Sauli atsinda Abamaleki ariko akagarariza
Arungitswe na Data guhonya Amaleki, Sawuli arokora umwami n'amatungo meza kuruta ayandi, akiyubakira icibutso. Ahanzweko, agereka ikosa ku ngabo, akavuga ko ari ikimazi. Samweli amwishura ko kwumvira biruta ikimazi, akamubwira ko ubwami bumutabuwe, maze akica Agagi ubwiwe.
15 1Samweli abwira Sauli ati: “Data wa twese yandungitse ngo nkurobanure ube umwami w’abantu biwe Isirayeli. None rero umviriza amajambo ya Data wa twese.
2Ni ko Data w’ingabo zo mw’ijuru avuga ati: ‘Narazirikanye ivyo Amaleki yakoreye Isirayeli, ingene yabahagaritse mu nzira bava mu Misiri. 3Genda, utere Amaleki, utikize rwose ivyo bafise vyose. Ntuzobagirire impuhwe, wice umugabo n’umugore, umwana mutoyi n’uruyoya, ikimasa n’intama, ingamiya n’indogoba.’”
4Sauli ahamagaza ingabo, azicara i Telayimu: abasirikare b’amaguru ibihumbi magana abiri, n’abagabo b’i Yuda ibihumbi cumi. 5Sauli ashika mu gisagara ca Amaleki, abanza mu kiyaya. 6Sauli abwira Abakeni ati: “Genda, muve ng’aha, muvemwo hagati y’Abamaleki, ninde nze kubatikizanya na bo; kuko mwagiriye neza abantu bose ba Isirayeli igihe bava mu Misiri.” Nuko Abakeni bava hagati y’Abamaleki.
7Maze Sauli atsinda Abamaleki kuva i Havila gushika i Shuri, iri mu buseruko bwa Misiri. 8Afata Agagi umwami w’Abamaleki ari muzima, mugabo yicisha inkota abantu bose, atikiza. 9Sauli n’ingabo bababarira Agagi, n’intama nziza kurusha izindi, n’inka, n’ivyibushe, n’abana b’intama, ikintu ciza cose. Banka kubitikiza, mugabo batikiza ibintu vyose bisuzugurwa kandi ata co bimaze.
10Maze ijambo rya Data wa twese rishikira Samweli, riti:
11“Ndicuza kuba naragize Sauli umwami, kuko yagarutse ku gacerere ntiyankurikira, kandi ntiyakoze ivyo nategetse.” Samweli araraka cane, atakambira Data wa twese ijoro ryose. a a v11 Igihe Data wa twese avuga ko “yicuza” kuba yaragize Sauli umwami, ntariko yemera ikosa, ahubwo ariko yerekana intuntu nyakuri ku bijanye no kwivumbura kwa Sauli — nk’uko umurongo wa 29 ubivuga neza, ntahindura umwitwarariko wiwe nk’uko umuntu abigenza.
12Samweli azinduka kare ngo asanganire Sauli mu gitondo, abwirwa ngo: “Sauli yagiye i Karumeli, yiyubakira urwibutso, hanyuma araheba amanuka aja i Gilugali.”
13Samweli ashikira Sauli. Sauli ati: “Data wa twese aguhezagire! Narakoze ivyo Data wa twese yategetse.”
14Mugabo Samweli ati: “None aka gakuba k’intama ndiko numva mu matwi yanje n’ukwo kwiyama kw’inka kaba ari iki?”
15Sauli ati: “Bazikuye ku Bamaleki; ingabo zababariye intama n’inka nziza kurusha izindi kugira zishikanire Data wawe, mugabo ivyasigaye vyose tubitikije.”
16Samweli abwira Sauli ati: “Hagarara, reka nkubwire ivyo Data wa twese yambwiye ijoro ryaheze.” Sauli ati: “Vuga.”
17Samweli ati: “Naho wiyumva umutoyi mu maso yawe, mbega ntiwabaye umutwe w’imiryango ya Isirayeli? Data wa twese yarakurobanuye ngo ube umwami wa Isirayeli, 18kandi Data wa twese yarakurungitse ku butumwa, ati: ‘Genda, utikize abanyavyaha, ari bo Bamaleki, uturwane na bo gushika ubamarire.’ 19Kubera iki rero utagamburukiye ijwi rya Data wa twese? Ahubwo wisunitse ku nyagano, ukora ikibi mu maso ya Data wa twese.”
20Sauli abwira Samweli ati: “Yamara nagamburukiye ijwi rya Data wa twese! Nagiye ku butumwa Data wa twese yandungitse, ndazana Agagi umwami wa Amaleki, nanje ntikiza Abamaleki. 21Mugabo ingabo zafashe ku nyagano intama n’inka nziza kurusha izindi, izari zigenewe gutikizwa, kugira zishikanire Data wawe i Gilugali.”
22Samweli ati: “Mbega Data wa twese anezererwa ibimazabwoko n’ibimazi nk’uko anezererwa ukugamburukira ijwi rya Data wa twese? Kugamburuka kuruta ibimazi, kwumviriza kuruta amavuta y’amapfizi y’intama. 23Kuko ukwivumbura ari nk’icaha co kuraguza, n’ubwishime bukaba nk’ikibi co gusenga ibigirwamana. Kubera ko wanse ijambo rya Data wa twese, na we aragutaye ngo ntuzoba umwami.”
24Sauli abwira Samweli ati: “Nacumuye. Narengereye itegeko rya Data wa twese n’amajambo yawe, kuko natinye abantu nkabagamburukira. 25None rero ndakwinginze, mbabarira icaha canje, maze tugaruke twese, kugira ngo nsenge Data wa twese.”
26Samweli abwira Sauli ati: “Sinzogaruka nawe. Wanse ijambo rya Data wa twese, na Data wa twese aragutaye ngo ntuzoba umwami wa Isirayeli.” 27Samweli agiye guhindukira ngo agende, Sauli afata ku mpeko y’umwitero wa Samweli, uca utabuka. 28Samweli amubwira ati: “Data wa twese yakweguriye ubwami bwa Isirayeli uno musi, abuha mugenzawe akuruta. 29Ubuninahazwa bwa Isirayeli, ari we Data wa twese, ntazobesha canke ngo ahindure umwitwarariko wiwe, kuko atari umuntu yokwohindura umwitwarariko wiwe.”
30Sauli ati: “Nacumuye, ariko ndakwinginze unshimagize ubu imbere y’abakuru b’abantu banje no imbere ya Isirayeli; garuka nanje, kugira ngo nsenge Data wawe.”
31Nuko Samweli agaruka na Sauli, maze Sauli asenga Data wa twese. 32Maze Samweli ati: “Munzanire Agagi umwami w’Abamaleki.” Agagi aramushikira ata mpungenge, yibaza ati: “Nta nkeka ingorane y’urupfu iraheze.”
33Samweli ati: “Nk’uko inkota yawe yamaze abagore abana, ni ko na nyoko azoba atagifise abana mu bagore.” Nuko acagagura Agagi imbere ya Data wa twese i Gilugali.
34Maze Samweli aja i Rama, Sauli na we aduga aja iwe i Gibeya ya Sauli. 35Samweli ntiyongeye kubona Sauli gushika ku musi w’urupfu rwiwe, mugabo Samweli yaraborogera Sauli. Kandi Data wa twese yaricujije kuba yaragize Sauli umwami wa Isirayeli.