¹So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

¹Laj Abías quicam ut quimukeß saß lix tenamit laj David saß li naßajej li queßmukeß cuiß lix xeßtônil yucuaß. Ut aß chic laj Asa li ralal qui-oc chokß rey chokß rêkaj. Ut li tenamit cuanqueb saß tuktûquil usilal chiru lajêb chihab nak cuan chokß rey laj Asa.

²Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God:

²Laj Asa quicuan saß tîquilal ut quixbânu li us chiru li Kâcuaß lix Dios.

³for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,

³Quirisiheb li artal li queßxlokßoni cuiß li jalanil dios ut quixpoß eb li naßajej li najt xteram. Quixjoreb lix jalam ûch lix dioseb ut quixjor ajcuiß lix jalam ûch lix Asera.

⁴and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

⁴Quixye ajcuiß reheb laj Judá nak teßxsicß li Kâcuaß lix dioseb lix xeßtônil yucuaß ut teßxbânu chi tzßakal lix taklanquileb li naxye saß li chakßrab.

⁵Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

⁵Ut quirisiheb ajcuiß li naßajej li najt xteram li nequeßxlokßoni cuiß li jalanil dios ut quixpoß eb li artal li queßxcßat cuiß li incienso saß chixjunileb li tenamit li cuanqueb Judá. Ut chirix aßan quicuan tuktûquil usilal joß najtil quicuan saß xcuanquil.

⁶He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.

⁶Laj Asa quixyîbeb chi us li tenamit re teßxcol cuiß ribeb nak toj cuanqueb saß tuktûquil usilal. Mâ ani aj iqßuin yôqueb chi pletic chiruheb li chihab aßan xban nak li Kâcuaß quixqßueheb chi cuânc saß tuktûquil usilal.

⁷For he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

⁷Laj Asa quixye reheb laj Judá: —Takayîbeb chi us li tenamit aßin. Takasut saß tzßac ut takayîbeb li cab li najt xteram re cßacßalênc. Ut takaqßue li puertas joß ajcuiß lix natßbaleb. Li naßajej aßin ke lâo xban nak xkasicß li Kâcuaß li kaDios. Ut aßan xoxqßue chi cuânc saß xyâlal riqßuineb chixjunileb li cuanqueb chi xjun sutam li katenamit, chan. Joßcan nak queßxyîbeb chi us li tenamit ut us queßel riqßuin li cßaßru queßxbânu.

⁸Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

⁸Oxib ciento mil lix soldados laj Asa saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Judá. Cuanqueb xchßîchß re xcolbal re xchßôl ut cuanqueb ajcuiß xlâns. Cuanqueb ajcuiß cuib ciento riqßuin câcßâl mil chi soldados saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín. Cuanqueb xchßîchß re xcolbal re xchßôl ut cuanqueb xtzimaj. Chixjunileb li cuînk aßin cauheb rib chi pletic.

⁹There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.

⁹Laj Zera lix reyeb laj Etiopía queßcôeb toj saß li tenamit Maresa chi pletic riqßuin laj Asa. Cuanqueb jun millón lix soldado ut oxib ciento lix carruaje re pletic.

¹⁰Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

¹⁰Li rey Asa cô chixcßulbal ut queßxxakab ribeb chi pletic aran Sefata saß li ru takßa li cuan nachß riqßuin li tenamit Maresa.

¹¹Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”

¹¹Laj Asa quixyâba xcßabaß li Kâcuaß lix Dios ut quixye re: —At Kâcuaß, at inDios, lâat nacattenkßan reheb li cuanqueb xcuanquil joß eb ajcuiß li mâcßaßeb xcuanquil. Choâtenkßa, at Kâcuaß at kaDios, xban nak âcuiqßuin cau kachßôl. Xochal chi pletic riqßuineb li cuînk aßin saß âcßabaß lâat. At Kâcuaß, lâat li kaDios. Incßaß naru nanumta junak cuînk châcuu lâat, chan.

¹²So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

¹²Ut li Dios quixtenkßaheb li rey Asa joß eb ajcuiß laj Judá chi numtâc saß xbêneb laj Etiopía toj retal queßêlelic.

¹³Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.

¹³Laj Asa rochbeneb lix soldados queßrâlinaheb toj Gerar. Ut li incßaß queßcamsîc incßaß chic queßru chi pletic xban nak li Kâcuaß quixqßue xxiuheb. Queßsacheß ruheb xban li Dios ut xbaneb laj Judá. Kßaxal nabal li cßaßak re ru queßrêchani laj Judá saß li plêt aßan.

¹⁴They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of Yahweh came on them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

¹⁴Eb laj Judá queßpletic riqßuineb chixjunil li tenamit li cuanqueb chi xjun sutam li tenamit Gerar xban nak li Kâcuaß quixqßueheb xxiu. Ut eb laj Judá queßxxoc li cßaßak re ru cuan saß lix tenamiteb.Ut eb laj Judá queßpletic ajcuiß riqßuineb li cuanqueb xquetômk ut queßxchap chokß reheb nabaleb li carner ut eb li camello. Ut chirix aßan queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén.

¹⁵They struck also the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

¹⁵Ut eb laj Judá queßpletic ajcuiß riqßuineb li cuanqueb xquetômk ut queßxchap chokß reheb nabaleb li carner ut eb li camello. Ut chirix aßan queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén.