Swahili - The Book of 2nd Chronicles by Filipino Tracts and Literature Society Inc.

2Mamboya Nyakati

SURAYA1

1Sulemani,mwanawaDaudi,akapatanguvukatika ufalmewake,naBwana,Munguwake,alikuwapamoja naye,akamtukuzasana

2NdipoSulemaniakanenanaIsraeliwote,namaakidawa maelfunawamamia,nawaamuzi,nakilaliwalikatika Israeliyote,wakuuwamababa

3BasiSulemani,nakusanyikolotepamojanaye, wakaendamahalipajuupalipokuwapoGibeoni;maana hapondipopalikuwanahemayakukutaniayaMungu, aliyoifanyaMusamtumishiwaBwanakulejangwani

4LakinisandukulaMunguDaudialikuwaamelipandisha kutokaKiriath-yearimumpakamahaliambapoDaudi alikuwaamelitayarishakwaajiliyake;

5Tenamadhabahuyashaba,aliyoifanyaBezaleli,mwana waUri,mwanawaHuri,aliiwekambeleyamaskaniya Bwana;

6Sulemaniakakweahukombeleyamadhabahuyashaba mbelezaBwana,iliyokuwahemanimwakukutania,akatoa sadakaelfuzakuteketezwajuuyake

7UsikuuleMunguakamtokeaSulemani,akamwambia, Ombautakalonikupe.

8SulemaniakamwambiaMungu,UmemfanyiaDaudibaba yangurehemanyingi,umenimilikishabadalayake

9Sasa,EeBwanaMungu,naithibitikeahadiyakokwa Daudibabayangu;

10Basisasaunipehekimanamaarifa,nipatekutokana kuingiambeleyawatuhawa;

11MunguakamwambiaSulemani,Kwasababunenohili lilikuwamomoyonimwako,walahukujitakiamali,wala mali,walautukufu,walamaishayaaduizako,wala hukujitakiamaishamarefu;baliumejitakiahekimana maarifa,upatekuwahukumuwatuwangu,ambao nimekuwekakuwamfalmejuuyao;

12Hekimanamaarifaumepewa;naminitakupamali,na mali,nautukufu,wasivyokuwanaowafalmewote waliotanguliakablayako,walabaadayakohapatakuwana mtumfanowake

13NdipoSulemaniakatokakatikasafariyakempaka mahalipajuupalipokuwapoGibeonimpakaYerusalemu, kutokambeleyahemayakukutania,akatawalajuuya Israeli

14Sulemaniakakusanyamagarinawapandafarasi,naye alikuwanamagarielfunamianne,nawapandafarasikumi nambilielfu,aliowawekakatikamijiyamagari,napamoja namfalmehukoYerusalemu.

15Mfalmeakafanyafedhanadhahabukuwanyingikama mawehukoYerusalemu,namiereziakaifanyakuwakama mikuyuiliyobondenikwawingi.

16SulemanialikuwanafarasiwalioletwakutokaMisri,na nyuzizakitani;

17WakapandanakuletakutokaMisrigarilavitakwa shekelimiasitazafedha,nafarasikwamiamojana hamsini;

SURAYA2

1SulemaniakaazimukujenganyumbakwajinalaBwana, nanyumbakwaajiliyaufalmewake

2Sulemaniakahesabuwatusabinielfuwakubebamizigo, nathemaninielfuwachongajimilimani,naelfutatunamia sitawawewasimamiziwao

3SulemaniakatumawatukwaHiramu,mfalmewaTiro, kusema,KamaulivyomtendeaDaudibabayangu,na kumpelekeamiereziiliajijengeenyumbayakukaandani yake,nitendemimivivyohivyo

4Tazama,ninajenganyumbakwajinalaBwana,Mungu wangu,ilikumwekawakfu,nakufukizauvumbawa kupendezambelezake,namikateyawonyeshoyasikuzote, nakwasadakazakuteketezwazaasubuhinajioni,katika sikuzasabato,nazamwezimpya,nakatikasikukuukuu zaBwana,MunguwetuHiiniamriyamilelekwaIsraeli 5Nanyumbanitakayoijenganikubwa;kwamaanaMungu wetunimkuujuuyamiunguyote

6Lakinininaniawezayekumjengeanyumba,kwakuwa mbingunambinguzambinguhazimtoshi?Mimininani basi,hatanimjengeenyumba,ilatukuchomadhabihu mbelezake?

7Basisasanitumiemtumstadiwakufanyakazikatika dhahabu,nafedha,nashaba,nayachuma,nayarangiya zambarau,nanyekundu,nabuluu,ajuayekuchonga pamojanawatuwastadiwaliopamojanamikatikaYudana Yerusalemu,ambaoDaudibabayangualiwaandalia

8Piaunitumiemierezi,misonobarinamisandalikutoka Lebanoni;natazama,watumishiwanguwatakuwapamoja nawatumishiwako;

9hatakuniandaliambaokwawingi;maananyumba nitakayoijengaitakuwakubwaajabu

10Natazama,nitawapawatumishiwako,wachongaji wakatambao,koriishirinielfuzanganoiliyopondwa,na koriishirinielfuzashayiri,nabathiishirinielfuzadivai, nabathiishirinielfuzamafuta

11NdipoHiramu,mfalmewaTiro,akajibukwahati aliyompelekeaSulemani,KwakuwaBwanaamewapenda watuwake,amekuwekawewekuwamfalmejuuyao

12Huramuakasema,NaahimidiweBwana,Munguwa Israeli,aliyezifanyambingunanchi,aliyempamfalme Daudimwanamwenyehekima,mwenyeakilinaakili, apatekumjengeaBwananyumba,nanyumbakwaajiliya ufalmewake

13Nasasanimemtumamtumwerevu,mwenyeufahamu, waHuramuwababayangu;

14mwanawamwanamkewabintizaDani,nababayake alikuwamtuwaTiro,mstadiwakufanyakazikatika dhahabu,nafedha,nashaba,nachuma,namawe,nambao, nazarangiyazambarau,nazarangiyasamawi,nakitani safi,nanyekundu;tenakuchoramchorowanamnayoyote, nakutafutakilanjamaatakayotumiwa,pamojanawastadi wako,nawastadiwabwanawanguDaudi,babayako 15Basisasangano,nashayiri,namafuta,nadivai,ambazo bwanawanguamesema,naawatumekwawatumishiwake; 16NasitutakatamitikatikaLebanoni,kadiriutakavyohitaji; naweutaichukuampakaYerusalemu

17Sulemaniakawahesabuwageniwotewaliokuwakatika nchiyaIsraeli,kamavileDaudibabayakealivyowahesabu; naowalipatikanamianahamsininatatuelfunamiasita

18Akawekasabinielfumiongonimwaowawewachukuzi wamizigo,nathemaninielfuwawewachongajimilimani, nawasimamizielfutatunamiasitailikuwatiawatukazi

SURAYA3

1NdipoSulemaniakaanzakuijenganyumbayaBwana hukoYerusalemu,katikamlimawaMoria,hapoBwana alipomtokeaDaudibabaye,mahalipalealipowekatayari DaudikatikakiwanjachakupuriachaOrnani,Myebusi

2Akaanzakujengakatikasikuyapiliyamweziwapili, katikamwakawannewakutawalakwake

3BasihayandiyomamboambayoSulemanialiagizwa kuijenganyumbayaMunguUrefukwadhiraasawana kipimochakwanzaulikuwadhiraasitini,naupanadhiraa ishirini.

4Naukumbiuliokuwambeleyanyumba,urefuwake sawasawanaupanawanyumba,dhiraaishirini,nakwenda juukwakemianaishirini;nayeakaifunikandanikwa dhahabusafi

5Nailenyumbakubwazaidiakaifunikakwamiberoshi, ambayoaliifunikakwadhahabusafi,akaiwekeamitendena minyororo

6Akaipambanyumbakwavitovyathamanikwauzuri;na dhahabuhiyoilikuwadhahabuyaParvaimu.

7Tenaakaifunikanyumba,naboriti,namiimo,nakuta zake,namilangoyake,kwadhahabu;akachongamakerubi ukutani.

8Kishaakaifanyanyumbayapatakatifupapatakatifu, urefuwakesawasawanaupanawanyumba,mikono ishirini,naupanawakemikonoishirini;akaifunikakwa dhahabusafi,talantamiasita

9Nauzitowamisumariulikuwashekelihamsiniza dhahabu.Navyumbavyajuuakavifunikakwadhahabu.

10Nakatikanyumbayapatakatifupapatakatifuakafanya makerubimawiliyakaziyasanamu,nakuyafunika dhahabu.

11Namabawayamakerubiyalikuwanaurefuwamikono ishirini;bawamojalakerubimmojalilikuwamikono mitano,likifikaukutaniwanyumba;nabawalapili lilikuwamikonomitano,likifikiliabawalakerubilapili

12Nabawamojalakerubilapilililikuwamikonomitano, likiufikiliaukutawanyumba;nabawalapilililikuwa mikonomitano,likishikamananabawalakerubilapili

13Mabawayamakerubihayoyalieneamikonoishirini;

14Kishaakafanyapazialanyuzizarangiyasamawi,naza rangiyazambarau,nanyekundu,nakitaninzuri, akafanyizamakerubijuuyake.

15Tenaakafanyambeleyanyumbanguzombilizaurefu wakemikonothelathininatano,natajiiliyokuwajuuya kilanguzoilikuwamikonomitano

16Kishaakafanyaminyororokamakatikachumbacha ndani,nakuiwekajuuyavichwavyanguzo;akatengeneza makomamangamiamojanakuyawekajuuyahiyo minyororo

17Akazisimamishanguzombeleyahekalu,mojaupande wakuume,nanyingineupandewakushoto;naileiliyo upandewakuliaakaiitaYakini,najinalaileyakushoto Boazi

SURAYA4

1Tenaakafanyamadhabahuyashaba,urefuwakedhiraa ishirini,naupanawakedhiraaishirini,nakwendajuu kwakemikonokumi.

2Tenaakafanyabahariyakusubu,mikonokumitoka ukingohataukingo,iliyozunguka,nakwendajuukwake mikonomitano;nauziwamikonothelathinikuizunguka pandezote

3Nachiniyakepalikuwanamfanowang'ombe walioizungukapandezote,kumikwamkonommoja, kuizungukailebahariSafumbilizang'ombe zilitengenezwawakatiwakusubu.

4Ilisimamajuuyang’ombekuminawawili,watatu wakitazamakaskazini,nawatatuwakitazamamagharibi, nawatatuwakitazamakusini,nawatatuwakitazama mashariki;

5Naunenewakeulikuwaupanawakiganja,naukingo wakekamaukingowakikombe,namauayayungi;nayo ikapokeabathielfutatu

6Tenaakafanyabirikakumi,akaziwekatanoupandewa kuume,natanoupandewakushoto,zakuogeandaniyake; lakinihiyobahariilikuwayamakuhanikuogea

7Kishaakatengenezavinaravyataakumivyadhahabu kulingananaumbolake,akaviwekandaniyahekalu, vitanoupandewakulianavitanoupandewakushoto

8Kishaakatengenezamezakumi,akaziwekandaniya hekalu,tanoupandewakuumenatanoupandewakushoto. Kishaakatengenezamabakulimiayadhahabu

9Tenaakaufanyauawamakuhani,nauamkubwa,na milangoyaua,akaifunikamilangoyakekwashaba. 10Kishaakaiwekabahariupandewakuumewamwisho wamashariki,kuelekeakusini

11Huramuakafanyamasufuria,namajembe,namabakuli. Huramuakamalizakazialiyokuwaamemfanyiamfalme SulemanikwaajiliyanyumbayaMungu;

12yaani,zilenguzombili,nanguzo,natajizilizokuwajuu yanguzombili,namasongomawiliyakufunikanguzo mbilizatajizilizokuwajuuyanguzo;

13namakomamangamiannejuuyahizomasongomawili; safumbilizamakomamangajuuyakilaua,ilikuzifunika hizonguzombilizatajizilizokuwajuuyanguzo

14Tenaakafanyamatako,nabirikaakafanyajuuya matako;

15baharimoja,nang'ombekuminawawilichiniyake 16Namasufuria,namajembe,nauma,navyombovyake vyote,Huramu,babaye,akamfanyiamfalmeSulemani, kwaajiliyanyumbayaBwana,kwashabailiyong’aa.

17MfalmealivisubukatikauwandawaYordani,katika udongowaudongokatiyaSukothinaSereda 18BasiSulemaniakavifanyavyombohivyovyotekwa wingisana;

19Sulemaniakafanyavyombovyotevilivyokuwamovya nyumbayaMungu,namadhabahuyadhahabupia,na mezaambazojuuyakeziliwekwamikateyawonyesho; 20navilevinaravyataapamojanataazake,iliziwake kamakawaidambeleyachumbachandani,vyadhahabu safi;

21namaua,nataa,namakoleo,yadhahabu,nadhahabu safi;

22namikasi,namabakuli,namiiko,navyetezo,vya dhahabusafi;namaingilioyanyumba,namilangoyakeya

ndaniyaPatakatifupaPatakatifu,namilangoyanyumba yahekalu,ilikuwayadhahabu.

SURAYA5

1BasiikamalizikakaziyoteSulemanialiyoifanyianyumba yaBwana;nafedha,nadhahabu,navyombovyote, akaviwekakatikahazinazanyumbayaMungu.

2NdipoSulemaniakawakusanyawazeewaIsraeli,na wakuuwotewakabila,wakuuwambarizababazawana waIsraeli,hukoYerusalemu,iliwalipandishesandukula aganolaBwanakutokakatikamjiwaDaudi,yaani,Sayuni 3BasiwatuwotewaIsraeliwakakusanyikambeleya mfalmekatikasikukuuyamweziwasaba

4WakajawazeewotewaIsraeli;naWalawiwakalichukua sanduku.

5Wakalipandishasanduku,nahemayakukutania,na vyombovitakatifuvyotevilivyokuwandaniyahema, makuhaninaWalawiwakavipandisha.

6TenamfalmeSulemani,namkutanowotewaIsraeli waliokutanikakwakembeleyasanduku,wakachinja dhabihuzakondoonang’ombewasiowezakuhesabiwa walakuhesabiwakwawingi

7MakuhaniwakaliletasandukulaaganolaBWANA mahalipake,ndaniyachumbachandanichanyumba, mahalipatakatifupapatakatifu,chiniyambawaza makerubi;

8Kwamaanamakerubiyaliyanyoshamabawayaojuuya mahalipasanduku,namakerubiyakalifunikasandukuna mitiyakejuu

9NayomitiyaSandukuiliichomoa,hatanchazahiyomiti zilionekanakatikasandukumbeleyachumbachandani; lakinihawakuonekananjeNaikohukohadileo

10Hapakuwanakitundaniyasanduku,ilazilembaombili alizoziwekaMusahukoHorebu,hapoBwanaalipofanya aganonawanawaIsraeli,walipotokaMisri

11Ikawamakuhaniwalipotokamahalipatakatifu,(maana makuhaniwotewaliokuwapowalikuwawamewekwa wakfu,naohawakungojakwazamu;

12TenaWalawi,waliokuwawaimbaji,wotewaAsafu,wa Hemani,waYeduthuni,nawanawaonanduguzao, waliovaakitaninyeupe,wenyematoazi,navinanda,na vinubi,wakasimamaupandewamasharikiwamadhabahu, napamojanaomakuhanimianaishiriniwakipiga tarumbeta;

13Ikawawapigatarumbetanawaimbajiwalipokuwakama mtummoja,ilikusikikasautimojakatikakumsifuna kumshukuruBwana;naowalipopazasautizaopamojana tarumbeta,namatoazi,navinanda,wakamhimidiBwana, wakisema,Kwakuwanimwema;kwamaanafadhilizake nizamilele;ndiponyumbaikajaawingu,yaani,nyumba yaBwana;

14hatamakuhanihawakuwezakusimamailikufanya hudumakwasababuyalilewingu;kwamaanautukufuwa BwanaulikuwaumeijazanyumbayaMungu

SURAYA6

1NdipoSulemaniakasema,Bwanaamesemayakwamba atakaakatikagizanene.

2Lakininimekujengeanyumbayakukaa,namahalipa kukaamilele

3Mfalmeakageuzausowake,akawabarikiamkutanowote waIsraeli;namkutanowotewaIsraeliwakasimama.

4Akasema,NaahimidiweBwana,MunguwaIsraeli, ambayekwamikonoyakeametimizahayoaliyomwambia babayanguDaudi,kwakinywachake,akisema, 5Tangusikuilenilipowatoawatuwangukatikanchiya MisrisikuchaguamjiwowotekatiyakabilazotezaIsraeli ilikujenganyumbandaniyake,ilijinalanguliwehumo; walasikumchaguamtuyeyoteawemkuujuuyawatu wanguIsraeli;

6LakininimeuchaguaYerusalemu,jinalanguliwehuko; naminimemchaguaDaudiawejuuyawatuwanguIsraeli

7BasiilikuwamoyonimwaDaudibabayangukujenga nyumbakwajinalaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli

8LakiniBwanaakamwambiaDaudibabayangu,Kwa kuwailikuwamoyonimwakokujenganyumbakwajina langu,ulifanyavyemakwakuwajambohilolilikuwa moyonimwako;

9Lakiniwewehutajenganyumba;lakinimwanao atakayetokakatikaviunovyako,ndiyeatakayejenga nyumbakwaajiliyajinalangu

10BasiBwanaamelitimizanenolakealilolinena;

11Nandaniyakenimeliwekasanduku,ambalondaniyake mnaaganolaBwana,alilofanyanawanawaIsraeli

12AkasimamambeleyamadhabahuyaBwana,machoni pamkutanowotewaIsraeli,akainyoshamikonoyake;

13KwamaanaSulemanialikuwaametengenezakiunzicha shaba,urefuwakedhiraatano,naupanawakedhiraatano, nakwendajuukwakedhiraatatu,nayealikuwaamekiweka katikatiyaua;

14akasema,EeBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,hakunaMungu kamawewembinguni,waladuniani;ushikayemaaganona rehemakwawatumishiwako,waendaombelezakokwa mioyoyaoyote;

15WeweuliyemtimiziamtumishiwakoDaudi,babayangu, ahadiuliyomwahidi;ukanenakwakinywachako,na kulitimizakwamkonowako,kamahivileo.

16Basisasa,EeBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,umtimizie mtumishiwakoDaudi,babayangu,ahadiuliyomwahidi, ukisema,Hutakosakuwanamtumachonipanguwakuketi katikakitichaenzichaIsraeli;hatahivyowatotowako waiangalienjiayao,waendekatikasheriayangu,kama weweulivyokwendambelezangu.

17Basisasa,EeBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,nenolako ulilomwambiamtumishiwakoDaudi,litimizwe

18Lakinije!kweliMunguatakaanawanadamuduniani? tazama,mbingunambinguzambinguhazikutoshi; Sembusenyumbahiiniliyoijenga!

19Kwahiyouyaangaliemaombiyamtumishiwako,na duayake,EeBwana,Munguwangu,uisikiekiliona maombiambayomtumishiwakoanaombambelezako; 20ilimachoyakoyafumbukejuuyanyumbahiimchana nausiku,mahalipaleuliposemakwambautaliwekajina lako;uyasikilizemaombiambayomtumishiwakoataomba akikabilimahalihapa

21Uisikilizeduayamtumishiwako,nayawatuwako Israeli,watakayoombawakikabilimahalihapa;naukisikia, samehe

22Mtuakimkosajiraniyake,nakuwekwakiapojuuyake ilikuapishwa,kishaakaapambeleyamadhabahuyako katikanyumbahii;

2MamboyaNyakati

23basi,usikiekutokambinguni,ukafanye,ukawahukumu watumwawako,kwakumlipamtumwovu,nakumrudishia njiayakekichwani;nakwakumhesabiahakimwenyehaki, kwakumpasawasawanahakiyake.

24NawatuwakoIsraeliwakishindwambeleyaadui,kwa sababuwamekutendadhambi;naowatarudinakulikirijina lako,nakuombanakuombaduambeleyakokatika nyumbahii;

25basi,usikiehukombinguni,ukaisamehedhambiya watuwakoIsraeli,nakuwarudishakatikanchiuliyowapa waonababazao

26Wakatimbinguzitakapofungwa,hakunamvuakwa sababuwamekutendadhambi;lakiniwakiombawakikabili mahalihapa,nakulikirijinalako,nakuziachadhambizao, hapouwatesapo;

27basi,usikiehukombinguni,nauisamehedhambiya watumishiwako,nayawatuwakoIsraeli,kwakuwa umewafundishanjianjemaiwapasayokuifuata;na kuinyesheamvuanchiyako,uliyowapawatuwakokuwa urithi

28Kukiwananjaakatikanchi,kukiwanatauni,kukiwana ukame,auukungu,nanzige,namadumadu;aduizao wakiwazingirakatikamijiyanchiyao;kidondachochote auugonjwawowoteuliopo:

29basi,salayoyoteauduayoyoteitakayoombwanamtu yeyote,aunawatuwakowoteIsraeli,kilamtuatakapojua pigolakemwenyewenahuzuniyakemwenyewe,na kunyoshamikonoyakekatikanyumbahii;

30basi,usikiekutokambingunimakaoyako,ukasamehe, ukamlipekilamtusawasawananjiazakezote,ambaye moyowakewajua;(maanawewepekeyakouijuayemioyo yawanadamu)

31iliwakuchewewe,waenendekatikanjiazako,sikuzote wanazoishikatikanchiuliyowapababazetu.

32Tenakuhusumgeni,ambayesiwawatuwakoIsraeli, baliametokanchiyambalikwaajiliyajinalakokuu,na mkonowakowenyenguvu,namkonowakoulionyoshwa; wakijanakuombakatikanyumbahii;

33basi,usikiehukombinguni,katikamakaoyako, ukafanyekamavilemgeniatakavyokuomba;ilimataifa yoteyaduniawapatekulijuajinalako,nakukuchawewe, kamawatuwakoIsraeli,nakujuayakuwanyumbahii niliyoijengainaitwakwajinalako.

34watuwakowakitokakwendavitanikupigananaadui zao,kwanjiautakayowatuma,wakikuombawakiuelekea mjihuuuliouchagua,nanyumbaniliyoijengakwajinalako;

35Basiuyasikiekutokambingunimaombiyaonaduayao, nauwasimamie.

36Wakikutendadhambi,(maanahakunamtuasiyetenda dhambi),naweukawakasirikia,nakuwatiamikononimwa aduizao,naowakawachukuamatekampakanchiiliyo mbaliauiliyokaribu;

37Lakiniwakijitafakarikatikanchiwaliyochukuliwa mateka,nakugeukanakukuombakatikanchiyauhamisho wao,wakisema,Tumefanyadhambi,tumefanyamaovu,na kutendamaovu;

38wakirudikwakokwamoyowaowotenakwarohoyao yotekatikanchiyauhamishowao,ambako wamewachukuamateka,nakuombawakiielekeanchiyao, uliyowapababazao,nakuelekeamjiuliouchagua,na kuielekeanyumbaniliyoijengakwaajiliyajinalako;

39basi,usikiekutokambinguni,katikamakaoyako, maombiyaonaduazao,ukawapatiehakiyao, ukawasamehewatuwakowaliokosajuuyako

40Sasa,Munguwangu,nakusihi,machoyakona yafumbuke,namasikioyakonayasikilizemaombi yanayofanywamahalihapa

41Basisasa,EeBWANA,Mungu,usimameuendekatika rahayako,wewenasandukulanguvuzako;

42EeBwanaMungu,usiugeuziembaliusowamasihi wako;

SURAYA7

1BasiSulemanialipokwishakuomba,motoukashuka kutokambinguni,ukateketezasadakayakuteketezwana dhabihu;nautukufuwaBwanaukaijazanyumba.

2Makuhanihawakuwezakuingiandaniyanyumbaya Yehova,kwasababuutukufuwaYehovaulikuwaumeijaza nyumbayaYehova.

3WanawaIsraeliwotewalipoonajinsiulemoto ulivyoshuka,nautukufuwaYehovaukiwajuuyanyumba, wakainamakifudifudichinijuuyasakafu,wakaabudu, wakamhimidiBwana,wakisema,Kwakuwanimwema; kwamaanafadhilizakenizamilele

4Ndipomfalmenawatuwotewakatoadhabihumbeleza BWANA

5MfalmeSulemaniakatoadhabihuyang'ombeishirinina mbilielfu,nakondoomianaishirinielfu;ndivyomfalme nawatuwotewalivyowekawakfunyumbayaMungu

6Makuhaniwakangojeamahalipaopakazi;Walawinao wenyevyombovyakumwimbiaBwana,ambavyomfalme DaudialivifanyailikumsifuBwana,kwakuwafadhilizake nizamilele,hapoDaudialiposifukwahudumayao;na makuhaniwakapigatarumbetambeleyao,naIsraeliwote wakasimama

7TenaSulemaniakaitakasasehemuyakatikatiyaua uliokuwambeleyanyumbayaBwana,kwamaanahuko ndikoalikotoasadakazakuteketezwa,namafutayasadaka zaamani,kwasababumadhabahuyashabaaliyoifanya Sulemanihaikuwezakuzipokeasadakazakuteketezwa,na sadakazaunga,namafuta

8TenawakatihuohuoSulemaniakafanyasikukuumuda wasikusaba,naIsraeliwotepamojanaye,kusanyiko kubwasana,tokamahalipakuingiliaHamathimpakamto waMisri

9Sikuyananewakafanyakusanyikotakatifu;

10Sikuyaishirininatatuyamweziwasabaakawaruhusu watuwaendehemanimwaowakiwanafurahanashangwe mioyonikwaajiliyawemaambaoYehovaalikuwa amemtendeaDaudi,SulemaninaIsraeliwatuwake

11HivyoSulemaniakaimalizanyumbayaBwana,na nyumbayamfalme;

12BwanaakamtokeaSulemaniusiku,akamwambia, Nimesikiamaombiyako,naminimejichaguliamahalihapa pawenyumbayadhabihu

13Nikizifungambinguisiwemvua,aunikiamurunzige kulanchi,aunikitumataunikatiyawatuwangu; 14ikiwawatuwangu,walioitwakwajinalangu, watajinyenyekesha,nakuomba,nakunitafutauso,na kuziachanjiazaombaya;basinitasikiatokambinguni,na kuwasamehedhambiyao,nakuiponyanchiyao

2MamboyaNyakati

15Sasamachoyanguyatafumbuka,namasikioyangu yatasikilizamaombiyaombayomahalihapa.

16Kwamaanasasanimeichaguanakuitakasanyumbahii, ilijinalanguliwehumomilele;

17Nawewe,kamaukiendambelezangu,kamaDaudibaba yakoalivyoenenda,nakufanyasawasawanayote niliyokuamuru,nakuzishikaamrizangunahukumuzangu; 18ndiponitakithibitishakitichaufalmewako,kama nilivyoagananaDaudibabayako,nikisema,Hutakosa kuwanamtuwakutawalakatikaIsraeli

19lakinimkikengeuka,nakuziachaamrizangunaamri zangu,nilizoziwekambeleyenu,nakwendanakuitumikia miunguminginenakuiabudu;

20Ndiponitawang’oakatikamiziziyanchiyangu niliyowapa;nanyumbahii,niliyoitakasakwaajiliyajina langu,nitaitupaisiwembeleyangu,nakuifanyakuwa mithalinadhihakakatikamataifayote

21Nanyumbahii,iliyojuu,itakuwaajabukwakilamtu apitaye;hataaseme,MbonaBwanaameifanyiahivinchi hii,nanyumbahii?

22Nawatuwatajibiwa,KwasababuwalimwachaBwana, Munguwababazao,aliyewatoakatikanchiyaMisri, wakashikamananamiungumingine,nakuiabudu,na kuitumikia;

SURAYA8

1Ikawamwishowamiakaishirini,ambayondaniyake SulemanialikuwaamejenganyumbayaBwana,nanyumba yakemwenyewe;

2SulemanialiijengamijiileambayoHuramualimrudishia Sulemani,akawakalishawanawaIsraelihuko

3SulemaniakaendaHamathzoba,akaushinda 4AkajengaTadmorinyikani,namijiyoteyahazina aliyoijengahukoHamathi

5TenaakajengaBeth-horoniyajuu,naBeth-horoniya chini,mijiyenyemaboma,yenyekuta,namalango,na makomeo;

6naBaalathi,namajijiyoteyaakibaaliyokuwanayo Sulemani,namijiyoteyamagari,namijiyawapanda farasi,nayoteambayoSulemanialitamanikujengakatika Yerusalemu,naLebanoni,nakatikanchiyoteyamilki yake.

7NawatuwotewaliosaliawaWahiti,naWaamori,na Waperizi,naWahivi,naWayebusi,ambaohawakuwawa Israeli;

8Lakinikatikawatotowaowaliosaliabaadayaokatika nchi,ambaowanawaIsraelihawakuwaangamiza,hao Sulemaniakawatozaushuruhataleo

9LakinikatikawanawaIsraeliSulemanihakuwafanya watumwawakaziyake;lakiniwalikuwawatuwavita,na wakuuwamaakidawake,namaakidawamagariyakeya vitanawapandafarasi

10NahawandiowakuuwamaakidawamfalmeSulemani, miambilinahamsini,watawalaojuuyawatu

11SulemaniakampandishabintiFaraokatikamjiwa Daudimpakanyumbaaliyomjengea;

12NdipoSulemaniakamtoleaBwanasadakaza kuteketezwajuuyamadhabahuyaBwana,aliyoijenga mbeleyaukumbi;

13hatakwakadirifulanikilasiku,wakitoasadakakwa amriyaMusa,katikasikuzasabato,nakatikamwezimpya,

nakatikasikukuukuu,maratatukwamwaka,katika sikukuuyamikateisiyotiwachachu,nakatikasikukuuya majuma,nakatikasikukuuyavibanda

14Nayeakaweka,kamaagizolaDaudibabayake,zamu zamakuhanikwautumishiwao,naWalawikwamalinzi yao,ilikusifunakutumikambeleyamakuhani,kama ilivyokuwawajibuwakilasiku;namabawabunaokwa zamuzaokatikakilalango;kwamaanandivyo alivyoamuruDaudi,mtuwaMungu

15Naohawakugeukakutokakatikaamriyamfalmekwa makuhaninaWalawikuhusujambololoteaukuhusu hazina

16BasikaziyoteyaSulemaniikatengenezwahatasikuya kuwekwamsingiwanyumbayaBwana,nahata ikamalizikaHivyonyumbayaBWANAikakamilika

17NdipoSulemaniakaendaEsion-geberi,naElothi,kando yabaharikatikanchiyaEdomu

18Huramuakampelekeakwamikonoyawatumishiwake merikebu,nawatumishiwaliojuabahari;wakaendapamoja nawatumishiwaSulemanimpakaOfiri,wakachukuahuko talantamiannenahamsinizadhahabu,wakamletea mfalmeSulemani.

SURAYA9

1NayemalkiawaShebaaliposikiahabarizaSulemani, alikujailikumjaribuSulemanikwamaswalimagumuhuko Yerusalemu,pamojanamkutanomkubwasana,nangamia waliochukuamanukato,nadhahabunyingi,navitovya thamani;

2NayeSulemaniakamwambiamaswaliyakeyote; 3NamalkiawaShebaalipoonahekimayaSulemani,na nyumbaaliyokuwaameijenga;

4nachakulachamezayake,nakuketikwawatumishi wake,nakuhudhuriakwawahudumuwake,namavaziyao; wanyweshajiwakepia,namavaziyao;nakupandiakwake alikokweakwendanyumbanikwaBwana;hapakuwana rohotenandaniyake

5Akamwambiamfalme,Nihabariyakweliniliyoisikia katikanchiyanguyamamboyakonahekimayako;

6Lakinisikuaminimanenoyao,hatanilipokuja,namacho yanguyakaona,natazama,sikuambiwahatanusuyaukuu wahekimayako;

7Heriwatuwako,naheriwatumishiwakohawa, wasimamaombeleyakodaimanakusikiahekimayako 8NaahimidiweBwana,Munguwako,aliyependezwa nawekukuwekajuuyakitichakechaenzi,uwemfalme kwaBwana,Munguwako;

9Nayeakampamfalmetalantamianaishirinizadhahabu, namanukatomengisana,navitovyathamani;

10TenawatumishiwaHiramu,nawatumishiwaSulemani, walioletadhahabukutokaOfiri,wakaletamitiyamisandali navitovyathamani

11Mfalmeakafanyakwamitihiyoyamsandalimatutaya nyumbayaBwana,naikuluyamfalme,navinubina vinandavyawaimbaji;

12MfalmeSulemaniakampamalkiawaShebahajayake yote,lolotealiloomba,zaidiyahayoaliyomleteamfalme Basiakageuka,akaendanchiyake,yeyenawatumishi wake.

13BasiuzaniwadhahabuiliyomjiaSulemanimwaka mmoja,ulikuwatalantamiasitasitininasitazadhahabu;

2MamboyaNyakati

14zaidiyaileiliyoletwanawachuuzinawafanyabiashara NawafalmewotewaArabuninawatawalawanchi wakamleteaSulemanidhahabunafedha

15MfalmeSulemaniakafanyangaomiambilizadhahabu iliyofuliwa;shekelimiasitazadhahabuiliyofuliwazilipata kwangaomoja

16nangaomiatatuzadhahabuiliyofuliwa;ngaomoja zilipatashekelimiatatuzadhahabu.Mfalmeakaviweka katikanyumbayamsituwaLebanoni

17Tenamfalmeakafanyakitichaenzikikubwachapembe, akakifunikadhahabusafi

18Napalikuwanangazisitazakilekitichaenzi,nakiti chamiguuchadhahabu,ambachokilikuwakimefungwa kwenyekilekitichaenzi,nanguzokilaupandewakilekiti chaenzi,nasimbawawiliwakisimamakaribunanguzo; 19Nasimbakuminawawiliwalisimamapalejuuyangazi sitaupandehuunaupandehuuHakunakitukamahicho kilifanywakatikaufalmewowote

20NavyombovyotevyakunyweavyamfalmeSulemani vilikuwavyadhahabu,navyombovyotevyanyumbaya msituwaLebanonivilikuwavyadhahabusafi; halikuhesabiwakuwanenololotesikuzaSulemani.

21KwamaanamerikebuzamfalmeziliendaTarshishi pamojanawatumishiwaHiramu;kilabaadayamiaka mitatuzilikujamerikebuzaTarshishizikiletadhahabu,na fedha,napembe,nanyani,natausi

22MfalmeSulemaniakawapitawafalmewotewadunia kwamalinahekima.

23NawafalmewotewaduniawakamtafutaSulemaniuso wake,iliwasikiehekimayake,ambayoMungualikuwa amewekamoyonimwake.

24Wakaletakilamtuzawadiyake,vyombovyafedha,na vyombovyadhahabu,namavazi,nasilaha,namanukato, nafarasi,nanyumbu,kilamwaka.

25NayeSulemanialikuwanamazizielfunneyafarasina magari,nawapandafarasikuminambilielfu;aliowaweka katikamijiyamagari,napamojanamfalmehuko Yerusalemu

26AkatawalajuuyawafalmewotekutokaMtompakanchi yaWafilistinampakawaMisri.

27MfalmeakafanyafedhakatikaYerusalemukuwakama mawe,namiereziakaifanyakuwakamamikuyuiliyo katikanchitambararekwawingi.

28WakamleteaSulemanifarasikutokaMisrinakutoka nchizote

29BasimambomengineyaSulemani,yakwanzanaya mwisho,je!

30SulemaniakatawalakatikaYerusalemujuuyaIsraeli wotekwamiakaarobaini

31Sulemaniakalalanababazake,akazikwakatikaJijila Daudibabayake;naRehoboamumwanaweakatawala mahalipake.

SURAYA10

1RehoboamuakaendaShekemu,kwamaanaIsraeliwote walikuwawamefikaShekemuilikumfanyamfalme.

2Ikawa,YeroboamumwanawaNebati,alipokuwahuko Misri,alikokimbiambeleyamfalmeSulemani,aliposikia, YeroboamuakarudikutokaMisri.

3WakatumawatukumwitaBasiYeroboamunaIsraeli wotewakajanakumwambiaRehoboamu,wakisema,

4Babayakoalilifanyazitokongwaletu;basisasa uupunguzieuleutumishimzitowababayako,nakongwa lakezitoalilowekajuuyetu,nasitutakutumikia

5Akawaambia,Nirudienibaadayasikutatu.Nawatu wakaondoka.

6MfalmeRehoboamuakafanyashaurinawazee waliosimamambeleyaSulemanibabayealipokuwaangali hai,akasema,Mnanipashauriganiniwajibuwatuhawa?

7Wakamwambia,wakisema,Ukiwafanyiawatuhawa wema,nakuwapendeza,nakuwaambiamanenomazuri, watakuwawatumishiwakomilele

8Lakinialiliachalileshauriambalowazeewalimpa, akafanyashaurinawalevijanawaliolelewapamojanaye, waliosimamambeleyake

9Akawaambia,Mnatupashauriganiilitupatekuwajibu watuhawawalionenanami,wakisema,Ifanyiewepesinira babayakoaliyotutwika?

10Nawalevijanawaliolelewapamojanaye wakamwambia,wakisema,Utawajibuhiviwatuwale waliokuambia,wakisema,Babayakoalilifanyazito kongwaletu,lakiniweweulifanyajepesikwaajiliyetu; ndivyowatakavyowaambia,Kidolechangukidogo kitakuwakinenekulikokiunochababayangu

11Kwakuwababayangualiwatwikakongwazito,mimi nitaongezanirayenu;babayangualiwapigakwamijeledi, lakinimiminitawapigakwange

12BasiYeroboamunawatuwotewakamwendea Rehoboamusikuyatatu,kamamfalmealivyoamuru, akisema,Mnirudietenasikuyatatu

13Mfalmeakawajibukwaukali;nayemfalmeRehoboamu akaliachashaurilawazee;

14Akawajibukwashaurilavijana,akasema,Babayangu alilifanyazitokongwalenu,lakinimiminitaongezajuu yake;babayangualiwapigakwamijeledi,lakinimimi nitawapigakwange

15Basimfalmehakuwasikilizahaowatu;

16NaIsraeliwotewalipoonayakuwamfalme hatawasikiliza,watuwakamjibumfalme,wakasema,Tuna sehemuganikatikaDaudi?walahatunaurithikatika mwanawaYese;twendekilamtuhemanikwako,Ee Israeli;nasasa,Daudi,angalianyumbayakomwenyewe BasiIsraeliwotewakaendakwenyehemazao

17LakiniwanawaIsraeliwaliokaakatikamijiyaYuda, Rehoboamuakawatawalajuuyao

18NdipomfalmeRehoboamuakamtumaHadoramu, aliyekuwajuuyautozaji;nawanawaIsraeliwakampiga kwamawe,hataakafaLakinimfalmeRehoboamu akafanyaharakakupandakwenyegarilake,akimbilie Yerusalemu

19IsraeliwakaasijuuyanyumbayaDaudihataleo SURAYA11

1RehoboamualipofikaYerusalemu,alikusanyawatuwa nyumbayaYudanaBenyaminiwatuwateulemiana themaninielfu,watuwavita,wapiganenaIsraeli,ili kuurudishaufalmekwaRehoboamu.

2LakininenolaBWANAlikamjiaShemaya,mtuwa Mungu,kusema,

3NenanaRehoboamu,mwanawaSulemani,mfalmewa Yuda,naIsraeliwotekatikaYudanaBenyamini,ukisema,

4Bwanaasemahivi,Msipande,walamsipiganenandugu zenu;rudinikilamtunyumbanikwake;Naowaliyatii manenoyaBWANA,wakarudikutokakupiganana Yeroboamu.

5RehoboamuakakaaYerusalemu,akajengamijiyenye ngomekatikaYuda

6AkajengahataBethlehemu,naEtamu,naTekoa; 7naBethsuri,naSoko,naAdulamu; 8naGathi,naMaresha,naZifu; 9naAdoraimu,naLakishi,naAzeka; 10naSora,naAiyaloni,naHebroni,iliyokatikaYudana katikaBenyamini,mijiyenyengome

11Akazitianguvuzilengome,akatiamaakidandaniyake, naakibayavyakula,namafuta,nadivai

12Nakatikakilamjialiwekangaonamikuki,akaifanya kuwananguvunyingisana,YudanaBenyaminiwakiwa upandewake

13MakuhaninaWalawiwaliokuwakatikaIsraeliyote wakamjiakutokakatikamipakayaoyote.

14KwamaanaWalawiwakayaachamalishoyaonamali zao,wakajaYudanaYerusalemu;

15Nayeakajiwekeamakuhanikwamahalipajuu,nakwa ajiliyamashetani,nakwaajiliyandamaalizozifanya 16NabaadayaokutokakatikakabilazotezaIsraeli waliotiamoyowaokumtafutaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli, wakajaYerusalemu,ilikumtoleadhabihuBwana,Mungu wababazao

17BasiwakautianguvuufalmewaYuda,wakamtianguvu Rehoboamu,mwanawaSulemani,mudawamiakamitatu;

18RehoboamuakamwoaMahalathi,bintiYerimothi, mwanawaDaudi,naAbihaili,bintiEliabu,mwanawa Yese;

19ambayealimzaliawatoto;Yeushi,naShamaria,na Zahamu.

20BaadayakeakamwoaMaakabintiAbsalomu;ambaye alimzaliaAbiya,naAtai,naZiza,naShelomithi

21RehoboamuakampendaMaakabintiAbsalomukuliko wakezakewotenamasuriawake(maanaalioawakekumi nawanane,namasuriasitini,akazaawanaishirinina wanane,nabintisitini).

22RehoboamuakamtawazaAbiyamwanawaMaakakuwa mkuu,awemkuukatiyanduguzake; 23Akafanyakwabusara,akawatawanyawanawewote katikanchizotezaYudanaBenyamini,katikakilamji wenyengome;akawapachakulateleNaalitamaniwake wengi.

SURAYA12

1Ikawa,Rehoboamualipokwishakuimarishwaufalme wake,nakujitianguvu,aliiachasheriayaBwana,naIsraeli wotepamojanaye.

2Ikawa,katikamwakawatanowamfalmeRehoboamu, Shishaki,mfalmewaMisri,akapandajuuyaYerusalemu, kwasababuwalikuwawamemwasiBWANA;

3namagarikuminambilimiambili,nawapandafarasi sitinielfu;Walubi,Wasukiimu,naWakushi.

4AkaitekamijiyenyengomeiliyokuwayaYuda,akaja Yerusalemu

5NdipoShemayanabiiakamwendeaRehoboamu,nakwa wakuuwaYuda,waliokuwawamekusanyikapamoja YerusalemukwaajiliyaShishaki,akawaambia,BWANA

asemahivi,Ninyimmeniachamimi,nakwahiyomimipia nimewaachaninyimkononimwaShishaki.

6NdipowakuuwaIsraelinamfalmewakajinyenyekeza; wakasema,Bwanandiyemwenyehaki.

7Bwanaalipoonayakuwawamejinyenyekeza,nenola BwanalikamjiaShemaya,kusema,Wamejinyenyekeza; kwahivyositawaangamiza,lakininitawapaukombozi fulani;naghadhabuyanguhaitamwagwajuuya YerusalemukwamkonowaShishaki

8Walakiniwatakuwawatumishiwake;iliwapatekujua utumishiwangu,nautumishiwafalmezanchi

9BasiShishaki,mfalmewaMisri,akapandajuuya Yerusalemu,akazichukuahazinazanyumbayaBwana,na hazinazanyumbayamfalme;akazitwaazote;akazichukua piangaozadhahabualizozifanyaSulemani

10BadalayakemfalmeRehoboamuakatengenezangaoza shaba,akazikabidhimikononimwawakuuwawalinzi, waliokuwawakilindalangolanyumbayamfalme

11NamfalmealipoingiandaniyanyumbayaBwana, walinziwakajanakuwachukua,nakuwarudishakatika chumbachawalinzi

12Nayealipojinyenyekeza,ghadhabuyaBwanaikamtoka, asimwangamizekabisa;

13BasimfalmeRehoboamuakajitianguvukatika Yerusalemu,akatawala;najinalamamayealiitwaNaama Mwamoni

14Akafanyamabaya,kwasababuhakuuelekezamoyo wakekumtafutaBwana.

15BasimamboyaRehoboamu,yakwanzanayamwisho, je!KulikuwanavitakatiyaRehoboamunaYeroboamu sikuzote.

16Rehoboamuakalalanababaze,akazikwakatikaJijila Daudi;naAbiyamwanaweakatawalamahalipake

SURAYA13

1KatikamwakawakuminananewamfalmeYeroboamu, AbiyaalianzakutawalajuuyaYuda

2AlitawalamiakamitatuhukoYerusalemunajinala mamayakealiitwaMikayabintiUrieliwaGibea. KulikuwanavitakatiyaAbiyanaYeroboamu

3Abiyaakapangavitaakiwanajeshilawatumashujaawa vita,watuwaliochaguliwamianneelfu;

4AbiyaakasimamajuuyamlimaSemaraimu,uliokatika nchiyavilimavilimayaEfraimu,akasema,Nisikieni, weweYeroboamunaIsraeliwote;

5Je!hamjuiyakuwaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,alimpa DaudiufalmejuuyaIsraelimilele,yeyenawanawe,kwa aganolachumvi?

6LakiniYeroboamumwanawaNebati,mtumishiwa Sulemani,mwanawaDaudi,akainukanakumwasibwana wake.

7Wakamkusanyikiawatuwabaya,watuwasiofaa, wakajitianguvujuuyaRehoboamumwanawaSulemani, Rehoboamualipokuwakijanamwenyemoyomwororo, asiwezekuwazuia

8NasasamnatakakuupingaufalmewaBwanamkononi mwawanawaDaudi;nanyimtakuwakundikubwa,na kwenumnandamazadhahabu,alizowafanyiaYeroboamu kuwamiungu.

9Je!sininyikuwafukuzamakuhaniwaBwana,wanawa Haruni,naWalawi,nakujifanyiamakuhanikwadesturiya

2MamboyaNyakati

mataifayanchinyingine?ilimtuyeyoteajayekujiweka wakfukwang'ombe-dumemchanga,nakondoowaume saba,huyoatakuwakuhaniwahaowasiomiungu

10Lakinisisi,BwanandiyeMunguwetu,wala hatukumwacha;namakuhaniwanaomtumikiaBwana,ni wanawaHaruni,naWalawiwafanyakazizao; 11naohumtoleaBwanadhabihuzakuteketezwakilasiku asubuhinajioni,nauvumbawamanukato;nakinaracha dhahabu,pamojanataazake,kuwakakilajioni;lakini ninyimmemwacha

12Natazama,Mungumwenyeweyupamojanasikuwa jemadariwetu,namakuhaniwakewakiwanatarumbetaza kupigakeleledhidiyenu.EnyiwanawaIsraeli,msipigane naBwana,Munguwababazenu;maanahamtafanikiwa 13LakiniYeroboamuakawapelekeawatukuvizianyuma yao;naowakawambeleyaYuda,nawalewaliovizia walikuwanyumayao

14Yudawalipotazamanyuma,tazama,vitavilikuwa mbelenanyuma;wakamliliaBwana,namakuhani wakapigatarumbeta

15NdipowatuwaYudawakapigakelele;nawatuwa Yudawalipopigakelele,ikawa,Munguakampiga YeroboamunaIsraeliwotembeleyaAbiyanaYuda

16WanawaIsraeliwakakimbiambeleyaYuda,naMungu akawatiamikononimwao.

17Abiyanawatuwakewakawauakwamauajimakubwa; basiwatuwaliochaguliwawaIsraelimiatanoelfu wakaanguka.

18NdivyowanawaIsraeliwalivyotishwawakatihuo,na wanawaYudawakashinda,kwasababuwalimtegemea Bwana,Munguwababazao.

19AbiyaakamfuatiaYeroboamu,akamnyang’anyamiji, Bethelinamijiyake,naYeshananamijiyake,naEfraini pamojanamijiyake.

20WalaYeroboamuhakupatanguvutenasikuzaAbiya; nayeBwanaakampiga,akafa 21LakiniAbiyaakapatanguvu,akaoawakekumina wanne,akazaawanaishirininawawili,nabintikumina sita

22NamambomengineyaAbiya,nanjiazake,namaneno yake,yameandikwakatikahistoriayanabiiIdo

SURAYA14

1Abiyaakalalanababaze,wakamzikakatikamjiwa Daudi;naAsamwanaweakatawalamahalipake.Sikuzake nchiilituliamudawamiakakumi

2AsaakafanyayaliyomemanaadilimachonipaBwana, Munguwake;

3Kwamaanaaliziondoamadhabahuzamiunguyakigeni, namahalipajuu,akazibomoanguzo,nakukatamaashera; 4akawaamuruYudawamtafuteBwana,Munguwababa zao,nakuishikasherianaamri

5TenaakaondoakatikamijiyoteyaYudamahalipajuu, nasanamu;naufalmeukatuliambeleyake

6AkajengamijiyenyebomakatikaYuda;kwamaananchi ilikuwanautulivu,walahakuwanavitakatikamiakahiyo; kwasababuBWANAalikuwaamemparaha

7KwahiyoakawaambiaYuda,Natuijengemijihii,na kuizungukakuta,naminara,namalango,namakomeo, nchiingalimbeleyetu;kwakuwatumemtafutaBwana,

Munguwetu,tumemtafuta,nayeametuparahapandezote Kwahiyowalijenganakufanikiwa.

8Asaalikuwanajeshilawatuwaliochukuangaona mikuki,kutokaYudamiatatuelfu;nakutokakwa Benyamini,waliochukuangaonapinde,miambilina themaninielfu;haowotewalikuwawatuhodariwavita 9KishaZera,Mwethiopia,akawatokea,akiwanajeshila elfuelfu,namagarimiatatu;nakufikaMaresha.

10NdipoAsaakatokakupigananaye,naowakapangavita katikabondelaSefathahukoMaresha

11AsaakamliliaBwana,Munguwake,akasema,Bwana, hakunamsaadakwakowewe,kwambaniwengiaukwa haowasionauwezo;kwamaanatunakutegemeawewe,na kwajinalakotunakwendakinyumenaumatihuuEe BWANA,wewendiweMunguwetu;mwanadamu asikushinde.

12BasiBwanaakawapigaWakushimbeleyaAsa,na mbeleyaYuda;naWaethiopiawakakimbia

13Asanawatuwaliokuwapamojanayewakawafuatia mpakaGerari;kwamaanawaliangamizwambeleza Bwana,nambeleyajeshilake;naowakachukuanyara nyingisana.

14WakaipigamijiyoteiliyozungukaGerari;kwamaana hofuyaBwanailiwajilia;naowakatekanyaramijiyote; kwamaanakulikuwananyaranyingisanandaniyao.

15Wakapigapiamahemayang'ombe,wakatekakondoo nangamiatele,kishawakarudiYerusalemu

SURAYA15

1RohoyaMunguikamjiliaAzaria,mwanawaOdedi; 2AkatokakwendakumlakiAsa,akamwambia,Nisikieni mimi,Asa,naYudawotenaBenyamini;BWANAyu pamojananyi,mkiwapamojanaye;namkimtafuta, ataonekanakwenu;lakinimkimwacha,atawaachaninyi

3SasakwamudamrefuIsraeliwamekuwabilaMunguwa kweli,nabilakuhaniafundishaye,nabilasheria.

4LakiniwalipomgeukiaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,katika taabuyao,nakumtafuta,akaonekanakwao

5Nanyakatizilehapakuwanaamanikwakeyeyeatokaye, walakwakeyeyeaingiaye,lakinimasumbukomakubwa yalikuwajuuyawakaajiwotewanchihizo

6Taifaliliharibiwakutokataifamojanajijimojabaadaya jingine,kwamaanaMungualiwasumbuakwakilaainaya maafa

7Iwenihodari,walamikonoyenuisilegee;maanakazi yenuitakuwanaijara

8NayeAsaaliposikiamanenohayo,naunabiiwanabii Odedi,akajipamoyo,akaziondoasanamuzakuchukiza katikanchiyoteyaYudanaBenyamini,nakatikamiji aliyoitwaakatikanchiyamilimayaEfraimu,akaifanya upyamadhabahuyaBWANA,iliyokuwambeleyaukumbi waBwana

9AkawakusanyaYudawotenaBenyamini,nawageni waliokuwapamojanaokutokaEfraimu,naManase,na kutokaSimeoni;

10BasiwakakusanyikaYerusalemukatikamweziwatatu, katikamwakawakuminatanowakutawalakwaAsa 11WakamtoleaBwanawakatiuohuo,katikanyara walizozileta,ng’ombemiasaba,nakondooelfusaba.

12WakafanyaaganolakumtafutaBwana,Munguwababa zao,kwamioyoyaoyote,nakwarohoyaoyote;

13ilimtuyeyoteasiyemtafutaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli, atauawa,akiwamdogoaumkubwa,akiwamwanamumeau akiwamwanamke

14WakaapakwaBwanakwasautikuu,nakwashangwe, nakwatarumbeta,nakwabaragumu.

15Yudawotewakakifurahiakiapokile;kwamaana walikuwawameapakwamioyoyaoyote,nakumtafuta kwahamuyaoyote;nayeakaonekanakwao,naye BWANAakawaparahapandezote

16TenakwahabariyaMaaka,mamayeAsamfalme, akamwondoaasiwemalkia,kwasababualikuwa ametengenezasanamuyaAshera;

17LakinimahalipajuuhapakuondolewakatikaIsraeli; lakinimoyowaAsaulikuwamkamilifusikuzakezote

18KishaakaviletakatikanyumbayaMunguvituambavyo babayakealikuwaameviwekawakfu,navileambavyo yeyemwenyewealikuwaameviwekawakfu,fedha,na dhahabu,navyombo

19Walahapakuwanavitatenampakamwakawa thelathininatanowakutawalakwaAsa

SURAYA16

1Katikamwakawathelathininasitawakutawalakwake Asa,BaashamfalmewaIsraeliakapandajuuyaYuda, akaujengaRama,ilikwambaasimruhusumtuyeyote kutokawalakuingiakwaAsamfalmewaYuda

2NdipoAsaakatoafedhanadhahabukutokakatikahazina zanyumbayaYehovanazanyumbayamfalme,+ akatumakwaBen-hadadimfalmewaShamu,+aliyekaa Damasko,+kusema:

3Kunaaganokatiyangunawewe,kamalilivyokuwakati yababayangunababayako;tazama,nimekutumiafedha nadhahabu;nendaukavunjeaganolakonaBaashamfalme waIsraeli,iliaondokekwangu

4Ben-hadadiakamsikilizamfalmeAsa,akawatuma maakidawamajeshiyakejuuyamijiyaIsraeli;nao wakapigaIyoni,naDani,naAbelmaimu,namijiyoteya hazinayaNaftali

5IkawaBaashaaliposikia,akaachakuujengaRama, akaikomeshakaziyake

6NdipomfalmeAsaakawatwaaYudawote;nao wakayachukuamaweyaRama,namitiyake,ambayo Baashaalikuwaakiijenga;akajengakwavituhivyoGeba naMispa

7WakatihuoHananimwonajiakamwendeaAsamfalme waYuda,akamwambia,Kwasababuumemtegemea mfalmewaShamu,walahukumtegemeaBWANA,Mungu wako,kwahiyojeshilamfalmewaSirialimeponyoka mkononimwako

8Je!WaethiopianaWalubihawakuwajeshikubwasana, wenyemagarinawapandafarasiwengisana?lakinikwa kuwaulimtegemeaBwana,aliwatiamkononimwako

9KwamaanamachoyaBwanahukimbia-kimbiaduniani mwote,iliajionyeshemwenyenguvukwaajiliyahao ambaomoyowaonimkamilifukumwelekeayeyeKwa hiliumefanyaupumbavu;kwahiyotangusasautakuwana vita

10NdipoAsaakamkasirikiamwonaji,akamtiagerezani; kwamaanaalikuwaamemkasirikiakwaajiliyajambohili. NayeAsaakawadhulumubaadhiyawatuwakatihuohuo

11Natazama,mamboyaAsa,yakwanzanayamwisho, tazama,yameandikwakatikakitabuchawafalmewaYuda naIsraeli

12Asakatikamwakawathelathininakendawakutawala kwakeakawanaugonjwawamiguu,hataugonjwawake ukazidikuwamkubwa;

13Asaakalalanababaze,akafakatikamwakawaarobaini nammojawakutawalakwake.

14Wakamzikakatikamakaburiyakemwenyewe, aliyojifanyiakatikaJijilaDaudi,wakamlazakatikakitanda kilichojaamanukatonaainambalimbalizamanukato yaliyotayarishwakwaufundiwawatengenezajimanukato, naowakamchomamotomwingisana.

SURAYA17

1Yehoshafatimwanaweakatawalamahalipake,akajitia nguvujuuyaIsraeli

2AkawekajeshikatikamijiyoteyenyengomeyaYuda, akawekaaskariwalinzikatikanchiyaYuda,nakatikamiji yaEfraimu,ambayoAsababayakealiiteka

3NayeBwanaakawapamojanaYehoshafati,kwasababu aliziendeanjiazakwanzazaDaudibabayake,wala hakuwatafutaMabaali;

4balialimtafutaBwana,Munguwababayake,akaenenda katikamaagizoyake,walasikatikamatendoyaIsraeli

5KwahiyoBwanaakauthibitishaufalmemkononimwake; naYudawotewakamleteaYehoshafatizawadi;naye alikuwanamalinaheshimatele

6MoyowakeukainukakatikanjiazaBwana;

7Tena,katikamwakawatatuwakutawalakwake, akatumawajumbekwawakuuwake,yaani,Ben-haili,na Obadia,naZekaria,naNethaneli,naMikaya,ili kufundishakatikamijiyaYuda.

8AkatumapamojanaoWalawi,Shemaya,naNethania,na Zebadia,naAsaheli,naShemiramothi,naYehonathani,na Adonia,naTobia,naTobadoniya,Walawi;napamojanao ElishamanaYehoramu,makuhani

9WakafundishakatikaYuda,naowalikuwanakitabucha toratiyaBwana,wakazungukakatikamijiyoteyaYuda, wakawafundishawatu

10HofuyaYehovaikaziangukiafalmezotezanchi zilizozungukaYuda,wasifanyevitanaYehoshafati.

11TenabaadhiyaWafilistiwakamleteaYehoshafati zawadi,nafedhayakodi;naWaarabuwakamletea makundi,kondoowaumeelfusabanamiasaba,na mabeberuelfusabanamiasaba

12Yehoshafatiakazidikuwamkuusana;akajengakatika Yudangomenamijiyaakiba

13NayealikuwanakazinyingikatikamijiyaYuda;na watuwavita,watuhodariwavita,walikuwako Yerusalemu.

14Nahizindizohesabuzaokwambarizababazao;wa Yuda,maakidawamaelfu;Adnamkuuwao,napamoja nayewatumashujaamiatatuelfu

15NabaadayakealikuwaYehohanani,akida,napamoja nayemiambilinathemaninielfu.

16NawapiliwakealikuwaAmasia,mwanawaZikri, aliyejitoakwaBwanakwahiari;napamojanayewatu mashujaamiambilielfu.

17NawaBenyamini;Eliadamtushujaa,napamojanaye watumiambilielfuwenyepindenangao

18nawapiliwakeYehozabadi,napamojanayemiana themaninielfu,tayarikwavita.

19Haowakamtumikiamfalme,zaidiyawalemfalme aliowawekakatikamijiyenyemabomakatikaYudayote.

SURAYA18

1BasiYehoshafatialikuwanamalinaheshimatele, akajiunganaAhabu

2BaadayamiakakadhaaakashukakwaAhabuhuko SamariaAhabuakamchinjiayeyenawatualiokuwanao kondoonang'ombetele,akamshawishiapandepamoja nayempakaRamoth-gileadi.

3AhabumfalmewaIsraeliakamwambiaYehoshafati mfalmewaYuda,Je!utakwendapamojanamimpaka Ramoth-gileadi?Nayeakamjibu,Miminikamawewe,na watuwangukamawatuwako;nasitutakuwapamojanawe katikavita

4YehoshafatiakamwambiamfalmewaIsraeli,Tafadhali ulizaleokwanenolaBwana

5BasimfalmewaIsraeliakawakusanyamanabiiwatumia nne,akawaambia,Je!twendeRamoth-gileadikupigana,au niache?Wakasema,Kweeni;kwamaanaMunguatautia mkononimwamfalme

6LakiniYehoshafatiakasema,Je!

7MfalmewaIsraeliakamwambiaYehoshafati,Yupomtu mmoja,ambayekwayeyetunawezakumwulizaBwana; kwamaanahakunitabiriamemakamwe,balimabaya sikuzote;ndiyeMikaya,mwanawaImlaYehoshafati akasema,Mfalmeasisemehivyo

8MfalmewaIsraeliakamwitammojawamaakidawake, akasema,MleteharakaMikaya,mwanawaImla 9MfalmewaIsraelinaYehoshafatimfalmewaYuda walikuwawameketikilammojakatikakitichakechaenzi, wamevaamavaziyaomakubwa,naowalikuwawameketi mahalipautupupenyelangolaSamaria;namanabiiwote wakatabirimbeleyao.

10NayeSedekia,mwanawaKenaana,akajifanyiapembe zachuma,akasema,Bwanaasemahivi,Kwahizi utawasukumaWashamihatawaangamizwe.

11Namanabiiwotewakatabirihivyo,wakisema,Kwea Ramoth-gileadi,ukafanikiwe,kwakuwaBwanaatautia mkononimwamfalme.

12YulemjumbealiyekwendakumwitaMikaya akamwambia,akisema,Tazama,manenoyamanabiikwa niamojayanamhubirimemamfalme;basinenolakona liwekamanenolao,ukasememema

13Mikayaakasema,KamaBwanaaishivyo,nenohili asemaloMunguwangu,ndilonitakalolinena

14Nayealipofikakwamfalme,mfalmeakamwambia, Mikaya,je!twendeRamoth-gileadikupigana,auniache? Akasema,Kweeni,mkafanikiwe,naowatatiwamikononi mwenu

15Mfalmeakamwambia,Je!

16Ndipoakasema,NiliwaonaIsraeliwotewametawanyika milimanikamakondoowasionamchungajiBwana akasema,Hawahawanabwana;basinawarudikilamtu nyumbanikwakekwaamani

17MfalmewaIsraeliakamwambiaYehoshafati, Sikukuambiayakwambahatanitabiriamema,ilamabaya?

18Akasematena,BasilisikieninenolaBwana; NikamwonaBwanaameketikatikakitichakechaenzi,na

jeshilotelambingunilimesimamamkonowakewakuume nawakushoto.

19Bwanaakasema,NinaniatakayemdanganyaAhabu, mfalmewaIsraeli,iliakweeRamoth-gileadiakaanguke? Akanenammojaakisemahivi,namwingineakisemahivi. 20Ndipopepoakatoka,akasimamambelezaBwana, akasema,MiminitamdanganyaBWANAakamwambia,Je!

21Akasema,Nitatoka,nakuwapepowauongovinywani mwamanabiiwakewoteBWANAakasema,Wewe utamdanganya,naweutashinda;

22Basisasa,tazama,Bwanaametiapepowauongo vinywanimwamanabiiwakohawa,nayeBWANA amenenamabayajuuyako.

23NdipoSedekia,mwanawaKenaana,akakaribia, akampigaMikayashavuni,akasema,RohoyaBwana ilitokakwangukwanjiaganiilikusemanawe?

24Mikayaakasema,Tazama,utaonasikuileutakapoingia katikachumbachandaniilikujificha

25NdipomfalmewaIsraeliakasema,MchukueniMikaya, mkamrudishekwaAmonimkuuwamji,nakwaYoashi mwanawamfalme;

26mkaseme,Mfalmeasemahivi,Mtienimtuhuyu gerezani,mkamlishechakulachashida,namajiyashida, hatanitakaporudikwaamani

27Mikayaakasema,Ukirudihakikakwaamani,basi BwanahakusemakwamimiAkasema,Sikilizeni,enyi watuwote

28BasimfalmewaIsraelinaYehoshafatimfalmewa YudawakapandakwendaRamoth-gileadi

29MfalmewaIsraeliakamwambiaYehoshafati, Nitajibadilisha,nakuingiavitani;baliwewevaamavazi yakoBasimfalmewaIsraeliakajibadilisha;naowakaenda vitani

30BasimfalmewaShamualikuwaamewaamuruwakuu wamagariwaliokuwapamojanaye,akisema,Msipiganena mdogowalamkubwa,ilanamfalmewaIsraelipekeyake

31Ikawa,wakuuwamagariwalipomwonaYehoshafati, wakasema,NdiyemfalmewaIsraeliKwahiyo wakamzungukailikupigana;lakiniYehoshafatiakalia, nayeBWANAakamsaidia;naMunguakawafanyawatoke kwake

32Kwamaanaikawa,wakuuwamagariwalipoona kwambasiyemfalmewaIsraeli,wakarudinyuma wasimfukuze

33Mtummojaakavutaupindekwakubahatisha,akampiga mfalmewaIsraelimahalipakuunganavazilake;kwa maananimejeruhiwa

34Vitavikaongezekasikuile;lakinimfalmewaIsraeli akasimamakatikagarilakejuuyaWashamihatajioni;na wakatiwakuchwajuaakafa

SURAYA19

1YehoshafatimfalmewaYudaakarudinyumbanikwake kwaamanihukoYerusalemu

2YehumwanawaHananimwonajiakatokakwenda kumlaki,akamwambiamfalmeYehoshafati,Je!kwahiyo ghadhabuikojuuyakokutokambelezaBwana

3Walakiniyameonekanamemakwako,kwakuwa umeyaondoamaasherakatikanchi,naweumeuwekatayari moyowakokumtafutaMungu

2MamboyaNyakati

4YehoshafatiakakaaYerusalemu;nayeakawatokatena watukutokaBeer-shebampakanchiyavilimayaEfraimu, akawarudishakwaBwana,Munguwababazao

5Akawekawaamuzikatikanchikatikamijiyoteyenye ngomeyaYuda,jijibaadayajiji; 6akawaambiawaamuzi,Angalienimtendalo;kwamaana hamhukumukwaajiliyamwanadamu,balikwaajiliya Bwana,aliyepamojananyikatikahukumu.

7BasisasahofuyaBwananaiwejuuyenu;angalieni, mkafanye;kwamaanahakunauovukwaBwana,Mungu wetu,walakupendeleawatu,walakupokeazawadi 8TenahukoYerusalemuYehoshafatiakawekabaadhiya Walawi,namakuhani,nawakuuwambarizamababawa Israeli,kwahukumuyaBwana,nakwamabishano, waliporudiYerusalemu

9Akawaagiza,akisema,Ndivyomtakavyofanyakwa kumchaBwana,kwauaminifunakwamoyomkamilifu

10Nakisachochotekitakachowajiakatikanduguzenu wakaaokatikamijiyao,katiyadamunadamu,katiya sherianaamri,naamri,nahukumu,mtawaonyailiwasiwe nahatiajuuyaBwana,nahasiraikajajuuyenu,najuuya nduguzenu;fanyenihivyo,walahamtakosa.

11Natazama,Amariakuhanimkuuyujuuyenukatika mamboyoteyaBwana;naZebadia,mwanawaIshmaeli, mkuuwanyumbayaYuda,juuyamamboyoteyamfalme; naWalawiwatakuwamaakidambeleyenuFanyenikwa ujasiri,naBWANAatakuwapamojanawema

SURAYA20

1Ikawabaadayahayopia,wanawaMoabu,nawanawa Amoni,napamojanaowenginekaribunaWaamoni, wakajajuuyaYehoshafativitani

2NdipowakajawatuwaliompashahabariYehoshafati, wakisema,Wanakujaumatimkubwajuuyakokutoka ng'amboyabahariyaShamu;natazama,wakokatika Hasazon-tamari,ndiyoEngedi.

3Yehoshafatiakaogopa,akajitahidikumtafutaBwana, akatangazawatukufungakatikaYudayote

4YudawakakusanyikailikumwombaBwanamsaada; 5YehoshafatiakasimamakatikakusanyikolaYudana Yerusalemu,katikanyumbayaYehova,mbeleyauampya; 6akasema,EeBwana,Munguwababazetu,siweweuliye Mungumbinguni?nawewesimtawalajuuyafalmezote zamataifa?namkononimwakohamnauwezanauweza, hatahapanaawezayekushindananawe?

7Siwewe,Munguwetu,uliyewafukuzawenyejiwanchi hiimbeleyawatuwakoIsraeli,ukawapawazaowa Ibrahimurafikiyakohatamilele?

8Wakakaahumonakukujengeamahalipatakatifukwa ajiliyajinalako,wakisema, 9Ikiwa,wakatimabayayanapotujilia,kamaupanga,au hukumu,autauni,aunjaa,tukisimamambeleyanyumba hii,nambelezako,(maanajinalakolimokatikanyumba hii),nakukuliliakatikashidayetu,ndipoutasikiana kutusaidia

10Nasasa,tazama,wanawaAmoni,naMoabu,nawa mlimaSeiri,ambaohukuwaachaIsraeliwawavamie,hapo walipotokanchiyaMisri,lakiniwaliwaacha, wasiwaangamize;

11Tazama,nasema,jinsiwanavyotulipa,kwakujakututoa katikamilkiyako,uliyotupatuirithi

12EeMunguwetu,je,hutawahukumu?kwamaanahatuna uwezojuuyakundihilikubwalinalokujajuuyetu;wala hatujuilakufanya,lakinimachoyetuyakokwako

13YudawotewakasimamambelezaBwana,pamojana watotowaowadogo,nawakezao,nawatotowao.

14NdiporohoyaYehovaikajajuuyaYahazieli,mwana waZekaria,mwanawaBenaya,mwanawaYeieli,mwana waMatania,MlawiwawanawaAsafu,katikatiya kusanyiko;

15Akasema,Sikieni,Yudawote,nanyimkaaoYerusalemu, nawewemfalmeYehoshafati;kwamaanavitasiyenu,bali niyaMungu

16Keshoshukenijuuyao;tazama,wanapandajuuya jabalilaSizi;nanyimtawapatamwishonimwakijito, mbeleyajangwalaYerueli

17Hamtahitajikupiganavitahivi;jipangeni,simamenitu, mkauonewokovuwaBwanauliopamojananyi,enyiYuda naYerusalemu;keshotokenikupigananao;kwakuwa Bwanayupamojananyi.

18Yehoshafatiakainamakichwachakekifudifudi,na YudawotenawenyejiwaYerusalemuwakaangukambele zaBwana,wakamwabuduBwana.

19NaWalawi,wawanawaWakohathi,nawawanawa Wakora,wakasimamailiwamsifuBwana,Munguwa Israeli,kwasautikuujuusana.

20Wakaamkaasubuhinamapema,wakatokakwenda katikanyikayaTekoa;MwamininiBwana,Munguwenu, ndivyomtakavyothibitika;waamininimanabiiwake,nanyi mtafanikiwa

21Nayealipokwishakufanyashaurinawatu,akaweka waimbajikwaBwana,nakumsifuuzuriwautakatifu, walipotokambeleyajeshi,nakusema,MsifuniBwana; kwamaanafadhilizakenizamilele

22Naowalipoanzakuimbanakusifu,Bwanaakaweka waviziaojuuyawanawaAmoni,naMoabu,nawamlima Seiri,waliokujajuuyaYuda;nawakapigwa

23KwamaanawanawaAmoninaMoabuwakasimama juuyawakaajiwamlimaSeiri,ilikuwauana kuwaangamizakabisa;

24Yudawalipofikakwenyemnarawawalinziwanyikani, wakautazamaumatiwawatu,natazama,walikuwamaiti zimeangukachini,hakunaaliyeokoka

25Yehoshafatinawatuwakewalipokujakuchukuanyara zao,wakaonamiongonimwaowingiwamalipamojana maiti,navyombovyathamani,walivyojivua,kuliko walivyowezakuvichukua;wakakaasikutatukatika kukusanyanyara,zilikuwanyingisana

26SikuyannewakakusanyikakatikabondelaBeraka; kwakuwandipowalipomhimidiBwana;kwahiyojinala mahalipalelikaitwa,BondelaBeraka,hataleo

27Ndipowakarudi,kilamtuwaYudanaYerusalemu,na Yehoshafatiakiwambeleyao,ilikuruditenaYerusalemu kwafuraha;kwamaanaBWANAalikuwaamewafurahisha juuyaaduizao

28WakajaYerusalemuwakiwanavinanda,navinubi,na tarumbeta,hatakatikanyumbayaBwana

29HofuyaMunguikawajuuyafalmezotezanchihizo, ziliposikiakwambaYehovaalipigananaaduizaIsraeli

30BasiufalmewaYehoshafatiukatulia,kwamaana Munguwakealimparahapandezote.

31YehoshafatiakatawalajuuyaYuda;alikuwanaumri wamiakathelathininamitanoalipoanzakutawala;

akatawalamiakaishirininamitanohukoYerusalemuna jinalamamayakealiitwaAzubabintiShilhi.

32AkaiendeanjiayaAsababayake,walahakuiacha, akifanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana.

33Lakinimahalipajuuhapakuondolewa,kwamaanawatu walikuwabadohawajaiwekamioyoyaokwaMunguwa babazao

34BasimamboyoteyaYehoshafatiyaliyosalia,yakwanza nayamwisho,tazama,yameandikwakatikakitabucha YehumwanawaHanani,kinachotajwakatikakitabucha wafalmewaIsraeli

35BaadayahayoYehoshafatimfalmewaYudaakajiunga naAhaziamfalmewaIsraeli,ambayealifanyauovu mwingi

36Akajiunganayekutengenezamerikebuzakwenda Tarshishi,naowakatengenezamerikebuhukoEsion-geberi.

37NdipoEliezerimwanawaDodavawaMareshaakatoa unabiijuuyaYehoshafati,akisema,Kwasababu umejiunganaAhazia,Bwanaamezivunjakazizako.Nazo merikebuzilivunjika,hatahazikuwezakwendaTarshishi

SURAYA21

1Yehoshafatiakalalanababaze,akazikwapamojana babazekatikamjiwaDaudi.NaYehoramumwanawe akatawalamahalipake

2Nayealikuwanandugu,wanawaYehoshafati,Azaria, naYehieli,naZekaria,naAzaria,naMikaeli,naShefatia; haowotewalikuwawanawaYehoshafatimfalmewa Israeli

3Babayaoakawapazawadinyingizafedha,nadhahabu, navituvyathamani,pamojanamijiyenyengomekatika Yuda;lakiniufalmealimpaYehoramu;kwasababu alikuwamzaliwawakwanza.

4Yehoramualipoinukakatikaufalmewababayake, akajitianguvu,akawauanduguzakewotekwaupanga,na wakuuwenginewaIsraeli.

5Yehoramualikuwanaumriwamiakathelathinina miwilialipoanzakutawala,nayeakatawalamiakaminane hukoYerusalemu.

6AkaiendeanjiayawafalmewaIsraeli,kama walivyofanyanyumbayaAhabu;kwamaanaalikuwa ameoabintiyaAhabu;

7LakiniBwanahakupendakuiharibunyumbayaDaudi, kwasababuyaaganoalilofanyanaDaudi,nakama alivyoahidikumpayeyenawanawenurumilele.

8KatikasikuzakeWaedomuwakaasichiniyamilkiya Yuda,wakajifanyiamfalme.

9NdipoYehoramuakatokapamojanawakuuwake,na magariyakeyotepamojanaye;

10BasiWaedomuwakaasichiniyamkonowaYudahata leo.WakatihuohuoLibnanaowakaasichiniyamkono wake;kwasababualikuwaamemwachaBwana,Munguwa babazake

11TenaakajengamahalipajuukatikamilimayaYuda, akawafanyawakaajiwaYerusalemuwafanyeuasherati,na kuwafanyawatuwaYudawafanyeuasherati.

12NaandikokutokakwaEliyanabiilikamjia,kusema, Yehova,MunguwaDaudibabayako,asemahivi,Kwa sababuhukuzifuatanjiazaYehoshafatibabayako,wala katikanjiazaAsamfalmewaYuda;

13lakiniumeiendeanjiayawafalmewaIsraeli,na kuwafanyaYudanawakaajiwaYerusalemuwafanye uasherati,kamauzinziwanyumbayaAhabu,nawe umewauanduguzakowanyumbayababayako, waliokuwawazurikulikowewemwenyewe;

14Tazama,Bwanaatawapigawatuwako,nawatotowako, nawakezako,namalizakozotekwapigokuu;

15Naweutakuwanaugonjwamkuukwaugonjwawa matumboyako,hatamatumboyakoyatakutokakwa sababuyaugonjwahuosikubaadayasiku

16TenaYehovaakaamshajuuyaYehoramurohoya WafilistinayaWaarabuwaliokuwakaribunaWaethiopia 17WakapandampakaYuda,wakaingiandani,wakachukua maliyoteiliyoonekanakatikanyumbayamfalme,na wanawepia,nawakezake;hatahakumwachamwana,ila Yehoahazi,mdogowawanawe.

18NabaadayahayoyoteBwanaakampigamatumboni mwakekwaugonjwausiopona

19Ikawabaadayasikunyingi,mwishowamiakamiwili, matumboyakeyakatokakwasababuyaugonjwawake, akafakwamagonjwamabayaNawatuwake hawakumteketeza,kamawalivyomteketezababazake.

20Alikuwanaumriwamiakathelathininamiwili alipoanzakutawala,akatawalakatikaYerusalemumiaka minane,akaondokabilakutamanika.Lakiniwakamzika katikamjiwaDaudi,lakinisikatikamakaburiyawafalme

SURAYA22

1WakaajiwaYerusalemuwakamfanyaAhazia,mwanawe mdogo,awemfalmemahalipake;BasiAhaziamwanawa YehoramumfalmewaYudaakatawala

2Ahaziaalikuwanaumriwamiakaarobaininamiwili alipoanzakutawala,nayeakatawalamwakammojahuko YerusalemunajinalamamayakealiitwaAthaliabinti Omri

3NayeakaziendeanjiazanyumbayaAhabu,kwamaana mamayakealikuwamshauriwakekutendamaovu

4KwahiyoakafanyayaliyomabayamachonipaBWANA kamanyumbayaAhabu;

5Nayeakafuatamashauriyao,akaendapamojana YehoramumwanawaAhabumfalmewaIsraelikupigana naHazaelimfalmewaSiriahukoRamoth-gileadi;

6AkarudiYezreeliiliaponemajerahaaliyotiwahuko Rama,alipopigananaHazaelimfalmewaSiriaNaye AzariamwanawaYehoramumfalmewaYudaakashuka kwendakumwonaYehoramumwanawaAhabuhuko Yezreeli,kwasababualikuwamgonjwa.

7NamaangamiziyaAhaziayalitokakwaMungukwa kumjiaYehoramu,kwamaanaalipofika,alitokapamojana YehoramuilikupigananaYehumwanawaNimshi, ambayeYehovaalikuwaamemtiamafutailiaikatiliembali nyumbayaAhabu

8Ikawa,Yehualipokuwaakitekelezahukumujuuya nyumbayaAhabu,nakuwapatawakuuwaYuda,nawana wanduguzaAhazia,waliokuwawakimtumikiaAhazia, akawaua.

9NayeakamtafutaAhazia,naowakamkamata,(kwa maanaalikuwaamefichwakatikaSamaria,)wakamleta kwaYehu;naowalipomwua,wakamzika;kwasababu walisema,yeyenimwanawaYehoshafati,ambaye

2MamboyaNyakati

alimtafutaYehovakwamoyowakewoteKwahiyo nyumbayaAhaziahaikuwanauwezowakuutulizaufalme. 10LakiniAthalia,mamayaAhazia,alipoonakwamba mwanaweamekufa,akainukanakuwaangamizawazao wotewakifalmewanyumbayaYuda.

11LakiniYehoshabeathi,bintiyamfalme,akamtwaa YoashimwanawaAhazia,akamwibamiongonimwawana wamfalmewaliouawa,akamwekayeyenayayawake katikachumbachakulalaBasiYehoshabeathi,binti mfalmeYehoramu,mkeweYehoyadakuhani,(maana alikuwadadayakeAhazia),akamfichaAthaliaasimuue 12Akakaapamojanaoamefichwakatikanyumbaya Mungumiakasita;Athaliaakatawalajuuyanchi.

SURAYA23

1HatakatikamwakawasabaYehoyadaakajitianguvu, akawatwaamaakidawamamia,Azaria,mwanawa Yerohamu,naIshmaeli,mwanawaYehohanani,naAzaria, mwanawaObedi,naMaaseya,mwanawaAdaya,na ElishafatimwanawaZikri,kufanyaaganopamojanaye

2WakazungukakatikaYuda,wakakusanyaWalawikutoka katikamajijiyoteyaYuda,nawakuuwambarizamababa waIsraeli,wakajaYerusalemu

3Nakusanyikolotelikafanyaaganonamfalmekatika nyumbayaMunguAkawaambia,Tazama,mwanawa mfalmeatamiliki,kamaBwanaalivyonenajuuyawanawa Daudi.

4Hilindilojambomtakalofanya;theluthiyenu,waingiao sikuyasabato,wamakuhaninaWalawi,mtakuwa mabawabuwamilango;

5natheluthimojawatakuwakatikanyumbayamfalme;na theluthiyalangolamsingi;nawatuwotewatakuwakatika nyuazanyumbayaBwana.

6LakiniasiingiemtuyeyotenyumbanimwaBwana,ila makuhani,nahaowahudumuwaWalawi;haowataingia kwakuwaniwatakatifu;lakiniwatuwotewatayalinda malinziyaBwana

7NaWalawiwatamzungukamfalmepandezote,kilamtu nasilahazakemkononi;namtuyeyoteatakayeingia nyumbani,atauawa;lakiniuwepamojanamfalmeaingiapo naatokapo

8BasiWalawinaYudawotewakafanyasawasawana mamboyoteambayoYehoyadakuhanialikuwaameamuru, wakachukuakilamtuwatuwakeambaowangeingiasiku yasabato,pamojanawalewaliopaswakutokasikuya sabato;

9TenaYehoyadakuhaniakawapawakuuwamamia mikuki,nangao,nangao,zilizokuwazamfalmeDaudi, zilizokuwakatikanyumbayaMungu

10Akawawekawatuwote,kilamtuakiwanasilahayake mkononi,kutokaupandewakuumewahekalumpaka upandewakushotowahekalu,karibunamadhabahuna hekalu,karibunamfalmepandezote

11Ndipowakamtoanjemwanawamfalme,wakamvika taji,wakampaushuhuda,wakamfanyamfalmeYehoyada nawanawewakamtiamafuta,wakasema,Mfalmenaaishi!

12Athaliaaliposikiakelelezawatuwakikimbiana kumsifumfalme,akawaendeawatunyumbanimwa BWANA;

13Akatazama,natazama,mfalmeamesimamapenye nguzoyakepenyemahalipakuingilia,wakuunatarumbeta

karibunamfalme;NdipoAthaliaakararuamavaziyake, akasema,Usaliti,Usaliti.

14NdipoYehoyadakuhaniakawaletanjemaakidawa mamiawaliokuwajuuyajeshi,akawaambia,Mtoeninje katiyasafu;Kwamaanakuhanialisema,Usimwuekatika nyumbayaBwana

15Basiwakawekamikonojuuyake;nayealipofika kwenyemaingilioyalangolafarasikaribunanyumbaya mfalme,wakamwuahapo

16Yehoyadaakafanyaaganokatiyake,nawatuwote,na mfalme,kwambawatakuwawatuwaBwana

17NdipowatuwotewakaiendeanyumbayaBaali, wakaibomoa,wakazibomoamadhabahuzakenasanamu zake,wakamwuaMatani,kuhaniwaBaali,mbeleya madhabahu

18TenaYehoyadaakawekawasimamiziwanyumbaya YehovakwamkonowamakuhaniWalawi,ambaoDaudi alikuwaamewagawakatikanyumbayaYehova,iliwatoe sadakazakuteketezwazaBWANA,kamailivyoandikwa katikasheriayaMusa,kwafurahanakwakuimba,kama Daudialivyoagiza

19Akawawekamabawabukwenyemalangoyanyumbaya Yehova,ilimtuyeyotealiyekuwanajisikatikajambolo loteasiingie

20Akawatwaamaakidawamamia,nawakuu,namaliwali wawatu,nawatuwotewanchi,akamtelemshamfalme kutokakatikanyumbayaYehova,naowakaingiakatika langolajuukuingiakatikanyumbayamfalme, wakamwekamfalmejuuyakitichaufalme

21Nawatuwotewanchiwakafurahi;namjiukatulia, baadayakumwuaAthaliakwaupanga.

SURAYA24

1Yoashialikuwanaumriwamiakasabaalipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakaarobainihukoYerusalemuna jinalamamayakealiitwaSibiawaBeer-sheba.

2YoashiakafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwanasiku zotezaYehoyadakuhani

3Yehoyadaakaoawakewawili;nayeakazaawananabinti. 4Ikawabaadayahayo,Yoashiakaazimukuitengeneza nyumbayaBwana

5AkawakusanyamakuhaninaWalawi,akawaambia, NendenikatikamijiyaYuda,mkakusanyekutokakwa IsraeliwotefedhazakuitengenezanyumbayaMungu wenumwakabaadayamwaka,nanyimfanyeharakajambo hiliLakiniWalawihawakufanyaharaka

6NdipomfalmeakamwitaYehoyadamkuu,akamwambia, KwaninihukuwatakaWalawikuletakutokaYudana kutokaYerusalemumchango,kamaalivyoamuruMusa, mtumishiwaYehova,nawakutanikolaIsraeli,kwaajili yahemayakukutania?

7KwamaanawanawaAthalia,yulemwanamkemwovu, walikuwawameibomoanyumbayaMungu;navituvyote vilivyowekwawakfuvyanyumbayaBwanawakawapa Mabaali

8Nakwaamriyamfalmewakatengenezasanduku, wakaliwekanjekwenyelangolanyumbayaYehova

9WakapigambiukatikaYudanaYerusalemu,kumletea BwanasadakaambayoMusamtumishiwaMungualiweka juuyaIsraelijangwani

2MamboyaNyakati

10Nawakuuwotenawatuwotewakafurahi,wakaletana kutupandaniyasanduku,hatawalipokwisha.

11Ikawa,wakatililesandukulilipoletwakwaofisiya mfalmekwamkonowaWalawi,nawalipoonayakuwa kulikuwanafedhanyingi,mwandishiwamfalmenaofisa wakuhanimkuuwalikujanakulimwagasanduku, wakalitwaa,nakulipelekamahalipaketenaNdivyo walivyofanyasikubaadayasiku,wakakusanyafedhakwa wingi

12MfalmenaYehoyadawakawapawalewaliofanyakazi yautumishiwanyumbayaYehova,wakaajiriwaashina maseremalailikutengenezanyumbayaYehova,napia wafuawachumanashabailikurekebishanyumbaya Yehova

13Basimafundiwakafanyakazi,nakaziikakamilikakwao, wakaisimamishanyumbayaMungukatikahaliyake, wakaiimarisha

14Naowalipoimaliza,wakaletapesazilizobakimbeleya mfalmenaYehoyada,ambazokwahizowalifanyiza vyombokwaajiliyanyumbayaYehova,vyombovya kuhudumunavyakutoasadaka,miiko,navyombovya dhahabunafedha.Naowakatoasadakazakuteketezwa katikanyumbayaYehovadaimasikuzotezaYehoyada

15LakiniYehoyadaalizeeka,nayeakashibasikuakafa; alikuwanaumriwamiakamianathelathinialipokufa.

16WakamzikakatikaJijilaDaudikatiyawafalme,kwa sababualikuwaametendamemakatikaIsraeli,kwaMungu, nakwanyumbayake.

17BaadayakifochaYehoyadawakuuwaYudawakajana kumsujudiamfalmeNdipomfalmeakawasikiliza

18WakaiachanyumbayaBwana,Munguwababazao, wakatumikiamaasheranasanamu;

19Lakiniakawapelekeamanabiiilikuwarudishakwa Bwana;wakawashuhudia,lakinihawakukubalikusikiliza.

20RohoyaMunguikamjiliaZekaria,mwanawa Yehoyada,kuhani,akasimamajuuyawatu,akawaambia, Munguasemahivi,MbonamnazihalifuamrizaBwana, hatamsipatekufanikiwa?kwasababummemwachaBwana, yeyenayeamewaachaninyi

21Wakafanyashaurijuuyake,wakampigakwamawekwa amriyamfalmekatikauawanyumbayaBwana

22BasimfalmeYoashihakukumbukawemaambao Yehoyadababayakealimtendea,baliakamwuamwanawe. Nayealipokufa,akasema,Bwanaaliangalie,nakuitaka

23Ikawamwishowamwaka,jeshilaSirialilipandajuu yake,wakajaYudanaYerusalemu,wakawaangamiza wakuuwotewawatukutokamiongonimwawatu,na kutumanyarazaozotekwamfalmewaDamasko.

24KwamaanajeshilaWashamililikujanakikundikidogo chawatu,nayeYehovaakatiajeshikubwasanamkononi mwao,kwasababuwalikuwawamemwachaYehova Munguwababazao.Basiwakafanyahukumujuuya Yoashi

25Naowalipomwacha(kwamaanawalimwachakatika magonjwamengi),watumishiwakemwenyewewakapanga njamajuuyakekwaajiliyadamuyawanawaYehoyada kuhani,wakamwuakitandanimwake,nayeakafa;nao wakamzikakatikaJijilaDaudi,lakinihawakumzikakatika makaburiyawafalme

26Nahawandiowaliofanyafitinajuuyake;Zabadi, mwanawaShimeathi,Mwamoni,naYehozabadi,mwana waShimrithi,Mmoabu

27Basikwahabarizawanawe,nawingiwamizigo aliyobebeshwa,nakutengenezwakwanyumbayaMungu wakweli,tazama,yameandikwakatikahadithiyakitabu chawafalme.NaAmaziamwanaweakatawalamahalipake.

SURAYA25

1Amaziaalikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamitano alipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiakaishirininakenda hukoYerusalemunajinalamamayealiitwaYehoadaniwa Yerusalemu

2AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,lakinisikwa moyomkamilifu.

3Ikawa,ufalmeulipoimarishwakwake,akawaua watumishiwakewaliomwuamfalmebabayake

4Lakinihakuwauawatotowao,lakinialifanyakama ilivyoandikwakatikatoratikatikakitabuchaMusa, ambapoBwanaaliamuru,akisema,Akinababahawatakufa kwaajiliyawatotowao,walawatotowasifekwaajiliya babazao,balikilamtuatakufakwaajiliyadhambiyake mwenyewe

5Zaidiyahayo,AmaziaakawakusanyaYuda,akawaweka kuwawakuuwamaelfu,nawakuuwamamia,kwambari zababazao,katikaYudayotenaBenyamini;akawahesabu tanguumriwamiakaishirininazaidi,akawapatawatu wateulemiatatuelfu,wawezaokwendavitani,washikao mkukinangao

6TenaakaajiriwatumashujaamiaelfukatikaIsraelikwa talantamiazafedha

7LakinimtuwaMunguakamjia,akasema,Eemfalme, jeshilaIsraelilisiendepamojanawe;kwamaanaBwana hayukopamojanaIsraeli,yaani,pamojanawanawotewa Efraimu

8Lakiniukitakakwenda,fanya,uwehodarikwavita; Munguatakuangushambeleyaadui;kwamaanaMungu anaouwezowakusaidianakuangusha

9AmaziaakamwambiayulemtuwaMungu,Lakini tufanyeninikwahizotalantamianilizowapajeshilaIsraeli? MtuwaMunguakajibu,Bwanaawezakukupazaidiya haya.

10NdipoAmaziaakawatenga,yaani,jeshilililomjia kutokaEfraimu,iliwarudikwaotena;kwahiyohasirayao ikawakasanajuuyaYuda,naowakarudikwaokwahasira nyingi

11Amaziaakajitianguvu,akawaongozawatuwake, akaendampakaBondelaChumvi,akawapigawanawa Seirielfukumi

12Nawatuwengineelfukumiwaliosaliawakiwahaiwana waYudawaliwachukuamateka,wakawaletampakakilele chajabali,wakawatupachinikutokajuuyajabali,hata wakavunjika-vunjikawote

13LakiniaskariwajeshialiowarudishaAmaziawasiende pamojanayevitani,wakaishambuliamijiyaYuda,kutoka SamariampakaBeth-horoni,wakapigawatuelfutatukati yao,wakatekanyaranyingi

14Ikawa,AmaziaaliporudikutokakuwauaWaedomu, aliletamiunguyawanawaSeiri,akaisimamishaiwe miunguyake,akainamambeleyao,nakuifukiziauvumba 15KwahiyohasirayaBwanaikawakajuuyaAmazia, nayeakampelekeanabii,akamwambia,Mbonaumeitafuta miunguyawatu,ambayohaikuwezakuwaokoawatuwao wenyewemkononimwako?

2MamboyaNyakati

16Ikawaalipokuwaakizungumzanaye,mfalme akamwambia,Je!vumilia;kwaniniuapigwe?Ndipoyule nabiiakaacha,akasema,NajuayakuwaMunguameamua kukuangamiza,kwasababuumefanyahivi,wala hukusikilizashaurilangu.

17NdipoAmaziamfalmewaYudaakafanyashauri, akatumakwaYoashi,mwanawaYehoahazi,mwanawa Yehu,mfalmewaIsraeli,kusema,Njoo,tuonaneusokwa uso

18KishaYoashimfalmewaIsraeliakatumaujumbekwa AmaziamfalmewaYuda,kusema:“Mchongomauliokuwa katikaLebanoniulitumaujumbekwamwereziuliokuwa katikaLebanoni,kusema:“Mpemwanangubintiyakoawe mkewake”Kishamnyamawamwitunialiyekuwako Lebanoniakapitanakukanyagamiibahiyo

19Unasema,Tazama,umewapigaWaedomu;namoyo wakowakuinuaupatekujisifu;kwaninikujiingizakatika madhara,hatauanguke,wewenaYudapamojanawe?

20LakiniAmaziahakutakakusikia;kwamaanailitoka kwaMungu,iliawatiemikononimwaaduizao,kwa sababuwalitafutamiunguyaEdomu

21BasiYoashimfalmewaIsraeliakakwea;wakaonana usokwauso,yeyenaAmaziamfalmewaYuda,huko Beth-shemeshi,uliowaYuda

22YudawakashindwambeleyaIsraeli,naowakakimbia kilamtuhemanikwake

23NayeYoashimfalmewaIsraeliakamkamataAmazia mfalmewaYuda,mwanawaYoashi,mwanawa Yehoahazi,hukoBeth-shemeshi,akamletaYerusalemu, akaubomoaukutawaYerusalemukutokalangolaEfraimu mpakalangolapembeni,mikonomianne.

24Kishaakachukuadhahabuyotenafedhanavyombo vyotevilivyoonekanakatikanyumbayaMunguwakweli pamojanaObed-edomunahazinazanyumbayamfalme nawalewatuwaliotekwa,kishaakarudiSamaria

25AmaziamwanawaYoashimfalmewaYudaakaishi baadayakifochaYoashimwanawaYehoahazimfalmewa Israelimiakakuminamitano

26BasimamboyoteyaAmaziayaliyosalia,yakwanzana yamwisho,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabuchawafalme waYudanaIsraeli?

27Ikawa,baadayamudaAmaziaalipogeukanakuacha kumfuataBwana,wakafanyafitinajuuyakehuko Yerusalemu;nayeakakimbiliaLakishi;lakiniwakatuma watuLakishinyumayake,wakamwuahuko

28Wakamchukuajuuyafarasi,wakamzikapamojana babazekatikamjiwaYuda

SURAYA26

1NdipowatuwotewaYudawakamtwaaUzia,mwenye umriwamiakakuminasita,wakamfanyamfalmemahali paAmaziababaye

2YeyendiyealiyeijengaElothi,nakuirudishakwaYuda, baadayamfalmekulalanababaze

3Uziaalikuwanaumriwamiakakuminasitaalipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakahamsininamiwilikatika YerusalemunajinalamamayakealiitwaYekoliawa Yerusalemu

4AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,sawasawana yotealiyofanyaAmaziababaye

5AkamtafutaMungukatikasikuzaZekaria,aliyekuwana ufahamukatikamaonoyaMungu;

6AkatokanakupigananaWafilisti,akaubomoaukutawa Gathi,naukutawaYabne,naukutawaAshdodi,akajenga mijikaribunaAshdodi,nakatiyaWafilisti.

7MunguakamsaidiajuuyaWafilisti,najuuyaWaarabu waliokaaGurbaali,najuuyaWameuni

8WaamoniwakampaUziazawadi;jinalakelikaeneahata mahalipakuingiliaMisri;maanaalijitianguvusana

9TenaUziaakajengaminarakatikaYerusalemupenye langolapembeni,nalangolabondeni,napenyeugeukapo ukuta,akaiimarisha

10Tenaakajengaminaranyikani,akachimbavisimavingi; kwakuwaalikuwanawanyamawengikatikanchi tambarare,nakatikanchitambarare,nawakulima,na watunzamizabibukatikamilimanakatikaKarmeli; 11TenaUziaalikuwanajeshilawatuwavita, waliokwendavitanikwavikosi,kamahesabuyahesabu yaokwamkonowaYeielimwandishi,naMaaseyamkuu, chiniyamkonowaHanania,mmojawamaakidawa mfalme

12Hesabuyoteyawakuuwambarizababazawatu mashujaawalikuwaelfumbilinamiasita

13Nachiniyamikonoyaokulikuwanajeshi,miatatuna sabaelfunamiatano,waliofanyavitakwanguvukuu,ili kumsaidiamfalmejuuyaadui

14Uziaakawatengenezeakatikajeshilotengao,namikuki, nachapeo,navazikuu,napinde,namaweyakombeo.

15TenaakafanyahukoYerusalemuinjini,zilizobuniwana watuwerevu,ziwejuuyaminaranajuuyangome,za kurushamishalenamawemakubwa.Najinalakelikaenea mbalisana;kwamaanaalisaidiwaajabu,hataakawana nguvu

16Lakinialipokuwananguvu,moyowakeuliinukahata kuangamia;

17KuhaniAzariaakaingianyumayake,napamojanaye makuhanithemaniniwaBwana,watumashujaa; 18WakampingaUziamfalme,wakamwambia,Sihaki yako,Uzia,kumfukiziaBwanauvumba,baliniya makuhani,wanawaHaruni,waliowekwawakfuili kufukizauvumba;kwamaanaumekosa;walahaitakuwa kwaajiliyautukufuwakokutokakwaBwanaMungu

19NdipoUziaakakasirika,nayealikuwanachetezo mkononimwakeiliafukizieuvumba;nayealipokuwa amewakasirikiamakuhani,ukomaukapandahatapajila usowake,mbeleyamakuhanikatikanyumbayaBwana, karibunamadhabahuyauvumba

20Azaria,kuhanimkuu,namakuhaniwote,wakamtazama, natazama,alikuwanaukomakatikapajilausowake, wakamtoahapo;naam,yeyemwenyewenayeakafanya harakakutoka,kwasababuBwanaalikuwaamempiga 21MfalmeUziaakawanaukomahatasikuyakufakwake, akakaakatikanyumbayapekee,nayenimwenyeukoma; kwamaanaalikatiliwambalinanyumbayaBwana;na Yothamumwanaweakawajuuyanyumbayamfalme, akiwahukumuwatuwanchi

22BasimamboyoteyaUziayaliyosalia,yakwanzanaya mwisho,aliyaandikanabiiIsaya,mwanawaAmozi 23Uziaakalalanababaze,wakamzikapamojanababaze katikashambalakuzikialawafalme;kwamaanawalisema, Nimwenyeukoma;naYothamumwanaweakatawala mahalipake

SURAYA27

1Yothamualikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamitano alipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiakakuminasitahuko Yerusalemu.najinalamamayakealiitwaYerusha,binti Sadoki

2AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,sawasawana yotealiyoyafanyaUziababaye;Nawatubadowakafanya ufisadi

3AkalijengalangolajuulanyumbayaBwana,najuuya ukutawaOfeliakajengasana

4TenaakajengamijikatikamilimayaYuda,nakatika misituakajengangomenaminara.

5AlipiganapianamfalmewaWaamoni,akawashindaNa wanawaAmoniwakampamwakahuohuotalantamiaza fedha,nakorielfukumizangano,naelfukumizashayiri. HivyondivyowanawaAmoniwalimlipa,mwakawapili nawatatu

6BasiYothamuakawahodari,kwasababualitengeneza njiazakembelezaBwana,Munguwake

7BasimamboyoteyaYothamuyaliyosalia,navitavyake vyote,nanjiazake,tazama,yameandikwakatikakitabu chawafalmewaIsraelinaYuda

8Alikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamitanoalipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakakuminasitahukoYerusalemu.

9Yothamuakalalanababaze,wakamzikakatikaJijila Daudi;naAhazimwanaweakatawalamahalipake

SURAYA28

1Ahazialikuwanaumriwamiakaishirinialipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakakuminasitahukoYerusalemu; lakinihakufanyayaliyomemamachonipaBwana,kama Daudibabaye;

2KwamaanaaliendakatikanjiazawafalmewaIsraeli, akatengenezasanamuzakusubukwaajiliyaMabaali

3Tenaakafukizauvumbakatikabondelamwanawa Hinomu,akawateketezawanawekatikamoto,sawasawana machukizoyamataifa,aliowafukuzaBwanambeleya wanawaIsraeli.

4Tenaakatoadhabihunakufukizauvumbamahalipajuu, najuuyavilima,nachiniyakilamtiwenyemajani mabichi.

5KwahiyoBwana,Munguwake,akamtiamkononimwa mfalmewaShamu;wakampiga,wakachukuamatekakundi kubwalawatu,wakawapelekaDameski.Tenaakatiwa mkononimwamfalmewaIsraeli,nayeakampigamauaji makubwa.

6KwamaanaPekamwanawaRemaliaakawauakatika Yudawatumianaishirinielfusikumoja,naowote walikuwawatumashujaa;kwasababuwalikuwa wamemwachaBwana,Munguwababazao.

7NaZikri,mwanamumeshujaawaEfraimu,akawaua Maaseyamwanawamfalme,naAzrikamumkuuwa nyumba,naElkanaaliyekuwawapiliwamfalme

8WanawaIsraeliwakawachukuamatekanduguzaomia mbilielfu,wanawake,wana,nabinti,wakachukuakwao nyaranyingi,wakaziletanyaraSamaria

9LakininabiiwaYehovaalikuwakohuko,jinalakeOdedi, nayeakatokambeleyajeshilililokujaSamaria, akawaambia,Angalieni,kwakuwaBwana,Munguwa babazenu,alikuwaamewakasirikiaYuda,amewatia

mikononimwenu,nanyimmewauakwaghadhabuiliyofika mbinguni.

10NasasamwakusudiakuwatiawanawaYudana Yerusalemukuwawatumwawenunawajakazikwenu; lakinije!

11Basisasanisikieni,mkawarudishewafungwa, mliowachukuamatekawanduguzenu;kwamaanahasira kaliyaBwanaijuuyenu.

12NdipobaadhiyawakuuwawanawaEfraimu,Azaria mwanawaYohanani,naBerekia,mwanawaMeshilemothi, naYehizkia,mwanawaShalumu,naAmasa,mwanawa Hadilai,wakasimamajuuyahaowaliotokavitani; 13akawaambia,Msiwaletewatuwaliohamishwahapa, kwamaanatumekwishakumkosaBwana,mnataka kuongezazaidijuuyadhambizetunahatiayetu; 14Basiwalewatuwenyesilahawakawaachawalewatu waliotekwananyarambeleyawakuunakusanyikolote

15Basiwalewatuwaliotajwakwamajinawakasimama, wakawachukuamateka,wakawavikanyarawote waliokuwauchikatiyao,wakawavikaviatu,wakawapa chakulanavinywaji,wakawatiamafuta,wakawachukua wotewaliokuwadhaifujuuyapunda,wakawaletampaka Yeriko,mjiwamitende,kishawakarudikwanduguzao Samaria

16WakatihuomfalmeAhaziakatumawatukwawafalme waAshuruiliwamsaidie

17KwamaanaWaedomuwalikuwawamekujatenana kuwapigaYudanakuwachukuamateka.

18Wafilistipiawalikuwawamevamiamajijiyanchi tambarare,nakusinimwaYuda,nakutekaBeth-shemeshi, naAjaloni,naGederothi,naSokopamojanavijijivyake, naTimnapamojanavijijivyake,naGimzonavijijivyake; 19KwamaanaBwanaaliwashushaYudakwaajiliya AhazimfalmewaIsraeli;kwakuwaaliwafanyaYuda kuwauchi,akamwasiBwanasana

20NaTilgath-pileneserimfalmewaAshuruakamjiana kumsumbua,lakinihakumtianguvu.

21KwamaanaAhazialitwaasehemukatikanyumbaya Yehova,nakatikanyumbayamfalme,nayawakuu, akampamfalmewaAshuru,lakinihakumsaidia.

22NawakatiwataabuyakeakazidikumwasiBwana;huyo ndiyemfalmeAhazi

23AkaitoleadhabihumiunguyaDamaskoiliyompiga, akasema,KwasababumiunguyawafalmewaShamu inawasaidia,nitawatoleadhabihu,iliwanisaidieLakini walikuwamaangamiziyake,nayaIsraeliwote.

24Ahaziakakusanyapamojavyombovyanyumbaya Mungu,akavikatavipande-vipandevyombovyanyumba yaMungu,akaifungamilangoyanyumbayaBwana, akajifanyiamadhabahukatikakilapembeyaYerusalemu 25NakatikakilajijilaYudaakafanyamahalipajuupa kuabudiauvumbakwamiungumingine,akamkasirisha Bwana,Munguwababazake

26Basimamboyakemengineyote,nanjiazakezote,za kwanzanazamwisho,tazama,zimeandikwakatikakitabu chawafalmewaYudanaIsraeli

27Ahaziakalalanababaze,wakamzikamjini,yaani, Yerusalemu;lakinihawakumpelekakatikamakaburiya wafalmewaIsraeli;

1Hezekiaalianzakutawalaalipokuwanaumriwamiaka ishirininamitano,akatawalamiakaishirininakendahuko Yerusalemu.NajinalamamayakealiitwaAbiyabinti Zekaria

2AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,sawasawana yotealiyoyafanyaDaudibabayake.

3Yeyekatikamwakawakwanzawakutawalakwake, katikamweziwakwanza,aliifunguamilangoyanyumba yaYehova,nakuitengeneza

4AkawaletamakuhaninaWalawi,akawakusanyakatika njiayamashariki;

5akawaambia,Nisikieni,enyiWalawi,jitakaseninafsi zenusasa,mkaitakasenyumbayaBwana,Munguwababa zenu,nakuutoauchafukatikapatakatifu.

6Kwamaanababazetuwamekosa,nakufanyayaliyo maovumachonipaBwana,Munguwetu,nao wamemwacha,nakugeuzanyusozaokutokakatika maskaniyaBwana,nakuyapakisogo

7Tenawameifungamilangoyaukumbi,nakuzimataa, walahawakufukizauvumba,walahawakumtoleaMungu waIsraelisadakazakuteketezwakatikapatakatifu

8KwahiyohasirayaBwanaikawajuuyaYudana Yerusalemu,nayeamewatiataabu,naajabu,nakuzomewa, kamamwonavyokwamachoyenu

9Kwamaana,tazama,babazetuwaliangukakwaupanga, nawanawetunabintizetunawakezetuwakokatika utekwanikwaajiliyahayo

10Sasaninaniayamoyonimwangukufanyaaganona Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,ilikwambaghadhabuyakekali itugeukiembali

11Wanangu,msiwewazembesasa,kwakuwaBwana amewachaguaninyikusimamambelezakenakumtumikia nakumtumikianakufukizauvumba

12NdipoWalawiwakasimama,Mahathimwanawa Amasai,naYoelimwanawaAzaria,wawanawa Wakohathi;nawawanawaMerari,KishimwanawaAbdi, naAzariamwanawaYehaleli;nawaWagershoni;Yoa, mwanawaZima,naEdenimwanawaYoa; 13NawawanawaElisafani;Shimri,naYeieli;nawa wanawaAsafu;Zekaria,naMatania; 14NawawanawaHemani;Yehieli,naShimei;nawa wanawaYeduthuni;Shemaya,naUzieli

15Wakawakusanyanduguzao,wakajitakasa,wakaja, kamaalivyoamurumfalme,kwamanenoyaBwana,ili kuitakasanyumbayaBwana

16MakuhaniwakaingiandaniyanyumbayaYehovaili kuitakasa,wakatoauchafuwotewaliouonakatikahekalula YehovampakauawanyumbayaYehovaWalawi wakaichukuanakuipelekanjeyakijitochaKidroni

17Basiwakaanzakutakasasikuyakwanzayamweziwa kwanza,hatasikuyananeyamweziwakafikaukumbini kwaBwana;naowakamalizasikuyakuminasitaya mweziwakwanza

18NdipowakaingiakwaHezekiamfalme,wakasema, TumeisafishanyumbayoteyaBwana,namadhabahuya sadakayakuteketezwa,navyombovyakevyote,nameza yamikateyawonyesho,navyombovyakevyote

19TenavyombovyoteambavyomfalmeAhazialivitupilia mbalikatikakuasikwake,tumevitayarishanakuvitakasa, natazama,vikombeleyamadhabahuyaBwana

20NdipoHezekiamfalmeakaondokaasubuhinamapema, akawakusanyawakuuwamji,akapandanyumbanikwa Bwana

21Wakaletang’ombe-dumesaba,nakondoowaumesaba, nawana-kondoosaba,nabeberusaba,kuwasadakaya dhambikwaajiliyaufalme,nakwaajiliyapatakatifu,na kwaajiliyaYudaAkawaamurumakuhani,wanawa Haruni,wavitoejuuyamadhabahuyaBwana.

22Basiwakawachinjawaleng’ombe,namakuhani wakaipokeadamu,nakuinyunyizajuuyamadhabahu; 23Wakawaletanjembuziwasadakayadhambimbeleya mfalmenakusanyiko;wakawekamikonoyaojuuyao

24Makuhaniwakawachinja,nakufanyaupatanishokwa damuyaojuuyamadhabahu,ilikufanyaupatanishokwa ajiliyaIsraeliwote;

25AkawawekaWalawikatikanyumbayaYehova,wenye matoazi,navinanda,navinubi,sawasawanaamriya Daudi,nayaGadi,mwonajiwamfalme,naNathaninabii;

26WalawiwakasimamawakiwanavyombovyaDaudi,na makuhaniwenyetarumbeta

27Hezekiaakaamurukutoasadakayakuteketezwajuuya madhabahu.Nasadakayakuteketezwailipoanza,wimbo waBWANAukaanzapamojanatarumbeta,navinanda alivyoamuruDaudimfalmewaIsraeli

28Nakusanyikolotewakaabudu,waimbajiwakaimba,na wapigatarumbetawakapiga;

29Hatawalipokwishakutoa,mfalmenawote waliokuwapopamojanayewakainamanakusujudu.

30TenaHezekiamfalmenawakuuwakawaamuruWalawi wamwimbieYehovasifakwamanenoyaDaudinaya Asafumwonaji.Naowakaimbasifakwafuraha, wakainamishavichwavyaonakuabudu

31NdipoHezekiaakajibu,akasema,Sasammejiweka wakfukwaBwana,karibumkaletedhabihunasadakaza shukraninyumbanimwaBwanaNamkutanowakaleta dhabihunasadakazashukrani;nawotewaliokuwana moyowahiariwamatoleoyakuteketezwa.

32Nahesabuyasadakazakuteketezwazilizoletwana kusanyikoilikuwang'ombesabini,nakondoowaumemia, nawana-kondoomiambili;haowotewalikuwasadakaya kuteketezwakwaBwana

33Navituvilivyowekwawakfuvilikuwang'ombemiasita, nakondooelfutatu.

34Lakinimakuhaniwalikuwawachachesanahivikwamba hawakuwezakuchunamatoleoyoteyakuteketezwa;kwa hiyonduguzaoWalawiwakawasaidia,mpakakazi ilipokwisha,nampakamakuhaniwenginewalipokuwa wamejitakasa,kwamaanaWalawiwalikuwawanyoofuwa moyokujitakasakulikomakuhani

35Tenasadakazakuteketezwazilikuwanyingi,pamojana mafutayasadakazaamani,nasadakazakinywajikwakila sadakayakuteketezwa.Basiutumishiwanyumbaya BWANAukapangwa

36Hezekiaakafurahi,nawatuwote,kwasababuMungu amewawekatayariwatu;

SURAYA30

1HezekiaakatumawatukwaIsraeliwotenaYuda, akawaandikiabaruaEfraimunaManase,iliwajenyumbani kwaBwanahukoYerusalemu,wamfanyiepasakaBwana, MunguwaIsraeli

2MamboyaNyakati

2Kwamaanamfalmealikuwaamefanyashauri,nawakuu wake,nakusanyikolotehukoYerusalemu,kufanyapasaka katikamweziwapili

3Kwamaanahawakuwezakuifanyawakatihuo,kwa sababumakuhaniwalikuwahawajajitakasavyakutosha,na watuwalikuwahawajakusanyikapamojaYerusalemu

4Jambohilolikampendezamfalmenakusanyikolote

5KwahiyowakawekaamrikupigambiukatikaIsraeliyote, kutokaBeer-shebampakaDani,kwambawatuwaje kumfanyiaYehovaMunguwaIsraelipasakakatika Yerusalemu;

6Basiwajumbewakaendapamojanabaruakutokakwa mfalmenawakuuwakekatikaIsraeliyotenaYuda,nakwa amriyamfalme,kusema,EnyiwanawaIsraeli,mrudieni Bwana,MunguwaIbrahimu,naIsaka,naIsraeli,naye atawarudianinyimabaki,waliookokakutokamkononi mwawafalmewaAshuru

7Walamsiwekamababazenu,nakamanduguzenu, waliomwasiBwana,Munguwababazao,nayeakawaacha waweukiwa,kamamwonavyo

8Basisasamsiwenashingongumukamababazenu;

9KwamaanamkimrudiaBwana,nduguzenunawatoto wenuwatapatarehemambeleyahaowanaowachukua mateka,hatawapatekurudikatikanchihii;

10Basimatarishiwakapitamjihatamjikatikanchiya EfraimunaManasempakaZabuloni;lakiniwakawacheka nakuwadhihaki

11LakiniwatuwenginewaAsheri,naManase,na Zabuloniwalijinyenyekeza,wakajaYerusalemu

12TenakatikaYudamkonowaMunguulikuwakuwapa moyommojawakufanyaamriyamfalmenayawakuu, kwanenolaBwana

13WatuwengiwakakusanyikaYerusalemuili kuadhimishasikukuuyamikateisiyotiwachachukatika mweziwapili,kusanyikokubwasana

14Wakasimamanakuziondoamadhabahuzilizokuwa katikaYerusalemu,wakaziondoamadhabahuzoteza uvumba,wakazitupakatikakijitochaKidroni

15Kishawakachinjapasakasikuyakuminanneyamwezi wapili;

16Wakasimamamahalipaokwaamriyao,sawasawana sheriayaMusa,mtuwaMungu;

17Kwamaanawalikuwakowengikatikakutanikoambao hawakutakaswa;

18Kwamaanaumatiwawatu,wengiwaEfraimu,na Manase,Isakari,naZabuloni,hawakuwawamejitakasa, lakiniwalikulaPasakatofautinailivyoandikwaLakini Hezekiaakawaombea,akisema,Bwanamwemana awasamehewote

19auelekezayemoyowakekumtafutaMungu,Bwana, Munguwababazake,ijapokuwahajatakaswasawasawana utakasowapatakatifu.

20BwanaakamsikizaHezekia,akawaponyawatu

21WanawaIsraeliwaliokuwapoYerusalemuwakaifanya sikukuuyamikateisiyotiwachachumudawasikusaba kwafurahakuu;

22HezekiaakasemamanenoyakustareheshanaWalawi wotewaliofundishaujuzimzuriwaYehova;

23Kusanyikolotelikafanyashaurikufanyasikunyingine saba,naowakafanyasikusabanyinginekwafuraha.

24KwamaanaHezekiamfalmewaYudaaliwapa kusanyikong'ombeelfumojanakondooelfusaba;na

wakuuwakatoakwakusanyikong'ombeelfumojana kondooelfukumi;nahesabukubwayamakuhani wakajitakasa

25NakusanyikolotelaYuda,pamojanamakuhanina Walawi,nakusanyikolotelililotokakatikaIsraeli,na wageniwaliotokakatikanchiyaIsraeli,nawaliokaaYuda, wakafurahi

26BasikukawanafurahakuukatikaYerusalemu;kwa maanatangusikuzaSulemanimwanawaDaudimfalme waIsraelihapakuwanamambokamahayohuko Yerusalemu

27NdipomakuhaniWalawiwakasimamanakuwabariki watu;

SURAYA31

1Basihayoyoteyalipokwisha,Israeliwotewaliokuwapo wakatokakwendamijinimwaYuda,wakazivunja-vunja nguzo,nakukatamaashera,wakabomoamahalipajuuna madhabahukatikaYudayotenaBenyamini,katika EfraimunaManase,hatawalipokwishakuziharibuzote NdipowanawaIsraeliwotewakarudi,kilamtukatika milkiyake,katikamijiyaowenyewe

2HezekiaakawekazamuzamakuhaninaWalawi kulingananazamuzao,kilamtukulingananautumishi wake,makuhaninaWalawikwaajiliyamatoleoya kuteketezwanakwaajiliyasadakazaamani,ilikutumika, nakutoashukrani,nakusifukatikamalangoyahemaza Yehova

3Tenaakawekasehemuyamfalmekatikamaliyakekwa ajiliyadhabihuzakuteketezwa,yaani,sadakaza kuteketezwazaasubuhinazajioni,nasadakaza kuteketezwazasabato,nazamwandamowamwezi,naza sikukuuzilizoamriwa,kamailivyoandikwakatikatoratiya BWANA

4TenaakawaamuruwatuwaliokaaYerusalemuwatoe sehemuyamakuhaninaWalawi,iliwapatekujitiamoyo katikasheriayaBwana

5Ikawa,marahiyoamriilipotoka,wanawaIsraeli wakaletakwawingimalimbukoyanafaka,nadivai,na mafuta,naasali,namazaoyoteyashambani;wakaletakwa wingizakayavituvyote

6NawanawaIsraelinaYuda,waliokaakatikamijiya Yuda,naowakaletazakazang’ombenakondoo,nazaka zavituvitakatifu,vilivyowekwawakfukwaBWANA, Munguwao,wakaviwekachunguchungu.

7Mweziwatatuwakaanzakuwekamsingiwazilechungu, nakuzimalizakatikamweziwasaba.

8Hezekianawakuuwalipokujanakuzionazilechungu, wakamhimidiBwananawatuwakeIsraeli

9NdipoHezekiaakaulizananamakuhaninaWalawi kuhusuzilechungu.

10Azaria,kuhanimkuuwanyumbayaSadoki,akamjibu, akasema,Tanguwatuwalipoanzakuletamatoleo nyumbanimwaBwana,tumeshiba,nasitumebakiza kushiba;kwamaanaBwanaamewabarikiwatuwake;na kilichosalianiakibahiikubwa.

11NdipoHezekiaakaamurukutengenezavyumbakatika nyumbayaBwana;wakawatayarisha, 12Wakaletamatoleo,nazaka,navituvilivyowekwa wakfu,kwauaminifu;

13NaYehieli,naAzazia,naNahathi,naAsaheli,na Yerimothi,naYozabadi,naElieli,naIsmakia,naMahathi, naBenaya,walikuwawasimamizichiniyamkonowa KonanianaShimeinduguyake,kwaamriyaHezekia mfalme,naAzariamkuuwanyumbayaMungu.

14NaKore,mwanawaImna,Mlawi,bawabuwaupande wamashariki,alisimamiamatoleoyahiariyaMungu,ili kugawanyamatoleoyaBwana,navilevituvitakatifusana.

15NawaliofuatananayewalikuwaEdeni,naMiniamini, naYeshua,naShemaya,naAmaria,naShekania,katika mijiyamakuhani,katikazamuzao,ilikuwapanduguzao kwazamu,wakubwakwawadogo;

16zaidiyanasabayaoyawanaume,tanguumriwamiaka mitatunazaidi,hatakilamtuaingiayenyumbanimwa Bwana,sehemuyakeyakilasikukwaajiliyautumishi waokatikaulinzisawasawanazamuzao;

17nanasabayamakuhani,kwanyumbazababazao,na Walawitanguumriwamiakaishirininazaidi,katikazamu zao,kwazamu;

18nakwanasabayawatotowaowotewadogo,wakezao, nawanawao,nabintizao,katikakutanikolote;

19TenawawanawaHaruni,makuhani,waliokuwakatika mashambayamalishoyamijiyao,katikakilamji, wanaumewaliotajwakwamajina,ilikuwapasehemu wanaumewotewamakuhani,nawotewaliohesabiwakwa nasabamiongonimwaWalawi

20HezekiaakafanyahivikatikaYudayote,akafanya yaliyomema,nahaki,nakweli,mbelezaBwana,Mungu wake

21Nakatikakilakazialiyoanzakatikautumishiwa nyumbayaMungu,nakatikatorati,naamri,nakumtafuta Munguwake,aliifanyakwamoyowakewote,akafanikiwa

SURAYA32

1Baadayamambohayo,nakuthibitishwakwake, SenakeribumfalmewaAshuruakaja,akaingiaYuda, akapigamaragojuuyamijiyenyemaboma,akafikiri ataitekaiweyakemwenyewe

2HezekiaalipoonayakuwaSenakeribuamekuja,na kwambaamekusudiakupigananaYerusalemu;

3Akafanyashauripamojanawakuuwakenamashujaa wakeilikuzibamajiyachemchemizilizokuwanjeyamji, naowakamsaidia

4Basiwakakusanyikawatuwengi,wakazibachemchemi zote,nakijitokilichopitakatikatiyanchi,wakisema,Kwa niniwafalmewaAshuruwajenakupatamajimengi?

5Akajitianguvu,akaujengaukutawoteuliobomoka, akauinuahataminara,naukutamwinginenje, akatengenezaMilo,katikamjiwaDaudi,akatengeneza mishalenangaonyingi

6Akawekamaakidawavitajuuyawatu,akawakusanya kwakekatikauwanjawalangolamji,akasemanao manenoyakuwafariji,akisema;

7Iwenihodarinamoyowaushujaa,msiogopewala msifadhaikekwaajiliyamfalmewaAshuru,walakwaajili yajeshilotelililopamojanaye;

8Kwakeupomkonowanyama;lakinipamojanasiyuko Bwana,Munguwetu,ilikutusaidianakupiganavitavyetu NawatuwakayategemeamanenoyaHezekia,mfalmewa Yuda

9BaadayahayoSenakeribumfalmewaAshuru akawatumawatumishiwakeYerusalemu,(lakiniyeye mwenyeweakauzingiraLakishi,nanguvuzakezote pamojanaye),kwaHezekiamfalmewaYuda,nakwa YudawotewaliokuwakoYerusalemu,akisema; 10SenakeribumfalmewaAshuruasemahivi, Mnatumainianinihatamnakaakatikamazingiwakatika Yerusalemu?

11Je!

12SiyeyeHezekiaaliyeondoamahalipakepajuupa kuabudianamadhabahuzake,akawaamuruYudana Yerusalemu,akisema,Msujudienimbeleyamadhabahu moja,nakufukizauvumbajuuyake?

13Je!hamjuinilichokifanyamiminababazangukwa watuwotewanchinyingine?Je!miunguyamataifaya nchihizoiliwezakuokoanchizaonamkonowangu?

14Ninanikatiyamiunguyoteyamataifahayoambayo babazanguwaliharibukabisa,aliyewezakuwaokoawatu wakenamkonowangu,hataMunguwenuaweze kuwaokoaninyinamkonowangu?

15BasisasaHezekiaasiwadanganye,walaasiwashawishi kwanjiahii,walamsimsadiki;

16WatumishiwakewakanenazaidijuuyaBwanaMungu, najuuyaHezekia,mtumishiwake

17TenaakaandikabaruazakumtukanaBwana,Munguwa Israeli,nakusemajuuyake,akisema,Kamavilemiunguya mataifayanchinyinginehaijawaokoawatuwaonamkono wangu,vivyohivyoMunguwaHezekiahatawaokoawatu wakenamkonowangu

18Ndipowakawaliliakwasautikuukatikanenola KiyahudiwatuwaYerusalemuwaliokuwaukutani,ili kuwatiahofu,nakuwafadhaisha;wapatekuutekamji

19WakanenajuuyaMunguwaYerusalemu,kamamiungu yawatuwadunia,ambayoilikuwakaziyamikonoya wanadamu

20NakwaajiliyahayomfalmeHezekia,nanabiiIsaya, mwanawaAmozi,wakaomba,wakaliambinguni.

21Bwanaakatumamalaika,nayeakawakatiliambali mashujaawote,nawakuu,namaakida,katikakambiya mfalmewaAshuru.Basiakarudikatikanchiyakeakiwana aibuNayealipofikanyumbanikwamunguwake,wale waliotokamatumbonimwakewalimuuahumokwaupanga 22HivyondivyoBWANAalivyomwokoaHezekiana wenyejiwaYerusalemukutokamkononimwaSenakeribu mfalmewaAshuru,nakutokamkononimwawatu wenginewote,akawaongozapandezote.

23NawengiwakamleteaBwanazawadihukoYerusalemu, nazawadikwaHezekiamfalmewaYuda;

24SikuhizoHezekiaaliugua,karibukufa,akamwomba Bwana,nayeakasemanaye,akampaishara

25LakiniHezekiahakulipasawasawanawema aliotendewa;kwamaanamoyowakeuliinuka;kwahiyo ghadhabuikawajuuyake,najuuyaYudanaYerusalemu 26LakiniHezekiaalijinyenyekezakwaajiliyakiburicha moyowake,yeyenawenyejiwaYerusalemu,hata ikawajiaghadhabuyaBwanakatikasikuzaHezekia 27Hezekiaalikuwanautajirimwinginaheshima, akajifanyiahazinazafedha,nadhahabu,navitovya thamani,namanukato,nangao,nazakilanamnaya vyombovyakupendeza;

2MamboyaNyakati

28tenaghalazamaongeoyanafaka,nadivai,namafuta; namaziziyawanyamawakilanamna,namaziziya makundi

29Tenaakajitengenezeamiji,namaliyakondoona ng'ombetele,kwamaanaMungualikuwaamempamali nyingisana

30Hezekiahuyopiaalizuiamkondowamajiwajuuwa Gihoni,akauletamojakwamojampakaupandewa magharibiwamjiwaDaudiNayeHezekiaakafanikiwa katikakazizakezote

31LakinikatikahabariyawajumbewawakuuwaBabeli, waliotumakwakekuulizahabarizaajabuiliyofanyika katikanchi,Munguakamwacha,amjaribu,apatekujuayote yaliyokuwamoyonimwake

32BasimamboyoteyaHezekiayaliyosalia,nawema wake,tazama,yameandikwakatikamaonoyanabiiIsaya, mwanawaAmozi,nakatikakitabuchawafalmewaYuda naIsraeli

33Hezekiaakalalanamababuzake,wakamzikakatika pahalipazuripamakaburiyawanawaDaudi;NaManase mwanaweakatawalamahalipake

SURAYA33

1Manasealikuwanaumriwamiakakuminamiwili alipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiakahamsininamitano hukoYerusalemu

2lakiniakafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana, sawasawanamachukizoyamataifa,aliowafukuzaBwana mbeleyawanawaIsraeli

3AkajengatenamahalipajuupalipobomolewanaHezekia babayake,akawajengeaMabaalimadhabahu, akatengenezanaAshera,akalisujudiajeshilotela mbinguni,nakulitumikia.

4AkajengamadhabahukatikanyumbayaBwana,ambayo Bwanaalisema,KatikaYerusalemulitakuwajinalangu milele.

5Akajengamadhabahukwaajiliyajeshilotelambinguni katikanyuambilizanyumbayaYehova

6Akawapitishawatotowakemotonikatikabondela mwanawaHinomu,akatazamanyakati,akafanyauchawi, akaloga,akajishughulishanapepowautambuzi,na wachawi;

7Akawekasanamuyakuchonga,sanamualiyoifanya, katikanyumbayaMungu,ambayoMungualimwambia DaudinaSulemanimwanawehabarizake,Katikanyumba hii,nakatikaYerusalemu,niliyoichaguambeleyakabila zotezaIsraeli,nitaliwekajinalangumilele;

8WalasitauondoatenamguuwaIsraelikatikanchi niliyowawekeababazenu;naowataangaliakufanyayote niliyowaamuru,sawasawanatoratiyote,naamri,na hukumu,kwamkonowaMusa.

9BasiManaseakawakoseshaYudanawenyejiwa Yerusalemu,nakutendamabayakulikomataifa,ambao BwanaalikuwaamewaangamizambeleyawanawaIsraeli 10BwanaakasemanaManasenawatuwake,lakini hawakukubalikusikiliza.

11KwahiyoBwanaakawaleteamaakidawajeshila mfalmewaAshuru,waliomkamataManasekatikatiya miiba,wakamfungakwapingu,wakampelekaBabeli.

12Hataalipokuwakatikadhiki,akamwombaBwana, Munguwake,akajinyenyekezasanambelezaMunguwa babazake;

13akamwomba,nayeakamwomba,akasikiaduayake, akamrudishaYerusalemukatikaufalmewake.Ndipo ManaseakajuayakuwaBWANAndiyeMungu

14BasibaadayahayoakajengaukutanjeyamjiwaDaudi, upandewamagharibiwaGihoni,bondeni,mpakamahali pakuingilialangolasamaki,akazungukaOfeli,akauinua juusana,akawekamaakidawavitakatikamijiyoteyenye ngomeyaYuda

15Akaiondoamiunguyakigeni,nasanamukatikanyumba yaBwana,namadhabahuzotealizozijengakatikamlima wanyumbayaBwana,nakatikaYerusalemu,akazitupanje yamji

16AkaitengenezatenamadhabahuyaBWANA,akatoa dhabihuzaamaninazashukranijuuyake,akawaamuru YudawamtumikieBwana,MunguwaIsraeli 17Walakiniwatuwakaendeleakutoadhabihukatika mahalipajuu,lakinikwaBwana,Munguwaopekeyake 18BasimamboyoteyaManaseyaliyosalia,namaombi yakekwaMunguwake,namanenoyawaonajiwalionena nayekwajinalaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,tazama, yameandikwakatikakitabuchawafalmewaIsraeli

19Maombiyakepia,najinsiMungualivyosihiwanaye,na dhambiyakeyote,nakosalake,namahalipalealipojenga mahalipajuu,nakusimikamaasheranasanamuza kuchonga,kablahajanyenyekezwa;tazama,yameandikwa katikamanenoyawaonaji

20Manaseakalalanababaze,wakamzikakatikanyumba yakemwenyewe;naAmonimwanaweakatawalamahali pake

21Amonialikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamiwili alipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiakamiwilikatika Yerusalemu

22LakiniakafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana, kamaalivyofanyaManasebabaye;

23walahakujinyenyekezambelezaBwana,kamavile Manasebabayealivyojinyenyekeza;lakiniAmoniakazidi kuasi.

24Watumishiwakewakakulanjamadhidiyake, wakamwuanyumbanikwakemwenyewe

25Lakiniwatuwanchiwakawauawotewaliokulanjama juuyamfalmeAmoni;nawatuwanchiwakamfanyaYosia mwanaweawemfalmemahalipake

SURAYA34

1Yosiaalikuwanaumriwamiakaminanealipoanza kutawala,akatawalahukoYerusalemumiakathelathinina mmoja

2AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,akaenda katikanjiazaDaudibabayake,walahakukengeukakwa mkonowakuumewalawakushoto

3Kwamaanakatikamwakawananewakutawalakwake, alipokuwaangalikijana,alianzakumtafutaMunguwa Daudibabayake,nakatikamwakawakuminambili akaanzakutakasaYudanaYerusalemukutokamahalipa juu,namaashera,nasanamuzakuchonga,nasanamuza kusubu.

4NaowakazibomoamadhabahuzaMabaalimbeleyake; nasanamuzilizokuwajuuyakeakazikata;namaashera,na

2MamboyaNyakati

sanamuzakuchonga,nasanamuzakusubu,akazivunja vipande-vipande,akazifanyamavumbi,nakuyanyunyiza juuyamakaburiyahaowaliozichinjia

5Akaiteketezamifupayamakuhanijuuyamadhabahuzao, akasafishaYudanaYerusalemu.

6AkafanyavivyohivyokatikamijiyaManase,naEfraimu, naSimeoni,mpakaNaftali,pamojanamapangayake pandezote.

7Nayealipokwishakuzibomoamadhabahunamaashera, nasanamuzakuchongaziwemavumbi,nakuzikata sanamuzotekatikanchiyoteyaIsraeli,akarudi Yerusalemu

8Basikatikamwakawakuminananewakutawalakwake, alipokuwaameisafishanchi,nanyumba,akawatuma ShafanimwanawaAzalia,naMaaseya,liwaliwajiji,na Yoa,mwanawaYoahazi,mwandishiwakumbukumbu, kuitengenezanyumbayaYehovaMunguwake

9NawalipofikakwaHilkiakuhanimkuu,wakampafedha zilizoletwakatikanyumbayaMungu,ambazoWalawi, wangoja-mlango,walikuwawamekusanyakutokakwa mkonowaManasenaEfraimu,nawamabakiyoteya Israeli,nawaYudawotenaBenyamini;wakarudi Yerusalemu

10Naowakaiwekamkononimwawatendakaziwaliokuwa wasimamiziwanyumbayaYehova,naowakawapa watendakaziwaliofanyakazikatikanyumbayaYehova,ili kuitengenezanakuirekebishanyumbahiyo 11wakawapamafundinawajenzi,iliwanunuemaweya kuchongwa,namitiyakuunganisha,nayakuwekasakafu katikanyumbaambazowafalmewaYudawalikuwa wameziharibu.

12Nahaowatuwakafanyakazihiyokwauaminifu;na wasimamiziwaowalikuwaYahathinaObadia,Walawi,wa wanawaMerari;naZekarianaMeshulamu,wawanawa Wakohathi,ilikuipelekambele;naWalawiwengine,wote waliowezakufahamuvinanda

13Tenawalikuwajuuyawachukuajimizigo,nao walikuwawasimamiziwawotewaliofanyakazikatika utumishiwanamnayoyote;nawaWalawiwalikuwako waandishi,namaofisa,namabawabu.

14NaowalipotoafedhazilizoletwanyumbanimwaBwana, HilkiakuhaniakakionakitabuchatoratiyaBwana, kilichotolewakwamkonowaMusa.

15Hilkiaakajibu,akamwambiaShafani,mwandishi, NimekionakitabuchatoratikatikanyumbayaBwana NayeHilkiaakampaShafanikitabu.

16KishaShafaniakampelekeamfalmekilekitabu, akamleteamfalmeneno,akisema,Yoteambayowatumishi wakowamekabidhiwa,wanafanya

17naowamekusanyafedhazilizoonekanakatikanyumba yaBwana,nakuzitiakatikamikonoyawasimamizi,na mikononimwawatendakazi.

18NdipoShafanimwandishiakamwambiamfalme, akisema,HilkiakuhaniamenipakitabuNayeShafani akakisomambeleyamfalme

19Naikawakwambamfalmealiposikiamanenoyasheria, aliraruamavaziyake.

20MfalmeakamwamuruHilkia,naAhikamu,mwanawa Shafani,naAbdoni,mwanawaMika,naShafani, mwandishi,naAsaya,mtumishiwamfalme,akisema;

21Enendeni,mniulizekwaBWANAkwaajiliyangu,na kwaajiliyahaowaliosaliakatikaIsraelinakatikaYuda, katikahabariyamanenoyakilekitabukilichopatikana; 22NdipoHilkia,nahaomfalmealiowaagiza, wakamwendeaHuldanabiimke,mkeweShalumu,mwana waTikvathi,mwanawaHasra,mtunzamavazi;(Basi alikuwaakikaaYerusalemuchuoni;)wakasemanayehivyo 23Akawajibu,Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi, Mwambienimtuyulealiyewatumakwangu, 24Bwanaasemahivi,Tazama,nitaletamabayajuuya mahalihapa,najuuyawakaajiwake,laanazote zilizoandikwakatikakitabuwalichokisomambeleya mfalmewaYuda;

25kwasababuwameniachamimi,nakuifukiziauvumba miungumingine,ilikunikasirishakwakazizotezamikono yao;kwahiyoghadhabuyanguitamwagwajuuyamahali hapa,walahaitazimishwa

26NakatikahabarizamfalmewaYuda,aliyewatuma kuulizakwaBwana,ndivyomtamwambia,Bwana,Mungu waIsraeli,asemahivi,katikahabariyamaneno uliyoyasikia;

27kwasababumoyowakoulikuwamwororo,nawe ukajinyenyekezambelezaMungu,uliposikiamanenoyake juuyamahalihapa,najuuyawenyejiwake,na kujinyenyekezambelezangu,nakuyararuamavaziyako, nakuliambeleyangu;Hatamiminimekusikiawewe, asemaBWANA

28Tazama,nitakukusanyakwababazako,naweutawekwa kaburinimwakokwaamani,walamachoyakohayataona mabayayotenitakayoletajuuyamahalihapa,najuuya wakaziwake.Basiwakamleteamfalmehabaritena.

29Ndipomfalmeakatumawatunakuwakusanyawazee wotewaYudanaYerusalemu

30MfalmeakapandakwendanyumbanikwaYehova,na watuwotewaYuda,nawakaajiwaYerusalemu,na makuhani,naWalawi,nawatuwote,wakubwakwa wadogo;akasomamasikionimwaomanenoyoteyakitabu chaaganokilichoonekanakatikanyumbayaBwana

31Mfalmeakasimamamahalipake,akafanyaaganombele zaBWANA,kumfuataBWANA,nakushikaamrizake,na shuhudazake,nasheriazake,kwamoyowakewote,na kwarohoyakeyote,ilikufanyamanenoyaagano yaliyoandikwakatikakitabuhiki.

32NayeakawaamuruwotewaliokuwapoYerusalemuna BenyaminiwasimamejuuyakeNawenyejiwa YerusalemuwakafanyasawasawanaaganolaMungu, Munguwababazao

33NayeYosiaakayaondoamachukizoyotekatikanchi zotezilizokuwazawanawaIsraeli,akawafanyawote waliokuwapokatikaIsraeliwatumikie,naam,wamtumikie Bwana,MunguwaoNasikuzakezotehawakumwacha Bwana,Munguwababazao.

SURAYA35

1TenaYosiaakamfanyiaBwanapasakahukoYerusalemu; wakachinjapasakasikuyakuminanneyamweziwa kwanza

2Akawawekamakuhanikatikaulinziwao,akawatiamoyo katikautumishiwanyumbayaBwana; 3akawaambiaWalawiwaliowafundishaIsraeliwote, waliokuwawatakatifukwaBwana,Liwekenisanduku

2MamboyaNyakati

takatifukatikanyumbaaliyoijengaSulemani,mwanawa Daudi,mfalmewaIsraeli;haitakuwamzigomabegani mwenu;sasamtumikieniBwana,Munguwenu,nawatu wakeIsraeli;

4Jiwekenitayarikwanyumbazababazenu,kwazamu zenu,kamaalivyoandikaDaudimfalmewaIsraeli,na kamaalivyoandikaSulemanimwanawe

5Nanyisimamenikatikapatakatifu,kamazamuzajamaa zababazanduguzenuwatu,nazamuyajamaazaWalawi

6Basimchinjepasaka,mkajitakase,nakuwawekatayari nduguzenu,iliwafanyesawasawananenolaBwanakwa mkonowaMusa

7Yosiaakawapawatu,katikakundi,wana-kondoo,na mbuzi,wotekwaajiliyamatoleoyapasaka,kwawote waliokuwapo,kamahesabuyaothelathinielfu,nang'ombe elfutatu;haowalikuwakatikamaliyamfalme.

8Nawakuuwakewakawapawatukwahiariyao, makuhani,naWalawi;Hilkia,naZekaria,naYehieli, wasimamiziwanyumbayaMungu,wakawapamakuhani wana-kondooelfumbilinamiasita,nang'ombemiatatu, kuwamatoleoyapasaka

9Konanianaye,naShemaya,naNethaneli,nduguze,na Hashabia,naYeieli,naYozabadi,wakuuwaWalawi, wakawapaWalawi,kuwamatoleoyapasaka,wana-kondoo elfutanonang'ombemiatano.

10Basiutumishiukatayarishwa,namakuhani wakasimamamahalipao,naWalawikatikazamuzao, kulingananaamriyamfalme.

11WakachinjaPasaka,namakuhaniwakanyunyizadamu kutokamikononimwao,naWalawiwakachuna

12Naowakaziondoasadakazakuteketezwa,iliwatoekwa zamuzajamaazawatu,iliwamtoleeBwana,kama ilivyoandikwakatikakitabuchaMusaNandivyo walivyofanyanang'ombe.

13Naowakaokapasakakwamotokamailivyoagizwa; lakinimatoleomenginematakatifuwakayapikakatika vyungu,namasufuria,namikate,wakagawanyawatuwote upesi

14Kishawakajiwekatayarikwaajiliyaowenyewe,na kwaajiliyamakuhani;kwasababumakuhani,wanawa Haruni,walikuwawakitoasadakazakuteketezwana mafutahatausiku;kwahiyoWalawiwakajitayarishakwa ajiliyaowenyewe,nakwaajiliyamakuhaniwanawa Haruni

15Nawaimbaji,wanawaAsafu,walikuwamahalipao, kwaamriyaDaudi,naAsafu,naHemani,naYeduthuni, mwonajiwamfalme;namabawabuwakangojakatikakila lango;wasiwezekuachautumishiwao;kwamaanandugu zaoWalawiwaliwaandalia

16BasiutumishiwotewaBwanaukatengenezwasikuiyo hiyo,kuiadhimishapasaka,nakutoasadakazakuteketezwa juuyamadhabahuyaBwana,kamaalivyoamurumfalme Yosia

17WanawaIsraeliwaliokuwapowakafanyapasakawakati huo,nasikukuuyamikateisiyotiwachachumudawasiku saba

18WalahaikufanyikapasakakamahiyokatikaIsraeli tangusikuzanabiiSamweli;walawafalmewotewaIsraeli hawakufanyapasakakamahiyoaliyoifanyaYosia,na makuhani,naWalawi,naYudawote,naIsraeli, waliohudhuria,nawenyejiwaYerusalemu

19Katikamwakawakuminananewakutawalakwake Yosiailifanyikapasakahiyo.

20Baadayahayoyote,Yosiaalipokuwaamelitayarisha hekalu,NekomfalmewaMisriakapandailikupiganana KarkemishikaribunaEufrati;

21Lakiniakatumawajumbekwake,kusema,Ninanini nawe,EemfalmewaYuda?Sikujajuuyakoleo,balijuu yanyumbahiininayopigananayo;

22WalakiniYosiahakumgeuziausowake,bali alijibadilisha,iliapiganenaye,walahakuyasikilizamaneno yaNekoyaliyotokakatikakinywachaMungu,akaja kupiganakatikabondelaMegido

23WapigamishalewakamtupiamfalmeYosia;mfalme akawaambiawatumishiwake,Niondoeni;kwamaana nimejeruhiwasana

24Basiwatumishiwakewakamtoakatikalilegari, wakamtiakatikagarilapilialilokuwanalo;wakamleta Yerusalemu,nayeakafa,akazikwakatikamojawapoya makaburiyababazake.NaYudawotenaYerusalemu wakamwombolezeaYosia

25YeremiaakamliliaYosia;nawaimbajiwotewanaume nawaimbajiwanawakewakanenahabarizaYosiakatika maombolezoyaohataleo,wakayafanyakuwasheriakatika Israeli;natazama,yameandikwakatikanyimboza maombolezo.

26BasimamboyoteyaYosiayaliyosalia,nawemawake, kamailivyoandikwakatikatoratiyaBWANA;

27Namatendoyake,yakwanzanayamwisho,tazama, yameandikwakatikakitabuchawafalmewaIsraelina Yuda

SURAYA36

1NdipowatuwanchiwakamtwaaYehoahazi,mwanawa Yosia,wakamfanyamfalmemahalipababayehuko Yerusalemu

2Yehoahazialikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamitatu alipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiezimitatuhuko Yerusalemu

3MfalmewaMisriakamwangushahukoYerusalemu, akaihukumunchitalantamiazafedhanatalantamojaya dhahabu

4MfalmewaMisriakamtawazaEliakimunduguyekuwa mfalmejuuyaYudanaYerusalemu,akaligeuzajinalake kuwaYehoyakimuNayeNekoakamtwaaYehoahazi nduguye,akampelekaMisri.

5Yehoyakimualikuwanaumriwamiakaishirinina mitanoalipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiakakumina mmojahukoYerusalemu;akafanyayaliyomabaya machonipaBwana,Munguwake

6NebukadnezamfalmewaBabeliakapandajuuyake, akamfungakwapingu,iliampelekeBabeli.

7Nebukadrezaakavichukuavyombovyanyumbaya BwanampakaBabeli,akaviwekakatikahekalulakehuko Babeli

8BasimamboyoteyaYehoyakimuyaliyosalia,na machukizoyakealiyoyafanya,namamboyote yaliyoonekanandaniyake,tazama,yameandikwakatika kitabuchawafalmewaIsraelinaYuda;

9Yehoyakinialikuwanaumriwamiakaminanealipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiezimitatunasikukumihuko Yerusalemu,akafanyamaovumachonipaYehova

10Hatamwakaulipokwisha,mfalmeNebukadreza akatumawatu,akamletaBabeli,pamojanavyombovilivyo boravyanyumbayaBwana,akamtawazaSedekia, nduguye,awemfalmejuuyaYudanaYerusalemu.

11Sedekiaalikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininammoja alipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiakakuminammojahuko Yerusalemu

12AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana,Mungu wake,walahakujinyenyekezambeleyaYeremia,nabii, aliyenenakwakinywachaBwana

13TenaakamwasimfalmeNebukadreza,aliyemwapisha kwaMungu;

14Tenawakuuwotewamakuhani,nawatu,walifanya makosasanakwakufuatamachukizoyoteyamataifa; akainajisinyumbayaBWANAaliyoitakasakatika Yerusalemu.

15Bwana,Munguwababazao,akatumakwaokwa mikonoyawajumbewake,akiondokamapemanakutuma; kwasababualiwahurumiawatuwake,namakaoyake; 16LakiniwaliwadhihakiwajumbewaMungu,na kuyadharaumanenoyake,nakuwatusimanabiiwake, mpakahasirayaBwanailipowakajuuyawatuwake,hata kusiwenadawa

17KwahiyoakamleteamfalmewaWakaldayojuuyao, aliyewauavijanawaokwaupangakatikanyumbaya patakatifupao,walahakuwahurumiakijanawalamsichana, mzee,walaaliyeinamakwauzee,akawatiawotemkononi mwake.

18navyombovyotevyanyumbayaMungu,vikubwakwa vidogo,nahazinazanyumbayaBwana,nahazinaza mfalme,nazawakuuwake;hayayoteakayaletaBabeli.

19WakaiteketezanyumbayaMunguwakweli, wakaubomoaukutawaYerusalemu,wakateketeza majumbayakeyoteyakifalmekwamoto,nakuviharibu vyombovyakevyotevilivyobora

20Nahaowaliookokaupangaakawachukuamatekampaka Babeli;ambapowalikuwawatumishiwakenawanawe mpakawakatiwautawalawaufalmewaUajemi

21ilikulitimizanenolaBwanakwakinywachaYeremia, hatanchiipatekufurahiasabatozake; 22Ikawa,katikamwakawakwanzawaKoreshi,mfalme waUajemi,ilinenolaBWANAlililonenwakwakinywa chaYeremialipatekutimizwa,BWANAakaamsharohoya KoreshimfalmewaUajemi,hataakatangazakatikaufalme wakewote,akaiandikapia,akisema, 23Koreshi,mfalmewaUajemi,asemahivi,Bwana, Munguwambinguni,amenipafalmezotezadunia;naye ameniagizanimjengeenyumbakatikaYerusalemu,ulioko YudaNinanikatiyenukatikawatuwakewote?BWANA, Munguwake,naawepamojanaye,naapande