Abansi bakengera igikorwa
Sanibalati atyorora avuga ko imbwebwe yosenyura uruhome, maze ivyo bitwengo bihinduka umugambi wo gutera. Basenga Data wacu bagashinga abarinzi: igice c'abagabo kirubaka ikindi gihagaze gifise ibirwanisho, umwe wese afise inkota, bakora kuva mu museke gushika inyenyeri zivuye.
4 1Igihe Sanubalati yumva yuko twariko turasubira kwubaka uruhome, yarashavuye cane, uburake bwiwe bwararurumba, aca atwenga Abayuda. 2Avuga imbere ya bene wabo n’ingabo za Samariya ati: “Aba Bayuda b’intamagara bariko barakora iki? Mbega bazosubira kwiyubakira uruhome? Bazotanga ibimazi? Bazoherahereza ku musi umwe? Mbega boshobora gusubiza ubugingo amabuye bayakuye mu mirwi y’ivumbati, kandi yaturiye nk’uko ameze?”
3Tobiya w’Umwamoni yari iruhande yiwe, maze avuga ati: “Urwo ruhome rw’amabuye bariko barubaka, naho imbwebwe yorwuriramwo, yorusenyura!”
4Tworere, Data wa twese, kuko turasuzugurwa. Nusubize ugucokoza kwabo ku mitwe yabo, uhereze bo nk’iminyago mu gihugu c’ubunyagano. 5Ntiworengagiza icaha cabo, kandi ntiwemere ko igicumuro cabo gihanagurwa imbere yawe, kuko bavumereye abubatsi.
6Nuko twarasubiye kwubaka uruhome gushika rwose rwahurijwe hamwe gushika ku bitwo vyarwo, kuko abantu bakoranye umutima wabo wose.
7Mugabo igihe Sanubalati, Tobiya, Abarabu, Abamoni n’Abanya-Ashidodi bumva yuko ugusubira kwubaka inzitiro za Yeruzalemu kwariko kuratera imbere kandi yuko imyenge yariko iraheza, baruzura uburake. 8Bose bagira umugambi hamwe wo kuza kurwanya Yeruzalemu no kuyita mu kavuyo.
9Mugabo twarasavye Data wa twese, dushira abarinzi kubarwanya ku murango no mw’ijoro.
10Muri ico gihe abantu b’i Yuda bavuga bati: “Abakozi bariko barata inkomezi zabo, kandi hari ivumbati ryinshi ku buryo tudashobora gusubira kwubaka uruhome.” 11Kandi abansi bacu bavuga bati: “Batarabimenya canke ngo batubone, tuzoba turi hagati muri bo; tuzobica, duhagarike igikorwa.”
12Nuko Abayuda baba hafi yabo baraza baratubwira incuro cumi bati: “Aho muzohindukirira hose, bazoza kutugaba.”
13Nuko nshira abantu inyuma y’uduce two hasi tw’uruhome, mu bibanza vyari vyugururiye, mbashira hamwe n’imiryango yabo bafise inkota zabo, amacumu yabo n’imiheto yabo. 14Maze nimaze kuraba uko ibintu vyifashe, ndahaguruka mbwira abakuru, abategetsi n’abandi bantu basigaye nti: “Ntimubatinye. Mwibuke Data wa twese Umwami-Segaba, w’umukuru kandi uteye ubwoba, murwanire bene wanyu, abahungu banyu n’abakobwa banyu, abagore banyu n’amazu yanyu.”
15Igihe abansi bacu bumva yuko twamenye umugambi wabo kandi yuko Data wa twese yari yawuhemukije, twese twarasubiye ku ruhome, umwe wese ku gikorwa ciwe. 16Kuva kuri uwo musi, igice c’abagabo banje cakora igikorwa mu gihe ikindi gice cari citwaje amacumu, inkinzo, imiheto n’ibirwanirizo. Abakuru bashira inyuma y’abantu b’i Yuda bose, 17bariko barubaka uruhome. Abatwara ibikoresho bakorana igikorwa cabo n’ukuboko kumwe, bafata intwaro n’ukundi, 18kandi umwe wese mu bubatsi yari yiheretse inkota yiwe ku rubavu arikokora. Mugabo umugabo yavuza inzamba yaguma iruhande yanje. 19Nuko mbwira abakuru, abategetsi n’abandi bantu basigaye nti: “Igikorwa ni kinini kandi gisanzaye, kandi dutandukanye umwe n’uwundi ku ruhome rwose. 20Aho muzokwumvira inzamba ivuza hose, muteranire aho. Data wa twese azoturwanira!”
21Nuko tuguma dukora, igice c’abagabo gifashe amacumu, kuva mu rukerera gushika inyenyeri ziserutse. 22Muri ico gihe kandi mbwira abantu nti: “Umwe wese n’umufasha wiwe bagume mu Yeruzalemu mw’ijoro, kugira ngo babe abarinzi mw’ijoro n’abakozi ku murango.” 23Nuko nta we, canke bene wacu, canke abagabo banje, canke abarinzi bankurikira, twigeze dukwegura impuzu zacu; umwe wese yari afise intwaro yiwe mu kuboko, mbere n’igihe yaja kuvoma amazi.