Ithe witũ Ahonokia Isiraeli Ĩrĩa Yeerĩire Mehia
Thutha wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ, Samũeli eera Isiraeli meherie ngai cia kũngĩ na matue ũhoro ũcio wa ma. Mongana Mizipa, makehinga irio na makoimbũra mehia, na rĩrĩa Afilisiti maatharĩkĩra, Ithe witũ akamahũũra na marurumĩ. Samũeli agathima ihiga rĩetagwo Ebenezeri: o nginya rĩu Ithe witũ atũteithĩtie.
7 1Nao andũ a Kiriathu-Jearimu magĩũka, makĩoya ithandũkũ rĩa Ithe witũ, makĩrĩtwara nyũmba ya Abinadabu ĩrĩa yarĩ kĩrĩmainĩ, na makĩamũra mũriũ wake Eleazaru nĩguo arangagĩre ithandũkũ rĩa Ithe witũ. 2Kuuma mũthenya ũrĩa ithandũkũ rĩahurũkire kũu Kiriathu-Jearimu, gũgĩthira ihinda iraaya—mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ—nayo nyũmba yothe ya Isiraeli ĩgĩcakaya na ĩgĩcaria Ithe witũ. 3Naake Samueli akĩĩra nyũmba yothe ya Isiraeli atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo nĩmũracooka kũrĩ Ithe witũ na ngoro yanyu yothe, eheriai ngai cia kũngĩ na Maashitarothu gatagatĩinĩ kanyu, mwĩkĩre ngoro cianyu harĩ Ithe witũ, na mũmũtungatĩre we wiki—nake nĩ ekũmũhonokia kuuma kũrĩ Afilisti.” 4Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩeheria Mabaali na Maashitarothu, na magĩtungatĩra Ithe witũ we wiki. 5Naake Samueli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Cookanĩrĩriai Isiraeli othe kũu Mizipa, na niĩ nĩ ngũmũhoera harĩ Ithe witũ.” 6Nao magĩcookanĩrĩra kũu Mizipa, magĩtaha maaĩ, makĩmaita mbere ya Ithe witũ, makĩĩima irio mũthenya ũcio, na makiumbũra atĩrĩ, “Nĩtwĩhĩirie Ithe witũ.” Nake Samueli agĩtuĩra Isiraeli ciira kũu Mizipa. a a v6 Gũita maaĩ mbere ya Ngai kwarĩ ũndũ wa mũtugo wa mahooya, na gũcakaya, na kwĩnyiihia.
7Nao Afilisti makĩigua atĩ andũ a Isiraeli nĩmacookanĩrĩire kũu Mizipa, nao aathani a Afilisti makĩambata magĩthiĩ gũtharĩkĩra Isiraeli. Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩigua ũguo, magĩĩtigĩra Afilisti. 8Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩĩra Samueli atĩrĩ, “Ndũgatige gũtũkaĩra kũrĩ Ithe witũ, nĩguo atũhonokie kuuma kũrĩ Afilisti.” 9Naake Samueli akĩoya gatũrũme kaarĩ kanyua iria, akĩkaruta karĩ igongona rĩa njino rĩothe kũrĩ Ithe witũ. Nake Samueli agĩkaĩra Ithe witũ nĩ ũndũ wa Isiraeli, nake Ithe witũ akĩmwĩtĩka. 10Na rĩrĩa Samueli aarutaga igongona rĩu rĩa njino, Afilisti magĩkuhĩrĩria nĩguo matharĩkĩre Isiraeli. No mũthenya ũcio Ithe witũ akĩruruma na mũgambo mũnene agĩũkĩrĩra Afilisti, akĩmahĩngĩca, nao magĩtoorio mbere ya Isiraeli. 11Nao andũ a Isiraeli makiuma Mizipa, makĩingatithia Afilisti, makĩmaaringa o nginya mũhuro wa Bethi-kari.
12Naake Samueli akĩoya ihiga, akĩrĩhaanda gatagatĩ ka Mizipa na Sheni, akĩrĩĩta Ebeni-Ezeri, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ithe witũ nĩatũteithĩtie o nginya rĩu.” b b v12 Ebeni-Ezeri nĩ kuuga “ihiga rĩa ũteithio” — Samueli aarĩhaandire nĩguo aririkane ũrĩa Ithe witũ aamakuuĩte agĩkinyia harĩa maarĩ. 13Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Afilisti magĩtoorio, na matiacookire gũtharĩkĩra bũrũri wa Isiraeli rĩngĩ; naguo guoko kwa Ithe witũ gũgĩũkĩrĩra Afilisti matukũ mothe ma muoyo wa Samueli. 14Nao Isiraeli magĩcookererwo nĩ matũũra marĩa Afilisti maakuuĩte, kuuma Ekironi nginya Gathi, na Isiraeli ũgĩcookereria bũrũri wao kuuma mokoinĩ ma Afilisti. Ningĩ nĩ kwarĩ thaayũ gatagatĩ ka Isiraeli na Aamori.
15Nake Samueli agĩtuĩra Isiraeli ciira matukũ mothe ma muoyo wake. 16Aathiiaga o mwaka, agĩthiũrũrũkaga Betheli, na Giligali, na Mizipa, agĩtuuagĩra Isiraeli ciira kũndũ kũu guothe. 17Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩcooka Rama, kũrĩa kwarĩ mũciĩ wake, na agĩtuĩra Isiraeli ciira kũu. Kũu nĩakĩire Ithe witũ kĩgongona.