2 Samweli
18: 1 Dawidi abara abantu bari kumwe, abashyiraho abatware
ibihumbi na ba capitaine babarirwa mu magana hejuru yabo.
18: 2 Dawidi yohereza igice cya gatatu cy'abantu bayobowe na Yowabu,
igice cya gatatu kiyobowe na Abishayi mwene Zeruya, Yowabu
umuvandimwe, n'igice cya gatatu munsi y'ukuboko kwa Ittai Gite. Kandi
Umwami abwira rubanda ati: "Nanjye rwose nzajyana nawe."
3 Abantu baramusubiza bati: "Ntusohoke, kuko nituhunga,
ntibazatwitaho; eka naho ica kabiri cacu dupfa, ntibazobitaho
twe: ariko ubu ufite agaciro k'ibihumbi icumi muri twe: ubu rero ni ko bimeze
byiza ko udutabara hanze yumujyi.
4: 4 Umwami arababwira ati: "Ni iki nzakora neza. Kandi
umwami ahagarara iruhande rw'irembo, abantu bose basohoka amagana kandi
n'ibihumbi.
5: 5 Umwami ategeka Yowabu, Abishayi na Itayayi, arababwira ati: “Nimukore neza
kubwanjye n'umusore, ndetse na Abusalomu. Abantu bose
yumvise igihe umwami yahaga abatware bose ibirego kuri Abusalomu.
6 Nuko abantu basohoka mu gasozi kurwanya Isirayeli, maze intambara iraba
mu giti cya Efurayimu;
18 Aho Abisiraheli biciwe imbere y'abakozi ba Dawidi, kandi
habaye ubwicanyi bukomeye uwo munsi wabagabo ibihumbi makumyabiri.
18: 8 Kuberako urugamba rwatatanye mu gihugu cyose: kandi
inkwi zariye abantu benshi uwo munsi kuruta inkota yariye.
9 Abusalomu ahura n'abagaragu ba Dawidi. Abusalomu yurira ku nyumbu, kandi
inyumbu yagiye munsi y'amashami manini y'igiti kinini, umutwe we urafatwa
fata igiti, ajyanwa hagati y'ijuru n'isi;
inyumbu yari munsi ye iragenda.
18 Umuntu umwe arabibonye, abwira Yowabu ati: "Dore nabonye Abusalomu."
amanikwa mu giti.
18:11 Yowabu abwira wa muntu wamubwiye ati: “Dore wamubonye,”
Kuki utamukubise hasi? kandi nagira
yaguhaye shekeli icumi z'ifeza, n'umukandara.
18:12 Nya mugabo abwira Yowabu ati: “Nubwo nakira shekeli igihumbi
Ifeza mu ntoki zanjye, ariko sinashaka kurambura ukuboko kwanjye
umuhungu w'umwami: kuko twumvise umwami yagutegetse na Abishai na
Ittai, agira ati: Witondere ko ntanumwe ukora ku musore Abusalomu.
18:13 Bitabaye ibyo, nari nkwiye gukora ibinyoma mubuzima bwanjye bwite: kuko
ntakibazo gihishe umwami, kandi nawe ubwawe washyizeho
Wandwanya.
18:14 Yowabu ati: "Sinshobora gutinda nawe." Afata imyambi itatu
mu kuboko kwe, akabasunika mu mutima wa Abusalomu, igihe yari akiri
nyamara muzima hagati yigiti.
18:15 Abasore icumi bitwaje intwaro za Yowabu barazenguruka barabakubita
Abusalomu aramwica.
18:16 Yowabu avuza impanda, abantu bagaruka babakurikira
Isiraheli: kuko Yowabu yabujije abantu.
18:17 Bajyana Abusalomu, bamujugunya mu rwobo runini mu ishyamba, kandi
amushyira ikirundo kinini cyane cy'amabuye, Abisirayeli bose bahunga bose
ihema rye.
18:18 Abusalomu mu buzima bwe yari yafashe kandi arera wenyine a
inkingi, iri mu cyami cy'umwami: kuko yavuze ati, Nta mwana mfite wo kumurinda
izina ryanjye mubyibuka: ahamagara inkingi nyuma yizina rye: na
Yitwa Abusalomu kugeza na n'ubu.
18:19 Ahimaaz mwene Zadoki ati: "Reka noneho niruke, ntware umwami."
inkuru, burya Uwiteka yamwihoreye abanzi be.
18:20 Yowabu aramubwira ati: "Uyu munsi, ntuzatanga ubutumwa bwiza, ariko ni wowe."
Undi munsi uzatanga ubutumwa, ariko uyu munsi ntuzatanga ubutumwa,
kuko umuhungu w'umwami yapfuye.
18:2 Yowabu abwira Cushi ati: Genda ubwire umwami ibyo wabonye. Cushi
yunama Yowabu, ariruka.
18 Ahimasi mwene Zadoki yongera kubwira Yowabu, ariko uko byagenda kose
njye, ndagusabye, nawe wiruke inyuma ya Cushi. Yowabu ati: "Ni cyo gitumye ushaka."
wiruka, mwana wanjye, ubonye ko udafite ubutumwa bwiteguye?
18:23 Ariko uko byagenda kose, reka niruke. Aramubwira ati: Iruka. Hanyuma
Ahimaaz yiruka anyuze mu kibaya, arenga Cushi.
18:24 Dawidi yicara hagati y'amarembo yombi, umurinzi arazamuka
igisenge hejuru y'irembo kugera ku rukuta, yubura amaso, arareba,
dore umuntu wiruka wenyine.
18:25 Umurinzi ararira, abwira umwami. Umwami ati: Niba aribyo
wenyine, hari inkuru mu kanwa ke. Araza yihuta, aregera.
18:26 Umurinzi abona undi mugabo wiruka, umuzamu arahamagara
umutware, ati: "Dore undi mugabo wiruka wenyine. Umwami
ati, Azana kandi inkuru.
18:27 Umurinzi ati: Njye ndatekereza ko kwiruka imbere bisa
kwiruka kwa Ahimaaz mwene Zadoki. Umwami ati: "Ni mwiza."
muntu, akaza afite ubutumwa bwiza.
18:28 Ahimaaz arahamagara, abwira umwami ati: “Byose ni byiza. Agwa
yikubita hasi yubamye imbere y'umwami, ati: “Hahirwa
Uwiteka Imana yawe, yakijije abantu bazamuye ababo
Ukuboko kwa databuja umwami.
18:29 Umwami ati: "Umusore Abusalomu afite umutekano?" Ahimaaz aramusubiza ati:
Igihe Yowabu yohereje umugaragu w'umwami, nanjye nkaba umugaragu wawe, nabonye igihangange
imvururu, ariko sinari nzi icyo aricyo.
18:30 Umwami aramubwira ati: “Hindukira, uhagarare hano. Arahindukira
kuruhande, arahagarara.
18:31 Dore Cushi araza; Cushi ati: Ubutumwa, databuja umwami: kuko
Uwiteka yakwihoreye uyu munsi mu bahagurukiye bose
wowe.
18:32 Umwami abwira Cushi ati: "Umusore Abusalomu afite umutekano?" Cushi
Arabasubiza ati: “Abanzi ba databuja umwami, n'abahagurukiye bose
kukugirira nabi, ube nkuriya musore.
18:33 Umwami ararakara cyane, azamuka mu cyumba hejuru y'irembo,
ararira, agenda, avuga ati: "Mwana wanjye Abusalomu, mwana wanjye, mwana wanjye."
Abusalomu! iyaba Imana naba narapfiriye kubwawe, Abusalomu, mwana wanjye, mwana wanjye!