1 Athamaki 16

1 Ningĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinya kũrĩ Jehu mũrũ wa Hanani gĩa gũũkĩrĩra Baasha, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,

Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:

2 “Ndakũrutire kuuma rũkũngũ-inĩ ngĩgũtua mũtongoria wa andũ akwa a Isiraeli, no wee ũkĩrũmĩrĩra mĩthiĩre ya Jeroboamu, na ũgĩtũma andũ akwa a Isiraeli meehie, makĩndakaria nĩ ũndũ wa mehia mao.

“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.

3 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngirie kũniina Baasha na nyũmba yake, na nĩngatũma nyũmba yaku ĩtuĩke ta ĩrĩa ya Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati.

So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

4 Ngui nĩikarĩa andũ a Baasha arĩa magaakuĩra itũũra-inĩ inene, nacio nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ irĩe arĩa magaakuĩra mĩgũnda-inĩ.”

Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

5 Ha ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa mangĩ makoniĩ wathani wa Baasha, na ũrĩa eekire o na marĩa aahingirie-rĩ, githĩ matiandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa maũndũ ma athamaki a Isiraeli?

As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

6 Baasha akĩhurũka hamwe na maithe make, na agĩthikwo kũu Tiriza. Nake mũriũ Ela agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.

And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.

7 O na ningĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinya kũrĩ mũnabii Jehu, mũrũ wa Hanani, gĩkoniĩ Baasha na nyũmba yake, tondũ wa waganu wake wothe ũrĩa eekĩte maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, akamũrakaria nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ marĩa eekĩte, na nĩ ũndũ wa kũhaana ta nyũmba ya Jeroboamu, o na ningĩ tondũ wa kũmĩniina.

Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.

8 Mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩtandatũ wa Asa, mũthamaki wa Juda, nĩguo Ela mũrũ wa Baasha aatuĩkire mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, agĩthamaka arĩ Tiriza mĩaka ĩĩrĩ.

In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.

9 Nake Zimuri, ũmwe wa anene ake, ũrĩa waathaga nuthu ya ngaari ciake cia ita, agĩciirĩra ũrĩa ekũmũũkĩrĩra. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Ela aarĩ Tiriza, akĩnyua njoohi mũciĩ kwa Ariza ũrĩa warĩ mũrori wa nyũmba ya ũthamaki kũu Tiriza.

However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.

10 Zimuri agĩtoonya kuo, akĩmũgũtha, akĩmũũraga mwaka-inĩ wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na mũgwanja wa Asa mũthamaki wa Juda. Nake agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.

So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.

11 Aambĩrĩria gũthamaka o ro ũguo, na agĩikarĩra gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene-rĩ, akĩũraga andũ a nyũmba ya Baasha othe. Ndaatigirie mũndũ mũrũme o na ũmwe, arĩ mũndũ wao kana mũrata.

As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.

12 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Zimuri akĩniina nyũmba yothe ya Baasha, kũringana na kiugo kĩa Jehova kĩrĩa kĩarĩtio na kanua ka mũnabii Jehu gĩa gũũkĩrĩra Baasha.

So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.

13 Nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩa mothe Baasha na mũriũ Ela meekĩte na magatũma andũ a Isiraeli mehie, na makĩrakaria Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli, nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhianano yao ya kũhooywo ĩtaarĩ kĩene.

This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

14 Ha ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa mangĩ makoniĩ wathani wa Ela na ũrĩa wothe eekire-rĩ, githĩ matiandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa maũndũ ma athamaki a Isiraeli?

As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

15 Mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na mũgwanja wa Asa mũthamaki wa Juda, Zimuri nĩathamakire kũu Tiriza mĩthenya mũgwanja. Mbũtũ cia ita ciakĩte kambĩ hakuhĩ na Gibethoni, itũũra rĩa Afilisti.

In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,

16 Nao andũ a Isiraeli maarĩ kũu kambĩ makĩigua atĩ Zimuri nĩaciirĩire mũthamaki na akamũũraga. Mũthenya o ro ũcio, marĩ o kũu kambĩ makĩanĩrĩra atĩ Omuri ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wa ita nĩwe mũthamaki wa Isiraeli.

and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.

17 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Omuri na andũ a Isiraeli othe arĩa maarĩ hamwe nake makĩehera Gibethoni na makĩrigiicĩria itũũra inene rĩa Tiriza marĩtahe.

Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

18 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Zimuri onire atĩ itũũra inene nĩrĩanyiitwo-rĩ, agĩtoonya gĩikaro-inĩ gĩa kwĩgitĩra kĩa nyũmba ya ũthamaki, agĩgĩcina na mwaki arĩ kuo thĩinĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩkua,

When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died

19 nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩa eekĩte, ageeka maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, na gũthiĩ na mĩthiĩre ya Jeroboamu o na mehia marĩa eekĩte agatũma Isiraeli meehie.

because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.

20 Ha ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa mangĩ makoniĩ wathani wa Zimuri, o na maũndũ ma ũremi marĩa eekire-rĩ, githĩ matiandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa maũndũ ma athamaki a Isiraeli?

As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

21 Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli magĩatũkana ikundi igĩrĩ, nuthu ĩmwe makĩrũmĩrĩra Tibini mũrũ wa Ginathu atuĩke mũthamaki, nayo nuthu ĩyo ĩngĩ makĩrũmĩrĩra Omuri.

At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.

22 No rĩrĩ, arũmĩrĩri a Omuri magĩtooria arũmĩrĩri a Tibini mũrũ wa Ginathu; Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Tibini agĩkua, nake Omuri agĩtuĩka mũthamaki.

But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.

23 Mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ũmwe wa Asa mũthamaki wa Juda, nĩguo Omuri aatuĩkire mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, nake agĩthamaka mĩaka ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ, ĩtandatũ yayo aathamakire arĩ Tiriza.

In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

24 Nake akĩgũra karĩma ga Samaria kuuma kũrĩ Shemeru na taranda igĩrĩ cia betha, na agĩaka itũũra inene hau karĩma igũrũ, akĩrĩĩta Samaria, arĩĩtanĩtie na Shemeru ũrĩa wakoretwo arĩ mwene karĩma kau.

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

25 No rĩrĩ, Omuri nĩekire maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, akĩĩhia makĩria ya andũ othe arĩa maarĩ mbere yake.

But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

26 Nĩathiire na mĩthiĩre yothe ya Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati, na mehia-inĩ make marĩa maatũmire andũ a Isiraeli meehie; nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩrakaria Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli nĩ ũndũ wa ngai ciao cia mĩhianano yao ya kũhooywo ĩtarĩ kĩene.

For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

27 Ha ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa mangĩ makoniĩ wathani wa Omuri, ũrĩa eekire na marĩa ahingirie-rĩ, githĩ matiandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa maũndũ ma athamaki a Isiraeli?

As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

28 Omuri akĩhurũka hamwe na maithe make, agĩthikwo Samaria. Nake mũriũ Ahabu agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.

And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.

29 Mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ĩnana wa Asa, mũthamaki wa Juda, Ahabu mũrũ wa Omuri agĩtuĩka mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, nake agĩthamakĩra Isiraeli arĩ Samaria mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩĩrĩ.

In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.

30 Ahabu mũrũ wa Omuri nĩekire maũndũ maingĩ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, makĩria ya mũndũ o wothe wa arĩa maarĩ mbere yake.

However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

31 We to kuona onire gwĩka mehia ta ma Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati arĩ kaũndũ kanini, no-o na nĩahikirie Jezebeli mwarĩ wa Ethibaali mũthamaki wa Asidoni, na akĩambĩrĩria gũtungata na kũhooya Baali.

And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

32 Nĩathondekeire Baali kĩgongona thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Baali ĩrĩa aakire kũu Samaria.

First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.

33 Ningĩ Ahabu nĩathondekire gĩtugĩ kĩa Ashera, na agĩĩka maũndũ maingĩ mooru gũkĩra ũrĩa athamaki othe a Isiraeli arĩa maarĩ mbere yake meekĩte ma gũtũma Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli arakare.

Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.

34 Ihinda-inĩ rĩa Ahabu, Hieli wa kuuma Betheli nĩacookereirie itũũra rĩa Jeriko. Aahaandire mũthingi wakuo na thogora wa gũkuĩrwo nĩ mũriũ wake wa irigithathi Abiramu, nacio ihingo ciakuo agĩciaka na thogora wa gũkuĩrwo nĩ mũriũ wake Segubu ũrĩa warĩ mũnini, kũringana na kiugo kĩa Jehova kĩrĩa kĩarĩtio nĩ Joshua mũrũ wa Nuni.

In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.