David
1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
Bwana akamwambia Samweli, Hata lini utamlilia Sauli, ikiwa mimi nimemkataa asiwamiliki Israeli? Ijaze pembe yako mafuta, uende, nami nitakupeleka kwa Yese, Mbethlehemi; maana nimejipatia mfalme katika wanawe.
2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it , he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
Samweli akasema, Nawezaje kwenda? Sauli akipata habari, ataniua. Basi Bwana akasema, Chukua ndama pamoja nawe, ukaseme, Nimekuja ili kumtolea Bwana dhabihu.
3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
Ukamwite Yese aje kwenye dhabihu, nami nitakuonyesha utakayotenda; nawe utamtia mafuta yule nitakayemtaja kwako.
4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
Samweli akafanya hayo aliyosema Bwana, akaenda Bethlehemu. Wakaja wazee wa mji kumlaki, wakitetemeka, nao wakasema, Je! Umekuja kwa amani?
5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
Naye akasema, Naam, kwa amani; nimekuja kumtolea Bwana dhabihu; jitakaseni; njoni pamoja nami kwenye dhabihu. Akawatakasa Yese na wanawe, akawaita kwenye dhabihu.
6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
Ikawa walipokuja, alimtazama Eliabu, akasema, Yakini masihi wa BWANA yupo hapa mbele zake.
7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
Lakini Bwana akamwambia Samweli, Usimtazame uso wake, wala urefu wa kimo chake; kwa maana mimi nimemkataa. Bwana haangalii kama binadamu aangaliavyo; maana wanadamu huitazama sura ya nje, bali Bwana huutazama moyo.
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
Ndipo Yese akamwita Abinadabu, akampitisha mbele ya Samweli. Naye akasema, Bwana hakumchagua huyu.
9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
Ndipo Yese akampitisha Shama. Naye akasema, wala Bwana hakumchagua huyu.
10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
Yese akawapitisha wanawe saba mbele ya Samweli. Samweli akamwambia Yese, Bwana hakuwachagua hawa.
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
Kisha Samweli akamwambia Yese, Watoto wako wote wapo hapa? Naye akasema, Amesalia mdogo wao, na tazama, anawachunga kondoo. Basi Samweli akamwambia Yese, Tuma watu, wamlete; kwa sababu hatutaketi hata atakapokuja huku.
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
Basi akatuma mtu, naye akamleta kwao. Naye alikuwa mwekundu, mwenye macho mazuri, na umbo lake lilikuwa la kupendeza. Bwana akasema, Ondoka, umtie mafuta; maana huyu ndiye.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Ndipo Samweli akaitwaa pembe yenye mafuta, akamtia mafuta kati ya ndugu zake; na roho ya Bwana ikamjilia Daudi kwa nguvu tangu siku ile. Basi Samweli akaondoka, akaenda zake Rama.
14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
Basi, roho ya Bwana ilikuwa imemwacha Sauli, na roho mbaya kutoka kwa Bwana ikamsumbua.
15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
Nao watumishi wa Sauli wakamwambia, Angalia, sasa roho mbaya kutoka kwa Mungu inakusumbua.
16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
Basi bwana wetu na atuamuru sisi watumishi wake waliopo hapa mbele yako watafute mtu aliye stadi wa kupiga kinubi; basi itakuwa, roho ile mbaya kutoka kwa Mungu itakapokujilia, yeye atapiga kinubi kwa mkono wake, nawe utapona.
17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
Basi Sauli akawaambia, Vema, nitafutieni mtu aliye stadi wa kupiga kinubi, mkaniletee.
18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
Ndipo akajibu mmoja wa watumishi wake akasema, Tazama, nimemwona mwana mmoja wa Yese, Mbethlehemi, aliye stadi wa kupiga kinubi, tena ni mtu shujaa, hodari wa vita, anenaye kwa busara, mtu mzuri, ambaye Bwana yu pamoja naye.
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
Basi Sauli akampelekea Yese wajumbe, akasema, Nipelekee Daudi mwanao, aliye pamoja na kondoo.
20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
Yese akatwaa punda, wa kuchukua mikate, na kiriba cha divai, na mwana-mbuzi, akampelekea Sauli kwa mkono wa Daudi mwanawe.
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
Basi Daudi akamwendea Sauli, akasimama mbele yake, naye akampenda sana; naye akapata kuwa mtu wa kumchukulia silaha zake.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
Kisha Sauli akapeleka watu kwa Yese, akasema, Tafadhali, mwache Daudi asimame mbele yangu; maana ameona kibali machoni pangu.
23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Ikawa, ile roho mbaya kutoka kwa Mungu ilipomjilia Sauli, ndipo Daudi akakishika kinubi, akakipiga kwa mkono wake, naye Sauli akaburudishwa, na ile roho mbaya ikamwacha.
