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Ikawa, hapo Bwana alipopenda kumpandisha Eliya mbinguni kwa upepo wa kisulisuli, Eliya alitoka Gilgali pamoja na Elisha.
Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
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Eliya akamwambia Elisha, Tafadhali, kaa hapa; maana Bwana amenituma niende mpaka Betheli.
and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
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Elisha akasema, Kama Bwana aishivyo, na roho yako iishivyo, sitakuacha, Basi wakashuka mpaka Betheli. Basi wana wa manabii, waliokuwako Betheli, wakatoka kuonana na Elisha, wakamwambia, Je! Unajua ya kuwa Bwana atamwondoa bwana wako leo, asiwe mkubwa wako? Akasema, Naam, najua; nyamazeni.
Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
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Eliya akamwambia, Tafadhali, kaa hapa, Elisha; maana Bwana amenituma niende mpaka Yeriko. Akasema, Kama Bwana aishivyo, na roho yako iishivyo, sitakuacha. Nao wakafika Yeriko.
And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
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Basi wana wa manabii, waliokuwako Yeriko, wakamkaribia Elisha, wakamwambia, Je! Unajua ya kuwa Bwana atamwondoa bwana wako leo, asiwe mkubwa wako? Akajibu, Naam, najua, nyamazeni.
Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
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Eliya akamwambia, Tafadhali kaa hapa; maana Bwana amenituma niende mpaka Yordani. Akasema, Kama Bwana aishivyo, na roho yako iishivyo, sitakuacha. Wakaendelea mbele wote wawili.
And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
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Basi watu hamsini wa wale wana wa manabii wakaenda wakasimama, kuwakabili kwa mbali; na hao wawili wakasimama karibu na Yordani.
Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.
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Eliya akalitwaa vazi lake la juu, akalikunja, akayapiga maji, yakagawanyika huku na huku, na hao wawili wakavuka pakavu.
And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
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Hata ikawa, walipokwisha kuvuka, Eliya akamwambia Elisha, Omba kwangu lo lote utakalo nikutendee, kabla sijaondolewa kwako. Elisha akasema, Nakuomba, sehemu maradufu ya roho yako na iwe juu yangu.
After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
10
Akasema, Umeomba neno gumu; lakini, ukiniona nitakapoondolewa kwako, utalipata; la hukuniona, hulipati.
“You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”
11
Ikawa, walipokuwa wakiendelea mbele na kuongea, tazama! Kukatokea gari la moto, na farasi wa moto, likawatenga wale wawili; naye Eliya akapanda mbinguni kwa upepo wa kisulisuli.
As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
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Naye Elisha akaona, akalia, Baba yangu, baba yangu, gari la Israeli na wapanda farasi wake! Asimwone tena kabisa; akashika mavazi yake mwenyewe, akayararua vipande viwili.
As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
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Kisha akaliokota lile vazi la Eliya lililomwangukia, akarudi, akasimama katika ukingo wa Yordani.
Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
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Akalitwaa lile vazi la Eliya lililomwangukia, akayapiga maji, akasema, Yuko wapi Bwana, Mungu wa Eliya? Naye alipoyapiga maji, yakagawanyika huku na huku, Elisha akavuka.
Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.
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Na hao wana wa manabii, waliokuwako Yeriko wakimkabili, walipomwona, walisema, Roho ya Eliya inakaa juu ya Elisha. Wakaja kuonana naye, wakainama kifudifudi mbele yake.
When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
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Wakamwambia, Angalia, wako hapa pamoja nasi watumishi wako watu hamsini walio hodari; waende, twakuomba, wamtafute bwana wako; isiwe labda roho ya Bwana imemtwaa na kumtupa juu ya mlima mmoja, au katika bonde moja. Akasema, Msiwatume.
“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.
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Wakamsisitiza hata akaona haya, akasema, Haya! Watumeni. Basi wakatuma watu hamsini; nao wakatafuta siku tatu, wasimwone.
But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
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Wakamrudia, alipokuwa anakawia Yeriko; akawaambia, Je! Mimi sikuwaambia, Msiende?
When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
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Watu wa mjini wakamwambia Elisha, Angalia, twakusihi, mahali pa mji huu ni pazuri, kama bwana wangu aonavyo; lakini maji yake hayafai, na nchi huzaa mapooza.
Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”
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Akasema, Nileteeni chombo kipya, mtie chumvi ndani yake. Wakamletea.
“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him,
21
Akatoka akaenda mpaka chemchemi ya maji, akatupa ile chumvi humo ndani, akasema, Bwana asema hivi, Nimeyaponya maji haya; hakutatoka huko tena kufa wala kuzaa mapooza.
and Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.’”
22
Hivyo yale maji yakapona hata leo, sawasawa na neno la Elisha alilolinena.
And the waters there have been healthy to this day, according to the word spoken by Elisha.
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Akakwea kutoka huko mpaka Betheli; naye alipokuwa akienda njiani, wakatoka vijana katika mji, wakamfanyizia mzaha, wakamwambia, Paa wewe mwenye upaa! Paa wewe mwenye upaa!
From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
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Akatazama nyuma akawaona, akawalaani kwa jina la Bwana. Wakatoka dubu wawili wa kike mwituni, wakawararua vijana arobaini na wawili miongoni mwao.
Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
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Akatoka huko akaenda mlima wa Karmeli, na toka huko akarudi mpaka Samaria.
And Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.