Samuel's Farewell
1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
Kisha Samweli akawaambia Israeli wote, Angalieni, nimeisikiliza sauti yenu katika hayo yote mliyoniambia, nami nimemtawaza mfalme juu yenu.
2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
Basi sasa, angalieni, mfalme anakwenda mbele yenu; na mimi ni mzee, mwenye mvi; tena, tazameni, wana wangu wapo pamoja nanyi; nami nimekwenda mbele yenu toka ujana wangu hata leo.
3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
Nami nipo hapa; basi, mnishuhudie mbele za Bwana, na mbele ya masihi wake, nalitwaa ng`ombe wa nani? au nalitwaa punda wa nani? au ni nani niliye mdhulumu? Ni nani niliyemwonea? Au kwa mkono wa nani nimepokea rushwa inipofushe macho? Nami nitawarudishia ninyi.
4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
Nao wakasema, hukutudhulumu, wala hukutuonea, wala hukupokea kitu kwa mkono wa mtu awaye yote.
5 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
Akawaambia, Bwana ni shahidi juu yenu, na masihi
6 And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
Samweli akawaambia watu, Ni yeye Bwana aliyewaweka Musa na Haruni, ndiye yeye aliyewatoa baba zenu kutoka nchi ya Misri.
7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
Basi sasa simameni, ili niwahutubie mbele za Bwana, kwa kutaja matendo yote ya haki ya Bwana, aliyowatendea ninyi na baba zenu.
8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.
Yakobo alipokuwa ameingia Misri, na baba zenu walipomlilia Bwana, ndipo Bwana akawapeleka Musa na Haruni, nao wakawatoa baba zenu kutoka Misri, wakawakalisha mahali hapa.
9 And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
Lakini wakamsahau Bwana, Mungu wao, naye akawauza na kuwatia katika mikono ya Sisera, jemadari wa jeshi la Hazori, na katika mikono ya Wafilisti, na katika mikono ya mfalme wa Moabu, nao wakapigana nao.
10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
Nao wakamlilia Bwana, wakasema, Tumefanya dhambi, kwa kuwa tumemwacha Bwana, na kuwatumikia Mabaali na Maashtorethi; lakini sasa utuokoe na mikono ya adui zetu, nasi tutakutumikia wewe.
11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
Bwana akawatuma Yerubaali, na Baraka, na Yeftha, na Samweli, akawaokoa ninyi na mikono ya adui zenu pande zote, nanyi mkakaa salama.
12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
Hata mlipomwona Nahashi, mfalme wa wana wa Amoni, amekuja kupigana nanyi, mliniambia, Sivyo, lakini mfalme atatutawala; ingawa Bwana, Mungu wenu, ni mfalme wenu.
13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
Basi sasa, mtazameni mfalme mliyemchagua na kumtaka; tazameni, Bwana ameweka mfalme juu yenu.
14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
Kama mkimcha Bwana, na kumtumikia, na kuisikia sauti yake, msiiasi amri ya Bwana, tena kama ninyi, na mfalme anayewatawala, mkimfuata Bwana, Mungu wenu, vema!
15 but if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.
Bali msipoisikia sauti ya Bwana, mkiiasi amri ya Bwana, ndipo mkono wa Bwana utakuwa juu yenu, kama ulivyokuwa juu ya baba zenu.
16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
Na sasa simameni, mkalione jambo hili kubwa, Bwana atakalolitenda mbele ya macho yenu.
17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
Leo je! Si mavuno ya ngano? Nitamwomba Bwana, kwamba apeleke ngurumo na mvua; nanyi mtajua na kuona ya kuwa uovu wenu ni mwingi sana, mlioufanya machoni pa Bwana, kwa kujitakia mfalme.
18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Basi Samweli akamwomba Bwana, naye Bwana akapeleka ngurumo na mvua siku ile; nao watu wote wakamwogopa Bwana sana, na Samweli pia.
19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
Watu wote wakamwambia Samweli, Utuombee sisi watumwa wako kwa Bwana, Mungu wako, tusije tukafa; maana tumeongeza dhambi zetu zote kwa uovu huu, wa kujitakia mfalme.
20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
Samweli akawaambia, Msiogope; ni kweli mmeutenda uovu huu wote; lakini msigeuke na kuacha kumfuata Bwana, bali mtumikieni Bwana kwa mioyo yenu yote.
21 and turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things , which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
Wala msigeuke upande, maana, kufuata vitu vya ubatili,
22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
visivyoweza kusaidia wala kuokoa, kwa kuwa havifai kitu. Maana Bwana hatawaacha watu wake kwa ajili ya jina lake kuu; kwa kuwa imempendeza Bwana kuwafanya ninyi kuwa watu wake mwenyewe.
23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
Walakini mimi, hasha! Nisimtende Bwana dhambi kwa kuacha kuwaombea ninyi; lakini nitawaelimisha katika njia iliyo njema, na kunyoka
24 only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
Mcheni Bwana tu, mkamtumikie kwa kweli kwa mioyo yenu yote; maana, kumbukeni jinsi alivyowatendea mambo makuu.
25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
Lakini kama mkiendelea kutenda mabaya, mtaangamia, ninyi na mfalme wenu pia.
