< 2 Samuel 12 >

1 So the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, "Tell me how you judge this case. There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor.
Nake Jehova agĩtũma Nathani kũrĩ Daudi. Na aakinya harĩ we Nathani akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Itũũra-inĩ rĩmwe nĩ kwarĩ na andũ eerĩ, ũmwe aarĩ gĩtonga na ũrĩa ũngĩ aarĩ mũthĩĩni.
2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
Mũndũ ũcio warĩ gĩtonga aarĩ na ndũũru nyingĩ cia ngʼondu na cia ngʼombe,
3 but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had acquired. And he raised it and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and sleep in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.
no ũcio warĩ mũthĩĩni ndaarĩ na kĩndũ tiga o kamwatĩ kanini aagũrĩte. Agĩkarera, nako gagĩkũra karĩ hamwe nake na ciana ciake. Kaarĩĩaga irio ciake, na gakanyuuagĩra gĩkombe gĩake na gaakomaga gĩthũri-inĩ gĩake. Nako kaarĩ o ta mwarĩ.
4 Now a traveler came to the rich man, but he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd to prepare for the traveler who had come to him, but took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."
“Na rĩrĩ, mũgeni agĩũka gwa gĩtonga kĩu, no gĩtonga kĩu gĩkĩrega kuoya ngʼondu ĩmwe yakĩo kana ngʼombe gĩthondekere mũgeni ũcio wokĩte gwakĩo gĩa kũrĩa. Handũ ha ũguo, gĩkĩoya kamwatĩ karĩa kaarĩ ka mũthĩĩni na gĩgĩthĩnjĩra mũndũ ũcio wokĩte gwakĩo mũciĩ.”
5 Then David became very angry with that man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves death.
Daudi agĩcinwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ ũcio, akĩĩra Nathani atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, mũndũ ũcio wĩkĩte ũguo agĩrĩirwo nĩ gũkua!
6 He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."
No nginya arĩhe kamwatĩ kau maita mana, tondũ nĩekĩte ũndũ ta ũcio na akaaga kũiguanĩra tha.”
7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man. This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Nathani akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwe mũndũ ũcio! Ũũ nĩguo Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: ‘Ndagũitĩrĩirie maguta ũtuĩke mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, na ngĩkũhonokia kuuma guoko-inĩ gwa Saũlũ.
8 I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your care, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.
Nĩndakũheire nyũmba ya mwathi waku, o na ngĩkũhe atumia a mwathi waku maikare gĩthũri-inĩ gĩaku. Nĩndakũheire nyũmba ya Isiraeli na Juda. Na kũngĩkorwo maũndũ macio maarĩ manini na matiakũiganĩte-rĩ, nĩingĩakũheire maũndũ mangĩ maingĩ.
9 Why have you despised the LORD, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hethite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the people of Ammon.
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũnyarare kiugo kĩa Jehova, ũgeeka ũũru maitho-inĩ make? Nĩwooragithirie Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ũkĩoya mũtumia wake atuĩke mũtumia waku. Wamũragithirie na rũhiũ rwa njora rwa andũ a Amoni.
10 Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hethite to be your wife.'
Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rũhiũ rwa njora rũtikeehera nyũmba yaku, nĩ ũndũ nĩwaanyararire niĩ, na ũkĩoya mũtumia wa Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti atuĩke mũtumia waku.’
11 "This is what the LORD says: 'Look, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
“Jehova ekuuga ũũ: ‘Nĩngũkũrehithĩria thĩĩna kuuma nyũmba yaku wee mwene. O maitho-inĩ maku nĩngoya atumia aku, ndĩmahe mũndũ wa nyũmba yaku, nake nĩagakoma na atumia acio aku mũthenya barigici.
12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'"
Wekire ũndũ ũcio na hitho, no Niĩ ngeeka ũndũ ũyũ mũthenya barigici andũ a Isiraeli othe makĩonaga.’”
13 David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin. You will not die.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi akĩĩra Nathani atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjĩhĩirie Jehova.” Nathani agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Jehova nĩakwehereirie mehia maku. Ndũgũkua.
14 However, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the LORD, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."
No tondũ nĩũtũmĩte thũ cia Jehova imũmene mũno nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka ũguo-rĩ, mwana ũcio ũciarĩirwo nĩegũkua.”
15 Then Nathan went to his home. And God struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
Nathani aarĩkia kũinũka mũciĩ-rĩ, Jehova agĩtũma mwana ũcio mũtumia wa Uria aaciarĩire Daudi arũare.
16 Then David sought from God on behalf of the child. And David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
Daudi agĩthaitha Ngai nĩ ũndũ wa mwana ũcio. Akĩĩhinga kũrĩa irio, agĩtoonya nyũmba yake, agĩkoma thĩ ũtukũ ũcio wothe.
17 And the elders of his house approached him to lift him up from the ground, but he was unwilling, and he would not eat food with them.
Nao athuuri a nyũmba yake magĩthiĩ hakuhĩ nake nĩguo mamũrũgamie na igũrũ nowe akĩrega, na ndaigana kũrĩanĩra irio nao.
18 It happened on the seventh day, that the child died. The servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, "Look, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?"
Mũthenya wa mũgwanja wakinya-rĩ, mwana ũcio agĩkua. Nacio ndungata cia Daudi igĩĩtigĩra kũmwĩra atĩ mwana ũcio nĩakuĩte. Tondũ cioigire atĩrĩ, “Rĩrĩa mwana oima muoyo, twarĩirie Daudi na akaaga gũtũthikĩrĩria. Twahota atĩa kũmwĩra atĩ mwana nĩakuĩte? Aahota kwĩgera ngero.”
19 But when David noticed that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They said, "He is dead."
No Daudi akĩona atĩ ndungata ciake nĩciaheehanaga, akĩmenya atĩ mwana ũcio nĩakuĩte. Nake akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ mwana akuĩte?” Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, nĩakuĩte.”
20 Then David arose from the ground, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the house of the LORD, and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and he asked for bread to eat. And they set bread before him, and he ate.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi agĩũkĩra. Aarĩkia gwĩthamba, akĩĩhaka maguta na akĩgarũrĩra nguo ciake, agĩthiĩ nyũmba ya Jehova, akĩinamĩrĩra, na akĩhooya. Ningĩ agĩcooka agĩthiĩ gwake mũciĩ, agĩĩtia irio, nao andũ ake makĩmũrehere, akĩrĩa.
21 Then his servants said to him, "What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept and kept vigil for the child while he was alive; but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread."
Ndungata ciake ĩkĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũreka ũguo nĩkĩ? Rĩrĩa mwana ararĩ muoyo nĩũrehingĩte na ũkarĩra, no mwana akua-rĩ, wokĩra na warĩa irio!”
22 He said, "While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?'
Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mwana ararĩ muoyo-rĩ, ndĩrehingaga na ngarĩra. ngĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, ‘Nũũ ũũĩ? Jehova aahota kũnjiguĩra tha areke mwana ũcio atũũre muoyo.’
23 But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."
No rĩu tondũ nĩakuĩte-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ndĩĩhinge? Ndaahota kũmũriũkia? Nĩ niĩ ngaathiĩ kũrĩ we, no ndangĩcooka kũrĩ niĩ.”
24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. The LORD loved him;
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi akĩhooreria mũtumia wake Bathisheba, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ we na agĩkoma nake. Nake agĩciara kahĩĩ; nao magĩgatua Solomoni. Nake Jehova agĩkenda;
25 and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he named him Jedidiah, for the LORD's sake.
na tondũ Jehova nĩakendete-rĩ, agĩtũma mũnabii Nathani athiĩ agakahe rĩĩtwa Jedidia.
26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Joabu akĩhũũra Raba itũũra rĩa andũ a Amoni, na agĩtunyana kĩhingo kĩa hinya kĩa ũthamaki.
27 Joab sent messengers to David, and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, and have also taken the water supply of the city.
Ningĩ Joabu agĩtũma andũ kũrĩ Daudi, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩhũũranĩte na itũũra rĩa Raba o na ngatunyana maaĩ marĩo.
28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and capture it yourself, or I will capture the city, and it will be named after me."
Na rĩrĩ, cookanĩrĩria ikundi icio ingĩ cia mbũtũ cia ita, nĩguo ithiũrũrũkĩrie itũũra rĩu inene irĩĩgwatĩre. Angĩkorwo ti ũguo nĩngwĩgwatĩra itũũra rĩu inene, narĩo rĩĩtanagio na niĩ.”
29 David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi agĩcookanĩrĩria mbũtũ ciake ciothe cia ita agĩthiĩ Raba, na akĩrĩtharĩkĩra, akĩrĩtunyana.
30 He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David's head. He brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.
Nake akĩoya thũmbĩ ya mũtwe ya mũthamaki wao, na ũritũ wayo warĩ taranda ĩmwe ya thahabu, na nĩ yagemetio na tũhiga twa goro, nayo ĩkĩigĩrĩrwo mũtwe wa Daudi. Nake agĩtaha indo nyingĩ mũno kuuma itũũra rĩu inene,
31 He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws, and iron picks, and iron axes, and to labor at the brick kiln. And he did the same to all the cities of the people of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
akĩrutũrũra aikari akuo, akĩmahe wĩra wa gwatũra mbaũ na mĩthumeno, na aruti wĩra na harũ cia igera na wa mathanwa, na wĩra wa gũthondeka maturubarĩ. Nake eekire ũguo matũũra-inĩ mothe ma Aamoni. Thuutha ũcio Daudi na mbũtũ ciake ciothe cia ita magĩcooka Jerusalemu.

< 2 Samuel 12 >