1 Athamaki 17
1 Na rĩrĩ, Elija ũrĩa Mũtishibi kuuma Tishibi, thĩinĩ wa Gileadi, akĩĩra Ahabu atĩrĩ, “O ta ũrĩa Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, atũũraga muoyo, ũrĩa niĩ ndungatagĩra-rĩ, mĩaka ĩrĩa ĩgũũka gũtigũcooka kũgĩa ime kana mbura, tiga na ũndũ wa kiugo gĩakwa.”
And Eliiah the Tishbite one of the inhabitats of Gilead sayde vnto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liueth, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dewe nor rayne these yeeres, but according to my worde.
2 Ningĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinyĩra Elija akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
And the worde of the Lord came vnto him, saying,
3 “Ũkĩra uume gũkũ, werekere mwena wa irathĩro, ũkehithe mũkuru-inĩ wa Kerithu mwena wa irathĩro wa Jorodani.
Go hence, and turne thee Eastwarde, and hide thy selfe in the riuer Cherith, that is ouer against Iorden,
4 Ũrĩnyuuaga maaĩ karũũĩ-inĩ kau, na nĩnjathĩte mahuru makũrehagĩre irio kuo.”
And thou shalt drinke of the riuer: and I haue comanded the rauens to feede thee there.
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Elija agĩĩka o ta ũrĩa Jehova aamwĩrire. Agĩthiĩ mũkuru-inĩ wa Kerithu, mwena wa irathĩro wa Jorodani, na agĩikara kuo.
So he went and did according vnto the word of the Lord: for he went, and remained by the riuer Cherith that is ouer against Iorden.
6 Mahuru maamũtwaragĩra mũgate na nyama rũciinĩ, na makamũtwarĩra mũgate na nyama hwaĩ-inĩ, nake akanyuuaga maaĩ ma karũũĩ kau.
And the rauens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the euening, and he dranke of the riuer.
7 Thuutha ũcio, karũũĩ kau gakĩhũa tondũ gũtikoretwo kũrĩ na mbura bũrũri ũcio.
And after a while the riuer dryed vp, because there fell no rayne vpon the earth.
8 Hĩndĩ ĩyo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinyĩra Elija rĩngĩ, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
And the worde of the Lord came vnto him, saying,
9 “Thiĩ o rĩmwe nginya Zarefathu kũu Sidoni ũgaikare kuo. Nĩnjathĩte mũtumia wa ndigwa wa kũu akũheage irio.”
Vp, and get thee to Zarephath, which is in Zidon, and remaine there: beholde, I haue commanded a widow there to sustaine thee.
10 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩthiĩ Zarefathu. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aakinyire kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra, agĩkora mũtumia wa ndigwa hau akĩũngania tũkũ. Akĩmwĩta, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Wahota kũndehera tũũĩ tũnini na gĩkombe nĩgeetha nyue?”
So he arose, and went to Zarephath: and when he came to the gate of the citie, beholde, the widowe was there gathering stickes: and he called her, and sayde, Bring me, I pray thee, a litle water in a vessel, that I may drinke.
11 Mũtumia ũcio agĩtua gũthiĩ kũmũgĩĩrĩra maaĩ-rĩ, akĩmwĩta, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha ndehera kĩenyũ kĩa mũgate ndĩe.”
And as she was going to fet it, he called to her, and sayde, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsell of bread in thine hand.
12 Mũtumia ũcio akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova Ngai waku atũũraga muoyo-rĩ, niĩ ndirĩ na mũgate no kamũtu kanini karĩ ndigithũ-inĩ na tũguta tũnini tũrĩ cuba-inĩ. Na rĩu ndĩrongania tũkũ tũtũ ndware mũciĩ, nĩgeetha ngaruge irio ciakwa na mwana wakwa, nĩguo tũrĩe tũcooke tũkue.”
And shee sayde, As the Lord thy God liueth, I haue not a cake, but euen an handfull of meale in a barrel, and a litle oyle in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering a fewe stickes for to go in, and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and dye.
13 Elija akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga gwĩtigĩra. Thiĩ mũciĩ na wĩke o ro ũguo woiga. No wambe ũndugĩre kamũgate kanini kuumanagia na kĩrĩa ũrĩ nakĩo, ũndehere ũcooke wĩthondekere wee na mwana waku.
And Eliiah said vnto her, Feare not, come, do as thou hast sayd, but make me thereof a litle cake first of all, and bring it vnto mee, and afterward make for thee, and thy sonne.
14 Tondũ ũũ nĩguo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga: ‘Ndigithũ ndĩrĩ hĩndĩ ĩgathira mũtu namo maguta matirĩ hĩndĩ magathira cuba-inĩ, nginya mũthenya ũrĩa Jehova akaheana mbura bũrũri-inĩ ũyũ.’”
For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The meale in the barrel shall not be wasted, neither shall the oyle in the cruse be diminished, vnto the time that the Lord send rayne vpon the earth.
15 Nake agĩthiĩ agĩĩka o ũguo Elija aamwĩrire. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio o mũthenya nĩ kwarĩ na irio cia Elija, na cia mũtumia ũcio na nyũmba yake.
So she went, and did as Eliiah sayd, and she did eate: so did he and her house for a certaine time.
16 Nĩgũkorwo ndigithũ ndĩathiraga mũtu nayo cuba ndĩathiraga maguta, kũringana na kiugo kĩa Jehova kĩrĩa kĩarĩtio nĩ Elija.
The barrell of the meale wasted not, nor the oyle was spent out of the cruse, according to the worde of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of Eliiah.
17 Thuutha ũcio mũriũ wa mũtumia ũcio mwene mũciĩ akĩrwara. Nake akĩĩhĩrwo mũno makĩria, nginya agĩtiga kũhihia.
And after these things, the sonne of the wife of the house fell sicke, and his sicknesse was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
18 Mũtumia ũcio akĩĩra Elija atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũhoro ũrĩkũ ũrĩ naguo na niĩ, wee mũndũ wa Ngai? Kaĩ wokire kũndirikania mehia makwa, na ũũrage mũrũ wakwa?”
And she said vnto Eliiah, What haue I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come vnto me to call my sinne to remembrance, and to slay my sonne?
19 Nake Elija akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nengera mũrũguo,” akĩmũruta moko-inĩ make, akĩmũtwara kanyũmba ka igũrũ karĩa aikaraga, akĩmũkomia ũrĩrĩ-inĩ wake.
And he said vnto her, Giue me thy sonne. and he tooke him out of her bosome, and caryed him vp into a chamber, where he abode, and laid him vpon his owne bed.
20 Nake agĩkaĩra Jehova, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Wee Jehova Ngai wakwa, kaĩ ningĩ warehere mũtumia ũyũ wa ndigwa mũtino, ũyũ njikarĩte ndĩ mũgeni gwake, na ũndũ wa kũreka mũriũ wake akue?”
Then he called vnto the Lord, and sayde, O Lord my God, hast thou punished also this widowe, with whome I soiourne, by killing her sonne?
21 Nake agĩĩtambũrũkia igũrũ rĩa kahĩĩ kau maita matatũ na agĩkaĩra Jehova, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Wee Jehova Ngai wakwa, reke muoyo wa kahĩĩ gaka ũgacookerere!”
And he stretched himselfe vpon the childe three times, and called vnto the Lord, and saide, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this childes soule come into him againe.
22 Jehova akĩigua gũkaya kwa Elija, naguo muoyo wa kahĩĩ kau ũgĩgacookerera, gagĩcooka muoyo.
Then the Lord heard the voyce of Eliiah, and the soule of the child came into him againe, and he reuiued.
23 Elija akĩoya mwana ũcio akĩmũikũrũkia kuuma kanyũmba ka igũrũ, akĩmũtoonyia nyũmba. Akĩmũnengera nyina, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta kĩrore, mũrũguo arĩ muoyo!”
And Eliiah tooke the childe, and brought him downe out of the chamber into the house, and deliuered him vnto his mother, and Eliiah sayd, Behold, thy sonne liueth.
24 Nake mũtumia ũcio akĩĩra Elija atĩrĩ, “Rĩu nĩndamenya atĩ ũrĩ mũndũ wa Ngai, na atĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova kĩrĩa kiumĩte kanua gaku nĩ kĩa ma.”
And the woman saide vnto Eliiah, Now I knowe that thou art a man of God, and that the worde of the Lord in thy mouth is true.
