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1 Ary nony afaka izany, dia avy hiady tamin’ i Josafata ny taranak’ i Moaba sy ny taranak’ i Amona mbamin’ ny any ankoatry ny Amonita.
Pea hili ʻae meʻa ni, naʻe hoko ʻo pehē foki, ko e fānau ʻa Moape, mo e fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, mo e tokolahi naʻe fakataha mo e kau ʻAmoni, naʻa nau haʻu ke tauʻi ʻa Sihosafate:
2 Ary nisy tonga ka nanambara tamin’ i Josafata hoe: Indreo, misy olona betsaka avy any an-dafin’ ny ranomasina, dia avy any Syria, ho avy hiady aminao; ary indreo izy ao Hazezon-tamara (Enjedy izany).
Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae niʻihi naʻe lea kia Sihosafate, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku haʻu ʻae fuʻu tokolahi ke tauʻi koe mei he tuʻa tahi ʻi he potu mai ki heni ʻo Silia: pea vakai, ʻoku nau ʻi Hesasonitea, ʻaia ko Eniketi.”
3 Dia natahotra Josafata ka nanatrika tsara hitady an’ i Jehovah sady niantso andro fifadian-kanina ho an’ ny tanin’ ny Joda rehetra.
Pea naʻe manavahē ʻa Sihosafate, pea naʻa ne hanga ia ke kumi kia Sihova, pea ne fekau ke fai ʻae ʻaukai ʻi Siuta kotoa pē.
4 Dia niangona ny Joda hangataka famonjena amin’ i Jehovah; eny, avy tamin’ ny tanànan’ ny Joda rehetra hitady an’ i Jehovah izy.
Pea naʻe fakakātoa ʻa Siuta kotoa pē, ke kole ʻae tokoni meia Sihova: ʻio, naʻa nau haʻu mei he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta ke kumi kia Sihova.
5 Ary Josafata nitsangana teo amin’ ny fiangonan’ ny Joda sy Jerosalema, Tao amin’ ny tranon’ i Jehovah, teo anoloan’ ny kianja vaovao,
Pea naʻe tuʻu ʻa Sihosafate ʻi he fakataha ʻo Siuta mo Selūsalema, ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, ʻi he potu ki muʻa ʻoe lotoʻā foʻou,
6 ka nanao hoe: Ry Jehovah ô, Andriamanitry ny razanay, tsy Hianao va no Andriamanitra any an-danitra? Eny, Hianao no manapaka amin’ ny fanjakan’ ny jentilisa rehetra, ary eo an-tananao ny hery sy ny fahefana, ka tsy misy mahasakana Anao.
‌ʻO ne pehē, “ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻemau ngaahi tamai, ʻikai ko e ʻOtua koe ʻi he langi? Pea ʻikai ʻoku ke pule ʻa koe ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoe hiteni? Pea ʻikai ʻoku ʻi ho nima ʻae mālohi mo e mafai, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa faʻa angatuʻu ha tokotaha kiate koe?
7 Ry Andriamanitray ô, tsy Hianao va no nandroaka ny mponina tamin’ ity tany ity hiala teo anoloan’ ny Isiraely olonao ka nanome azy mandrakizay ho an’ ny taranak’ i Abrahama sakaizanao?
‌ʻIkai ko homau ʻOtua ʻa koe? Naʻa ke kapusi kituaʻā ʻae kakai ʻoe fonua ni mei he ʻao ʻo ho kakai ko ʻIsileli, mo ke foaki ia ki he hako ʻo ʻEpalahame ko ho kāinga ke taʻengata?
8 Ary nonina tatỳ izy ka nanao fitoerana masìna teto ho an’ ny anaranao sady nanao hoe:
Pea naʻa nau nofo ai, pea kuo nau langa ʻi ai ʻae fale nofoʻanga moʻou ki ho huafa, ʻo pehē,
9 Raha manjo anay ny loza, na sabatra, na famaliana, na areti-mandringana, na mosary, ary hitsangana manatrika ity trano ity sy eto anatrehanao izahay (fa ny anaranao no amin’ ity trano ity) ka hitaraina aminao amin’ ny fahorianay, dia hihaino Hianao ka hamonjy.
‌ʻOka hoko ʻae kovi kiate kimautolu, ko e heletā, pe ko e fakamalaʻia, pe ko e mahaki lahi, pe ko e honge, kapau te mau tuʻu ʻi he mata fale ni, pea ʻi ho ʻao, (he ʻoku ʻi he fale ni ʻa ho huafa, ) pea [mau ]tangi kiate koe ʻi heʻemau tuʻutāmaki, pea te ke ongoʻi mo ke tokoni.
10 Koa indreo ny taranak’ i Amona sy Moaba ary ny avy any an-tendrombohitra, Seïra, dia ilay tsy navelanao hotafihin’ ny Isiraely, fony izy nivoaka avy tany amin’ ny tany Egypta, ka nivily fa tsy nandringana azy;
Pea ko eni, vakai, ko e fānau ʻa ʻAmoni mo Moape mo e moʻunga ko Seia, ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻikai te ke tuku ʻa ʻIsileli ke nau tauʻi, ʻi heʻenau haʻu kituaʻā mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ka naʻa nau tafoki meiate kinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu:
11 nefa indreo izy mamaly ratsy anay ka avy handroaka anay amin’ ny lova nomenao anay.
Vakai, ki he anga ʻo ʻenau totongi kiate kimautolu, kuo haʻu ʻakinautolu ke kapusi ʻakimautolu mei ho tofiʻa, ʻaia kuo ke foaki kiate kimautolu ke mau maʻu.
12 Ry Andriamanitray ô, tsy hitsara azy va Hianao? Fa izahay dia tsy manan-kery hanohitra ireo olona betsaka ireo, izay avy hamely anay, koa tsy hitanay izay hataonay; fa Hianao no andrandrain’ ny masonay.
‌ʻE homau ʻOtua, ʻe ʻikai te ke fakamaauʻi ʻakinautolu? He ʻoku ʻikai ha mālohi ʻiate kimautolu ki he fuʻu tokolahi ni ʻoku haʻu ke tauʻi ʻakimautolu: pea ʻoku ʻikai te mau ʻilo foki ʻae meʻa ke fai: ka ʻoku hanga homau mata kiate koe.”
13 Ary ny Joda rehetra mbamin’ ny vadiny aman-janany koa dia samy nitsangana teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah.
Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Siuta kotoa pē ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, fakataha mo ʻenau ngaahi fānau siʻi, mo honau ngaahi uaifi, mo ʻenau ngaahi fānau.
14 Ary Jahaziela, zanak’ i Zakaria, zanak’ i Benaia, zanak’ i Jeiela, zanak’ i Matania, Levita amin’ ny taranak’ i Asafa, dia voatsindrin’ ny Fanahin’ i Jehovah teo amin’ ny fiangonana
Pea naʻe hoko ai ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova kia Saesieli ko e foha ʻo Sakalia, ko e foha ʻo Penaia, ko e foha ʻo Seieli, ko e foha ʻo Matania, ko e tangata Livai ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻAsafi, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe fakataha:
15 ka nanao hoe: Mihainoa ianareo, ry Joda rehetra sy ry mponina any Jerosalema, ary ianao, ry Josafata mpanjaka: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah aminareo: Aza matahotra na mivadi-po ny amin’ ireo olona betsaka ireo, fa tsy anareo ny ady, fa an’ Andriamanitra.
Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Mou fanongo mai, ʻa Siuta kotoa pē, mo e kakai ʻo Selūsalema, mo koe ʻae tuʻi ko Sihosafate, ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova kiate kimoutolu, ʻoua naʻa mou manavahē pe ilifia koeʻuhi ko e fuʻu kakai tokolahi ni: he ʻoku ʻikai ʻamoutolu ʻae tau, ka ʻoku ʻi he ʻOtua ia.
16 Rahampitso dia midìna hiady aminy ianareo; fa, indreo, hiakatra amin’ ny fiakarana Ziza izy; ary ianareo hahita azy eo amin’ ny faran’ ny lohasahan-driaka tandrifin’ ny efitr’ i Jeroela.
Mou ʻalu hifo ʻapongipongi kiate kinautolu: vakai, ʻoku nau ʻalu hake ʻi he tahifohifo ʻo Sisi: pea te mou maʻu atu ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻoe vaitafe, ʻi he mata toafa ʻo Silueli.
17 Tsy ianareo anefa no hiady amin’ ity; mijanòna tsara, fa ho hitanareo ny hamonjen’ i Jehovah anareo, ry Joda sy Jerosalema. Aza matahotra na mivadi-po, fa rahampitso dia mivoaha hiady aminy; fa Jehovah no momba anareo.
‌ʻE ʻikai te mou tau ʻi he tau ni: kae tuʻumaʻu pe, ʻE Siuta mo Selūsalema, pea tuʻu longo pe, pea mamata ki he fakamoʻui ʻa Sihova maʻamoutolu: ʻoua naʻa mou manavahē pe ilifia: ʻalu atu kiate kinautolu ʻapongipongi: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa Sihova.”
18 Dia niankohoka tamin’ ny tany Josafata; ary ny Joda sy ny mponina rehetra tany Jerosalema niankohoka teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah koa ka nivavaka.
Pea naʻe punou hifo hono fofonga ʻe Sihosafate mo hono mata ki he kelekele: pea naʻe tō fakafoʻohifo ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻa Siuta kotoa pē mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻo Selūsalema, ʻonau hū kia Sihova.
19 Dia nitsangana ny Levita, taranaky ny Kehatita sy taranaky ny Koraïta, mba hidera an’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, tamin’ ny feo mahery indrindra.
Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻae kau Livai, ʻoe fānau ʻae kau Kohate, pea ʻi he fānau ʻa Kola, ke nau fakamālō kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi ʻo māʻolunga.
20 Ary nifoha maraina koa izy, dia niainga nankany an-efitr’ i Tekoa; ary nony nivoaka izy, dia nitsangana teo Josafata ka nanao hoe: Mihainoa ahy, ry Joda, sy ianareo, ry mponina eto Jerosalema: Minoa an’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo, dia ho tafatoetra ianareo; minoa ny mpaminaniny, dia hambinina ianareo.
Pea naʻa nau tuʻu hengihengi hake ʻi he ʻapongipongi, ʻo ʻalu atu ki he toafa ʻo Tikoa: pea ʻi heʻenau ʻalu atu, naʻe tuʻu ʻa Sihosafate ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE Siuta, mo kimoutolu ʻae kakai ʻo Selūsalema, tokanga kiate au: Tui kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ko ia ʻe fakatuʻumaʻu ai ʻakimoutolu: tui ki heʻene kau palōfita, ko ia te mou monūʻia ai.”
21 Ary rehefa niara-nihevitra tamin’ ny olona izy, dia nanendry mpihira ho an’ i Jehovah hidera amin’ ny fihaingoana masìna, raha mivoaka eo anoloan’ ny olona efa voaomana hiady, ka hanao hoe: Miderà an’ i Jehovah, fa mandrakizay ny famindram-pony.
Pea hili ʻa ʻene fakakaukau fakataha mo e kakai, naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe ia ʻae kau hiva kia Sihova, ke nau fakaongo lelei ʻae matamatalelei ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, ʻi heʻenau ʻalu kituaʻā ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tau, mo nau lea ʻo pehē, “Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova: he ʻoku tolonga taʻengata ʻene angaʻofa.”
22 Ary raha vao nanomboka nihoby sy nidera ireo, dia nasian’ i Jehovah otrika hamely ny taranak’ i Amona sy Moaba sy ny avy any an-tendrombohitra Seïra, izay avy hamely ny Joda, ka dia resy ireo.
Pea ʻi heʻenau kamata ʻae hiva mo fai ʻae fakafetaʻi, naʻe fakatoka ʻe Sihova ʻae ngaahi malumu ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, mo Moape, mo e moʻunga ko Seia naʻe haʻu ke tauʻi ʻa Siuta: pea naʻe teʻia ʻakinautolu.
23 Dia nitsangana ny taranak’ i Amona sy Moaba namely ny avy any an-tendrombohitra Seïra ka namono sy nandringana azy; ary nony voaringany ny mponina tany Seïra, dia nifandringana kosa izy samy izy ihany.
He naʻe tuʻu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni mo Moape ʻo tauʻi ʻae kakai ʻoe moʻunga ko Seia, pea taaʻi mo fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu: pea hili ʻenau fakangata ʻae kakai ʻo Seia, ʻaia nau fai ʻo fetokoniʻaki ʻi he fetāmateʻaki ʻakinautolu.
24 Ary nony tonga teo amin’ ilay fitazanana any an-efitra ny Joda, dia nijery ireo olona betsaka ireo izy, koa, indreo, nisy faty niampatrampatra tamin’ ny tany, fa tsy nisy afa-nandositra.
Pea ʻi he hoko ʻa Siuta ʻo ofi ki he fale leʻo ʻi he toafa, pea nau fakasio atu ki he kakai, pea ʻiloange, ko e ngaahi sino mate pe ʻakinautolu, kuo nau tō ki he kelekele, pea naʻe ʻikai ha niʻihi kuo hao.
25 Ary avy hamabo azy Josafata sy ny vahoakany, dia nahita harena betsaka sy faty ary fanaka sarobidy teo izy, ka dia namabo mihoatra noho izay zakany ho entina; ary hateloana no nanangonany ny babo, fa be dia be ireny.
Pea ʻi he hoko ʻa Sihosafate mo hono kakai ke ʻave ʻae vete ʻonautolu, naʻa nau ʻilo ʻiate kinautolu ʻae koloa lahi ʻi honau ngaahi sino mate, mo e ngaahi teunga maʻongoʻonga, ʻaia naʻa nau vete maʻanautolu, naʻe lahi hake ʻi heʻenau mafai ke fetuku ʻo ʻave: pea naʻa nau ʻaho tolu ʻi he tānaki ʻae koloa vete, he naʻe lahi ia.
26 Ary tamin’ ny andro fahefatra dia nivory tao amin’ ny lohasaha Beraka izy, fa tany no nisaorany an’ i Jehovah; koa izany no nanaovany izany tany izany hoe Lohasaha Beraka mandraka androany.
Pea ʻi hono ʻaho fā, naʻa nau fakakātoa ʻakinautolu ʻi he toafa ko Pelaka: he naʻa nau fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ʻi ai, ko ia naʻe fakahingoa ai ʻae potu ko ia ko “Pelaka,” ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.
27 Koa dia niverina ny lehilahy rehetra amin’ ny Joda sy Jerosalema, ary Josafata nitarika azy hankany Jerosalema indray tamin’ ny fifaliana, fa Jehovah nampifaly azy ny amin’ ny fahavalony.
Pea naʻe tafoki ʻae tangata kotoa pē ʻo Siuta mo Selūsalema, pea muʻomuʻa ʻa Sihosafate ʻiate kinautolu, ke nau toe ʻalu ki Selūsalema ʻi he fiefia: he naʻe fakafiefiaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki honau ngaahi fili.
28 Ary tonga tany Jerosalema izy nitondra valiha sy lokanga ary trompetra ka nankao an-tranon’ i Jehovah.
Pea naʻa nau haʻu ki Selūsalema, mo e ngaahi ūtete mo e ngaahi haʻape mo e ngaahi meʻa lea ki he fale ʻo Sihova.
29 Ary ny fahatahorana an’ Andriamanitra nahazo ny fanjakana rehetra manodidina, nony efa reny fa Jehovah no niady tamin’ ny fahavalon’ ny Isiraely.
Pea naʻe [tō ]ʻae manavahē ki he ʻOtua ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoe ngaahi fonua ko ia, ʻi heʻenau ongoʻi naʻe tau ʻe Sihova ki he ngaahi fili ʻo ʻIsileli.
30 Ary nandry fahizay ny fanjakan’ i Josafata; fa nomen’ Andriamaniny fiadanana tamin’ ny manodidina izy.
Ko ia naʻe fiemālie ʻae puleʻanga ʻo Sihosafate: he naʻe foaki kiate ia ʻe hono ʻOtua ʻae fiemālie ʻi he potu kotoa pē.
31 Ary Josafata nanjaka tamin’ ny Joda; dimy amby telo-polo taona izy, fony vao nanjaka, ary dimy amby roa-polo taona no nanjakany tany Jerosalema, Ary ny anaran-dreniny dia Azoba, zanakavavin’ i Sily.
Pea naʻe pule ʻa Sihosafate ki Siuta: naʻe tolungofulu taʻu mo e taʻu ʻe nima ia ʻi heʻene kamata pule, pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe uofulu ma nima ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē ko ʻAsupa ko e ʻofefine ʻo Sili.
32 Ary nandeha tamin’ ny lalana nalehan’ i Asa rainy izy ka tsy niala tamin’ izany, fa nanao izay mahitsy eo imason’ i Jehovah.
Pea naʻe ʻalu ia ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo ʻAsa ko ʻene tamai, pea naʻe ʻikai tafoki mei ai, ka naʻe fai ʻe ia ʻaia naʻe lelei ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova.
33 Kanefa ny fitoerana avo tsy mba noravana; fa ny olona tsy mbola nampiomana ny fony hitady an’ Andriamanitry ny razany.
Ka ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai liʻaki ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga: koeʻuhi naʻe teʻeki ai teuteu honau loto ʻe he kakai ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.
34 Ary ny tantaran’ i Josafata sisa, na ny voalohany na ny farany, indro, efa voasoratra ao amin’ ny tenin’ i Jeho, zanak’ i Hanany, izay nakambana ao amin’ ny bokin’ ny mpanjakan’ ny Isiraely, izany.
Pea ko eni ko hono toe ʻoe ngāue ʻa Sihosafate, ko e ʻuluaki mo e kimui, vakai, kuo tohi ia ʻi he tohi ʻa Sehu, ko e foha ʻo Hanani, ʻaia kuo lau ia ʻi he tohi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli.
35 Nefa nony afaka izany, Josafata, mpanjakan’ ny Joda, nikambana tamin’ i Ahazia, mpanjakan’ ny Isiraely, izay nanao ratsy;
Pea hili ʻae meʻa ni naʻe fakakau ia ʻe Sihosafate kia ʻAhasia ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻe fai angakovi lahi:
36 ary nikambana taminy hanao sambo hankany Tarsisy izy, ka tao Ezion-gebera no nanaovany azy.
Pea naʻa ne kau taha mo ia ke faʻu ʻae ngaahi vaka ke ʻalu ki Tasisi: pea naʻa nau faʻu ʻae ngaahi vaka ʻi Esioni-Kepa.
37 Ary Eliezera, zanak’ i Dodavaho, avy any Maresa, naminany ny amin’ i Josafata hoe: Noho ny nikambananao tamin’ i Ahazia dia horavan’ i Jehovah ny asanao. Ary nahavakiana ny sambo ka tsy nahazo nankany Tarsisy.
Pea naʻe lea ai ʻa ʻEliesa ko e foha ʻo Totava mei Malesa ʻo valoki ʻa Sihosafate, ʻo pehē, “Ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo kau koe kia ʻAhasia, kuo maumau hoʻo ngaahi ngāue ʻe Sihova. Pea naʻe maumau ʻae ngaahi vaka, ko ia naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa folau ki Tasisi.”

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