1 Samweli 25
1 Basi Samweli akafa, nao Israeli wote wakakusanyika na kumwombolezea; wakamzika nyumbani kwake huko Rama. Kisha Daudi akateremka kwenye Jangwa la Maoni.
And Samuel died. And all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
2 Mtu mmoja huko Maoni, aliyekuwa na makao huko Karmeli, alikuwa tajiri sana. Alikuwa na mbuzi elfu moja na kondoo elfu tatu, aliokuwa akiwakata manyoya huko Karmeli.
And there was a man in Maon whose possessions were in Carmel. And the man was very great in goods, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
3 Jina la mtu huyo lilikuwa Nabali, naye mkewe aliitwa Abigaili. Alikuwa mwanamke mwenye busara na mzuri wa sura, lakini mumewe, ambaye alikuwa wa ukoo wa Kalebu, alikuwa mwenye hasira na mchoyo katika utendaji wake.
Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance, but the man was churlish and evil in his doings, and he was of the house of Caleb.
4 Daudi alipokuwa huko jangwani, akasikia kuwa Nabali alikuwa anakata kondoo manyoya.
And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
5 Basi akatuma vijana kumi na kuwaambia, “Pandeni kwa Nabali huko Karmeli, mkamsalimie kwa jina langu.
And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
6 Mwambieni: ‘Amani iwe kwako! Amani iwe kwako pamoja na wa nyumbani mwako! Pia amani iwe pamoja na vyote ulivyo navyo!
And thus ye shall say to him who lives in prosperity, Peace be to thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be to all that thou have.
7 “‘Nasikia kuwa huu ni wakati wa kukata kondoo manyoya. Wachunga mifugo wako walipokuwa pamoja nasi, hatukuwatendea mabaya na wakati wote waliokuwa huko Karmeli hakuna chochote chao kilipotea.
And now I have heard that thou have shearers. Thy shepherds have now been with us, and we did them no hurt, neither was there anything missing to them all the while they were in Carmel.
8 Waulize watumishi wako nao watakuambia. Kwa hiyo uwatendee wema vijana wangu, kwani tumekuja wakati wa furaha. Tafadhali wape watumishi wako na mwanao Daudi chochote kitakachokuja mkononi mwako kwa ajili yao.’”
Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee. Therefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes, for we come in a good day. Give, I pray thee, whatever comes to thy hand to thy servants, and to thy son David.
9 Watu wa Daudi walipofika wakampa Nabali ujumbe huu kwa jina la Daudi. Kisha wakangojea.
And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
10 Nabali akawajibu watumishi wa Daudi, “Huyu Daudi ni nani? Huyu mwana wa Yese ni nani? Watumishi wengi wanakimbia kutoka kwa bwana zao siku hizi.
And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants now-a-days who break away every man from his master.
11 Kwa nini nichukue mkate wangu, maji yangu na nyama niliyochinja kwa ajili ya wakata manyoya wangu, na kuwapa watu ambao hakuna anayejua wanakotoka?”
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men of whom I know not from where they are?
12 Watu wa Daudi wakageuka na kurudi. Walipofika, wakaarifu kila neno.
So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words.
13 Daudi akawaambia watu wake, “Jifungeni panga zenu!” Basi wakajifunga panga zao, naye Daudi akajifunga upanga wake. Watu kama mia nne hivi wakapanda pamoja na Daudi, na watu mia mbili wakabaki na vifaa.
And David said to his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword, and David also girded on his sword. And there went up after David about four hundred men, and two hundred abode by the baggage.
14 Mmoja wa watumishi akamwambia Abigaili, mkewe Nabali: “Daudi alituma wajumbe kutoka jangwani kumpa bwana wetu salamu zake, lakini akawavurumishia matukano.
But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master, and he railed at them.
15 Hata hivyo watu hawa walikuwa wema sana kwetu. Hawakututendea mabaya, na wakati wote tulipokuwa nje huko mashambani karibu nao, hatukupotewa na kitu chochote.
But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither did we miss anything as long as we went with them when we were in the fields.
16 Usiku na mchana walikuwa ukuta wakituzunguka wakati wote tulipokuwa tukichunga kondoo zetu karibu nao.
They were a wall to us both by night and by day all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
17 Sasa fikiri juu ya jambo hili na uone unaweza kufanya nini, kwa sababu maafa yanakaribia juu ya bwana wetu na nyumba yake yote. Yeye ni mtu mwovu kiasi kwamba hakuna mtu awezaye kuzungumza naye.”
Now therefore know and consider what thou will do, for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house. For he is such a worthless fellow that a man cannot speak to him.
18 Abigaili akafanya haraka, akachukua mikate mia mbili, viriba viwili vya divai, kondoo watano waliochinjwa vipimo vitano vya bisi, vishada mia moja vya zabibu kavu, mikate mia mbili ya tini, akavipakia juu ya punda.
Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.
19 Kisha akawaambia watumishi wake, “Tangulieni; mimi nitakuja nyuma yenu.” Lakini hakumwambia Nabali mumewe.
And she said to her young men, Go on before me, behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
20 Ikawa alipokuwa amepanda punda wake kwenye bonde la mlima, tazama, Daudi na watu wake wakawa wanateremka kumwelekea, naye akakutana nao.
And it was so, as she rode on her donkey, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that, behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.
21 Daudi alikuwa amesema, “Ilikuwa ni kazi bure kuchunga kwangu kote mali za huyu mtu huko jangwani hivi kwamba hakuna chochote chake kilichopotea. Yeye amenilipa baya kwa ajili ya wema.
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him, and he has returned me evil for good.
22 Bwana na amshughulikie Daudi, tena kwa ukali, ikiwa kesho asubuhi nitambakizia mwanaume hata mmoja aliye hai miongoni mwa watu wake wote!”
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertains to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
23 Abigaili alipomwona Daudi, akashuka haraka kwenye punda wake, akainama kifudifudi uso wake mpaka nchi mbele ya Daudi.
And when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
24 Akamwangukia miguuni pake na kusema: “Bwana wangu, kosa hili na liwe juu yangu mwenyewe. Tafadhali mruhusu mtumishi wako aseme nawe. Sikia kile mtumishi wako atakachosema.
And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity, and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid.
25 Bwana wangu na asimjali huyo mtu mwovu Nabali. Yeye anafanana na jina lake; jina lake ni Mpumbavu, nao upumbavu huenda pamoja naye. Lakini kwangu mimi, mtumishi wako, sikuwaona hao watu waliotumwa na bwana wangu.
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord whom thou sent.
26 “Basi sasa, kwa kuwa Bwana amekuzuia, wewe bwana wangu, kutokumwaga damu na kutolipiza kisasi kwa mikono yako mwenyewe, hakika kama Bwana aishivyo na kama uishivyo, maadui zako na wote wanaokusudia kumdhuru bwana wangu wawe kama Nabali.
Now therefore, my lord, as Jehovah lives, and as thy soul lives, since Jehovah has withheld thee from blood guiltiness, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
27 Nayo zawadi hii ambayo mtumishi wako amemletea bwana wangu, wapewe watu wanaofuatana nawe.
And now this present which thy servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.
28 Tafadhali samehe kosa la mtumishi wako, kwa kuwa Bwana kwa hakika ataifanya imara nyumba ya ufalme kwa bwana wangu, kwa sababu anapigana vita vya Bwana.
Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid. For Jehovah will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of Jehovah, and evil shall not be found in thee all thy days.
29 Hata ingawa yuko mtu anayekufuatia kuuondoa uhai wako, usiruhusu baya lolote kuonekana kwako siku zote za maisha yako, uhai wa bwana wangu utafungwa salama kwenye furushi la walio hai na Bwana Mungu wako. Lakini uhai wa adui zako atavurumishwa kama vile jiwe kutoka kwenye kombeo.
And though men be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God. And the souls of thine enemies, them he shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling.
30 Bwana atakapokuwa ameshamtendea bwana wangu kila kitu chema alichoahidi kumhusu yeye na kumweka kuwa kiongozi wa Israeli,
And it shall come to pass, when Jehovah shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee prince over Israel,
31 bwana wangu hatakuwa na dhamiri inayolemewa na mzigo kwa kumwaga damu kusiko na sababu, au kujilipizia kisasi yeye mwenyewe. Bwana atakapomletea bwana wangu mafanikio, umkumbuke mtumishi wako.”
that this shall be no grief to thee, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that thou have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.
32 Daudi akamwambia Abigaili, “Ahimidiwe Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli aliyekutuma kunilaki leo.
And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me,
33 Ubarikiwe kwa uamuzi wako mzuri na kwa kunizuia nisimwage damu leo na kulipiza kisasi kwa mikono yangu.
and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, who have kept me this day from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.
34 La sivyo, hakika kama Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, aishivyo, ambaye amenizuia nisiwadhuru, kama usingekuja haraka kunilaki, hakuna hata mwanaume mmoja wa Nabali angeachwa hai kufikia mapambazuko.”
For in very deed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, lives, who has withheld me from hurting thee, unless thou had hastened and come to meet me, surely there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one man-child.
35 Ndipo Daudi akapokea kutoka mkononi mwake kile alichokuwa amemletea, naye akasema, “Nenda nyumbani kwako kwa amani; nimesikia maneno yako na kukujalia ombi lako.”
So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. And he said to her, Go up in peace to thy house. See, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
36 Abigaili alipokwenda kwa Nabali, alikuwa ndani ya nyumba yake akifanya karamu kama ile ya mfalme. Naye alikuwa ana furaha nyingi, akiwa amelewa sana. Kwa hiyo Abigaili hakumwambia mumewe kitu chochote mpaka asubuhi yake.
And Abigail came to Nabal, and, behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
37 Basi asubuhi, Nabali alipokuwa amelevuka, mkewe akamwambia mambo yote, nao moyo wake ukazimia, akawa kama jiwe.
And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
38 Baada ya siku kumi, Bwana akampiga Nabali, naye akafa.
And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died.
39 Daudi aliposikia kwamba Nabali amekufa, akasema, “Ahimidiwe Bwana, ambaye amenitetea shauri langu dhidi ya Nabali kwa kuwa alinitendea kwa dharau. Amemzuia mtumishi wake asitende mabaya na Bwana ameuleta ubaya wa Nabali juu ya kichwa chake mwenyewe.” Kisha Daudi akatuma ujumbe kwa Abigaili kumwomba awe mke wake.
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil, and the evil-doing of Nabal Jehovah has returned upon his own head. And David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
40 Watumishi wa Daudi wakaenda mpaka Karmeli na kumwambia Abigaili, wakisema, “Daudi ametutuma kwako kukuchukua uwe mkewe.”
And when the servants of David came to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to thee, to take thee to him to wife.
41 Akainama chini uso wake mpaka ardhini, akasema, “Mjakazi wako yuko hapa, tayari kuwatumikia na kuwanawisha miguu watumishi wa bwana wangu.”
And she arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, thy handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
42 Abigaili akainuka kwa haraka, akapanda punda wake, akihudumiwa na wajakazi wake watano, akaenda pamoja na wajumbe wa Daudi, naye akawa mkewe.
And Abigail hastened, and arose, and rode upon a donkey, with five of her damsels who followed her. And she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
43 Pia Daudi alikuwa amemwoa Ahinoamu wa Yezreeli, wote wawili wakawa wake zake.
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they became his wives, both of them.
44 Lakini Sauli alikuwa amemwoza Mikali binti yake, aliyekuwa mkewe Daudi, kwa Palti mwana wa Laishi, kutoka Galimu.
Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.
