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Wakati huo Samweli akamwambia Sauli, Bwana alinipeleka nikutie mafuta, uwe mfalme wa watu wake Israeli; basi sasa, isikilize sauti na maneno ya Bwana.
Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.
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Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Nimeyatia moyoni mwangu mambo hayo Amaleki waliyowatenda Israeli, jinsi walivyowapinga njiani, hapo walipopanda kutoka Misri.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt.
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Basi sasa enda ukawapige Amaleki, na kuviharibu kabisa vitu vyote walivyo navyo, wala msiwaachilie; bali waueni, mwanamume na mwanamke, mtoto naye anyonyaye, ng'ombe na kondoo, ngamia na punda.
Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
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Ndipo Sauli akawaita watu, akawahesabu huko Telemu, askari waliopanda farasi mia mbili elfu, na watu wa Yuda kumi elfu.
So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
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Sauli akaufikilia mji wa Amaleki, akauvizia bondeni.
Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
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Sauli akawaambia Wakeni, Haya! Enendeni zenu, mkashuke ili kujitenga na Waamaleki, nisije nikawaangamiza ninyi pamoja nao; maana mliwatendea wana wa Israeli mema, walipopanda kutoka Misri. Basi hao Wakeni wakaondoka, wakajitenga na Waamaleki.
And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.
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Sauli akawapiga Waamaleki, toka Havila uendapo Shuri, unaokabili Misri.
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
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Akamkamata Agagi, mfalme wa Waamaleki, yu hai, akawaangamiza hao watu wote kwa upanga.
He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.
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Lakini Sauli na watu wake wakamwacha Agagi hai, na katika kondoo walio wazuri, na ng'ombe, na vinono, na wana-kondoo, na cho chote kilicho chema, wala hawakukubali kuwaangamiza; bali cho chote kilichokuwa kibaya na kibovu, ndicho walichokiangamiza kabisa.
Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
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Ndipo neno la Bwana likamjia Samweli, kusema,
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
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Najuta kwa sababu nimemtawaza Sauli awe mfalme; maana amerudi nyuma, asinifuate, wala hakufanya nilivyomwamuru. Samweli akasikitika, akamlilia Bwana usiku kucha.
“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
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Samweli akaondoka asubuhi na mapema ili aonane na Sauli; Samweli akaambiwa ya kwamba, Sauli alifika Karmeli, na tazama, akajisimamishia ukumbusho, akageuka, akapita, akatelemkia Gilgali.
Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”
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Samweli akamwendea Sauli; naye Sauli akamwambia, Ubarikiwe na Bwana, nimeitimiza amri ya Bwana.
When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
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Samweli akasema, Maana yake nini, basi, hiki kilio cha kondoo masikioni mwangu, na huu mlio wa ng'ombe ninaousikia?
But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
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Sauli akasema, Wamewaleta kutoka kwa Waamaleki; maana watu waliwaacha hai kondoo na ng'ombe walio wazuri, ili wawatoe dhabihu kwa Bwana, Mungu wako, nao waliosalia tumewaangamiza kabisa.
Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
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Ndipo Samweli akamwambia Sauli, Ngoja, nami nitakuambia neno aliloniambia Bwana usiku huu. Naye akamwambia, Haya, sema.
“Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied.
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Basi Samweli akasema, Ingawa ulikuwa mdogo machoni pako mwenyewe, je! Hukufanywa kuwa kichwa cha kabila za Israeli? Naye Bwana akakutia mafuta uwe mfalme wa Israeli.
And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
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Kisha Bwana akakutuma safarini, akasema, Enenda ukawaangamize kabisa wale Waamaleki wenye dhambi, upigane nao hata watakapoangamia.
and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’
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Mbona, basi, hukuitii sauti ya Bwana, bali ukazirukia nyara ukafanya yaliyo maovu machoni pa Bwana?
So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
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Sauli akamwambia Samweli, Hakika mimi nimeitii sauti ya Bwana, nami nimemleta Agagi, mfalme wa Waamaleki, tena nimewaangamiza Waamaleki kabisa.
“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.
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Ila watu waliteka nyara, kondoo na ng'ombe walio wazuri, katika vitu vilivyowekwa wakfu, kusudi wavitoe dhabihu kwa Bwana, Mungu wako, huko Gilgali.
The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”
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Naye Samweli akasema, je! Bwana huzipenda sadaka za kuteketezwa na dhabihu Sawasawa na kuitii sauti ya Bwana? Angalia, kutii ni bora kuliko dhabihu, Na kusikia kuliko mafuta ya beberu.
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
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Kwani kuasi ni kama dhambi ya uchawi, Na ukaidi ni kama ukafiri na vinyago; Kwa kuwa umelikataa neno la Bwana, Yeye naye amekukataa wewe usiwe mfalme.
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
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Ndipo Sauli akamwambia Samweli, Nimefanya dhambi; maana nimeihalifu amri ya Bwana, pia na maneno yako; kwa sababu naliwaogopa wale watu, nikaitii sauti yao.
Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
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Basi sasa, nakuomba, unisamehe dhambi yangu; rudi pamoja nami, nipate kumwabudu Bwana.
Now therefore, please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the LORD.”
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Samweli akasema, Sitarudi pamoja nawe; kwa sababu umelikataa neno la Bwana, Bwana naye amekukataa wewe, usiwe mfalme wa Israeli.
“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
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Naye Samweli alipogeuka, aende zake, Sauli akaushika upindo wa vazi lake, nalo likararuka.
As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
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Basi Samweli akamwambia, Leo Bwana amekurarulia ufalme wa Israeli, naye amempa jirani yako, aliye mwema kuliko wewe.
So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
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Tena Yeye aliye Nguvu za Israeli hatanena uongo, wala hataona majuto; maana siye mwanadamu, hata ajute.
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
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Akasema, Nimekosa; lakini uniheshimu sasa, nakuomba, mbele ya wazee wa watu wangu, na mbele ya Israeli, rudi pamoja nami, nimwabudu Bwana, Mungu wako.
“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
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Basi Samweli akarudi na kuandamana na Sauli; naye Sauli akamwabudu Bwana.
So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
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Ndipo Samweli akasema, Nileteeni hapa Agagi, mfalme wa Waamaleki. Basi Agagi akamwendea kwa utepetevu. Naye Agagi akasema, Bila shaka uchungu wa mauti umeondoka.
Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
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Lakini Samweli akamjibu, Kama upanga wako ulivyofanya wanawake kufiwa na watoto wao, vivyo hivyo mama yako atafiwa miongoni mwa wanawake. Basi Samweli akamkata Agagi vipande mbele za Bwana huko Gilgali.
But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
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Na baada ya hayo Samweli akaenda zake kule Rama; naye Sauli akakwea kwenda nyumbani kwake huko Gibea ya Sauli.
Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
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Wala Samweli hakuenda tena kuonana na Sauli hata siku ya kufa kwake; lakini Samweli alikuwa akimlilia Sauli; naye Bwana akaghairi ya kuwa amemtawaza Sauli awe mfalme juu ya Israeli. </p>
And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.