rũmĩrĩra
- follow, pursue. Follow, pursue. To go after someone or something, either physically (as in chasing enemies) or figuratively (as in following gods or teachings); to support or accompany.
Example: Nake agĩgĩciranĩra na Joabu wa Zeruia na Abiatharu mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, nao makĩrũmĩrĩra Adonija makĩmũteithia. (He consulted with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and they became Adonijah’s supporters.); Nao andũ a Isiraeli makiuma Mizipa, makĩrũmĩrĩra Afilisiti na ihenya, makĩmahũra, makĩmakinyia mũhuro wa Bethi-kari. (Thereupon the Israelites rushed out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down even beyond Beth-car.); Na aarĩkia gũtonya marikabu, arutwo ake makĩmũrũmĩrĩra. (is introduced by a that links it with the preceding sayings by the catchword “follow.” In Mark the initiative in entering the boat is taken by the disciples (Mk 4:35–41); here, Jesus enters first and the disciples follow. Mk 4:35–40; Lk 8:22–25. He got into a boat and his disciples followed him.); Nao magĩgĩtiga ngara icio cia ndigi o hĩndĩ ĩo, makĩmũrũmĩrĩra. (and unlike the Lucan account (Lk 5:1–11), the disciples’ response is motivated only by Jesus’ invitation, an element that emphasizes his mysterious power. At once they left their nets and followed him.); Nake agĩtiga indo ciake ciothe, agĩũkĩra akĩmũrũmĩrĩra. (And leaving everything behind, Leaving everything behind : see note on Lk 5:11. he got up and followed him.); Agĩ-kĩoya ariũ a ithe, akĩmũrũmĩrĩra rũgendo rũa matukũ mũgwanja, akĩmũkinyĩrĩra o kũu kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Gileadi. (Taking his kinsmen with him, he pursued him for seven days For seven days : lit., “a way of seven days,” a general term to designate a long distance; it would actually have taken a camel caravan many more days to travel from Haran to Gilead, the region east of the northern half of the Jordan. The mention of camels in this passage is apparently anachronistic since camels were not domesticated until the late second millennium. until he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.)