2 Samweli 1:23
2 Samuel 1:23 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
“Sauli na Yonathani, maishani walipendwa na kuneemeka, na katika kifo hawakutengana. Walikuwa wepesi kuliko tai, walikuwa na nguvu kuliko simba.
2 Samuel 1:23 in English
2 Samuel 1:23 · Berean Standard Bible
Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
Context
21“Enyi milima ya Gilboa,
msipate umande wala mvua,
wala mashamba yazaayo sadaka ya nafaka.
Kwa maana huko ndiko ngao ya mwenye nguvu iliponajisiwa,
ngao ya Sauli haitapakwa tena mafuta. 22Kutokana na damu ya waliouawa,
kutokana na miili ya wenye nguvu,
ule upinde wa Yonathani haukugeuka nyuma.
Upanga wa Sauli haukurudi bure. 23“Sauli na Yonathani,
maishani walipendwa na kuneemeka,
na katika kifo hawakutengana.
Walikuwa wepesi kuliko tai,
walikuwa na nguvu kuliko simba. 24“Enyi binti za Israeli,
lieni kwa ajili ya Sauli,
ambaye aliwavika nguo
nyekundu na maridadi,
ambaye aliremba mavazi yenu
kwa mapambo ya dhahabu. 25“Tazama jinsi mashujaa
walivyoanguka vitani!
Yonathani ameuawa
mahali pako palipoinuka.
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