The Prophecy of Oded
1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
Ndipo roho ya Mungu ikamjia Azaria mwana wa Odedi;
2 and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
naye akatoka ili amlaki Asa, akamwambia, Nisikieni, Ee Asa, na Yuda wote na Benyamini; Bwana yu pamoja nanyi, mkiwa pamoja naye; nanyi mkimtafuta ataonekana kwenu; lakini mkimwacha atawaacha ninyi.
3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
Basi tangu siku nyingi Israeli wamekuwa hawana Mungu wa kweli, wala hawana kuhani afundishaye, wala hawana torati;
4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
lakini walipomgeukia Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, katika msiba wao, na kumtafuta, akaonekana kwao.
5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
Hata na zamani zile hakukuwa na amani kwake atokaye, wala kwake aingiaye, ila fadhaa kubwa juu yao wote wakaao katika nchi.
6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
Wakavunjika-vunjika, taifa juu ya taifa, na mji juu ya mji; kwani Mungu aliwafadhaisha kwa shida zote.
7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
Nanyi jipeni nguvu, wala mikono yenu isilegee; kwa maana kazi yenu itakuwa na ijara.
8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
Naye Asa alipoyasikia maneno hayo, yaani, unabii wa mwana wa Odedi nabii, akatiwa nguvu, akayaondolea mbali machukizo yote katika nchi ya Yuda na Benyamini, na katika miji aliyoitwaa milimani mwa Efraimu; akaifanyiza tena madhabahu ya Bwana, iliyokuwako mbele ya ukumbi wa Bwana.
9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
Akakusanya Yuda wote na Benyamini, na hao wageni waliokaa kwao, wa Efraimu, na wa Manase, na wa Simeoni; kwa kuwa walimwangukia wengi katika Israeli, walipoona kwamba Bwana, Mungu wake, alikuwa pamoja naye.
10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
Basi wakakusanyika huko Yerusalemu mwezi wa tatu, katika mwaka wa kumi na tano wa kumiliki kwake Asa.
11 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
Wakamchinjia Bwana siku ile, katika nyara walizozileta, dhabihu za ng'ombe mia saba, na kondoo elfu saba.
12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
Wakafanya agano, ya kuwa watamtafuta Bwana, Mungu wa baba zao, kwa mioyo yao yote, na kwa roho zao zote;
13 that whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
na ya kwamba ye yote asiyemtafuta Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, atauawa, akiwa mdogo au mkubwa, kwamba ni mwanamume au mwanamke.
14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
Wakamwapia Bwana kwa sauti kuu, na kwa kelele, na kwa mapanda, na kwa baragumu.
15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
Na Yuda wote wakakifurahia kile kiapo; kwani wameapa kwa moyo wao wote, na kumtafuta kwa mapenzi yao pia; naye ameonekana kwao; naye Bwana akawastarehesha pande zote.
16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it , and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
Hata na Maaka mamaye Asa, mfalme akamwondolea daraja yake asiwe malkia, kwa kuwa amefanya sanamu ya kuchukiza kwa Ashera; basi Asa akaikata sanamu yake, akaiponda, akaiteketeza penye kijito cha Kidroni.
17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Lakini mahali pa juu hapakuondolewa katika Israeli; ila moyo wake Asa ulikuwa mkamilifu siku zake zote.
18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
Akavileta nyumbani mwa Mungu vitu alivyovitakasa babaye, na vile alivyovitakasa mwenyewe, fedha, na dhahabu, na vyombo.
19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
Wala hapakuwa na vita tena hata mwaka wa thelathini na tano wa kutawala kwake Asa.
