Ahene Nhoma a Ɛto So Abien
22 Yosia+ bedii hene no, na wadi mfe awotwe, na odii ade mfe 31 wɔ Yerusalem.+ Ne maame din de Yedida, na na ɔyɛ Adaia a ofi Boskat+ no ba. 2 Ɔhene no yɛɛ nea ɛteɛ wɔ Yehowa ani so, na nea ne nana Dawid yɛe no,+ ɛno ara bi na ɔno nso yɛe; wamman ankɔ nifa anaa benkum.
3 Ɔhene Yosia ahenni afe a ɛto so 18 mu no, ɔsomaa Mesulam ba Asalia ba ɔkyerɛwfo Safan kɔɔ Yehowa fi+ sɛ: 4 “Kɔ ɔsɔfo panyin Hilkia+ nkyɛn, na ka kyerɛ no sɛ sika a wɔde ba Yehowa fi+ hɔ a apon ano ahwɛfo no aboaboa ano afi ɔman no nkyɛn no, onnyigye ne nyinaa.+ 5 Ma wɔmfa nhyɛ wɔn a wɔdeda adwuma no ano wɔ Yehowa fi hɔ no nsa, na wɔn nso mfa mma adwumayɛfo a wɔwɔ Yehowa fi hɔ no na wɔmfa nsiesie mmeae a asɛesɛe* wɔ fie hɔ no,+ 6 kyerɛ sɛ, adwumfo, adansifo, ne abantofo no, na wɔmfa bi ntɔ nnua a wɔapae ne abo a wɔapae na wɔmfa nsiesie ofi no.+ 7 Nanso sika a wɔde bɛhyɛ wɔn nsa no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔma wobu ho akontaa, efisɛ wɔyɛ anokwafo.”+
8 Akyiri yi, ɔsɔfo panyin Hilkia ka kyerɛɛ ɔkyerɛwfo Safan sɛ:+ “Mmara nhoma no,+ makohu wɔ Yehowa fi hɔ.” Enti Hilkia de nhoma no maa Safan, na ofii ase kenkanee.+ 9 Na ɔkyerɛwfo Safan baa ɔhene anim bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Sika a ɛwɔ fie hɔ no, wo nkoa ahwie de ahyɛ wɔn a wɔdeda adwuma ano no nsa wɔ Yehowa fi hɔ.”+ 10 Afei nso, ɔkyerɛwfo Safan ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene sɛ: “Ɔsɔfo Hilkia de nhoma+ bi ama me.” Ɛnna Safan fii ase kenkanee wɔ ɔhene anim.
11 Bere a ɔhene tee Mmara nhoma no mu nsɛm ara pɛ, osuan n’ataade mu.+ 12 Ɛnna ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ ɔsɔfo Hilkia, Safan ba Ahikam,+ Mikaia ba Akbor, ɔkyerɛwfo Safan, ne ɔhene akoa Asaia sɛ: 13 “Nhoma a wɔahu yi mu nsɛm nti, munkobisa Yehowa anom asɛm mma me ne ɔman no ne Yuda nyinaa, na Yehowa abufuw a aba yɛn so no so,+ efisɛ yɛn agyanom antie nhoma yi mu nsɛm anyɛ nea wɔakyerɛw wom afa yɛn ho no nyinaa.”
14 Ɛnna ɔsɔfo Hilkia, Ahikam, Akbor, Safan, ne Asaia kɔɔ odiyifobea Hulda+ nkyɛn. Ná ɔyɛ ntaade sohwɛfo Harhas ba Tikwa ba Salum yere. Saa bere no, na odiyifobea no te Yerusalem Kurow Foforo no mu; ɛhɔ na wɔkɔkaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ no.+ 15 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Nea Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn aka ni, ‘Monkɔka nkyerɛ ɔbarima a ɔsomaa mo me nkyɛn no sɛ: 16 “Nea Yehowa aka ni, ‘Mede mmusu bɛba kurow yi ne wɔn a wɔtete mu so, na nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw wɔ nhoma a Yuda hene akenkan no+ mu nyinaa, mede reba. 17 Esiane sɛ wɔagyaw me akɔhyew afɔrebɔde ama anyame foforo,+ na wɔde wɔn nsa ano adwuma nyinaa ahyɛ me abufuw nti,+ m’abufuw bɛdɛw wɔ kurow yi so, na ɛrennum.’”+ 18 Na Yuda hene a ɔsomaa mo sɛ mummebisa Yehowa anom asɛm no, monka nkyerɛ no sɛ, “Nea Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn aka ni: ‘Nsɛm a wotee no, 19 esiane sɛ woamma wo koma anyɛ den* na wobrɛɛ wo ho ase+ wɔ Yehowa anim bere a wotee nsɛm a maka atia kurow yi ne wɔn a wɔtete mu sɛ ɛbɛyɛ ahoyeraw ne nnome ama wɔn, na wusuan w’ataade mu+ sui m’anim nti, me nso matie wo, Yehowa asɛm ni. 20 Ɛno nti mɛboaboa wo akɔka w’agyanom ho,* na wobɛkɔ wo damoa mu asomdwoe mu, na w’ani renhu mmusu a mede reba kurow yi so no.’”’” Ɛnna wɔde mmuae no kɔmaa ɔhene.