Dani arondera ahantu ho gutura
Abatasi b'Abadani batagira igihugu basaba umuherezi Mika yakodesheje ijambo rivuye kuri Data wacu, bakaronka iribashimishije. Abagabo magana atandatu bafise ibirwanisho baragaruka, basahura ingoro, baha umuherezi ishengero rinini kuruta, aragenda anezerewe. Bica n'inkota abo mu gisagara c'amahoro maze bashinga ishusho.
18 1Muri iyo misi Isirayeli ntiyari ifise umwami. Umuryango wa Dani wariko urondera igihugu co guturamwo, kuko gushika ico gihe nta ntoranwa bari baronse mu miryango ya Isirayeli. 2Abo bo mu Badani barungika abagabo batanu b’intwari bo mu muryango wabo, bo i Zora n’i Eshitawoli, kugira ngo batate kandi barabe ico gihugu. Bababwira bati: “Nimugende, mutate ico gihugu.” Bashika mu karere k’imisozi ka Efurayimu, ku nzu ya Mika, baca barara ng’aho.
3Bari hafi y’inzu ya Mika, bamenya ijwi rya wa musore w’Umulewi, baca bagana ng’aho bamubaza bati: “Ni nde wakuzanye hano? Urakora iki aha hantu? Hano ufise iki?”
4Ababwira ati: “Mika yampaye ibi n’ibi; yaraneshe, ndaba umuherezi wiwe.”
5Bamubwira bati: “Twihanganire ubaze Data wa twese, kugira ngo tumenye nimba urugendo turugira ruzororanirwa.”
6Uwo muherezi ababwira ati: “Nimugende amahoro. Urugendo rwanyu rurabandanya biciye ku kwitwararikwa na Data wa twese.”
7Nuko abo bagabo batanu bagenda i Layishi, babona abantu baho batuye amahoro, nk’Abasidoni, bitekaniye kandi badatekerezi—nta co babura muri ico gihugu kandi bafise ubutunzi. Bari kure y’Abasidoni kandi nta co bafatanya n’umuntu n’umwe. 8Basubiye ku ncuti zabo i Zora n’i Eshitawoli, barababaza bati: “Mwabonye iki?”
9Bishura bati: “Nimuhaguruke, tubateranire! Twabonye ico gihugu—ni ciza cane. Mwokwicara ntimugire ico mukora? Ntimuteshe umwanya wo kugenda mufate ico gihugu. 10Nimushika, muzoshikira abantu bitazi na gato, bari mu gihugu kigari. Data wa twese yakibashikirije—ni ahantu hatabura na kimwe mw’isi.”
11Abagabo amajana atandatu bo mu muryango wa Dani, bitwaje ibirwanisho vy’intambara, bava i Zora n’i Eshitawoli. 12Baduga barakambika i Kiriyati-Yeyarimu mu Buyuda. Ni co gituma hitwa Mahane-Dani gushika n’uyu musi; hari mu buseruko bw’izuba bw’i Kiriyati-Yeyarimu. 13Bavuye ng’aho barambuka baja mu karere k’imisozi ka Efurayimu, bashika ku nzu ya Mika.
14Maze abo bagabo batanu bari baratashe igihugu c’i Layishi babwira incuti zabo bati: “Mbega murazi ko muri izi nzu harimwo efodi, ibigirwamana vyo mu rugo, igishushanyo caheretswe, n’ikigirwamana casūzuriwe? None nimwiyumvire ico mukora.” 15Baca bagana ng’aho baja ku nzu ya wa musore w’Umulewi, inzu ya Mika, baramuramutsa. 16Abagabo amajana atandatu bo mu Badani bitwaje ibirwanisho, bahagarara ku rwinjiriro rw’irembo. 17Abagabo batanu bari baratashe ico gihugu barinjira, bafata igishushanyo caheretswe, efodi, ibigirwamana vyo mu rugo, n’ikigirwamana casūzuriwe, mu gihe uwo muherezi yari ahagaze ku rwinjiriro rw’irembo kumwe na bamwe bagabo amajana atandatu bitwaje ibirwanisho.
18Igihe abo bagabo binjira mu nzu ya Mika bafata igishushanyo caheretswe, efodi, ibigirwamana vyo mu rugo, n’ikigirwamana casūzuriwe, uwo muherezi arababaza ati: “Mukora iki?”
19Bishura bati: “Nucereze! Shira ukuboko ku kanwa, uze natwe. Ube data n’umuherezi wacu. Mbega vyoba vyiza ko uba umuherezi w’inzu y’umuntu umwe, canke w’umuryango n’icamu c’abantu muri Isirayeli?”
20Umutima w’uwo muherezi uranezerwa. Afata efodi, ibigirwamana vyo mu rugo, n’igishushanyo caheretswe, aca aja mu bantu. 21Nuko baca barahindukira baragenda, bashize abana, amatungo, n’ivyabo imbere yabo. 22Bamaze kuva ku nzu ya Mika, abagabo bari hafi yayo baraterwa ubushikanya, baca bafata Abadani. 23Basemerera Abadani, maze Abadani barahindukira babwira Mika bati: “Ubaye gute, ukateranya abagabo bawe?”
24Ati: “Mwatwaye imana nagize n’umuherezi, muragenda. None nsigaranye iki? Ni gute mwombaza muti: ‘Ubaye gute?’ ”
25Abadani bamubwira bati: “Ntutume ijwi ryawe ryumvikana hagati muri twebwe, nk’aho abagabo bashavuye bokugirira nabi, ukabura ubuzima bwawe n’ubuzima bw’abo mu nzu yawe.”
26Abadani babandanya urugendo rwabo; kandi Mika abonye ko bamurusha inkomezi, aca asubira iwe. 27Batwara ico Mika yari yagize, n’umuherezi wiwe, baja i Layishi—ku bantu bitekaniye kandi batazi na gato—babatera n’ubugi bw’inkota, baca baturira ico gisagara n’umuriro. 28Nta muntu n’umwe yashobora kubarokora, kuko ico gisagara cari kure ya Sidoni kandi nta co bafatanya n’umuntu. Cari mu kiyaya c’i Beti-Rehobu. Abadani basubira kwubaka ico gisagara, baca batura ng’aho. 29Bita ico gisagara Dani, ku bw’izina ry’umukurambere wabo Dani, umwana wa Isirayeli; ariko ico gisagara kera cahora citwa Layishi. 30Abadani bishingira igishushanyo caheretswe. Yonatani, umwana wa Gerishomu, umwana wa Musa, n’abahungu biwe, baba abaherezi b’umuryango w’Abadani gushika ku musi igihugu canyagwa. 31Bishingira igishushanyo caheretswe Mika yari yagize, igihe cose inzu ya Data wa twese yari i Shilo.