Sheba agomera Umwami

Sheba avuza ihembe, maze imiryango yo mu majyaruguru igenda. Yowabu yica Amasa akoresheje inkota yihishe mu nzira, hanyuma agota Abeli. Umugore w'umunyabwenge ahamagara hejuru y'urukuta, abaza impamvu yakwimira umurage wa Data wa twese, nuko bumvikana ko hatangwa umutwe umwe aho kurimbura umujyi.

Igice cya 20.

Hariho umugabo w'ikigoryi witwaga Sheba mwene Bikiri, Umubenyamini. Avuza ihembe ararangurura ijwi ati: “Nta mugabane dufite muri Dawidi, nta na murage dufite muri mwene Yese! Mwa Bisiraheli mwe, buri wese asubire mu ihema rye!”

Nuko abagabo bose b'Abisiraheli bareka Dawidi, bakurikira Sheba mwene Bikiri; ariko abagabo b'Abayuda bakomeza gukurikira umwami wabo, uhereye kuri Yorodani kugeza i Yeruzalemu.

Dawidi ageze ku rugo rwe i Yeruzalemu, umwami afata inshoreke icumi yari yasize zo kurinda ingoro, azigumiza mu nzu akazirinda. Yarazihaga ibyokurya ariko ntiyaziryamananaga na zo. Zakomeje kuba zifunzwe kugeza zapfuye, zimeze nk'abapfakazi.

Umwami abwira Amasa ati: “Untumire Abayuda baze kuri njye mu minsi itatu, nawe ubwawe ube uri hano.”

Amasa agenda gutumiza Abayuda, ariko atinda kurenga igihe umwami yari yamugeneye. Dawidi abwira Abishayi ati: “Noneho Sheba mwene Bikiri azaduteza ibibi kuruta Abusalomu. Jyana abagaragu ba shebuja umukurikirane, kuko ashobora kugera ku mijyi ikomeye akaducika.”

Nuko abagabo ba Yowabu, n'Abakereti n'Abapeleti n'intwari zose, basohoka i Yeruzalemu baramukurikira, bagiye gukurikirana Sheba mwene Bikiri. Bageze ku ibuye rinini i Gibeyoni, Amasa ahura na bo. Yowabu yari yambaye ikanzu ye y'intambara, akenyeje umukandara ufite inkota iri mu rwubati ku rukenyerero rwe; agiye imbere, inkota iragwa. Yowabu abwira Amasa ati: “Mbese urakomeye, mwene data?” Yowabu afata ubwanwa bwa Amasa akoresheje ukuboko kwe kw'iburyo ngo amusome. Amasa ntiyita ku nkota yari mu kuboko kwa Yowabu. Yowabu amukubita mu nda, amena inyama zo mu nda zigwa hasi. Atongeye kumukubita ubwa kabiri, Amasa arapfa. Nuko Yowabu na murumuna we Abishayi bakurikirana Sheba mwene Bikiri. Umwe mu basore ba Yowabu ahagarara iruhande rwa Amasa aravuga ati: “Ushyigikiye Yowabu, n'uri ku ruhande rwa Dawidi, akurikire Yowabu!” Amasa yari aryamye avumbagatana mu maraso ye hagati mu nzira. Uwo mugabo abonye ko ingabo zose zihagarara aho, akurura Amasa amukura mu nzira amujyana mu murima, maze amutwikiriza umwambaro, kuko buri wese wanyuraga yahagaraga. Bamaze kumuvana mu nzira, abagabo bose bakurikira Yowabu bagiye gukurikirana Sheba mwene Bikiri. Sheba anyura mu miryango yose y'Abisiraheli kugeza i Abeli-Betimāka; abo mu muryango wa Bikiri bose baraterana baramukurikira na bo. Baraza baramugota i Abeli-Betimāka. Bubaka ibikwa byegera umujyi, bigeze ku rukuta rwo hanze, mu gihe ingabo zose za Yowabu zasenyaga urukuta ngo baruhirime.

Nuko umugore w'umunyabwenge ararangurura ijwi ari mu mujyi ati: “Nimwumve! Nimwumve! Nimubwire Yowabu muti: ‘Ngwino hano, ngire icyo mvugana nawe.’” Amwegereye, uwo mugore aramubaza ati: “Ni wowe Yowabu?” Na we ati: “Ni njye.” Aravuga ati: “Umva amagambo y'umuja wawe.” Na we ati: “Ndumva.”

Aravuga ati: “Kera abantu bajyaga bavuga ngo: ‘Nimujye kubaza inama i Abeli,’ nuko icyo kibazo kikarangira. Njye ndi mu bantu b'amahoro n'indahemuka muri Isiraheli. Wowe ushaka kurimbura umujyi, nyina muri Isiraheli. Kuki ushaka kumira umurage wa Data wa twese?” ^a

Yowabu arasubiza ati: “Nta na rimwe, nta na rimwe nakwamira cyangwa ngo ndimbure! Si uko bimeze. Ariko Sheba mwene Bikiri, uturutse mu misozi ya Efurayimu, yagomeye umwami, agomera Dawidi. Mpa uwo muntu umwe gusa, maze nve kuri uyu mujyi.” Uwo mugore abwira Yowabu ati: “Umutwe we uzajugunywa kuri wowe hejuru y'urukuta.”

Uwo mugore agana abantu bose afite inama ye y'ubwenge. Baca umutwe wa Sheba mwene Bikiri bawujugunyira Yowabu. Avuza ihembe, maze baratatana bava mu mujyi, buri wese asubira iwe. Yowabu asubira ku mwami i Yeruzalemu.

Yowabu yari umugaba w'ingabo zose z'Abisiraheli; Benaya mwene Yehoyada yari umugaba w'Abakereti n'Abapeleti. Adoramu yari ashinzwe imirimo y'agahato; Yehoshafati mwene Ahiludi yari umuvugizi w'ibwami; Sheva yari umunyamabanga; naho Sadoki na Abiyatari bari abatambyi; na Ira w'i Yayiri na we yari umutambyi wa Dawidi.