1 Samũeli 29

1 Na rĩrĩ, Afilisti magĩcokanĩrĩria mbũtũ ciao cia ita kũu Afeku, nao Isiraeli makĩamba hema hakuhĩ na gĩthima kĩrĩa kĩarĩ kũu Jezireeli.

Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.

2 Na rĩrĩa aathani a Afilisti maahĩtũkaga na ikundi ciao cia magana na cia ngiri, Daudi na andũ ake maathiiaga marĩ thuutha hamwe na Akishi.

And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rear guard with Achish.

3 Anene acio a ita rĩa Afilisti makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa ũhoro wa Ahibirania aya?” Akishi agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ũyũ ti Daudi, ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wa Saũlũ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli? Akoretwo arĩ hamwe na niĩ makĩria ma mwaka ũmwe na kuuma mũthenya ũrĩa oimire gwa Saũlũ, nginyagia ũmũthĩ, ndirĩ ndamuona na ihĩtia.”

Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which has been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?

4 No anene a mbũtũ cia ita cia Afilisti makĩmũrakarĩra, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ĩra mũndũ ũyũ ahũndũke nĩguo acooke handũ harĩa wamũheire. Ndegũthiĩ hamwe na ithuĩ mbaara-inĩ ndakae gũtũgarũrũka rĩrĩa tũrarũa. Nĩ ũndũ ũngĩ ũrĩkũ mũndũ ũyũ angĩĩka maiguithanie na mwathi wake, tiga kũũraga andũ aitũ?

And the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?

5 Githĩ ũyũ ti Daudi ũrĩa mainĩire nyĩmbo-inĩ ciao ũũ: “‘Saũlũ nĩeyũragĩire andũ ngiri nyingĩ, nake Daudi akooraga ngiri makũmi maingĩ’?”

Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Akishi agĩĩta Daudi, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, nĩũkoretwo ũrĩ mwĩhokeku, na no njigue wega tũgĩtungata hamwe nawe ita-inĩ. Kuuma mũthenya ũrĩa wokire kũrĩ niĩ nginya rĩu, ndirĩ ndoona ihĩtia rĩaku, no anene aya a mbũtũ cia ita matingĩgwĩtĩkĩra.

Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour you not.

7 Hũndũka ũthiĩ na thayũ; ndũgeeke ũndũ ũngĩrakaria anene a Afilisti.”

Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that you displease not the lords of the Philistines.

8 Daudi akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa njĩkĩte? Nĩ atĩa wonete mũũru na ndungata yaku kuuma mũthenya ũrĩa ndookire kũrĩ we nginya rĩu? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩkũgiria thiĩ ngarũe na thũ cia mũthamaki, mwathi wakwa?”

And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what have you found in your servant so long as I have been with you unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

9 Akishi akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ ũkoretwo ũrĩ mwega maitho-inĩ makwa ta mũraika wa Ngai; no rĩrĩ, anene a mbũtũ cia ita rĩa Afilisti moigĩte atĩrĩ, ‘Ũcio ndangĩĩtĩkĩrio atwarane na ithuĩ kũu mbaara-inĩ.’

And Achish answered and said to David, I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

10 Rĩu rooka gũũkĩra rũciinĩ tene, hamwe na ndungata cia mwathi waku iria mũũkĩte nacio, na muume gũkũ rũciinĩ gũgĩthererũka.”

Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with your master's servants that are come with you: and as soon as all of you be up early in the morning, and have light, depart.

11 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi na andũ ake makĩrooka gũũkĩra rũciinĩ tene nĩguo macooke bũrũri-inĩ wa Afilisti, nao Afilisti makĩambata magĩthiĩ Jezireeli.

So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.