Amahanga Yasigajwe mu rwego rwo Kugerageza Abisiraheli
Amahanga asigara mu gihugu kugira ngo agerageze Abisiraheli niba bazumvira. Igihe Abisiraheli bibagiwe Se, Kushani-Rishatayimu ategeka imyaka umunani kugeza Otiniyeli ahagurukanywe. Hanyuma, Ehudi w'ikiganza cy'ibumoso ahisha inkota ku itako rye ry'iburyo, yica umwami Eguloni w'umubyibushye mu cyumba cye cyo hejuru, agafunga urugi.
3 1Aya ni yo mahanga Data wa twese yasize kugira ngo agerageza Abisiraheli, ari bo bose batari bazi n'imwe mu ntambara za Kanāni. 2(Yabigenje atyo kugira ngo ibisekuruza by'Abisiraheli bitari bizi intambara mbere bize kurwana.). 3Aya mahanga ni aya: abatware batanu b'Abafilisiti, hamwe n'Abanyakanāni bose, n'Abanyasidoni, ndetse n'Abahivi bari batuye mu misozi ya Libani, uhereye ku musozi wa Bāli-Herumoni kugeza i Lebo-Hamati. 4Bagombaga kugerageza Abisiraheli, kugira ngo harebwe ko bumvira amategeko ya Data wa twese, yari yarahaye ba sekuruza binyujijwe kuri Musa. 5Nuko Abisiraheli batura hagati y'Abanyakanāni n'Abaheti n'Abamori n'Abaperizi hamwe n'Abahivi n'Abayebuzi. 6Barongora abakobwa b'ayo mahanga, n'abakobwa babo babaha abahungu babo, kandi bayoboka imana zabo.
Data Ahagurutsa Otiniyeli
7Abisiraheli bakora ibibi mu maso ya Data wa twese, bibagiwe Se, bayoboka za Bāli na za ashera. 8Nuko uburakari bwa Data wa twese buratwika Abisiraheli, abagurisha Kushani-Rishatayimu umwami wa Aramu-Naharayimu, uwo Abisiraheli bakoreye imyaka umunani. 9Abisiraheli bamaze gutakambira Data wa twese, abahagurutsa umukiza—Otiniyeli mwene Kenazi, murumuna wa Kalebu—uwo abakiza. 10Mwuka wa Data wa twese aramumanukira, aca imanza mu Bisiraheli. Ajya ku rugamba, maze Data wa twese amugabiza Kushani-Rishatayimu umwami wa Aramu, ukuboko kwe guhangana na Kushani-Rishatayimu. 11Nuko igihugu kiruhuka imyaka mirongo ine, kugeza aho Otiniyeli mwene Kenazi apfiriye.
Data Ahagurutsa Ehudi
12Abisiraheli bongera gukora ibibi mu maso ya Data wa twese, kandi kubera ko bakoze icyo kibi, Data wa twese ahesha imbaraga Eguloni umwami wa Mowabu kurwanya Abisiraheli. 13Eguloni akoranya Abamoni n'Abamaleki, aragenda atera Abisiraheli, maze bigarurira Umujyi w'Imikindo. 14Abisiraheli bakorera Eguloni umwami wa Mowabu imyaka cumi n'umunani. 15Abisiraheli bongera gutakambira Data wa twese; abahagurutsa Ehudi mwene Gera, Umubenyamini watwariraga imoso, ngo abe umukiza. Bamutumaho ituro kuri Eguloni umwami wa Mowabu. 16Ehudi yikorera inkota ityaye impande zombi, ifite uburebure bwa santimetero mirongo ine n'enye, ayambara munsi y'imyambaro ye ku itako ry'iburyo. 17Ageza ituro kuri Eguloni umwami wa Mowabu, wari umugabo w'umubyibushye cyane. 18Ehudi amaze gushyikiriza iryo turo, asezerera abantu bari bariritwaye. 19Agaruka ava ku bigirwamana biri hafi ya Gilugali, aravuga ati: “Mfite ubutumwa bwihishwa mbwira wowe mwami.” Umwami aravuga ati: “Ceceka!” maze abahereza be bose baramuva.
20Ehudi aramwegera, yicaye wenyine mu nzu ye yo hejuru y'inyamuvando. Ehudi aravuga ati: “Mfite ijambo rivuye ku Mana kuri wowe.” Umwami ava ku ntebe ye. 21Ehudi arambura ukuboko kwe kw'imoso, akura inkota ku itako ry'iburyo, maze ayitera mu nda ya Eguloni. 22Umuheto winjira ukurikira icyuma; amavuta arayifunga. Ehudi atakuye inkota mu nda ye, maze amara ye arasandara. 23Ehudi asohoka ku ibaraza, akinga inzugi z'inzu yo hejuru inyuma ye, arazifunga.
24Amaze kugenda, abagaragu be basanga inzugi z'inzu yo hejuru zikinze, baravuga bati: “Ashobora kuba ariho yituma mu nzu y'inyamuvando.” 25Barategereza kugeza aho bakongoberwa n'ikimwaro, nyamara ntiyari yakingura inzugi z'inzu yo hejuru. Nuko bafata urufunguzo barazikingura, basanga databuja wabo aguye hasi, yapfuye.
26Mu gihe batindaga, Ehudi aratoroka. Anyura hakurya y'ibigirwamana, atorokera i Seyira. 27Ageze yo, avuza ihembe mu misozi ya Efurayimu, maze Abisiraheli bamanukana na we bava mu misozi, Ehudi abayoboye. 28Aravuga ati: “Nimunkurikire, kuko Data wa twese yabahaye abanzi banyu b'Abamowabu mu maboko yanyu.” Baramanuka baramukurikira, bigarurira ibyambu bya Yorodani bigana i Mowabu, ntibemera umuntu kwambuka. 29Icyo gihe bicisha abagabo bagera ku 10.000 b'Abamowabu, bose ari abakomeye, abagabo bafite imbaraga; nta n'umwe watorotse. 30Nuko Mowabu acogozwa uwo munsi munsi y'ukuboko kw'Abisiraheli, maze igihugu kiruhuka imyaka mirongo inani.
31Nyuma ye haza Shamugari mwene Anati, yica Abafilisiti 600 akoresheje umuheto wo guhinisha inka; na we agakiza Abisiraheli.