1 Samweli
7 Abagabo ba Kirjatijearimu baraza, bazana isanduku y'Uwiteka,
ayizana mu nzu ya Abinadab ku musozi, ayeza
Eleyazari umuhungu we kugira ngo arinde isanduku y'Uhoraho.
7: 2 Nuko isanduku iba i Kirjathjearimu, icyo gihe
yari ndende; kuko hashize imyaka makumyabiri: Abisirayeli bose barinubira
nyuma y'Uwiteka.
7: 3 Samweli abwira Abisirayeli bose ati: Nimugaruka
kuri Uwiteka n'umutima wawe wose, hanyuma ukureho imana zidasanzwe kandi
Ashtaroti muri mwebwe, mutegure Uwiteka imitima yanyu, kandi
kumukorera gusa: azagukiza ukuboko kwa Uhoraho
Abafilisitiya.
4 Abayisraheli bakuraho Baali na Ashitari,
yakoreye Uhoraho gusa.
7 Samweli ati: “Koranya Abisirayeli bose i Mizpeh, nanjye nzagusengera
kuri Uhoraho.
7: 6 Bakoranira i Mizpeh, bavoma amazi barayasuka
imbere y'Uwiteka, yiyiriza ubusa kuri uwo munsi, ati: "Twaracumuye."
kurwanya Uhoraho. Samweli acira urubanza Abisirayeli i Mizpeh.
7 Abafilisitiya bumvise ko Abisirayeli bateraniye hamwe
hamwe na Mizpeh, abatware b'Abafilisitiya barazamuka barwanya Isiraheli.
Abayisraheli babyumvise, batinya Uhoraho
Abafilisitiya.
7 Abayisraheli babwira Samweli bati: “Ntutakambire Uhoraho
NYAGASANI Imana yacu kuri twe, kugira ngo idukize mu kuboko kwa Nyagasani
Abafilisitiya.
7: 9 Samweli afata umwana w'intama wonsa, awutambira igitambo cyoswa
Nyagasani rwose atakambira Uwiteka. na
Uhoraho amwumva.
7 Samweli atamba igitambo cyoswa, Abafilisitiya barashushanya
hafi yo kurwana na Isiraheli, ariko Uhoraho ahindisha inkuba nyinshi
uwo munsi inkuba ku Bafilisitiya, irabatwara; na bo
bakubiswe imbere ya Isiraheli.
11 Abayisraheli bava i Mizpeh, bakurikira Abafilisitiya,
arabakubita, kugeza bageze munsi ya Betikari.
7:12 Samweli afata ibuye, arishyira hagati ya Mizepe na Sheni, arahamagara
izina ryayo Ebenezer, agira ati: "Kugeza ubu Uwiteka yaradufashije.
Abafilisitiya baratsindwa, ntibongera kwinjira ku nkombe za
Isiraheli: kandi ukuboko k'Uwiteka kwarwanije Abafilisitiya bose
iminsi ya Samweli.
Imigi Abafilisitiya bari baravanye muri Isiraheli iragarurwa
muri Isiraheli, kuva Ekroni kugeza i Gati; inkombe za Isiraheli
Mukure mu maboko y'Abafilisitiya. Kandi hari amahoro hagati
Isiraheli n'Abamori.
7:15 Samweli acira Isiraheli iminsi yose y'ubuzima bwe.
7:16 Yagenda umwaka utaha azenguruka kuri Beteli, na Gilugali, na
Mizpeh, acira Isiraheli aho hantu hose.
Agaruka i Rama; kuko hari inzu ye; ngaho
yaciriye Isiraheli; Aho ni ho yubakira Uwiteka igicaniro.