2 Wafalme 14
1 Katika mwaka wa pili wa Yehoashi mwana wa Yehoazi, mfalme wa Israeli, Amazia mwana wa Yoashi, mfalme wa Yuda, alianza kutawala.
In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.
2 Alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na tanao wakati alipoanza kutawala; alitawala kwa mda wa miaka ishirini na tisa katika Yerusalemu.
He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.
3 Mama yake alikuwa anaitwa Yehoyadani, wa Yerusalemu. Alifanya yale yaliyo mema usoni mwa macho ya Yahwe, sio kama baba yake Daudi. Alifanya kila kitu ambacho Yoashi, baba yake, alichukuwa amekifanya.
He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not like David his father. He did everything that Joash, his father, had done.
4 Lakini sehemu ya juu haikuondolewa. Watu wakaendelea kutoa dhabihu na kufukiza ubani katika sehemu mahala pa juu.
But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.
5 Ikawa mara utawala wake ulipokuwa imara, aliwaua watumishi ambao waliokuwa wamemuua baba yake, mfalme.
It came about that as soon as his rule was well established, he killed the servants who had murdered his father, the king.
6 Ila hakuwaweka watoto wa wale wauaji kwenye kifo; isipokuwa, alifanya kutokana na kile kilichokuwa kimeandikwa kwenye sheria, kwenye kitabu cha Musa, kama Yahwe alivyokuwa ameamuru, akisema, “Wababa wasife kwa ajili ya watoto wao, wala watoto wasife kwa ajili ya makosa ya wazazi wao. Isipokuwa, kila mtu atakufa kwa ajili ya dhambi zake mwenyewe.”
Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death; instead, he acted according to what was written in the Book of the Law Moses, as Yahweh had commanded, saying, “The fathers must not be put to death for their children, neither must the children be put to death for their parents. Instead, every person must be put to death for his own sin.”
7 Aliua maaskari elfu kumi wa Edomi kwenye bonde la chumvi; pia alimchukua Sela kwenye vita na kuiita Yoktheeli, ndivyo paitwavyo hadi leo.
He killed ten thousand soldiers of Edom in the Valley of Salt; he also took Sela in war and called it Joktheel, which is what it is called to this day.
8 Kisha Amazia akatuma wajumbe kwa Yehoashi mwana wa Yehoahazi mwana wa Yehu mfalme wa Israeli, akisema, “Njoo, tuonane kila mmoja macho kwa macho kwenye mashinadano.”
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet each other face to face in battle.”
9 Lakini Yehoashi mfalme wa Israeli akawatuma wajumbe kurudi kwa Amazia mfalme wa Yuda, akisema, “Mbaruti uliokuwa Lebanoni ulituma kwa mwerezi katika Lebanuni, kusema, 'Mpatie mwanangu binti yako amuoe; lakini hayawani aliyekuwako Lebanoni akaukanyaga chini ule mbaruti.
But Jehoash the king of Israel sent messengers back to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “A thistle that was in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son for a wife,' but a wild beast in Lebanon walked by and trampled down the thistle.
10 Umempiga sana Edomu, na moyo wako umekuinua. Jisifu katika ushindi wako, lakini kaa nyumbani, kwa nini unataka kujisababishia mataizo na kuanguka, wote wewe na Yuda pamoja nawe?”
You have indeed attacked Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Take pride in your victory, but stay at home, for why should you cause yourself trouble and fall, both you and Judah with you?”
11 Lakini Amazia hakutaka kusikia. Hivyo Yehoashi mfalme wa Israeli akakwea yeye na Amazia mfalme wa Yuda wakakutana uso kwa uso huko Beth Shemeshi, ambayo ilikuwa ya Yuda.
But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel attacked and he and Amaziah king of Judah met each other face to face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
12 Yuda walishindwa mbele ya Israeli, na kila mtu akakimbia nyumbani.
Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled home.
13 Yehoashi mfalme wa Israeli, akamchukua Amazia, mfalme wa Yuda mwana wa Yehoashi mwana wa Ahazia, huko Beth Shemeshi. Akaja Yerusalemu na kuuangusha chini ukuta wa Yerusalemu kutoka lango la Efraimu mpaka kwenye pembe ya lango, urefu wa mbali wa dhiraa mia nne.
Jehoash king of Israel, captured Amaziah, king of Judah son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. He came to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits in distance.
14 Akachukua dhahabu na fedha zote, na vitu vyote ambavyo vilipatikana katika nyumba ya Yahwe, na vitu vya thamani kwenye nyumba ya mfalme, pamoja na mateka pia, na kurudi samaria.
He took all the gold and silver, all the objects that were found in the house of Yahweh, and the valuable things in the king's palace, with hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
15 Kama ilivyo kwa mambo mengine yamhusuyo Yehoashi, yote aliyoyafanya, ushujaa wake, na jinsi alivyopigana na Amazia mfalme wa Yuda, je hayakuandikwa kwenye kitabu cha matukio ya mfalme wa Israeli?
As for the other matters concerning Jehoash, all that he did, his power, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
16 Kisha Yehoashi akalala na wazee wake na ailizikwa katika Samaria pamoja na wafalme wa Israeli, na Yeroboamu, mwanaye, akawa mfalme katika eneo lake.
Then Jehoash slept with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam, his son, became king in his place.
17 Amazia mwana wa Yoashi, mfalme wa Yuda, akaishi miaka kumi na tano baada ya Yehoashi mwana wa Yehoahazi, mfalme wa Israeli.
Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
18 Kama ilivyo kwa mambo mengine yanayomhusu Amazia, je hayakuandikwa kwenye kitabu cha matukio ya mfalme wa Yuda?
As for the other matters concerning Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
19 Wakafanya njama dhidi ya Amazia katika Yerusalimu, akakimbilia Lakishi. Akakimbia hadi Lakishi, lakini wakawatuma watu kumfuata hadi Lakishi na kumuua huko.
They made a conspiracy against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. He fled to Lachish, but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.
20 Wakamrudisha kwa farasi, na alizikwa pamoja na wazee wake katika mji wa Saudi.
They brought him back on horses, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David.
21 Watu wote wa Yuda wakamchukua Uzaria, ambaye alikuwa na umri wa miaka kumi na minne, na walimfanya kuwa mfalme katika nyumba ya kifalme wa baba yake Uzaria.
All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
22 Alikuwa Uzaria ambaye alijenga Elathi na kuirudisha kwa Yuda, baada ya mfalme Uzaria akalala pamoja na mababu zake.
It was Azariah who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah, after King Amaziah slept with his ancestors.
23 Katika mwaka wa kumi na tano wa Amazia mwana wa Yoashi mfalme wa Yuda, Yeroboamu mwana wa Yoashi mfalme wa Israeli alianza kutawala katika Samaria; alitawala kwa muda wa miaka arobaini na moja.
In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria; he reigned forty-one years.
24 Akafanya yaliyo maovu usoni mwa Yahwe. Hakuziacha dhambi zake za Yeroboamu mwana wa Nabeti, ambaye aliisababisha Israeli kuasi.
He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not depart from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
25 Akairudisha mipaka ya Israeli kutoka Lebo Hamathi mpaka kwenye Bahari ya Araba, kufuata amri ya neno la Yahwe, Mungu wa Israeli, ambalo aliongea kupitia mtumishi wake Yona mwana wa Amitai, yule nabii, ambaye alitokea Gathi Heferi.
He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, following the commands of the word of Yahweh, the God of Israel, which he had spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.
26 Kwa kuwa Yahwe aliyaona mateso ya Israeli, ambayo yalikuwa makali kwa kila mmoja, wote mtumwa na asyemtumwa, na kwamba hapakuwa na ulinzi kwa ajili ya Israeli.
For Yahweh saw the suffering of Israel, that it was very bitter for everyone, both slave and free, and that there was no rescuer for Israel.
27 Basi Yahwe akasema kwamba hatoweza kulifuta jina la Israeli chini ya mbingu; badala yake, aliwaokoa kwa mkono wa Yeroboamu mwana wa Yehoashi.
So Yahweh said that he would not blot out the name of Israel under heaven; instead, he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
28 Kama ilivyo kwa mambo mengine yamhusuyo Yeroboamu, yote aliyoyafanya, ushujaa wake, jinsi alivyo pigana vita na kuipata tena Damaskasi na Hamathi, ambayo ilikuwa ya Yuda, kwa Israeli, je hayakuandikwa katika kitabu cha matukio ya wafalme wa Israeli?
As for the other matters concerning Jeroboam, all that he did, his power, how he waged war and recovered Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel?
29 Yeroboamu akalala na mababu zake, pamoja na mfalme wa Israeli, na Zekaria mtoto wake akawa mfalme katika sehemu yake.
Jeroboam slept with his ancestors, with the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son became king in his place.
