Abafilisitiya bakoranira intambara
Abafilisitiya barakorana, kandi Data ntiyishura Sawuli ku nzozi, ku Urimu canke ku muhanuzi. Nuko umwami yari yarabujije abavugisha imizimu yiyoberanya akaja ku mugore umwe w'i Endori. Samweli araduga, akamubwira ko ubwami ari ubwa Dawidi, kandi ko ejo we n'abahungu biwe bazoba bari kumwe na we.
28 1Muri iyo misi Abafilisitiya bakoranirije ingabo zabo kugira baje ku rugamba, kurwanya Isiraheli. Akishi abwira Dawidi ati: “Urazi neza yuko wewe n’abantu bawe muzoja ku rugamba hamwe nanje muri iryo tsinda ry’intambara.”
2Dawidi abwira Akishi ati: “Uzomenya ivyo umusuku wawe ashobora gukora.” Akishi aramwishura ati: “Ni vyiza, ndakugira umurinzi wanje mu buzima bwanje bwose.”
3Samweli yari yarapfuye; Isiraheli yose yaramuboroze maze bamuhamba i Rama, igisagara ciwe. Sauli yari yarakuye mu gihugu abapfumu n’abaraguzi.
4Abafilisitiya barakoranye, baraza, bakambika i Shunemu; Sauli nawe akoranya Isiraheli yose maze bakambika i Gilibowa. 5Sauli abonye ingabo z’Abafilisitiya, aratinya, umutima wiwe uradaguza cane. 6Sauli abaza Data wa twese, ariko Data wa twese ntiyamwishura, atari mu ndoto, atari mu Burimu, atari no mu bavugishwa.
7Sauli abwira abasuku biwe ati: “Nurondere umugore w’umupfumu, kugira ndamugendere ndamubaze.” Bati: “Hari umwe i Endori.”
8Sauli yihindura, yambara ayandi mpuzu, aja kumwe n’abagabo babiri kuri uwo mugore mw’ijoro, maze ati: “Umbaze umuzimu, unzanire uwo nzokubwira izina ryiwe.”
9Uwo mugore ati: “Urazi ivyo Sauli yakoze, ukuntu yakuye mu gihugu abapfumu n’abaraguzi. None ni kuki ugomba gutega ubuzima bwanje umutego kugira unyice?”
10Sauli aramurahira kuri Data wa twese ati: “Nk’uko Data wa twese ariho, nta caha na kimwe kizokugeraho ku bijanye n’iki.”
11Uwo mugore ati: “Ni nde nkuzanira?” Ati: “Nzanira Samweli.”
12Uwo mugore abonye Samweli, asemerera n’ijwi rirenga, abwira Sauli ati: “Ni kuki wandyuririye? Ni wewe Sauli!”
13Umwami ati: “Ntutinye. Ni iki ubona?” Uwo mugore abwira Sauli ati: “Mbona ikiremwa c’Imana kiva mu gitaka kiduga.”
14Aramubaza ati: “Asa gute?” Ati: “Umusaza aduga, apfukiranye igishura.” Sauli amenya yuko ari Samweli, apfukama ubwenge aja hasi, arunama.
15Samweli abwira Sauli ati: “Ni kuki undyohejeje, unzana hejuru?” Sauli ati: “Ndi mu marushwa akomeye. Abafilisitiya barandwanya, kandi Data wa twese yarantereye umugongo, nta nyishu angira mu bavugishwa canke mu ndoto. Ni co gituma nakwise, kugira menye ico nkora.”
16Samweli ati: “None ni kuki umbaza, kandi Data wa twese yaraguhevye akaba yacitse umwansi wawe? a a v16 Data wa twese ntiyari yaretse gukunda Sauli; aya ni amajambo y’urubanza ku mwami yamwankiye igihe kirekire, ni intuntu y’urukundo rwanyagiwe, atari ugutakaza umutima wa Data. 17Data wa twese akoze nk’uko yabivuze biciye kuri jewe, atabura ubwami mu minwe yawe abuha mugenzi wawe, Dawidi. 18Kubera utumviye ijwi rya Data wa twese, ntiwashitse ishavu ryiwe ryaka kuri Amaleki, ni co gituma yagukoreye ivyo uyu musi. 19Data wa twese azoguha mu minwe y’Abafilisitiya, wewe n’Isiraheli; ejo wewe n’abahungu bawe muzoba kumwe nanje, kandi Data wa twese azoha ingabo za Isiraheli mu minwe y’Abafilisitiya.”
20Ako kanya Sauli aguma hasi aramye uruhu, atinywe n’amajambo ya Samweli. Nta nkomezi yari afise, kuko atari yagira ico arya ku murango n’ijoro ryose.
21Uwo mugore aza kuri Sauli, abona yuko yadaguwe n’ubwoba, ati: “Raba, umusuku wawe yaragutumviye. Nashize ubuzima bwanje mu kuboko kwanje, nkora ivyo wambwiye. 22None ndakwinginze, nawe nyene, numviriza umusuku wawe. Reka nguhe agahimba k’umukate; urye, maze uronke inkomezi zo mu nzira.”
23Yaranse ati: “Sinzorya.” Ariko abasuku biwe n’uwo mugore baramwinginga gushika aho avyemera, ava hasi, yicara ku buriri. 24Uwo mugore yari afise inyana inuze i muhira, aragira ingoga, arayibaga, atora ifu, araryoza, aheka umukate udafise umwambiro. 25Abishikiriza Sauli n’abasuku biwe; bararya, maze baravyuka baragenda muri iryo joro.