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.
The Philistia army gathered at Aphek [Valley, which is near Shunem]. The Israelis set up their tents at Jezreel [city, which was in the same valley].
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.
The kings of Philistia divided their men into groups; some groups had 100 soldiers and some groups had 1,000 soldiers. David and his men were marching behind, with King 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.”
But the Philistia commanders asked, “What are these Hebrews [doing here, marching with us to battle]?” Achish replied, “[Their leader is] David. [He] previously worked for King Saul of Israel, but now he has been living near me for more than a year. During all the time since he left Saul, I have not seen/found that he has any faults.”
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?
But the Philistia army commanders were angry with Achish [for allowing David’s army to be going with them]. They said to him, “Send David [and his men] back to the city that you gave to him! We do not want him to go with us into the battle. [If he goes with us, ] we will have an enemy in our own midst! He would please King Saul by killing our own soldiers [RHQ]!
5 Githĩ ũyũ ti Daudi ũrĩa mainĩire nyĩmbo-inĩ ciao ũũ: “‘Saũlũ nĩeyũragĩire andũ ngiri nyingĩ, nake Daudi akooraga ngiri makũmi maingĩ’?”
[Have you forgotten that] David is the one about whom the Israelis dance and sing, saying, ‘Saul has killed 1000 of our enemies, but David has killed 10,000 of them!’?”
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.
So Achish summoned David, and said to him, “Just as surely as Yahweh lives, you have been loyal to me. I would like very much for you to fight along with my army. Since the day that you came to me, I have not found/seen that you have any faults. But the other Philistia rulers do not trust you.
7 Hũndũka ũthiĩ na thayũ; ndũgeeke ũndũ ũngĩrakaria anene a Afilisti.”
So all of you go back home, and I hope/desire that things will go well for you. I do not want you(sg) to do anything that the other rulers of Philistia will not be pleased with.”
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?”
David replied, “What wrong have I done? Since the day that I first came to you until today, have I done anything that you think is evil? Your majesty, why will you not allow me to go and fight against your enemies?”
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.’
Achish replied, “I know that you are as just as good as an angel from God. But the commanders of my army have said, ‘We will not allow David [and his men] to go with us into the battle.’
10 Rĩu rooka gũũkĩra rũciinĩ tene, hamwe na ndungata cia mwathi waku iria mũũkĩte nacio, na muume gũkũ rũciinĩ gũgĩthererũka.”
So early tomorrow morning you and your men must leave. Get up as soon as it is light and leave.”
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 got up early the following morning and returned to the area where the Philistia people lived. And the Philistia army went up to Jezreel.
