2 Wafalme 20
1 Katika siku hizo Hezekia aliugua akawa kwenye hatari ya kufa. Hivyo Isaya mwana wa Amozi, akaja, na kumwambia, “Yahwe asema, 'Weka nyumba yako kwenye mpangilio; kwa kuwa utakufa, na hutapona.'”
In those days hath Hezekiah been sick unto death, and come unto him doth Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, and saith unto him, 'Thus said Jehovah: Give a charge to thy house, for thou art dying, and dost not live.'
2 Kisha Ahazi akageuza uso wake kwenye ukuta na kumuomba Yahwe, akisema,
And he turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah, saying,
3 “Tafadhali, Yahwe, ukumbuke jinsi nilivyo mwaminifu kutembea mbele yako kwa moyo wangu wote, na jinsi nilivyofanya yaliyo mazuri usoni kwako.” Kisha Hezekia akalia kwa sauti.
'I pray Thee, O Jehovah, remember, I pray Thee, how I have walked habitually before Thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and that which [is] good in Thine eyes I have done;' and Hezekiah weepeth — a great weeping.
4 Kabla ya Isaya hajatoka nje kwenye mji wa kati, neno la Yahwe likamjia, kusema,
And it cometh to pass — Isaiah hath not gone out to the middle court — that the word of Jehovah hath been unto him, saying,
5 '“Rudi, na umwambie Hezekia, kiongozi wa watu wangu, 'Hivi ndivyo Yahwe, Mungu wa Daudi babu yako, asemavyo: “Nimesikia maombi yako, na nimeyaona machozi yako. Nitakuponya katika siku ya tatu, na utapanda juu kwenye nyumba ya Yahwe.
'Turn back, and thou hast said unto Hezekiah, leader of My people: Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tear, lo, I give healing to thee, on the third day thou dost go up to the house of Jehovah;
6 Nitakuongeza miaka kumi na tano ya maisha yako, na nitakulinda na huu mji kwa ajili yangu na kwa ajili ya mtumishi wangu."”'
and I have added to thy days fifteen years, and out of the hand of the king of Asshur I deliver thee and this city, and have covered over this city for Mine own sake, and for the sake of David My servant.'
7 Hivyo Isaya akasema, “Chukueni mkate wa tini.” Walifanya hivyo na kuweka kwenye jipu lake, na akapona.
And Isaiah saith, 'Take ye a cake of figs;' and they take and lay [it] on the boil, and he reviveth.
8 Hezekia akamwambia Isaya, “Je kutakuwa na alama gani ambayo Yahwe ataniponya, na kwamba nitapanda juu hadi kwenye hekalu la Yahwe katika siku ya tatu?”
And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, 'What [is] the sign that Jehovah doth give healing to me, that I have gone up on the third day to the house of Jehovah?'
9 Isaya akajibu, “Hii ndiyo itakuwa ishara kwako kutoka kwa Yahwe, kwamba Yahwe atafanya kitu amacho alichokisema. Je kivuli kitaenda mbele hatua saba, au kurudi nyuma hatua saba?”
And Isaiah saith, 'This [is] to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth the thing that He hath spoken — The shadow hath gone on ten degrees, or it doth turn back ten degrees?'
10 Hezekia akajibu, “Ni kitu chepesi kwa kivuli kwenda mbele hatua kumi. Hapana, hicho kivuli kirudi nyuma hatua kumi.”
And Hezekiah saith, 'It hath been light for the shadow to incline ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow turn backward ten degrees.'
11 Hivyo Isaya nabii akamlilia Yahwe, na akaleta kivuli hatua kumi nyuma, kutoka pale ambapo zilikuwa zimevuka kwenye ngazi za Ahazi.
And Isaiah the prophet calleth unto Jehovah, and He bringeth back the shadow by the degrees that it had gone down in the degrees of Ahaz — backward ten degrees.
12 Katika kipindi hicho Merodak Baladani mfalme wa Babeli alituma barua na zawadi kwa Hezekia, kwa kuwa alisikia kwamba Hezekia alikuwa anaumwa.
At that time hath Berodach-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick;
13 Hezekia akasikiliza hizo barua, na kisha kuwaonyesha wajumbe sehemu zote na sehemu zake za thamani, fedha, dhahabu, manukato na marhamu na nyumba yenye ghala la silaha zake, na yote yaliyokutwa kwenye ghala za nyumba zake. Hapakuwa na kitu kwenye nyumba, wala kwenye ufalme wake wote, ambao Hezekia hakuwaonyesha.
and Hezekiah hearkeneth unto them, and sheweth them all the house of his treasury, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the good ointment, and all the house of his vessels, and all that hath been found in his treasuries; there hath not been a thing that Hezekiah hath not shewed them, in his house, and in all his dominion.
14 Kisha Isaya akaja kwa Hezekia na kumuuliza, “Hawa watu walikuwa wanakwambiaje? Wanatokea wapi?” Hezekia aksema, “Wamekuja kutoka nchi ya mbali ya Babeli.
And Isaiah the prophet cometh in unto king Hezekiah, and saith unto him, 'What said these men? and whence come they unto thee?' And Hezekiah saith, 'From a land afar off they have come — from Babylon.'
15 Isaya akauliza, “Wameona nini kwenye nyumba yako?” Hezekia akajibu, “Wameona kila kitu kwenye nyumba yangu. Hakuna kitu miongoni mwa vitu vyangu vya thamani ambavyo sijawaonyesha.”
And he saith, 'What saw they in thy house?' and Hezekiah saith, 'All that [is] in my house they saw; there hath not been a thing that I have not shewed them among my treasures.'
16 Basi Isaya akamwambia Hezekia, “Sikiliza neno la Yahwe:
And Isaiah saith unto Hezekiah, 'Hear a word of Jehovah:
17 'Tazama siku zinakuja wakati kila kitu kwenye kwenye nyumba yako ya kifalme, vitu ambavyo babu zako walivitunza huko hadi leo, vitabebwa kwenda Babeli. Hakuna kitakachobakia, Yahwe asema.
Lo, days are coming, and borne hath been all that [is] in thy house, and that thy father have treasured up till this day, to Babylon; there is not left a thing, said Jehovah;
18 Watoto waliozaliwa na wewe, ambao umewazaa wewe mwenyewe-watawachukua mbali, na watakuwa matowashi kwenye nyumba ya kifalme ya mfalme wa Babeli.'”
and of thy sons who go out from thee, whom thou begettest, they take away, and they have been eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'
19 Hezekia akamwambia Isaya, “neno la Yahwe uliloliongea ni jema.” Kwa kuwa alifikiri, Je sivyo ikiwapo amani na kweli katika siku zangu?”
And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, 'Good [is] the word of Jehovah that thou hast spoken;' and he saith, 'Is it not — if peace and truth are in my days?'
20 Kama kwa mambo mengine yanamuhusu Hezekia, na ushujaa wake wote, na jinsi alivyotengeza bwawa la maji na mfereji, na kuleta maji kwenye mji-hayakuandikwa kwenye kitabu cha ya matukio ya wafalme wa Yuda?
And the rest of the matters of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and bringeth in the waters to the city, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
21 Hezekia akalala na babu zake, na Manase mwanae akawa mfalme katika sehemu yake.
And Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.
