2 Chronicles 24

24 ¹Joash come be king wen e be seven years, and e rule for forty years for Jerusalem. Im mama Zibiah come from Beersheba. ²Joash do wetin correct for our Papa eye all di days wey Jehoiada di priest dey alive. ³Jehoiada choose two wife for am, and Joash born sons and daughters.

⁴After some time, Joash put im mind to fix back di house of our Papa. ⁵E gather di priests and di Levites, tell dem say, “Go di towns of Judah, collect money from all Israel every year to repair una Papa house—make una sharp sharp.” But di Levites no sharp. ⁶Di king call Jehoiada di chief priest say, “Wetin make you no tell di Levites make dem bring di tax from Judah and Jerusalem wey Moses, our Papa servant, and di assembly put on Israel for di tent of testimony?” ^a a v6 Di tent of testimony na di sanctuary wey Israel dey carry go anywia for di wilderness, na di Tabernacle. ⁷Di sons of Athaliah, dat wicked woman, break enter our Papa house, and even use all di holy things of our Papa house take worship di Baals.

⁸For di king order, dem make one box and put am outside di gate of our Papa house. ⁹Dem announce for Judah and Jerusalem say: make dem bring give our Papa di tax wey Moses, our Papa servant, put on Israel for di wilderness. ¹⁰All di officials and all di people rejoice, dey bring and dey drop dia gifts inside di box till e full. ¹¹Any time wey di Levites bring di box come di king officials and dem see say e full of money, di king secretary and di officer of di chief priest go empty am and carry am go back im place. Every day dem collect plenty money. ¹²Di king and Jehoiada give am to di workers wey dey work for our Papa house, wey hire masons and carpenters to fix am back, and workers of iron and bronze to repair our Papa house. ¹³Di workers work hard; di repair dey move for dia hand. Dem fix back our Papa house to how e dey before and dem make am strong. ¹⁴Wen dem finish, dem bring di money wey remain give di king and Jehoiada, and dem use am make things for our Papa house: vessels for service and for burnt offerings, dishes, gold and silver vessels. Dem dey offer burnt offerings for our Papa house all di time, all di days wey Jehoiada dey alive.

¹⁵Jehoiada come old well well, im days full, den e die; wen e die e don reach 130 years old. ¹⁶Dem bury am for di City of David among di kings, becos e do good for Israel to our Papa and to im house.

Joash Comot For our Papa After Jehoiada Die

¹⁷After Jehoiada die, di officials of Judah come and bow to di king, and e listen to dem. ¹⁸Dem abandon di house of our Papa, God of dia ancestors, and dem serve Asherah poles and idols—so vex come on Judah and Jerusalem becos of dis guilt. ¹⁹But still, our Papa send prophets to dem to bring dem come back to imsef; dem warn dem, but dem no gree listen.

²⁰Den di Spirit of our Papa come on Zechariah, di son of Jehoiada di priest. E stand front of di people and talk say, “Na dis be wetin our Papa talk: Why una dey break im commands? Una no go succeed—una abandon am, so e abandon una.”

²¹Dem plan bad against am, dem stone am for di courtyard of our Papa house for di king command. ²²King Joash forget di kindness wey Zechariah papa, Jehoiada, show am, and e kill im son. As Zechariah dey die, e talk say, “Make our Papa see am and ask for am.”

our Papa Judgment Fall On Joash Wey No Get Faith

²³Wen di year turn, di army of Aram attack Joash, dem invade Judah and Jerusalem, dem kill all di officials of di people, and dem send all di things wey dem loot go di king of Damascus. ²⁴Even doe di army of Aram come with small men, our Papa give one army wey big pass reach dia hand, becos Judah abandon our Papa, di God of dia ancestors. So judgment fall on Joash.

²⁵Wen di Arameans comot, dem leave am with bad-bad wound, im servants plan bad against am becos of di blood of di son of Jehoiada di priest, dem kill am for im bed. E die and dem bury am for di City of David, but no be for di tombs of di kings. ²⁶Di people wey plan bad against am na: Zabad, di son of Shimeath wey be Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, di son of Shimrith wey be Moabite woman. ²⁷Im sons, di plenty prophecies against am, and how dem rebuild di house of our Papa, dem write am for di Book of di commentary of di Kings; im son Amaziah rule for im place.