Waamuzi
SURAYA1
1IkawabaadayakufakwakeYoshua,wanawaIsraeli wakamwulizaBwana,wakisema,Ninaniatakayekwea kwanzakwaajiliyetujuuyaWakanaani,ilikupigananao?
2Bwanaakasema,Yudaatakwea;tazama,nimeitianchi mkononimwake
3YudaakamwambiaSimeoninduguye,Kweapamoja namikatikakurayangu,ilitupiganenaWakanaani;nami pianitakwendapamojanawekatikakurayakoBasi Simeoniakaendapamojanaye
4Yudaakakwea;nayeBwanaakawatiaWakanaanina Waperizimikononimwao;naowakawauakatikaBezeki watuelfukumi.
5WakamkutaAdoni-bezekihukoBezeki,wakapigana naye,wakawauaWakanaaninaWaperizi
6LakiniAdoni-bezekiakakimbia;naowakamfuatia, wakamkamata,wakamkatavidolegumbavyagumbana vidolevyakevyamiguu
7NayeAdoni-bezekiakasema,Wafalmesabini, waliokatwavidolegumbavyaovyagumbanavidolevikuu vyamiguu,walikusanyachakulachaochiniyamezayangu; WakamletaYerusalemu,nayeakafahuko.
8BasiwanawaYudawalikuwawamepiganana Yerusalemu,nakuutwaa,nakuupigakwamakaliya upanga,nakuuteketezamjikwamoto.
9KishawanawaYudawakashukailikupiganana Wakanaani,waliokaakatikanchiyavilima,naNegebu,na katikabonde.
10YudawakaendakupigananaWakanaaniwaliokaa Hebroni(jinalaHebronihapokwanzalilikuwaKiriatharba)naowakawauaSheshai,naAhimani,naTalmai.
11NakutokahukoakawaendeawakaajiwaDebiri;najina laDebirihapoawalililikuwaKiriath-seferi
12Kalebuakasema,YeyeatakayeupigaKiriath-seferina kuutwaa,nitampabintiyanguAksaawemkewe
13Othnieli,mwanawaKenazi,ndugumdogowaKalebu, akautwaa,nayeakampaAksabintiyakeawemkewe.
14Ikawaalipomwendea,akamsihiaombeshambakwa babayake;Kalebuakamwambia,Watakanini?
15Akamwambia,Nipebaraka,kwamaanaumenipanchi yakusini;nipepiachemchemizamajiNayeKalebu akampachemchemizamajizajuunazilezachini
16KishawanawaMkeni,mkweweMusa,wakakwea kutokakatikamjiwamitendepamojanawanawaYuda, wakaingiakatikajangwalaYuda,lililoupandewaNegebu waAradi;wakaendanakukaakatiyawatu
17YudaakaendapamojanaSimeoninduguye,nao wakawauaWakanaaniwaliokaaSefathi,nakuuharibu kabisaNajinalamjiukaitwaHorma
18TenaYudaakatekaGazapamojanamipakayake,na Askelonipamojanamipakayake,naEkronipamojana mipakayake.
19NayeBwanaalikuwapamojanaYuda;akawafukuza wenyejiwamlimani;lakinihawakuwezakuwafukuza wenyejiwabondeni,kwasababuwalikuwanamagariya chuma
20WakampaKalebuHebroni,kamaMusaalivyosema; nayeakawafukuzahukowanawatatuwaAnaki
21NawanawaBenyaminihawakuwafukuzaWayebusi waliokaaYerusalemu;lakiniWayebusiwanakaapamojana wanawaBenyaminikatikaYerusalemuhataleo.
22NanyumbayaYusufunaowakakweajuuyaBetheli, nayeBwanaalikuwapamojanao
23WatuwanyumbayaYosefuwakatumawatukwenda kuuchunguzaBetheli(Basijinalamjihuohapoawali lilikuwaLuzu)
24Walewapeleleziwakamwonamtuakitokanjeyamji, wakamwambia,Tafadhali,utuonyeshenjiayakuingia mjini,nasitutakurehemu
25Nayeakawaonyeshamahalipakuingiliamjini, wakaupigahuomjikwamakaliyaupanga;lakini wakamwachiliamtuhuyonajamaayakeyote
26YulemtuakaendakatikanchiyaWahiti,akajengamji, akauitajinalakeLuzu,ambalondilojinalakehataleo
27ManasenayehakuwafukuzawakaajiwaBeth-sheanina mijiyake,walaTaanakinamijiyake,walahaowaliokaa Dorinamijiyake,walahaowaliokaaIbleamunamijiyake, walawakaajiwaMegidonamijiyake;baliWakanaani walitakakukaakatikanchihiyo.
28Ikawa,Israeliwalipokuwananguvu,waliwatia Wakanaanikazini,walahawakuwafukuzakabisa.
29EfraimunayehakuwatoaWakanaaniwaliokaaGezeri; lakiniWakanaaniwalikaaGezerikatiyao
30ZabuloninayehakuwatoawenyejiwaKitroni,walahao waliokaaNahaloli;lakiniWakanaaniwakakaakatiyao, wakawawatumwa
31AsherinayehakuwafukuzawakaajiwaAko,wala wakaajiwaSidoni,walawakaajiwaAlabu,walawa Akzibu,walawaHelba,walawaAfiki,walawaRehobu;
32LakiniWaasheriwakakaakatiyaWakanaani,wenyeji wanchi,kwamaanahawakuwafukuza
33NaftalinayehakuwatoawenyejiwaBeth-shemeshi, walahaowaliokaaBe-thanathi;lakinialikaakatiya Wakanaani,wenyejiwanchihiyo;
34WaamoriwakawalazimishawanawaDanikuingia katikanchiyavilima,kwamaanahawakuwaruhusu kushukabondeni;
35LakiniWaamoriwalitakakukaakatikamlimaHeresi katikaAiyaloninaShaalbimu;
36NampakawaWaamoriulikuwakutokakwenyekukwea mpakaAkrabimu,kutokaJabalinakwendajuu
SURAYA2
1MalaikawaBwanaakapandakutokaGilgalimpaka Bokimu,akasema,NaliwapandishakutokaMisri,nami nimewaletampakanchiniliyowaapiababazenu;nami nikasema,Sitalivunjaaganolangunanyikamwe.
2Nanyimtafanyaaganololotenawenyejiwanchihii; mtazibomoamadhabahuzao;lakinihamkuitiisautiyangu; kwaninimmefanyahivi?
3Kwahiyopianikasema,Sitawafukuzambeleyenu;lakini watakuwakamamiibaubavunimwenu,namiunguyao itakuwatanzikwenu.
4Ikawa,malaikawaBwanaalipowaambiawanawaIsraeli wotemanenohayo,watuwakapazasautizao,wakalia 5WakapaitamahalipaleBokimu,naowakamchinjia Bwanadhabihuhuko
6KishaYoshuaalipokwishakuwapawaturuhusawaende zao,wanawaIsraeliwakaendakilamtukwenyeurithi wakeilikuimilikihiyonchi
7WatuwakamtumikiaBwanasikuzotezaYoshua,nasiku zotezawazeewalioishibaadayaYoshua,ambaowalikuwa wameonakazikubwazotezaBwana,alizowafanyiaIsraeli 8Yoshua,mwanawaNuni,mtumishiwaBwana,akafa, mwenyeumriwamiakamianakumi.
9WakamzikakatikampakawaurithiwakehukoTimnathheresi,katikanchiyavilimayaEfraimu,upandewa kaskaziniwakilimachaGaashi.
10Nakizazihichochotepiakilikusanywakwababazao; kikatokeakizazikinginebaadayao,ambachohakikumjua Bwana,walakazializowafanyiaIsraeli
11WanawaIsraeliwakafanyayaliyomabayamachonipa Bwana,wakawatumikiaMabaali;
12WakamwachaBwana,Munguwababazao,aliyewatoa katikanchiyaMisri,wakafuatamiungumingine,miungu yawatuwaliowazungukapandezote,wakainamambele yao,wakamkasirishaBwana
13WakamwachaBwana,wakatumikiaBaalinaAshtarothi 14HasirayaYehovaikawakajuuyaIsraeli,nayeakawatia katikamikonoyawateka-nyarawaliowatekanyara,naye akawatiakatikamikonoyaaduizaopandezote,hata hawakuwezatenakusimamambeleyaaduizao.
15Kilawalikotoka,mkonowaBwanaulikuwajuuyao kwamabaya,kamaBwanaalivyosema,nakamaBwana alivyowaapia;naowakafadhaikasana.
16LakiniBwanaakawainuliawaamuziwaliowaokoana mikonoyahaowaliowatekanyara
17Lakinihawakuwasikilizawaamuziwao,lakini walifanyauasheratinamiungumingine,wakainamambele yao;lakinihawakufanyahivyo
18NawakatiBwanaalipowainuliawaamuzi,ndipo BWANAalikuwapamojanamwamuzihuyo,akawaokoa namikonoyaaduizaosikuzotezamwamuzihuyo;
19Ikawa,alipokufamwamuzihuyo,walirudinakujiharibu kulikobabazaokwakuifuatamiungumingineili kuitumikianakuisujudia;hawakuachamatendoyao wenyewe,walanjiayaoyaukaidi.
20HasirayaBwanaikawakajuuyaIsraeli;akasema,Kwa sababuwatuhawawamelihalifuaganolangu nililowaamurubabazao,walahawakuisikizasautiyangu; 21Namisitamfukuzamtuyeyotembeleyaokatikamataifa ambayoYoshuaaliyaachaalipokufa; 22ilikwanjiahizonipatekuwajaribuIsraeli,kwamba wataishikanjiayaBwananakwendakatikanjiahiyo, kamababazaowalivyoishika,ausivyo 23KwahiyoBwanaakawaachamataifayale,asiwafukuze upesi;walahakuwatiamkononimwaYoshua
SURAYA3
1BasihayandiyomataifaaliyoyaachaBwana,ili awajaribuIsraelikwayo,yaani,watuwoteambao hawakujuavitavyotevyaKanaani; 2ilailivizazivyawanawaIsraeliwapatekujua,na kuwafundishavita,watuambaohawakujuakablayahayo; 3yaani,mabwanawatanowaWafilisti,naWakanaani wote,naWasidoni,naWahiviwaliokaakatikamlimawa Lebanoni,tokamlimaBaalhermonimpakamahalipa kuingiliaHamathi
4NaowalikuwawawajaribuIsraelikwahao,ilikujua kamawatasikilizaamrizaBwana,alizowaamurubabazao kwamkonowaMusa
5WanawaIsraeliwakakaakatiyaWakanaani,naWahiti, naWaamori,naWaperizi,naWahivi,naWayebusi; 6Wakawaoabintizao,wakawapawanawaobintizao,na kuitumikiamiunguyao.
7WanawaIsraeliwakafanyayaliyomaovumachonipa Bwana,wakamsahauBwana,Munguwao,wakawatumikia Mabaalinamaashera
8KwahiyohasirayaBwanaikawakajuuyaIsraeli,naye akawatiamkononimwaKushan-rishathaimu,mfalmewa Mesopotamia;wanawaIsraeliwakamtumikiaKushanrishathaimumudawamiakaminane
9WanawaIsraeliwalipomliliaBwana,Bwana akawainuliawanawaIsraelimwokozialiyewaokoa,yaani, OthnielimwanawaKenazi,ndugumdogowaKalebu
10RohoyaBwanaikamjiliajuuyake,nayeakawa mwamuziwaIsraeli,akatokakwendavitani;nayeBwana akamtiaKushan-rishathaimu,mfalmewaMesopotamia, mkononimwake;namkonowakeukamshindaKushanrishathaimu.
11NchiikastarehemudawamiakaarobainiNayeOthnieli mwanawaKenaziakafa
12WanawaIsraeliwalifanyamaovutenamachonipa Bwana;nayeBwanaakamtianguvuEgloni,mfalmewa Moabu,juuyaIsraeli,kwasababuwalikuwawametenda maovumachonipaBwana.
13AkawakusanyiawanawaAmoninaAmaleki,akaenda akawapigaIsraeli,nakuumilikihuomjiwamitende
14BasiwanawaIsraeliwakamtumikiaEgloni,mfalmewa Moabu,mudawamiakakuminaminane
15LakiniwanawaIsraeliwalipomliliaBwana,Bwana akawainuliamwokozi,Ehudi,mwanawaGera, Mbenyamini,mtumwenyeshoto;
16LakiniEhudiakajifanyiaupangawenyemakalikuwili, urefuwakedhiraamoja;nayeakajifungachiniyamavazi yakejuuyapajalakelakuume
17KishaakamleteaEglonimfalmewaMoabuzawadihiyo, nayeEglonialikuwamtumnenesana.
18Nayealipokwishakutoazawadi,akawaagawatu walioichukuailezawadi
19Lakiniyeyemwenyeweakageukatenakutokakwenye vinyagovilivyokuwakaribunaGilgali,akasema,Nina nenolasirikwako,EemfalmeNawotewaliosimama karibunayewakatokambeleyake.
20Ehudiakamjia;nayealikuwaameketikatikachumba chamajirayajoto,ambachoalikuwanachokwaajiliyake pekeyake.Ehudiakasema,Ninanenokwakokutokakwa MunguNayeakainukakatikakitichake
21Ehudiakaunyoshamkonowakewakushoto,akautwaa upangakatikapajalakelakuume,akamtiatumboni
22Nampiniukaingianyumayaupanga;namafuta yakaufunikaupanga,asiwezekuuchomoaupangatumboni mwake;nauchafuukatoka.
23NdipoEhudiakatokanjeyaukumbi,akaifungamilango yachumbakilenakuifungakwakufuli
24Alipotoka,watumishiwakewakaja;naowalipoona, tazama,milangoyachumbakileimefungwa,wakasema, Hakikayeyehufunikamiguuyakekatikachumbachake wakatiwahari
25Wakangojahatawalipoonahaya;natazama, hakuifunguamilangoyachumba;basiwakatwaaufunguo, wakaufungua;natazama,bwanawaoameangukachini amekufa
26NayeEhudiakatorokawalipokuwawakingoja,akavuka sanamu,akakimbiliaSeira.
27Ikawa,alipofika,akapigatarumbetakatikanchiya vilimayaEfraimu,naowanawaIsraeliwakashukapamoja nayekutokamlimahuo,nayeakawatangulia.
28Akawaambia,Nifuateni,kwakuwaBwanaamewatia aduizenuWamoabumkononimwenuWakatelemka nyumayake,wakavishikavivukovyaYordanikuelekea Moabu,walahawakumwachamtuavuke
29WakauawaMoabuwakatihuowatuwapataelfukumi, wotewenyetamaa,nawatuhodari;walahakunamtuhata mmojaaliyeokoka
30BasiMoabuwalishindwasikuhiyochiniyamkonowa IsraeliNayonchiikastarehemudawamiakathemanini
31NabaadayakekulikuwanaShamgarimwanawaAnathi, ambayealiwauakatiyaWafilistiwatumiasitakwa mchokoowang’ombe,nayeakawaokoaIsraeli
SURAYA4
1KishawanawaIsraeliwalifanyamaovutenamachonipa Bwana,alipokufaEhudi.
2BwanaakawauzanakuwatiamkononimwaYabini, mfalmewaKanaani,aliyetawalahukoHazori;najemadari wajeshilakealikuwaSisera,aliyekaakatikaHaroshethiya Mataifa
3WanawaIsraeliwakamliliaBwana;kwakuwaalikuwa namagariyachumamiakenda;nayeakawaoneasana wanawaIsraelimudawamiakaishirini
4NaDebora,nabiimke,mkewaLapidothi,ndiye aliyekuwamwamuziwaIsraeliwakatihuo.
5NayeakakaachiniyamtendewaDebora,katiyaRama naBetheli,katikanchiyavilimayaEfraimu;
6AkatumawatunakumwitaBarakamwanawaAbinoamu kutokaKedeshnaftali,nakumwambia,Je!
7NaminitamvutakwakoSisera,jemadariwajeshila Yabini,karibunamtoKishoni,pamojanamagariyakeya vitanawatuwakewengi;naminitamtiamkononimwako 8Barakaakamwambia,Ukiendapamojanami,nitakwenda, lakiniusipokwendapamojanami,sitakwenda.
9Akasema,Bilashakanitakwendapamojanawe;kwa kuwaBWANAatamwuzaSiseramkononimwa mwanamke.Deboraakaondoka,akaendapamojanaBaraka mpakaKedeshi
10BarakaakawaitaZabuloninaNaftalimpakaKedeshi; akapandanawatuelfukumimiguunipake;Debora akapandapamojanaye
11BasiHeberi,Mkeni,aliyekuwawawanawaHobabu, mkweweMusa,alikuwaamejitenganaWakeni,akapiga hemayakempakamwaloniwaSaanaimu,karibuna Kedeshi
12NaowakamwambiaSiserayakwambaBarakamwana waAbinoamualikuwaamepandajuuyaMlimaTabori
13Siseraakakusanyamagariyakeyoteyavita,magarimia kendayachuma,nawatuwotewaliokuwapamojanaye, tokaHaroshethiyaMataifampakamtowaKishoni
14DeboraakamwambiaBaraka,Inuka;kwamaanahii ndiyosikuambayoBwanaamemtiaSiseramkononi mwako;je!BasiBarakaakashukakutokamlimaTabori,na watuelfukuminyumayake.
15BwanaakamfadhaishaSisera,namagariyakeyote,na jeshilakelote,kwamakaliyaupangambeleyaBaraka;
basiSiseraakashukakatikagarilake,akakimbiakwa miguuyake.
16Barakaakayafuatiayalemagarinajeshimpaka Haroshethiyamataifa;najeshilotelaSiseralikaanguka kwamakaliyaupanga;walahakusaliahatamtummoja.
17LakiniSiseraakakimbiakwamiguumpakahemaya Yaeli,mkewaHeberi,Mkeni;kwamaanapalikuwana amanikatiyaYabini,mfalmewaHazori,nanyumbaya Heberi,Mkeni
18YaeliakatokakwendakumlakiSisera,akamwambia, Ingia,bwanawangu,ingiakwangu;usiogopeNaye akaingiakwakehemani,akamfunikajoho
19Akamwambia,Tafadhali,nipemajikidogoninywe;kwa maananinakiuAkafunguakiribachamaziwa, akamnywesha,akamfunika
20Akamwambiatena,Simamamlangonipahema,na itakuwa,mtuyeyoteakijanakukuuliza,nakusema,Je! kwambauseme,La
21NdipoYaeli,mkewaHeberi,akatwaamsumariwa hema,akashikanyundomkononimwake,akamwendea polepole,akampigiliamsumarikwenyemapajani, akaugongachini,kwamaanaalikuwaamelalausingizi mzitonaamechokaHivyoakafa
22Natazama,BarakaalipokuwaakimfuatiaSisera,Yaeli akatokailikumlaki,akamwambia,Njoo,nami nitakuonyeshamtuyuleunayemtafutaNayealipofika hemanimwake,tazama,Siseraamelalaamekufa,na msumariulikuwakwenyemapajanimwake.
23BasiMunguakamtiishasikuhiyoYabini,mfalmewa Kanaani,mbeleyawanawaIsraeli
24MkonowawanawaIsraeliukaendeleakuwananguvu juuyaYabini,mfalmewaKanaani,hata walipomwangamizaYabini,mfalmewaKanaani
SURAYA5
1NdipoDeboranaBarakamwanawaAbinoamu wakaimbasikuhiyo,wakisema,
2MsifuniBwanakwaajiliyakulipizakisasikwaIsraeli, hapowatuwalijitoawenyewekwahiari.
3Sikieni,enyiwafalme;sikilizeni,enyiwakuu;Mimi, naam,mimi,nitamwimbiaBWANA;Nitamwimbia BWANA,MunguwaIsraeli.
4Bwana,ulipotokaSeiri,ulipotembeakutokakatika uwanjawaEdomu,nchiilitetemeka,nambinguzilishuka, namawinguyakadondoshamaji.
5MilimaikayeyukambelezaBwana,naam,huoSinai, mbelezaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli.
6KatikasikuzaShamgari,mwanawaAnathi,sikuza Yaeli,njiakuuzilikuwahazinawatu,nawasafiriwalipitia njiazakando
7Wenyejiwavijijiwalikoma,walikomakatikaIsraeli, hatamimiDeboranilipoinuka,hatanilipoinukamama katikaIsraeli
8Walichaguamiungumipya;Je!ilionekanangaoaumkuki katiyaelfuarobainikatikaIsraeli?
9MoyowanguunawaelekeamaliwaliwaIsraeli,waliojitoa kwahiarikatiyawatuMhimidiniBWANA
10Semeni,ninyimpandaopundaweupe,ninyimketio katikahukumu,nakutembeanjiani.
11Haowaliokombolewanakelelezawapigamishale katikamahalipakutekamaji,hukowatayasimuliamatendo
yahakiyaBwana,naam,matendoyahakikwawenyejiwa vijijivyakekatikaIsraeli;ndipowatuwaBwanawatashuka malangoni
12Amka,amka,Debora;amka,amka,uimbewimbo; 13Kishaakamfanyayeyealiyesaliakuwamtawalajuuya wakuukatiyawatu; 14KutokaEfraimupalikuwanamziziwaojuuyaAmaleki; nyumayako,Benyamini,katiyawatuwako;kutokaMakiri walishukawatawala,nakutokaZabuloniwalewashikao kalamuyamwandishi
15NawakuuwaIsakariwalikuwapamojanaDebora;hata Isakari,naBarakapia;alipelekwakwamiguubondeni KwazamuzaReubenipalikuwanamawazomakuuya moyo
16Mbonaulikaakatiyamaziziyakondoo,Ukisikiliza vigelegelevyamakundi?KwamakundiyaReubeni palikuwanamitazamomikuuyamoyo
17Gileadialikaang'amboyaYordani;nakwaniniDani alibakikatikamerikebu?Asherialikaaufuonimwabahari, akakaapenyemashimoyake
18ZabuloninaNaftaliwalikuwawatuwaliohatarisha maishayaohatakufa,katikamahalipajuupamashamba.
19Wafalmewakajanakupigana,ndipowafalmewa KanaaniwakapiganahukoTaanaki,karibunamajiya Megido;hawakuchukuafaidayapesa.
20Walipiganakutokambinguni;nyotakatikanjiazao zilipigananaSisera
21MtowaKishoniuliwafagiliambali,ulemtowakale, mtowaKishoniEenafsiyangu,umekanyaganguvu 22Ndipokwatozafarasizikavunjwakwanjiayakucheza, namdundowamashujaawao.
23LaaniniMerozi,akasemamalaikawaBwana,Laanini kwauchunguwakaaondaniyake;kwasababuhawakuja kumsaidiaBwana,kumsaidiaBwanajuuyamashujaa.
24NaabarikiwekulikowanawakeYaeli,mkewaHeberi, Mkeni,Atabarikiwakulikowanawakehemani
25Akaombamaji,nayeakampamaziwa;alitoasiagikatika sahaniyakifahari
26Alitiamkonowakekwenyemsumari,namkonowake wakuumekwenyenyundoyafundi;nakwanyundo akampigaSisera,akamkatakichwa,alipomchomana kupenyamapajanimwake
27Akainamamiguunipake,akaanguka,akalala;Miguu yakeakainama,akaanguka;
28MamayakeSiseraakachunguliadirishani,akapazasauti kwenyedari,Mbonagarilakelavitalimekawiakufika? kwaninimagurudumuyamagariyakeyatacheleweshwa?
29Mabibizakewenyehekimawakamjibu,naam,akajijibu nafsinimwake,
30Je!Je!hawajagawanyamawindo;kwakila mwanamumemsichanammojaauwawili;kwaSisera mawindoyarangimbalimbali,mawindoyarangi mbalimbalizakaziyataraza,yarangimbalimbalizakazi yataraza,pandezotembili,yanafaakwashingozao watekaonyara?
31Hivyoaduizakowotenawaangamie,eeMwenyeziMungu;Nayonchiikastarehemudawamiakaarobaini.
SURAYA6
1WanawaIsraeliwakafanyayaliyomaovumachonipa Bwana,nayeBwanaakawatiamkononimwaMidianimuda wamiakasaba.
2MkonowaMidianiulikuwananguvujuuyaIsraeli,na kwaajiliyaWamidianiwanawaIsraeliwakajifanyia mapangoyaliyomilimani,namapango,nangome.
3Basiikawa,hapoIsraeliwalipopandambegu,Wamidiani wakakwea,naWaamaleki,nawanawamashariki, wakakweajuuyao;
4Wakapigakambijuuyao,nakuharibumazaoyanchi mpakaGaza,walahawakuwaachiaIsraeliriziki,wala kondoo,walang'ombe,walapunda
5Kwaniwalikujanamifugoyaonahemazao,nawakaja kamapanzikwawingi;maanawaonangamiazao walikuwahawanahesabu;wakaingiakatikanchiili kuiharibu
6NaIsraeliwakawamaskinisanakwaajiliyaWamidiani; naowanawaIsraeliwakamliliaBwana
7Ikawa,wanawaIsraeliwalipomliliaBwanakwaajiliya Wamidiani,
8BwanaakamtumanabiikwawanawaIsraeli, akawaambia,Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi,Mimi niliwapandishakutokaMisri,nakuwatoakatikanyumbaya utumwa;
9NaminikawaokoanamikonoyaWamisri,namikonoya watuwotewaliowaonea,nikawafukuzawatokembeleyenu, nikawapaninyinchiyao;
10Nikawaambia,MimindimiBwana,Munguwenu; msiiogopemiunguyaWaamori,ambaomnakaakatikanchi yao;lakinihamkuitiisautiyangu
11MalaikawaBwanaakaja,akaketichiniyamwaloni uliokuwakatikaOfra,uliokuwamaliyaYoashi, Mwabiezeri;
12MalaikawaBwanaakamtokea,akamwambia,Bwana yupamojanawe,weweshujaa.
13Gideoniakamwambia,EeBwanawangu,ikiwaBwana yupamojanasi,mbonahayayoteyametupata?zikowapi isharazakezote,ambazobabazetuwalitusimulia, wakisema,Je!lakinisasaBWANAametuacha,ametutia katikamikonoyaWamidiani
14Bwanaakamtazama,akasema,Enendakwauwezo wakohuu,ukawaokoeIsraelinamkonowaWamidiani; 15Akamwambia,EeBwanawangu,nitawaokoaIsraeli kwajinsigani?tazama,jamaayangunimaskinikatika Manase,namimindiminiliyemdogokabisakatika nyumbayababayangu.
16Bwanaakamwambia,Hakikanitakuwapamojanawe, naweutawapigaWamidianikamamtummoja
17Akamwambia,Ikiwasasanimepatakibalimachonipako, basiunionyesheisharayakuwawewewasemanami.
18Tafadhali,usiondokehapa,hatanitakapokujakwako,na kukuleteazawadiyangu,nakuiwekambeleyakoAkasema, nitakaahatautakaporudi
19Gideoniakaingiandani,akatayarishamwana-mbuzi,na mikateisiyotiwachachuyaefamojayaunga; 20MalaikawaMunguakamwambia,Chukuanyamana mikateisiyotiwachachu,uiwekejuuyamwambahuu,na kuumiminamchuzi.Nayeakafanyahivyo.
21NdipomalaikawaBwanaakanyoshanchayafimbo iliyokuwamkononimwake,akaigusailenyamanamikate;
namotoukatokamwambani,ukaiteketezanyamana mikateileisiyochachwa.NdipomalaikawaBWANA akaondokambeleyake
22GideoniakatambuayakuwayeyenimalaikawaBwana, Gideoniakasema,Ole,BwanaMUNGU!kwamaana nimemwonamalaikawaBwanausokwauso
23Bwanaakamwambia,Amaniiwekwako;usiogope hutakufa.
24NdipoGideoniakamjengeaBwanamadhabahuhuko, akaiitaYehova-shalomu;hataleoikokatikaOfraya Waabiezeri
25Ikawausikuuleule,Yehovaakamwambia,Mchukue ng’ombe-dumemchangawababayako,yaani,ng’ombedumewapiliwamiakasaba,ukaibomoemadhabahuya Baali,aliyonayobabayako,ukaikateAsherailiyokaribu nayo;
26ukamjengeeBwana,Munguwako,madhabahujuuya mwambahuu,kamailivyopangwa,ukamtwaehuyo ng'ombewapili,ukamtoesadakayakuteketezwakwakuni zaAsherautakayoikata
27NdipoGideoniakatwaawatukumikatiyawatumishi wake,akafanyakamaBwanaalivyomwambia;
28Nawatuwajijiwalipoamkaasubuhinamapema, tazama,madhabahuyaBaaliimebomolewa,naAshera iliyokuwakaribunayoimekatwa,nayuleng’ombe-dume wapiliametolewasadakajuuyamadhabahuiliyojengwa 29Wakaambiana,Ninanialiyetendajambohili?Nao walipoulizanakuuliza,wakasema,Gideoni,mwanawa Yoashi,ndiyealiyefanyajambohili
30NdipowatuwamjiwakamwambiaYoashi,Mtoe mwanao,afe,kwasababuameibomoamadhabahuyaBaali, nakwasababuameikataAsherailiyokuwakaribunayo
31Yoashiakawaambiawotewaliosimamajuuyake,Je! mtamwokoa?yeyeatakayemteteanaauawekungali asubuhi;ikiwayeyenimungu,naajiteteenafsiyake,kwa sababumtuameibomoamadhabahuyake
32KwahiyosikuhiyoakamwitaYerubaali,akisema,Baali naatetenaye,kwasababuameibomoamadhabahuyake
33NdipoWamidianiwote,naWaamaleki,nawanawa masharikiwakakusanyika,wakavukanakupigakambi katikabondelaYezreeli
34LakinirohoyaBwanaikamjiliaGideoni,nayeakapiga tarumbeta;naAbiezeriwakakusanyikanyumayake.
35KishaakatumawajumbekatikaManaseyote;ambaye nayealikusanywabaadayake;akatumawajumbekwa Asheri,naZabuloni,naNaftali;naowakapandakwenda kuwalaki
36GideoniakamwambiaMungu,IkiwautawaokoaIsraeli kwamkonowangu,kamaulivyosema, 37Tazama,nitawekangoziyasufusakafuni;nakama umandeutakuwajuuyangozitu,nanchinzimakukauka, ndiponitajuayakuwautawaokoaIsraelikwamkono wangu,kamaulivyosema
38Ikawahivyo;kwamaanaaliamkaasubuhinamapema, akaikusanyailengozi,nakukandamizaumandekatika ngozi,bakulilililojaamaji
39GideoniakamwambiaMungu,Hasirayakoisiwakejuu yangu,naminitanenamarahiitu;sasaiwekavujuuya ngozitu,najuuyanchiyotekuwenaumande
40Munguakafanyahivyousikuule,kwamaanakwenye ngoziilikuwakavu,nanchiyoteilikuwakavu
SURAYA7
1NdipoYerubaali,ndiyeGideoni,nawatuwote waliokuwapamojanaye,wakaamkaasubuhinamapema, wakapigakambikaribunakisimachaHarodi;hatajeshila Wamidianililikuwaupandewaowakaskazini,karibuna kilimachaMore,bondeni
2BwanaakamwambiaGideoni,Watuhawawaliopamoja naweniwengimnohataniwatieWamidianimikononi mwao,wasijeIsraeliwakajivunajuuyangu,wakisema, Mkonowangumwenyewendioulioniokoa
3Basisasa,pigambiumasikionimwawatuhawa,ukisema, Mtuyeyoteanayeogopanakuogopa,naarudi,aondoke mapemakatikamlimawaGileadiNawatuishirinina mbilielfuwakarudi;wakabakielfukumi
4BwanaakamwambiaGideoni,Watuhawabadoniwengi mno;uwaletemajini,naminitawajaribuhukokwaajili yako;namtuyeyotenitakayekuambiahabarizake,Huyu hatakwendapamojanawe,yeyehatakwenda.
5Basiakawaletawatumajini;Bwanaakamwambia Gideoni,Kilamtuatakayerambamajikwaulimiwake kamavilembwaarambavyo,mwekekando;vivyohivyo kilamtuanayepigamagotikunywa
6Nahesabuyahaowalioramba-ramba,wakipelekamkono kinywanimwao,ilikuwawatumiatatu;lakiniwatu wenginewotewalipigamagotikunywamaji
7BwanaakamwambiaGideoni,Kwawatuhawamiatatu walioramba-ramba,nitawaokoa,naminitawatiaWamidiani mkononimwako;
8Basihaowatuwakatwaavyakulamkononimwao,na tarumbetazao;nayeakawapelekawatuwotewaIsraeli waliosalia,kilamtuhemanikwake,akawazuiawalewatu miatatu;najeshilaMidianililikuwachiniyakebondeni 9IkawausikuuohuoBwanaakamwambia,Ondoka,shuka mpakakambini;maananimeitiamkononimwako 10Lakiniukiogopakushuka,shukapamojanaPura mtumishiwakokambini;
11Naweutasikiawanayosema;nabaadayemikonoyako itatiwanguvukushukiakambiKishaakashukapamojana Puramtumishiwakempakamwishowawatuwenyesilaha waliokuwakambini
12NaWamidiani,naWaamaleki,nawanawotewa masharikiwalikuwawamelalabondenikamapanzikwa wingi;nangamiazaowalikuwahawanahesabu,kama mchangawakandoyabaharikwawingi
13Gideonialipofika,tazama,palikuwanamtummoja aliyemwelezamwenzakendoto,akasema,Tazama,niliota ndoto,natazama,mkatewashayiriukiangukajuuyajeshi laMidiani,ukaifikiahema,ukaipigahataikaanguka,na kuipindua,hatahemaikalala
14Mwenzakeakajibu,akasema,Hilisinenolingineila upangawaGideoni,mwanawaYoashi,mtuwaIsraeli; 15Ikawa,Gideonialiposikiahabariyailendotonatafsiri yake,akaabudu,akarudikatikajeshilaIsraeli,akasema, Ondokeni;kwakuwaBwanaametiajeshilaMidiani mikononimwenu
16Akawagawanyawalewatumiatatuwawevikosivitatu, akatiatarumbetamkononimwakilamtu,namitungiisiyo nakitu,nataandaniyahiyomitungi
17Akawaambia,Nitazamenimimi,nanyimfanyevivyo hivyo;
18Nitakapopigatarumbeta,miminawotewaliopamoja nami,ninyinanyipigenitarumbetapandezotezakambi,na kusema,UpangawaBwananawaGideoni
19BasiGideoninawalewatumiawaliokuwapamojanaye, wakafikampakamwishowamarago,mwanzowazamuya kati;naowalikuwawamewekawalinziwapyatu, wakazipigatarumbeta,nakuivunjamitungiiliyokuwa mikononimwao.
20Vilevikosivitatuwakapigatarumbeta,wakaivunja mitungi,wakazishikataakwamikonoyaoyakushoto,na tarumbetakatikamikonoyaoyakuumekuzipiga;wakapiga kelele,UpangawaBwana,nawaGideoni 21Wakasimamakilamtumahalipakekuizungukakambi; jeshilotelikakimbia,wakalia,wakakimbia
22Nawalemiatatuwakazipigatarumbeta,naBwana akawekaupangawakilamtujuuyamwenzake,nakatika jeshilote;
23BasiwatuwaIsraeliwakakusanyikakutokaNaftali,na kutokaAsheri,nakutokakatikaManaseyote,na kuwafuatiaWamidiani
24Gideoniakatumawajumbekatikanchiyoteyavilima vilimayaEfraimu,akisema,ShukenijuuyaWamidiani, mkayatiemajimbeleyaompakaBeth-baranaYordani NdipowatuwotewaEfraimuwakakusanyika,wakayateka majimpakaBeth-baranaYordani.
25WakawakamatawakuuwawiliwaWamidiani,Orebuna Zeebu;wakamwuaOrebujuuyajabalilaOrebu,naZeebu wakamwuapenyeshinikizoladivailaZeebu, wakawafuatiaMidiani,wakamleteaGideonivichwavya OrebunaZeebung'amboyapiliyaYordani
SURAYA8
1WatuwaEfraimuwakamwambia,Mbonaumetutendea hivi,hatahukutuita,ulipokwendakupigananaWamidiani? Naowakamzomeavikali
2Akawaambia,Miminimefanyaninisasakamaninyi?Je! kuokotazabibuzaEfraimusiborakulikomavunoya zabibuyaAbiezeri?
3MunguamewatiawakuuwaMidiani,OrebunaZeebu, mikononimwenu;naminingewezakufanyaninikama ninyi?Ndipohasirayaojuuyakeikapunguka,aliposema hayo.
4GideoniakafikaYordani,akavuka,yeyenawalewatu miatatuwaliokuwapamojanaye,wamezimiahatahivyo wakiwafuatia.
5AkawaambiawatuwaSukothi,Tafadhalini,wapeniwatu hawawanaonifuatamikate;kwamaanawamezimia,nami ninawafuatiaZebanaSalmuna,wafalmewaMidiani
6WakuuwaSukothiwakasema,Je!
7Gideoniakasema,Kwahiyo,hapoBwanaatakapowatia ZebanaSalmunamkononimwangu,ndiponitairarua nyamayenukwamiibayanyikaninakwamichongoma
8AkapandakutokahukompakaPenueli,akanenanao vivyohivyo;nawatuwaPenueliwakamjibukamawatuwa Sukothiwalivyomjibu
9TenaakawaambiawatuwaPenueli,akawaambia, Nitakaporudikwaamani,nitaubomoamnarahuu
10BasiZebanaSalmunawalikuwakoKarkori,namajeshi yaopamojanao,kamawatukuminatanoelfu,wote waliosaliawajeshilotelawanawamashariki;
11Gideoniakakweakwanjiayahaowaliokaahemani, upandewamasharikiwaNobanaYogbeha,akalipigajeshi; kwamaanajeshililikuwasalama
12NaZebanaSalmunawalipokimbia,akawafuatia, akawashikahaowafalmewawiliwaMidiani,Zebana Salmuna,akalivurugajeshilote
13GideonimwanawaYoashiakarudikutokavitanikabla yajuakuchomoza.
14AkamkamatakijanammojawawatuwaSukothi, akamwuliza,nayeakamwelezawakuuwaSukothi,na wazeewake,watusabini
15AkawaendeawatuwaSukothi,akasema,Tazama,Zeba naSalmuna,ambaomlinilaumu,mkisema,Je!Mikonoya ZebanaSalmunaikomkononimwakosasa,hatatuwape watuwakowaliochokamkate?
16Akawatwaawazeewamji,namiibayanyikanina mibigili,akawafundishakwahaowatuwaSukothi
17KishaakaubomoamnarawaPenueli,akawauawatuwa mji.
18NdipoakawaambiaZebanaSalmuna,Watuwanamna ganimliowauahukoTabori?Wakajibu,Kamawewe, ndivyowalivyokuwa;kilammojaalifanananawatotowa mfalme
19Akasema,Haowalikuwanduguzangu,wanawamama yangu;
20AkamwambiaYetheri,mzaliwawakewakwanza, Simama,uwaueLakiniyulekijanahakuuchomoaupanga wake;
21NdipoZebanaSalmunawakasema,Inukawewe, ukatuangukie;BasiGideoniakainuka,akawauaZebana Salmuna,akazitwaamapamboyaliyokuwakwenyeshingo zangamiazao
22NdipowatuwaIsraeliwakamwambiaGideoni, Ukatawalewewe,wewe,namwanawako,namjukuuwako pia;
23Gideoniakawaambia,Mimisitatawalajuuyenu,wala mwananguhatatawalajuuyenu;
24Gideoniakawaambia,Ningetakaombikwenu,kwamba kilamtuanipepetezamawindoyake(Kwamaana walikuwanapetezadhahabu,kwasababuwalikuwa Waishmaeli)
25Wakajibu,TutawapakwahiariWakatandazavazi, wakatupahumokilamtupetezamawindoyake.
26Nauzaniwahizopetezadhahabualizoziombaulikuwa shekelielfunamiasabazadhahabu;zaidiyamapambo,na kola,namavaziyarangiyazambarauwaliyovaawafalme waMidiani,napamojanaminyororoiliyokuwashingoni mwangamiazao.
27Gideoniakaifanyanaivera,akaiwekakatikamjiwake, yaani,hukoOfra;
28HivyoMidianiwalitiishwambeleyawanawaIsraeli, hatahawakuinuavichwavyaotena.Nayonchiilikuwa katikautulivumudawamiakaarobainisikuzaGideoni
29YerubaalimwanawaYoashiakaendanakukaa nyumbanikwake
30Gideonialikuwanawanasabiniwaliozaliwakatika mwiliwake,maanaalikuwanawakewengi.
31NasuriawakealiyekuwakatikaShekemu,naye akamzaliamwana,akamwitajinalakeAbimeleki
32GideonimwanawaYoashiakafakatikauzeemwema, akazikwakatikakaburilaYoashibabayake,katikaOfraya Waabiezeri
33Ikawa,maratuGideonialipokufa,wanawaIsraeli wakageuka,wakafanyauasheratinaMabaali,wakamfanya Baal-beritikuwamunguwao
34WanawaIsraelihawakumkumbukaYehova,Mungu wao,ambayealikuwaamewaokoakutokamikononimwa aduizaopandezote
35WalahawakuifanyianyumbayaYerubaali,yaani, Gideonifadhili,kwawemawotealiowafanyiaIsraeli.
SURAYA9
1Abimeleki,mwanawaYerubaali,akaendaShekemukwa nduguzamamaye,akazungumzanao,najamaayoteya nyumbayababayamamaye,akisema, 2Nakusihi,semenimasikionimwawatuwotewaShekemu, Je!kumbukenipiayakuwamiminimfupawenunanyama yenu
3Nduguzamamayakewakanenahabarizakemasikioni mwawatuwotewaShekemumanenohayoyote;namioyo yaoikaelekeakumfuataAbimeleki;maanawalisema,Ni nduguyetu
4Wakampavipandesabinivyafedhakutokakatika nyumbayaBaal-beriti,ambayokwahizoAbimelekialiajiri watuwabayanawanyonge,wakamfuata
5KishaakaendanyumbanikwababayakehukoOfra, akawauanduguze,wanawaYerubaali,watusabini,juuya jiwemoja;maanaalijificha
6NawatuwotewaShekemuwakakusanyikapamoja,na nyumbayoteyaMilo,wakaendanakumtawazaAbimeleki kuwamfalme,karibunamwaloniwanguzoiliyokatika Shekemu.
7NaowalipomwambiaYothamu,akaendaakasimamajuu yakilelechamlimaGerizimu,akapazasautiyake,akalia, akawaambia,Nisikienimimi,enyiwatuwaShekemu,ili kwambaMunguapatekuwasikilizaninyi
8Wakatifulanimitiilitokailikumtiamafutamfalmejuu yake;wakauambiamzeituni,Utawalewewejuuyetu.
9Lakinimzeituniukaiambia,Je!
10Mitiikauambiamtini,Njoowewe,utawalejuuyetu
11Lakinimtiniukaiambia,Je!
12Ndipomitiikauambiamzabibu,Njoowewe,utawale juuyetu
13Mzabibuukaiambia,Je!
14Ndipomitiyoteikauambiamtiwamiiba,Njoowewe, utawalejuuyetu
15Ulemtiwamiibaukaiambiamiti,Ikiwakwelimwanitia mafutaniwemfalmejuuyenu,basinjonimkitumainie kivulichangu;
16Basisasa,ikiwammefanyakwelinakwaunyofu,kwa kumtawazaAbimelekikuwamfalme,nakama mmemtendeamemaYerubaalinanyumbayake,na kumtendeakamainavyostahilimikonoyake;
17(Kwamaanababayangualiwapigania,nakuyahatarisha maishayake,nakuwaokoanamkonowaMidiani;
18Nanyimmeinukajuuyanyumbayababayanguleo,na kuwauawanawe,watusabini,juuyajiwemoja,na kumtawazaAbimeleki,mwanawamjakaziwake,awe mfalmejuuyawatuwaShekemu,kwasababuyeyeni nduguyenu;
19BasiikiwammemtendeaYerubaalinanyumbayake kwauaminifunaunyofuleo,basifurahinikwaajiliya Abimeleki,nayenaashangiliekwaajiliyenu;
20lakinikamasivyo,motonautokekwaAbimeleki, uwateketezewatuwaShekemu,nanyumbayaMilo;na motonautokekwawatuwaShekemu,nakatikanyumba yaMilo,nakumteketezaAbimeleki.
21Yothamuakakimbia,akakimbia,akaendaBeeri,akakaa huko,kwakumwogopaAbimelekinduguye
22Abimelekialipokuwaametawalamiakamitatujuuya Israeli,
23MunguakatumapepombayakatiyaAbimelekinawatu waShekemu;nawatuwaShekemuwakamtenda Abimelekikwahiana;
24iliuleukatiliwaliotendewahaowanasabiniwa Yerubaaliupatekuja,nadamuyaoiwejuuyaAbimeleki nduguyao,aliyewaua;najuuyawatuwaShekemu, waliomsaidiakuwauanduguzake
25NawatuwaShekemuwakawekawatuwakumvizia katikavilelevyamilima,naowakawanyanganyawatuwote waliokuwawakipitanjiahiyokaribunao;nayeAbimeleki akaambiwa.
26KishaGaali,mwanawaEbedi,akajapamojana nduguze,wakavukampakaShekemu;naowatuwa Shekemuwakamtumaini.
27Wakatokakwendamashambani,wakachumamashamba yaoyamizabibu,wakazikanyagazabibu,wakafanya sherehe,wakaingiakatikanyumbayamunguwao,wakala, nakunywa,nakumlaaniAbimeleki
28GaalimwanawaEbediakasema,Abimelekininani,na Shekemuninani,hatatumtumikie?yeyesimwanawa Yerubaali?naZebuliafisawake?watumikieniwatuwa Hamori,babayeShekemu;kwaninitumtumikieyeye?
29Laitiwatuhawawangekuwachiniyamkonowangu! ndiponingemwondoaAbimelekiAkamwambiaAbimeleki, Ongezajeshilako,ukatoke
30Zebuli,mkuuwamji,aliposikiamanenoyaGaali, mwanawaEbedi,hasirayakeikawaka
31AkatumawajumbekwaAbimelekikwasiri,akasema, Tazama,Gaali,mwanawaEbedi,nanduguzewamekuja Shekemu;natazama,wanauimarishamjidhidiyako
32Basisasainukausiku,wewenawatuwaliopamoja nawe,mviziemashambani;
33Tenaitakuwa,asubuhi,marajualinapochomoza, utaamkaasubuhinamapema,nakutuajuuyamji;
34Abimelekiakaondokausiku,nawatuwotewaliokuwa pamojanaye,wakaviziaShekemukwavikosivinne
35KishaGaali,mwanawaEbedi,akatokanje,akasimama penyemaingilioyalangolamji;
36Gaalialipowaonahaowatu,akamwambiaZebuli, Tazama,watuwanashukakutokavilelevyamilima.Zebuli akamwambia,Unaonavivulivyamilimakanakwambani wanadamu
37Gaaliakasematena,akasema,Tazama,watuwanashuka katikatiyanchi,nakikosikinginekinakujakwamwaloni waMeonenimu
38NdipoZebuliakamwambia,Kinywachakokiwapisasa, ulichosema,Abimelekininani,hatatumtumikie?Hawasi ndiowatuuliowadharau?tokasasa,naomba,ukapigane nao.
39BasiGaaliakatokambeleyawatuwaShekemu, akapigananaAbimeleki
40Abimelekiakamkimbiza,nayeakakimbiambeleyake; 41AbimelekiakakaaAruma,nayeZebuliakawafukuza GaalinanduguzakeiliwasikaeShekemu
42Ikawasikuyapiliyakewatuwakatokakwenda shambani;naowakamwambiaAbimeleki.
43Akawatwaahaowatu,akawagawanyakatikavikosi vitatu,akaviziamashambani,akatazama,natazama,watu wanatokamjini;nayeakainukajuuyaonakuwapiga.
44Abimelekinakikosikilichokuwapamojanaye wakakimbiambele,wakasimamapenyemaingilioyalango lamji;
45Abimelekiakapigananamjisikuhiyoyote;akautwaa mji,akawauawatuwaliokuwamo,akaubomoamji,na kuutiachumvi
46NawatuwotewamnarawaShekemuwaliposikiahayo, wakaingiakatikangomeyanyumbayamunguBerithi.
47Abimelekiakaambiwayakwambawatuwotewamnara waShekemuwamekusanyikapamoja
48AbimelekiakapandajuuyaMlimaSalmoni,yeyena watuwotewaliokuwapamojanaye;basiAbimeleki akashikashokamkononimwake,akakatatawilamiti, akalitwaa,akaliwekabeganimwake,akawaambiawatu waliokuwapamojanaye,Hilomlilonionanikifanya, fanyeniharaka,mkafanyekamanilivyofanya
49Nawatuwotevivyohivyowakakatakilamtutawilake, wakamfuataAbimeleki,wakaliwekangomeni,wakaiweka ngomejuuyao;hatawakafawatuwotewamnarawa Shekemu,wapatakamaelfu,wanaumekwawanawake.
50NdipoAbimelekiakaendaThebesi,akapigakambijuu yaThebesi,akautwaa
51Lakinindaniyamjihuopalikuwanamnarawenye nguvu,nahukowakakimbiliawanaumenawanawakewote, nawatuwotewamjini,wakajifungiandani,wakapandajuu yamnarahuo.
52Abimelekiakauendeamnara,akapigananao, akaukaribiamlangowamnarailikuuteketezakwamoto
53Namwanamkemmojaakatupakipandechajiwela kusagiajuuyakichwachaAbimeleki,nakumvunjafuvula kichwa
54Ndipoakamwitakwaharakayulekijanaaliyembebea silaha,akamwambia,Futaupangawako,uniue,iliwatu wasisemekunihusu,AliuawanamwanamkeNakijana wakeakamchoma,akafa.
55BasiwatuwaIsraeliwalipoonayakuwaAbimeleki amekufa,wakaendazaokilamtumahalipake
56HivyondivyoMungualivyolipauovuwaAbimeleki aliomtendeababayakekwakuwauanduguzakesabini
57MungualilipauovuwotewawatuwaShekemujuuya vichwavyao,nalaanayaYothamumwanawaYerubaali ikawajia
SURAYA10
1BaadayaAbimelekiakainukaTola,mwanawaPua, mwanawaDodo,mtuwaIsakari,ilikuwalindaIsraeli; nayeakakaaShamirikatikanchiyavilimayaEfraimu
2AkawamwamuziwaIsraelimudawamiakaishirinina mitatu,akafa,akazikwakatikaShamiri
3BaadayakeakainukaYairi,Mgileadi,akawamwamuzi waIsraelimudawamiakaishirininamiwili.
4Nayealikuwanawanathelathiniwaliopandawana-punda thelathini,naowalikuwanamijithelathini,iitwayo Hawoth-yairihataleo,iliyokokatikanchiyaGileadi.
5NayeYairiakafa,akazikwakatikaKamoni
6WanawaIsraeliwakafanyatenayaliyomaovumachoni paYehova,wakatumikiaMabaali,naMaashtorethi,na miunguyaShamu,namiunguyaSidoni,namiunguya Moabu,namiunguyawanawaAmoni,namiunguya Wafilisti,wakamwachaBWANA,walahawakumtumikia.
7HasirayaBwanaikawakajuuyaIsraeli,nayeakawatia katikamikonoyaWafilisti,namikononimwawanawa Amoni.
8WakawaoneawanawaIsraelimwakahuonakuwaonea, mudawamiakakuminaminane,wanawaIsraeliwote waliokuwang'amboyaYordanikatikanchiyaWaamori, iliyokoGileadi
9TenawanawaAmoniwakavukaYordaniilikupiganana Yuda,naBenyamini,nanyumbayaEfraimu;hataIsraeli wakafadhaikasana
10WanawaIsraeliwakamliliaBwana,wakisema, Tumekutendadhambi,kwasababutumemwachaMungu wetu,nakuwatumikiaMabaali
11BwanaakawaambiawanawaIsraeli,Je!
12Wasidoninao,naWaamaleki,naWamaoniwaliwaonea; nanyimkanililia,naminikawaokoanamikonoyao
13Lakinininyimmeniachamimi,nakutumikiamiungu mingine;kwahiyositawaokoaninyitena
14Nendenimkaililiemiunguhiyomliyoichagua;na wakukomboewakatiwadhikiyako.
15WanawaIsraeliwakamwambiaBwana,Tumefanya dhambi;utuokoetu,twakuomba,leo
16Wakaiondoamiungumigeniiliyokuwakatiyao, wakamtumikiaBwana;
17NdipowanawaAmoniwakakusanyikapamojana kupigakambikatikaGileadi.WanawaIsraeli wakakusanyikapamojanakupigakambiMispa
18WatunawakuuwaGileadiwakaambiana,Nimtugani atakayeanzakupigananawanawaAmoni?atakuwamkuu juuyawenyejiwotewaGileadi
SURAYA11
1BasiYefthaMgileadialikuwamtushujaa,nayealikuwa mwanawakahaba;GileadiakamzaaYeftha.
2MkeweGileadiakamzaliawana;nawanawamkewe walikua,wakamfukuzaYeftha,wakamwambia,Wewe hutarithikatikanyumbayababayetu;kwamaanaweweu mwanawamwanamkemgeni
3NdipoYefthaakawakimbianduguzake,akakaakatika nchiyaTobu;
4Ikawabaadayasikunyingi,wanawaAmoniwakapigana naIsraeli.
5Ikawa,wanawaAmoniwalipopigananaIsraeli,wazee waGileadiwakaendakumchukuaYefthakatikanchiya Tobu;
6WakamwambiaYeftha,Njoo,uwejemadariwetu,ili tupiganenawanawaAmoni
7YefthaakawaambiawazeewaGileadi,Je!nakwanini mmenijiasasamkiwakatikataabu?
8WazeewaGileadiwakamwambiaYeftha,Kwahiyo tumerudikwakosasa,iliuendepamojanasinakupiganana wanawaAmoni,naweuwekichwachetujuuyawakaaji wotewaGileadi
9YefthaakawaambiawazeewaGileadi,Je!
10WazeewaGileadiwakamwambiaYeftha,Bwanana aweshahidikatiyetu,tusipofanyasawasawanamaneno yako
11NdipoYefthaakaendapamojanawazeewaGileadi, naowatuwakamfanyaawemkuunamkuuwao;
12Yefthaakatumawajumbekwamfalmewawanawa Amoni,kusema,Unanininawe,hataumenijiakupigana katikanchiyangu?
13MfalmewawanawaAmoniakawajibuwalewajumbe waYeftha,akasema,NikwasababuIsraeliwaliichukua nchiyangu,hapowalipopandakutokaMisri,kutoka ArnonimpakaYabokinampakaYordani;
14Yefthaakatumawajumbetenakwamfalmewawanawa Amoni;
15wakamwambia,Yefthaasemahivi,Israeli hawakuichukuanchiyaMoabu,walanchiyawanawa Amoni;
16LakiniIsraeliwalipokweakutokaMisri,nakupita katikatiyabarampakaBahariyaShamu,wakafikaKadeshi; 17NdipoIsraeliwakatumawajumbekwamfalmewa Edomu,kusema,Tafadhaliniruhusunipitekatikanchi yako,lakinimfalmewaEdomuhakukubali.Navivyo hivyowakatumawatukwamfalmewaMoabu,lakiniyeye hakukubali;naoIsraeliwakakaaKadeshi
18Kishawakapitakatikatiyanyika,wakaizungukanchiya Edomu,nanchiyaMoabu,wakafikaupandewamashariki wanchiyaMoabu,wakapigakambing’amboyaArnoni, lakinihawakuingiandaniyampakawaMoabu,kwamaana ArnoniulikuwampakawaMoabu
19KishaIsraeliwakatumawajumbekwaSihoni,mfalme waWaamori,mfalmewaHeshboni;Israeliwakamwambia, Tafadhali,utuperuhusatupitekatikanchiyakompaka mahalipangu
20LakiniSihonihakuwatumainiIsraeliwapitekatikatiya mpakawake;
21Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,akamtiaSihoninawatuwake wotemkononimwaIsraeli,naowakawapiga;
22NaowakamilikimpakawotewaWaamori,kutoka ArnonimpakaYaboki,nakutokajangwanimpakaYordani
23BasisasaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,amewafukuza WaamorimbeleyawatuwakeIsraeli,naweje!
24Je!hutamilikikileambachoKemoshimunguwako anakupakumiliki?BasihaowoteambaoBwana,Mungu wetuatawafukuzambeleyetu,tutawamiliki
25Nasasaje!wewenimwemakulikoBalaki,mwanawa Sipori,mfalmewaMoabu?Je!alishindananaIsraeli,au alipigananao?
26IsraeliwalipokuwawakikaaHeshboninamijiyake,na Aroerinamijiyake,nakatikamijiyoteiliyokaribuna mipakayaArnoni,mudawamiakamiatatu?kwaninibasi hamkuwapatatenawakatihuo?
27Kwahiyomimisikukutendadhambi,baliwewe unanitendeaubayakwakupigananami;
28LakinimfalmewawanawaAmonihakuyasikiliza manenoyaYefthaaliyomtuma
29NdiporohoyaBwanaikamjiliajuuyaYeftha,naye akapitajuuyaGileadi,naManase,nakuvukaMispaya Gileadi;
30YefthaakawekanadhirikwaBwana,akasema,Ikiwa utawatiawanawaAmonimikononimwangu,
31Ndipoitakuwa,kilaatokayekatikamilangoyanyumba yangukunilaki,nitakaporudikwaamanikutokakwawana
waAmoni,hakikaatakuwawaBwana,naminitamtoakiwe sadakayakuteketezwa.
32BasiYefthaakawavukawanawaAmoniilikupigana nao;nayeBWANAakawatiamikononimwake.
33AkawapigakutokaAroerimpakaMinithi,mijiishirini, nampakaShereheyamashambayamizabibu,kwamauaji makubwasanaHivyowanawaAmoniwalitiishwambele yawanawaIsraeli.
34YefthaakafikaMispanyumbanikwake,natazama,binti yakeakatokailikumlaki,namatarinakucheza;zaidiyake hakuwanamwanawalabinti
35Ikawaalipomwona,aliraruamavaziyake,akasema,Ole wangu,bintiyangu!umenishushasana,naweummojawao wanisumbuao;maananimemfunuliaBwanakinywa changu,walasiwezikurudinyuma
36Akamwambia,Babayangu,ikiwaumemfunuliaBwana kinywachako,unifanyiesawasawanahayoyaliyotoka katikakinywachako;kwakuwaBwanaamekulipizakisasi juuyaaduizako,haowanawaAmoni.
37Akamwambiababaye,Nanifanyiwenenohili;
38Akasema,NendaAkamruhusuaendezakemiezimiwili, nayeakaendapamojanawenziwake,akauliliaubikira wakemilimani
39Ikawamwishowamiezimiwiliakarudikwababayake, ambayealimtendeasawasawananadhiriyakealiyoiweka; nayehakumjuamwanamumeNailikuwadesturikatika Israeli,
40yakwambabintizaIsraeliwalikwendakilamwaka kumliliabintiYeftha,Mgileadi,sikunnekilamwaka
SURAYA12
1BasiwatuwaEfraimuwakakusanyika,wakaendaupande wakaskazini,wakamwambiaYeftha,Mbonaulivuka kwendakupigananawanawaAmoni,nahukutuitasisi kwendapamojanawe?tutaiteketezanyumbayakojuuyako kwamoto.
2Yefthaakawaambia,Miminawatuwangutulikuwana matatamakubwanawanawaAmoni;nanilipowaita, hamkuniokoanamikonoyao.
3Naminilipoonayakuwahamkuniokoa,naliwekauhai wangumkononimwangu,nikavukajuuyawanawaAmoni, nayeBwanaakawatiamkononimwangu;
4NdipoYefthaakawakusanyawatuwotewaGileadi, akapigananaEfraimu;naowatuwaGileadiwakawapiga Efraimu,kwasababuwalisema,NinyiWagileadi mmekimbiwanaEfraimukatiyaWaefraimu,nakatiya Manase.
5BasiWagileadiwakavishikavivukovyaYordanimbele yaWaefraimu;ikawa,haoWaefraimuwalioponyoka waliposema,Niperuhusanivuke;ndipowatuwaGileadi wakamwambia,Je!weweniMwefraimu?Ikiwaalisema, La;
6Ndipowakamwambia,Semasasa,Shibolethi;naye akasema,Sibolethi;Ndipowakamkamata,wakamwua penyevivukovyaYordani;wakaangukawakatiulewa Waefraimuarobaininambilielfu.
7YefthaakawamwamuziwaIsraelimudawamiakasita NdipoYeftha,Mgileadi,akafa,akazikwakatika mmojawapowamijiyaGileadi.
8NabaadayakeIbzaniwaBethlehemuakawamwamuzi waIsraeli
9Nayealikuwanawanathelathini,nabintithelathini, aliowapelekanje,akaoabintithelathinikutokanjekwa wanaweNayeakawamwamuziwaIsraelimudawamiaka saba.
10KishaIbzaniakafa,akazikwakatikaBethlehemu.
11NabaadayakeEloni,Mzabuloni,akawamwamuziwa Israeli;nayeakawamwamuziwaIsraelimudawamiaka kumi.
12NayeEloniMzabuloniakafa,akazikwakatikaAiyaloni katikanchiyaZabuloni
13NabaadayakeAbdonimwanawaHileli,Mpirathoni, akawamwamuziwaIsraeli
14Nayealikuwanawanaarobaini,nawajukuuthelathini, waliokuwawakipandawana-pundasabini;nayeakawa mwamuziwaIsraelimudawamiakaminane
15NayeAbdonimwanawaHileli,Mpirathoni,akafa, akazikwakatikaPiratonikatikanchiyaEfraimu,katika nchiyavilimayaWaamaleki
SURAYA13
1WanawaIsraeliwalifanyamaovutenambelezamacho yaBwana;nayeBWANAakawatiamkononimwa Wafilistimudawamiakaarobaini
2PalikuwanamtummojawaSora,wajamaayaWadani, jinalakeManoa;namkewealikuwatasa,hakuzaa 3MalaikawaBwanaakamtokeayulemwanamke, akamwambia,Tazama,weweutasa,huzai;
4Basisasa,jihadhari,nakuomba,usinywedivaiwalakileo, walausilekituchochotekilichonajisi;
5Maana,tazama,utachukuamimba,naweutamzaamtoto mwanamume;walawembeusipitejuuyakichwachake; kwamaanamtotohuyoatakuwaMnadhiriwaMungu tangutumboni;nayeataanzakuwaokoaIsraelinamikono yaWafilisti
6Ndipoyulemwanamkeakajanakumwambiamumewe, akisema,MtuwaMungualinijia,nausowakeulikuwa kamausowamalaikawaMungu,wakutishasana; 7Lakiniakaniambia,Tazama,utachukuamimba,nawe utamzaamtotomwanamume;nasasausinywedivaiwala kileo,walausilekituchochotekilichonajisi;kwakuwa mtotohuyoatakuwaMnadhiriwaMungutangutumboni mwatumbohatasikuyakufakwake.
8NdipoManoaakamwombaBwana,akasema,EeBwana wangu,naajetenakwetuyulemtuwaMunguuliyemtuma, atufundishetutakavyomtendamtotoatakayezaliwa.
9MunguakaisikiasautiyaManoa;MalaikawaMungu akamjiatenayulemwanamkealipokuwaameketishambani, lakiniManoamumewehakuwapamojanaye
10Yulemwanamkeakafanyaharaka,akakimbia, akamwambiamumewe,akamwambia,Tazama,yulemtu aliyenijiasikuileamenitokea.
11Manoaakainuka,akamfuatamkewe,akamwendeayule mtu,akamwambia,Je!wewendiweyulemtuuliyesemana mwanamke?Akasema,Ndimi
12Manoaakasema,BasimanenoyakonayatimieJe, tutamwagizajemtoto,natufanyejekwake?
13MalaikawaBwanaakamwambiaManoa,Katikahayo yoteniliyomwambiayulemwanamkenaajihadhari
14Asilekituchochotekitokachokatikamzabibu,wala asinywedivaiwalakileo,walaasilekituchochotekilicho najisi;yoteniliyomwamurunaayashike
15ManoaakamwambiamalaikawaBwana,Nakusihi, tukuzuie,hatatutakapokuwatayarikukuandaliamwanambuzi
16MalaikawaBwanaakamwambiaManoa,Ujaponizuia, sitakulachakulachako;KwamaanaManoahakujuaya kuwayeyenimalaikawaBwana
17ManoaakamwambiamalaikawaBwana,Jinalakoni nani,ilimanenoyakoyatakapotimiatukutukuze?
18MalaikawaBwanaakamwambia,Mbonaunaniuliza jinalangu,nalonisiri?
19BasiManoaakatwaamwana-mbuzipamojanasadaka yaunga,akamtoleaBwanajuuyamwamba;nayeManoa namkewewakatazama.
20Ikawa,mwaliwamotoulipopaakuelekeambinguni kutokakwenyemadhabahu,ndipomalaikawaBWANA akapandakatikamwaliwamotowamadhabahu.Manoana mkewewakatazama,wakaangukakifudifudi
21LakinimalaikawaBwanahakumtokeatenaManoana mkewe.NdipoManoaakajuayakuwayeyenimalaikawa BWANA
22Manoaakamwambiamkewe,Hakikatutakufa,kwa sababutumemwonaMungu.
23Lakinimkeweakamwambia,“KamaBWANA angekubalikutuua,asingalipokeamikononimwetusadaka yakuteketezwanasadakayaunga,walaasingalituonyesha mambohayayote,walahangalituambiamambokamahaya wakatihuu
24Yulemwanamkeakazaamwana,akamwitajinalake Samsoni;mtotoakakua,Bwanaakambariki
25NarohoyaYehovaikaanzakumtiamoyomarakwa marakatikakambiyaDanikatiyaSoranaEshtaoli.
SURAYA14
1SamsoniakashukampakaTimna,akamwonamwanamke hukoTimna,miongonimwabintizaWafilisti
2Akapandanakuwaambiababayakenamamayake, akasema,NimemwonamwanamkehukoTimnakatiya bintizaWafilisti;
3Ndipobabayakenamamayakewakamwambia,Je! Samsoniakamwambiababaye,Nipatiehuyo;maana ananipendezasana
4Lakinibabayakenamamayakehawakujuakwamba jambohilolilitokakwaYehova,+nayealitakasababu dhidiyaWafilisti;
5NdipoSamsoni,nababayakenamamayake,wakashuka mpakaTimna,wakafikamashambayamizabibuyaTimna; natazama,mwana-simbaakamnguruma.
6RohoyaBwanaikamjiliakwanguvu,nayeakamrarua kamavileatakayempasuamwana-mbuzi,walahakuwana kitumkononimwake;
7Akashuka,akazungumzanayulemwanamke;naye akampendezaSamsonisana
8Baadayamudaakarudiilikumchukua,nayeakageukaili kuutazamamzogawasimba,natazama,kulikuwanakundi lanyukinaasalikatikamzogawasimba
9Akatwaakatikamikonoyake,akaendeleakula,akafika kwababayakenamamayake,nayeakawapa,naowakala, lakinihakuwaambiayakwambaaliitoaasalikatikamzoga wasimba.
10Basibabayakeakamshukiayulemwanamke;Samsoni akafanyakaramuhuko;maanandivyowalivyofanyavijana hao
11Ikawa,walipomwona,wakaletawaandamanithelathini wawepamojanaye.
12Samsoniakawaambia,Sasanitawategeakitendawili; 13Lakinikamahamwezikunieleza,ndipomtanipashuka thelathininamavazithelathiniyakubadili.Wakamwambia, Tegeakitendawilichakotupatekukisikia
14Akawaambia,Katikamlajikilitokachakula,nautamu ukatokakwayeyealiyehodariWalahawakuweza kukifafanuakitendawilihichokwamudawasikutatu 15IkawasikuyasabawakamwambiamkewaSamsoni, Mdanganyemumeo,iliatutajiehichokitendawili,tusije tukakuteketezakwamotowewenanyumbayababayako; sivyo?
16MkeweSamsoniakaliambeleyake,akasema,Wewe wanichukiatu,walahunipendi;Akamwambia,Tazama, sikuwaambiababayanguwalamamayangu,nami nikuambie?
17Nayeakaliambeleyakezilesikusaba,wakatikaramu yaoilipokuwapo;ikawasikuyasabaakamwambia,kwa sababualimzimiasana;nayeakawaambiawanawawatu wakekilekitendawili
18Watuwamjiwakamwambiasikuyasabakablayajua kutua,Nininikilichotamukulikoasali?nanininikilicho nanguvukulikosimba?Akawaambia,Kamahamngalilima kwandamawangu,msingalikijuakitendawilichangu.
19RohoyaBwanaikamjiliajuuyake,nayeakashuka mpakaAshkeloni,akawauawatuthelathinikatiyao, akazitwaanyarazao,akawapawalewaliokifafanua kitendawilihichomavaziHasirayakeikawaka,akaenda nyumbanikwababayake
20LakinimkewaSamsoniakapewarafikiyake,ambaye alikuwaamempatakamarafikiyake
SURAYA15
1Ikawabaadayamudakidogo,wakatiwamavunoya ngano,Samsoniakamtembeleamkeweakiwanamwanambuzi;akasema,Nitaingiakwamkewanguchumbani Lakinibabayakehakumruhusukuingiandani
2Babayakeakasema,Hakikamiminilidhaniyakuwa umemchukiakabisa;kwahiyonikampamwenzako;je! dadayakemdogosimzurikulikoyeye?umtwae,tafadhali badalayake.
3Samsoniakawaambia,Sasanitakuwamkamilifukuliko haoWafilisti,nijapowatendabaya.
4Samsoniakaendaakakamatambwehamiatatu,akatwaa vienge,akawageuzamkiakwamkia,akatiakietekatikati yamikiamiwili
5Nayealipokwishakuwashazilemienge,akaziacha ziingiekatikanafakayaWafilistiambayohaijaiva, akateketezamasuke,nanafakaambayobadohaijaiva, pamojanamashambayamizabibunamizeituni
6NdipoWafilistiwakasema,Ninanialiyetendajambohili? Wakajibu,NiSamsoni,mkweweMtimina,kwasababu amemtwaamkewe,akampamwenzakeBasiWafilisti wakapanda,wakamteketezayeyenababayekwamoto
7Samsoniakawaambia,Ijapokuwammefanyahivi, nitajilipizakisasikwenu,nabaadayahayonitakoma
8Akawapigaviunonamapajakwamauajimakubwa,naye akashukanakukaakwenyekilelechajabalilaEtamu.
9NdipoWafilistiwakapanda,wakapigakambikatika Yuda,wakatandaLehi.
10WatuwaYudawakasema,Mbonammepandajuuyetu? Wakajibu,TumepandailikumfungaSamsoni,ilikumtenda kamaalivyotutenda
11NdipowatuelfutatuwaYudawakapandajuuyajabali laEtamu,wakamwambiaSamsoni,Hujuiyakuwa Wafilistiwanatutawala?nininihikiulichotufanyia? Akawaambia,Kamawalivyonitendamimi,ndivyo nilivyowatendawao
12Wakamwambia,Sisitumeshukailikukufunga,ili tukutiemkononimwaWafilistiSamsoniakawaambia, Niapienikwambahamtaniangukianinyiwenyewe
13Wakamwambia,La!lakinitutakufunga,nakukutia mikononimwao,lakinihakikasisihatutakuua Wakamfungakwakambambilimpya,wakampandisha kutokakwenyemwamba.
14AlipofikaLehi,Wafilistiwakapigakelelejuuyake,na rohoyaBwanaikamjiliakwanguvu,nazilekamba zilizokuwajuuyamikonoyakezikawakamakitani iliyoteketezwakwamoto,navifungovyakevikalegea mikononimwake
15Akaonatayampyayapunda,akanyoshamkonowake, akautwaa,akawauawatuelfukwahuo
16Samsoniakasema,Kwatayayapunda,chungujuuya chungu,kwatayayapundanimeuawatuelfu.
17Ikawaalipokwishakusema,akautupaulemfupawataya mkononimwake,akapaitamahalipaleRamathlehi
18Akaonakiunyingi,akamwitaBwana,akasema,Wewe umetupawokovuhuumkuumkononimwamtumishiwako; 19LakiniMunguakapasuamahalikatikataya,maji yakatoka;nayealipokwishakunywa,rohoyakeikamrudia, nayeakapona;kwahiyoakakiitajinalakeEnhakore,iliyo katikaLehihataleo
20NayeakawamwamuziwaIsraelikatikasikuza Wafilistimiakaishirini
SURAYA16
1NdipoSamsoniakaendaGaza,akaonahukomwanamke kahaba,akaingiakwake.
2Wagazawakaambiwa,yakwamba,Samsoniamefika hapaWakamzunguka,wakamviziausikukuchapenye langolamji,wakanyamazausikukucha,wakisema, Kulipokucha,tutamwua
3Samsoniakalalahatausikuwamanane,akaamkausiku wamanane,akaitwaamilangoyalangolamji,namiimo miwili,akaendanayo,komeonavituvyote,akaviweka beganimwake,akavichukuampakakilelechamlimaulio mbeleyaHebroni.
4Ikawabaadayeakampendamwanamkemmojakatika bondelaSoreki,jinalakeakiitwaDelila
5NawakuuwaWafilistiwakamwendea,wakamwambia, Mdanganye,uonenguvuzakenyingizitokakowapi,na jinsitunavyowezakumshinda,ilitupatekumfungana kumtesa;
6DelilaakamwambiaSamsoni,Tafadhali,niambie zitokakonguvuzakonyingi,najinsiunavyoweza kufungwailikukutesa
7Samsoniakamwambia,Wakinifungakwanyuzisaba mbichizisizokauka,ndiponitakuwadhaifu,nitakuwakama mtumwingine
8NdipowakuuwaWafilistiwakamleteanyuzisabambichi zisizokauka,nayeakamfunganazo.
9Basikulikuwanawatuwaliokuwawakimvizia,wakikaa nayechumbaniAkamwambia,Samsoni,Wafilisti wanakujia.Nayeakazivunjazilenyuzi,kamauziwauzi ukatikavyounapogusamotoKwahiyonguvuzake hazikujulikana
10DelilaakamwambiaSamsoni,Tazama,umenidhihaki, nakuniambiauongo;
11Akamwambia,Wakinifungakwakambampyaambazo hazijatumikakamwe,basinitakuwadhaifu,nitakuwakama mtumwingine
12BasiDelilaakatwaakambampya,akamfunganazo, akamwambia,Samsoni,WafilistiwanakujiaNa walikuwamowaviziohumochumbaniNayeakazivunja kutokamikononimwakekamauzi.
13DelilaakamwambiaSamsoni,Hatasasaumenidhihaki, nakuniambiauongo;Akamwambia,Ukisukazileshungi sabazakichwachangupamojanautando.
14Nayeakaifungakwakigingi,akamwambia,Samsoni, WafilistiwanakujiaNayeakaamkakatikausingiziwake, akaendanambariyaileboritinauleutando.
15Akamwambia,Wawezajekusema,Nakupenda,hali moyowakohaupopamojanami?umenidhihakimarahizi tatu,walahukuniambiazitokazowapinguvuzakonyingi.
16Ikawaalipomsumbuakwamanenoyakekilasiku,na kumtiamoyo,hatarohoyakeikafadhaikahatakufa;
17Akamwambiayoteyaliyokuwamoyonimwake, akamwambia,Wembehaujanipatajuuyakichwachangu; kwamaanamiminimekuwaMnadhiriwaMungutangu tumbonimwamamayangu;
18Delilaalipoonayakuwaamemwambiayoteyaliyokuwa moyonimwake,akatumamtuakawaitamashehewa Wafilisti,akisema,Njonihukumarahii,kwamaana amenionyeshamoyowakewoteNdipowakuuwaWafilisti wakamwendea,wakaletafedhamkononimwao
19Nayeakamlazausingizimagotinipake;nayeakamwita mtu,nayeakamnyoavilenyuzisabazakichwachake; akaanzakumtesa,nanguvuzakezikamtoka
20Akasema,Wafilistiwanakujia,Samsoni.Akaamka katikausingiziwake,akasema,Nitatokakamazamani,na kujitikisaWalahakujuayakuwaBWANAamemwacha
21LakiniWafilistiwakamkamata,wakamng’oamacho, wakamshushampakaGaza,wakamfungakwapinguza shaba;naakasagagerezani.
22Lakininywelezakichwachakezilianzakukuatena baadayakunyolewa
23NdipowakuuwaWafilistiwakakusanyikailikumtolea Dagonimunguwaodhabihukubwa,nakufurahi,kwa maanawalisema,MunguwetuamemtiaSamsoniaduiyetu mikononimwetu
24Nawatuwalipomwona,wakamhimidimunguwao,kwa maanawalisema,Munguwetuamemtiamikononimwetu aduiyetu,namuangamiziwanchiyetu,aliyewauawengi wetu
25Ikawamioyoyaoilipofurahi,wakasema,Mwiteni Samsoni,atucheze.WakamwitaSamsonikutokagerezani; akawafanyawacheze,wakamwekakatikatiyanguzo
26Samsoniakamwambiayulekijanaaliyemshikamkono, Niruhusunizipapasenguzoambazonyumbainazisimamia, niziegemee
27Basinyumbailikuwaimejaawanaumenawanawake;na wakuuwotewaWafilistiwalikuwakohuko;najuuyadari palikuwanawanaumenawanawakewapataelfutatu, waliotazamaSamsoniakicheza
28SamsoniakamwitaBwana,akasema,EeBwana MUNGU,unikumbuke,nakuomba,ukanitienguvu, nakuomba,marahiitu,EeMungu,ilinipatekujilipiza kisasijuuyaWafilistikwaajiliyamachoyangumawili 29Samsoniakazishikanguzombilizakatikati,ambazo nyumbailisimamajuuyake,nakuibebea,mojakwamkono wakewakuume,nayapilikwamkonowakewakushoto
30Samsoniakasema,NanifepamojanaWafilisti Akainamakwanguvuzakezote;nanyumbaikawaangukia wakuu,nawatuwotewaliokuwamondaniyakeKwahiyo wafualiowauawakatiwakufakwakewalikuwawengi kulikowalealiowauamaishanimwake.
31Ndiponduguzakenanyumbayoteyababayake wakashuka,wakamchukua,nakumletajuu,nakumzika katiyaSoranaEshtaoli,katikakaburilaManoababayake. NayeakawamwamuziwaIsraelimudawamiakaishirini
SURAYA17
1PalikuwanamtummojawanchiyavilimayaEfraimu, jinalakeakiitwaMika.
2Akamwambiamamayake,Zileshekelielfumojanamia zafedhaulizonyang’anywa,ulizilaaninakuzinena masikionimwangu,tazama,hizofedhazikokwangu; NiliichukuaMamayakeakasema,UbarikiwenaBWANA, mwanangu
3Nayealipomrudishiamamayakehizoshekelielfumoja namiamojazafedha,mamayakeakasema,Nimeiweka wakfuhiyofedhakwaBwanakabisakutokamkononi mwangukwaajiliyamwanangu,ilikufanyasanamuya kuchonganasanamuyakusubu;
4Lakiniakamrudishiamamayakezilefedha;mamaye akatwaashekelimiambilizafedha,akampamfuachuma, aliyeifanyasanamuyakuchonga,nasanamuyakusubu; nazozilikuwakatikanyumbayaMika
5NahuyomtuMikaalikuwananyumbayamiungu,naye akatengenezanaivera,navinyago,akamwekawakfu mmojawawanawe,awekuhaniwake
6SikuhizohapakuwanamfalmekatikaIsraeli,lakinikila mtualifanyayaliyokuwasawamachonipakemwenyewe
7KulikuwanakijanammojakutokaBethlehemuyaYuda, wajamaayaYuda,Mlawi,nayeakakaahuko
8BasiyulemtuakatokakatikamjikutokaBethlehemuya Yudailikukaaugeniniambapoangewezakupatamahali; 9Mikaakamwambia,Umetokawapi?Akamwambia,Mimi niMlawiwaBethlehemuyaYuda,naninakwendakukaa ugenininipatemahali
10Mikaakamwambia,Kaapamojanami,uwekwangu babanakuhani,naminitakupashekelikumizafedhakwa mwaka,navazi,navyakulavyako.BasiMlawiakaingia. 11Mlawiakakubalikukaanamtuhuyo;nahuyokijana akawakwakekamammojawawanawe
12MikaakamtakasaMlawi;nahuyokijanaakawakuhani wake,akakaakatikanyumbayaMika
13Mikaakasema,SasanajuayakuwaBwanaatanitendea mema,kwakuwaninaMlawikuwakuhaniwangu.
SURAYA18
1SikuzilehapakuwanamfalmekatikaIsraeli;nasikuzile kabilayaWadaniwakajitafutiaurithiiliwakae;maanahata sikuhiyohawakupataurithiwaowotekatiyakabilaza Israeli
2WanawaDaniwakatumawatuwajamaazaowatu watanokutokamipakanimwao,watumashujaa,kutoka Sora,nakutokaEshtaoli,ilikuipelelezanchinakuipeleleza; wakawaambia,Enendenimkaipelelezenchi;nao walipofikanchiyavilimayaEfraimu,nyumbanikwaMika, wakalalahuko
3WalipokuwakaribunanyumbayaMika,wakaijuasauti yayulekijanaMlawi;naunafanyaninimahalihapa?na unaninihapa?
4Akawaambia,Mikaalinitendahivinahivi,akaniajiri, naminikuhaniwake
5Wakamwambia,Tafadhali,uulizeshaurikwaMungu,ili tujuekwambanjiayetutuiendeayoitafanikiwa.
6Kuhaniakawaambia,Enendenikwaamani;
7Ndipowalewatuwatanowakaenda,wakafikaLaishi,na kuwaonawatuwaliokuwandaniyake,jinsiwalivyokaabila wasiwasi,kamadesturizaWasidoni,watulivunasalama; walahapakuwanahakimukatikanchi,ambaye angewaaibishakatikanenololote;naowalikuwambalina Wasidoni,walahawakushughulikanamtuyeyote
8WakafikakwanduguzaohukoSoranaEshtaoli,na nduguzaowakawaambia,Mwasemaje?
9Wakasema,Ondokeni,ilitupandekupigananao;kwa maanatumeionanchi,natazama,ninzurisana;nanyi mmetulia?msiwewavivukwendanakuingiakuimiliki nchi
10Mtakapokwendamtawafikiliawatuwaliosalama,na nchikubwa;mahalipasipouhitajiwakituchochotekilicho katikaardhi
11KishawakatokahukowatuwajamaayaWadani, kutokaSoranakutokaEshtaoli,watumiasitawenyesilaha zavita
12WakapandanakupigakambikatikaKiriath-yearimu katikaYuda;kwahiyowakapaitamahalipaleMahane-dani hataleo;
13WakapitahapompakanchiyavilimayaEfraimu, wakafikanyumbanikwaMika.
14Ndipowalewatuwatanowaliokwendakuipelelezanchi yaLaishi,wakajibu,wakawaambianduguzao,Je!basisasa tafakarinimnalopaswakufanya
15Wakageukahuko,wakafikanyumbanikwayulekijana Mlawi,hatanyumbayaMika,wakamsalimu
16Nawalewatumiasitawenyesilahazaozavita, waliokuwawawanawaDani,wakasimamapenye maingilioyalango
17Basiwalewatuwatanowaliokwendakuipelelezanchi wakapanda,wakaingiahumo,wakaichukuailesanamuya kuchonga,nahiyoefodi,nazileterafi,nailesanamuya kusubu;
18NahaowakaingiandaniyanyumbayaMika, wakaichukuailesanamuyakuchonga,nahiyonaivera,na hiyokinyago,nahiyosanamuyakusubuNdipokuhani akawaambia,Mnafanyanini?
19Wakamwambia,Nyamaza,wekamkonowakojuuya kinywachako,uendepamojanasi,uwebabayetuna kuhaniwetu;je!
20Moyowakuhaniukafurahi,nayeakaitwaahiyonaivera, nahizokinyago,nahiyosanamuyakuchonga,akaenda katiyahaowatu
21Basiwakageuka,wakaendazao,nakuwawekawatoto nawanyamanavyombombeleyao.
22HatawalipokuwanjianikutokakatikanyumbayaMika, walewatuwaliokuwakatikanyumbazilizokaribuna nyumbayaMikawakakusanyikapamoja,wakawapata wanawaDani
23WakawaliliawanawaDani.Wakageuzanyusozao, wakamwambiaMika,Unaninihataunakujanakundikama hili?
24Akasema,Mmeichukuamiunguyanguniliyoifanya,na huyokuhani,mkaendazenu;namininaninitena?nanini hikimnachoniambia,Unanini?
25WanawaDaniwakamwambia,Sautiyakoisisikikekati yetu,wasijewakakupatawatuwenyehasirakali,ukapoteza maishayako,pamojanarohozawatuwanyumbani mwako.
26BasiwanawaDaniwakaendazao;naMikaalipoonaya kuwawananguvukulikoyeye,akageuka,akarudi nyumbanikwake.
27NaowakavichukuavitualivyovifanyaMika,nakuhani aliyokuwanayo,wakafikaLaishi,kwawatuwaliostarehe nasalama,naowakawapigakwamakaliyaupanga,na kuuteketezamjikwamoto
28Walahapakuwanamwokozi,kwasababumjiulikuwa mbalinaSidoni,naohawakuwanashughulinamtuyeyote; nalolilikuwakatikabondelililokaribunaBethrehobu Wakajengamji,wakakaahumo
29WakauitamjihuojinalaDani,kwajinalaDanibaba yao,aliyezaliwawaIsraeli;lakinijinalamjihuohapo kwanzalilikuwaLaishi
30WanawaDaniwakaisimamishahiyosanamuya kuchonga;naYonathani,mwanawaGershomu,mwanawa Manase,yeyenawanawewakawamakuhaniwakabilaya Dani,hatasikuyakufungwakwanchi.
31WakaisimamishasanamuyakuchongayaMika, aliyoifanya,wakatiwotenyumbayaMunguilipokuwako Shilo.
SURAYA19
1Ikawasikuzile,wakatihapakuwanamfalmekatika Israeli,palikuwanaMlawimmojaakikaakandoyanchiya vilimayaEfraimu,nayeakajitwaliasuriakatika BethlehemuyaYuda
2Suriayakeakafanyauasheratidhidiyake,akamwacha, akaendanyumbanikwababayakehukoBethlehemuya Yuda,akakaahukomudawamieziminnemizima
3Mumewakeakainuka,akamfuatailikuzungumzanaye kwaurafikinakumrudisha,akiwanamtumishiwakena pundawawilipamojanaye,nayeakampelekanyumbani kwababayake;
4Mkwewe,babawayulekijana,akamshikilia;akakaa nayesikutatu,wakalanakunywa,wakalalahuko
5Ikawasikuyanne,walipoamkaasubuhinamapema, akaondokailiaendezake;
6Wakaketi,wakalanakunywawotewawilipamoja,kwa maanababayayulemsichanaalikuwaamemwambiayule mtu,Uweradhi,nakuomba,ulale,namoyowakoufurahi
7Yulemtualipoinukailiaendezake,mkweweakamsihi, nayeakalalahukotena.
8Akaamkaasubuhinamapemasikuyatanoiliaendezake; Wakakaampakaalasiri,wakalawotewawili
9Yulemtualipoinukailiaendezake,yeyenasuriawake namtumishiwake,mkwewe,babawayulekijana, akamwambia,Tazama,sasakunakaribiajioni,nakuomba ulaleusikukucha;nakeshouendezakoasubuhina mapema,iliuendenyumbanikwako
10Lakiniyulemtuhakukubalikukaausikuule,lakini akaondoka,akaendazake,akafikambeleyaYebusi,ndiyo Yerusalemu;napundawawiliwalikuwapamojanaye waliotandikwa,nasuriawakepiaalikuwapamojanaye.
11HatawalipokuwakaribunaYebusi,sikuilikuwa imekwendasana;mtumishiakamwambiabwanawake, Njoo,tafadhali,natugeukenakuingiakatikamjihuuwa Wayebusi,tukalalehumo
12Bwanawakeakamwambia,Hatutageukahapana kuingiamjiwawageni,ambaosiwawanawaIsraeli; tutavukampakaGibea
13Akamwambiamtumishiwake,Njoo,tukaribiemahali hapapakulalausikukucha,katikaGibea,aukatikaRama.
14Wakapita,wakaendazao;najualikatuajuuyao walipokuwakaribunaGibea,mjiwaBenyamini
15WakageukiahukoiliwaingienakulalahukoGibea; nayealipoingia,akaketikatikanjiakuuyamji;
16Natazama,akajamzeekutokakazinimwakeshambani jioni,nayealikuwawanchiyavilimayaEfraimu;naye akakaaugeninikatikaGibea;lakiniwatuwamahalihapo walikuwaWabenyamini
17Nayealipoinuamachoyake,akamwonamtumsafiri katikanjiakuuyamji;yulemzeeakasema,Unakwenda wapi?naweweunatokawapi?
18Akamwambia,TunapitakutokaBethlehemuyaYuda kuelekeaupandewamilimayaEfraimu;nimetokahuko; naminikaendaBethlehemuyaYuda,lakinisasanaenda nyumbanikwaBwana;walahakunamtuanikaribishaye nyumbani
19Lakinikunamajaninamalishokwapundawetu;na kunamkatenadivaipiakwaajiliyangu,nakwamjakazi wako,nakwakijanaaliyepamojanawatumishiwako; 20Yulemzeeakasema,Amaniiwenawe;hatahivyo mahitajiyakoyoteyawejuuyangu;tusikulalamitaani.
21Basiakamletanyumbanikwake,akawapapunda chakula,naowakaoshamiguuyao,wakalanakunywa.
22Basiwalipokuwawakiifurahishamioyoyao,tazama, watuwamji,watuwasiofaa,wakaizingiranyumbapande zote,wakapiga-pigamlangoni,wakasemanamwenye nyumba,yulemzee,wakisema,Mtoenjeyulemtu aliyeingianyumbanikwako,ilitumjue
23Yulemtu,mwenyenyumba,akawatokea,akawaambia, La,nduguzangu,la,nawasihi,msitendevibayahivi;kwa kuwamtuhuyuameingianyumbanikwangu,msifanye upumbavuhuu.
24Tazama,bintiyanguyukohapamsichana,nasuriawake; nitawatoanjesasa,nanyimtawanyenyekea,nakuwatendea kamamnavyoonanivyema;
25Lakiniwalewanaumehawakutakakumsikiliza; wakamjua,wakamnyanyasausikukuchahataasubuhi;
26Ndipoyulemwanamkeakajaasubuhinamapema, akaangukamlangonipanyumbayayulemtualimokuwa bwanawake,hatakulipopambazuka
27Bwanawakeakaamkaasubuhi,akaifunguamilangoya nyumba,akatokailiaendezake;natazama,yule mwanamkesuriawakeameangukamlangonipanyumba, namikonoyakeikiwajuuyakizingiti
28Akamwambia,Inuka,twende.Lakinihakunaaliyejibu. Ndipoyulemtuakamchukuajuuyapunda,naye akaondoka,akaendamahalipake
29Alipofikanyumbanikwake,akatwaakisu,akamshika suriawake,akamgawanyapamojanamifupayakevipande kuminaviwili,akampelekakatikamipakayoteyaIsraeli. 30Ikawa,wotewalioonawakasema,Jambokamahili halijafanyikawalakuonekanatangusikuwanawaIsraeli walipopandakutokanchiyaMisrihataleo;
SURAYA20
1NdipowanawaIsraeliwotewakatoka,namkutano ukakutanikakamamtummoja,tokaDanimpakaBeersheba,pamojananchiyaGileadi,kwaBwanahukoMispa.
2Nawakuuwawatuwote,yaani,kabilazotezaIsraeli, wakahudhuriakatikamkutanowawatuwaMungu,watu mianneelfuwaendaokwamiguu,wenyekutumiaupanga.
3(BasiwanawaBenyaminiwakasikiayakwambawana waIsraeliwamekweakwendaMispa)Ndipowanawa Israeliwakasema,Tuambieni,jinsiganiuovuhuuulikuwa?
4NayeMlawi,mumewayulemwanamkealiyeuawa, akajibu,akasema,NalifikaGibea,mjiwaBenyamini,mimi nasuriawangu,ilikulala.
5BasiwatuwaGibeawakanishambulia,wakaizingira nyumbajuuyanguusiku,wakafikirikuniua;
6Kishanikamtwaasuriawangu,nikamkatakata,na kumpelekakatikanchiyoteyaurithiwaIsraeli;kwamaana wamefanyauasheratinaupumbavukatikaIsraeli
7Angalieni,ninyinyotemmekuwawanawaIsraeli;toa hapaushaurinaushauriwako
8Watuwotewakainukakamamtummoja,wakasema, Hatutakwendahatammojawetuhemanikwake,wala hatageukahatammojawetukwendanyumbanikwake
9LakinisasahivindivyotutakavyoutendaGibea; tutapandajuuyakekwakura;
10Nasitutatwaawatukumikatiyamiamojakatikakabila zotezaIsraeli,namiamojakatikaelfu,naelfukatiyaelfu kumi,ilikuwaleteawatuchakula,wapatekufanya, watakapofikaGibeayaBenyamini,sawasawana upumbavuwotewalioutendakatikaIsraeli.
11BasiwatuwotewaIsraeliwakakusanyikajuuyamji, wameunganishwapamojakamamtummoja
12KishakabilazaIsraeliwakatumawatukatikakabila yoteyaBenyamini,wakisema,Niuovuganihuu unaofanyikakatiyenu?
13Basisasatutoeniwatuhao,watuwasiofaa,walioko Gibea,ilituwaue,nakuuondoauovukatikaIsraeliLakini wanawaBenyaminihawakutakakuisikilizasautiyandugu zao,wanawaIsraeli;
14LakiniwanawaBenyaminiwakakusanyikakutoka mijinihukoGibea,iliwatokenjeilikupigananawanawa Israeli.
15NawanawaBenyaminiwalihesabiwawakatihuo kutokakatikamijiwatuishirininasitaelfuwenyekutumia
panga,zaidiyahaowenyejiwaGibea,ambao walihesabiwakuwawatumiasabawaliochaguliwa.
16Katikawatuhaowotepalikuwanawatumiasaba waliochaguliwawalionamkonowakushoto;kilamtu angewezakurushamawepenyeupanawanywele,asikose. 17NawatuwaIsraeli,mbalinaBenyamini,walihesabiwa kuwawatumianneelfuwenyekutumiapanga;haowote walikuwawatuwavita.
18WanawaIsraeliwakaondoka,wakakweakwenda nyumbanikwaMungu,wakaulizashaurikwaMungu, wakasema,Ninanikatiyetuatakayekweakwanza kupigananawanawaBenyamini?Bwanaakasema,Yuda ndiyeatakayekweakwanza.
19WanawaIsraeliwakaondokaasubuhinakupigakambi juuyaGibea
20BasiwatuwaIsraeliwakatokakupigananaBenyamini; naowatuwaIsraeliwakajipangailikupigananaohuko Gibea
21WanawaBenyaminiwakatokaGibea,wakaangamiza hatanchiwatuishirininambilielfuwaWaisraelisikuhiyo 22Basihaowatu,wanaumewaIsraeli,wakajitiamoyo, wakajipangatenavitamahaliwalipojipangasikuya kwanza
23(WanawaIsraeliwakapandanakuliambelezaYehova mpakajioni,wakaulizashaurikwaYehova,wakisema,Je! nipandetenakupigananawanawaBenyamini,ndugu yangu?
24WanawaIsraeliwakakaribiajuuyawanawa Benyaminisikuyapili
25KishaBenyaminiwakatokajuuyaokutokaGibeasiku yapili,wakaangamizatenanchiwatukuminananeelfuwa wanawaIsraeli;hawawotewalichomoaupanga 26NdipowanawaIsraeliwote,nawatuwote,wakapanda nakufikanyumbanikwaMungu,wakalia,wakaketihuko mbelezaBwana,wakafungasikuhiyohatajioni,wakatoa sadakazakuteketezwanasadakazaamanimbeleza Bwana.
27WanawaIsraeliwakaulizakwaBwana,(kwamaana sandukulaaganolaMungulilikuwakohukosikuzile;
28NaFinehasi,mwanawaEleazari,mwanawaHaruni, akasimamambeleyakesikuzile,akisema,Je!BWANA akasema,Kweeni;maanakeshonitawatiamkononimwako
29KishaIsraeliwakawekawatuwaviziopandezoteza Gibea
30WanawaIsraeliwakakweakupigananawanawa Benyaminisikuyatatu,wakajipangailikupigananaGibea, kamawalivyokuwasikunyingine
31WanawaBenyaminiwakatokakwendakupigananahao watu,wakavutwakuutokamji;wakaanzakuwapigabaadhi yawatu,nakuwaua,kamasikunyingine,katikanjiakuu, ambazomojahukweakwendanyumbanikwaMungu,na nyingineGibeashambani,kamawatuthelathiniwaIsraeli.
32WanawaBenyaminiwakasema,Wamepigwambele yetukamahapokwanzaLakiniwanawaIsraeliwakasema, Natukimbie,tuwavutekutokamjiniwaendekwenyenjia kuu
33BasiwatuwotewaIsraeliwakaondokamahalipao, wakajipangahukoBaal-tamari;
34WakajajuuyaGibeawatuelfukumiwaliochaguliwa katikaIsraeliyote,navitavilikuwavikali;lakini hawakujuayakuwamabayayalikuwakaribunao
35BwanaakawapigaBenyaminimbeleyaIsraeli,nao wanawaIsraeliwakaangamizasikuhiyowatuishirinina tanoelfunamiamojakatikaWabenyamini;haowote walikuwawakitumiaupanga.
36BasiwanawaBenyaminiwakaonayakuwa wamepigwa;kwamaanawatuwaIsraeliwakawaacha Wabenyamini,kwasababuwaliwatumainihaowatu waliokuwawamewawekakaribunaGibea.
37Nahaowaviziaowakafanyaharaka,wakaushambulia Gibea;naohaowaliokuwawakiviziawakatoka,wakaupiga mjiwotekwamakaliyaupanga
38Basipalikuwanaisharailiyoamriwakatiyawatuwa Israelinahaowaviziao,ilikufanyamotomkubwaupande kutokakatikamjihuo
39BasiwatuwaIsraeliwalipokwisharudivitani, BenyaminiwakaanzakuwapiganakuwauawatuwaIsraeli kamawatuthelathini;
40Lakinimwaliwamotoulipoanzakupandakutokakatika jijihilopamojananguzoyamoshi,Wabenyamini wakatazamanyumayao,natazama,mwaliwamotowajiji hiloulipaajuumbinguni
41BasiwatuwaIsraeliwalipogeuka,watuwaBenyamini wakashangaa,kwamaanawalionayakuwamabaya yamewapata
42KwahiyowakageukambeleyawatuwaIsraeli kuelekeanjiayanyika;lakinivitavikawapata;nahao waliotokamijiniwakawaangamizakatikatiyao
43HivyowakawazungukaWabenyaminipandezote,na kuwakimbiza,nakuwakanyagachinikwaraha,mkabalana Gibea,kuelekeamaawioyajua
44WakaangukawatuwaBenyaminiwatukuminanane elfu;hawawotewalikuwawatumashujaa
45Wakageuka,wakakimbiakuelekeanyikanihatakwenye jabalilaRimoni;wakawafuatiasanampakaGidomu, wakawauawatuelfumbilikatiyao
46BasiwotewaBenyaminiwalioangukasikuile walikuwawatuishirininatanoelfu,wenyekutumia upanga;hawawotewalikuwawatumashujaa
47Lakiniwatumiasitawakageukanakukimbilianyikani kwenyemwambawaRimoni,wakakaakatikajabalila Rimonimudawamieziminne
48WanawaIsraeliwakawageukiatenawanawa Benyamini,wakawapigakwamakaliyaupanga,nawatu wakilamji,nawanyama,nawotewaliopatikana;
SURAYA21
1BasiwatuwaIsraeliwalikuwawameapahukoMispa, wakisema,Hakunahatammojawetuatakayemwozabinti yakekwaBenyamini
2WatuwakajanyumbanikwaMungu,wakakaahumohata jionimbelezaMungu,wakapazasautizao,wakaliasana; 3wakasema,EeBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,kwaninijambo hililimetukiakatikaIsraeli,hatakukosekanakabilamoja leokatikaIsraeli?
4Ikawasikuyapiliyakewatuwakaamkaasubuhina mapema,wakajengahukomadhabahu,wakatoasadakaza kuteketezwanasadakazaamani
5WanawaIsraeliwakasema,KatikakabilazotezaIsraeli ninaniasiyekweapamojanamkutanokwaBwana?Kwa maanawalikuwawamefanyakiapokikubwajuuyayeye
ambayehatapandakwaBwanahukoMispa,wakisema, Hakikaatauawa.
6WanawaIsraeliwakaghairikwaajiliyaBenyamini nduguyao,wakasema,Kabilamojaleolimekatiliwambali naIsraeli.
7Tutafanyajeilitupatewakezaohaowaliosalia,ikiwa tumeapakwaBWANAyakwambahatutawapabintizetu waowe?
8Wakasema,NikabilaganikatikakabilazaIsraeli ambayohaikupandakwendaMispakwaBwana?Na tazama,hakunamtualiyeingiakambinikutokaYabeshgileadikwamkutano
9Kwamaanawatuhaowalihesabiwa,natazama, hapakuwanamtuhatammojawawenyejiwaYabeshgileadihuko
10Basimkutanoukapelekahukowatukuminambilielfu wahaomashujaasana,wakawaamuru,wakisema, EnendenimkawapigewenyejiwaYabesh-gileadikwa makaliyaupanga,pamojanawanawakenawatoto.
11Nahilindilojambomtakalofanya:Mtaangamizakabisa kilamwanamume,nakilamwanamkeambayeamelalana mwanamume.
12WakapatakatikawenyejiwaYabesh-gileadiwanawali mianne,ambaohawajalalanamwanamumeyeyote; wakawaletakambinihukoShilo,iliyokokatikanchiya Kanaani
13Namkutanowoteukatumawatuwasemenawanawa BenyaminiwaliokuwakatikajabalilaRimoni,nakuwaita kwaamani
14NaBenyaminiwakajatenawakatihuo;naowakawapa wakewaliowahifadhihaikatikawanawakewaYabeshgileadi;lakinihawakuwatosha
15WatuwakajutiakwaajiliyaBenyamini,kwasababu BwanaamefanyapengokatikakabilazaIsraeli.
16Ndipowazeewamkutanowakasema,Je!
17Wakasema,Lazimakuwenaurithikwaajiliyahao waliookokawaBenyamini,ilikwambakabilamoja isiangamizwekatikaIsraeli
18Lakinihatuwezikuwaozabintizetu;
19Ndipowakasema,Tazama,kunasikukuuyaBwanakila mwakahukoShilo,upandewakaskaziniwaBetheli, upandewamasharikiwanjiakuuipandayokutokaBetheli kwendaShekemu,naupandewakusiniwaLebona.
20BasiwakawaamuruwanawaBenyamini,wakisema, Enendenimkaviekatikamashambayamizabibu;
21Tazameni,natazama,kwambabintizaShilowakitoka ilikuchezakatikadansi,basitokenikatikamashambaya mizabibu,mkamtwaekilamtumkewakekatikabintiza Shilo,mkaendempakanchiyaBenyamini
22Naitakuwa,babazaoaunduguzaowatakapokuja kutulalamikia,tutawaambia,Ututendeewemakwaajili yetu,kwasababuhatukumwekeakilamtumkewekatika vita;
23WanawaBenyaminiwakafanyahivyo,wakajitwalia wakekamahesabuyao,katikahaowaliochezadansi, waliowakamata;
24WanawaIsraeliwakaondokahapowakatihuo,kilamtu akaendakwakabilayakenakwajamaayake;
25SikuhizohapakuwanamfalmekatikaIsraeli;kilamtu alifanyaaliyoonanisawamachonipakemwenyewe.