2 Ndị Eze 17
1 Nʼafọ nke iri na abụọ nke ọchịchị Ehaz, bụ eze Juda, ka Hoshea nwa Elaa ghọrọ eze Izrel nʼobodo Sameria. Ọ chịrị dịka eze afọ itoolu.
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, for nine years.
2 O mere ihe ọjọọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị mgbe ọ bụ eze. Ma ọ bụghị dịka ndị eze Izrel ndị ọzọ bu ya ụzọ.
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.
3 Shalmanesa eze Asịrịa bịara buso Hoshea agha, nʼihi na Hoshea nọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị eze Asịrịa, bụrụkwa onye na-atụ ụtụ nye ya kwa afọ.
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant, and tendered him presents.
4 Ma eze Asịrịa chọpụtara na Hoshea abụghị onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi nʼihi na Hoshea eze Izrel zipụrụ ndị ozi ya ka ha jekwuru So, eze Ijipt, maka enyemaka. Ọzọkwa, Hoshea kwụsịrị ịtụ ụtụ nye eze Asịrịa dịka ọ na-eme kwa afọ. Nʼihi ya Shalmanesa nwụchiri ya, tinye ya nʼụlọ mkpọrọ.
But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and sent up no present to the king of Assyria as [he had done] from year to year. And the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
5 Eze Asịrịa wakporo ala ahụ niile nʼagha, gbagoo imegide Sameria, nọchibido ya gburugburu, afọ atọ.
And the king of Assyria overran the whole land, and went up against Samaria, and besieged it three years.
6 Nʼafọ itoolu nke ọchịchị Hoshea, eze Asịrịa dọtara Sameria nʼagha, dọkpụrụ ndị Izrel niile buga ha nʼala Asịrịa. O mere ka ha biri nʼobodo Hala, nʼime Gozan nke dị nʼosimiri Hoboa, na nʼime obodo ndị Midia.
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7 Ihe ndị a niile mere nʼihi na ndị Izrel mehiere megide Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke ha, onye ahụ mere ka ha site nʼokpuru ike Fero, eze Ijipt pụta. Ha kpọrọ isiala nye chi ndị ọzọ
And so it was, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods;
8 gbasoro omenaala niile nke ndị mba ahụ Onyenwe anyị chụpụrụ site nʼala ha. Ha gbasokwara omenaala ọjọọ ndị ahụ niile ndị eze ha webatara.
and they walked in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
9 Ndị Izrel mere ihe ndị ahụ niile Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha na-adịghị anabata na nzuzo. Ha wuru ebe ịchụ aja nye chi dị iche iche nʼobodo ha niile, e, nʼobodo ukwu ma nʼobodo nta ọbụla.
And the children of Israel did secretly against Jehovah their God things that were not right; and they built them high places in all their cities, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.
10 Ha manyeere onwe ha ogidi nkume, na ogidi chi Ashera nʼelu ugwu ọbụla, na nʼokpuru osisi ọbụla nwere ndo.
And they set them up columns and Asherahs on every high hill and under every green tree;
11 Ha chụrụ aja nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nʼelu ugwu ọbụla dịka mba ndị naara ebi nʼala ahụ si eme, bụ ndị Onyenwe anyị chụpụrụ site nʼala ha, mgbe Izrel bịara biri nʼebe ahụ. Ha mere ihe ọjọọ dị iche iche, nke mere ka iwe wee Onyenwe anyị nke ukwuu.
and there they burned incense on all the high places, as did the nations that Jehovah had carried away from before them, and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;
12 E, ha fere arụsị dị iche iche ofufe, lefuo anya na Onyenwe anyị dọrọ ha aka na ntị sị ha, “Unu emela ihe dị otu a.”
and they served idols, as to which Jehovah had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
13 Mgbe niile ka Onyenwe anyị na-eziga ndị amụma ya, na ndị ọhụ ụzọ, ịdọ Izrel na Juda aka na ntị, sị ha, “Sitenụ nʼajọ ihe unu na-eme chegharịa. Debenụ iwu na ụkpụrụ m, dịka iwu ahụ niile m nyere nna unu ha ka ha debe si dị, nke m sikwa nʼọnụ ndị ozi m bụ ndị amụma nye unu.”
And Jehovah testified against Israel and against Judah, by all the prophets, all the seers, saying, Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through my servants the prophets.
14 Ma ndị Izrel jụrụ ige ntị. Kama ha kpachara anya kwesie olu ha ike dịka nna nna ha mere, bụ ndị na-ekwenyeghị na Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha.
But they would not hear, and hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in Jehovah their God.
15 Ha jụrụ ụkpụrụ ya niile na ọgbụgba ndụ ya, nke ya na ndị bụ nna nna ha gbara na iwu nke ọ dọrọ ha aka na ntị ka ha debe. Ha gbasooro chi arụsị bụ ihe efu, ha onwe ha ghọkwara ihe efu. Ha ṅomiri mba dị iche iche ndị ahụ bi ha gburugburu, nʼagbanyeghị na Onyenwe anyị nyere ha iwu sị, “Unu emela dịka ha.”
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant which he had made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he had testified unto them; and they followed vanity and became vain, and [went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.
16 Ha jụrụ idebe iwu niile Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha nyere ha. Ha meere onwe ha ogidi arụsị Ashera, kpụọrọ onwe ha oyiyi ụmụ ehi abụọ. Ha kpọrọ isiala nye Baal, na anyanwụ, na ọnwa, na kpakpando.
And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of the heavens, and served Baal;
17 Ha jiri ụmụ ha ndị ikom na ụmụ ha ndị inyom chụọ aja nsure ọkụ nye chi ndị mba ọzọ. Ha gakwara nʼaja ịjụ ase, na ịgba aja, si otu a nyefee onwe ha nʼaka ime ihe jọrọ njọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị, si otu a kpasuo ya iwe.
and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
18 Ya mere, Onyenwe anyị wesoro Izrel iwe nke ukwuu, wezuga ha site nʼihu ya. Ọ dịkwaghị onye o kwere ka ọ fọdụ, karịakwa naanị ebo Juda.
Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there remained but the tribe of Judah only.
19 Ma ndị Juda jụkwara idebe ihe niile Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke ha nyere ha nʼiwu. Ha sooro omume ọjọọ ndị Izrel webatara.
Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they had made.
20 Nʼihi nke a, Onyenwe anyị jụrụ ndị Izrel niile. Ọ tara ha ahụhụ site nʼinyefe ha nʼaka ndị na-apụnara mmadụ ihe nʼike tutu ruo mgbe o mere ka e site nʼihu ya wezuga ha.
And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel; and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
21 Mgbe Onyenwe anyị mere ka ndị Izrel dọwapụ onwe ha site nʼalaeze Devid, ha mere Jeroboam nwa Nebat, eze ha. Ma Jeroboam mere ka Izrel site nʼiso Onyenwe anyị wezuga onwe ha. O mere ka ha mee mmehie dị ukwuu.
For Israel had rent [the kingdom] from the house of David; and they had made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam violently turned Israel from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin.
22 Ọ dịkwaghị mgbe ụmụ Izrel sitere nʼime mmehie ahụ Jeroboam dubara ha pụta,
And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them:
23 tutu ruo mgbe Onyenwe anyị kpochapụrụ Izrel niile site nʼihu ya, dịka o kwuru na ọ ga-eme, site nʼọnụ ndị amụma na-ejere ya ozi. Ọ bụ nke a mere ndị Izrel ji gaa biri nʼAsịrịa dịka ndị a dọtara nʼagha ruo taa.
until Jehovah had removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets; and Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day.
24 Eze Asịrịa sitere nʼala Babilọn, Kuta, Ava, Hamat na Sefavaim kpọta ndị mmadụ bịara biri nʼobodo Sameria ịnọchi anya ndị Izrel niile e sitere nʼebe ahụ bupụ. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ha nwetara Sameria birikwa nʼobodo ya niile.
And the king of Assyria brought [people] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and made them dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in its cities.
25 Ma mgbe ndị Asịrịa malitere ibi nʼebe ahụ, ha atụghị egwu Onyenwe anyị, maọbụ fee ya ofufe. Nʼihi ya, Onyenwe anyị zitere ọdụm ndị batara nʼetiti ha gbuo ụfọdụ mmadụ nʼime ha.
And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah; and Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed [some] of them.
26 Ya mere, e zigara eze Asịrịa ozi sị ya, “Ndị ahụ i dọtara nʼagha mee ka ha bịa biri nʼobodo Sameria amaghị ihe chi nwe ala ahụ chọrọ. O zitere ọdụm nʼetiti ha, nke na-egbu ha, nʼihi na ndị ahụ amaghị ihe ọ chọrọ.”
And they spoke to the king of Assyria saying, The nations that thou hast removed and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria know not the manner of the god of the land; therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the god of the land.
27 Eze Asịrịa nyere iwu sị: “Ka otu onye nʼime ndị nchụaja e si na Sameria dọta nʼagha laghachi gaa biri nʼebe ahụ, izi ndị bi nʼobodo ahụ ihe chi ala ahụ chọrọ.”
And the king of Assyria commanded saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye have brought away from thence; and let them go and abide there, and let him teach them the manner of the god of the land.
28 Ya mere, otu nʼime ndị nchụaja ebuuru site na Sameria gaa ala ọzọ, bịara biri na Betel, kuziere ha otu ha ga-esi na-atụ egwu Onyenwe anyị.
Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and abode in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.
29 Nʼagbanyeghị nke a, ndị mba ọbụla meere onwe ha chi nke aka ha nʼobodo ahụ niile ebe ha bi nʼime ya. Ha guzobere chi ndị a nʼụlọ arụsị nke ndị Sameria wuru nʼebe niile dị elu.
And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt.
30 Ndị si Babilọn mere chi ha a na-akpọ Sukọt Benot; ndị si Kut emee Neagal, ebe ndị si Hamat mekwara Ashima.
And the people of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the people of Cuth made Nergal, and the people of Hamath made Ashima,
31 Ndị si Ava mekwara Nibaz, na Tatak, ma ndị si Sefavaim na-esure ụmụ ha nʼọkụ dịka aja nye Adramelek na Anamelek, bụ chi ndị Sefavaim.
and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
32 Ha tụrụ egwuOnyenwe anyị, ma ha họpụtara ụdị mmadụ dị iche iche site nʼetiti onwe ha, ndị na-ejere ha ozi dịka ndị nchụaja nʼụlọ chi ha dị nʼebe niile dị elu.
So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves from all classes of them priests of the high places, who offered [sacrifices] for them in the houses of the high places.
33 Ha na-atụ egwu Onyenwe anyị ma ha gara nʼihu na-efe chi nke aka ha dịka omenaala mba ebe ndị e si dọta ha nʼagha si dị.
They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods after the manner of the nations, whence they had been carried away.
34 Ruo taa, ha na-anọgidesi ike nʼife ofufe dịka ụzọ ochie ha si dị. Ha adịghị atụ egwu Onyenwe anyị, maọbụ mee dịka ụkpụrụ na iwu niile, maọbụ dịka ntụziaka na ihe niile enyere nʼiwu si dị, bụ nke Onyenwe anyị nyere ụmụ Jekọb, onye ọ kpọrọ Izrel.
To this day they do after their former customs: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes or after their ordinances, nor after the law and commandment that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
35 Mgbe Onyenwe anyị na ndị Izrel gbara ndụ, o nyere ha iwu sị, “Unu atụkwala chi ọzọ ọbụla egwu, maọbụ kpọọ isiala nye ha. Unu efela ha ofufe maọbụ chụọ aja nye ha.
And Jehovah had made a covenant with them, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow down yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;
36 Ma Onyenwe anyị, onye ji ike dị ukwuu, na aka dị ike e setịpụrụ esetipụ kpọpụta unu site nʼala Ijipt, bụ naanị onye unu ga-atụ egwu. Ya ka unu ga-akpọ isiala nye, ya ka unu ga-achụrụ aja.
but Jehovah alone, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched-out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
37 Unu ga-elezi anya hụ na unu debere ụkpụrụ na iwu niile, ntụziaka na ihe niile enyere nʼiwu ndị a e depụtara nʼakwụkwọ nye unu. Unu atụkwala egwu chi ndị ọzọ.
And the statutes and the ordinances and the law, and the commandment which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.
38 Unu echefula ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ mụ na unu gbara. Unu akpọkwala isiala nye chi ndị ọzọ nʼihi egwu.
And ye shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you, neither shall ye fear other gods;
39 Kama, tụọnụ egwu ma fee Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu. Ọ bụ ya ga-anapụta unu site nʼaka ndị iro unu niile.”
but ye shall fear Jehovah your God, and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
40 Ma ndị Izrel egeghị ntị, kama, dịka ụzọ ọjọọ ha si dị, ha fere chi ọzọ ofufe.
And they did not hearken, but did after their former customs.
41 Ọ bụ ezie na ndị a na-efe Onyenwe anyị ofufe, ma ha nọgidekwara na-ejere arụsị niile ha ozi. Ruo taa, ụmụ ha, na ụmụ ụmụ ha, gara nʼihu na-emekwa ihe nna nna ha mere.
And these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images, both their children and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they, unto this day.
