2 Nyakati 12
1 Baada ya nafasi ya Rehoboamu kuimarika na kuwa na nguvu, yeye na Israeli yote waliiacha sheria ya Bwana Mungu.
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of Yahweh, —and all Israel with him.
2 Kwa sababu hawakuwa waaminifu kwa Bwana, Shishaki mfalme wa Misri akashambulia Yerusalemu katika mwaka wa tano wa utawala wa Mfalme Rehoboamu.
And so it came to pass, in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, —because they had dealt treacherously against Yahweh; —
3 Akiwa na magari ya vita 1,200 na wapanda farasi 60,000 na idadi isiyohesabika ya majeshi ya Walibia, Wasukii na Wakushi yaliyokuja pamoja naye kutoka Misri.
with twelve hundred chariots, and with sixty thousand horsemen, -and, without number, the people who came with him out of Egypt—Lybians, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians.
4 Akateka miji ya Yuda yenye ngome akaendelea mpaka Yerusalemu.
And he captured the cities of defence which belonged to Judah, —and came, as far as Jerusalem.
5 Ndipo nabii Shemaya akaja kwa Rehoboamu na kwa viongozi wa Yuda waliokuwa wamekusanyika huko Yerusalemu kwa ajili ya hofu ya Shishaki naye akawaambia, “Hivi ndivyo asemavyo Bwana, ‘Ninyi mmeniacha mimi, kwa hiyo, mimi nami sasa ninawaacha ninyi mkononi mwa Shishaki.’”
And, Shemaiah the prophet, came unto Rehoboam, and the rulers of Judah, who had gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem because of Shishak, —and said unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh, Ye, have left, me, Therefore, I also, have left, you, in the hands of Shishak.
6 Viongozi wa Israeli na mfalme wakajinyenyekeza na kusema, “Bwana Mungu ni mwenye haki.”
Then the rulers of Israel and the king humbled themselves, —and said, Righteous, is Yahweh!
7 Bwana Mungu alipoona kwamba wamejinyenyekeza, neno hili la Bwana likamjia Shemaya: “Maadamu wamejinyenyekeza, sitawaangamiza bali hivi karibuni nitawapatia wokovu. Ghadhabu yangu haitamwagwa juu ya Yerusalemu kwa kupitia Shishaki.
And, when Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh came unto Shemaiah, saying—They have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them, —but will grant them, in a little while, to escape, and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem, by the hand of Shishak.
8 Hata hivyo, watamtumikia Shishaki ili wapate kujifunza tofauti kati ya kunitumikia mimi na kuwatumikia wafalme wa nchi nyingine.”
Nevertheless they shall become his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
9 Shishaki mfalme wa Misri alipoishambulia Yerusalemu, alichukua hazina za Hekalu la Bwana na hazina za jumba la kifalme. Akachukua kila kitu, pamoja na zile ngao za dhahabu ambazo Solomoni alikuwa amezitengeneza.
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the house of the king, the whole, he took, —and he took the bucklers of gold, which Solomon had made.
10 Kwa hiyo Mfalme Rehoboamu akatengeneza ngao za shaba badala ya zile za dhahabu na kuzikabidhi kwa majemadari wa ulinzi wa zamu kwenye ingilio la jumba la mfalme.
And King Rehoboam made, instead of them, bucklers of bronze, —and committed them unto the hand of the captains of the runners, who kept guard at the entrance of the house of the king.
11 Kila wakati mfalme alipokwenda katika Hekalu la Bwana walinzi walikwenda pamoja naye wakiwa wamebeba hizo ngao na baadaye walizirudisha kwenye chumba cha ulinzi.
And so it was, whensoever the king came into the house of Yahweh, the runners came and bare them, and then returned them into the chamber of the runners.
12 Kwa sababu Rehoboamu alijinyenyekeza, hasira ya Bwana ikageukia mbali naye, hakuangamizwa kabisa. Kukawa na hali nzuri katika Yuda.
But, when he humbled himself, then turned from him the anger of Yahweh, that he would not destroy, to make an end, —moreover also, in Judah, there were some good things.
13 Mfalme Rehoboamu akajiweka imara katika Yerusalemu na akaendelea kuwa mfalme. Alikuwa na umri wa miaka arobaini na mmoja alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala huko Yerusalemu miaka kumi na saba, mji ambao Bwana alikuwa ameuchagua miongoni mwa makabila yote ya Israeli ili aliweke Jina lake humo. Mama yake aliitwa Naama, alikuwa Mwamoni.
So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned, —because, forty-one years old, was Rehoboam when he began to reign, and, seventeen years, reigned he in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen, to set his Name there—from among all the tribes of Israel, and, the name of his mother, was Naamah, the Ammonitess.
14 Rehoboamu akatenda maovu kwa sababu hakuuelekeza moyo wake katika kumtafuta Bwana Mungu.
But he did evil, —in that he did not fix his heart to seek Yahweh.
15 Kwa habari ya matukio katika utawala wa Rehoboamu, tangu mwanzo mpaka mwisho, je, hayakuandikwa katika kumbukumbu za nabii Shemaya na mwonaji Ido zinazohusiana na vizazi? Kulikuwako na vita mara kwa mara kati ya Rehoboamu na Yeroboamu.
Now, the story of Rehoboam, first and last, is it not written in the story of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer, for enrolling, -also the wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, all the days?
16 Rehoboamu akalala na baba zake, akazikwa katika Mji wa Daudi. Naye Abiya mwanawe akawa mfalme baada yake.
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David, —and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
