At Beth-el's Altar
1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
Na tazama, akatoka mtu wa Mungu katika Yuda kwa neno la Bwana, akafika Betheli. Naye Yeroboamu alikuwa akisimama penye madhabahu, afukize uvumba.
2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
Basi mtu huyo akapiga kelele juu ya madhabahu, kwa neno la Bwana akasema, Ee madhabahu, madhabahu, Bwana asema hivi, Angalia, mtoto atazaliwa katika nyumba ya Daudi, jina lake Yosia; na juu yako atawachinja makuhani wa mahali pa juu, wanaofukiza uvumba juu yako, na mifupa ya watu itateketezwa juu yako.
3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
Akatoa ishara siku ile ile, akasema, Hii ndiyo ishara aliyoinena Bwana, Tazama, madhabahu itapasuka, na majivu yaliyo juu yake yatamwagika.
4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
Ikawa, mfalme Yeroboamu alipoyasikia maneno ya yule mtu wa Mungu, alipopiga kelele juu ya madhabahu huko Betheli, alinyosha mkono wake pale madhabahuni, akasema, Mkamateni. Basi ule mkono wake aliounyosha ukakatika, wala hakuweza kuurudisha kwake tena.
5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
Madhabahu ikapasuka, majivu ya madhabahuni yakamwagika, sawasawa na ishara aliyoitoa mtu wa Mungu kwa neno la Bwana.
6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
Mfalme akajibu, akamwambia yule mtu wa Mungu, Umsihi sasa Bwana, Mungu wako, ukaniombee, ili nirudishiwe mkono wangu tena. Yule mtu wa Mungu akamwomba Bwana mkono wa mfalme ukarudishwa tena, ukawa kama ulivyokuwa kwanza.
7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
Mfalme akamwambia mtu wa Mungu, Karibu nyumbani kwangu ujiburudishe, nami nitakupa thawabu.
8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
Mtu wa Mungu akamwambia mfalme, Ujaponipa nusu ya nyumba yako, sitaingia pamoja nawe, wala sitakula chakula, wala sitakunywa maji mahali hapa;
9 for so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
maana ndivyo nilivyoagizwa kwa neno la Bwana, kusema, Usile chakula cho chote wala usinywe maji, wala usirudi kwa njia ile uliyoijia.
10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
Basi akaenda zake kwa njia nyingine, wala hakurudi kwa njia ile aliyoijia Betheli.
11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
Basi nabii mmoja mzee alikuwa akikaa katika Betheli; na wanawe wakamwendea wakamwambia kila neno alilolitenda yule mtu wa Mungu siku ile katika Betheli; na maneno aliyomwambia mfalme, hayo nayo walimwambia baba yao.
12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
Baba yao akawaambia, Amekwenda zake kwa njia ipi? Kwa maana wanawe walikuwa wameiona njia ile aliyoiendea yule mtu wa Mungu aliyetoka katika Yuda.
13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,
Akawaambia wanawe, Nitandikieni punda. Wakamtandikia punda, naye akampanda.
14 and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am .
Akamfuata mtu wa Mungu, akamkuta ameketi chini ya mwaloni, akamwambia, Je! Wewe ndiwe yule mtu wa Mungu aliyetoka katika Yuda? Akamwambia, Mimi ndiye.
15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Akamwambia, Karibu kwangu nyumbani, ule chakula.
16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
Naye akamwambia, Siwezi kurudi pamoja nawe, wala kuingia pamoja nawe; wala sili chakula wala sinywi maji pamoja nawe hapa;
17 for it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
kwani nimeambiwa kwa neno la Bwana, Usile chakula wala usinywe maji huko, wala usirudi kwa njia ile uliyoijia.
18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art ; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
Akamwambia, Mimi nami ni nabii kama wewe, na malaika akaniambia kwa neno la Bwana, kusema, Mrudishe pamoja nawe nyumbani kwako, ale chakula, akanywe maji. Lakini alisema uongo.
19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
Basi mtu yule akarudi pamoja naye, akala chakula, akanywa maji nyumbani mwake.
20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:
Hata ikawa, walipokuwa wameketi mezani, neno la Bwana likamjia nabii yule aliyemrudisha;
21 and he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,
akamlilia yule mtu wa Mungu aliyetoka katika Yuda, akinena, Bwana asema hivi, Kwa sababu umeiasi kauli ya Bwana, wala hukuishika amri ile aliyokuamuru Bwana, Mungu wako,
22 but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
bali umerudi, ukala chakula ukanywa maji, hapo alipokuambia, Usile chakula, wala usinywe maji; maiti yako haitaliingia kaburi la baba zako.
23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit , for the prophet whom he had brought back.
Basi ikawa, alipokwisha kula chakula na kunywa maji, yule nabii aliyemrudisha akamtandikia punda.
24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.
Na alipokuwa amekwenda zake, simba alimkuta njiani, akamwua. Maiti yake ikatupwa njiani, na yule punda akasimama karibu naye; na yule simba naye akasimama karibu na maiti.
25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
Na tazama, watu wakapita, wakauona mzoga umetupwa njiani, na yule simba akisimama karibu na mzoga, wakaenda, wakatoa habari katika mji ule alimokaa yule nabii mzee.
26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof , he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.
Na yule nabii aliyemrudisha njiani alipopata habari, akasema; Ndiye yule mtu wa Mungu, aliyeiasi kauli ya Bwana; kwa hiyo Bwana amempambanisha na simba, simba akamrarua, akamwua, sawasawa na neno la Bwana alilomwambia.
27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him .
Akawaambia wanawe, akasema, Nitandikieni punda. Wakamtandikia.
28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
Akaenda, akamwona yule maiti ametupwa njiani, na punda na simba wamesimama karibu na maiti; yule simba alikuwa hakumla maiti, wala hakumrarua punda.
29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
Nabii yule akamtwaa maiti wa yule mtu wa Mungu, akamweka juu ya punda wake, akamrudisha; yule nabii mzee akaenda mjini mwake, kukaa matanga, na kumzika.
30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying , Alas, my brother!
Akamweka maiti katika kaburi lake mwenyewe; wakamlilia, wakisema, Aa! Ndugu yangu!
31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
Hata ikawa, alipokwisha kumzika, akawaambia wanawe, akasema, Nikifa mimi, nizikeni katika kaburi hili alimozikwa yule mtu wa Mungu; iwekeni mifupa yangu kando ya mifupa yake.
32 for the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
Kwa maana neno hilo alilolia juu ya madhabahu katika Betheli, kwa neno la Bwana, na juu ya nyumba zote za mahali pa juu zilizo katika miji ya Samaria, hakika litatimizwa.
33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
Baada ya hayo Yeroboamu hakuiacha njia yake mbovu, lakini akafanya tena makuhani wa mahali pa juu, wa watu wo wote.
34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
Kila aliyetaka akamfanya wakfu, ili wawepo makuhani wa mahali pa juu. Jambo hilo likawa dhambi kwa nyumba ya Yeroboamu, hata kuiharibu, na kuifuta usoni pa nchi.
