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.
Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria; he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
2 Na rĩrĩ, mbũtũ cia Suriata nĩciathiĩte nja na igataha mũirĩtu mũnini kuuma Isiraeli, nake aatungatagĩra mũtumia wa Naamani.
The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little girl, and she waited on 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.”
She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.”
4 Naamani agĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũthamaki mwathi wake na akĩmwĩra ũrĩa mũirĩtu ũcio woimĩte Isiraeli oigĩte.
Someone went in and told his lord, saying, “The girl who is from the land of Israel said this.”
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 of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
6 Marũa marĩa atwarĩire mũthamaki wa Isiraeli maandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Nĩndatũma ndungata yakwa Naamani na marũa maya kũrĩ we, nĩgeetha ũmũhonie mangũ make.”
He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “Now when this letter has come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.”
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 the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against 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.”
It was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Naamani agĩthiĩ hamwe na mbarathi ciake na ngaari cia ita o nginya mũromo-inĩ wa nyũmba ya Elisha.
So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10 Nake Elisha akĩmũtũmĩra mũndũ amwĩre atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ wĩthambe maita mũgwanja rũũĩ-inĩ rwa Jorodani, na mwĩrĩ waku nĩũkũhonio, na nĩũgũthera.”
Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.”
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 was angry, and went away and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’
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.
Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
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!’”
His servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”
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.
Then went he down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
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.”
He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, “See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.”
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 he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
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.
Naaman said, “If not, then, please let two mules’ load of earth be given to your servant; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.
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.”
In this thing may Yahweh pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon. When I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh pardon your servant in this thing.”
19 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Elisha akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ na thayũ.” Thuutha wa Naamani gũkorwo athiĩte itĩĩna-rĩ,
He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.
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 Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take 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 followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?”
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.’”
He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’”
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 said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants; and they carried them before him.
24 Rĩrĩa Gehazi aakinyire kĩrĩma-inĩ, agĩĩtia ndungata indo icio, agĩciiga nyũmba. Nake akiugĩra ndungata icio ũhoro, nacio igĩĩthiĩra.
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.
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.”
But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you come from, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.”
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?
He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female 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.
Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your offspring forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.
