Kings III 17
1 And Eliu the prophet, the Thesbite of Thesbae of Galaad, said to Achaab, As the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be these years dew nor rain, except by the word of my mouth.
Na rĩrĩ, Elija ũrĩa Mũtishibi kuuma Tishibi, thĩinĩ wa Gileadi, akĩĩra Ahabu atĩrĩ, “O ta ũrĩa Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, atũũraga muoyo, ũrĩa niĩ ndungatagĩra-rĩ, mĩaka ĩrĩa ĩgũũka gũtigũcooka kũgĩa ime kana mbura, tiga na ũndũ wa kiugo gĩakwa.”
2 And the word of the Lord came to Eliu, [saying],
Ningĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinyĩra Elija akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
3 Depart hence eastward, and hide thee by the brook of Chorrath, that is before Jordan.
“Ũkĩra uume gũkũ, werekere mwena wa irathĩro, ũkehithe mũkuru-inĩ wa Kerithu mwena wa irathĩro wa Jorodani.
4 And it shall be [that] thou shalt drink water of the brook, and I will charge the ravens to feed thee there.
Ũrĩnyuuaga maaĩ karũũĩ-inĩ kau, na nĩnjathĩte mahuru makũrehagĩre irio kuo.”
5 And Eliu did according to the word of the Lord, and he sat by the brook of Chorrath before Jordan.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Elija agĩĩka o ta ũrĩa Jehova aamwĩrire. Agĩthiĩ mũkuru-inĩ wa Kerithu, mwena wa irathĩro wa Jorodani, na agĩikara kuo.
6 And the ravens brought him loaves in the morning, and flesh in the evening and he drank water of the brook.
Mahuru maamũtwaragĩra mũgate na nyama rũciinĩ, na makamũtwarĩra mũgate na nyama hwaĩ-inĩ, nake akanyuuaga maaĩ ma karũũĩ kau.
7 And it came to pass after some time, that the brook was dried up, because there had been no rain upon the earth.
Thuutha ũcio, karũũĩ kau gakĩhũa tondũ gũtikoretwo kũrĩ na mbura bũrũri ũcio.
8 And the word of the Lord came to Eliu, [saying],
Hĩndĩ ĩyo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinyĩra Elija rĩngĩ, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
9 Arise, and go to Sarepta of the Sidonian [land]: behold, I have there commanded a widow-woman to maintain thee.
“Thiĩ o rĩmwe nginya Zarefathu kũu Sidoni ũgaikare kuo. Nĩnjathĩte mũtumia wa ndigwa wa kũu akũheage irio.”
10 And he arose and went to Sarepta, and came to the gate of the city: and, behold, a widow-woman was there gathering sticks; and Eliu cried after her, and said to her, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩthiĩ Zarefathu. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aakinyire kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra, agĩkora mũtumia wa ndigwa hau akĩũngania tũkũ. Akĩmwĩta, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Wahota kũndehera tũũĩ tũnini na gĩkombe nĩgeetha nyue?”
11 And she went to fetch it; and Eliu cried after her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of the bread that is in thy hand.
Mũtumia ũcio agĩtua gũthiĩ kũmũgĩĩrĩra maaĩ-rĩ, akĩmwĩta, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha ndehera kĩenyũ kĩa mũgate ndĩe.”
12 And the woman said, [As] the Lord thy God lives, I have not a cake, but only a handful of meal in the pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse, and, behold, I am going to gather two sticks, and I shall go in and dress it for myself and my children, and we shall eat it and die.
Mũtumia ũcio akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova Ngai waku atũũraga muoyo-rĩ, niĩ ndirĩ na mũgate no kamũtu kanini karĩ ndigithũ-inĩ na tũguta tũnini tũrĩ cuba-inĩ. Na rĩu ndĩrongania tũkũ tũtũ ndware mũciĩ, nĩgeetha ngaruge irio ciakwa na mwana wakwa, nĩguo tũrĩe tũcooke tũkue.”
13 And Eliu said to her, Be of good courage, go in and do according to thy word: but make me thereof a little cake, and thou shalt bring [it] out to me first, and thou shalt make [some] for thyself and thy children last.
Elija akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga gwĩtigĩra. Thiĩ mũciĩ na wĩke o ro ũguo woiga. No wambe ũndugĩre kamũgate kanini kuumanagia na kĩrĩa ũrĩ nakĩo, ũndehere ũcooke wĩthondekere wee na mwana waku.
14 For thus saith the Lord, The pitcher of meal shall not fail, and the cruse of oil shall not diminish, until the day that the Lord gives rain upon the earth.
Tondũ ũũ nĩguo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga: ‘Ndigithũ ndĩrĩ hĩndĩ ĩgathira mũtu namo maguta matirĩ hĩndĩ magathira cuba-inĩ, nginya mũthenya ũrĩa Jehova akaheana mbura bũrũri-inĩ ũyũ.’”
15 And the woman went and did [so], and did eat, she, and he, and her children.
Nake agĩthiĩ agĩĩka o ũguo Elija aamwĩrire. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio o mũthenya nĩ kwarĩ na irio cia Elija, na cia mũtumia ũcio na nyũmba yake.
16 And the pitcher of meal failed not, and the cruse of oil was not diminished, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by the hand of Eliu.
Nĩgũkorwo ndigithũ ndĩathiraga mũtu nayo cuba ndĩathiraga maguta, kũringana na kiugo kĩa Jehova kĩrĩa kĩarĩtio nĩ Elija.
17 And it came to pass afterward, that the son of the woman the mistress of the house was sick; and his sickness was very severe, until there was no breath left in him.
Thuutha ũcio mũriũ wa mũtumia ũcio mwene mũciĩ akĩrwara. Nake akĩĩhĩrwo mũno makĩria, nginya agĩtiga kũhihia.
18 And she said to Eliu, What have I to do with thee, O man of God? hast thou come in to me to bring my sins to remembrance, and to slay my son?
Mũtumia ũcio akĩĩra Elija atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũhoro ũrĩkũ ũrĩ naguo na niĩ, wee mũndũ wa Ngai? Kaĩ wokire kũndirikania mehia makwa, na ũũrage mũrũ wakwa?”
19 And Eliu said to the woman, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and took him up to the chamber in which he himself lodged, and laid him on the bed.
Nake Elija akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nengera mũrũguo,” akĩmũruta moko-inĩ make, akĩmũtwara kanyũmba ka igũrũ karĩa aikaraga, akĩmũkomia ũrĩrĩ-inĩ wake.
20 And Eliu cried aloud, and said, Alas, O Lord, the witness of the widow with whom I sojourn, thou hast wrought evil [for her] in slaying her son.
Nake agĩkaĩra Jehova, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Wee Jehova Ngai wakwa, kaĩ ningĩ warehere mũtumia ũyũ wa ndigwa mũtino, ũyũ njikarĩte ndĩ mũgeni gwake, na ũndũ wa kũreka mũriũ wake akue?”
21 And he breathed on the child thrice, and called on the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, let, I pray thee, the soul of this child return to him.
Nake agĩĩtambũrũkia igũrũ rĩa kahĩĩ kau maita matatũ na agĩkaĩra Jehova, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Wee Jehova Ngai wakwa, reke muoyo wa kahĩĩ gaka ũgacookerere!”
22 And it was so, and the child cried out,
Jehova akĩigua gũkaya kwa Elija, naguo muoyo wa kahĩĩ kau ũgĩgacookerera, gagĩcooka muoyo.
23 and he brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother; and Eliu said, See, thy son lives.
Elija akĩoya mwana ũcio akĩmũikũrũkia kuuma kanyũmba ka igũrũ, akĩmũtoonyia nyũmba. Akĩmũnengera nyina, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta kĩrore, mũrũguo arĩ muoyo!”
24 And the woman said to Eliu, Behold, I know that thou [art] a man of God, and the word of the Lord in thy mouth [is] true.
Nake mũtumia ũcio akĩĩra Elija atĩrĩ, “Rĩu nĩndamenya atĩ ũrĩ mũndũ wa Ngai, na atĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova kĩrĩa kiumĩte kanua gaku nĩ kĩa ma.”
