1 Samuel 25

1 And Samuel dieth, and all Israel are gathered, and mourn for him, and bury him in his house, in Ramah; and David riseth and goeth down unto the wilderness of Paran.

Na rĩrĩ, Samũeli agĩkua, nao andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩũngana makĩmũrĩrĩra; makĩmũthika mũciĩ gwake kũu Rama. Nake Daudi agĩikũrũka agĩthiĩ Werũ wa Maoni.

2 And [there is] a man in Maon, and his work [is] in Carmel; and the man [is] very great, and he hath three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats; and he is shearing his flock in Carmel.

Mũndũ ũmwe wa kũu Maoni, ũrĩa warĩ na indo kũu Karimeli, aarĩ mũtongu mũno. Aarĩ na mbũri ngiri ĩmwe na ngʼondu ngiri ithatũ, iria aamuraga guoya kũu Karimeli.

3 And the name of the man [is] Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and the woman [is] of good understanding, and of fair form, and the man [is] hard and evil [in] doings; and he [is] a Calebite.

Nake eetagwo Nabali, na mũtumia wake eetagwo Abigaili. Aarĩ mũtumia mũũgĩ na mũthaka, no mũthuuriwe, ũrĩa warĩ Mũkalebu, aarĩ mũũru na mũkarĩ maũndũ-inĩ make.

4 And David heareth in the wilderness that Nabal is shearing his flock,

Daudi arĩ werũ-inĩ nĩaiguire atĩ Nabali nĩ ngʼondu aramura guoya.

5 and David sendeth ten young men, and David saith to the young men, 'Go ye up to Carmel, and ye have come in unto Nabal, and asked of him in my name of welfare,

Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtũma aanake ikũmi akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ambatai mũthiĩ kũrĩ Nabali kũu Karimeli na mũmũgeithie mwĩĩtanĩtie na niĩ.

6 and said thus: To life! and thou, peace; and thy house, peace; and all that thou hast — peace!

Mwĩrei atĩrĩ; ‘Ũrotũũra mĩaka mĩingĩ! Ũrogĩa na ũgima, wee na nyũmba yaku! O na kĩrĩa gĩothe ũrĩ nakĩo kĩroogĩa na ũhooreri!

7 and, now, I have heard that thou hast shearers; now, the shepherds whom thou hast have been with us, we have not put them to shame, nor hath anything been looked after by them, all the days of their being in Carmel.

“‘Na rĩrĩ, ndĩraigua atĩ nĩ hĩndĩ ya kũmura ngʼondu guoya. Rĩrĩa arĩithi aku maarĩ hamwe na ithuĩ, tũtiamekire ũũru, na ihinda rĩrĩa rĩothe maarĩ Karimeli gũtirĩ kĩndũ o na kĩmwe kĩao kĩorire.

8 'Ask thy young men, and they declare to thee, and the young men find grace in thine eyes, for on a good day we have come; give, I pray thee, that which thy hand findeth, to thy servants, and to thy son, to David.'

Ũria ndungata ciaku na nĩigũkwĩra. Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo ĩka aanake acio akwa maũndũ mega, nĩgũkorwo tũũkĩte hĩndĩ ya gĩkeno. Ndagũthaitha ũhe ndungata ciaku na mũrũguo Daudi kĩrĩa gĩothe ũngĩmoonera.’”

9 And the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David — and rest.

Rĩrĩa andũ a Daudi maakinyire-rĩ, makĩhe Nabali ndũmĩrĩri ĩyo ya Daudi. Nao magĩcooka magĩeterera.

10 And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, 'Who [is] David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master;

Nabali agĩcookeria ndungata cia Daudi atĩrĩ, “Daudi nũũ? Mũrũ wa Jesii ũyũ nĩ ũrĩkũ? Ndungata nyingĩ nĩiroora ikoima kũrĩ aathani acio matukũ maya.

11 and I have taken my bread, and my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered for my shearers, and have given [it] to men whom I have not known whence they [are]!'

Nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩtũma njoe mĩgate yakwa, na maaĩ, na nyama iria thĩnjĩire andũ akwa a kũmura ngʼondu guoya, ndĩcihe andũ itooĩ kũrĩa moimĩte?”

12 And the young men of David turn on their way, and turn back, and come in, and declare to him according to all these words.

Andũ acio a Daudi makĩhũndũka, magĩcooka na thuutha. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maakinyire, makĩheana ũhoro ũcio wothe.

13 And David saith to his men, 'Gird ye on each his sword;' and they gird on each his sword, and David also girdeth on his sword, and there go up after David about four hundred men, and two hundred have remained by the vessels.

Daudi akĩĩra andũ ake atĩrĩ, “Mwĩohei hiũ cianyu cia njora!” Nao makĩĩoha hiũ ciao cia njora, o nake Daudi akĩĩoha rwake. Andũ ta magana mana makĩambata hamwe na Daudi, nao andũ magana meerĩ magĩtigwo maikarĩtie indo.

14 And to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, 'Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them;

Na rĩrĩ, ũmwe wa ndungata cia Nabali akĩĩra Abigaili mũtumia wa Nabali atĩrĩ, “Daudi nĩaratũmĩte ndungata ciake kuuma werũ-inĩ irehere mwathi witũ ngeithi, nake araciruma.

15 and the men [are] very good to us, and have not put us to shame, and we have not looked after anything all the days we have gone up and down with them, in our being in the field;

No andũ acio nĩmatwĩkire wega. Matiatwĩkire ũũru, ihinda rĩothe rĩrĩa twarĩ kũu mĩgũnda-inĩ hakuhĩ nao, na gũtirĩ kĩndũ kĩorire.

16 a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.

Ũtukũ na mũthenya maarĩ ta rũthingo rwatũrigiicĩirie hĩndĩ ciothe rĩrĩa twarĩithagia ngʼondu ciitũ gũkuhĩ nao.

17 'And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he [is] too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'

Rĩu-rĩ, wĩciirie wone ũrĩa wagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩka, nĩ ũndũ mwanangĩko nĩũkuhĩrĩirie mwathi witũ na nyũmba yake yothe. Nĩ mũndũ mwaganu ũũ atĩ gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩmwarĩria.”

18 And Abigail hasteth, and taketh two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep, prepared, and five measures of roasted corn, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and two hundred bunches of figs, and setteth [them] on the asses.

Abigaili ndaateire ihinda. Akĩoya mĩgate magana meerĩ, na mondo igĩrĩ cia ndibei, na ngʼondu ithano ĩrĩ thĩnje, na ibaba ithano cia ngano hĩhie, na imanjĩka igana cia thabibũ nyũmũ, na ikũmba magana meerĩ cia ngũyũ, agĩciigĩrĩra ndigiri igũrũ.

19 And she saith to her young men, 'Pass over before me; lo, after you I am coming;' and to her husband Nabal she hath not declared [it];

Ningĩ akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, “Thiiagai mbere; nĩngũmũrũmĩrĩra.” No ndeerire mũthuuriwe Nabali ũhoro ũcio.

20 and it hath come to pass, she is riding on the ass and is coming down in the secret part of the hill-country, and lo, David and his men are coming down to meet her, and she meeteth them.

Na rĩrĩa aathiiaga ahaicĩte ndigiri yake agereire mũkuru warĩ kĩrĩma-inĩ, Daudi na andũ ake magĩũka maikũrũkĩte na kũrĩa aarĩ, agĩcemania nao.

21 And David said, 'Only, in vain I have kept all that this [one] hath in the wilderness, and nothing hath been looked after of all that he hath, and he turneth back to me evil for good;

Daudi aakoretwo oiga atĩrĩ, “Warĩ wĩra wa tũhũ, niĩ ngarorera mũndũ ũcio indo ciake kũu werũ-inĩ, nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe kĩndũ o na kĩmwe gĩake gĩkũũra. Nake andĩhĩte wega na ũũru.

22 thus doth God do to the enemies of David, and thus He doth add, if I leave of all that he hath till the light of the morning — of those sitting on the wall.'

Ngai aroherithia Daudi, na amwĩke ũũru makĩria, ingĩgaatigia mũndũ mũrũme o na ũmwe muoyo ũrĩa ũmũkoniĩ rũciũ rũciinĩ!”

23 And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,

Rĩrĩa Abigaili onire Daudi, akĩhiũha kuuma igũrũ rĩa ndigiri yake na akĩinamĩrĩra mbere ya Daudi aturumithĩtie ũthiũ thĩ.

24 and falleth at his feet and saith, 'On me, my lord, the iniquity; and let, I pray thee, thy handmaid speak in thine ear, and hear the words of thy handmaid.

Akĩĩgũithia magũrũ-inĩ make, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mwathi wakwa, reke ũũru ũyũ ũnjookerere ndĩ nyiki. Ndagũthaitha, reke ndungata yaku ĩkwarĩrie; ũthikĩrĩrie ũrĩa ndungata yaku ĩrenda kuuga.

25 'Let not, I pray thee, my lord set his heart to this man of worthlessness, on Nabal, for as his name [is] so [is] he; Nabal [is] his name, and folly [is] with him; and I, thine handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord whom thou didst send;

Mwathi wakwa aroaga kũrũmbũiya mũndũ ũcio mwaganu ti Nabali. Ahaana o ta rĩĩtwa rĩake, rĩĩtwa rĩake riugĩte mũndũ mũkĩĩgu, na akoragwo arĩ o mũkĩĩgu. No niĩ ndungata yaku-rĩ, ndionire andũ acio mwathi wakwa aatũmĩte.

26 and now, my lord, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, in that Jehovah hath withheld thee from coming in with blood, and to save thy hand to thee — now let thine enemies be as Nabal, even those seeking evil unto my lord.

“Na rĩrĩ, kuona atĩ wee mwathi wakwa, Jehova nĩakweheranĩirie na ũiti wa thakame, na kwaga kwĩrĩhĩria na moko maku-rĩ, ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo na ũrĩa wee ũtũũraga muoyo-rĩ, thũ ciaku na arĩa othe mangĩenda gwĩka mwathi wakwa ũũru marohaana ta Nabali.

27 'And, now, this blessing which thy maid-servant hath brought to my lord — it hath been given to the young men who are going up and down at the feet of my lord.

Na ũreke kĩheo gĩkĩ, kĩrĩa ndungata yaku ĩreheire mwathi wakwa, kĩnengerwo andũ arĩa makũrũmĩrĩire.

28 'Bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy handmaid, for Jehovah doth certainly make to my lord a stedfast house; for the battles of Jehovah hath my lord fought, and evil is not found in thee [all] thy days.

Ndagũthaitha ũrekere ndungata yaku ihĩtia rĩayo, nĩgũkorwo no nginya Jehova agaatũma nyũmba ya mwathi wakwa ĩtuĩke ya ũthamaki wa gũtũũra, tondũ arũaga mbaara cia Jehova. Gũtikanoneke ũndũ mũũru thĩinĩ waku hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe ũgũtũũra muoyo.

29 And man riseth to pursue thee and to seek thy soul, and the soul of my lord hath been bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God; as to the soul of thine enemies, He doth sling them out in the midst of the hollow of the sling.

O na kũngĩkorwo kũrĩ mũndũ ũgũthingatĩte akũrute muoyo-rĩ, muoyo wa mwathi wakwa nĩũgakorwo wohanĩtio wega na kĩohe kĩa arĩa marĩ muoyo nĩ Jehova Ngai waku. No mĩoyo ya thũ ciaku nĩakamĩikia kũraihu ta ĩikĩtio na kĩgũtha.

30 'And it hath been, when Jehovah doth to my lord according to all the good which He hath spoken concerning thee, and appointed thee for leader over Israel,

Rĩrĩa Jehova agaakorwo ekĩte mwathi wakwa maũndũ mothe mega marĩa eeranĩire mamũkoniĩ, na akorwo agũtuĩte mũtongoria wa gũtongoragia Isiraeli-rĩ,

31 that this is not to thee for a stumbling-block, and for an offence of heart to my lord — either to shed blood for nought, or my lord's restraining himself; and Jehovah hath done good to my lord, and thou hast remembered thy handmaid.'

mwathi wakwa ndakanakorwo arĩ na mũrigo wa kũmũritũhĩra thĩinĩ wa thamiri yake nĩ ũndũ wa gũitithia thakame hatarĩ na gĩtũmi kana akorwo erĩhĩirie. Na hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jehova akaarehera mwathi wakwa ũhootani-rĩ, ũkaaririkana ndungata yaku.”

32 And David saith to Abigail, 'Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day to meet me,

Daudi akĩĩra Abigaili atĩrĩ, “Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, arogoocwo, ũcio ũgũtũmire ũmũthĩ ũũke ũcemanie na niĩ.

33 and blessed [is] thy discretion, and blessed [art] thou in that thou hast restrained me this day from coming in with blood, and to restrain my hand to myself.

Ũrorathimwo nĩ ũndũ wa itua rĩaku rĩega na kũngiria ndigaite thakame ũmũthĩ, na ndikerĩhĩrie na moko makwa.

34 And yet, Jehovah liveth, God of Israel, who hath kept me back from doing evil with thee, for unless thou hadst hasted, and dost come to meet me, surely there had not been left to Nabal till the light of the morning, of those sitting on the wall.'

Tiga nĩ ũguo-rĩ, ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, atũũraga muoyo, ũcio ũgiririe ngũgere ngero, korwo ndũnooka na ihenya kũndũnga-rĩ, gũtirĩ mũndũ mũrũme o na ũmwe ũkoniĩ Nabali ũngĩakorwo arĩ muoyo gũgĩkĩa.”

35 And David receiveth from her hand that which she hath brought to him, and to her he hath said, 'Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and accept thy face.'

Ningĩ Daudi akĩamũkĩra kĩrĩa aamũreheire kuuma guoko-inĩ gwake, na akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Inũka na thayũ. Nĩndaigua ũhoro waku na nĩndetĩkĩra ihooya rĩaku.”

36 And Abigail cometh in unto Nabal, and lo, he hath a banquet in his house, like a banquet of the king, and the heart of Nabal [is] glad within him, and he [is] drunk unto excess, and she hath not declared to him anything, less or more, till the light of the morning.

Rĩrĩa Abigaili aathiire kũrĩ Nabali, akĩmũkora arĩ nyũmba thĩinĩ arugithĩtie iruga ta rĩa mũthamaki. Ngoro yake yarĩ njanjamũku na aarĩ mũrĩĩu mũno. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndarĩ ũndũ aamwĩrire nginya rĩrĩa gwakĩire.

37 And it cometh to pass in the morning, when the wine is gone out from Nabal, that his wife declareth to him these things, and his heart dieth within him, and he hath been as a stone.

Ningĩ rũciinĩ gwakĩa, rĩrĩa Nabali aarĩĩũkirwo, mũtumia wake akĩmwĩra maũndũ macio mothe; ngoro yake ĩgĩkira, akĩhaana ta ihiga.

38 And it cometh to pass, [in] about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth,

Thuutha wa mĩthenya ta ikũmi, Jehova akĩgũtha Nabali, nake agĩkua.

39 and David heareth that Nabal [is] dead, and saith, 'Blessed [is] Jehovah who hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and His servant hath kept back from evil, and the wickedness of Nabal hath Jehovah turned back on his own head;' and David sendeth and speaketh with Abigail, to take her to him for a wife.

Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Daudi aaiguire atĩ Nabali nĩakuĩte, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Jehova arogoocwo, ũrĩa ũndũĩrĩire mbaara iitũ na Nabali nĩ ũndũ wa kũũnyarara. Nĩagirĩrĩirie ndungata yake ndĩgeeke ũũru, na agacookereria Nabali ũũru wake we mwene.” Daudi agĩcooka agĩtũmanĩra Abigaili, akĩmũũria atuĩke mũtumia wake.

40 And the servants of David come in unto Abigail at Carmel, and speak unto her, saying, 'David hath sent us unto thee to take thee to him for a wife.'

Ndungata ciake igĩthiĩ Karimeli, ikĩĩra Abigaili atĩrĩ, “Daudi nĩatũtũmĩte kũrĩ we tũgũtware ũgatuĩke mũtumia wake.”

41 And she riseth and boweth herself — face to the earth — and saith, 'Lo, thy handmaid [is] for a maid-servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.'

Akĩinamĩrĩra, agĩturumithia ũthiũ thĩ, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndungata yanyu ya mũndũ-wa-nja ndĩ haha, nĩndĩhaarĩirie gũtungatĩra na gũthambia magũrũ ma ndungata cia mwathi wakwa.”

42 And Abigail hasteth and riseth, and rideth on the ass; and five of her young women who are going at her feet; and she goeth after the messengers of David, and is to him for a wife.

Abigaili akĩhaica ndigiri na ihenya, agĩthiĩ na airĩtu ake atano a kũmũtungataga, agĩtwarana hamwe na andũ acio maatũmĩtwo nĩ Daudi, agĩtuĩka mũtumia wake.

43 And Ahinoam hath David taken from Jezreel, and they are — even both of them — to him for wives;

Daudi nĩahikĩtie Ahinoamu wa Jezireeli, nao eerĩ maarĩ atumia ake.

44 and Saul gave Michal his daughter, wife to David, to Phalti son of Laish, who [is] of Gallim.

No Saũlũ nĩaheanĩte mwarĩ Mikali, mũtumia wa Daudi, kũrĩ Palitieli wa Laishi, ũrĩa warĩ wa kuuma Galimu.