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Douc Waac Mienh, Ye^hu, Gorngv Ye^ho^saa^fatv
1Yu^ndaa nyei hungh, Ye^ho^saa^fatv, baengh orn nyei nzuonx taux Ye^lu^saa^lem, ninh nyei hungh dinc wuov.
2Haa^naa^ni nyei dorn, se ⟨douc waac mienh,⟩ Ye^hu, cuotv daaih buangh ninh ziouc gorngv mbuox hungh diex, “Meih horpc zuqc tengx mienh waaic mienh yaac hnamv nzorng Ziouv wuov deix mienh fai? Weic naaiv meih zuqc Ziouv nouz aqv.
3Maiv gunv hnangv naaic, corc buatc meih maaih dorngx longx nyei, weic zuqc meih mietc nzengc yiem guoqv gu'nyuoz nyei ⟨douc waac mienh,⟩ zienh nyeiz nyei fangx, meih yaac liepc dingc hnyouv lorz Tin-Hungh.”
Ye^ho^saa^fatv Liepc Mbenc Sic Jien
4Ye^ho^saa^fatv yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem mv baac ninh aengx cuotv mingh ninh nyei baeqc fingx mbu'ndongx yiem Mbe^e^qe^mbaa mingh taux E^faa^im nyei mbong-aiv dorngx. Ninh dorh ninh mbuo nzuonx daaih lorz Ziouv, ninh mbuo nyei ong-taaix nyei Tin-Hungh.
5Ninh yiem Yu^ndaa nyei yietc zungv weih wuonv nyei zingh, yietc norm jiex yietc norm, liepc mbenc sic jien.
6Ninh mbuox naaiv deix mbenc sic jien, “Oix zuqc faix fim longx-longx nyei hnamv taux meih zoux nyei sic weic zuqc meih mbuo dunx nyei se maiv zeiz weic mienh, se weic Ziouv. Meih mbuo dunx sic nyei ziangh hoc ninh caux meih mbuo yiem.
7Ih zanc meih mbuo oix zuqc gamh nziex Ziouv. Oix zuqc mbungh longx meih mbuo zoux haaix nyungc weic zuqc Ziouv, yie mbuo nyei Tin-Hungh, maiv maaih maiv baengh fim nyei sic, maiv pienx mienh yaac maiv zipv nyaanh hmuangx.
8Yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem, Ye^ho^saa^fatv yaac paaiv deix Lewi Mienh caux sai mienh caux I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei bungh buonc bieiv zeiv weic Ziouv siemv zuiz, dunx sic, tengx baeqc fingx mbenc nzaeng nyei sic. Naaiv deix yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem.
9Ye^ho^saa^fatv hatc ninh mbuo, “Meih mbuo oix zuqc gamh nziex Ziouv, ziepc zuoqv nyei zoux yaac longc nzengc hnyouv zoux.
10Meih mbuo nyei gorx-youz yiem ninh mbuo nyei haaix norm zingh daaih lorz meih mbuo weic zuqc ninh mbuo maaih daix mienh nyei sic, fai dorngc lingc fai leiz-latc, fai leiz fai leiz-nyeic, meih mbuo oix zuqc kuinx ninh mbuo maiv dungx baamz zuiz dorngc Ziouv. Maiv zei aeqv, meih mbuo caux meih mbuo nyei gorx-youz ziouc zuqc ninh nouz. Hnangv naaiv nor zoux, meih mbuo ziouc maiv maaih zuiz aqv.
11“Da'faanh guei Ziouv nyei jauv, Aa^maa^li^yaa ⟨domh sai mienh⟩ gunv meih mbuo. Da'faanh guei hungh diex nyei jauv, maaih Yu^ndaa Fingx nyei bieiv zeiv, I^saa^maa^en nyei dorn, Se^mbaa^ndi^yaa, gunv meih mbuo. Maaih Lewi Mienh zoux jien fu-sux meih mbuo. Oix zuqc daamv hlo nyei mbenc sic. Tov Ziouv caux baengh fim nyei mienh yiem.”
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1When Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem,
2Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help the wicked and love⚓ those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the wrath of the Lord is on you.
3There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.”
Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges
4Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
5He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
6He told them, “Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict.
7Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
8In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests and heads of Israelite families to administer the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
9He gave them these orders: “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the Lord.
10In every case that comes before you from your people who live in the cities—whether bloodshed or other concerns of the law, commands, decrees or regulations—you are to warn them not to sin against the Lord; otherwise his wrath will come on you and your people. Do this, and you will not sin.
11“Amariah the chief priest will be over you in any matter concerning the Lord, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the tribe of Judah, will be over you in any matter concerning the king, and the Levites will serve as officials before you. Act with courage, and may the Lord be with those who do well.”