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:Ikawa, baada ya mambo hayo, na uaminifu huo, Senakeribu, mfalme wa Ashuru, akaja, akaingia katika Yuda, akafanya marago juu ya miji yenye maboma, akadhania kwamba ataipata iwe yake.
After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.
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Basi Hezekia, alipoona ya kuwa Senakeribu amekuja, na kuazimia kupigana na Yerusalemu,
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,
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akafanya shauri na wakuu wake, na mashujaa wake, kuzuia maji ya chemchemi zilizokuwa nje ya mji; nao wakamsaidia.
he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
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Wakakusanyika watu wengi, wakazizuia chemchemi zote, na kijito kilichopita kati ya nchi, wakisema, Kwa nini, wakifika wafalme wa Ashuru, waone maji mengi?
Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
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Akapiga moyo konde, akaujenga ukuta wote uliobomoka, akauinua sawa na minara, na ukuta wa pili nje, akaongeza nguvu ya Milo, katika mji wa Daudi, akafanya silaha na ngao tele.
Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
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Akaweka maakida wa vita juu ya watu, akawakusanya kwake uwandani penye lango la mji, akawafurahisha mioyo; akisema,
Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
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Iweni hodari, na wa moyo mkuu, msiogope, wala msifadhaike kwa sababu ya mfalme wa Ashuru, wala kwa majeshi yote walio pamoja naye; kwa maana yupo mkuu pamoja nasi kuliko aliye pamoja naye;
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
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kwake upo mkono wa mwili; ila kwetu yupo Bwana, Mungu wetu, kutusaidia, na kutupigania mapigano yetu. Na watu wakayategemea maneno ya Hezekia, mfalme wa Yuda.
With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
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Na baada ya hayo Senakeribu mfalme wa Ashuru, akatuma watumishi wake waende Yerusalemu, (naye alikuwapo mbele ya Lakishi, na uwezo wake wote pamoja naye,) kwa Hezekia, mfalme wa Yuda, na kwa Yuda wote waliokuwako Yerusalemu, kusema,
Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
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Senakeribu, mfalme wa Ashuru, asema hivi, Mwatumainia nini hata mkae mkihusuriwa katika Yerusalemu?
“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?
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Siye Hezekia anayewashawishi, mtolewe kufa kwa njaa na kwa kiu, akisema, Bwana, Mungu wetu, atatuokoa na mkono wa mfalme wa Ashuru?
Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’
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Si yeye Hezekia huyo aliyeondoa mahali pake pa juu, na madhabahu zake, akawaamuru Yuda na Yerusalemu, akisema, Abuduni mbele ya madhabahu moja, na juu yake mtafukiza uvumba?
Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?
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Je! Ninyi hamjui mimi na baba zangu tuliyowafanyia watu wote wa nchi? Je! Miungu ya mataifa wa nchi iliweza kuokoa kwa lo lote nchi zao na mkono wangu?
Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
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Ni yupi miongoni mwa miungu ya mataifa wale walioharibiwa kabisa na baba zangu, aliyeweza kuwaokoa watu wake na mkono wangu, hata Mungu wenu aweze kuwaokoa ninyi na mkono wangu?
Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?
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Basi sasa asiwadanganye Hezekia, wala asiwashawishi kwa hayo, wala msimwamini; kwa kuwa hapana mungu wa taifa lo lote, wala wa ufalme wo wote, aliyeweza kuwaokoa watu wake na mkono wangu, au na mkono wa baba zangu; sembuse Mungu wenu atawaokoaje ninyi na mkono wangu?
So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
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Na watumishi wake wakazidi kusema juu ya Bwana Mungu, na juu ya Hezekia, mtumishi wake.
And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.
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Tena akaandika waraka, kumtukana Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, na kumwambia, akisema, Kama vile miungu ya mataifa wa nchi isivyowaokoa watu wao na mkono wangu, vivyo hivyo Mungu wa Hezekia hatawaokoa watu wake na mkono wangu.
He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
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Wakawalilia kwa sauti kuu, kwa lugha ya Kiyahudi, watu wa Yerusalemu waliokuwako ukutani ili kuwaogofisha, na kuwafadhaisha; hata wapate kuutwaa mji.
Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
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Wakamnenea Mungu wa Yerusalemu, kana kwamba kuitaja miungu ya mataifa wa nchi, iliyo kazi ya mikono ya watu.
They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
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Na kwa ajili ya hayo Hezekia mfalme, na Isaya nabii, mwana wa Amozi, wakaomba, wakalia hata mbinguni.
In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
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Naye Bwana akatuma malaika aliyewakatia mbali mashujaa wote, na majemadari, na maakida, matuoni mwa mfalme wa Ashuru. Basi akarudia nchi yake mwenye haya ya uso. Naye alipoingia nyumbani mwa mungu wake, wale waliotoka viunoni mwake mwenyewe wakamwangamiza humo kwa upanga.
and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
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Ndivyo Bwana alivyomwokoa Hezekia, na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu, na mkono wa Senakeribu, mfalme wa Ashuru, na mikononi mwa wote, akawaongoza pande zote.
So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all others, and He gave them rest on every side.
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Watu wengi walimletea Bwana zawadi huko Yerusalemu, na vitu vya thamani kwa Hezekia, mfalme wa Yuda; hata yeye akatukuka tangu wakati ule machoni pa mataifa yote.
Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
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Katika siku hizo Hezekia akaugua akawa katika hatari ya kufa; akamwomba Bwana; naye akasema naye, akampa ishara.
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.
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Walakini kadiri alivyofadhiliwa Hezekia hakumrudishia vivyo; kwa kuwa moyo wake ulitukuka; kwa hiyo ikawako hasira juu yake, na juu ya Yuda na Yerusalemu.
But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
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Hata hivyo Hezekia akajinyenyekeza kwa ajili ya huku kutukuka kwa moyo wake, yeye na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu, hata haikuwajia hasira ya Bwana siku za Hezekia.
Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
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Naye Hezekia akawa na mali nyingi mno na heshima; akajifanyizia hazina za fedha, na za dhahabu, na za vito, na za manukato, na za ngao, na za namna zote za vyombo vya thamani;
Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
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ghala pia za mazao ya nafaka na mvinyo na mafuta; na malisho ya wanyama wa namna zote, na makundi mazizini.
He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks.
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Tena akajifanyizia miji, na mali za kondoo na ng'ombe kwa wingi; maana Mungu alimtajirisha sana sana.
He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
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Naye huyo Hezekia ndiye aliyezuia chemchemi ya juu ya maji ya Gihoni, akayaleta chini moja kwa moja upande wa magharibi wa mji wa Daudi. Akafanikiwa Hezekia katika kazi zake zote.
It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
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Walakini kwa habari ya wajumbe wa wakuu wa Babeli, waliotuma kwake kuuliza ajabu iliyofanywa katika nchi, Mungu akamwacha, ili amjaribu, ili kwamba ayajue yote yaliyokuwamo moyoni mwake.
And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
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Basi mambo yote ya Hezekia yaliyosalia, na matendo yake mema, tazama, yameandikwa katika maono ya Isaya nabii, mwana wa Amozi, katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Yuda na Israeli.
As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
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Hezekia akalala na babaze, wakamzika mahali pa kupandia makaburi ya wana wa Daudi; nao Yuda wote na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu wakamfanyia heshima alipokufa. Na Manase mwanawe akatawala mahali pake. </p>
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.