Ukwemera kwa Yonatani gutsinda Abafilisiti
Yonatani urira urutare afite uwamutwaza intwaro wenyine, avuga ko Data wa twese ashobora gukiza ku benshi cyangwa ku bake, maze inkambi y'Abafilisiti isenyuka n'ubwoba. Nuko Sawuli yangiza uwo munsi arahira ko ntawe uzarya; Yonatani asogongera ku buki, maze kwanga kw'ingabo gusa ni ko kurokora ubugingo bwe.
14 1Umunsi umwe Yonatani mwene Sawuli abwira umusore wamutwariraga intwaro ati: “Ngwino, twambuke tujye ku birindiro by'Abafilisiti biri hakurya yacu,” ariko ntabwo yabwiye se. 2Sawuli yari ari ku mpera ya Gibeya munsi y'igiti cy'umukomamanga i Migironi, afite abagabo nka magana atandatu. 3Ahiya mwene Ahitubu, musaza wa Ikabodi, mwene Finehasi, mwene Eli, umutambyi wa Data wa twese i Shilo, yari yambaye efodi. Ingabo ntizari zizi ko Yonatani yagiye. a a v3 Efodi yari umwambaro wihariye w'abatambyi wambarwaga mu gihe bagisha Imana inama.
4Hagati y'inzira Yonatani yashakaga kunyuramo ngo yambuke agere ku birindiro by'Abafilisiti, hari urutare rwimanitse ku ruhande rumwe n'urundi rutare rwimanitse ku rundi ruhande—rumwe rwitwa Bozezi, urundi Sene. 5Urutare rumwe rwari mu majyaruguru ruhanganye na Mikimasi, urundi mu majyepfo ruhanganye na Geba. 6Yonatani abwira umusore wamutwariraga intwaro ati: “Ngwino, twambuke tujye ku birindiro by'aba batakebwe. Wenda Data wa twese azadukorera; nta kintu na kimwe cyamubuza gukiza, yaba ku benshi cyangwa ku bake.”
7Umusore wamutwariraga intwaro aramubwira ati: “Kora ibyo byose byo mu mutima wawe. Genda—ndi kumwe nawe, n'umutima wanjye n'ubugingo bwanjye.”
8Nuko Yonatani aravuga ati: “Tuzambuka tujye kuri abo bagabo maze twibabereke. 9Nibavuga bati: ‘Mutegereze kugeza tubageraho,’ tuzaguma aho turi ntituzabazamukira. 10Ariko nibavuga bati: ‘Nimuzamuke muze aho turi,’ tuzazamuka, kuko Data wa twese yabashyize mu maboko yacu—icyo ni cyo kimenyetso cyacu.”
11Bombi biyereka ku birindiro by'Abafilisiti. Abafilisiti baravuga bati: “Dore, Abaheburayi basohotse mu myobo bari bihishemo.” 12Abagabo bo ku birindiro bahamagara Yonatani n'umusore wamutwariraga intwaro bati: “Nimuzamuke muze aho turi natwe tubigishe isomo.” Yonatani abwira umusore wamutwariraga intwaro ati: “Zamuka unkurikire, kuko Data wa twese yabashyize mu maboko ya Isiraheli.”
13Yonatani arazamuka yifashishije amaboko n'amaguru, umusore wamutwariraga intwaro amukurikiye; Abafilisiti baragwa imbere ya Yonatani, naho umusore wamutwariraga intwaro arabica inyuma ye. 14Muri ryo tero rya mbere, Yonatani n'umusore wamutwariraga intwaro bica abagabo nka makumyabiri mu gace kagana nk'igice cy'umurima.
15Ubwoba bukwira mu nkambi no mu gasozi no mu ngabo zose; abo ku birindiro n'abagabye ibitero bahinda umushyitsi, isi iratingita—ubwoba bwavuye kuri Data wa twese. 16Abarinzi ba Sawuli i Gibeya ya Benyamini barebye, basanga ingabo nyinshi z'Abafilisiti zisheshwe, zitatanye impande zose. 17Sawuli abwira ingabo ze ati: “Barura murebe uwabuze.” Bamaze kubarura, basanga Yonatani n'umusore wamutwariraga intwaro batahari.
18Sawuli abwira Ahiya ati: “Zana isanduku ya Data wa twese hano,” kuko icyo gihe isanduku ya Data wa twese yari kumwe n'Abisiraheli. 19Sawuli akivugana n'umutambyi, urusaku rwo mu nkambi y'Abafilisiti ruza rwiyongera cyane. Abwira umutambyi ati: “Kuraho ukuboko kwawe.”
20Sawuli n'ingabo ze barahuruzwa, bagera ku rugamba, basanga inkota z'Abafilisiti zihindukiranye, bahwiragiye cyane. 21Abaheburayi bari babanje kujya ku ruhande rw'Abafilisiti bakazamukana na bo mu nkambi, na bo barahindukira baba ku ruhande rw'Abisiraheli bari kumwe na Sawuli na Yonatani. 22Abagabo b'Abisiraheli bose bari bihishe mu misozi ya Efurayimu bumvise ko Abafilisiti bahunze, na bo barabakurikirana cyane mu rugamba. 23Nuko Data wa twese arokora Isiraheli kuri uwo munsi, intambara irenga hakurya ya Betaveni.
Indahiro yihuta ya Sawuli inanija Isiraheli
24Ingabo za Isiraheli zari zinaniwe cyane kuri uwo munsi, kuko Sawuli yari yarazirahije ati: “Havumwe umuntu wese urya ibyokurya mbere y'umugoroba, mbere y'uko nihōrera ku banzi banjye.” Nta n'umwe mu ngabo wasogongeye ku byokurya.
25Ingabo zose zinjira mu ishyamba, hasi hari ubuki. 26Bageze mu ishyamba, basanga ubuki butemba, nyamara nta n'umwe washyize ukuboko ku kanwa ke, kuko ingabo zatinyaga indahiro. 27Ariko Yonatani yari atarumva ko se yarahije ingabo, nuko arambura umutwe w'inkoni ye, awukoza mu buki bwo mu gitiba, ashyira ukuboko ku kanwa, maze amaso ye aramurika. 28Umusirikare umwe aravuga ati: “So yarahije ingabo ati: ‘Havumwe umuntu wese urya ibyokurya uyu munsi’—ni cyo gituma abantu bananiwe.”
29Yonatani aravuga ati: “Data wanjye yateje igihugu amakuba. Dore uko amaso yanjye yamurikiye nsogongeye akabuki gake. 30Byari kuba byiza cyane iyo ingabo zariye uko zishaka uyu munsi ku minyago y'abanzi bazo! Gutsindwa kw'Abafilisiti ntikwabaye kwinshi.” 31Kuri uwo munsi bica Abafilisiti bahereye i Mikimasi bakageza i Ayaloni, maze ingabo zirananirwa bikomeye. 32Ingabo zigwa ku minyago, zifata intama n'inka n'inyana, zibicira hasi, zirya inyama zirimo amaraso. 33Hari uwabwiye Sawuli ati: “Ingabo ziri gucumura kuri Data wa twese, kuko ziri kurya inyama zikirimo amaraso.” Aravuga ati: “Mwahemutse. Nimumpirikire ibuye rinini hano.”
34Hanyuma aravuga ati: “Nimukwire mu ngabo muzibwire muti: umuntu wese anzanire ikimasa cye cyangwa intama ye, akibagire hano maze arye—ntimucumure kuri Data wa twese mukarya inyama zirimo amaraso.” Nuko muri iryo joro buri wese azana ikimasa cye akakibagira aho.
35Sawuli yubakira Data wa twese urutambiro—ni rwo rutambiro rwa mbere yamwubakiye. 36Sawuli aravuga ati: “Nimureke tumanuke dukurikire Abafilisiti muri iri joro, tubasahure kugeza bukeye, ntituzasige n'umwe muzima.” Baramusubiza bati: “Kora ibyo ubona ko ari byiza.” Ariko umutambyi aravuga ati: “Nimureke twegere Data wa twese hano.”
37Nuko Sawuli abaza Data wa twese ati: “Mbese numanuke nkurikire Abafilisiti? Uzabashyira mu maboko ya Isiraheli?” Ariko nta cyo yamusubije kuri uwo munsi. 38Sawuli aravuga ati: “Nimuze hano, mwe bategetsi b'ingabo mwese, maze tumenye uko iki cyaha cyabaye uyu munsi. 39Ndahiye ku izina rya Data wa twese urokora Isiraheli, ko n'ubwo icyaha cyaba kiri kuri Yonatani umuhungu wanjye, azapfa rwose.” Ariko nta n'umwe mu bantu wagize icyo asubiza. 40Abwira Isiraheli yose ati: “Mwe muhagarare ku ruhande rumwe; naho jye na Yonatani umuhungu wanjye tube ku rundi.” Abantu babwira Sawuli bati: “Kora ibyo ubona ko ari byiza.”
41Sawuli arasenga ati: “Data wa twese, Mana y'Abisiraheli, kuki utasubije umugaragu wawe uyu munsi? Niba iki cyaha kiri muri jye cyangwa mu mwana wanjye Yonatani, Data wa twese, Mana y'Abisiraheli, nsubiza ukoresheje Urimu; ariko niba kiri mu bantu bawe Abisiraheli, nsubiza ukoresheje Tumimu.” Ubufindo bugwa kuri Yonatani na Sawuli, maze ingabo ziba umwere. b b v41 Urimu na Tumimu byari ibikoresho byera byabikwaga mu fode y'umutambyi, bakoreshaga mu gushaka igisubizo cy'Imana bakoresheje ubufindo.
42Sawuli aravuga ati: “Nimuterere ubufindo hagati yanjye n'umwana wanjye Yonatani.” Ubufindo bugwa kuri Yonatani.
43Sawuli abwira Yonatani ati: “Mbwira icyo wakoze.” Aramusubiza ati: “Naribonkeye gato ku musozo w'inkoni yanjye. None ngomba gupfa.”
44Sawuli aravuga ati: “Data wa twese ampane, ndetse anyongereho, nutazapfa rwose, Yonatani.”
45Ingabo zibwira Sawuli ziti: “Mbese Yonatani agomba gupfa, we wanesheje Abisiraheli iyi ntsinzi ikomeye? Oya rwose! Nk'uko Data wa twese ariho, nta musatsi n'umwe wo ku mutwe we uzagwa hasi, kuko icyo yakoze uyu munsi yagikoranye n'ubufasha bwa Data wa twese.” Nuko bakiza Yonatani, aba atapfuye. 46Nuko Sawuli areka gukurikirana Abafilisiti, maze Abafilisiti basubira mu gihugu cyabo.
Intambara za Sawuli n'urugo rwe
47Sawuli amaze guhabwa ubwami bwa Isiraheli, arwanya abanzi be bose bari bamukikije: Abamowabu, Abamoni, Abedomu, n'abami ba Soba n'Abafilisiti. Aho yerekeraga hose arabatsinda. 48Yarwanye gitwari, atsinda Abamaleki, akiza Abisiraheli ababateraga. 49Abahungu ba Sawuli ni aba: Yonatani na Yishiwi na Malikishuwa. Abakobwa be babiri: Merabu w'impfura, Mikali umuto. 50Umugore we: Ahinowamu umukobwa wa Ahimāsi. Umutware w'ingabo ze: Abuneri mwene Neri, se wabo na Sawuli, 51kuko Kishi se wa Sawuli, na Neri se wa Abuneri, bari abahungu ba Abiyeli.
52Intambara yo kurwanya Abafilisiti yari ikaze iminsi yose ya Sawuli; igihe cyose yabonaga umuntu ukomeye cyangwa w'intwari, yaramwiyandikishaga.