2 Athamaki 5
1 Na rĩrĩ, Naamani aarĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita cia mũthamaki wa Suriata. Aarĩ mũndũ mũnene maitho-inĩ ma mwathi wake na aarĩ mũndũ watĩĩkĩte mũno, tondũ Jehova nĩamũhũthĩrĩte kũhe andũ a Suriata ũhootani. Aarĩ mũthigari njamba, no aarĩ na mangũ.
[A man named] Naaman was the commander of the army of Syria. Yahweh had enabled him to win many victories/battles. He was a great warrior, and as a result the king of Syria greatly respected him. But he had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease).
2 Na rĩrĩ, mbũtũ cia Suriata nĩciathiĩte nja na igataha mũirĩtu mũnini kuuma Isiraeli, nake aatungatagĩra mũtumia wa Naamani.
[Some time previously, ] groups of soldiers/marauders from Syria had raided/attacked the land of Israel, and they had captured a young girl [and taken her to Syria]. She became a servant for Naaman’s wife.
3 Nake mũirĩtu ũcio akĩĩra mwathi wake mũndũ-wa-nja atĩrĩ, “Naarĩ korwo mwathi wakwa Naamani no one mũnabii ũrĩa ũrĩ Samaria! No amũhonie mangũ make.”
One day, that girl said to her, “I wish that (my master/your husband) would go to see the prophet in Samaria. That prophet would heal your husband from his leprosy.”
4 Naamani agĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũthamaki mwathi wake na akĩmwĩra ũrĩa mũirĩtu ũcio woimĩte Isiraeli oigĩte.
[Naaman’s wife told her husband] what the girl from Israel had said, [and] Naaman told [that] to the king.
5 Nake mũthamaki ũcio wa Suriata akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Geria ũthiĩ. Nĩngũtũmĩra mũthamaki wa Isiraeli marũa.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Naamani akiumagara na agĩkuua taranda ikũmi cia betha, na cekeri 6,000 cia thahabu, na nguo cia magarũrĩra ikũmi.
The king said to him, “Okay, go [and see the prophet]. I will [write] a letter for you to take to the king of Israel, [saying that I sent you].” The king wrote in the letter, “I am sending this letter with [my army commander] Naaman, who serves me [faithfully]. I want you to heal him of his disease.” So Naaman, [assuming/thinking that the king of Israel was the prophet, took the letter and] 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing, to give to the king of Israel, [and he went to Samaria, taking along several servants].
6 Marũa marĩa atwarĩire mũthamaki wa Isiraeli maandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Nĩndatũma ndungata yakwa Naamani na marũa maya kũrĩ we, nĩgeetha ũmũhonie mangũ make.”
7 Rĩrĩa mũthamaki wa Isiraeli aathomire marũa macio-rĩ, agĩtembũranga nguo ciake, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndĩ Ngai? Ndaahota kũũraga na gũcookia muoyo rĩngĩ? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mũndũ ũyũ atũme mũndũ kũrĩ niĩ atĩ ahonio mangũ make? Ta kĩone, arageria kũnjũgita!”
[When he arrived in Samaria, he gave the letter to the king] of Israel. The king read the letter. Then, being very dismayed, the king tore his clothes and said, “I am not God [RHQ]! I am not able to enable people to live or to die [RHQ]! Why does [the king] who wrote this letter request me to cure this man of his leprosy? I think that he is just wanting to start a fight with me!”
8 Rĩrĩa Elisha mũndũ wa Ngai aiguire atĩ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli nĩatembũrangĩte nguo ciake-rĩ, akĩmũtũmĩra ndũmĩrĩri ĩno: “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ũtembũrange nguo ciaku? Reke mũndũ ũcio oke kũrĩ niĩ, na nĩekũmenya atĩ nĩ kũrĩ mũnabii thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.”
But the prophet Elisha heard that the king of Israel had torn his robe [and said that]. So he sent a message to the king, saying, “Why are you upset/frustrated [RHQ]? Send Naaman to me, and he will find out that [because] I am a true prophet [here] in Israel, [I can help/heal him].”
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Naamani agĩthiĩ hamwe na mbarathi ciake na ngaari cia ita o nginya mũromo-inĩ wa nyũmba ya Elisha.
So Naaman went with his horses and chariots to Elisha’s house and waited outside the door.
10 Nake Elisha akĩmũtũmĩra mũndũ amwĩre atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ wĩthambe maita mũgwanja rũũĩ-inĩ rwa Jorodani, na mwĩrĩ waku nĩũkũhonio, na nĩũgũthera.”
But Elisha [did not come to the door. Instead, he] sent a messenger to Naaman, to tell him, “Go to the Jordan [River] and wash yourself seven times in the river. Then your skin will be restored/healed, and you will no longer have leprosy.”
11 No Naamani agĩthiĩ arakarĩte, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngwĩciiragia atĩ ti-itherũ mũnabii nĩekuuma nja oke kũrĩ niĩ, na arũgame akaĩre rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wake, acooke athũngũthie guoko gwake igũrũ rĩa handũ hau harũaru, aahonie mangũ.
But Naaman became very angry. He said, “I thought that surely he would wave his hand over the leprosy, and pray to Yahweh his god, and heal me!
12 Githĩ njũũĩ cia Dameski, na Abana, o na Faripari ti njega gũkĩra maaĩ o mothe ma Isiraeli? Githĩ ndingĩĩthambire thĩinĩ wacio therio?” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩhũndũka, agĩthiĩ arakarĩte mũno.
Surely the Abana River and the Pharpar River in Damascus [in my own country of Syria] are [RHQ] better than any of the rivers in Israel! Why can I not wash in those rivers and be healed?” [RHQ] So he turned and walked away with great anger/disgust.
13 Ndungata cia Naamani igĩthiĩ harĩ we ikĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ithe witũ, korwo mũnabii akwĩrire wĩke ũndũ mũnene gũkĩra ũyũ-rĩ, githĩ ndũngĩwĩkire? Githĩ to wĩke makĩria ũndũ ũyũ aakwĩra, ‘Wĩthambe, ũtherio!’”
But his servants came to him, and [one of them] said, “Sir, if that prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would certainly [RHQ] have done it. So you should certainly do what he says and wash [in the Jordan River] to be healed!” [RHQ]
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Naamani agĩikũrũka, agĩĩtobokia Jorodani maita mũgwanja, o ta ũrĩa mũndũ wa Ngai aamwĩrĩte, naguo mwĩrĩ wake ũkĩhona, ũgĩthera ũkĩhaana ta wa kaana kanini.
So Naaman went down to the Jordan [River] and washed himself seven times, as (the prophet/Elisha) told him to do. Then his skin was restored/healed, and it became healthy/smooth, like the skin of a young child.
15 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Naamani na arĩa othe maamũteithagia magĩcooka kũrĩ mũndũ wa Ngai. Nake akĩrũgama mbere yake, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rĩu nĩndamenya atĩ gũtirĩ Ngai ũngĩ thĩ yothe tiga gũkũ Isiraeli. Ndagũthaitha wĩtĩkĩre kuoya kĩheo kuuma kũrĩ ndungata yaku.”
Then Naaman and those who were with him went back to talk to Elisha. They stood in front of him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there are no real gods anywhere else in the world, but there is a God here in Israel! So now please accept these gifts that I [have brought to you]!”
16 Nake mũnabii akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova ũrĩa ndungatagĩra atũũraga muoyo-rĩ, niĩ ndingĩĩtĩkĩra kuoya kĩndũ o na kĩ.” Na rĩrĩ, o na gũtuĩka Naamani nĩamũringĩrĩirie mũno-rĩ, nĩaregire.
But Elisha replied, “Just as certainly as Yahweh, the one whom I serve, lives, I will not accept any gifts.” Naaman kept urging him [to accept the gifts], but Elisha kept refusing.
17 Nake Naamani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo ndũngĩoya-rĩ, ndagũthaitha ũreke niĩ ndungata yaku heo tĩĩri ũrĩa wothe ũngĩkuuo nĩ nyũmbũ igĩrĩ, nĩgũkorwo ndungata yaku ndĩrĩ hĩndĩ ĩgacooka kũruta maruta ma njino kana magongona kũrĩ ngai ĩngĩ, tiga o Jehova.
Then Naaman said, “Okay, but [I have one request. This dirt here in Israel is holy, so] please allow me to take some dirt from this place and put it [in sacks] on two mules. Then I will take it back home with me [and make an altar on this dirt]. From now on, I will offer sacrifices to Yahweh [on that altar]. I will not offer sacrifices to any other god.
18 No rĩrĩ, Jehova arorekera ndungata yaku ũndũ-inĩ o ũyũ ũmwe: Rĩrĩa mũthamaki mwathi wakwa arĩĩtoonyaga hekarũ ya Rimoni amĩinamĩrĩre etiranĩtie na guoko gwakwa, na niĩ nyinamĩrĩre ho-rĩ, rĩrĩa ngainamĩrĩra ndĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Rimoni, Jehova arorekera ndungata yaku nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka ũguo.”
However, when my master, [the king, ] goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship him/it there, and he is leaning on my arm, I hope/desire that Yahweh will forgive me because I will have to bow down, too.”
19 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Elisha akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ na thayũ.” Thuutha wa Naamani gũkorwo athiĩte itĩĩna-rĩ,
Elisha replied, “Go home, and do not worry about that.” So Naaman [and his servants] started to travel home.
20 Gehazi, ndungata ya Elisha mũndũ wa Ngai, agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Mwathi wakwa nĩahũthĩria Naamani ũcio Mũsuriata maũndũ nĩ kũrega kwamũkĩra indo iria ekũmũreheire. Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo-rĩ, niĩ nĩ ngũhanyũka ndĩmũkinyĩre nĩguo njoe kĩndũ kuuma harĩwe.”
But then Elisha’s servant Gehazi said to himself, “It is not good that my master allowed this Syrian man to leave like this. He should have accepted his gifts. So just as certainly as Yahweh lives, I will go and catch up with Naaman and get something from him.”
21 Tondũ ũcio Gehazi akĩhiũha nĩguo akinyĩre Naamani. Rĩrĩa Naamani aamuonire ahanyũkĩte arorete na kũrĩ we-rĩ, akiuma ngaari-inĩ ya ita nĩguo amũtũnge. Akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Maũndũ mothe nĩ mega?”
So Gehazi hurried to catch up with Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running toward him, he [stopped] the chariot [in which he was riding, ] jumped out, and went to see what Gehazi wanted. He asked him, “Is everything all right?”
22 Nake Gehazi agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, maũndũ mothe nĩ mega. Mwathi wakwa aandũma ngwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Aanake eerĩ kuuma thiritũ-inĩ ya anabii mooka kũrĩ niĩ o rĩu, moimĩte bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu. Ndagũthaitha ũmahe taranda ĩmwe ya betha, na nguo cia magarũrĩra meerĩ.’”
Gehazi replied, “Yes, but two young prophets from the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim live have just arrived. Elisha has sent me to tell you that he would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.”
23 Nake Naamani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩtĩkĩra woe taranda igĩrĩ.” Agĩthaitha Gehazi aciĩtĩkĩre, ningĩ akĩoha taranda igĩrĩ cia thahabu agĩciĩkĩra mĩhuko-inĩ ĩĩrĩ hamwe na nguo cia magarũrĩra meerĩ. Nake akĩnengera ndungata ciake igĩrĩ, igĩkuua, igĩthiĩ mbere ya Gehazi.
Naaman replied, “Certainly! You can have 150 pounds of silver!” He urged Gehazi to take it. He also gave him two sets of clothing. He tied up the silver in two bags and gave them to two of his servants to carry back to Elisha.
24 Rĩrĩa Gehazi aakinyire kĩrĩma-inĩ, agĩĩtia ndungata indo icio, agĩciiga nyũmba. Nake akiugĩra ndungata icio ũhoro, nacio igĩĩthiĩra.
But when they arrived at the hill [where Elisha lived], Gehazi took the silver and the clothes from Naaman’s servants and sent the servants back to Naaman. Then he took those things into his house and hid them.
25 Thuutha ũcio agĩtoonya nyũmba akĩrũgama mbere ya mwathi wake Elisha. Nake Elisha akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Gehazi uuma kũ?” Nake Gehazi akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndungata yaku ndĩrĩ kũndũ ĩgũthiĩte.”
When he went to Elisha, Elisha asked him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” Gehazi replied, “I did not go anywhere.”
26 Nowe Elisha akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Githĩ roho wakwa nduuma hamwe nawe rĩrĩa mũndũ ũcio oimire ngaari-inĩ ya ita agũtũnge? Nĩ ihinda rĩa kuoya mbeeca, kana kwamũkĩra nguo, na mĩgũnda ya mĩtamaiyũ na ya mĩthabibũ, na ndũũru cia mbũri na ngʼombe, na ndungata cia arũme na cia andũ-a-nja?
Elisha asked him, [“Do you not realize that] my spirit was there when Naaman got out of his chariot to talk with you? This is certainly not [RHQ] the time to accept gifts of money and clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and servants!
27 Mangũ ma Naamani nĩwe mekwĩgwatĩrĩra na njiaro ciaku nginya tene.” Hĩndĩ ĩyo Gehazi akĩehera harĩ Elisha arĩ na mangũ na akerũha, akahaana o ta ira.
Because you have done this, you and your children and all your descendants, forever, will have leprosy just like Naaman had!” And when Gehazi left the room, he was a leper! His skin was as white as snow!
