2 Chronicles 19
1 Then Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, returned in peace to his house in Jerusalem.
Tango Jozafati, mokonzi ya Yuda, azongaki mobimba na ndako na ye na Yelusalemi,
2 And the seer Jehu, the son of Hanani, met him, and said to him: “You offer assistance to the impious, and you are joined in friendship with those who hate the Lord. And for this reason, you certainly deserve the wrath of the Lord.
mosakoli Jewu, mwana mobali ya Anani, akendeki kokutana na ye. Alobaki na mokonzi Jozafati: « Mpo na nini kosunga moto mabe mpe kolinga bato oyo bayinaka Yawe? Mpo ete osali bongo, kanda makasi ya Yawe ezali likolo na yo.
3 But good works have been found in you. For you have taken away the sacred groves from the land of Judah. And you have prepared your heart, so as to seek the Lord, the God of your fathers.”
Kasi atako bongo, makambo malamu emonani kati na yo, pamba te olongolaki makonzi ya nzambe Ashera mpe obongisaki motema na yo mpo na koluka Nzambe. »
4 Then Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. And again he went out to the people, from Beersheba as far as mount Ephraim. And he called them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.
Jozafati avandaki na Yelusalemi mpe atambolaki lisusu kati na bato longwa na Beri-Sheba kino na etuka ya bangomba ya Efrayimi, mpe azongisaki bana ya Isalaele epai na Yawe, Nzambe ya bakoko na bango.
5 And he appointed judges of the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, in each place.
Atiaki basambisi kati na mokili, kati na bingumba nyonso ya Yuda, oyo batonga makasi.
6 And instructing the judges, he said: “Pay attention to what you are doing. For you exercise judgment, not of man, but of the Lord. And whatever you will have judged, it will come back to you.
Alobaki na bango: « Bozala na bokebi na mosala oyo bokosala, pamba te bokosambisa te mpo na bato, kasi mpo na Yawe oyo azali elongo na bino na bisika nyonso oyo bokokata makambo.
7 Let the fear of the Lord be with you, and do all things with diligence. For there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor desire for gifts.”
Sik’oyo, tika botosi ya Yawe ezala kati na bino. Bokata makambo na bosolo; pamba te epai na Yawe, Nzambe na biso, makambo oyo ezalaka te: kozanga bosembo, kopona bilongi mpe kanyaka. »
8 Jehoshaphat also appointed Levites and priests and leaders of families, out of Israel, in Jerusalem, so that they might judge the judgment and purpose of the Lord for its inhabitants.
Kati na Yelusalemi, Jozafati aponaki Balevi, Banganga-Nzambe mpe bakambi ya mabota ya Isalaele mpo na kosambisa kolanda Mibeko ya Yawe mpe kokata makambo ya bavandi ya Yelusalemi.
9 And he instructed them, saying, “So shall you act: faithfully, in the fear of the Lord, and with a perfect heart.
Apesaki bango mitindo oyo: « Bosengeli kosala na boyengebene, na motema mobimba mpe na botosi epai na Yawe.
10 Every case that will come to you from your brothers, who live in their cities, between kindred and kindred, wherever there is a question concerning law, commandment, ceremonies, or justifications, reveal it to them, so that they may not sin against the Lord, and so that wrath may not overwhelm you and your brothers. Then, by acting in this way, you will not sin.
Tango nyonso likambo ekowuta epai na bandeko na bino oyo bavandaka na engumba mpe ekokoma liboso na bino, ezala ya koboma to ya kobuka mibeko, mitindo, bikateli to malako, bosengeli kokebisa bango ete basala masumu te liboso ya Yawe; soki te, kanda na Ye ekokweyela bino mpe bandeko na bino. Bosala bongo mpe bokozala na pamela te.
11 But Amariah, a priest and your high priest, shall preside over those things which pertain to God. Then Zebadiah, the son of Ishmael, who is a ruler in the house of Judah, shall be over those works that pertain to the office of the king. And you have before you the Levites as teachers. Be strengthened and act diligently, and the Lord will be with you for what is good.”
Amaria, mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, akozala mokambi na bino mpo na makambo nyonso oyo etali Yawe; mpe Zebadia, mwana mobali ya Isimaeli, mokonzi ya libota ya Yuda, akozala mokambi na bino mpo na makambo nyonso oyo etali mokonzi. Balevi bakozala lokola bakalaka liboso na bino. Bozala na mpiko mpe bosala mosala! Mpe tika ete Yawe azala elongo na bato oyo bakosala malamu! »
