1 Kings 21
1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] Naboth the Jizreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jizreel, by the side of the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
Na rĩrĩ, thuutha ũcio gũkĩgĩa na ũndũ wakoniĩ mũgũnda wa mĩthabibũ wa Nabothu ũrĩa Mũjezireeli. Mũgũnda ũcio wa mĩthabibũ warĩ kũu Jezireeli, hakuhĩ na nyũmba ya ũthamaki ya Ahabu mũthamaki wa Samaria.
2 And Ahab spoke to Naboth saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near, by the side of my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; if it seem good to thee, I will give thee its value in money.
Nake Ahabu akĩĩra Nabothu atĩrĩ, “He mũgũnda waku wa mĩthabibũ haandage mboga, tondũ ũrĩ hakuhĩ na nyũmba yakwa ya ũthamaki. Nĩngũgũkũũranĩria na mũgũnda ũngĩ wa mĩthabibũ mwega gũkĩra ũyũ, kana ũngĩona arĩ wega, no ngũhe mbeeca ciiganĩte thogora waguo.”
3 And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!
No Nabothu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Jehova arogiria ngũhe igai rĩa maithe makwa.”
4 And Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word that Naboth the Jizreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and ate no bread.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ahabu akĩinũka athitĩtie gĩthiithi na arĩ mũrakaru, tondũ Nabothu ũrĩa Mũjezireeli nĩamwĩrire atĩrĩ, “Ndingĩkũhe igai rĩa maithe makwa.” Agĩkoma ũrĩrĩ wake angʼathĩtie na akĩrega kũrĩa irio.
5 And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?
Nake Jezebeli mũtumia wake akĩingĩra akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtukie gĩthiithi? Ũrarega kũrĩa irio nĩkĩ?”
6 And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jizreelite and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee a vineyard for it; and he said, I will not give thee my vineyard.
Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ tondũ njĩĩrire Nabothu ũrĩa Mũjezireeli atĩrĩ, ‘Nyenderia mũgũnda waku wa mĩthabibũ, kana ũngĩona kwagĩrĩire, ngũhe mũgũnda ũngĩ wa mĩthabibũ handũ haguo.’ No anjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ndingĩkũhe mũgũnda wakwa wa mĩthabibũ.’”
7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now exercise sovereignty over Israel? arise, eat bread, and let thy heart be glad: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite.
Jezebeli mũtumia wake akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũguo nĩguo ũgwĩka arĩ we mũthamaki wa Isiraeli? Ũkĩra ũrĩe! Kena. Nĩ niĩ ngũkũhe mũgũnda wa mĩthabibũ wa Nabothu ũcio Mũjezireeli.”
8 And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩandĩka marũa na rĩĩtwa rĩa Ahabu, na akĩmahũũra mũhũũri wake, akĩmatũma kũrĩ athuuri na anene arĩa maatũũranagia na Nabothu itũũra-inĩ rĩake inene.
9 And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;
Marũa-inĩ macio aandĩkĩte ũũ: “Anĩrĩrai mũthenya wa kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio, na mũikarĩrie Nabothu handũ ekuoneka, gatagatĩ ka andũ.
10 and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
No mũige imaramari igĩrĩ imũngʼetheire, mũciĩre irute ũira wa atĩ nĩarumĩte Ngai na akaruma mũthamaki. Mũcooke mũmuumie nja ya itũũra mũmũhũre na mahiga nyuguto nginya akue.”
11 And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them:
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio athuuri na anene arĩa maatũũraga itũũra-inĩ inene rĩa Nabothu magĩĩka o ta ũrĩa Jezebeli aathanĩte marũa-inĩ macio aamaandĩkĩire.
12 they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
Makĩanĩrĩra mũthenya wa kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio, na magĩikarĩria Nabothu handũ ekuoneka, gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ.
13 And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
Ningĩ imaramari igĩrĩ igĩikara imũngʼetheire, na ikĩruta thitango ya gũũkĩrĩra Nabothu mbere ya andũ, ikiuga atĩrĩ, “Nabothu nĩarumĩte Ngai, na akaruma mũthamaki.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩmuumia nja ya itũũra inene, makĩmũhũũra na mahiga nyuguto nginya agĩkua.
14 And they sent to Jezebel saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
Magĩcooka magĩtwara ũhoro kũrĩ Jezebeli, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nabothu nĩmũhũũre na mahiga nyuguto na nĩ mũkuũ.”
15 And it came to pass when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite, which he refused to give thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
Jezebeli aarĩkia kũigua atĩ Nabothu nĩahũrĩtwo na mahiga nyuguto agakua-rĩ, akĩĩra Ahabu atĩrĩ “Ũkĩra wĩgwatĩre mũgũnda wa mĩthabibũ wa Nabothu ũrĩa Mũjezireeli ũcio araregete gũkwenderia. Ndarĩ muoyo, nĩakuĩte.”
16 And it came to pass when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite, to take possession of it.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Ahabu aiguire atĩ Nabothu nĩakuĩte, agĩũkĩra, agĩikũrũka akegwatĩre mũgũnda wa mĩthabibũ wa Nabothu.
17 And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Na rĩrĩ, kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinyĩra Elija ũrĩa Mũtishibi akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it.
“Ikũrũka ũgatũnge Ahabu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, ũrĩa wathanaga Samaria. Rĩu arĩ mũgũnda-inĩ wa mĩthabibũ wa Nabothu kũrĩa athiĩte kwĩgwatĩra mũgũnda ũcio ũtuĩke wake.
19 And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him saying, Thus saith Jehovah: In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall the dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
Mwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Githĩ ndũũragĩte mũndũ na ũkaamũtunya indo ciake?’ Ningĩ ũmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Handũ harĩa ngui iracũnĩire thakame ya Nabothu-rĩ, hau no ho ngui igaacũnĩra thakame yaku, ĩĩ, yaku wee mwene!’”
20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? And he said, I have found [thee]; because thou hast sold thyself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah.
Nake Ahabu akĩĩra Elija atĩrĩ, “Wee thũ yakwa, anga nĩwangora!” Nake Elija agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, nĩndagũkora, tondũ nĩwĩrutĩire gwĩka ũũru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova.
21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male, and him that is shut up and left in Israel;
‘Na rĩrĩ, nĩngũkũrehere mwanangĩko. Nĩngũniina njiaro ciaku, na niinĩre Ahabu ciana ciothe cia arũme thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli, arĩ ngombo kana ũrĩa ũtarĩ ngombo.
22 and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
Nĩngatũma nyũmba yaku ĩhaane o ta ya Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati, na ta ya Baasha mũrũ wa Ahija, tondũ nĩũndakarĩtie na ũgatũma Isiraeli mehie.’
23 And of Jezebel also spoke Jehovah saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the moat of Jizreel.
“Naguo ũhoro ũkoniĩ Jezebeli, Jehova ekuuga ũũ: ‘Ngui nĩigatambuurangĩra Jezebeli rũthingo-inĩ rwa Jezireeli.’
24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth in the field shall the fowl of the heavens eat.
“Andũ a Ahabu arĩa magaakuĩra itũũra-inĩ, makaarĩĩo nĩ ngui. Nao arĩa magaakuĩra mĩgũnda-inĩ makaarĩĩo nĩ nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ.”
25 (Surely there was none like to Ahab, who did sell himself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, Jezebel his wife urging him on.
(Na rĩrĩ, gũtirĩ kuoneka mũndũ ta Ahabu werutĩire gwĩka ũũru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, aringĩrĩirio nĩ mũtumia wake Jezebeli.
26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah had dispossessed before the children of Israel.)
Mĩtugo yake yarĩ mĩũru mũno nĩ ũndũ wa kũrũmĩrĩra mĩhianano ya kũhooywo ta ũrĩa Aamori meekaga, arĩa Jehova aingatire akĩmeheria mbere ya Isiraeli.)
27 And it came to pass when Ahab heard these words, that he rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Ahabu aiguire ciugo icio, agĩtarũranga nguo ciake, akĩĩhumba nguo ya ikũnia na akĩĩhinga kũrĩa irio. Aakomaga ehumbĩte nguo ya ikũnia na agathiiaga enyiihĩtie.
28 And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinyĩra Elija ũrĩa Mũtishibi, akĩũrio atĩrĩ:
29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
“Nĩwonete ũrĩa Ahabu enyiihĩtie mbere yakwa? Tondũ we nĩenyiihĩtie, ndikarehe mwanangĩko ũyũ matukũ-inĩ make, no nĩngaũrehere nyũmba yake matukũ-inĩ ma mũriũ.”
