Kwicwa kwa Ishibosheti
Abatware babiri b'abatera ba Ishibosheti bamusogota ku buriri bwe mu kuruhuka kwe kwa saa sita, bajyana umutwe we i Heburoni, bawita ukwihorera kwa Data. Dawidi, wahoze yica wavugaga ko yishe Sawuli, arabicisha. Umutwe uhambwa mu mva ya Abuneri.
4 1Ubwo Ishibosheti mwene Sawuli yumvaga ko Abuneri yari yapfuye i Heburoni, aracika intege, kandi Abisiraheli bose barahungabana. 2Mwene Sawuli yari afite abatware babiri b'imitwe y'abatera: Bāna na Rekabu, abahungu ba Rimoni w'i Bēroti, b'Ababenyamini—kuko na Bēroti na yo yari iy'Ababenyamini, 3kuko Ababēroti bari barahungiye i Gitayimu, bakaba baratuyeyo ari abanyamahanga kugeza n'ubu.
4Yonatani mwene Sawuli yari afite umuhungu waremaye amaguru yombi. Yari afite imyaka itanu ubwo inkuru ya Sawuli na Yonatani yavaga i Yizerēli; umurezi we aramuheka ngo bahunge, ariko ubwo yihutaga uwo mwana agwa aba ikirema. Yitwaga Mefibosheti.
5Rekabu na Bāna bene Rimoni w'i Bēroti, baza mu nzu ya Ishibosheti mu bushyuhe bw'amanywa, akiruhukiye saa sita. 6Binjira mu gati y'inzu nk'aho baje gufata ingano, bamusogota mu nda, maze Rekabu na murumuna we Bāna barahunga. 7Bari binjiye mu nzu Ishibosheti aryamye ku buriri bwe mu cyumba cye. Bamukubita baramwica, bamuca umutwe bawutwara, bagenda ijoro ryose banyuze mu nzira y'ikibaya. 8Bazanira Dawidi umutwe wa Ishibosheti i Heburoni, babwira umwami bati: “Dore umutwe wa Ishibosheti mwene Sawuli, umwanzi wawe washakaga kukwica. Uyu munsi Data wa twese yahoreye nyagasani umwami kuri Sawuli n'urubyaro rwe.” a a v8 Abicanyi bagereka icyaha cyabo kuri Data wa twese, ariko igisubizo cye kiza binyuze kuri Dawidi, ubashinja ko ari abicanyi bishe umuntu utagize icyaha.
9Ariko Dawidi asubiza Rekabu na murumuna we Bāna, bene Rimoni w'i Bēroti ati: “Nk'uko Data wa twese ariho, we wacunguye ubugingo bwanjye mu kaga kose, 10ubwo umuntu yambwiye ati: ‘Dore Sawuli yarapfuye,’ yibwira ko azanye inkuru nziza, naramufashe ndamwicira i Sikulagi. Iyo ni yo ngororano namuhaye ku nkuru ye! 11None se byaba bite abagome bishe umuntu utunganye mu nzu ye bwite, ku buriri bwe—mbese ubu sinabaryoza amaraso ye, nkabakura ku isi?” 12Dawidi ategeka abasore be, barabica, baca amaboko n'amaguru yabo, bamanika imirambo ku kizenga cy'i Heburoni. Ariko umutwe wa Ishibosheti bawuhamba mu mva ya Abuneri i Heburoni.
