1 Samweli
9: 1 Hariho umugabo wa Benyamini, witwaga Kish, mwene Abiyeli,
mwene Zerori, mwene Behorati, mwene Afiya, Umunyabenjamini,
umuntu ufite imbaraga.
9: 2 Yabyaye umuhungu, yitwaga Sawuli, umusore wahisemo, kandi mwiza:
kandi nta bana ba Isiraheli bari bafite umuntu mwiza kuruta
we: kuva ku bitugu no hejuru yari hejuru kuruta abantu bose.
3: 3 Indogobe za se Kishi Sawuli zarazimiye. Kish abwira Sawuli ibye
mwana wanjye, Fata noneho umwe mu bagaragu nawe, uhaguruke, genda ushake
indogobe.
4 Yambuka umusozi wa Efurayimu, anyura mu gihugu cya
Shalisha, ariko ntibabasanga: noneho banyura mu gihugu cya
Shalim, kandi ntibari bahari: anyura mu gihugu cy'Uhoraho
Abanya Benjamini, ariko ntibabasanga.
5 Bageze mu gihugu cya Zupi, Sawuli abwira umugaragu we
yari kumwe na we, Ngwino tugaruke; kugira ngo data atavaho
ku ndogobe, kandi udutekerezeho.
9: 6 Aramubwira ati: “Dore, muri uyu mujyi hari umuntu w'Imana,
kandi ni umuntu wubahwa; ibyo avuga byose birasohora rwose:
reka tujyayo; peradventure arashobora kutwereka inzira yacu ko twe
igomba kugenda.
9: 7 Sawuli abwira umugaragu we ati: "Dore nitugenda, tuzakora iki."
uzane umugabo? kuberako umutsima ukoreshwa mubibindi byacu, kandi nta a
bahari kugirango bazane umuntu wImana: dufite iki?
9: 8 Umugaragu yongera gusubiza Sawuli, ati: "Dore mfite hano."
tanga igice cya kane cya shekeli ya feza: ibyo nzabiha umuntu
y'Imana, kutubwira inzira zacu.
9: 9 (Mbere muri Isiraheli, igihe umuntu yagiye kubaza Imana, nuko aravuga,
Ngwino, tujye ku babibona: kuko uwitwa Umuhanuzi yari
mbere yiswe Umushishozi.)
9:10 Sawuli abwira umugaragu we ati: ngwino, reka tugende. Baragenda
kugera mu mujyi aho umuntu w'Imana yari.
9:11 Bazamutse umusozi bajya mu mujyi, basanga inkumi zigenda
gusohoka kuvoma, arababwira ati: Umushishozi ari hano?
9:12 Barabasubiza bati: "Ari; dore ari imbere yawe: kora
Ihute nonaha, kuko yaje umunsi ku mujyi; kuko hariho igitambo cya
abantu uyumunsi ahantu hirengeye:
9:13 Nimwinjira mu mujyi, uzahita umubona,
mbere yuko azamuka ahantu hirengeye kurya, kuko abantu batazarya
kugeza igihe azazira, kuko aha umugisha igitambo; hanyuma nyuma
urye ibyo wasabwe. Noneho haguruka; kuko muri iki gihe
azamubona.
9:14 Barazamuka bajya mu mujyi, bageze mu mujyi,
Dore Samweli asohoka kubarwanya, kugira ngo bazamuke bajye ahantu hirengeye.
9:15 Uwiteka abwira Samweli mu gutwi umunsi umwe mbere yuko Sawuli aje, aravuga ati
Ejo bundi, nzagutumaho umuntu wo mu gihugu
Benyamini, uzamusige amavuta ngo abe umutware w'ubwoko bwanjye Isiraheli,
kugira ngo akize ubwoko bwanjye mu maboko y'Abafilisitiya, kuko ari njye
Nitegereje ubwoko bwanjye, kuko gutakamba kwanjye kunsanze.
9:17 Samweli abonye Sawuli, Uwiteka aramubwira ati “Dore uwo ndi we
vugana nawe! Ibyo bizategeka ubwoko bwanjye.
9:18 Sawuli yegera Samweli mu irembo, ati: Mbwira, ndagusabye
wowe, aho inzu yabareba iri.
9:19 Samweli asubiza Sawuli, ati: "Ndi umushishozi, uzamuke imbere yanjye."
ahantu hirengeye; kuko musangira nanjye uyu munsi, ejo nzarya
reka, ukubwire ibiri mu mutima wawe.
9:20 Naho indogobe zawe zazimiye mu minsi itatu ishize, ntugahagarike umutima
kuri bo; kuko babonetse. Kandi ibyifuzo byose bya Isiraheli? Is
si kuri wewe no ku nzu ya so yose?
9:21 Sawuli aramusubiza ati: "Ntabwo ndi Umunyanjamini, muto muri Uwiteka."
imiryango ya Isiraheli? n'umuryango wanjye muto mumiryango yose ya
umuryango wa Benyamini? Kubera iki none umbwira utyo?
9:22 Samweli afata Sawuli n'umugaragu we, abajyana muri salle,
maze bituma bicara mu mwanya w'ingenzi muri bo wasabwe,
bari abantu bagera kuri mirongo itatu.
9:23 Samweli abwira umutetsi ati: "Zana umugabane naguhaye, wa
Nakubwiye nti: Bishyireho.
9:24 Umutetsi afata urutugu, n'ibiri kuri yo, arashiraho
imbere ya Sawuli. Samweli ati: Dore ibisigaye! shiraho
imbere yawe, urye, kuko kugeza ubu bikubitswe
kuva nabivuze, natumiye abantu. Sawuli rero asangira na Samweli
uwo munsi.
9:25 Bamanutse bava mu mpinga ndende mu mujyi, Samweli
yavuganye na Sawuli hejuru yinzu.
9:26 Babyuka kare, bibera mu masoko y'umunsi,
ko Samweli yahamagaye Sawuli hejuru y'urugo, ati: "Hejuru, kugira ngo nshobore."
ohereza. Sawuli arahaguruka, basohoka bombi, we na
Samweli, mu mahanga.
9:27 Bamanuka mu mpera z'umujyi, Samweli abwira Sawuli,
Saba umugaragu kutunyura imbere yacu, (ararengana), ariko uhagarare
akanya gato, kugirango nkwereke ijambo ry'Imana.