1 Samuel 10
1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
Ningĩ Samũeli akĩoya kĩnandũ kĩa maguta, akĩmaitĩrĩria Saũlũ mũtwe, na akĩmũmumunya, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Githĩ Jehova ndagũitĩrĩirie maguta ũtuĩke mũtongoria wa igai rĩake?
2 When thou hast departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to thee, The donkeys which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath stopped caring for the donkeys, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
Ũmũthĩ twatigana, nĩũgũcemania na andũ eerĩ hakuhĩ na mbĩrĩra ya Rakeli, kũu Zeliza mũhaka-inĩ wa Benjamini. Nĩmarĩkwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ndigiri iria wathiire gũcaria-rĩ, nĩcionekete. Na rĩu thoguo nĩatigĩte gwĩciiria ũhoro wacio na nĩamakĩte nĩ ũndũ waku. Aroria atĩrĩ, “Ngwĩka atĩa nĩ ũndũ wa mũrũ wakwa?”’
3 Then shalt thou go on forward from there, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
“Ningĩ kuuma kũu nĩũgũthiĩ na mbere ũkinye mũtĩ-inĩ ũrĩa mũnene wa Taboru. Nĩũgũcemania na andũ atatũ makĩambata mathiĩ kũu Betheli kũrĩ Ngai. Ũmwe arĩkorwo akuuĩte tũũri tũtatũ, ũrĩa ũngĩ mĩgate ĩtatũ, na ũrĩa ũngĩ mondo ya ndibei.
4 And they will greet thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive from their hands.
Nao makũgeithie na makũhe mĩgate ĩĩrĩ, ĩrĩa ũrĩamũkĩra kuuma kũrĩ o.
5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou hast come there to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
“Thuutha ũcio ũthiĩ nginya Gibea ya Ngai, kũrĩa kũrĩ kambĩ ya Afilisti ya arangĩri. Na wakuhĩrĩria itũũra rĩu-rĩ, nĩũgũcemania na mũtongoro wa gĩkundi kĩa anabii maikũrũkĩte makiuma handũ hau hatũũgĩru marĩ na inanda cia kĩnũbi, na tũhembe, na mĩtũrirũ, na inanda cia mũgeeto ikĩgambio mbere yao, na nĩmegũkorwo makĩratha mohoro.
6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
Roho wa Jehova nĩegũũka igũrũ rĩaku na hinya, na nĩũkũratha mohoro hamwe nao; nawe nĩũkũgarũrwo ũtuĩke mũndũ ũngĩ.
7 And let it be, when these signs have come to thee, that thou do as occasion shall serve thee; for God is with thee.
Marũũri macio maarĩkia kũhingio-rĩ, ĩka o ũrĩa guoko gwaku kũngĩhota gwĩka, nĩgũkorwo Ngai arĩ hamwe nawe.
8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down to thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.
“Ikũrũka mbere yakwa nginya Giligali. Ti-itherũ nĩngaikũrũka njũke kũrĩ we ndute magongona ma njino na maruta ma ũiguano. No no nginya weterere mĩthenya mũgwanja nginya njũke harĩ we ngwĩre ũrĩa wagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩka.”
9 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
Na rĩrĩa Saũlũ aahũndũkaga matigane na Samũeli-rĩ, Ngai akĩgarũra ngoro ya Saũlũ, namo marũũri macio mothe makĩhingio mũthenya o ro ũcio.
10 And when they came there to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
Rĩrĩa maakinyire Gibea-rĩ, mũtongoro wa anabii ũkĩmũtũnga; nake Roho wa Ngai agĩũka igũrũ rĩake na hinya, agĩĩturanĩra nao, na akĩratha mohoro.
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him in times past saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that hath come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
Rĩrĩa andũ arĩa othe maamũũĩ maamuonire akĩratha mohoro me hamwe na anabii, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ũyũ wĩkĩkĩte kũrĩ mũrũ wa Kishu? Kaĩ Saũlũ atuĩkĩte wa thiritũ ya anabii?”
12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Mũndũ watũũraga kũu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nake ithe wao nũũ?” Naguo ũndũ ũcio ũgĩtuĩka ũndũ ũngĩtuĩka thimo, gũkooragio atĩrĩ, “Saũlũ o nake nĩ wa gĩkundi kĩa anabii?”
13 And when he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
Thuutha wa Saũlũ gũtiga kũratha mohoro, agĩthiĩ handũ hau hatũũgĩru.
14 And Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, Where went ye? And he said, To seek the donkeys: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ithe mũnini wa Saũlũ akĩũria Saũlũ na ndungata yake atĩrĩ, “Mũraarĩ kũ?” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Gwetha ndigiri, no rĩrĩa twaciagire tũgĩthiĩ kũrĩ Samũeli.”
15 And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said to you.
Ithe mũnini wa Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Njĩĩra ũrĩa Samũeli aakwĩrire.”
16 And Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he told him not.
Saũlũ agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩatwĩrire o wega atĩ ndigiri nĩcionekete.” No ndeerire ithe mũnini ũrĩa Samũeli aamwĩrire ũhoro ũkoniĩ ũthamaki.
17 And Samuel called the people together to the LORD to Mizpeh;
Samũeli agĩtũmanĩra andũ a Isiraeli mongane harĩ Jehova kũu Mizipa,
18 And said to the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:
akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga: ‘Niĩ nĩ niĩ ndaarutire Isiraeli, ngĩmambatia kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, na nĩ niĩ ndaamũkũũrire kuuma watho-inĩ wa Misiri, na mothamaki-inĩ mothe marĩa maamũhinyagĩrĩria.’
19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said to him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.
No rĩrĩ, nĩmũregete Ngai wanyu, ũrĩa ũmũhonokagia kuuma kũrĩ mĩnyamaro na mathĩĩna manyu mothe, na mũkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Aca, tũhe mũthamaki atũthamakagĩre.’ Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩu mwĩneanei mbere ya Jehova ta ũrĩa mĩhĩrĩga yanyu na mbarĩ cianyu itariĩ.”
20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Rĩrĩa Samũeli aarehire mĩhĩrĩga yothe ya Isiraeli hakuhĩ-rĩ, mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini nĩguo wathuurirwo.
21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
Ningĩ akĩrehithia mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini hau mbere, mbarĩ o mbarĩ, na mbarĩ ya Matiri nĩyo yathuurirwo. Mũthia-inĩ Saũlũ mũrũ wa Kishu agĩthuurwo. No maamwetha matiigana kũmuona.
22 Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come there. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩtuĩria ũhoro makĩria harĩ Jehova, “Mũndũ ũcio nĩokĩte gũkũ?” Nake Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, ehithĩte harĩa indo ciigĩtwo.”
23 And they ran and brought him from there: and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
Nao magĩtengʼera, makĩmũgĩĩra, na aarũgama gatagatĩ ka andũ-rĩ, nĩwe warĩ mũraihu gũkĩra andũ arĩa angĩ othe.
24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
Samũeli akĩĩra andũ othe atĩrĩ, “Nĩmuona mũndũ ũrĩa Jehova athuurĩte? Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũhaana take harĩ andũ aya othe.” Nao andũ makĩanĩrĩra makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthamaki arotũũra ihinda iraaya!”
25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
Samũeli agĩtaarĩria andũ mawatho ma ũthamaki. Nake akĩmaandĩka gĩkũnjo-inĩ akĩmaiga mbere ya Jehova. Ningĩ Samũeli akĩĩra andũ mathiĩ, o mũndũ gwake mũciĩ.
26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
Saũlũ o nake agĩthiĩ gwake mũciĩ kũu Gibea, oimagarĩtio nĩ andũ njamba arĩa ngoro ciao ciahutĩtio nĩ Ngai.
27 But the worthless men said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
No andũ amwe a thogothogo makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ aahota atĩa gũtũhonokia?” Makĩmũnyarara na matiigana kũmũrehera iheo. Nowe Saũlũ agĩĩkirĩra ki.
