɔm ndʋ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ tɛ ɛyʋ kaayɔɔdaa se pɩkaɣ labʋ mbʋ yɔ tɩla.+ 17 Nɛ ɛpɔzɩ se: «Pɩlaʋ pɩyɛ nɖɩ manaɣ peeɖe yɔ mbʋ yɔ?» Peeɖe tɛtʋ taa ɛyaa cosi-i se: «Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ tɛ ɛyʋ weyi ɛ-tɛ wɛ Yuuda,+ weyi ɛɛyɔɔdaa se pakaɣ labʋ mbʋ ŋlabɩ Betɛɛlɩ altaaru yɔ, ɛ-pɩlaʋ lɛ.» 18 Peeɖe ɛyɔɔdaa se: «Iyebi-i nɛ ɛhɛzɩ. Nɔɔyʋ ɛtaacɛyɩ ɛ-mɔɔ.» Nɛ peyele ɛ-mɔɔ nɛ patɩcɛyɩ-yɛ, pɩkpɛndɩnɩ nayʋ weyi ɛɛlɩnɩ Samaarii yɔ ɛ-mɔɔ.+
19 Yoziyaasɩ yɔkɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɛsɔ sɛtʋ ɖɩsɩ nzɩ sɩɩwɛ lona kʋkʋya taa Samaarii tɛtʋ ndɩ ndɩ taa yɔ sɩ-tɩŋa,+ ɖɩsɩ nzɩ Izrayɛɛlɩ awiya kaamawa se aɖʋnɩ ɖɩwɩzɩyɛ Ɛsɔ yɔ, nɛ ɛlabɩ-sɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ ɛɛlabʋ Betɛɛlɩ taa yɔ.+ 20 Nɛ lona kʋkʋya cɔjɔnaa mba paawɛ peeɖe yɔ, ɛlaa pa-tɩŋa altaarunaa yɔɔ, nɛ ɛñaɣzɩ ɛyaa mɔɔ miŋ pɔ-yɔɔ.+ Pʋwayɩ lɛ ɛpɩsɩ Yeruzalɛm.
21 Nɛ wiyaʋ ɖʋ paɣtʋ samaɣ kpeekpe se: «Ɩtɔɔ Paska+ Yehowa mɩ-Ɛsɔ ɛzɩ pamaʋ ɛgbɛyɛ ɖʋʋ takayaɣ kanɛ ka-taa yɔ.»+ 22 Patɩtɔɔtɩ Paska nakʋyʋ mbʋ ɛzɩ kʋnɛ yɔ, kpaɣnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɔm hʋyaa hʋwaɣ Izrayɛɛlɩ tɔm yɔ yaa Izrayɛɛlɩ awiya nɛ Yuuda awiya alɩwaatʋ kpeekpe taa.+ 23 Ɛlɛ Wiyaʋ Yoziyaasɩ pɩnaɣ 18 ñɩŋga taa lɛ, pɔtɔɔ Paska ŋgʋ Yehowa Yeruzalɛm.
24 Yoziyaasɩ ɖɩzɩ ɖɔɖɔ mba pasʋzʋʋ nɛ pɔyɔɔdʋʋnɩ sɩɖaa yɔ, tɩyaa mba pɔyɔɔdʋʋ cee wayɩ tɔm yɔ,+ terafim sɩʋ kpelisi,*+ sɩʋ kpelisi nzɩ sɩwɛ kiniŋ yɔ,* nɛ mbʋ payɩ pɩwɛ Yuuda ɛjaɖɛ taa nɛ Yeruzalɛm ɛjaɖɛ taa nɛ pɩwɛɛ kiniŋ yɔ, se pɩsa nɛ ɛɖɔ Paɣtʋ tɔm yɔɔ,+ ndʋ pama takayaɣ ŋga cɔjɔ Hilikiya lɩ kɔ-yɔɔ Yehowa ɖɩɣa taa yɔ+ ka-taa yɔ. 25 Wiyaʋ nɔɔyʋ taawɛɛ ɛzɩ ɛnʋ yɔ pʋcɔ nɛ pɩtalɩɣnɩ-ɩ, weyi ɛpɩsɩnɩ Yehowa yɔɔ nɛ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ pilim nɛ ɛ-kalɩzaɣ* pilim+ nɛ e-ɖoŋ pilim, ɛzɩ Moyizi Paɣtʋ kpeekpe pɔzʋʋ yɔ; nɛ ɛ-wayɩ lɛ nɔɔyʋ taawɛɛ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ ɛnʋ yɔ.
26 Paa mbʋ yɔ, pana sɔsɔna wena Yehowa kɔnɩ Yuuda yɔ atɩhɛɛ. Ɛɛkɔ-kʋ nɛ pana lakasɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩsɩ ndɩ ndɩ nzɩ Manaasee kaalaba se ɛɖʋnɩ-ɩ ɖɩwɩzɩyɛ yɔ sɩ-yɔɔ.+ 27 Yehowa yɔɔdɩ se: «Mankaɣ kʋsʋʋ Yuuda ɖɔɖɔ mɛ-ɛsɩndaa+ ɛzɩ mankʋsʋʋ Izrayɛɛlɩ yɔ;+ nɛ mankaɣ lɔʋ tɛtʋ tʋnɛ, ndʋ malɩzaa yɔ, Yeruzalɛm, nɛ ɖɩɣa ŋga kɔ-tɔm mɔyɔɔdaa se: “Ma-hɩɖɛ kaɣ wɛʋ peeɖe tam”+ yɔ.»
28 Piyele nɛ Yoziyaasɩ yɔɔ tɔm ndʋ pɩkazaa yɔ, mbʋ payɩ ɛlaba yɔ, patɩma pɩ-tɔm mbʋ pɩlakaɣ Yuuda awiya alɩwaatʋ taa yɔ pɩ-takayaɣ taa yaa we? 29 Ɛ-alɩwaatʋ taa lɛ, Ejipiti wiyaʋ Farawɔɔ Neko wolo se ɛkatɩ Asiirii wiyaʋ Efraatɩ Pɔɔ cɔlɔ, nɛ Wiyaʋ Yoziyaasɩ lɩɩ nɛ ewolo se eyooni-i, ɛlɛ Neko na-ɩ lɛ, ɛkʋ-ɩ Megido.+ 30 Nɛ ɛ-lɩmɖʋyaa kpaɣ e-tomnaɣ kɛɛkɛɛ taa, kpaɣnɩ Megido nɛ powoni-i Yeruzalɛm nɛ pepimi-i ɛ-pɩlaʋ taa. Nɛ ɛjaɖɛ taa ɛyaa kpaɣ Yoziyaasɩ pɩyalʋ Yehowahazɩ nɛ pataa-ɩ num nɛ papɩsɩ-ɩ wiyaʋ ɛ-caa lone taa.+
31 Yehowahazɩ+ kaawɛnɩ pɩnzɩ 23 alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛpɩsɩ wiyaʋ yɔ, nɛ ɛtɔɔ kewiyitu fenasɩ 3 Yeruzalɛm. Payaɣaɣ e-ɖoo se Hamutalɩ,+ Libna tʋ Yereemii pɛlɛ. 32 Ɛpaɣzɩ labʋ mbʋ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu Yehowa ɛsɩndaa yɔ, ɛzɩ mbʋ payɩ ɛ-cɔzɔnaa kaalaba yɔ.+ 33 Farawɔɔ Neko+ ɖʋ-ɩ salaka Ribla,+ Hamatɩ ɛjaɖɛ taa, se ɛtaapɩzɩ nɛ ɛtɔɔ kewiyitu Yeruzalɛm, nɛ ɛpɛlɩ ɛjaɖɛ kɩmɩyɛ se ɖɩhɛyɩ liidiye talaŋwaa* 100 nɛ sika talaŋ kʋɖʋmʋʋ.+ 34 Pɩtasɩ lɛ, Farawɔɔ Neko sɩɩ Yoziyaasɩ pɩyalʋ Eliyaakim wiyaʋ ɛ-caa Yoziyaasɩ lone taa nɛ ɛlɛɣzɩ ɛ-hɩɖɛ se Yehoyakim; ɛlɛ ɛkpaɣ Yehowahazɩ nɛ ewoni-i Ejipiti,+ nɛ ɛlɛ kɔɔ nɛ ɛsɩ peeɖe.+ 35 Yehoyakim cɛlɩ liidiye nɛ sika Farawɔɔ, ɛlɛ pɩɩwɛɛ se ɛmʋ lambuu ɛjaɖɛ taa mba cɔlɔ nɛ pɩsa nɛ ɛcɛlɩ Farawɔɔ liidiye nɖɩ ɛlɛ pɔzaa yɔ. Ɛɖʋ liidiye nɛ sika ŋga pɩwɛɛ se ɛjaɖɛ taa paa ɛyʋ weyi lɛ ɛkɔna nɛ pɛcɛlɩ Farawɔɔ Neko yɔ.
36 Yehoyakim+ kaawɛnɩ pɩnzɩ 25 alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛpɩsɩ wiyaʋ yɔ, nɛ ɛtɔɔ kewiyitu pɩnzɩ 11 Yeruzalɛm.+ Payaɣaɣ e-ɖoo se Zebida, Ruma tʋ Pedayiya pɛlɛ. 37 Ewobi pɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛla mbʋ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu Yehowa ɛsɩndaa yɔ,+ ɛzɩ mbʋ payɩ ɛ-cɔzɔnaa kaalaba yɔ.+