Sawuli atsinda Amaleki ariko akanga kumvira
Sawuli watumwe na Data wa twese gutsemba Amaleki, arokora umwami n'amatungo meza, maze yishingira urwibutso. Bamubajije, ashinja ingabo kandi abyita igitambo. Samweli asubiza ko kumvira kuruta igitambo, amubwira ko ubwami bwamwamburwa, maze yica Agagi ubwe.
15 1Samweli abwira Sawuli ati: “Data wa twese ni we wantumye ngo ngusīge amavuta ube umwami w'ubwoko bwe Isiraheli. None rero tega amatwi amagambo ya Data wa twese.
2Data wa twese, Nyiringabo zo mu ijuru, avuga atya ati: ‘Nibutse ibyo Amaleki yagiriye Isiraheli, uko yabarwanyije mu nzira ubwo bazamuka bava mu Misiri. 3Genda utere Amaleki, utsembe rwose ibyabo byose. Ntuzabagirire impuhwe—wice umugabo n'umugore, umwana n'uruhinja, ikimasa n'intama, ingamiya n'indogobe.’”
4Sawuli ahamagaza ingabo azibarira i Telayimu: abasirikari b'amaguru ibihumbi magana abiri, n'abagabo b'u Buyuda ibihumbi icumi. 5Sawuli ageze ku mujyi wa Amaleki, arategera mu kibaya. 6Sawuli abwira Abakeni ati: “Nimugende, mujye kure, muve hagati y'Abamaleki, nitabigenza ntyo ndabatsembana na bo; kuko mwagiriye neza Abisiraheli bose igihe bazamuka bava mu Misiri.” Nuko Abakeni bava hagati y'Abamaleki.
7Nuko Sawuli atsemba Abamaleki uhereye i Havila kugeza i Shuru, hariya mu burasirazuba bwa Misiri. 8Afata Agagi umwami w'Abamaleki ari muzima, ariko abantu bose abatsembesha inkota. 9Sawuli n'ingabo bararokora Agagi, n'intama n'inka nziza, n'ibinure n'abana b'intama, ibyiza byose. Banze kubitsemba, ahubwo ibyari bisuzuguritse kandi bidafite umumaro byose barabitsemba.
10Nuko ijambo rya Data wa twese riza kuri Samweli riti:
11“Nicuza kuba nagize Sawuli umwami, kuko yavuye inyuma yanjye kandi ntiyasohoje ibyo namutegetse.” Samweli ararakara, atakambira Data wa twese ijoro ryose. a a v11 Igihe Data wa twese avuga ko ‘yicuza’ kuba yaragize Sawuli umwami, ntaba yemera ko yakoze ikosa, ahubwo aba agaragaza agahinda nyako kubera uko Sawuli yamuteye umugongo—nk'uko umurongo wa 29 ubigaragaza, ntahindura umugambi we nk'uko umuntu abigenza.
12Samweli azinduka kare mu gitondo ngo ahura na Sawuli, maze abwirwa ati: “Sawuli yagiye i Karumeli, yiyubakira urwibutso, nuko ahindukiye amanuka ajya i Gilugali.”
13Samweli aza kuri Sawuli. Sawuli aramubwira ati: “Data wa twese akuhe umugisha! Nasohoje itegeko rya Data wa twese.”
14Ariko Samweli aramubwira ati: “Ko numva intama zivuga mu matwi yanjye n'inka zitontoma, ibyo ni iki?”
15Sawuli aramusubiza ati: “Bazanye ku Bamaleki; ingabo zarokoye intama n'inka nziza ngo bazitambire So, ariko ibisigaye barabitsemba.”
16Samweli abwira Sawuli ati: “Hagarara—reka nkubwire ibyo Data wa twese yambwiye nijoro.” “Vuga,” ni ko Sawuli avuga.
17Samweli aramubwira ati: “Nubwo wari muto mu maso yawe bwite, ntiwabaye umukuru w'imiryango y'Abisiraheli? Data wa twese yaragusīze amavuta ube umwami wa Isiraheli, 18maze Data wa twese akohereza ku butumwa, aravuga ati: ‘Genda, abanyabyaha ari bo Bamaleki ubatsembe; ubarwanye kugeza ubamaze kubatsemba.’” 19Kuki utumviye ijwi rya Data wa twese? Ahubwo wiroheye ku minyago, ukora ikibi mu maso ya Data wa twese.
20Sawuli abwira Samweli ati: “Numviye ijwi rya Data wa twese koko! Nagiye ku butumwa Data wa twese yantumye, nazanye Agagi umwami wa Amaleki, ntsemba Abamaleki. 21Ariko ingabo zenze mu minyago, zifata intama n'inka nziza byari byeguriwe kurimbuka, kugira ngo bazitambire So i Gilugali.”
22Samweli aramubwira ati: “Mbese Data wa twese yishimira ibitambo bikongorwa n'ibindi bitambo nk'uko yishimira kumvira ijwi rya Data wa twese? Kumvira kuruta igitambo, no gutega amatwi kuruta ibinure by'amapfizi. 23Kuko ubwigomeke ari nk'icyaha cy'ubupfumu, n'ubwirasi bukaba nk'ikibi cyo gusenga ibigirwamana. Kuko wanze ijambo rya Data wa twese, na we yakwanze ngo ntube umwami.”
24Sawuli abwira Samweli ati: “Nacumuye. Narenze itegeko rya Data wa twese n'amagambo yawe, kuko natinye abantu nkabumvira. 25None ndakwinginze, mbabarira icyaha cyanjye, usubire inzira nawe, kugira ngo ndamya Data wa twese.”
26Samweli abwira Sawuli ati: “Sinsubira inzira nawe. Wanze ijambo rya Data wa twese, na Data wa twese yakwanze ngo ntube umwami wa Isiraheli.” 27Samweli ahindukiye ngo agende, Sawuli afata umusozo w'ikanzu ya Samweli, nuko uratabuka. 28Samweli aramubwira ati: “Data wa twese akwamburye ubwami bwa Isiraheli uyu munsi, abuhaye mugenzi wawe umuntu ukuruta. 29Icyubahiro cya Isiraheli, ari we Data wa twese, ntazabeshya kandi ntazahindura umugambi we, kuko atari umuntu ngo ahindure umugambi.”
30Sawuli aramubwira ati: “Nacumuye, ariko ndakwinginze, umpe icyubahiro ubu imbere y'abasaza b'ubwoko bwanjye no imbere ya Isiraheli; usubire inzira nawe, kugira ngo ndamya So.”
31Nuko Samweli asubira inzira na Sawuli, maze Sawuli aramya Data wa twese. 32Nuko Samweli ati: “Nimunzanire Agagi umwami w'Abamaleki.” Agagi aramusanga ashize amanga, yibwira ati: “Rwose akaga k'urupfu karangiye.”
33Samweli aramubwira ati: “Nk'uko inkota yawe yambuye abagore abana babo, ni ko na nyoko azaba ingumba mu bagore.” Nuko atemagura Agagi imbere ya Data wa twese i Gilugali.
34Nuko Samweli ajya i Rama, naho Sawuli azamuka ajya iwe i Gibeya ya Sawuli. 35Samweli ntiyongera kubona Sawuli ukundi kugeza ku munsi yapfiriye, ariko Samweli yagiriraga Sawuli agahinda. Kandi Data wa twese yicuza kuba yaragize Sawuli umwami wa Isiraheli.