Asa
1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
Basi Abiya akalala na baba zake, wakamzika mjini mwa Daudi, akatawala Asa mwanawe mahali pake; katika siku zake nchi ikastarehe miaka kumi.
2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
Basi, Asa akafanya yaliyo mema, yaliyo ya adili, machoni pa Bwana, Mungu wake;
3 for he took away the altars of the strange gods , and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
maana aliziondoa madhabahu za kigeni, na mahali pa juu, akazivunja nguzo, akayakata-kata maashera;
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
akawaamuru Yuda wamtafute Bwana, Mungu wa baba zao, na kuzitenda torati na amri.
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
Tena akaondoa kutoka miji yote ya Yuda mahali pa juu na sanamu za jua; ufalme ukastarehe mbele yake.
6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
Akajenga miji yenye maboma katika Yuda; kwa kuwa nchi ilikuwa imestarehe, wala hakuwa na vita miaka ile; kwa sababu Bwana amemstarehesha.
7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him , and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
Naye akawaambia Yuda, Na tuijenge miji hii, na kuizungushia maboma, na minara, na malango, na makomeo; nchi bado ikalipo mbele yetu, kwa kuwa tumemtafuta Bwana, Mungu wetu; naam, tumemtafuta, naye amemstarehesha pande zote. Basi wakajenga, wakafanikiwa.
8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.
Naye Asa alikuwa na jeshi waliochukua ngao na mikuki, katika Yuda mia tatu elfu; na katika Benyamini wenye kuchukua vigao na kupinda upinde, mia mbili na themanini elfu; hao wote walikuwa mashujaa.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
Kisha, akatoka juu yao Zera Mkushi, mwenye jeshi elfu elfu, na magari mia tatu; akaja Maresha.
10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Akatoka Asa amlaki, wakapanga vita Maresha bondeni mwa Sefatha.
11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
Naye Asa akamlilia Bwana, Mungu wake, akasema, Bwana, hapana kuliko wewe aliye wa kusaidia, kati yake yeye aliye hodari, na yeye asiye na nguvu; utusaidie, Ee Bwana, Mungu wetu; kwa kuwa sisi twakutegemea wewe, na kwa jina lako tumekuja juu ya jamii kubwa hii. Ee Bwana, wewe ndiwe Mungu wetu, asikushinde mwanadamu.
12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
Basi, Bwana akawapiga Wakushi mbele ya Asa, na mbele ya Yuda; na Wakushi wakakimbia.
13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
Asa na watu waliokuwa pamoja naye wakawafuata mpaka Gerari; nao wengi wakaanguka wa Wakushi hata wasiweze kupona; kwa sababu waliangamizwa mbele za Bwana, na mbele ya jeshi lake; na hao wakachukua mateka mengi sana.
14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
Wakaipiga miji yote kando-kando ya Gerari; maana hofu ya Bwana ikawajia; nao wakaiteka nyara miji yote, kwa maana zilikuwamo ndani yake nyara nyingi mno.
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
Wakazipiga pia hema za ng'ombe, wakachukua kondoo wengi na ngamia, wakarudi Yerusalemu.
