Data wa twese akuza Isiraeli biciye kuri Sauli
Nahashi abwira ab'i Yabeshi y'i Gileyadi ko bazogira amahoro ari uko bose bamukuwemwo ijisho ry'iburyo. Sawuli, yarima igihe inkuru imushikira, Mpwemu amuzako n'inguvu, akabaga ibimasa vyiwe kugira ngo akoranye Isirayeli, agatsinda Abamoni bukeye. Yanka kwica abamutyoza: uyu musi Data yazanye agakiza.
11 1Nuko Nahashi Umwamoni aduga, arakambika hafi ya Yabeshi-Gileyadi. Abagabo bose b’i Yabeshi babwira Nahashi bati: “Dufatanye isezerano, maze turagukorera.”
2Nahashi Umwamoni arabishura ati: “Iryo sezerano nzorigirana namwe ni iri: kunogora buri wese ijisho ry’iburyo, nkamaramaza Isiraeli yose.”
3Abagabo b’inararibonye b’i Yabeshi bamubwira bati: “Duhe iminsi indwi kugira ngo turungike intumwa mu bihugu vyose vy’Isiraeli. Nimba ata wuzodukiza, turakuyobokera.” 4Intumwa zishika i Gibeya ha Sauli, zibwira abantu ivyabaye, maze bose baraborogera.
5Ico gihe nyene Sauli yariko araza avuye mu murima, inyuma y’inka ziwe. Arabaza ati: “Ni iki kibaye ku bantu? Ni kuki bariko bararira?” Baca bamubwira amakuru y’abagabo b’i Yabeshi. 6Sauli aho yumviye ayo majambo, Mpwemu wa Data wa twese aramumanukirako n’ingoga, maze ishavu ryiwe riragurumana cane. 7Atora inka zibiri zijana ku ngogo, arazibaga ibimanyu, azirungika mu bihugu vyose vy’Isiraeli biciye ku ntumwa, avuga ati: “Uku ni ko bizogirwa ku nka z’umuntu wese atazoza akurikira Sauli na Samweli.” Nuko ubwoba bwa Data wa twese bugwira abantu, baraza nk’umuntu umwe. 8Arabaharura i Bezeki: Abisiraeli ibihumbi amajana atatu, abagabo b’i Yuda ibihumbi mirongo itatu. 9Babwira intumwa zaje bati: “Mubwire abagabo b’i Yabeshi-Gileyadi muti: Ejo, igihe izuba rizoba ryaje gushuha, muzokizwa.” Intumwa ziragenda zibwira abagabo b’i Yabeshi, bararyoherwa. 10Abagabo b’i Yabeshi bavuga bati: “Ejo tuzobayobokera; mudukorere ico mushaka cose.” 11Ku musi ukurikira Sauli agabura abantu mo imirwi itatu. Mu gicuku co mu gatondo binjira mu nkambi, batikiza Abamoni gushika izuba ryashushe; abasigaye barasanzara ku buryo ata babiri basigara hamwe.
Ubwami bwerurutswe imbere ya Data wa twese
12Abantu babwira Samweli bati: “Ni nde yavuze ati: ‘Mbega Sauli azotuganza?’ Tuzane abo bagabo, tube ari uko tubica.”
13Ariko Sauli avuga ati: “Nta wuzokwicwa uyu musi, kuko uyu musi Data wa twese azaniye Isiraeli ubukiriro.”
14Samweli abwira abantu ati: “Nimuze, tuje i Gilugali duhereye ubwami ng’aho.” 15Abantu bose baja i Gilugali, bagira Sauli umwami ng’aho imbere ya Data wa twese. Ng’aho batura ibimazi vy’amahoro imbere ya Data wa twese, maze Sauli n’abagabo bose b’Isiraeli banezerwa cane.