2 Kings 20
1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
Katika siku hizo, Hezekia akaugua, naye akawa karibu kufa. Nabii Isaya mwana wa Amozi akaenda kwake na kumwambia, “Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: Tengeneza mambo ya nyumba yako, kwa sababu utakufa, hutapona.”
2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
Hezekia akaelekeza uso wake ukutani, akamwomba Bwana:
3 Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
“Ee Bwana, kumbuka jinsi nilivyoenenda mbele zako kwa uaminifu na kujitoa kwa moyo wangu wote, na kufanya yaliyo mema machoni pako.” Naye Hezekia akalia kwa uchungu.
4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
Kabla Isaya hajaondoka katika ua wa kati, neno la Bwana likamjia, akaambiwa:
5 Turn again, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.
“Rudi ukamwambie Hezekia, kiongozi wa watu wangu, ‘Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, Mungu wa baba yako Daudi: Nimeyasikia maombi yako na nimeona machozi yako; nitakuponya. Siku ya tatu kuanzia sasa utapanda kwenda Hekalu la Bwana.
6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Nitakuongezea miaka kumi na mitano katika maisha yako. Nami nitakuokoa wewe pamoja na mji huu mkononi mwa mfalme wa Ashuru. Nitaulinda mji huu kwa ajili yangu, na kwa ajili ya mtumishi wangu Daudi!’”
7 And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
Kisha Isaya akasema, “Tengenezeni dawa ya kubandika ya tini.” Wakafanya hivyo na kuiweka kwenye jipu, naye akapona.
8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up unto the house of the LORD the third day?
Hezekia alikuwa amemuuliza Isaya, “Kutakuwa na ishara gani kwamba Bwana ataniponya mimi, na kwamba nitapanda kwenda Hekalu la Bwana siku ya tatu tangu leo?”
9 And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?
Isaya akajibu, “Hii ndiyo ishara ya Bwana kwako kwamba Bwana atafanya kile alichoahidi: Je, kivuli kiende hatua kumi mbele, au kivuli kirudi nyuma hatua kumi?”
10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps.
Hezekia akasema, “Ni jambo rahisi kwa kivuli kutangulia mbele hatua kumi, kuliko kukifanya kirudi nyuma hatua kumi.”
11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.
Ndipo nabii Isaya akamwita Bwana, naye Bwana akakifanya kivuli kurudi nyuma hatua kumi ambazo kilikuwa kimeshuka kwenye ngazi ya Ahazi.
12 At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
Wakati huo Merodaki-Baladani, mwana wa Baladani mfalme wa Babeli, akamtumia Hezekia barua na zawadi, kwa sababu alikuwa amesikia habari za kuugua kwa Hezekia.
13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah shewed them not.
Hezekia akawapokea wale wajumbe na kuwaonyesha vitu vyote vile vilivyokuwa katika ghala zake: yaani fedha, dhahabu, vikolezo na mafuta safi, ghala la silaha na kila kitu kilichokuwa katika hazina zake. Hapakuwa na kitu chochote katika jumba lake la kifalme au katika ufalme wake wote ambacho Hezekia hakuwaonyesha.
14 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
Ndipo nabii Isaya akaenda kwa Mfalme Hezekia na kumuuliza, “Watu hao walisema nini, na wametoka wapi?” Hezekia akamjibu, “Wametoka nchi ya mbali. Walikuja kutoka Babeli.”
15 And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
Nabii akauliza, “Waliona nini katika jumba lako la kifalme?” Hezekia akajibu, “Waliona kila kitu katika jumba langu la kifalme. Hakuna kitu chochote katika hazina yangu ambacho sikuwaonyesha.”
16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.
Ndipo Isaya akamwambia Hezekia, “Sikia neno la Bwana:
17 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
Hakika wakati unakuja ambapo vitu vyote katika jumba lako la kifalme, na vyote ambavyo baba zako waliweka akiba mpaka siku hii, vitachukuliwa kwenda Babeli. Hakuna chochote kitakachosalia, asema Bwana.
18 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
Nao baadhi ya wazao wako, nyama yako na damu yako mwenyewe watakaozaliwa kwako, watachukuliwa mbali, nao watakuwa matowashi katika jumba la mfalme wa Babeli.”
19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace and truth shall be in my days?
Hezekia akamjibu Isaya, “Neno la Bwana ulilosema ni jema.” Kwa kuwa alifikiri, “Lakini si patakuwa na amani na usalama wakati wa uhai wangu?”
20 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Matukio mengine ya utawala wa Hezekia, mafanikio yake yote, na jinsi alivyotengeneza bwawa na mfereji ambao ulileta maji katika mji, je, hayakuandikwa katika kitabu cha kumbukumbu za wafalme wa Yuda?
21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
Hezekia akafa, akazikwa pamoja na baba zake. Naye Manase mwanawe akawa mfalme baada yake.
