1 Samũeli 28
1 Na rĩrĩ, matukũ-inĩ macio Afilisti makĩũngania mbũtũ ciao makarũe na Isiraeli. Akishi akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “No nginya ũmenye atĩ wee na andũ aku nĩmũgatwarana na niĩ ita-inĩ.”
And it came to pass, in those days, when the Philistines gathered together their hosts for war, to fight with Israel, that Achish said unto David, Thou must, know, that, with me, shalt thou go forth in the host, thou and thy men.
2 Daudi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩguo ũrĩĩonera ũrĩa ndungata yaku ĩngĩhota gwĩka.” Akishi akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ũguo nĩ wega, na niĩ nĩngũgũtua mũnangĩri wa hĩndĩ ciothe.”
And David said unto Achish, Therefore, now, shalt thou know what thy servant can do. And Achish said unto David, Therefore, keeper of my head, will I appoint thee, all the days.
3 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Samũeli nĩakuĩte, na Isiraeli othe makamũcakaĩra na makamũthika itũũra-inĩ rĩake rĩa Rama. Saũlũ, nake nĩaingatĩte ago na aragũri makoima bũrũri ũcio.
Now, Samuel, was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city, —Saul, moreover had put away them who had familiar spirits and them who were oracles, out of the land.
4 Afilisti makĩũngana na magĩthiĩ makĩamba hema ciao kũu Shunemu, nake Saũlũ agĩcookanĩrĩria andũ a Isiraeli othe na akĩamba hema kũu Giliboa.
So then the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came in, and encamped in Shunem, —and Saul gathered together all Israel, and they encamped in Gilboa.
5 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Saũlũ, onire mbũtũ ya ita ya Afilisti, agĩĩtigĩra; ngoro yake ĩkĩiyũrwo nĩ guoya.
And, when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled exceedingly.
6 Nake agĩtuĩria ũhoro kuuma kũrĩ Jehova, no Jehova ndaigana kũmũcookeria na irooto kana Urimu, o na kana anabii.
Then Saul enquired of Yahweh, but Yahweh answered him not, —neither by Dreams, nor by the Lights, nor by prophets.
7 Saũlũ agĩcooka akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, “Njarĩriai mũndũ-wa-nja mũragũri, nĩguo thiĩ ngatuĩrie ũhoro kuuma kũrĩ we.” Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kũrĩ mũragũri ũmwe kũu Eni-Dori.”
Then said Saul unto his servants—Seek me out a woman that owneth a familiar spirit, that I may even go unto her, and enquire of her. And his servants said unto him, Lo! there is a woman that owneth a familiar spirit in En-dor.
8 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Saũlũ agĩkĩĩgarũra nĩguo ndakamenyeke, akĩĩhumba nguo ingĩ, na we na andũ eerĩ magĩthiĩ ũtukũ kũrĩ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio. Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndagũrĩra na roho, na ũndehere mũndũ ũrĩa ngũgweta.”
Saul therefore disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and departed—he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night, —and he said—Divine for me, I pray thee, by the familiar spirit, and bring up for me—whomsoever I shall name unto thee.
9 No mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ nĩũũĩ ũrĩa Saũlũ ekĩte, nĩaniinĩte ago na aragũri kuuma bũrũri ũyũ. Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte wambĩre muoyo wakwa mũtego ũndehere gĩkuũ gĩakwa?”
And the woman said unto him—Lo! thou, knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off them who have familiar spirits and him who is an oracle, out of the land, —wherefore, then, art thou striking at my life, to put me to death?
10 Saũlũ akĩĩhĩta harĩ we na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo-rĩ, ndũkũherithio nĩ ũndũ wa ũndũ ũyũ.”
So then Saul sware unto her by Yahweh, saying, —By the life of Yahweh, there shall no punishment befall thee for this thing.
11 Ningĩ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ mũndũ ũrĩkũ ngũkũrehithĩria?” Akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rehe Samũeli.”
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up for thee? And he said, Samuel, bring thou up for me.
12 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio onire Samũeli, agĩkayũrũrũka na mũgambo mũnene, akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Waheenia nĩkĩ? Wee nĩwe Saũlũ!”
And, when the woman saw Samuel, she made outcry with a loud voice, —and the woman spake unto Saul, saying—Wherefore hast thou deceived me, thou thyself being Saul?
13 Mũthamaki nake akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga gwĩtigĩra. Nĩ kĩĩ ũroona?” Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndĩrona roho uumĩte na thĩ.”
And the king said unto her—Be not afraid, but what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, A god, saw I, coming up out of the earth.
14 Akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Ahaana atĩa?” Nake akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ mũndũ mũkũrũ ũraambata ehumbĩte nguo ndaaya.” Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩmenya atĩ ũcio aarĩ Samũeli, akĩinamĩrĩra, agĩkoma na nda, agĩturumithia ũthiũ thĩ.
And he said to her—What was his form? And she said—An old man, coming up, he being wrapped about with a robe. Then Saul knew, that it was, Samuel, so he inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himself down.
15 Samũeli akĩũria Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ũũthĩĩnie, ũkandehithia gũkũ?” Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndĩ mũnyamarĩku mũno. Afilisti nĩmararũa na niĩ, na Ngai nĩanjehereire, akaaga kũnjookeria ũhoro na njĩra ya anabii, kana ya irooto. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndagwĩta ũnjĩĩre ũrĩa ngwĩka.”
And Samuel said unto Saul, Wherefore hast thou disquieted me, by bringing me up? And Saul said—I am in sore distress, for, the Philistines, are making war against me, and, God, hath turned away from me, and answereth me no more—either by means of the prophets, or by dreams, therefore have I even called for thee, to let me know, what I am to do.
16 Samũeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũgũkĩnjũũria nĩkĩ, kuona atĩ rĩu Jehova nĩakwehereire na agatuĩka thũ yaku?
Then said Samuel, Wherefore, then, shouldst thou ask me, —when, Yahweh, hath turned away from thee, and hath come to be with thy neighbour?
17 Jehova nĩekĩte o ta ũrĩa oigire na kanua gakwa. Jehova nĩagũtunyĩte ũthamaki uume moko-inĩ maku, na akaũnengera mũndũ wa itũũra rĩaku, nĩwe Daudi.
Therefore hath Yahweh done for him, as he spake by me, —yea Yahweh hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to a neighbour of thine—to David.
18 Nĩ ũndũ wee ndwathĩkĩire Jehova, kana ũgĩkinyĩria Amaleki mangʼũrĩ make mahiũ, nĩkĩo Jehova agwĩkĩte ũguo ũmũthĩ.
As thou didst not hearken unto the voice of Yahweh, neither didst execute the glow of his anger upon Amalek, therefore, this thing, hath Yahweh done unto thee this day;
19 Jehova nĩegũkũneana, wee hamwe na Isiraeli, kũrĩ Afilisti, na rũciũ wee na ariũ aku mũgaakorwo mũrĩ hamwe na niĩ. Jehova nĩagacooka aneane mbũtũ cia ita cia Isiraeli kũrĩ Afilisti.”
that Yahweh may deliver, Israel also, with thee, into the hand of the Philistines, and, to-morrow, thou and thy sons with thee are about to fall, —the host of Israel also, will Yahweh deliver, into the hand of the Philistines.
20 O hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩgũa, agĩĩtambũrũkia thĩ aiyũrĩtwo nĩ guoya nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoro ũcio wa Samũeli. Hinya wake ũgĩthira, tondũ ndaarĩĩte kĩndũ mũthenya ũcio wothe o na ũtukũ.
Then Saul hastened, and fell prostrate—the whole length of him—to the earth, and was sore afraid, at the words of Samuel, and indeed, no, strength, was left in him, for he had not eaten food all the day and all the night.
21 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio okire kũrĩ Saũlũ na akĩona ũrĩa aamakĩte, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Atĩrĩrĩ, ndungata yaku ya mũndũ-wa-nja nĩĩgwathĩkĩire. Ndatwarĩrĩria muoyo wakwa ũgwati-inĩ, ndeeka ũrĩa ũnjĩĩrire njĩke.
And the woman came unto Saul, and, when she saw that he was greatly terrified, she said unto him—Lo! thy handmaid hearkened unto thy voice, and I put my life into my hand, and heard thy words which thou didst speak unto me.
22 Rĩu ndagũthaitha, thikĩrĩria ndungata yaku, ũreke ngũhe tũirio nĩguo ũrĩe ũgĩe na hinya ũhote gũthiĩ rũgendo.”
Now, therefore, I pray thee, hearken, thou also, unto the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set before thee a morsel of food, and eat thou, —that there may be in thee strength, when thou goest on thy journey.
23 Nake akĩrega, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndikũrĩa.” No andũ ake makĩnyiitanĩra hamwe na mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio, makĩmũringĩrĩria, nake akĩmaigua. Agĩũkĩra hau thĩ agĩikarĩra ũrĩrĩ.
But he refused, and said—I will not eat. But, when his servants, and the woman also, strongly urged him, then hearkened he unto their voice, —and rose up from the earth, and sat on the bed.
24 Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio nĩ aarĩ na njaũ noru kũu nyũmba, ĩrĩa aathĩnjire o narua. Akĩoya mũtu, akĩũkanda na akĩruga mĩgate ĩtarĩ na ndawa ya kũimbia.
Now, the woman, had a calf fattening, in the shed. So she hastened, and sacrificed it, —and took meal, and kneaded, and baked thereof, unleavened cakes;
25 Agĩcooka agĩtwarĩra Saũlũ na andũ ake, nao makĩrĩa. Na ũtukũ o ro ũcio magĩũkĩra magĩthiĩ.
and brought near before Saul and before his servants, and they did eat. Then rose they up and departed, the same night.
