Sheba ariyamiriza umwami
Sheba avuza inzamba, imiryango yo mu buraruko irigira. Yowabu yica Amasa mu nzira akoresheje inkota yari yanyegeje, hanyuma agota Abeli. Umugore w'inkerebutsi amuhamagara ari hejuru y'urugo, amubaza igituma yomira umwandu wa Data wacu, maze aremeranya na we umutwe umwe aho kuba igisagara.
20 1Hariho umugabo w’agahugu yitwa Sheba mwene Bikiri, Umubenyamini. Avuza inzamba maze arasemerera ati: “Nta co duhuriye na Dawidi, nta ragi dufise muri mwene Yese! Mwaba Isiraeli, umuntu wese aje mu mahema yiwe!”
2Nuko abagabo bose b’Isiraeli bava inyuma ya Dawidi bakurikira Sheba mwene Bikiri; ariko abagabo ba Yuda baguma kuri wa mwami wabo, kuva ku Yorodani gushika i Yeruzalemu.
3Dawidi ashika i muhira iwe i Yeruzalemu, maze umwami yakira ba bakenyezi biwe cumi bakunda yari yasize kugira ngo barinde urugo, arabashira mu kurindwa. Yabaronsa ivyo bakeneye ariko ntiyasinzira na bo. Baguma baboshwe gushika bapfuye, bagize ubuzima bw’abapfakazi.
4Umwami abwira Amasa ati: “Nyegeranirize abagabo ba Yuda mu misi itatu, nawe ubanje uhari.”
5Amasa aragenda kugira ngo ahamagare Yuda, ariko aratevya arenza igihe umwami yari yamushingiye. 6Dawidi abwira Abishayi ati: “Ubu Sheba mwene Bikiri azodutera akaga kuruta Abusalomu. Twara abagabo b’umukuru wawe umuhige, kugira ngo ntashike mu bisagara bikomeye akaducika.”
7Nuko abagabo ba Yowabu, Abakereti, Abapeleti, n’intwari zose z’inkomezi baramukurikira, bava i Yeruzalemu kugira ngo bahige Sheba mwene Bikiri. 8Bashitse ku gitandara kinini c’i Gibeyoni, Amasa araza abasanganira. Yowabu yari yambaye umwambaro wiwe w’intambara, afise inkoba y’inkota iri mu rwubi rwayo ku rukenyerero; igihe yatera intambwe aja imbere, iratemba iragwa. 9Yowabu abwira Amasa ati: “Mbega urakomeye, muvukanyi wanje?” Yowabu afata ubwanwa bwa Amasa n’ukuboko kw’iburyo kugira ngo amusome. 10Amasa ntiyabona inkota yari mu kuboko kwa Yowabu. Yowabu aramukubita mu nda, amara yiwe yisuka hasi. Ata kundi gukubita ukwa kabiri, Amasa arapfa. Maze Yowabu na Abishayi muvukanyi wiwe bahiga Sheba mwene Bikiri. 11Umwe mu basore ba Yowabu ahagarara iruhande ya Amasa maze avuga ati: “Uwukunda Yowabu, uwuri kw’uruhande rwa Dawidi, nakurikire Yowabu!” 12Amasa yari aryamye avungana mu maraso yiwe hagati mu nzira. Uwo mugabo abonye ko ingabo zose zihagarara ng’aho, akurura Amasa amukura mu nzira amushira mu murima maze amutakoza umwambaro, kuko umuntu wese yaca ng’aho yahagarara. 13Amaze kumukura mu nzira, abagabo bose bakurikira Yowabu kugira ngo bahige Sheba mwene Bikiri. 14Sheba aca mu miryango yose y’Isiraeli gushika i Abeli ya Beti-Maaka; Ababikiri bose barakoranye baramukurikira na bo. 15Baraza baramugota i Abeli ya Beti-Maaka. Barubaka urubibe rwo kugotera igisagara, bahagarara imbere y’uruhome rwo hanze, mu gihe ingabo zose za Yowabu zasitura uruhome kugira ngo barutembagaze.
16Nuko umugore w’inkerebutsi ahamagara ari mu gisagara ati: “Numve! Numve! Nimubwire Yowabu ati: ‘Ingo hano, kugira ngo mvugane nawe.’” 17Amaze kwegera, uwo mugore amubaza ati: “Mbega uri Yowabu?” Na we ati: “Ni jewe.” Na we ati: “Numva amajambo y’umusukukazi wawe.” Na we ati: “Ndiko ndumviriza.”
18Na we ati: “Mu bihe vya kera bahora bavuga bati: ‘Nubaze impanuro i Abeli,’ ivyo bigaca bitorora ikibazo. 19Jewe ndi mu batekanye kandi b’abizigirwa muri Isiraeli. Urondera gusangangura igisagara, nyina w’abandi muri Isiraeli. Kubera iki womira iragi rya Data wa twese?” a a v19 Igisagara ‘nyina w’abandi’ cari igisagara gikomeye co mu karere, ibisagara bitoyi bikaba bishingira kuri co kugira ngo bironke intumbero n’ingabirano.
20Yowabu arishura ati: “Nta na rimwe, nta na rimwe nomira canke ngo nsangangure! 21Si uko biri. Mugabo Sheba mwene Bikiri, uva mu misozi ya Efurayimu, yagararije umwami, agararije Dawidi. Nutange uwo mugabo umwe gusa, nanje nzokwikura kuri iki gisagara.” Uwo mugore abwira Yowabu ati: “Umutwe wiwe uzokujugunyirwa uciye hejuru y’uruhome.”
22Nuko uwo mugore agenda ku bantu bose n’umugambi wiwe w’ubukerebutsi. Baca umutwe wa Sheba mwene Bikiri bawujugunyira Yowabu. Avuza inzamba, maze bava mu gisagara bagenda umwe wese i muhira iwe. Yowabu asubira kuri wa mwami i Yeruzalemu.
23Yowabu ni we yarongoye ingabo zose z’Isiraeli; Benaya mwene Yehoyada arongora Abakereti n’Abapeleti. 24Adoramu ni we yari ajejwe abakoreshwa ku nguvu; Yehoshafati mwene Ahiludi yari umwanditsi; 25Sheva yari umwanditsi mukuru; Sadoki na Abiyatari bari abaherezi; 26na Ira w’Umuyayiri na we yari umuherezi wa Dawidi.
