2 Samuel 17
1 Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set off in pursuit of David tonight.
Ahithofeli akĩĩra Abisalomu atĩrĩ, “Reke thuure andũ ngiri ikũmi na igĩrĩ nĩguo tũthiĩ ũtukũ o ro ũyũ tũgakinyĩre Daudi.
2 I'll attack him while he is tired and weak. I'll catch him by surprise and all his men will run away. I'll only kill the king
Na ndĩmũtharĩkĩre o ro rĩu arĩ mũnogu na atarĩ na hinya. Ndĩmũmakie, na andũ arĩa othe arĩa marĩ hamwe nake moore. Njũrage o mũthamaki we wiki,
3 and bring everybody else back to you. When everybody returns apart from the one man you're after, the whole country will be at peace.”
na hũndũre andũ othe macooke kũrĩ we. Gĩkuũ kĩa mũndũ ũcio ũracaria gĩgũcookia andũ othe harĩwe; gũtirĩ mũndũ ũkũgurara.”
4 This plan looked good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
Narĩo ithugunda rĩu rĩkĩoneka rĩrĩ rĩega nĩ Abisalomu na athuuri othe a Isiraeli.
5 But then Absalom said, “Call in Hushai the Archite too, and let's hear what he's got to say as well.”
No Abisalomu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Tũmanĩrai Hushai ũrĩa Mũariki o nake, nĩguo tũigue ũrĩa ekuuga.”
6 When Hushai came in, Absalom, asked him, “Ahithophel has recommended this plan. Should we go ahead with it? If not, what's your suggestion?”
Na rĩrĩa Hushai ookire, Abisalomu akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ahithofeli nĩaheanĩte mataaro maya. Nĩ wega twĩke ũguo aroiga? Angĩkorwo ti ũguo-rĩ, tũhe woni waku.”
7 “For once Ahithophel's advice isn't good,” Hushai replied.
Hushai agĩcookeria Abisalomu atĩrĩ, “Itaaro rĩrĩa Ahithofeli aheanĩte ti rĩega ihinda-inĩ rĩĩrĩ.
8 “You know what your father and his men are like. They're great fighters, and now they're as furious as a she-bear robbed of her cubs. In any case, your father is experienced in military tactics, and he won't spend the night with his men.
Wee nĩũũĩ thoguo na andũ ake; nĩ andũ njamba, na nĩ njamba ta nduba ĩtunyĩtwo mwana wayo. Ningĩ thoguo arĩ na ũmenyo wa mbaara; ndarĩ hĩndĩ angĩraarania na mbũtũ cia ita.
9 Right now he's holed up in a cave or some place like that. If he attacks first and some of your men are killed, people who hear about it will say, ‘Absalom's men are being slaughtered.’
O na rĩu ahithĩtwo ngurunga kana akahithwo handũ hangĩ. Angĩtharĩkĩra mbũtũ ciaku cia ita mbere-rĩ, ũrĩa wothe ũkaigua ũhoro ũcio akoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Mbũtũ cia ita cia Abisalomu nĩciũragĩtwo.’
10 Then even the bravest soldier who has the heart of a lion will be scared to death, because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a powerful man who has brave men with him.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo o na mũthigari ũrĩa njamba, ũrĩa ngoro yake ĩhaana ta ngoro ya mũrũũthi-rĩ, nĩakaringĩka nĩ guoya, tondũ Isiraeli othe nĩmooĩ atĩ, thoguo nĩ njamba ya ita na atĩ andũ arĩa marĩ nake nĩ njamba.
11 My recommendation is that you call up the entire Israelite army from Dan to Beersheba—an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore! Once they've assembled, then you yourself lead them into battle!
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngũgũtaara atĩrĩ: Reke andũ othe a Isiraeli kuuma Dani nginya Birishiba, acio aingĩ mũno ta mũthanga wa hũgũrũrũ cia iria, moonganio othe macookanĩrĩre harĩwe, na wee mwene ũmatongorie magĩthiĩ ita-inĩ.
12 Then we'll attack David wherever he is, and we'll fall on him as dew falls on the ground. Neither he nor a single one of all the men with him will be left alive!
Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩtũkaamũtharĩkĩra harĩa hothe tũngĩmuona, tũmũmbĩrĩre o ta ũrĩa ime rĩgũaga thĩ. Nĩgũkorwo we mwene o na kana mũndũ o na ũmwe wake gũtirĩ ũgaatigara muoyo.
13 If he tries to find protection in a town, all of Israel will bring ropes to that town, and we will pull it down into the valley so that not even a stone will be left.”
O na ningĩ angĩgatoonya itũũra inene, andũ othe a Isiraeli makaarehe mĩhĩndo itũũra-inĩ rĩu, tũrĩkururie tũrĩtware gĩtuamba-inĩ, o nginya kwage gacunjĩ karĩo kangĩoneka.”
14 Absalom and all the Israelite leaders said, “Hushai the Arkite's advice is better than Ahithophel's.” For the Lord had decided to block Ahithophel's good advice in order that he might bring disaster on Absalom.
Nake Abisalomu na andũ othe a Isiraeli makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũtaaro wa Hushai ũrĩa Mũariki nĩ mwega gũkĩra wa Ahithofeli.” Nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩatuĩte atĩ nĩegũthũkia ũtaarani ũcio mwega wa Ahithofeli nĩgeetha arehithĩrie Abisalomu mwanangĩko.
15 Hushai spoke to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, and told them, “Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the Israelite leaders to act in one way, but I have advised them to act in this different way.
Hushai akĩĩra Zadoku na Abiatharu, acio athĩnjĩri-Ngai, atĩrĩ, “Ahithofeli nĩataarĩte Abisalomu na athuuri a Isiraeli meeke ũna na ũna, no niĩ ndĩmataarĩte meke ũna na ũna.
16 So send a message quickly to David and tell him, ‘Don't wait and spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but cross over immediately or the king and everybody with him will be destroyed.’”
Rĩu tũmana kũrĩ Daudi narua, ũmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Ũtukũ ũyũ menya ndũkaraare mariũko-inĩ kũu werũ-inĩ; ringa mũrĩmo na ndũkaage gwĩka ũguo, kwaga ũguo mũthamaki na arĩa othe arĩ nao nĩmekũniinwo.’”
17 Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel because they couldn't be seen entering the city. A servant girl would come and tell them what was happening. Then they would go and let King David know.
Jonathani na Ahimaazu maikaraga Eni-Rogeli. Nayo ndungata ya mũirĩtu nĩyo yarĩ ĩthiĩ ĩkamahe ũhoro ũcio, nao mathiĩ makeere Mũthamaki Daudi, tondũ matingĩetĩkĩrire kuonwo magĩtoonya itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene.
18 But a boy did see them and he told Absalom. So the two left immediately and went to the house of a man in the town of Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed into it.
No kamwana kanini nĩkamonire na gakĩĩra Abisalomu. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ acio eerĩ makiumagara na ihenya magĩtoonya nyũmba ya mũndũ kũu Bahurimu. Nake aarĩ na gĩthima hau nja ya mũciĩ wake, nao makĩharũrũka thĩinĩ wakĩo.
19 His wife took a cloth to cover the well and spread it out over the opening and then scattered grain over it. No one knew the men were there.
Nake mũtumia wa mũndũ ũcio akĩoya kĩndũ gĩa kũhumbĩra, agĩgĩtambũrũkia igũrũ rĩa mũromo wa gĩthima, na akĩanĩka ngano igũrũ rĩakĩo. Na gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wamenyire ũhoro ũcio.
20 When Absalom's officers arrived they asked the woman, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They crossed over the stream,” she replied. The men searched for them but didn't find them, so they went back to Jerusalem.
Na rĩrĩa andũ a Abisalomu mookire kũrĩ mũtumia ũcio kũu nyũmba gwake-rĩ, makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ahimaazu na Jonathani marĩ ha?” Nake mũtumia ũcio akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Maringire mũrĩmo ũũrĩa wa karũũĩ.” Nao andũ acio makĩmacaria no mationire mũndũ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩcooka Jerusalemu.
21 After Absalom's officers left, the two men climbed out of the well and rushed off to give the king their message. “Have everybody get up and cross the river right away, for Ahithophel's advice is to attack you immediately.”
Thuutha wa andũ acio gũthiĩ, Jonathani na Ahimaazu makiuma gĩthima-inĩ, na magĩtwarĩra Mũthamaki Daudi ũhoro ũcio. Makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wĩhaarĩrie ũringe rũũĩ o narua, Ahithofeli nĩ ataaranĩte ũna na ũna wa gũgũũkĩrĩra.”
22 David and everybody with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By the time it got light there wasn't anybody who hadn't crossed over.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi na andũ othe arĩa maarĩ nake magĩũkĩra na makĩringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani. Na gũgĩkĩa gũtirĩ mũndũ ũtaaringĩte Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani.
23 When Ahithophel realized that his advice had been ignored, he saddled up his donkey and left for his home in the town where he lived. He put his affairs in order and then he hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father's tomb.
Na rĩrĩa Ahithofeli onire atĩ mataaro make matiinarũmĩrĩrĩrwo-rĩ, agĩtandĩka ndigiri yake, akĩinũka gwake mũciĩ itũũra-inĩ rĩake. Agĩthondeka maũndũ make, agĩcooka akĩĩita. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩkua na agĩthikwo mbĩrĩra-inĩ ya ithe.
24 David went on to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed over the Jordan with the entire Israelite army.
Daudi agĩthiĩ Mahanaimu, nake Abisalomu akĩringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani hamwe na andũ othe a Isiraeli.
25 Absalom had put Amasa in charge of the army to replace Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who lived with Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
Abisalomu nĩathuurĩte Amasa atuĩke mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita ithenya rĩa Joabu. Amasa aarĩ mũriũ wa mũndũ wetagwo Jetheri, Mũisiraeli ũrĩa wahikĩtie Abigaili, mwarĩ wa Nahashu, mwarĩ wa nyina na Zeruia nyina wa Joabu.
26 The Israelites under Absalom set up camp in the land of Gilead.
Andũ a Isiraeli na Abisalomu maambĩte hema ciao bũrũri-inĩ wa Gileadi.
27 When David arrived at Mahanaim, he was welcomed by Shobi, son of Nahash, from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir, son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
Na rĩrĩa Daudi aakinyire Mahanaimu, Shobi mũrũ wa Nahashu wa kuuma Raba kwa Aamoni, na Makiri mũrũ wa Amieli kuuma Lo-Debari, na Barizilai ũrĩa Mũgileadi kuuma Rogelimu
28 They brought bedding, bowls, and clay jars, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
makĩrehe indo cia gũkomera, na mbakũri, na indo cia rĩũmba. Ningĩ makĩrehe ngano na cairi, na mũtu na ngano hĩhie, na mboco na ndengũ,
29 honey, curds, sheep, and cheese made from cow's milk for David and the people with him to eat. For they said, “The people are hungry, tired, and thirsty from their time in the wilderness.”
na ũũkĩ na ngorono, na ngʼondu na maguta mamata ma iria rĩa ngʼombe, nĩgeetha Daudi na andũ ake marĩe. Tondũ moigire atĩrĩ, “Andũ aya nĩahũũtu, na makanoga, na makanyootera gũkũ werũ-inĩ.”
