1 Samweli
Abafilisitiya bakoranya ingabo zabo ku rugamba, baraba
bateranira i Shocho, ari i Yuda, barashinga
hagati ya Shochoh na Azekah, muri Efesamu.
2 Sawuli n'Abisirayeli baraterana, bashinga ibirindiro
ikibaya cya Ela, maze bategura urugamba rwo kurwanya Abafilisitiya.
3 Abafilisitiya bahagarara kumusozi kuruhande rumwe, na Isiraheli
ahagarara ku musozi hakurya: kandi hagati yacyo hari ikibaya
bo.
4: 4 Hasohoka intwari mu nkambi y'Abafilisitiya
Goliyati, wa Gati, uburebure bwe bwari uburebure bwa metero esheshatu.
17: 5 Afite ingofero y'umuringa ku mutwe, kandi yari yitwaje a
ikoti ry'iposita; n'uburemere bw'ikoti bwari shekeli ibihumbi bitanu
umuringa.
17 Kandi yari afite imiringa y'umuringa ku maguru, n'intego y'umuringa hagati
ibitugu.
7 Inkoni y'icumu rye yari imeze nk'igiti cy'umuboshyi; icumu rye
umutwe wapimaga shekeli magana atandatu y'icyuma: umwe witwaje ingabo aragenda
imbere ye.
8: 8 Arahagarara, atakambira ingabo za Isiraheli, arababwira ati:
Ni ukubera iki musohokera urugamba rwawe? sindi Umufilisitiya,
mwa bagaragu ba Sawuli? hitamo umugabo kubwawe, hanyuma umureke amanuke
Kuri njye.
17 Niba ashoboye kundwanya, akanyica, natwe tuzaba abawe
abagaragu: ariko nimutsinda, nkamwica, muzaba
abagaragu bacu, kandi badukorere.
17 Umufilisitiya ati: "Uyu munsi ndamagana ingabo za Isiraheli. mpa a
muntu, kugirango turwane hamwe.
17:11 Sawuli n'Abisiraheli bose bumvise ayo magambo y'Umufilisitiya, barumva
ubwoba, n'ubwoba bwinshi.
17:12 Dawidi yari umuhungu wa Efurayiti wa Betelehemu, izina rye
yari Yese; Yabyaye abahungu umunani, uwo mugabo yagiye mu bantu umusaza
umuntu mu gihe cya Sawuli.
17 Abahungu batatu bakuru ba Yese baragenda bakurikira Sawuli ku rugamba:
amazina y'abahungu be batatu bagiye ku rugamba ni Eliyabu Uhoraho
imfura, iruhande rwe Abinadab, na Shamma wa gatatu.
Dawidi yari umuhererezi, bakuru batatu bakurikira Sawuli.
15:15 Ariko Dawidi aragenda, avuye i Sawuli, agaburira intama za se
Betelehemu.
17 Umufilisitiya yegera mu gitondo na nimugoroba, arigaragaza
iminsi mirongo ine.
17:17 Yese abwira umuhungu we Dawidi ati: “Noneho fata benewanyu efa
ibi bigori byumye, n'iyi mitsima icumi, wirukira mu nkambi iwawe
bavandimwe.
17:18 Ujyane foromaje icumi kwa capitaine w'igihumbi, urebe
uko abavandimwe bawe bameze, kandi bagasezerana.
17:19 Sawuli, bo hamwe n'abantu bose ba Isiraheli, bari mu kibaya cya
Ela, arwana n'Abafilisitiya.
Dawidi arabyuka kare mu gitondo, asiga intama a
umuzamu, arafata, aragenda, nk'uko Yese yari yamutegetse; araza
umwobo, ubwo uwakiriye yari yagiye kurugamba, arangurura ijwi
urugamba.
17 Isiraheli n'Abafilisitiya bari barateguye urugamba, ingabo zirwanya
ingabo.
17:22 Dawidi asiga igare rye mu kuboko k'umuzamu,
yiruka mu ngabo, araza asuhuza abavandimwe be.
17:23 Akibaganiriza, dore haza nyampinga, Uhoraho
Umufilisitiya w'i Gati, Goliyati mu izina, mu ngabo z'Uwiteka
Abafilisitiya, baravuga bakurikije amagambo amwe: Dawidi arabyumva
bo.
24 Abayisraheli bose babonye uwo mugabo, baramuhunga, maze
bagize ubwoba bwinshi.
17 Abayisraheli baravuga bati: “Wabonye uyu mugabo uzamuka?
Nta gushidikanya ko azasuzugura Isiraheli, kandi ni ko umuntu uzaba
aramwica, umwami azamutunga ubutunzi bwinshi, kandi azatanga
umukobwa we, maze inzu ya se ibohore muri Isiraheli.
17:26 Dawidi abwira abantu bari bahagaze iruhande rwe, arababaza ati
ku muntu wica uyu mufilisitiya, akuraho igitutsi
ukomoka muri Isiraheli? erega uyu mufilisitiya utakebwe ninde, ko agomba
gusuzugura ingabo z'Imana nzima?
17:27 Abantu bamusubiza batyo, baravuga bati: "Niko bizagenda."
yakorewe umuntu wamwishe.
Eliya mukuru we Eliyabu yumva abwira abo bantu; na
Eliya arakarira Dawidi, aramubaza ati “Kuki waje?”
Hasi? Ni nde wasize izo ntama nke muri Uhoraho?
ubutayu? Nzi ubwibone bwawe, n'ubuswa bw'umutima wawe; Kuri
wamanutse kugirango ubone intambara.
17:29 Dawidi ati: "Ubu nakoze iki?" Nta mpamvu?
17:30 Aca amuhindukirira yerekeza ku wundi, maze avuga atyo:
abantu bongera kumusubiza nyuma yuburyo bwambere.
17:31 Bumvise ayo majambo Dawidi avuga, barayasubiramo
imbere ya Sawuli: aramutumira.
17:32 Dawidi abwira Sawuli ati: Ntihakagire umutima w'umuntu ucika intege kubera we; uwawe
umugaragu azajya kurwana nuyufilisitiya.
17:33 Sawuli abwira Dawidi ati: Ntushobora kurwanya uyu mufilisitiya
kurwana na we: kuko uri umusore, kandi ni umuntu wintambara
ubuto bwe.
17:34 Dawidi abwira Sawuli, umugaragu wawe abika intama za se, ngaho
haza intare, n'idubu, akura umwana w'intama mu mukumbi:
17:35 Ndasohoka ndamukurikira, ndamukubita, ndamuvana mu bye
umunwa: nuko ahaguruka kundwanya, namufashe ubwanwa, kandi
aramukubita, aramwica.
Umugaragu wawe yishe intare n'idubu, kandi abatakebwe
Umufilisitiya azamera nk'umwe muri bo, kuko yasuzuguye ingabo za
Imana nzima.
17:37 Dawidi avuga ati: “Uwiteka wankuye mu kanwa k'Uwiteka
intare, no mu kanwa k'idubu, azankiza mu kuboko
y'uyu mufilisitiya. Sawuli abwira Dawidi ati “Genda, Uwiteka abane
wowe.
17:38 Sawuli atunga intwaro Dawidi, yambara ingofero y'umuringa
umutwe we; kandi yamutunze ikoti ry'iposita.
17:39 Dawidi akenyera inkota ye ku ntwaro, yemeza ko agenda; kuri we
ntabwo yari yarabigaragaje. Dawidi abwira Sawuli, sinshobora kujyana n'aba; Kuri
Sinabigaragaje. Dawidi arabirukana.
Afata inkoni ye mu ntoki, amuhitamo amabuye atanu yoroshye
y'umugezi, awushyira mu gikapu cy'umwungeri yari afite, ndetse no muri a
inyandiko; umuhoro we wari mu ntoki, yegera Uwiteka
Umufilisitiya.
17 Umufilisitiya aramwegera, yegera Dawidi. n'umugabo
yambaye ingabo ijya imbere ye.
17:42 Umufilisitiya arareba, abonye Dawidi, aramusuzugura:
kuberako yari akiri muto, kandi utuje, kandi ufite isura nziza.
17 Umufilisitiya abwira Dawidi ati: "Ndi imbwa, ko uza aho ndi."
hamwe n'inkoni? Umufilisitiya yavumye Dawidi imana ye.
17:44 Umufilisitiya abwira Dawidi ati: Nimuze munsange, nzatanga umubiri wawe
ku nyoni zo mu kirere, no ku nyamaswa zo mu gasozi.
17:45 Dawidi abwira Umufilisitiya, Uransanga ufite inkota, kandi
nicumu, ninkinzo: ariko ndaje aho uri mwizina rya
Uhoraho, ingabo, Imana y'ingabo za Isiraheli, uwo wanze.
Uyu munsi Uwiteka azaguha ukuboko kwanjye; Nzakubita
wowe, ukure umutwe wawe kuri wewe; Nzatanga imirambo ya
ingabo z'Abafilisitiya uyu munsi kugeza ku nyoni zo mu kirere, no kuri
inyamaswa zo mu gasozi; kugirango isi yose imenye ko hariho a
Imana muri Isiraheli.
17:47 Iteraniro ryose rizamenya ko Uwiteka adakiza inkota kandi
icumu: kuko urugamba ari urw'Uwiteka, azaguha iwacu
amaboko.
17:48 Abafilisitiya arahaguruka, araza, aregera
guhura na Dawidi, Dawidi yihuta, yiruka yerekeza ku ngabo guhura na
Umufilisitiya.
17:49 Dawidi ashyira ikiganza cye mu gikapu cye, ahakura ibuye, arikubita
, akubita Umufilisitiya mu gahanga, ibuye ryinjiramo
uruhanga rwe; yikubita hasi yubamye.
17:50 Dawidi rero atsinda Umufilisitiya akoresheje umuhoro n'ibuye,
akubita Umufilisitiya, aramwica; ariko nta nkota yari i
ukuboko kwa Dawidi.
17:51 Nuko Dawidi ariruka, ahagarara ku Mufilisitiya, afata inkota ye,
ayikura mu rwubati rwayo, aramwica, amutema
Umutwe. Abafilisitiya babonye nyampinga wabo yapfuye,
barahunga.
17 Abayisraheli n'Abayuda barahaguruka, bavuza induru, bakurikira Uhoraho
Abafilisitiya, kugeza igihe uzagera mu kibaya, no ku marembo ya Ekoni.
Abakomeretse b'Abafilisitiya bagwa mu nzira i Shaarayimu,
gushika i Gati, no kuri Ekron.
17:53 Abayisraheli bagaruka kwirukana Abafilisitiya,
Bangiza amahema yabo.
17:54 Dawidi afata umutwe w'Abafilisitiya, awuzana i Yeruzalemu;
ariko ashyira ibirwanisho bye mu ihema rye.
17:55 Sawuli abonye Dawidi asohoka kurwanya Umufilisitiya, arabwira
Abuneri, umutware w'ingabo, Abuneri, uyu musore ni nde? Kandi
Abuneri ati: "Ubugingo bwawe bubaho, mwami, sinshobora kubivuga."
17:56 Umwami aramubaza ati “Baza umuhungu we uwo ari we.
Dawidi agarutse avuye kwica Umufilisitiya, Abuneri arafata
amuzana imbere ya Sawuli n'umutwe w'Abafilisitiya
ukuboko.
17:58 Sawuli aramubaza ati: "Umusore, uri nde?" Na Dawidi
aramusubiza ati: Ndi umuhungu w'umugaragu wawe Yese Betelehemu.