Saũlũ Endaa Kũũraga Daudi
Jonathani ahooreria ithe ihinda rĩmwe, naguo ũndũ ũcio ũtũũra nginya itimũ rĩrĩa rĩngĩ. Mikali aharũrũkia Daudi na ndirica na akaiga mũhianano kĩrĩrĩ-inĩ gĩake nĩguo mone ihinda. Atũmwo a Saũlũ makoragwo nĩ Roho wa Ithe witũ makarathaga handũ ha kũmũnyiita, na thutha ũcio Saũlũ o nake akarathĩ.
19 1Naake Saũlũ akĩarĩria Jonathani mũrũwe na ndungata ciake ciothe ũhoro wa kũũraga Daudi. No Jonathani, mũrũ wa Saũlũ, nĩakenagĩra Daudi mũno. 2Naake Jonathani akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Baaba Saũlũ nĩarenda gũkũũraga, nĩ ũndũ ũcio wĩmenyerere rũũciinĩ—ikara wĩhithĩte, na ndũkoonekane. 3Niĩ nĩngoima nja, njũgame hakuhĩ na baaba mũgũndainĩ ũrĩa ũrĩ, na njarĩrie baaba ũhoro waku—nake ngũcooke ngwĩre ũrĩa wothe ngaamenya.”
4Naake Jonathani akĩaria wega ũhoro wa Daudi kũrĩ baaba Saũlũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Mũthamaki ndaagĩrĩirwo nĩkwĩhĩria ndungata yake Daudi, amu ndakũhĩtĩirie. Nĩkũrĩ, ciĩko ciake nĩ njega mũno harĩ wee. 5Nĩatwarire muoyo wake ũgwatiinĩ nĩguo aarahũre Mũfilisti, nake Ithe witũ akĩhootanĩra Isiraeli guothe ũhootani mũnene. Wee nĩweeyoneire ũgĩkena. Nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩtũma wĩhĩrie thakame ĩtarĩ na ihĩtia, ũũrage Daudi hatarĩ gĩtũmi?”
6Naake Saũlũ akĩigua Jonathani, akĩĩhĩta atĩrĩ, “O ta ũrĩa Ithe witũ arĩ muoyo, Daudi ndakooragwo.”
7Naake Jonathani agĩĩta Daudi, akĩmwĩra maũndũ macio mothe, agĩcooka akĩmũtwara kũrĩ Saũlũ, nake Daudi agĩtungata harĩ we o ta tene.
8Na rĩĩrĩ, mbaara ĩgĩcooka gũũkĩra rĩngĩ. Naake Daudi akiuma, akĩrũĩra Afilisti, akĩmahũũra na ngũĩ nene, nao makĩmũũrĩra.
9No roho mũũru woimĩte kũrĩ Ithe witũ ũgĩũka igũrũ rĩa Saũlũ, rĩrĩa aaikarĩte thĩinĩ wa nyũmba yake, anyiite itimũ guokoinĩ, nake Daudi akĩhũũra kĩnanda kĩa mũgeeto. 10Naake Saũlũ akĩgeria gũtheeca Daudi na itimũ amũnyiitithie rũthingoinĩ, no Daudi akĩĩhera, narĩo itimũ rĩgĩtheeca rũthingo. Naake Daudi akĩũra, akĩhonoka ũtukũ ũcio. 11Naake Saũlũ agĩtũma andũ nyũmba ya Daudi mathige, mamũũrage rũũciinĩ tene. No Mikali, mũtumia wa Daudi, akĩmũkaania atĩrĩ, “Ũngĩaga kũũra ũtukũ ũyũ, rũũciinĩ nĩũgaakorwo ũkuĩte.” 12Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mikali akĩharũrũkia Daudi na ndirica, nake akĩũra, akĩhonoka. 13Naake Mikali akĩoya mũhianano ũrĩa warĩ nyũmba, akĩũkomia ũrĩrĩinĩ, akĩiga blanketi ya guoya wa mbũri mũtweinĩ waguo, akĩũhumbĩra na gĩtambaya. 14Rĩrĩa Saũlũ aatũmire atũmwo manyiite Daudi, Mikali akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩmũrũaru.”
15Naake Saũlũ agĩcooka agĩtũma atũmwo acio moone Daudi, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũndeehere arĩ ũrĩrĩinĩ, nĩguo ndĩmũũrage.” 16Rĩrĩa atũmwo acio maatoonyire, makĩona mũhianano ũrĩa warĩ nyũmba ũrĩ ũrĩrĩinĩ, blanketi ya guoya wa mbũri ĩrĩ mũtweinĩ waguo.
17Naake Saũlũ akĩĩra Mikali atĩrĩ, “Waanheenia ũũ nĩkĩ, ũkĩrekereria thũ yakwa ĩhonoke?” Nake Mikali akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “We aanjĩĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Reke thiĩ, ngũũragĩra kĩĩ?’”
18Naake Daudi akĩũra, akĩhonoka, agĩũka kũrĩ Samũeli kũu Rama, akĩmwĩra ũrĩa wothe Saũlũ aamwĩkĩte. Nao hamwe na Samũeli magĩthiĩ magĩikara Naiothu. 19Naake Saũlũ akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Daudi arĩ Naiothu kũu Rama.” 20Naake Saũlũ agĩtũma atũmwo manyiite Daudi. No rĩrĩa moonire gĩkundi kĩa anabii makĩratha mohoro, Samũeli arũgamĩte arĩ mũtongoria wao, Roho wa Ithe witũ agĩũka igũrũ rĩa atũmwo a Saũlũ, nao makĩratha mohoro. 21Naake Saũlũ akĩĩrwo ũhoro ũcio; agĩtũma atũmwo angĩ, nao makĩratha mohoro. Naake Saũlũ agĩcooka agĩtũma atũmwo riita rĩa gatatũ, nao o nao makĩratha mohoro. 22Mũthiainĩ, Saũlũ we mwene agĩthiĩ Rama, agĩkinya gĩthimainĩ kĩrĩa kĩnene kĩrĩ Seku. Akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Samũeli na Daudi marĩ kũ?” Mũndũ ũmwe akiuga atĩrĩ, “Marĩ Naiothu kũu Rama.”
23Naake agĩthiĩ Naiothu kũu Rama, no Roho wa Ithe witũ akĩmũũkĩrĩra o nake, nake agĩthiĩ akĩrathaga mohoro, nginya agĩkinya Naiothu kũu Rama. 24O nake akĩĩruta nguo ciake, akĩratha mohoro mbere ya Samũeli, agĩkoma arĩ njaga mũthenya ũcio wothe na ũtukũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ moigaga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ o nake Saũlũ arĩ ũmwe wa anabii?”