Ubwoko Buvana n'Umwami Bwabo
Abahungu ba Samweli bakira ruswa, nuko abakuru basaba umwami nk'amahanga yose. Data wa twese abwira Samweli ko ari we banze, atari Samweli. Samweli asobanura ibyo umwami azabatwara, abahungu, abakobwa, imirima, icya cumi cya byose, nyamara abantu baracyemera.
8 1Samweli amaze gusaza, ashyiraho abahungu be ngo babe abacamanza b'Abisiraheli. 2Umuhungu we w'impfura yitwaga Yoweli, uwa kabiri yitwaga Abiya; bakoraga imirimo y'ubucamanza i Bērisheba. 3Ariko abahungu be ntibagenza nka se, ahubwo bakururwaga n'inyungu ya dishoni, bakenguza ruswa, bagoreka ubutabera.
4Nuko abakuru bose b'Abisiraheli baraterana hamwe, baza kwa Samweli i Rama. 5Baramubwira bati: “Dore warasheje, kandi abahungu bawe ntibagenza nkawe. None rero dushyiriraho umwami wo kudutegeka, nk'uko amahanga yose abigenza.” 6Samweli ababazwa ubwo bavugaga bati: “Duhe umwami wo kutuyobora,” nuko asaba Data wa twese.
7Maze Data wa twese abwira Samweli ati: “Umva abantu muri byose baribwira; si wowe banze, ahubwo ni jye banze ngo ndeke kuba umwami wabo. 8Kuko kuva igihe nabakuraga mu Misiri kugeza uyu munsi, bakomeje kundeka bayoboka izindi mana, ni ko bagukorera nawe. 9None rero ubumvire, ariko ubihanangirize uhanukiriye kandi ubabwire uko umwami wabo azabatwara.”
Samweli Aburira ku Ngeso z'Umwami
10Nuko Samweli abwira abantu basabaga umwami amagambo yose ya Data wa twese. 11Aravuga ati: “Dore uko umwami uzabategeka azabagenza: azafata abahungu banyu abashyira ku magare ye n'amafarasi ye, ngo biruka imbere yabo. 12Azishyiriraho abatware b'ibihumbi n'aba mirongo itanu, bamwe ngo bahinge umurima we basarura umusaruro we, abandi ngo bakore intwaro ze n'ibikoresho by'amagare ye y'intambara. 13Azafata abakobwa banyu ngo babe abavanga imibavu n'abateka n'ababumba imigati. 14Azafata imirima yanyu myiza n'imizabibu n'iminzenze, abihe abagaragu be. 15Azakura kimwe cya cumi ku ngano zanyu no ku mizabibu yanyu, abihe ibyegera bye n'abagaragu be. 16Azafata abagaragu banyu n'abaja banyu, n'abasore banyu beza n'indogobe zanyu, abakoresha imirimo ye. 17Azakura kimwe cya cumi ku mashyo yanyu, namwe ubwanyu muzaba inkoreragahato ze. 18Nuko uwo munsi nugera, muzacura umuborogo bitewe n'umwami mwishakiye, ariko Data wa twese ntazabasubiza uwo munsi.”
19Ariko abantu banga kumvira Samweli. Baravuga bati: “Oya! Twifuza umwami wo kudutwara, 20kugira ngo tumere nk'amahanga yose, umwami wacu adutegeke, aduyobore, aturwanirire intambara zacu.”
21Samweli amaze kumva amagambo yose y'abantu, ayasubiriramo imbere ya Data wa twese.
22Data wa twese abwira Samweli ati: “Ubumvire, ubahe umwami.” Nuko Samweli abwira Abisiraheli ati: “Nimugende, buri wese asubire mu mujyi wiwabo.”