2 Chronicles 21
1 Jehoshaphat died was buried with his fore fathers in the City of David, and his son Jehoram took over as king.
Yehoshafati akalala na baba zake, akazikwa pamoja nao katika Mji wa Daudi. Mwanawe Yehoramu akawa mfalme baada yake.
2 His brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
Ndugu zake Yehoramu, wana wa Yehoshafati walikuwa: Azaria, Yehieli, Zekaria, Azaria, Mikaeli na Shefatia. Hawa wote walikuwa wana wa Yehoshafati mfalme wa Israeli
3 Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and valuable items, as well as the fortified towns in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
Baba yao alikuwa amewapa zawadi nyingi za fedha na dhahabu na vitu vya thamani, pamoja na miji yenye ngome huko Yuda, bali ufalme akampa Yehoramu kwa sababu alikuwa mwanawe mzaliwa wa kwanza.
4 But once Jehoram had secured the kingdom, he made sure of his position by killing all his brothers, along with some of the princes of Judah.
Baada ya Yehoramu kujiimarisha katika ufalme wa baba yake, akawaua kwa upanga ndugu zake wote pamoja na baadhi ya wakuu wa Israeli.
5 Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.
Yehoramu alikuwa na umri wa miaka thelathini na miwili alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala huko Yerusalemu kwa miaka minane.
6 He followed the evil ways of the kings of Israel, and was as bad as Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab's daughters. He did evil in the Lord's sight.
Akaenenda katika njia za wafalme wa Israeli, kama nyumba ya Ahabu ilivyokuwa imefanya, kwa kuwa alimwoa binti wa Ahabu. Akatenda maovu machoni pa Bwana.
7 However, Yet the Lord did not want to destroy David's line because of the agreement he had made with David, and he had promised that David's descendants would rule forever like an ever-burning lamp.
Hata hivyo, kwa sababu ya Agano ambalo Bwana alikuwa amefanya na Daudi, Bwana hakuwa radhi kuangamiza nyumba ya Daudi. Mungu alikuwa ameahidi kuidumisha taa kwa ajili yake na wazao wake milele.
8 During Jehoram's reign, Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and chose their own king.
Wakati wa Yehoramu, Edomu waliasi dhidi ya Yuda na kujiwekea mfalme wao wenyewe.
9 So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariot army. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he broke through during the night.
Basi Yehoramu akaenda huko pamoja na maafisa wake na magari yake ya vita. Waedomu wakamzunguka yeye na majemadari wake wa magari yake ya vita, lakini akaondoka, akapenya usiku na kuwashambulia Waedomu.
10 From this time on Edom was in rebellion against Judah's rule, and remains so to this day. At the same time Libnah also rebelled against his rule, because he had abandoned the Lord, the God of his forefathers.
Hadi leo Edomu wameasi dhidi ya Yuda. Libna pia wakaasi wakati huo huo kwa sababu Yehoramu alikuwa amemwacha Bwana, Mungu wa baba zake.
11 He also built high places on the mountains of Judah; he made the people of Jerusalem unfaithful to God and led Judah away from him.
Alikuwa pia ametengeneza mahali pa juu pa kuabudia miungu katika vilima vya Yuda na akawa amewasababisha watu wa Yerusalemu kufanya uzinzi na akawa amewapotosha watu wa Yuda.
12 Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet that said, “This is what the Lord, the God of David your forefather says, ‘You have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat, or Asa, king of Judah,
Yehoramu akapokea barua kutoka kwa nabii Eliya iliyosema: “Hili ndilo Bwana, Mungu wa Daudi baba yako, asemalo: ‘Hukuenenda katika njia za Yehoshafati baba yako au za Asa mfalme wa Yuda.
13 but instead you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and have made the people of Jerusalem unfaithful, and the people of Jerusalem as unfaithful as the family of Ahab. You have even killed your brothers, your father's family, who were better than you.
Lakini umeenenda katika njia za wafalme wa Israeli, nawe umewaongoza Yuda na watu wa Yerusalemu kuzini, kama vile nyumba ya Ahabu ilivyofanya. Pia umewaua ndugu zako mwenyewe, watu wa nyumbani mwa baba yako, watu waliokuwa bora kuliko wewe.
14 Watch out, for the Lord is going to hit your people hard—your sons, your wives, and all that you own.
Hivyo basi Bwana yu karibu kuwapiga watu wako, wanao, wake zako na kila kitu kilicho chako, kwa pigo zito.
15 You yourself will be struck with a terrible illness—a disease of the bowels which will get worse day by day until they come out.’”
Wewe mwenyewe utaugua sana kwa ugonjwa wa tumbo kwa muda mrefu, hadi ugonjwa utakaposababisha matumbo yako kutoka nje.’”
16 The Lord stirred up the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabians (who live near the Ethiopians) against Jehoram.
Bwana akaamsha chuki ya Wafilisti na ya Waarabu walioishi karibu na Wakushi dhidi ya Yehoramu.
17 They came and invaded Judah, and took away everything they found in the king's palace, along with his sons and his wives, so that only the youngest son Jehoahaz was left.
Wakaishambulia Yuda, wakaivamia na kuchukua mali zote zilizopatikana katika jumba la mfalme pamoja na wanawe na wake zake. Hakubakiziwa mwana yeyote isipokuwa Ahazia aliyekuwa mdogo wa wote.
18 After all this, the Lord struck Jehoram with a disease of the bowels for which there was no cure.
Baada ya mambo haya yote, Bwana akampiga Yehoramu kwa ugonjwa usioponyeka wa matumbo.
19 Day after day it grew worse, until after two full years passed his bowels came out because of his disease, and he died in agony. His people did not make a fire to honor him as they had done for his forefathers.
Ikawa baada ya muda, mwisho wa mwaka wa pili, matumbo yake yakatoka nje kwa sababu ya ugonjwa, naye akafa katika maumivu makali sana. Watu wake hawakuwasha moto kwa heshima yake, kama walivyokuwa wamewafanyia baba zake.
20 Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. When he died, no one mourned him. He was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal tombs.
Yehoramu alikuwa na umri wa miaka thelathini na miwili alipokuwa mfalme, naye akatawala huko Yerusalemu miaka minane. Akafa, bila kusikitikiwa na mtu yeyote, naye akazikwa katika Mji wa Daudi, lakini si katika makaburi ya wafalme.
