1 Kings 19
1 Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and that he had killed all the prophets of Baal with the sword.
Na rĩrĩ, Ahabu akĩĩra Jezebeli ũrĩa wothe Elija eekĩte, o na ũrĩa ooragithĩtie anabii othe a Baali na rũhiũ rwa njora.
2 Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods do as much to me and more if by tomorrow I haven't made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jezebeli agĩtũmĩra Elija mũndũ akamwĩre atĩrĩ, “Ngai ciakwa iroothũũra o na ikĩrĩrĩrie gũthũũra, angĩkorwo ihinda ta rĩrĩ rũciũ, ndigatũma muoyo waku ũhaane ta wa ũmwe wa anabii acio ũrooragire.”
3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he arrived in Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there
Elija agĩĩtigĩra akĩũra nĩguo ahonokie muoyo wake. Aakinya Birishiba kũu Juda, agĩtiga ndungata yake kuo,
4 and traveled another day's journey into the desert. He sat down under a broom tree and asked to die. “I've had enough now, Lord,” he said. “Take my life! I'm no better than my forefathers.”
nowe mwene, agĩthiĩ rũgendo rwa mũthenya ũmwe na kũu werũ-inĩ. Agĩkinya mũtĩ-inĩ wa mwethia, agĩikara thĩ kĩĩruru-inĩ kĩaguo, akĩhooya akue. Akiuga atĩrĩ, “Jehova, nĩnyonete mathĩĩna ma kũnjigana. Oya muoyo wakwa; niĩ ndirĩ mwega gũkĩra maithe makwa ma tene.”
5 He lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree. All of a sudden an angel touched him and said, “Get up, and eat.”
Agĩkoma toro hau rungu rwa mũtĩ ũcio. O rĩmwe mũraika akĩmũhutia, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra ũrĩe.”
6 He looked around, and there beside his head was some bread baking over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and lay down again.
Akĩĩhũgũra, na hau mũtwe-inĩ wake haarĩ na mũgate wahĩhĩtio na makara mahiũ, na nĩ haarĩ na ndigithũ yarĩ na maaĩ. Akĩrĩa na akĩnyua, agĩcooka agĩkoma rĩngĩ.
7 The angel of the Lord returned a second time and touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you.”
Mũraika ũcio wa Jehova akĩmũkora hĩndĩ ya keerĩ, akĩmũhutia, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra ũrĩe nĩgũkorwo rũgendo rũrĩa rũrĩ mbere yaku nĩ rũraihu mũno.”
8 So he got up and ate and drank, and with the strength the food gave him he was able to walk forty days and forty nights to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩũkĩra akĩrĩa na akĩnyua. Akĩgĩa na hinya nĩ ũndũ wa irio icio, agĩthiĩ matukũ mĩrongo ĩna, mũthenya na ũtukũ, nginya agĩkinya Horebu, kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Ngai.
9 There he entered a cave and spent the night. The Lord spoke to Elijah, and asked him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Kũu agĩthiĩ agĩtoonya ngurunga, akĩraara ho. Nakĩo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩkĩmũkinyĩra, akĩũrio atĩrĩ, “Elija, ũreka atĩa haha?”
10 “I have worked passionately for the Lord God Almighty,” he replied. “But the Israelites have abandoned your agreement, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I am the only one who's left, and they are trying to kill me as well.”
Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ngoretwo ndĩ na kĩyo kĩnene nĩ ũndũ wa Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe. Andũ a Isiraeli nao nĩmaregete kĩrĩkanĩro gĩaku, makamomora igongona ciaku, na makooraga anabii aku na rũhiũ rwa njora. No niĩ nyiki ndigarĩte, na rĩu o na niĩ nĩmarageria kũnjũraga.”
11 Then the Lord told him, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” Right then the Lord passed by. A tremendously powerful wind ripped into the mountains and smashed rocks before the Lord, but the Lord wasn't in the wind. After the wind there came an earthquake, but the Lord wasn't in the earthquake.
Nake Jehova akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Uma ũthiĩ ũrũgame kĩrĩma-inĩ mbere ya Jehova, nĩgũkorwo Jehova akiriĩ kũhĩtũkĩra ho.” Hĩndĩ ĩyo rũhuho rũnene rwa hinya rũgĩatũranga irĩma na rũgĩthethera mahiga mbere ya Jehova, no Jehova ndaarĩ rũhuho-inĩ rũu. Thuutha wa rũhuho gũkĩgĩa gĩthingithia, no Jehova ndaarĩ gĩthingithia-inĩ kĩu.
12 After the earthquake there came a fire, but the Lord wasn't in the fire. And after the fire came a voice speaking in a gentle whisper.
Thuutha wa gĩthingithia gũgĩũka mwaki, no Jehova ndaarĩ mwaki-inĩ ũcio, na thuutha wa mwaki ũcio gũgĩũka mũgambo mũceke, mũhooreru.
13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his cloak around his face and went out and stood at the cave entrance. Immediately a voice spoke to him and asked, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Rĩrĩa Elija aiguire mũgambo ũcio, akĩguucia nguo yake akĩhumbĩra ũthiũ, na akiuma akĩrũgama mũromo-inĩ wa ngurunga. Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũgambo ũkĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Elija, ũreka atĩa haha?”
14 “I have worked passionately for the Lord God Almighty,” he replied. “But the Israelites have abandoned your agreement, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I am the only one who's left, and they are trying to kill me as well.”
Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ngoretwo ndĩ na kĩyo kĩnene nĩ ũndũ wa Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe. Andũ a Isiraeli nao nĩmaregete kĩrĩkanĩro gĩaku, makamomora igongona ciaku, na makooraga anabii aku na rũhiũ rwa njora. No niĩ nyiki ndigarĩte, na rĩu o na niĩ nĩmarageria kũnjũraga.”
15 The Lord told him, “Go back the way you came to the desert of Damascus. When you get there, go and anoint Hazael king of Aram.
Jehova akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra ũcookere o njĩra ĩrĩa wokĩire, ũthiĩ nginya Werũ wa Dameski. Wakinya kuo-rĩ, ũitĩrĩrie Hazaeli maguta atuĩke mũthamaki wa Suriata.
16 Also anoint Jehu, son of Nimshi, king of Israel and Elisha, son of Shaphat, from Abel-meholah, to take over from you as prophet.
Ũcooke ũitĩrĩrie Jehu mũrũ wa Nimushi maguta atuĩke mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, na ũitĩrĩrie Elisha mũrũ wa Shafatu wa kuuma Abeli-Mehola maguta nĩguo atuĩke mũnabii ithenya rĩaku.
17 Jehu will execute anyone who escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will execute anyone who escapes the sword of Jehu.
Jehu nĩakooraga ũrĩa wothe ũkaahonoka rũhiũ rwa njora rwa Hazaeli, nake Elisha nĩakooraga ũrĩa wothe ũkaahonoka rũhiũ rwa njora rwa Jehu.
18 I still have seven thousand left in Israel, all those who have not bowed their knees to worship and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
Na rĩrĩ, nĩndĩtigĩirie ngiri mũgwanja thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli, othe arĩa matarĩ maaturĩria Baali ndu, na matarĩ maamĩmumunya.”
19 So Elijah left, and went and found Elisha, son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen, and he was with the twelfth pair. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak around him.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Elija akiuma kũu, agĩthiĩ agĩkora Elisha mũrũ wa Shafatu. Aaciimbaga na ndegwa ikũmi na igĩrĩ ciohanĩtio na macooki igĩrĩ igĩrĩ, nowe aatwarithagia icooki rĩa ikũmi na meerĩ. Elija agĩthiĩ harĩ we na akĩmũikĩria nguo yake ya igũrũ.
20 Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me go and kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on home,” Elijah replied. “I've never done anything for you.”
Nake Elisha agĩtiganĩria ndegwa ciake akĩrũmĩrĩra Elija. Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Njĩtĩkĩria ngoigĩre baba na maitũ ũhoro, njooke njũke tũthiĩ nawe.” Nake Elija akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Cooka, kaĩ arĩ atĩa ndagwĩka?”
21 Elisha left him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the wood of the oxen's yoke as fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate it. Then he left to follow and serve Elijah.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Elisha akĩmũtiga, agĩcooka. Akĩoya ndegwa icio ciake cia macooki, agĩcithĩnja. Agĩakia mwaki na mĩraũ, akĩruga nyama, agĩcihe andũ makĩrĩa. Thuutha ũcio akiumagara, akĩrũmĩrĩra Elija, agĩtuĩka mũteithia wake.
