2 Samweli 19:18
2 Samuel 19:18 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Wakavuka kivuko ili kuwachukua watu wa nyumbani mwa mfalme ili kuwavusha na kufanya kila kitu alichotaka. Shimei mwana wa Gera alipovuka Yordani, akaanguka kifudifudi mbele ya mfalme,
2 Samuel 19:18 in English
2 Samuel 19:18 · Berean Standard Bible
and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king
Context
16Shimei mwana wa Gera, wa kabila la Benyamini kutoka Bahurimu, akaharakisha kuteremka pamoja na watu wa Yuda ili kumlaki Mfalme Daudi. 17Pamoja naye walikuwepo Wabenyamini elfu moja wakiwa wamefuatana na Siba, msimamizi wa nyumba ya Sauli, pia wanawe kumi na watano, na watumishi ishirini. Wakaharakisha kwenda Yordani, mahali mfalme alipokuwa. 18Wakavuka kivuko ili kuwachukua watu wa nyumbani mwa mfalme ili kuwavusha na kufanya kila kitu alichotaka.
Shimei mwana wa Gera alipovuka Yordani, akaanguka kifudifudi mbele ya mfalme, 19na kumwambia, “Bwana wangu na asinihesabie hatia. Usikumbuke jinsi mtumishi wako alivyofanya kosa siku ile bwana wangu mfalme alipoondoka Yerusalemu. Mfalme aliondoe moyoni mwake. 20Kwa maana mimi mtumishi wako najua nimefanya dhambi, lakini leo nimekuja hapa kama wa kwanza wa nyumba yote ya Yosefu kushuka na kumlaki bwana wangu mfalme.”
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