2 Crônicas 34

1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images. 4 They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down the incense altars that were on high above them. He broke the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images in pieces, made dust of them, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. 6 He did this in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, around in their ruins. 7 He broke down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, then returned to Jerusalem.

8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the house of Yahweh his God. 9 They came to Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was brought into God’s house, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered from the hands of Manasseh, Ephraim, of all the remnant of Israel, of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They delivered it into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and the workmen who labored in Yahweh’s house gave it to mend and repair the house. 11 They gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy cut stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. 12 The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction; and others of the Levites, who were all skillful with musical instruments. 13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.

14 When they brought out the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house, Hilkiah the priest found the book of Yahweh’s law given by Moses. 15 Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house." So Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

16 Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, "All that was committed to your servants, they are doing. 17 They have emptied out the money that was found in Yahweh’s house, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and into the hand of the workmen." 18 Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book." Shaphan read from it to the king.

19 When the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes. 20 The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying, 21 "Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book."

22 So Hilkiah and those whom the king had commanded went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter), and they spoke to her to that effect.

23 She said to them, "Yahweh, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, 24 "Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah. 25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath is poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’"’ 26 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, you shall tell him this, ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says: "About the words which you have heard, 27 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you," says Yahweh. 28 "Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes won’t see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants."’"

They brought back this message to the king.

29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 The king went up to Yahweh’s house with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small—and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in Yahweh’s house. 31 The king stood in his place and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. 32 He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 33 Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they didn’t depart from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

Ko Kīngi Hōhia o Hūrā

1 E waru ngā tau o Hōhia i tōna kīngitanga, ā, e toru tekau mā tahi ngā tau i kīngi ai ia ki Hiruhārama. 2 Ā, tika tonu tāna mahi ki te titiro a Ihowā; i haere hoki ia i runga i ngā ara o tōna tupuna, o Rāwiri; kīhai hoki i peka ki matau, ki mauī.

3 I te waru hoki o ngā tau o tōna kīngitanga, i te mea he taitamariki anō ia, ka tīmata ia te rapu i te Atua o tōna tupuna, o Rāwiri; ā, i te tekau mā rua o ngā tau ka tīmata ia te tahi i te poke o Hūrā, o Hiruhārama, arā i ngā wāhi tiketike, i ngā Aherimi, i ngā whakapakoko whaowhao, i ngā whakapakoko whakarewa. 4 I wāhia anō e rātou ngā āta a ngā Paara i tōna aroaro; tapahia ana e ia ngā whakapakoko rā i runga ake o aua āta, mongamonga noa i a ia ngā Aherimi, ngā whakapakoko whaowhao, me ngā whakapakoko whakarewa, tukia ana e ia kia puehu, ruia atu ana ki runga ki ngā urupā o te hunga i patu whakahere ki a rātou. 5 I tahuna anō e ia ngā wheua o ngā tohunga ki runga ki ā rātou āta, ā, tahia ana e ia te poke o Hūrā, o Hiruhārama. 6 Pērā ana anō ia i ngā pā o Mānahi, o Ēparaima, o Himiona, ā tae noa ki Napatari, i roto i tō rātou ururua, ā puta noa, puta noa. 7 Nā, ka wāhia iho e ia ngā āta, ā, ka tukia ngā Aherimi me ngā whakapakoko kia puehu, ā poto noa i a ia te tapatapahi ngā whakapakoko rā puta noa i te whenua o Īharaira. Nā, hoki ana ia ki Hiruhārama.

Te Kitenga o te Pukapuka o te Ture

8 Nā, i te tekau mā waru o ngā tau o tōna kīngitanga, i te mea ka oti nei te poke o te whenua, o te whare, te tahi, ka ungā e ia a Hapana tama a Atāria rātou ko Maaheia kāwana o te pā, ko te kaiwhakamahara, ko Ioaha tama a Iehoahata, ki te hanga i te whare o Ihowā, o tōna Atua, kia pai.

9 Nā, haere ana rātou ki a Hirikia tohunga nui, ā, hoatu ana e rātou te moni i kawea ki te whare o te Atua, tā ngā Rīwaiti, tā ngā kaitiaki o ngā tatau i kohikohi ai i te ringa o Mānahi, o Ēparaima, i ngā mōrehu katoa o Īharaira, i a Hūrā katoa, i a Pineamine, i ngā tāngata anō o Hiruhārama. 10 Ā, nā rātou i hoatu ki te ringa o ngā kaimahi i tohutohu nei i te whare o Ihowā; ā, hoatu ana e ēnei ki ngā kaimahi i mahi nei i te whare o Ihowā hei hanga i ngā pakaru, hei whakapai i te whare. 11 Arā i hoatu e rātou ki ngā kāmura, ki ngā kaihanga, hei hoko i ngā kōhatu tārai, i ngā rākau mō ngā hononga, hei whakanoho rākau anō ki ngā whare i kore nei i ngā kīngi o Hūrā.

12 Ā, pono tonu te mahinga a aua tāngata i te mahi. Nā, ko ngā kaitohutohu i a rātou, ko Iahata, ko Opāria, he Rīwaiti, nō ngā tama a Merari; ko Hakaraia, ko Mehūrāma, nō ngā tama a ngā Kohati, hei whakahohoro; me ētahi atu anō o ngā Rīwaiti katoa i mōhio ki ngā mea whakatangi. 13 Ko rātou anō hei rangatira mō ngā kaipīkau, hei kaitirotiro anō mō te hunga katoa e mahi ana i tēnei mahi rānei, i tērā mahi rānei; ko ētahi anō o ngā Rīwaiti hei karaipi, hei kaitohutohu, hei kaitiaki kūwaha.

14 Nā, i tā rātou maunga atu i te moni i kawea nei ki te whare o Ihowā, ka kitea e te tohunga, e Hirikia te Pukapuka o te Ture a Ihowā i hōmai nei e Mohi. 15 Nā, ka oho a Hirikia, ka mea ki a Hapana karaipi, "Kua kitea e ahau te Pukapuka o te Ture i roto i te whare o Ihowā." Ā, hōmai ana te pukapuka e Hirikia ki a Hapana.

16 Ā, nā Hapana i kawe te pukapuka ki te kīngi. I whakahokia anō e ia te kōrero ki te kīngi; i mea ia: "Ko ngā mea katoa i hōmai ki te ringa o āu pononga, e meatia ana e rātou. 17 Kua ringihia hoki e rātou te moni i kitea i roto i te whare o Ihowā, ā, hoatu ana ki te ringa o ngā kaitirotiro, ki te ringa anō o ngā kaimahi." 18 Nā, ka kōrero a Hapana karaipi ki te kīngi, ka mea, "Kua hōmai he pukapuka ki ahau e Hirikia tohunga." Ā, kōrerotia ana e Hapana i te aroaro o te kīngi.

19 Ā, nō te rongonga o te kīngi i ngā kupu o te Ture, haea ana e ia ōna kākahu. 20 Nā, ka whakahau te kīngi ki a Hirikia, ki a Ahikama tama a Hapana, ki a Aparono tama a Mika, ki a Hapana karaipi, ki a Ahaia tangata a te kīngi, ka mea: 21 "Haere, ui atu ki a Ihowā mōku; mō ngā mōrehu anō o Īharaira, o Hūrā, arā i te tikanga o ngā kupu o te pukapuka kua kitea nei; he nui hoki te riri o Ihowā kua ringihia nei ki a tātou, nō te mea kīhai ō tātou mātua i pupuri i te kupu a Ihowā, kīhai i mahi i ngā mea katoa i tuhituhia ki tēnei pukapuka."

Ka Uiuia te Poropiti Hurura

22 Heoi, haere ana a Hirikia rātou ko ā te kīngi i whakarite ai, ki a Hurura ki te wahine poropiti, he wahine ia nā Harumu, tama a Tokohata, tama a Haharaha, kaitiaki kākahu (i Hiruhārama hoki taua wahine e noho ana, i te wāhi tuarua) nā, kōrerotia ana ēnei mea e rātou ki a ia.

23 Nā, ka mea ia ki a rātou, "Ko te kōrero tēnei a Ihowā, a te Atua o Īharaira: Mea atu ki te tangata nāna koutou i tono mai ki ahau, 24 ‘Ko tā Ihowā kupu tēnei: Tēnei ahau te kawe nei i te kino mō tēnei wāhi, mō ngā tāngata anō o konei, arā ngā kanga katoa kua oti te tuhituhi ki te pukapuka i kōrerotia rā i te aroaro o te kīngi o Hūrā. 25 Mō rātou i whakarere i ahau, i tahu whakakakara hoki ki ngā atua kē, hei whakapātaritari i ahau ki ngā mahi katoa a ō rātou ringa; koia tōku riri ka ringihia ai ki tēnei wāhi; e kore anō e tineia. 26 Otiia, kia pēnei tā koutou kī atu ki te kīngi o Hūrā, nāna nei koutou i tono mai ki te ui ki a Ihowā: Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā, a te Atua o Īharaira: Nā, ngā kupu i rongo nā koe, 27 nā, i te mea i ngāwari tōu ngākau, ā, kua whakaiti koe i a koe i te aroaro o te Atua, i tōu rongonga ki āna kupu mō tēnei wāhi, mō ōna tāngata anō, ā, kua whakaiti koe i a koe ki tōku aroaro, kua haehae i ōu kākahu, ā, kua tangi ki tōku aroaro; kua rongo ahau, e ai tā Ihowā. 28 Nanā, ka huihuia atu koe e ahau ki ōu mātua, ka huihuia atu koe ki tōu tanumanga i runga i te rangimārie; e kore anō ōu kanohi e kite i ngā kino katoa e kawea mai e ahau ki tēnei wāhi, ki ngā tāngata anō o konei.’ "

Nā, whakahokia ana e rātou te kōrero ki te kīngi.

Ka Whakahoua te Kawenata

29 Kātahi te kīngi ka tono tāngata, ā, huihuia ana e ia ngā kaumātua katoa o Hūrā, o Hiruhārama. 30 Nā, haere ana te kīngi ki te whare o Ihowā, rātou ko ngā tāngata katoa o Hūrā, ko ngā tāngata o Hiruhārama, ko ngā tohunga, ko ngā Rīwaiti, ko te iwi katoa, te rahi, te iti. Nā, ka kōrerotia e ia ki ō rātou taringa ngā kupu katoa o te Pukapuka o te Kawenata i kitea nei ki te whare o Ihowā. 31 Nā, tū ana te kīngi ki tōna tūranga, ā, whakaritea ana e ia he kawenata ki te aroaro o Ihowā, arā kia whakapaua tōna ngākau, tōna wairua ki te whai ki a Ihowā, ki te pupuri i āna whakahau, i āna whakaaturanga, i āna tikanga, ki te whakamana anō i ngā kupu o te kawenata kua tuhituhia nei ki tēnei pukapuka.

32 Nā, meinga ana e ia te hunga katoa i kitea ki Hiruhārama, ki Pineamine, kia tū ki tāna. Nā, mahi ana ngā tāngata o Hiruhārama i ngā mea o te kawenata a te Atua, a te Atua o ō rātou mātua.

33 I whakakāhoretia anō e Hōhia ngā mea whakarihariha katoa o ngā whenua katoa i ngā tama a Īharaira; ā, whakamahia ana e ia ngā tāngata katoa i kitea ki a Īharaira, kia mahi ki a Ihowā, ki tō rātou Atua. I ōna rā katoa kīhai i mahue i a rātou te whai i a Ihowā, i te Atua o ō rātou mātua.