Data wa twese ayobora Sawuli ku Samweli
Sawuli aja kurondera indogobe za se zazimiye ntazibone, umusuku amugira inama yo kubaza bamenya wo muri ako karere. Samweli, Data yari yamuburiye umusi umwe imbere, aba amurindiriye yamubikiye umugabane w'inyama, akamuca amarenga ko ivyo Isirayeli yizigiye vyose ubu bishikamye kuri Sawuli.
9 1Hariho umugabo wo mu bwoko bwa Benyamini yitwa Kishi, mwene Abiyeli, mwene Zerori, mwene Bekorati, mwene Afiya, Umubenyamini, umugabo w’itunga kandi akomeye. 2Yari afise umuhungu yitwa Sawuli, umusore mwiza cane, nta Muyisirayeli yari mwiza kumurusha; uhereye ku bitugu kuduga yari maremare gusumba abandi bose.
3Indogobwa za Kishi, se wa Sawuli, zarazimiye, nuko Kishi abwira umuhungu wiwe Sawuli ati: “Twara umwe mu basuku hamwe nawe, maze mugende murondere izo ndogobwa.” 4Yaciye mu gihugu c’imisozi ca Efurayimu n’igihugu ca Shalisha, ariko ntibazibona. Baciye mu gihugu ca Shaalimu, ariko izo ndogobwa ntizahaba. Yaciye mu gihugu ca Benyamini, ariko na ho ntibazibona.
5Bashitse mu gihugu ca Zufu, Sawuli abwira umusuku yari kumwe nawe ati: “Ingo, tugaruke, nize dawe areke kwitwararika izo ndogobwa aje kwitwararika twebwe.”
6Ariko wa musuku aramwishura ati: “Ehe, muri iki gisagara harimwo umuntu wa Data wa twese, aratinywa; ivyo avuga vyose ni ukuri birashika. Reka tujeyo ubu; kumbure yoshobora kutubwira inzira dukwiye gufata.”
7Sawuli abwira umusuku wiwe ati: “Mugabo nitugenda, uwo muntu twomuzanira iki? Imikate yari mu misaho yacu yarashize, kandi nta ngabirano yo kuzanira uwo muntu wa Data wa twese. None dufise iki?”
8Wa musuku yongera kwishura Sawuli ati: “Ehe, mfise agaceri k’ifeza. Nzogaha uwo muntu wa Data wa twese kugira ngo atubwire inzira yacu.” 9(Hambere muri Isirayeli, uwagenda kubaza Data wa twese yavuga ati: “Reka tuje ku wubona,” kuko uwitwa umuhanuzi muri iki gihe hambere yitwa uwubona.).
10Sawuli aramwishura ati: “Ni vyiza. Reka tugende.” Nuko baja muri ca gisagara uwo muntu wa Data wa twese yabamwo. 11Bariko baduga umusozi baja mu gisagara, bahura n’abigeme bariko baza kuvoma, baca babaza bati: “Mbega uwubona ari ng’aha?”
12Baca bishura bati: “Ni ng’aha. Ari imbere yanyu. Nimwihute, yaje mu gisagara uno musi kuko abantu bafise ikimazi ku kibanza kirekire. 13Ni muca mwinjira mu gisagara muzomubona ataraduga ku kibanza kirekire gufungura. Abantu ntibazofungura atarahaza, kuko ari we ahezagira ikimazi; haciye aho ni ho abatumiwe bazofungura. Nimuduge ubu, muzomubona ubu nyene.”
14Baduga baja mu gisagara. Bariko barinjira, Samweli araza abasanganira, agana ku kibanza kirekire.
15Rero umusi wari uhereye Sawuli ataraza, Data wa twese yari yaramaze kubimenyesha Samweli ati:
16“Nk’iki gihe ejo nzorungika kuri wewe umugabo avuye mu gihugu ca Benyamini. Uzomurobanuze amavuta abe umutware w’abantu banje Isirayeli; azokiza abantu banje ukuboko kw’Abafilisitiya, kuko nabonye abantu banje, n’akamo kabo kashitse iwanje.”
17Samweli abonye Sawuli, Data wa twese aramubwira ati: “Ng’uyo umugabo nakubwiye; uyu ni we azotegeka abantu banje.”
18Sawuli yegera Samweli mw’irembo, aramubwira ati: “Ndakwinginze umbwire aho inzu y’uwubona iri.”
19Samweli aramwishura ati: “Ni jewe uwubona. Nduge imbere yanje uje ku kibanza kirekire. Uno musi uzofungurana nanje; mu gitondo nzokurungika maze nkubwire ivyo vyose biri ku mutima wawe. 20Izo ndogobwa wazimiye haciye imisi itatu zarabonetse, ntuzitwararike rero. Kandi ni nde nyene ibintu vyose Isirayeli ikunda, atari wewe n’inzu ya so yose?”
21Sawuli aramwishura ati: “Mbega sindi Umubenyamini, wo mu muryango muto gusumba iyindi yose muri Isirayeli, n’umuryango wanje wo ni muto gusumba imiryango yose ya Benyamini? Umbwirira iki ibi bintu?”
22Nuko Samweli ajana Sawuli n’umusuku wiwe mu nzu nini, abicaza ku kibanza c’imbere c’abatumiwe, bari nk’abantu mirongo itatu. 23Samweli abwira uwateka ati: “Zana ca gice nakwemereye, ca kintu nakubwiye ngo ucibike.” 24Uwo uwateka aterura itako n’ivyari kuri ryo, abishira imbere ya Sawuli. Samweli aravuga ati: “Ng’ibi ni vyo wabikiwe. Fungura, kuko wabikiwe vyo kuri iki gikorwa, kuva nahamagara aba batumiwe.” Nuko Sawuli afungurana na Samweli uwo musi.
25Bamanuka bava ku kibanza kirekire bagenda mu gisagara, maze Samweli ayaga na Sawuli ku kibaho c’inzu. 26Bavyuka kare, mu gitwenge Samweli ahamagara Sawuli ku kibaho c’inzu ati: “Vyuka, nkurungike.” Sawuli aravyuka, nuko bompi, we na Samweli, basohoka baja mu nzira hamwe. 27Bariko baramanuka bagana ku mpera y’igisagara, Samweli abwira Sawuli ati: “Bwira umusuku agende imbere”—nuko aragenda—“ariko wewe guma hano gatoyi, kugira ngo nkubwire ijambo rya Data wa twese.”