1 Samũeli 3
1 Nake mwana ũcio ti Samũeli aatungataga mbere ya Jehova arĩ harĩ Eli. Matukũ-inĩ macio kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩtiaiguagwo kaingĩ, na gũtionekaga cioneki kaingĩ.
Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.
2 Ũtukũ ũmwe Eli, ũrĩa maitho make maambĩrĩirie kwaga hinya akaaga kuona wega, aakomete o harĩa aamenyerete.
And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:
3 Tawa wa Ngai ndwahorete, nake Samũeli aakomete kũu thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, harĩa ithandũkũ rĩa Ngai rĩarĩ.
Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jehova agĩĩta Samũeli. Samũeli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
5 Nake agĩtengʼera kũrĩ Eli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wanjĩta; niĩ ũyũ haha.” No Eli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndiĩtanĩte; cooka ũgakome.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samũeli agĩthiĩ agĩkoma.
And he ran to Heli and said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. He said: I did not call: go back and sleep. And he went and slept.
6 Jehova agĩĩtana rĩngĩ, “Samũeli!” Nake Samũeli agĩũkĩra, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Eli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wanjĩta; niĩ ũyũ haha.” Eli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, niĩ ndiĩtanĩte; cooka ũgakome.”
And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep.
7 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Samũeli ndaakoretwo amenyete Jehova, kana akaguũrĩrio kiugo kĩa Jehova.
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.
8 Jehova nĩetire Samũeli riita rĩa gatatũ, nake Samũeli agĩũkĩra agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Eli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wanjĩta; niĩ ũyũ haha.” Nake Eli akĩmenya atĩ nĩ Jehova wetaga mwana ũcio.
And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli.
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Eli akĩĩra Samũeli atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũgakome, na wona aagwĩta uuge atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova, aria, nĩ ũndũ ndungata yaku nĩĩthikĩrĩirie.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samũeli agĩthiĩ, na agĩkoma harĩa aakomaga.
And said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and slept in his place.
10 Nake Jehova agĩũka akĩrũgama hau, agĩĩtana o ta mahinda macio mangĩ atĩrĩ, “Samũeli! Samũeli!” Nake Samũeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Aria, nĩ ũndũ ndungata yaku nĩĩthikĩrĩirie.”
And the Lord came and stood: and he called, as he had called the other times: Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
11 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Samũeli atĩrĩ, “Rora, niĩ ndĩ hakuhĩ gwĩka ũndũ thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli ũrĩa ũgaatũma matũ ma mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũkaũigua mararake.
And the Lord said to Samuel: Behold I do a thing in Israel: and whosoever shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle.
12 Hĩndĩ ĩyo maũndũ marĩa mothe ndoigire ma gũũkĩrĩra Eli na nyũmba yake nĩngamahingia kuuma kĩambĩrĩria nginya mũthia.
In that day I will raise up against Heli all the things I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin, and I will make an end.
13 Nĩgũkorwo nĩndamwĩrire nĩngatuĩra nyũmba yake ciira nginya tene nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩa we oĩ ũhoro wamo; ariũ ake nĩmetuire andũ a kũmeneka, nake akĩremwo nĩ kũmakaania.
For I have foretold unto him, that I will judge his house for ever, for iniquity, because he knew that his sons did wickedly, and did not chastise them.
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩndehĩtire igũrũ rĩa nyũmba ya Eli ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Waganu wa nyũmba ya Eli ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũkaahoroherio na igongona kana iruta.’”
Therefore have I sworn to the house of Heli, that the iniquity of his house shall not be expiated with victims nor offerings for ever.
15 Samũeli agĩkoma o nginya rũciinĩ, na okĩra akĩhingũra mĩrango ya nyũmba ya Jehova. Nĩetigagĩra kwĩra Eli ũhoro wa kĩoneki kĩu,
And Samuel slept till morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to tell the vision to Heli.
16 no Eli akĩmwĩta, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Samũeli, mũrũ wakwa.” Nake Samũeli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
Then Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I.
17 Eli akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ũcio Jehova arakwĩrire? Ndũkae kũũhitha ũndũ ũcio. Ngai arogwĩka ũndũ mũũru makĩria, ũngĩĩhitha ũndũ o na ũmwe ũrĩa arakwĩrire.”
And he asked him: What is the word that the Lord hath spoken to thee? I beseech thee hide it not from me. May God do so and so to thee, and add so and so, if thou hide from me one word of all that were said to thee.
18 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samũeli akĩmwĩra maũndũ mothe, na ndaamũhithire ũndũ o na ũmwe. Eli agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũcio nĩ Jehova; nĩeke ũndũ ũrĩa ekuona wagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ make.”
So Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide them from him. And he answered: It is the Lord: let him do what is good in his sight.
19 Jehova nĩakoragwo hamwe na Samũeli o ũrĩa aakũraga, na ndaarekire kiugo o na kĩmwe gĩake kĩũrĩre thĩ.
And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20 Nakuo Isiraeli guothe kuuma Dani nginya Birishiba magĩkũũrana atĩ Samũeli aarĩ mũthuure atuĩke mũnabii wa Jehova.
And all Israel from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord.
21 Nake Jehova agĩthiĩ na mbere kuonekana kũu Shilo, na kũu nĩkuo eguũrĩirie kũrĩ Samũeli na ũndũ wa kiugo gĩake.
And the Lord again appeared in Silo, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel.
