Berɛsosɛm Nwoma a Ɛtɔ So Mmienu

26 Ɛnna Yuda man no nyinaa faa Usia*+ a wadi mfeɛ 16 no, na wɔsii no hene maa no dii ne papa Amasia adeɛ.+ 2 Ɔno na ɔsan kyekyeree Elot+ maa no bɛdii Yuda nsam bio, berɛ a Ɔhene Amasia* ne n’agyanom kɔdaeɛ no.+ 3 Usia+ bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfeɛ 16, na ɔdii adeɛ mfeɛ 52 wɔ Yerusalem. Ne maame din de Yekolia, na na ɔfiri Yerusalem.+ 4 Ɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛtene wɔ Yehowa ani so sɛdeɛ ne papa Amasia yɛeɛ no.+ 5 Sakaria te ase no, ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ no maa no hunuu sɛdeɛ ɔbɛsuro nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no, na saa berɛ no, ɔkɔɔ so hwehwɛɛ Onyankopɔn. Berɛ a ɔhwehwɛɛ Yehowa nyinaa, nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no maa no sii no yie.+

6 Ɔfirii adi ne Filistifoɔ kɔkoe,+ na ɔbuu Gat fasuo,+ Yabne fasuo,+ ne Asdod fasuo+ guu mu. Ɛnna ɔkɔkyekyeree nkuro wɔ Asdod asaase so ne Filistifoɔ mu. 7 Nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no boaa no maa no dii Filistifoɔ, Arabiafoɔ+ a wɔtete Gurbaal, ne Meunimfoɔ so nkonim. 8 Ammonfoɔ+ firii aseɛ tuaa toɔ maa Usia. Ne din kɔɔ akyiri ara kɔduruu Egypt, ɛfiri sɛ ne tumi yɛɛ kɛse paa. 9 Bio nso, Usia totoo abantenten+ wɔ Ntwea So Pono,+ Ɛbɔn Pono,+ ne Adum no ho wɔ Yerusalem, na ɔsiesie maa no yɛɛ den. 10 Afei nso, ɔtotoo abantenten+ wɔ serɛ so, na ɔtutuu* mmura pii (ɛfiri sɛ na ɔwɔ nyɛmmoa bebree), na ɔyeyɛɛ bi nso wɔ Sefela ne asaasetraa* no so. Ná ɔwɔ akuafoɔ ne bobefuo* so ahwɛfoɔ wɔ mmepɔ so ne Karmel, ɛfiri sɛ na ɔpɛ kuadwuma.

11 Afei nso, na Usia wɔ asraafoɔ a wɔasiesie wɔn ama ɛko. Sɛ wɔrekɔ ɛko a, wɔkyekyɛ wɔn mu akuakuo. Wɔn a wɔkan wɔn twerɛtwerɛɛ wɔn din+ ne ɔtwerɛfoɔ Yeiel+ ne ɔpanin Maaseia, na na wɔhyɛ Hanania, ɔhene mpanimfoɔ no baako ase. 12 Ná agyanom abusuafie mpanimfoɔ a wɔdeda mmarima akatakyie no nyinaa ano dodoɔ yɛ 2,600. 13 Asraafoɔdɔm a wɔhyɛ wɔn ase yɛ 307,500; wɔyɛ mmarima akatakyie a wɔnim ko a wɔboa ɔhene ma no ko tia n’atamfo.+ 14 Usia yɛɛ akyɛm, mpea,+ nnadeɛ kyɛ, akotaadeɛ,+ agyan, ne akoraboɔ+ maa asraafoɔ no nyinaa. 15 Afei nso, ɔmaa mfidiyɛfoɔ yeyɛɛ mfidie a wɔde di ako wɔ Yerusalem, na wɔde sisii abantenten so+ ne ntwea so. Ná wɔtumi de to agyan ne aboɔ akɛseɛ. Enti ne ho asɛm duruu akyiri paa, ɛfiri sɛ ɔnyaa mmoa kɛseɛ na ɔyɛɛ den.

16 Nanso ɔyɛɛ den ara pɛ, n’akoma maa ne ho so, na ɛde no kɔɔ ɔsɛeɛ mu; wanni Yehowa ne Nyankopɔn nokorɛ, ɛfiri sɛ ɔkɔɔ Yehowa asɔrefie hɔ sɛ ɔrekɔhye aduhwam wɔ aduhwam afɔrebukyia no so.+ 17 Ɛhɔ ara na ɔsɔfoɔ Asaria ne Yehowa asɔfoɔ a wɔka ne ho, mmarima akokoɔdurofoɔ 80, dii n’akyi. 18 Ɛnna wɔka sii Ɔhene Usia anim sɛ: “Usia, ɛnyɛ ne kwan so sɛ wobɛhye aduhwam ama Yehowa!+ Asɔfoɔ no nko ara na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhye aduhwam, ɛfiri sɛ wɔyɛ Aaron asefoɔ,+ na wɔn na wɔayɛ wɔn kronkron. Firi tenabea kronkron ha kɔ, na woafom; wei remma wonnya animuonyam biara wɔ Yehowa Nyankopɔn anim.”

19 Nanso Usia bo fuu asɔfoɔ no.+ N’abufuo no ara mu na kwata+ fifirii ne moma so wɔ asɔfoɔ no anim. Saa berɛ no, na ɔkura aduhwamhyeɛ adeɛ no, na na ɔwɔ aduhwam afɔrebukyia no nkyɛn wɔ Yehowa fie hɔ. 20 Berɛ a ɔsɔfo panin Asaria ne asɔfoɔ no nyinaa twaa wɔn ani hwɛɛ no no, wɔhuu sɛ kwata afifi ne moma so. Enti wɔyɛɛ ntɛm piapiaa no firii hɔ, na ɔno nso de ahoɔherɛ firii adi, ɛfiri sɛ na Yehowa de ne nsa aka no.

21 Ɔhene Usia yaree kwata kɔsii sɛ ɔwuiɛ; ne kwata no nti wɔmaa no tee ne ho kɔtenaa fie bi mu;+ wannya kwan ankɔ Yehowa fie bio. Ne ba Yotam na ɔhwɛɛ ahemfie no so, na ɔno na ɔbuu ɔman no mu nnipa atɛn.+

22 Usia ho nsɛm a aka, ɛfiri mfitiaseɛ kɔsi awieeɛ, Amus ba odiyifoɔ Yesaia twerɛɛ ne nyinaa too hɔ.+ 23 Usia ne n’agyanom kɔdae, na wɔsiee no kaa n’agyanom ho, nanso ahemfo asieeɛ asaase no so baabi na wɔsiee no, ɛfiri sɛ wɔkaa sɛ: “Ɔyɛ kwatani.” Na ne ba Yotam+ bɛdii n’adeɛ.