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.”
Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness.”
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 Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you go to inquire of 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.
Now therefore Yahweh says, “You will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.”’” Then Elijah departed.
5 wakati wale wajumbe waliporudi kwa Ahazia, akawaambia, “Kwa nini mmerudi?”
The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have 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 up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, “Yahweh says, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’”’”
7 Ahazi akawaambia wajumbe wake, “'Alikuwa mtu wa aina gani, yule ambaye alikuja kuonana na ninyi na akasema haya maneno kwenu?”
He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?”
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 was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It’s 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 of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, “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 to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
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 he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. He answered him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘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 them, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then God’s fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
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.
Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty of your servants 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.”
Behold, fire came down from the sky and consumed the last two captains of fifty with their fifties. 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.
Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” Then he 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.'”
He said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely 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 he died according to Yahweh’s word which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because he had no son.
18 Kama mambo mengine yanayomuhusu Ahazia, je hayakuandikwa katika kitabu cha matukio ya wafalme wa Israeli?
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
