1 Samweli 10
1 Ndipo Samweli akachukua chupa ya mafuta, akayamimina juu ya kichwa cha Sauli, na akambusu. Akasema, “Je, Mungu hajakutia mafuta uwe mtawala juu ya urithi wake?
Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
2 Utakapoondoka kwangu leo, utawaona wanaume wawili na kaburi la Raheli, katika nchi ya Benyamini hapo Selsa. Watu hao watakuambia, 'Wale punda mliokuwa mkiwatafuta wamepatikana. Sasa, Baba yako ameacha kuwatunza punda, na ana hofu juu yenu, anasema, “Nitafanya nini kuhusu mwanangu?”
When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
3 Kisha utakwenda mbele kutoka hapo, na utafika katika mwaloni wa Tabori. Utakutana na watu watatu hapo wakienda kwa Mungu huko Betheli, mmoja akibeba wana-mbuzi watatu, mwingine akibeba mikate mitatu, na mwingine akibeba kiriba cha divai.
Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
4 Watawasalimu na watawapatia mikate miwili, kutoka mikononi mwao.
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.
5 Baada ya hayo, utafika katika mlima wa Mungu, mahali ilipo ngome ya Wafilisti. Utakapofika mjini, utakutana na kundi la manabii wakiteremka chini kutoka mahali pa juu wakiwa na kinanda, tari, kinubi na filimbi mbele yao; na watakuwa wakitabiri.
After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
6 Roho ya BWANA itakujaza, nawe utatabiri pamoja nao, na utabadilishwa na kuwa mtu tofauti.
Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.
7 Basi, ishara hizi zikikufikia, fanya lolote ambalo mikono yako itaona ifanye, kwa sababu Mungu yu pamoja nawe.
When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.
8 Nenda ushuke mbele yangu hadi Gilgali. Kisha nitakufuata huko nitoe dhabihu za kuteketezwa na kutoa dhabihu za amani. Nisubiri kwa muda wa siku saba hadi nije kwako na nikuoneshe unachopaswa kufanya.”
And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
9 Sauli alipotega mgongo amuache Samweli, Mungu akampa moyo mwingine. Ndipo ishara zote hizi zikatimia siku hiyo.
As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.
10 Walipofika mlimani, kundi la manabii lilikutana naye, na Roho ya Mungu ikamjilia kwa nguvu ili atabiri pamoja nao.
When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.
11 Kila mtu aliyemfahamu kabla hajamwona akitabiri pamoja na manabii, watu waliambizana wao kwa wao:”Kitu gani kimempata mtoto wa Kishi? Hivi Sauli ni mmoja wa manabii siku hizi?”
All those who had formerly known Saul and saw him prophesying with the prophets asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
12 Mtu mmoja kutoka eneo hilo akajibu, “Na ni nani baba yao?” Kwa sababu ya jambo hili, ukawapo msemo, “Hivi Sauli naye ni mmoja wa manabii?”
Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
13 Alipomaliza kutabiri, akafika mahali pa juu.
And when Saul had finished prophesying, he went up to the high place.
14 Ndipo baba yake mdogo na akamuuliza Sauli na mtumishi wake, “Mlienda wapi?” Naye akamjibu, “Kuwatafuta punnda; tulipoona kwamba hatuwezi kuwapata, tukaenda kwa Samweli.”
Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”
15 Baba yake mdogo akasema, “Tafadhali niambie kile alichosema kwako Samweli,”
“Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”
16 Sauli akamjibu baba yake mdogo, “Alituambia waziwazi kwamba punda wamepatikana.” Lakini kuhusu swala la ufalme alilosema Samweli hakumwambia.
And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
17 Basi Samweli aliwaita watu pamoja huko Mispa.
After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah
18 Akwaambia watu wa Israeli, “Hivi ndivyo BWANA, Mungu wa Israeli asemavyo: 'Niliwatoa Israeli kutoka Misri, na niliwaokoa kutoka nchi ya Wamisri, na kutoka mkono wa falme zote zilizowaonea.'
and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’
19 Lakini leo mmemkataa Mungu wenu, awaokoaye kutoka kwenye majanga na mahangaiko; na mmemwambia, ' Tuwekee mfalme juu yetu; Sasa jihudhurisheni wenyewe mbele za BWANA kwa kabila na jamaa zenu.”
But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
20 Kisha Samweli akawaleta kabila zote za Isareli karibu, na kulichagua kabila la Benyamini.
Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.
21 Akawasogeza karibu kabila la Benyamini kwa kufuata jamaa zao; na jamaa ya Wamatri ikachaguliwa; na Sauli mwana wa Kishi akachaguliwa. Lakini walipokwenda kumtafuta, hakuweza kuonekana.
Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.
22 Kisha watu walitaka kumuuliza Mungu maswali zaidi, “Bado yupo mtu mwingine ajaye?” BWANA akajibu, “Yeye mwenyewe kajificha kwenye mizigo.”
So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
23 Wakaenda mbio na kumleta Sauli kutoka humo. Aliposimama kati yao, alikuwa mrefu kuliko watu wote kuanzia mabega yake kwenda juu.
So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
24 Kisha Samweli akawaambia watu, “Je, mnamuona mtu ambaye BWANA amemchagua? Hakuna mtu kama yeye kati ya watu wote.” Watu wote wakapiga Kelele, “Mfalme na aishi”
Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
25 Ndipo Samweli akawaambia watu desturi na sheria za ufalme, akaziandika katika kitabu, na kuziweke mbele za BWANA. Baadaye Samweli akawaruhusu watu waondoke kila mtu aende nyumbani kwake.
Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
26 Sauli pia alienda nyumbani kwake huko Gibea, akiwa na baadhi ya watu wenye nguvu, wenye mioyo iliyoguswa na Mungu.
Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
27 Lakini baadhi ya watu wasiofaa walisema, “Huyu mtu atatuokoaje?” Watu hawa walimdharau Sauli na hawakumletea zawadi zozote. Lakini Sauli alinyamaza kimya.
But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
