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Ikawa, Daudi na watu wake walipokuwa wamefika Siklagi siku ya tatu, hao Waamaleki walikuwa wameshambulia Negebu, na Siklagi, nao wameupiga Siklagi, na kuuchoma moto;
On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
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nao wamewachukua mateka wanawake waliokuwamo wakubwa kwa wadogo; hawakuwaua wo wote, ila wakawachukua, wakaenda zao.
They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.
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Basi Daudi na watu wake walipoufikilia mji, tazama, ulikuwa umechomwa moto; na wake zao, na watoto wao, waume kwa wake, wamechukuliwa mateka.
When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
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Ndipo Daudi na watu waliokuwa pamoja naye wakainua sauti zao na kulia, hata walipokuwa hawana nguvu za kulia tena.
So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.
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Na hao wake wawili wa Daudi walikuwa wamechukuliwa mateka, Ahinoamu wa Yezreeli, na Abigaili, aliyekuwa mkewe Nabali, wa Karmeli.
David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
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Naye Daudi akafadhaika sana; kwa sababu watu walikuwa wakisema kwamba apigwe kwa mawe, kwa maana nafsi za hao watu wote walisononeka, kila mtu kwa ajili ya wanawe na binti zake; lakini Daudi alijitia nguvu katika Bwana, Mungu wake.
And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
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Kisha Daudi akamwambia Abiathari, kuhani, mwana wa Ahimeleki, Tafadhali niletee hapa hiyo naivera. Naye Abiathari akamletea Daudi naivera huko.
Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,
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Daudi akauliza kwa Bwana, akasema, Je! Nikiwafuata jeshi hili, nitawapata? Naye akamjibu, Fuata; kwa kuwa hakika utawapata, nawe hukosi utawapokonya wote.
and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
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Basi Daudi akaenda, yeye na wale watu mia sita waliokuwa pamoja naye, nao wakakifikilia kijito Besori, ambapo wale walioachwa nyuma walikaa.
So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind
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Lakini Daudi akakaza kufuata, yeye na watu mia nne; kwa maana watu mia mbili walikaa nyuma, ambao walitaka kuzimia hata hawakuweza kukivuka hicho kijito Besori.
because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.
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Nao wakamkuta Mmisri mavueni, wakamleta kwa Daudi, na kumpa chakula, naye akala; nao wakampa maji ya kunywa;
Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—
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kisha wakampa kipande cha mkate wa tini, na vishada viwili vya zabibu; naye akiisha kula roho yake ikamrudia; kwa maana alikuwa hakula chakula wala kunywa maji, siku tatu mchana na usiku.
a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.
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Ndipo Daudi akamwuliza, Wewe u mtu wa nani; nawe umetoka wapi? Naye akasema, Mimi ni kijana wa Misri, mtumwa wa Mwamaleki mmoja; bwana wangu aliniacha, kwa sababu tangu siku hizi tatu nalishikwa na ugonjwa.
Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.
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Sisi tulishambulia Negebu ya Wakerethi, na ya milki ya Yuda, na Negebu ya Kalebu; na huo mji wa Siklagi tukauchoma moto.
We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
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Daudi akamwambia, Je! Wewe utaniongoza chini hata nilifikilie jeshi hilo? Naye akasema, Uniapie kwa Mungu, ya kwamba hutaniua, wala kunitia mikononi mwa huyo bwana wangu, nami nitakuongoza chini hata kulifikilia jeshi hilo.
“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
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Na hapo alipokuwa amewaongoza chini, tazama, hao walikuwa wametawanyika juu ya nchi yote, wakila na kunywa, na kufanya karamu, kwa sababu ya hizo nyara kubwa walizochukua katika nchi ya Wafilisti, na katika nchi ya Yuda.
So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
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Naye Daudi akawapiga tangu ukungu wa jioni hata jioni ya siku ya pili; hakuna aliyeokoka, ila vijana mia nne waliopanda ngamia na kukimbia.
And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.
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Daudi akawapokonya wote waliokuwa wamechukuliwa na Waamaleki; naye Daudi akawaokoa wakeze wawili.
So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
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Wala hawakupotewa na kitu, mdogo wala mkubwa, wana wala binti, nyara wala cho chote walichojitwalia hao; Daudi akavirudisha vyote.
Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.
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Naye Daudi akatwaa makundi yote ya kondoo na ng'ombe, ambao waliwatanguliza mbele ya wanyama wale wengine, wakasema, Hao ndio nyara za Daudi.
And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”
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Kisha Daudi aliwafikilia wale watu mia mbili, waliokuwa wametaka kuzimia, hata wasiweze kumfuata Daudi, wale waliowaacha wakae karibu na kijito cha Besori; nao wakatoka nje ili kumlaki Daudi, na kuwalaki hao watu waliokuwa pamoja naye, naye Daudi alipowakaribia hao watu, aliwasalimu.
When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,
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Ndipo watu waovu wote na wale wasiofaa, miongoni mwa hao waliokwenda pamoja na Daudi, wakasema, Kwa kuwa watu hawa hawakuenda pamoja na sisi, hatutawapa kitu cho chote katika hizo nyara tulizozitwaa tena, isipokuwa kila mtu atapewa mkewe na watoto wake, wawachukue na kwenda zao.
but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”
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Ndipo Daudi akasema, La, ndugu zangu, msitende hivyo katika hizo nyara alizotupa Bwana, ambaye ndiye aliyetuhifadhi, akalitia mikononi mwetu lile jeshi lililokuja kinyume chetu.
But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.
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Tena ni nani atakayewasikiliza ninyi katika jambo hili? Kwa kuwa kama lilivyo fungu lake yeye ashukaye vitani, ndivyo litakavyokuwa na fungu lake huyo akaaye karibu na vyombo; watagawiwa sawasawa.
Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”
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Basi ikawa hivyo tangu siku ile na baadaye; akaiweka iwe amri na agizo la Israeli hata leo.
And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.
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Basi Daudi alipofika Siklagi, aliwapelekea wazee wa Yuda, rafiki zake, sehemu ya nyara, akasema, Angalieni, zawadi yenu katika nyara za adui za Bwana;
When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
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yaani, kwa hao wa Betheli, na kwa hao wa Ramoth-Negebu, na kwa hao wa Yatiri;
He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;
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na kwa hao wa Aroeri, na kwa hao wa Sifmothi, na kwa hao wa Eshtemoa;
to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;
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na kwa hao wa Rakali, na kwa hao wa miji ya Wayerameeli, na kwa hao wa miji ya Wakeni;
to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;
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na kwa hao wa Horma, na kwa hao wa Korashani, na kwa hao wa Athaki;
to those in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;
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na kwa hao wa Hebroni, na kwa hao wa kila mahali alipozoelea Daudi mwenyewe na watu wake.
and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.