2 Samũeli 12
1 Nake Jehova agĩtũma Nathani kũrĩ Daudi. Na aakinya harĩ we Nathani akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Itũũra-inĩ rĩmwe nĩ kwarĩ na andũ eerĩ, ũmwe aarĩ gĩtonga na ũrĩa ũngĩ aarĩ mũthĩĩni.
And the Lord sent Nathan unto David, and he came unto him and said to him, Two men were once in one city, the one rich and the other poor.
2 Mũndũ ũcio warĩ gĩtonga aarĩ na ndũũru nyingĩ cia ngʼondu na cia ngʼombe,
The rich man had flocks and herds, in great abundance.
3 no ũcio warĩ mũthĩĩni ndaarĩ na kĩndũ tiga o kamwatĩ kanini aagũrĩte. Agĩkarera, nako gagĩkũra karĩ hamwe nake na ciana ciake. Kaarĩĩaga irio ciake, na gakanyuuagĩra gĩkombe gĩake na gaakomaga gĩthũri-inĩ gĩake. Nako kaarĩ o ta mwarĩ.
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe, which he had bought; and he nourished it, and it grew up with him and with his children together; of his bread it used to eat, and out of his cup it used to drink, and in his bosom it used to lie, and it was to him as a daughter.
4 “Na rĩrĩ, mũgeni agĩũka gwa gĩtonga kĩu, no gĩtonga kĩu gĩkĩrega kuoya ngʼondu ĩmwe yakĩo kana ngʼombe gĩthondekere mũgeni ũcio wokĩte gwakĩo gĩa kũrĩa. Handũ ha ũguo, gĩkĩoya kamwatĩ karĩa kaarĩ ka mũthĩĩni na gĩgĩthĩnjĩra mũndũ ũcio wokĩte gwakĩo mũciĩ.”
And there came a traveler unto the rich man; and he felt compunction to take from his own flocks and from his own herds to dress for the wayfarer that was come to him; but he took the ewe of the poor man, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5 Daudi agĩcinwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ ũcio, akĩĩra Nathani atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, mũndũ ũcio wĩkĩte ũguo agĩrĩirwo nĩ gũkua!
And the anger of David was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, surely the man that hath done this deserveth to die;
6 No nginya arĩhe kamwatĩ kau maita mana, tondũ nĩekĩte ũndũ ta ũcio na akaaga kũiguanĩra tha.”
And the ewe he shall pay fourfold, for punishment that he hath done this thing, and because he had no compassion.
7 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Nathani akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwe mũndũ ũcio! Ũũ nĩguo Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: ‘Ndagũitĩrĩirie maguta ũtuĩke mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, na ngĩkũhonokia kuuma guoko-inĩ gwa Saũlũ.
Then said Nathan to David, Thou art the man! Thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, It is I who anointed thee as king over Israel, and it is I who delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
8 Nĩndakũheire nyũmba ya mwathi waku, o na ngĩkũhe atumia a mwathi waku maikare gĩthũri-inĩ gĩaku. Nĩndakũheire nyũmba ya Isiraeli na Juda. Na kũngĩkorwo maũndũ macio maarĩ manini na matiakũiganĩte-rĩ, nĩingĩakũheire maũndũ mangĩ maingĩ.
And I gave unto thee the house of thy master, and [put] the wives of thy master into thy bosom, and gave unto thee the house of Israel and Judah: and if this be too little, I could bestow on thee yet many more like these things.
9 Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũnyarare kiugo kĩa Jehova, ũgeeka ũũru maitho-inĩ make? Nĩwooragithirie Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ũkĩoya mũtumia wake atuĩke mũtumia waku. Wamũragithirie na rũhiũ rwa njora rwa andũ a Amoni.
Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord to do what is evil in his eyes? Uriyah the Hittite hast thou smitten with the sword, and his wife hast thou taken unto thee for wife; but him hast thou slain with the sword of the children of 'Ammon.
10 Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rũhiũ rwa njora rũtikeehera nyũmba yaku, nĩ ũndũ nĩwaanyararire niĩ, na ũkĩoya mũtumia wa Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti atuĩke mũtumia waku.’
And now, the sword shall not depart from thy house for ever; for the reason that thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriyah the Hittite to be thy wife.
11 “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: ‘Nĩngũkũrehithĩria thĩĩna kuuma nyũmba yaku wee mwene. O maitho-inĩ maku nĩngoya atumia aku, ndĩmahe mũndũ wa nyũmba yaku, nake nĩagakoma na atumia acio aku mũthenya barigici.
Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of thy own house, and I will take away thy wives before thy eyes, and I will give them unto thy neighbor; and he shall lie with thy wives before the face of this sun.
12 Wekire ũndũ ũcio na hitho, no Niĩ ngeeka ũndũ ũyũ mũthenya barigici andũ a Isiraeli othe makĩonaga.’”
For thou hast done it in secret; but I will surely do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
13 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi akĩĩra Nathani atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjĩhĩirie Jehova.” Nathani agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Jehova nĩakwehereirie mehia maku. Ndũgũkua.
Then said David unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, Also the Lord hath caused thy sin to pass away: thou shalt not die.
14 No tondũ nĩũtũmĩte thũ cia Jehova imũmene mũno nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka ũguo-rĩ, mwana ũcio ũciarĩirwo nĩegũkua.”
Nevertheless, because thou hast given great cause to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme through this thing, the child also that hath been born unto thee shall surely die.
15 Nathani aarĩkia kũinũka mũciĩ-rĩ, Jehova agĩtũma mwana ũcio mũtumia wa Uria aaciarĩire Daudi arũare.
And Nathan went to his house; and the Lord struck the child that Uriyah's wife had born unto David, that it became very sick.
16 Daudi agĩthaitha Ngai nĩ ũndũ wa mwana ũcio. Akĩĩhinga kũrĩa irio, agĩtoonya nyũmba yake, agĩkoma thĩ ũtukũ ũcio wothe.
And David besought God in behalf of the lad; and David kept a fast, and came home, and lay over night upon the earth.
17 Nao athuuri a nyũmba yake magĩthiĩ hakuhĩ nake nĩguo mamũrũgamie na igũrũ nowe akĩrega, na ndaigana kũrĩanĩra irio nao.
And the elders of the house arose about him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he did not partake of any bread with them.
18 Mũthenya wa mũgwanja wakinya-rĩ, mwana ũcio agĩkua. Nacio ndungata cia Daudi igĩĩtigĩra kũmwĩra atĩ mwana ũcio nĩakuĩte. Tondũ cioigire atĩrĩ, “Rĩrĩa mwana oima muoyo, twarĩirie Daudi na akaaga gũtũthikĩrĩria. Twahota atĩa kũmwĩra atĩ mwana nĩakuĩte? Aahota kwĩgera ngero.”
And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died; and the servants of David were afraid to tell him, that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how then shall we say to him, The child is dead! he might do [himself] a hurt.
19 No Daudi akĩona atĩ ndungata ciake nĩciaheehanaga, akĩmenya atĩ mwana ũcio nĩakuĩte. Nake akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ mwana akuĩte?” Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, nĩakuĩte.”
But when David saw that his servants were whispering to each other, David understood that the child was dead; wherefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, he is dead.
20 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi agĩũkĩra. Aarĩkia gwĩthamba, akĩĩhaka maguta na akĩgarũrĩra nguo ciake, agĩthiĩ nyũmba ya Jehova, akĩinamĩrĩra, na akĩhooya. Ningĩ agĩcooka agĩthiĩ gwake mũciĩ, agĩĩtia irio, nao andũ ake makĩmũrehere, akĩrĩa.
David then rose up from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his garments, and went into the house of the Lord and prostrated himself; and then he came to his own house, and asked that they should set food before him, and he ate.
21 Ndungata ciake ĩkĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũreka ũguo nĩkĩ? Rĩrĩa mwana ararĩ muoyo nĩũrehingĩte na ũkarĩra, no mwana akua-rĩ, wokĩra na warĩa irio!”
And his servants then said unto him, What is this thing which thou hast done? On account of the child when living thou didst fast and weep; but as soon as the child was dead thou didst arise and eat bread!
22 Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mwana ararĩ muoyo-rĩ, ndĩrehingaga na ngarĩra. ngĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, ‘Nũũ ũũĩ? Jehova aahota kũnjiguĩra tha areke mwana ũcio atũũre muoyo.’
And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; because I said, Who knoweth, but that the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
23 No rĩu tondũ nĩakuĩte-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ndĩĩhinge? Ndaahota kũmũriũkia? Nĩ niĩ ngaathiĩ kũrĩ we, no ndangĩcooka kũrĩ niĩ.”
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast then? can I restore him again? I am going to him; but he will not return to me.
24 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi akĩhooreria mũtumia wake Bathisheba, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ we na agĩkoma nake. Nake agĩciara kahĩĩ; nao magĩgatua Solomoni. Nake Jehova agĩkenda;
And David comforted Bath-sheba' his wife, and he went in unto her, and lay with her; and she bore a son, and called his name Solomon; and the Lord loved him.
25 na tondũ Jehova nĩakendete-rĩ, agĩtũma mũnabii Nathani athiĩ agakahe rĩĩtwa Jedidia.
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Yedideyah in behalf of the Lord.
26 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Joabu akĩhũũra Raba itũũra rĩa andũ a Amoni, na agĩtunyana kĩhingo kĩa hinya kĩa ũthamaki.
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of 'Ammon, and captured the royal city.
27 Ningĩ Joabu agĩtũma andũ kũrĩ Daudi, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩhũũranĩte na itũũra rĩa Raba o na ngatunyana maaĩ marĩo.
And Joab sent messengers to David; and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have also captured the water-town.
28 Na rĩrĩ, cookanĩrĩria ikundi icio ingĩ cia mbũtũ cia ita, nĩguo ithiũrũrũkĩrie itũũra rĩu inene irĩĩgwatĩre. Angĩkorwo ti ũguo nĩngwĩgwatĩra itũũra rĩu inene, narĩo rĩĩtanagio na niĩ.”
And now gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and capture it: lest I capture the city myself, and it be called by my name.
29 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi agĩcookanĩrĩria mbũtũ ciake ciothe cia ita agĩthiĩ Raba, na akĩrĩtharĩkĩra, akĩrĩtunyana.
And David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and captured it.
30 Nake akĩoya thũmbĩ ya mũtwe ya mũthamaki wao, na ũritũ wayo warĩ taranda ĩmwe ya thahabu, na nĩ yagemetio na tũhiga twa goro, nayo ĩkĩigĩrĩrwo mũtwe wa Daudi. Nake agĩtaha indo nyingĩ mũno kuuma itũũra rĩu inene,
And he took the crown of Malkam from off his head, and its weight was a talent of gold, and [on it was] a precious stone, and it was set on the head of David; and the booty of the city he brought out in great abundance.
31 akĩrutũrũra aikari akuo, akĩmahe wĩra wa gwatũra mbaũ na mĩthumeno, na aruti wĩra na harũ cia igera na wa mathanwa, na wĩra wa gũthondeka maturubarĩ. Nake eekire ũguo matũũra-inĩ mothe ma Aamoni. Thuutha ũcio Daudi na mbũtũ ciake ciothe cia ita magĩcooka Jerusalemu.
And the people that were therein he brought forward, and put them under saws, and under iron threshing-wagons, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through brick-kilns; and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of 'Ammon: and David returned with them with all the people unto Jerusalem.
