2 Wafalme 1
1 Moabu aliasi dhidi ya Israeli baada ya kifo cha Ahabu.
Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2 Baada hapo Ahazi akaanguka chini ya dirisha lenye waya zinazikinzana kwenye chumba chake juu katika Samaria, na alikuwa amejeruhiwa. Kwa hiyo alituma wajumbe na kuwaambia, “Nendeni, muulizeni Baal Zebubu, mungu wa Ekroni, kama nitapona hili jeraha.”
Then Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and was injured. So he sent for messengers and said to them, “Go, ask Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
3 Lakini malaika wa Yahwe wakamwambia Eliya Mtishbi, “Inuka, nenda ukaonane na wajumbe wa mfalme wa Samaria, na uwaulize, 'Je ni kwasababu hakuna Mungu katika israeli ambaye mnayekwenda kuuliza pamoja na Zebebu, mungu wa Ekroni?
But the angel of Yahweh said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and ask them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to consult with Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?
4 Kwa hiyo Yahwe anasema, “Hutaweza kushuka chini kutoka kwenye kitanda ambacho ulichokipanda; badala yake, utakufa hakika."”” Baada ya hapo Eliya akaondoka.
Therefore Yahweh says, “You will not come down from the bed to where you have gone up; instead, you will certainly die.”'” Then Elijah left.
5 wakati wale wajumbe waliporudi kwa Ahazia, akawaambia, “Kwa nini mmerudi?”
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, “Why have you returned?”
6 Wakamwambia, “mtu amekuja kuonana na sisi ambaye ametuambia, 'Turudi kwa mfalme ambaye aliyewatuma, na mkamwambie, Yahwe amesema hivi: 'Je ni kwa sababu hakuna Mungu katika Israeli mpaka mmewatuma watu kwenda kumuuliza kwa Baal Zabubu, mungu wa Ekron? Kwa hiyo hutashuka kutoka kitanda ulichokipanda; badala yake, utakufa hakika."””
They said to him, “A man came to meet us who said to us, 'Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, “Yahweh says this: 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent men to consult with Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed to which you have gone up; instead, you will certainly die.'”'”
7 Ahazi akawaambia wajumbe wake, “'Alikuwa mtu wa aina gani, yule ambaye alikuja kuonana na ninyi na akasema haya maneno kwenu?”
Ahaziah said to his messengers, “What sort of man was he, the one who came up to meet you and said these words to you?”
8 Wakamjibu, “Alikuwa amevaa kanzu yenye manyaya na alikuwa na mkanda wa ngozi kiunanoni kwake.'” Hivyo mfalme akajibu, '“Yule alikuwa Eliya Mtishbi.”
They answered him, “He wore a garment made of hair and had a leather belt wrapped around his waist.” So the king replied, “That is Elijah the Tishbite.”
9 Ndipo mfalme akatuma nahodha wa askari hamsini kwa Elya. Nahodha akaenda mpaka kwa Eliya ambapo alipokuwa amekaa juu ya mlima. Nahodha akamwambia Eliya, “Wewe, mtu wa Mungu, mfalme amesema, 'shuka chini.'”
Then the king sent a captain with fifty soldiers to Elijah. The captain went up to Elijah where he was sitting on the top of a hill. The captain spoke to him, “You, man of God, the king has said, 'Come down.'”
10 Eliya akajibu na kusema kwa nahodha, “Kama mimi ni mtu wa Mungu, moto na ushuke chini kutoka mbinguni na kukula wewe na watu wako hamsini.” Kisha moto ukashuka chini kutoka mbinguni na kumla yeye na watu wake hamsini.
Elijah answered and said to the captain, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.
11 Tena Mfalme Ahazi akamtuma nahodha mwingine pamoja na maaskari wengine hamsini. Huyu nahodha pia akasema kwa Eliya, “Wewe, mtu wa Mungu, mfalme anasema, teremka chini haraka.”'
Again King Ahaziah sent to Elijah another captain with fifty soldiers. This captain also said to Elijah, “You, man of God, the king says, 'Come down quickly.'”
12 Eliya akajibu na kuwaambia, “Kama mimi ni mtu wa Mungu, ngoja moto ushuke kutoka mbinguni na ukule wewe na watu wako hamsini.” Moto wa Mungu ukashuka chini tena kutoka mbinguni na kumla yeye na watu wake hamsini.
Elijah answered and said to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” Again the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.
13 Bado tena mfalme alituma kundi la tatu la wapiganaji hamsini. Huyu nahodha akaenda, akaanguka mbele ya miguu ya Eliya, na kumsihi na kumwambia, “Wewe, mtu wa Mungu, Nakuomba, acha uzima wangu na uzima wa hawa watumishi wako hamsini uwe na thamani machoni kwako.
Yet again the king sent a third group of fifty warriors. This captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and implored him and said to him, “You, man of God, I ask you, let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight.
14 Ndipo, moto ukashuka chini kutoka mbinguni na kuwala wale manahodha wawili wa kwanza pamoja na watu wao, bali sasa acha uzima wangu uwe na thamani machoni kwako.”
Indeed, fire came down from heaven and consumed the first two captains with their men, but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
15 Malaika wa Yahwe akamwambia Eliya, “'Nenda chini pamoja naye. Usimwogope.”' Hivyo Eliya akainuka na kwenda chini pamoja naye kwenda kwa mfalme.
The angel of Yahweh said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah arose and went down with him to the king.
16 Baadye Eliya akamwambia Ahazia, '“Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo, Umewatuma wajumbe kuzungumza pamoja na Baal-Zebubu, mungu wa Ekron. Je ni kwa sababu hakuna Mungu katika Israeli ambaye unayeweza kumuuliza habari? Kwa hiyo sasa, hutaweza kushuka chini kutoka kwenye kitanda ulichokipanda; utakufa hakika.'”
Later Elijah said to Ahaziah, “This is what Yahweh says, 'You have sent messengers to consult with Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron. Is it because there is no God in Israel from whom you can ask for information? So now, you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up; you will certainly die.'”
17 Hivyo Mfalme Ahazia alikufa kulingana na neno la Yahwe ambalo Eliya alilisema. Yoramu alianza kutawala katika eneo lake, katika mwaka wa pili Yoramu mwana wa Yohoshafati mfalme wa Yuda, kwa sababu Ahazia hakuwa na mtoto.
So King Ahaziah died according to the word of Yahweh that Elijah had spoken. Joram began to reign in his place, in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because Ahaziah had no son.
18 Kama mambo mengine yanayomuhusu Ahazia, je hayakuandikwa katika kitabu cha matukio ya wafalme wa Israeli?
As for the other matters concerning Ahaziah, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
