Abusalomu apfira mu ishyamba ry'i Efurayimu
Dawidi yohereza ingabo ze afite itegeko rimwe: bagirire neza Abusalomu. Ishyamba ryica kuruta inkota, maze Abusalomu amanikwa ku mutwe ku giti kugeza Yowabu amutikuyemo amacumu. Intumwa zimugezaho inkuru ko Data wa twese yatabaye umwami; ariko we abaza iby'umwana we gusa.
18 1Dawidi akoranya ingabo ze, ashyiraho abatware b'ibihumbi n'abatware b'amagana ngo babategeke. 2Dawidi yohereza ingabo: kimwe cya gatatu kiyobowe na Yowabu, ikindi cya gatatu kiyobowe na Abishayi mwene Seruya, mwene se wa Yowabu, n'ikindi cya gatatu kiyobowe na Itayi w'Umunyagati. Umwami abwira ingabo ati: “Nanjye tuzajyana rwose.”
3Ariko ingabo ziramubwira ziti: “Ntukajye. Nitudahunga, ntacyo bazitaho; ndetse naho kimwe cya kabiri cyacu cyapfa ntacyo bazitaho. Wowe uruta ibihumbi cumi muri twe. Ni byiza ko uguma mu mujyi witeguye kuzadutumira ubufasha.”
4Umwami arababwira ati: “Nzakora icyo mubona ari cyo cyiza.” Nuko ahagarara ku irembo, ingabo zose zisohoka zigenda ku magana no ku bihumbi.
5Umwami abwira Yowabu na Abishayi na Itayi, arabategeka ati: “Mugirire neza umusore Abusalomu ku bwanjye.” Ingabo zose zumva umwami ategeka abatware ibya Abusalomu.
6Ingabo zisohoka zijya mu gasozi kurwanya Abisiraheli, nuko urugamba ruba mu ishyamba ry'i Efurayimu. 7Aho ingabo z'Abisiraheli zatsindwa n'ingabo za Dawidi, kandi abapfuye uwo munsi bari benshi cyane: abagabo ibihumbi makumyabiri. 8Urugamba rwakwira mu karere kose, kandi ishyamba ryamara ingabo nyinshi uwo munsi kuruta izo inkota yamaze.
9Abusalomu ahura n'ingabo za Dawidi. Ari ku nyumbu ye, anyura munsi y'amashami yabumbataniye y'igiti kinini cy'umwera, umutwe we ufatirwa muri cya giti. Amanika hagati y'ijuru n'isi, naho inyumbu ikomeza kugenda imusiga. 10Umuntu umwe arabibona abwira Yowabu ati: “Mbonye Abusalomu amanitse mu giti cy'umwera.”
11Yowabu abwira uwamubwiye ati: “None wamubonye! Kuki utamukubise ngo umugwishe hasi aho? Nari kuguha ibikoroto by'ifeza by'iminsi cumi n'umukandara.”
12Ariko uwo muntu abwira Yowabu ati: “N'aho bari gushyira mu kiganza cyanjye ibikoroto by'ifeza by'iminsi igihumbi, sinari gutera ukuboko kwanjye umwana w'umwami. Kuko twese twumvise umwami agutegeka wowe na Abishayi na Itayi ati: ‘Murinde umusore Abusalomu ku bwanjye.’ 13Naho ubundi nari kwijandika ubugingo bwanjye, kuko nta kintu gihishwa umwami, nawe uba warihagarariye wenyine utandukanye nanjye.”
14Yowabu ati: “Sinakomeza kumara umwanya nawe gutya.” Afata amacumu atatu mu kuboko kwe, ayatera mu mutima wa Abusalomu akiriho, mu mutima w'igiti cy'umwera. 15Abasore cumi bitwaje intwaro za Yowabu bagota Abusalomu, bamukubita baramwica. 16Yowabu avuza ihembe, maze ingabo zireka gukurikira Abisiraheli, kuko Yowabu yazibujije. 17Bafata Abusalomu, bamujugunya mu cyobo kinini cyo mu ishyamba, bamurundaho amabuye menshi cyane. Abisiraheli bose barahunga, buri wese ajya iwe.
18Mu buzima bwe, Abusalomu yari yashinze inkingi mu Kabande k'Umwami, aravuga ati: “Nta mwana mfite wo kuzanyibukira izina ryanjye.” Ayita iyo nkingi izina rye, kandi iracyitwa Urwibutso rwa Abusalomu kugeza n'ubu. a a v18 Abusalomu yari afite abahungu bamuvukiye (2 Samweli 14:27), ariko biboneka ko bapfuye mbere ye, akaba atasigaranye uzakomeza izina rye.
Dawidi aririra umuhungu we Abusalomu
19Ahimāsi mwene Sadoki aravuga ati: “Reka niruke mbwire umwami ko Data wa twese yamukijije abanzi be.”
20Yowabu ati: “Si wowe muntu ukwiriye kujyana inkuru uyu munsi. Uzajyana inkuru ku rundi munsi, ariko uyu munsi ntuzayijyana na kimwe, kuko umwana w'umwami yapfuye.”
21Yowabu abwira Umunyakushi ati: “Genda ubwire umwami ibyo wabonye.” Umunyakushi yunamira Yowabu ariruka.
22Ahimāsi mwene Sadoki yongera kubwira Yowabu ati: “Byaba uko bishaka kugenda, ndakwinginze nanjye reka nkurikire Umunyakushi niruke.” Yowabu aramusubiza ati: “Kuki wifuza kwiruka, mwana wanjye, kandi nta nkuru ufite yagororerwa?”
23Aravuga ati: “Byaba uko byagenda kose, nziruka.” Yowabu aramubwira ati: “Iruka.” Nuko Ahimāsi anyura mu nzira yo mu kibaya, arusha Umunyakushi kwiruka.
24Dawidi yari yicaye hagati y'amarembo yombi. Umurinzi azamuka ku gisenge cy'irembo ku rukuta, areba hejuru, abona umuntu yiruka wenyine. 25Umurinzi ararangurura abwira umwami. Umwami aravuga ati: “Niba ari wenyine, azanye inkuru.” Nuko uwo wirukaga arushaho kwegera.
26Umurinzi abona undi muntu yiruka, ahamagara umurinzi w'irembo ati: “Dore undi muntu yiruka wenyine!” Umwami aravuga ati: “Na we azanye inkuru.”
27Umurinzi aravuga ati: “Uwa mbere yiruka nka Ahimāsi mwene Sadoki.” Umwami aravuga ati: “Ni umuntu mwiza, aje n'inkuru nziza.”
28Ahimāsi ahamagara umwami ati: “Amahoro!” Yunama imbere y'umwami, yubika mu maso hasi, aravuga ati: “Ahimbazwe So, watanze ba bantu bagomeye nyagasani umwami.”
29Umwami arabaza ati: “Umusore Abusalomu ni muzima?” Ahimāsi arasubiza ati: “Ubwo Yowabu yohereza umugaragu w'umwami nanjye umugaragu wawe, nabonye hariho urujijo rwinshi, ariko sinamenye icyo ari cyo.”
30Umwami aravuga ati: “Ihe iruhande uhagarare hano.” Nuko ava iruhande arahagarara atuje.
31Umunyakushi aragera aravuga ati: “Inkuru nziza, nyagasani umwami! Uyu munsi Uhoraho yagukijije ukuboko kwa bose bakugomeye.”
32Umwami abaza Umunyakushi ati: “Umusore Abusalomu ni muzima?” Umunyakushi arasubiza ati: “Abanzi ba nyagasani umwami, n'abakugomera bose bashaka kukugirira nabi, bazamera nk'uwo musore.”
33Umwami arahinda umushyitsi. Azamuka ku nzu yo haruguru y'irembo, ararira, avuga agenda ati: “Mwana wanjye Abusalomu we! Mwana wanjye, mwana wanjye, Abusalomu! Iyaba jyewe narapfuye mu cyimbo cyawe, Abusalomu, mwana wanjye, mwana wanjye!”
