1 Samuel 3
1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
Nake mwana ũcio ti Samũeli aatungataga mbere ya Jehova arĩ harĩ Eli. Matukũ-inĩ macio kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩtiaiguagwo kaingĩ, na gũtionekaga cioneki kaingĩ.
2 Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.
Ũtukũ ũmwe Eli, ũrĩa maitho make maambĩrĩirie kwaga hinya akaaga kuona wega, aakomete o harĩa aamenyerete.
3 And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
Tawa wa Ngai ndwahorete, nake Samũeli aakomete kũu thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, harĩa ithandũkũ rĩa Ngai rĩarĩ.
4 And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jehova agĩĩta Samũeli. Samũeli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
5 And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.
Nake agĩtengʼera kũrĩ Eli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wanjĩta; niĩ ũyũ haha.” No Eli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndiĩtanĩte; cooka ũgakome.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samũeli agĩthiĩ agĩkoma.
6 And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”
Jehova agĩĩtana rĩngĩ, “Samũeli!” Nake Samũeli agĩũkĩra, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Eli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wanjĩta; niĩ ũyũ haha.” Eli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, niĩ ndiĩtanĩte; cooka ũgakome.”
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Samũeli ndaakoretwo amenyete Jehova, kana akaguũrĩrio kiugo kĩa Jehova.
8 And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
Jehova nĩetire Samũeli riita rĩa gatatũ, nake Samũeli agĩũkĩra agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Eli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wanjĩta; niĩ ũyũ haha.” Nake Eli akĩmenya atĩ nĩ Jehova wetaga mwana ũcio.
9 And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Eli akĩĩra Samũeli atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũgakome, na wona aagwĩta uuge atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova, aria, nĩ ũndũ ndungata yaku nĩĩthikĩrĩirie.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samũeli agĩthiĩ, na agĩkoma harĩa aakomaga.
10 And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
Nake Jehova agĩũka akĩrũgama hau, agĩĩtana o ta mahinda macio mangĩ atĩrĩ, “Samũeli! Samũeli!” Nake Samũeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Aria, nĩ ũndũ ndungata yaku nĩĩthikĩrĩirie.”
11 And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Samũeli atĩrĩ, “Rora, niĩ ndĩ hakuhĩ gwĩka ũndũ thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli ũrĩa ũgaatũma matũ ma mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũkaũigua mararake.
12 In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo maũndũ marĩa mothe ndoigire ma gũũkĩrĩra Eli na nyũmba yake nĩngamahingia kuuma kĩambĩrĩria nginya mũthia.
13 For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩndamwĩrire nĩngatuĩra nyũmba yake ciira nginya tene nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩa we oĩ ũhoro wamo; ariũ ake nĩmetuire andũ a kũmeneka, nake akĩremwo nĩ kũmakaania.
14 For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩndehĩtire igũrũ rĩa nyũmba ya Eli ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Waganu wa nyũmba ya Eli ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũkaahoroherio na igongona kana iruta.’”
15 Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
Samũeli agĩkoma o nginya rũciinĩ, na okĩra akĩhingũra mĩrango ya nyũmba ya Jehova. Nĩetigagĩra kwĩra Eli ũhoro wa kĩoneki kĩu,
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
no Eli akĩmwĩta, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Samũeli, mũrũ wakwa.” Nake Samũeli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
17 And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”
Eli akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ũcio Jehova arakwĩrire? Ndũkae kũũhitha ũndũ ũcio. Ngai arogwĩka ũndũ mũũru makĩria, ũngĩĩhitha ũndũ o na ũmwe ũrĩa arakwĩrire.”
18 And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samũeli akĩmwĩra maũndũ mothe, na ndaamũhithire ũndũ o na ũmwe. Eli agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũcio nĩ Jehova; nĩeke ũndũ ũrĩa ekuona wagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ make.”
19 And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
Jehova nĩakoragwo hamwe na Samũeli o ũrĩa aakũraga, na ndaarekire kiugo o na kĩmwe gĩake kĩũrĩre thĩ.
20 And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
Nakuo Isiraeli guothe kuuma Dani nginya Birishiba magĩkũũrana atĩ Samũeli aarĩ mũthuure atuĩke mũnabii wa Jehova.
21 And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.
Nake Jehova agĩthiĩ na mbere kuonekana kũu Shilo, na kũu nĩkuo eguũrĩirie kũrĩ Samũeli na ũndũ wa kiugo gĩake.
