1 Samweli
15: 1 Samweli abwira Sawuli ati: Uwiteka yanyohereje ngo ngusige amavuta ngo ube umwami
hejuru y'ubwoko bwe, hejuru ya Isiraheli: none rero umva ijwi
y'amagambo y'Uwiteka.
Uwiteka Nyiringabo avuga ati: “Ndibuka ibyo Amaleki yakoze
Isiraheli, uko yamutegereje mu nzira, ubwo yavaga mu Misiri.
15: 3 Noneho genda ukubite Amaleki, urimbure burundu ibyo batunze byose, kandi
Ntubabarire; ariko wice umugabo numugore, impinja nonsa, impfizi na
intama, ingamiya n'indogobe.
4 Sawuli akoranya abantu, abarura i Telamu, babiri
ibihumbi ijana, n'amaguru ibihumbi icumi by'Abayuda.
5: 5 Sawuli agera mu mujyi wa Amaleki, ategereza mu kibaya.
6: 6 Sawuli abwira Abanyakenya ati: Genda, genda, umanure muri Uhoraho
Amaleki, kugira ngo ntarimbura hamwe na bo, kuko mwagaragarije ineza abantu bose
Abayisraheli, igihe bavaga mu Misiri. Abanyakenya rero
yavuye mu Bamaleki.
7 Sawuli akubita Abamaleki i Havila kugeza ugeze i Shur,
ibyo birangiye Misiri.
8 Afata Agagi umwami w'Abamaleki ari muzima, ararimbuka rwose
abantu bose bafite inkota.
9 Ariko Sawuli n'abantu barokora Agagi, n'intama nziza, n'iz'intama
ibimasa, n'ibibyibushye, n'intama, nibyiza byose, kandi
Ntabwo yari kubatsemba rwose: ariko ikintu cyose cyari kibi kandi
kwanga, ko barimbuye burundu.
15:10 Hanyuma ijambo ry'Uwiteka ribwira Samweli, rivuga riti:
15:11 Biranyicuza kuba narashyizeho Sawuli ngo abe umwami, kuko yahindutse
inyuma yo kunkurikira, kandi ntiyubahirije amategeko yanjye. Kandi
Samweli yababaye; ijoro ryose atakambira Uhoraho.
15:12 Samweli amaze kubyuka kare guhura na Sawuli mu gitondo, byavuzwe
Samweli, avuga ati: Sawuli aje i Karumeli, dore amushiraho ikibanza,
akagenda, akanyura, akamanuka i Gilgal.
15:13 Samweli agera kuri Sawuli, Sawuli aramubwira ati: Urahirwa
NYAGASANI: Nasohoje itegeko ry'Uhoraho.
15:14 Samweli ati: "Noneho bivuze iki uku kumena intama kwanjye."
ugutwi, no kumanura ibimasa ndumva?
15:15 Sawuli ati: "Babakuye mu Bamaleki, kuko ari Uhoraho
abantu barinze ibyiza by'intama n'inka, kugirango batambire
Uhoraho Imana yawe; ahasigaye twarimbuye rwose.
15:16 Samweli abwira Sawuli, Guma, nzakubwira icyo Uwiteka avuga
Yambwiye iri joro. Aramubwira ati: Vuga.
15:17 Samweli ati: "Iyo utari muto mu maso yawe, ntiwari."
agize umutware w'imiryango ya Isiraheli, Uhoraho agusiga amavuta
hejuru ya Isiraheli?
Uwiteka agutumaho urugendo, aramubwira ati “Genda urimbure rwose
abanyabyaha Abamaleki, bakabarwanya kugeza igihe bazaba
kumara.
15Nuko rero utumviye ijwi ry'Uwiteka, ariko uguruka
ku minyago, kandi wakoze ikibi imbere y'Uwiteka?
15:20 Sawuli abwira Samweli ati: Yego, numviye ijwi ry'Uwiteka, kandi
Banyuze mu nzira Uwiteka yanyohereje, bazana Agagi umwami
y'Abamaleki, kandi barimbuye Abamaleki burundu.
15:21 Ariko abantu batwara iminyago, intama n'inka, umutware w'Uwiteka
ibintu byari bikwiye kurimburwa rwose, gutambira Uwiteka
Uhoraho Imana yawe i Gilugali.
15:22 Samweli ati: "Uwiteka yishimira cyane ibitambo byoswa kandi
ibitambo, nko kumvira ijwi ry'Uwiteka? Dore, kumvira ni
biruta ibitambo, no gutega amatwi kuruta ibinure by'intama.
15:23 Kuberako kwigomeka ari icyaha cyubupfumu, no gutsimbarara ni
gukiranirwa no gusenga ibigirwamana. Kubera ko wanze ijambo ry'Uwiteka,
Yanze kandi kuba umwami.
15:24 Sawuli abwira Samweli ati: Nacumuye, kuko narenze Uwiteka
amategeko y'Uwiteka n'amagambo yawe: kuko natinyaga abantu, kandi
bumviye ijwi ryabo.
15:25 Noneho rero, ndagusabye, umbabarire icyaha cyanjye, kandi uhindukire hamwe nanjye, ibyo
Nshobora gusenga Uhoraho.
15:26 Samweli abwira Sawuli ati: "Sinzagaruka hamwe nawe, kuko ufite."
yanze ijambo ry'Uhoraho, kandi Uhoraho yakwanze
kuba umwami wa Isiraheli.
15:27 Samweli agiye kugenda, afata umwenda wa
umwitero we, urakodesha.
15:28 Samweli aramubwira ati: "Uwiteka yakuye ubwami bwa Isiraheli."
uyumunsi, kandi wayihaye umuturanyi wawe, nibyiza
kukurusha.
15:29 Kandi Imbaraga za Isiraheli ntizibeshya cyangwa ngo zihane, kuko atari a
muntu, ko agomba kwihana.
15:30 Hanyuma aravuga ati: "Nacumuye, ariko noneho unyubahe, ndagusabye, imbere y'Uwiteka
abakuru b'ubwoko bwanjye, na Isiraheli, hanyuma muhindukire hamwe nanjye, ngo njye
Asenge Uwiteka Imana yawe.
15:31 Samweli yongera guhindukirira Sawuli; Sawuli asenga Uhoraho.
15:32 Samweli ati: "Nzanira hano, Agag umwami w'Abamaleki."
Agag aramwegera neza. Agagi ati: "Ni ukuri uburakari
y'urupfu rwashize.
15:33 Samweli ati: "Nkuko inkota yawe yatumye abagore batabyara, niko nawe
nyina atabyara mubagore. Samweli atema Agag mbere
Uhoraho i Gilugali.
15:34 Samweli ajya i Rama; Sawuli azamuka iwe kwa Gibeya
Sawuli.
15:35 Samweli ntiyongera kureba Sawuli kugeza apfuye:
Nyamara Samweli aririra Sawuli, Uwiteka arihana ko yari afite
agira Sawuli umwami wa Isiraheli.