2Samweli
SURAYA1
1IkawabaadayakufakwakeSauli,hapoDaudialiporudi kutokakuwapigaWaamaleki,nayeDaudiakakaasiku mbilihukoSiklagi;
2Ikawahatasikuyatatu,tazama,mtummojaakatoka katikakambikwaSauli,nguozakezimeraruliwa,na udongokichwanimwake;
3Daudiakamwambia,Umetokawapi?Akamwambia, MiminimeokokakatikakambiyaIsraeli
4Daudiakamwambia,Imekuwaje?Tafadhali,niambie Akajibu,yakwambawatuwamekimbiavita,nawatu wengiwameangukanakufa;naSaulinaYonathani mwanawewamekufapia
5Daudiakamwambiayulekijanaaliyempahabari, UnajuajeyakuwaSaulinamwanaweYonathaniwamekufa?
6Yulekijanaaliyempashahabariakasema,Ikawanilitokea katikamlimawaGilboa,natazama,Sauliameegemea mkukiwake;natazama,magarinawapandafarasi wakamfuatakwabidii
7Nayealipotazamanyuma,aliniona,akaniita.Nami nikajibu,Mimihapa
8Nayeakaniambia,Weweninani?Nikamjibu,Mimini Mwamaleki.
9Akaniambiatena,Tafadhali,simamajuuyangu,uniue, kwamaanadhikiimenipata,kwasababuuhaiwanguungali mzimandaniyangu.
10Basinikasimamajuuyake,nikamuua,kwasababu nilijuayakwambahawezikuishibaadayakuanguka kwake;nikaitwaatajiiliyokuwajuuyakichwachake,na bangiliiliyokuwamkononimwake,nikaviletahapakwa bwanawangu.
11NdipoDaudiakashikamavaziyake,nakuyararua;na watuwotewaliokuwapamojanayevivyohivyo
12Wakaomboleza,wakalia,nakufungahatajioni,kwa ajiliyaSauli,nakwaajiliyaYonathanimwanawe,nakwa ajiliyawatuwaBwana,nakwaajiliyanyumbayaIsraeli; kwasababuwaliangukakwaupanga
13Daudiakamwambiayulekijanaaliyempahabari, Umetokawapiwewe?Akajibu,Miminimwanawamgeni, Mwamaleki.
14Daudiakamwambia,Kwaninihukuogopakuunyosha mkonowakonakumwangamizamasihiwaBWANA?
15NdipoDaudiakamwitammojawawalevijana,akasema, Njookaribu,ukamwangukieNayeakampigahataakafa
16Daudiakamwambia,Damuyakonaiwejuuyakichwa chako;kwamaanakinywachakokimeshuhudiajuuyako, ukisema,NimemwuamasihiwaBWANA
17NayeDaudiakamliliaSaulinaYonathanimwanawe kwamaombolezohaya;
18TenaakawaamurukuwafundishawanawaYudajinsiya kutumiaupinde;tazama,imeandikwakatikakitabucha Yasheri.
19UzuriwaIsraeliumeuawajuuyamahalipakopajuu! Jinsimashujaawalivyoanguka!
20MsisemehabarihiikatikaGathi,walamsiyatangaze katikanjiazaAskeloni;bintizaWafilistiwasije wakafurahi,bintizawasiotahiriwawasifurahi
21EnyimilimayaGilboa,kusiwenaumande,walamvua isinyeshejuuyenu,walamashambayamatoleo;
22Kutokakwadamuyawaliouawa,kutokakwamafutaya mashujaa,UpindewaYonathanihaukurudinyuma,na upangawaSaulihaukurudibure
23SaulinaYonathaniwalikuwawazurinawakupendeza maishanimwao,walakatikakifochaohawakugawanyika; walikuwawepesikulikotai,walikuwananguvukuliko simba.
24EnyibintizaIsraeli,mlieniSauli,aliyewavikanguo nyekundu,namamboyakupendeza,aliyewekamapambo yadhahabukatikamavaziyenu.
25Jinsimashujaawalivyoangukakatikatiyavita!Ee Yonathani,uliuawakatikamahalipakopajuu
26Ninahuzunikwaajiliyako,Yonathani,nduguyangu, ulikuwawakupendezasanakwangu;
27Jinsimashujaawalivyoanguka,nasilahazavita zilivyoangamia!
SURAYA2
1Ikawabaadayahayo,DaudiakaulizakwaBwana, akisema,Je!BWANAakamwambia,Paa.Daudiakasema, Niendewapi?Akasema,MpakaHebroni.
2BasiDaudiakakweakwendahuko,nawakezakewawili pia,AhinoamuwaYezreeli,naAbigaili,mkeweNabali, Mkarmeli.
3Daudiakawapandishawatuwakewaliokuwapamoja naye,kilamtunajamaayake,wakakaakatikamijiya Hebroni
4BasiwatuwaYudawakaja,nahukowakamtiaDaudi mafutaawemfalmejuuyanyumbayaYuda. WakamwambiaDaudi,yakwambawatuwaYabeshgileadindiowaliomzikaSauli
5DaudiakatumawajumbekwawatuwaYabesh-gileadi, akawaambia,NambarikiweninyinaBwana,kwakuwa mmemtendeabwanawenuSaulifadhilihii,nakumzika 6BasisasaBwananaawatendeeninyifadhilinakweli, naminaminitawapafadhilihii,kwasababummefanya jambohili
7Basisasamikonoyenunaiwenanguvu,nanyiiweni mashujaa;kwamaanaSaulibwanawenuamekufa,na nyumbayaYudapiawamenitiamafutaniwemfalmejuu yao.
8LakiniAbneri,mwanawaNeri,mkuuwajeshilaSauli, akamtwaaIshboshethi,mwanawaSauli,akamvusha mpakaMahanaimu; 9akamtawazakuwamfalmejuuyaGileadi,naWaashuri, naYezreeli,naEfraimu,naBenyamini,naIsraeliwote 10IshboshethimwanawaSaulialikuwanaumriwamiaka arobainialipoanzakutawalajuuyaIsraeli,akatawalamiaka miwiliLakininyumbayaYudailimfuataDaudi 11NasikualizokuwamfalmeDaudihukoHebronijuuya nyumbayaYudailikuwamiakasabanamiezisita 12BasiAbneri,mwanawaNeri,nawatumishiwa Ishboshethi,mwanawaSauli,wakatokaMahanaimu mpakaGibeoni
13BasiYoabumwanawaSeruya,nawatumishiwaDaudi, wakatoka,wakakutanapamojakaribunaziwalaGibeoni; 14AbneriakamwambiaYoabu,Hayavijananawasimame, wachezembeleyetuYoabuakasema,Nawaondoke 15Kishawakaondokanakuvukakwaidadi,kumina wawiliwaBenyamini,waliokuwamaliyaIshboshethi,
mwanawaSauli,nakuminawawiliwawatumishiwa Daudi.
16Wakashikakilamtukichwachamwenzake, wakamchomaupangaubavuni;basiwakaangukapamoja; kwahiyomahalipalepakaitwaHelkath-hasurimu,iliyoko Gibeoni
17Kulikuwanavitavikalisanasikuhiyo;nayeAbneri akashindwanawatuwaIsraelimbeleyawatumishiwa Daudi
18NawanawatatuwaSeruyawalikuwakohuko,Yoabu, naAbishai,naAsaheli;naAsahelialikuwamwepesiwa miguukamapaa
19AsaheliakamfuatiaAbneri;nayekatikakwendazake hakugeukakwendamkonowakuumewalawakushoto asimfuateAbneri
20NdipoAbneriakatazamanyumayake,akasema,Wewe ndiweAsaheli?Nayeakajibu,Mimindiye
21Abneriakamwambia,Geukaupandewakowakuumeau wakushoto,umshikekijanammojawapo,uzitwaesilaha zakeLakiniAsahelihakukubalikuachakumfuata
22AbneriakamwambiaAsahelitena,Geukausinifuate; basi,nimwinuliejeYoabu,nduguyako?
23Lakiniakakataakugeuka;kwahiyoAbneriakampiga kwanchayanyumayamkuki,hatamkukiukatokanyuma yake;akaangukachinihapo,akafamahalipale;ikawa, watuwotewaliofikamahalipaleAsahelialipoangukana kufawakasimamatuli
24YoabunaAbishainaowakamfuatiaAbneri;jua likazamawalipofikakwenyekilimachaAma,kilicho mbeleyaGia,njiayanyikayaGibeoni
25WanawaBenyaminiwakakusanyikapamojanyumaya Abneri,wakawakikosikimoja,wakasimamajuuyakilele chakilima
26NdipoAbneriakamwitaYoabu,akasema,Je!upanga utakulamilele?hujuiyakuwakutakuwanauchungukatika sikuzamwisho?Itakuwampakalinikablahujawaambia watuwarudinakuachakuwafuatanduguzao?
27Yoabuakasema,KamaMunguaishivyo,kama hukusema,basihapoasubuhiwatuwangepanda,kilamtu nakuachakumfuatanduguyake.
28BasiYoabuakapigatarumbeta,nawatuwote wakasimamakimya,walahawakuwafuatiatenaIsraeli, walahawakupiganatena.
29Abnerinawatuwakewakatembeausikuhuowote katikatiyanchitambarare,wakavukaYordani,wakapita katikatiyaBithroniyote,wakafikaMahanaimu.
30YoabuakarudikutokakumfuataAbneri;naye akawakusanyawatuwote,wakapungukiwanawatumishi waDaudiwatukuminakenda,naAsaheli
31LakiniwatumishiwaDaudiwalikuwawamewapiga watuwaBenyamini,nawawatuwaAbneri,hatawakafa watumiatatunasitini.
32WakamchukuaAsaheli,wakamzikakatikakaburila babayake,lililokoBethlehemuYoabunawatuwake wakaendausikukucha,wakafikaHebronialfajiri
SURAYA3
1Basikulikuwanavitasikunyingikatiyanyumbaya SaulinanyumbayaDaudi;lakiniDaudiakazidikuwana nguvuzaidi,nanyumbayaSauliikazidikudhoofika
2NayeDaudiwakazaliwawanahukoHebroni;namzaliwa wakewakwanzaalikuwaAmnoni,waAhinoamu Myezreeli; 3nawapiliwake,Kileabu,waAbigaili,mkeweNabali, Mkarmeli;nawatatu,Absalomu,mwanawaMaaka,binti Talmai,mfalmewaGeshuri; 4nawanne,Adonia,mwanawaHagithi;nawatano, Shefatia,mwanawaAbitali;
5nawasitaIthreamukutokakwaEgla,mkewaDaudi HaondiowaliozaliwanaDaudihukoHebroni
6IkawakulipokuwanavitakatiyanyumbayaSaulina nyumbayaDaudi,Abneriakajitianguvukwaajiliya nyumbayaSauli.
7NayeSaulialikuwanasuria,jinalakeakiitwaRispa, bintiAya;IshboshethiakamwambiaAbneri,Mbona umeingiakwasuriawababayangu?
8NdipoAbneriakakasirikasanakwaajiliyamanenoya Ishboshethi,akasema,Je!
9MunguamfanyieAbnerivivyo,nakuzidi,nisipomtenda vilevilekamaBwanaalivyomwapiaDaudi;
10ilikuuhamishiaufalmekutokanyumbayaSauli,na kukisimamishakitichaenzichaDaudijuuyaIsraelinajuu yaYuda,kutokaDanimpakaBeer-sheba
11WalahakuwezakumjibuAbnerinenololotetena,kwa sababualimwogopa.
12AbneriakatumawajumbekwaDaudikwaajiliyake, kusema,Nchiniyanani?akisema,Fanyaaganolakonami, natazama,mkonowanguutakuwapamojanawe,kuwaleta Israeliwotekwako
13Akasema,Vema;Nitafanyaaganonawe,lakinineno mojanatakakwako,yaani,hutanionausowangu, isipokuwaunileteeMikali,bintiSauli,hapoutakapokuja kunitazamausowangu
14KishaDaudiakatumawajumbekwaIshboshethi, mwanawaSauli,kusema,NipemkewanguMikali, niliyemposakwagovimiazaWafilisti
15KishaIshboshethiakatumawatuakamtwaakutokakwa mumewe,yaani,kutokakwaPaltieli,mwanawaLaishi
16Mumewakeakaendapamojanayeakilianyumayake mpakaBahurimu.NdipoAbneriakamwambia,Enenda, urudiNayeakarudi
17AbneriakawanamashaurinawazeewaIsraeli, akasema,ZamanimlimtafutaDaudiawemfalmejuuyenu; 18Basisasafanyenihivi;
19AbnerinayeakanenamasikionimwaBenyamini;naye AbneriakaendakusemamasikionimwaDaudihuko Hebroniyoteyaliyoonekanakuwamemamachonipa Israeli,nanyumbayoteyaBenyaminiiliyoonekanakuwa jema
20BasiAbneriakamwendeaDaudihukoHebroni,nawatu ishirinipamojanayeNayeDaudiakamfanyiaAbnerina watuwaliokuwapamojanayekaramu.
21AbneriakamwambiaDaudi,Nitaondoka,niendezangu, niwakusanyiebwanawangumfalmeIsraeliwote,ili wafanyemapatanonawe,naweutawalejuuyayote ambayomoyowakounatamaniNayeDaudiakamfukuza Abneri;akaendakwaamani.
22Natazama,watumishiwaDaudinaYoabuwakaja kutokakuwapigawatu,wakaletanyaranyingipamojanao; lakiniAbnerihakuwapamojanaDaudihukoHebroni; maanaalikuwaamemwachaaendezake,naamekwenda zakekwaamani
23Yoabunajeshilotelililokuwapamojanayewalipofika, wakamwambiaYoabu,kusema,Abneri,mwanawaNeri, alikujakwamfalme,nayeamemwachaaendezake,naye amekwendazakekwaamani.
24NdipoYoabuakamwendeamfalme,akasema, Umefanyanini?tazama,Abnerialikujakwako;mbona umemfukuza,nayeamekwendazakekabisa?
25WeweunamjuaAbneri,mwanawaNeri,kwamba alikujakukudanganya,nakujuakutokakwakonakuingia kwako,nakujuayoteuyafanyayo
26YoabualipotokakwaDaudi,akatumawajumbe kumfuataAbneri,naowakamrudishakutokakatikakisima chaSira,lakiniDaudihakujua.
27AbnerialiporudiHebroni,Yoabuakamchukuakando langoniiliasemenayekwautulivu,akampigahapo ubavuni,hataakafa,kwaajiliyadamuyaAsahelinduguye.
28HatabaadayeDaudialiposikia,akasema,Mimina ufalmewanguhatunahatiahatamilelembelezaBwana kwaajiliyadamuyaAbneri,mwanawaNeri;
29NaiwejuuyakichwachaYoabu,najuuyanyumba yoteyababayake;walaasikosemtukatikanyumbaya Yoabualiyenakisonono,aumwenyeukoma,au anayeegemeafimbo,auanayeangukakwaupanga,au aliyepungukiwanachakula
30BasiYoabunaAbishainduguyewakamwuaAbneri, kwasababuamemwuaAsahelinduguyaohukoGibeoni vitani
31DaudiakamwambiaYoabu,nawatuwotewaliokuwa pamojanaye,Raruenimavaziyenu,nakujivikanguoza magunia,mkamwombolezeAbneriNayemfalmeDaudi mwenyeweakalifuatajeneza.
32WakamzikaAbnerihukoHebroni;mfalmeakapaza sautiyake,akaliakatikakaburilaAbneri;nawatuwote wakalia.
33MfalmeakamliliaAbneri,akasema,Je!
34Mikonoyakohaikufungwa,walamiguuyakohaikutiwa ndaniyapingu;Nawatuwotewakamliliatena.
35NawatuwotewalipokujailikumlishaDaudichakula kungalibadomchana,Daudiakaapa,akisema,Mungu anifanyievivyo,nakuzidi,nikionjamkateaukitucho chotechochotehatajualitakapotua
36Watuwotewakalionajambohilo,nalolikawapendeza; kamanenololotealilofanyamfalmelikawapendezawatu wote
37KwamaanawatuwotenaIsraeliwotewakafahamusiku ileyakuwahaikutokakwamfalmekumwuaAbnerimwana waNeri
38Mfalmeakawaambiawatumishiwake,Je!
39Namileonidhaifu,ingawanimetiwamafutakuwa mfalme;nawatuhawa,wanawaSeruya,niwagumu kunishinda;Bwanaatamlipamtendamabayasawasawana uovuwake.
SURAYA4
1MwanawaSaulialiposikiayakwambaAbneriamekufa hukoHebroni,mikonoyakeilikuwadhaifu,naWaisraeli wotewakafadhaika
2NamwanawaSaulialikuwanawatuwawiliwaliokuwa wakuuwavikosi;jinalammojalilikuwaBaana,najinala wapiliRekabu,wanawaRimoni,Mbeerothi,wawanawa Benyamini;
3WabeerothiwakakimbiliaGitaimu,wakakaahukokama wagenimpakaleo.)
4NayeYonathani,mwanawaSauli,alikuwanamwana mwenyekilemachamiguu.Alikuwanaumriwamiaka mitanozilipokujahabarizaSaulinaYonathanikutoka Yezreeli,nayayayakeakamchukuanakukimbia;najina lakealiitwaMefiboshethi
5NawanawaRimoni,Mbeerothi,RekabunaBaana, wakaenda,wakafikanyumbanikwaIshboshethiwakatiwa hariyamchana,nayeakalalakitandaniadhuhuri
6Wakajandaniyanyumbakanakwambawanataka kuchotangano;naowakampigachiniyaubavu,Rekabuna Baananduguyewakaokoka.
7Kwamaanawalipoingianyumbani,alilalakitandani mwakekatikachumbachakechakulala,naowakampiga, nakumwua,nakumkatakichwa,nakukitwaakichwa chake,wakaendazaokatikaArabausikukucha
8WakakiletakichwachaIshboshethikwaDaudihuko Hebroni,wakamwambiamfalme,Tazama,kichwacha Ishboshethi,mwanawaSauli,aduiyako,aliyekuwaakitaka kukuua;naBwanaamemlipizakisasibwanawangu mfalmehivileojuuyaSaulinauzaowake.
9NayeDaudiakawajibuRekabunaBaananduguye,wana waRimoni,Mbeerothi,akawaambia,KamaBwana aishivyo,aliyeikomboanafsiyangukatikamabayayote; 10Mtummojaaliponiambia,akisema,Tazama,Sauli amekufa,akidhanikuwaameletahabarinjema,nilimshika, nikamuuahukoSiklagi,ambayealidhaniyakuwa ningempathawabukwaajiliyahabarizake;
11Sizaidisanawatuwaovuwatakapomwuamtu mwadilifukatikanyumbayakemwenyewekitandani mwake?basisasasitaitakadamuyakemkononimwenu,na kuwaondoakatikanchi?
12NayeDaudiakawaamuruvijanawake,naowakawaua, nakuwakatamikononamiguu,wakawatundikajuuya ziwahukoHebroniLakiniwakakitwaakichwacha Ishboshethi,wakakizikakatikakaburilaAbnerihuko Hebroni
SURAYA5
1NdipokabilazotezaIsraeliwakamwendeaDaudihuko Hebroni,wakasema,wakisema,Tazama,sisitumfupa wakonanyamayako
2Tenahapozamani,Saulialipokuwamfalmejuuyetu, wewendiweuliyewaongozaIsraelikutokanakuwaingiza; 3BasiwazeewotewaIsraeliwakamwendeamfalmehuko Hebroni;nayemfalmeDaudiakafanyamapatanohuko HebronimbelezaBwana;wakamtiamafutaDaudiawe mfalmejuuyaIsraeli
4Daudialikuwanaumriwamiakathelathinialipoanza kutawala,akatawalamiakaarobaini.
5HukoHebronialitawalajuuyaYudamiakasabanamiezi sita;nakatikaYerusalemualitawalamiakathelathinina mitatujuuyaIsraeliwotenaYuda
6MfalmenawatuwakewakaendaYerusalemukwa Wayebusi,wenyejiwanchi,naowakamwambiaDaudi, wakisema,Usipowaondoavipofunavilema,hutaingia humu,wakifikiri,Daudihawezikuingiahumu 7WalakiniDaudialiitekangomeyaSayuni;ndiomjiwa Daudi
8Daudiakasemasikuhiyo,Mtuyeyoteatakayepanda mferejini,nakuwapigaWayebusi,navilema,navipofu, wanaochukiwananafsiyaDaudi,yeyeatakuwamkuuna jemadari.Kwahiyowakasema,Vipofunaviwete hawataingianyumbani.
9BasiDaudiakakaakatikangomehiyo,akaiita,Mjiwa DaudiNayeDaudiakajengapandezotetokaMilona kuelekeandani.
10Daudiakaendelea,akawamkuu,naBwana,Munguwa majeshi,akawapamojanaye
11KishaHiramu,mfalmewaTiro,akatumawajumbekwa Daudi,namierezi,namaseremala,nawaashi;nao wakamjengeaDaudinyumba.
12DaudiakajuayakuwaBwanaamemwekaimaraawe mfalmejuuyaIsraeli,nayakuwaameutukuzaufalme wakekwaajiliyawatuwakeIsraeli.
13KishaDaudiakajitwaliamasurianawakezaidikutoka Yerusalemu,baadayakutokaHebroni;
14Nahayandiyomajinayawalewaliozaliwakwakehuko Yerusalemu;Shamua,naShobabu,naNathani,na Sulemani;
15Ibharipia,naElishua,naNefegi,naYafia; 16naElishama,naEliada,naElifeleti
17LakiniWafilistiwaliposikiayakwambawamemtia DaudimafutaawemfalmejuuyaIsraeli,Wafilistiwote wakapandailikumtafutaDaudi;nayeDaudiakasikia, akashukampakangomeni
18NaoWafilistiwakajanakujitawanyakatikabondela Refaimu
19DaudiakaulizakwaBwana,akisema,Je!Je!utawatia mkononimwangu?BWANAakamwambiaDaudi,Kwea, kwamaanabilashakanitawatiaWafilistimikononimwako
20DaudiakafikaBaal-perasimu,nayeDaudiakawapiga huko,akasema,Bwanaamewafurikiaaduizangumbele yangu,kamamafurikoyamajiKwahiyoakapaitamahali paleBaal-perasimu
21Wakaachasanamuzaohuko,naDaudinawatuwake wakaziteketeza
22Wafilistiwakakweatena,wakatandakatikabondela Warefai.
23NayeDaudialipoulizakwaBwana,akasema,Usikwee; lakinizungushanyumayao,ukawafikiliembeleyamikuyu 24Naiwe,utakaposikiasautiyakwendajuuyavilelevya mikuyu,ndipoujilinde;
25Daudiakafanyahivyo,kamaBwanaalivyomwagiza; akawapigaWafilistikutokaGebampakaGezeri.
SURAYA6
1TenaDaudiakawakusanyawateulewotewaIsraeli,watu thelathinielfu
2Daudiakaondoka,akaendapamojanawatuwote waliokuwapamojanayekutokaBaaleyaYuda,ili kupandishakutokahukosandukulaMungu,ambalojina lakeliitwalokwajinalaBWANAwamajeshi,akaayejuu yamakerubi
3WakalipandishasandukulaMungujuuyagarijipya, wakalitoakatikanyumbayaAbinadabu,iliyokuwako Gibea;UzanaAhio,wanawaAbinadabu,wakaliendesha lilegarijipya.
4NaowakalitoakutokakatikanyumbayaAbinadabu iliyokoGibea,pamojanasandukulaMunguwakweli;na Ahioakalitanguliasanduku
5DaudinanyumbayoteyaIsraeliwakachezambeleza Yehovakwavinandavyakilanamnavilivyotengenezwa kwamtiwamberoshi,nakwavinubi,navinanda,na matari,natari,namatoazi
6HatawalipofikakwenyekiwanjachakupuriachaNakoni, UzaakaunyosheamkonosandukulaMungu,akalishika; maanang'ombewaliitikisa
7HasirayaBwanaikawakajuuyaUza;naMungu akampigahukokwakosalake;nahapoakafakaribuna sandukulaMungu.
8DaudialikasirikakwasababuBwanaalikuwa amemfurikiaUza,akapaitamahalipalePeresuzahataleo 9DaudiakamwogopaBwanasikuile,akasema,Je!
10BasiDaudihakukubalikuliletasandukulaBwanandani yamjiwaDaudi;
11SandukulaBwanalikakaakatikanyumbayaObededomu,Mgiti,mudawamiezimitatu;
12MfalmeDaudiakaambiwa,kusema,Bwanaameibariki nyumbayaObed-edomu,navituvyotealivyonavyo,kwa ajiliyasandukulaMunguBasiDaudiakaenda, akalipandishasandukulaMungukutokanyumbayaObededomumpakamjiwaDaudikwafuraha.
13Ikawa,haowaliolichukuasandukulaBwana walipokwishakwendahatuasita,akachinjang'ombena vinono.
14NayeDaudiakachezambelezaBwanakwanguvuzake zote;nayeDaudialikuwaamejifunganaiverayakitani 15BasiDaudinanyumbayoteyaIsraeliwakalipandisha sandukulaBwanakwashangwe,nasautiyatarumbeta 16NasandukulaBwanalilipoingiakatikamjiwaDaudi, Mikali,bintiSauli,akachunguliadirishani,akamwona mfalmeDaudiakiruka-rukanakuchezambelezaBwana; nayeakamdharaumoyonimwake
17WakaliletasandukulaBwana,wakaliwekamahalipake, katikatiyahemaaliyoipigaDaudikwaajiliyake;naye Daudiakatoasadakazakuteketezwanasadakazaamani mbelezaBwana.
18NamaraDaudialipokwishakutoadhabihuza kuteketezwanadhabihuzaamani,akawabarikiwatukwa jinalaYehovawamajeshi.
19Nayeakawagawiawatuwote,mkutanowotewaIsraeli, nawanawakekwawanaume,kilamtumkatewamkate,na kipandechanyama,nakiribachazabibu.Basiwatuwote wakaendazao,kilamtunyumbanikwake
20KishaDaudiakarudiilikubarikinyumbayake.Mikali, bintiSauli,akatokailikumlakiDaudi,akasema,Jinsi mfalmewaIsraelialivyokuwanautukufuleo,ambayeleo amejifunuamachonipawajakaziwawatumishiwake, kamavilemtummojawawatuwaubatiliajifunuavyobila haya!
21DaudiakamwambiaMikali,IlikuwambelezaBwana, aliyenichaguamimimbeleyababayako,nambeleya nyumbayakeyote,ilikuniwekaniwemkuujuuyawatuwa Bwana,juuyaIsraeli; 22Naminitakuwamnyongezaidikulikohivi,nami nitakuwamnyongemachonipangumwenyewe; 23KwahiyoMikalibintiSaulihakuwanamtotohatasiku yakufakwake
1Ikawa,mfalmealipokuwaameketinyumbanimwake, nayeBwanaakamparahambeleyaaduizakewote; 2mfalmeakamwambianabiiNathani,Tazama,mimi ninakaakatikanyumbayamierezi,lakinisandukula Mungulinakaandaniyamapazia
3Nathaniakamwambiamfalme,Enenda,ukafanyeyote yaliyomoyonimwako;kwakuwaBWANAyupamoja nawe
4Ikawausikuule,nenolaBwanalikamjiaNathani, kusema, 5EnendaukamwambiemtumishiwanguDaudi,Bwana asemahivi,Je!weweutanijengeanyumbayakukaa?
6kwakuwamimisijakaakatikanyumbayoyote,tangu sikuilenilipowatoawanawaIsraelikutokaMisri,hataleo, balinimetembeakatikahemanakatikamaskani
7Katikamahalipotenilipokwendapamojanawanawa Israeliwote,je!
8Basisasa,mwambiemtumishiwanguDaudi,Bwanawa majeshiasemahivi,Miminilikutwaakatikazizi,katika kuwafuatakondoo,iliuwemkuujuuyawatuwangu,juu yaIsraeli;
9Naminilikuwapamojanawekilaulikokwenda,na kuwakatiliambaliaduizakowotembeleyamachoyako, nakujifanyiajinakuu,kamajinalahaowakuuwalioko duniani
10TenanitawaagiziamahaliwatuwanguIsraeli,nami nitawapanda,wapatekukaamahalipaowenyewe,wala wasiondoketena;walawanawauovuhawatawatesatena, kamazamani;
11Tenatangusikuilenilipowaamuruwaamuziwawejuu yawatuwanguIsraeli,naminimekustareheshambeleya aduizakowote.TenaBwanaanakuambiakuwa atakufanyianyumba
12Nasikuzakozitakapotimia,nakulalanababazako, nitasimamishamzaowakobaadayako,atakayetoka tumbonimwako,naminitaufanyaimaraufalmewake
13Yeyendiyeatakayejenganyumbakwajinalangu,nami nitakifanyaimarakitichaufalmewakemilele.
14Nitakuwababayake,nayeatakuwamwananguakitenda uovu,nitamwadhibukwafimboyawanadamu,nakwa mapigoyawanadamu;
15Lakinifadhilizanguhazitaondokakwake,kama nilivyoziondoakwaSauli,niliyemwekambeleyako
16Nanyumbayakonaufalmewakovitathibitishwamilele mbeleyako;
17Kamamanenohayoyote,namaonohayoyote,ndivyo NathanialivyomwambiaDaudi
18NdipomfalmeDaudiakaingia,akaketimbelezaBwana, akasema,Mimininani,EeBwanaMUNGU?nanyumba yanguninini,hataumeniletahatahapa?
19Najambohilililikuwadogomachonipako,EeBwana MUNGU;lakiniumenenahabarizanyumbayamtumishi wakokwamudamrefuujaoNahiindiyodesturiya mwanadamu,EeBwanaMUNGU?
20NaDaudiatakuambianinizaidi?kwamaanawewe, BwanaMUNGU,unamjuamtumishiwako
21Kwaajiliyanenolako,nakwamoyowakomwenyewe, umefanyamambohayayotemakuu,ilikumjulisha mtumishiwako
22Kwahiyowewenimkuu,EeBwanaMungu,kwa maanahakunamwinginekamawewe,walahakunaMungu mwingineilawewe,kamayotetuliyosikiakwamasikio yetu.
23Nanitaifaganidunianilililokamawatuwako,kama Israeli,ambaoMungualikwendakujikomboawawewatu wake,nakujifanyiajina,nakukufanyiamambomakubwa nayakutisha,kwaajiliyanchiyako,mbeleyawatuwako, uliowakomboakutokaMisri,kutokakwamataifana miunguyao?
24KwamaanaumejiwekeawatuwakoIsraelikuwawatu wakomilele;nawe,Bwana,umekuwaMunguwao
25Nasasa,EeBwanaMUNGU,nenoulilolinenakatika habarizamtumishiwako,nakatikahabarizanyumbayake, ulifanyeimaramilele,ukafanyekamaulivyosema
26Jinalakonalitukuzwemilele,kusema,BWANAwa majeshindiyeMungujuuyaIsraeli;
27Kwamaanawewe,Bwanawamajeshi,Munguwa Israeli,umenifunuliamimimtumishiwako,ukisema, Nitakujengeanyumba;
28Nasasa,EeBwanaMUNGU,wewendiweMungu,na manenoyakonikweli,naweumemahidimtumishiwako wemahuu;
29Basisasanauweradhikuibarikianyumbayamtumishi wako,ipatekudumumilelembeleyako;kwakuwawewe, BwanaMUNGU,umesemahaya;
SURAYA8
1Ikawabaadayahayo,DaudiakawapigaWafilistina kuwashinda;nayeDaudiakautwaaMethegamamkononi mwaWafilisti
2NayeakawapigaWamoabu,akawapimakwauzi, akawaangushachini;hatakwanyuzimbilialipimwaili kuua,nakwakambamojanzimakuwekahaiBasi WamoabuwakawawatumishiwaDaudi,wakaletazawadi 3TenaDaudiakampigaHadadezeri,mwanawaRehobu, mfalmewaSoba,alipokuwaakiendakurejeshampaka wakekatikamtoEufrati
4Daudiakampokonyamagarielfumoja,nawapandafarasi miasaba,naaskariwaendaokwamiguuishirinielfu; 5NaWashamiwaDamaskowalipokujakumsaidia HadadezerimfalmewaSoba,Daudiakawauakatika Washamiwatuishirininambilielfu
6NdipoDaudiakawekangomekatikaShamuyaDameski; naWashamiwakawawatumwawaDaudi,wakaletazawadi. NayeBWANAakamlindaDaudikilaalikokwenda
7Daudiakazitwaangaozadhahabuzilizokuwajuuya watumishiwaHadadezeri,akaziletaYerusalemu
8TenakutokaBeta,nakutokaBerotai,mijiyaHadadezeri, mfalmeDaudiakatwaashabanyingisana
9ToimfalmewaHamathialiposikiakwambaDaudi amewapigajeshilotelaHadadezeri
10NdipoToiakamtumaYoramumwanawekwamfalme Daudi,ilikumsalimu,nakumbariki,kwasababualikuwa amepigananaHadadezerinakumpiga;kwamaana HadadezerialikuwanavitanaToi.Yehoramuakaleta pamojanayevyombovyafedha,navyombovyadhahabu, navyombovyashaba;
11ambayonayomfalmeDaudialiiwekawakfukwa Bwana,pamojanahiyofedhanadhahabualiyoiweka wakfu,kutokakwamataifayotealiyoyashinda;
12yaShamu,nayaMoabu,nayawanawaAmoni,naya Wafilisti,nayaAmaleki,nayanyarazaHadadezeri, mwanawaRehobu,mfalmewaSoba
13Daudiakajipatiajinaaliporudikutokakuwapiga WashamikatikaBondelaChumvi,watukuminananeelfu. 14AkawekakambikatikaEdomu;katikaEdomuyote akawekangome,nawatuwotewaEdomuwakawa watumishiwaDaudi.NayeBWANAakamlindaDaudikila alikokwenda
15DaudiakatawalajuuyaIsraeliwote;nayeDaudi akawafanyiawatuwakewotehukumunahaki
16NaYoabumwanawaSeruyaalikuwajuuyajeshi;na YehoshafatimwanawaAhiludialikuwamwandishiwa kumbukumbu;
17NaSadoki,mwanawaAhitubu,naAhimelekimwana waAbiathari,walikuwamakuhani;naSerayaalikuwa mwandishi;
18NaBenayamwanawaYehoyadaalikuwajuuya WakerethinaWapelethi;nawanawaDaudiwalikuwa wakuu
SURAYA9
1Daudiakasema,Je!
2TenapalikuwanamtumishiwanyumbayaSauli,jina lakeSibaNaowalipomwitakwaDaudi,mfalme akamwambia,WewendiweSiba?Akasema,Mtumwa wakondiye.
3Mfalmeakasema,Je!Sibaakamwambiamfalme, Yonathanianamtotowakiumeambayenikilemacha miguu.
4Mfalmeakamwambia,Yukowapi?Sibaakamwambia mfalme,Tazama,yukokatikanyumbayaMakiri,mwana waAmieli,hukoLodebari.
5NdipomfalmeDaudiakatumawatu,akamletakutoka katikanyumbayaMakiri,mwanawaAmieli,kutoka Lodebari.
6BasiMefiboshethi,mwanawaYonathani,mwanawa Sauli,alipomwendeaDaudi,akaangukakifudifudi, akasujudu.NayeDaudiakasema,Mefiboshethi.Akajibu, Tazama,mtumishiwako!
7Daudiakamwambia,Usiogope;naweutakulachakula mezanipangudaima.
8Akainama,akasema,Mtumwawakoninanihata umwangaliembwamfukamamimi?
9NdipomfalmeakamwitaSiba,mtumishiwaSauli, akamwambia,MaliyotealiyokuwanayoSaulinaya nyumbayakeyotenimempamwanawabwanawako.
10Wewe,nawanao,nawatumishiwako,mtamlimia shamba,naweutaletamatunda,ilimwanawabwanawako apatechakulachakula;lakiniMefiboshethi,mwanawa bwanawako,atakulachakulamezanipangusikuzote.Basi Sibaalikuwanawanakuminawatanonawatumishi ishirini
11NdipoSibaakamwambiamfalme,Kamayotebwana wangumfalmealivyomwamurumtumishiwake,ndivyo nitakavyofanyamimimtumishiwako.NayeMefiboshethi, akasemamfalme,atakulamezanipangu,kamammojawa wanawamfalme
12NayeMefiboshethialikuwanamwanamdogo,jinalake akiitwaMikaNawotewaliokaakatikanyumbayaSiba walikuwawatumishiwaMefiboshethi
13BasiMefiboshethiakakaaYerusalemu,kwamaana alikuwaakilakatikamezayamfalmesikuzote;naalikuwa kilemawamiguuyakeyotemiwili
SURAYA10
1Ikawabaadayahayo,mfalmewawanawaAmoniakafa, naHanunimwanaweakatawalamahalipake.
2NdipoDaudiakasema,NitamfanyiawemaHanuni, mwanawaNahashi,kamavilebabayakealivyonitendea wemaNayeDaudiakatumawatuilikumfarijikwamikono yawatumishiwakekwaajiliyababayakeBasiwatumishi waDaudiwakaingiakatikanchiyawanawaAmoni.
3WakuuwawanawaAmoniwakamwambiaHanuni bwanawao,Je!siafadhaliDaudiametumawatumishi wakekwakoilikuupelelezamji,nakuupeleleza,na kuuangamiza?
4KwahiyoHanuniakawatwaawatumishiwaDaudi, akawanyoanusuyandevuzao,akakatamavaziyaokatikati, mpakamatakoni,akawaachawaendezao
5WalipomwambiaDaudi,akatumawatukuwalaki,kwa sababuwatuhaowalikuwawamefedhehekasana; 6WanawaAmoniwalipoonayakuwawamemchukiza Daudi,wanawaAmoniwakatumawatuwakaajiri WashamiwaBethrehobu,naWashamiwaSoba,watu ishirinielfuwaendaokwamiguu,nawamfalmeMaaka watuelfu,nawaIshtobuwatukuminambilielfu
7Daudialiposikia,akamtumaYoabunajeshilotela mashujaa
8WanawaAmoniwakatoka,wakapangavitapenye maingilioyalango;naWashamiwaSoba,nawaRehobu, nawaIshtobu,nawaMaaka,walikuwapekeyaouwandani 9Yoabualipoonakwambavitavilikuwavinamkabili mbelenanyuma,akachaguabaadhiyawateulewotewa IsraelinakuwapangadhidiyaWashami
10NawatuwaliosaliaakawatiamkononimwaAbishai, nduguye,iliawapangekupigananawanawaAmoni.
11Akasema,WakiwaWashamiwakinizidinguvu,ndipo weweutanisaidia;
12Uwehodari,natufanyekamawanaumekwaajiliya watuwetu,nakwaajiliyamijiyaMunguwetu;
13Yoabunawatuwaliokuwapamojanayewakakaribia kupigananaWashami,naowakakimbiambeleyake.
14WanawaAmoniwalipoonayakuwaWashami wamekimbia,waopiawakakimbiambeleyaAbishai, wakaingiamjini.BasiYoabuakarudikutokakwawanawa Amoni,akajaYerusalemu
15Washamiwalipoonayakuwawameshindwambeleya Israeli,wakakusanyikapamoja
16HadadezeriakatumawatukuwaletaWashami waliokuwang’amboyaMto,wakafikaHelamu;naShobaki, jemadariwajeshilaHadadezeri,akawatangulia.
17Daudialipoambiwa,akawakusanyaIsraeliwote, akavukaYordani,akafikaHelamuNaWashami wakajipangakupigananaDaudi,wakapigananaye 18WashamiwakakimbiambeleyaIsraeli;nayeDaudi akawauawatuwamagarimiasabayaWashami,na wapandafarasiarobainielfu,akampigaShobaki,jemadari wajeshilao,akafahuko
19NawafalmewotewaliokuwawatumishiwaHadadezeri walipoonayakuwawameshindwambeleyaIsraeli,
walifanyaamaninaIsraeli,wakawatumikiaBasiWashami wakaogopakuwasaidiawanawaAmonitena.
SURAYA11
1Ikawa,mwakaulipokwisha,wakatiwatokapowafalme kwendavitani,DaudiakamtumaYoabu,nawatumishi wakepamojanaye,naIsraeliwote;naowakawaangamiza wanawaAmoni,nakuuzingiraRabaLakiniDaudialibaki Yerusalemu
2Ikawawakatiwajioni,Daudiakainukakitandanimwake, akatembeajuuyadariyanyumbayamfalme;nahuyo mwanamkealikuwamzurisanamacho.
3Daudiakatumawatunakuulizahabarizayule mwanamkeMtummojaakasema,Je!HuyusiyeBathsheba,bintiEliamu,mkeweUria,Mhiti?
4BasiDaudiakatumawajumbe,akamtwaa;akaingia kwake,nayeakalalanaye;kwamaanaalikuwaametakasika kutokakatikaunajisiwake,kishaakarudinyumbanikwake.
5Yulemwanamkeakapatamimba,akatumana kumwambiaDaudi,akasema,Miminimjamzito
6KishaDaudiakatumaujumbekwaYoabu,kusema, NipelekeeUria,MhitiNayeYoabuakamtumaUriakwa Daudi
7Uriaalipomjia,DaudiakamwulizahabarizaYoabu,na habarizawatu,najinsivitavinaendelea
8DaudiakamwambiaUria,Shukanyumbanikwako, ukanawemiguuyako.Uriaakatokakatikanyumbaya mfalme,akafuatachakulachamfalme
9LakiniUriaakalalamlangonipanyumbayamfalme pamojanawatumishiwotewabwanawake,wala hakushukanyumbanikwake
10NaowalipomwambiaDaudi,kusema,Uriahakushuka nyumbanikwake,DaudiakamwambiaUria,Je!Mbona basihukushukakwendanyumbanikwako?
11UriaakamwambiaDaudi,Sanduku,naIsraeli,naYuda, wanakaahemani;nabwanawanguYoabu,nawatumishi wabwanawanguwamepigakambiuwandani;basiniingie nyumbanikwangu,kulanakunywa,nakulalanamke wangu?kamauishivyo,nakamaiishivyorohoyako, sitafanyajambohili
12DaudiakamwambiaUria,Kaahapaleopia,nakesho nitakuachauendezako.BasiUriaakakaaYerusalemusiku hiyo,nakeshoyake
13NayeDaudiakamwita,akalanakunywambeleyake; nayeakamlewesha,najioniakatokakwendakulala kitandanimwakepamojanawatumishiwabwanawake, lakinihakushukanyumbanikwake.
14Ikawaasubuhi,DaudiakamwandikiaYoabubarua,na kuitumakwamkonowaUria
15Akaandikakatikabaruahiyo,akisema,MwekeniUria mbeleyavitavilivyokalisana,mkamwachie,iliapigwe afe
16Ikawa,Yoabualipoutazamamji,akamwekaUriamahali alipojuayakuwawakomashujaa
17WatuwamjiwakatokawakapigananaYoabu;na baadhiyawatuwawatumishiwaDaudiwakaanguka;naye UriaMhitiakafa
18NdipoYoabuakatumawatunakumwambiaDaudi habarizotezavita;
19Nayemjumbeakamwamuru,akisema,Utakapokwisha kumwambiamfalmemamboyavita,
20Naikiwahasirayamfalmeikawaka,nakukuambia, Mbonamliukaribiamjihivimlipopigana?Hamkujuaya kuwawatapigamishalekutokaukutani?
21NinanialiyempigaAbimelekimwanawaYerubeshethi? Je!simwanamkealiyemtupiajiwelakusagiakutoka ukutanihataakafahukoThebesi?mbonamlikaribiaukuta? basiuseme,MtumishiwakoUria,Mhiti,amekufanaye 22Basiyulemjumbeakaenda,akajanakumwambiaDaudi yoteambayoYoabualikuwaamemtuma
23YulemjumbeakamwambiaDaudi,Hakikawalewatu walitushinda,wakatutokeahatauwandani, tukawashambuliampakalangolakuingilia
24Wapigamishalewakawapigawatumishiwakokutoka ukutani;nabaadhiyawatumishiwamfalmewamekufa,na mtumishiwakoUria,Mhiti,amekufapia
25NdipoDaudiakamwambiayulemjumbe,Mwambie Yoabuhivi,Nenohililisikuchukize,kwamaanaupanga hulahuukamamwenziwe;
26MkewaUriaaliposikiakwambaUriamumewe amekufa,akamliliamumewe
27Namaombolezohayoyalipokwisha,Daudiakatuma mtuakamletanyumbanikwake,nayeakawamkewe, akamzaliamwanaLakinijambohiloalilofanyaDaudi likawabayakwaBWANA
SURAYA12
1BwanaakamtumaNathanikwaDaudi.Akamwendea, akamwambia,Palikuwanawatuwawilikatikamjimmoja; mmojatajiri,namwinginemaskini
2Yuletajirialikuwanakondoonang’ombewengisana. 3Lakiniyulemaskinihakuwanakitu,ilamwana-kondoo mmojamdogo,ambayealikuwaamemnunuanakumlea; ikalachakulachakemwenyewe,nakukinyweakikombe chake,nakulalakifuanimwake,ikawakwakekamabinti 4Msafirimmojaakamwendeayuletajiri,nayeakaacha kuchukuabaadhiyakondoonang’ombewakeilikumvaa yulemsafirialiyemjia;lakiniakamtwaamwana-kondoowa yulemaskini,akamandaliayulemtualiyekujakwake
5HasirayaDaudiikawakasanajuuyamtuyule; akamwambiaNathani,AishivyoBwana,mtuhuyu aliyefanyanenohilihakikaatakufa;
6Nayeatamlipahuyomwana-kondoomaranne,kwa sababualifanyajambohili,nakwasababuhakuwana huruma
7NathaniakamwambiaDaudi,Wewendiwemtuhuyo. Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi,Nalikutiamafuta uwemfalmejuuyaIsraeli,nikakuokoanamkonowaSauli; 8Naminikakupanyumbayabwanawako,nawakeza bwanawakokifuanipako,nikakupanyumbayaIsraelina Yuda;nakamahilolingekuwadogosana,ningalikupahivi nahivi.
9MbonaumeidharauamriyaBwana,nakufanyamaovu machonipake?umemuuaUria,Mhiti,kwaupanga,nawe umemtwaamkeweawemkewako,naweumemwuakwa upangawawanawaAmoni
10Basisasaupangahautaondokakatikanyumbayako milele;kwasababuumenidharau,naweumemtwaamkewa Uria,Mhiti,awemkewako
11Bwanaasemahivi,Tazama,nitakuleteauovukatika nyumbayakomwenyewe,naminitawatwaawakezako
mbeleyamachoyako,nakumpajiraniyako,nayeatalala nawakezakombeleyajuahili.
12Kwamaanaweweulifanyajambohilikwasiri,lakini miminitalifanyajambohilimbeleyaIsraeliwotenambele yajua.
13DaudiakamwambiaNathani,NimemfanyiaBwana dhambiNathaniakamwambiaDaudi,Bwananaye ameiondoadhambiyako;hutakufa.
14Lakini,kwakuwakwatendohiliumewapaaduiza Bwananafasikubwayakukufuru,mtotoatakayezaliwa kwakohakikaatakufa
15NathaniakaendazakenyumbanikwakeBWANA akampigayulemtotoambayemkewaUriaalimzaliaDaudi, nayeakawamgonjwasana
16BasiDaudiakamsihiMungukwaajiliyamtoto;Daudi akafunga,akaingiandani,akalalachiniusikukucha.
17Wazeewanyumbayakewakasimama,wakamwendea iliwamwinuechini;lakiniyeyeakakataa,walahakula chakulapamojanao.
18IkawasikuyasabamtotoakafaNawatumishiwa Daudiwakaogopakumwambiayakwambamtotoamekufa, kwamaanawalisema,Tazama,mtotoalipokuwaangalihai, tulinenanaye,walahakutakakusikilizasautiyetu;
19LakiniDaudialipoonayakuwawatumishiwake wananong'ona,Daudiakajuayakuwamtotoamekufa;basi Daudiakawaambiawatumishiwake,Je!Wakasema, Amekufa
20NdipoDaudiakainukapalechini,akaoga,akajipaka mafuta,akabadilimavaziyake,akaingianyumbanimwa Bwana,akaabudu;nayealipotaka,wakamwekeamkate, nayeakala.
21Ndipowatumishiwakewakamwambia,Nijambogani hiliulilofanya?ukafunganakuliakwaajiliyamtoto alipokuwahai;lakinimtotoalipokufa,uliinukanakula chakula
22Akasema,Mtotoalipokuwahainalifunga,nikalia,kwa maananalisema,NinaniajuayekwambaMUNGU atanifadhili,mtotoapatekuishi?
23Lakinisasaamekufa,kwanininifunge?naweza kumrudishatena?Nitakwendakwake,lakiniyeyehatarudi kwangu
24DaudiakamfarijiBath-shebamkewe,akaingiakwake, akalalanaye;nayeakazaamwana,akamwitajinalake Sulemani;
25AkatumakwamkonowanabiiNathani;akamwitajina lakeYedidia,kwaajiliyaBwana.
26YoabuakapigananaRabayawanawaAmoni,akauteka mjiwakifalme.
27YoabuakatumawajumbekwaDaudi,akasema, NimepigananaRaba,nakuutwaamjiwamaji
28Basisasawakusanyewatuwaliosalia,ukawekemarago juuyamji,nakuutwaa;
29BasiDaudiakawakusanyawatuwote,akaendaRaba, akapigananaye,akauteka
30Akaivuatajiyamfalmewaojuuyakichwachake,uzani wakeulikuwatalantamojayadhahabu,pamojanavilevito vyathamani;Nayeakazitoanyarazamjikwawingisana.
31Akawatoanjewatuwaliokuwamondaniyake,akawatia chiniyamisumeno,nashindanozachuma,namashokaya chuma,akawapitishakatikatanuruyamatofali;BasiDaudi nawatuwotewakarudiYerusalemu
SURAYA13
1Ikawabaadayahayo,Absalomu,mwanawaDaudi, alikuwanaumbumzuri,jinalakeakiitwaTamari;naye AmnonimwanawaDaudiakampenda.
2Amnonialifadhaikasana,hataakauguakwaajiliya Tamariumbulake;maanaalikuwabikira;nayeAmnoni akaonanivigumukwakekumtendanenololote.
3LakiniAmnonialikuwanarafiki,jinalakeYonadabu, mwanawaShimea,nduguyeDaudi;
4Nayeakamwambia,Kwaniniwewe,mwanawamfalme, unakondasikubaadayasiku?hutakikuniambia?Amnoni akamwambia,NampendaTamari,dadayaAbsalomu nduguyangu
5Yonadabuakamwambia,Lalakitandanimwako,ujifanye mgonjwa.
6BasiAmnoniakalalachini,akajifanyamgonjwa;na mfalmealipokujakumwona,Amnoniakamwambiamfalme, Tafadhali,mwacheTamaridadayanguaje,aniandalie mikatemiwilimachonipangu,ilinilemkononimwake 7NdipoDaudiakatumawatunyumbanikwaTamari, kusema,EnendasasanyumbanikwaAmnoninduguyako, umtayarishiechakula
8BasiTamariakaendanyumbanikwanduguyeAmnoni; nayeakalazwa.Akatwaaunga,akaukanda,akatengeneza mikatemachonipake,akaiokamikate
9Akatwaasufuria,akamiminambeleyake;lakinialikataa kula.Amnoniakasema,Ondoeniwatuwotekwangu. Wakatokakilamtumbeleyake
10AmnoniakamwambiaTamari,Letechakulachumbani, nipatekulamkononimwako.Tamariakaichukuamikate aliyoitengeneza,akamleteaAmnoninduguyechumbani
11Nayealipomleteailiale,akamshika,akamwambia,Njoo ulalenami,nduguyangu.
12Nayeakamjibu,La,nduguyangu,usinilazimishe;kwa maanajambokamahilihalipaswikufanywakatikaIsraeli; usifanyeupumbavuhuu.
13Namimi,niendewapiaibuyangu?naweutakuwakama mmojawawapumbavukatikaIsraeliBasisasa,nakuomba, semanamfalme;kwamaanahataninyimamimikutoka kwako
14Lakiniyeyehakukubalikusikilizasautiyake,lakinikwa kuwaalikuwananguvukulikoyeye,akamlazimisha, akalalanaye
15NdipoAmnoniakamchukiasana;hatailechuki aliyomchukiaikawakubwakulikoupendoaliokuwa akimpendaAmnoniakamwambia,Ondoka,uendezako
16Nayeakamwambia,Hapana;Lakinihakutaka kumsikiliza
17Ndipoakamwitamtumishiwakealiyemtumikia, akasema,Mtoemwanamkehuyukwangu,ukaufunge mlangonyumayake.
18Nayealikuwaamevaavazilaranginyingi,kwamaana mabintiwamfalmewaliokuwamabikirawalivaamavazi kamahayoNdipomtumishiwakeakamtoanje,akafunga mlangobaadayake
19KishaTamariakatiamajivukichwanimwake,akairarua vazilakelaranginyingialilokuwaamevaa,akaweka mkonowakejuuyakichwachake,akaendaakilia
20Absalomunduguyeakamwambia,Je!Amnonindugu yakoamekuwapamojanawe?lakininyamazasasa,dada
yangu;usijalijambohiliBasiTamariakakaaukiwakatika nyumbayaAbsalomunduguye.
21LakinimfalmeDaudialiposikiamambohayoyote, alikasirikasana.
22Absalomuhakusemanenojemawalabayawalajemana Amnoni,kwamaanaAbsalomualimchukiaAmnonikwa sababualikuwaamemlazimishadadayakeTamaringuvu 23Ikawabaadayamiakamiwilimizima,Absalomu alikuwanawakatamanyoyakondookatikaBaal-hazori, karibunaEfraimu,nayeAbsalomuakawaalikawanawote wamfalme
24Absalomuakamwendeamfalme,akasema,Tazama, mimimtumishiwakoninaowakatamanyoyakondoo; nakusihimfalmenawatumishiwakewaendepamojana mtumishiwako
25MfalmeakamwambiaAbsalomu,La,mwanangu, tusiendesote,tusijetukakulemeaNayeakamsonga,lakini hakukubalikwenda,balialimbariki
26Absalomuakasema,Ikiwasivyo,tafadhali,mwache nduguyanguAmnoniaendepamojanasiMfalme akamwambia,Kwaniniaendepamojanawe?
27Absalomuakamhimiza,hataakamruhusuAmnonina wanawotewamfalmewaendepamojanaye
28BasiAbsalomuakawaamuruwatumishiwake,akisema, Angalienibasi,moyowaAmnoniutakaposhangiliakwa mvinyo,naminitakapowaambia,MpigeniAmnoni;basi mwueni,msiogope;simiminiliyewaamuru?uwehodari, nauwehodari.
29WatumishiwaAbsalomuwakamtendeaAmnonikama AbsalomualivyoamuruNdipowanawotewamfalme wakaondoka,wakapandakilamtujuuyanyumbuwake, wakakimbia
30Ikawa,walipokuwanjiani,habarizikamfikiaDaudi, kusema,Absalomuamewauawanawotewamfalme,wala hapanahatammojawaoaliyesalia
31Ndipomfalmeakainuka,akararuamavaziyake,akalala chini;nawatumishiwakewotewakasimamakaribuna nguozaozimeraruliwa
32Yonadabu,mwanawaShimea,nduguyeDaudi,akajibu, akasema,Bwanawanguasidhaniyakuwawamewaua vijanawote,wanawamfalme;kwamaananiAmnonipeke yakealiyekufa;
33Basisasabwanawangumfalmeasitiliemaananineno hilimoyonimwake,kwambawanawotewamfalme wamekufa;
34LakiniAbsalomuakakimbia.Yulekijanamlinzi akainuamachoyake,akatazama,natazama,watuwengi wanakujakwanjiayamlimanyumayake.
35Yonadabuakamwambiamfalme,Tazama,wanawa mfalmewanakuja;
36Ikawa,alipokwishakusema,tazama,wanawamfalme wakaja,wakapazasautizaonakulia;mfalmenayena watumishiwakewotewakaliasana
37LakiniAbsalomuakakimbia,akaendakwaTalmai, mwanawaAmihudi,mfalmewaGeshuriNayeDaudi akamwombolezeamwanawekilasiku
38BasiAbsalomuakakimbia,akaendaGeshuri,akakaa hukomiakamitatu
39NanafsiyamfalmeDaudiikatamanikumwendea Absalomu;
SURAYA14
1BasiYoabu,mwanawaSeruya,akatambuayakuwa moyowamfalmeulikuwajuuyaAbsalomu.
2YoabuakatumawatukwendaTekoa,akamleta mwanamkemwenyehekimahuko,akamwambia,Tafadhali, ujifanyekuwamtuwakuomboleza,uvaemavaziya kuomboleza,walausijipakemafuta,baliuwekama mwanamkealiyeombolezakwamudamrefukwaajiliya maiti
3Ujekwamfalme,ukasemenayehiviBasiYoabu akawekamanenokinywanimwake
4YulemwanamkewaTekoaaliposemanamfalme, akaangukakifudifudi,akasujudu,akasema,Nisaidie,Ee mfalme
5Mfalmeakamwambia,Unanini?Akajibu,Hakikamimi nimjane,namumewanguamekufa
6Namimimjakaziwakonilikuwanawanawawili,nao wawiliwakagombanashambani,walahapakuwanamtu wakuwatenga,lakinimmojaakampigamwenzakena kumuua
7Natazama,jamaayotewameinukajuuyamjakaziwako, wakasema,Mtoeyeyealiyempiganduguye,ilitumwue kwaajiliyamaishayanduguyealiyemwua;nasi tutamwangamizamrithipia;naowatazimakaalangu lililosalia,wasimwachiemumewangujinawalamabaki duniani
8Mfalmeakamwambiayulemwanamke,Enenda nyumbanikwako,naminitaagizakwaajiliyako
9YulemwanamkewaTekoaakamwambiamfalme,Bwana wangu,mfalme,uovunauwejuuyangu,najuuyanyumba yababayangu;
10Mfalmeakasema,Mtuyeyoteatakayekuambianenolo lote,umletekwangu,nayehatakugusatena.
11Ndipoakasema,Tafadhali,mfalmenaamkumbuke Bwana,Munguwako,ilimlipizakisasiwadamuasiharibu tena,wasijewakamwangamizamwanangu.Akasema, KamaBwanaaishivyo,unywelemmojawamwanao hautaangukachini
12Ndipoyulemwanamkeakasema,Tafadhali,mwache mjakaziwakoasemenenomojanabwanawangumfalme Akasema,Sema
13Yulemwanamkeakasema,Mbonabasiumewazaneno hilijuuyawatuwaMungu?kwamaanamfalmehunena nenohilikamamwenyedosari,kwakuwamfalme hamrudishitenanyumbanikwakehuyoaliyefukuzwa.
14Kwamaanainatupasakufa,natukamamaji yaliyomwagikajuuyanchi,ambayohayawezikukusanywa tena;walaMunguhaangaliimtu;
15Basisasanimekujakusemanenohilinabwanawangu mfalme,nikwasababuwatuwamenitiahofu;yamkini mfalmeatatimizamatakwayamjakaziwake.
16Kwamaanamfalmeatasikia,ilikumkomboamjakazi wakekutokakatikamkonowamtuambayeanataka kuniangamizamiminamwanangukutokakatikaurithiwa Mungu
17Ndipomimimjakaziwakonikasema,Nenolabwana wangumfalmenaliwelakustarehesha;
18Ndipomfalmeakajibu,akamwambiayulemwanamke, Usinifiche,nakuomba,nenonitakalokuuliza.Yule mwanamkeakasema,Bwanawangumfalmenaasemesasa
19Mfalmeakasema,Je!mkonowaYoabusipamojanawe katikahayoyote?Yulemwanamkeakajibu,akasema, Kamarohoyakoiishivyo,bwanawangumfalme,hakuna mtuawezayekugeukakwendamkonowakuumeauwa kushotokatikanenololotealilolinenabwanawangu mfalme;
20MtumwawakoYoabuamefanyajambohiliilikugeuza usemihuu;
21MfalmeakamwambiaYoabu,Tazama,nimefanyaneno hili;basi,nendaukamrudishekijanaAbsalomu
22Yoabuakaangukakifudifudi,akainama,akamshukuru mfalme,nayeYoabuakasema,Leomtumishiwakonajua yakuwanimepatakibalimachonipako,bwanawangu mfalme,kwakuwamfalmeametimizaombilamtumishi wake
23BasiYoabuakaondoka,akaendaGeshuri,akamleta AbsalomuYerusalemu
24Mfalmeakasema,Naarejeenyumbanikwake,asinione usowangu.BasiAbsalomuakarudinyumbanikwake, asiuoneusowamfalme
25LakinikatikaIsraeliyotehapakuwanamtuyeyote aliyesifiwasanakamaAbsalomukwaajiliyauzuriwake; 26Nayealiponasuakichwachake,(maanaalikuwaakinyoa kilamwishowamwaka,kwasababuzilenywelezilikuwa nzitojuuyake,basializikata;)alipimanywelezakichwa chakeshekelimiambilikwauzaniwamfalme
27Absalomuakazaliwawanawatatu,nabintimmoja,jina lakeakiitwaTamari;
28Absalomuakakaamiakamiwilimizimakatika Yerusalemu,asiuoneusowamfalme
29BasiAbsalomuakatumawatukumwitaYoabu,ili amtumekwamfalme;lakinihakutakakujakwake,na alipotumatenamarayapili,hakutakakuja
30Basiakawaambiawatumishiwake,Tazama,shambala Yoabulikokaribunashambalangu,nayeanashayirihuko; nendaukauchomemotoWatumishiwaAbsalomu wakalichomamotoshamba.
31NdipoYoabuakainuka,akamwendeaAbsalomu nyumbanikwake,akamwambia,Mbonawatumishiwako wamelichomamotoshambalangu?
32AbsalomuakamjibuYoabu,Tazama,nilitumaujumbe kwako,kusema,Njoohuku,ilinikutumekwamfalme, kusema,MbonanimetokaGeshuri?ingekuwaherikwangu kukaahukobado;basisasananiuoneusowamfalme;na ikiwakunauovundaniyangu,naaniue
33BasiYoabuakamwendeamfalme,akamwambia;naye akamwitaAbsalomu,akamwendeamfalme,akainama kifudifudimbeleyamfalme;mfalmeakambusuAbsalomu.
SURAYA15
1Ikawabaadayahayo,Absalomuakajiwekeatayari magari,nafarasi,nawatuhamsiniwakukimbiambele yake
2Absalomualiamkaasubuhinamapema,akasimama kandoyanjiayalango;Akasema,Mtumwawakonimtu wakabilamojalaIsraeli.
3Absalomuakamwambia,Tazama,mamboyakonimema nasawa;lakinihapanamtualiyetumwanamfalme kukusikiliza.
4Absalomuakasema,Laitiningefanywamwamuzikatika nchi,ilikilamtualiyenanenoaunenoajekwangu,nami ningemtendeahaki!
5Ikawakilamtualipomkaribiailikumsujudia,alinyosha mkonowake,akamshika,nakumbusu.
6BasindivyoAbsalomualivyofanyakwaIsraeliwote waliokujakwamfalmeilikuhukumiwa;basiAbsalomu akaibamioyoyawatuwaIsraeli.
7Ikawabaadayamiakaarobaini,Absalomuakamwambia mfalme,Tafadhali,niruhusuniendeHebroniniitoenadhiri yangu,niliyomwekeaBwana
8Kwamaanamtumishiwakoaliwekanadhirinilipokuwa nikikaaGeshurikatikaShamu,nikisema,IkiwaBwana atanirudishatenaYerusalemu,ndiponitamtumikiaBwana
9Mfalmeakamwambia,EnendakwaamaniBasi akaondoka,akaendaHebroni.
10LakiniAbsalomuakatumawapelelezikatikakabilazote zaIsraeli,akisema,Maramtakaposikiasautiyatarumbeta, ndiposemeni,AbsalomuanamilikihukoHebroni.
11WakaondokapamojanaAbsalomuwatumiambili walioitwakutokaYerusalemu;nawakaendakwausahili wao,walahawakujualolote.
12AbsalomuakatumawatukumwitaAhithofeliMgiloni, mshauriwaDaudi,kutokamjiwake,yaani,Gilo, alipokuwaakitoadhabihu.Nanjamahiyoilikuwana nguvu;kwamaanawatuwalizidikuongezekapamojana Absalomu
13MjumbeakamjiaDaudi,kusema,Mioyoyawatuwa IsraeliinamfuataAbsalomu
14Daudiakawaambiawatumishiwakewotewaliokuwa pamojanayehukoYerusalemu,Ondokeni,tukimbie;kwa maanahatutamponyokaAbsalomu;
15Nawatumishiwamfalmewakamwambiamfalme, Tazama,sisiwatumishiwakotukotayarikufanyalolote atakaloamurubwanawetumfalme
16Mfalmeakatoka,najamaayakeyotewakamfuata Mfalmeakawaachawanawakekumi,masuria,wailinde nyumba
17Mfalmeakatoka,nawatuwotewakamfuata,wakakaa mahalipalipokuwambali.
18Watumishiwakewotewakapitakaribunaye;na Wakerethiwote,naWapelethiwote,naWagitiwote,watu miasitawaliokujanyumayakekutokaGathi,wakapita mbeleyamfalme
19NdipomfalmeakamwambiaItai,Mgiti,Kwaniniwewe piauendepamojanasi?rudinyumbanikwako,ukae pamojanamfalme;
20Ijapokuwaulikujajanatu,je!nikufanyeleohukuna hukupamojanasi?Niendakoniendako,rudiwewe ukawarudishenduguzako;rehemanakweliziwenawe 21Itaiakamjibumfalme,akasema,KamaBwanaaishivyo, nabwanawangumfalmeaishivyo,hakikamahaliambapo bwanawangumfalmeatakuwa,ikiwanikatikakifoau maishani,ndipomimimtumishiwakonitakuwapo 22DaudiakamwambiaItai,Enenda,ukavukeNayeItai Mgitiakavuka,nawatuwakewote,nawatotowadogo wotewaliokuwapamojanaye.
23Nchiyoteikaliakwasautikuu,nawatuwotewakavuka; 24Natazama,Sadokinaye,naWalawiwotewalikuwa pamojanaye,wakilichukuasandukulaaganolaMungu; nayeAbiathariakakwea,hatawatuwotewalipokwisha kutokanjeyamji
25MfalmeakamwambiaSadoki,Lirudishemjinisanduku laMungu;
26Lakiniakisemahivi,Mimisikufurahiiwewe;tazama, mimihapa,naanitendeekadiriatakavyoonanivyema.
27MfalmeakamwambiaSadokikuhani,Wewesimwonaji? rudimjinikwaamani,nawanawakowawilipamojanawe, Ahimaasimwanawako,naYonathanimwanawaAbiathari 28Tazama,nitakawiakatikanchitambarareyanyika,hata litakapokujanenokutokakwenukunijulisha
29BasiSadokinaAbiathariwakalichukuatenasandukula MungumpakaYerusalemu,naowakakaahuko
30NayeDaudiakapandajuuyamteremkowaMlimawa Mizeituni,akaliaalipokuwaakipanda,nakujifunika kichwa,akaendabilaviatu;
31MtummojaakamwambiaDaudi,akisema,Ahithofeliyu miongonimwahaowaliokulanjamapamojanaAbsalomu. Daudiakasema,EeBWANA,nakusihi,uligeuzeshaurila Ahithofeliliweupumbavu
32Ikawa,Daudialipofikajuuyakilelechamlima,mahali alipomwabuduMungu,tazama,Hushai,Mwarki,akaja kumlaki,najoholakelimeraruliwa,naudongokichwani;
33Daudiakamwambia,Ukipitapamojanami,utakuwa mzigokwangu;
34lakiniukirudimjini,nakumwambiaAbsalomu,Mimi nitakuwamtumishiwako,Eemfalme;kamavile nilivyokuwamtumishiwababayakohatasasa,ndivyo nitakavyokuwamtumishiwakosasa;
35Je!SihukopamojanaweSadokinaAbiatharimakuhani? basiitakuwa,nenololoteutakalosikiakatikanyumbaya mfalme,uwaambieSadokinaAbiathari,makuhani
36Tazama,wanaohukopamojanaowanawaowawili, AhimaasimwanawaSadoki,naYonathanimwanawa Abiathari;nakwahaomtanitumiakilamtakachosikia
37BasiHushai,rafikiyaDaudi,akaingiamjini,naye AbsalomuakaingiaYerusalemu
SURAYA16
1HataDaudialipokuwaamepitakidogokilelechakilima, tazama,Siba,mtumishiwaMefiboshethi,akakutananaye, akiwanapundawawiliwaliotandikwa,najuuyaomikate miambili,navishadamiavyazabibukavu,namatunda miayawakatiwahari,nakiribachadivai.
2MfalmeakamwambiaSiba,Unamaanishaninikwa mambohaya?Sibaakasema,Pundaniwawatuwa nyumbanimwamfalmewapande;namikatenamatundaya wakatiwakiangazikwaajiliyavijanakula;nadivai,ili wazimiaonyikaniwapatekunywa.
3Mfalmeakasema,Yukowapimwanawabwanawako? Sibaakamwambiamfalme,Tazama,anakaaYerusalemu, maanaalisema,LeonyumbayaIsraeliwatanirudishia ufalmewababayangu.
4NdipomfalmeakamwambiaSiba,Tazama,yoteyaliyo maliyaMefiboshethiniyakoSibaakasema,Nakuomba kwaunyenyekevu,nipatekibalimachonipako,bwana wangumfalme
5BasimfalmeDaudialipofikaBahurimu,tazama,akatoka hukomtuwajamaayanyumbayaSauli,jinalakeakiitwa Shimei,mwanawaGera;
6AkamtupiaDaudimawe,nawatumishiwotewamfalme Daudi;nawatuwotenamashujaawotewalikuwaupande wakewakuumenawakushoto
7Shimeialipolaanihivi,Njoo,tokanje,wewemtuwa damu,nawewemtuasiyefaa;
8BwanaamekurudishiadamuyoteyanyumbayaSauli, ambayeumemilikibadalayake;naBwanaametiaufalme mkononimwaAbsalomumwanao;
9NdipoAbishaimwanawaSeruyaakamwambiamfalme, Kwaninimbwamfuhuyuamlaanibwanawangumfalme? niruhusunivuke,nakuomba,nikamvuekichwa.
10Mfalmeakasema,Ninanininanyi,enyiwanawaSeruya? basinaalaani,kwasababuBwanaamemwambia,Mlaani DaudiNinanibasiatasema,Mbonaumefanyahivi?
11DaudiakamwambiaAbishai,nawatumishiwakewote, Tazama,mwanangu,aliyetokatumbonimwangu,anatafuta rohoyangu;mwacheni,naalaani;kwakuwaBWANA amemwambia
12LabdaBWANAatayatazamamatesoyangu,naye BWANAatanilipamemakwaajiliyalaanayakeleo
13BasiDaudinawatuwakewalipokuwawakipitanjiani, Shimeiakapitakandoyamlimaulioelekeananaye, akiendeleanalaana,akampigakwamawe,nakumrushia mavumbi
14Mfalmenawatuwotewaliokuwapamojanayewakaja wakiwawamechoka,wakaburudishwahuko
15Absalomu,nawatuwote,watuwaIsraeli,wakaja Yerusalemu,naAhithofelipamojanaye.
16Ikawa,Hushai,Mwarki,rafikiyaDaudi,alipomwendea Absalomu,HushaiakamwambiaAbsalomu,Mfalmena aishi,mfalmenaaishi!
17AbsalomuakamwambiaHushai,Je!Huundiowema wakokwarafikiyako?kwaninihukwendapamojana rafikiyako?
18HushaiakamwambiaAbsalomu,La;lakiniyeyeambaye Bwana,nawatuhawa,nawatuwotewaIsraeli, amemchagua,miminitakuwawake,nanitakaapamoja naye
19Natena,nimtumikienani?Je!nisitumikiembeleya mwanawe?kamanilivyotumikiambeleyababayako, ndivyonitakavyokuwambeleyako
20NdipoAbsalomuakamwambiaAhithofeli,Toashauri katiyako,tufanyenini.
21AhithofeliakamwambiaAbsalomu,Ingiakwamasuria wababayakoaliowaachawailindenyumba;naIsraeliwote watasikiayakuwawewenichukizonababayako;ndipo mikonoyawotewaliopamojanaweitakuwananguvu 22BasiwakamtandazaAbsalomuhemajuuyanyumba; nayeAbsalomuakaingiakwamasuriawababayake machonipaIsraeliwote
23NashaurilaAhithofeli,alilotoasikuzile,lilikuwakama mtuameulizanenokwanenolaMungu;ndivyo yalivyokuwamashauriyoteyaAhithofelikwaDaudina kwaAbsalomu
SURAYA17
1TenaAhithofeliakamwambiaAbsalomu,Niruhususasa nichaguewatukuminambilielfu,naminitaondokana kumfuatiaDaudiusikuhuu; 2Naminitamjiawakatiamechokanamikonoyake imelegea,naminitamtiahofu;nawatuwotewaliopamoja nayewatakimbia;naminitampigamfalmepekeyake; 3Naminitawarudishawatuwotekwako;mtu unayemtafutanikamawatuwotewamerudi;
4NenohilolikampendezaAbsalomunawazeewotewa Israeli.
5NdipoAbsalomuakasema,MwitenisasaHushai,Mwarki, nasitusikievilevileasemavyo.
6HushaialipofikakwaAbsalomu,Absalomuakamwambia, akisema,Ahithofeliamesemahivi;tufanyekama alivyosema?ikiwasivyo;semawewe
7HushaiakamwambiaAbsalomu,Shaurialilotoa Ahithofelisijemawakatihuu
8Hushaiakasema,weweunamjuababayakonawatuwake, yakuwaniwatuhodari,naowamekasirikamioyonimwao, kamadubualiyenyang’anywawatotowakeshambani;
9Tazama,sasaamefichwakatikashimofulani,aumahali pengine;naitakuwa,watakapopinduliwabaadhiyaohapo kwanza,kilaasikiayeatasema,Kunamauajikatiyawatu wanaomfuataAbsalomu.
10Tenayeyealiyeshujaa,ambayemoyowakenikama moyowasimba,atayeyukakabisa;
11BasinatoashaurikwambaIsraeliwotewakusanyike kwako,tanguDanimpakaBeer-sheba,kamamchangaulio kandoyabaharikwawingi;naweuendevitaniwewe mwenyewe.
12Basitutamjiamahalifulaniambapoataonekana,nasi tutamwangukiakamaumandeuangukavyojuuyanchi;
13Tena,akiingiakatikamji,ndipoIsraeliwotewataleta kambampakamjiule,nasitutauvutamtoni,hatalisiwepo hatajiwedogo
14AbsalomunawatuwotewaIsraeliwakasema,Shaurila HushaiMwarkinijemakulikoshaurilaAhithofeliKwa maanaBwanaalikuwaamekusudiakuliharibushaurijema laAhithofeli,ilikwambaBwanaaletemabayajuuya Absalomu
15NdipoHushaiakawaambiaSadokinaAbiathari makuhani,AhithofelialimshauriAbsalomunawazeewa Israelihivinahivi;naminimeshaurihivinahivi
16Basisasatumawatuupesi,umwambieDaudi,ukisema, Usilaleusikuhuukatikanchitambararezanyika,balivuka upesi;mfalmeasijeakamezwa,nawatuwotewaliopamoja naye
17BasiYonathaninaAhimaasiwalikuwawakikaakaribu naEnrogeli;kwamaanawasingewezakuonekana wakiingiamjini;wakaendakumwambiamfalmeDaudi
18Lakinimvulanammojaakawaona,akampashahabari Absalomu;walikoshuka
19Yulemwanamkeakatwaakifuniko,akatandazajuuya kinywachakilekisima,akatandazajuuyakengano;na jambohilohalikujulikana
20BasiwatumishiwaAbsalomuwalipofikakwayule mwanamkenyumbani,wakasema,WakowapiAhimaasina Yonathani?Yulemwanamkeakawaambia,Wamevuka kijitochamajiNabaadayakuwatafutalakini hawakuwapata,wakarudiYerusalemu.
21Ikawa,walipokwishakuondoka,wakapandakutoka kisimani,wakaendakumwambiamfalmeDaudi, wakamwambiaDaudi,Ondokeni,mvukemajiupesi; 22NdipoDaudiakaondoka,nawatuwotewaliokuwa pamojanaye,wakavukaYordani;
23NayeAhithofelialipoonayakuwashaurilake halikufuatwa,akatandikapundawake,akaondoka,akaenda nyumbanikwake,katikamjiwake,akaipanganyumbayake, akajinyonga,akafa,akazikwakatikakaburilababayake
24KishaDaudiakafikaMahanaimuNayeAbsalomu akavukaYordani,yeyenawatuwotewaIsraelipamoja naye
25AbsalomuakamwekaAmasakuwamkuuwajeshi badalayaYoabu.Amasaalikuwamwanawamtu,jinalake ItraMwisraeli,aliyeingiakwaAbigailibintiNahashi,dada yakeSeruya,mamayeYoabu
26BasiIsraelinaAbsalomuwakapangakatikanchiya Gileadi
27Ikawa,DaudialipofikaMahanaimu,Shobimwanawa NahashiwaRabawawanawaAmoni,naMakirimwana waAmieliwaLodebari,naBarzilai,Mgileadi,wa Rogelimu;
28Wakaletavitanda,mabakuli,vyombovyaudongo,na ngano,nashayiri,naunga,nabisi,namaharagwe,na dengu,namkamba;
29naasali,nasiagi,nakondoo,najibinilang'ombe,kwa ajiliyaDaudi,nawatuwaliokuwapamojanaye,iliwale;
SURAYA18
1KishaDaudiakawahesabuwatuwaliokuwapamojanaye, akawawekawakuuwamaelfunamaakidawamamiajuu yao
2Daudiakatumatheluthimojayawatuchiniyamkonowa Yoabu,natheluthichiniyamkonowaAbishai,mwanawa Seruya,nduguyeYoabu,natheluthichiniyamkonowaItai, Mgiti.Mfalmeakawaambiawatu,Hakikamimipia nitatokapamojananyi
3Lakiniwatuwakajibu,Weweusitoke,kwamaana tukikimbia,hawatatujali;walanusuyetuwakifa, hawatatujali;lakinisasaweweuthamaniyetuelfukumi; basisasaniafadhaliutusaidiekutokakatikamjihuu
4Mfalmeakawaambia,Lilemnaloonanijemazaidi nitalifanyaMfalmeakasimamakandoyalango,nawatu wotewakatokakwamamianamaelfu
5MfalmeakawaamuruYoabu,naAbishai,naItai,akisema, MtendeenikwaupolekijanaAbsalomukwaajiliyanguNa watuwotewakasikiamfalmealipowaamuruwakuuwote juuyaAbsalomu.
6Basiwatuwakatokakwendauwanjanikupiganana Israeli;navitavilikuwakatikamsituwaEfraimu;
7WatuwaIsraeliwaliuawambeleyawatumishiwaDaudi, nakukawanamauajimakubwasikuhiyoyawatuishirini elfu
8Kwamaanavitavilitawanyikahukojuuyausowanchi yote;namsituukaangamizawatuwengizaidisikuile walioliwanaupanga.
9AbsalomuakakutananawatumishiwaDaudiAbsalomu akapandanyumbu,nanyumbuakaendachiniyamatawi mazitoyamwalonimkubwa,nakichwachake kikashikamananamwaloni,nayeakanyakuliwakatiya mbingunadunia;nanyumbualiyekuwachiniyake akaendazake
10Mtummojaakaonahayo,akamwambiaYoabu, akasema,Tazama,nalimwonaAbsalomuametundikwa katikamwaloni.
11Yoabuakamwambiayulemtualiyempahabari,Na tazama,weweumemwona,nakwaninihukumpigahata chinihuko?naminingalikupashekelikumizafedhana mshipi
12YulemtuakamwambiaYoabu,Hatakamaningepokea shekelielfuzafedhamkononimwangu,singenyosha mkonowangujuuyamwanawamfalme; 13Lasivyoningalitendauwongojuuyamaishayangu mwenyewe;kwamaanahakunanenolililofichwakwa mfalme;
14NdipoYoabuakasema,Siwezikukawiahivipamoja nawe.Akatwaamishalemitatumkononimwake, akamchomaAbsalomumoyoni,alipokuwaangalihai katikatiyamwaloni
15NavijanakumiwaliochukuasilahazaYoabu wakamzunguka,wakampigaAbsalomu,wakamwua 16Yoabuakapigatarumbeta,naowatuwakarudikatika kuwafuatiaIsraeli;kwamaanaYoabuakawazuiawatu 17WakamtwaaAbsalomu,wakamtupandaniyashimo kubwamwituni,wakawekalundokubwasanalamawejuu yake;naoIsraeliwotewakakimbiakilamtuhemanikwake 18Absalomuwakatiwauhaiwakealikuwaamechukuana kujiwekeanguzokatikaBondelaMfalme,+kwamaana alisema:“Sinamwanawakutunzakumbukumbujina langu”+Basinguzohiyoakaiitakwajinalakemwenyewe, nayoinaitwamahalipaAbsalomumpakaleo.
19NdipoAhimaasi,mwanawaSadoki,akasema,Nipeni mbiosasa,nikampelekeemfalmehabari,yakwamba Bwanaamemlipizakisasijuuyaaduizake.
20Yoabuakamwambia,Wewehutapelekahabarileo, lakinisikunyingineutaletahabari;lakinileohutachukua habari,kwasababumwanawamfalmeamekufa.
21NdipoYoabuakamwambiaKushi,Enenda ukamwambiemfalmehayouliyoyaonaNayeMkushi akainamambeleyaYoabu,akapigambio.
22NdipoAhimaasi,mwanawaSadoki,akamwambia Yoabutena,Lakini,niruhusu,tafadhali,nipigembio kumfuataKushi.Yoabuakasema,Mbonaunakimbia, mwanangu,nawehunahabari?
23Lakinihatahivyo,akasema,Niruhusunikimbie Akamwambia,kimbia.NdipoAhimaasiakapigambiokwa njiayaAraba,akampitaKushi
24NayeDaudiakaketikatiyamalangomawili;
25Mlinziakalia,akamwambiamfalme.Mfalmeakasema, Akiwapekeyake,anahabarikinywanimwakeAkajakwa kasi,akakaribia
26Mlinziakaonamtumwingineakikimbia;mlinzi akamwitabawabu,akasema,Tazama,mtumwingine anakimbiapekeyakeMfalmeakasema,Yeyenayeanaleta habari.
27Mlinziakasema,Nafikirikwambakukimbiakwake aliyewakwanzanikamakukimbiakwaAhimaasi,mwana waSadokiMfalmeakasema,Nimtumwema,anakujana habarinjema
28Ahimaasiakaita,akamwambiamfalme,Mambonisawa Akainamakifudifudimbeleyamfalme,akasema,Na ahimidiweBWANA,Munguwako,aliyewatoawatu walioinuamikonoyaojuuyabwanawangumfalme
29Mfalmeakasema,Je!YulekijanaAbsalomuyuko salama?NayeAhimaasiakajibu,HapoYoabualipomtuma mtumishiwamfalme,namimimtumishiwako,naliona kishindokikubwa,lakinisikujuanikitugani
30Mfalmeakamwambia,Geuka,usimamehapaAkageuka kando,akasimamatuli.
31Natazama,Kushiakaja;Mkushiakasema,Bwana wangumfalme,habarinjema;
32MfalmeakamwambiaKushi,Je!YulekijanaAbsalomu yukosalama?Mkushiakajibu,Aduizabwanawangu mfalme,nawotewanaoinukajuuyakokukudhuru,na wawekamayulekijana.
33Mfalmeakahuzunikasana,akapandajuuyachumba kilichojuuyalango,akalia;naalipokuwaakienda, akasema,EemwananguAbsalomu,mwanangu,mwanangu Absalomu!Laitiningalikufakwaajiliyako,EeAbsalomu, mwanangu,mwanangu!
SURAYA19
1Yoabuakaambiwa,Tazama,mfalmeanaliana kumwombolezeaAbsalomu
2Sikuhiyoushindiukageuzwakuwamaombolezokwa watuwote,kwamaanawatuwalisikiasikuilekwamba mfalmealikuwanahuzunikwaajiliyamwanawe
3Watuwakaingiamjinikwasirisikuile,kamavilewatu wanaoonaaibuwakimbiapovitani.
4Lakinimfalmeakafunikausowake,mfalmeakaliakwa sautikuu,EemwananguAbsalomu,Absalomu,mwanangu, mwanangu!
5Yoabuakaingianyumbanikwamfalme,akasema, Umeaibishaleonyusozawatumishiwakowote,ambao wameokoamaishayakoleo,nanafsizawanawako,naza bintizako,nanafsizawakezako,nanafsizamasuriawako; 6Kwakuwaunawapendaaduizako,nakuwachukiarafiki zako.Kwamaanaumetangazaleo,yakwambahutawajali wakuuwalawatumishi;
7Basisasainuka,utokenje,ukasemenawatumishiwako manenoyafaraja;
8Ndipomfalmeakainuka,akaketilangoniWakawaambia watuwote,wakisema,Tazama,mfalmeameketilangoni Nawatuwotewakajambeleyamfalme;kwamaanaIsraeli walikuwawamekimbiakilamtuhemanikwake
9WatuwotewakashindanakatikakabilazotezaIsraeli, wakisema,Mfalmealituokoanamikonoyaaduizetu,naye alituokoanamikonoyaWafilisti;nasasaamekimbia kutokanchikwaajiliyaAbsalomu
10NayeAbsalomu,tuliyemtiamafutajuuyetu,amekufa vitanimbonasasahamseminenolakumrudishamfalme?
11MfalmeDaudiakatumawatukwaSadokinaAbiathari, makuhani,akasema,SemeninawazeewaYuda,mkisema, Mbonammekuwawamwishokumrudishamfalme nyumbanikwake?kwakuwanenolaIsraeliwote limemfikiliamfalme,hatanyumbanikwake.
12Ninyininduguzangu,ninyinimifupayangunanyama yangu;
13MwambieniAmasa,Je!wewesimfupawanguna nyamayangu?Munguanifanyiehivi,nakuzidi,usipokuwa mkuuwajeshimbeleyangudaimamahalipaYoabu
14AkainamishamioyoyawatuwotewaYudakamamoyo wamtummoja;basiwakampelekeamfalmenenohili,Rudi wewenawatumishiwakowote
15Basimfalmeakarudi,akafikaYordaniBasiYuda wakajaGilgali,ilikumlakimfalme,nakumvushamfalme Yordani.
16NayeShimei,mwanawaGera,Mbenyamini,kutoka Bahurimu,akashukaharakapamojanawatuwaYudaili kumlakimfalmeDaudi.
17NawatuelfumojawaBenyaminiwalikuwapamoja naye,naSiba,mtumishiwanyumbayaSauli,nawanawe
kuminawatano,nawatumishiwakeishirinipamojanaye; naowakavukaYordanimbeleyamfalme.
18Kishaikavukamashuailikuvukanyumbayamfalmena kufanyaalivyoonavema.NayeShimei,mwanawaGera, akaangukambeleyamfalme,alipokuwaakivukaYordani; 19akamwambiamfalme,Bwanawanguusinihesabieuovu, walausiyakumbukemaovumtumwawakosikuilebwana wangumfalmealipotokaYerusalemu,hatamfalmealiweke moyonimwake
20Kwamaanamtumwawakonajuayakuwanimefanya dhambi;
21LakiniAbishai,mwanawaSeruya,akajibu,akasema,Je! 22Daudiakasema,Ninanininanyi,enyiwanawaSeruya, hatammekuwaaduizanguleo?Je!mtuyeyoteatauawa leokatikaIsraeli?kwamaanasijuiyakuwamimileoni mfalmejuuyaIsraeli?
23BasimfalmeakamwambiaShimei,HutakufaNaye mfalmeakamwapia
24NayeMefiboshethi,mwanawaSauli,akashukaili kumlakimfalme,nayealikuwahajasafishamiguuyake, walahakunyoandevuzake,walahakufuanguozake,tangu sikuilemfalmealipoondoka,hatasikualiporudikwa amani
25Ikawa,alipofikaYerusalemuilikumlakimfalme, mfalmeakamwambia,Mbonahukukwendapamojanami, Mefiboshethi?
26Akajibu,Bwanawangu,mfalme,mtumishiwangu alinidanganya;kwasababumtumishiwakonikilema.
27Nayeamenichongeamtumishiwakokwabwanawangu mfalme;lakinibwanawangumfalmenikamamalaikawa Mungu;basifanyalililojemamachonipako.
28Kwamaanawotewanyumbayababayanguwalikuwa wamekufatumbeleyabwanawangumfalme;Ninahaki ganitenayakumliliamfalmetena?
29Mfalmeakamwambia,Mbonaunasematenajuuya mamboyako?Nimesema,WewenaSibamgawanyenchi
30Mefiboshethiakamwambiamfalme,Naam,naachukue vyote,kwakuwabwanawangumfalmeamerudikwa amaninyumbanikwake
31BasiBarzilai,Mgileadi,akashukakutokaRogelimu, akavukaYordanipamojanamfalme,ilikumvushaYordani
32BasiBarzilaialikuwamzeesana,mwenyeumriwa miakathemanini;maanaalikuwamtumkuusana.
33MfalmeakamwambiaBarzilai,Vukapamojanami, naminitakulishapamojanamihukoYerusalemu
34Barzilaiakamwambiamfalme,Nitaishimudagani,hata nipandepamojanamfalmekwendaYerusalemu?
35Mimileoninaumriwamiakathemanini,naje, ninawezakupambanuamemanamabaya?Je!mimi mtumishiwakonawezakuonjaninachokulaauninywacho? nawezakusikiatenasautiyawaimbajiwanaumena waimbajiwanawake?kwaninibasimimimtumishiwako niwemzigokwabwanawangumfalme?
36MtumishiwakonitavukaYordanipamojanamfalme kidogo;
37Tafadhali,niruhusumtumishiwakonirudi,ilinife katikamjiwangumwenyewe,nakuzikwakaribunakaburi lababayangunalamamayanguLakinitazama,mtumishi wakoKimhamu;naavukepamojanabwanawangu mfalme;ukamtendeeyaleutakayoonakuwanimema machonipako
38Mfalmeakajibu,Kimhamuatavukapamojanami,nami nitamtendeamemamachonipako;naloloteutakalotaka kwangu,hilonitakufanyiawewe
39NawatuwotewakavukaYordani.Hatamfalme alipovuka,mfalmeakambusuBarzilai,akambariki;naye akarudimahalipake
40NdipomfalmeakavukampakaGilgali,naKimhamu akavukapamojanaye;
41Natazama,watuwotewaIsraeliwakamwendeamfalme, wakamwambiamfalme,Kwanininduguzetuwatuwa Yudawamekuiba,nakumletamfalme,nanyumbayake,na watuwotewaDaudipamojanaye,kuvukaYordani?
42WatuwotewaYudawakajibuwatuwaIsraeli,kwa sababumfalmenijamaayetuwakaribu;tumekulakwa gharamayamfalme?auametupazawadiyoyote?
43BasiwatuwaIsraeliwakawajibuwatuwaYuda, wakasema,Sisitunasehemukumikatikamfalme,nasisi piatunahakikatikaDaudikulikoninyi;Namanenoya watuwaYudayalikuwamakalikulikomanenoyawatuwa Israeli
SURAYA20
1Ikawahukomtuasiyefaa,jinalakeakiitwaSheba, mwanawaBikri,Mbenyamini,akapigatarumbeta, akasema,SisihatunasehemukatikaDaudi,walahatuna urithikatikamwanawaYese;kilamtuhemanikwake,Ee Israeli.
2BasikilamtuwaIsraeliakakweakutokakumfuataDaudi, akamfuataShebamwanawaBikri;lakiniwatuwaYuda wakashikamananamfalmewao,tokaYordanimpaka Yerusalemu
3DaudiakaendanyumbanikwakeYerusalemu;naye mfalmeakawatwaawalewanawakekumi,masuriawake, aliowaachawailindenyumba,akawawekakatikaulinzi, akawalisha,lakinihakuingiakwaoBasiwakafungwahata sikuyakufakwao,wakaishikatikaujane.
4NdipomfalmeakamwambiaAmasa,Nikusanyiewatuwa Yudakatikamudawasikutatu,naweuwehapa
5BasiAmasaakaendakuwakusanyawatuwaYuda;lakini akakawiazaidiyamudaaliomwekea
6DaudiakamwambiaAbishai,SasaSheba,mwanawa Bikri,atatutendamabayakulikoAbsalomu;
7WakatokanyumayakewatuwaYoabu,naWakerethi,na Wapelethi,namashujaawote;wakatokaYerusalemuili kumfuatiaShebamwanawaBikri.
8WalipofikakwenyelilejiwekubwalililokoGibeoni, Amasaakawatangulia.NavazilaYoabualilokuwaamevaa alikuwaamefungwa,najuuyakealikuwanamshipiwenye upangaviunonimwake,ndaniyaalayake;naalipokuwa akiendaikaanguka
9YoabuakamwambiaAmasa,Je!umzima,nduguyangu? NayeYoabuakamshikaAmasandevukwamkonowa kuumeilikumbusu
10LakiniAmasahakuuangaliaupangauliokuwamkononi mwaYoabu;basiakampiganaoubavuni,namatumbo yakekumwagikachini,asimpigatena;nayeakafa.Basi YoabunaAbishainduguyewakamfuatiaShebamwanawa Bikri
11NammojawawatuwaYoabuakasimamakaribunaye, akasema,YeyeampendayeYoabu,nayeyealiyewaDaudi, naamfuateYoabu
12AmasaakagaagaakatikadamukatikatiyanjiakuuNa huyomtualipoonayakuwawatuwotewamesimamatuli, akamwondoaAmasakatikanjiakuu,akampeleka uwandani,akatupakitambaajuuyake,alipoonayakuwa kilamtualiyepitakaribunayeamesimamatuli.
13Alipoondolewakatikabarabarakuu,watuwote wakaendeleambelenakumfuataYoabuilikumfuatia ShebamwanawaBikri.
14AkapitakatiyakabilazotezaIsraelimpakaAbeli,na Bethmaaka,naWaberiwote;
15WakajanakumzingirahukoAbeli-Beth-maaka, wakajengabomajuuyamji,nalolikasimamakwenye ngome;nawatuwotewaliokuwapamojanaYoabu wakaubomoaukutailikuubomoa
16Ndipomwanamkemmojamwenyehekimaakalia kutokamjini,Sikieni,sikieni;Tafadhali,mwambieYoabu, Njookaribuhapa,nisemenawe
17Nayealipomkaribia,yulemwanamkeakasema,Wewe ndiweYoabu?Akajibu,Mimindiye.Ndipoakamwambia, SikiamanenoyamjakaziwakoAkajibu,Nasikia
18Ndipoakanena,akisema,Zamaniwalikuwawakinena, wakisema,BilashakawataulizanahukoAbeli; 19Miminimiongonimwaowapendaoamani,waaminifu katikaIsraeli;weweunatafutakuuangamizamjiuliomama katikaIsraeli;
20Yoabuakajibu,akasema,Hasha,iwembalinami, kumezawalakuharibu
21Jambosilohilo;lakinimtummojawanchiyamilimaya Efraimu,jinalakeSheba,mwanawaBikri,ameinua mkonowakejuuyamfalmeDaudi;mpeyeyepekeyake, naminitaondokamjini.Yulemwanamkeakamwambia Yoabu,Tazama,kichwachakekitatupwakwakojuuya ukuta
22Ndipoyulemwanamkeakawaendeawatuwotekwa hekimayakeWakamkatakichwaSheba,mwanawaBikri, wakamtupiaYoabuNayeakapigatarumbeta,nao wakaondokamjini,kilamtuhemanikwake.NayeYoabu akarudiYerusalemukwamfalme
23YoabualikuwajuuyajeshilotelaIsraeli;naBenaya mwanawaYehoyadaalikuwajuuyaWakerethinajuuya Wapelethi;
24Adoramualikuwajuuyawatuwaliotozwaushuru,na YehoshafatimwanawaAhiludialikuwamwandishiwa kumbukumbu
25Shevaalikuwamwandishi,naSadokinaAbiathari walikuwamakuhani;
26Irapia,Myairi,alikuwamkuuwaDaudi
SURAYA21
1KulikuwananjaasikuzaDaudimudawamiakamitatu, mwakabaadayamwaka;nayeDaudiakaulizakwaBwana. Bwanaakajibu,NikwaajiliyaSauli,nanyumbayakeya damu,kwasababualiwauaWagibeoni
2MfalmeakawaitaWagibeoni,nakuwaambia;(Basi WagibeonihawakuwawawanawaIsraeli,baliwamabaki yaWaamori,nawanawaIsraeliwalikuwawamewaapia; nayeSauliakatakakuwauakwawivuwakekwawanawa IsraelinaYuda)
3KwahiyoDaudiakawaambiaWagibeoni,Niwafanyie nini?nanifanyeniniupatanisho,ilimpatekuubarikiurithi waBwana?
4Wagibeoniwakamwambia,Hatutakikupatafedhawala dhahabukwaSauli,walakwanyumbayake;walakwaajili yetuusimwuemtuyeyotekatikaIsraeliAkasema, mtakalosema,hilonitawatendea.
5Wakamjibumfalme,Yulemtualiyetuangamizana kutufanyiashauriilituangamizwetusibakikatikamipaka yoyoteyaIsraeli;
6Watusabamiongonimwawanawenawapewemikononi mwetu,nasitutawatundikakwaBwanahukoGibeaya Sauli,ambayeBwanaalimchaguaMfalmeakasema, nitawapa
7LakinimfalmeakamwachaMefiboshethi,mwanawa Yonathani,mwanawaSauli,kwasababuyakiapocha BWANAkilichokuwakatiyao,katiyaDaudina Yonathani,mwanawaSauli
8LakinimfalmeakawatwaahaowanawawiliwaRispa, bintiAya,aliomzaliaSauli,ArmoninaMefiboshethi;na wanawatanowaMikali,bintiSauli,aliowaleaAdrieli, mwanawaBarzilai,Mmeholathi;
9AkawatiamikononimwaWagibeoni,nao wakawatundikamlimanimbelezaBwana;
10NayeRispabintiAyaakatwaanguoyagunia, akajitandikajuuyamwambakwaajiliyake,tangumwanzo wamavunompakamajiyakashukajuuyaokutoka mbinguni,walahakuwaachandegewaanganikutuliajuu yaomchana,walawanyamawamwituniusiku
11KishaDaudiakaambiwayaleambayoRispabintiAya, suriawaSauli,alikuwaamefanya.
12DaudiakaendanakuichukuamifupayaSaulinamifupa yaYonathanimwanawakekutokakwawatuwaYabeshgileadi,ambaowalikuwawameibakutokakwenyeuwanja waBethshani,ambakoWafilistiwalikuwawameitundika, WafilistiwalipomwuaSaulihukoGilboa
13AkaipandishakutokahukomifupayaSaulinamifupa yaYonathanimwanawe;wakaikusanyamifupayao waliotundikwa
14NamifupayaSaulinaYonathanimwanawewakaizika katikanchiyaBenyamini,katikaSela,katikakaburila Kishibabaye;naowakafanyayotealiyoamurumfalmeNa baadayahayoMunguakasihikwaajiliyanchi.
15TenaWafilistiwalikuwanavitatenanaIsraeli;Daudi akashuka,nawatumishiwakepamojanaye,wakapiganana Wafilisti;nayeDaudiakazimia.
16NaIshbi-benobu,mmojawawanawaMrefai,ambaye uzitowamkukiwakeulikuwashekelimiatatuzashaba, nayeamevaaupangampya,alifikirikumwuaDaudi.
17LakiniAbishaimwanawaSeruyaakamsaidia, akampigayuleMfilistinakumuua.NdipowatuwaDaudi wakamwapia,wakisema,Hutatokatenapamojanasivitani, usijeukaizimanuruyaIsraeli
18IkawabaadayahayokukatokeavitatenanaWafilisti hukoGobu;
19KulikuwanavitatenahukoGobunaWafilisti,ambapo ElhananimwanawaYaare-oregimu,Mbethlehemu, akamuuanduguyaGoliathi,Mgiti,ambayemtiwamkuki wakeulikuwakamamtiwamfumaji
20KulikuwanavitatenahukoGathi,ambapopalikuwana mtumrefusana,mwenyevidolesitakatikakilamkono,na vidolesitakatikakilamguu,ishirininavinnekwahesabu; nayepiaalizaliwakwaJitu.
21NayealipowatukanaIsraeli,Yonathanimwanawa ShimeanduguyeDaudiakamuua
22HaowannewalizaliwakwayuleMrefaikatikaGathi, wakaangukakwamkonowaDaudi,nakwamkonowa watumishiwake
SURAYA22
1NayeDaudiakamwambiaBWANAmanenoyawimbo huu,sikuileBWANAalipomwokoanamikonoyaadui zakewote,namkonowaSauli;
2Akasema,Bwananijabalilangu,nangomeyangu,na mwokoziwangu;
3Munguwamwambawangu;yeyeningaoyangu,na pembeyawokovuwangu,ngomeyangu,nakimbiliolangu, mwokoziwangu;waniokoanajeuri
4NitamwitaBwanaastahiliyekusifiwa,Naminitaokolewa naaduizangu.
5Mawimbiyamautiyaliponizunguka,Mafurikoyawatu wasiohakiyalinitiahofu;
6Kambazakuzimuzilinizunguka;mitegoyamauti ilinizuia;
7KatikashidayangunalimwitaBwana,nikamliliaMungu wangu,akaisikiasautiyangukatikahekalulake,nakilio changukikaingiamasikionimwake
8Ndiponchiikatetemekanakutetemeka;misingiya mbinguniikatikisikanakutikisika,kwasababualikuwa amekasirika
9Moshiukapandakutokapuanimwake,namotoukatoka kinywanimwakeukateketeza;makaayakawashwanao.
10Aliziinamishambingu,akashuka;nagizalilikuwachini yamiguuyake
11Akapandakerubi,akaruka,akaonekanajuuyambawa zaupepo
12Alifanyagizakuwamabandakumzunguka,majiyagiza, namawingumazitoyaanga.
13Kupitiamwangazauliokuwambeleyakemakaaya motoyaliwashwa
14BWANAalingurumakutokambinguni,Aliyejuu akatoasautiyake
15Akapelekamishale,akawatawanya;umeme,na kuwafadhaisha.
16Namikondoyabahariikaonekana,Misingiya ulimwenguikafichuliwa,KwakukemeakwaBwana,Kwa pumziyapumziyapuanimwake.
17Alipelekakutokajuu,akanishika;alinitoakatikamaji mengi;
18Akaniokoanaaduiyangumwenyenguvu,Nawale walionichukia,Maanawalikuwananguvukunishinda
19Walinikabilisikuyamsibawangu,LakiniBwana alikuwategemeolangu
20Akanitoahatamahalipalipopana,akaniokoa,kwakuwa alipendezwanami
21Bwanaalinilipasawasawanahakiyangu,Sawasawana usafiwamikonoyangualinilipa
22KwamaananimezishikanjiazaBwana,wala sikumwachaMunguwangukwauovu
23Kwamaanahukumuzakezotezilikuwambeleyangu, Nakwahabarizasheriazake,sikuziacha.
24Naminalikuwamnyoofumbelezake,nakujilindana uovuwangu
25KwahiyoBwanaamenilipasawasawanahakiyangu; sawasawanausafiwangumachonipake
26Kwamtuwarehemautajionyeshakuwamwenyefadhili, nakwamtumnyofuutajionyeshakuwamkamilifu.
27Kwaaliyesafiutajionyeshakuwasafi;nakwampotovu utajionyeshakuwamwovu.
28Nawatuwalioteswautawaokoa,lakinimachoyako yanawaelekeawenyekiburiiliuwashushe
29Maanaweweutaayangu,EeBwana,NaBwana ataniangazagizalangu.
30Maanakwamsaadawakonapitajeshi,kwaMungu wangunarukaukuta
31Mungu,njiayakenikamilifu;nenolaBWANA limehakikishwa;yeyeningaoyaowotewanaomtumaini
32KwamaananinanialiyeMungu,ilaBwana?Naninani aliyemwambaisipokuwaMunguwetu?
33Munguninguvuzangunauwezowangu,Nayehuifanya kamilifunjiayangu.
34Huifanyamiguuyangukuwakamayakulungu,Na kunisimamishamahalipangupalipoinuka
35Hunifundishamikonoyanguvita;iliupindewachuma uvunjwenamikonoyangu
36Naweumenipangaoyawokovuwako,Naupolewako umenikuza.
37Umezifanyianafasihatuazanguchiniyangu;hata miguuyanguhaikuteleza
38Nimewafuatiaaduizangunakuwaangamiza;wala sikugeukatenahatanilipovimaliza
39Naminimewaangamiza,nakuwapiga,hatawasiweze kuinuka;naam,wameangukachiniyamiguuyangu.
40Kwamaanaumenifungamshipiwanguvuzakupigana, Walinishindaumewashindachiniyangu
41Piaumenipashingozaaduizangu,iliniwaangamize walewanaonichukia
42Walitazama,lakinihapakuwanawakuokoa;hatakwa BWANA,lakinihakuwajibu.
43Ndiponikawapondakamamavumbiyanchi, nikawakanyagakamamatopeyanjiani,nikawatawanya 44Naweumeniokoanamashindanoyawatuwangu, umeniwekaniwekichwachamataifa;watunisiowajua watanitumikia
45Wageniwataninyenyekea;marawasikiapo,watanitii.
46Wageniwatafifia,naowatatokakatikangomezaokwa hofu
47Bwanaaishi;naubarikiwemwambawangu;na atukuzweMunguwamwambawawokovuwangu
48Mungundiyeanilipizayekisasi,nakuwashushawatu chiniyangu;
49Nakunitoakutokakwaaduizangu,Umeniinuajuujuu yawalewalionipinga,Umeniokoanamtuwajeuri.
50Kwahiyonitakushukuruwewe,EeBwana,katiya mataifa,Naminitaliimbiajinalako
51Yeyenimnarawawokovukwamfalmewake, Huonyesharehemakwamasihiwake,KwaDaudinakwa uzaowakemilele
SURAYA23
1SasahayandiyomanenoyamwishoyaDaudi.Daudi mwanawaYesealisema,namtualiyeinuliwajuu,masihi waMunguwaYakobo,namtunga-zaburimzuriwaIsraeli, akasema, 2RohoyaBwanailinenandaniyangu,nanenolake lilikuwakatikaulimiwangu
3MunguwaIsraelialisema,MwambawaIsraeli aliniambia,Yeyeawatawalayewanadamulazimaawe mwadilifu,akitawalakwakumchaMungu
4Nayeatakuwakamanuruyaasubuhi,jualinapochomoza, asubuhiisiyonamawingu;kamamajanimabichi yanayochipukakatikaardhikwauangavuung'aaobaadaya mvua
5IngawanyumbayangusivyokwaMungu;lakini amefanyanamiaganolamilele,lililoamriwakatikamambo yote,thabiti;
6Lakiniwatuwasiofaawotewatakuwakamamiiba inayotupwa,kwasababuhaiwezikukamatwakwamikono
7Lakinimtuatakayezigusaatakuwanauziwachumana mtiwamkuki;nazozitateketezwakwamotomahalipale
8HayandiyomajinayamashujaaaliokuwanaoDaudi: Mtakmoni,aliyeketikitini,mkuuwamaakida;huyondiye Adino,Mwezni;yeyealiinuamkukiwakejuuyawatumia nane,ambaoaliwauakwawakatimmoja
9NabaadayakealikuwaEleazari,mwanawaDodo, Mwahohi,mmojawawalemashujaawatatuwaliokuwa pamojanaDaudi,walipowatukanaWafilistiwaliokuwa wamekusanyikapamojakupiganavita,naowatuwaIsraeli wakaondoka;
10nayeakainuka,akawapigaWafilistihatamkonowake ukachoka,namkonowakeukashikamananaupanga;na watuwakarudinyumayakeilikutekanyaratu
11NabaadayakealikuwaShama,mwanawaAgee, Mharari.NaoWafilistiwakakusanyikakatikakikosi,pale palipokuwanashambalililojaadengu;watu wakawakimbiaWafilisti
12Lakiniyeyeakasimamakatikatiyashamba,akalilinda, akawauaWafilisti;
13Nawatatukatiyawalethelathiniwakuuwakashuka, wakamwendeaDaudikatikapangolaAdulamuwakatiwa mavuno;
14WakatihuoDaudialikuwakatikangome,nangomeya WafilistiilikuwahukoBethlehemu.
15Daudiakatamani,akasema,Laitimtuangeninywesha majiyakisimachaBethlehemu,kilichokaribunalango!
16NawalemashujaawatatuwakapenyajeshilaWafilisti, wakatekamajikatikakisimachaBethlehemu,kilicho karibunalango,wakayatwaa,wakamleteaDaudi; 17Akasema,EeBwana,iwembalinami,nisifanyehivi; kwahiyoakakataakuinywaNdivyowalivyofanyahao mashujaawatatu
18NaAbishai,nduguyeYoabu,mwanawaSeruya, alikuwamkuuwawatatuNayeakainuamkukiwakejuuya watumiatatu,akawaua,akawanajinamiongonimwa watatu
19Je!kwahiyoalikuwajemadariwao,lakinihakufikia walewatatuwakwanza
20NayeBenaya,mwanawaYehoyada,mwanawamtu shujaa,waKabzeeli,ambayealikuwaamefanyamambo mengi,akawauawana-simbawawiliwaMoabu; 21AkamwuaMmisri,mtumzuri,nayuleMmisrialikuwa namkukimkononimwake;lakinialimshukiaakiwana fimbo,akaunyang’anyaulemkukimkononimwayule Mmisri,akamwuakwamkukiwakemwenyewe
22MambohayoaliyafanyaBenaya,mwanawaYehoyada, akawanajinamiongonimwamashujaawatatu.
23Alikuwamwenyeheshimazaidikulikowalethelathini, lakinihakufikiawalewatatuwakwanza.NayeDaudi akamwekajuuyawalinziwake 24Asaheli,nduguyeYoabu,alikuwammojawawale thelathini;ElhananimwanawaDodowaBethlehemu, 25ShamaMharodi,ElikaMharodi, 26naElesiMpalati,naIramwanawaIkeshi,Mtekoi; 27AbiezeriMwanethothi,MebunaiMhushathi; 28SalmoniMwahohi,MaharaiMnetofathi; 29HelebumwanawaBaana,Mnetofathi,naItaimwana waRibaikutokaGibeawawanawaBenyamini; 30naBenaya,Mpirathoni,naHidaiwavijitovyaGaashi; 31AbialboniMwarbathi,AzmawethiMwarhumu; 32EliabaMshaalboni,wawanawaYasheni,Yonathani; 33ShamaMharari,AhiamumwanawaSharari,Mharari; 34Elifeleti,mwanawaAhasbai,mwanawaMwaakathi,na Eliamu,mwanawaAhithofeli,Mgiloni; 35naHezraiMkarmeli,naParaiMwarbi; 36naIgalimwanawaNathaniwaSoba,naBaniwaGadi; 37SelekiMwamoni,Naharai,Mbeerothi,mchukuasilaha zaYoabu,mwanawaSeruya; 38IraMwathiri,GarebuMwathiri, 39UriaMhiti,wotethelathininasaba
SURAYA24
1HasirayaBwanaikawakatenajuuyaIsraeli, akamshawishiDaudijuuyaokusema,Enenda, ukawahesabuIsraelinaYuda
2MfalmeakamwambiaYoabu,jemadariwajeshi, aliyekuwapamojanaye,PitiasasakabilazotezaIsraeli, tanguDanimpakaBeer-sheba,ukawahesabuwatu,nipate kujuahesabuyawatu
3Yoabuakamwambiamfalme,Bwana,Munguwako,na awaongezewatu,kamawalivyowengi,maramia,na machoyabwanawangumfalmeyapatekuona;
4LakininenolamfalmelilikuwananguvujuuyaYoabu, najuuyamaakidawajeshiBasiYoabunamaakidawa jeshiwakatokambeleyamfalmeilikuwahesabuwatuwa Israeli.
5KishawakavukaYordani,wakapigakambihukoAroeri, upandewakuumewamjiuliokatikatiyabondelaGadi,na kuelekeaYazeri;
6KishawakafikaGileadi,nahatanchiyaTahtimhodshi; wakafikaDanjaani,nakaribunaSidoni;
7wakafikangomeyaTiro,namijiyoteyaWahivi,naya Wakanaani;wakatokaupandewakusiniwaYuda,hata Beer-sheba.
8Basiwakapitakatikanchiyote,wakafikaYerusalemu mwishowamiezikendanasikuishirini
9Yoabuakampamfalmehesabuyahesabuyawatu;na watuwaYudawalikuwawatumiatanoelfu.
10MoyowaDaudiukamchomabaadayakuwahesabu watuDaudiakamwambiaBwana,Nimekosasanakwahili nililolitenda;maananimefanyaupumbavusana
11Daudialipoamkaasubuhi,nenolaBWANAlikamjia nabiiGadi,mwonajiwaDaudi,kusema, 12EnendaukamwambieDaudi,Bwanaasemahivi, Nakuwekeamambomatatu;chaguawewemmojawao,ili nikutendeewewe.
13BasiGadiakamwendeaDaudi,akamwambia, akamwambia,Je!Auutakimbiamiezimitatumbeleyaadui
zako,hukuwakikufuatia?auiwetaunisikutatukatikanchi yako?sasashauri,uonenijibuganinitamrudishiayeye aliyenituma
14DaudiakamwambiaGadi,Nimeingiakatikamashaka sana;kwamaanarehemazakeninyingi;walanisianguke katikamkonowamwanadamu
15BasiBwanaakatumataunijuuyaIsraelitanguasubuhi hatawakatiulioamriwa;wakafawatutanguDanimpaka Beer-shebawatusabinielfu
16MalaikaalipounyoshamkonowakejuuyaYerusalemu ilikuuangamiza,Bwanaakaghairikatikauleubaya, akamwambiayulemalaikaaliyewaangamizawatu,Yatosha, ulegezemkonowakosasa.NamalaikawaBwanaalikuwa karibunakiwanjachakupuriachaArauna,Myebusi 17DaudiakanenanaBwanaalipomwonayulemalaika aliyewapigawatu,akasema,Tazama,miminimefanya dhambi,naminimefanyamaovu;lakinikondoohawa wamefanyanini?mkonowakonauwejuuyangu,najuuya nyumbayababayangu.
18SikuhiyoGadiakamwendeaDaudi,akamwambia, Kwea,umwinulieBWANAmadhabahukatikakiwanjacha kupuriachaArauna,Myebusi.
19NayeDaudi,kamanenolaGadi,akakweakamaBwana alivyomwagiza
20Araunaakatazama,akamwonamfalmenawatumishi wakewakimjia;
21Araunaakasema,Kwaninibwanawangumfalme amemjiamtumishiwake?Daudiakasema,Ilininunue kwakosakafuyakupuria,ilinimjengeeBwanamadhabahu, ilitauniiishekatikawatu
22AraunaakamwambiaDaudi,“Bwanawangumfalmena atwaenakutoayaleyanayompendeza; 23Mambohayoyote,Arauna,kamamfalme,alimpa mfalme.Araunaakamwambiamfalme,Bwana,Mungu wako,akukubali
24MfalmeakamwambiaArauna,La;lakinihakika nitavinunuakwakokwathamaniyake;BasiDaudi akakinunuahichokiwanjachakupurianang'ombekwa shekelihamsinizafedha
25NayeDaudiakamjengeaBwanamadhabahuhuko, akatoasadakazakuteketezwanasadakazaamaniBasi BWANAakasihikwaajiliyanchi,nayotauniikazuiliwa katikaIsraeli.