Abimeleki yigarurira ingoma
Abimeleki agura imbwabwa n'ifeza yo mu rusengero, yica bene se mirongo irindwi ku ibuye rimwe; Yotamu wenyine ni we urokoka, aranguruye umugani we w'ibiti byimitse igihuru cy'amahwa. Data wa twese amuteza Abashekemu. Atwika igihumbi bazima, maze ingasire y'umugore imena agahanga ke.
9 1Abimeleki mwene Yerubāli ajya i Shekemu asanga bavandimwe ba nyina, maze arababwira bo n'umuryango wose wo kwa sekuru wa nyina ati: 2Nimubaze abatuye Shekemu bose muti: ‘Ni iki cyiza kurushaho: ko mwayoborwa n'abagabo mirongo irindwi bose bakomoka kuri Yerubāli, cyangwa ko mwayoborwa n'umugabo umwe?’ Mwibuke ko ndi inyama zanyu n'amaraso yanyu.
3Bavandimwe ba nyina babwira abatuye Shekemu bose ibyo byose, imitima yabo yerekeza Abimeleki, kuko bavugaga bati: “Ni umuvandimwe wacu.” 4Bamuha ibiceri by'ifeza mirongo irindwi bibikuye mu rusengero rwa Bāli-Beriti, maze Abimeleki abikoresha ahemba abagabo b'imbwabwa n'ibigoryi baramukurikira. 5Nuko ajya kwa se i Ofura, yica abavandimwe be, abahungu mirongo irindwi ba Yerubāli, ku ibuye rimwe. Ariko Yotamu, umuhererezi wa Yerubāli, arokoka kuko yihishe. 6Abatuye Shekemu bose na Beti-Milo bose barakorana, baragenda, bima Abimeleki ingoma iruhande rw'igiti kinini cy'umwera giteganye n'inkingi iri i Shekemu.
7Yotamu abimenye, aragenda ahagarara ku mpinga y'umusozi wa Gerizimu, ararangurura ijwi arababwira ati: “Nimunyumve, mwa batuye Shekemu mwe, kugira ngo na Data wa twese abumvire. 8Umunsi umwe ibiti byagiye gusiga umwami ngo ubategeke. Bibwira igiti cy'umuzeti biti: ‘Ngaho tutegeke.’ 9Ariko igiti cy'umuzeti kirabisubiza kiti: ‘Mbese nareka amavuta yanjye ahesha Data wa twese n'abantu icyubahiro, ngo njye gutegeka ibiti?’ 10Nuko ibiti bibwira igiti cy'umutini biti: ‘Wowe ngwino utegeke.’ 11Ariko igiti cy'umutini kirabisubiza kiti: ‘Mbese nareka ubunyobwa bwanjye n'imbuto zanjye nziza, ngo njye gutegeka ibiti?’ 12Nuko ibiti bibwira umuzabibu biti: ‘Wowe ngwino utegeke.’ 13Ariko umuzabibu urasubiza uti: ‘Mbese nareka divayi yanjye nshya inezeza Data wa twese n'abantu, ngo njye gutegeka ibiti?’ 14Nuko ibiti byose bibwira ihwa biti: ‘Wowe ngwino utegeke.’ 15Ihwa ribwira ibiti riti: ‘Niba koko mushaka kunsiga umwami ngo mbayobore, ngaho nimuze mwihishe mu gicucu cyanjye; ariko nimutabigenza bityo, umuriro uve mu ihwa utwike amasederi ya Libani.’
16Nuko rero niba mwarabigenje mu bwiyubahe no mu buryo bugororotse igihe mwimika Abimeleki, kandi niba mwagiriye neza Yerubāli n'umuryango we, mukamwitura nk'uko ibikorwa bye byari bikwiriye, 17data yarabarwaniriye, yahaze amagara ye kugira ngo abakize ukuboko kwa Midiyani, 18nyamara uyu munsi mwagomeye umuryango wa data, mwica abahungu be, abagabo mirongo irindwi ku ibuye rimwe, mwima Abimeleki mwene umuja we ingoma ku batuye Shekemu kubera ko ari umuvandimwe wanyu, 19niba mwarabigenje mu bwiyubahe no mu buryo bugororotse kuri Yerubāli n'umuryango we uyu munsi, nuko muryoherwe na Abimeleki, na we aryoherwe namwe. 20Ariko nimutabigenza bityo, umuriro uve kuri Abimeleki utwike abatuye Shekemu na Beti-Milo, kandi umuriro uve ku batuye Shekemu no kuri Beti-Milo utwike Abimeleki.”
21Yotamu arahunga ararokoka, ajya i Bēri, atura yo, yeze umuvandimwe we Abimeleki.
Data wa twese ahōra amaraso yamenetse
22Abimeleki amaze gutegeka Isiraheli imyaka itatu, 23Data wa twese yohereza umwuka mubi hagati ya Abimeleki n'abatuye Shekemu, maze bagambanira Abimeleki. a a v23 Data wa twese ntiyateye ikibi mu mitima yabo; yaretse Abimeleki n'abagabo ba Shekemu bakwirukira uburiganya bari basanzwe baritoranyirije, kugira ngo amaraso y'abavandimwe bishwe asobanukirwe n'ubutabera bwayo. 24Kugira ngo urugomo rwakorewe abahungu mirongo irindwi ba Yerubāli ruhōrwe, amaraso yabo ashyirwa ku muvandimwe wabo Abimeleki wabishe, no ku batuye Shekemu bakomeje ukuboko kwe ngo yice abavandimwe be. 25Abatuye Shekemu bamutega abamuhiga ku mpinga z'imisozi, basahura abanyuraga bose mu nzira. Nuko Abimeleki arabibwirwa.
26Gāli mwene Ebedi araza n'abavandimwe be, batura i Shekemu, maze abawutuye baramwizera. 27Bajya mu mirima, basoroma imbuto mu mizabibu yabo, barayikanda, bagira iminsi mikuru mu rusengero rw'imana yabo, bararya baranywa, batuka Abimeleki.
28Gāli mwene Ebedi aravuga ati: “Abimeleki ni nde, kandi Shekemu ni nde, ngo tumukorere? Ntabwo ari umuhungu wa Yerubāli, kandi se Zebuli ntabwo ari umutegetsi we? Nimukorere abagabo ba Hamori, se wa Shekemu! Twamukorera iki Abimeleki? 29Iyaba aba bantu bari mu maboko yanjye ngo mbategeke! Nabona ndavanaho Abimeleki; namubwira nti: ‘Hamagaza ingabo zawe zose!’”
30Zebuli umutegetsi w'umujyi yumvise amagambo ya Gāli mwene Ebedi, ararakara cyane. 31Yoherereza Abimeleki intumwa rwihishwa ati: “Dore Gāli mwene Ebedi n'abavandimwe be baje i Shekemu, bagomesha umujyi. 32Nuko noneho byuka nijoro, wowe n'abantu uri kumwe na bo, mwiherereze mu gasozi. 33Mu gitondo izuba rirashe, uzazinduke utere umujyi. Nuko Gāli n'abantu be bazagusohokera, uzabagirire icyo ukuboko kwawe kuzabasha.”
34Nuko Abimeleki n'abantu be bose basohoka nijoro, biheza hafi ya Shekemu mu matsinda ane. 35Gāli mwene Ebedi arasohoka ahagarara ku irembo ry'umujyi; maze Abimeleki n'abantu bari kumwe na we bava aho bari biheze.
36Gāli abona abantu, abwira Zebuli ati: “Dore abantu bamanuka bava ku mpinga z'imisozi!” Zebuli ati: “Urabona igicucu cy'imisozi ukibwira ngo ni abantu.”
37Gāli ongera kuvuga ati: “Dore abantu bamanuka bava hagati mu gihugu, n'itsinda rimwe riva ku ruhande rw'igiti cy'abapfumu.”
38Nuko Zebuli aramubwira ati: “Amagambo yawe menshi ari he none—wowe wavuze uti: ‘Abimeleki ni nde ngo tumukorere?’ Mbese aba si bo bantu wasuzuguye? Sohoka ubarwanye!”
39Nuko Gāli asohoka, agenda imbere y'abenegihugu ba Shekemu, arwanya Abimeleki. 40Ariko Abimeleki aramukurikira, Gāli arahunga imbere ye, benshi bagwa bakomeretse kugeza ku irembo. 41Abimeleki aguma i Arumoni, naho Zebuli yirukana Gāli na bene se bava i Shekemu, ngo batabasha gutura yo. 42Bukeye abantu basohoka bajya mu mirima, maze Abimeleki arabimenyeshwa. 43Afata abantu be, abagabanyamo amatsinda atatu, abiheza mu mirima. Abonye abantu basohoka mu mujyi, arabatera arabica. 44Abimeleki n'amatsinda ye biruka imbere bahagarara ku irembo ry'umujyi, naho andi matsinda abiri yiruka ajya ku bari mu mirima bose arabica. 45Abimeleki arwanya umujyi uwo munsi wose, arawigarurira, yica abawutuye, asenya umujyi, awubibamo umunyu. b b v45 Kubiba umunyu mu mujyi watsinzwe byari igikorwa cya kera cyo kuvuma—ikimenyetso cy'uko ubutaka bugomba kuguma ingumba kandi ako hantu ntihazongere kwubakwa.
46Bumvise ibyo, abatware bose b'Umunara wa Shekemu binjira mu gihome cy'urusengero rwa Eli-Beriti. 47Abimeleki abwirwa ko abatware bose b'Umunara wa Shekemu bari bateraniye aho, 48nuko azamuka umusozi wa Salimoni, we n'abantu be bose. Afata ishoka mu ntoki ze, atema ishami ry'igihuru, aryegura, ariheka ku rutugu, abwira abantu be ati: “Nimwihute, mukore nk'uko mwambonye nkora!” 49Nuko buri wese atema amashami, akurikira Abimeleki, bayarundira ku gihome, bagitwika abari imbere bakirimo. Abantu b'Umunara wa Shekemu na bo barapfa—nk'abagabo n'abagore igihumbi.
50Hanyuma Abimeleki ajya i Tebesi, awugota, arawigarurira. 51Hagati mu mujyi hari umunara ukomeye, maze abagabo n'abagore bose—n'abatware bose b'umujyi—bawuhungiramo, birugaliramo, bazamuka hejuru y'umunara. 52Abimeleki ageze ku munara, arawutera, yegera umuryango wawo ngo awutwike. 53Ariko umugore atera Abimeleki ingasire ku mutwe, amuvunagura igihanga. 54Ahita ahamagara umusore umutwaza intwaro ze, aramubwira ati: “Sohora inkota yawe unyice, kugira ngo batavuga ngo: ‘Yishwe n'umugore.’” Nuko uwo musore aramucumita, arapfa.
55Abisiraheli babonye ko Abimeleki apfuye, bose bisubirira iwabo. 56Uku ni ko Data wa twese yituye Abimeleki inabi yakoreye se, yica bene se mirongo irindwi. 57Data wa twese agarura inabi yose y'abantu ba Shekemu ku mitwe yabo, maze umuvumo wa Yotamu mwene Yerubāli uza kuri bo.