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Dey Find Da Book Wit Da Rules
(2 Records 34:1-2, 8-28)
1 ✡Josiah was eight year ol wen he come king, an he stay king inside Jerusalem fo thirty-one year. His muddah, her name Jedidah, Adaiah girl from Bozkat. 2 Da way Da One In Charge see Josiah, he do wat stay right, an stick wit eryting dat his ancesta David wen do. He no turn to da right side o da lef side, he stay on da main track.
3 Wen Josiah stay king fo eighteen year, he tell da secretary, Shafan, Azaliah boy an Meshullam grankid, fo go da Temple Fo Da One In Charge. He tell um: 4 “Go talk to Hilkiah, da Main Pries Guy. Tell him, get ready all da silva dat da peopo wen bring to da Temple Fo Da One In Charge, den turn um ova to da Temple security guys. 5 Tell da pries guys fo give da silva to da luna guys dey wen pick fo take kea da Temple Fo Da One In Charge. An tell um fo use da silva fo pay da worka guys dat work on da Temple, dat stay fix da places wea stay broke. 6 Dass fo da carpinta guys, da construction guys, an da guys dat work wit da stone, an fo buy wood an cut stone so can fix da Temple. 7 ✡But da luna guys no need write down how dey use all da silva us guys give um, cuz dey good worka guys, an we trus um.”
Hilkiah Find Da Rules
8 Laytas, Hilkiah, da Main Pries Guy, tell Shafan da secretary, “I wen find da Book Wit Da Rules, inside da Temple Fo Da One In Charge!” An he give um to Shafan, an Shafan read um.
9 Den Shafan go by da king, an tell him bout da work. He tell um: “Yoa leada guys wen turn ova all da silva dat get inside da Temple Fo Da One In Charge, fo da luna guys dat work inside da Temple use um.” 10 Den Shafan tell da king, “An one mo ting. I get one book, dat Hilkiah da pries guy wen give me.” An Shafan read um in front da king.
11 Wen da king hear wat da Book Wit Da Rules tell, he rip his clotheses fo show he stay sad inside. 12 Den King Josiah tell Hilkiah da pries guy, Ahikam Shafan boy, Akor Mikaiah boy, Shafan da secretary, an Asaiah his worka guy, wat dey gotta do: 13 He tell um: “Go find out from Da One In Charge wat stay inside dis book dat dey wen find. Find out fo me, an fo da peopo hea, an fo all da Judah peopo. Fo shua, Da One In Charge stay real huhu wit us guys! Cuz oua ancesta guys neva lissen wat dis book tell. Dey neva do wat dis book tell bout us guys!”
14 Hilkiah, da pries guy, Ahikam, Akor, Shafan, an Asaiah go fo talk to one wahine, Huldah, dat talk fo God. (Her husban, Shallum, Tikvah boy. His granfaddah, da Harhas dat befo time take kea da palace clotheses. She live inside Jerusalem, in da districk numba two.)
15 Huldah tell um, “Dis da message from Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo! Tell da guy dat wen tell you come by me, 16 ‘Dis da message from Da One In Charge: Me, I da One goin make real bad kine stuff happen all ova dis place. Dat goin happen to all da peopo dat live hea. I goin make eryting happen dat stay tell inside da book dat da Judah king wen read. 17 Dis peopo wen go way from me, Da One In Charge. Dey burn incense fo odda gods. Dey make me come real sore inside, cuz a all da idol kine gods dey wen make. Az how come I goin come huhu wit dis place, jalike I goin start one fire an nobody can pio um!’ 18 An tell dis odda ting too, to da Judah king, da one dat sen you guys fo find out from me wass goin happen, ‘Dis wat Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo, tell bout da stuff you wen hear: 19 Me, Da One In Charge! Josiah, I know you stay sorry, an you no ack big in front me. An you hear wat I wen tell bout dis place an bout da peopo dat live hea—dat I goin wipe um out, so odda peopo goin talk bout dis place wen dey like put kahuna on top somebody. An I know you wen rip yoa clotheses, an cry in front me. Az why I wen lissen an hear you. Dis wat me, Da One In Charge, tell. 20 Az why bumbye, wen you mahke, dis wat I goin do: I goin let yoa peopo bury you wit yoa ancesta guys, an eryting goin stay good. You not goin see all da bad kine stuff dat I goin make happen to dis place.’ ”
So dey go back, an tell da king wat Huldah, da wahine dat talk fo God, wen tell.
✡ 22:1 22:1: Jer 3:6 ✡ 22:7 22:7: 2Kings 12:15