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Na watu wote wa Yuda wakamtwaa Uzia, naye alikuwa mwenye miaka kumi na sita, wakamfanya awe mfalme mahali pa Amazia babaye.
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
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Huyo akajenga Elathi, akaurudisha kwa Yuda, baada ya kulala mfalme pamoja na babaze.
Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
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Uzia alikuwa na umri wa miaka kumi na sita alipoanza kutawala; akatawala huko Yerusalemu miaka hamsini na miwili; na jina la mamaye aliitwa Yekolia wa Yerusalemu.
Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
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Akafanya yaliyo ya adili machoni pa Bwana, sawasawa na yote aliyoyafanya Amazia babaye.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
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Akajitia nia amtafute Mungu katika siku za Zekaria, aliyekuwa na fahamu katika maono ya Mungu; na muda alipomtafuta Bwana, Mungu alimfanikisha.
He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
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Akatoka akapigana na Wafilisti, akauvunja ukuta wa Gathi, na ukuta wa Yabne, na ukuta wa Ashdodi; akajenga miji katika Ashdodi na katikati ya Wafilisti.
Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
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Mungu akamsaidia juu ya Wafilisti, na juu ya Waarabu waliokaa Gur-baali, na juu ya Wameuni.
God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.
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Na Waamoni wakampa Uzia zawadi; likaenea jina lake mpaka pa kuingilia Misri; kwa kuwa akaongezeka nguvu mno.
The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.
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Tena Uzia akaujengea Yerusalemu minara, penye lango la pembeni, na penye lango la bonde, na ugeukapo ukuta, akaitia nguvu.
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
10
Akajenga minara tena nyikani, akachimba mabirika mengi, maana alikuwa na ng'ombe tele; katika Shefela pia, na katika nchi tambarare; tena alikuwa na wakulima na watunza mizabibu milimani, na katika mashamba ya neema; maana yeye alipenda ukulima.
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
11
Zaidi ya hayo Uzia alikuwa na jeshi la watu wa kupigana, waliokwenda vitani vikosi vikosi, sawasawa na hesabu walivyohesabiwa na Yeieli mwandishi, na Maaseya msimamizi, chini ya mkono wa Hanania, mmojawapo wa maakida wa mfalme.
Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
12
Hesabu yote ya wakuu wa nyumba za mababa, watu mashujaa, ilikuwa elfu mbili na mia sita.
The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600.
13
Na chini ya mkono wao kulikuwa na jeshi la askari, mia tatu na saba elfu, na mia tano, ambao walipigana vita kwa nguvu nyingi, kumsaidia mfalme juu ya adui.
Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
14
Uzia akawafanyizia jeshi lote ngao na mikuki, na chapeo, na deraya za madini, na nyuta, na mawe ya kupiga kwa teo.
Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
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Akafanya katika Yerusalemu mitambo ya vita, iliyobuniwa na watu wastadi, iwekwe juu ya minara na juu ya buruji, ili kutupa mishale na mawe makubwa. Jina lake likaenea mbali sana; kwa kuwa alisaidiwa mno ajabu, hata akapata nguvu.
And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
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Lakini alipokuwa na nguvu, moyo wake ulitukuka, hata akafanya maovu, akamwasi Bwana, Mungu wake; kwani aliingia hekaluni mwa Bwana, ili afukize uvumba juu ya madhabahu ya kufukizia.
But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
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Azaria kuhani akaingia nyuma yake, na pamoja naye makuhani themanini wa Bwana, mashujaa;
Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.
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wakamzuia Uzia mfalme, wakamwambia, Si haki yako, Uzia, kumfukizia Bwana uvumba, ila ni haki ya makuhani wana wa Haruni, waliofanywa wakfu, ili wafukize uvumba; toka katika patakatifu; kwa kuwa umekosa; wala haitakuwa kwa heshima yako kutoka kwa Bwana, Mungu.
They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”
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Akaghadhibika Uzia; naye alikuwa na chetezo mkononi cha kufukizia uvumba; naye hapo alipowaghadhibikia makuhani, ukamtokea ukoma katika paji la uso wake mbele ya makuhani nyumbani mwa Bwana karibu na madhabahu ya kufukizia.
Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
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Azaria kuhani mkuu na makuhani wote wakamtazama, na angalia, alikuwa na ukoma pajini mwa uso, wakamtoa humo upesi; hata na yeye mwenyewe akafanya haraka kutoka, kwa sababu Bwana amempiga.
When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
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Uzia mfalme akawa na ukoma hata siku ya kufa kwake, akakaa katika nyumba ya pekee, kwa kuwa ni mwenye ukoma; maana alitengwa na nyumba ya Bwana; na Yothamu mwanawe alikuwa juu ya nyumba ya mfalme, akiwahukumu watu wa nchi.
So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.
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Basi mambo yote ya Uzia yaliyosalia, ya kwanza na ya mwisho, aliyaandika Isaya nabii, mwana wa Amozi.
As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
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Basi Uzia akalala na babaze; wakamzika pamoja na babaze katika konde la kuzikia la wafalme; kwa kuwa walisema, Huyu ni mwenye ukoma. Na Yothamu mwanawe akatawala mahali pake</p>
And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings, for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.