1 Samũeli 16 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

16 ¹Ithe witũ akĩĩra Samũeli atĩrĩ, “Nĩ nginya rĩ ũgũtũũra ũcakaĩire Saũlũ, kuona atĩ nĩndĩmũregeete atige gũtuĩka mũthamaki wa Isiraeli? Iyũria rũhĩa rwaku maguta; thiĩ, nĩngũgũtũma kũrĩ Jese wa Bethilehemu—nĩndĩĩthuurĩire mũthamaki harĩ aariũ aake.” ^a a v1 Rũhĩa rwa maguta nĩ kĩnandũ gĩthondeketwo kuuma rũhĩainĩ rwa nyamũ, kĩhũthagĩrwo gũkuua maguta ma gũitĩrĩria.

²Samũeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ingĩthiĩ atĩa? Saũlũ angĩigua ũhoro ũcio, nĩekũnjũraga.” Ithe witũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Oya moori ũthiĩ nayo, ũkiuge atĩrĩ, ‘Njũkĩte kũrutĩra Ithe igongona.’

³Ĩta Jese oke igongonainĩ; nĩngũkuonia ũrĩa ũgwĩka. Ũnjitĩrĩrie maguta ũrĩa ngaakwĩra.”

⁴Samũeli agĩĩka o ta ũrĩa Ithe witũ oigĩte, agĩthiĩ Bethilehemu. Athuuri a itũũra rĩu makĩmũtũnga makĩinainaga, makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũũkĩte na thaayũ?”

⁵Akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, njũkĩte na thaayũ. Njũkĩte kũrutĩra Ithe witũ igongona. Mwĩamũrei mũũke hamwe na niĩ igongonainĩ.” Agĩcooka akĩamũra Jese na aariũ aake, akĩmeeta moke igongonainĩ. ⁶Rĩrĩa maakinyire, Samũeli akĩona Eliabu, agĩĩciiria na ngoro atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ ũyũ nĩ we ũrĩa Ithe witũ aitĩrĩirie maguta!”

⁷No Ithe witũ akĩĩra Samũeli atĩrĩ, “Ndũkarore ũrĩa atariĩ kana ũraihu wake; nĩndĩmũregeete. Andũ matioonaga ta ũrĩa niĩ njonaga—o maroraga maũndũ marĩa monekaga na nja, no niĩ, Ithe waku, njoraga ngoro.”

⁸Jese agĩcooka agĩĩta Abinadabu, akĩmũhĩtũkia mbere ya Samũeli. No Samũeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “O na ũyũ Ithe witũ ndaamũthuurĩte.” ⁹Ningĩ Jese agĩtũma Shama ahĩtũke. No Samũeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “O na ũyũ Ithe witũ ndaamũthuurĩte.” ¹⁰Jese agĩtũma aariũ aake mũgwanja mahĩtũke mbere ya Samũeli, no Samũeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ithe witũ ndaathuurĩte aya.” ¹¹Samũeli akĩũria Jese atĩrĩ, “Aya nĩo aariũ aku oothe?” Jese akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ gũtigaire ũrĩa mũnini mũno, na nĩararĩithia ng'ondu.” Samũeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Tũma mũndũ akamũgĩĩre. Tũtigũikara thĩ nginya ooke.”

¹²Jese agĩtũma mũndũ, akĩmũrehe thĩinĩ—aarĩ mũtune, arĩ na maitho mathaka, na aarĩ mũndũ mũthaka. Ithe witũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra, ũmũitĩrĩrie maguta; ũyũ nĩ we.”

¹³Samũeli akĩoya rũhĩa rwa maguta, akĩmũitĩrĩria maguta arĩ gatagatĩ ka ariũ a ithe, na kuuma mũthenya ũcio Roho wa Ithe witũ agĩikũrũkĩra Daudi na hinya. Samũeli agĩcooka agĩthiĩ Rama.

Daudi Ambĩrĩria Gũtungata Mũthamaki

¹⁴Roho wa Ithe witũ nĩwookĩte woima harĩ Saũlũ, naguo roho mũũru woimĩte kũrĩ Ithe witũ ũkĩmũnyamaria. ^b b v14 O na roho mũũru ũrutaga wĩra naguo na rũtha rwa Ithe witũ; haha nĩ kũruta aarutire ũgitĩri wake harĩ Saũlũ nĩ ũndũ wa ciira, o na gũtuĩka we mwene tiwe mwambĩrĩria wa ũũru. ¹⁵Ndungata cia Saũlũ ikĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta rora, roho mũũru uumĩte kũrĩ Ithe witũ nĩũrakũnyamaria. ¹⁶Mwathi witũ nĩeere ndungata ciaku irĩ haha icarie mũndũ mũũgĩ wa kũhũũra kĩnanda kĩa mũgeeto. Rĩrĩa roho mũũru ũcio uumĩte kũrĩ Ithe witũ ũgaagũkora, nĩakahũũra kĩnanda nawe ũigue wega.”

¹⁷Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Saũlũ akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, “Njarĩrĩriei mũndũ ũũĩ kũhũũra kĩnanda wega mũmũndehere.”

¹⁸Ndungata ĩmwe ĩgĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩnyonete mũrũ ũmwe wa Jese wa Bethilehemu ũũĩ kũhũũra kĩnanda wega—nĩ njamba, mũrũĩ wa mbaara, mwaarĩri mwega, mũthaka, na Ithe witũ arĩ hamwe nake.”

¹⁹Saũlũ agĩtũma atũmwo kũrĩ Jese, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndũmĩra Daudi mũrũguo, ũrĩa ũrĩ na ng'ondu.”

²⁰Jese akĩigĩrĩra ndigiri mĩgate, mondo ya ndibei, na koori ka mbũri, agĩtũma indo icio kũrĩ Saũlũ na guoko kwa mũrũwe Daudi. ²¹Daudi agĩũka kũrĩ Saũlũ, akĩambĩrĩria kũmũtungata. Saũlũ akĩmwenda mũno, nake Daudi agĩtuĩka mũkuui wa indo ciake cia mbaara. ²²Saũlũ agĩtũmana kũrĩ Jese akiuga atĩrĩ, “Reke Daudi aikare akĩndungataga, nĩgũkorwo nĩonete ũtugi mbere yakwa.” ²³Rĩrĩa rĩothe roho mũũru uumĩte kũrĩ Ithe witũ wookagĩrĩra Saũlũ, Daudi akahũũra kĩnanda. Nake Saũlũ akaigua ahehũkĩrwo na akaigua wega, naguo roho ũcio mũũru ũkamũtiga.