Abimeleki yakwega ingoma
Abimeleki akoresha ifeza y'urusengero kugura abagome, yica bene se mirongo indwi ku ibuye rimwe; Yotamu wenyene ararokoka, avuga n'ijwi rirenga umugani wiwe w'ibiti vyimitse igihuru c'amahwa. Data wacu aca ahindukiza Shekemu ngo imurwanye. Atongora abantu igihumbi bari bazima, maze urusyo rw'umugore rumumena umutwe.
9 1Abimeleki mwene Yerubaali yagiye i Shekemu kuri bashikuru ba nyina, maze ababwira hamwe n’umuryango wose wa sekuru wa nyina, ati: 2Nimubaze abenegihugu bose b’i Shekemu muti: ‘Ni ikihe ciza, ko mwotegekwa n’abantu mirongo irindwi, bo bene Yerubaali bose, canke ko mwotegekwa n’umuntu umwe?’ Mwibuke ko ndi umufyo wanyu, ndi amaraso yanyu.
3Bashikuru ba nyina basubiriza ivyo vyose abenegihugu b’i Shekemu, maze imitima yabo ihindukirira Abimeleki, kuko bavuga bati: “Ni mwene wacu.” 4Baramuha ibiceri vy’ifeza mirongo irindwi bivuye mu ngoro ya Baali-beriti, maze Abimeleki akoresha ivyo biceri aha ingwano abantu b’imburungutu, b’abagome, bamukurikira. 5Nuko i Ofura ku nzu ya se, yicira yo bene wabo, bene Yerubaali mirongo irindwi, ku buye bumwe. Ariko Yotamu, imfura nto ya Yerubaali, ararokoka kuko yari yihishe. 6Abenegihugu bose b’i Shekemu n’ab’i Beti-milo barakoranira, baragenda, bagira Abimeleki umwami iruhande y’igiti c’umuvugo kiri hafi y’inkingi i Shekemu.
7Yotamu abibwiwe, aragenda ahagarara ku karere k’umusozi Gerizimu, aduza ijwi ryiwe, arasemerera ati: “Nimunyumvirize, bantu b’i Shekemu, kugira ngo Data wa twese nawe abumvirize. 8Umusi umwe ibiti vyaragiye kugira ngo vyirobanurire umwami wo kubiganza. Bibwira umwelayo biti: ‘Nutuganze.’ 9Ariko umwelayo urabishura uti: ‘Nokwikura amavuta yanje, ayo Data wa twese n’abantu bahimbazwako, nkagenda ngatenguruka hejuru y’ibiti?’ 10Nuko ibiti bibwira igiti c’umusukoni biti: ‘Nuze wewe utuganze.’ 11Ariko umusukoni urabishura uti: ‘Nokwikura uburyohe bwanje n’ivyamwa vyanje vyiza, nkagenda ngatenguruka hejuru y’ibiti?’ 12Nuko ibiti bibwira umuzabibu biti: ‘Nuze wewe utuganze.’ 13Ariko umuzabibu urabishura uti: ‘Nokwikura umuvinyu wanje mushasha, uwunezereza Data wa twese n’abantu, nkagenda ngatenguruka hejuru y’ibiti?’ 14Nuko ibiti vyose bibwira igiti c’amahwa biti: ‘Nuze wewe utuganze.’ 15Igiti c’amahwa gibwira ibiti kiti: ‘Nimba koko mugomba kunyirobanurira ngo mbe umwami wanyu, nuko nimuze mwihungire mu gitutu canje; ariko nimba atari ukwo, umuriro nuve mu giti c’amahwa, uturire imyerezi yo muri Libani.’
16None nimba mwakoze mu bwizigirwa no mu kugororoka mu kugira Abimeleki umwami, kandi nimba mwagiriye neza Yerubaali n’inzu yiwe, mukamuhemba nk’uko ibikorwa vyiwe vyari bikwiye, 17data yabarwaniye, atanga ubuzima bwiwe kugira ngo abakize mu minwe y’Abamidiyani, 18mugabo uno musi mwarahagurukiye inzu ya data, mwicira bene wabo, abantu mirongo irindwi ku buye bumwe, mugira Abimeleki, mwene umushumbakazi wiwe, umwami w’abenegihugu b’i Shekemu kubera ko ari mwene wanyu, 19nimba mwakoreye Yerubaali n’inzu yiwe mu bwizigirwa no mu kugororoka uno musi, nuko munezerwe muri Abimeleki, nawe anezerwe muri mwebwe. 20Ariko nimba atari ukwo, umuriro nuve kuri Abimeleki, uturire abenegihugu b’i Shekemu n’ab’i Beti-milo, kandi umuriro nuve ku benegihugu b’i Shekemu no ku b’i Beti-milo, uturire Abimeleki.”
21Yotamu arahunga ararokoka, agenda i Beeri, ahaba, kure ya Abimeleki mwene wabo.
Data wa twese ahora amaraso yavuye
22Abimeleki amaze gutegeka Isiraeli imyaka itatu, 23Data wa twese arungika impwemu mbi hagati ya Abimeleki n’abenegihugu b’i Shekemu, maze bagambanira Abimeleki. a a v23 Data wa twese ntiyateye ikibi mu mitima yabo; yatanze Abimeleki n’abagabo b’i Shekemu mu bugambanyi bari bamaze guhitamwo, kugira ngo amaraso ya bene wabo biciwe aronke ubutungane bwayo. 24Kugira ngo ubukazi bwakorewe bene Yerubaali mirongo irindwi buhembwe, amaraso yabo ashirwe kuri Abimeleki mwene wabo, uwabishe, no ku benegihugu b’i Shekemu, abakomeje ukuboko kwiwe ngo yice bene wabo. 25Abenegihugu b’i Shekemu bamuteza abamuhigira ku karere k’imisozi, maze basahura umuntu wese aciye mu nzira. Abimeleki arabibwirwa.
26Gaali mwene Ebedi araza na bene wabo, bimukira i Shekemu, maze abenegihugu baho baramwizigira. 27Baja mu mirima, bisoroma inzabibu mu mirima yabo y’imizabibu, barazishorera, bagira umusi mukuru mu ngoro y’imana yabo, aho barya, baranywa, bavuma Abimeleki.
28Gaali mwene Ebedi aravuga ati: “Abimeleki ni nde, kandi Shekemu ni nde, ngo tumukorere? Si mwene Yerubaali, kandi Zebuli si we musuku wiwe? Nimukorere abagabo ba Hamori, se wa Shekemu! Ni kuki twokorera Abimeleki? 29Iyo aba bantu baba abanje ngo mbategeke! None noheza Abimeleki; nomubwira nti: ‘Nuhamagare ingabo zawe zose!’”
30Zebuli, umutegetsi w’igisagara, yumvise amajambo ya Gaali mwene Ebedi, araragurumana ishavu. 31Arungika rwihishwa intumwa kuri Abimeleki ati: “Ehe Gaali mwene Ebedi na bene wabo baje i Shekemu, bariko bahindukiza igisagara ngo kikwanse. 32None haguruka mw’ijoro, wewe n’abantu muri kumwe, mwiyegeke mu murima. 33Mu gitondo izuba riteze, uvyuke kare uterere igisagara. Igihe Gaali n’abantu biwe bazoza kukurwanya, uzobagire ico ukuboko kwawe kuzoshobora.”
34Nuko Abimeleki n’abantu biwe bose bagenda mw’ijoro, biyegeka kurwanya Shekemu, bagabanijemwo imirwi ine. 35Gaali mwene Ebedi arasohoka, ahagarara ku muryango w’irembo ry’igisagara; Abimeleki n’abantu bari kumwe nawe bava aho bari biyegetse.
36Gaali abonye abantu, abwira Zebuli ati: “Ehe abantu bamanuka bava ku karere k’imisozi!” Zebuli ati: “Uriko ubona igitutu c’imisozi uti ni abantu.”
37Gaali yongera kuvuga ati: “Ehe abantu bamanuka bava hagati mu gihugu, kandi umurwi umwe uva mu ruhande rw’igiti c’umuvugo c’abapfumu.”
38Nuko Zebuli amubwira ati: “Ubu amajambo yawe y’ubwishime ari hehe, wewe wavuze uti: ‘Abimeleki ni nde ngo tumukorere?’ Aba si bo bantu wagaye? Nusohoke ubarwanye!”
39Nuko Gaali arasohoka aja imbere y’abenegihugu b’i Shekemu, arwanya Abimeleki. 40Ariko Abimeleki aramuhiga, Gaali ahunga imbere yiwe, maze benshi bagwa bakomeretse gushika ku muryango w’irembo. 41Abimeleki agumana i Aruma, maze Zebuli yirukana Gaali na bene wabo bava i Shekemu, ntibashobora kubaho yo. 42Ku musi ukurikira abantu bagiye mu mirima, maze Abimeleki arabibwirwa. 43Afata abantu biwe, abagabanyamwo imirwi itatu, maze yiyegeka mu mirima. Abonye abantu basohoka mu gisagara, arabahagurukira arabatikiza. 44Abimeleki n’imirwi yiwe barihutira imbere, bagahagarara ku muryango w’irembo ry’igisagara, naho iyindi mirwi ibiri yaciye ikwira abari mu mirima bose, ikabatikiza. 45Abimeleki yarwanije igisagara uwo musi wose, aragitegura, yica abantu baco, asambura igisagara, akibibamwo umunyu. b b v45 Kubiba umunyu mu gisagara catsindiwe vyari igikorwa ca kera co kuvuma—ikimenyetso c’uko ubutaka buzoguma budatanga ivyimburwa, iyo ngaboho ntisubire kwubakwa.
46Ivyo bavyumvise, abatware bose b’umunara wa Shekemu baja mu gihome c’ingoro ya Eli-beriti. 47Abimeleki abwiwe ko abatware bose b’umunara wa Shekemu bari bakoraniye ng’aho, 48nuko aduga umusozi Zalumoni, we n’abantu biwe bose. Afata ishoka mu kuboko kwiwe, aca ishami ry’igisaka, aritora, ariheka ku rutugu, maze abwira abantu biwe ati: “Nimwihute, mukore ico mwambonye nkora!” 49Nuko umuntu wese aca amashami, akurikira Abimeleki, bayarundanya kuri ca gihome, bagicana umuriro kuri ba bari muri co. Abantu b’umunara wa Shekemu nabo barapfa—nk’abagabo n’abagore igihumbi.
50Nuko Abimeleki agenda i Tebezi, agihana ikambi, aragitegura. 51Mu gisagara harimwo umunara ukomeye, maze abagabo n’abagore bose—abatware bose b’igisagara—bawuhungira, biyugaraniramwo, baduga hejuru ku nama y’umunara. 52Abimeleki ashika ku munara, arawurwanya, yegera urugi rwawo kugira ngo awuturire. 53Ariko umugore atererana urusyo rwo hejuru ku mutwe wa Abimeleki, amumena igihanga. 54Aca ahamagara ningoga umuvyeyi w’ibirwanisho vyiwe ati: “Sokora inkota yawe unyice, kugira ngo ntibazovuge ngo: ‘Umugore ni we yamwishe.’” Nuko uwo musore aramucumita, arapfa.
55Abagabo b’Isiraeli babonye ko Abimeleki yapfuye, bose bataha iwabo. 56Uku ni ko Data wa twese yahoreye ikibi Abimeleki yakoreye se mu kwica bene wabo mirongo irindwi. 57Data wa twese yasubije ikibi cose c’abagabo b’i Shekemu ku mitwe yabo bo nyene, maze umuvumo wa Yotamu mwene Yerubaali uza kuri bo.