2 Wafalme 1
1 Moabu aliasi dhidi ya Israeli baada ya kifo cha Ahabu.
After the death of Ahab, Moab made itself free from the authority of Israel.
2 Baada hapo Ahazi akaanguka chini ya dirisha lenye waya zinazikinzana kwenye chumba chake juu katika Samaria, na alikuwa amejeruhiwa. Kwa hiyo alituma wajumbe na kuwaambia, “Nendeni, muulizeni Baal Zebubu, mungu wa Ekroni, kama nitapona hili jeraha.”
Now Ahaziah had a fall from the window of his room in Samaria, and was ill. And he sent men, and said to them, Put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, about the outcome of my disease, to see if I will get well or not.
3 Lakini malaika wa Yahwe wakamwambia Eliya Mtishbi, “Inuka, nenda ukaonane na wajumbe wa mfalme wa Samaria, na uwaulize, 'Je ni kwasababu hakuna Mungu katika israeli ambaye mnayekwenda kuuliza pamoja na Zebebu, mungu wa Ekroni?
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Go now, and, meeting the men sent by the king of Samaria, say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you are going to get directions from Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
4 Kwa hiyo Yahwe anasema, “Hutaweza kushuka chini kutoka kwenye kitanda ambacho ulichokipanda; badala yake, utakufa hakika."”” Baada ya hapo Eliya akaondoka.
Give ear then to the words of the Lord: You will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you. Then Elijah went away.
5 wakati wale wajumbe waliporudi kwa Ahazia, akawaambia, “Kwa nini mmerudi?”
And the men he had sent came back to the king; and he said to them, Why have you come back?
6 Wakamwambia, “mtu amekuja kuonana na sisi ambaye ametuambia, 'Turudi kwa mfalme ambaye aliyewatuma, na mkamwambie, Yahwe amesema hivi: 'Je ni kwa sababu hakuna Mungu katika Israeli mpaka mmewatuma watu kwenda kumuuliza kwa Baal Zabubu, mungu wa Ekron? Kwa hiyo hutashuka kutoka kitanda ulichokipanda; badala yake, utakufa hakika."””
And they said to him, On our way we had a meeting with a man who said, Go back to the king who sent you and say to him, The Lord says, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? For this reason, you will not come down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.
7 Ahazi akawaambia wajumbe wake, “'Alikuwa mtu wa aina gani, yule ambaye alikuja kuonana na ninyi na akasema haya maneno kwenu?”
And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?
8 Wakamjibu, “Alikuwa amevaa kanzu yenye manyaya na alikuwa na mkanda wa ngozi kiunanoni kwake.'” Hivyo mfalme akajibu, '“Yule alikuwa Eliya Mtishbi.”
And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
9 Ndipo mfalme akatuma nahodha wa askari hamsini kwa Elya. Nahodha akaenda mpaka kwa Eliya ambapo alipokuwa amekaa juu ya mlima. Nahodha akamwambia Eliya, “Wewe, mtu wa Mungu, mfalme amesema, 'shuka chini.'”
Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he went up to him where he was seated on the top of a hill, and said to him, O man of God, the king has said, Come down.
10 Eliya akajibu na kusema kwa nahodha, “Kama mimi ni mtu wa Mungu, moto na ushuke chini kutoka mbinguni na kukula wewe na watu wako hamsini.” Kisha moto ukashuka chini kutoka mbinguni na kumla yeye na watu wake hamsini.
And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men.
11 Tena Mfalme Ahazi akamtuma nahodha mwingine pamoja na maaskari wengine hamsini. Huyu nahodha pia akasema kwa Eliya, “Wewe, mtu wa Mungu, mfalme anasema, teremka chini haraka.”'
Then the king sent another captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he said to Elijah, O man of God, the king says, Come down quickly.
12 Eliya akajibu na kuwaambia, “Kama mimi ni mtu wa Mungu, ngoja moto ushuke kutoka mbinguni na ukule wewe na watu wako hamsini.” Moto wa Mungu ukashuka chini tena kutoka mbinguni na kumla yeye na watu wake hamsini.
And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.
13 Bado tena mfalme alituma kundi la tatu la wapiganaji hamsini. Huyu nahodha akaenda, akaanguka mbele ya miguu ya Eliya, na kumsihi na kumwambia, “Wewe, mtu wa Mungu, Nakuomba, acha uzima wangu na uzima wa hawa watumishi wako hamsini uwe na thamani machoni kwako.
Then he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty went up, and falling on his knees before Elijah, requesting mercy of him, said, O man of God, let my life and the life of these your fifty servants be of value to you.
14 Ndipo, moto ukashuka chini kutoka mbinguni na kuwala wale manahodha wawili wa kwanza pamoja na watu wao, bali sasa acha uzima wangu uwe na thamani machoni kwako.”
For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be of value in your eyes.
15 Malaika wa Yahwe akamwambia Eliya, “'Nenda chini pamoja naye. Usimwogope.”' Hivyo Eliya akainuka na kwenda chini pamoja naye kwenda kwa mfalme.
Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him; have no fear of him. So he got up and went down with him to the king.
16 Baadye Eliya akamwambia Ahazia, '“Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo, Umewatuma wajumbe kuzungumza pamoja na Baal-Zebubu, mungu wa Ekron. Je ni kwa sababu hakuna Mungu katika Israeli ambaye unayeweza kumuuliza habari? Kwa hiyo sasa, hutaweza kushuka chini kutoka kwenye kitanda ulichokipanda; utakufa hakika.'”
And he said to him, This is the word of the Lord: Because you sent men to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, for this reason you will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.
17 Hivyo Mfalme Ahazia alikufa kulingana na neno la Yahwe ambalo Eliya alilisema. Yoramu alianza kutawala katika eneo lake, katika mwaka wa pili Yoramu mwana wa Yohoshafati mfalme wa Yuda, kwa sababu Ahazia hakuwa na mtoto.
So death came to him, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah. And Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of the rule of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah; because he had no son.
18 Kama mambo mengine yanayomuhusu Ahazia, je hayakuandikwa katika kitabu cha matukio ya wafalme wa Israeli?
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?
