Gileyadi: Igihugu ciza co kuragira
Rubeni na Gadi bashaka urwuri rwiza mu buseruko bwa Yorodani, maze Musa yumva bundi bushasha ukwanka kwa ba se kwo kwinjira mu gihugu Data wacu yabahaye. Bemera kwambuka bitwaje ibirwanisho bakarwana imbere ya bene wabo gushika igihugu cigaruriwe, hanyuma ni ho basubira i muhira.
32 1Bene Rubeni na bene Gadi bari bafise amasho menshi y’ibitungwa. Babonye igihugu ca Yazeri n’igihugu ca Gileyadi, batahura ko ari ahantu heza ho kuragira ibitungwa. 2Bene Gadi na bene Rubeni baraza, babwira Musa na Eleyazari umuherezi n’abatware b’ikoraniro bati: 3“Atarotu, Diboni, Yazeri, Nimura, Hesiboni, Eleyale, Sebamu, Nebo na Beyoni, 4ico gihugu Data wa twese yatsinze imbere y’ikoraniro rya Isirayeli, ni igihugu c’ibitungwa, kandi abasavyi bawe dufise ibitungwa.” 5Barongera bati: “Nimba twabonye ubutoni mu maso yawe, ico gihugu nugihe abasavyi bawe ngo kibe akarima kabo. Ntudujabukishe Yorodani.”
6Musa abwira bene Gadi na bene Rubeni ati: “Mbega bene wanyu boja ku rugamba namwe mukicara ng’aha? 7Kubera iki mudendebukije imitima ya bene Isirayeli kugira ntibajabuke baje mu gihugu Data wa twese yabahaye? 8Ni ko ba so bakoze igihe nabarungika bava i Kadeshi-Baruneya ngo bagende barabe ico gihugu. 9Baduze bashika mu Mwonga wa Eshikoli, baraba ico gihugu, maze badendebukiza imitima ya bene Isirayeli ngo ntibinjire mu gihugu Data wa twese yari yabahaye. 10Nuko uwo musi uburake bwa Data wa twese buraka, aca arahiga ati: 11ni ukuri abagabo bavuye mu Misiri, kuva ku myaka mirongo ibiri no kuduga, ntibazobona ico gihugu narahiye ko nzogiha Aburahamu na Isaka na Yakobo, kuko batankurikiye bimwe bishitse. 12Nta n’umwe atari Kalebu mwene Yefune Umukenizi na Yosuwa mwene Nuni, kuko bakurikiye Data wa twese bimwe bishitse. 13Uburake bwa Data wa twese buraka kuri Isirayeli, abazerereza mu bugaragwa imyaka mirongo ine gushika iryo yaruka ryose ryari ryakoze ikibi imbere ya Data wa twese rifuye.
14None mwahagurutse mu kibanza ca ba so, mwebwe uruvyaro rw’abanyavyaha, mwongereza n’ibindi ku burake bukaze bwa Data wa twese kuri Isirayeli! 15Nimwamuvaho ntimukamukurikire, azosubira kubareka mu bugaragwa, mwebwe mukazorimbura abo bantu bose.”
16Baramwegera bati: “Tuzokwubaka hano uruzitiro rw’ibitungwa vyacu n’ibisagara bya bana bacu. 17Ariko twebwe tuzokwitwaza ibirwanisho, twiteguye kuja imbere ya bene Isirayeli gushika tubashikana aho bagiye, bana bacu bagumye mu bisagara bikingiwe, bakiye abantu baba muri ico gihugu. 18Ntituzotaha mu mazu yacu gushika umwe wese muri bene Isirayeli aronse intoranwa yiwe. 19Ntituzoragwaninatwe hakurya ya Yorodani n’aho hirya, kubera intoranwa yacu twayironse hano hakuno ya Yorodani, mu buseruko.”
20Musa arababwira ati: “Nimwakora ivyo, nimwitwaza ibirwanisho imbere ya Data wa twese ngo muje ku rugamba, 21umugabo wese wiyambaje ibirwanisho muri mwebwe akajabuka Yorodani imbere ya Data wa twese gushika yirukana abansi biwe imbere yiwe, 22ico gihugu kikagandura imbere ya Data wa twese, naho mwogaruka, ntimugire ico mubereyemwo Data wa twese na Isirayeli, kandi ico gihugu kizoba akarima kanyu imbere ya Data wa twese. 23Ariko nimutagize ivyo, raba, muzoba mucumuye kuri Data wa twese, kandi mumenye ko ivyaha vyanyu bizobasanga. 24Nimwubakire uduhungu twanyu ibisagara n’uruzitiro rw’amasho yanyu, maze mukore ivyo akanwa kanyu kasezeranye.”
25Bene Gadi na bene Rubeni babwira Musa bati: “Abasavyi bawe bazogira nk’uko databuja abitegetse. 26Bana bacu, abagore bacu, amasho yacu n’ibitungwa vyacu vyose bizoguma ng’aho mu bisagara vya Gileyadi, 27ariko abasavyi bawe, umugabo wese yiyambaje ibirwanisho ngo aje ku rugamba, bazojabuka imbere ya Data wa twese ngo baje ku rugamba, nk’uko databuja avuze.”
28Nuko Musa abategekera Eleyazari umuherezi, Yosuwa mwene Nuni n’abatware b’imiryango y’amoko ya Isirayeli. 29Musa arababwira ati: “Nimba bene Gadi na bene Rubeni bazojabuka Yorodani namwe, umugabo wese yiyambaje ibirwanisho ngo aje ku rugamba imbere ya Data wa twese, kandi ico gihugu kikagandura imbere yanyu, muce mubaha Gileyadi ngo kibe akarima kabo. 30Ariko nimba batazojabuka bitwaje ibirwanisho namwe, bategerezwa kuronka akarima hagati yanyu mu gihugu ca Kanani.”
31Bene Gadi na bene Rubeni barishura bati: “Tuzogira nk’uko Data wa twese yabwiye abasavyi bawe. 32Twebwe nyene tuzojabuka twiyambaje ibirwanisho imbere ya Data wa twese tuje mu gihugu ca Kanani, kandi intoranwa yacu twaragwa izoguma iyacu hakurya ya Yorodani.”
33Musa arabaha, bene Gadi na bene Rubeni n’igice c’umuryango wa Manase mwene Yozefu, ubwami bwa Sihoni umwami w’Abamori n’ubwami bwa Ogi umwami wa Bashani: igihugu, ibisagara vyaco, n’uturere n’ibisagara bikikije ico gihugu. 34Nuko bene Gadi bubaka Diboni, Atarotu, Aroweri, 35Atiroti-Shofani, Yazeri, Yogibeha, 36Beti-Nimura na Beti-Harani, ibisagara bikingiwe n’uruzitiro rw’intama. 37Na bene Rubeni bubaka Hesiboni, Eleyale, Kiriyatayimu, 38Nebo, Bayali-Meyoni (bagihinduye izina) na Sibuma, kandi baha amazina mashasha ibisagara bubatse. 39Bene Makiri mwene Manase baja i Gileyadi, barakigira, basohora Abamori babayo. 40Nuko Musa aha Gileyadi Makiri mwene Manase, atura ng’aho. 41Na Yayiri mwene Manase aragenda, agira ibigwati vyabo, abita Havoti-Yayiri. 42Na Noba aragenda, agira Kenati n’ibigwati vyaco, agiha izina ryiwe bwite ati: Noba.