1 Athamaki 2
1 Rĩrĩa ihinda rĩa Daudi rĩakuhĩrĩirie rĩa gũkua-rĩ, agĩatha mũriũ Solomoni, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ,
Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying,
2 “Rĩu ndĩ hakuhĩ gũthiĩ na njĩra ĩrĩa ĩgeragwo nĩ andũ othe a thĩ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, gĩa na hinya, wonanie atĩ ũrĩ mũndũ mũrũme ki,
"I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself a man;
3 na ũmenyagĩrĩre ũrĩa Jehova Ngai waku endaga: Ũthiiage na njĩra ciake, na ũmenyagĩrĩre irĩra cia watho wake wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo na maathani make, na mawatho make na maũndũ marĩa endaga, o ta ũrĩa maandĩkĩtwo Watho-inĩ wa Musa, nĩgeetha ũgaacĩre maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa ũrĩĩkaga na kũrĩa guothe ũrĩthiiaga,
and keep the instruction of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself.
4 nĩgeetha Jehova atũũrie kĩĩranĩro kĩrĩa aanjĩĩrĩire, akiuga ũũ: ‘Njiaro ciaku ingĩkaamenyerera mũtũũrĩre wacio, na ithiiage irĩ na wĩhokeku mbere yakwa na ngoro ciao ciothe, na meciiria macio mothe, gwaku gũtikaga mũndũ wa gũikarĩra gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene gĩa Isiraeli.’
That the LORD may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you,' he said, 'a man on the throne of Israel.'
5 “Rĩu wee mwene nĩũĩ ũrĩa Joabu mũrũ wa Zeruia aanjĩkire, na ũrĩa eekire anene eerĩ a mbũtũ cia ita cia Isiraeli, nĩo Abineri mũrũ wa Neri, na Amasa mũrũ wa Jetheri. Nĩamooragire, agĩita thakame yao hĩndĩ ya thayũ, o taarĩ hĩndĩ ya mbaara, nayo thakame ĩyo ĩkĩgĩa mũcibi-inĩ wake wa njohero, na iraatũ-inĩ cia magũrũ make.
"Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on my belt that was about my waist, and on my sandal that was on my foot.
6 Ĩka ũrĩa ũkuona kwagĩrĩire kũringana na ũũgĩ waku, no ndũkanareke mũtwe ũcio wake ũrĩ mbuĩ ũkinye mbĩrĩra-inĩ na thayũ. (Sheol h7585)
Do therefore according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. (Sheol h7585)
7 “No ariũ a Barizilai wa Gileadi ũmatugage wega, na ũreke matuĩke amwe a arĩa mũrĩrĩĩaga nao metha-inĩ yaku. Nĩo mandũgamĩrĩire rĩrĩa ndooragĩra mũrũ wa thoguo Abisalomu.
But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
8 “Na ũririkane Shimei mũrũ wa Gera, ũrĩa Mũbenjamini kuuma Bahurimu, arĩ gũkũ nawe, na nĩwe wanumire na irumi ndũrũ mũthenya ũrĩa ndaathiiaga Mahanaimu. Rĩrĩa ookire kũndũnga hau Jorodani, nĩndehĩtire kũrĩ we na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, ngĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ndigakũũraga na rũhiũ rwa njora.’
"Look, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.'
9 No rĩrĩ, tiga kuona ta atarĩ na ihĩtia. Wee ũrĩ mũndũ mũũgĩ; nĩũkamenya ũrĩa ũkaamwĩka. Ndũkanareke mũtwe ũcio wake ũrĩ mbuĩ ũgaathikwo ũtarĩ na thakame.” (Sheol h7585)
Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood." (Sheol h7585)
10 Na rĩrĩ, Daudi akĩhurũka hamwe na maithe make, na agĩthikwo thĩinĩ wa Itũũra inene rĩa Daudi.
David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David.
11 Aathamakĩire Isiraeli mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna: mĩaka mũgwanja aathamakire arĩ Hebironi, nayo mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ĩtatũ agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu.
The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
12 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Solomoni agĩikarĩra gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene kĩa ithe Daudi, naguo wathani wake ũkĩĩhaanda, ũkĩrũma biũ.
Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was firmly established.
13 Na rĩrĩ, Adonija mũrũ wa Hagithu, agĩthiĩ harĩ Bathisheba nyina wa Solomoni. Bathisheba akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũũkĩte na thayũ?” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, ndooka na thayũ.”
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and did homage to her. And she said, "Do you come peaceably?" And he said, "Peaceably."
14 Agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndĩ na ũndũ ngũkwĩra.” Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Njĩĩra.”
He said moreover, "I have something to tell you." She said, "Say on."
15 Agĩkiuga atĩrĩ, “O ta ũrĩa wee ũũĩ-rĩ, ũthamaki ũyũ warĩ wakwa. Andũ a Isiraeli othe nĩ niĩ meetagĩrĩra nduĩke mũthamaki wao. No maũndũ makĩgarũrũka, naguo ũthamaki nĩũthiĩte kũrĩ mũrũ wa Baba; tondũ ũheanĩtwo kũrĩ we nĩ Jehova.
He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother's; for it was his from the LORD.
16 Na rĩrĩ, ndĩ na ihooya ngwenda gũkũhooya, na ndũkarege.” Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “No ũrĩhooye.”
Now I ask one petition of you. Do not deny me." She said to him, "Say on."
17 Agĩthiĩ na mbere, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩtĩkĩra kũũria Mũthamaki Solomoni, nĩ ũndũ wee ndangĩkũregera, aahe Abishagi ũrĩa Mũshunami atuĩke mũtumia wakwa.”
He said, "Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you 'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife."
18 Bathisheba agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wega, nĩ ngũkwarĩrĩria harĩ mũthamaki.”
Bathsheba said, "Alright. I will speak for you to the king."
19 Rĩrĩa Bathisheba aathiire kũrĩ Mũthamaki Solomoni akamũhe ũhoro wa Adonija-rĩ, mũthamaki agĩũkĩra na igũrũ akĩmũtũnga, akĩmũinamĩrĩra, na agĩikarĩra gĩtĩ gĩake kĩa ũnene. Akĩrehithĩria nyina gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene, nake nyina akĩmũikara guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo.
Bathsheba therefore went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
20 Nake nyina akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndĩ na kaũndũ kanini ngwenda gũkũhooya, na ndũkae kũrega.” Mũthamaki akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Maitũ, ũria ndikũrega.”
Then she said, "I ask one small petition of you; do not deny me." The king said to her, "Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny you."
21 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nyina akiuga atĩrĩ, “Reke Abishagi ũrĩa Mũshunami ahikio nĩ mũrũ wa thoguo Adonija.”
She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife."
22 Mũthamaki Solomoni akĩĩra nyina atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ũrie Abishagi ũrĩa Mũshunami ahikio nĩ Adonija? Ndũkĩmũũrĩrie ũthamaki o naguo, o na ti we ũkĩrĩ mũkũrũ kũrĩ niĩ, ĩĩ-ni, ũgĩtuĩke wake, na wa Abiatharu ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai na wa Joabu mũrũ wa Zeruia!”
King Solomon answered his mother, "Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also. For he is my elder brother. For him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."
23 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Mũthamaki Solomoni akĩĩhĩta na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, akiuga ũũ: “Ngai arooherithia o na anjĩhĩre mũno, aakorwo Adonija ndekũrĩha na muoyo wake nĩ ũndũ wa ũndũ ũcio orĩtie!
Then king Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, "God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Na rĩrĩ, ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, o we ũtũmĩte ngaacĩre ũthamaki-inĩ wa baba, Daudi, na agetĩkĩra nduĩke wa rũciaro rwa nyũmba ya ũthamaki, o ta ũrĩa eranĩire-rĩ, Adonija no ekũũragwo ũmũthĩ!”
Now therefore as the LORD lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day."
25 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mũthamaki Solomoni agĩatha Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada, nake agĩthiĩ akĩgũtha Adonija, akĩmũũraga.
King Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died.
26 Mũthamaki akĩĩra Abiatharu ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai atĩrĩ, “Cooka mũgũnda-inĩ gwaku kũu Anathothu. Wee wagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũkua, no ndigũkũũraga rĩu, tondũ nĩwakuuaga ithandũkũ rĩa Mwathani Jehova hĩndĩ ya baba Daudi, na nĩwagwatanĩire na baba moritũ-inĩ make mothe.”
To Abiathar the priest the king said, "Go to Anathoth, to your own fields; for you are worthy of death. But I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore the ark of the LORD before David my father, and because you were afflicted in all in which my father was afflicted."
27 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Solomoni akĩeheria Abiatharu atige gũtuĩka mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai wa Jehova, nakĩo kiugo kĩa Jehova kĩrĩa aarĩirie kũu Shilo, gĩkoniĩ nyũmba ya Eli, gĩkĩhinga.
So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest to the LORD, that he might fulfill the word of the LORD, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 Rĩrĩa ũhoro ũcio wakinyĩire Joabu, ũrĩa waciirĩire gwĩka ũũru marĩ na Adonija, o na gũtuĩka ndaanyiitanĩire na Abisalomu, akĩũrĩra hema-inĩ ya Jehova na akĩĩnyiitĩrĩra hĩa cia kĩgongona.
The news came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he did not turn after Absalom. Joab fled to the Tent of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
29 Mũthamaki Solomoni akĩĩrwo atĩ Joabu orĩire hema-inĩ ya Jehova na aarĩ hakuhĩ na kĩgongona. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Solomoni agĩatha Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ, ũmũũrage!”
It was told king Solomon, "Joab has fled to the Tent of the LORD, and look, he is by the altar." And Solomon sent to Joab, saying, "What happened to you, that you have fled to the altar?" And Joab said, "Because I was afraid of you, so I fled to the LORD." And Solomon sent to Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go, fall on him."
30 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Benaia akĩingĩra hema ĩyo ya Jehova akĩĩra Joabu atĩrĩ, “Mũthamaki oiga atĩrĩ, ‘Uma na nja!’” No Joabu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Aca, ngũkuĩra haha.” Benaia agĩcookeria mũthamaki ũhoro, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Joabu anjĩĩra ũna na ũna.”
Benaiah came to the Tent of the LORD, and said to him, "Thus says the king, 'Come forth.'" He said, "No; but I will die here." Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, "Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me."
31 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩatha Benaia, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ĩka o ũguo oiga. Mũũrage na ũmũthike, nĩgeetha niĩ na nyũmba ya baba tũthirwo nĩ ihĩtia rĩa thakame ĩrĩa yaitirwo tũhũ nĩ Joabu.
The king said to him, "Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away this day the innocent blood which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father's house.
32 Jehova nĩegũtũma acookererwo nĩ thakame ĩrĩa aaitire, tondũ nĩatharĩkĩire andũ eerĩ, na akĩmooraga na rũhiũ rwa njora, baba Daudi atooĩ akĩmooraga marĩ eerĩ, Abineri mũrũ wa Neri, ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita cia Isiraeli, na Amasa mũrũ wa Jetheri, ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita cia Juda, nao maarĩ andũ ega na arũngĩrĩru kũmũkĩra.
The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know it: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
33 Ihĩtia rĩu rĩa gũita thakame yao rĩrocookerera Joabu na njiaro ciake nginya tene. No kũrĩ Daudi na njiaro ciake, na nyũmba yake na ũthamaki wake, thayũ wa Jehova ũrogĩa kũrĩ o nginya tene.”
So shall their blood return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his descendants forever. But to David, and to his descendants, and to his house, and to his throne, there shall be peace forever from the LORD."
34 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada agĩthiĩ akĩgũtha Joabu akĩmũũraga, nake agĩthikwo mũgũnda-inĩ wake kũu werũ-inĩ.
Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 Mũthamaki akĩnenehia Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada akĩmũtua mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita handũ ha Joabu, na agĩcookia Zadoku atuĩke mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ithenya rĩa Abiatharu.
The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army; and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.
36 Ningĩ mũthamaki agĩtũmana Shimei eetwo, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wĩakĩre nyũmba Jerusalemu na ũtũũre kuo, no ndũkanathiĩ kũndũ kũngĩ.
The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and do not go out from there anywhere.
37 Mũthenya ũrĩa ũkoima kuo ũringe Mũkuru wa Kidironi, ũmenye wega no ũgaakua; nayo thakame yaku nĩĩgagũcookerera wee mwene.”
For on the day you go out, and pass over the wadi of the Kidron, know for certain that you shall surely die: your blood shall be on your own head."
38 Shimei agĩcookeria mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Ũguo woiga nĩ wega. Ndungata yaku nĩĩgwĩka o ta ũrĩa mũthamaki mwathi wakwa oiga.” Nake Shimei agĩikara Jerusalemu ihinda iraaya.
Shimei said to the king, "The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so will your servant do." Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
39 No mĩaka ĩtatũ yathira-rĩ, ngombo igĩrĩ cia Shimei ikĩũra igĩthiĩ kwa Akishi, mũrũ wa Maaka, mũthamaki wa Gathu, nake Shimei akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Ngombo ciaku irĩ Gathu.”
It happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, "Look, your servants are in Gath."
40 Kũigua ũguo-rĩ, Shimei agĩtandĩka ndigiri yake, agĩthiĩ kwa Akishi kũu Gathu gwetha ngombo ciake. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Shimei agĩthiĩ na agĩcookia ngombo ciake kuuma Gathu.
Shimei arose, and saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 Rĩrĩa Solomoni eerirwo atĩ Shimei nĩoimĩte Jerusalemu agathiĩ Gathu na agacooka-rĩ,
It was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.
42 mũthamaki agĩtũmanĩra Shimei, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ndiakwĩhĩtithirie na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova na ngĩgũkaania, ngĩkwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Mũthenya ũrĩa ũkoimagara ũthiĩ handũ hangĩ, ũmenye kũna no ũgaakua’? Nawe hĩndĩ ĩyo ũkĩnjookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Ũguo woiga nĩ wega. Niĩ nĩngwathĩka.’
The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Did I not adjure you by the LORD, and warn you, saying, 'Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die?' You said to me, 'The saying that I have heard is good.'
43 Rĩu-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte wage kũhingia mwĩhĩtwa waku harĩ Jehova, na wathĩkĩre watho ũrĩa ndaakũheire?”
Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have instructed you with?"
44 Ningĩ mũthamaki akĩĩra Shimei atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩũũĩ ngoro-inĩ yaku ũũru ũrĩa wothe wekire baba Daudi. Rĩu Jehova nĩegũtũma ũcookererwo nĩ ũũru waku.
The king said moreover to Shimei, "You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father. Therefore the LORD shall return your wickedness on your own head.
45 No Mũthamaki Solomoni nĩekũrathimwo, nakĩo gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene wa Daudi gĩtũũre gĩkĩgitĩre mbere ya Jehova nginya tene.”
But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever."
46 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩatha Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada, nake agĩthiĩ akĩgũtha Shimei akĩmũũraga. Ũthamaki naguo ũkĩĩhaanda ũrũmĩte biũ moko-inĩ ma Solomoni.
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
