< 1 Samuel 19 >

1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
Na rĩrĩ, Saũlũ akĩĩra mũriũ Jonathani na ndungata ciake ciothe moorage Daudi. Nowe Jonathani nĩendeete Daudi mũno,
2 But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
nake akĩmũkunyĩra ũhoro, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Baba Saũlũ nĩaracaria mweke wa gũkũũraga. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũkemenyerera rũciũ rũciinĩ; ũthiĩ wĩhithe handũ, na ũikare ho.
3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will talk with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
Niĩ nĩngathiĩ ndũgame hamwe na baba kũu mũgũnda-inĩ, kũu ũgaakorwo ũrĩ. Nĩngaaria nake ũhoro ũgũkoniĩ na ũrĩa ngaamenya nĩngakwĩra.”
4 And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been toward thee very good:
Jonathani akĩĩra ithe Saũlũ wega wa Daudi, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Reke mũthamaki aage gwĩka Daudi ndungata yake ũũru; ndakwĩhĩirie, na ũrĩa ekĩte ũkoretwo ũrĩ uumithio mũnene kũrĩ we.
5 For he put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
Nĩetoonyirie ũgwati-inĩ rĩrĩa ooragire Mũfilisti. Nake Jehova akĩhe Isiraeli guothe ũhootani mũnene mũno, ũkĩĩonera ũndũ ũcio na ũgĩkena. Nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩtũma wĩke mũndũ ũtarĩ na ihĩtia ta Daudi ũũru, ũmũũrage hatarĩ na gĩtũmi?”
6 And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.
Saũlũ nĩathikĩrĩirie Jonathani na akĩĩhĩta akiuga ũũ: “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, Daudi ndekũũragwo.”
7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jonathani agĩĩta Daudi akĩmwĩra ũhoro ũcio maaragia wothe. Akĩmũtwara kũrĩ Saũlũ, nake Daudi agĩikara na Saũlũ o ta mbere.
8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
Nĩ kwagĩire na mbaara rĩngĩ, na Daudi agĩthiĩ akĩrũa na Afilisti. Nake akĩmahũũra na hinya mũno nginya makĩmũũrĩra.
9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
No roho mũũru uumĩte kũrĩ Jehova ũgĩkora Saũlũ rĩrĩa aikarĩte gwake nyũmba arĩ na itimũ rĩake guoko-inĩ. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi aahũũraga kĩnanda kĩa mũgeeto.
10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away from Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
Saũlũ akĩgeria kũmũthecereria rũthingo-inĩ na itimũ rĩake, no Daudi akĩmweherera o rĩrĩa aaikagia itimũ rũthingo-inĩ. Ũtukũ ũcio Daudi akĩũra.
11 Saul also sent messengers to David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou dost not save thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
Saũlũ agĩtũma andũ kwa Daudi makaraangĩre nyũmba yake na mamũũrage gwakĩa. No Mikali, mũtumia wa Daudi, akĩmũkunyĩra ũhoro ũcio, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Waga kũũra ũtukũ wa ũmũthĩ, ũhonokie muoyo waku-rĩ, rũciũ nĩũkooragwo.”
12 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mikali agĩikũrũkĩria Daudi ndirica-inĩ, nake akĩĩyũrĩra, akĩhonoka.
13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his head, and covered it with a cloth.
Ningĩ Mikali akĩoya mũhianano na akĩũiga ũrĩrĩ igũrũ, akĩũhumbĩra na gĩtama na akĩwĩkĩra guoya wa mbũri mũtwe.
14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Saũlũ aatũmire andũ makanyiite Daudi, Mikali akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩ mũrũaru.”
15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
Ningĩ Saũlũ agĩtũma andũ acio macooke makarore Daudi, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũrehei kũrĩ niĩ arĩ o ũrĩrĩ wake, nĩguo ndĩmũũrage.”
16 And when the messengers had come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his head.
No rĩrĩa andũ maatoonyire kuo, magĩkora no mũhianano warĩ ũrĩrĩ, na ũgekĩrwo guoya wa mbũri mũtwe.
17 And Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away my enemy, that he hast escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
Saũlũ akĩĩra Mikali atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũũheenie ũguo, na ũkarekereria thũ yakwa yũre, nĩgeetha ĩhonoke?” Mikali akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Aranjĩĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Reke niĩ ndĩĩyũrĩre. Ngũgĩkũũraga nĩ ũndũ kĩ?’”
18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
Nake Daudi akĩũra, akĩhonoka, na agĩthiĩ gwĩ Samũeli kũu Rama, akĩmwĩra ũrĩa wothe Saũlũ aamwĩkĩte. Ningĩ Daudi na Samũeli magĩthiĩ Naiothu, magĩikara kuo.
19 And it was told to Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
Ũhoro ũgĩkinyĩra Saũlũ, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Daudi arĩ Naiothu, kũu Rama”;
20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtũma andũ makamũnyiite. No hĩndĩ ĩrĩa moonire gĩkundi kĩa anabii gĩkĩratha mohoro, matongoretio nĩ Samũeli arũgamĩte hau, Roho wa Ngai agĩkora andũ a Saũlũ, o nao makĩratha mohoro.
21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
Saũlũ akĩheo ũhoro ũcio, nake agĩtũma andũ angĩ, nao makĩratha mohoro. Saũlũ agĩtũma andũ riita rĩa gatatũ, o nao makĩratha mohoro.
22 Then he went also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.
Thuutha wa maũndũ mothe, o nake we mwene agĩthiĩ Rama na agĩkinya irima-inĩ rĩa maaĩ rĩrĩa inene kũu Seku. Nake akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Samũeli na Daudi marĩ ha?” Nao makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Marĩ Naiothu, kũu Rama.”
23 And he went there to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Saũlũ agĩthiĩ Naiothu, kũu Rama. No Roho wa Ngai ũkĩmũkora, agĩthiĩ akĩrathaga mohoro nginya agĩkinya Naiothu.
24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Akĩaũra nguo ciake cia igũrũ, o na ningĩ akĩratha mohoro arĩ mbere ya Samũeli. Agĩkoma ũguo mũthenya ũcio wothe, o na ũtukũ. Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmaga andũ moorie atĩrĩ, “Saũlũ nake no ũmwe wa anabii?”

< 1 Samuel 19 >