Igihe Nta Mwami Wari mu Bisiraheli
Umulevi wagiye mu nzu ya Data wa twese agarura inshoreke ye yamuhunze, asanga umusaza w'umunyamahanga ari we wenyine wemera kumwakira. Abagabo b'umujyi bagota inzu; Umulevi arayisunikira hanze. Mu gitondo iryama ku irembo. Ayicacagura mo ibice cumi na bibiri.
19 1Nuko hariho Umulevi wo mu misozi ya kure y'i Efurayimu, arongora inshoreke y'i Betelehemu mu Buyuda. 2Ariko iyo nshoreke iramuhemukira, imusiga isubira iwabo kwa se i Betelehemu mu Buyuda, imarayo amezi ane. 3Nuko umugabo wayo arahaguruka ayikurikira kugira ngo ayivugishe neza ayisubize, ajyana n'umugaragu we n'indogobe ebyiri. Iramujyana iwabo kwa se, maze se w'uwo mukobwa amubonye aranezerwa. 4Sebukwe, ari we se w'uwo mukobwa, aramuhatira ngo aguma aho, nuko agumana na we iminsi itatu; bararya baranywa baraharara.
5Ku munsi wa kane bazinduka kare, nuko umugabo arahaguruka ngo agende. Ariko se w'uwo mukobwa abwira umukwe we ati: “Banza urye agati k'umugati, maze ugende.” 6Nuko bombi baricara bararya baranywa. Se w'uwo mukobwa abwira uwo mugabo ati: “Ndakwinginze, rara hano uyu munsi maze umutima wawe unezerwe.” 7Uwo mugabo arahaguruka ngo agende, ariko sebukwe aramuhatira, nuko arongera arararayo. 8Ku munsi wa gatanu azinduka kare ngo agende; nuko se w'uwo mukobwa aravuga ati: “Ndakwinginze, banza wiremure, mutegereze kugeza nyuma ya saa sita.” Nuko bombi bararya. 9Uwo mugabo amaze guhaguruka ngo agende, we n'inshoreke ye n'umugaragu we, sebukwe ari we se w'uwo mukobwa, aramubwira ati: “Dore umunsi ugiye kurenga; rara hano. Dore bugiye kwira; cumbika hano maze wiyidagadure. Ejo uzazinduke kare ugende, ujye iwawe.” 10Ariko uwo mugabo yanga kurara aho; arahaguruka aragenda, agera imbere ya Yebuzi (ni wo Yeruzalemu), afite indogobe ze ebyiri zari zateguriwe icyicaro n'inshoreke ye. 11Bageze hafi ya Yebuzi, umunsi ugeze hafi kurenga, umugaragu abwira databuja ati: “Ngwino ndakwinginze, tugana uyu mujyi w'Abayebuzi turareyo.”
12Databuja aramusubiza ati: “Ntituzagana umujyi w'abanyamahanga utari uw'Abisiraheli; ahubwo tuzakomereza i Gibeya.” 13Abwira umugaragu we ati: “Ngwino tugere ahantu hamwe muri aha, turareyo i Gibeya cyangwa i Rama.” 14Nuko bakomeza urugendo, maze izuba ribarengera bari hafi y'i Gibeya mu gihugu cya Benyamini. 15Nuko bakata inzira bajya i Gibeya ngo bacumbikeyo. Uwo mugabo arinjira yicara ku karubanda k'umujyi, ariko nta muntu wabinjije mu nzu ye ngo abacumbikire.
16Nuko haza umusaza avuye mu mirimo yo mu murima nimugoroba. Yakomokaga mu misozi y'i Efurayimu, ariko yari atuye i Gibeya nk'umunyamahanga; abaturage baho bari Ababenyamini. 17Uwo musaza arahanga amaso, abona wa mugenzi mu karubanda k'umujyi, aramubaza ati: “Ujya he? Kandi uturutse he?”
18Aramusubiza ati: “Turi mu rugendo tuvuye i Betelehemu mu Buyuda tujya mu misozi ya kure y'i Efurayimu, ari ho iwanjye. Nagiye i Betelehemu mu Buyuda, none ngiye iwacu mu nzu ya Data wa twese, ariko nta muntu unyakira mu nzu ye. 19Dufite ibyatsi n'ubwatsi bw'indogobe zacu, ndetse n'umugati na divayi bya jyewe n'umuja wawe n'uyu musore uri kumwe n'abagaragu bawe. Nta cyo dukena.”
20Nuko umusaza aravuga ati: “Amahoro abe kuri wowe. Nzaguha ibyo ukena byose; icyakora ntukacumbike mu karubanda.” 21Arajyana na we iwe, aha indogobe ubwatsi, maze boga ibirenge, bararya baranywa.
22Bakiri mu kwidagadura, abagabo b'inkozi z'ibibi bo muri uwo mujyi babatunguye, bagota inzu, bakubita ku muryango. Baranguruye amajwi babwira wa musaza nyir'inzu bati: “Zana wa mugabo winjiye mu nzu yawe, turyamane na we!”
23Nuko nyir'inzu arasohoka abasanga arababwira ati: “Oya bavandimwe banjye, ndabinginze ntimukore nabi, kuko uyu mugabo yinjiye mu nzu yanjye; ntimukore iki kizira. 24Dore umukobwa wanjye isugi n'inshoreke y'uyu mugabo; reka mbazanire. Mubafate ku ngufu, mubakorere ibyo mubona bikwiye, ariko uyu mugabo ntimumukorere iki kizira.”
25Ariko abo bagabo banga kumva. Nuko uwo mugabo afata inshoreke ye ayisohorera hanze, bararyamana na we bamufata ku ngufu ijoro ryose kugeza mu museke, maze bamureka. 26Bukeye mu rukerera uwo mugore araza agwa ku muryango w'inzu ya wa mugabo, aho databuja yari ari, kugeza bukeye. 27Databuja azinduka mu museke, akingura inzugi z'inzu, arasohoka ngo akomeze urugendo, nuko abona inshoreke ye iryamye imbere y'inzu, ibiganza biri ku muryango. 28Aramubwira ati: “Haguruka tugende.” Ariko nta gisubizo. Nuko amushyira ku ndogobe, arahaguruka ajya iwe.
29Ageze iwe afata icyuma, afata inshoreke ye, ayikebagura ingingo ku yindi imyicamo ibice cumi na bibiri, maze ayohereza mu gihugu cyose cy'Abisiraheli. 30Nuko ababibonye bose baravuga bati: “Nta kintu nk'iki cyabayeho cyangwa ngo kibonwe kuva Abisiraheli bavuye mu Misiri kugeza uyu munsi. Nimugitekerezeho, mujye impaka ku cyo, muvuge.”