1 Samweli
11: 1 Nahashi Umunyamoni arazamuka, akambika i Yabeshileadi:
Abagabo bose b'i Yabeshi babwira Nahash, bagirana amasezerano natwe, natwe
izagukorera.
2 Nahashi Abamoni arabasubiza ati: "Nanjye nzakora a
kugirana amasezerano nawe, kugira ngo nkure amaso yawe yose iburyo, maze ndambike
kubera Isiraheli yose.
3 Abakuru ba Yabeshi baramubwira bati: “Duhe ikiruhuko cy'iminsi irindwi,
kugira ngo twohereze intumwa ku nkombe zose za Isiraheli: hanyuma, niba
ntamuntu wadukiza, tuzagusanga.
4: 4 Hanyuma haza intumwa i Gibeya ya Sawuli, babwira inkuru yo muri Uhoraho
amatwi y'abantu: abantu bose barangurura amajwi, bararira.
11: 5 Dore Sawuli yaje gukurikira ubushyo avuye mu gasozi; Sawuli aravuga ati:
Ni iki abantu barira? Bamubwira inkuru ya
Abagabo b'i Yabeshi.
11: 6 Umwuka w'Imana agera kuri Sawuli yumvise ayo makuru, kandi
uburakari bwe bwaka cyane.
7 Afata umugogo w'inka, arawucamo ibice, arabohereza
hirya no hino ku nkombe za Isiraheli hakoreshejwe intumwa, baravuga bati:
Umuntu wese udasohoka akurikira Sawuli na Samweli, ni ko bizagenda
Yakoreye ibimasa bye. Gutinya Uwiteka byaguye mu bantu, kandi
basohotse babyumvikanyeho.
8 Abarura i Bezek, Abisirayeli bari batatu
ibihumbi ijana, n'abagabo b'u Buyuda ibihumbi mirongo itatu.
9 Babwira intumwa zaje bati: 'Nimubwire Uwiteka.'
abagabo ba Yabeshgilead, Ejo, icyo gihe izuba rizaba rishyushye, uzaba
fasha. Intumwa ziraza ziyereka abagabo ba Yabeshi;
Barishima.
10 Abagabo b'i Yabeshi baravuga bati: Ejo tuzasohokera,
kandi muzadukorera ibintu byose bisa neza kuri wewe.
Bukeye bwaho, Sawuli ashyira abantu muri batatu
ibigo; nuko binjira hagati yabakiriye mugitondo
witegereze, wice Abamoni kugeza ubushyuhe bwumunsi: buraza
kurengana, ko abasigaye batatanye, ku buryo babiri muri bo bari
ntibisigara hamwe.
11:12 Abantu babwira Samweli bati: “Ni nde wavuze ati Sawuli azategeka?”
hejuru yacu? uzane abo bagabo, kugira ngo tubice.
11:13 Sawuli aravuga ati: "Uyu munsi nta muntu uzicwa, kuko
umunsi Uwiteka yakijije agakiza muri Isiraheli.
11:14 Samweli abwira abantu ati: “Ngwino, tujye i Gilugali, dusubiremo
ubwami bwaho.
Abantu bose bajya i Gilugali. Aho ni ho bagize Sawuli umwami mbere
Uhoraho i Gilugali; kandi niho batambye ibitambo by'amahoro
Amaturo imbere y'Uhoraho; Ngaho Sawuli n'abasiraheli bose
barishima cyane.