Swahili - The Book of 2nd Kings

2Wafalme

SURAYA1

1KishaMoabuwakaasidhidiyaIsraelibaadayakifocha Ahabu.

2Ahaziaakaangukachinikupitialangolachumbachake chajuukilichokoSamaria,akawamgonjwa,akatuma wajumbenakuwaambia,Nendenimkaulizekwa Baalzebubu,munguwaEkroni,kwambanitaponaugonjwa huu.

3LakinimalaikawaBWANAakamwambiaEliya,Mtishbi, Ondoka,uendeukamlakiwajumbewamfalmewaSamaria, ukawaambie,Je!

4BasisasaBwanaasemahivi,Hutashukakatikakile kitandaulichokipanda,balihakikautakufaNayeEliya akaenda.

5Walewajumbewaliporudikwake,akawaambia,Mbona mmerudinyuma?

6Wakamwambia,Mtummojaakapandailikutulaki, akatuambia,Nendeni,mrudikwamfalmealiyewatuma, mkamwambie,BWANAasemahivi,Je!kwahiyo hutashukakatikakilekitandaulichokipanda,balihakika utakufa

7Akawaambia,Je!

8Wakamjibu,Alikuwamtumwenyemanyoya,namshipi wangozikiunonimwakeAkasema,NiEliya,Mtishbi

9Ndipomfalmeakampelekeaakidawawatuhamsini pamojanahamsiniwake.Akapandakwake,natazama, ameketijuuyakilelechamlimaAkamwambia,Eemtuwa Mungu,mfalmeamesema,Shuka

10Eliyaakajibu,akamwambiayuleamiriwahamsini, IkiwamiminimtuwaMungu,naushukemotokutoka mbinguni,ukuteketezewewenahamsiniwako.Moto ukashukakutokambinguninakumteketezayeyena hamsiniwake

11Tenaakatumanayejemadarimwinginewahamsini pamojanahamsiniwake.Akajibu,akamwambia,Eemtu waMungu,mfalmeasemahivi,Shukaupesi

12Eliyaakajibu,akawaambia,Ikiwamiminimtuwa Mungu,naushukemotokutokambinguni,ukuteketeze wewenahamsiniwakoNamotowaMunguukashuka kutokambinguni,ukamteketezayeyenahamsiniwake.

13Akatumatenaakidawahamsiniwatatupamojana hamsiniwakeNayeakidawatatuwahamsiniakapanda, akaenda,akapigamagotimbeleyaEliya,akamsihi, akamwambia,EemtuwaMungu,nakusihi,uhaiwangu,na uhaiwahawawatumishiwakohamsini,uwenathamani machonipako.

14Tazama,motoulishukakutokambingunina kuwateketezawalemaakidawawiliwawalehamsiniwa kwanzapamojanahamsiniwao;basisasauhaiwanguna uwewathamanimachonipako

15MalaikawaBwanaakamwambiaEliya,Shukapamoja naye,usimwogope.Nayeakaondoka,akashukapamoja nayempakakwamfalme

16Akamwambia,Bwanaasemahivi,Kwakuwaumetuma wajumbekuulizakwaBaalzebubu,munguwaEkroni,je! kwahiyohutashukakatikakilekitandaulichopanda,bali hakikautakufa

17BasiakafasawasawananenolaBwanaalilolinena EliyaYehoramuakatawalamahalipake,katikamwakawa piliwaYehoramumwanawaYehoshafatimfalmewa Yuda;kwasababuhakuwanamwana

18BasimambomengineyaAhaziaaliyoyafanya,je! hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewa Israeli?

SURAYA2

1Ikawa,hapoBwanaalipotakakumpandishaEliya mbingunikwaupepowakisulisuli,Eliyaakaendapamoja naElishakutokaGilgali

2EliyaakamwambiaElisha,Tafadhalikaahapa;kwa maanaBwanaamenitumaBetheli.Elishaakamwambia, KamaBwanaaishivyo,nakamaiishivyorohoyako, sitakuachaBasiwakashukampakaBetheli

3WanawamanabiiwaliokuwakoBetheliwakatokakwa Elisha,wakamwambia,Je!Akasema,Naam,najua; nyamazeni

4Eliyaakamwambia,Elisha,kaahapa,nakuomba;kwa maanaBwanaamenitumaYerikoAkasema,KamaBwana aishivyo,nakamaiishivyorohoyako,sitakuacha.Basi wakafikaYeriko.

5KishawanawamanabiiwaliokuwakoYeriko wakamwendeaElisha,wakamwambia,Je!Akajibu,Naam, najua;nyamazeni.

6Eliyaakamwambia,Tafadhali,kaahapa;kwamaana BwanaamenitumampakaYordaniAkasema,Kama Bwanaaishivyo,nakamaiishivyorohoyako,sitakuacha Naowawiliwakaendelea

7Nawatuhamsiniwawanawamanabiiwakaenda, wakasimamakutazamakwambali;naowawili wakasimamakaribunaYordani

8Eliyaakalitwaavazilake,akalifunika,akayapigamaji, yakagawanyikahukonahuko,hatahaowawiliwakavuka nchikavu

9Ikawa,walipokwishakuvuka,EliyaakamwambiaElisha, Ombanikufanyienini,kablasijaondolewakwakoElisha akasema,Tafadhali,sehemumbilizarohoyakonaziwe juuyangu.

10Akasema,Umeombanenogumu;lakinikamasivyo, haitakuwahivyo

11Ikawa,walipokuwawakiendeleambelenakuzungumza, tazama,garilamotonafarasiwamotolilionekana,na kuwagawanyawotewawili;naEliyaakapandambinguni kwaupepowakisulisuli.

12Elishaakaona,akapazasauti,Babayangu,babayangu, garilaIsraeli,nawapandafarasiwakeHakumwonatena, akashikanguozakemwenyewe,akaziraruavipandeviwili.

13NayeakalitwaavazilaEliyalililoangukakutokakwake, akarudi,akasimamakandoyaukingowaYordani;

14AkalitwaavazilaEliyalililoangukakutokakwake, akayapigamaji,akasema,YukowapiBwana,Munguwa Eliya?nayealipoyapigamaji,yakagawanyikahukuna huku;Elishaakavuka.

15WanawamanabiiwaliokuwakaribunaYeriko walipomwona,walisema,RohoyaEliyainakaajuuya Elisha.Wakajakumlaki,wakainamampakanchimbele yake

16Wakamwambia,Tazama,pamojanasisiwatumishi wakotunawatuhamsiniwenyenguvu;waende,tafadhali, wakamtafutebwanawako;Akasema,Msitume

17Wakamsihihataakaonaaibu,akasema,TumaBasi wakatumawatuhamsini;wakamtafutasikutatu,lakini hawakumpata

18Wakamjiatena(kwamaanaalikuwaamekaaYeriko), akawaambia,Je!sikuwaambia,Msiende?

19WatuwamjiwakamwambiaElisha,Tazama,nakuomba, haliyamjihuunipazuri,kamabwanawanguaonavyo; 20Akasema,Nileteenibakulijipya,mtiechumvindani yakeNaowakamletea

21Akatokaakaendampakachemchemiyamaji,akatupa ilechumvindaniyake,akasema,Bwanaasemahivi, Nimeyaponyamajihaya;hakutakuwatenanamautiwala nchiisiyonauhai.

22Basiyalemajiyakaponahataleo,sawasawananenola Elishaalilolinena

23AkapandakutokahukompakaBetheli;nendajuu,wewe mwenyeupara

24Akageukanyuma,akawatazama,akawalaanikwajinala Bwana.Wakatokadubuwawilimwituni,wakararuawana arobaininawawilimiongonimwao

25AkatokahukompakaMlimaKarmeli,nakutokahuko akarudiSamaria.

SURAYA3

1BasiYehoramumwanawaAhabualianzakutawalajuu yaIsraelihukoSamaria,mwakawakuminananewa YehoshafatimfalmewaYuda,akatawalamiakakumina miwili

2AkafanyayaliyomabayamachonipaBwana;lakinisi kamababayakenamamayake,kwamaanaaliiondoa sanamuyaBaaliambayobabayakealikuwaameifanya

3PamojanahayoalishikamananadhambizaYeroboamu mwanawaNebati,ambazoaliwakoseshaIsraeli;hakutoka humo

4NayeMeshamfalmewaMoabualikuwamfugakondoo, nayealikuwaakimlipamfalmewaIsraeliwana-kondoo lakimoja,nakondoowaumelaki,kwamanyoya 5Lakiniikawa,Ahabualipokufa,mfalmewaMoabu akamwasimfalmewaIsraeli.

6MfalmeYehoramuakatokaSamariawakatihuohuo, akawahesabuIsraeliwote

7AkaendanakutumakwaYehoshafatimfalmewaYuda, kusema,MfalmewaMoabuameniasi;je,utakwenda pamojanamikupigananaMoabu?Akasema,Nitapanda; miminikamawewe,watuwangukamawatuwako,na farasiwangukamafarasizako

8Akasema,Tupandenjiagani?Akajibu,Njiayanyikaya Edomu

9BasimfalmewaIsraeliakaenda,namfalmewaYuda,na mfalmewaEdomu,wakazungukamwendowasikusaba; 10MfalmewaIsraeliakasema,Ole!yakwambaBwana amewaitawafalmehawawatatu,ilikuwatiamkononimwa Moabu;

11LakiniYehoshafatiakasema,Je!Nayemmojawa watumishiwamfalmewaIsraeliakajibu,akasema,Huyu hapaElisha,mwanawaShafati,aliyemiminamajijuuya mikonoyaEliya

12Yehoshafatiakasema,NenolaBwanalipamojanaye BasimfalmewaIsraeli,naYehoshafati,namfalmewa Edomu,wakamwendea

13ElishaakamwambiamfalmewaIsraeli,Ninanininawe? nendakwamanabiiwababayako,nakwamanabiiwa mamayakoMfalmewaIsraeliakamwambia,La,kwa kuwaBwanaamewaitawafalmehawawatatu,awatie mkononimwaMoabu.

14Elishaakasema,KamaBwanawamajeshiaishivyo, ambayeninasimamambelezake,hakika,kama singemwangaliaYehoshafati,mfalmewaYuda, nisingekutazamawewe,walakukuona

15LakinisasanileteempigakinandaIkawampiga kinandaalipopiga,mkonowaBWANAukamjiliajuuyake 16Akasema,Bwanaasemahivi,Fanyenibondehililijae mahandaki.

17KwamaanaBwanaasemahivi,Hamtaonaupepo,wala hamtaonamvua;lakinibondehilolitajazwamaji,mpate kunywa,ninyi,nawanyamawenu,nawanyamawenupia. 18NahilinijambojepesimachonipaBwana;atawatia Wamoabumikononimwenu

19Nanyimtaupigakilamjiwenyeboma,nakilamjiulio bora,nakilamtimzurimtaua,nakuzibavisimavyotevya maji,nakuharibukilashambazurikwamawe

20Ikawaasubuhi,wakatisadakayaungailipotolewa, tazama,majiyakajakwanjiayaEdomu,nayonchiikajaa maji

21NaWamoabuwotewaliposikiayakwambawafalme walikuwawamepandailikupigananao,wakakusanyawote waliowezakuvaasilaha,nazaidi,wakasimamampakani

22Wakaamkaasubuhinamapema,jualikaangazajuuya maji,naWamoabuwakaonayalemajing'ambokuwa mekundukamadamu;

23Wakasema,Hiinidamu;bilashakawafalme wameuawa,naowamepigana;

24HatawalipofikakatikamaragoyaIsraeli,Waisraeli wakainukanakuwapigaWamoabu,hatawakakimbia mbeleyao;

25Wakaibomoamiji,nakilamtuakatupajiwelakejuuya kilashambazuri,nakulijaza;wakazibavisimavyotevya maji,wakaikatamitiyotemizuri;walakiniwapigakombeo wakaizunguka,wakaipiga

26MfalmewaMoabualipoonayakuwavitavimemshinda, akatwaapamojanayewatumiasabawenyekutumiapanga, iliwapenyempakakwamfalmewaEdomu;

27Kishaakamtwaamwanawemkubwaambaye angetawalamahalipake,akamtoaawesadakaya kuteketezwajuuyaukutaKukawanahasirakuujuuya Israeli,naowakamwacha,wakarudikatikanchiyao wenyewe

SURAYA4

1Basi,mwanamkemmojamiongonimwawakezawana wamanabiiakamliliaElisha,akisema,Mtumishiwako mumewanguamekufa;naweunajuayakuwamtumishi wakoalikuwamchaBwana;

2Elishaakamwambia,Nikufanyienini?niambie,unanini nyumbani?Akasema,Mjakaziwakohanakitunyumbani, ilasufuriayamafuta.

3Akasema,Enenda,ukatakevyombohukonjekwajirani zakowote,vyombovitupu;kukopasichache

4Nautakapoingia,jifungiemlangowewenawanao,na kumwagandaniyavyombohivyovyote,nahicho kilichojaaukiwekekando

5Basiakatokakwake,akajifungiamlango,yeyena wanawe,naowakamleteavilevyombo;nayeyeakamwaga.

6Ikawavilevyombovilipojaa,akamwambiamwanawe, Nileteechombokingine.Akamwambia,Hakunachombo tena.Namafutayakabaki.

7NdipoakajanakumwambiamtuwaMunguAkasema, Nendaukauzehayomafuta,ulipedeniyako,ukaishiwewe nawatotowakokwahayoyaliyosalia.

8Ikawasikumoja,ElishaakaendaShunemu,alipokuwapo mwanamkemkuu;nayeakamshurutishaalemkateIkawa kilaalipokuwaakipita,aligeukahukokulachakula 9Akamwambiamumewe,Tazama,nimeonayakuwahuyu nimtumtakatifuwaMungu,apitayekwetusikuzote.

10Tafadhali,natufanyechumbakidogoukutani;na tumwekeehumokitanda,nameza,nakiti,nakinarachataa; 11Ikawasikumojaakafikahuko,akaingiachumbani, akalalahumo

12AkamwambiaGehazimtumishiwake,Mwitehuyu Mshunami.Nayealipomwita,akasimamambeleyake.

13Akamwambia,Mwambiesasa,Tazama,umetutunza kwauangalifuhuuwote;nininikifanyikekwako?Je! ungeambiwakwamfalme,aukwaamiriwajeshi?Akajibu, Mimininakaakatiyawatuwangu

14Akasema,Basi,afanyiwenini?Gehaziakajibu,Hakika yeyehanamtoto,namumewenimzee.

15Akasema,MwiteNayealipomwita,akasimama mlangoni

16Akasema,Karibuwakatihuu,kulingananawakatiwa maisha,utamkumbatiamwanaAkasema,La,bwana wangu,wewemtuwaMungu,usimdanganyemjakazi wako.

17Yulemwanamkeakachukuamimba,akazaamtoto mwanamumewakatiuleambaoElishaalimwambia, kulingananawakatiwamaisha.

18Mtotoalipokuwamtumzima,ikawasikumoja,akaenda kwababayakekwawavunaji

19Akamwambiababayake,Kichwachangu,kichwa changuAkamwambiakijana,Mbebekwamamayake

20Akamchukua,akampelekakwamamayake,akaketi magotinipakehataadhuhuri,kishaakafa.

21Akapandajuu,akamlazajuuyakitandachamtuwa Mungu,akamfungiamlango,akatokanje

22Akamwitamumewe,akasema,Tafadhali,unipelekee kijanammoja,napundammoja,ilinimkimbieyulemtuwa Mungu,nakuruditena

23Akasema,Mbonaunakwendakwakeleo?simwezi mpya,walasabatoAkasema,itakuwavizuri

24Ndipoakatandikapunda,akamwambiamtumishiwake, Endeshagari,usongembele;usilegezekupandakwako kwaajiliyangu,isipokuwanikuambie

25Basiakaenda,akafikakwayulemtuwaMungukatika mlimawaKarmeli.Ikawa,huyomtuwaMungu alipomwonakwambali,akamwambiaGehazimtumishi wake,Tazama,yuleMshunamiyukokule;

26Tafadhalikimbiasasaumlaki,nakumwambia,Je! mumewakoyukovizuri?mtotoyukovizuri?Akajibu,ni sawa.

27AlipofikakwayulemtuwaMungumlimani,akamshika miguu;lakiniGehaziakakaribiailiamsukumembaliMtu waMunguakasema,Mwache;maananafsiyakeina uchungundaniyake;nayeBWANAamenificha,wala hakuniambia

28Ndipoakasema,Je!niliombamwanakwabwanawangu? sikusema,Usinidanganye?

29KishaakamwambiaGehazi,Jifungeviuno,ushike fimboyangumkononimwako,uendezako;namtu akikusalimu,usimjibutena;

30Mamayakemtotoakasema,KamaBwanaaishivyo,na kamaiishivyorohoyako,sitakuachaAkainuka,akamfuata 31Gehaziakawatangulia,akaiwekailefimbojuuyauso wamtoto;lakinihapakuwanasauti,walakusikiaKwa hiyoakaendatenakumlaki,akamwambia,akisema,Mtoto hajaamka

32Elishaalipofikanyumbani,tazama,mtotoamekufa, amelalakitandanimwake.

33Akaingiandani,akafungamlangojuuyaowawili, akamwombaBWANA

34Akapandajuu,akajilazajuuyamtoto,akawekakinywa chakejuuyakinywachake,namachoyakejuuyamacho yake,namikonoyakejuuyamikonoyake;nanyamaya mtotoikapatajoto.

35Kishaakarudi,akatembeandaniyanyumbahukona huko;namtotoakapigachafyamarasaba,namtoto akafunguamachoyake.

36AkamwitaGehazi,akasema,MwitehuyuMshunami BasiakamwitaNayealipoingiakwake,akasema,Mchukue mwanao.

37Basiakaingiandani,akaangukamiguunipake, akainamampakanchi,akamchukuamwanawe,akatokanje 38ElishaakajatenaGilgali;palikuwananjaakatikanchi; nawanawamanabiiwalikuwawameketimbeleyake;naye akamwambiamtumishiwake,Wekajuuyasufuriakubwa, ukawapikiewanawamanabii.

39Mtummojaakatokakwendakondeniilikuchuma mboga,akaonamtango-mwitu,akachumamatango-mwitu, nguoyakeikajaa,akajaakayapasuakatikasufuriaya chakula,kwamaanahawakuyajua

40BasiwakamiminawatuwaleIkawawalipokuwawakila hichochakula,wakapigakelele,wakasema,Eemtuwa Mungu,mnamautikatikasufuriaNahawakuwezakula humo

41Lakiniakasema,Leteniunga.Akakitupakatikachungu; akasema,WagawiewatuwaleNahapakuwanamadhara katikasufuria

42AkajamtukutokaBaal-shalisha,akamleteamtuwa Mungumkatewamalimbuko,mikateishiriniyashayiri,na masukeyanafakakatikagandalakeAkasema,Wapewatu wale.

43Mtumishiwakeakasema,Je!Akasematena,Wapewatu wale,maanaBwanaasemahivi,Watakulanakuacha.

44Basiakawawekea,naowakala,wakaacha,sawasawana nenolaBwana

SURAYA5

1BasiNaamani,jemadariwajeshilamfalmewaShamu, alikuwamtumkubwambeleyabwanawake,namwenye kuheshimiwa,kwasababukwamkonowakeBwana alikuwaamewapaWashamiwokovu;

2NaWashamiwalikuwawametokakwavikosi, wakamchukuamtumwamjakazimdogokutokakatikanchi yaIsraeli;nayeakamtumikiamkewaNaamani.

3Akamwambiabibiyake,Laitibwanawanguangekuwa pamojanayulenabiialiyekoSamaria!kwamaana angemponyaukomawake

4Mtummojaakaingia,akamwambiabwanawake,akisema, YulemsichanawanchiyaIsraelialisemahivinahivi.

5MfalmewaShamuakasema,Enenda,nenda,nami nitampelekeamfalmewaIsraeliwarakaAkaondoka, akachukuatalantakumizafedha,navipandeelfusitavya dhahabu,namavazikumiyakubadili

6AkamleteamfalmewaIsraelibarua,kusema,Waraka huuukikujia,tazama,nimemtumaNaamanimtumishi wangukwako,iliumponyaukomawake

7Ikawa,mfalmewaIsraelialipoisomabaruahiyo,alirarua mavaziyake,akasema,Je!kwahiyo,nawasihi,tafakarini, mwonejinsianavyotakakugombananami

8Ikawa,Elisha,mtuwaMungu,aliposikiayakwamba mfalmewaIsraeliameyararuamavaziyake,akatumamtu kwamfalme,kusema,Mbonaumeyararuamavaziyako?na ajekwangusasa,nayeatajuayakuwayukonabiikatika Israeli

9BasiNaamaniakaendanafarasizakenagarilake, akasimamamlangonipanyumbayaElisha.

10Elishaakampelekeamjumbe,kusema,Enendaukaoge katikaYordanimarasaba,nanyamayakoitakurudia,nawe utakuwasafi.

11LakiniNaamaniakakasirika,akaendazake,akasema, Tazama,nalidhani,hakikaatatokakwangu,nakusimama, nakuliitiajinalaBwana,Munguwake,nakuupigamkono wakemahalipale,nakumponyamwenyeukoma

12Je!AbananaFarpari,mitoyaDamasko,siborakuliko majiyoteyaIsraeli?Je!nisiogendaniyake,nakuwasafi? Basiakageukanakwendazakekwahasira

13Watumishiwakewakamwendea,wakasemanaye, wakasema,Babayangu,kamanabiiangalikuambiaufanye jambokubwa,je!Sizaidibasi,akikuambia,Osha,uwesafi?

14Ndipoakashuka,akajichovyamarasabakatikaYordani, sawasawananenolakeyulemtuwaMungu;

15AkamrudiayulemtuwaMungu,yeyenamkutanowake wote,akaja,akasimamambeleyake,akasema,Tazama, sasanajuayakuwahakunaMungukatikaduniayote,ila katikaIsraeli;

16Lakiniakasema,KamaBwanaaishivyo,ambaye ninasimamambeleyake,sitapokea.Akamsihiaipokee; lakinialikataa

17Naamaniakasema,Basije!kwakuwamtumishiwako hatatoasadakayakuteketezwawaladhabihukwamiungu mingine,ilakwaBwana

18KatikajambohiliBwanaanisamehemtumishiwako,ya kwambabwanawanguatakapoingiakatikanyumbaya Rimoniilikuabuduhuko,nakuuegemeamkonowangu, naminisujudukatikanyumbayaRimoni; 19Akamwambia,Enendakwaamani.Basiakamwacha akaendakidogo

20LakiniGehazi,mtumishiwaElisha,mtuwaMungu, akasema,Tazama,bwanawanguamemwachiliaNaamani huyuMshami,asipokeemkononimwakekilealichokileta; 21BasiGehaziakamfuataNaamani.Naamanialipomwona anamkimbizambio,akashukagariniilikumlaki,akasema, Je!

22Akasema,Yotenisawa.Bwanawanguamenituma, kusema,Tazama,vijanawawiliwawanawamanabii wamenijiliakutokanchiyavilimayaEfraimu;

23Naamaniakasema,Radhi,utwaetalantambili Akamsihi,akafungatalantambilizafedhakatikamifuko miwili,pamojanamavazimawiliyakubadili,akawatwika watumishiwakewawili;wakayachukuambeleyake.

24Alipofikakwenyemnara,akavichukuakutokamikononi mwaonakuviwekandaniyanyumba,kishaakawaruhusu walewatuwaendezao,wakaendazao

25Lakiniakaingia,akasimamambeleyabwanawake. Elishaakamwambia,Gehaziunatokawapi?Akasema, Mtumwawakohakwendapopote

26Nayeakamwambia,Je!Je!niwakatiwakupokeafedha, nakupokeamavazi,namizeituni,namizabibu,nakondoo, nang'ombe,nawatumwanawajakazi?

27BasiukomawaNaamaniutakushikamanikiawewena uzaowakohatamileleAkatokambeleyakemwenye ukomamweupekamatheluji.

SURAYA6

1KishawanawamanabiiwakamwambiaElisha,Tazama, mahalitunapokaapamojanawenipadogokwetu

2Twakuomba,twendempakaYordani,tukachukuehuko kilamtuboritimoja,nasitujifanyiemahalipakukaa Akajibu,Nendenizenu

3Mmojaakasema,Uweradhi,nakuomba,uendepamoja nawatumishiwakoAkajibu,Nitakwenda

4BasiakaendapamojanaoNawalipofikaYordani, walikatakuni.

5Lakinimmojaalipokuwaakikataboriti,shokalikaanguka majini,akapazasauti,akasema,Ole!kwakuwailikopwa 6MtuwaMunguakasema,Kiliangukawapi?Naye akamwonyeshamahaliAkakatakijiti,akakitupahumo;na chumakikaogelea

7Kwahiyoakasema,Ichukuekwako.Nayeakanyosha mkonowake,akaitwaa

8NdipomfalmewaShamuakapigananaIsraeli,akafanya shaurinawatumishiwake,akasema,Mahalifulanina mahalifulanipatakuwakambiyangu

9YulemtuwaMunguakatumawatukwamfalmewa Israeli,kusema,Jihadhari,usipitemahalifulani;kwa maanaWashamiwameshukahuko

10MfalmewaIsraeliakatumawatumpakamahalipale alipoambiwanamtuwaMungunakumwonya,akajiokoa huko,simaramojawalambili

11KwahiyomoyowamfalmewaShamuukafadhaika sanakwaajiliyajambohilo;akawaitawatumishiwake, akawaambia,Je!hamnionyeshininanikatiyetualiye upandewamfalmewaIsraeli?

12Mmojawawatumishiwakeakasema,La,bwanawangu, mfalme;

13Akasema,Nendenimkapelelezealipo,ilinitumewatu kumleta.Akaambiwa,Tazama,yukoDothani.

14Basiakapelekahukofarasi,namagari,najeshikubwa; 15MtumishiwayulemtuwaMungualipoamkaasubuhina mapema,nakutokanje,tazama,jeshilafarasinamagariya vitalimeuzungukamjiMtumishiwakeakamwambia,Ole wangu!tutafanyaje?

16Akajibu,Usiogope,maanawaliopamojanasiniwengi kulikowaliopamojanao

17Elishaakaomba,akasema,Bwana,nakusihi,mfumbue machoyake,apatekuonaBwanaakamfumbuamachoyule kijana;nayeakaona,natazama,kilekilimakilikuwa

kimejaafarasinamagariyamotoyaliyomzungukaElisha pandezote.

18Naowalipomshukia,ElishaakamwombaBwana, akasema,Tafadhaliuwapigewatuhawakwaupofu.Naye akawapigakwaupofusawasawananenolaElisha.

19Elishaakawaambia,Hiisinjia,walahuusimji; nifuateni,naminitawaletakwamtuyulemnayemtafuta LakiniakawaongozampakaSamaria.

20Ikawa,walipofikaSamaria,Elishaakasema,Bwana, wafumbuemachowatuhawa,wapatekuonaBwana akafunguamachoyao,wakaona;natazama,walikuwa katikatiyaSamaria

21MfalmewaIsraeliakamwambiaElisha,alipowaona, Babayangu,niwapige?niwapige?

22Nayeakajibu,Usiwapige;je!utawapigahao uliowachukuamatekakwaupangawakonakwaupinde wako?wawekemkatenamajimbeleyao,wapatekulana kunywa,nakumwendeabwanawao

23Nayeakawaandaliachakulakingi,naowalipokwisha kulanakunywa,akawaachawaendezao,wakaendakwa bwanawaoBasivikosivyaShamuhavikujatenakatika nchiyaIsraeli.

24Ikawabaadayahayo,Ben-hadadimfalmewaSiria akakusanyajeshilakelote,akapandanakuuzingira Samaria.

25KukawananjaakuukatikaSamaria,natazama, wakauzingirampakakichwachapundakikauzwakwa vipandethemaninivyafedha,naroboyabakuliyamaviya njiwakwavipandevitanovyafedha

26IkawamfalmewaIsraelialipokuwaakipitajuuyaukuta, mwanamkemmojaakamlilia,akisema,Nisaidie,bwana wangu,mfalme

27Akasema,Bwanaasipokusaidia,nikusaidiewapi? kutokakwenyesakafuyaghalaniaukwenyeshinikizo?

28Mfalmeakamwambia,Unanini?Akajibu,Mwanamke huyualiniambia,Mtoemwanaotumleleo,nakesho tutamlamwanangu.

29Basitukampikamwanangu,tukamla;nikamwambia sikuyapiliyake,Mtoemwanaotumle;

30Ikawamfalmealiposikiamanenoyayulemwanamke, aliraruamavaziyake;nayeakapitajuuyaukuta,watu wakatazama,natazama,alikuwaamevaamaguniandaniya mwiliwake.

31Ndipoakasema,Munguanifanyiehivi,nakuzidi,ikiwa kichwachaElishamwanawaShafatikitasimamajuuyake leo.

32LakiniElishaalikuwaameketinyumbanimwake,na wazeewalikuwawameketipamojanaye;mfalmeakatuma mtumbeleyake;lakinikablamjumbehajafikakwake, akawaambiawazee,Mwaonajinsihuyumwanawamwuaji ametumamtukuniondoakichwa?tazama,mjumbeajapo, fungenimlango,mkamshikemlangoni;sautiyamiguuya bwanawakehaikonyumayake?

33Hataalipokuwakatikakusemanao,tazama,yule mjumbeakamshukia,akasema,Tazama,maovuhaya yatokakwaBwana;nimngojeeBWANAninitena?

SURAYA7

1NdipoElishaakasema,LisikieninenolaBwana;Bwana asemahivi,Keshowakatikamahuu,kipimochaunga

mwembambakitauzwakwashekeli,navipimoviwilivya shayirikwashekeli,langonipaSamaria.

2Ndipobwanammojaambayemfalmealiegemeamkono wakeakamjibuyulemtuwaMungu,akasema,Tazama, kamaBwanaangefanyamadirishambinguni,je!Akasema, Tazama,utalionakwamachoyako,lakinihutakula

3Napalikuwanawatuwannewenyeukomapenyelango lalango;wakaambiana,Mbonatunakaahapahatatufe?

4Tukisema,Tutaingiamjini,mjinimnanjaa,nasitutakufa humo;natukikaahapa,tutakufapiaBasisasa,natuanguke mbeleyajeshilaWashami;kamawakituachahai,tutaishi; nawakituua,tutakufatu

5Wakaondokawakatiwamachweowaendempakakambi yaWashami;walipofikamwishowakambiyaShamu, tazama,hapakuwanamtuhuko

6KwamaanaYehovaalikuwaamelifanyajeshila Washamilisikiekishindochamagariyavita,kishindocha farasi,naam,kishindochajeshikubwa; 7Basiwakaondoka,wakakimbiawakatiwamapambazuko, wakaziachahemazao,nafarasizao,napundazao,na kambikamailivyokuwa,wakakimbiakuokoamaishayao 8Nahaowenyeukomawalipofikamwishowakambi, waliingiakatikahemamoja,wakala,nakunywa, wakachukuahukofedha,nadhahabu,namavazi,wakaenda nakuvificha;akajatena,akaingiakatikahemanyingine, akachukuakutokahumopia,akaendakuvificha

9Ndipowakaambiana,Hatufanyivyema;sikuhiinisiku yahabarinjema,nasitunanyamaza;tukikawiahata kulipopambazuka,madharayatatupata;basisasatwende tukawaambiewatuwanyumbayamfalme

10Basiwakajanakumwitamlinziwalangolamji,nao wakawaambia,wakisema,Tulifikakatikakambiya Washami,natazama,hapakuwanamtuhuko,walasautiya mwanadamu,ilafarasiwaliofungwa,napunda waliofungwa,nahemajinsizilivyokuwa

11Akawaitamabawabu;wakaiambianyumbayamfalme iliyokuwandani.

12Mfalmeakaamkausiku,akawaambiawatumishiwake, SasanitawaonyeshamamboambayoWashami wametutendea.Wanajuakwambatunanjaa;kwahiyo wametokanjeyakambiilikujifichauwandani,wakisema, Wakitokanjeyamji,tutawakamatawakiwahai,nakuingia mjini.

13Mmojawawatumishiwakeakajibu,akasema,Na watwae,tafadhali,farasiwatanokatiyafarasiwaliosalia, waliosaliamjini,(tazama,nikamajamiiyoteyaIsraeli iliyosaliandaniyake;tazama,nasema,waonikamajamii yoteyawanawaIsraeliwalioangamizwa;)nasinatutume watutuone

14Basiwakatwaafarasiwawiliwamagari;mfalme akatumawatunyumayajeshilaWashami,akisema, Nendenimkaone.

15WakawafuatampakaYordani,natazama,njiayote ilikuwaimejaamavazinavyombo,ambavyoWashami walikuwawamevitupakwaharakayaoWalewajumbe wakarudi,wakamwambiamfalme

16Basiwatuwakatoka,wakazitekanyarahemaza WashamiBasikipimochaungamwembambakiliuzwa kwashekeli,navipimoviwilivyashayirikwashekeli, sawasawananenolaBWANA.

17Ndipomfalmeakamwekayulebwanaambaye aliegemeamkonowake,awemsimamiziwalango;

18IkawakamavilemtuwaMunguwakweli alivyomwambiamfalme,akisema,Vipimoviwilivya shayirikwashekeli,nakipimochaungamwembambakwa shekeli,keshowakatihuu,katikalangolaSamaria; 19YulebwanaakamjibuhuyomtuwaMungu,akasema, Sasa,tazama,ikiwaBwanaatafanyamadirishambinguni, je!Akasema,Tazama,utalionakwamachoyako,lakini hutakula.

20Ndivyoilivyompata,kwamaanawatuwalimkanyaga langoni,akafa

SURAYA8

1NdipoElishaakamwambiayulemwanamke,ambaye alimfufuamwanawe,akisema,Ondoka,uendewewena nyumbayako,ukakaepopoteuwezapokuketi;nayo itakujajuuyanchimudawamiakasaba

2Yulemwanamkeakainuka,akafanyasawasawananeno layulemtuwaMungu,akaendayeyenajamaayake, akakaaugeninikatikanchiyaWafilistimudawamiaka saba

3Ikawamiakasabailipokwisha,yulemwanamkeakarudi kutokanchiyaWafilisti,akaendakumliliamfalmekwa ajiliyanyumbayakenashambalake

4MfalmeakazungumzanaGehazi,mtumishiwamtuwa Mungu,akisema,Tafadhaliuniambiemambomakuuyote aliyoyafanyaElisha

5Ikawa,alipokuwaakimwelezamfalmejinsialivyomfufua maiti,tazama,yulemwanamke,ambayemwanawealikuwa amemfufua,akamliliamfalmekwaajiliyanyumbayakena shambalake.Gehaziakasema,Bwanawangu,mfalme, huyundiyemwanamke,nahuyundiyemwanawe,ambaye Elishaalimfufua

6Mfalmealipomwulizayulemwanamke,akamwambia. Basimfalmeakamwekeaakidafulani,akisema,Mrudishie vyotevilivyovyake,namatundayoteyashambatangu sikuilealipoondokakatikanchihatasasa.

7ElishaakaendaDameski;naBen-hadadimfalmewa Shamualikuwahawezi;akaambiwa,kusema,Yulemtuwa Munguamefikahapa.

8MfalmeakamwambiaHazaeli,Shikazawadimkononi mwako,ukaendeukamlakihuyomtuwaMungu, ukamwulizeBwanakwamkonowake,kusema,Je!

9BasiHazaeliakaendakumlaki,akachukuazawadi pamojanaye,yaani,kilakitukizurichaDamasko,mizigo yangamiaarobaini,akajanakusimamambeleyake, akasema,MwanaoBen-hadadi,mfalmewaShamu, amenitumakwako,kusema,Je!

10Elishaakamwambia,Enenda,umwambie,Hakika utapona;lakiniBwanaamenionyeshayakwambahakika atakufa

11Akamkaziamacho,hataakaonahaya;mtuwaMungu akalia

12Hazaeliakasema,Kwaninibwanawanguanalia? Akajibu,Kwasababuninajuamabayautakayowatenda wanawaIsraeli;ngomezaoutaziteketezakwamoto,na vijanawaoutawauakwaupanga,nakuwavunja-vunja watotowao,nakuwararuawanawakewaowenyemimba 13Hazaeliakasema,Lakinimimimtumishiwakoninini, miminimbwa,hatanifanyejambohilikubwa?Elisha akajibu,Bwanaamenionyeshayakuwaweweutakuwa mfalmejuuyaShamu

14BasiakamwachaElisha,akaendakwabwanawake; ambayeakamwambia,Elishaalikuambianini?Akajibu, Aliniambiayakwambahakikautapona

15Ikawasikuyapiliyakeakatwaakitambaakinene, akakichovyandaniyamaji,akamtandazausoni,hataakafa; Hazaeliakatawalamahalipake

16KatikamwakawatanowaYehoramumwanawaAhabu mfalmewaIsraeli,Yehoshafatialipokuwamfalmewa Yudawakatihuo,YehoramumwanawaYehoshafati mfalmewaYudaalianzakutawala

17Alikuwanaumriwamiakathelathininamiwili alipoanzakutawala;akatawalamiakaminanehuko Yerusalemu.

18AkaiendeanjiayawafalmewaIsraeli,kama walivyofanyanyumbayaAhabu;kwamaanabintiAhabu alikuwamkewe;akafanyayaliyomabayamachonipa Bwana

19LakiniBwanahakutakakuharibuYudakwaajiliya Daudimtumishiwake,kamaalivyoahidikumpayeyena wanawesikuzote

20KatikasikuzakeEdomuwakaasichiniyamkonowa Yuda,wakajitakiamfalmejuuyao.

21BasiYehoramuakavukampakaSairi,namagariyote pamojanaye;nayeakaondokausiku,akawapigaWaedomu waliomzungukapandezote,nawakuuwamagari;nao watuwakakimbiliahemanimwao

22LakiniEdomuwakaasichiniyamkonowaYudahata leo.NdipoLibnawakaasiwakatihuohuo.

23NamamboyoteyaYehoramuyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaYuda?

24Yoramuakalalanababaze,akazikwapamojanababaze katikaJijilaDaudi;naAhaziamwanaweakatawalamahali pake.

25KatikamwakawakuminambiliwaYoramumwanawa AhabumfalmewaIsraeli,AhaziamwanawaYehoramu mfalmewaYudaalianzakutawala.

26Ahaziaalikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamiwili alipoanzakutawala;akatawalamwakammojahuko Yerusalemu.NajinalamamayakealiitwaAthalia,binti OmrimfalmewaIsraeli

27AkaiendeanjiayanyumbayaAhabu,akafanyayaliyo mabayamachonipaBwana,kamawalivyofanyanyumba yaAhabu;kwamaanaalikuwamkwewanyumbaya Ahabu

28AkaendapamojanaYoramumwanawaAhabuvitani juuyaHazaelimfalmewaShamuhukoRamoth-gileadi;na WashamiwakamjeruhiYoramu.

29MfalmeYoramuakarudiYezreeliilikutibiwamajeraha ambayoWashamiwalikuwawamemtiahukoRama, alipopigananaHazaelimfalmewaSiriaNayeAhazia mwanawaYehoramumfalmewaYudaakashuka kumwonaYoramumwanawaAhabuhukoYezreeli,kwa sababualikuwahawezi

SURAYA9

1NabiiElishaakamwitammojawawanawamanabii, akamwambia,Jifungekiunochako,ukashikechupahiiya mafutamkononimwako,ukaendeRamoth-gileadi;

2Ukifikahuko,mtazameYehu,mwanawaYehoshafati, mwanawaNimshi,ukaingiendani,umwinuekatiyandugu zake,umchukuempakachumbachandani; 3Kishaukitwaeilechupayamafuta,ummiminejuuya kichwachake,useme,BWANAasemahivi,Nimekutia mafutauwemfalmejuuyaIsraeliBasifunguamlango, ukimbie,walausikawie

4Basiyulekijana,yulekijananabii,akaendaRamothgileadi

5Nayealipofika,tazama,wakuuwajeshiwalikuwa wameketi;akasema,Ninanenokwako,EejemadariYehu akasema,Kwananikatiyetusote?Akasema,kwakowewe jemadari.

6Akainuka,akaingianyumbani;akammiminiayalemafuta kichwani,akamwambia,Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asema hivi,NimekutiamafutauwemfalmejuuyawatuwaBwana, yaani,juuyaIsraeli

7NaweutaipiganyumbayaAhabubwanawako,ilinipate kisasichadamuyawatumishiwangumanabii,nadamuya watumishiwotewaBwana,mkononimwaYezebeli

8KwamaananyumbayoteyaAhabuitaangamia; 9NaminitaifanyanyumbayaAhabukuwakamanyumba yaYeroboamumwanawaNebati,nakamanyumbaya BaashamwanawaAhiya;

10NambwawatamlaYezebelikatikasehemuyaYezreeli, walahapatakuwanamtuwakumzikaAkafunguamlango, akakimbia

11NdipoYehuakawatokeawatumishiwabwanawake; mtummojaakamwambia,Je!mbonahuyumwendawazimu alikujakwako?Akawaambia,Mnamjuamtuhuyuna manenoyake.

12Wakasema,Niuongo;tuambiesasaAkasema, Aliniambiahivinahivi,akisema,Bwanaasemahivi, NimekutiamafutauwemfalmejuuyaIsraeli.

13Wakafanyaharaka,wakatwaakilamtuvazilake, wakaliwekachiniyakejuuyamadaraja,wakapiga tarumbeta,wakisema,Yehunimfalme.

14BasiYehumwanawaYehoshafati,mwanawaNimshi, akafanyafitinajuuyaYoramu(BasiYoramualikuwa ameulindaRamoth-gileadi,yeyenaIsraeliwote,kwaajili yaHazaelimfalmewaShamu

15LakinimfalmeYehoramualikuwaamerudiYezreeli+ iliaponemajerahaambayoWasiriawalikuwawamemtia alipokuwaakipigananaHazaelimfalmewaSiria)+Naye Yehuakasema:“Kamanimawazoyenu,basimtuyeyote asitokewalakutorokakatikajijiilikwendakutangaza habarihukoYezreeli

16BasiYehuakapandagari,akaendaYezreeli;maana JoramalikuwaamelalahapoNayeAhaziamfalmewa YudaakashukailikumwonaYoramu

17MlinzialikuwaamesimamajuuyamnarawaYezreeli, akalionajeshilaYehulikija,akasema,Naonajeshi. Yoramuakasema,Mchukuempandafarasi,ukatumewatu kuwalaki,nayeaseme,Je!

18Basimmojaakaendakumlakimpandafarasi,akasema, Mfalmeasemahivi,Je!Yehuakasema,Unaniniwewena amani?geukanyumayangu.Mlinziakatoahabari,akisema, Mjumbealiwajia,lakiniharuditena

19Kishaakatumampandafarasiwapili,nayeakawafikilia, akasema,Mfalmeasemahivi,Je!Yehuakajibu,Unanini naamani?geukanyumayangu

20Mlinziakatoahabari,akisema,Amefikakwao,wala haruditena;maanaanaendeshakwaukali.

21Yoramuakasema,WekatayariNagarilakelikawekwa tayari.KishaYoramumfalmewaIsraelinaAhaziamfalme waYudawakatoka,kilamtukatikagarilakelavita, wakatokakumkabiliYehu,wakakutananayekatika shambalaNabothiMyezreeli

22IkawaYoramualipomwonaYehu,akasema,Je! Akajibu,Amanigani,maadamuuzinziwaYezebelimama yakonauchawiwakenimwingi?

23Yoramuakageuzamikonoyake,akakimbia, akamwambiaAhazia,Kunahila,Ahazia

24Yehuakauvutaupindekwanguvuzakezote,akampiga Yehoramukatikatiyamikonoyake,namshaleukatoka moyonimwake,akaangukakatikagarilake

25NdipoYehuakamwambiaBidkari,akidawake, Mchukue,ukamtupekatikashambalaNabothiMyezreeli; 26HakikanimeonajanadamuyaNabothi,nadamuya wanawe,asemaBwana;naminitakulipakatikashambahili, asemaBWANABasisasamtwae,umtupekatikashamba hilo,sawasawananenolaBWANA

27LakiniAhaziamfalmewaYudaalipoonajambohilo, akakimbiakwanjiayanyumbayabustaniYehu akamfuata,akasema,MpigenihuyonayegariniNao wakafanyahivyokwenyenjiayakwendaGuri,karibuna IbleamuNayeakakimbiliaMegido,akafiahuko

28Watumishiwakewakamchukuakwagarimpaka Yerusalemu,wakamzikakatikakaburilakepamojanababa zakekatikaJijilaDaudi

29KatikamwakawakuminammojawaYoramumwana waAhabuAhaziaalianzakutawalajuuyaYuda.

30YehualipofikaYezreeli,Yezebeliakasikia;akajipaka rangiusoni,akachoshakichwa,akachunguliadirishani

31Yehualipokuwaakiingialangoni,akasema,Je!

32Akainuausowakedirishani,akasema,Ninanialiye upandewangu?WHO?Namatowashiwawiliwatatu wakamtazama.

33Akasema,MtupechiniBasiwakamwangushachini,na sehemuyadamuyakeikanyunyiziwaukutaninajuuya farasi,nayeakamkanyaga.

34Akaingiandani,akalanakunywa,akasema,Nendeni mkamwonemwanamkehuyualiyelaaniwa,mkamzike, maanayeyenibintimfalme.

35Naowakaendakumzika,lakinihawakuonakitukingine chochoteisipokuwafuvulakichwa,miguunavitangavya mikonoyake.

36Kwahiyowakajatena,wakamwambiaAkasema,Hili ndilonenolaBwana,alilolinenakwamtumishiwakeEliya, Mtishbi,kusema,KatikasehemuyaYezreelimbwawataila nyamayaYezebeli;

37NamzogawaYezebeliutakuwakamasamadijuuya usowashambakatikasehemuyaYezreeli;iliwasiseme, HuyundiyeYezebeli

SURAYA10

1AhabualikuwanawanasabinihukoSamaria.Yehu akaandikabarua,akazitumaSamaria,kwawakuuwa Yezreeli,nakwawazee,nakwawalewaliowaleawanawa Ahabu,akisema;

2Maratubaruahiiitakapowajia,kwakuwawanawa bwanawenuwakopamojananyi,nawakomagariyavita nafarasipamojananyi,namjiwenyeboma,nasilaha;

3Mtazamenimwanawabwanawenualiyeboranaaliye borazaidi,mkamwekejuuyakitichaenzichababayake, mkaipiganienyumbayabwanawenu

4Lakiniwaowakaogopasana,wakasema,Tazama, wafalmewawilihawakusimamambeleyake;

5Nayealiyekuwajuuyanyumba,namsimamiziwamji, nawazeepia,nawaleziwawatoto,wakatumaujumbekwa Yehu,wakisema,Sisituwatumishiwako,nasitutafanya yoteutakayotuamuru;hatutamtawazamfalmeyeyote; fanyalililojemamachonipako.

6Kishaakawaandikiabaruamarayapili,akisema,Iwapo ninyiniwangu,naikiwamtaitiisautiyangu,twaeni vichwavyawatuhaowanawabwanawenu,mkanijilie YezreelikeshowakatihuuBasiwanawamfalme,watu sabini,walikuwapamojanawakuuwamji,waliowalea 7Ikawa,baruailipowafikia,wakawatwaawanawamfalme, wakawauawatusabini,wakawekavichwavyaokatika vikapu,wakampelekaYezreeli

8Akajamjumbe,akamwambia,akisema,Wameleta vichwavyawanawamfalmeAkasema,Viwekenichungu mbilipenyelangolalangohataasubuhi

9Ikawaasubuhiakatokanje,akasimama,akawaambia watuwote,Ninyiniwenyehaki;tazama,miminalikula njamajuuyabwanawangu,nikamuua;lakinininani aliyewauahawawote?

10Juenibasiyakwambahalitaangukachininenololotela Bwana,alilolinenaBwanakatikahabariyanyumbaya Ahabu;

11BasiYehuakawauawotewaliosaliawanyumbaya AhabukatikaYezreeli,nawakuuwakewote,najamaa zake,namakuhaniwake,hataasimsazehatammoja.

12Nayeakaondoka,akaendazake,akafikaSamariaNaye alipokuwakatikanyumbayakukatamanyoyanjiani, 13YehuakakutanananduguzakeAhaziamfalmewa Yuda,akawauliza,Ninyininani?Wakajibu,Sisitundugu zakeAhazia;nasitunashukailikuwasalimuwanawa mfalmenawanawamalkia.

14Akasema,WachukuewakiwahaiWakawakamata wakiwahai,wakawauapenyeshimolanyumbayakukata manyoya,watuarobaininawawili;walahakumwachahata mmojawao

15Hataalipotokahuko,akamkutaYehonadabu,mwanawa Rekabu,akijakumlaki;akamsalimu,akamwambia,Je! moyowakonisawa,kamamoyowanguulivyopamojana moyowako?Yehonadabuakajibu,Nikweli.Ikiwandivyo, nipemkonowakoAkampamkono;akampandishandani yagarilake

16Akasema,Njoopamojanami,ukaonewivuwangukwa Bwana.Basiwakampandishakatikagarilake.

17NayealipofikaSamaria,akawauawotewaliosaliakwa AhabukatikaSamaria,hataakamharibu,sawasawananeno laBwanaalilomwambiaEliya

18Yehuakawakusanyawatuwote,akawaambia,Ahabu akamtumikiaBaalikidogo;lakiniYehuatamtumikiasana.

19BasisasaniitienimanabiiwotewaBaali,watumishi wakewote,namakuhaniwakewote;pasiwenamtuye yote;maananinadhabihukubwayakumtoleaBaali; yeyoteatakayepungukiwahataishiLakiniYehualifanya hivyokwahila,ilikuwaangamizawaabuduwaBaali

20Yehuakasema,Tangazenikusanyikokuukwaajiliya Baali.Naowakaitangaza.

21YehuakatumawatukatikaIsraeliyote;Wakaingia katikanyumbayaBaali;nanyumbayaBaaliikajaatoka upandehuuhataupandehuu.

22Akamwambiayulealiyekuwajuuyavazi,Toamavazi kwawaabuduwotewaBaaliNayeakawatoleamavazi 23YehunaYehonadabumwanawaRekabuakaendandani yanyumbayaBaali,akawaambiawaabuduwaBaali, “Tafuteni,mkaonekwambaasiwepohapapamojananyi mtumishiyeyotewaYehova,ilawaabuduwaBaalipeke yao

24Hatawalipoingiailikutoadhabihunasadakaza kuteketezwa,Yehuakawekawatuthemanininje,akasema, Ikiwamtuyeyotewawatuhaoniliowatiamkononimwenu akiokoka,yeyeatakayemwachaaendezake,maishayake yatakuwajuuyauhaiwake

25Ikawa,alipokwishakutoasadakayakuteketezwa,Yehu akawaambiawalinzinamaakida,Ingienimkawaue;asitoke hatammojaNaowakawapigakwamakaliyaupanga;na walinzinamaakidawakawatupanje,wakaendampakamji wanyumbayaBaali.

26NaowakatoanguzokatikanyumbayaBaali, wakaziteketeza

27WakaibomoanguzoyaBaali,wakaibomoanyumbaya Baali,wakaifanyakuwangomehataleo

28HivyoYehuakamuangamizaBaalikatikaIsraeli

29LakinikatikadhambizaYeroboamumwanawaNebati, ambazoaliwakoseshaIsraeli,Yehuhakuachakuzifuata, yaani,ndamazadhahabuzilizokuwakatikaBetheli,na katikaDani.

30BwanaakamwambiaYehu,Kwakuwaumefanya vyemakwakufanyayaliyosawamachonipangu,na kuitendanyumbayaAhabusawasawanayoteniliyokuwa nayomoyoni,wanawakowakizazichannewataketi katikakitichaenzichaIsraeli

31LakiniYehuhakuangaliakuenendakatikasheriaya Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,kwamoyowakewote; 32SikuhizoBwanaalianzakuwakatishaIsraeli; 33kutokaYordanikuelekeamashariki,nchiyoteya Gileadi,naWagadi,naWareubeni,naWamanase,kutoka AroeriiliyokaribunamtowaArnoni,yaani,Gileadina Bashani.

34BasimamboyoteyaYehuyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,nanguvuzakezote,je!hayakuandikwa katikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewaIsraeli?

35Yehuakalalanababaze,wakamzikakatikaSamariaNa Yehoahazimwanaweakatawalamahalipake.

36NawakatiambaoYehualitawalajuuyaIsraelikatika Samariaulikuwamiakaishirininaminane

SURAYA11

1NaAthalia,mamayakeAhazia,alipoonayakuwa mwanaweamekufa,akainuka,akawaangamizawazaowote wakifalme

2LakiniYehosheba,bintimfalmeYoramu,dadayake Ahazia,akamtwaaYoashimwanawaAhazia,akamwiba miongonimwawanawamfalmewaliouawa;wakamficha, yeyenayayawake,katikachumbachakulalakutokakwa Athalia,asiuawe

3Akawapamojanaye,amefichwakatikanyumbaya Bwanamudawamiakasita.NayeAthaliaakatawalajuuya nchi

4MwakawasabaYehoyadaakatumawatunakuwaleta wakuuwamamia,maakidanawalinzi,akawaletakwake katikanyumbayaYehova,akafanyaaganonao, akawaapishakatikanyumbayaYehova,akawaonyesha mwanawamfalme.

5Akawaamuru,akisema,Hilindilonenomtakalofanya; theluthiyenumtakaoingiasikuyasabatomtakuwawalinzi waulinziwanyumbayamfalme;

6NatheluthimojaitakuwakwenyelangolaSuri;na theluthimojalangoninyumayawalinzi;ndivyomtailinda malindoyanyumba,isijeikavunjwa

7Nasehemumbilizaninyinyotemtokaosikuyasabato, mtalindamalinziyanyumbayaBwanakumzunguka mfalme

8Nanyimtamzungukamfalmepandezote,kilamtuna silahazakemkononi;nayeyeaingiayekatikatiyasafuna auawe;

9Nawakuuwamamiawakafanyasawasawanamambo yoteambayoYehoyadakuhanialiamuru,naowakachukua kilamtuwatuwakeambaowangeingiasikuyasabato, pamojanawaleambaowangetokasikuyasabato,wakaja kwaYehoyadakuhani.

10Nayekuhaniakawapawakuuwamamiamikukinangao zamfalmeDaudi,zilizokuwakatikahekalulaBwana 11Walinziwakasimama,kilamtuakiwanasilahazake mkononi,kumzungukamfalme,kutokaupandewakuume wahekalumpakaupandewakushotowahekalu,karibuna madhabahunahekalu.

12Kishaakamletanjemwanawamfalme,akamvikataji, nakumpaushuhuda;wakamfanyamfalme,nakumtia mafuta;wakapigamakofi,wakasema,Mfalmenaaishi.

13NayeAthaliaaliposikiakelelezawalinzinazawatu, akawaendeawatundaniyahekalulaBWANA

14Nayealipotazama,tazama,mfalmeamesimamakaribu nanguzo,kamailivyokuwadesturi,nawakuunawapiga tarumbetakaribunamfalme,nawatuwotewanchi wakafurahinakupigatarumbeta;

15LakiniYehoyadakuhaniakawaamuruwakuuwamamia, wasimamiziwajeshi,akawaambia,Mtoeninjeyasafu; Kwamaanakuhanialisema,Asiuawekatikanyumbaya Bwana

16Wakamkamata;nayeakaendakwanjiaambayofarasi waliingiandaniyanyumbayamfalme,nayeakauawahuko.

17YehoyadaakafanyaaganokatiyaBwananamfalmena watu,kwambawatakuwawatuwaBwana;katiyamfalme pianawatu

18Watuwotewanchiwakaingiandaniyanyumbaya Baali,wakaibomoa;madhabahuzakenasanamuzake wakazivunjakabisa,wakamwuaMatanikuhaniwaBaali mbeleyamadhabahuNayekuhaniakawaweka wasimamizijuuyanyumbayaBWANA

19Akawatwaawakuuwamamia,namaakida,nawalinzi, nawatuwotewanchi;wakamshushamfalmekatika nyumbayaBwana,wakajakwanjiayalangolawalinzi mpakanyumbanikwamfalmeNayeakaketikatikakiticha enzichawafalme

20Watuwotewanchiwakashangilia,najijilikatulia,nao wakamuuaAthaliakwaupangakaribunanyumbaya mfalme

21Yehoashialikuwanaumriwamiakasabaalipoanza kutawala.

SURAYA12

1KatikamwakawasabawaYehu,Yehoashialianza kutawala;akatawalamiakaarobainihukoYerusalemuna jinalamamayealiitwaSibiawaBeer-sheba.

2YehoashiakafanyayaliyosawamachonipaYehovasiku zakezoteambazoYehoyadakuhanialimfundisha

3Lakinimahalipajuuhapakuondolewa;watuwaliendelea kutoadhabihunakufukizauvumbamahalipajuu

4Yehoashiakawaambiamakuhani,Fedhazotezavitu vilivyowekwawakfu,zinazoletwakatikanyumbaya Bwana,naam,fedhazakilamtuatiayehesabu,nafedha ambayokilamtuanaweka,nafedhazotezinazoingia moyonimwamtuyeyotekuletanyumbanimwaBwana; 5Makuhaninawaichukuekwao,kilamtukwajamaayake; 6Lakiniikawa,katikamwakawaishirininatatuwa mfalmeYehoashi,makuhaniwalikuwahawajatengeneza mahalipalipobomokakatikanyumba

7NdipomfalmeYehoashiakamwitaYehoyadakuhani,na makuhaniwengine,akawaambia,Mbonahamtengenezi mahalipalipobomokakatikanyumba?basisasamsipokee fedhatenakwahaojamaazenu,balizitoenikwaajiliya mabomokoyanyumba

8Makuhaniwakakubalikutopokeatenafedhakwawatu, walakutengenezamahalipalipobomokakatikanyumba.

9LakinikuhaniYehoyadaakatwaakasha,akatoboatundu kwenyekifunikochake,akaliwekakandoyamadhabahu, upandewakuumemtuaingiapokatikanyumbayaBwana; 10Ikawa,walipoonayakuwakunafedhanyingikatika sanduku,mwandishiwamfalmenakuhanimkuu wakapanda,wakawekakatikamifuko,wakahesabufedha zilizoonekanakatikanyumbayaBwana

11Naowakatoazilefedha,wakiambiwa,mikononimwa walewaliofanyakazi,walioisimamianyumbayaBwana, naowakawapamaseremalanawajenzi,walioifanyakazi juuyanyumbayaBwana;

12nawaashi,nawachongajiwamawe,nakununuamitina maweyakuchongwailikutengenezamahalipalipobomoka katikanyumbayaYehova,nakwaajiliyayote yaliyowekwakwaajiliyanyumbayakuitengeneza.

13Lakinihavikutengenezwakwaajiliyanyumbaya BWANAmabakuliyafedha,mikasi,mabakuli,tarumbeta, walavyombovyadhahabu,walavyombovyafedha,kwa fedhazilizoletwanyumbanimwaBwana;

14lakiniwakawapawatendakazi,wakaitengenezakwa hiyonyumbayaBwana

15Tenahawakuwahesabuwalewatuambaowalikabidhi zilefedhamikononimwaoiliwawapewatendakazi;kwa kuwawalitendakwauaminifu.

16Fedhazahatianafedhazadhambihazikuletwakatika nyumbayaYehova;zilikuwazamakuhani

17NdipoHazaelimfalmewaShamuakapanda,akapigana naGathi,akautwaa;

18NayeYehoashimfalmewaYudaakatwaavituvyote vitakatifuambavyoYehoshafati,Yehoramu,naAhazia, babazake,wafalmewaYuda,walikuwawameviweka wakfu,navituvyakevitakatifu,nadhahabuyote iliyoonekanakatikahazinazanyumbayaYehova,na

2Wafalme

katikanyumbayamfalme,akampelekeaHazaelimfalme waSiria,akaendazake.

19NamamboyoteyaYoashiyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaYuda?

20Watumishiwakewakainuka,wakafanyanjama, wakamwuaYoashikatikanyumbayaMilo,inayotelemkia Sila.

21KwamaanaYozakarimwanawaShimeathi,na YehozabadimwanawaShomeri,watumishiwake, wakampiga,nayeakafa;wakamzikapamojanababaze katikaMjiwaDaudi;naAmaziamwanaweakatawala mahalipake.

SURAYA13

1KatikamwakawaishirininatatuwaYoashimwanawa AhaziamfalmewaYuda,YehoahazimwanawaYehu alianzakutawalajuuyaIsraelikatikaSamaria,akatawala miakakuminasaba

2AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana,akazifuata dhambizaYeroboamumwanawaNebati,ambazo aliwakoseshaIsraeli;hakutokahumo

3HasirayaBwanaikawakajuuyaIsraeli,nayeakawatia mkononimwaHazaelimfalmewaShamu,nakatika mkonowaBen-hadadimwanawaHazaeli,sikuzaozote 4YehoahaziakamsihisanaYehova,nayeMwenyeziMunguakamsikiliza;

5(BWANAakawapaIsraelimwokozi,hatawakatokachini yamkonowaWashami;wanawaIsraeliwakakaahemani mwao,kamazamani.

6Walakinihawakuziachadhambizanyumbaya Yeroboamu,ambazoaliwakoseshaIsraeli,baliwaliendelea kuzifuata;naAsheraikabakikatikaSamaria.

7WalahakumwachiaYehoahazibaadhiyawatu,ila wapandafarasihamsini,namagarikumi,nawaendaokwa miguuelfukumi;kwamaanamfalmewaShamualikuwa amewaangamiza,nakuwafanyakamamavumbiyakupuria

8BasimamboyoteyaYehoahaziyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,naushujaawake,je!hayakuandikwakatika kitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewaIsraeli?

9Yehoahaziakalalanababaze;wakamzikakatikaSamaria; naYoashimwanaweakatawalamahalipake.

10KatikamwakawathelathininasabawaYoashimfalme waYuda,YehoashimwanawaYehoahazialianzakutawala juuyaIsraelikatikaSamaria,akatawalamiakakuminasita. 11AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana;hakuziacha dhambizotezaYeroboamumwanawaNebati,ambazo aliwakoseshaIsraeli,balialienendakatikadhambihizo

12NamamboyoteyaYoashiyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,naushujaawakealiopigananaojuuya AmaziamfalmewaYuda,je!hayakuandikwakatika kitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewaIsraeli?

13Yoashiakalalanababaze;Yeroboamuakaketikatika kitichakechaenzi;nayeYoashiakazikwahukoSamaria pamojanawafalmewaIsraeli

14BasiElishaalikuwakatikaugonjwawakeambaoalikufa. NayeYoashimfalmewaIsraeliakamtelemkia,akaliajuu yausowake,akasema,Eebabayangu,babayangu,garila Israelinawapandafarasiwake.

15Elishaakamwambia,Twaaupindenamishale Akajitwaliaupindenamishale

16AkamwambiamfalmewaIsraeli,Wekamkonowako kwenyeupinde;Akawekamkonowakejuuyake;Elisha akawekamikonoyakejuuyamikonoyamfalme

17Akasema,Funguadirishaupandewamashariki.Naye akaifungua.NdipoElishaakasema,Piga.Nayeakapiga risasiAkasema,MshalewawokovuwaBwana,namshale wawokovukutokaShamu;

18Akasema,Ishikemishale.Nayeakawachukua. AkamwambiamfalmewaIsraeli,PigachiniAkapigamara tatu,akakaa

19YulemtuwaMunguakamghadhibikia,akasema, Ungalipigamaratanoausita;ndipoungeipigaShamuhata kuiangamiza;lakinisasautaipigaShamumaratatutu.

20Elishaakafa,wakamzikaNavikosivyaWamoabu vilivamianchimwanzonimwamwaka

21Ikawa,walipokuwawakizikamtu,tazama,waliona kikosichawatu;wakamtupayulemtundaniyakaburila Elisha;mtuhuyoaliposhushwachini,nakuigusamifupaya Elisha,akafufuka,akasimamakwamiguuyake.

22LakiniHazaelimfalmewaShamuakawaoneaIsraeli sikuzotezaYehoahazi

23Bwanaakawahurumia,akawahurumia,akawatazama, kwasababuyaaganolakenaIbrahimu,naIsaka,na Yakobo,walahakutakakuwaangamiza,walahakuwatupa mbeleyakebado.

24BasiHazaelimfalmewaShamuakafa;naBen-hadadi mwanaweakatawalamahalipake

25NayeYehoashimwanawaYehoahaziakatekatena kutokamkononimwaBen-hadadimwanawaHazaeli majijiambayoalikuwaametwaakutokamkononimwa Yehoahazibabayakevitani.Yoashiakampigamaratatu, nakuirejeshamijiyaIsraeli

SURAYA14

1KatikamwakawapiliwaYoashimwanawaYehoahazi mfalmewaIsraeli,AmaziamwanawaYoashimfalmewa Yudaalianzakutawala

2Alikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamitanoalipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakaishirininakendahuko YerusalemunajinalamamayealiitwaYehoadaniwa Yerusalemu

3AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,lakinisikama Daudibabaye;

4Lakinimahalipajuuhapakuondolewa;watuwaliendelea kutoadhabihunakufukizauvumbamahalipajuu.

5Ikawa,maraufalmeulipoimarishwamkononimwake, akawauawatumishiwakewaliomwuamfalmebabayake.

6Lakinihaowatotowawauajihakuwaua;lakinikilamtu atauawakwaajiliyadhambiyakemwenyewe

7AkawauawatuwaEdomukatikaBondelaChumvielfu kumi,akautwaaSelavitani,akauitajinalakeYoktheeli hataleo

8NdipoAmaziaakatumawajumbekwaYehoashi,mwana waYehoahazi,mwanawaYehu,mfalmewaIsraeli, kusema,Njoo,tutazamaneusokwauso

9KishaYehoashimfalmewaIsraeliakatumaujumbekwa AmaziamfalmewaYuda,kusema:“Mchongomauliokuwa Lebanoniulitumaujumbekwamwereziuliokuwakatika Lebanoni,kusema:“Mpemwanangubintiyakoawemke wake”Kishamnyama-mwitualiyekuwahukoLebanoni akapitanakukanyagamiibahiyo

10HakikaumewapigaEdomu,namoyowakoumekuinua; jivuniehaya,ukaenyumbanikwako;

11LakiniAmaziahakutakakusikiaKwahiyoYehoashi mfalmewaIsraeliakakwea;nayewakatazamanausokwa usoyeyenaAmaziamfalmewaYudahukoBeth-shemeshi, uliowaYuda

12YudawakashindwambeleyaIsraeli;wakakimbiakila mtuhemanikwake.

13NayeYehoashimfalmewaIsraeliakamkamataAmazia mfalmewaYuda,mwanawaYehoashi,mwanawaAhazia, hukoBeth-shemeshi,akajaYerusalemu,akaubomoaukuta waYerusalemu,kutokalangolaEfraimumpakalangola pembeni,mikonomianne.

14Kishaakatwaadhahabuyotenafedha,navyombovyote vilivyoonekanakatikanyumbayaYehova,nakatikahazina zanyumbayamfalme,nawatuwaliochukuliwamateka, kishaakarudiSamaria

15BasimamboyoteyaYehoashiyaliyosalia,aliyofanya, naushujaawake,najinsialivyopigananaAmaziamfalme waYuda,je!

16Yehoashiakalalanababaze,akazikwakatikaSamaria pamojanawafalmewaIsraeli;naYeroboamumwanawe akatawalamahalipake

17AmaziamwanawaYoashimfalmewaYudaakaishi baadayakifochaYehoashimwanawaYehoahazimfalme waIsraelimiakakuminamitano

18NamamboyoteyaAmaziayaliyosalia,je! hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewa Yuda?

19BasiwakafanyafitinajuuyakehukoYerusalemu;naye akakimbiliaLakishi;lakiniwakatumawatukumfuata mpakaLakishi,wakamwuahuko

20Wakamchukuajuuyafarasi,akazikwahuko YerusalemupamojanababazakekatikaJijilaDaudi.

21WatuwotewaYudawakamtwaaAzaria,aliyekuwana umriwamiakakuminasita,wakamfanyamfalmemahali paAmaziababayake.

22YeyealijengaElathi,nakuirejeshakwaYuda,baadaya mfalmekulalanababazake

23KatikamwakawakuminatanowaAmaziamwanawa YoashimfalmewaYudaYeroboamumwanawaYoashi mfalmewaIsraelialianzakutawalakatikaSamaria, akatawalamiakaarobaininammoja.

24AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana,wala hakuziachadhambizotezaYeroboamumwanawaNebati, ambazoaliwakoseshaIsraeli.

25AkaurudishampakawaIsraelikuanziamahalipa kuingiliaHamathimpakabahariyaAraba,kulinganana nenolaYehovaMunguwaIsraeli,alilolinenakwamkono wamtumishiwakeYona,mwanawaAmitai,nabiikutoka Gathheferi

26KwamaanaBwanaaliyaonamatesoyaIsraeli,yakuwa nimachungusana;

27NayeBwanahakusemayakwambaatalifutajinala Israelichiniyambingu,balialiwaokoakwamkonowa YeroboamumwanawaYoashi

28BasimambomengineyaYeroboamu,yotealiyofanya, nanguvuzake,jinsialivyopigana,najinsialivyorudisha Damasko,naHamathi,iliyokuwamaliyaYuda,kwaajili yaIsraeli,je!

29Yeroboamuakalalanababaze,yaani,wafalmewa Israeli;naZakariamwanaweakatawalamahalipake

SURAYA15

1KatikamwakawaishirininasabawaYeroboamu mfalmewaIsraeli,AzariamwanawaAmaziamfalmewa Yudaalianzakutawala.

2Alikuwanaumriwamiakakuminasitaalipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakahamsininamiwilikatika Yerusalemu.najinalamamayealiitwaYekoliawa Yerusalemu

3AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,sawasawana yotealiyoyafanyaAmaziababaye; 4ilamahalipajuuhapakuondolewa;watuwakaendelea kutoadhabihunakufukizauvumbakatikamahalipajuu.

5Bwanaakampigamfalme,akawanaukomahatasikuya kufakwake,akakaakatikanyumbamojaNaYothamu mwanawamfalmealikuwajuuyanyumba,akiwahukumu watuwanchi

6NamamboyoteyaAzariayaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaYuda?

7BasiAzariaakalalanababaze;wakamzikapamojana babazekatikaMjiwaDaudi;naYothamumwanawe akatawalamahalipake

8KatikamwakawathelathininananewaUziamfalmewa Yuda,ZekariamwanawaYeroboamuakatawalajuuya IsraelikatikaSamariamiezisita

9AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana,kama walivyofanyababazake;hakuziachadhambiza YeroboamumwanawaNebati,ambazoaliwakosesha Israeli

10NayeShalumumwanawaYabeshiakamfanyiafitina, akampigambeleyawatu,akamwua,akatawalamahali pake

11NamamboyoteyaZekariayaliyosalia,tazama, yameandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewa Israeli

12HilindilonenolaBwanaalilomwambiaYehu,kusema, WanawakowatakaakatikakitichaenzichaIsraelihata kizazichanneNahivyoikawa

13ShalumumwanawaYabeshialianzakutawalakatika mwakawathelathininakendawaUziamfalmewaYuda; akatawalamwezimzimahukoSamaria

14KwamaanaMenahemumwanawaGadiakapanda kutokaTirzanakufikaSamaria,akampigaShalumu mwanawaYabeshihukoSamaria,akamuuanakutawala mahalipake.

15NamamboyoteyaShalumuyaliyosalia,nanjamayake aliyoifanya,tazama,yameandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaIsraeli

16NdipoMenahemuakaupigaTifsa,nawote waliokuwamondaniyake,namipakayakekutokaTirza;na wanawakewotewenyemimbaakawararua.

17KatikamwakawathelathininakendawaUziamfalme waYudaMenahemumwanawaGadialianzakutawalajuu yaIsraeli,akatawalamiakakumikatikaSamaria

18AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana;hakuziacha sikuzakezotedhambizaYeroboamumwanawaNebati, ambazoaliwakoseshaIsraeli

19KishaPulu,mfalmewaAshuru,akaishambulianchi; nayeMenahemuakampaPulutalantaelfuzafedha,ili mkonowakeuwepamojanayeilikuuthibitishaufalme mkononimwake

20MenahemuakawatozaIsraelifedhahizo,yaani,watu wotewenyemali,kilamtushekelihamsinizafedha,ili kumpamfalmewaAshuruBasimfalmewaAshuru akarudinyuma,walahakukaahukokatikanchi.

21NamambomengineyaMenahemu,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaIsraeli?

22Menahemuakalalanababaze;naPekahiamwanawe akatawalamahalipake

23KatikamwakawahamsiniwaAzariamfalmewaYuda, PekahiamwanawaMenahemualianzakutawalajuuya IsraelikatikaSamaria,akatawalamiakamiwili

24AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana,wala hakuziachadhambizaYeroboamumwanawaNebati, ambazoaliwakoseshaIsraeli

25LakiniPekamwanawaRemalia,mkuuwajeshilake, akamfanyiafitina,akampigakatikaSamaria,katikajumba lamfalme,pamojanaArgobunaAriye,napamojanaye watuhamsiniwaWagileadi;akamuua,akatawalamahali pake

26NamamboyoteyaPekahiayaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,tazama,yameandikwakatikakitabu-chatarehechawafalmewaIsraeli

27KatikamwakawahamsininambiliwaAzariamfalme waYuda,PekamwanawaRemaliaalianzakutawalajuuya IsraelikatikaSamaria,akatawalamiakaishirini

28AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana;hakuziacha dhambizaYeroboamumwanawaNebati,ambazo aliwakoseshaIsraeli

29KatikasikuzaPekamfalmewaIsraeliakajaTiglathpileserimfalmewaAshuru,akatwaaIyoni,naAbel-bethmaaka,naYanoa,naKedeshi,naHazori,naGileadi,na Galilaya,nchiyoteyaNaftali,akawachukuamatekampaka Ashuru.

30HosheamwanawaElaakafanyafitinajuuyaPeka mwanawaRemalia,akampiga,akamuua,akatawalamahali pake,katikamwakawaishiriniwaYothamumwanawa Uzia

31NamamboyoteyaPekayaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,tazama,yameandikwakatikakitabu-chatarehechawafalmewaIsraeli

32KatikamwakawapiliwaPekamwanawaRemalia mfalmewaIsraeli,YothamumwanawaUziamfalmewa Yudaalianzakutawala

33Alikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamitanoalipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakakuminasitahukoYerusalemu. najinalamamayakealiitwaYerusha,bintiSadoki

34AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,akafanya kamayotealiyoyafanyaUziababaye

35Lakinimahalipajuuhapakuondolewa;watu wakaendeleakutoadhabihunakufukizauvumbamahalipa juu.AlilijengalangolajuulanyumbayaBWANA.

36BasimamboyoteyaYothamuyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaYuda?

37SikuhizoYehovaalianzakutumajuuyaYudaResini mfalmewaShamunaPekamwanawaRemalia.

38Yothamuakalalanababaze,akazikwapamojana babazekatikaMjiwaDaudibabayake;naAhazi mwanaweakatawalamahalipake.

SURAYA16

1KatikamwakawakuminasabawaPekamwanawa RemaliaAhazimwanawaYothamumfalmewaYuda alianzakutawala.

2Ahazialikuwanaumriwamiakaishirinialipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakakuminasitakatikaYerusalemu, walahakufanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,Mungu wake,kamaDaudibabayake

3LakiniakaiendeanjiayawafalmewaIsraeli,naam, akampitishamwanawemotoni,sawasawanamachukizoya mataifa,aliowafukuzaBwanambeleyawanawaIsraeli 4Akatoadhabihunakufukizauvumbamahalipajuu,na juuyavilima,nachiniyakilamtiwenyemajanimabichi 5NdipoResini,mfalmewaSiria,naPekamwanawa Remalia,mfalmewaIsraeli,wakapandakwenda Yerusalemuilikupigana;naowakamzingiraAhazi,lakini hawakuwezakumshinda

6WakatihuoResinimfalmewaShamuakaurudishaElathi kwaShamu,akawafukuzaWayahudikutokaElathi;nao WashamiwakajaElathi,wakakaahukohataleo

7BasiAhaziakatumawajumbekwaTiglath-pileseri mfalmewaAshuru,akisema,Miminimtumishiwakona mwanawako;

8Ahaziakachukuafedhanadhahabuiliyoonekanakatika nyumbayaBwana,nakatikahazinazanyumbayamfalme, akazipelekakwamfalmewaAshurukuwazawadi

9MfalmewaAshuruakamsikiliza,kwamaanamfalmewa AshuruakapandajuuyaDamasko,akautwaa,na kuwachukuawatuwakematekampakaKiri,akamwua Resini.

10MfalmeAhaziakaendaDamaskoilikumlakiTiglathpileserimfalmewaAshuru,akaonamadhabahuiliyokuwa hukoDamasko;

11KuhaniUriaakajengamadhabahusawasawanayote ambayomfalmeAhazialikuwaametumakutokaDamasko; 12MfalmealiporudikutokaDamasko,mfalmeakaiona hiyomadhabahu,mfalmeakaikaribiamadhabahu,akatoa sadakajuuyake

13Kishaakateketezasadakayakeyakuteketezwa,na sadakayakeyaunga,akamiminasadakayakeyakinywaji, nakunyunyizadamuyasadakazakezaamanijuuya madhabahu.

14Kishaakailetamadhabahuyashaba,iliyokuwakombele zaBwana,kutokambeleyanyumba,kutokakatiya madhabahunanyumbayaBwana,akaiwekaupandewa kaskaziniwamadhabahu

15MfalmeAhaziakamwamuruUriakuhani,akisema,Juu yamadhabahukubwachomasadakayakuteketezwaya asubuhi,nasadakayaungayajioni,nadhabihuya kuteketezwayamfalme,nasadakayakeyaunga,pamoja nasadakayakuteketezwayawatuwotewanchi,nasadaka yaoyaunga,nasadakazaozakinywaji;nakunyunyizajuu yakedamuyoteyasadakayakuteketezwa,nadamuyote yadhabihu;

16BasiUriakuhaniakafanyakamayotealiyoamuru mfalmeAhazi.

17MfalmeAhaziakakatapapizamatako,akaliondoa birikajuuyake;akaishushailebaharijuuyang'ombewa shabawaliokuwachiniyake,akaiwekajuuyasakafuya mawe

18NapangolaSabatowaliyokuwawameijengandaniya nyumba,napangiliolamfalmelanje,akaligeuzakutoka katikanyumbayaBwanakwaajiliyamfalmewaAshuru 19BasimamboyoteyaAhaziyaliyosaliaaliyoyafanya,je! hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewa Yuda?

20Ahaziakalalanababaze,akazikwapamojanababaze katikaJijilaDaudi;naHezekiamwanaweakatawala mahalipake

SURAYA17

1KatikamwakawakuminambiliwaAhazimfalmewa Yuda,HosheamwanawaElaalianzakutawalakatika SamariajuuyaIsraelimiakakenda

2AkafanyamaovumachonipaBwana,lakinisikama wafalmewaIsraeliwaliomtangulia

3ShalmanesamfalmewaAshuruakapandajuuyake;na Hosheaakawamtumishiwake,akampazawadi.

4MfalmewaAshuruakapatanjamakatikaHoshea,kwa maanaalikuwaametumawajumbekwaSomfalmewa Misri,nayehakumleteamfalmewaAshuruzawadi,kama alivyofanyamwakabaadayamwaka;kwahiyomfalmewa Ashuruakamfunga,akamfungagerezani

5NdipomfalmewaAshuruakakweakatikanchiyote, akapandakwendaSamaria,nakuuzingirakwamudawa miakamitatu

6KatikamwakawakendawaHoshea,mfalmewaAshuru akautwaaSamaria,akawachukuaIsraeliuhamishonimpaka Ashuru,akawawekakatikaHala,naHabori,karibunamto waGozani,nakatikamijiyaWamedi.

7KwamaanawanawaIsraeliwalikuwawametenda dhambijuuyaBwana,Munguwao,aliyewaletakutoka nchiyaMisri,kutokachiniyamkonowaFarao,mfalme waMisri,wakaogopamiungumingine; 8wakaenendakatikasheriazamataifa,aliowafukuza BwanambeleyawanawaIsraeli,naamrizawafalmewa Israeliwalizozifanya

9WanawaIsraeliwakafanyakwasiriyaleyasiyokuwa sawajuuyaBwana,Munguwao,wakajijengeamahalipa juukatikamijiyaoyote,tangumnarawawalinzimpaka mjiwenyeboma

10Wakajijengeanguzonamaasherakatikakilakilima kirefu,nachiniyakilamtiwenyemajanimabichi; 11Nahukowakafukizauvumbakatikamahalipotepajuu, kamawalivyofanyamataifa,ambaoBwanaaliwafukuza mbeleyao;wakafanyamaovuilikumkasirishaBwana; 12kwamaanawalitumikiasanamu,ambazoBwana aliwaambia,Msifanyejambohili

13LakiniBwanaakashuhudiajuuyaIsraeli,najuuya Yuda,kwamanabiiwote,nakwawaonajiwote,akisema, Geukeninakuziachanjiazenumbaya,mkashikeamri zangunasheriazangu,sawasawanasheriayote niliyowaamurubabazenu,naniliyotumakwenukwa mkonowawatumishiwangumanabii

14Lakinihawakukubalikusikia,baliwalifanyashingozao kuwangumu,kamashingozababazaoambao hawakumwaminiYehovaMunguwao

15Naowakazikataasheriazake,naaganolakealilolifanya nababazao,nashuhudazakealizozishuhudiajuuyao;nao wakafuataubatili,wakajifanyaubatili,wakawafuata

mataifawaliowazunguka,ambaoBWANAalikuwa amewaagizawasifanyekamawao.

16WakaachaamrizotezaBWANAMunguwao, wakajifanyiasanamuzakusubu,yaani,ndamawawili, wakafanyanaAshera,wakaliabudujeshilotelambinguni, wakamtumikiaBaali

17Wakawapitishawanawaonabintizaomotoni, wakapigaramli,nakufanyaulozi,wakajiuzanafsizao kufanyamaovumachonipaBwana,hatakumkasirisha 18KwahiyoBwanaakawakasirikiasanaIsraeli, akawaondoambeleyamachoyake;

19TenaYudahawakuzishikaamrizaBwana,Munguwao, baliwalikwendakatikaamrizaIsraeliwalizozifanya.

20NayeBwanaakaukataauzaowotewaIsraeli,akawatesa, akawatiakatikamikonoyawatekajinyara,hataakawatupa mbalinamachoyake.

21KwamaanaaliwararuaIsraelikutokakwanyumbaya Daudi;wakamfanyaYeroboamumwanawaNebatikuwa mfalme;

22WanawaIsraeliwakaendakatikadhambizoteza Yeroboamualizozifanya;hawakuwaacha;

23mpakaBwanaakawaondoaIsraelimbeleyake,kama alivyosemakwakinywachawatumishiwakewotemanabii NdivyoIsraeliwakachukuliwakutokanchiyaowenyewe mpakaAshuruhataleo.

24MfalmewaAshuruakaletawatukutokaBabiloni,na Kutha,naAva,nakutokaHamathi,nakutokaSefarvaimu, akawawekakatikamijiyaSamariabadalayawanawa Israeli;naowakamilikiSamaria,nakukaakatikamijiyake

25Ikawahapowalipoanzakukaahuko,hawakumcha Bwana;kwahiyoBwanaakatumasimbakatiyao, wakawauabaadhiyao

26KwahiyowakamwambiamfalmewaAshuru,wakisema, Mataifauliowahamisha,nakuwawekakatikamijiya Samaria,hawaijuinjiayaMunguwanchi;

27NdipomfalmewaAshuruakaamuru,akisema, Mpelekenihukommojawamakuhanimliowaletakutoka huko;nawaendewakaehuko,naawafundishenjiaza Munguwanchi

28Ndipommojawamakuhaniwaliowachukuakutoka SamariaakajanakukaaBetheli,akawafundishajinsiya kumchaBwana

29Lakinikilataifalilijifanyiamiunguyaowenyewe,na kuiwekakatikanyumbazamahalipajuuwalipopafanya Wasamaria,kilataifakatikamijiyaowalimokaa

30WatuwaBabeliwakafanyaSukoth-benothi,nawatuwa KuthiwakafanyaNergali,nawatuwaHamathiwakafanya Ashima;

31NaWaaviwakafanyaNibhazinaTartaki,na Wasefarvaimuwakateketezawanawaomotonikwa AdramelekinaAnameleki,miunguyaSefarvaimu

32BasiwakamchaBwana,wakajifanyiamakuhaniwa mahalipajuuwaliochinikabisamiongonimwao, waliowachinjiadhabihukatikanyumbazamahalipajuu 33WakamchaBwana,nakuitumikiamiunguyaowenyewe, sawasawanadesturizamataifawaliowahamishakutoka huko.

34Hataleowanafanyakamaziledesturizakwanza; 35ambaoBwanaalifanyaaganonao,nakuwaagiza, akisema,Msiogopemiungumingine,walakuisujudia,wala kuitumikia,walamsitoedhabihukwahiyo;

36LakiniBwana,aliyewapandishakutokanchiyaMisri kwauwezomkuunamkonoulionyoshwa,yeyendiye mtakayemcha,yeyendiyemtakayemsujudia,nakwake yeyendiyemtakayemtoleadhabihu.

37Nahizoamri,nahukumu,natorati,naamri, alizowaandikia,mtaziangaliakuzifanyamilele;wala msiogopemiungumingine

38Naaganonililofanyananyimsilisahau;walamsiogope miungumingine

39LakinimtamwogopaBwana,Munguwenu;naye atakuokoanamikonoyaaduizakowote

40Lakinihawakusikiliza,baliwalifanyasawasawana desturizaozakwanza.

41BasimataifahayowakamchaBwana,wakatumikia sanamuzaozakuchonga,watotowao,nawanawawatoto wao;

SURAYA18

1IkawakatikamwakawatatuwaHosheamwanawaEla mfalmewaIsraeli,HezekiamwanawaAhazimfalmewa Yudaalianzakutawala.

2Alikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamitanoalipoanza kutawala;akatawalamiakaishirininakendahuko Yerusalemu.najinalamamayakealiitwaAbi,binti Zekaria

3AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,sawasawana yotealiyoyafanyaDaudibabayake.

4Alipaondoamahalipajuupakuabudiamiungu, akazivunjanguzo,akakatamaashera,akaivunjavipandevipandeilenyokayashabaambayoMosealiifanya,kwa maanahadisikuhizowanawaIsraeliwalikuwa wakiifukiziauvumba,nayeakaiitaNehushtani

5AlimtumainiBwana,MunguwaIsraeli;hatabaadayake hapakuwanamtukamayeyekatikawafalmewotewa Yuda,walawotewaliomtangulia

6KwamaanaalishikamananaBwana,walahakuacha kumfuata,balialishikaamrizake,ambazoBwana alimwagizaMusa

7Bwanaalikuwapamojanaye;nayealifanikiwakila alikokwenda;nayeakamwasimfalmewaAshuru,wala hakumtumikia

8AkawapigaWafilistimpakaGazanamipakayake,toka mnarawawalinzimpakamjiwenyeboma

9IkawakatikamwakawannewamfalmeHezekia,ambao ulikuwamwakawasabawaHosheamwanawaEla, mfalmewaIsraeli,ShalmanesamfalmewaAshuru akapandajuuyaSamarianakuuzingira.

10Wakautwaamwishowamiakamitatu;hatakatika mwakawasitawaHezekia,ndiomwakawakendawa Hoshea,mfalmewaIsraeli,Samariailitwaliwa

11MfalmewaAshuruakawachukuaWaisraelimpaka Ashuru,akawawekakatikaHalanaHaborikwenyemtowa GozaninakatikamijiyaWamedi

12kwasababuhawakuitiisautiyaBwana,Munguwao, baliwalikihalifuaganolake,nayoteambayoMusa mtumishiwaBwanaaliwaamuru,wasiyasikie,wala kuyatenda

13BasikatikamwakawakuminannewamfalmeHezekia, Senakeribu,mfalmewaAshuru,akapandajuuyamijiyote yenyengomeyaYuda,akaiteka

14HezekiamfalmewaYudaakatumawatukwamfalme waAshuruhukoLakishi,kusema,Nimekosa;unirudie; ulichoniwekeanitakibebaMfalmewaAshuruakampa HezekiamfalmewaYudatalantamiatatuzafedhana talantathelathinizadhahabu.

15Hezekiaakampafedhayoteiliyoonekanakatika nyumbayaYehovanakatikahazinazanyumbayamfalme

16WakatihuoHezekiaakakatadhahabukutokakwenye milangoyahekalulaYehovanakutokakwenyenguzo ambazoHezekiamfalmewaYudaalikuwaamezifunikana kumpamfalmewaAshuru

17KishamfalmewaAshuruakamtumaTartani,na Rabsarisi,naamirikutokaLakishikwamfalmeHezekia, pamojanajeshikubwajuuyaYerusalemuWakapandana kufikaYerusalemuNawalipofikajuu,wakajana kusimamakaribunamferejiwabirikalajuu,lililokatika njiakuuyauwanjawadobi

18Wakamwitamfalme,Eliakimu,mwanawaHilkia, msimamiziwanyumba,naShebna,mwandishi,naYoa, mwanawaAsafu,mwandishiwakumbukumbu, wakawatokea

19Amiriakawaambia,Haya,mwambieniHezekia, Mfalmemkuu,mfalmewaAshuru,asemahivi,Nitumaini ganihiliunalolitumainia?

20Unasema,(lakininimanenoyaubatili),Ninashaurina nguvuzavitaSasaunamtumaininanihataukaniasimimi?

21Sasatazama,unaitumainiafimboyamwanzihuu uliopondeka,yaani,Misri,ambayomtuakiiegemeaitaingia mkononimwakenakumchoma;

22Lakinimkiniambia,TunamtumainiBwana,Munguwetu; 23Basisasa,nakuomba,uwekeahadikwabwanawangu, mfalmewaAshuru,naminitakupafarasielfumbili, ukiwezakwaupandewakokuwekawapandafarasijuuyao 24Unawezajebasikugeuzausowaakidammojawa watumishiwaliowadogokabisawabwanawangu,na kuitumainiaMisrikwaajiliyamagarinawapandafarasi? 25Je!miminimepandajuuyamahalihapailinipaharibu, bilaBwana?BWANAaliniambia,Pandaupiganenanchi hii,uiharibu

26NdipoEliakimu,mwanawaHilkia,naShebna,naYoa, wakamwambiaamiri,Tafadhali,semanawatumishiwako kwalughayaKiaramu;kwamaanatunaifahamu;wala usisemenasikwalughayaKiyahudimasikionimwawatu walioukutani

27Lakiniyuleamiriakawaambia,Je!bwanawangu amenitumakwabwanawakonakwakonisememaneno haya?Je!hakunitumakwahaowatuwaketioukutani,ili walemaviyaowenyewe,nakunywauchafuwaopamoja nanyi?

28Ndipoamiriakasimama,akaliakwasautikuukwa lughayaKiyahudi,akasema,Sikieninenolamfalmemkuu, mfalmewaAshuru;

29Mfalmeasemahivi,Hezekiaasiwadanganye,kwa maanahatawezakuwaokoanamkonowake;

30walaHezekiaasiwafanyeninyikumtumainiBWANA, akisema,Bwanahakikaatatuokoa,namjihuuhautatiwa mkononimwamfalmewaAshuru.

31MsimsikilizeHezekia;

32hatanitakapokujanakuwapelekakatikanchikamanchi yenuwenyewe,nchiyanafakanadivai,nchiyamkatena mashambayamizabibu,nchiyamafutayazeituninaasali,

ilimpatekuishi,walamsife;walamsimsikilizeHezekia, anapowashawishi,akisema,BWANAatatuokoa.

33Je!kunamungummojawamataifaaliyeokoanchiyake kutokamkononimwamfalmewaAshuru?

34IkowapimiunguyaHamathi,nayaArpadi?ikowapi miunguyaSefarvaimu,naHena,naIva?wameiokoa Samariamkononimwangu?

35Ninanikatiyamiunguyoteyanchihizi,iliyookoanchi yaonamkonowangu,hataBwanaaukomboeYerusalemu namkonowangu?

36Lakiniwatuwakanyamaza,walahawakumjibuneno lolote;kwamaanaamriyamfalmeilikuwa,kusema, Msimjibu.

37NdipoEliakimu,mwanawaHilkia,aliyekuwajuuya nyumbayamfalme,naShebna,mwandishi,naYoa, mwanawaAsafu,mwandishiwakumbukumbu,kwa Hezekia,nanguozaozimeraruliwa,wakamwambia manenoyaamiri

SURAYA19

1IkawamfalmeHezekiaaliposikia,aliraruamavaziyake, akajivikanguozamagunia,akaingianyumbanimwa Bwana

2AkamtumaEliakimu,msimamiziwanyumba,naShebna, mwandishi,nawazeewamakuhani,wamevaanguoza magunia,waendekwanabiiIsaya,mwanawaAmozi

3Wakamwambia,Hezekiaasemahivi,Sikuhiinisikuya taabu,nayakukemewa,nayamatukano;

4LabdaBwana,Munguwako,atayasikiamanenoyoteya amiri,ambayemfalmewaAshuru,bwanawake, amemtumailikumtukanaMungualiyehai;naye atayakemeamanenoaliyoyasikiaBwana,Munguwako;

5BasiwatumishiwamfalmeHezekiawakajakwaIsaya.

6Isayaakawaambia,Mwambienibwanawenuhivi,Bwana asemahivi,Usiogopemanenouliyoyasikia,ambayo watumishiwamfalmewaAshuruwamenitukana.

7Tazama,nitaletaupepojuuyake,nayeatasikiauvumi,na kuirudianchiyakemwenyewe;naminitamwangushakwa upangakatikanchiyakemwenyewe.

8Basiamiriakarudi,akamkutamfalmewaAshuru akipigananaLibna;kwamaanaalikuwaamesikiaya kwambaameondokaLakishi.

9NayealiposikiahabarizaTirhakamfalmewaKushi, Tazama,ametokailikupigananawe,akatumawajumbe tenakwaHezekia,kusema;

10MwambieniHezekia,mfalmewaYuda,kusema, AsikudanganyeMunguwakounayemtumaini,akisema, YerusalemuhautatiwamkononimwamfalmewaAshuru

11Tazama,umesikiawafalmewaAshuruwalivyozitenda nchizote,kwakuziharibukabisa;naweje!

12Je!kamaGozani,naHarani,naResefu,nawanawa EdeniwaliokuwakatikaThelasari?

13YukowapimfalmewaHamathi,namfalmewaArpadi, namfalmewamjiwaSefarvaimu,nawaHena,nawaIva?

14Hezekiaakaupokeawarakakatikamikonoyawale wajumbe,akausoma;

15HezekiaakaombambelezaBwana,akasema,EeBwana, MunguwaIsraeli,ukaayejuuyamakerubi,wewepeke yakondiweMunguwafalmezotezadunia;wewe umeziumbambingunanchi

16EeBwana,tegasikiolako,usikie;funguamachoyako, EeBwana,uone;

17Nikweli,EeYehova,wafalmewaAshuruwameharibu mataifananchizao;

18nakuitupamiunguyaomotoni,kwamaanahaikuwa miungu,balikaziyamikonoyawanadamu,mitinamawe; kwahiyowameiangamiza

19Basisasa,EeBwana,Munguwetu,nakusihi,utuokoe namkonowake,ilifalmezotezaduniazipatekujuaya kuwawewendiweBwana,wewepekeyako

20NdipoIsaya,mwanawaAmozi,akatumakwaHezekia, kusema,Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi,Hayo uliyoniombajuuyaSenakeribu,mfalmewaAshuru, nimeyasikia

21NenohilindiloalilolinenaBwanakatikahabarizake; BikirabintiSayuniamekudharaunakukucheka;binti Yerusalemuanatikisakichwakwaajiliyako

22Ninaniuliyemtukananakumtukana?Umeinuasauti yakojuuyanani,nakuinuamachoyakojuu?hatajuuya MtakatifuwaIsraeli

23KwamikonoyawajumbewakoumemtukanaBwana, ukasema,Pamojanawingiwamagariyangunimepanda juuyavilelevyamilima,pandezamwishozaLebanoni, naminitakatamiereziyakemirefu,namiberoshiyake; naminitaingiakatikamakaoyamipakayake,nakatika msituwaKarmeliyake

24Nimechimbanakunywamajiyakigeni,nakwanyayo zamiguuyangunimeikaushamitoyoteyamahali palipozingirwa

25Je!hukusikiatanguzamanijinsinilivyofanya,natangu zamanizakalekwambaniliifanya?sasanimeifanyaiwe magofu,mijiyenyemabomaiwemagofu

26Kwahiyowenyejiwaowalikuwanauwezomdogo, walifadhaikanakufadhaika;walikuwakamamajaniya shambani,nakamamajanimabichi,kamamajanijuuya dari,nakamanafakailiyokaushwakablahaijakua

27Lakininajuakukaakwako,nakutokakwako,nakuingia kwako,naghadhabuyakojuuyangu

28Kwasababughadhabuyakojuuyangu,naghasiayako imefikamasikionimwangu,kwahiyonitatiakulabuyangu katikapuayako,nahatamuyangumidomonimwako,nami nitakurudishanyumakwanjiaileuliyoijia

29Nahiindiyoisharakwako;namwakawatatumtapanda mbegu,nakuvuna,nakupandamizabibu,nakulamatunda yake

30NahaowaliosaliawaliookokawanyumbayaYuda watiamizizichinitena,nakuzaamatundajuu

31MaanakatikaYerusalemumabakiyatatoka,nahao watakaookokakatikamlimaSayuni;wivuwaBwanawa majeshiutatendahayo

32KwahiyoBwanaasemahivikatikahabarizamfalme waAshuru,Yeyehataingiakatikamjihuu,walahatapiga mshalehuko,walahatafikambeleyakekwangao,wala hatawekabomajuuyake

33Kwanjiahiyoaliyoijia,atarudikwanjiahiyohiyo,wala hataingiakatikamjihuu,asemaBwana

34Kwamaananitaulindamjihuu,niuokoe,kwaajili yangumwenyewe,nakwaajiliyaDaudi,mtumishiwangu 35IkawausikuulemalaikawaBwanaakatoka,akapiga katikakituochaWaashuriwatumianathemanininatano elfu;

36BasiSenakeribumfalmewaAshuruakaondoka, akaenda,akarudi,akakaaNinawi.

37Ikawa,alipokuwaakiabudukatikanyumbayaNisroki, munguwake,AdramelekinaSharezewanawewakampiga kwaupanga,naowakakimbilianchiyaArmenia.NaEsarihadonimwanaweakatawalamahalipake

SURAYA20

1SikuhizoHezekiaaliugua,karibukufaNabiiIsaya, mwanawaAmozi,akamwendea,akamwambia,Bwana asemahivi,Tengenezamamboyanyumbayako;kwa maanautakufa,walahutaishi.

2Kishaakageuzausowakeukutani,akamwomba BWANA,akisema,

3Nakusihi,EeBwana,kumbukasasajinsinilivyokwenda mbelezakokatikakwelinakwamoyomkamilifu,na kutendayaliyomemamachonipakoNayeHezekiaakalia sana.

4Ikawa,kablaIsayahajatokampakauawakati,nenola Bwanalikamjia,kusema,

5Rudi,ukamwambieHezekia,akidawawatuwangu, Bwana,MunguwaDaudi,babayako,asemahivi, Nimeyasikiamaombiyako,nimeyaonamachoziyako; tazama,nitakuponya;

6Naminitaziongezasikuzakomiakakuminamitano; naminitakuokoawewenamjihuunamkonowamfalme waAshuru;naminitaulindamjihuukwaajiliyangu mwenyewe,nakwaajiliyamtumishiwanguDaudi

7Isayaakasema,TwaenibongelatiniWakaichukuana kuiwekakwenyejipu,nayeakapona.

8HezekiaakamwambiaIsaya,Je!

9Isayaakasema,UtakuwanaisharahiikwaBwana,ya kwambaBwanaatalitendanenohiloalilolinena;je!

10Hezekiaakasema,Nijambojepesikwakivulikushuka madarajakumi;la,lakinikivulinakirudinyumamadaraja kumi.

11NabiiIsayaakamliliaBwana,akakirudishanyumakile kivulimadarajakumi,ambachokilishukakatikadaftariya Ahazi.

12WakatihuoBerodak-baladani,mwanawaBaladani, mfalmewaBabeli,akatumabaruanazawadikwaHezekia; 13Hezekiaakawasikiliza,akawaonyeshanyumbayake yoteyenyethamani,fedha,nadhahabu,namanukato,na marhamuyathamani,nanyumbayoteyasilahazake,na vituvyotevilivyoonekanakatikahazinazake;hapakuwana kitukatikanyumbayake,walakatikamilkiyakeyote, ambachoHezekiahakuwaonyesha.

14NdiponabiiIsayaakamwendeamfalmeHezekia, akamwambia,Watuhawawalisemanini?nawametoka wapikujakwako?Hezekiaakasema,Wametokanchiya mbali,yaani,Babeli.

15Akasema,Wameonanininyumbanimwako?Hezekia akajibu,Mamboyoteyaliyomondaniyanyumbayangu wameyaona;

16IsayaakamwambiaHezekia,LisikienenolaBwana

17Tazama,sikuzinakuja,ambazokilakitukilichokatika nyumbayako,nakileambachobabazakowaliwekaakiba hataleo,kitachukuliwampakaBabeli;

18Nawanawakowatakaotokakwako,utakaowazaa, watawachukua;naowatakuwamatowashikatikajumbala mfalmewaBabeli

19NdipoHezekiaakamwambiaIsaya,NenolaBwana ulilolinenanijema.Akasema,Je!sivyemaikiwakuna amaninakwelikatikasikuzangu?

20NamamboyoteyaHezekiayaliyosalia,nanguvuzake zote,najinsialivyotengenezabirika,namfereji,nakuleta majimjini,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehecha wafalmewaYuda?

21Hezekiaakalalanababaze;naManasemwanawe akatawalamahalipake

SURAYA21

1Manasealikuwanaumriwamiakakuminamiwili alipoanzakutawala;akatawalamiakahamsininamitano hukoYerusalemunajinalamamayakelilikuwaHefsiba

2AkafanyayaliyomaovumachonipaBwana,sawasawa namachukizoyamataifa,aliowafukuzaBwanambeleya wanawaIsraeli

3AkapajengatenamahalipajuupalipopaharibuHezekia babayake;akamjengeaBaalimadhabahu,akatengenezana Ashera,kamaalivyofanyaAhabumfalmewaIsraeli; akasujudujeshilotelambinguni,nakuwatumikia.

4AkajengamadhabahukatikanyumbayaBwana,ambayo Bwanaalisemajuuyake,KatikaYerusalemunitaliweka jinalangu.

5Akajengamadhabahukwaajiliyajeshilotelambinguni katikanyuambilizanyumbayaYehova

6Akampitishamwanawemotoni,akatazama,akafanya uchawi,akajishughulishanapeponawachawi;akafanya maovumengimachonipaBwana,hatakumkasirisha

7AkawekasanamuyakuchongayaAsheraaliyoifanya ndaniyanyumba,ambayoBWANAalimwambiaDaudina Sulemanimwanawehabarizake,Katikanyumbahii,na katikaYerusalemuniliyoichaguakatikakabilazoteza Israeli,nitaliwekajinalangumilele;

8WalasitaifanyatenamiguuyaIsraelikutokakatikanchi niliyowapababazao;ikiwatuwataangaliakufanya sawasawanayoteniliyowaamuru,nakwasheriayote ambayomtumishiwanguMusaaliwaamuru

9Lakinihawakusikiliza;nayeManaseakawapotosha wafanyemaovukulikomataifaambayoBwana aliyaangamizambeleyawanawaIsraeli

10Bwanaakanenakwawatumishiwakemanabii,akisema, 11kwasababuManasemfalmewaYudaametenda machukizohayo,nayeametendamaovukulikoyote waliyoyafanyaWaamoriwaliomtangulia,akawakosesha Yudakwasanamuzake;

12KwahiyoBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi, Tazama,ninaletamabayajuuyaYerusalemunaYuda,hata kilaasikiayemasikioyakeyoteyatawasha

13NaminitanyoshajuuyaYerusalemukambayauziya Samaria,natimaziyanyumbayaAhabu;

14Naminitawaachamabakiyaurithiwangu,nakuwatia katikamikonoyaaduizao;naowatakuwamatekana matekayaaduizaowote;

15kwasababuwamefanyayaliyomaovumachonipangu, nakunikasirisha,tangusikuilebabazaowalipotokaMisri, hataleo

16TenaManasealimwagadamunyingisanaisiyonahatia, hataakaujazaYerusalemutokaupandehuuhataupande huu;zaidiyadhambiyakealiyowakoseshaYuda,kwa kufanyayaliyomabayamachonipaBwana

17BasimamboyoteyaManaseyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,nadhambiyakealiyoifanya,je! Hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalmewa Yuda?

18Manaseakalalanababaze,akazikwakatikabustaniya nyumbayake,katikabustaniyaUza;naAmonimwanawe akatawalamahalipake

19Amonialikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamiwili alipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiakamiwilihuko YerusalemunajinalamamayealiitwaMeshulemethibinti HaruziwaYotba

20AkafanyayaliyomabayamachonipaBwana,kama Manasebabayakealivyofanya.

21Akaiendeanjiayotealiyoifuatababayake,akazitumikia sanamuambazobabayakealizitumikianakuziabudu

22nayeakamwachaBwana,Munguwababazake,wala hakukwendakatikanjiayaBwana

23WatumishiwaAmoniwakafanyanjamadhidiyake, wakamwuamfalmekatikanyumbayakemwenyewe.

24Nawatuwanchiwakawauawotewaliokulanjamajuu yamfalmeAmoni;nawatuwanchiwakamfanyaYosia mwanaweawemfalmemahalipake.

25BasimamboyoteyaAmoniyaliyosalia,aliyoyafanya, je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehechawafalme waYuda?

26AkazikwakatikakaburilakekatikabustaniyaUza;na Yosiamwanaweakatawalamahalipake

SURAYA22

1Yosiaalikuwanaumriwamiakaminanealipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakathelathininammojahuko YerusalemunajinalamamayakealiitwaYedidabinti AdayawaBoskathi.

2AkafanyayaliyosawamachonipaBwana,akaiendeanjia yoteyaDaudibabayake,walahakugeukakwendamkono wakuumewalawakushoto.

3IkawakatikamwakawakuminananewamfalmeYosia, mfalmeakamtumaShafani,mwanawaAzalia,mwanawa Meshulamu,mwandishi,aendenyumbanikwaBwana, akisema, 4PandakwaHilkiakuhanimkuu,iliapatekuhesabufedha inayoletwakatikanyumbayaYehova,ambayowalinziwa mlangowamekusanyakutokakwawatu 5nawaitiemikononimwawatendajiwakazi,walio wasimamiziwanyumbayaBwana; 6kwamaseremala,nawajenzi,nawaashi,nakununuamiti namaweyakuchongwailikuitengenezanyumba.

7Walakinihawakuhesabiwajuuyazilefedhazilizotiwa mikononimwao,kwasababuwalitendakwauaminifu 8Hilkia,kuhanimkuu,akamwambiaShafani,mwandishi, NimekionakitabuchatoratikatikanyumbayaBwana. HilkiaakampaShafanikitabu,nayeakakisoma

9KishaShafanimwandishiakamwendeamfalme, akamleteamfalmehabari,akasema,Watumishiwako wamekusanyafedhazilizoonekanakatikanyumba,na kuzitiamkononimwawafanyaokazi,waliowasimamizi wanyumbayaBwana

10Shafanimwandishiakamwambiamfalme,akisema, Hilkiakuhaniamenipakitabu.NayeShafaniakakisoma mbeleyamfalme

11Ikawamfalmealiposikiamanenoyakitabuchatorati, aliraruamavaziyake.

12MfalmeakawaamurukuhaniHilkia,naAhikamu mwanawaShafani,naAkborimwanawaMikaya,na Shafanimwandishi,naAsayamtumishiwamfalme, akisema;

13Enendeni,mkamwulizeBwanakwaajiliyangu,nakwa ajiliyawatu,nakwaajiliyaYudayote,juuyamanenoya kitabuhikikilichopatikana;

14BasiHilkiakuhani,naAhikamu,naAkbori,naShafani, naAsaya,wakamwendeaHuldanabiimke,mkewe Shalumu,mwanawaTikva,mwanawaHarhasi,mtunza mavazi;(nayealikuwaakikaaYerusalemukatikachuo kikuu;)wakazungumzanaye

15Akawaambia,Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi, Mwambienihuyomtualiyewatumaninyikwangu, 16Bwanaasemahivi,Tazama,nitaletamabayajuuya mahalihapa,najuuyawakaajiwake,manenoyoteya kitabualichosomamfalmewaYuda;

17kwasababuwameniachamimi,nakuifukiziauvumba miungumingine,ilikunikasirishakwakazizotezamikono yao;kwahivyoghadhabuyanguitawakajuuyamahali hapa,nahaitazimishwa

18LakinimfalmewaYuda,aliyewatumakuulizakwa Bwana,mtamwambiahivi,Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli, asemahivi,Katikahabarizamanenouliyoyasikia; 19kwasababumoyowakoulikuwamwororo,nawe umejinyenyekezambelezaBwana,uliposikianiliyonena juuyamahalihapa,najuuyawakaajiwake,yakwamba watakuwaukiwanalaana,naweumeraruamavaziyako,na kuliambelezangu;miminaminimekusikiawewe,asema BWANA

20Basi,tazama,nitakukusanyakwababazako,nawe utawekwakaburinimwakokwaamani;namachoyako hayataonamabayayotenitakayoletajuuyamahalihapa Wakamleteamfalmehabaritena

SURAYA23

1Mfalmeakatumawatu,naowakamkusanyiawazeewote waYudanawaYerusalemu

2MfalmeakapandakwendanyumbanikwaBWANA,na watuwotewaYuda,nawakaajiwotewaYerusalemu pamojanaye,namakuhani,namanabii,nawatuwote, wadogokwawakubwa;akasomamasikionimwaomaneno yoteyakitabuchaaganokilichoonekanakatikanyumbaya Bwana

3Mfalmeakasimamakaribunanguzo,akafanyaagano mbelezaBWANA,kumfuataBWANA,nakushikaamri zake,nashuhudazake,nasheriazake,kwamoyowao wote,nakwarohoyaoyote,ilikuyafanyamanenoya aganohiliyaliyoandikwakatikakitabuhiki.Nawatuwote wakasimamakwaagano

4MfalmeakamwamuruHilkia,kuhanimkuu,namakuhani wadarajalapili,nawalinziwamlango,watoekatika hekalulaBWANAvyombovyotevilivyofanywakwa Baali,nakwaAshera,nakwaajiliyajeshilotelambinguni; akaviteketezanjeyaYerusalemukatikamashambaya Kidroni,akayachukuamajivuyakempakaBetheli 5Akawaondoamakuhaniwasanamu,ambaowafalmewa Yudawaliwawekawafukizieuvumbamahalipajuu,katika mijiyaYuda,nakatikamahalipakuzungukaYerusalemu;

naowaliomfukiziauvumbaBaali,najua,namwezi,na sayari,najeshilotelambinguni.

6KishaakaitoaAsherakutokakatikanyumbayaYehova njeyaYerusalemumpakakijitochaKidroni,+ akaiteketezakwenyekijitochaKidroni,+akaipondaponda ikawaunga,+akautupaungawakejuuyamakaburiya wanawawatu

7Nayeakazibomoanyumbazawazinzi,zilizokuwakaribu nanyumbayaBwana,ambapowanawakewalikuwa wakisukachandaruakwaAshera

8AkawaletamakuhaniwotekutokakatikamajijiyaYuda, akapanajisimahalipajuuambapomakuhaniwalikuwa wamefukizauvumba,kuanziaGebampakaBeer-sheba,+ nakubomoamahalipajuupa+malangoyaliyokuwa kwenyemwingiliowalangolaYoshua,liwaliwajiji,+ palikuwaupandewakushotowamtukwenyelangolajiji.

9Lakinimakuhaniwamahalipajuuhawakukweajuuya madhabahuyaBwanahukoYerusalemu,baliwalikula mikateisiyotiwachachukatiyanduguzao.

10NayeakaitiaunajisiTofethi,iliyokatikabondelawana waHinomu,ilimtuawayeyoteasimpitemwanaweaubinti yakemotonikwaMoleki.

11KishaakawaondoafarasiambaowafalmewaYuda walikuwawamewapajua,kwenyemwingiliowanyumba yaYehova,karibunachumbachaNathani-meleki, msimamizi-nyumba,+kilichokuwakatikamalisho,+ akayateketezamagariyajuakwamoto

12Nazilemadhabahuzilizokuwajuuyachumbachajuu chaAhazi,ambazowafalmewaYudawalikuwa wametengeneza,nazilemadhabahuambazoManase alikuwaametengenezakatikanyuambilizanyumbaya Yehova,mfalmeakazipondanakuzibomoakutokahapo, nakuyatupamavumbiyakekatikakijitochaKidroni

13NamahalipajuupalipokuwambeleyaYerusalemu, palipokuwaupandewakuumewamlimawauharibifu, ambapoSulemanimfalmewaIsraelialikuwaamejenga kwaajiliyaAshtorethi,chukizolaWasidoni,naKemoshi, chukizolaWamoabu,naMilkomu,chukizolawanawa Amoni,mfalmeakapanajisi

14Nayeakazivunjavipande-vipandenguzo,nakukata maashera,nakujazamahalipakemifupayawanadamu

15TenamadhabahuiliyokuwakoBetheli,namahalipajuu palipojengwanaYeroboamumwanawaNebati, aliyewakoseshaIsraeli,alipabomoamadhabahuhiyo,na mahalipajuu,namahalipajuupakuabudiamiungu, akapakanyaga-kanyagahataikawaunga,akaiteketeza Ashera

16Yosiaalipogeuka,akayaonamakaburiyaliyokuwamle mlimani,akatumawatu,akaichukuailemifupakutoka katikamakaburihayo,nakuiteketezajuuyamadhabahu, nakuitiaunajisi,sawasawananenolaBWANA alilolitangazayulemtuwaMungu,aliyetangazamaneno haya

17Kishaakasema,Jinaganihiloninaloliona?Watuwamji wakamwambia,HilindilokaburilamtuwaMungu, aliyetokaYuda,nakuyatangazamambohayauliyoyatenda juuyamadhabahuyaBetheli.

18Akasema,Mwacheni;mtuasiondoemifupayakeBasi wakaiachamifupayake,pamojanamifupayayulenabii aliyetokaSamaria.

19Tenanyumbazotezamahalipajuupalipokuwakatika mijiyaSamaria,ambazowafalmewaIsraeliwalikuwa

wamejengailikumkasirishaYehova,Yosiaakaziondoa, akazitendasawasawanamatendoyotealiyoyafanyahuko Betheli

20Akawauamakuhaniwotewamahalipajuuwaliokuwa palejuuyamadhabahu,nakuchomamifupayawatujuu yake,kishaakarudiYerusalemu

21Mfalmeakawaamuruwatuwote,akisema,Mfanyieni Bwana,Munguwenu,pasaka,kamailivyoandikwakatika kitabuhikichaagano

22Hakikahaikufanyikapasakayanamnahiitangusikuza waamuziwaliowaamuaIsraeli,walakatikasikuzoteza wafalmewaIsraeli,walawafalmewaYuda;

23Lakinikatikamwakawakuminananewamfalme Yosia,ambapopasakahiiiliadhimishwakwaBwanahuko Yerusalemu

24Tenahaowafanyaokaziwenyepepowautambuzi,na wachawi,nasanamu,nasanamu,namachukizoyote yaliyopelelewakatikanchiyaYudanaYerusalemu,Yosia akawaondoa,iliayatimizemanenoyatoratiyaliyoandikwa katikakitabualichoonaHilkiakuhanikatikanyumbaya Bwana

25Walahapakuwanamfalmekamayeyekablayake, aliyemgeukiaBwanakwamoyowakewote,nakwaroho yakeyote,nakwanguvuzakezote,sawasawanasheria yoteyaMusa;walabaadayakehakuzukamwinginekama yeye

26LakiniYehovahakugeukakutokakatikaukaliwa ghadhabuyakekuu,ambayokwayohasirayakeiliwakajuu yaYuda,kwasababuyamachukizoyoteambayoManase alikuwaamemkasirishanayo

27Bwanaakasema,NitawaondoaYudapiambeleya machoyangu,kamavilenilivyowaondoaIsraeli,nami nitautupamjihuuwaYerusalemuniliouchagua,nanyumba ileniliyosema,Jinalangulitakuwahumo.

28BasimamboyoteyaYosiayaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayakuandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaYuda?

29KatikasikuzakeFarao-nekomfalmewaMisriakapanda juuyamfalmewaAshurumpakamtoEufrate;naye akamwuahukoMegido,alipomwona.

30Watumishiwakewakamchukuakatikagariakiwa amekufakutokaMegido,wakampelekaYerusalemu, wakamzikakatikakaburilakemwenyewe.Nawatuwa nchiwakamtwaaYehoahazi,mwanawaYosia,wakamtia mafuta,wakamfanyamfalmemahalipababayake

31Yehoahazialikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininamitatu alipoanzakutawala;akatawalamiezimitatuhuko Yerusalemu.najinalamamayakealiitwaHamutali,binti YeremiawaLibna

32AkafanyamaovumachonipaBwana,sawasawanayote waliyofanyababazake

33Farao-nekoakamfungahukoRiblakatikanchiya Hamathi,iliasimilikiYerusalemu;akaitozanchitalanta miazafedha,natalantamojayadhahabu

34Farao-nekoakamtawazaEliakimumwanawaYosia kuwamfalmemahalipaYosiababayake,akageuzajina lakekuwaYehoyakimu,akamchukuaYehoahazi,naye akafikaMisri,akafiahuko

35YehoyakimuakampaFaraofedhanadhahabu;lakini aliitozanchikodi,ilikutoahizofedhakamaalivyoamuru Farao;akawatozawatuwanchifedhanadhahabu,kilamtu kamakodiyake,ilikumpaFarao-neko

36Yehoyakimualikuwanaumriwamiakaishirinina mitanoalipoanzakutawala;akatawalamiakakumina mmojahukoYerusalemunajinalamamayealiitwa SebudabintiPedayawaRuma.

37AkafanyamaovumachonipaBwana,sawasawanayote waliyofanyababazake

SURAYA24

1KatikasikuzakeNebukadrezamfalmewaBabeli akakwea,naYehoyakimuakawamtumishiwakemudawa miakamitatu;kishaakageukanakumwasi

2NayeYehovaakatumajuuyakevikosivyaWakaldayo, navikosivyaWashami,navikosivyaWamoabu,navikosi vyawanawaAmoni,akawatumajuuyaYudanakuiharibu, sawasawananenolaBWANAalilolinenakwawatumishi wakemanabii

3HakikahayoyalimjiaYudakwaamriyaBwana,ili kuwaondoambalinamachoyake,kwaajiliyadhambiza Manase,sawasawanayotealiyoyafanya; 4napiakwaajiliyadamuisiyonahatiaaliyoimwaga;kwa maanaaliujazaYerusalemudamuisiyonahatia;ambayo BWANAhakutakakusamehe

5BasimamboyoteyaYehoyakimuyaliyosalia,nayote aliyoyafanya,je!hayajaandikwakatikakitabu-cha-tarehe chawafalmewaYuda?

6Yehoyakimuakalalanababaze;naYehoyakinimwanawe akatawalamahalipake.

7NamfalmewaMisrihakutokatenakatikanchiyake; 8Yehoyakinialikuwanaumriwamiakakuminaminane alipoanzakutawala,akatawalakatikaYerusalemumiezi mitatunajinalamamayakealiitwaNehushtabinti ElnathaniwaYerusalemu

9AkafanyamaovumachonipaBwana,sawasawanayote aliyoyafanyababayake

10WakatihuowatumishiwaNebukadnezamfalmewa BabuloniwakapandajuuyaYerusalemu,najijihilo likazingirwa

11NebukadnezamfalmewaBabuloniakaushambuliamji, nawatumishiwakewakauzingira.

12NayeYehoyakinimfalmewaYudaakatokakwenda kwamfalmewaBabeli,yeye,namamayake,nawatumishi wake,nawakuuwake,namaofisawake;mfalmewaBabeli akamtwaakatikamwakawananewakumilikikwake

13AkatoahumohazinazotezanyumbayaYehova,na hazinazanyumbayamfalme,akavikatavipande-vipande vyombovyotevyadhahabuambavyoSulemanimfalmewa IsraelialikuwaamevifanyakatikahekalulaYehova,kama Yehovaalivyosema

14AkawachukuamatekawatuwotewaYerusalemu,na wakuuwote,namashujaawote,watuelfukumi,na mafundiwote,nawafuachuma;

15AkamchukuaYehoyakinimpakaBabiloni,namama yakemfalme,nawakezamfalme,namaofisawake,na wakuuwanchi,akawachukuamatekakutokaYerusalemu mpakaBabeli

16Namashujaawote,elfusaba,namafundi,nawafua chumaelfu,wotewalikuwahodarinawafaaokwavita, mfalmewaBabeliakawachukuamatekampakaBabeli

17MfalmewaBabeliakamtawazaMatania,nduguyababa yake,kuwamfalmebadalayake,akalibadilishajinalake kuwaSedekia

18Sedekiaalikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininammoja alipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiakakuminammojahuko YerusalemunajinalamamayakealiitwaHamutali,binti YeremiawaLibna.

19AkafanyamaovumachonipaYehova,sawasawana yoteambayoYehoyakimualifanya

20KwamaanakwasababuyahasirayaYehovajambohilo lilitokeakatikaYerusalemunaYuda,hataalipowafukuza kutokambeleyake,+ndipoSedekiaakamwasimfalmewa Babuloni

SURAYA25

1Ikawakatikamwakawakendawakumilikikwake, mweziwakumi,sikuyakumiyamwezihuo,Nebukadreza, mfalmewaBabeli,akajajuuyaYerusalemu,yeyenajeshi lakelote,akapigakambijuuyake;naowakajengangome kuizungukapandezote

2Mjiukahusuruhatamwakawakuminammojawa mfalmeSedekia

3Sikuyakendayamweziwannenjaailikuwakalindani yajiji,nawatuwanchihawakuwanachakula.

4Jijilikabomolewa,nawanaumewotewavita wakakimbiausikukwanjiayalangolililokatikatiyakuta mbili,karibunabustaniyamfalme,(basiWakaldayo walikuwawakiuzungukajijipandezote;

5JeshilaWakaldayowakamfuatiamfalme,wakampata katikanchitambararezaYeriko;

6Basiwakamkamatamfalme,wakampandishakwa mfalmewaBabelihukoRibla;wakatoahukumujuuyake 7WakawauawanawaSedekiambeleyamachoyake, wakamng’oaSedekiamacho,wakamfungakwapinguza shaba,wakampelekaBabiloni

8Nakatikamweziwatano,sikuyasabayamwezi,yaani, mwakawakuminakendawamfalmeNebukadreza, mfalmewaBabeli,Nebuzaradani,mkuuwawalinzi, mtumishiwamfalmewaBabeli,akafikaYerusalemu; 9AkaiteketezanyumbayaBwana,nanyumbayamfalme, nanyumbazotezaYerusalemu,nanyumbayakilamtu mkuuakaiteketezakwamoto.

10NajeshilotelaWakaldayo,waliokuwapamojanaamiri waaskariwalinzi,wakazibomoakutazaYerusalemupande zote.

11Basiwatuwenginewaliosaliakatikamji,nawale waliokimbiawaliomwaminimfalmewaBabeli,pamojana mabakiyaumati,Nebuzaradani,mkuuwawalinzi, akawachukuamateka

12Lakiniamiriwaaskariwalinziakawaachabaadhiya watuwaliomaskiniwanchi,wawewakulimawamizabibu nawakulima

13Nanguzozashabazilizokuwamokatikanyumbaya Bwana,namatako,nailebahariyashaba,iliyokuwakatika nyumbayaBwana,Wakaldayowakazivunjavipande vipande,wakaichukuashabayakempakaBabeli 14namasufuria,namajembe,namikasi,namiiko,na vyombovyotevyashabawalivyokuwawakivitumikia, wakavichukua.

15Amiriwaaskariwalinziakavichukuavilevyetezo,na mabakuli,navituvilivyokuwavyadhahabu,vyadhahabu, navyafedhavyafedha.

16zilenguzombili,nabaharimoja,namatako,ambayo SulemanialiifanyianyumbayaBwana;shabayavyombo hivyovyotehaikuwanauzani

17Urefuwanguzomojaulikuwadhiraakuminaminane, natajijuuyakeilikuwayashaba;naurefuwatajiulikuwa dhiraatatu;nakaziyakusuka,namakomamangajuuya tajikuizungukapandezote,yoteyalikuwayashaba;na kamahiyonguzoyapiliilikuwanakaziyakusuka.

18MkuuwawalinziakamtwaaSeraya,kuhanimkuu,na Sefania,kuhaniwapili,nawalinziwatatuwamlango;

19Nakatikajijiakamchukuaofisammojaaliyekuwajuu yawatuwavita,nawatuwatanokatiyawalewaliokuwa mbeleyamfalme,waliopatikanamjini,namwandishi mkuuwajeshi,aliyewakusanyawatuwanchi,nawatu sitiniwawatuwanchiwaliopatikanamjini;

20Nebuzaradanimkuuwawalinziakavitwaa,akawaleta kwamfalmewaBabelihukoRibla;

21MfalmewaBabeliakawapiganakuwauahukoRibla katikanchiyaHamathi.BasiYudawakachukuliwakutoka katikanchiyao

22NakwahabarizawatuwaliosaliakatikanchiyaYuda, ambaoNebukadrezamfalmewaBabelialiwaacha, akamwekaGedalia,mwanawaAhikamu,mwanawa Shafani,kuwamkuujuuyao

23Nawakuuwotewamajeshi,waonawatuwao, waliposikiakwambamfalmewaBabiloniamemweka Gedaliakuwaliwali,wakajakwaGedaliahukoMispa, yaani,IshmaelimwanawaNethania,naYohananimwana waKarea,naSerayamwanawaTanhumethi,Mnetofathi, naYaazania,mwanawaMmaakathi,nawanaumewao

24Gedaliaakawaapiawaonawatuwao,akawaambia, MsiwaogopewatumishiwaWakaldayo;kaenikatikanchi, mkamtumikiemfalmewaBabeli;naitakuwaherikwako

25Lakiniikawakatikamweziwasaba,Ishmaelimwana waNethania,mwanawaElishama,wauzaowakifalme, akaja,nawatukumipamojanaye,wakampigaGedalia, hataakafa,naWayahudinaWakaldayowaliokuwapamoja nayehukoMispa

26Nawatuwote,wadogokwawakubwa,namaakidawa majeshi,wakasimama,wakaendaMisri,kwamaana waliwaogopaWakaldayo

27Ikawakatikamwakawathelathininasabawa kuhamishwakwaYehoyakinimfalmewaYuda,katika mweziwakuminambili,sikuyaishirininasabayamwezi huo,EvilmerodakimfalmewaBabelikatikamwaka alioanzakutawala,akakiinuakichwachaYehoyakini mfalmewaYudakutokakatikagereza;

28Akasemanayekwawema,akawekakitichakechaenzi juuyavitivyawafalmewaliokuwapamojanayehuko Babeli;

29Akabadilimavaziyakeyakifungo,nayeakalachakula mbeleyakesikuzotezamaishayake.

30Naposhoyakeilikuwaposhoyasikuzotealiyopewana mfalme,chakulachakilasikukwasiku,sikuzoteza maishayake