Dawidi aratora abantu
Dawidi aharura abagabo biwe bashobora kurwana, maze inyuma y'aho umutima wiwe uramwagiriza. Ahawe ibihano bitatu, ahitamwo kugwa mu minwe ya Data wacu aho kugwa mu y'abantu, kuko imbabazi ziwe ari nyinshi. Icago gihagarara ku mbuga yo guhurirako ya Arawuna, iyo Dawidi atsimbarara ku kuyigura aho kuyitwara ku buntu.
24 1Uburake bwa Data wa twese bwongera kwaka ku Bisirayeli, maze arabahatira Dawidi, avuga ati: “Genda ubare abantu b’Abisirayeli n’Abayuda.”
2Nuko umwami abwira Yowabu, umukuru w’ingabo yari kumwe na we, ati: “Nyarukira mu miryango yose y’Abisirayeli, uhereye i Dani ushika i Berisheba, ubarure abantu, kugira ngo menye igitigiri c’abantu.”
3Ariko Yowabu abwira umwami ati: “Data wa twese nongere abantu incuro ijana nk’uko bangana, kandi amaso y’umwami databuja abibone. Ariko kubera iki umwami databuja ashaka gukora iki kintu?”
4Ariko itegeko ry’umwami rinesha Yowabu n’abakuru b’ingabo. Nuko Yowabu n’abakuru b’ingabo bava imbere y’umwami kugira ngo babarure abantu b’Abisirayeli. 5Barambuka Yorodani maze bakambika hafi ya Aroweri, mu bumanuko bw’igisagara kiri hagati y’ikibande, bagana i Gadi bashika i Yazeri. 6Maze bashika i Gileyadi no mu karere ka Tahatimu-hodoshi, bashika i Dani-yani maze bazunguruka bagana i Sidoni, 7bashika mu gihome ca Tiro no mu bisagara vyose vy’Abahivi n’Abanyakanani, maze baja mu Negebu ya Yuda i Berisheba. 8Nuko bamaze kuzunguruka igihugu cose, bashika i Yeruzalemu amezi icenda n’imisi mirongo ibiri birangiye. 9Yowabu aratangarira umwami igitigiri c’abantu babaruwe: mu Bisirayeli hari abagabo b’intwari ibihumbi amajana umunani bashobora gukura inkota, nayo Yuda yari ifise ibihumbi amajana atanu.
10Ariko umutima wa Dawidi uramuhonyora amaze kubarura abantu. Maze Dawidi abwira Data wa twese ati: “Nacumuye cane mu vyo nkoze. Ubu rero, Data, ndakwinginze gukuraho umw, w’umusavyi wawe, kuko ngize ubupfu bwinshi.”
11Dawidi avyutse mu gitondo, ijambo rya Data wa twese rishikira umuhanuzi Gadi, uwariko n’ubwiza bwa Dawidi:
12“Genda ubwire Dawidi uti: ‘Uku ni ko Data wa twese avuga: Ndabika ibintu bitatu hejuru yawe. Hitamwo kimwe muri vyo, nanje nzogikorera kuri wewe.’”
13Nuko Gadi ashika kwa Dawidi aramubwira, amubaza ati: “Woba ushaka ko imyaka itatu y’inzara ishikira igihugu cawe? Canke uhunge amezi atatu abansi bawe bagukurikiye? Canke haba imisi itatu y’icago mu gihugu cawe? Ubu rero zirikana maze ufate ingingo, menye inyishu nzosubiza uwantumye.”
14Maze Dawidi abwira Gadi ati: “Ndi mu marushwa akomeye. Reka tugwe mu kuboko kwa Data wa twese, kuko impuhwe ziwe ari nyinshi cane; ariko ntunyemerere kugwa mu kuboko kw’umuntu.”
15Nuko Data wa twese arungika icago mu Bisirayeli guhera mu gitondo gushika ku gihe cari cagenwe, maze mu bantu bo kuva i Dani gushika i Berisheba hapfa ibihumbi mirongo irindwi. a a v15 “Igihe cari cagenwe” bishobora kwerekeza ku gihe cagenwe c’ikimazi co ku mugoroba.
16Ariko umumarayika amaze kuramvura ukuboko kwiwe agana i Yeruzalemu ngo arisangangure, Data wa twese yiyumvira ukundi ku vyerekeye iyo nkoni, maze abwira umumarayika yariko arahonya abantu ati: “Birahagije! Ubu rero hagarika ukuboko kwawe.” Umumarayika wa Data wa twese yari hafi y’ikibuga co gukubitirako ingano ca Arawuna Umuyebusi.
17Dawidi abonye umumarayika yariko arakubita abantu, abwira Data wa twese ati: “Ehe, ni jewe nacumuye; ni jewe nakoze nabi. Ariko izi ntama, zo zakoze iki? Ndakwinginze, ukuboko kwawe kungwireko jewe n’umuryango wa data.”
Dawidi yubaka igicaniro
18Uwo musi Gadi ashika kwa Dawidi aramubwira ati: “Duga wubakire Data wa twese igicaniro ku kibuga co gukubitirako ingano ca Arawuna Umuyebusi.” 19Nuko Dawidi aradunga, nk’uko ijambo rya Gadi ryari ryavuze, nk’uko Data wa twese yari yategetse. 20Arawuna akoze amaso hasi, abona umwami n’abasavyi biwe baje bamuganako, aca asohoka arapfukama imbere y’umwami, aramanika amaso hasi. 21Arawuna aravuga ati: “Kubera iki umwami databuja aje kwa musavyi wiwe?” Dawidi aramwishura ati: “Ni ukugura kuri wewe ikibuga co gukubitirako ingano, kugira nyubakire Data wa twese igicaniro, kugira ngo icago gihagarikwe ku bantu.”
22Arawuna abwira Dawidi ati: “Umwami databuja nafate maze ashikane ikivyemyo cose amubonekera. Ehe, ng’iyi inka z’ibimazi bigererwa, n’ivyuma vyo gukubitirako ingano n’inkoni z’inka bibe inkwi. 23Ivyo vyose, ewe mwami, Arawuna abihaye umwami.” Maze Arawuna abwira umwami ati: “Uhoraho Imana yawe nakwemere.”
24Ariko umwami abwira Arawuna ati: “Oya, ndashaka kubigura kuri wewe ku giciro. Sinzoshikanira Data wa twese ibimazi bigererwa bitangiriye ubusa.” Nuko Dawidi agura ikibuga co gukubitirako ingano n’inka ku magarama y’ifeza nka mirongo itanu. 25Maze Dawidi yubaka ng’aho igicaniro ca Data wa twese, ashikana ibimazi bigererwa n’ibimazi vy’amahoro. Nuko Data wa twese yakira ugusaba kw’igihugu, maze icago gihagarikwa mu Bisirayeli.