1 Samũeli 27
1 No rĩrĩ, Daudi agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya ũmwe nĩndĩrĩniinwo nĩ guoko gwa Saũlũ. Ũndũ ũrĩa mwega ingĩĩka nĩ kũũrĩra bũrũri wa Afilisti. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ nĩagatiga kũnjaria kũndũ o na kũ thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli, na niĩ nĩngehonokia guoko-inĩ gwake.”
And David said in his heart, Now I may yet perish suddenly one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than that I should escape at once into the land of the Philistines, then Saul will abstain from me, to seek me any more in all the territory of Israel: and so shall I escape out of his hand.
2 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi na andũ magana matandatũ arĩa maarĩ nake makiuma, magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Akishi mũrũ wa Maoku, mũthamaki wa Gathu.
And David arose, and he passed over himself with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Ma'och, the king of Gath.
3 Daudi na andũ ake magĩtũũrania na Akishi kũu Gathu. Mũndũ o mũndũ aarĩ na andũ a nyũmba yake, na Daudi aarĩ na atumia ake eerĩ: Ahinoamu wa Jezireeli, na Abigaili wa Karimeli, mũtumia wa ndigwa wa Nabali.
And David remained with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, also David with his two wives, Achino'am the Yizre'elitess, and Abigayil, Nabal's wife, the Carmelitess.
4 Rĩrĩa Saũlũ eerirwo atĩ Daudi nĩorĩire Gathu, ndaacookire kũmũcaria rĩngĩ.
And when it was told unto Saul that David was fled to Gath, he continued no more to seek for him.
5 Ningĩ Daudi akĩĩra Akishi atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte maitho-inĩ maku-rĩ, reke heo handũ itũũra-inĩ rĩmwe rĩa bũrũri ũyũ, ngatũũre kuo. Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ndungata yaku ĩtũũre itũũra rĩa ũthamaki hamwe nawe?”
And David said unto Achish, If now I have found grace in thy eyes, let them give me a place in some one of the country-towns, that I may dwell there; for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Akishi akĩmũhe Zikilagi mũthenya o ro ũcio, narĩo rĩtũire rĩrĩ rĩa athamaki a Juda kuuma hĩndĩ ĩyo.
Then gave Achish unto him on that day Ziklag: therefore hath Ziklag pertained unto the kings of Judah until this day.
7 Daudi agĩikara bũrũri wa Afilisti mwaka ũmwe na mĩeri ĩna.
And the number of the days that David dwelt in the fields of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
8 Na rĩrĩ, Daudi na andũ ake makĩambata magĩthiĩ magĩtharĩkĩra andũ a Geshuru, na Agirizi na Aamaleki. (Kuuma tene andũ acio maatũũraga thĩinĩ wa bũrũri ũrĩa ũthiĩte ũgakinya Shuri na Misiri.)
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gizrites, and the 'Amalekites; for these nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, till thou comest to Shur, and as far as the land of Egypt.
9 Rĩrĩa rĩothe Daudi aatharĩkagĩra kũndũ, ndaatigagia mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja muoyo, aamoragaga agataha ngʼondu na ngʼombe, na ndigiri na ngamĩĩra, na nguo. Thuutha ũcio agacooka agathiĩ kũrĩ Akishi.
And David smote the land, and left not alive either man or woman, and took away the flocks, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
10 Rĩrĩa Akishi aamũũria atĩrĩ, “Uuma gũtharĩkĩra kũ ũmũthĩ?” Daudi akamwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nyuma gũtharĩkĩra Negevu kũu Juda,” kana “Gũtharĩkĩra Negevu ya Jerameeli,” kana “Gũtharĩkĩra Negevu ya Akeni.”
And Achish said, Whither have ye made an inroad today? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Yerachmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
11 Ndaatigirie mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja muoyo nĩguo matwarwo Gathu, nĩ ũndũ eeciiririe atĩrĩ, “Maahota gũtũcuukanĩrĩra moige atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Daudi ekĩte.’” Na ũcio nĩguo warĩ mũtugo wake hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe aatũũrire bũrũri wa Afilisti.
And David left not alive either man or woman, to bring [them] to Gath, saying, That they may not tell on us, saying, So hath David done, and so is his custom all the days he hath dwelt in the fields of the Philistines.
12 Nake Akishi nĩehokete Daudi na akeĩraga atĩrĩ, “Nĩatuĩkĩte kĩndũ gĩthũũre kũrĩ andũ ake a Isiraeli, na egũtuĩka ndungata yakwa nginya tene.”
And Achish had confidence in David, saying, He hath surely spoiled his odor among his people, among Israel; and he will become unto me a servant for ever.
