Swahili - The Book of 1st Kings

1Wafalme

SURAYA1

1BasimfalmeDaudialikuwamzee,mwenyemiakamingi; wakamfunikanguo,lakinihakupatajoto.

2Kwahiyowatumishiwakewakamwambia,Bwana wangumfalmenaatafutiwekijanamwanamwali;

3Basiwakatafutamsichanamzurikatikamipakayoteya Israeli,wakamwonaAbishagi,Mshunami,wakamletakwa mfalme.

4Yulemsichanaalikuwamzurisana,akamtunzamfalme nakumtumikia,lakinimfalmehakumjua

5NdipoAdoniamwanawaHagithiakajikweza,akasema, Miminitakuwamfalme;

6Walababayakehakumkasirishawakatiwowotekwa kusema,Mbonaumefanyahivi?nayeyepiaalikuwamtu mzurisana;namamayakeakamzaabaadayaAbsalomu

7AkashauriananaYoabu,mwanawaSeruya,naAbiathari kuhani;naowakamfuataAdoniawakamsaidia.

8LakinikuhaniSadoki,naBenayamwanawaYehoyada, naNathaninabii,naShimei,naRei,namashujaawaDaudi, hawakuwapamojanaAdonia.

9NayeAdoniyaakachinjakondoo,nang’ombe,na wanyamawanono,karibunajiwelaZohelethi,lililokaribu naEnrogeli,akawaitanduguzakewotewanawamfalme, nawatuwotewaYuda,watumishiwamfalme;

10LakiniNathaninabii,naBenaya,namashujaa,na Sulemaninduguye,hakuwaita.

11BasiNathaniakamwambiaBath-sheba,mamaye Sulemani,akasema,Je!

12Basi,njoosasa,nakuomba,nikupeshauri,upatekuokoa nafsiyako,narohoyamwanaoSulemani

13EnendaukaingiekwamfalmeDaudi,umwambie,Je! kwaninibasiAdoniaawemfalme?

14Tazama,utakapokuwabadounazungumzanamfalme, miminaminitaingianyumayako,nakuyathibitisha manenoyako.

15Bath-shebaakaingiakwamfalmechumbani;na Abishagi,Mshunami,alikuwaakimtumikiamfalme

16Bath-shebaakainamanakumsujudiamfalmeMfalme akasema,Unatakanini?

17Akamwambia,Bwanawangu,uliniapiamjakaziwako kwaBwana,Munguwako,ukisema,HakikaSulemani mwanawakoatamilikibaadayangu,nayendiye atakayeketikatikakitichanguchaenzi.

18Nasasa,tazama,Adoniaanamiliki;nasasawewe bwanawangumfalmehujui

19Nayeamechinjang’ombe,navinono,nakondookwa wingi,nayeamewaitawanawotewamfalme,naAbiathari, kuhani,naYoabu,jemadariwajeshi; 20Nawewe,bwanawangu,mfalme,machoyaIsraeliwote yanakuelekeawewe,iliuwaambieninaniatakayeketi katikakitichaenzichabwanawangumfalmebaadayake 21Lasivyoitakuwa,bwanawangumfalmeatakapolalana babazake,miminamwananguSulemanitutahesabiwa kuwawakosaji

22Natazama,alipokuwakatikakusemanamfalme, Nathaninabiinayeakaingia

23Wakamwambiamfalme,wakisema,Tazama,Nathani nabiiNayealipoingiambeleyamfalme,akainamambele yamfalmeusowakempakanchi.

24Nathaniakasema,Bwanawangu,mfalme,je! 25Kwamaanaleoameshuka,nakuchinjang’ombe,na vinono,nakondookwawingi,nakuwaitawanawotewa mfalme,namaakidawajeshi,naAbiathari,kuhani;na tazama,wanakulanakunywambeleyake,nakusema, MfalmeAdonianaaishi!

26Lakinimimimtumishiwako,nakuhaniSadoki,na BenayamwanawaYehoyada,naSulemanimtumishiwako, hakutuita.

27Je!jambohililimefanywanabwanawangumfalme, nawehukunionyeshamimimtumishiwakoninani atakayeketikatikakitichaenzichabwanawangumfalme baadayake?

28NdipomfalmeDaudiakajibu,akasema,NiitieniBathsheba.Akaingiambeleyamfalme,akasimamambeleya mfalme

29Mfalmeakaapa,akasema,KamaaishivyoBwana, aliyeikomboanafsiyangukatikataabuzote;

30kamavilenilivyokuapiakwaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli, nikisema,HakikaSulemanimwanaoatamilikibaadayangu, nayendiyeatakayeketikatikakitichanguchaenzibadala yangu;vivyohivyohakikanitafanyasikuhii

31NdipoBath-shebaakainamakifudifudi,akamsujudia mfalme,akasema,BwanawangumfalmeDaudinaaishi milele

32MfalmeDaudiakasema,NiitieniSadokikuhani,na Nathaninabii,naBenayamwanawaYehoyadaNao wakajambeleyamfalme

33Mfalmeakawaambia,Chukuenipamojananyi watumishiwabwanawenu,mkampandisheSulemani mwanangujuuyanyumbuwangumwenyewe, mkamtelemshempakaGihoni;

34SadokikuhaninaNathaninabiinawamtiemafutahuko awemfalmejuuyaIsraeli;

35Ndipomtakweanyumayake,iliajenakuketijuuyakiti changuchaenzi;kwamaanaatakuwamfalmebadala yangu;naminimemwekaawemtawalajuuyaIsraelinajuu yaYuda.

36BenayamwanawaYehoyadaakamjibumfalme, akasema,Amina;Bwana,Munguwabwanawangu, mfalme,asemevivyohivyo.

37KamavileBwanaalivyokuwapamojanabwanawangu mfalme,vivyohivyonaawepamojanaSulemani,na kukifanyakitichakechaenzikuwakikubwakulikokiticha enzichabwanawangumfalmeDaudi

38BasiSadokikuhani,naNathaninabii,naBenaya mwanawaYehoyada,naWakerethi,naWapelethi, wakashuka,wakampandishaSulemanijuuyanyumbuwa mfalmeDaudi,wakamletampakaGihoni

39KuhaniSadokiakatwaapembeyamafutakatikahema, akamtiamafutaSulemaniNaowakapigatarumbeta;na watuwotewakasema,MfalmeSulemaninaaishi

40Watuwotewakapandakumfuata,naowatuwakapiga filimbi,wakashangiliakwafurahakuu,hatanchiikapasuka kwasautizao

41Adoniyanawageniwotewaliokuwapamojanaye wakasikiawalipokuwawamemalizakulaNayeYoabu aliposikiasautiyatarumbeta,akasema,Mbonakelelehizi zamjiunaghasia?

42Alipokuwabadoanasema,tazama,Yonathanimwana waAbiatharikuhaniakaja.Adoniaakamwambia,Ingia ndani;kwamaanaweweumtushujaa,uletayehabari njema.

43Yonathaniakajibu,akamwambiaAdonia,Hakikabwana wetumfalmeDaudiamemwekaSulemanikuwamfalme

44MfalmeametumapamojanayekuhaniSadoki,nabii Nathani,BenayamwanawaYehoyada,Wakerethina Wapelethi,naowamempandishajuuyanyumbuwa mfalme

45NaSadoki,kuhani,naNathani,nabii,wamemtiamafuta hukoGihoni,awemfalme;naowamepandakutokahuko wakifurahi,hatamjiukavuma.Hizindizokeleleambazo mmesikia

46TenaSulemaniameketikatikakitichaenzichaufalme

47Tenawatumishiwamfalmewalikujakumbarikibwana wetumfalmeDaudi,wakisema,Mungualifanyejinala Sulemanikuwazurikulikojinalako,nakukifanyakiti chakechaenzikuwakikuukulikokitichako.Mfalme akainamakitandani

48Tenamfalmealisemahivi,NaahimidiweBwana, MunguwaIsraeli,aliyenipaleomtuwakuketikatikakiti changuchaenzi,machoyanguyakiona

49NawageniwotewaliokuwapamojanaAdonia wakaogopa,wakaondoka,wakaendakilamtunjiayake.

50AdoniaakaogopakwaajiliyaSulemani,akainuka, akaendanakushikapembezamadhabahu

51Sulemaniakaambiwa,kusema,Tazama,Adonia anamwogopamfalmeSulemani;

52Sulemaniakasema,Ikiwaatajionyeshakuwamtumzuri, hataunywelewakemmojahautaangukachini;lakiniuovu ukionekanandaniyake,atakufa

53BasimfalmeSulemaniakatumawatu,nao wakamshushakutokamadhabahuni.Akajaakainamambele yamfalmeSulemani;Sulemaniakamwambia,Enenda nyumbanikwako

SURAYA2

1BasisikuzaDaudizakufazikakaribia;naye akamwamuruSulemanimwanawe,akisema, 2Miminaendanjiayaulimwenguwote;

3naweushikeulinziwaBwana,Munguwako,uende katikanjiazake,nakushikaamrizake,naamrizake,na hukumuzake,nashuhudazake,kamailivyoandikwakatika toratiyaMusa,upatekufanikiwakatikayoteuyafanyayo nakilauendako;

4ilikwambaBwanaalitimizenenolakealilolinenajuu yangu,akisema,Ikiwawatotowakowatazishikanjiazao, nakwendambelezangukatikakwelikwamioyoyaoyote nakwarohoyaoyote,(alisema)hutakosamtukatikakiti chaenzichaIsraeli.

5TenaunajuaaliyonitendeaYoabu,mwanawaSeruya,na aliyowatendawakuuwawiliwamajeshiyaIsraeli,Abneri, mwanawaNeri,naAmasa,mwanawaYetheri,ambaye aliwaua,nakumwagadamuyavitakwaamani,nakutia damuyavitajuuyamshipiwakeuliokuwaviunonimwake, nakatikaviatuvyake

6Basifanyakwahekimayako,walausiachekichwachake chenyemvikishukekuzimukwaamani.

7LakiniuwatendeewemawanawaBarzilai,Mgileadi, wawemiongonimwaowalewanaokulamezanipako;

8Natazama,ukopamojanaweShimei,mwanawaGera, MbenyaminiwaBahurimu,ambayealinilaanikwalaana kuusikuilenilipokwendaMahanaimu;

9Basisasausimwonekuwahanahatia,kwamaanawewe umtumwenyehekima,naweunajuaikupasayokumtendea; lakinimvizakeumteremshekuzimupamojanadamu

10BasiDaudiakalalanababazake,akazikwakatikaJijila Daudi.

11NasikuambazoDaudialitawalajuuyaIsraelizilikuwa miakaarobaini;alitawalamiakasabahukoHebroni,na miakathelathininamitatualitawalahukoYerusalemu 12NdipoSulemaniakaketikatikakitichaenzichaDaudi babayake;naufalmewakeukaimarishwasana.

13BasiAdonia,mwanawaHagithi,akajakwaBath-sheba, mamayeSulemaniAkasema,Unakujakwaamani? Akasema,Kwaamani.

14Tenaakasema,NinanenonawewelakukuambiaNaye akasema,Sema

15Akasema,Wewewajuayakuwaufalmeulikuwawangu, nayakuwaIsraeliwotewaliniwekeanyusozaoilinimiliki; 16Nasasanakuombaombimoja,usinikataeNaye akamwambia,Sema.

17Akasema,Tafadhali,mwambiemfalmeSulemani, (maanahatakukataza,)kwambaanipeAbishagi,Mshunami, awemkewangu.

18Bath-shebaakasema,Vema;Nitasemakwaajiliyako kwamfalme

19BasiBath-shebaakaendakwamfalmeSulemaniili asemenayekwaajiliyaAdoniaMfalmeakainukaili kumlaki,akainamambeleyake,akaketikatikakitichake chaenzi,akawekakitikwaajiliyamamayemfalme;naye akaketimkonowakewakuume

20Ndipoakasema,Natakaombimojadogokwako; nakuombausinisemehapana.Mfalmeakamwambia, Uulize,mamayangu,kwamaanasitakukatalia

21Akasema,Abishagi,Mshunami,naapeweAdonia, nduguyako,awemkewake.

22MfalmeSulemaniakajibu,akamwambiamamaye,Na kwaniniunamwombaAdoniaAbishagi,Mshunami? mwombeniufalmepia;kwamaanayeyenikakayangu mkubwa;hatakwaajiliyake,nakwaAbiathari,kuhani,na kwaYoabu,mwanawaSeruya

23NdipomfalmeSulemaniakaapakwaBwana,akisema, Munguanifanyiehivi,nakuzidi,ikiwaAdoniahakunena nenohilijuuyanafsiyakemwenyewe

24Basisasa,kamaBwanaaishivyo,aliyenithibitisha,na kuniwekakatikakitichaenzichaDaudibabayangu,na kunifanyianyumba,kamaalivyoahidi,leoAdoniaatauawa.

25MfalmeSulemaniakatumakwamkonowaBenaya mwanawaYehoyada;nayeakaangukajuuyakehataakafa 26MfalmeakamwambiaAbiathari,kuhani,Nenda Anathothikwenyemashambayako;kwamaanaunastahili kufa;lakinisitakuuawakatihuu,kwasababuulilichukua sandukulaBwanaMUNGUmbeleyaDaudibabayangu, nakwasababuuliteswakatikamamboyotebabayangu

27BasiSulemaniakamfukuzaAbiathariasiwekuhaniwa Bwana;ilialitimizenenolaBwana,alilolinenakatika habariyanyumbayaElihukoShilo

28HabarizikamfikiaYoabu;kwamaanaYoabualikuwa amemfuataAdonia,ingawahakumfuataAbsalomu.Naye YoabuakakimbiliaHemanikwaBwana,akazishikapembe zamadhabahu

29MfalmeSulemaniakaambiwayakwambaYoabu amekimbiliahemanikwaBwana;natazama,yukokaribu namadhabahuNdipoSulemaniakamtumaBenaya,mwana waYehoyada,kusema,Enenda,ukamwangukie.

30BenayaakaendahemanikwaBwana,akamwambia, Mfalmeasemahivi,NjoohukunjeAkasema,La;lakini nitafiahapaNayeBenayaakamleteamfalmehabari, akisema,NdivyoasemavyoYoabu,nandivyoalivyonijibu.

31Mfalmeakamwambia,Fanyakamaalivyosema, ukamwangukie,umzike;ilikuniondoleamiminanyumba yababayangudamuisiyonahatiaaliyoimwagaYoabu

32NayeYehovaatamrudishiadamuyakejuuyakichwa chakemwenyewe,ambayealiwaangukiawatuwawili waadilifunaborazaidikulikoyeye,nakuwauakwa upanga,ambayebabayanguDaudihakujua,yaani,Abneri mwanawaNeri,jemadariwajeshilaIsraeli,naAmasa mwanawaYetheri,jemadariwajeshilaYuda

33KwahiyodamuyaoitarudijuuyakichwachaYoabu, najuuyakichwachauzaowakemilele;

34BasiBenayamwanawaYehoyadaakapanda,akampiga, akamuua;akazikwakatikanyumbayakenyikani

35MfalmeakamwekaBenayamwanawaYehoyada mahalipakejuuyajeshi;naSadokikuhanimfalme akamwekamahalipaAbiathari

36MfalmeakatumawatukumwitaShimei,akamwambia, UjijengeenyumbakatikaYerusalemu,ukaehuko,wala usitokehukokwendakokote

37Kwamaanaitakuwa,sikuileutakapotokanakuvuka kijitochaKidroni,utajuahakikayakuwautakufahakika;

38Shimeiakamwambiamfalme,Nenohilinijema;Naye ShimeiakakaaYerusalemusikunyingi.

39Ikawamwishowamiakamitatu,watumishiwawiliwa ShimeiwakakimbiakwaAkishimwanawaMaaka,mfalme waGathi.WakamwambiaShimei,wakisema,Tazama, watumishiwakotukoGathi

40Shimeiakaondoka,akatandikapundawake,akaenda GathikwaAkishiilikuwatafutawatumishiwake; 41SulemaniakaambiwayakwambaShimeiametoka YerusalemukwendaGathi,naamerudi

42NdipomfalmeakatumawatukumwitaShimei, akamwambia,Je!naweukaniambia,Nenohilinililolisikia nijema

43MbonabasihukushikakiapochaBwana,naamri niliyokuagizia?

44MfalmeakamwambiaShimei,Wewewajuamaovuyote ambayomoyowakounayaona,uliyomtendaDaudibaba yangu;

45NayemfalmeSulemaniatabarikiwa,nakitichaenzicha DaudikitathibitikambelezaBwanamilele

46BasimfalmeakamwamuruBenaya,mwanawa Yehoyada;ambayoilitokanje,ikamwangukia,hataakafa NaufalmeukaimarishwamkononimwaSulemani.

SURAYA3

1SulemaniakafanyaurafikinaFarao,mfalmewaMisri, akamwoabintiFarao,akamletakatikamjiwaDaudi,hata alipokwishakuijenganyumbayakemwenyewe,nanyumba yaBwana,naukutawaYerusalemupandezote

2Lakiniwatuwalikuwawakitoadhabihukatikamahalipa juu,kwasababuhapakuwananyumbailiyojengwakwa jinalaBwana,hatasikuzile

3NayeSulemaniakampendaBwana,akienendakatika amrizaDaudibabayake;

4MfalmeakaendaGibeoniilikutoadhabihuhuko;kwa maanahapopalikuwamahalipajuupajuu;Sulemani akatoasadakaelfuzakuteketezwajuuyamadhabahuhiyo. 5HukoGibeoniBwanaakamtokeaSulemanikatikandoto yausiku,Munguakasema,Ombautakalonikupe

6Sulemaniakasema,UmemfanyiamtumishiwakoDaudi, babayangu,rehemakuu,kwajinsialivyoenendambele zakokatikakweli,nakatikahaki,nakatikaunyofuwa moyopamojanawe;naweumemwekeafadhilihiikuu,hata ukampamwanawakuketikatikakitichakechaenzi,kama hivileo.

7Nasasa,EeBwana,Munguwangu,umenitawazamimi mtumishiwakokuwamfalmebadalayaDaudibabayangu, naminimtotomdogotu,sijuikutokawalakuingia.

8Namtumishiwakoyukatikatiyawatuwako uliowachagua,watuwengisana,wasiowezakuhesabiwa walakuhesabiwakwakuwawengiwao.

9Basinipemimimtumishiwakomoyowaadili niwahukumuwatuwako,nipatekupambanuamemana mabaya;kwamaananinaniawezayekuwahukumuwatu wakohawawaliowengi?

10NenohililikampendezaBwana,yakuwaSulemani ameombanenohili.

11Munguakamwambia,Kwakuwaumeombanenohili, walahukujitakiamaishamarefu;walahukujitakiamali, walahukutakarohozaaduizako;baliumejitakiaufahamu wakupambanuahukumu;

12Tazama,nimefanyakamamanenoyako;tazama, nimekupamoyowahekimanawaakili;hatakablayako hapakuwanamtukamawewe,walabaadayakohatainuka mtukamawewe

13Tena,usichoombanimekupa,malinaheshima,hata hapatakuwanamtukatikawafalmekamawewesikuzako zote

14Naweukiendakatikanjiazangu,nakuzishikaamri zangunaamrizangu,kamaDaudibabayakoalivyoenenda, basinitazifanyasikuzakokuwanyingi

15Sulemaniakaamka;natazama,nindoto.Akafika Yerusalemu,akasimamambeleyasandukulaaganola BWANA,akatoasadakazakuteketezwa,akatoasadakaza amani,akawafanyiakaramuwatumishiwakewote.

16Ndipowanawakewawili,makahaba,wakamwendea mfalme,wakasimamambeleyake

17Mwanamkemmojaakasema,Eebwanawangu,mimina mwanamkehuyutunakaakatikanyumbamoja;nami nikazaamtotopamojanayenyumbani.

18Ikawasikuyatatubaadayamimikuzaa,mwanamke huyunayeakazaa;tulikuwapamoja;hapakuwanamgeni pamojanasinyumbani,ilasisiwawilitundaniyanyumba

19Namtotowamwanamkehuyuakafausiku;kwasababu aliifunika

20Akaamkausikuwamanane,akamchukuamwanangu kandoyangu,mimimjakaziwakonilipokuwausingizini, akamlazakifuanimwake,akamlazamtotowakealiyekufa kifuanipangu.

21Naminilipoamkaasubuhiilikunyonyamtotowangu, tazama,alikuwaamekufa;lakininilipomwangaliaasubuhi, tazama,hakuwamwananguniliyemzaa.

22Yulemwanamkemwingineakasema,La;lakini mwanangundiyealiyehai,namwanaondiyealiyekufaNa

huyuakasema,La;lakinimtotowakondiyealiyekufa,na mwanangundiyealiyehai.Walisemahivimbeleya mfalme

23Ndipomfalmeakasema,Huyuasema,Huyuni mwanangualiyehai,namtotowakondiyealiyekufa;lakini mwanaondiyealiyekufa,namwanangundiyealiyehai

24Mfalmeakasema,NileteeniupangaWakaletaupanga mbeleyamfalme.

25Mfalmeakasema,Mkatemtotoaliyehaivipandeviwili, mpehuyunusu,nahuyunusu

26Ndipoyulemwanamkeambayemtotoaliyehaialikuwa akimwambiamfalme,kwamaanamoyowakeulimwonea hurumamwanawe,akasema,Eebwanawangu,mpehuyo mtotoaliyehai,walausimwuekamweLakiniyule mwingineakasema,Asiwewanguwalawako,bali mgawanye.

27Ndipomfalmeakajibu,akasema,Mpehuyomtotoaliye hai,walausimwuehatakidogo,yeyendiyemamayake

28Israeliwotewakasikiahukumuilemfalme aliyoihukumu;wakamwogopamfalme,kwamaanawaliona yakuwahekimayaMunguilikuwandaniyake,iliafanye hukumu.

SURAYA4

1BasimfalmeSulemaniakawamfalmejuuyaIsraeliwote 2Nahawandiowakuualiokuwanao;Azaria,mwanawa Sadoki,kuhani;

3ElihorefunaAhiya,wanawaShisha,waandishi; YehoshafatimwanawaAhiludi,mwandishi

4BenayamwanawaYehoyadaalikuwajuuyajeshi,na SadokinaAbiathariwalikuwamakuhani;

5NaAzariamwanawaNathanialikuwajuuyamaakida; naZabudimwanawaNathanialikuwaofisamkuu,rafiki wamfalme;

6NaAhisharialikuwajuuyanyumba;naAdoniramu mwanawaAbdaalikuwajuuyautozaji.

7NayeSulemanialikuwanamaakidakuminawawilijuu yaIsraeliyote,waliompamfalmenanyumbayakechakula; 8Nahayandiyomajinayao:MwanawaHuri,katikanchi yavilimayaEfraimu;

9mwanawaDekari,katikaMakasi,naShaalbimu,na Beth-shemeshi,naElonbeth-hanani; 10mwanawaHesedi,katikaArubothi;kwakeSoko,na nchiyoteyaHeferi; 11mwanawaAbinadabu,katikaeneolotelaDori;ambaye alikuwaameolewanaTafathi,bintiSulemani; 12BaanamwanawaAhiludi;kwakeTaanaki,naMegido, naBeth-sheaniyote,iliyokaribunaSartana,chiniya Yezreeli,tokaBeth-sheanimpakaAbel-mehola,hata ng'amboyaYokmeamu; 13mwanawaGeberi,katikaRamoth-gileadi;yeyealikuwa namijiyaYairi,mwanawaManase,iliyokatikaGileadi; nayealikuwanaeneolaArgobu,lililokoBashani,miji mikubwasitiniyenyekutanamakomeoyashaba; 14AhinadabumwanawaIdoalikuwanaMahanaimu; 15AhimaasialikuwakatikaNaftali;nayeakamwoa Basmathi,bintiSulemani; 16BaanamwanawaHushaialikuwakatikaAsherina Alothi; 17YehoshafatimwanawaParua,katikaIsakari; 18ShimeimwanawaEla,katikaBenyamini;

19GeberimwanawaUrialikuwakatikanchiyaGileadi, katikanchiyaSihonimfalmewaWaamori,naOgumfalme waBashani;nayendiyealiyekuwaofisapekeekatikanchi 20YudanaIsraeliwalikuwawengi,kamamchangaulio karibunabaharikwawingi,wakila,nakunywa,na kufurahi

21Sulemaniakatawalajuuyafalmezote,tanguMtohata nchiyaWafilisti,nampakawaMisri; 22NachakulachaSulemanichasikumojakilikuwakori thelathinizaungamwembamba,nakorisitinizaunga; 23ng'ombekumiwanono,nang'ombeishiriniwamalisho, nakondoomia,zaidiyakulungu,napaa,nakulungu,na ndegewanono.

24Kwamaanaalitawalanchiyoteng’amboyaMto, kutokaTifsampakaAza,juuyawafalmewoteng’amboya Mto;nayealikuwanaamanipandezotezilizomzunguka.

25YudanaIsraeliwakakaasalama,kilamtuchiniya mzabibuwakenachiniyamtiniwake,tanguDanimpaka Beer-sheba,sikuzotezaSulemani.

26Sulemanialikuwanamaziziyafarasiarobainielfukwa magariyake,nawapandafarasikuminambilielfu

27NamaakidahaowakampamfalmeSulemanichakula, nawotewalioijiamezayamfalmeSulemani,kilamtukwa mweziwake;

28Vilevileshayirinanyasikwafarasinawapandafarasi wakaletampakamahaliwalipokuwamaofisa,kilamtu kamaalivyoagizwa

29MunguakampaSulemanihekimanaufahamumwingi sana,naukuuwamoyo,kamamchangaulioufuonimwa bahari

30NahekimayaSulemaniikapitahekimayawanawote wanchiyamashariki,nahekimayoteyaMisri

31Kwamaanaalikuwanahekimakulikowatuwote; kulikoEthani,Mwezra,naHemani,naKalkoli,naDarda, wanawaMaholi;nasifazakezikaeneakatikamataifayote yaliyozunguka

32Akanenamithalielfutatu,nanyimbozakezilikuwaelfu natano

33Akanenahabarizamiti,tangumwereziuliokoLebanoni hatahisopoumeaoukutani;

34Wakajakutokakatikamataifayoteilikusikiahekimaya Sulemani,kutokakwawafalmewotewadunia,waliosikia juuyahekimayake.

SURAYA5

1Hiramu,mfalmewaTiro,akatumawatumishiwakekwa Sulemani;kwamaanaalikuwaamesikiakwamba wamemtiamafutaawemfalmemahalipababayake;kwa maanaHiramualikuwaakimpendaDaudisikuzote

2SulemaniakatumawatukwaHiramu,kusema,

3UnajuajinsiDaudi,babayangu,asivyowezakujenga nyumbakwajinalaBwana,Munguwake,kwaajiliyavita vilivyomzungukapandezote,hataBwanaakawaweka chiniyanyayozamiguuyake

4LakinisasaBwana,Munguwangu,amenistarehesha pandezote,hatahapanaaduiwalatukiobaya.

5Natazama,ninakusudiakujenganyumbakwajinala Bwana,Munguwangu,kamaBwanaalivyomwambia Daudibabayangu,akisema,Mwanawako,nitakayemweka katikakitichakochaenzimahalipako,ndiyeatakayejenga nyumbakwajinalangu

6Basisasa,amurukwambawakanichotemitiyamierezi kutokaLebanoni;nawatumishiwanguwatakuwapamoja nawatumishiwako;naminitakupaweweujirakwa watumishiwako,sawasawanayoteutakayoagiza;kwa maanaunajuayakuwakwetuhapanamtuawezayekukata mitikamaWasidoni

7Ikawa,HiramualiposikiamanenoyaSulemani,alifurahi sana,akasema,NaahimidiweBwanaleo,ambayeamempa Daudimwanamwenyehekimajuuyawatuhawawalio wengi

8HiramuakatumawatukwaSulemani,kusema, Nimeyafikirihayouliyonipelekea;naminitatendamapenzi yakoyotekatikahabarizamitiyamierezi,namitiya miberoshi

9WatumishiwanguwatazishushakutokaLebanonimpaka baharini,naminitazisafirishabaharinizikieleampaka mahaliutakaponiagiza,naminitazitoahuko,nawe utazipokea;naweutatimizamapenziyangukwakuwapa watuwanyumbanimwanguchakula.

10BasiHiramuakampaSulemanimitiyamierezina miberoshikamaalivyotamani

11SulemaniakampaHiramukoriishirinielfuzangano kuwachakulachawatuwanyumbanimwake,nakori ishirinizamafutasafi;ndivyoSulemanialivyompaHiramu mwakabaadayamwaka.

12BwanaakampaSulemanihekima,kamaalivyomwahidi; kukawanaamanikatiyaHiramunaSulemani;wakafanya mapatanopamoja.

13MfalmeSulemaniakawekawatuwakuandikishwa kutokakatikaIsraeliwote;naushuruulikuwawatu thelathinielfu.

14AkawatumaLebanoni,elfukumikwamwezikwazamu; mwezimmojawalikuwakatikaLebanoni,namiezimiwili nyumbanikwao;naAdoniramualikuwajuuyawale waliotumwa

15Sulemanialikuwanawachukuajimizigosabinielfu,na wachongajimilimathemaninielfu;

16zaidiyahaowakuuwamaakidawakeSulemani, waliokuwajuuyakazi,elfutatunamiatatu,wasimamizi wawatuwaliofanyakazihiyo.

17Mfalmeakaamuru,naowakaletamawemakubwa, maweyathamani,namaweyakuchongwailikuweka msingiwanyumba.

18NawajenziwaSulemaninawajenziwaHiramu wakavichonga,nawagavimawe;basiwakatayarishamiti namaweyakuijenganyumba.

SURAYA6

1Ikawakatikamwakawamiannenathemaninibaadaya wanawaIsraelikutokakatikanchiyaMisri,katikamwaka wannewakumilikikwakeSulemanijuuyaIsraeli,katika mweziwaZifu,ndiomweziwapili,alianzakuijenga nyumbayaBwana

2NanyumbaambayomfalmeSulemanialimjengeaBwana, urefuwakeulikuwadhiraasitini,naupanawakemikono ishirini,nakwendajuukwakemikonothelathini.

3Naukumbimbeleyahekalulanyumba,urefuwake ulikuwadhiraaishirini,kwakadiriyaupanawanyumba; naupanawakedhiraakumimbeleyanyumba.

4Nakwaajiliyanyumbahiyoakaifanyiamadirishayataa nyembamba

5Najuuyaukutawanyumbaakajengavyumba kuzunguka,juuyakutazanyumbapandezote,zahekalu nazachumbachandani;

6Chumbachachinikabisakilikuwanaupanawadhiraa tano,nachumbachakatikilikuwanaupanawadhiraasita, nachumbachatatukilikuwanaupanawadhiraasaba;

7Nanyumbahiyo,ilipokuwaikijengwa,ilijengwakwa maweyaliyotengenezwatayarikablayakuletwa;hata nyundo,walashoka,walachombochochotechachuma hakikusikiwandaniyanyumba,ilipokuwaikijengwa

8Mlangowachumbachakatikatiulikuwakatikaupande wakuumewanyumba;naowakapandakwangaziza kujipindakuingiakatikachumbachakati,nakutokakile chakatimpakachatatu

9Basiakaijenganyumba,akaimaliza;nakuifunika nyumbakwaboritinambaozamierezi.

10Kishaakajengavyumbajuuyanyumbayote,urefu wakedhiraatano;

11NenolaBwanalikamjiaSulemani,kusema, 12katikahabariyanyumbahiiunayoijenga,ikiwa utakwendakatikaamrizangu,nakuzifanyahukumuzangu, nakuyashikamaagizoyanguyotekwakwendandaniyao; ndiponitakapolitimizanenolangukwako,nililomwambia Daudibabayako;

13NaminitakaakatiyawanawaIsraeli,walasitawaacha watuwanguIsraeli

14BasiSulemaniakaijenganyumba,akaimaliza

15Akazijengakutazanyumbandanikwambaozamierezi, sakafuyanyumbanakutazapaa,akazifunikandanikwa mbao,nasakafuyanyumbaakaifunikakwambaoza miberoshi.

16Akajengadhiraaishiriniupandewanyumawanyumba, sakafuhatakutakwambaozamwerezi;

17Nailenyumba,yaani,hekalulililombeleyake,ilikuwa naurefuwamikonoarobaini

18Namwereziwandaniwanyumbaulikuwawa kuchongwakwamatovunamauayaliyofunuka;yote yalikuwamierezi;hakunajiwelililoonekana

19Akawekatayarichumbachandanindaniyanyumba,ili kuliwekahumosandukulaaganolaBwana.

20Nachumbachandani,katikasehemuyambele,urefu wakedhiraaishirini,naupanawakedhiraaishirini,na kwendajuukwakedhiraaishirini;nayeakakifunika dhahabusafi;nahivyokuifunikamadhabahuyamierezi

21BasiSulemaniakaifunikanyumbandanikwadhahabu safi;akaifunikamikufuyadhahabumbeleyachumbacha ndani;nayeakaifunikadhahabu

22Nanyumbayoteakaifunikakwadhahabu,hatanyumba yoteilipokwisha;namadhabahuyoteiliyokuwakaribuna chumbachandaniakaifunikakwadhahabu

23Nandaniyachumbachandaniakafanyamakerubi mawiliyamtiwamzeituni,kilamojamikonokumi kwendajuu

24Bawamojalakerubililikuwamikonomitano,nabawa lapililakerubililikuwamikonomitano;

25Nakerubilapilililikuwamikonokumi;makerubiyote mawiliyalikuwayakipimokimojanaukubwammoja.

26Urefuwakerubimmojaulikuwamikonokumi,na kerubilapilindivyoilivyokuwa

27Akayawekahayomakerubindaniyanyumbayandani; naowakanyooshamabawayamakerubi,hatabawala kerubimojalikafikaukutammoja,nabawalakerubilapili

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likaugusaukutawapili;namabawayaoyaligusanakatikati yanyumba.

28Nayeakafunikamakerubikwadhahabu

29Akachongakutazotezanyumbapandezotekwa michoroyamakerubi,namitende,namauayaliyochanika, ndaninanje

30Nasakafuyanyumbaakaifunikakwadhahabundanina nje.

31Nakwaajiliyamaingilioyachumbachandani akaifanyamilangoyamzeituni;kizingitichajuunamiimo yapembeniilikuwasehemuyatanoyaukuta

32Nailemilangomiwiliilikuwayamzeituni;akachonga juuyakenakshizamakerubi,namitende,namaua yaliyofunuka;akazifunikadhahabu,akatandazadhahabu juuyamakerubinamitende

33Vivyohivyoakaifanyiamlangowahekalumiimoya mizeituni,roboyaukuta

34Nailemilangomiwiliilikuwayamtiwamsonobari; vibaoviwilivyamlangommojavilikunjwa,navibaoviwili vyamlangowapilivilikuwavinakunjwa

35Akachongajuuyakemakerubi,namitende,namaua yaliyofunuka;

36Akajengauawandanikwasafutatuzamaweya kuchongwa,nasafumojayamihimiliyamierezi

37MsingiwanyumbayaBwanauliwekwakatikamwaka wanne,katikamweziwaZifu;

38Nakatikamwakawakuminamoja,katikamweziwa Buli,ambaonimweziwanane,nyumbaikamalizikakatika sehemuzakezote,namuundowakewoteNdivyo alivyoijengakwamiakasaba

SURAYA7

1LakiniSulemanialikuwaakiijenganyumbayake mwenyewemudawamiakakuminamitatu,akaimaliza nyumbayakeyote

2TenaalijenganyumbayamsituwaLebanoni;urefuwake ulikuwadhiraamia,naupanawakedhiraahamsini,na kwendajuukwakemikonothelathini,juuyasafunneza nguzozamierezi,namihimiliyamierezijuuyanguzo.

3Nayoilifunikwakwamierezijuuyamihimiliiliyojuuya nguzoarobaininatano,kuminatanokwasafumoja

4Kulikuwanamadirishakatikasafutatu,namwanga ulikabilimwangakatikasafutatu

5Namilangoyotenamiimoilikuwayamraba,yenye madirisha;namwangaulikabilinurukatikasafutatu.

6Kishaakafanyaukumbiwanguzo;urefuwakedhiraa hamsini,naupanawakedhiraathelathini;naukumbi ulikuwambeleyake;nanguzonyinginenaboritinene zilikuwambeleyake

7Kishaakafanyaukumbiwakitichaenzi,pahalipa kuhukumu,hataukumbiwahukumu;

8Nanyumbayakealiyokuwaakiishiilikuwanaua mwinginendaniyaukumbi,ambaoulikuwawakazikama hiyoNayeSulemaniakamjengeanyumbabintiFarao, ambayeamemwoa,kamaukumbihuu

9Hizizotezilikuwazamaweyathamani,sawasawana vipimovyamaweyakuchongwa,yaliyokatwakwa misumeno,ndaninanje,tokamsingihatajuuyaukuta,na njehatauleuamkubwa.

10Namsingiulikuwawamaweyathamani,mawe makubwa,maweyamikonokumi,namaweyamikono minane

11Najuukulikuwanamaweyathamani,kulinganana vipimovyamaweyakuchongwa,namierezi.

12Nauahuomkubwauliozungukapandezoteulikuwana safutatuzamaweyakuchongwa,nasafumojayamihimili yamierezi,kwauawandaniwanyumbayaBwana,na kwaukumbiwanyumba

13MfalmeSulemaniakatumawatukumletaHiramu kutokaTiro

14NayealikuwamwanawamjanewakabilayaNaftali,na babayakealikuwamtuwaTiro,mfuashaba;Akajakwa mfalmeSulemani,akaifanyakaziyakeyote

15Akasubunguzombilizashaba,urefuwakekilamoja dhiraakuminanane,nauziwadhiraakuminambili kuzungukakilanguzo

16Kishaakafanyatajimbilizashabailiyoyeyushwa,za kuwekwajuuyavilelevyanguzo;

17nanyavuzakaziyamshipa,namasongoyakaziya mkufu,kwaajiliyatajizilizokuwajuuyanguzo;sabakwa tajimoja,nasabakwatajilapili.

18Kishaakazifanyahizonguzo,nasafumbilikuuzunguka wavummoja,ilikuzifunikatajizilizokuwajuukwa makomamanga;

19Natajizilizokuwajuuyanguzoukumbinizilikuwaza kaziyayungi,mikonominne

20Natajijuuyanguzombilizilikuwanamakomamanga juu,kulielekeatumbolililokaribunahuowavu;na makomamangahayoyalikuwasafumiambilikuizunguka tajiyapili.

21Akazisimamishanguzokatikaukumbiwahekalu, akaisimamishanguzoyakuume,akaiitajinalakeYakini; akasimamishanguzoyakushoto,akaiitajinalakeBoazi.

22Najuuyanguzopalikuwanakaziyayungi;ndivyokazi yanguzoikamalizika

23Kishaakafanyabahariyakusubu,dhiraakumikutoka ukingommojahadimwingine;ilikuwaniyakuzunguka pandezote,naurefuwakeulikuwadhiraatano;

24Nachiniyaukingowakepalikuwanamafundo yakiizunguka,kumikatikamkonommoja,yakiizunguka bahari;

25Ilisimamajuuyang’ombekuminawawili,watatu wakitazamakaskazini,nawatatuwakitazamamagharibi, nawatatuwakitazamakusini,nawatatuwakitazama mashariki;

26Unenewakeulikuwaupanawamkono,naukingowake ulikuwaumeumbwakamaukingowakikombe,namauaya mauayayungi;

27Akafanyamatakokumiyashaba;urefuwatakomoja ulikuwadhiraanne,naupanawakedhiraanne,nakwenda juukwakedhiraatatu.

28Nakaziyamatakoyalikuwahivi:yalikuwanapapi,na papizilikuwakatiyavipandio;

29Najuuyaviunzivilivyokuwakatikatiyavilevipandio palikuwanasimba,nang’ombe,namakerubi;najuuya vipandiopalikuwanatako;

30Nakilatakolilikuwanamagurudumumanneyashaba, nabambazashaba,napembezakennezilikuwana mataruma;

31Namdomowakendaniyailetajinajuuyakeulikuwa dhiraamoja,lakinimdomowakeulikuwawamviringo baadayakaziyatako,dhiraamojananusu;

32Nachiniyapapikulikuwanamagurudumumanne;na ekselizamagurudumuziliunganishwanatako;naurefuwa gurudumuulikuwadhiraamojananusu

33Nakaziyamagurudumuilikuwakamakaziya gurudumulagarilakukokotwa;ekselizake,nanafuzake, nashokazake,namasikiyake,vyotevilikuwa vimeyeyushwa

34Napalikuwanamatarumamannekatikapembenneza takomoja;namatarumayalikuwayatakolenyewe 35Najuuyatakopalikuwanamzungukowanusudhiraa kwendajuujuuyake;

36Kwamaanajuuyabambazaviunzivyake,najuuya papizake,alichongamakerubi,nasimba,namitende,kwa kadiriyakilamojawapo,naviambatopandezote

37Hivyondivyoalivyovifanyavilematakokumi;

38Kishaakafanyabirikakumizashaba;birikamoja ililishabathiarobaini,nabirikamojailikuwadhiraanne, nabirikamojajuuyakilamatakokumi

39Akawekamatakomatanoupandewakuumewanyumba, namatanoupandewakushotowanyumba;

40Hiramuakafanyabirika,namajembe,namabakuliBasi Hiramuakamalizakufanyakaziyotealiyomfanyiamfalme SulemanikatikanyumbayaBwana;

41zilenguzombili,namabakulimawiliyataji,zilizokuwa juuyahizonguzombili;nanyavumbilizakufunikavile vibakuliviwilivyataji,vilivyokuwajuuyanguzo;

42namakomamangamiannekwanyavumbili,safumbili zamakomamangakwawavummoja,kuzifunikazilebakuli mbilizatajizilizokuwajuuyanguzo; 43nayalematakokumi,nabirikakumijuuyamatako;

44nabaharimoja,nang'ombekuminawawilichiniyaile bahari;

45namasufuria,namajembe,namabakuli;navyombo hivivyote,ambavyoHiramualimfanyiamfalmeSulemani kwaajiliyanyumbayaBwana,vilikuwavyashaba iliyong’aa

46MfalmealivisubukatikauwandawaYordani,katika udongowaudongokatiyaSukothinaSarthani

47Sulemaniakaviachavyombovyotebilakupimwa,kwa kuwavilikuwavingisana;walauzitowaileshaba haukuonekana

48Sulemaniakafanyavyombovyotevilivyokuwavya nyumbayaBwana,madhabahuyadhahabu,namezaya dhahabu,ambayojuuyakeilikuwanamikateyawonyesho; 49navinaravyadhahabusafi,vitanoupandewakuume, navitanoupandewakushoto,mbeleyachumbachandani, pamojanamaua,naziletaa,nakoleozadhahabu; 50namabakuli,namikasi,namabakuli,namiiko,na vyetezo,vyadhahabusafi;nabawabazadhahabu,za milangoyanyumbayandani,patakatifupapatakatifu,na zamilangoyanyumba,yaani,yahekalu

51HivyoikaishakaziyotemfalmeSulemanialiyoifanya kwaajiliyanyumbayaBwanaSulemaniakaviletavile vitualivyoviwekawakfuDaudibabaye;hatafedha,na dhahabu,navyombo,akavitiakatikahazinazanyumbaya Bwana

SURAYA8

1NdipoSulemaniakawakusanyawazeewaIsraeli,na wakuuwotewakabila,wakuuwambarizababazawana waIsraeli,kwamfalmeSulemanihukoYerusalemu,ili walipandishesandukulaaganolaBwanakutokakatikamji waDaudi,ndioSayuni

2NawatuwotewaIsraeliwakakusanyikambeleya mfalmeSulemanikatikasikukuukatikamweziwa Ethanimu,ndiomweziwasaba

3BasiwazeewotewaIsraeliwakaja,naomakuhani wakalichukualilesanduku

4WakalipandishasandukulaBwana,nahemaya kukutania,navyombovitakatifuvyotevilivyokuwandani yahema;

5MfalmeSulemani,namkutanowotewaIsraeli waliokutanikakwake,walikuwapamojanayembeleya sanduku,wakitoadhabihuzakondoonang’ombe, wasiowezakuhesabiwawalakuhesabiwakwaajiliya wingi

6MakuhaniwakaliletasandukulaaganolaYehovamahali pake,ndaniyachumbachandanichanyumba,mahali patakatifusana,chiniyambawazamakerubi

7Kwamaanamakerubiyaliyanyoshamabawayaomawili juuyamahalipasanduku,namakerubiyakalifunika sandukunamitiyakejuu

8Nahiyomitiiliinyoosha,hatanchazamitihiyo zilionekanakatikapatakatifumbeleyachumbachandani, walahazikuonekananje;nayoikohukohataleo

9Hapakuwanakitundaniyasanduku,ilazilembaombili zamawe,ambazoMusaaliziwekahumohukoHorebu, BwanaalipofanyaaganonawanawaIsraeli,walipotoka katikanchiyaMisri

10Ikawamakuhaniwalipotokakatikapatakatifu,lile wingulikaijazanyumbayaBwana;

11hatamakuhanihawakuwezakusimamailikufanya hudumakwasababuyalilewingu;kwamaanautukufuwa BwanaulikuwaumeijazanyumbayaBwana

12NdipoSulemaniakasema,Bwanaalisemayakwamba atakaakatikagizanene.

13Hakikanimekujengeanyumbayakukaa,mahalipa kudumupakukaamilele

14Mfalmeakageuzausowakenyuma,akawabarikia mkutanowotewaIsraeli(namkutanowotewaIsraeli ukasimama;)

15Akasema,NaahimidiweBwana,MunguwaIsraeli, aliyenenakwakinywachakenaDaudibabayangu,na kulitimizakwamkonowake,akisema;

16TangusikuilenilipowatoawatuwanguIsraelikatika Misri,sikuchaguamjiwowotekatikakabilazotezaIsraeli ilikujenganyumba,ilijinalanguliwendaniyake;lakini nilimchaguaDaudiawejuuyawatuwanguIsraeli.

17BasiilikuwamoyonimwaDaudi,babayangu,kujenga nyumbakwajinalaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli

18BwanaakamwambiaDaudibabayangu,Kwakuwa ilikuwanimoyowakokujenganyumbakwajinalangu, ulifanyavemakwakuwaulikuwanahayamoyonimwako.

19Walakinihutajenganyumbahiyo;lakinimwanao atakayetokakatikaviunovyako,ndiyeatakayejenga nyumbakwajinalangu.

20NaBwanaamelitimizanenolakealilolinena,nami nimesimamamahalipaDaudibabayangu,nakuketikatika

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kitichaenzichaIsraeli,kamaBwanaalivyoahidi,nami nimejenganyumbakwajinalaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli.

21Nahukonimewekamahalikwaajiliyasanduku,ndani yakemnaaganolaBWANA,alilofanyanababazetu,hapo alipowatoakatikanchiyaMisri.

22SulemaniakasimamambeleyamadhabahuyaBwana, machonipamkutanowotewaIsraeli,akainyoshamikono yakembinguni;

23Akasema,EeBWANA,MunguwaIsraeli,hakuna Mungukamawewe,mbingunijuu,walachiniduniani, uwashikayeaganonarehemawatumishiwakowaendao mbelezakokwamoyowaowote;

24ambayeumemtimiziamtumishiwakoDaudi,baba yangu,yaleuliyomwahidi;

25Basisasa,EeBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,umtimizie mtumishiwakoDaudi,babayangu,ileuliyomwahidi, ukisema,Hutakosakuwanamtumachonipanguwakuketi katikakitichaenzichaIsraeli;iliwatotowakowaangalie njiazao,iliwaendembelezangukamawewe ulivyokwendambelezangu

26Nasasa,EeMunguwaIsraeli,nakusihi,nenolako ulilomwambiamtumishiwakoDaudi,babayangu,litimie. 27Je!kweliMunguatakaajuuyanchi?tazama,mbinguna mbinguzambinguhazikutoshi;sizaidinyumbahii niliyoijenga?

28Lakiniuyaangaliemaombiyamtumwawako,nadua yake,EeBwana,Munguwangu,usikiekilionamaombi ambayomtumishiwakoanaombambeleyakoleo; 29machoyakoyafumbukekuelekeanyumbahiiusikuna mchana,mahalipaleuliposema,Jinalangulitakuwahapo;

30Uisikieduayamtumishiwako,nayawatuwakoIsraeli, watakapoombawakikabilimahalihapa;naweusikiehuko mbinguni,makaoyako;naweukisikia,usamehe

31Mtuakimkosajiraniyake,nakuwekwakiapojuuyake ilikumwapisha,kishaakaapambeleyamadhabahuyako katikanyumbahii;

32basiusikiehukombinguni,ukafanye,ukawahukumu watumishiwako,ukimhukumumtumwovu,nakuletanjia yakejuuyakichwachake;nakumhesabiahakimwenye haki,nakumpasawasawanahakiyake.

33WatuwakoIsraeliwatakapopigwambeleyaadui,kwa sababuwamekutendadhambi,naowatakaporudikwako,na kulikirijinalako,nakuomba,nakukusihikatikanyumba hii;

34basi,usikiehukombinguni,ukaisamehedhambiya watuwakoIsraeli,nakuwarudishakatikanchiuliyowapa babazao

35Mbinguzitakapofungwa,hakunamvuakwasababu wamekutendadhambi;wakiombawakikabilimahalihapa, nakulikirijinalako,nakuziachadhambizao,hapo uwatesapo;

36basi,usikiehukombinguni,nauisamehedhambiya watumishiwako,nayawatuwakoIsraeli,kwa kuwafundishanjianjemaiwapasayokuifuata,ukanyeshee mvuajuuyanchiyako,uliyowapawatuwakokuwaurithi

37Kukiwananjaakatikanchi,kukiwanatauni,ukame, ukungu,nzige,autunzi;aduizaowakiwazingirakatika nchiyamijiyao;pigololote,ugonjwawowoteuliopo;

38Salanaduayoyoteitakayofanywanamtuyeyote,au nawatuwakowoteIsraeli,watakaojuakilamtupigola moyowake,nakuinyoshamikonoyakekuielekeanyumba hii;

39basi,usikiehukombinguni,makaoyako,ukasamehe, ukatende,ukampekilamtusawasawananjiazake,ambaye moyowakewaujua;(maanawewepekeyakondiwe uijuayemioyoyawanadamuwote;)

40iliwakuchewewesikuzotewatakazoishikatikanchi uliyowapababazetu

41Tenakatikahabariyamgeni,asiyekuwammojawa watuwakoIsraeli,baliatokayenchiyambalikwaajiliya jinalako;

42(Kwamaanawatasikiahabarizajinalakokuu,naza mkonowakowenyenguvu,nazamkonowako ulionyoshwa;)atakapokujanakuombakuielekeanyumba hii;

43Usikiehukombinguni,makaoyako,ukafanyekama mgeniatakavyokuomba;ilimataifayoteyaduniawalijue jinalako,wakuogope,kamawatuwakoIsraeli;wapate kujuayakuwanyumbahiiniliyoijengainaitwakwajina lako

44watuwakowakitokakwendavitanikupigananaadui zao,popoteutakapowatuma,nakumwombaBwana kuuelekeamjiuliouchagua,nakuielekeanyumba niliyoijengakwajinalako;

45Basiuyasikiehukombingunimaombiyaonaduayao, ukawasimamie

46Wakikutendadhambi,(maanahakunamtuasiyetenda dhambi),naweukawakasirikia,nakuwatiamikononimwa adui,hatawakawachukuamatekampakanchiyaadui,iliyo mbaliauiliyokaribu;

47Lakiniwakijitafakarikatikanchiambayowalichukuliwa mateka,nakutubu,nakukusihikatikanchiyahao waliowachukuamateka,wakisema,Tumetendadhambi,na kufanyaupotovu,tumetendauovu;

48Basiwarudikwakokwamoyowaowote,nakwaroho yaoyote,katikanchiyaaduizao,waliowapeleka uhamishoni,nakukuombawakiielekeanchiyao, uliyowapababazao,mjiuliouchagua,nanyumba niliyoijengakwaajiliyajinalako;

49basi,uyasikiemaombiyaonaduayaombinguni,makao yako,ukaitetee;

50Uwasamehewatuwakowaliokutendadhambi,na makosayaoyotewaliyokosajuuyako,ukawaperehema mbeleyahaowaliowachukuamateka,wapate kuwahurumia;

51Kwamaanahaoniwatuwako,naurithiwako, uliowatoakatikanchiyaMisri,kutokakatiyatanuruya chuma;

52machoyakoyapatekuyaelekeaduayamtumwawako, naduayawatuwakoIsraeli,uwasikilizekatikakila watakaloliliakwako

53Kwamaanauliwatenganamataifayoteyadunia,wawe urithiwako,kamaulivyonenakwamkonowaMusa mtumishiwako,ulipowatoababazetukutokaMisri,Ee BwanaMUNGU

54Ikawa,SulemanialipokwishakumwombaBWANA maombihayoyotenadua,akasimamakutokambeleya madhabahuyaBWANA,hapoalipopigamagoti,na kuikunjuamikonoyakembinguni.

55Akasimama,akawabarikimkutanowotewaIsraelikwa sautikuu,akisema,

56NaahimidiweBwana,aliyewastareheshawatuwake Israeli,sawasawanahayoyotealiyoahidi;

57Bwana,Munguwetu,naawepamojanasi,kama alivyokuwapamojanababazetu,asituachewalaasituache; 58iliapatekuelekezamioyoyetukwake,tuenendekatika njiazakezote,nakushikaamrizake,nasheriazake,na hukumuzake,alizowaamurubabazetu.

59Namanenoyanguhaya,ambayonimeombaduakwayo mbelezaBwana,nayawekaribunaBwana,Munguwetu, mchananausiku,iliamteteemtumishiwake,nawatuwake Israelinyakatizote,kamajambolitakalohitaji;

60iliwatuwotewaduniawajueyakuwaBwanandiye Mungu,nayakuwahakunamwingine

61MoyowakonauwemkamilifukwaBwana,Mungu wetu,kuenendakatikaamrizake,nakushikaamrizake, kamahivileo

62Mfalme,naIsraeliwotepamojanaye,wakatoadhabihu mbelezaBwana.

63Sulemaniakatoadhabihuzasadakazaamani,ambazo alimtoleaBwana,ng'ombeishirininambilielfu,nakondoo mianaishirinielfu.BasimfalmenawanawaIsraeliwote walifanyawakfunyumbayaBwana

64Sikuiyohiyomfalmeakaitakasasehemuyakatiyaua uliokuwambeleyanyumbayaYehova,kwamaanahuko alitoasadakazakuteketezwa,nasadakazaunga,namafuta yadhabihuzaamani;

65WakatihuoSulemaniakafanyakaramu,naIsraeliwote pamojanaye,kusanyikokubwa,tokamahalipakuingilia HamathimpakamtowaMisri,mbelezaBwana,Mungu wetu,mudawasikusabanasikusaba,yaani,sikukumina nne

66Sikuyananeakawaruhusuwatuwaendezao,nao wakamhimidimfalme,wakaendahemanikwaowakiwana furahanafurahakwaajiliyawemawoteambaoYehova alikuwaamemtendeaDaudimtumishiwakenaIsraeliwatu wake.

SURAYA9

1Ikawa,Sulemanialipokwishakuijenganyumbaya Bwana,nanyumbayamfalme,namapenziyoteya Sulemanialiyopendakuyafanya; 2kwambaBwanaakamtokeaSulemanimarayapili,kama vilealivyomtokeahukoGibeoni

3Bwanaakamwambia,Nimeyasikiamaombiyakonadua yakouliyoombambelezangu;namachoyangunamoyo wanguvitakuwahukosikuzote

4Naweukiendambelezangu,kamaDaudibabayako alivyoenenda,kwaunyofuwamoyo,nakwaunyofu, kufanyasawasawanahayoyoteniliyokuamuru,na kuzishikaamrizangunahukumuzangu; 5ndiponitakithibitishakitichaufalmewakojuuyaIsraeli milele,kamanilivyomwahidiDaudibabayako,nikisema, HutakosakuwanamtukatikakitichaenzichaIsraeli.

6Lakinimkigeukanakuachakunifuatamimi,ninyiau watotowenu,namsiyashikeamrizangunasheriazangu nilizoziwekambeleyenu,lakinimkiendanakuitumikia miunguminginenakuiabudu;

7NdiponitakatiliambaliIsraelikatikanchiniliyowapa;na nyumbahii,niliyoitakasakwaajiliyajinalangu, nitaitupiliambalimbeleyangu;naIsraeliwatakuwamithali nadhihakakatikamataifayote;

8Nakatikanyumbahiiiliyojuu,kilamtuapitaye atastaajabunakuzomea;naowatasema,MbonaBwana ameitendeahivinchihii,nanyumbahii?

9Naowatajibu,KwasababuwalimwachaBwana,Mungu wao,aliyewatoababazaokatikanchiyaMisri,na kushikamananamiungumingine,nakuiabudu,na kuitumikia;

10Ikawamwishowamiakaishirini,Sulemanialipozijenga zilenyumbambili,nyumbayaBwana,nanyumbaya mfalme;

11(BasiHiramu,mfalmewaTiro,alikuwaamempa Sulemanimitiyamierezi,namiberoshi,nadhahabu,kama alivyotamani;basimfalmeSulemaniakampaHiramumiji ishirinikatikanchiyaGalilaya

12HiramuakatokaTiroiliaitazamemijiambayoSulemani alikuwaamempa;walahawakumpendeza.

13Akasema,Nimijiganihiiuliyonipa,nduguyangu? AkaviitanchiyaKabulihataleo

14Hiramuakampelekeamfalmetalantasitinizadhahabu.

15NahiindiyosababuyautozajimfalmeSulemani;ili kuijenganyumbayaBwana,nanyumbayakemwenyewe, naMilo,naukutawaYerusalemu,naHazori,naMegido, naGezeri

16KwamaanaFaraomfalmewaMisrialikuwaamepanda, akautwaaGezeri,nakuuteketezakwamoto,nakuwaua Wakanaaniwaliokaamjini,akampabintiyake,mkewe Sulemanikuwazawadi

17SulemaniakajengaGezeri,naBeth-horoniyachini; 18naBaalathi,naTadmorikatikanyika,katikanchi; 19namajijiyoteyahazinaaliyokuwanayoSulemani,na mijiyamagariyake,namijiyawapandafarasiwake,na mamboambayoSulemanialitamanikuyajengakatika Yerusalemu,naLebanoni,nakatikanchiyoteyamilki yake.

20NawatuwotewaliosaliawaWaamori,naWahiti,na Waperizi,naWahivi,naWayebusi,ambaohawakuwawa wanawaIsraeli;

21Wanawaowaliosaliabaadayaokatikanchi,ambao wanawaIsraelihawakuwezakuwaangamizakabisa,hao Sulemanialiwatozautumwawatumwahataleo.

22LakiniSulemanihakuwafanyawatumwakatikawana waIsraeli;

23Haowalikuwawakuuwamaakidawaliosimamiakazi yaSulemani,miatanonahamsini,wasimamiziwawatu waliofanyakazihiyo

24LakinibintiFaraoakapandakutokakatikaMjiwa DaudimpakanyumbayakeambayoSulemanialikuwa amemjengea;

25NamaratatukilamwakaSulemanialitoasadakaza kuteketezwanasadakazaamanijuuyamadhabahu aliyomjengeaBwana,akafukizauvumbajuuyamadhabahu iliyokuwambelezaBwana.Basiakamalizanyumba.

26MfalmeSulemaniakatengenezamerikebuhukoEsiongeberi,karibunaElothi,ukingonimwaBahariyaShamu, katikanchiyaEdomu

27Hiramuakatumakatikamerikebuwatumishiwake, mabahariawaliojuabahari,pamojanawatumishiwa Sulemani

28WakafikaOfiri,wakachukuahukodhahabu,talantamia nnenaishirini,wakamleteamfalmeSulemani.

1NamalkiawaShebaaliposikiahabarizaSulemanijuuya jinalaBwana,akajailikumjaribukwamaswalimagumu.

2AkafikaYerusalemunakundikubwasanalawatu, pamojanangamiawaliobebamanukato,nadhahabunyingi sana,navitovyathamani;

3NayeSulemaniakamwambiamaswaliyakeyote;

4NamalkiawaShebaalipoonahekimayoteyaSulemani, nanyumbaaliyokuwaameijenga;

5nachakulachamezayake,nakuketikwawatumishi wake,nakuhudhuriakwawahudumuwake,namavaziyao, nawanyweshajiwake,namahalipakupandiakwakepa kwendanyumbanikwaBwana;hapakuwanarohotena ndaniyake

6Akamwambiamfalme,Nihabariyakweliniliyoisikia katikanchiyanguyamamboyakonahekimayako

7Lakinisikuaminimanenohayo,hatanilipokuja,na machoyanguyakaona,natazama,sikuambiwailenusu;

8Heriwatuwako,heriwatumishiwakohawa,wasimamao mbeleyakosikuzote,nakusikiahekimayako

9NaahimidiweBwana,Munguwako,aliyependezwa nawe,ilikukuwekajuuyakitichaenzichaIsraeli;

10Nayeakampamfalmetalantamianaishirinizadhahabu, namanukatomengisana,navitovyathamani; 11NamerikebuzaHiramu,zilizoletadhahabukutokaOfiri, wakaletakutokaOfirimitiyamsandalimingisana,navito vyathamani.

12Mfalmeakafanyakwamitihiyoyamisandalinguzoza nyumbayaBwana,nazanyumbayamfalme,navinubina vinandavyawaimbaji;

13MfalmeSulemaniakampamalkiawaShebahajayake yote,kilaalichoomba,zaidiyahayoSulemanialiyompa katikaukarimuwakewakifalme.Basiakageukana kwendanchiyake,yeyenawatumishiwake

14BasiuzaniwadhahabuiliyomjiaSulemanimwaka mmojaulikuwatalantamiasitasitininasitazadhahabu; 15mbalinaileyawafanyabiashara,nayamauzoya wafanyabiasharawaviungo,nayawafalmewotewa Arabia,nayamaliwaliwanchi.

16MfalmeSulemaniakafanyangaomiambilizadhahabu iliyofuliwa;shekelimiasitazadhahabukwangaomoja 17Kishaakafanyangaomiatatuzadhahabuiliyofuliwa; kilotatuzadhahabuzilipatangaomoja;mfalmeakaziweka katikanyumbayamsituwaLebanoni 18Tenamfalmeakafanyakitichaenzikikubwachapembe, akakifunikakwadhahabusafi 19Kitihichochaenzikilikuwanangazisita,nakilelecha kilekitichaenzikilikuwachapandezotenyuma; 20Nasimbakuminawawiliwalisimamapalejuuyangazi sitaupandehuunaupandehuu;

21NavyombovyotevyakunyweavyamfalmeSulemani vilikuwavyadhahabu,navyombovyotevyanyumbaya msituwaLebanonivilikuwavyadhahabusafi;hakuna fedha;haikuhesabiwakuwakitusikuzaSulemani

22KwamaanamfalmealikuwanamerikebuzaTarshishi baharinipamojanamerikebuzaHiramu;maramojakatika miakamitatuhujamerikebuzaTarshishi,zikiletadhahabu, nafedha,napembe,nanyani,natausi

23BasimfalmeSulemaniakawapitawafalmewotewa duniakwamalinahekima

24DuniayoteikamtafutaSulemaniiliwasikiehekima yake,ambayoMungualikuwaamewekamoyonimwake.

25Wakaletakilamtuzawadiyake,vyombovyafedha,na vyombovyadhahabu,namavazi,nasilaha,namanukato, nafarasi,nanyumbu,kilamwaka.

26Sulemaniakakusanyamagarinawapandafarasi,naye alikuwanamagarielfunamianne,nawapandafarasikumi nambilielfu,aliowawekakatikamijiyamagari,napamoja namfalmehukoYerusalemu

27Mfalmeakafanyafedhakuwakamamawehuko Yerusalemu,namiereziakaifanyakuwakamamikuyuiliyo bondenikwawingi

28NayeSulemanialikuwanafarasiwalioletwakutoka Misri,nanyuzizakitani;

29GarimojalavitalilipandanakutokaMisrikwashekeli miasitazafedha,nafarasikwamiamojanahamsini;

SURAYA11

1LakinimfalmeSulemaniakawapendawanawakewengi wageni,pamojanabintiFarao,wanawakewaWamoabu, naWaamoni,naWaedomi,naWasidoni,naWahiti;

2KatikamataifaambayoBwanaaliwaambiawanawa Israeli,Msiingiekwao,walawaowasiingiekwenu;maana hakikawataigeuzamioyoyenuifuatemiunguyao;

3Alikuwanawakemiasabawakifalme,namasuriamia tatu;nawakezakewakaugeuzamoyowake

4IkawaSulemanialipokuwamzee,wakezakewakaugeuza moyowakeafuatemiungumingine,walamoyowake haukuwamkamilifukwaBwana,Munguwake,kama moyowaDaudibabayake.

5KwamaanaSulemanialimfuataAshtorethi,mungumke waWasidoni,naMilkomu,chukizolaWaamoni

6SulemaniakafanyayaliyomabayamachonipaBwana, walahakumfuataBwanakwautimilifu,kamaDaudibaba yake

7NdipoSulemaniakamjengeaKemoshi,chukizolaMoabu, mahalipajuu,katikamlimauliokabiliYerusalemu,na Moleki,chukizolawanawaAmoni

8Nayeakawafanyiavivyohivyowakezakewotewageni, waliofukizauvumbanakuitoleadhabihumiunguyao

9BwanaakamkasirikiaSulemani,kwasababumoyowake umegeukanakumwachaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli, aliyemtokeamarambili;

10nayeakamwamurukatikahabariyanenohilo,kwamba asifuatemiungumingine;

11KwahiyoBwanaakamwambiaSulemani,Kwakuwa umetendahaya,walahukulishikaaganolangu,nasheria zangu,nilizokuamuru,hakikanitauraruaufalmeusiwe kwako,naminitampamtumishiwako

12Lakinikatikasikuzakositafanyahivyokwaajiliya Daudibabayako,lakininitairaruakutokakatikamkonowa mwanao

13Lakinisitararuaufalmewote;lakininitampamwanao kabilamoja,kwaajiliyaDaudi,mtumishiwangu,nakwa ajiliyaYerusalemuniliouchagua

14BwanaakamwondokesheaSulemaniadui,Hadadi Mwedomi;yeyealikuwawauzaowamfalmekatika Edomu

15Ikawa,DaudialipokuwakatikaEdomu,naYoabu, jemadariwajeshi,alipokuwaamepandailikuzika

waliouawa,baadayakuwapigakilamwanamumekatika Edomu;

16(KwamudawamiezisitaYoabuakakaahukopamoja naIsraeliwote,hataalipokuwaamekatiliambalikila mwanamumekatikaEdomu;)

17Hadadialikimbia,yeyenaWaedomufulaniwa watumishiwababayakepamojanaye,ilikwendaMisri; Hadadiakiwabadomtotomdogo.

18WakaondokaMidiani,wakafikaParani,wakachukua watupamojanaokutokaParani,wakafikaMisrikwaFarao, mfalmewaMisri;aliyempanyumba,akamwekeachakula, akampaardhi

19HadadiakapatakibalikikubwamachonipaFarao,hata akamwozaumbulamkewemwenyewe,umbulamalkia Tapenesi

20NaumbulaTapenesiakamzaliaGenubathimwanawe, ambayeTapenesialimwachishakunyonyakatikanyumba yaFarao;

21NayeHadadialiposikiahukoMisriyakwambaDaudi amelalanababazake,nayakwambaYoabumkuuwajeshi amekufa,HadadiakamwambiaFarao,Niruhusuniende zangu,niendenchiyangu.

22Faraoakamwambia,Umepungukiwanininami,hata unatakakwendahatanchiyako?Akajibu,Sikitu,lakini niruhusuniendezangu.

23Munguakamleteaaduimwingine,Rezoni,mwanawa Eliada,aliyemkimbiabwanawakeHadadezerimfalmewa Soba;

24Akakusanyawatukwake,akawamkuuwakikosi,hapo DaudialipowauawatuwaSoba;wakaendaDameski, wakakaahumo,wakatawalahukoDamasko.

25NayeakawaaduiwaIsraelisikuzotezaSulemani,zaidi yamabayaaliyoyafanyaHadadi,nayeakawachukiaIsraeli, akatawalajuuyaShamu.

26NayeYeroboamu,mwanawaNebati,Mwefrathiwa Sereda,mtumishiwaSulemani,ambayejinalamamayake aliitwaSerua,mwanamkemjane,nayeakainuamkono wakejuuyamfalme

27Nahiindiyosababuiliyomfanyaakainuamkonowake juuyamfalme;

28NahuyomtuYeroboamualikuwashujaashujaa;

29IkawawakatihuoYeroboamualipotokaYerusalemu, nabiiAhiya,Mshilo,akamkutanjiani;nayealikuwa amejivikavazijipya;nahaowawiliwalikuwapekeyao shambani

30Ahiyaakalishikalilevazijipyaalilokuwaamevaa, akaliraruavipandekuminaviwili

31AkamwambiaYeroboamu,Jipatievipandekumi;

32(Lakiniatakuwanakabilamojakwaajiliyamtumishi wanguDaudi,nakwaajiliyaYerusalemu,mji niliouchaguakatikakabilazotezaIsraeli;)

33kwasababuwameniachamiminakumwabudu Ashtorethi,mungumkewaWasidoni,naKemoshi,mungu waWamoabu,naMilkomu,munguwawanawaAmoni, walahawakuenendakatikanjiazangu,kufanyayaliyosawa machonipangu,nakushikaamrizangunahukumuzangu, kamaDaudibabayake.

34Lakinisitauondoaufalmewotemkononimwake,lakini nitamwekakuwamkuusikuzotezamaishayake,kwaajili yaDaudimtumishiwanguniliyemchagua,kwasababu alishikaamrizangunasheriazangu

35Lakininitauondoaufalmemkononimwamwanawe, naminitakupawewe,yaani,makabilakumi.

36Naminitampamwanawekabilamoja,iliDaudi mtumishiwanguawenataadaimambeleyangukatika Yerusalemu,mjiniliouchaguaniliwekejinalanguhuko.

37Naminitakutwaawewe,naweutatawalakamaroho yakoinavyotamani,naweutakuwamfalmejuuyaIsraeli

38Tenaitakuwa,utakaposikilizayotenikuagizayo,na kwendakatikanjiazangu,nakufanyayaliyosawamachoni pangu,kushikaamrizangunaamrizangu,kamaDaudi mtumishiwangualivyofanya;yakwambanitakuwapamoja nawe,nakukujengeanyumbailiyoimara,kama nilivyomjengeaDaudi,naminitakupaweweIsraeli.

39NamikwaajiliyahayonitawatesawazaowaDaudi, lakinisimilele

40BasiSulemaniakatakakumwuaYeroboamu. Yeroboamuakaondoka,akakimbiliaMisri,kwaShishaki mfalmewaMisri,akakaaMisrihataakafaSulemani

41NamamboyoteyaSulemaniyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,nahekimayake,je!

42NamudaaliotawalaSulemanikatikaYerusalemujuuya Israeliwoteulikuwamiakaarobaini.

43Sulemaniakalalanababazake,akazikwakatikaJijila Daudibabayake;Rehoboamumwanaweakatawalamahali pake.

SURAYA12

1RehoboamuakaendaShekemu,kwamaanaIsraeliwote walikuwawamefikaShekemuilikumfanyamfalme

2Ikawa,YeroboamumwanawaNebati,aliyekuwabado hukoMisri,aliposikia,(kwamaanaalikimbiambeleya mfalmeSulemani,nayeYeroboamuakakaaMisri;)

3Wakatumawatuwakamwita.Yeroboamunamkutano wotewaIsraeliwakajanakumwambiaRehoboamu, wakisema,

4Babayakoalilifanyazitokongwaletu;basisasawewe ufanyeuleutumishimzitowababayako,nakongwalake zitoalilotutwika,nasitutakutumikia

5Akawaambia,Enendenibadosikutatu,kishamrudi kwanguNawatuwakaondoka

6MfalmeRehoboamuakashauriananawazee waliosimamambeleyaSulemanibabayealipokuwaangali hai,akasema,Mnanishaurijeiliniwajibuwatuhawa?

7Wakamwambia,wakisema,Ukipendakuwamtumishiwa watuhawaleo,nakuwatumikia,nakuwajibu,na kuwaambiamanenomazuri,ndipowatakuwawatumishi wakomilele.

8Lakiniakaliachashaurilawazeewalilompa, akashauriananavijanawaliokuapamojanaye, waliosimamambeleyake;

9Akawaambia,Mnatupashauriganiilituwajibuwatu hawawalionenanami,wakisema,Ifanyejepesinira aliyotutwikababayako?

10Nawalevijanawaliokuapamojanayewakamwambia, wakisema,Waambiehiviwatuhawawaliokuambia, wakisema,Babayakoalilifanyazitokongwaletu,lakini weweutufanyiejepesi;ndivyowatakavyowaambia,Kidole changukidogokitakuwakinenekulikokiunochababa yangu.

11Basiikiwababayangualiwatwikakongwazito,mimi nitaongezakongwalenu;babayangualiwapigakwa mijeledi,lakinimiminitawapigakwange

12BasiYeroboamunawatuwotewakamwendea Rehoboamusikuyatatu,kamamfalmealivyoagiza, akisema,Mnirudietenasikuyatatu

13Mfalmeakawajibuwatukwaukali,akaliachashaurila wazeewalilompa;

14Akanenanaokwashaurilavijana,akasema,Baba yangualilifanyazitokongwalenu,naminitaongeza kongwalenu;

15Kwahiyomfalmehakuwasikilizawatu;kwakuwa jambohilililitokakwaBwana,ilialitimizenenolake, ambaloBwanaalimwambiaYeroboamumwanawaNebati kwakinywachaAhiya,Mshilo

16BasiIsraeliwotewalipoonayakuwamfalme hakuwasikiza,watuwakamjibumfalme,wakasema,Tuna sehemuganikatikaDaudi?walahatunaurithikatika mwanawaYese;hemanihemanimwako,EeIsraeli;sasa iangalienyumbayakomwenyewe,EeDaudiBasiIsraeli wakaendazaohemani

17LakiniwanawaIsraeliwaliokaakatikamijiyaYuda, Rehoboamuakawatawalajuuyao

18NdipomfalmeRehoboamuakamtumaAdoramu, aliyekuwajuuyawatuwakutoza;naoIsraeliwote wakampigakwamawe,hataakafaBasimfalme Rehoboamuakafanyaharakakupandakwenyegarilake, akimbilieYerusalemu.

19BasiIsraeliwakaasijuuyanyumbayaDaudihataleo 20Ikawa,IsraeliwotewaliposikiayakwambaYeroboamu amerudi,wakatumawatuwakamwitamkutanoni, wakamfanyamfalmejuuyaIsraeliyote;hapakuwanamtu aliyeifuatanyumbayaDaudi,ilakabilayaYudapekeyake 21RehoboamualipofikaYerusalemu,akakusanyanyumba yoteyaYuda,pamojanakabilayaBenyamini,watu wateulemianathemaninielfu,wapiganajiwavita,ili kupiganananyumbayaIsraeli,nakuurudishaufalmekwa RehoboamumwanawaSulemani

22LakininenolaMungulikamjiaShemaya,mtuwa Mungu,kusema,

23SemanaRehoboamu,mwanawaSulemani,mfalmewa Yuda,nanyumbayoteyaYudanaBenyamini,namabaki yawatu,uwaambie, 24Bwanaasemahivi,Msipande,walamsipiganenandugu zenu,wanawaIsraeli;maanajambohililimetokakwangu BasiwakasikilizanenolaBWANA,wakarudi,waendezao, sawasawananenolaBWANA

25NdipoYeroboamuakajengaShekemukatikanchiya vilimayaEfraimu,akakaahumo;akatokahuko,akajenga Penueli

26Yeroboamuakasemamoyonimwake,Sasaufalme utairudianyumbayaDaudi;

27Watuhawawakipandakwendakutoadhabihukatika nyumbayaBwanahukoYerusalemu,ndipomioyoyawatu hawaitamrudiabwanawao,Rehoboamu,mfalmewaYuda, naowataniuamimi,nakumrudiaRehoboamumfalmewa Yuda.

28Ndipomfalmeakafanyashauri,akatengenezandama wawiliwadhahabu,akawaambia,Nivigumukwenu kupandakwendaYerusalemu;

29AkamwekammojakatikaBetheli,nawapiliakamweka Dani

30Jambohililikawadhambi,kwamaanawatu walikwendakuabudumbeleyailemoja,hataDani.

31Kishaakajenganyumbayamahalipajuu,akawaweka kuwamakuhanimiongonimwawatuwachinikabisa, ambaohawakuwawanawaLawi.

32Yeroboamuakaamurusikukuukatikamweziwanane, sikuyakuminatanoyamwezihuo,kamasikukuuiliyo katikaYuda,akatoasadakajuuyamadhabahu.Ndivyo alivyofanyahukoBetheli,kuwatoleadhabihundama alizozifanya;akawawekahukoBethelimakuhaniwa mahalipajuualipopafanya

33Basiakatoasadakajuuyamadhabahualiyoifanyahuko Betheli,sikuyakuminatanoyamweziwanane,mwezi aliouwaziamoyonimwake;akawaandikiawanawaIsraeli sikukuu;akatoasadakajuuyamadhabahu,nakufukiza uvumba.

SURAYA13

1Natazama,mtuwaMunguakatokakatikaYudakwa nenolaBwana,akafikaBetheli;

2AkaliajuuyamadhabahukwanenolaBwana,akasema, Eemadhabahu,madhabahu,Bwanaasemahivi;Tazama, mtotoatazaliwakatikanyumbayaDaudi,jinalakeYosia; nayeatawasongezajuuyakomakuhaniwamahalipajuu, wakufukiziaouvumba,namifupayawatuitateketezwajuu yako

3Akatoaisharasikuiyohiyo,akisema,Hiindiyoishara aliyoinenaBwana;Tazama,madhabahuitapasuka,na majivuyaliyojuuyakeyatamwagika

4Ikawa,mfalmeYeroboamualiposikianenolayulemtu waMungu,alipoliajuuyamadhabahuhukoBetheli, aliunyoshamkonowakepalemadhabahuni,akisema, Mkamate.Namkonowakealiounyoshajuuyakeulikauka, asiwezekuuvutatenakwake

5Madhabahunayoilipasuka,majivuyamadhabahu yakamwagika,sawasawanaisharaaliyoitoamtuwa MungukwanenolaBwana

6Mfalmeakajibu,akamwambiayulemtuwaMungu, UmsihisasaBwana,Munguwako,ukaniombee,ili nirudishwemkonowanguYulemtuwaMungu akamwombaBWANA,namkonowamfalmeukarudishwa tena,ukawakamaulivyokuwahapokwanza.

7MfalmeakamwambiamtuwaMungu,Njoonyumbani kwangu,ujiburudishe,naminitakupathawabu 8MtuwaMunguakamwambiamfalme,Ikiwautanipa nusuyanyumbayako,sitaingiapamojanawe,wala sitakulamkate,walasitakunywamajimahalihapa; 9MaanandivyonilivyoagizwakwanenolaBwana, kusema,Usilemkate,walausinywemaji,walausirudikwa njiaileuliyoijia

10Basiakaendakwanjianyingine,walahakurudikwanjia aliyoijiaBetheli

11BasipalikuwananabiimzeekatikaBetheli;nawanawe wakajanakumwambiamamboyotealiyoyafanyayulemtu waMungusikuilehukoBetheli;namanenohayo aliyomwambiamfalme,wakamwambiababayaopia.

12Babayaoakawauliza,Alipitianjiagani?Kwamaana wanawewalikuwawameonanjiaaliyoiendeayulemtuwa Mungu,aliyetokaYuda.

13Akawaambiawanawe,NitandikienipundaBasi wakamtandikiapunda,akampanda

14AkamfuatayulemtuwaMungu,akamkutaameketi chiniyamwaloni,akamwambia,Je!wewendiweyulemtu waMungualiyetokaYuda?Akasema,Ndimi

15Kishaakamwambia,Njoonyumbanikwangu,ulemkate.

16Akasema,Siwezikurudipamojanawe,walakuingia pamojanawe,walasitakulamkate,walasitakunywamaji pamojanawemahalihapa;

17KwamaananimeambiwakwanenolaBwana,Usile mkatewalausinywemajihuko,walausirudikwanjia uliyoijia

18Akamwambia,Mimipianinabiikamawewe;na malaikaakaniambiakwanenolaBwana,akisema, Mrudishepamojanawenyumbanikwako,alechakulana kunywamajiLakinialimdanganya

19Basiakarudipamojanaye,akalachakulanyumbani mwake,akanywamaji.

20Ikawa,walipokuwawameketimezani,nenolaBwana likamjiayulenabiialiyemrudisha;

21AkamliliayulemtuwaMungualiyekujakutokaYuda, akisema,Bwanaasemahivi,Kwakuwaumeliasikinywa chaBwana,walahukushikaamrialiyokuamuruBwana, Munguwako;

22lakiniulirudiukalamkatenakunywamajimahalipale alipokuambiaBwana,Usilechakula,walausinywemaji; mzogawakohautaingiakwenyekaburilababazako.

23Ikawa,baadayakulamkate,nabaadayakunywa, akamtandikiapunda,yaani,yulenabiialiyemrudisha

24Hataalipokuwaamekwendazake,simbaakakutana nayenjiani,akamwua;

25Natazama,watuwakapita,wakauonaulemzoga umetupwanjiani,nayulesimbaamesimamakaribuna mzoga;

26Nayulenabiialiyemrudishakutokanjianialiposikia, akasema,NiyulemtuwaMungu,ambayehakulitiinenola BWANA;

27Akanenanawanawe,nakuwaambia,Nitandikieni punda.Naowakamtandika.

28Akaendaakakutamzogawakeumetupwanjiani,na pundanasimbawamesimamakaribunamzoga;

29NabiiakauinuamzogawamtuwaMungu,akauweka juuyapunda,akamrudisha;

30Akauwekamzogawakekatikakaburilakemwenyewe; wakamwombolezea,wakisema,Olewangu!

31Ikawabaadayakumzika,akanenanawanawe,akisema, Nikifa,mnizikekatikakaburialimozikwayulemtuwa Mungu;iwekenimifupayangukandoyamifupayake.

32KwamaananenohiloaliloliakwanenolaBWANAjuu yamadhabahuiliyokoBetheli,najuuyanyumbazoteza mahalipajuu,zilizokatikamijiyaSamaria,hakika litatimia

33BaadayajambohiloYeroboamuhakuiachanjiayake mbaya,balialiwekatenakatikawatuwaliochinikabisa kuwamakuhaniwamahalipajuu;

34JambohilolikawadhambikwanyumbayaYeroboamu, hatakuikatiliambalinakuiangamizakutokajuuyausowa dunia

SURAYA14

1WakatihuoAbiyamwanawaYeroboamualiugua.

2Yeroboamuakamwambiamkewe,Ondoka,tafadhali, ujibadilishe,usijulikanekuwawewenimkewa

Yeroboamu;uendeShilo;tazama,yupoAhiyanabii, aliyeniambiayakwambanitakuwamfalmejuuyawatu hawa

3uchukuepamojanawemikatekumi,namaandazi,na chupayaasali,ukamwendee;

4MkewaYeroboamuakafanyahivyo,akaondoka, akaendaShilo,akafikanyumbanikwaAhiyaLakiniAhiya hakuona;maanamachoyakeyalikuwayamegandakwa sababuyaumriwake

5BwanaakamwambiaAhiya,Tazama,mkewa Yeroboamuanakujakukuulizanenokwaajiliyamwanawe; kwakuwanimgonjwa;mwambiehivinahivi;maana itakuwa,aingiapo,atajifanyakuwamwanamkemwingine.

6Ikawa,Ahiyaaliposikiasautizamiguuyake,alipoingia mlangoni,akasema,Ingia,mkewaYeroboamu;kwanini unajifanyakuwamwingine?kwamaananimetumwa kwakonahabarinzito

7Enenda,umwambieYeroboamu,Bwana,Munguwa Israeli,asemahivi,Kwasababunilikupandishakutokakati yawatu,nakukuwekakuwamkuujuuyawatuwangu Israeli;

8nikaukararuaufalmenyumbayaDaudi,nikakupawewe; lakinihukuwakamamtumishiwanguDaudi,aliyezishika amrizangu,nakunifuatakwamoyowakewote,kufanya yaliyosawatumachonipangu;

9lakiniumetendamaovukulikowotewaliokutangulia, kwamaanaumekwendanakujitengenezeamiungumingine, nasanamuzakusubu,ilikunikasirisha,naweumenitupa nyumayako;

10Kwahiyo,tazama,nitaletamabayajuuyanyumbaya Yeroboamu,naminitamkatiliambalikutokakwa Yeroboamuyeyeauasiyeukutani,nayeyealiyefungwana aliyeachwakatikaIsraeli;

11MtuawayeyotewaYeroboamuafiayemjinimbwa watamla;nayeyeafayeshambanindegewaangani watamla;kwamaanaBWANAamenenahayo

12Basi,ondoka,uendenyumbanikwako;namiguuyako ikiingiamjini,mtotoatakufa

13NaIsraeliwotewatamwombolezeanakumzika;kwa maanayeyepekeyakewaYeroboamundiyeatakayeingia kaburini,kwasababundaniyakelimeonekanajambojema kwaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,katikanyumbaya Yeroboamu.

14TenaBwanaatajiinuliamfalmejuuyaIsraeli, atakayeikatiliambalinyumbayaYeroboamusikuhiyo; hatasasa.

15KwamaanaBwanaatawapigaIsraeli,kamamwanzi utikiswavyokatikamaji,nayeatang’oaIsraelikatikanchi hiinzuri,aliyowapababazao,nakuwatawanyang’ambo yaMto,kwasababuwamejitengenezeamaasherayao, wakamkasirishaBwana

16NayeatawatoaIsraelikwasababuyadhambiza Yeroboamu,alizofanya,nakuwakoseshaIsraeli

17BasimkewaYeroboamuakainuka,akaendazake, akafikaTirsa;alipofikakwenyekizingitichamlango,yule mtotoakafa;

18Wakamzika;naoIsraeliwotewakamwombolezea, sawasawananenolaBwana,alilolinenakwamkonowa mtumishiwakeAhiyanabii

19NamamboyoteyaYeroboamuyaliyosalia,jinsi alivyopigana,najinsialivyotawala,tazama,yameandikwa katikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewaIsraeli

20SikualizotawalaYeroboamuzilikuwamiakaishirinina miwili,akalalanababaze,naNadabumwanaweakatawala mahalipake

21NayeRehoboamumwanawaSulemaniakatawala katikaYuda.Rehoboamualikuwanaumriwamiaka arobaininammojaalipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiaka kuminasabakatikaYerusalemu,mjiambaoBWANA aliuchaguakatikakabilazotezaIsraelialiwekejinalake humonajinalamamayealiitwaNaamaMwamoni

22YudawakafanyamaovumachonipaBwana,wakamtia wivukwadhambizaowalizofanya,zaidiyayote waliyofanyababazao

23Kwamaanapiawalijijengeamahalipajuu,nanguzo,na maashera,juuyakilakilimakirefu,nachiniyakilamti wenyemajanimabichi

24Tenawalikuwakowalawitikatikanchi,wakafanya kamamachukizoyoteyamataifa,aliowafukuzaBwana mbeleyawanawaIsraeli

25IkawakatikamwakawatanowamfalmeRehoboamu, ShishakimfalmewaMisriakapandajuuyaYerusalemu; 26akazichukuahazinazanyumbayaBwana,nahazinaza nyumbayamfalme;akazichukuahatazote;akazichukua ngaozotezadhahabualizozifanyaSulemani

27MfalmeRehoboamuakatengenezangaozashababadala yake,akaziwekamikononimwawakuuwawalinzi, wangojamlangonipanyumbayamfalme

28Ikawa,mfalmealipoingiakatikanyumbayaBwana, walinziwakazichukua,nakuzirudishakatikachumbacha walinzi

29BasimamboyoteyaRehoboamuyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaYuda?

30KulikuwanavitakatiyaRehoboamunaYeroboamu sikuzaozote.

31Rehoboamuakalalanababaze,akazikwapamojana babazekatikaJijilaDaudinajinalamamayealiitwa NaamaMwamoni.NaAbiyamumwanaweakatawala mahalipake

SURAYA15

1KatikamwakawakuminananewamfalmeYeroboamu mwanawaNebati,AbiyaakatawalajuuyaYuda.

2AkatawalamiakamitatuhukoYerusalemunajinala mamayakealiitwaMaaka,bintiAbsalomu

3Akaenendakatikadhambizotezababayake,alizozifanya kablayake;walamoyowakehaukuwamkamilifukwa Bwana,Munguwake,kamamoyowaDaudibabayake.

4WalakinikwaajiliyaDaudiBwana,Munguwake, akampataakatikaYerusalemu,ilikumwekamwanawe baadayake,nakuufanyaimaraYerusalemu;

5KwasababuDaudialifanyayaliyosawamachonipa Yehova,walahakugeukakutokakatikanenololote alilomwamurusikuzotezamaishayake,isipokuwatu katikahabariyaUria,Mhiti

6KulikuwanavitakatiyaRehoboamunaYeroboamusiku zotezamaishayake.

7BasimambomengineyaAbiya,nayotealiyoyafanya,je! hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewa Yuda?KulikuwanavitakatiyaAbiyanaYeroboamu.

8Abiyaakalalanababaze;wakamzikakatikaMjiwa Daudi;naAsamwanaweakatawalamahalipake

9KatikamwakawaishiriniwaYeroboamumfalmewa Israeli,AsaakatawalajuuyaYuda.

10AkatawalamiakaarobaininammojahukoYerusalemu najinalamamayakealiitwaMaaka,bintiAbsalomu.

11AsaakafanyayaliyomemamachonipaBwana,kama Daudibabayake

12Akawaondoawazinzikatikanchi,akaziondoasanamu zoteambazobabazakewalikuwawamefanya.

13TenaMaakamamayeakamwondoaasiwemalkia,kwa sababualikuwaametengenezasanamuyaAshera;Asa akaiharibusanamuyake,akaiteketezakaribunakijitocha Kidroni

14Lakinimahalipajuuhapakuondolewa;lakinimoyowa AsaulikuwamkamilifukwaBwanasikuzakezote

15Kishaakaviletavilevituambavyobabayakealikuwa ameviwekawakfu,navileambavyoyeyemwenyewe alikuwaameviwekawakfu,katikanyumbayaYehova, fedha,nadhahabu,navyombo

16KulikuwanavitakatiyaAsanaBaashamfalmewa Israelisikuzaozote

17BasiBaashamfalmewaIsraeliakapandajuuyaYuda, akajengaRama,iliasimwachemtuyeyotekutokawala kuingiakwaAsamfalmewaYuda

18NdipoAsaakatwaafedhayotenadhahabuiliyosalia katikahazinazanyumbayaYehova,nahazinazanyumba yamfalme,akazitiamikononimwawatumishiwake; 19Kunaaganokatiyamiminawewe,nakatiyababa yangunababayako;tazama,nimekuleteazawadiyafedha nadhahabu;njoouvunjeaganolakonaBaashamfalmewa Israeli,iliaondokekwangu

20BasiBen-hadadiakamsikilizamfalmeAsa,akawatuma wakuuwamajeshialiokuwanaojuuyamijiyaIsraeli, akapigaIyoni,naDani,naAbel-beth-maaka,naKinerothi yote,pamojananchiyoteyaNaftali.

21IkawaBaashaaliposikia,akaachakuujengaRama, akakaaTirza

22NdipomfalmeAsaakatangazakatikaYudayote; hakunaaliyeachwa;naowakayaondoamaweyaRama,na mitiyake,ambayokwayoBaashaalikuwaakiijengea;naye mfalmeAsaakajengakwavituhivyoGebayaBenyamini, naMispa

23NamamboyoteyaAsayaliyosalia,nanguvuzakezote, nayotealiyoyafanya,namijialiyoijenga,je! hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewa Yuda?Hatahivyo,wakatiwauzeewakealikuwana ugonjwawamiguu.

24Asaakalalanababaze,akazikwapamojanababaze katikaMjiwaDaudibabayake;naYehoshafatimwanawe akatawalamahalipake

25NadabumwanawaYeroboamualianzakutawalajuuya IsraelikatikamwakawapiliwaAsamfalmewaYuda, akatawalajuuyaIsraelimiakamiwili.

26AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana,akaiendea njiayababayake,nadhambiyakeambayoaliwakosesha Israeli

27Baasha,mwanawaAhiya,wanyumbayaIsakari, akafanyafitinajuuyake;nayeBaashaakampigahuko Gibethoni,mjiwaWafilisti;kwamaanaNadabunaIsraeli wotewaliuzingiraGibethoni

28HatakatikamwakawatatuwaAsamfalmewaYuda, Baashaakamuua,akatawalamahalipake

29Ikawa,alipotawala,akaipiganyumbayoteya Yeroboamu;hakumwachiaYeroboamumtuyeyote mwenyekupumua,hataalipokwishakumwangamiza, sawasawananenolaBWANA,alilolinenakwamtumishi wakeAhiya,Mshilo;

30kwasababuyadhambizaYeroboamualizofanya,na kuwakoseshaIsraeli,kwasababuyachukizolake alilowaudhiBwana,MunguwaIsraeli.

31BasimamboyoteyaNadabuyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaIsraeli?

32KulikuwanavitakatiyaAsanaBaashamfalmewa Israelisikuzaozote.

33KatikamwakawatatuwaAsamfalmewaYudaBaasha mwanawaAhiyaalianzakutawalajuuyaIsraeliwotehuko Tirsa,miakaishirininaminne.

34AkafanyayaliyomabayamachonipaBwana,akaiendea njiayaYeroboamu,nadhambiyakeambayoaliwakosesha Israeli.

SURAYA16

1NdiponenolaBwanalikamjiaYehu,mwanawaHanani, juuyaBaasha,kusema,

2Kwakuwanilikuinuakutokamavumbini,nakukuweka mkuujuuyawatuwanguIsraeli;naweumeiendeanjiaya Yeroboamu,nakuwakoseshawatuwanguIsraeli,ili kunikasirishakwadhambizao;

3Tazama,nitawaondoawazaowaBaasha,nawazaowa nyumbayake;naminitaifanyanyumbayakokamanyumba yaYeroboamumwanawaNebati.

4MtuwaBaashaafiayemjinimbwawatamla;nayeye atakayefiamashambanindegewaanganiwatamla

5BasimamboyoteyaBaashayaliyosalia,naaliyoyafanya, naushujaawake,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-chatarehechawafalmewaIsraeli?

6Baashaakalalanababazake,akazikwakatikaTirza;na Elamwanaweakatawalamahalipake

7TenanenolaYehovalikajakwamkonowanabiiYehu, mwanawaHanani,juuyaBaasha,najuuyanyumbayake, kwaajiliyamabayayotealiyoyafanyamachonipaYehova, kwakumkasirishakwakaziyamikonoyake,kwakuwa kamanyumbayaYeroboamu;nakwasababualimuua.

8KatikamwakawaishirininasitawaAsamfalmewa Yuda,ElamwanawaBaashaalianzakutawalajuuya IsraelihukoTirza,miakamiwili.

9BasimtumishiwakeZimri,jemadariwanusuyamagari yake,akamfanyiafitina,alipokuwahukoTirza,akinywana kulewanyumbanimwaArza,msimamiziwanyumbayake, hukoTirza

10Zimriakaingia,akampiga,akamuua,katikamwakawa ishirininasabawaAsamfalmewaYuda,akatawalamahali pake

11Ikawa,alipoanzakutawala,maratualipoketijuuyakiti chakechaufalme,akawauawatuwotewanyumbaya Baasha;

12NdivyoZimrialivyoiharibunyumbayoteyaBaasha, sawasawananenolaBwana,alilolinenajuuyaBaashakwa kinywachanabiiYehu;

13kwaajiliyadhambizotezaBaasha,nadhambizaEla mwanawe,ambazokwazowalikosa,nakuwakosesha

Israeli,kwakumkasirishaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,kwa ubatiliwao.

14BasimamboyoteyaElayaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaIsraeli?

15KatikamwakawaishirininasabawaAsamfalmewa YudaZimriakatawalasikusabahukoTirsaNawatu walikuwawamepangadhidiyaGibethoni,mjiwaWafilisti. 16Watuwaliokuwawamepigakambiwakasikiakwamba Zimriamefanyafitina,nayeamemwuamfalme

17OmriakapandakutokaGibethoni,naIsraeliwote pamojanaye,wakauzingiraTirsa

18Ikawa,Zimrialipoonakwambajijilimetekwa,akaenda ndaniyajumbalakifalmelanyumbayamfalme, akaiteketezakwamotonyumbayamfalmejuuyake,akafa 19kwaajiliyadhambizakealizofanya,kwakufanya maovumachonipaBwana,kwakwendakatikanjiaya Yeroboamu,nadhambiyakealiyoifanyanakuwakosesha Israeli.

20BasimamboyoteyaZimriyaliyosalia,nauhainiwake, je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalme waIsraeli?

21NdipowatuwaIsraeliwakagawanyikasehemumbili; nusuyawatuwakamfuataTibni,mwanawaGinathi,ili kumfanyamfalme;nanusuwakamfuataOmri.

22LakiniwatuwaliomfuataOmriwakawashindawatu waliomfuataTibnimwanawaGinathi;basiTibniakafa, Omriakatawala.

23KatikamwakawathelathininamojawaAsamfalmewa Yuda,OmrialianzakutawalajuuyaIsraeli,miakakumina miwili;akatawalamiakasitahukoTirsa.

24KishaakanunuakilimachaSamariakwaShemerikwa talantambilizafedha,akajengajuuyamlimahuo,na kuuitamjihuoalioujenga,kwajinalaShemeri,mwenye kilimahicho,Samaria

25LakiniOmriakafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana, akafanyamabayakulikowotewaliomtangulia.

26KwamaanaaliiendeanjiayoteyaYeroboamumwana waNebati,nakatikadhambiyakeambayoaliwakosesha Israeli,nakumkasirishaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,kwa ubatiliwao

27BasimamboyoteyaOmriyaliyosalia,aliyoyafanya,na ushujaawakealioufanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabucha-tarehechawafalmewaIsraeli?

28Omriakalalanababazake,akazikwakatikaSamaria;na Ahabumwanaweakatawalamahalipake.

29KatikamwakawathelathininananewaAsamfalmewa YudaAhabumwanawaOmrialianzakutawalajuuya Israeli;AhabumwanawaOmriakatawalajuuyaIsraeli hukoSamariamiakaishirininamiwili

30AhabumwanawaOmriakafanyayaliyomabaya machonipaYehovakulikowotewaliomtangulia.

31Ikawa,kanakwambanijambojepesikwakekutembea katikadhambizaYeroboamumwanawaNebati,akamwoa YezebelibintiEthbaali,mfalmewaWasidoni,akaenda kumtumikiaBaali,nakumsujudia

32AkamjengeaBaalimadhabahukatikanyumbayaBaali, aliyoijengahukoSamaria

33AhabuakafanyaAshera;Ahabuakafanyazaidiya kumkasirishaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,kulikowafalme wotewaIsraeliwaliomtangulia

34KatikasikuzakeHieliMbetheliakajengaYeriko, akawekamsingiwakekwaAbiramu,mzaliwawakewa kwanza,nakuyawekamalangoyakekwamwanawake mdogoSegubu,sawasawananenolaYehovaalilolinena kwaYoshuamwanawaNuni.

SURAYA17

1EliyaMtishbi,aliyekuwawawenyejiwaGileadi, akamwambiaAhabu,KamaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli, aishivyo,ambayeninasimamambelezake,hakutakuwana umandewalamvuamiakahii,ilakwanenolangu

2NenolaBwanalikamjia,kusema, 3Ondokahapa,ugeukeuendemashariki,ukajifichekaribu nakijitochaKerithi,kinachokabiliYordani

4Naitakuwa,utakunywakatikakijitohicho;nami nimewaamurukunguruwakulehuko

5Basiakaenda,akafanyakamanenolaBwana;kwamaana akaendanakukaakaribunakijitochaKerithi, kinachokabiliYordani

6Kunguruwakamleteamkatenanyamaasubuhi,namkate nanyamajioni;akanywamajiyakilekijito.

7Ikawa,baadayamuda,kilekijitokikakauka,kwasababu mvuahaikunyeshakatikanchi

8NenolaBwanalikamjia,kusema, 9Ondoka,uendeSarepta,uliomjiwaSidoni,ukaehuko;

10Basiakaondoka,akaendaSareptaAlipofikalangola mji,tazama,yulemwanamkemjanealikuwapoakiokota kuni;akamwita,akasema,Niletee,nakuomba,majikidogo chomboni,ninywe

11Alipokuwaakiendakukichukua,akamwita,akasema, Niletee,tafadhali,kipandechamkatemkononimwako

12Akasema,KamaBwana,Munguwako,aishivyo,sina mkate,ilakonziyaungakatikapipa,namafutakidogo katikachupa;

13Eliyaakamwambia,Usiogope;nendaukafanyekama ulivyosema,lakininifanyiekwanzamkatemdogo,uniletee, kishaujifanyiewewenamwanao

14MaanaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi,Lilepipa laungahalitapunguka,walailechupayamafutahaitaisha, hatasikuileBWANAatakapoletamvuajuuyanchi 15Nayeakaenda,akafanyasawasawananenolaEliya;na yeye,nayeye,nanyumbayake,wakalasikunyingi.

16Lilepipalaungahalikupunguka,walailechupaya mafutahaikuisha,sawasawananenolaBwanaalilolinena kwakinywachaEliya.

17Ikawabaadayamambohayo,mwanawayule mwanamke,bibiwanyumba,akawamgonjwa;naugonjwa wakeulikuwambayasana,hatahakubakipumzindani yake

18AkamwambiaEliya,Ninanininawe,EemtuwaMungu? Je!umekujakwangukunikumbushadhambiyangu,na kumwuamwanangu?

19Akamwambia,NipemwanaoAkamtoakifuanimwake, akampandishakatikadarini,akakaa,akamlazajuuya kitandachake

20AkamliliaBwana,akasema,EeBwana,Munguwangu, je!

21Akajinyoshajuuyamtotomaratatu,akamwomba Bwana,akasema,EeBwana,Munguwangu,nakusihi,roho yamtotohuyuimrudietena

22BwanaakaisikiasautiyaEliya;narohoyamtoto ikarudindaniyake,nayeakafufuka.

23Eliyaakamchukuamtoto,akamtelemshakutoka chumbanimpakanyumbani,akampamamayake.Eliya akasema,Tazama,mwanaoyuhai.

24MwanamkeakamwambiaEliya,Sasanajuayakuwa wewendiwemtuwaMungu,nayakuwanenolaBwana kinywanimwakonikweli.

SURAYA18

1Ikawabaadayasikunyingi,nenolaBwanalikamjia Eliyakatikamwakawatatu,kusema,Enendaukajionyeshe kwaAhabu;naminitaletamvuajuuyanchi

2EliyaakaendakujionyeshakwaAhabuKukawananjaa kalihukoSamaria.

3AhabuakamwitaObadia,msimamiziwanyumbayake (BasiObadiaakamchaBWANAsana; 4Kwamaanaikawa,hapoYezebelialipowakatiliambali manabiiwaBwana,Obadiaakawatwaamanabiimiamoja, akawafichawatuhamsinipangoni,akawalishamkatena maji.

5AhabuakamwambiaObadia,Enendanchi,kwenye chemchemizotezamaji,nakwenyevijitovyote; 6Basiwakagawanyanchikatiyaoiliwapitekatikatiyake; Ahabuakaendanjiamojapekeyake,naObadiaakaenda njianyinginepekeyake

7Obadiaalipokuwanjiani,tazama,Eliyaakakutananaye; nayeakamjua,akaangukakifudifudi,akasema,Je!wewe ndiweyulebwanawanguEliya?

8Nayeakamjibu,Mimindiye;enendaukamwambiebwana wako,Tazama,Eliyayukohapa

9Akasema,Nimekosanini,hatakunitiamimimtumishi wakomkononimwaAhabu,aniue?

10KamaBwana,Munguwako,aishivyo,hapanataifawala ufalmeambapobwanawanguhakutumawatukukutafuta; aliapaufalmenataifa,yakwambahawakukuona.

11Nasasaunasema,Enenda,umwambiebwanawako, Tazama,Eliyayukohapa

12Naitakuwa,maranitakapoondokakwako,rohoya Bwanaitakuchukuanisipojua;basinitakapokujana kumwambiaAhabu,nayehatakuona,ataniua;lakinimimi mtumishiwakoninamchaBwanatanguujanawangu.

13BwanawanguhukuambiwanilichokifanyaYezebeli alipowauamanabiiwaBWANA,jinsinilivyowaficha manabiiwaBWANAmia,watuhamsinikatikapango, nikawalishamkatenamaji?

14Basisasaunasema,Enenda,umwambiebwanawako, Tazama,Eliyayukohapa,nayeataniua

15Eliyaakasema,KamaBwanawamajeshiaishivyo, ambayeninasimamambelezake,hakikanitajionyesha kwakeleo.

16BasiObadiaakaendakumlakiAhabu,akamwambia; nayeAhabuakaendakumlakiEliya

17Ikawa,AhabualipomwonaEliya,Ahabuakamwambia, Je!

18Akajibu,MimisikuwataabishaIsraeli;baliwewena nyumbayababayako,kwakuwammeziachaamriza Bwana,nakuwafuataMabaali

19BasisasatumawatuunikusanyieIsraeliwotekatika mlimawaKarmeli,namanabiiwaBaalimiannena

1Wafalme

hamsini,namanabiiwaMaasheramianne,walaomezani paYezebeli.

20BasiAhabuakatumawatukwawanawaIsraeliwote, akawakusanyamanabiikatikamlimawaKarmeli.

21Eliyaakawakaribiawatuwote,akasema,Mtasita-sita katikatiyamawazomawilihatalini?ikiwaBWANAndiye Mungu,mfuateniyeye;baliikiwaniBaali,basimfuateni yeye.Nawatuhawakumjibunenololote.

22NdipoEliyaakawaambiawatu,Mimi,naam,mimipeke yangu,nimesaliakuwanabiiwaBwana;lakinimanabiiwa Baaliniwatumiannenahamsini

23Basinawatupeng'ombewawili;nawajichagulie ng’ombemmoja,wakamkatevipandevipande,nakumweka juuyakuni,walawasitiemotochiniyake;

24Nanyiliitienijinalamiunguyenu,naminitaombakwa jinalaBWANA;Watuwotewakajibu,wakasema,Nivema.

25EliyaakawaambiamanabiiwaBaali,Jichagulieni ng’ombemmoja,mkamtengenezekwanza;kwamaana ninyiniwengi;liitienijinalamiunguyenu,walamsitie motochiniyake

26Wakamtwaayuleng’ombedumewaliyepewa, wakamtengeneza,wakaliitiajinalaBaalitanguasubuhi hataadhuhuri,wakisema,EeBaali,utusikieLakini hapakuwanasauti,walaaliyejibuNaowakarukajuuya madhabahuiliyotengenezwa.

27Ikawawakatiwaadhuhuri,Eliyaakawafanyiamzaha, akasema,Pigenikelele,maanayeyenimungu;ama anazungumza,auanafuata,auyukosafarini,aulabda amelala,nalazimaaamshwe

28Wakaliakwasautikuu,wakajikata-katakwavisuna mikukikamailivyokuwadesturiyao,hatadamu ikachuruzikajuuyao

29Ikawa,adhuhuriilipopita,wakatabirihatawakatiwa kutoadhabihuyajioni,hapakuwanasauti,walawakujibu, walaaliyetazama

30Eliyaakawaambiawatuwote,NjoonikwanguNawatu wotewakamkaribia.Akaitengenezamadhabahuya BWANAiliyobomolewa

31Eliyaakatwaamawekuminamawili,kwahesabuya kabilazawanawaYakobo,ambayenenolaBwanalilimjia, kusema,Israelilitakuwajinalako;

32Nakwahayomaweakajengamadhabahukatikajinala Bwana;akafanyamferejikuizungukamadhabahu,kiasicha kipimochavipimoviwilivyambegu

33Kishaakazipangakuni,akamkatayuleng’ombe vipande-vipande,akamwekajuuyakuni,akasema,Jazeni mapipamannemaji,mkayamwagejuuyasadakaya kuteketezwa,najuuyakuni.

34Akasema,FanyenimarayapiliNaowakafanyahivyo marayapiliAkasema,FanyenimarayatatuNao wakafanyahivyomarayatatu

35Majiyakatiririkakuizungukamadhabahu;akaujaza mtaropiamaji

36Ikawa,wakatiwakutoadhabihuyajioni,Eliyanabii akakaribia,akasema,EeBWANA,MunguwaIbrahimu,na Isaka,nawaIsraeli,naijulikaneleoyakuwawewendiwe MungukatikaIsraeli,nayakuwamiminimtumishiwako, nayakuwanimefanyamambohayayotekwanenolako

37Unisikie,EeBwana,unisikie,iliwatuhawawajueya kuwawewendiweBwana,Mungu,nayakuwawewe umeigeuzamioyoyaowaruditena

38NdipomotowaBwanaukashuka,ukaiteketezasadaka yakuteketezwa,nakuni,namawe,namavumbi,na kuyarambayalemajiyaliyokuwakatikamfereji

39Watuwotewalipoonahayo,wakaangukakifudifudi, wakasema,BwanandiyeMungu;BWANA,ndiyeMungu.

40Eliyaakawaambia,WakamatenimanabiiwaBaali; asiponyokahatammojawaoWakawakamata,naEliya akawaletampakakijitochaKishoni,akawauahuko.

41EliyaakamwambiaAhabu,Ondoka,ulenakunywa; kwamaanakunasautiyamvuanyingi

42BasiAhabuakapandailikulanakunywaNayeEliya akapandajuuyakilelechaKarmeli;akajitupachinina kuwekausowakekatiyamagotiyake.

43Akamwambiamtumishiwake,Pandasasa,utazame upandewabahariAkapandajuu,akatazama,akasema, Hakunakitu.Akasema,Rudimarasaba.

44Ikawamarayasaba,akasema,Tazama,wingudogo linatokeakatikabaharikamamkonowamwanadamu Akasema,Panda,ukamwambieAhabu,Tengenezagari lako,ukashuke,mvuaisikuzuie

45Ikawamudamfupibaadaye,mbinguzikawanyeusikwa mawingunaupepo,namvuakubwaikanyesha.Ahabu akapandafarasi,akaendaYezreeli

46MkonowaBwanaulikuwajuuyaEliya;akajifunga kiunoni,akapigambiombeleyaAhabumpakamaingilio yaYezreeli

SURAYA19

1AhabuakamwambiaYezebeliyotealiyoyafanyaEliya, najinsialivyowauamanabiiwotekwaupanga.

2NdipoYezebeliakatumamjumbekwaEliya,kusema, Miungunawanitendevivyonakuzidi,nisipoifanyanafsi yakokuwakamarohoyammojawaokeshowakatihuu.

3Nayealipoonahayo,akainuka,akaendakuokoamaisha yake,akafikaBeer-sheba,uliowaYuda,akamwacha mtumishiwakehuko.

4Lakiniyeyemwenyeweakaendanyikanimwendowa sikumoja,akaendaakaketichiniyamretemu,akajiombea afe;akasema,Yatosha;sasa,EeBWANA,uniondoleeuhai wangu;kwamaanamimisiborakulikobabazangu

5Alipokuwaamelalanakulalachiniyamretemu,tazama, malaikaakamgusa,akamwambia,Inuka,ule.

6Akatazama,natazama,kulikuwanakekiiliyookwajuu yamakaa,nagudulialamajikichwanipakeNayeakalana kunywa,akamlazatena.

7MalaikawaBwanaakamwendeatenamarayapili, akamgusa,akasema,Inuka,ule;kwasababusafarini kubwamnokwako

8Akainuka,akalanakunywa,akaendaakiwananguvuza chakulahichosikuarobainimchananausikumpaka Horebu,mlimawaMungu.

9Akaingiandaniyapango,akalalahumo;natazama,neno laBWANAlikamjia,nayeakamwambia,Unafanyanini hapa,Eliya?

10Akasema,NimeonawivumwingikwaajiliyaBwana, Munguwamajeshi;namimi,hatamimipekeyangu, nimesalia;naowananitafutanafsiyangu,waiondoe

11Akasema,Toka,usimamemlimanimbelezaBwanaNa tazama,Bwanaakapita,upepomkubwawenyenguvu ukapasuamilima,ukaivunjamiambambelezaBwana;

lakiniBWANAhakuwamokatikaupepoule;lakini BWANAhakuwamokatikatetemekohilo; 12Nabaadayatetemekolaardhikukawanamoto;lakini BWANAhakuwamomotoni;nabaadayamotosauti ndogoyautulivu.

13Ikawa,Eliyaaliposikia,akajifunikausowakekatika vazilake,akatokanje,akasimamakatikamwingiliowa pango.Natazama,sautiikamjia,ikasema,Unafanyanini hapa,Eliya?

14Akasema,NimeonawivumwingikwaajiliyaBwana, Munguwamajeshi;namimi,hatamimipekeyangu, nimesalia;naowananitafutanafsiyangu,waiondoe 15BWANAakamwambia,Enenda,urudikwanjiayako mpakanyikayaDameski;

16NaYehumwanawaNimshimtiemafutaawemfalme juuyaIsraeli;naElishamwanawaShafatiwaAbelmeholamtiemafutaawenabiimahalipako

17Naitakuwakwambayeyeatakayeokokaupangawa Hazaeli,Yehuatamuua;nayeyeatakayeokokanaupanga waYehu,Elishaatamuua

18LakininimejiachiakatikaIsraelielfusaba,magotiyote ambayohayakumwinamiaBaali,nakilakinywaambacho hakikumbusu

19Basiakaondokahuko,akamkutaElishamwanawa Shafati,aliyekuwaakilima,akiwanajozikuminambiliza ng’ombembeleyake,nayeyeakiwanajozilakumina mbili;

20Akawaachang’ombe,akamfuataEliyambio,akasema, Tafadhaliniruhusunimbusubabayangunamamayangu, kishanitakufuataAkamwambia,Ruditena;kwani nimekutendeanini?

21Akarudinyumakutokakwake,akatwaajoziyang’ombe, akawachinja,akapikanyamayaokwavyombovya ng’ombehao,akawapawatu,naowakala.Kishaakainuka, akamfuataEliyanakumtumikia

SURAYA20

1Ben-hadadi,mfalmewaShamu,akakusanyajeshilake lote,nawafalmethelathininawawilipamojanaye,na farasi,namagari;

2AkatumawajumbekwaAhabumfalmewaIsraelimjini, akamwambia,Ben-hadadiasemahivi;

3Fedhayakonadhahabuyakoniyangu;wakezakona watotowako,waliowazurisana,niwangu

4MfalmewaIsraeliakajibu,akasema,Bwanawangu, mfalme,kamaulivyosema,miminiwako,nayoteniliyo nayo.

5Walewajumbewakarudi,wakasema,Ben-hadadiasema hivi,Ingawanilitumaujumbekwako,nikisema,Unipe fedhayako,nadhahabuyako,nawakezako,nawanao;

6Lakininitatumawatumishiwangukwakokeshokama wakatihuu,naowataichunguzanyumbayako,nanyumba zawatumishiwako;naitakuwa,kilalipendezalomachoni pakowatalitiamkononimwaonakuliondoa

7NdipomfalmewaIsraeliakawaitawazeewotewanchi, akasema,Angalieni,nawasihi,mkaonejinsimtuhuyu anavyotakamadhara;walasikumkana

8Basiwazeewotenawatuwotewakamwambia, Usimsikilize,walausikubali.

9KwahiyoakawaambiawajumbewaBen-hadadi, Mwambienibwanawangumfalme,Yoteuliyonipelekea

mimimtumwawakohapokwanza,nitafanya,lakinineno hilisiwezikulifanya.Walewajumbewakaondoka, wakamleteahabari

10Ben-hadadiakatumakwake,akasema,Miungu wanifanyiehivi,nakuzidi,ikiwamavumbiyaSamaria yatatoshakonzizawatuwotewanaonifuata

11MfalmewaIsraeliakajibu,akasema,Mwambieni,Yeye azivaayevazilakeasijisifukamayeyeavuaye.

12Ikawa,Ben-hadadialiposikianenohilo,alipokuwa anakunywa,yeyenawafalmekatikamabandani, akawaambiawatumishiwake,JipangeNaowakajipanga kuukabilimji

13Natazama,nabiiakamjiaAhabumfalmewaIsraeli, akasema,Bwanaasemahivi,Je!tazama,nitautiamkononi mwakoleo;naweutajuayakuwamimindimiBWANA 14Ahabuakasema,Kwanani?Akasema,Bwanaasema hivi,KwavijanawawakuuwamajimboNdipoakasema, Ninaniatakayepangavita?Akajibu,Wewe

15Kishaakawahesabuvijanawawakuuwamajimbo, wakawamiambilithelathininawawili;nabaadayao akawahesabuwatuwote,wanawaIsraeliwote,watuelfu saba.

16WakatokanjesaasitamchanaLakiniBen-hadadi alikuwaanakunywakulewavibandani,yeyenahao wafalme,walewafalmethelathininawawiliwaliomsaidia.

17Wakatokakwanzavijanawawakuuwamajimbo;basi Ben-hadadiakatumawatu,wakamwambia,wakisema, KunawatuwametokaSamaria.

18Akasema,Kamawametokakwaajiliyaamani, wakamatewahai;aukamawametokakwendavitani, wakamateniwakiwahai.

19Basivijanahaowawakuuwamikoawakatokamjini,na jeshilililowafuata

20Wakauakilamtumtuwake;naWashamiwakakimbia; Israeliwakawafuatia;nayeBen-hadadimfalmewaShamu akaokokaakiwaamepandafarasipamojanawapanda farasi.

21MfalmewaIsraeliakatoka,akawapigafarasinamagari, akawauaWashamikwamauajimakubwa

22NabiihuyoakamwendeamfalmewaIsraeli, akamwambia,Enenda,ujitienguvu,uangalie,nakuona utakalofanya;

23WatumishiwamfalmewaShamuwakamwambia, Miunguyaonimiunguyamilimani;kwahivyowalikuwa nanguvukulikosisi;lakinitupiganenaokatikauwanda,na hakikasisitutakuwananguvuzaidikulikowao.

24Fanyajambohili,uwaondoewafalme,kilamtumahali pake,ukawawekemaakidamahalipao;

25Naujiandikiejeshi,kamajeshilililokupoteza,farasi kwafarasi,nagarikwagari;Nayeakaisikilizasautiyao, akafanyahivyo

26Ikawamwanzonimwamwaka,Ben-hadadi akawahesabuWashami,akapandakwendaAfekiili kupigananaIsraeli

27WanawaIsraeliwakahesabiwa,wakapewazawadi, wakaendakupigananao;wanawaIsraeliwakapangambele yaokamamakundimawiliyawana-mbuzi;lakiniWashami waliijazanchi

28AkajamtuwaMungu,akamwambiamfalmewaIsraeli, akasema,Bwanaasemahivi,KwasababuWashami wamesema,BWANAndiyeMunguwamilima,lakiniyeye siMunguwamabonde,basinitatiaumatihuumkubwa

wotemkononimwako,nanyimtajuayakuwamimindimi BWANA.

29Wakapigakambimojakuelekeanyinginesikusaba Ikawasikuyasabavitavikapatana;wanawaIsraeli wakawauakatikaWashamiwatumiamojaelfuwaendao kwamiguukwasikumoja

30LakiniwaliosaliawakakimbiampakaAfeki,mjini;na ukutaukaangukajuuyawatuishirininasabaelfuwawatu waliosaliaNayeBen-hadadiakakimbia,akaingiamjini, katikachumbachandani

31Watumishiwakewakamwambia,“Tazama,tumesikia kwambawafalmewanyumbayaIsraeliniwafalmewenye rehema.

32Basiwakajifunganguozamaguniaviunonimwao,na kuwekakambavichwanimwao,wakamwendeamfalmewa Israeli,wakasema,MtumwawakoBen-hadadiasema, Tafadhali,niacheniishiAkasema,Je!angalihai?yeyeni nduguyangu

33Basiwalewatuwakaangaliakwabidiikamanenolo lotelingetokakwake,wakalikamataupesi,wakasema, NduguyakoBen-hadadiNdipoakasema,Nendeni, mkamlete.NdipoBen-hadadiakamtokea;naye akampandishakwenyegari

34Ben-hadadiakamwambia,Mijiambayobabayangu alimnyang’anyababayakonitairudisha;naweutajifanyia njiahukoDameski,kamababayangualivyofanyahuko SamariaNdipoAhabuakasema,Nitakuachauendezako kwaaganohili.Basiakafanyaaganonaye,nakumfukuza.

35Namtummojawawanawamanabiiakamwambiajirani yakekatikanenolaBwana,Nipige,tafadhaliNayulemtu akakataakumpiga.

36Ndipoakamwambia,KwakuwahukuitiisautiyaBwana, tazama,maratuutakapoondokakwangu,simbaatakuua Namaraalipoondokakwake,simbaakamkuta,akamwua.

37Kishaakamwonamtumwingine,akasema,Nipige, tafadhaliYulemtuakampiga,hatakatikakumpiga akamjeruhi.

38Basiyulenabiiakaenda,akamngojamfalmenjiani, akajibadilishanamajivuusonipake

39Ikawamfalmealipokuwaakipita,akamliliamfalme, akasema,Mtumwawakoalikwendakatikatiyavita;na tazama,mtummojaakageuka,akanileteamtu,akasema, Mlindemtuhuyu;akikosekana,maishayakoyatakuwa badalayanafsiyake,auutalipatalantayafedha

40Namimtumishiwakoalipokuwaakishughulikahapana pale,aliondoka.MfalmewaIsraeliakamwambia,Ndivyo itakavyokuwahukumuyako;mwenyeweumeamua

41Akafanyaharaka,akaondoamajivuusonimwake; mfalmewaIsraeliakamtambuayakuwayeyenimmojawa manabii

42Akamwambia,Bwanaasemahivi,Kwakuwa umemwachaatokemkononimwakomtuniliyemweka aangamizwe,basimaishayakoyatakuwabadalayanafsi yake,nawatuwakobadalayawatuwake

43MfalmewaIsraeliakaendanyumbanikwakeakiwa amekasirikanahalimbaya,akafikaSamaria

SURAYA21

1Ikawabaadayamambohayo,NabothiMyezreelialikuwa nashambalamizabibuhukoYezreeli,karibunanyumba yakifalmeyaAhabumfalmewaSamaria

2AhabuakamwambiaNabothi,akamwambia,Nipe shambalakolamizabibuliwebustaniyamboga,kwa maanalikokaribunanyumbayangu,naminitakupa shambalamizabibulililoborakulikohilobadalayake;au, ukionavema,nitakupakwafedhathamaniyake.

3NabothiakamwambiaAhabu,Bwananaapishembali kwangu,nisikupeweweurithiwababazangu

4Ahabuakaingianyumbanikwakeakiwamzito, amekasirika,kwaajiliyanenolilealiloambiwanaNabothi Myezreeli,maanaalisema,Sitakupaurithiwababazangu Nayeakamlazakitandanimwake,akageuzausowake,asile chakula

5LakiniYezebelimkeweakamwendea,akamwambia, Mbonarohoyakoinahuzunihatausilechakula?

6Akamwambia,KwasababunilisemanaNabothi Myezreeli,nikamwambia,Nipeshambalakolamizabibu kwafedha;auukipenda,nitakupashambalinginela mizabibubadalayake;akajibu,sitakupashambalangula mizabibu.

7Yezebelimkeweakamwambia,Je!wewendiye unayeutawalaufalmewaIsraeli?inuka,ulechakula,na moyowakoufurahi;miminitakupashambalamizabibula NabothiMyezreeli

8BasiakaandikabaruakwajinalaAhabu,akazitiamuhuri yake,akazitumazilebaruakwawazeenawakuu waliokuwakatikamjiwake,waliokaapamojanaNabothi 9Nayeakaandikakatikazilebarua,akisema,Tangazeni watukufunga,nakumwekaNabothijuukatiyawatu; 10Wawekeniwatuwawili,watuwasiofaa,watoeushahidi juuyake,wakisema,UmemtukanaMungunamfalme kishamchukueninje,mkampigekwamawe,afe.

11Nawatuwamjiwake,wazeenawakuuwaliokuwa wakaaokatikamjiwake,wakafanyakamavileYezebeli alivyowapelekea,nakamailivyoandikwakatikazilebarua alizowapelekea

12Wakatangazakufunga,wakamwekaNabothijuukatiya watu.

13Wakaingiawatuwawili,watuwasiofaa,wakaketimbele yake;naowatuwasiofaawakashuhudiajuuyake,yaani, Nabothimbeleyawatu,wakisema,Nabothiamemtukana MungunamfalmeNdipowakamtoanjeyamji, wakampigakwamawehataakafa

14NdipowakatumawatukwaYezebeli,kusema,Nabothi amepigwakwamawe,nayeamekufa

15Ikawa,YezebelialiposikiakwambaNabothiamepigwa kwamawenakufa,YezebeliakamwambiaAhabu,Ondoka, ulimilikishambalamizabibulaNabothiMyezreeli,ambalo alikataakukupakwafedha,kwamaanaNabothihayukohai, baliamekufa

16Ikawa,AhabualiposikiayakwambaNabothiamekufa, Ahabuakainuka,ashukempakashambalamizabibula NabothiMyezreeli,ilikulimiliki.

17NenolaBwanalikamjiaEliyaMtishbi,kusema, 18Ondoka,ushukekumlakiAhabu,mfalmewaIsraeli, aliyekoSamaria;tazama,yukokatikashambalamizabibu laNabothi,alikoshukailikulimiliki

19Naweutamwambia,ukisema,Bwanaasemahivi,Je! Naweutamwambia,ukisema,Bwanaasemahivi,Mahali palembwawalipoirambadamuyaNabothi,mbwa watairambadamuyako,naam,damuyako.

20AhabuakamwambiaEliya,Je!umeniona,Eeadui yangu?Akajibu,Nimekupata,kwasababuumejiuza kufanyamaovumachonipaBwana

21Tazama,nitaletamabayajuuyako,naminitakuondolea uzaowako,naminitamkatiliambalikutokakwaAhabu yeyeaurumiayeukuta,nayeyealiyemtuasiyenaadabuna aliyeachwakatikaIsraeli;

22Naminitaifanyanyumbayakokuwakamanyumbaya YeroboamumwanawaNebati,nakamanyumbayaBaasha, mwanawaAhiya,kwasababuyachukizoambalo umenikasirisha,nakuwakoseshaIsraeli

23TenaBwanaakanenahabarizaYezebeli,akisema, MbwawatamlaYezebelikaribunaukutawaYezreeli.

24MtuwanyumbayaAhabuafiayemjinimbwawatamla; nayeyeafayeshambanindegewaanganiwatamla

25LakinihapakuwanamtukamaAhabu,aliyejiuzaatende maovumachonipaBwana,ambayeYezebelimkewe alimchochea

26Akafanyamachukizosanakwakufuatasanamu, sawasawanamamboyoteyaWaamori,ambaoBwana aliwafukuzambeleyawanawaIsraeli

27Ikawa,Ahabualiposikiamanenohayo,akararuamavazi yake,akavaamaguniamwilinimwake,akafunga,akalala katikanguozamagunia,akaendataratibu

28NenolaBwanalikamjiaEliyaMtishbi,kusema, 29UnaonajinsiAhabuanavyojinyenyekezambeleyangu? kwasababuamejinyenyekezambeleyangu,sitaleta mabayakatikasikuzake;lakinikatikasikuzamwanawe nitaletamabayajuuyanyumbayake

SURAYA22

1WakakaamiakamitatupasipovitakatiyaShamuna Israeli.

2Ikawakatikamwakawatatu,Yehoshafatimfalmewa YudaakashukakwamfalmewaIsraeli

3MfalmewaIsraeliakawaambiawatumishiwake,Je!

4AkamwambiaYehoshafati,Je!utakwendapamojanami kupiganahukoRamoth-gileadi?Yehoshafatiakamwambia mfalmewaIsraeli,Miminikamawewe,watuwangukama watuwako,nafarasiwangukamafarasizako

5YehoshafatiakamwambiamfalmewaIsraeli,Uulize, nakuomba,kwanenolaBwanaleo.

6NdipomfalmewaIsraeliakawakusanyamanabii,wapata watumianne,akawaambia,Je!niendekupiganana Ramoth-gileadi,auniache?Wakasema,Kweeni;kwakuwa Bwanaatautiamkononimwamfalme

7Yehoshafatiakasema,Je!

8MfalmewaIsraeliakamwambiaYehoshafati,Yupomtu mmoja,Mikaya,mwanawaImla,ambayekwayeye tunawezakumwulizaBwana;kwamaanahanibashirii mema,balimabaya.Yehoshafatiakasema,Mfalmeasiseme hivyo

9NdipomfalmewaIsraeliakamwitaofisa,akasema, HarakaujehapaMikayamwanawaImla 10MfalmewaIsraeli,naYehoshafati,mfalmewaYuda, walikuwawameketikilamtukatikakitichakechaenzi, wamevaamavaziyao,katikautupupenyemwingiliowa langolaSamaria;namanabiiwotewakatabirimbeleyao 11Sedekia,mwanawaKenaana,akajifanyiapembeza chuma,akasema,Bwanaasemahivi,Kwahizi utawasukumaWashami,hatauwaangamize

12Namanabiiwotewakatabirihivyo,wakisema,Kwea Ramoth-gileadi,ukafanikiwe; 13YulemjumbealiyekwendakumwitaMikaya akamwambia,akasema,Tazama,manenoyamanabiikwa kinywakimojahunenamemakwamfalme;

14Mikayaakasema,KamaBwanaaishivyo,nenoambalo Bwanaaniambia,ndilonitakalolinena

15Basiakajakwamfalme.Mfalmeakamwambia,Mikaya, je!twendekupigananaRamoth-gileadi,autuache?Naye akamjibu,Enenda,ukafanikiwe;kwakuwaBwanaatautia mkononimwamfalme

16Mfalmeakamwambia,Je!

17Akasema,NalionaIsraeliwotewametawanyika milimani,kamakondoowasionamchungaji;Bwana akasema,Hawahawanabwana;

18MfalmewaIsraeliakamwambiaYehoshafati,Je!

19Akasema,Basi,lisikieninenolaBwana;

20Bwanaakasema,NinaniatakayemshawishiAhabu,ili akweeRamoth-gileadiakaanguke?Mmojaakasemahivi, namwingineakasemahivi

21Akatokapepo,akasimamambelezaBwana,akasema, Miminitamdanganya.

22Bwanaakamwambia,Je!Akasema,Nitatoka,nami nitakuwapepowauongovinywanimwamanabiiwake wote.Akasema,Weweutamdanganya,napiautashinda; 23Basisasa,tazama,Bwanaametiapepowauongo vinywanimwamanabiiwakohawawote,nayeBWANA amenenamabayajuuyako.

24LakiniSedekia,mwanawaKenaana,akakaribia, akampigaMikayashavuni,akasema,RohoyaBwana ilitokakwangukwanjiaganiilikusemanawe?

25Mikayaakasema,Tazama,utaonasikuhiyo, utakapoingiakatikachumbachandaniilikujificha

26MfalmewaIsraeliakasema,MchukueniMikaya, mkamrudishekwaAmonimkuuwamji,nakwaYoashi mwanawamfalme;

27mkaseme,Mfalmeasemahivi,Mtienimtuhuyu gerezani,mkamlishechakulachashida,namajiyashida, hatanitakaporudikwaamani

28Mikayaakasema,Ukirudikabisakwaamani,Bwana hakusemakwamimiAkasema,Sikilizeni,enyiwatu,kila mmojawenu

29BasimfalmewaIsraelinaYehoshafatimfalmewa YudawakapandakwendaRamoth-gileadi

30MfalmewaIsraeliakamwambiaYehoshafati, Nitajibadilisha,nakuingiavitani;baliwewevaamavazi yakoMfalmewaIsraeliakajibadilisha,akaingiavitani

31LakinimfalmewaShamuakawaamurumaakidawake thelathininawawiliwaliokuwawakisimamiamagariyake, akisema,Msipiganenamdogowalamkuu,ilanamfalme waIsraelipekeyake

32Ikawa,wakuuwamagariwalipomwonaYehoshafati, wakasema,HakikandiyemfalmewaIsraeliWakageukaili kupigananaye;nayeYehoshafatiakalia

33Ikawa,wakuuwamagariwalipoonayakuwasiye mfalmewaIsraeli,wakageukanakuachakumfuatia

34Mtummojaakavutaupindekwakubahatisha,akampiga mfalmewaIsraelimahalipakuunganavazilake;kwa maananimejeruhiwa

35Vitavikaongezekasikuile;namfalmeakasimamishwa garinimwakejuuyaWashami,akafajioni;nadamuya jerahaikatokakatikatiyagari

36Nambiuikasikikakatikakambiwakatiwakuchwakwa jua,ikisema,Kilamtuaendemjinikwake,nakilamtu katikanchiyake

37Basimfalmeakafa,akaletwaSamaria;wakamzika mfalmehukoSamaria.

38WakaoshagarilavitakatikabwawalaSamaria;na mbwawakarambadamuyake;wakafuasilahazake; sawasawananenolaBWANAalilolinena.

39BasimamboyoteyaAhabuyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,nanyumbayapembealiyoijenga,namiji yotealiyoijenga,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-chatarehechawafalmewaIsraeli?

40Ahabuakalalanababaze;naAhaziamwanawe akatawalamahalipake

41YehoshafatimwanawaAsaalianzakutawalajuuya YudakatikamwakawannewaAhabumfalmewaIsraeli.

42Yehoshafatialikuwanaumriwamiakathelathinina mitanoalipoanzakutawala;akatawalamiakaishirinina mitanohukoYerusalemu.najinalamamayakealiitwa AzubabintiShilhi

43AkaenendakatikanjiazotezaAsababaye;wala hakuiacha,akifanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana; walakinimahalipajuuhapakuondolewa;kwamaanawatu walikuwawakifukizanakufukizauvumbakatikamahalipa juu.

44YehoshafatiakafanyaamaninamfalmewaIsraeli

45BasimamboyoteyaYehoshafatiyaliyosalia,naushujaa wakealiofanya,najinsialivyopigana,je!

46NamabakiyawazinziwaliosaliasikuzaAsababayake, akawatwaakatikanchi

47WakatihuohapakuwanamfalmekatikaEdomu;naibu alikuwamfalme

48YehoshafatiakatengenezamerikebuzaTarshishiziende Ofirikuchukuadhahabu;kwamaanamelizilivunjikahuko Esion-geberi

49NdipoAhaziamwanawaAhabuakamwambia Yehoshafati,Watumishiwangunawaendepamojana watumishiwakokatikamerikebuLakiniYehoshafati hakukubali

50Yehoshafatiakalalanamababuzake,akazikwapamoja nababazakekatikaJijilaDaudibabayake;naYehoramu mwanaweakatawalamahalipake

51AhaziamwanawaAhabualianzakutawalajuuya IsraelikatikaSamariamwakawakuminasabawa YehoshafatimfalmewaYuda,akatawalamiakamiwilijuu yaIsraeli.

52AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaYehova,akaiendea njiayababayake,nanjiayamamayake,nanjiaya YeroboamumwanawaNebati,aliyewakoseshaIsraeli; 53KwamaanaalimtumikiaBaali,akamsujudia,na kumkasirishaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,sawasawanayote aliyoyafanyababayake.