Igihe Nta Mwami Yabaye muri Isirayeli
Umulewi ariko aja mu nzu ya Data wacu agarukana inshoreke yiwe yari yahunze, maze agasanga umusaza w'umunyamahanga wenyene ari we yemera kumwakira. Abagabo bo mu gisagara bazengurutsa inzu; Umulewi asunikira inshoreke hanze. Mu museke iba iryamye ku muryango. Ayicamwo ibice cumi na bibiri.
19 1Muri iyo misi Isirayeli ntiyari ifise umwami. Umwe mu Balewi yaba mu misozi ya kure y’i Efurayimu, yararonse inshoreke yo i Betelehemu mu Buyuda. 2Iyo nshoreke yiwe ntiyamugumaniye, iramuhungira isubira i waiwe se i Betelehemu mu Buyuda, imaraho amezi ane. 3Umugabo wayo aravyuka ayikurikira, kugira ngo ayivugishe neza mu mutima ayigarukane, ari kumwe n’umusuku wiwe n’indogoba zibiri. Iyo nshoreke imujana i waiwe se, maze se w’uwo mwigeme amwakira n’umunezero. 4Sebukwe, ari we se w’uwo mwigeme, aramugumishako, agumana na we imisi itatu; bararya, baranywa, bararamwo.
5Ku musi wa kane bavyuka kare, umugabo yivyagiye ngo agende. Ariko se w’uwo mwigeme abwira umukwe wiwe ati: “Banza ufungure agahimba k’umukate, maze ugende.” 6Bompi baricara, bararya, baranywa hamwe. Maze se w’uwo mwigeme abwira uwo mugabo ati: “Ndakwinginze, uraramye hano iri joro, umutima wawe unezerwe.” 7Uwo mugabo aravyuka ngo agende, ariko sebukwe aramwinginga, aca asubira kuraramwo iryo joro. 8Ku musi wa gatanu avyuka kare ngo agende; se w’uwo mwigeme ati: “Ndakwinginze, banza wiremeshe, urindire gushika kw’igoroba.” Nuko bompi bararya. 9Uwo mugabo avyutse ngo agende ari kumwe n’inshoreke yiwe n’umusuku wiwe, sebukwe, ari we se w’uwo mwigeme, aramubwira ati: “Raba, umusi uragiye kurenga; uraramye iri joro. Raba, umusi uraheze; raramira hano, winezereze. Ejo uzovyuke kare, ugende mu rugendo rwawe, uje i wawe.” 10Ariko uwo mugabo yanka kuraramwo iryo joro; aravyuka, aragenda, ashika imbere ya Yebusi (ni ryo Yeruzalemu), ari kumwe n’indogoba zibiri ziteretswe n’inshoreke yiwe. 11Bari hafi ya Yebusi, umusi uragiye kurenga, umusuku abwira shebuja ati: “Ingo, ndagusavye, tuje muri iki gisagara c’Abayebusi, tuhararire.”
12Shebuja aramwishura ati: “Ntituzoja mu gisagara c’abanyamahanga, atari ico Bene Isirayeli; tuzobandanya gushika i Gibeya.” 13Abwira umusuku wiwe ati: “Ingo, dushike ku kimwe muri ivyo bibanza, tuje kuraramwo i Gibeya canke i Rama.” 14Nuko babandanya urugendo rwabo, izuba rirabarengera bari hafi ya Gibeya mu gihugu ca Benyamini. 15Baracamwo ngo bararire i Gibeya. Araja imbere, yicara ku kibuga c’igisagara, ariko nta muntu n’umwe yabajana i wiwe ngo bararamwo.
16Umusaza umwe yaza avuye ku kazi ko mu ndima kw’igoroba. Uwo musaza yari uwo mu misozi ya Efurayimu, yaba i Gibeya ari kavamahanga; abagabo bo muri ico kibanza bari Bene Benyamini. 17Uwo musaza aravyura amaso, abona wa mugenzi ari ku kibuga c’igisagara, aramubaza ati: “Uraja he? Uva he?”
18Aramwishura ati: “Turi mu rugendo tuvuye i Betelehemu mu Buyuda, tuja mu misozi ya kure ya Efurayimu, ni yo i wacu. Nagiye i Betelehemu mu Buyuda, none nduko nja ku nzu ya Data wa twese, ariko nta muntu n’umwe anjana i wiwe. 19Dufise ivyatsi n’ibifungurwa vy’indogoba zacu, kandi dufise n’umukate n’umuvinyu, jewe n’umuja wawe, hamwe n’uyu musore ari kumwe n’abasavyi bawe. Nta co dubuze.”
20Uwo musaza ati: “Amahoro abe kuri wewe. Nzoguha ico ukeneye cose; ariko nturaramire ku kibuga.” 21Aramujana i wiwe, aha indogoba ibifungurwa, bakaraba ibirenge, bararya, baranywa.
22Bakiri mu kwinezereza, ca gitumo, abagabo b’abagwanyi bo muri ico gisagara bakikuza inzu, bakomanga ku rugi. Basemerera ku wo musaza nyene inzu, bati: “Sohora wa mugabo yinjiye mu nzu yawe, kugira ngo tumumare irari!”
23Nyene inzu arabasohokera, ababwira ati: “Oya, bene wacu, ndabinginze ntimugire nabi, kuko uyu mugabo yinjiye mu nzu yanje; ntimukore iki kintu c’agahomerabunwa. 24Ng’uyu umukobwa wanje w’isugi n’inshoreke y’uyu mugabo, reke ndabazane. Mubagirire nabi, mubagire ico mushaka cose, ariko ntimukorere uyu mugabo iki kintu c’agahomerabunwa.”
25Ariko abo bagabo banka kwumva. Nuko uwo mugabo afata inshoreke yiwe, ayisohorera hanze. Barayisambanije bongera barayigirira nabi ijoro ryose gushika mu gitondo, baca barayirekura bukeye. 26Ku museke uwo mugore araza, agwa ku rugi rw’inzu y’uwo mugabo shebuja yahengera, gushika bukeye. 27Shebuja avyutse mu gitondo, akingura imiryango y’inzu, asohoka ngo abandanye urugendo rwiwe, maze abona inshoreke yiwe iryamye, igwaye ku muryango w’inzu, ifise amaboko ku rutamiro. 28Aramubwira ati: “Vyuka, tugende.” Nta co yishura. Nuko ayitera ku ndogoba, yikinyurira i wabo.
29Ashitse i wabo afata imbugita, afata inshoreke yiwe, ayicagagura ingingo ku yindi mu bihimba cumi na bibiri, abitumira mu gihugu cose c’Isirayeli. 30Abo bose babibonye bavuga bati: “Nta kintu nk’iki cigeze kiba canke kibonwa kuva Bene Isirayeli baduka bava mu Misiri gushika uyu musi. Nimukizirikaneko, muganire, mwongere muvuge.”