Ithe witũ Akũũra Isiraeli Agĩtũmĩra Saulũ

Nahashu erĩra Jabeshi Gileadi thayũ akĩenda riitho o rĩothe rĩa ũrĩo. Saũlũ, ũrĩa warĩmaga rĩrĩa ũhoro wakinya, anyiitwo nĩ Roho, agatinangia ndegwa ciake nĩguo eete Isiraeli, na agatoria Aamoni kũrĩ o rũciinĩ. Nĩ aregire kũũraga arĩa maamũnyararire: ũmũthĩ Ithe witũ nĩ arehete ũhonokio.

Gĩcunjĩ 11.

Na rĩĩrĩ, Nahashu Mũamoni akĩambata, akĩamba hema ciake okĩrĩre Jabeshi-gileadi. Nao andũ oothe a Jabeshi makĩĩra Nahashu atĩrĩ, “Twĩkĩre kĩrĩĩkanĩro, na ithuĩ nĩtũrĩgũgũtungatĩra.”

Naake Nahashu Mũamoni akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Kĩrĩĩkanĩro gĩkĩ nĩkĩo ngwĩka na inyuĩ: ngũkũũrũra o mũndũ riitho rĩake rĩa ũrĩo, nĩgeetha ndeehere Isiraeli yoothe thoni.”

Nao athuuri a Jabeshi makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tũhe mĩthenya mũgwanja nĩguo tũtũme atũmwo bũrũriinĩ wothe wa Isiraeli. Angĩkorwo gũtirĩ mũndũ ũgũtũhonokia, nĩtũrĩĩneana harĩ wee.” Nao atũmwo acio magĩkinya Gibea kwa Saulũ, magĩcookera andũ ũrĩa gwekĩkĩte, nao oothe makĩrĩra na mũgambo mũnene.

Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ o ĩyo Saulũ agĩũka oimĩte mũgũndainĩ, arũmĩrĩire ndegwa ciake. Akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Andũ ũ meekĩte atĩa? Nĩkĩ mararĩra?” Nao makĩmwĩra ũhoro wa andũ a Jabeshi. Rĩrĩa Saulũ aiguire ciugo icio, Roho wa Ithe witũ akĩmũũkĩrĩra na hinya mũingĩ; namo marakara make makĩrĩrĩmbũka mũno. Akĩoya ndegwa igĩrĩ cia icooki, agĩcitinangia tũcunjĩ, agĩcitũma bũrũriinĩ wothe wa Isiraeli na moko ma atũmwo, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũũ noguo gũgeekwo ndegwa cia mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũtekuuma arũmĩrĩire Saulũ na Samueli.” Namo andũ makĩnyiitwo nĩ guoya wa Ithe witũ, magĩũka oothe ta mũndũ ũmwe. Akĩmatara arĩ Bezeki: andũ a Isiraeli maarĩ 300,000, nao andũ a Juda maarĩ 30,000. Nao makĩĩra atũmwo arĩa mookire atĩrĩ, “Ĩrai andũ a Jabeshi-gileadi atĩrĩ: Rũciũ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa riũa rĩkaarĩrĩmba, nĩmũkahonokio.” Nao atũmwo magĩthiĩ, magĩĩra andũ a Jabeshi, nao magĩkena. Nao andũ a Jabeshi makiuga atĩrĩ, “Rũciũ nĩtũrĩĩneana harĩ inyuĩ; mũtwĩke ũrĩa wothe mũngĩenda.” Mũthenya ũrĩa ũngĩ Saulũ akĩgayania andũ ikundi ithatũ. Hĩndĩ ya ũrangĩri wa rũũciinĩ magĩtoonya kambĩinĩ ĩyo, makĩũraga Aamoni nginya rĩrĩa mũthenya waarĩrĩmbire; nao arĩa maatigaire makĩhurunjwo, o nginya gũtigĩĩtigara andũ eerĩ hamwe.

Ũthamaki Werũhio Mbere ya Ithe witũ

Nao andũ makĩĩra Samueli atĩrĩ, “Nũũ woigire atĩrĩ, ‘Saulũ nĩagaatũthamakĩra?’ Tũnengere andũ acio—nĩtũkũmooraga.”

No Saulũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũkũũragwo ũmũthĩ, tondũ ũmũthĩ Ithe witũ nĩareehere Isiraeli ũhonokio.”

Naake Samueli akĩĩra andũ atĩrĩ, “Ũkai, tũthiĩ Giligali tũkerũhie ũthamaki kũu.” Nao andũ oothe magĩthiĩ Giligali, magĩtua Saulũ mũthamaki kũu mbere ya Ithe witũ. Kũu magĩrutĩra maruta ma thaayũ mbere ya Ithe witũ, nao Saulũ na andũ oothe a Isiraeli magĩkena mũno.