1 Samuel 21
1 And David cometh in to Nob, unto Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech trembleth at meeting David, and saith to him, 'Wherefore [art] thou thyself alone, and no man with thee?'
Na rĩrĩ, Daudi agĩthiĩ Nobu, kũrĩ Ahimeleku ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai. Ahimeleku aamũtũnga akĩinaina, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ũrĩ wiki nĩkĩ? Nĩ kĩĩ mũtarĩ na mũndũ ũngĩ?”
2 And David saith to Ahimelech the priest, 'The king hath commanded me a matter, and he saith unto me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I am sending thee, and which I have commanded thee; and the young men I have caused to know at such and such a place;
Daudi agĩcookeria Ahimeleku ũcio mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai atĩrĩ, “Nĩ mũthamaki ũnjathĩte ngeke ũndũ mũna na akanjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Mũndũ o na ũ ndakamenye ũndũ ũrĩa ngũtũmĩte na ũrĩa ngwathĩte.’ No andũ akwa-rĩ, nĩ ndĩmerĩte tũcemanie handũ hana.
3 and now, what is there under thy hand? five loaves give into my hand, or that which is found.'
Na rĩrĩ, nĩ kĩĩ ũrĩ nakĩo gĩa kũrĩa? He mĩgate ĩtano, kana o kĩrĩa gĩothe ũngĩhota kuona.”
4 And the priest answereth David, and saith, 'There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the youths have been kept only from women.'
No mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũcio agĩcookeria Daudi atĩrĩ, “Ndirĩ na mĩgate ĩrĩa ĩhũthĩirwo kũrĩĩo, no rĩrĩ, haha nĩ harĩ mĩgate ĩrĩa mĩamũre, angĩkorwo andũ acio matihutanĩtie na andũ-a-nja.”
5 And David answereth the priest, and saith to him, 'Surely, if women have been restrained from us as heretofore in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it [is] a common way: and also, surely to-day it is sanctified in the vessel.'
Daudi agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ tũtikoretwo hamwe na andũ-a-nja, o ta ũrĩa arĩ mũtugo witũ rĩrĩa rĩothe ngumagara. Indo cia andũ aya nĩ theru o na gũtuĩka marĩ mawĩra-inĩ matarĩ maamũre. Ũmũthĩ indo ciao itikĩrĩ nyamũre makĩria!”
6 And the priest giveth to him the holy thing, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence which is turned aside from the presence of Jehovah to put hot bread in the day of its being taken away.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũcio akĩmũnengera mĩgate ĩyo mĩamũre, nĩgũkorwo hau hatiarĩ na mĩgate ĩngĩ tiga mĩgate ĩrĩa yaigagwo mbere ya Jehova, na nĩyeheretio mbere ya Jehova mũthenya ũcio, na hakaigwo mĩgate ĩngĩ mĩhiũ.
7 And there [is] a man of the servants of Saul on that day detained before Jehovah, and his name [is] Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul hath.
Na rĩrĩ, mũthenya ũcio, haarĩ na mũndũ ũmwe warĩ ndungata ya Saũlũ, aahingĩrĩirio hau mbere ya Jehova; nake eetagwo Doegu ũrĩa Mũedomu, ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wa arĩithi a Saũlũ.
8 And David saith to Ahimelech, 'And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for neither my sword nor my vessels have I taken in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.'
Daudi akĩũria Ahimeleku atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ũtarĩ na itimũ kana rũhiũ rwa njora haha? Ndinooka na rũhiũ rwakwa rwa njora kana kĩndũ kĩngĩ kĩa mbaara, nĩ ũndũ wĩra wa mũthamaki uuma wa ihenya.”
9 And the priest saith, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the valley of Elah, lo, it is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod, if it thou dost take to thyself, take; for there is none other save it in this [place].' And David saith, 'There is none like it — give it to me.'
Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũcio agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Rũhiũ rwa njora rwa Goliathũ, Mũfilisti ũrĩa woragĩire Gĩtuamba-inĩ kĩa Ela, rũrĩ haha; naruo ruohetwo na taama rũkaigwo thuutha wa ebodi. Angĩkorwo nĩũkũrwenda-rĩ, ruoe; gũtirĩ na rũhiũ rũngĩ rwa njora tiga o rũu.” Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ rũhiũ rũngĩ taruo; kĩrũũnengere.”
10 And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;
Mũthenya ũcio Daudi akĩũrĩra Saũlũ, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Akishi mũthamaki wa Gathu.
11 and the servants of Achish say unto him, 'Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, 'Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'
No ndungata cia Akishi ikĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ũyũ ti Daudi, ũrĩa mũthamaki wa bũrũri? Githĩ tiwe mainagĩra nyĩmbo-inĩ ciao atĩrĩ: “‘Saũlũ nĩeyũragĩire andũ ngiri nyingĩ, na Daudi akeyũragĩra andũ ngiri makũmi maingĩ’?”
12 And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,
Nake Daudi akĩiga ũhoro ũcio ngoro-inĩ na agĩĩtigĩra Akishi mũthamaki wa Gathu mũno.
13 and changeth his behaviour before their eyes, and feigneth himself mad in their hand, and scribbleth on the doors of the gate, and letteth down his spittle unto his beard.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩĩgũrũkithia mbere yao; na rĩrĩa aarĩ moko-inĩ mao, agĩĩtua ta mũndũ mũgũrũki, akĩharaga mĩrango ya kĩhingo, agĩitaga rũta rũikũrũkanĩtie na nderu ciake.
14 And Achish saith unto his servants, 'Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?
Akishi akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, “Ta rorai mũndũ ũyũ! Nĩ mũgũrũku! Mwakĩmũrehe kũrĩ niĩ nĩkĩ?
15 A lack of madmen [have] I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'
Kaĩ nyiihĩtie agũrũki atĩ nĩguo mũndehere mũndũ ũyũ haha eke maũndũ ta maya mbere yakwa? Mũndũ ũyũ no nginya oke nyũmba yakwa?”
