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Yu^ndaa Nyei Hungh, Aa^mbi^yam

(Beiv mangc 2 Zunh Doic Douh 13:1-14:1)

¹Ne^mbatc nyei dorn, Ye^lo^mbo^am zoux hungh ziepc betv hnyangx wuov hnyangx, Aa^mbi^yam⚓ faaux weic zoux hungh gunv Yu^ndaa. ²Ninh yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem gunv buo hnyangx. Ninh nyei maa nyei mbuox heuc Maa^aa^kaa, se Aa^mbi^qaa^lom⚓ nyei sieqv.
³Aa^mbi^yam baamz zuiz hnangv ninh nyei die baamz nyei yietc zungv zuiz. Ninh maiv ziepc zuoqv nyei zoux bun Ziouv, ninh nyei Tin-Hungh, hnangv ninh nyei ong-taaix, Ndaawitv, nor. ⁴Mv baac weic Ndaawitv, Ziouv, ninh nyei Tin-Hungh, bun ninh maaih zeiv-fun⚓ yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem Zingh. Ziouv oix bun ninh maaih dauh dorn nzipc jienv ninh zoux hungh yaac liepc wuonv Ye^lu^saa^lem,⚓ ⁵weic zuqc ziux Ziouv mangc, Ndaawitv zoux duqv horpc. Ziangh seix ninh yaac maiv bungx ndortv Ziouv nyei yietc diuh leiz-latc, cuotv liuz Hitv^tai Mienh, U^li^yaa, wuov deix sic.⚓ ⁶Ye^lo^mbo^am caux Le^hox^mbo^am mborqv jaax nyei sic, yiem Aa^mbi^yam nyei seix zeiv yaac nzipc jienv mborqv.⚓ ⁷Aa^mbi^yam zoux liuz zengc njiec nyei yietc zungv sic caux ninh zoux nyei yietc zungv, fiev jienv Yu^ndaa Hungh nyei hungh douh daan. Aa^mbi^yam caux Ye^lo^mbo^am zanc-zanc mborqv jaax. ⁸Aa^mbi^yam guei seix mi'aqv,⚓ yaac zangx jienv Ndaawitv nyei Zingh. Ninh nyei dorn, Aasaax, nzipc jienv ninh zoux hungh.

Yu^ndaa Nyei Hungh, Aasaax

(Beiv mangc 2 Zunh Doic Douh 15:16-16:6)

⁹Ye^lo^mbo^am zoux I^saa^laa^en nyei hungh nyic ziepc hnyangx wuov hnyangx, Aasaax faaux weic zoux Yu^ndaa nyei hungh. ¹⁰Ninh yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem gunv feix ziepc yietv hnyangx. Ninh nyei gux nyei mbuox heuc Maa^aa^kaa, se Aa^mbi^qaa^lom nyei sieqv.
¹¹Ziux Ziouv buatc, Aasaax zoux duqv horpc hnangv ninh nyei ong-taaix, Ndaawitv, zoux nor. ¹²Yiem deic-bung zaangc zienh nyei dorngx maaic buonv-sin nyei m'jangc dorn ninh zunc cuotv mi'aqv. Ninh yaac zorqv ninh nyei die zoux daaih nyei miuc-fangx guangc nzengc.⚓ ¹³Ninh yaac tuix ninh nyei gux nyei mengh hoc, maiv duqv zoux hungh gux, weic zuqc ninh zoux norm aqc mangc, gamh nziev haic nyei ⟨Aa^se^laa⟩ zienh nyeiz nyei fangx. Aasaax yaac goix wuov dauh miuc-fangx dorh mingh taux Kitc^lon Ndoqv buov. ¹⁴Mv baac yiem hlang zaangc zienh nyei dorngx ninh maiv zorqv nqoi. Maiv gunv hnangv naaiv, Aasaax yietc seix longc nzengc hnyouv ziepc zuoqv nyei gan Ziouv. ¹⁵Ninh zorqv ninh nyei die weic jaauv sung laengz ngaengc waac nyei ga'naaiv caux ninh ganh jaauv sung laengz ngaengc waac nyei ga'naaiv caux jiem nyaanh caux jaa-dorngx, dorh mingh Ziouv nyei biauv.

Aasaax Caux Mbaa^aa^qaa Mborqv Jaax

¹⁶Yiem Aasaax caux I^saa^laa^en nyei hungh, Mbaa^aa^qaa zoux hungh nyei ziangh hoc ninh mbuo zanc-zanc mborqv jaax. ¹⁷I^saa^laa^en nyei hungh, Mbaa^aa^qaa, cuotv mingh caux Yu^ndaa mborqv jaax. Ninh ceix Laamaa Zingh daaih wuonv nyei weic dangv jienv maiv bun haaix dauh bieqc cuotv Yu^ndaa nyei hungh, Aasaax, nyei deic.⚓
¹⁸Aasaax ziouc zorqv yiem zaangc Ziouv nyei biauv caux hungh dinc zengc njiec nyei jiem nyaanh yaac paaiv ninh nyei jien mingh taux Ndaa^matv^gatc Zingh, Tapv^lim^mon nyei dorn, He^si^on nyei fun, Silie Deic-Bung⚓ nyei hungh, Mben Haa^ndatc. ¹⁹Ninh gorngv, “Tov meih caux yie liepc ngaengc waac hnangv meih nyei die caux yie nyei die liepc ngaengc waac nor. Yie fungx naaiv deix jiem nyaanh mingh bun meih. Tov mingh tuix meih caux I^saa^laa^en nyei hungh, Mbaa^aa^qaa liepc nyei ngaengc waac weic bun ninh leih nqoi yie.”
²⁰Mben Haa^ndatc muangx Aasaax Hungh nyei waac, ziouc paaiv ninh nyei baeng-bieiv mingh mborqv I^saa^laa^en nyei zingh. Ninh mborqv hingh I^yon, Ndaan, Aa^mben Mbetc Maa^aa^kaa caux Kin^ne^letv Deic yietc zungv caux Napv^taa^li Deic yietc zungv. ²¹Mbaa^aa^qaa haiz naaiv deix sic cuotv, ninh dingh, maiv ceix Laamaa, aengx tuix mingh yiem Ti^laa^saa Zingh. ²²Aasaax ziouc njiec lingc hatc Yu^ndaa Deic-Bung nyei zuangx mienh mingh bienh Mbaa^aa^qaa longc ceix Laamaa wuov deix la'bieiv caux ndiangx mingh. Maiv maaih haaix dauh maiv zuqc tengx zoux. Aasaax Hungh longc naaiv deix la'bieiv caux ndiangx ceix yiem Mben^yaa^min nyei Ge^mbaa caux Mitv^baa Zingh.
²³Aasaax gunv nyei ziangh hoc zoux liuz zengc njiec nyei sic, ninh nyei qaqv zoux cuotv nyei yietc zungv sic caux ninh ceix nyei zingh, fiev jienv Yu^ndaa Hungh nyei hungh douh daan. Mv baac gox daaih nyei ziangh hoc Aasaax nyei zaux maaih baengc. ²⁴Aasaax ziouc guei seix mi'aqv,⚓ yaac caux ninh nyei ong-taaix mbuo zangx jienv yiem ninh nyei ong-taaix, Ndaawitv, nyei Zingh. Ninh nyei dorn, Ye^ho^saa^fatv, nzipc jienv ninh zoux hungh.

I^saa^laa^en Nyei Hungh, Naa^ndapc

²⁵Aasaax zoux Yu^ndaa nyei hungh da'nyeic hnyangx wuov hnyangx, Ye^lo^mbo^am nyei dorn, Naa^ndapc, faaux weic zoux I^saa^laa^en nyei hungh. Ninh zoux hungh gunv I^saa^laa^en i hnyangx. ²⁶Ziux Ziouv mangc, ninh zoux waaic sic. Ninh ei jienv ninh nyei die nyei za'eix yaac baamz zuiz hnangv ninh nyei die nor, ziouc bun I^saa^laa^en Mienh caux jienv baamz zuiz.
²⁷Itc^saax^kaa Mienh, Aa^hi^yaa nyei dorn, Mbaa^aa^qaa, daav za'eix hoic Naa^ndapc ziouc yiem norm Fi^li^saa^die Mienh nyei zingh, Gipc^mbe^ton, daix ninh. Wuov zanc Naa^ndapc caux I^saa^laa^en nyei zuangx mienh weih jienv Gipc^mbe^ton, oix mborqv wuov norm zingh. ²⁸Aasaax zoux Yu^ndaa nyei hungh da'faam hnyangx wuov hnyangx, Mbaa^aa^qaa daix Naa^ndapc yaac div ninh zoux hungh.
²⁹Mbaa^aa^qaa yietv faaux weic zoux hungh, ninh daix nzengc Ye^lo^mbo^am nyei douh zong nyei yietc zungv mienh. Da'faanh haih tauv qiex nyei, maiv liouh yietc dauh cuotv singx maengc, ziux Ziouv longc ninh nyei bou, Silo Mienh, Aa^hi^yaa, gorngv nyei waac,⚓ ³⁰weic zuqc Ye^lo^mbo^am baamz zuiz aengx bun I^saa^laa^en Mienh caux jienv baamz zuiz ziouc cuoqv Ziouv, I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei Tin-Hungh, qiex jiez.
³¹Naa^ndapc gunv nyei ziangh hoc zoux liuz zengc njiec nyei sic, caux ninh zoux nyei yietc zungv, fiev jienv I^saa^laa^en Hungh nyei hungh douh daan. ³²Yiem Aasaax caux I^saa^laa^en nyei hungh, Mbaa^aa^qaa, zoux hungh nyei ziangh hoc ninh mbuo zanc-zanc mborqv jaax.

I^saa^laa^en Nyei Hungh, Mbaa^aa^qaa

³³Yiem Aasaax zoux Yu^ndaa nyei hungh da'faam hnyangx wuov hnyangx, Aa^hi^yaa nyei dorn, Mbaa^aa^qaa, yiem Ti^laa^saa Zingh faaux weic zoux I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei hungh, yaac gunv nyic ziepc feix hnyangx. ³⁴Ziux Ziouv mangc, ninh zoux waaic sic. Ninh ei jienv Ye^lo^mbo^am nyei za'eix zoux yaac baamz zuiz hnangv ninh nor, bun I^saa^laa^en Mienh caux jienv baamz zuiz.

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Abijah King of Judah

¹In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah⚓ became king of Judah, ²and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.⚓
³He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been. ⁴Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong. ⁵For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.
⁶There was war between Abijah⚓ and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime. ⁷As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. ⁸And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.

Asa King of Judah

⁹In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah, ¹⁰and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.
¹¹Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done. ¹²He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made. ¹³He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down and burned it in the Kidron Valley. ¹⁴Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life. ¹⁵He brought into the temple of the Lord the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
¹⁶There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns. ¹⁷Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
¹⁸Asa then took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of his own palace. He entrusted it to his officials and sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus. ¹⁹“Let there be a treaty between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.”
²⁰Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. He conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maakah and all Kinnereth in addition to Naphtali. ²¹When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah. ²²Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa built up Geba in Benjamin, and also Mizpah.
²³As for all the other events of Asa’s reign, all his achievements, all he did and the cities he built, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? In his old age, however, his feet became diseased. ²⁴Then Asa rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king.

Nadab King of Israel

²⁵Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. ²⁶He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of his father and committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.
²⁷Baasha son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it. ²⁸Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and succeeded him as king.
²⁹As soon as he began to reign, he killed Jeroboam’s whole family. He did not leave Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all, according to the word of the Lord given through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. ³⁰This happened because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel.
³¹As for the other events of Nadab’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? ³²There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.
³³In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned twenty-four years. ³⁴He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.