Isiraeli na Moabi kũrũa
1 Na rĩĩrĩ, Joramu, mũrũ wa Ahabu aatuĩkire mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, mwakainĩ wa ikũmi na ĩnaana wa ũthamaki wa Jehoshafatu mũthamaki wa Juda. Naake agĩthamaka mĩaka ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ kũu Samaria.
2 Naake agĩgĩĩka maũndũ maingĩ mooru marĩa mataakenagia MWATHANI, no ti ta marĩa ithe na nyina Jezebeli meekĩĩte, nĩ tondũ nĩoinangire mũhianano wa Baali ũrĩa ithe aathondekithĩĩtie.
3 Na o na eeka ũguo, nĩatũmire Aisiraeli meehie o ta ũrĩa Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati eekĩĩte, na ndatigithĩirie gwĩka ũguo.
4 Na rĩĩrĩ, Mesha mũthamaki wa Moabi aarĩ mũrĩithi mũnene wa ng’ondu, naake nĩaheaga mũthamaki wa Isiraeli o mwaka tũtũrũme ngiri igana rĩmwe (100,000), na guoya wa kuuma ng’ondu ngiri igana rĩmwe (100,000).
5 No rĩĩrĩ, rĩrĩa Ahabu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli aakuire, Mesha mũthamaki wa Moabi agĩũkĩrĩra mũthamaki wa Isiraeli.
6 Naake mũthamaki Joramu akiuma Samaria agĩcookanĩrĩria mbũtũ cia ita.
7 Agĩcooka agĩtũma ndũmĩrĩri kũrĩ Jehoshafatu mũthamaki wa Juda akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũthamaki wa Moabi nĩanjũkĩrĩire; rĩu-rĩ, nĩũgwĩtĩkĩra kũndeithĩrĩria gũthiĩ kũhũũrana naake?”
Naake mũthamaki Jehoshafatu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ nĩngwĩtĩkĩra. Niĩ na andũ aakwa, o na mbarathi ciakwa nĩtwĩhaarĩirie ũtuonie ũrĩa tũkwambĩrĩria.
8 Ũkwenda twambĩrĩrie mwena ũrĩkũ?”
Naake Joramu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Tũgũthiĩ tũgereire werũinĩ wa Edomu.”
9 Tondũ ũcio Joramu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, na mũthamaki wa Juda, na wa Edomu magĩkiumagara. Na thuutha wa rũgendo rwa mĩthenya mũgwanja maaĩ marĩa maakuuĩĩte magĩthira, makĩaga o na tũniini mangĩanyuire kana mahe nyamũ iria ciakuuĩĩte matharaita maao.
10 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki Joramu akĩanĩrĩra akiuga atĩrĩ, “Wũi, nĩtwathira-ĩ! MWATHANI nĩatũneana ithuĩ athamaki atatũ mookoinĩ ma mũthamaki wa Moabi!”
11 Hĩndĩ o ĩyo mũthamaki Jehoshafatu akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Gũũkũ-rĩ, nĩkũrĩ mũnabii ũngĩtũhoera kĩrĩra kũrĩ MWATHANI?”
Naake mũtongoria ũmwe wa mbũtũ cia ita cia mũthamaki Joramu agũcookia atĩrĩ, “Elisha mũrũ wa Shafatu e kuo. Nĩ we watungatagĩra mũnabii Elija.”
12 Naake Jehoshafatu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũnabii ũcio nĩaragia na Ngai.” Tondũ ũcio athamaki acio atatũ magĩthiĩ kũrĩ we.
13 Naake Elisha akĩũria mũthamaki wa Isiraeli atĩrĩ, “Ũkwenda ngũteithie nĩkĩ? Thiĩ ũkahooe kĩrĩra kũrĩ anabii arĩa thooguo na maitũguo maahooyaga kĩrĩra.”
Naake Joramu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Aaca, tondũ MWATHANI nĩatũneanĩĩte ithuĩ athamaki atatũ mookoinĩ ma mũthamaki wa Moabi.”
14 Naake Elisha akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩndehĩta ndoiga atĩ, o ta ũrĩa MWATHANI atũũraga muoyo, o we ndungatagĩra, ndingĩakwarĩria tiga nĩ ũndũ wa gĩtĩĩo kĩa mũraataguo Jehoshafatu mũthamaki wa Juda.
15 Rĩu-rĩ, tandeehereei mũndũ ũũĩ kũina na wandĩndĩ.” Na rĩrĩa mũhũũri wa wandĩndĩ aahũũraga wandĩndĩ yake-rĩ, roho wa MWATHANI agĩikũrũkĩra Elisha,
16 akiuga atĩrĩ, “MWATHANI aroiga ũũ, ‘Enjaai mĩtaro ĩiyũre gĩtuamba gĩĩkĩ gĩothe.
17 O na angĩkorwo mbura ndĩkuura, o na kana rũhuuho rũhuruutane-rĩ, gĩtuamba gĩĩkĩ gĩothe nĩgĩkũiyũra maaĩ, mũmanyue, o na mahiũ maanyu, o na nyamũ cianyu ciothe cia gũkuua mĩrigo.’ ”
18 Ningĩ Elisha agĩthiĩ na mbere akiuga atĩrĩ, “Gaaka nĩ kaũndũ kaniini mũno he MWATHANI nĩ ũndũ nĩekũmũhe ũhoti wa kũhoota Amoabi.
19 Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, nĩmũkũhũũra matũũra moothe marĩa mathaka na mairige na thingo cia hinya, muunange mĩtĩ yao yothe ya matunda, mũthike ithima ciao ciothe, na mathũũkangie mĩgũnda yao yothe ĩrĩa mĩnoru na ũndũ wa gũita mahiga kuo.”
20 Na rĩĩrĩ, rũũciinĩ rũũrũ rũngĩ, o ta ihinda rĩrĩa kũrutagwo magongoona, maaĩ magĩũka moimĩĩte na mwena wa Edomu, makĩiyũra kĩaragana kĩu gĩothe.
21 Na rĩrĩa Amoabi maiguire atĩ athamaki acio atatũ nĩmookĩĩte nĩguo mahũũrane nao, andũ oothe, mũniini na mũnene, o mũndũ ũngĩahotire gũkuua indo cia mbaara, makĩrutũrũrwo oothe, makĩbangwo mũhakainĩ wa bũrũri wao.
22 Na rĩĩrĩ, rĩrĩa Amoabi maarookire gũũkĩra rũũciinĩ tene, makĩona riũa rĩarĩĩte maaĩinĩ macio igũrũ, namo magatuunĩha o ta thakame.
23 Nao makiugĩrĩria makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩno nĩ thakame! Ti itherũ athamaki acio atatũ nĩmooraganĩĩte o eene. Rĩu gĩũkeei tũgatahe indo kambĩinĩ yao!”
24 Na rĩĩrĩ, rĩrĩa maakinyire kambĩinĩ ya Aisiraeli, Aisiraeli makĩmatharĩkĩra makĩmaingatithia o nginya makĩũra. Magĩthiĩ na mbere kũmaingatithia makĩmooragaga
25 na makĩanangaga matũũra maao kũrĩa guothe maahĩtũkagĩra. Aisiraeli maathiaga magĩthũũkangagia mĩgũnda ĩrĩa mĩnoru na ũndũ wa gũita mahiga kuo. O na ningĩ nĩmaathikire ithima ciothe cia maaĩ na magĩtemenga mĩtĩ yothe ya matunda. Thuutha wa kũruta wĩra ũcio wothe, no itũũra rĩa Kiri Haresi rĩatigarire. Nao aikia a mahiga na igũtha makĩrĩthiũrũrũkĩria, makĩrĩtuunyana.
26 Rĩrĩa mũthamaki wa Moabi oonire atĩ nĩekũhootwo, akĩoya thigari magana mũgwanja (700) cia kũrũa na hiũ cia njora nĩ geetha imũteithie gũtuĩkanĩria gatagatĩ ga thũ akinyĩre mũthamaki wa Edomu no akĩremwo.
27 Hĩndĩ o ro ĩyo akĩoya mũũrũwe ũrĩa mũkũrũ, ũrĩa ũngĩathamakire ithenya rĩake, akĩmũcina ta igongoona rĩa njino hau rũthingo igũrũ rĩa itũũra. Naguo ũndũ ũcio ũkĩraakaria Aisiraeli mũno, o nginya magĩtigana naake magĩcooka bũrũri wao.