Ahabu yifuza uruzabibu rwa Naboti
Naboti yanka kugurisha umurima w'imizabibu w'umuryango wiwe, nuko Yezebeli ategura umusi wo kwisonzesha, ababeshi babiri bahembwe, n'ukwicishwa amabuye. Ahabu amanuka kwigarurira iyo tongo, ahubwo ahura na Eliya azanye ijambo rya Data wacu ryerekeye imbwa n'amaraso. Ariyiriza, maze urubanza rwimurirwa ku muhungu wiwe.
21 1Inyuma y’ibi vyose, Naboti w’i Yezereeli yari afise uruzabibu i Yezereeli, hafi y’ingoro ya Ahabu umwami wa Samariya. 2Ahabu abwira Naboti ati: “Mpa uruzabibu rwawe ngire umurima w’imboga, kuko ruri hafi y’inzu yanje. Nzoguha uruzabibu ruruta urwo, canke nkuriha ifeza ingana n’agaciro karwo, nimba ubishaka.”
3Naboti yishura Ahabu ati: “Nta na rimwe, imbere ya Data wa twese, noguha intoranwa ya ba sogokuruza banje!” a a v3 Nk’uko itegeko rya Data wa twese ryabivuga, itongo ry’umuryango ryari intoranwa idahera yarazwa uruvyaro ku ruvyaro, kandi ntiryari ryemerewe kugurishwa burundu; Naboti yanse atari uko yari umunyenkomezi ahubwo kubera ubwizigirwa.
4Ahabu aja i muhira ababaye kandi ashavuye kubera amajambo Naboti w’i Yezereeli yavuze, ati: “Sinzoguha intoranwa ya ba sogokuruza banje.” Aryama ku gitanda ciwe, ahindukiza mu maso hiwe, yanka no kurya. 5Umugore wiwe Yezebeli araza, aramubaza ati: “Kubera iki wababaye gutyo ku buryo wanka kurya?”
6Aramwishura ati: “Nabwiye Naboti w’i Yezereeli nti: ‘Reka ngure uruzabibu rwawe, canke nimba ubishaka, nkuvunjanye urundi,’ mugabo yavuze ati: ‘Sinzoguha uruzabibu rwanje.’”
7Umugore wiwe Yezebeli aravuga ati: “None ni uku niko utegeka Isirayeli? Haguruka, urye, kandi unezerwe, nzoguha uruzabibu rwa Naboti w’i Yezereeli.”
8Yandika amakete mw’izina rya Ahabu, ayadomako ikimangu ciwe, maze ayarungikira abakuru n’abakomeye babana na Naboti mu gisagara ciwe. 9Muri ayo makete yanditse ati: “Nimutangaze ukwisonzesha, mwicaze Naboti imbere y’abantu. 10Mwicaze abagabo babi babiri imbere yiwe kugira ngo bamushinje bati: ‘Waratutse Imana n’umwami.’ Maze mumukure hanze, mumutere amabuye gushika apfuye.”
11Abagabo bo mu gisagara ciwe, ari bo bakuru n’abakomeye babayo, bakora nk’uko nyene Yezebeli yari yababwiye mu makete yari yabarungikiye. 12Batangaza ukwisonzesha, bicaza Naboti imbere y’abantu. 13Abagabo babi babiri baraza, bicara imbere yiwe, bashinja Naboti imbere y’abantu bati: “Naboti yaratutse Imana n’umwami.” Maze bamujana hanze y’igisagara, bamutera amabuye gushika apfa. 14Maze barungikira Yezebeli ubutumwa bati: “Naboti yaratewe amabuye arapfa.”
15Yezebeli yumvise ko Naboti yatewe amabuye akaba yapfuye, abwira Ahabu ati: “Haguruka, utware uruzabibu rwa Naboti w’i Yezereeli yanse kukugurisha. Naboti ntakiriho, yarapfuye.”
16Ahabu yumvise ko Naboti yapfuye, arahaguruka, amanuka kugira ngo atware uruzabibu rwa Naboti w’i Yezereeli.
17Maze ijambo rya Data wa twese rishikira Eliya w’i Tishibe, riti:
18“Haguruka, umanuke ugende usanganire Ahabu umwami wa Isirayeli i Samariya. Ari mu ruzabibu rwa Naboti, aho yamanukiye kugira ngo arutware. 19Umubwire uti: ‘Ngaha ivyo Data wa twese avuga: Mbega warishe kandi usubira wanyaga ivyo yari afise?’ Maze uvuge uti: ‘Ngaha ivyo Data wa twese avuga: Aho imbwa zarigase amaraso ya Naboti, ni ho zizorigata ayawe, egome, ayawe nyene.’”
20Ahabu abwira Eliya ati: “None wandonse, ewe mwansi wanje!” Aramwishura ati: “Naragusanze, kuko wiguze ngo ukore ikibi mu maso ya Data wa twese.”
21“Nzozana amakuba kuri wewe, ndagutikize, kandi nzomara ku muryango wa Ahabu umugabo wese wo muri Isirayeli, haba uwuja canke uwidegemvya. 22Nzogira inzu yawe nk’inzu ya Yerobowamu mwene Nebati, kandi nk’inzu ya Baasha mwene Ahiya, kubera ko wandakaje kandi ugatuma Isirayeli icumura.” 23Nayo ku vyerekeye Yezebeli, Data wa twese na we aravuga ati: “Imbwa zizorya Yezebeli hafi y’uruhome rwa Yezereeli. 24Umuntu wese wa Ahabu azopfira mu gisagara, imbwa zizomurya, n’uwuzopfira mu gahinga, inyoni zo mu kirere zizomurya.”
25Nta n’umwe yari ameze nka Ahabu, uwiguze ngo akore ikibi imbere ya Data wa twese, ashorerwa n’umugore wiwe Yezebeli. 26Yakoze ibizira cane, akurikira ibigirwamana nk’uko Abamori bagira, bamwe Data wa twese yirukanye imbere ya Isirayeli.
27Ahabu yumvise ayo majambo, atantamura impuzu ziwe, apfuka umubiri wiwe ikigunira, yisonzesha, aryama mu kigunira, agendagenda ababaye.
28Maze ijambo rya Data wa twese rishikira Eliya w’i Tishibe, riti:
29“Mbega wabonye ukuntu Ahabu yicishije bugufi imbere yanje? Kubera ko yicishije bugufi imbere yanje, sinzozana amakuba mu misi yiwe; nzoyazana ku nzu yiwe mu misi y’umwana wiwe.”