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 Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head, then kissed him and said, “Hasn’t the LORD anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?
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 you have departed from me today, then you will find two men by Rachel’s tomb, on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will tell you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found; and behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys and is anxious 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 you will go on forward from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men will meet you there going up to God to Bethel: one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a container of wine.
4 Nao makũgeithie na makũhe mĩgate ĩĩrĩ, ĩrĩa ũrĩamũkĩra kuuma kũrĩ o.
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from 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 you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.
6 Roho wa Jehova nĩegũũka igũrũ rĩaku na hinya, na nĩũkũratha mohoro hamwe nao; nawe nĩũkũgarũrwo ũtuĩke mũndũ ũngĩ.
Then the LORD’s Spirit will come mightily on you, then you will prophesy with them and will be turned into another man.
7 Marũũri macio maarĩkia kũhingio-rĩ, ĩka o ũrĩa guoko gwaku kũngĩhota gwĩka, nĩgũkorwo Ngai arĩ hamwe nawe.
Let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do what is appropriate for the occasion; for God is with you.
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.”
“Go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Wait seven days, until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
9 Na rĩrĩa Saũlũ aahũndũkaga matigane na Samũeli-rĩ, Ngai akĩgarũra ngoro ya Saũlũ, namo marũũri macio mothe makĩhingio mũthenya o ro ũcio.
It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs happened 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.
When they came there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them.
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?”
When all who knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said to one another, “What is this that has come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also 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?”
One from the same place answered, “Who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
13 Thuutha wa Saũlũ gũtiga kũratha mohoro, agĩthiĩ handũ hau hatũũgĩru.
When he had finished 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.”
Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” He said, “To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.”
15 Ithe mũnini wa Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Njĩĩra ũrĩa Samũeli aakwĩrire.”
Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me 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.
Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys were found.” But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he didn’t tell him.
17 Samũeli agĩtũmanĩra andũ a Isiraeli mongane harĩ Jehova kũu Mizipa,
Samuel called the people together to the LORD to 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 he said to the children of Israel, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed 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.”
But you have today rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, ‘No! Set a king over us!’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands.”
20 Rĩrĩa Samũeli aarehire mĩhĩrĩga yothe ya Isiraeli hakuhĩ-rĩ, mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini nĩguo wathuurirwo.
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
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.
He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families and the family of the Matrites was chosen. Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen; but when they looked for him, he could not be found.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩtuĩria ũhoro makĩria harĩ Jehova, “Mũndũ ũcio nĩokĩte gũkũ?” Nake Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, ehithĩte harĩa indo ciigĩtwo.”
Therefore they asked of the LORD further, “Is there yet a man to come here?” The LORD answered, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
23 Nao magĩtengʼera, makĩmũgĩĩra, na aarũgama gatagatĩ ka andũ-rĩ, nĩwe warĩ mũraihu gũkĩra andũ arĩa angĩ othe.
They ran and got him there. When he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
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!”
Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?” All the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”
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 told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the LORD. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26 Saũlũ o nake agĩthiĩ gwake mũciĩ kũu Gibea, oimagarĩtio nĩ andũ njamba arĩa ngoro ciao ciahutĩtio nĩ Ngai.
Saul also went to his house in Gibeah; and the army went with him, whose hearts God had touched.
27 No andũ amwe a thogothogo makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ aahota atĩa gũtũhonokia?” Makĩmũnyarara na matiigana kũmũrehera iheo. Nowe Saũlũ agĩĩkirĩra ki.
But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no tribute. But he held his peace.
