1
Elisha akasema, Lisikieni neno la Bwana; Bwana asema hivi, Kesho panapo saa hii, kipimo cha unga mzuri kitauzwa kwa shekeli, na vipimo viwili vya shayiri kwa shekeli, langoni pa Samaria.
Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”
2
Basi yule akida, ambaye mfalme alikuwa akitegemea mkono wake, akamjibu yule mtu wa Mungu, akasema, Tazama, kama Bwana angefanya madirisha mbinguni, je! Jambo hili lingewezekana? Akamwambia, Angalia, wewe utaliona kwa macho yako, lakini hutakula.
But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
3
Basi walikuwapo watu wanne wenye ukoma, penye lango la mji; wakasemezana, Mbona tunakaa hapa hata tufe?
Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?
4
Tukisema, Tutaingia mjini, mjini mna njaa, nasi tutakufa humo; nasi tukikaa hapa, tutakufa vile vile. Haya! Twende tukaliendee jeshi la Washami; wakituhifadhi hai tutaishi; wakituua, tutakufa tu.
If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”
5
Basi wakaondoka kabla ya mapambazuko, ili waende mpaka kituo cha Washami; na walipofika mwanzo wa kimo cha Washami, kumbe! Hapana mtu.
So they arose at twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the outskirts of the camp, there was not a man to be found.
6
Kwa maana Bwana alikuwa amewasikizisha Washami kishindo cha miendo ya magari, na kishindo cha farasi, kama kishindo cha jeshi kubwa; wakaambiana, Tazama, mfalme wa Israeli amewaajiri wafalme wa Wahiti, na wafalme wa Wamisri, waje wapigane nasi.
For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
7
Kwa hiyo wakaondoka, wakakimbia kungali giza bado, wakaziacha hema zao, na farasi zao, na punda zao, na kimo chao vile vile kama kilivyokuwa, wakakimbia wapate kujiponya nafsi zao.
Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.
8
Basi wale wenye ukoma walipofika mwisho wa kituo, waliingia katika hema moja, wakala, na kunywa, wakachukua fedha, na dhahabu, na mavazi, wakaenda wakavificha; wakarudi, wakaingia katika hema ya pili, vile vile wakachukua vitu, wakaenda, wakavificha.
When the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and hid them.
9
Ndipo wakaambiana, Mambo haya tufanyayo si mema; leo ni siku ya habari njema, na sisi tunanyamaza; mkingoja hata kutakapopambazuka, madhara yatatupata; basi twende tukawaambie watu wa nyumba ya mfalme.
Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
10
Basi wakaenda, wakawaita mabawabu wa mji; wakawaambia, Tulifika kituo cha Washami, na tazama, hapana mtu ye yote huko, wala sauti ya mtu, ila farasi wamefungwa, na punda wamefungwa, na hema zao kama walivyoziacha.
So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, saying, “We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a trace—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents were intact.”
11
Na mabawabu wakaita wakawaambia watu wa nyumba ya mfalme.
The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s household.
12
Mfalme akaondoka usiku, akawaambia watumishi wake, Sasa nitawaonyesha ninyi walivyotutendea Washami. Wanajua ya kuwa tuna njaa; basi wametoka kituoni, ili kujificha kondeni, wakisema Watakapotoka mjini, tutawakamata hai; tena tutapata kuingia mjini.
So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”
13
Na mmojawapo wa watumishi wake akajibu, akasema, Kunradhi; baadhi ya watu na watwae farasi watano katika hao waliosalia, waliobaki ndani ya mji (tazama wamekuwa kama mkutano wote wa Israeli waliobaki ndani yake; tazama, wamekuwa kama mkutano wote wa Israeli walioangamia), tukawapeleke tukaone.
But one of his servants replied, “Please, have scouts take five of the horses that remain in the city. Their plight will be no worse than all the Israelites who are left here. You can see that all the Israelites here are doomed. So let us send them and find out.”
14
Basi wakatwaa magari mawili na farasi zake; mfalme akawatuma kuwafuata Washami, akasema, Enendeni, mkaangalie.
Then the scouts took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.”
15
Wakawafuata mpaka Yordani; na kumbe! Njia yote ilikuwa imejaa mavazi na vyombo, walivyovitupa Washami, wapate kukimbia upesi. Watu wale waliotumwa wakarudi, wakamwambia mfalme.
And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.
16
Basi watu wakatoka, wakaziteka nyara hema za Washami. Ikawa kipimo cha unga mzuri kikauzwa kwa shekeli, na vipimo viwili vya shayiri kwa shekeli, sawasawa na neno la Bwana.
Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. It was then that a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
17
Naye mfalme akamweka yule akida, ambaye alitegemea mkono wake, awasimamie watu langoni; na watu wakamkanyaga langoni, akafa; kama alivyosema yule mtu wa Mungu, aliyenena hapo mfalme alipomshukia.
Now the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him.
18
Ikatukia kama vile yule mtu wa Mungu alivyomwambia mfalme, Vipimo viwili vya shayiri kwa shekeli, na kipimo cha unga mzuri kwa shekeli, ndivyo vitakavyokuwa kesho, panapo saa hii, katika lango la Samaria;
It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.”
19
na yule akida akamjibu mtu wa Mungu, akasema, Sasa tazama, kama Bwana angefanya madirisha mbinguni, je! Jambo hili lingewezekana? Akasema, Angalia, wewe utaliona kwa macho yako, lakini hutakula.
And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”
20
Ikampata vivyo hivyo, kwa kuwa watu wakamkanyaga langoni, akafa.
And that is just what happened to him. The people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.