Abisiraheli bataka bakandamijwe n'Abamidiyani
Abambuzi b'Abamidiyani basahura imyaka kugeza ubwo Abisiraheli bihisha mu buvumo bagatakamba. Umumarayika wa Data wa twese asanga Gideyoni ahura ingano mu gisabo cy'imizabibu, amwita intwari ikomeye. Gideyoni araburana, asenya intambiro ya Bāli ya se nijoro, maze agerageza Data wa twese kabiri akoresheje uruhu rw'intama.
6 1Abisiraheli bakora ibibi imbere ya Data wa twese, nuko Data wa twese abagabiza Abamidiyani imyaka irindwi. 2Abamidiyani baratsinda Abisiraheli, nuko Abisiraheli bihingira ubwihisho mu misozi no mu buvumo no mu bihanamanga. 3Igihe cyose Abisiraheli babaga bamaze gutera imyaka, Abamidiyani n'Abamaleki n'amoko y'iburasirazuba bakaza bakabatera. 4Bakambika barwanya Abisiraheli, bakangiza umusaruro w'igihugu kugeza i Gaza, ntibabasigire ibyokurya na bushyo na nka cyangwa indogobe. 5Bazamukanaga amatungo yabo n'amahema yabo, bakwira hose nk'inzige; bo n'ingamiya zabo bari batabarika, binjira mu gihugu kugira ngo bagisenye. 6Nuko Abamidiyani bacisha Abisiraheli bugufi cyane, maze Abisiraheli bataka Data wa twese.
7Igihe Abisiraheli bataka Data wa twese bitewe n'Abamidiyani,
8Data wa twese yoherereza Abisiraheli umuhanuzi, aravuga ati: “Data wa twese, Imana y'Abisiraheli, avuga atya ngo: Nabakuye mu Misiri, mbakura mu nzu y'uburetwa. 9Narabakijije Misiri n'abakandamiza banyu bose; narabirukanye imbere yanyu, mbaha igihugu cyabo. 10Narababwiye nti: Ndi Data wanyu; ntimukubahe imana z'Abamori abo mutuyemo mu gihugu cyabo. Ariko ntimwumviye ijwi ryanjye.”
11Umumarayika wa Data wa twese araza yicara munsi y'igiti cy'inganzamarumbu i Ofura, cyari icya Yowashi w'Umuabiyezeri, mu gihe umwana we Gideyoni yahuraga ingano mu rutambiro rw'imizabibu kugira ngo azihishe Abamidiyani.
12Umumarayika wa Data wa twese aramubonekera, aramubwira ati: “Data wa twese ari kumwe nawe, ntwari ikomeye.”
13Gideyoni aramubwira ati: “Ndakwinginze databuja, niba Data wa twese ari kumwe natwe, kuki ibi byose byatubayeho? Iri he ibitangaza bye byose ba sogokuruza batubwiraga bati: ‘Ntiyadukuye mu Misiri?’ Nyamara noneho Data wa twese yaraduterennuye, aduha mu maboko y'Abamidiyani.”
14Data wa twese aramuhindukirira ati: “Genda n'izi mbaraga zawe, ukize Abisiraheli ukuboko kw'Abamidiyani. Mbese si jye wagutumye?”
15Aramubwira ati: “Ndakwinginze Data Nyakubahwa, nshobora nte gukiza Abisiraheli? Umuryango wanjye ni wo woroheje muri Manase, kandi jye ndi muto mu nzu ya data.”
16Data wa twese aramubwira ati: “Nyamara nzaba kumwe nawe, kandi uzatsinda Abamidiyani nk'aho ari umuntu umwe.”
17Gideyoni aravuga ati: “Niba narakubonanye imbere yawe, mpa ikimenyetso kigaragaza ko koko ari wowe uvugana nanjye.
18Ndakwinginze ntukagende kugeza ubwo ngarutse nkuzaniye ituro ryanjye nkarigushyira imbere.” Aramubwira ati: “Nzaguma kugeza ubwo ugaruke.”
19Gideyoni arinjira, ategura inyana y'ihene n'imigati itarimo umusemburo akoze mu ifu ingana nka toni, ashyira inyama mu gitebo n'isupu mu nkono, abimuzanira munsi y'igiti cy'inganzamarumbu, abiha.
20Umumarayika wa Data wa twese aramubwira ati: “Fata inyama n'imigati itarimo umusemburo, ubishyire kuri uru rutare, hanyuma usuke isupu.” Arabikora.
21Umumarayika wa Data wa twese aratambika isonga ry'inkoni yari afite, akoza ku nyama no ku migati itarimo umusemburo. Umuriro uva mu rutare utwika inyama n'imigati itarimo umusemburo, maze umumarayika wa Data wa twese amurengana imbere y'amaso.
22Gideyoni amenye ko ari umumarayika wa Data wa twese, aravuga ati: “Ni ishyano, Data Nyakubahwa! Kuko noneho mbonye umumarayika wawe imbonankubone!”
23Ariko Data wa twese aramubwira ati: “Amahoro abe kuri wowe. Ntugatinye, ntuzapfa.”
24Gideyoni yubakira Data wa twese urutambiro aho, aruhitirira ati: “Data wa twese ni Amahoro.” Kugeza na n'ubu ruracyahari i Ofura y'abakomoka kuri Abiyezeri. a a v24 Gideyoni yise uru rutambiro ngo “Data wa twese ni Amahoro” — ni urwibutso rw'amahoro Data wa twese yamuvugiye ubwo yari yuzuyemo ubwoba ngo arapfa kubera ko yamubonye.
25Icyo joro Data wa twese aramubwira ati: “Fata ikimasa cya so, kiriya cya kabiri gifite imyaka irindwi, usenye urutambiro so yubakiye Bāli, utemagure n'inkingi yeguriwe Ashera iruhande rwarwo. 26Hanyuma unyubakire urutambiro ruboneye, jyewe Data wawe, hejuru y'iki gihanamanga. Ufate icyo kimasa cya kabiri ugitambe nk'igitambo gikongorwa n'umuriro ukoresheje inkwi z'inkingi ya Ashera watemaguye.”
27Gideyoni afata abagaragu icumi akora nk'uko Data wa twese yamubwiye. Ariko kubera ko yatinyaga ab'inzu ya se n'abantu b'umujyi, ntiyashoboye kubikora ku manywa, ahubwo arabikora mu ijoro.
28Abantu b'umujyi bakanguka mu gitondo kare, basanga urutambiro rwa Bāli rusenyutse, n'inkingi ya Ashera yari iruhande rwarwo itemaguwe, n'icyo kimasa cya kabiri gitambiwe ku rutambiro rukimaze kubakwa. 29Barabazanya bati: “Ni nde wakoze ibi?” Bamaze gushakashaka no kubaza, babwiwe ngo: “Gideyoni mwene Yowashi ni we wabikoze.”
30Abantu b'umujyi babwira Yowashi bati: “Sohora umwana wawe apfe; yasenye urutambiro rwa Bāli, yatemaguye n'inkingi ya Ashera yari iruhande rwarwo.” 31Yowashi abwira rubanda rwari rumurwanya ati: “Mbese ni mwe muregera Bāli? Ni mwe mumukiza? Uzamuregera wese azapfa bukeye bwaho. Niba ari imana, nyiregere ubwayo, kuko hari usenye urutambiro rwayo.” 32Uwo munsi Gideyoni yiswe Yerubāli, bivuga ngo “Bāli nawe amurwanye,” kuko yasenye urutambiro rwa Bāli.
33Abamidiyani bose n'Abamaleki n'amoko y'iburasirazuba bishyira hamwe, barambuka, bakambika mu kibaya cya Yizerēli. 34Nuko Mwuka wa Data wa twese yambika Gideyoni, maze avuza ihembe, abakomoka kuri Abiyezeri bahamagarirwa kumukurikira. 35Yohereza intumwa muri Manase hose, na bo baramukurikira, no kuri Ashēri na Zabuloni na Nafutali, na bo baza kubasanganira.
36Gideyoni abwira Data wa twese ati: “Niba ugiye gukiza Abisiraheli ukoresheje ukuboko kwanjye, nk'uko wabisezeranye. 37Dore nshyize ubwoya bw'intama ahahurirwa imyaka. Niba ikime kizaba ku bwoya gusa mu gihe hasi hose humye, nzamenya ko uzakiza Abisiraheli ukoresheje ukuboko kwanjye, nk'uko wavuze.”
38Biba bityo. Mu gitondo cya kare akamura ubwo bwoya, akundomoramo ikime cyuzuza urwabya rw'amazi.
39Nuko Gideyoni abwira Data wa twese ati: “Ntugakarare; reka mvuge indi nshuro imwe gusa. Reka ngerageze ubundi n'ubwo bwoya: ubwoya bugume bwumye, naho hasi hose habe ikime.”
40Icyo joro Data wa twese abigenza atyo. Ubwoya bwonyine bwari bwumye; naho hasi hose hari ikime.