Amahanga yasigajwe kugira ngo agerageze Isirayeli
Amahanga asigazwa mu gihugu kugira ngo bigeragezwe ko Isirayeli izokwumviriza. Isirayeli yibagiye Data wabo, Kushani-Rishatayimu ayiganza imyaka umunani gushika Otiniyeli avyuswa. Mu nyuma, Ehudi w'imoso ahisha inkota ku kibero c'iburyo, yica Umwami Eguloni yari yabyibushe cane ari mu cumba ciwe co hejuru, maze akinga urugi.
3 1Aya ni yo mahanga Data wa twese yasize kugira ngo agerageze Isirayeli, ni ukuvuga abo bose batari bazi n’intambara n’imwe yo muri Kanani. 2(Yabigize gusa kugira ngo ibisekuruza vya Isirayeli bitari bzi intambara mbere bironke ico bibyigirako.) 3Aya mahanga ni aya: abatware batanu b’Abafilisitiya, Abanyakanani bose, Abasidoni, n’Abahivi babaga mu misozi ya Lebanoni, uhereye ku musozi Baali-herumoni ushitse kuri Lebo-hamati. 4Yasizwe kugira ngo agerageze Isirayeli, uko bogamburukira amabwirizwa ya Data wa twese, ayo yari yahaye ba sekuruza biwe biciye kuri Musa. 5Nuko Abisirayeli babana n’Abanyakanani, Abaheti, Abamori, Abaperizi, Abahivi, n’Abayebusi. 6Barabira abakobwa b’ayo mahanga, baha n’abakobwa babo abahungu bayo, kandi bakorera imana zabo.
Data wa twese ahagurutsa Otiniyeli
7Isirayeli bakora ikibi mu maso ya Data wa twese, bibagira Data wabo, bakorera ba Baali na ba Ashera. 8Nuko uburake bwa Data wa twese bwaka kuri Isirayeli; abagurisha mu maboko ya Kushani-Rishatayimu umwami w’Aramu-naharayimu, uwo Isirayeli bakoreye imyaka umunani. 9Abisirayeli bamaze gutakambira Data wa twese, abahagurukiza umurokozi, ari we Otiniyeli mwene Kenazi, murumunawabo wa Kalebu, ni we yabarokoye. 10Mpwemu wa Data wa twese amwadukirako, aca acira Isirayeli imanza. Araja ku rugamba, maze Data wa twese ashira Kushani-Rishatayimu umwami w’Aramu mu maboko yiwe, ukuboko kwiwe gunesha Kushani-Rishatayimu. 11Nuko igihugu kiruhuka imyaka mirongo ine, gushika Otiniyeli mwene Kenazi apfuye.
Data wa twese ahagurutsa Ehudi
12Abisirayeli basubira gukora ikibi mu maso ya Data wa twese, kandi kubera ko bakoze iryo kibi, Data wa twese akomeza Egiloni umwami wa Mowabu kugira ngo anesheje Isirayeli. 13Egiloni yegeranya Abamoni n’Abamaleki, araja akubita Isirayeli, bafata igisagara c’imitende. 14Abisirayeli bakorera Egiloni umwami wa Mowabu imyaka cumi n’umunani. 15Abisirayeli basubira gutakambira Data wa twese; abahagurukiza Ehudi mwene Gera, Umunyabenyamini w’ikimoso, aba umurokozi. Barungika ikimazi biciye kuri we kuri Egiloni umwami wa Mowabu. 16Ehudi yibaza inkota ityaye impande zombi, ingana n’intambwe imwe n’igice z’uburebure, ayishira munsi y’impuzu ziwe ku kibero ciwe c’iburyo. 17Yashikiriza ico kimazi Egiloni umwami wa Mowabu, kandi uwo mugabo yari umugabo w’umunyinyonyi cane. 18Ehudi amaze gushikiriza ico kimazi, arekura abantu bari bagitwaye. 19Agaruka avuye ku bigirwamana vyari hafi ya Gilugali, avuga ati: “Ndafise ubutumwa bw’ibanga ndakubwira, wa mwami we.” Umwami avuga ati: “Nyamara!” Abamusuku biwe bose baca bamuva iruhande.
20Ehudi aramwegera, yari yicaye wenyene mu cumba ciwe co hejuru c’ibuhorane. Ehudi avuga ati: “Ndafise ijambo rivuye ku Mana ndakubwira.” Umwami ava ku ntebe yiwe. 21Ehudi yitura ukuboko kwiwe kw’ibumoso, akura inkota ku kibero ciwe c’iburyo, ayicisha mu nda ya Egiloni. 22Urufatiro na rwo rwinjirana n’ubugi; amavuta aca aruhundikira. Kubera Ehudi atakuye inkota mu nda yiwe, amara yiwe aca aseseka. 23Ehudi asohoka ku rubaraza, ugara inzugi z’icumba co hejuru inyuma yiwe, arazipfunga.
24Amaze kugenda, abasuku biwe basanga inzugi z’icumba co hejuru zifunze, bavuga bati: “Nkumbure ariko yiyituma mu cumba c’ibuhorane.” 25Barindira gushika aho bamaramara, mugabo ntiyari aragura inzugi z’icumba co hejuru. Nuko bafata urufunguzo, barazugurura, basanga shebuja aguye hasi, apfuye.
26Mu gihe batevya, Ehudi arahunga. Aca inyuma y’ibigirwamana, ahungira i Seyira. 27Ashitseyo, avuza inzamba y’ihembe ry’impfizi mu misozi ya Efurayimu, maze Abisirayeli bamanukana na we bava mu misozi, Ehudi abaja imbere. 28Abwira ati: “Munkurikire, kuko Data wa twese yashize Mowabu, abansi banyu, mu maboko yanyu.” Baramumanukira inyuma, bafata amazu yo kwambukira Yorodani kugira ngo babuze Mowabu, ntibareka n’umwe gwambuka. 29Ico gihe bica Abamowabu nka 10.000, bose bakomeye, abagabo b’intwari; nta n’umwe yarokotse. 30Nuko Mowabu atsindwa uwo musi munsi y’ukuboko kwa Isirayeli, kandi igihugu kiruhuka imyaka mirongo umunani.
31Shamugari mwene Anati akurikira, yica Abafilisitiya 600 akoresheje akamasho k’inka; na we arokora Isirayeli.