Mbaara na Siria
1 Na rĩĩrĩ, Benihadadi mũthamaki wa Siria agĩcookanĩrĩria ita ciake ciothe, na agĩteithĩrĩrio nĩ anene angĩ mĩrongo ĩtatũ na eerĩ marĩ na mbarathi na ngaari ciao cia mbarathi. Nao magĩthiĩ magĩthiũrũrũkĩria itũũra rĩa Samaria makĩrĩtharĩkĩra.
2 Naake akĩrekeria Ahabu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli arekio o kũu itũũrainĩ akeerwo atĩrĩ, “Mũthamaki Benihadadi oiga
3 ũmũhe betha na thahabu yaku, na atumia aaku, o na ciana ciaku iria ng’ima.”
4 Naake Ahabu akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi mwĩre mũthamaki Benihadadi mwathi wakwa atĩrĩ, ũguo wothe oiga nĩndeetĩkĩra, niĩ ndĩ wake o hamwe na indo ciakwa.”
5 Nao arekio acio magĩcooka rĩngĩ he Ahabu na ũndũ ũngĩ mwerũ kuuma kũrĩ mũthamaki Benihadadi makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ma nĩndĩragũtũmanĩire ũndeehere betha o na thahabu yaku ningĩ o na atumia aaku, o na ciana ciaku.
6 O na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, rũũciũ thaa o ta ĩno, nĩngaatũma njaama ciakwa ciũke ibirigiceene nyũmba yaku o na nyũmba cia njaama ciaku ikuue indo ciothe iria cia bata.”
7 Kwahaana ũguo-rĩ, Ahabu agĩĩta atongoria oothe a bũrũri akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Taroraai mwone atĩ mũndũ ũyũ nĩ haaro arenda gũtũrutĩra. Na rĩĩrĩ, nĩarandũmanĩire akĩenda ndĩmũhe atumia aakwa, ciana ciakwa, o na betha na thahabu yakwa, na ndĩreetĩkĩra.”
8 Nao andũ oothe na atongoria oothe makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũcio ndũkaamũthikĩrĩrie o na kana ũmũhe kĩndũ.”
9 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Ahabu agĩcookeria arekio a Benihadadi ũhoro makamwĩre atĩrĩ, “Mwathi wakwa mũthamaki, nĩndĩharĩirie gũkũhingĩria ũrĩa wanjathĩĩte njĩke ihinda rĩa mbere, no rĩĩrĩ, ũndũ ũyũ wanjũũria ihinda rĩĩrĩ rĩa keerĩ ũcio ndigwĩka.”
Nao arekio acio magĩthiĩ magĩcookia ũhoro. Naake Benihadadi agĩcookia na ndũmĩrĩri ĩngĩ ĩkuuga atĩrĩ,
10 “Nĩngũtũma thigari cia kũigana imomore itũũra rĩĩrĩ rĩaku, na ikuue mahiga moothe itegũtigia kĩndũ o na kĩmwe. Ngai ironjũraga ingĩaga kũhingia ũguo!”
11 Naake Ahabu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mwĩreei atĩrĩ, mũthigari etĩĩaga arĩĩkia kũhootana mbaarainĩ, no ti atahootanĩĩte.”
12 Naake Benihadadi agĩkinyĩrio ũhoro ũcio o rĩrĩa we na athamaki arĩa angĩ maamũteithagĩrĩria maarĩ hemainĩ ciao makĩnyua njoohi. Naake aigua ũguo akĩmeera atĩ o mũndũ aikare handũ haake ehaarĩirie gũtharĩkĩra itũũra. Nao makĩhaarĩria nĩguo makahũũre itũũra rĩa Samaria.
13 Na ihinda o rĩu mũnabii ũmwe agĩthiĩ kwĩ Ahabu akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ahabu, MWATHANI aroiga atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũgeetigĩre ita icio o na angĩkorwo nĩguo cingĩhĩĩte. Ũũmũũthĩ nĩngũkũhe hinya wa gũcihoota, nawe ũkĩmenye atĩ nĩ niĩ MWATHANI.’ ”
14 Naake Ahabu akĩũria mũnabii ũcio atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũkũũhootanĩra?”
Naake mũnabii ũcio akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “MWATHANI aroiga atĩ ũkũhũthĩra thigari cia aanake itongoreetio nĩ anene a ng’ongo cia bũrũri waku.” Ahabu akĩmũũria rĩngĩ atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũkwambĩrĩria mbaara?” Naake mũnabii akĩmũcookeria, “Nĩ we.”
15 Naake mũthamaki agĩcookanĩrĩria thigari cia aanake magana meerĩ na mĩrongo ĩtatũ na eerĩ (232) arĩa maarĩ atongoria a ng’ongo. Ningĩ agĩcooka agĩcookanĩrĩria mbũtũ ya thigari cia Isiraeli ngiri mũgwanja (7,000) cia arũme.
16 Nao makiumagara gũtharĩkĩra mathaa ma mĩaraho o hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Benihadadi na athamaki mĩrongo ĩtatũ na eerĩ, arĩa mamũteithagĩrĩria maanyuaga njoohi hemainĩ ciao.
17 Nacio thigari cia aanake ikĩambĩrĩria gũtharĩkĩra. Naake Benihadadi nĩarekeetie athigaani, nao makĩmũcookeria ũhoro makĩmwĩra atĩ kwĩ na mbũtũ ya thigari yoimaga Samaria.
18 Naake Benihadadi agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo mookĩĩte na haaro, o na kana na thaayũ, manyiiteei me muoyo.”
19 Nao arĩa maambĩrĩirie gũtharĩkĩra nĩ thigari cia aanake marũmĩrĩirwo nĩ mbũtũ ya thigari cia Isiraeli.
20 Na o mũndũ akĩũraga mũndũ ũrĩa marũaga naake. Nao andũ a Siria makĩũra, nao Aisiraeli makĩmateng’eria mũno. No Benihadadi mũthamaki wa Siria akĩhaica mbarathi agĩthara me hamwe na thigari ciake cia mbarathi.
21 Naake Ahabu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akiumagara akĩanangambarathi nyingĩ, o hamwe na ngaari cia mbarathi na akĩhoota andũ a Siria mũno.
22 Naake mũnabii ũrĩa, agĩkuhĩrĩria mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũkeehotore na ũkeebange wega ũrĩa ũgeeka nĩ ũndũ kĩambĩrĩria kĩa mwaka ũyũ ũngĩ mũthamaki wa Asiria nĩagaagũũkĩrĩra ahũũrane nawe rĩngĩ.”
Andũ a Siria gũtharĩkĩra hĩndĩ ya keerĩ
23 Hĩndĩ ĩyo njaama cia mũthamaki Benihadadi ikĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ngai cia andũ a Isiraeli nĩ ngai cia irĩmainĩ na nĩkĩo maatũhootire. Kwoguo, reke tũkarũĩre nao kũndũ kwaraganu na nĩ ma nĩtũkũmakĩria hinya.
24 Na wĩke atĩrĩ, weherie anene acio mĩrongo ĩtatũ na eerĩ o mũndũ kuuma handũ haake, ũcookie anene a mbũtũ cia ita ithenya rĩao.
25 Ningĩ ũcooke wĩthondekere mbũtũ ĩngĩ nene o ta iria ya gũtiganĩirie, na mbarathi na ngaari cia mbarathi ciigana o ta cia hĩndĩ ya mbaara ya mbere. Tũcooke tũkarũĩre nao kũrĩa kwaraganu na nĩ ma nĩtũkũmahoota.”
Naake mũthamaki Benihadadi agĩĩtĩkania nao, akĩrũmĩrĩra mataaro maao.
26 Na rĩĩrĩ, kĩambĩrĩria kĩa mwaka ũyũ ũngĩ Benihadadi akĩhaarĩria ita ciake cia andũ a Siria, akiumagara magĩthiĩ itũũra rĩa Afeku nĩguo makahũũrane na Aisiraeli.
27 Nao Aisiraeli nĩmaarĩĩkĩĩtie kwĩyoha indo cia mbaara na makeehaarĩria; kwoguo makiumagara nĩ geetha makang’ethanĩre. Nao makĩũmba itutu igĩrĩ mang’ethanĩire na andũ a Siria. Nao Aisiraeli moonekaga ta tũrũũru twĩrĩ twa mbũri maigananĩĩtio na andũ a Siria, arĩa maiyũrĩĩte kũndũ guothe.
28 Na rĩĩrĩ, mũnabii agĩthiĩ he mũthamaki Ahabu akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “MWATHANI aroiga atĩrĩ, ‘Tondũ andũ a Siria maroiga atĩ ndĩ Ngai wa irĩmainĩ na ti Ngai wa kũrĩa kwaraganu-rĩ, nĩngũneana mbũtũ ĩno yao mookoinĩ maaku na hĩndĩ ĩyo wee na andũ aaku mũkĩmenye atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ MWATHANI.’ ”
29 Nao Aisiraeli na andũ a Siria magĩikara hemainĩ ciao mang’ethanĩire handũ ha mĩthenya mũgwanja. Naguo mũthenya wa mũgwanja mbaara ĩkĩambĩrĩria kũrũo. Nao Aisiraeli makĩũraga thigari cia Siria ngiri igana rĩmwe (100,000).
30 Nao arĩa maatigarire makĩũrĩra itũũrainĩ rĩa Afeku kũrĩa maagwĩrĩirwo nĩ rũthingo, magĩkua andũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na mũgwanja (27,000). Naake Benihadadi akĩũra agĩthiĩ itũũrainĩ akĩhitha handũ heehithĩĩte mũno o kũu nyũmba thĩinĩ.
31 Hĩndĩ ĩyo njaama ciake igĩthiĩ harĩ we ikĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũiguĩte atĩ athamaki a Isiraeli nĩ andũ marĩ tha nyingĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio twagũthaitha ũtwĩtĩkĩrie twĩyohe nguo cia makũnia njohero na twĩrigiicĩrie mĩkanda ngingo tũthiĩ harĩ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, no gũkorwo hiihi ndegũtũũraga.”
32 Kwoguo makĩyoha makũnia njohero na makĩrigiicĩria mĩkanda ngingo magĩthiĩ harĩ Ahabu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndungata yaku Benihadadi nĩragũthaitha ndũkaamĩũrage.”
Naake Ahabu akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Arĩ o muoyo hiihi? Angĩkorwo e muoyo nĩ wega! Ũcio-rĩ nĩ ta mũrũ wa baaba!”
33 Nacio njaama cia Benihadadi ciaikarĩĩte irorereirie cione kana Ahabu nĩ egwĩka gĩĩko gĩa thaayũ, na rĩrĩa maiguire oiga “Mũrũ wa baaba” ciugo icio magĩciamũkĩra na ihenya; makiuga atĩrĩ, “O ta ũguo woiga nĩ ma Benihadadi nĩ mũrũ wa thooguo!”
Naake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ mũmũreehe” Na rĩrĩa Benihadadi aakinyire, Ahabu akĩmũhaicia thĩinĩ wa ngaari yake ya mbarathi.
34 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Benihadadi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Matũũra moothe marĩa baaba aatuunyĩĩte thooguo nĩngũgũcookeria, na no wĩthondekithĩrie kũndũ kwa wonjoria kũu Damasiki o ta ũrĩa baaba eethondekithĩirie Samaria.”
Naake Ahabu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ “Tondũ nĩtwaiguanĩra ũguo nawe, nĩngũkũrekereria ũthiĩ.”
Magĩthondeka kĩrĩĩkanĩro, naake Ahabu agĩcooka akĩrekereria Benihadadi ethiĩre.
Mũnabii kũmenereria Ahabu
35 Na rĩĩrĩ, mũndũ ũmwe wa gĩkundi kĩa anabii, akĩĩra ũrĩa ũngĩ ũrĩa aathĩĩtwo nĩ MWATHANI atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha ngũtha.” Naake akĩrega.
36 Naake mũndũ ũcio akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tondũ nĩwakararia watho wa MWATHANI, ngũkwĩra atĩrĩ, o rĩu warĩĩkia kũndiga ũthiĩ, ũkũũragwo nĩ mũrũũthi.” Na arĩĩkia gũthiĩ, agĩkorererwo nĩ mũrũũthi ũkĩmũũraga.
37 Naake mũnabii ũcio agĩthiĩ akĩĩra ũngĩ atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha ngũtha.” Naake mũndũ ũcio ũngĩ akĩmũgũtha na hinya akĩmũtiihia.
38 Naake mũnabii ũcio akĩyoha na gĩtambaya ũthiũ nĩguo egarũre mũhianĩre wake, agĩthiĩ akĩrũũgama handũ njĩrainĩ agĩeterera mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akĩhĩtũka.
39 Na rĩĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũthamaki aahĩtũkaga, mũnabii ũcio akĩmwanĩrĩra akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mwathi wakwa mũthamaki, nĩkũrũa ngũrũagĩra kũrĩa mbaara ĩkũrũrĩire, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũthigari ũmwe andeeheire thũ amĩnyiitĩĩte anjĩĩra atĩ ndĩmĩmenyerere. Anjĩĩra atĩ ingĩũra, nĩkũũragwo ngooragwo kana ndĩhe baĩni ya icunjĩ cia betha ngiri ithatũ (3,000).
40 Na rĩĩrĩ, mwathi wakwa mũthamaki, tondũ wa ũrĩa nyuma na mĩhang’o mĩingĩ, mũndũ ũcio akĩũra.”
Naake Ahabu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩ we wetuĩra ciira waku, na nĩwagĩrĩirwo nĩkũrĩha na kĩrĩa ũtwĩrĩirwo.”
41 Naake mũndũ ũcio akĩeheria gĩtambaya kĩrĩa eyoheete ũthiũ nakĩo, naake mũthamaki akĩmũmenya o rĩmwe atĩ nĩ ũmwe wa gĩkundi kĩa anabii.
42 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũnabii akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “MWATHANI oigĩĩte ũũ: ‘Tondũ nĩwareka mũndũ ũrĩa ndoigĩĩte ooragwo oore, we mwene nĩ we ũkũũragwo handũ haake, nayo mbũtũ yaku ya thigari ĩniinwo handũ ha mbũtũ yake.’ ”
43 Naake mũthamaki Ahabu agĩkĩinũka gwake mũciĩ Samaria e na kĩeha mũno o na arĩ mũritũhĩre ngoro.