1 Samuel 6
1 Now the ark of God was in the land of the Philistines seven months.
Na rĩrĩ, ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova rĩarĩkia gũikara bũrũri wa Afilisti mĩeri mũgwanja-rĩ,
2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? tell us how we are to send it back to its place? And they said:
Afilisti magĩĩta athĩnjĩri-ngai na aragũri, makĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Tũgwĩka atĩa na ithandũkũ rĩĩrĩ rĩa Jehova? Twĩrei ũrĩa tũngĩrĩcookia kũrĩa rĩoimĩte.”
3 If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, send it not away empty, but render unto him what you owe for sin, and then you shall be healed: and you shall know why his hand departeth not from you.
Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mũngĩkorwo nĩ mũgũcookia ithandũkũ rĩa ngai ya Isiraeli, mũtikarĩcookie rĩrĩ itheri, no nginya mũrĩtũme na kĩndũ gĩa kũrutwo iruta rĩa mahĩtia. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkaahona, na mũmenye kĩrĩa gĩtũmĩte guoko gwake kwage kweherio igũrũ rĩanyu.”
4 They answered: What is it we ought to render unto him for sin? and they answered:
Afilisti makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ iruta rĩrĩkũ rĩa mahĩtia tũngĩmĩrutĩra?” Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Tũmĩhiano tũtano twa thahabu tũhaana mahũha, na tũtano twa thahabu tũhaana tũbĩa o ta ũrĩa aathani a Afilisti maigana, nĩ ũndũ inyuĩ na aathani anyu mũhũũrĩtwo na mũthiro mũthemba o ũmwe.
5 According to the number of the provinces of the Philistines you shall make five golden emerods, and five golden mice: for the same plague hath been upon you all, and upon your lords. And you shall make the likeness of your emerods, and the likeness of the mice that have destroyed the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: to see if he will take off his hand from you, and from your gods, and from your land.
Thondekai tũmĩhiano twa mahũha na twa tũbĩa iria irathũkia bũrũri, na mũtĩĩe ngai ya Isiraeli. No gũkorwo nĩakeheria guoko gwake kuume igũrũ rĩanyu, o na igũrũ rĩa ngai cianyu, o na bũrũri wanyu.
6 Why do you harden your hearts, as Egypt and Pharao hardened their hearts? did not he, after he was struck, then let them go, and they departed?
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte mũmie ngoro cianyu ta ũrĩa andũ a Misiri na Firaũni meekire? Rĩrĩa aamahinyĩrĩirie-rĩ, githĩ matiarekereirie andũ a Isiraeli nĩguo mathiĩ?
7 Now therefore take and make a new cart: and two kine that have calved, on which there hath come no yoke, tie to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.
“Na rĩrĩ, haarĩriai ngaari njerũ, na ngʼombe igĩrĩ njiairĩ itarĩ ciohwo icooki. Muoherere ngʼombe icio ngaari-inĩ ĩyo, no mweherie njaũ ciacio mũcihingĩre kiugũ.
8 And you shall take the ark of the Lord, and lay it on the cart, and the vessels of gold, which you have paid him for sin, you shall put into a little box, at the side thereof: and send it away that it may go.
Oyai ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova mũrĩigĩrĩre igũrũ rĩa ngaari, na mũige gathandũkũ mwena-inĩ warĩo na mũgekĩre indo icio cia thahabu icio mũramĩcookeria irĩ cia iruta rĩa mahĩtia. Rekei rĩthiĩ,
9 And you shall look: and if it go up by the way of his own coasts towards Bethsames, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, we shall know that it is not his hand hath touched us, but it hath happened by chance.
no mũikare mũrĩrorete. Rĩngĩambata rĩkinye bũrũri warĩo, rĩerekeire Bethi-Shemeshu-rĩ, nĩgũgatuĩka atĩ nĩ Jehova ũtũrehereire mũtino ũyũ mũnene ũũ. No kũngĩkorwo ti ũguo, nĩtũkamenya atĩ ti guoko gwake gwatũhũũrire, no nĩ ũndũ watũkorire o ũguo.”
10 They did therefore in this manner: and taking two kine, that had suckling calves, they yoked them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩĩka ũguo. Makĩoya ngʼombe icio igĩrĩ magĩcioherera ngaari-inĩ, na makĩhingĩra njaũ ciacio kiugũ.
11 And they laid the ark of God upon the cart, and the little box that had in it the golden mice and the likeness of the emerods.
Makĩigĩrĩra ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova igũrũ rĩa ngaari, na hamwe narĩo makĩigĩrĩra gathandũkũ karĩa kaarĩ na tũbĩa tũu twa thahabu na tũmĩhiano tũu twahaanaga mahũha.
12 And the kine took the straight way that leadeth to Bethsames, and they went along the way, lowing as they went: and turned not aside neither to the right hand nor to the left: and the lords of the Philistines followed them as far as the borders of Bethsames.
Ningĩ ngʼombe icio ikĩambata irũngĩrĩirie irorete Bethi-Shemeshu, igĩthiĩ na njĩra yothe ikĩanagia; itiakerũrire na mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho. Nao aathani a Afilisti magĩcirũmĩrĩra o nginya mũhaka-inĩ wa Bethi-Shemeshu.
13 Now the Bethsamites were reaping wheat in the valley: and lifting up their eyes they saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Bethi-Shemeshu nĩ kũgetha maagethaga ngano yao kĩanda-inĩ, na rĩrĩa maatiirire maitho makĩona ithandũkũ rĩa Ngai, magĩkena nĩkũrĩona.
14 And the cart came into the field of Josue a Bethsamite, and stood there. And there was a great stone, and they cut in pieces the wood of the cart, and laid the kine upon it a holocaust to the Lord.
Nayo ngaari ĩgĩkinya mũgũnda-inĩ wa Joshua wa kũu Bethi-Shemeshu, nayo ĩkĩrũgama hakuhĩ na ihiga inene. Andũ acio magĩatũranga mĩtĩ ya ngaari ĩyo, na makĩrutĩra Jehova ngʼombe icio igongona rĩa njino.
15 And the Levites took down the ark of God, and the little box that was at the side of it, wherein were the vessels of gold, and they put them upon the great stone. The men also of Bethsames offered holocausts and sacrificed victims that day to the Lord.
Nao Alawii makĩruta ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova hamwe na gathandũkũ ka mĩhiano ĩyo ya thahabu, makĩmĩigĩrĩra igũrũ rĩa ihiga rĩu inene. Mũthenya ũcio andũ a Bethi-Shemeshu makĩruta ngʼombe icio irĩ igongona rĩa njino harĩ Jehova.
16 And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Accaron the same day.
Aathani acio atano a Afilisti makĩĩonera maũndũ macio mothe, na magĩcooka Ekironi mũthenya o ro ũcio.
17 And these are the golden emerods, which the Philistines returned for sin to the Lord: For Azotus one, for Gaza one, for Ascalon one, for Geth one, for Accaron one:
Ĩno nĩyo mĩhiano ya mahũha ma thahabu ĩrĩa Afilisti maatũmire ĩrĩ igongona rĩa mahĩtia rĩa kũrutĩrwo Jehova: Mũhiano o ũmwe warutagwo nĩ ũndũ wa o itũũra: Ashidodi, na Gaza, na Ashikeloni, na Gathu, na Ekironi.
18 And the golden mice according to the number of the cities of the Philistines, of the five provinces, from the fenced city to the village that was without wall, and to the great Abel (the stone) whereon they set down the ark of the Lord, which was till that day in the field of Josue the Bethsamite.
Naguo mũigana wa mbĩa cia thahabu waiganaga o ta matũũra ma Afilisti ma aathani acio atano, matũũra macio maairigĩirwo na thingo cia hinya hamwe na tũtũũra twa bũrũri wao. Narĩo ihiga rĩu inene harĩa maigĩrĩire ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova, nĩ mũira nginya ũmũthĩ rĩrĩ kũu mũgũnda-inĩ ũcio wa Joshua wa kũu Bethi-Shemeshu.
19 But he slew of the men of Bethsames, because they had seen the ark of the Lord: and he slew of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten the people with a great slaughter.
No Ngai akĩũraga andũ amwe a kũu Bethi-Shemeshu, akĩũraga andũ mĩrongo mũgwanja nĩ ũndũ nĩmarorire ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova thĩinĩ. Andũ makĩrĩra nĩ ũndũ wa ihũũra rĩu inene Jehova aamahũũrĩte narĩo,
20 And the men of Bethsames said: Who shall be able to stand before the Lord this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
nao andũ a Bethi-Shemeshu makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũngĩkĩrũgama mbere ya Jehova, Ngai ũyũ mũtheru? Ithandũkũ rĩkwambatio kũrĩ ũ rĩoima haha?”
21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Cariathiarim, saying: The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord, come ye down and fetch it up to you.
Ningĩ magĩtũmana kũrĩ andũ a Kiriathu-Jearimu, makĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Afilisti nĩmacookia ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova. Ikũrũkai mũrĩgĩĩre mũrĩambatie kwanyu.”
