2 Samweli 9

1 Daudi akasema, “Je kuna yeyote aliyesalia wa familia ya Sauli ambaye naweza kumwonyesha kwa fadhiri kwa ajili ya Yonathani?

And David saith, 'Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, and I do with him kindness because of Jonathan?'

2 Alikuwepo mtumishi katika familia ya Sauli jina lake Siba, akaitwa kwa Daudi. Mfalme akamuuliza, “Je wewe ndiye Siba?” Akajibu, “Mimi ni mtumishi wako, ndiye.”

And the house of Saul hath a servant, and his name [is] Ziba, and they call for him unto David; and the king saith unto him, 'Art thou Ziba?' and he saith, 'Thy servant.'

3 Hivyo mfalme akasema, “Je hakuna aliyesalia wa familia ya Sauli ambaye naweza kumuonesha wema wa Mungu?” Siba akamjibu mfalme, “Yonathani ana mwana, ambaye ni mlemavu wa miguu.

And the king saith, 'Is there not yet a man to the house of Saul, and I do with him the kindness of God?' And Ziba saith unto the king, 'Jonathan hath yet a son — lame.'

4 Mfalme akamwambia, “Yupo wapi?” Siba akamjibu mfalme, “Tazama, yupo katika nyumba ya Makiri mwana wa Amieli huko Lo Debari.

And the king saith to him, 'Where [is] he?' and Ziba saith unto the king, 'Lo, he [is] in the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lo-Debar.'

5 Ndipo mfalme Daudi akatuma watu na kumtoa katika nyumba ya Makiri mwana wa Amieli huko Lo Debari.

And king David sendeth, and taketh him out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel, of Lo-Debar,

6 Hivyo Mefiboshethi mwana wa Yonathani mwana wa Sauli, akaja kwa Daudi naye akainama uso wake hadi katika sakafu kwa kumheshimu Daudi. Daudi akasema, “Mefiboshethi.” Naye akajibu, “Angalia, mimi ni mtumishi wako!

and Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, cometh unto David, and falleth on his face, and doth obeisance, and David saith, 'Mephibosheth;' and he saith, 'Lo, thy servant.'

7 Daudi akamwambia, “Usiogope, maana hakika nitakufadhiri kwa ajili ya Yonathani baba yako, nami nitakurudishia ardhi yote ya Sauli babu yako, nawe utakula katika meza yangu daima.”

And David saith to him, 'Be not afraid; for I certainly do with thee kindness because of Jonathan thy father, and have given back to thee all the field of Saul thy father, and thou dost eat bread at my table continually.'

8 Mefiboshethi akainama na kusema, “Mtumishi wako ni nani, hata ukamwangalia kwa fadhiri mbwa mfu kama nilivyo?”

And he boweth himself, and saith, 'What [is] thy servant, that thou hast turned unto the dead dog — such as I?'

9 Kisha mfalme akamwita Siba, mtumishi wa Sauli, na kumwambia, “Yote yaliyo ya Sauli na familia yake nimempa mjukuu wa bwana wako.

And the king calleth unto Ziba servant of Saul, and saith unto him, 'All that was to Saul and to all his house, I have given to the son of thy lord,

10 Wewe, wanao, na watumishi wako mtalima mashamba kwa ajili yake nanyi mtavuna mazao ili kwamba mjukuu wa bwana wako apate chakula. Kwa maana Mefiboshethi, mjukuu wa bwana wako, atakula katika meza yangu daima.” Basi Siba alikuwa na wana kumi na watano na watumishi ishirini.

and thou hast served for him the land, thou and thy sons, and thy servants, and hast brought in, and there hath been to the son of thy lord bread, and he hath eaten it; and Mephibosheth son of thy lord doth eat continually bread at my table;' and Ziba hath fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11 Kisha Siba akamwambia mfalme, “Mtumishi wako atafanya yote ambayo bwana wangu mfalme amemwamuru mtumishi wake.” Mfalme akaongeza kusema, kwa Mefiboshethi yeye atakula katika meza yangu, kama mmojawapo ya wana wa mfalme.”

And Ziba saith unto the king, 'According to all that my lord the king commandeth his servant, so doth thy servant;' as to Mephibosheth, 'he is eating at my table ([saith the king]) as one of the sons of the king.'

12 Mefiboshethi alikuwa na mwana mdogo jina lake Mika. Na wote waliokuwa wanaishi katika nyumba ya Siba walikuwa watumishi wa Mefiboshethi.

And Mephibosheth hath a young son, and his name [is] Micha, and every one dwelling in the house of Ziba [are] servants to Mephibosheth.

13 Hivyo Mefiboshethi akaishi Yerusalemu, naye akala chakula cha daima katika meza ya mfalme, japokuwa alikuwa mlemavu wa miguu yote.

And Mephibosheth is dwelling in Jerusalem, for at the table of the king he is eating continually, and he [is] lame of his two feet.