02/08/2026
1 Kings 21:1-10
[1]And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
Ikawa baada ya hayo, Nabothi Myezreeli alikuwa na shamba la mizabibu katika Yezreeli, karibu na nyumba ya kifalme ya Ahabu mfalme wa Samaria.
[2]And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
Ahabu akasema na Nabothi, akamwambia, Nipe shamba lako la mizabibu nilifanye shamba la mboga, maana ni karibu na nyumba yangu; nami nitakupa badala yake shamba la mizabibu lililo zuri zaidi; au ukipenda, nitakupa fedha sawasawa na thamani yake.
[3]And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
Nabothi akamwambia Ahabu, BWANA apishe mbali nikupe wewe urithi wa baba zangu.
[4]And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
Basi Ahabu akaenda nyumbani kwake, ana moyo mzito, tena amekasirika, kwa sababu ya neno lile aliloambiwa na Nabothi Myezreeli, akisema, Sitakupa urithi wa baba zangu. Akajilaza kitandani pake, akageuza uso wake, akakataa kula.
[5]But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
Lakini Yezebeli mkewe akamwendea, akamwambia, Kwa nini roho yako ina huzuni hata usile chakula?
[6]And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
