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Katika mwaka wa ishirini na tatu wa Yoashi mwana wa Ahazia, mfalme wa Yuda, Yehoahazi mwana wa Yehu alianza kutawala juu ya Israeli katika Samaria; akatawala miaka kumi na saba.
In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.
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Akafanya yaliyo maovu machoni pa Bwana, akayafuata makosa ya Yeroboamu mwana wa Nebati, ambayo kwa hayo aliwakosesha Israeli; wala hakuyaacha.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.
3
Hasira ya Bwana ikawaka juu ya Israeli, akawatia mkononi mwa Hazaeli mfalme wa Shamu, na mkononi mwa Ben-hadadi mwana wa Hazaeli, siku zote.
So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
4
Naye Yehoahazi akamsihi Bwana, Bwana akamsikiliza; kwa kuwa aliyaona mateso ya Israeli, jinsi mfalme wa Shamu alivyowatesa.
Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.
5
(Bwana akawapa Israeli mwokozi, nao wakatoka mikononi mwa Washami; wana wa Israeli wakakaa hemani mwao kama zamani za kwanza.
So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.
6
Lakini hawakuyaacha makosa ya nyumba ya Yeroboamu, ambayo kwa hayo aliwakosesha Israeli, lakini wakaendelea katika hayo; nayo ile Ashera ikakaa vivyo katika Samaria).
Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.
7
Kwa kuwa hakumwachia Yehoahazi watu ila wapandao farasi hamsini, na magari kumi, na askari elfu kumi waendao kwa miguu; kwa kuwa mfalme wa Shamu aliwaharibu, akawaponda mfano wa mavumbi yaliyokanyagwa.
Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.
8
Basi mambo yote ya Yehoahazi yaliyosalia, na yote aliyoyafanya, na ushujaa wake, je! Hayakuandikwa katika kitabu-cha-tarehe cha wafalme wa Israeli?
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
9
Yehoahazi akalala na babaze; wakamzika katika Samaria. Na Yehoashi mwanawe akatawala mahali pake.
And Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.
10
Katika mwaka wa thelathini na saba wa Yoashi mfalme wa Yuda, Yehoashi mwana wa Yehoahazi alianza kutawala juu ya Israeli katika Samaria, akatawala miaka kumi na sita.
In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
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Akafanya yaliyo maovu machoni pa Bwana; hakuyaacha makosa ya Yeroboamu mwana wa Nebati, ambayo kwa hayo aliwakosesha Israeli; lakini akaendelea katika hayo.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them.
12
Basi mambo yote ya Yehoashi yaliyosalia, na yote aliyoyafanya, na ushujaa wake aliopigania na Amazia mfalme wa Yuda, je! Hayakuandikwa katika kitabu-cha-tarehe cha wafalme wa Israeli?
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
13
Yehoashi akalala na babaze; na Yeroboamu akakaa katika kiti chake cha enzi; naye Yehoashi akazikwa huko Samaria, pamoja na wafalme wa Israeli.
And Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
14
Basi Elisha alikuwa ameshikwa na ugonjwa wake uliomwua; naye Yehoashi mfalme wa Israeli akatelemka amtazame, akamlilia mbele yake, akasema, Baba yangu! Baba yangu! Gari la Israeli na wapanda farasi wake!
When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
15
Elisha akamwambia, Twaa uta na mishale; naye akatwaa uta na mishale.
Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” So Jehoash took a bow and some arrows.
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Akamwambia mfalme wa Israeli, Weka mkono wako katika uta; naye akaweka mkono wake juu yake. Elisha akaweka mikono yake juu ya mikono ya mfalme.
Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.
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Akasema, Lifungue dirisha linaloelekea mashariki; akalifungua. Basi Elisha akasema, Piga; akapiga. Akasema, Mshale wa Bwana wa kushinda, naam, mshale wa kushinda Shamu, kwa maana utawapiga Washami katika Afeki hata utakapowaangamiza.
“Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”
18
Akasema, Itwae mishale; akaitwaa. Akamwambia mfalme wa Israeli, Piga chini; akaipiga nchi mara tatu, akaacha.
Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.
19
Yule mtu wa Mungu akamkasirikia, akasema, Ingalikupasa kupiga mara tano au mara sita; ndipo ungaliipiga Shamu hata kuiangamiza; bali sasa utaipiga Shamu mara tatu tu.
But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”
20
Elisha akafa, nao wakamzika. Basi vikosi vya Wamoabi wakaingia katika nchi mwanzo wa mwaka.
And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.
21
Ikawa, walipokuwa wakimzika mtu, angalia, waliona kikosi; wakamtupa yule mtu kaburini mwa Elisha; mara yule maiti alipoigusa mifupa ya Elisha, alifufuka, akasimama kwa miguu.
Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
22
Na Hazaeli mfalme wa Shamu akawaonea Israeli siku zote za Yehoahazi.
And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
23
Lakini Bwana akawahurumia, akawasikitikia, na kuwaangalia, kwa ajili ya agano lake na Ibrahimu, na Isaka, na Yakobo, wala hakutaka kuwaangamiza, wala hakuwatupa usoni pake bado.
But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
24
Akafa Hazaeli mfalme wa Shamu, na Ben-hadadi mwanawe akatawala mahali pake.
When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.
25
Naye Yehoashi, mwana wa Yehoahazi, akaitwaa tena mkononi mwa Ben-hadadi mwana wa Hazaeli miji ile aliyoitwaa yeye mkononi mwa Yehoahazi baba yake vitani. Mara tatu Yehoashi akamshinda, akairudisha miji ya Israeli.
Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.