Daudi Aahonokia Mũitĩrĩrie Maguta wa Ithe witũ
Saũlũ atoonya o ngurunga ĩrĩa Daudi ehithĩte. Andũ a Daudi moiga nĩ kĩheo; nake agatinia o gĩcunjĩ kĩa nguo ndaaya, na o na ũguo ũkamũtũra ngoro. Nja-inĩ etaga Saũlũ ithe, na akarekia Ithe witũ atue ciira gatagatĩ kao.
24 1Rĩrĩa Saũlũ aacookire oima kũrũmĩrĩria Afilisti, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Daudi arĩ werũinĩ wa Eni-Gedi.” 2Naake Saũlũ akĩoya andũ ngiri ithatũ aathuure kuuma Isiraeli guothe, agĩthiĩ gũcaria Daudi na andũ aake mbere ya Ndwaro cia Mbũri cia Werũ. 3Agĩkinya ciugũinĩ cia ng'ondu hakuhĩ na njĩra, harĩa haarĩ na ngurunga. Naake Saũlũ agĩtoonya thĩinĩ nĩguo eyũhũrie; nake Daudi na andũ aake maikarĩte thĩinĩ mũno wa ngurunga. 4Nao andũ a Daudi makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya ũyũ nĩ ũrĩa Ithe witũ aaragia rĩrĩa aakwĩĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩngũneana thũ yaku mookoinĩ maku ũmĩĩke o ũrĩa ũkwenda.’” Naake Daudi agĩũkĩra, akĩmũtinĩria gĩcũrĩ kĩa nguo yake na hitho. 5Thuutha ũcio ngoro ya Daudi ĩkĩmũhũũra tondũ nĩatinĩtie gĩcũrĩ kĩa nguo ya Saũlũ. 6Akĩĩra andũ aake atĩrĩ, “Ithe witũ aaregererie njĩke ũndũ ũyũ kũrĩ mwathi wakwa, ũrĩa mũitĩrĩrie maguta wake—njoe guoko gwakwa ndĩmũũkĩrĩre, tondũ nĩ mũitĩrĩrie maguta wa Ithe witũ.” 7Na ciugo icio Daudi akĩgiria andũ aake matigatharĩkĩre Saũlũ. Naake Saũlũ akiuma ngurunga agĩthiĩ na njĩra yake. 8Naake Daudi agĩũkĩra, akiuma ngurunga, agĩĩta Saũlũ na thuutha, “Mwathi wakwa mũthamaki!” Naake Saũlũ akĩĩhũgũra, nake Daudi akĩinamĩrĩria ũthiũ wake thĩ.
9Daudi akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Nĩkĩĩ ũthikagĩrĩria andũ arĩa moigaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ta rora, Daudi aracaria njĩra ya gũkũgera ngero’? 10Ũmũthĩ maitho maku nĩmoonete ũrĩa Ithe witũ akũneanĩte mookoinĩ makwa ngurungainĩ. Amwe maaningĩrĩire ngũũrage, no niĩ ngĩkũhonokia ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ndingĩoya guoko gwakwa njũkĩrĩre mwathi wakwa—mũitĩrĩrie maguta wa Ithe witũ.’ 11Ta rora, baaba—gĩcũrĩ kĩa nguo yaku kĩrĩ guoko gwakwa! Nĩndakĩtinirie no ndikũũragire. Menya na woone atĩ gũtirĩ waganu kana ũremi guokoinĩ gwakwa. Niĩ ndikwĩhĩirie, no wee nĩũguĩma muoyo wakwa nĩguo ũwũoye. 12Ithe witũ aaciirithanie gatagatĩ gaku na niĩ, na Ithe witũ aandĩhĩrĩrie harĩ wee—no guoko gwakwa gũtigũkũhutia. 13O ta ũrĩa thimo ya tene yugaga, ‘Kuuma kũrĩ arĩa aaganu nĩkuumaga waganu.’ Guoko gwakwa gũtigũgũũkĩrĩra. 14Mũthamaki wa Isiraeli ookĩrĩire ũ? Ũrarũmĩrĩria ũ? Ngui nguũ? Thũiyũ ĩmwe? 15Ithe witũ aatuĩke mũtuĩri wa ciira gatagatĩ gaku na niĩ, oone ũndũ ũyũ, aaciirĩrĩre ciira wakwa, na aandehonokie kuuma mookoinĩ maku.”
16Rĩrĩa Daudi aarĩkirie kwaria ũguo kũrĩ Saũlũ, Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩno nĩyo mũgambo waku, mũrũ wakwa Daudi?” nake akĩrĩra na mũgambo mũnene. 17Akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Wee ũrĩ mũthingu gũkĩra niĩ; wee waanjĩkĩire wega, no niĩ ngĩgũĩka ũũru. 18Ũmũthĩ nĩwonanĩtie wega ũrĩa waanjĩkĩire: Ithe witũ aanjĩkĩrĩte guokoinĩ gwaku, no wee ndũnanjũragire. 19Mũndũ angĩkora thũ yake, no amĩrekererie ĩthiĩ ĩtekũgerwo ũũru? Ithe witũ aakũrĩhe wega nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa waanjĩkĩire ũmũthĩ. 20Rĩu nĩmenyete atĩ ti-itherũ nĩũgaatuĩka mũthamaki, naguo ũthamaki wa Isiraeli nĩũkehaanda wega guokoinĩ gwaku. 21Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndĩĩhĩtĩre na rĩĩtwa rĩa Ithe witũ atĩ: ndũkeniina rũciaro rwakwa thuutha wakwa, kana ũthario rĩĩtwa rĩakwa kuuma nyũmba ya baaba.”
22Naake Daudi akĩĩhĩta harĩ Saũlũ. Naake Saũlũ agĩthiĩ mũciĩ; nake Daudi na andũ aake makĩambata magĩthiĩ kĩĩgitĩroinĩ kĩrĩa kĩrũmu.