1
Kisha Daudi akasema, Je! Amesalia mtu mmoja katika nyumba ya Sauli, nipate kumtendea mema kwa ajili ya Yonathani?
Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
2
Palikuwa na mtumishi mmoja wa nyumba ya Sauli, jina lake Siba, basi wakamwita aende kwa Daudi; na mfalme akamwuliza, Wewe ndiwe Siba? Naye akasema Mimi, mtumwa wako ndiye.
And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.
3
Mfalme akasema, Je! Hakuna hata sasa mtu ye yote wa nyumba ya Sauli, nipate kumtendea mema ya Mungu? Siba akamwambia mfalme, Yonathani anaye mwana hata sasa, aliye na kilema cha mguu.
So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
4
Mfalme akamwambia, Yuko wapi? Siba akamwambia mfalme, Tazama, yumo katika nyumba ya Makiri, mwana wa Amieli, katika Lo-debari.
“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
5
Basi mfalme Daudi akatuma watu, akamwondoa katika nyumba ya Makiri, mwana wa Amieli, katika Lo-debari.
So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.
6
Basi Mefiboshethi, mwana wa Yonathani, mwana wa Sauli akaenda kwa Daudi, akaanguka kifudifudi, akasujudu. Daudi akasema, Mefiboshethi! Naye akaitika, Mimi hapa, mtumwa wako!
And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
7
Daudi akamwambia, Usiogope, maana bila shaka nitakutendea mema; kwa ajili ya Yonathani, baba yako, nami nitakurudishia mashamba yote ya Sauli, baba yako; nawe utakula chakula mezani pangu daima.
“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
8
Akasujudu, akasema, Mimi mtumwa wako ni nini, hata ukamwangalia mbwa mfu kama mimi?
Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
9
Ndipo mfalme akamwita Siba, mtumwa wa Sauli, akamwambia, Mali yote yaliyokuwa ya Sauli na ya nyumba yake nimempa mwana wa bwana wako.
Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
10
Nawe utamlimia nchi hiyo, wewe, na wanao, na watumwa wako; nawe utamletea mwana wa bwana wako matunda yake, apate chakula ale; lakini Mefiboshethi, mwana wa bwana wako, atakula chakula mezani pangu sikuzote. Basi huyo Siba alikuwa na wana kumi na watano na watumwa ishirini.
You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11
Ndipo Siba akamwambia mfalme, Mimi, mtumwa wako, nitatenda hayo yote kama bwana wangu, mfalme, alivyoniamuru. Na kwa habari za Mefiboshethi, mfalme alisema, Atakula mezani pangu, kama mmojawapo wa wana wa mfalme.
And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
12
Huyo Mefiboshethi alikuwa na mwana mdogo, jina lake akiitwa Mika. Na watu wote waliokaa nyumbani mwa Siba walikuwa watumwa wa Mefiboshethi.
And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
13
Basi Mefiboshethi akakaa Yerusalemu; maana alikuwa akila chakula sikuzote mezani pa mfalme; naye alikuwa na kilema cha miguu yote miwili.
So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.