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Basi hawa ndio wale waliomjia Daudi huko Siklagi, alipokuwa akijificha kwa ajili ya Sauli, mwana wa Kishi; nao walikuwamo miongoni mwa wale mashujaa, waliomsaidia vitani.
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
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Walikuwa wenye kupinda upinde, nao walikuwa hodari wa kutumia mkono wa kuume na wa kushoto, kwa kutupa mawe ya teo, na kwa kupiga mishale ya upinde; walikuwa wa nduguze Sauli, wa Benyamini.
they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
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Mkubwa wao alikuwa Ahiezeri, kisha Yoashi, wana wa Shemaa Mgibeathi; na Yezieli, na Peleti, wana wa Azmawethi; na Beraka, na Yehu Mwanathothi;
Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
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na Ishmaya Mgibeoni, shujaa wa wale thelathini, naye alikuwa juu ya wale thelathini; na Yeremia, na Yahazieli, na Yohana, na Yozabadi Mgederathi;
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
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Eluzai, na Yerimothi, na Bealia, na Shemaria, na Shefatia Mharufi;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
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Elkana, na Ishia, na Azaleli, na Yoezeri, na Yashobeamu, Wakora;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;
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na Yoela, na Zebadia, wana wa Yerohamu, wa Gedori.
and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
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Na wa Wagadi wakajitenga kumfuata Daudi ngomeni huko nyikani, waume mashujaa, watu waliozoea vita, walioweza kutumia ngao na mkuki; ambao nyuso zao zilikuwa kama nyuso za simba, nao walikuwa wepesi kama kulungu juu ya milima;
Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
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Ezeri mkubwa wao, Obadia wa pili, Eliabu wa tatu;
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
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Mishmana wa nne, Yeremia wa tano;
Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
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Atai wa sita, Elieli wa saba;
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
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Yohana wa nane, Elzabadi wa kenda;
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
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Yeremia wa kumi, Makbanai wa kumi na moja.
Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.
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Hao wa wana wa Gadi walikuwa maakida wa jeshi, yeye aliyekuwa mdogo amelingana na mia, na yeye aliyekuwa mkuu, na elfu.
These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
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Hao ndio wale waliovuka Yordani katika mwezi wa kwanza, ulipofurika kingo zake zote; nao wakawakimbiza wote wa bondeni kuelekea mashariki na magharibi pia.
These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
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Tena wakafika ngomeni kwa Daudi baadhi ya wana wa Benyamini na Yuda.
Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
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Naye Daudi akatoka ili kuwalaki, akajibu, akawaambia, Kama mmenijia kwa amani ili kunisaidia, basi moyo wangu utaambatana nanyi; lakini kama mmekuja ili kunisaliti kwa adui zangu, kwa kuwa hamna udhalimu mikononi mwangu, Mungu wa baba zetu na alitazame neno hili, na kulikemea.
And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
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Ndipo roho ikamjilia Abishai, mkuu wa wale thelathini, naye akasema, Sisi tu watu wako, Ee Daudi; Na wa upande wako, Ee mwana wa Yese; Amani, naam, amani iwe kwako, Na amani iwe kwao wakusaidiao; Maana akusaidiye ndiye Mungu wako. Ndipo Daudi akawakaribisha, akawaweka wawe maakida wa kile kikosi.
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
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Wa Manase pia wengine walimwangukia Daudi, alipokwenda pamoja na Wafilisti juu ya Sauli vitani, lakini hawakuwasaidia; kwani wale mabwana wa Wafilisti wakafanya shauri, wakamfukuza, wakisema, kwa hatari ya vichwa vyetu atamwangukia bwana wake Sauli.
Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
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Naye alipokuwa akienda Siklagi, wakamwangukia hawa wa Manase, Adna, na Yozabadi, na Yediaeli, na Mikaeli, na Yozabadi, na Elihu, na Silethai, maakida wa maelfu waliokuwa wa Manase.
When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
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Wakamsaidia Daudi juu ya kile kikosi kilichomshambulia; kwani walikuwa waume mashujaa wote, nao wakawa maakida jeshini.
They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
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Maana siku kwa siku humjia Daudi watu wa kumsaidia, hata wakapata kuwa jeshi kubwa, kama jeshi la Mungu.
For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
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Na hizi ni hesabu za vichwa vya watu wenye silaha za vita, waliokuja Hebroni kwa Daudi, ili kumgeuzia ufalme wa Sauli, sawasawa na neno la Bwana.
Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
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Wana wa Yuda, waliochukua ngao na mkuki, walikuwa elfu sita na mia nane, wenye silaha za vita.
From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
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Wa wana wa Simeoni, waume mashujaa wa vita, elfu saba na mia moja.
From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
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Wa wana wa Lawi, elfu nne na mia sita.
From Levi: 4,600,
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Na Yehoyada alikuwa kichwa cha mbari ya Haruni, na pamoja naye walikuwa elfu tatu na mia saba;
including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
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tena Sadoki, kijana shujaa, na wa nyumba ya babaye, maakida ishirini na wawili.
and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
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Na wa wana wa Benyamini nduguze Sauli, elfu tatu; kwani hata sasa walio wengi wao walikuwa wameuhifadhi uaminifu wao kwa nyumba ya Sauli.
From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
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Na wa wana wa Efraimu, ishirini elfu na mia nane, waume mashujaa, watu wenye sifa katika mbari za baba zao.
From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
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Na wa nusu kabila ya Manase, kumi na nane elfu, waliotajwa majina yao, ili waje kumtawaza Daudi awe mfalme.
From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
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Na wa wana wa Isakari, watu wenye akili za kujua nyakati, kuyajua yawapasayo Israeli wayatende; vichwa vyao walikuwa watu mia mbili na ndugu zao wote walikuwa chini ya amri yao.
From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
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Wa Zabuloni, watu wawezao kwenda pamoja na jeshi, hodari wa kupanga vita, wenye zana za vita za kila namna, hamsini elfu; askari wastadi wasiokuwa wenye moyo wa kusita-sita.
From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
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Na wa Naftali, maakida elfu, na pamoja nao watu wenye ngao na mkuki thelathini na saba elfu.
From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.
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Na wa Wadani, watu hodari wa kupanga vita, ishirini na nane elfu na mia sita.
From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
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Na wa Asheri, watu wawezao kwenda pamoja na jeshi, hodari wa kupanga vita, arobaini elfu.
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
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Tena, ng'ambo ya pili ya Yordani, wa Wareubeni, na wa Wagadi, na wa nusu kabila ya Manase, wenye zana za vita za kupigania za kila namna, mia na ishirini elfu.
And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.
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Hao wote, watu wa vita, askari wastadi, wakaja Hebroni wenye moyo mkamilifu, ili kumtawaza Daudi awe mfalme juu ya Israeli wote; tena wote waliosalia wa Israeli nao walikuwa na moyo mmoja kwamba wamtawaze Daudi.
All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
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Nao walikuwako huko pamoja na Daudi siku tatu, wakila na kunywa; kwani ndugu zao walikuwa wamewaandalia tayari.
They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
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Zaidi ya hayo, wale waliokuwa karibu nao, hata mpaka kwa Isakari, na Zabuloni, na Naftali, wakaleta chakula juu ya punda, na ngamia, na nyumbu, na ng'ombe, vyakula vya unga, mikate ya tini, na vichala vya zabibu kavu, na divai, na mafuta, na ng'ombe, na kondoo tele; kwa kuwa kulikuwa na furaha katika Israeli.
And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.