2 Kings 22

22 ¹Josiah, wey be eight years wen dem make am king, rule for thirty-one years for Jerusalem. Im mama na Jedidah pikin of Adaiah, wey come from Bozkath. ²E do wetin correct for our Papa eye, im waka for all di ways of David im papa, e no turn go right or go left.

³For im eighteenth year, King Josiah send Shaphan pikin of Azaliah pikin of Meshullam, di secretary, go our Papa house, e talk say: ⁴Go meet Hilkiah di high priest make e count all di money wey dem bring enter our Papa house, wey di people wey dey keep door don collect from di people. ⁵Give am give di people wey dey oversee di work for our Papa house, make dem pay di workers wey dey for our Papa house wey dey repair di place wey spoil. ⁶Di carpenters, di builders, di masons—and to buy wood and stone wey dem cut to repair di house. ⁷Dem no need to ask account for di money wey dem give dem, because dem dey do am with true heart.

Dem Find di Book of di Law

⁸Hilkiah di high priest tell Shaphan di secretary say, “I don find di Book of di Law for our Papa house.” E give am give Shaphan, and Shaphan read am. ⁹Shaphan di secretary tell di king say, “Your servants don pour out di money wey dem find for di temple and give am give di workers and di people wey dey oversee di work for di house of our Papa.” ¹⁰Shaphan di scribe tell di king say, “Hilkiah di priest give me one scroll,” and e read am loud for im front.

¹¹Wen di king hear di words of di Book of di Law, e tear im cloth. ¹²Di king command Hilkiah di priest, Ahikam Shaphan im pikin, Achbor Micaiah im pikin, Shaphan di scribe, and Asaiah di king im servant say: ¹³“Go, ask our Papa for me, for di people, and for all Judah about di words of dis book wey dem don find. Di anger of our Papa wey dey burn against us big well well, because our ancestors no obey di words of dis book by doing all wetin dem write about us.”

¹⁴So Hilkiah di priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah go meet Huldah di woman prophet, di wife of Shallum pikin of Tikvah pikin of Harhas, wey dey keep cloth, wey dey live for di Second District of Jerusalem, and dem talk with am.

¹⁵She tell dem say, “Na dis wetin our Papa, di God of Israel, talk: Tell di man wey send una come meet me, ¹⁶our Papa talk say: See, I dey bring trouble come dis place and im people—all di words wey di king of Judah don read for di book. ¹⁷Because dem comot from me, dem burn incense give oda gods, dem provoke me make I vex with all di work of dem hand, my anger go burn against dis place and e no go quench.

¹⁸Tell di king of Judah, wey send una come ask di Papa: dis na wetin our Papa, di God of Israel, talk about di words wey you hear.

¹⁹Because your heart soft and you humble yourself for front of di Papa wen you hear wetin I talk against dis place and im people—say dem go turn to ruin and to curse—and you tear your cloth and cry for my front, I too don hear you, na so di Papa talk. ²⁰So I go gather you go meet your ancestors; dem go put you for your grave with peace, and your eye no go see all di trouble wey I go bring come dis place.” Den dem carry im answer go back give di king.