Samuel’s Farewell Speech
1Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to everything you said to me and have set a king over you. 2Now you have a king as your leader. As for me, I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have been your leader from my youth until this day. 3Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”
4“You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied. “You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
5Samuel said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.”
“He is witness,” they said.
6Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors up out of Egypt. 7Now then, stand here, because I am going to confront you with evidence before the Lord as to all the righteous acts performed by the Lord for you and your ancestors.
8“After Jacob entered Egypt, they cried to the Lord for help, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
9“But they forgot the Lord their God; so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. 10They cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned; we have forsaken the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve you.’ 11Then the Lord sent Jerub-Baal,12:11 Also called Gideon Barak,12:11 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew Bedan Jephthah and Samuel,12:11 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac Samson and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around you, so that you lived in safety.
12“But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to rule over us’—even though the Lord your God was your king. 13Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you. 14If you fear the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God—good! 15But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
16“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes! 17Is it not wheat harvest now? I will call on the Lord to send thunder and rain. And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.”
18Then Samuel called on the Lord, and that same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe of the Lord and of Samuel.
19The people all said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for your servants so that we will not die, for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”
20“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 21Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless. 22For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own. 23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right. 24But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. 25Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish.”
Samũeli Kuugĩra Andũ Ũhoro
1Na rĩrĩ, Samũeli akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli othe atĩrĩ, “Nĩndĩkĩtie gũthikĩrĩria ũrĩa wothe mwanjĩĩrire, na nĩndĩmũthuurĩire mũthamaki wa kũmũthamakagĩra. 212:2 1Sam 8:3, 5Rĩu mũrĩ na mũthamaki wa kũmũtongoria. Hakwa-rĩ, ndĩ mũkũrũ na ngagĩa na mbuĩ, nao ariũ akwa me hamwe na inyuĩ. Ngoretwo ndĩ mũtongoria wanyu kuuma ndĩ mwĩthĩ nginya ũmũthĩ. 312:3 Thab 105:15; Ndar 16:15; Atũm 20:33; Alaw 25:14Niĩ nũngiĩ haha. Rutai ũira wa kũnyuna mũtĩ mũrĩ mbere ya Jehova, na mũrĩ mbere ya mũndũ ũyũ wake ũitĩrĩirio maguta. Nũũ ndaanatunya ndegwa yake? Nũũ ndaanatunya ndigiri yake? Nũũ ndaanaheenia? Nũũ ndaanahinyĩrĩria? Nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ o na ũ ndĩ ndaamũkĩra ihaki nĩguo nyune maitho nĩ ũndũ warĩo? Kũngĩkorwo ndaneeka ũmwe wa maya-rĩ, nĩngũmũcookeria.”
4Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ndũrĩ watũheenia kana ũgĩtũhinyĩrĩria; ndũrĩ woya kĩndũ kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ.”
512:5 Atũm 23:9; Thaam 22:4; Kĩam 31:50Samũeli akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Jehova nĩwe mũira ũhoro-inĩ wanyu, o na mũndũ ũyũ aitĩrĩirie maguta nĩ mũira ũmũthĩ, atĩ gũtirĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe mũngĩnjuukĩra.”
Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ we nĩ mũira.”
612:6 Thaam 3:10; Mik 6:4Samũeli agĩcooka akĩĩra andũ atĩrĩ, “Jehova nĩwe waamũrire Musa na Harũni, na akĩambatia maithe manyu ma tene kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri. 712:7 Mik 6:1-5; Atiir 5:11; Jer 2:9; Isa 1:18Na rĩrĩ, ta rũgamai haha, tondũ nĩngũmũciirithia na ũira mbere ya Jehova nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ ma ũthingu marĩa Jehova anamwĩkĩra inyuĩ ene o na maithe manyu.
812:8 Kĩam 46:6; Thaam 2:23; Thaam 3:10“Rĩrĩa ciana cia Jakubu ciathiire Misiri, nĩmakaĩire Jehova amateithie, nake Jehova agĩtũma Musa na Harũni arĩa maarutire maithe manyu ma tene kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, makĩmathaamĩria kũndũ gũkũ.
912:9 Atiir 3:7; Gũcook 32:30“No nĩmariganĩirwo nĩ Jehova Ngai wao; nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩameendirie guoko-inĩ gwa Sisera, mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita cia Hazoru, na moko-inĩ ma Afilisti, na mũthamaki wa Moabi ũrĩa warũire nao. 1012:10 Atiir 3:9; 1Sam 3:9; 1Sam 7:3Nao magĩkaĩra Jehova makiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩtwĩhĩtie; nĩtũtiganĩirie Jehova tũgatungatĩra Mabaali na Maashitarothu. No rĩu gĩtũhonokie kuuma moko-inĩ ma thũ ciitũ, na nĩtũrĩgũtungatagĩra.’ 1112:11 Atiir 4:6; Atiir 11:1; Atiir 6:32; 1Sam 7:15Jehova agĩcooka agĩtũma Jerubu-Baali, na Baraka, na Jefitha, na Samũeli, na akĩmũhonokia kuuma moko-inĩ ma thũ cianyu mĩena-inĩ yothe; nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũgĩtũũra mũtarĩ na ũgwati.
1212:12 1Sam 11:1; 1Maũ 5:2“No hĩndĩ ĩrĩa muonire atĩ Nahashu mũthamaki wa Amoni nĩookaga kũmũhũũra-rĩ, mũkĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Aca, tũkwenda mũthamaki wa gũtũthamakagĩra,’ o na gwatuĩka atĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu nĩwe warĩ mũthamaki wanyu. 1312:13 1Sam 8:5; 1Sam 9:20Rĩu ũyũ nĩwe mũthamaki ũrĩa mũthuurĩte, o ũrĩa mwetirie; onei, Jehova nĩarũgamĩtie mũthamaki amũthamakagĩre. 1412:14 Josh 24:14; Jer 4:17; Maca 1:18Mũngĩĩtigĩra Jehova, mũmũtungatĩre, na mũmwathĩkĩre, na mũtikaremere maathani make, na angĩkorwo inyuĩ na mũthamaki ũrĩa ũkũmũthamakĩra nĩmũrĩrũmagĩrĩra Jehova Ngai wanyu-rĩ, nĩ wega! 1512:15 Josh 24:20; Isa 1:20; Alaw 26:16No mũngĩaga gwathĩkĩra Jehova, na mũremere maathani make-rĩ, guoko gwake nĩgũkamũũkĩrĩra ta ũrĩa guokĩrĩire maithe manyu.
1612:16 Thaam 14:14; Thaam 14:13“Na rĩrĩ, rũgamai muone ũndũ ũyũ mũnene Jehova akiriĩ gwĩka maitho-inĩ manyu! 1712:17 Thim 26:1; 1Sam 8:6; 1Sam 6:13; 1Ath 18:42Githĩ rĩu ti hĩndĩ ya magetha ma ngano? Nĩngũkaĩra Jehova atũme marurumĩ na mbura. Na inyuĩ nĩmũkamenya atĩ nĩ ũndũ mũũru mwekire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova rĩrĩa mwetirie mũthamaki.”
1812:18 Kĩam 3:10; Thaam 14:31; Thab 99:6Ningĩ Samũeli agĩkaĩra Jehova, na mũthenya o ro ũcio Jehova agĩtũma marurumĩ na mbura. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ othe makĩmaka mũno nĩ ũndũ wa Jehova na wa Samũeli.
1912:19 Jer 37:3; Jak 5:18; 1Joh 5:19Nao andũ acio othe makĩĩra Samũeli atĩrĩ, “Hooya Jehova Ngai waku nĩ ũndũ wa ndungata ciaku nĩguo tũtigakue, nĩgũkorwo igũrũ rĩa mehia maitũ mothe nĩtuongereire ũũru wa gwĩtia mũthamaki.”
2012:20 Thaam 32:30Samũeli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Tigai gwĩtigĩra, inyuĩ nĩmwĩkĩte ũũru ũyũ wothe; no rĩrĩ, mũtikanahutatĩre Jehova, no tungatĩrai Jehova na ngoro cianyu ciothe. 2112:21 Hab 2:18; Gũcook 11:16; Atũm 14:15; Isa 40:20Mũtikanagarũrũkĩre mĩhianano ya kũhooywo ya tũhũ. Ndĩngĩmũguna, o na ndĩngĩmũhonokia, nĩ ũndũ nĩ ya tũhũ. 2212:22 Josh 7:9; Joh 17:12; 1Pet 2:9; 2Sam 7:23; Alaw 26:11Nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩake inene, Jehova ndagatirika andũ ake, nĩ ũndũ Jehova nĩakenirio nĩ kũmũtua andũ ake. 2312:23 1Ath 8:36; Thim 4:11; Thab 25:4No hakwa niĩ mwene-rĩ, ndĩroaga kwĩhĩria Jehova nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga kũmũhoera. Na nĩngũmũruta njĩra ĩrĩa njega na njagĩrĩru. 2412:24 Koh 12:13; Ayub 34:27; Gũcook 6:5No mwĩtigagĩrei Jehova na mũmũtungatagĩre mũrĩ na wĩhokeku ngoro-inĩ cianyu ciothe; cũraniai maũndũ manene marĩa amwĩkĩire. 2512:25 Josh 24:20; 1Sam 31:5; Gũcook 28:36No mũngĩkorwo nĩmũkũrũmanĩrĩria gwĩkaga ũũru-rĩ, inyuĩ hamwe na mũthamaki wanyu nĩmũkaniinwo biũ.”
