Beni-Hadadi agota Samariya
Beni-Hadadi asaba ifeza za Ahabu, abagore be, n'abana be, maze Isiraheli imutsinda kabiri nk'uko Data wacu yari yasezeranyije binyuze ku muhanuzi. Ariko Ahabu yita umwami yatsinzwe umuvandimwe we akamurekura, maze umuhanuzi wiyoberanije agushya Ahabu ngo yiciremo urubanza ubwe.
20 1Beni-Hadadi umwami wa Aramu akoranya ingabo ze zose, afatanye n'abami mirongo itatu na babiri, n'amafarasi n'amagare y'intambara. Azamuka agota Samariya arayitera. 2Yohereza intumwa mu mujyi kwa Ahabu umwami wa Isiraheli, aravuga ati: “Beni-Hadadi avuze atya ngo: 3‘Ifeza zawe n'izahabu zawe ni izanjye, n'abagore bawe beza n'abana bawe ni abanjye.’ ”
4Umwami wa Isiraheli aramusubiza ati: “Nk'uko uvuze, nyagasani mwami: ndi uwawe, n'ibyo ntunze byose ni ibyawe.”
5Izo ntumwa zirasubira zivuga ziti: “Beni-Hadadi avuze atya ngo: ‘Nakwohereje ubutumwa nkusaba ifeza zawe n'izahabu zawe, n'abagore bawe n'abana bawe. 6Ariko ejo nk'iki gihe nzatuma abagaragu banjye ngo basake mu ngoro yawe no mu mazu y'abagaragu bawe, bafate banyage ibyo utunze byose ukunda.’ ”
7Umwami wa Isiraheli ahamagaza abakuru bose b'igihugu, arababwira ati: “Nimurebe neza ko uyu muntu ashaka akaga. Yantumyeho asaba abagore banjye n'abana banjye n'ifeza zanjye n'izahabu zanjye, nanjye sinamwima.”
8Abakuru bose n'abantu bose baramubwira bati: “Ntumwumvire kandi ntwemere.”
9Nuko abwira intumwa za Beni-Hadadi ati: “Mubwire nyagasani mwami muti: ‘Ibyo wabanje gusaba umugaragu wawe byose nzabikora, ariko iki usaba none sinshobora kugikora.’ ” Izo ntumwa ziragenda zisubizayo igisubizo cye.
10Beni-Hadadi na we yohereza ubutumwa ati: “Imana zampane yihanukiriye, niba umukungugu wa Samariya uzasigara uhagije ngo buri wese mu bankurikira awufateho urushyi.”
11Umwami wa Isiraheli arasubiza ati: “Mumubwire muti: ‘Uwambara intwaro ye ntiyirarire nk'uwamaze kuyiyambura.’ ”
12Igihe Beni-Hadadi n'abami banywaga mu mahema yabo, yumvise ayo magambo abwira abantu be ati: “Nimufate ibirindiro.” Nuko bafata ibirindiro berekeza ku mujyi.
Data wa twese aha Ahabu intsinzi
13Umuhanuzi aza kwa Ahabu umwami wa Isiraheli aravuga ati: “Data wa twese avuze atya ngo: Ese ubonye iri tsinda ry'ingabo rinini? Uyu munsi nzariha mu maboko yawe, maze uzamenye ko ndi Data wawe.”
14Ahabu aramubaza ati: “Uzabikoresha nde?” Umuhanuzi aramusubiza ati: “Data wa twese avuze atya ngo: Nzabikoresha abasore b'abatwarazina b'abategetsi b'intara.” Ahabu arongera ati: “Ni nde uzatangiza intambara?” Umuhanuzi ati: “Ni wowe.”
15Nuko Ahabu ahamagaza abasore b'abatwarazina b'abategetsi b'intara, bari magana abiri na mirongo itatu na babiri. Hanyuma ahamagaza abasigaye, ari bo Bisiraheli bose, bari ibihumbi birindwi. 16Basohoka saa sita igihe Beni-Hadadi n'abami mirongo itatu na babiri bamushyigikiye banywaga baborerwa mu mahema yabo. 17Abasore b'abatwarazina b'abategetsi b'intara ni bo basohotse mbere. Beni-Hadadi yari yohereje abatasi, bamubwira bati: “Hari abantu basohotse muri Samariya.”
18Aravuga ati: “Niba basohokeye amahoro, mubafate ari bazima; niba basohokeye intambara, mubafate ari bazima.”
19Abasore b'abatwarazina b'abategetsi b'intara basohoka mu mujyi ingabo zibakurikiye. 20Buri wese yica uwo bari barwana. Abanyaramu barahunga, Abisiraheli barabakurikira, ariko Beni-Hadadi umwami wa Aramu acikana afarasi afatanye n'abanyamafarasi bamwe. 21Umwami wa Isiraheli aratera arwanya amafarasi n'amagare y'intambara, atsemba Abanyaramu benshi cyane. 22Nyuma umuhanuzi aza ku mwami wa Isiraheli ati: “Komeza ibirindiro byawe utekereze cyane icyo ugomba gukora, kuko mu rucyerane rutaha umwami wa Aramu azongera kugutera.”
23Mu gihe abategetsi b'umwami wa Aramu baramubwira bati: “Imana zabo ni imana zo ku misozi; ni cyo gituma badutsinze. Nitubarwanyira ahantu haringaniye, rwose tuzabatsinda. 24Dore icyo ukore: ukure abami bose ku buyobozi bwabo, ubasimbuze abandi bategetsi. 25Ukoranye ingabo zingana n'izo watakaje, ifarasi isimbure ifarasi, igare y'intambara isimbure igare, maze turwanye Abisiraheli ahantu haringaniye. Ubwo rwose tuzabarusha imbaraga.” Arabumva, akora atyo.
26Mu rucyerane rukurikira, Beni-Hadadi akoranya Abanyaramu, azamuka ajya i Afeki kurwanya Isiraheli. 27Abisiraheli bamaze gukoranywa no guhabwa ingemu, basohoka bajya kubahura. Abisiraheli bakambika bababanganye nk'amatsinda abiri mato y'ihene, naho Abanyaramu buzuye igihugu.
28Umuntu w'Imana aza ku mwami wa Isiraheli aravuga ati: “Data wa twese avuze atya ngo: Kubera ko Abanyaramu batekereza ko Uhoraho ari imana yo ku misozi, atari iyo mu bibaya, nzaha iri tsinda rinini ry'ingabo ryose mu maboko yawe, maze uzamenye ko ndi Data wawe.”
29Iminsi irindwi bakambika bahanganye; ku munsi wa karindwi intambara iratangira. Ku munsi umwe Abisiraheli bica ingabo z'amaguru z'Abanyaramu ibihumbi ijana. 30Abasigaye bahungira i Afeki, aho urukuta rwaguye ku bantu ibihumbi makumyabiri na birindwi muri bo. Beni-Hadadi ahungira mu mujyi yihisha mu cyumba cyo imbere.
31Abagaragu be baramusaba bati: “Twigeze twumva ko abami b'ingoro ya cyami ya Isiraheli bagira impuhwe. Reka tujye ku mwami wa Isiraheli twambaye imyambaro y'akababaro mu nkanda, twambitse imigozi ku mitwe; ahari yakurokora ubugingo.”
32Nuko bambara ibigunira mu nkanda, bambaye imigozi ku mitwe, baza ku mwami wa Isiraheli bamwinginga bati: “Umugaragu wawe Beni-Hadadi aravuga ati: ‘Ndakwinginze ndeke mbeho.’ ” Arabasubiza ati: “Ese aracyariho? Ni umuvandimwe wanjye.”
33Abo bantu babifata nk'ikimenyetso cyiza, bihutira gufata ijambo rye. Baravuga bati: “Yego, ni umuvandimwe wawe Beni-Hadadi!” Umwami aravuga ati: “Nimugende mumuzane.” Nuko Beni-Hadadi arasohoka, Ahabu amuzamuza mu igare.
34Beni-Hadadi aramubwira ati: “Nzasubiza imijyi data yatwaye so, kandi ushobora kwishyiriraho ahawe guteramo isoko i Damasi, nk'uko data yabigize i Samariya.” Ahabu ati: “Kuri ayo masezerano nzagufungura.” Nuko agirana na we isezerano, aramurekura.
Umuhanuzi ahangara umwami
35Ku butumwa bwa Data wa twese, umwe mu bahungu b'abahanuzi abwira mugenzi we ati: “Ndakwinginze unkubite.” Ariko uwo muntu yanga kumukubita.
36Umuhanuzi aramubwira ati: “Kubera ko utumviye ijwi rya Data wa twese, ako kanya umaze kuva aho ndi, intare izakwica.” Uwo muntu amaze kugenda, intare iramubona iramwica.
37Umuhanuzi ahura n'undi muntu aramubwira ati: “Ndakwinginze unkubite.” Nuko uwo mugabo aramukubita aramukomeretsa.
38Hanyuma umuhanuzi ahagarara iruhande rw'inzira ategereje umwami, yihisha apfutse umugozi ku maso. 39Umwami agitambuka, umuhanuzi aramuhamagara ati: “Umugaragu wawe yari yinjiye mu ihangamo ry'urugamba, maze umuntu arahindukira anzanira imbohe, arambwira ati: ‘Rinda uyu muntu. Nabura, ubugingo bwawe buzaba mu cyimbo cy'ubwe, cyangwa utange ibikoroto by'ifeza mirongo irindwi n'itanu.’ 40Umugaragu wawe akiri maso hino no hirya, uwo muntu yaba yigendeye.” Umwami wa Isiraheli aramubwira ati: “Icyo ni cyo cyaguciriwe; ni wowe wacyiyemejeye.”
41Umuhanuzi ahita akuraho ibitambaro byari ku maso ye, maze umwami wa Isiraheli aramumenya ko ari umwe mu bahanuzi.
42Aramubwira umwami ati: “Dore ibyo Data wa twese avuga: Kubera ko warekuye umuntu nari narimburiye kurimburwa, ubugingo bwawe buzaba mu cyimbo cy'ubugingo bwe, n'abantu bawe mu cyimbo cy'abantu be.”
43Umwami wa Isiraheli asubira iwe ababaye cyane kandi arakaye, agera i Samariya.