Abanzi basuzugura umurimo
Sanibalati agira urwenya ati imbwebwe yarwuriraho urukuta ikarusenya, maze ibitutsi bihinduka umugambi wo gutera. Basenga Data wa twese bakanashyiraho umurinzi: igice cy'abagabo kiyubaka mu gihe ikindi gihagaze cyitwaje intwaro, buri wese afite inkota, bakora kuva mu museke kugeza inyenyeri zigaragaye.
4 1Sanibalati yumvise ko twari dusana urukuta, ararakara cyane yuzura umujinya, maze asuzugura Abayahudi. 2Avuga imbere y'abavandimwe be n'ingabo z'i Samariya ati: “Aba Bayahudi b'intege nke barimo gukora iki? Mbese bazisanira urukuta? Bazatamba ibitambo? Bazabirangiza mu munsi umwe? Bashobora kuzahura amabuye mu birundo by'amatongo, naho yatwitswe atyo?”
3Tobiya w'Umwamoni yari iruhande rwe, maze aravuga ati: “Urwo rukuta rw'amabuye barimo kubaka, nubwo imbwebwe yarwuriraho, yarusenya!”
4Data wa twese, dukumva, kuko turi abasuzuguritse. Garura ibitutsi byabo ku mitwe yabo bwite, kandi ubahe kuba iminyago mu gihugu cy' amahanga. 5Ntukirengagize icyaha cyabo, kandi ntureke ko ibicumuro byabo bisibangana imbere yawe, kuko bateye abubatsi ibitutsi mu maso.
6Nuko dusana urukuta kugeza igihe rwose rwunganye kugera hagati y'uburebure bwarwo, kuko abantu bakoranye umutima wabo wose.
7Ariko Sanibalati na Tobiya n'Abarabu n'Abamoni n'Abashidodi bumvise ko gusana inkuta z'i Yeruzalemu bigenda neza kandi ko imyengeri yatangiye gufungwa, buzura umujinya. 8Bose bajya inama bahuje umugambi wo kuza kurwanya Yeruzalemu no gutera urujijo muri yo.
9Ariko dusenga Data wa twese kandi dushyiraho abarinzi ku manywa na nijoro ngo tubarinde.
10Hagati aho abantu b'i Buyuda baravuga bati: “Imbaraga z'abakozi zirashira, kandi hari amatongo menshi cyane ku buryo tudashobora gusana urukuta.” 11Naho abanzi bacu baravuga bati: “Bataramenya cyangwa ngo badubone, tuzaba turi hagati muri bo, tubice tuce umurimo iseseme.”
12Nuko Abayahudi bari batuye hafi yabo baraza baratubwira incuro icumi bati: “Aho muzerekeza hose, bazadusanga.”
13Nuko nshyira abantu inyuma y'ibice byo hepfo by'urukuta, mu hantu haboneka, mbashyira mu myanya ukurikije imiryango yabo bafite inkota zabo n'amacumu n'imiheto. 14Maze nmaze kureba ibintu byose, ndahaguruka mbwira abanyacyubahiro n'abatware n'abandi bantu basigaye nti: “Ntimubatinye. Ibuka Nyagasani Data wa twese ukomeye kandi uteye ubwoba, murwanirire abavandimwe banyu, abahungu banyu n'abakobwa banyu, abagore banyu n'amazu yanyu.”
15Abanzi bacu bumvise ko tumenye umugambi wabo kandi ko Data wa twese yawuburijemo, twese dusubira ku rukuta, buri wese ajya ku murimo we. 16Kuva uwo munsi, igice kimwe cy'abantu banjye cyakoraga umurimo, naho ikindi gice cyari cyitwaje amacumu n'ingabo n'imiheto n'ibyuma bikingira. Abategetsi bahagararaga inyuma y'abantu bose b'i Buyuda, 17bari kubaka urukuta. Abatwaraga ibikoresho bakoranaga umurimo ukuboko kumwe, naho ukundi bafata intwaro, 18kandi buri wese mu bubatsi yambaraga inkota ye ayikenyereye ku rutugu mu gihe yakoraga. Ariko umuntu wavuzaga ihembe aguma iruhande rwanjye. 19Nuko mbwira abanyacyubahiro n'abatware n'abandi bantu basigaye nti: “Umurimo ni munini kandi urakwiragiye, kandi twabarutaniyemo kuri urwo rukuta. 20Aho muzumva ihembe rivuga hose, muzahurire aho muze aho turi. Data wa twese azadurwanirira!”
21Nuko dukomeza gukora, igice kimwe cy'abantu gifite amacumu, kuva umuseke ukeba kugeza inyenyeri zivuye. 22Icyo gihe kandi mbwira abantu nti: “Buri wese n'umufasha we baguma imbere muri Yeruzalemu nijoro, kugira ngo babe abarinzi nijoro n'abakozi ku manywa.” 23Nuko jyewe cyangwa abavandimwe banjye cyangwa abantu banjye cyangwa abarinzi bankurikiraga, nta n'umwe wigeze yiyambura imyenda ye; buri wese yagumanaga intwaro ye mu ntoki, ndetse n'igihe yajyaga kuvoma amazi.