Ithe witũ Eeta Samueli na Rĩĩtwa
Tawa ndũraahoora rĩrĩa kamwana kaiguire Ithe wako kakĩgwĩta rĩĩtwa nduma-inĩ, maita matatũ, Eli atanamenya nũũ ũgwĩta. Kiugo kĩrĩa Ithe witũ amũhe nĩ gĩa gũtuĩra nyũmba ya Eli, nake agetigĩra kũgĩcookera. Eli akĩmũhatĩrĩria akiuge.
3 1Kamwana Samueli nĩatungatagĩra Ithe witũ arĩ rungu rwa Eli. Matukũinĩ macio kiugo kĩa Ithe witũ gĩtiarĩ kĩingĩ; cioneki itiarĩ nyingĩ. 2Mũthenya ũmwe Eli aakomete handũ harĩa aamenyereire gũkoma. Maitho make nĩmahũthĩte mũno nginya ndaangĩahotaga kuona. 3Na rĩrĩ, tawa wa Ithe witũ ndũrĩ waahora; naake Samueli aakomete thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Ithe witũ, harĩa ithandũkũ rĩake rĩarĩ. 4Naake Ithe witũ agĩĩta Samueli, naake Samueli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ.”
5Agĩtengʼera kũrĩ Eli, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ; nĩwanjĩtire.” Naake Eli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndikwĩtire; cooka ũkome.” Naake agĩthiĩ agĩkoma.
6Naake Ithe witũ agĩcooka kwĩta rĩngĩ, “Samueli!” Samueli agĩũkĩra, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Eli, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ; nĩwanjĩtire.” Naake Eli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndikwĩtire, mũrũ wakwa. Cooka ũkome.”
7Na rĩrĩ, Samueli ndaamenyete Ithe witũ; nakĩo kiugo kĩa Ithe witũ gĩtiarĩ kĩamũguũrĩirio. 8Naake Ithe witũ agĩĩta Samueli rĩngĩ, riita rĩa gatatũ. Agĩũkĩra, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Eli, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ; nĩwanjĩtire.” Hĩndĩ ĩyo Eli akĩmenya atĩ nĩ Ithe witũ waaretaga kamwana kau.
9Naake Eli akĩĩra Samueli atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũkome. Angĩgũĩta, uuge atĩrĩ, ‘Aria, Ithe wakwa, nĩgũkorwo ndungata yaku nĩĩrathikĩrĩria.’” Naake Samueli agĩthiĩ agĩkoma handũ hake.
10Naake Ithe witũ agĩũka, akĩrũgama hau, agĩĩta ta mbere, “Samueli! Samueli!” Naake Samueli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Aria, nĩgũkorwo ndungata yaku nĩĩrathikĩrĩria.”
11Naake Ithe witũ akĩĩra Samueli atĩrĩ, “Ta rora—ndĩ hakuhĩ gwĩka ũndũ thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli ũrĩa ũgaatũma matũ meerĩ ma mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũkaũigua mararame. 12Mũthenya ũcio nĩngahingĩria Eli maũndũ mothe marĩa ndoigire igũrũ rĩa nyũmba yake, kuuma kĩambĩrĩria nginya mũthia. 13Nĩndamwĩrire atĩ nĩngatuĩra nyũmba yake ciira nginya tene nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩa aamenyete: aariũ ake nĩmaandumire, naake ndaamagiririe. 14Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩndĩhĩtire harĩ nyũmba ya Eli atĩrĩ: mehia ma nyũmba ya Eli matikahoroherio nĩ igongona kana maruta o na rĩ.”
15Naake Samueli agĩkoma nginya rũũciinĩ, agĩcooka akĩhingũra mĩrango ya nyũmba ya Ithe witũ. No nĩeetigagĩra kwĩra Eli ũhoro wa kĩoneki kĩu. 16No Eli akĩmwĩta, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Samueli, mũrũ wakwa.” Naake Samueli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ.”
17Naake Eli akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa akwĩrire? Ndũkaahithe. Ithe witũ arokũherithia mũno angĩkorwo nĩũkũũhitha ũndũ o wothe ũrĩa aakwĩrire.”
18Naake Samueli akĩmwĩra maũndũ mothe, na ndaamũhithire ũndũ o na ũmwe. Naake Eli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ Ithe witũ; nĩeke ũrĩa oonaga arĩ wega.”
19Naake Samueli agĩkũra; naake Ithe witũ aarĩ hamwe nake, na ndaarekire o na kiugo kĩmwe gĩa Samueli kĩgwe thĩ. 20Nao Isiraeli othe, kuuma Dani nginya Berisheba, makĩmenya atĩ Samueli nĩatuĩkĩte mũnabii wa Ithe witũ. a a v20 Dani rĩarĩ itũũra rĩa Isiraeli rĩrĩa rĩarĩ na mwena wa gathigathini mũno, nakuo Berisheba rĩarĩ na mwena wa gũthini mũno — ‘kuuma Dani nginya Berisheba’ nĩ kuuga bũrũri wothe. 21Naake Ithe witũ agĩthiĩ na mbere kwĩonania kũu Shilo, tondũ nĩkuo eeguũrĩirie Samueli na njĩra ya kiugo gĩake.