1 I n the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

No te tekau ma waru o nga tau o Kingi Ieropoama i kingi ai a Apia ki a Hura.

2 T hree years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

A e toru nga tau i kingi ai ia ki Hiruharama. Ko te ingoa o tona whaea ko Mikaia, he tamahine na Uriere no Kipea. A he whawhai ta Apia raua ko Ieropoama ki a raua.

3 A nd Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.

Na ka whakatikaia e Apia nga ngohi o tana ope, he hunga maia mo te whawhai, e wha rau mano, he hunga whiriwhiri. I whakatikaia ano e Ieropoama ana ngohi hei whawhai ki a ia; e waru rau mano ana, he hunga whiriwhiri, he marohirohi, he toa.

4 A nd Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel:

Na ka tu a Apia i runga i Maunga Temaraima, i te whenua pukepuke o Eparaima, a ka mea, Whakarongo mai ki ahau, e Ieropoama, koutou ko Iharaira katoa;

5 O ught ye not to know that Jehovah, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

Kaua ranei koutou e mohio, he mea homai na Ihowa, na te Atua o Iharaira te kingitanga o Iharaira ki a Rawiri, he mea oti tonu ki a ia, ratou ko ana tama, i runga ano i te kawenata tote?

6 Y et Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.

Otira i whakatika ake a Ieropoama tama a Nepata, pononga a Horomona tama a Rawiri, kei te whakakeke ki tona ariki.

7 A nd there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.

Na ko te huihuinga o etahi tangata wairangi, he tama na Periara, ki a ia, kua whakapakari i a ratou ki a Rehopoama tama a Horomona, i te mea he taitamariki a Rehopoama, he ngawari hoki tona ngakau, a kihai i kaha ki a ratou.

8 A nd now ye think to withstand the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.

Na e mea na koutou ki te whakatenetene ki te kingitanga o Ihowa kei te ringa nei o nga tama a Rawiri; he huihui nui to koutou, a kei a koutou nga kuao kau koura i hanga na e Ieropoama hei atua mo koutou.

9 H ave ye not driven out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

He teka ianei kua peia e koutou nga tohunga a Ihowa, nga tama a Arona, ratou ko nga Riwaiti; a whakatohungatia ana e koutou etahi tohunga, pera ana koutou me nga iwi o era atu whenua? Na, ko te tangata e haere ana ki te whakatohunga i a ia ki te puru, ki te tama a te kau, ki nga hipi toa e whitu, hei tohunga ia mo nga mea ehara nei i te atua.

10 B ut as for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and we have priests ministering unto Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work:

Tena ko matou, ko Ihowa to matou Atua, kihai hoki matou i whakarere i a ia. Na he tohunga a matou e minita ana ki a Ihowa, ko nga tama a Arona, ko nga Riwaiti kei ta ratou mahi.

11 a nd they burn unto Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense: the showbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but ye have forsaken him.

A e tahu tinana ana ratou ki a Ihowa, e tahu kakara reka ana i te ata, i te ahiahi: me te taro aroaro e whakatakotoria ana ki te tepu parakore; me te turanga rama koura me ona rama, hei tahu i nga ahiahi. E mau ana hoki i a matou nga mea a Ihowa, a to matou Atua; ko koutou ia kua whakarere i a ia.

12 A nd, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against Jehovah, the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

Na, tena, kei a matou te Atua hei rangatira, me ana tohunga, me nga tetere tangi nui, hei whakatangi i te whawhai ki a koutou. E nga tama a Iharaira, kaua e whawhai ki a Ihowa, ki te Atua o o koutou matua; e kore hoki e taea e koutou.

13 B ut Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.

Otira i whakataka e Ieropoama he pehipehi kia haere awhio atu i muri i a ratou: na ko ratou ki te aroaro o Hura, ko te pehipehi ki muri i a ratou.

14 A nd when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried unto Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

A, i te tahuritanga o Hura, na e tauria ana a mua, a muri, o ratou. Na karanga ana ratou ki a Ihowa, a whakatangi ana nga tohunga i nga tetere.

15 T hen the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

Katahi ka hamama nga tangata o Hura. A, no te hamamatanga o nga tangata o Hura, na patua iho e te Atua a Ieropoama ratou ko Iharaira katoa i te aroaro o Apia ratou ko Hura.

16 A nd the children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.

Na rere ana nga tama a Iharaira i te aroaro o Hura, a homai ana ratou e te Atua ki o ratou ringa.

17 A nd Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

Patua iho ratou e Apia ratou ko tona iwi, he nui te parekura. Na hinga ana o Iharaira, he mea patu, e rima rau mano, he hunga whiriwhiri.

18 T hus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

Heoi kua riro ki raro nga tama a Iharaira i taua wa; a ka kaha nga tama a Hura, no ratou i okioki ki a Ihowa, ki te Atua o o ratou matua.

19 A nd Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephron with the towns thereof.

Na ka whaia a Ieropoama e Apia, a ka riro etahi o ona pa i a ia, a Peteere me ona pa ririki, a Tehana me ona pa ririki, a Eperaina me ona pa ririki.

20 N either did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Jehovah smote him, and he died.

A kihai a Ieropoama i whai kaha ano i nga ra o Apia, a patua ana ia e Ihowa, mate ake.

21 B ut Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

Otiia ka kaha haere a Apia. I tangohia ano e ia etahi wahine mana kotahi tekau ma wha, a whanau ake, e rua tekau ma rua nga tama, kotahi tekau ma ono nga kotiro.

22 A nd the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.

Na, ko era atu meatanga a Apia, me ona ara, me ana kupu, kei te tuhituhi i roto i nga korero a Iro poropiti.