2 Wafalme 4

1 Ndipo mke wa mmoja wa watoto wa manbii alipokuja kwa Elisha akilia, akisema, “Mtumishi wako mme wangu amukufa, na unajua kwamba mtumishi wako alikuwa anamcha Yahwe. Basi aliyemuwia amekuja kuwachukua watoto wangu wawili kwenda kuwa watumwa.”

Now a wife from among the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared YHWH, but the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be his slaves."

2 Hivyo Elisha akamwambia, “Nikusaidie nini? Niambie una nini kwenye nyumba yako?” Akamwambia “Mtumishi wako hana kitu kwenye nyumba, isipokuwa chupa ya mafuta.”

Then Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" And she said, "Your servant has nothing in the house, except a small jar of oil."

3 Kisha Elisha akasema, “Nenda kaazime vyombo kwa majirani zako, vyombo vitupu. Azima vyombo vingi uwezavyo.

Then he said, "Go, ask for containers from outside, from all your neighbors, empty containers.

4 Kisha lazima uende ndani na kujifungia mlango wewe na watoto wako, na kumiminia mafuta vyombo vyote; vile vilivyojaa ukavitenge.”

Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these containers, and you are to set each one aside when it is full."

5 Basi akamuacha Elisha na kujifungia mlango yeye na watoto wake. Wakavileta vile vyombo kwake, na akivijaza kwa mafuta.

So she left him and shut the door behind herself and her sons; they kept bringing her containers, and she kept pouring.

6 Ikawa vyombo vilipojaa, akamwambia mtoto wake, “Niletee chombo kingine.” Ila akamwambia, “Hakuna vyombo vingine.” Kisha mafuta yakakoma kutoka.

Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, "Bring me another container." But he said to her, "There aren't any more." Then the oil stopped flowing.

7 Ndipo akaja na kumwambia mtu wa Mungu. Akasema, “Nenda kauze mafuta; lipa deni lako, na yatakayobaki waachie watoto wako.”

Then she came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest."

8 Siku moja Elisha alitembea Shunemu ambapo mwanamke muhimu aliishi; alimsihi ale chakula pamoja naye. Ikawa alipopita mara nyingi, angeweza kusimama pale na kula.

Now it happened one day that Elisha traveled to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, who urged him to eat some food. so whenever he passed by, he would stop in there to eat some food.

9 Huyo mwanamke akamwambia mme wake, “Ona, sasa nadhani kwamba huyu ni mtu mtakatifu wa Mungu ambaye hupita siku zote.

And she said to her husband, "Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God who often passes by us.

10 Ngoja tutengeneze chumba kidogo kwenye paa kwa ajili ya Elisha, na tuweke kitanda juu ya hicho chumba, meza, na taa. Kisha atakapokuwa anakuja kwetu, atakuwa anakaa hapo.”

Please, let's make a little room on the wall, and let's set up a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him there, so that whenever he comes to us, he can stay there."

11 Ikawa siku moja akaja tena kwamba Elisha akasimama pale, akakaa kwenye hicho chumba na kupumzika hapo.

Now it happened one day he came there, and he turned into the upper room and rested.

12 Elisha akamwambia Gehazi mtumishi wake, “Mwite huyu Mshunami.” Wakati alipomuita, alisimama mbele yake.

And he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." So he called for her and she stood before him.

13 Elisha akamwambia, “Mwambie, 'Umetusumbukia kwa kutujali. Nini kifanyike kwa ajili yako? Tunaweza kukuombea kwa mfalme au amri jeshi?”” Akajibu, “Ninaishi miongoni mwa watu wangu.”

And he said to him, "Say now to her, 'Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can I do for you? Can I put in a good word for you to the king, or to the commander of the army?'" She answered, "I have a home among my own people."

14 Kisha Elisha akajibu, “Tumfanyie nini kwa ajili yake, sasa?” Gehazi akajibu, “Kweli hana mtoto, na mume wake ni

So he said, "What then can I do for her?" And Gehazi replied, "Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old."

15 mzee.” Hivyo Elisha akajibu, “Mwite.” Wakati alipomuita, akasimama kwenye mlango.

Then he said, "Call her." And when he had called her, she stood in the doorway.

16 Elisha akasema, “Katika kipindi kama hiki mwakani, katika kipindi cha mwaka mmoja, utakuwa ukimkumbatia mtoto.” Akasema “Hapana, bwana wangu na mtu wa Mungu, usidanganye kwa mtumishi wako.”

And he said, "At this season, when the time comes around, you will be holding a son." And she said, "No, my lord, man of God, do not lie to your servant."

17 Lakini yule mwanamke akabeba mimba na kujifungua mtoto wakume kipindi hicho hicho katika mwaka uliofuata, kama Elisha alivyokuwa amemwambia.

But the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came around, just as Elisha had said to her.

18 Wakati mtoto alipokuwa mkubwa, akaenda kwa baba yake siku moja, ambaye alikuwa na watu wanaovuna.

And the child grew and it happened one day that he went out to his father to the harvest workers.

19 Akamwambia baba yake, “Kichwa changu, kichwa changu.” Baba yake akamwambia mtumishi wake, “Mbebe mpeleke kwa mama yake.”

And he said to his father, "My head, my head." And he said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother."

20 Wakati mtumishi alipombeba kumrudisha kwa mama yake, yule mtoto alikaa kwenye magoti yake hadi mchana na baada ya hapo mtoto alikufa.

And when he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her lap until noon, and died.

21 Hivyo yule mwanamke akambeba na kumlaza kwenye kile kitanda cha mtu wa Mungu, akafunga mlango, na kutoka nje.

Then she went up and put him on the bed of the man of God and shut the door behind him and left.

22 Akamwita mume wake, na kusema, “Tafadhali nitumie mmoja wa watumishi wako na moja ya punda wako ili niweze kuwahi kwa mtu wa Mungu ili niweze kurudi.”

Then she called to her husband and said, "Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and then return."

23 Mume wake akasema, “Kwa nini unataka kwenda kwake leo? Sio mwezi mpya wala Sabato.” alijibu, “Itakuwa sawa.”

But he said, "Why would you want to see him today? It is not the new moon or Sabbath." And she said, "It's alright."

24 Ndipo akatandika kwenye punda na kumwambia mtumishi wake, “Mwendeshe haraka; usinipunguzie mwendo hadi nitakapokwambia ufanye hivyo.”

Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, "Lead on; do not slow down for me unless I tell you."

25 Hivyo alienda na kuja na mtu wa Mungu katika mlima Karmeli. Basi wakati mtu wa Mungu alipomuona kwa mbali, akamwambia Gehazi mtumishi wake, “Tazama, mwanamke Mshunami anakuja.

So she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. So it happened when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, there is the Shunammite.

26 Tafadhali mkimbilie na umwambie, 'Hamjambo kwako pamoja na mume wako na mtoto wako?” Akajibu, “Hawajambo.”

Please run now to meet her and ask her, 'Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?'" And she answered, "It is well."

27 Baada ya kufika kwa huyo mtu wa Mungu katika mlima, alimkumbatia miguu yake. Gehazi akaja karibu ili kumuondoa lakini mtu wa Mungu akasema, “Muache, kwa kuwa amefadhaika sana. na Yahwe amenificha tatizo kwangu, na hajanambia kitu.”

But when she came to the man of God to the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to push her away, but the man of God said, "Leave her alone, for she is in severe anguish, and YHWH has hidden it from me and has not told me."

28 Ndipo aksema, “Nilikuuliza mtoto wako, bwana wangu? Sikusema, 'Usinifiche'?

Then she said, "Did I ask a son from my lord? Did I not say, 'Do not mislead me?'"

29 Ndipo Elisha akamwambia Geahazi, “Vaa kwa ajili ya safari na uchukue fimbo yangu mkononi mwako. Nenda kwake. Kama ukimkuta mtu yeyote, usimsalimie, na kama mtu yeyote akikusalimia, usimjibu. Laza fimbo yangu kwenye uso wa mtoto.

Then he said to Gehazi, "Tuck your cloak into your belt, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply. And lay my staff on the face of the child."

30 Lakini mama yake na huyo mtoto akasema, “Kama Yahwe aishivyo, na kama uishivyo, sintokuacha.” Hivyo Elisha akainuka na kumfuata.

But the mother of the child said, "As YHWH lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her.

31 Gehazi akawatangulia na kulaza ile fimbo kwneye uso wa yule mtoto, lakini yule mtoto hakuongea wala kusikia. Hivyo baada ya hapo Gehazi akarudi kuonana na Elisha na kumwambia akisema, “Mtoto hakuamka.”

Now Gehazi went on ahead of them and placed the staff on the face of the child, but there was no sound or response. Therefore he came back to meet him and told him, saying, "The child did not wake up."

32 Ndipo Elisha alipofika kwenye ile nyumba, yule mtoto alikuwa amekufa na alikuwa bado yupo kwenye kitanda.

When Elisha arrived at the house, look, the child was dead, lying on his bed.

33 Hivyo Elisha aliingia ndani na kufunga malango yeye mwenyewe na yule mtoto na kuomba kwa Yahwe.

So he went in and shut the door on the two of them and prayed to YHWH.

34 Alipanda juu na kulala juu ya yule mtoto; aliweka mdomo wake kwenye mdomo wake, macho yake kweneye macho yake, na mikono yake kwenye mikono yake. Akajinyoosha yeye mwenyewe kwa yule kijna, na mwili wa yule mtoto ukaanza kupata joto.

Then he got up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands, and he stretched himself upon him, and the body of the child grew warm.

35 Baada ya hapo Elisha aliinuka na kuanza kutembea kuzunguka kile chumba na kurudi tena juu na kujinyoosha mwenyewe kwa yule kijana. Yule kijana alipiga chafya mara saba na kisha akafungua macho yake!

Then he returned and walked in the house once back and forth, and went up and stretched himself upon him, and the child sneezed seven times and the child opened his eyes.

36 Hivyo Elisha akamwita Gehazi na kumwambia, “Mwite yule Mshunami!” Hivyo akamwita, na wakati alipofika kwenye kile chumba, Elisha akasema, “Mchukue mtoto wako.”

Then he called to Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite." So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, "Pick up your son."

37 Kisha akainamisha uso wake chini kwenye miguu yake na kusujudu, na kisha kumchukua mtoto wake na kuondoka.

Then she came in and fell at his feet and bowed herself to the ground. Then she picked up her son and left.

38 Kisha Elisha akarudi tena Gilgali. Kulikuwa na njaa katika nchi, na wana wa manabii walikuwa wamekaa mbele yake. Akamwambia mtumishi wake, “Weka sufuria kubwa kwenye moto na pika kwa ajili ya watoto wa manabii.”

Now Elisha came again to Gilgal, while there was a famine in the land. And the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, and he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets."

39 Mmoja wao akaenda kwenye shamba kukusanya mboga mboga. Alikuta matango ya porini na kukusanya ya kutosha hadi alipojaza kwenye nguo yake. Walizikata na kuziweka kwenye sufuria, lakini hakujua zilikuwa za aina gani.

Then one of them went out into the field to gather herbs and found a wild vine, and gathered as many of its gourds as his garment would hold, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew, for he was unaware what it was.

40 Basi, wakawapakulia na kusambaziwa kwa watu kwa ajili ya kula. Baadae, kadiri walivyokuwa wakiendelea kula, walipiga kelele na kusema, “Mtu wa Mungu, kuna kifo kwenye sufuria!” Hivyo wasingeweza kula tena.

So they poured out for the men to eat. Now it happened, as they were eating of the stew, that they cried out, and said, "Man of God, there is death in the pot." And they could not eat it.

41 Lakini Elisha akasema, “Late unga.” Alitupia kwenye sufuria na kusema, “Pakua kwa watu kwa ajili ya kula, kwa hiyo wanaweza kula.” Kisha hapakuwa kitu chochote kibaya kwenye ile sufuria.

But he said, "Bring some flour." And he threw it into the pot and said, "Pour it out for the people, that they may eat." And there was no harm in the pot.

42 Akaja mtu kutoka Baal Shalisha kwa mtu wa Mungu na kumletea chakula cha kwanza cha mavuno yake mikate shirirni ya shayiri, na masuke mabichi kwenye gunia. Akasema, “Wape haya watu ili waweze kula.”

Now a man from Baal Shalishah came and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, "Give to the people, that they may eat."

43 Mtumishi wake akasema, “Je, niandae hii mbele ya watu mia moja?” Lakini Elisha akasema, “Wapeni hawa watu, ili waweze kula, kwa sabau Yahwe anasema, 'Watakula na kingine kitabaki.”'

But his servant said, "What, should I set this before a hundred men?" So he said, "Give them to the people so that they may eat, for thus says YHWH, 'They will eat, and will have some left over.'"

44 Basi mtumishi wake akawaandalia mbele yao; wakala, na kuacha kingine kimebaki, kama neno la Yahwe lilivyokuwa limesema.

So he set it before them, and they ate, and had some left over, according to the word of YHWH.