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Welcome to Swahili Bible site! Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of eastern and southeastern Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is estimated that around 15 Million users speak it. The New Testament was first translated into Swahili around 1850. United Bible Societies is working towards making this Bible available to all who need it.

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Dawudi ekela umuyiinga wa Isiraeli

(1 Bye Kimiboolo 11.1-3)

1Lwanyuma baraangirisi be bikuuka bibiili mu Isiraeli baatsya i Heburoni isi Dawudi, kila bamulomela bari, “Bona, ifwe khuli baalebe boowo babeene. 2Amataayiko, ikhaba nga abe Saulo ali umuyiinga weefwe, ne abe iwe niye uraangirira linaambo lyeefwe nga abe litsya mu busoolo. Naluundi Umukasya akhulomela iwe ari, ‘Iwe niye ukhaabe umwaayi uwe babaandu baase, ba Isiraeli. Iwe niye ukhaabe umuwuli waabwe.’ ”

3Nashiryo nga baraangirisi ba Isiraeli boosi baatsiile i Heburoni, umuyiinga Dawudi waakhola ni nabo indakaano mu moni tsy’Omukasya. Baryo baatsukha khu murwe kwa Dawudi kamafura, baamwikesa umuyiinga uwa Isiraeli yoosi.

45.4: 1 Bay 2.11; 1 Kim 3.4; 29.27Dawudi ekela umuyiinga uwa Isiraeli nga ali ni kye buukhulu kamakhumi kataru. Waawula khuumala imbuka iye kimiiko kamakhumi kane. 5Nga ali i Heburoni, aawula Yuda khuumala imbuka iye kimiiko musaafu ni shisiintsa; nga ali i Yerusalemu, waawula Isiraeli yoosi ni Yuda yoosi, khuumala imbuka iye kimiiko kamakhumi kataru.

Dawudi awaamba Yerusalemu

(1 Bye Kimiboolo 11.4-9; 14.1-2)

65.6: Yos 15.63; Baak 1.21Nga imbuka yaabirirewo, umuyiinga Dawudi waraangirira liiye lyeewe, baatsya khukhwibwakala ba Yebusi, abe babaamenya mu Yerusalemu. Ba Yebusi nga bambaasa bari abe mbaawo Dawudi ni liiye lyeewe isi banyala baabirira khukhwingila mu shiriimba ta. Kila bamulomela bari, “Singane wingile muno ta! Abe khwaakhalemala namwe khwaakhafwa tsiimoni, kane khukhutimise utsye.” 7Ne shitweela busa, Dawudi wawaamba shiriimba Sayuuni abe shishiilikho litikiiyi. Lwanyuma baashilaanga bari shiriimba sha Dawudi. 8Lweesi baatsya khuwaambila shiriimba isho Dawudi waaloma ari, “Uyo yeesi ukana khukhwiira ba Yebusi, ali ni khuniinila mu mwanda kwe kameetsi, nio ebwakale baaleme ni baabofu abo, beesi kumwoyo kwase kukhakanakho na khari ta.” Ni nashiryo, kila babaandu baloma bari, “Baabofu ni baaleme sibalifukiilisibwa khukhwiingila mu ntsu ta.”

9Dawudi waamenya mu shiriimba shino, waashilaanga ari Shiriimba sha Dawudi. Wombakha shiriimba webotookhelesa, nga arakikhila i Milo, weela mukari. 10Umukasya Wele uwe kamahe waaba nga ali khu luwaande lwa Dawudi. Nashiryo Dawudi weloosela khuuba uwe kamaani naluundi uwe angaaki naabi.

11Lwanyuma Hiramu, umuyiinga uwa Tuulo, waasiindikha baarume isi Dawudi. Mwabamo baboombashi, ni babaabeetsa kamabaale, ni kimisaala kedali, khukhwoombakhela Dawudi lubili.

12Abweene awo, Dawudi waamanya ari abe Umukasya waamwikesile niye khuuba umuyiinga uwa Isiraeli. Naluundi ari Umukasya waamwikesile niye khuuba umuwuli uwe kamaani, khulwe babaandu beewe.

Babaana ba Dawudi babaandi

(1 Bye Kimiboolo 14.3-7)

13Lwanyuma Dawudi waawuuya i Heburoni, waatsya waamenya i Yerusalemu. Nga ali mu Yerusalemu, waayila bakhasi babaandi, nga khulikho ni b’ebulafu. Nashiryo Dawudi wasaala babaana baakali. 14Babaana beesi Dawudi aasaala nga ali i Yerusalemu nibo bano: Shanuwa, Shobabu, Nasani, Solomoni, 15Ibihari, Elishuwa, Nefegi, Yafiya, 16Elishama, Eliyada, ni Elifeleti.

17Ba Filisitiya ni baawulila bari Dawudi wekelile umuyiinga uwa Isiraeli yoosi, benyukha baatsya khuumuweentsa nga bakana bamuwaambe. Ne Dawudi ni aafumbula shino, wenyukha weekha mu Yerusalemu, shiriimba abe shishiili mu kumako. 18Ba Filisitiya abe beetsile bebuusile mu Litila lye Refayimu. 19Kila ereeba isi Umukasya ari, “Intsye nibwakale ba Filisitiya? Kane iwe umbe ise kamaani ke khubafuura mu busoolo?” Umukasya waamwilamo ari, “Tsya ubebwakale, kane ise ikhuwe kamaani ke khubafuura nibo mu busoolo.” 20Dawudi waabebwakala waabafuura. Kila aloma ari, “Imboone nga Umukasya n’afuuntsakilila baasiku baase, nga luluutsi lulusalasala ni lufuuntsakilila bibiindu.” Nashiryo Dawudi waatwiikha shiifwo ari, “Umukasya afuuntsakilila.” 21Dawudi ni liiye lyeewe baasuta ba wele beesi ba Filisitiya baabuumba busa, khulwekhuuba abe baabebiliile mu busoolo.

22Kumuluundi kukuundi, ba Filisitiya baakobola luundi nga bakana khuusoolana, bebuusila mu Litila lye Refayimu. 23Dawudi wereeba khu Mukasya, kila Umukasya amulomela ari, “Ukhabebwakala nga ubamakho ibweeni ta. Akhali baamile inyuma, khu luwaande lululoleleele kimisaala kimi balasamu. 24Ni kane uwulile likono mu masaafu ke kimisaala liliili nga lye basilikhale ni bakhuumba, bebwakale mu khaangu. Likono ilyo kane limanyise liri ise naakhwinyooyile iwe ibweeni, khuusoolanisa liiye lye ba Filisitiya.”

25Dawudi waakhola nga Umukasya n’amulakila, waafuura ba Filisitiya mu busoolo. Waabatimisa khukhwaama i Geba, khuutsya khukhwoolela ilala i Gezeri.

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