1 Samũeli 10

1 Ningĩ Samũeli akĩoya kĩnandũ kĩa maguta, akĩmaitĩrĩria Saũlũ mũtwe, na akĩmũmumunya, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Githĩ Jehova ndagũitĩrĩirie maguta ũtuĩke mũtongoria wa igai rĩake?

Then took Samuel a flask of oil, and poured out upon his head, and kissed him, —and said—Is it not, that Yahweh hath anointed thee over his inheritance, as leader?

2 Ũmũthĩ twatigana, nĩũgũcemania na andũ eerĩ hakuhĩ na mbĩrĩra ya Rakeli, kũu Zeliza mũhaka-inĩ wa Benjamini. Nĩmarĩkwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ndigiri iria wathiire gũcaria-rĩ, nĩcionekete. Na rĩu thoguo nĩatigĩte gwĩciiria ũhoro wacio na nĩamakĩte nĩ ũndũ waku. Aroria atĩrĩ, “Ngwĩka atĩa nĩ ũndũ wa mũrũ wakwa?”’

When thou departest, to-day, from me, then shalt thou find two men by the grave of Rachel, within the boundary of Benjamin, in Zelzah, —and they will say unto thee, The asses are found, which thou wentest to seek, and lo! thy father hath abandoned caring for the asses, and is concerned for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

3 “Ningĩ kuuma kũu nĩũgũthiĩ na mbere ũkinye mũtĩ-inĩ ũrĩa mũnene wa Taboru. Nĩũgũcemania na andũ atatũ makĩambata mathiĩ kũu Betheli kũrĩ Ngai. Ũmwe arĩkorwo akuuĩte tũũri tũtatũ, ũrĩa ũngĩ mĩgate ĩtatũ, na ũrĩa ũngĩ mondo ya ndibei.

Then shalt thou pass on quickly from thence onwards, and come as far as the oak of Tabor, and there shall find thee there, three men going up unto God, at Bethel, —one, carrying three kids, and, another, carrying three cakes of bread, and, another, carrying a skin of wine;

4 Nao makũgeithie na makũhe mĩgate ĩĩrĩ, ĩrĩa ũrĩamũkĩra kuuma kũrĩ o.

then will they ask thee, of thy welfare, —and give thee two cakes of bread, which thou shalt receive at their hand.

5 “Thuutha ũcio ũthiĩ nginya Gibea ya Ngai, kũrĩa kũrĩ kambĩ ya Afilisti ya arangĩri. Na wakuhĩrĩria itũũra rĩu-rĩ, nĩũgũcemania na mũtongoro wa gĩkundi kĩa anabii maikũrũkĩte makiuma handũ hau hatũũgĩru marĩ na inanda cia kĩnũbi, na tũhembe, na mĩtũrirũ, na inanda cia mũgeeto ikĩgambio mbere yao, na nĩmegũkorwo makĩratha mohoro.

After that, shalt thou come unto the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines, —and it shall be, as thou comest in thither into the city, thou shalt light upon a band of prophets, coming down from the high place, and, before them, a harp, and a timbrel, and a flute, and a lyre, they having been moved to prophesy.

6 Roho wa Jehova nĩegũũka igũrũ rĩaku na hinya, na nĩũkũratha mohoro hamwe nao; nawe nĩũkũgarũrwo ũtuĩke mũndũ ũngĩ.

Then will come suddenly upon thee, the Spirit of Yahweh, and thou shalt be moved to prophesy with them, —and shalt be changed into another man.

7 Marũũri macio maarĩkia kũhingio-rĩ, ĩka o ũrĩa guoko gwaku kũngĩhota gwĩka, nĩgũkorwo Ngai arĩ hamwe nawe.

And it shall be, when these signs shall come unto thee, then act thou for thyself, as thou shalt find occasion, for, God, is with thee.

8 “Ikũrũka mbere yakwa nginya Giligali. Ti-itherũ nĩngaikũrũka njũke kũrĩ we ndute magongona ma njino na maruta ma ũiguano. No no nginya weterere mĩthenya mũgwanja nginya njũke harĩ we ngwĩre ũrĩa wagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩka.”

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal, for lo! I am coming down unto thee, to offer up ascending-offerings, to sacrifice peace-offerings, —seven days, shalt thou tarry, until I come unto thee, then will I let thee know what thou shalt do.

9 Na rĩrĩa Saũlũ aahũndũkaga matigane na Samũeli-rĩ, Ngai akĩgarũra ngoro ya Saũlũ, namo marũũri macio mothe makĩhingio mũthenya o ro ũcio.

And so it was, that, when he turned away to depart from Samuel, God gave him another heart, —and all these signs came to pass that day.

10 Rĩrĩa maakinyire Gibea-rĩ, mũtongoro wa anabii ũkĩmũtũnga; nake Roho wa Ngai agĩũka igũrũ rĩake na hinya, agĩĩturanĩra nao, na akĩratha mohoro.

And, when they came thither to the hill, lo! a band of prophets coming to meet him, —then came suddenly upon him, the Spirit of God, and he was moved to prophesy in their midst.

11 Rĩrĩa andũ arĩa othe maamũũĩ maamuonire akĩratha mohoro me hamwe na anabii, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ũyũ wĩkĩkĩte kũrĩ mũrũ wa Kishu? Kaĩ Saũlũ atuĩkĩte wa thiritũ ya anabii?”

And it came to pass, that, all who knew him aforetime, looked, and lo! with the prophets, he did prophesy. So the people said, one to another—What, now, hath befallen the son of Kish? Is, even Saul, among the prophets?

12 Mũndũ watũũraga kũu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nake ithe wao nũũ?” Naguo ũndũ ũcio ũgĩtuĩka ũndũ ũngĩtuĩka thimo, gũkooragio atĩrĩ, “Saũlũ o nake nĩ wa gĩkundi kĩa anabii?”

Then responded one of that place, and said, But who is, their father? For this cause, it became a proverb, Is, even Saul, among the prophets?

13 Thuutha wa Saũlũ gũtiga kũratha mohoro, agĩthiĩ handũ hau hatũũgĩru.

And, when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

14 Hĩndĩ ĩyo ithe mũnini wa Saũlũ akĩũria Saũlũ na ndungata yake atĩrĩ, “Mũraarĩ kũ?” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Gwetha ndigiri, no rĩrĩa twaciagire tũgĩthiĩ kũrĩ Samũeli.”

Then said Saul’s uncle unto him, and unto his young man—Whither have ye been? And he said, To seek the asses, and, when they were nowhere, to be seen, we came unto Samuel.

15 Ithe mũnini wa Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Njĩĩra ũrĩa Samũeli aakwĩrire.”

And Saul’s uncle said, —Do tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said to you.

16 Saũlũ agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩatwĩrire o wega atĩ ndigiri nĩcionekete.” No ndeerire ithe mũnini ũrĩa Samũeli aamwĩrire ũhoro ũkoniĩ ũthamaki.

And Saul said unto his uncle, He, told, us that the asses were found, —but, as to the matter of the kingdom, he told him not what Samuel had said.

17 Samũeli agĩtũmanĩra andũ a Isiraeli mongane harĩ Jehova kũu Mizipa,

Then Samuel called out the people, unto Yahweh, at Mizpah,

18 akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga: ‘Niĩ nĩ niĩ ndaarutire Isiraeli, ngĩmambatia kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, na nĩ niĩ ndaamũkũũrire kuuma watho-inĩ wa Misiri, na mothamaki-inĩ mothe marĩa maamũhinyagĩrĩria.’

and said unto the sons of Israel—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel: I myself, brought up Israel, out of Egypt, —and rescued you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that distressed you.

19 No rĩrĩ, nĩmũregete Ngai wanyu, ũrĩa ũmũhonokagia kuuma kũrĩ mĩnyamaro na mathĩĩna manyu mothe, na mũkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Aca, tũhe mũthamaki atũthamakagĩre.’ Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩu mwĩneanei mbere ya Jehova ta ũrĩa mĩhĩrĩga yanyu na mbarĩ cianyu itariĩ.”

Yet, ye, to-day, have rejected your God, who, himself, hath been giving you salvation from all your calamities and your distresses, and ye have said to him: A king, shalt thou set over us, —Now, therefore, present yourselves before Yahweh, by your tribes, and by your thousands.

20 Rĩrĩa Samũeli aarehire mĩhĩrĩga yothe ya Isiraeli hakuhĩ-rĩ, mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini nĩguo wathuurirwo.

And, when Samuel had brought near all the tribes of Israel, then was taken the tribe of Benjamin.

21 Ningĩ akĩrehithia mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini hau mbere, mbarĩ o mbarĩ, na mbarĩ ya Matiri nĩyo yathuurirwo. Mũthia-inĩ Saũlũ mũrũ wa Kishu agĩthuurwo. No maamwetha matiigana kũmuona.

And, when he had brought near the tribe of Benjamin, by their families, then was taken the family of Matri, —and, when he had brought near the family of Matri, man by man, then was taken Saul the son of Kish; so they sought him, but he was not to be found.

22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩtuĩria ũhoro makĩria harĩ Jehova, “Mũndũ ũcio nĩokĩte gũkũ?” Nake Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, ehithĩte harĩa indo ciigĩtwo.”

Then asked they again of Yahweh, Hath there yet to come in hither a man? And Yahweh said, Lo! he, hath hid himself among the stores.

23 Nao magĩtengʼera, makĩmũgĩĩra, na aarũgama gatagatĩ ka andũ-rĩ, nĩwe warĩ mũraihu gũkĩra andũ arĩa angĩ othe.

So they ran, and fetched him thence, and, when he presented himself in the midst of the people, then was he [seen to be] taller than any of the people, from his shoulders and upwards.

24 Samũeli akĩĩra andũ othe atĩrĩ, “Nĩmuona mũndũ ũrĩa Jehova athuurĩte? Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũhaana take harĩ andũ aya othe.” Nao andũ makĩanĩrĩra makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthamaki arotũũra ihinda iraaya!”

And Samuel said unto all the people—Have ye seen him whom Yahweh hath chosen, that there is none like him, among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said—Let the king live!

25 Samũeli agĩtaarĩria andũ mawatho ma ũthamaki. Nake akĩmaandĩka gĩkũnjo-inĩ akĩmaiga mbere ya Jehova. Ningĩ Samũeli akĩĩra andũ mathiĩ, o mũndũ gwake mũciĩ.

Then Samuel declared unto the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a scroll, and laid it up before Yahweh. And Samuel sent away all the people, every man to his own house.

26 Saũlũ o nake agĩthiĩ gwake mũciĩ kũu Gibea, oimagarĩtio nĩ andũ njamba arĩa ngoro ciao ciahutĩtio nĩ Ngai.

Yea, even Saul, went to his own house, at Gibeah, —and the valiant men whose heart God had moved went with him.

27 No andũ amwe a thogothogo makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ aahota atĩa gũtũhonokia?” Makĩmũnyarara na matiigana kũmũrehera iheo. Nowe Saũlũ agĩĩkirĩra ki.

But, abandoned men, said—How can this one save us? So they treated him with contempt, and brought him no present, —but he was as one that was deaf.