Abacamanza
3: 1 Ayo ni yo mahanga Uhoraho yasize, kugira ngo yerekane Isiraheli kuri bo,
ndetse na benshi muri Isiraheli nkuko batigeze bamenya intambara zose za Kanani;
3: 2 Gusa kugirango ibisekuruza byabana ba Isiraheli bamenye, bigishe
barwana, byibuze nka mbere ntacyo babizi;
3: 3 Nukuvuga, abatware batanu b'Abafilisitiya, n'Abanyakanani bose, na
Abanyasidoni, n'Abahivi babaga ku musozi wa Libani, kuva ku musozi
Baalhermon yinjira i Hamati.
3: 4 Bagomba kwerekana Isiraheli kuri bo, kugirango bamenye niba babishaka
nimwumve amategeko y'Uwiteka yategetse
ba se ukuboko kwa Mose.
3 Abayisraheli babaga mu Banyakanani, Abaheti, na
Abamori, n'Abanya Perizite, n'Abahawi, n'Abayebusi:
3: 6 Bajyana abakobwa babo ngo babe abagore, baratanga ababo
abakobwa ku bahungu babo, bakorera imana zabo.
7 Abayisraheli bakora ibibi imbere y'Uwiteka, barababarira
Uwiteka Imana yabo, akorera Baali no mu biti.
3 Ni cyo cyatumye uburakari bw'Uhoraho bugirira Isiraheli, arabagurisha
mu maboko ya Chushanrishathaim umwami wa Mezopotamiya: n'abana
ya Isiraheli yakoreye Chushanrishathaim imyaka umunani.
9 Abayisraheli batakambira Uhoraho, Uhoraho arahaguruka
umutabazi ku Bisirayeli, wabakijije, ndetse na Otiniyeli
umuhungu wa Kenaz, murumuna wa Kalebu.
3:10 Umwuka w'Uwiteka amugeraho, acira Abisirayeli aragenda
Uhoraho arokora Chushanrishathaim umwami wa Mezopotamiya
mu kuboko kwe; ukuboko kwe gutsinda Chushanrishathaim.
3:11 Igihugu kiruhuka imyaka mirongo ine. Otiniyeli mwene Kenaz arapfa.
Abayisraheli bongera gukora ibibi imbere y'Uwiteka, kandi
Uhoraho akomeza Eglon umwami wa Mowabu kurwanya Isiraheli, kuko
bari bakoze ibibi imbere y'Uwiteka.
3:13 Akoranyiriza hamwe abana ba Amoni na Amaleki, aragenda
yakubise Isiraheli, yigarurira umujyi w'ibiti by'imikindo.
3:14 Abisirayeli rero bakorera Eglon umwami wa Mowabu imyaka cumi n'umunani.
15:15 Bene Abayisraheli batakambira Uhoraho, Uhoraho arahaguruka
babazamura, Ehud mwene Gera, Umunyabenyamini, umugabo
Abamisiraheli boherereza Eglon impano
umwami wa Mowabu.
Ehud amugira umuhoro ufite impande ebyiri, z'uburebure; na
ayizirika munsi y'imyenda ye ku itako ry'iburyo.
3:17 Azana impano kuri Eglon umwami wa Mowabu, kandi Eglon yari mwiza cyane
umugabo wabyibushye.
3:18 Amaze kurangiza gutanga impano, yohereza Uwiteka
abantu bambaye ubusa.
3:19 Ariko we ubwe yongeye guhindukira ava muri kariyeri yari i Gilgal, kandi
ati: Ndagutegetse rwihishwa, mwami: wavuze ati: ceceka.
Abamuhagararaho bose baramuvaho.
3:20 Ehud aramwegera. kandi yari yicaye muri salle yo mu cyi, ari we
yari afite wenyine. Ehud ati: Mfite ubutumwa buturuka ku Mana
wowe. Arahaguruka ava ku ntebe ye.
Ehud arambura ukuboko kwe kw'ibumoso, akura umuhoro iburyo bwe
ikibero, akakijugunya mu nda:
3:22 Haf na yo yinjira inyuma y'icyuma; ibinure bifunga Uhoraho
icyuma, ku buryo adashobora gukuramo inkota mu nda; na
umwanda urasohoka.
Ehud asohoka mu rubaraza, akinga imiryango y'Uwiteka
salle kuri we, arabafunga.
3:24 Agiye hanze, abagaragu be baraza; babibonye, dore
inzugi za salle zarafunzwe, baravuga bati: "Ni ukuri yifuza ibye
ibirenge mu cyumba cye.
3:25 Barahagarara kugeza igihe bakozwe n'isoni, ariko ntiyakingura Uwiteka
inzugi za salle; nuko bafata urufunguzo, barakingura: kandi,
Dore umutware wabo yikubise hasi.
3:26 Ehud aratoroka igihe bari bamaze, barenga kariyeri, kandi
ahungira i Seirath.
3:27 Agezeyo, avuza impanda
umusozi wa Efurayimu, Abayisraheli bamanukana na we
umusozi, na we imbere yabo.
3:28 Arababwira ati 'Nkurikira, kuko Uwiteka yakijije ibyawe
abanzi b'Abamowabu mu kuboko kwawe. Bamanuka inyuma ye, kandi
afata imigezi ya Yorodani yerekeza i Mowabu, ariko ntiyagira umuntu urengana
hejuru.
3:29 Bica Mowabu icyo gihe abantu bagera ku bihumbi icumi, bose bifuza,
n'abantu bose b'intwari; kandi nta muntu wacitse.
3:30 Uwo munsi Mowabu yigarurirwa na Isiraheli. Igihugu cyari gifite
kuruhuka imyaka ine.
3:31 Nyuma ye, Shamari mwene Anati, wica Uhoraho
Abafilisitiya abantu magana atandatu bafite ihene y'inka: na we aratanga
Isiraheli.