1 Samweli 7 - Ebibulia 2001

¹ Abantu ba Kiriatiyearimu baija batwara Esanduku y'Omukama bagitahya omwa Abinadabu, aha kabanga. Batendeka Eleazari omutabani kugilinda.

Samweli naba muramuzi wa Isiraeli

² Kwema kiro ekyo Esanduku yabandize kwikara Kiriatiyearimu, ekahinguraho omwanya gurai emyaka 20 eihanga lyona lya Isiraeli nilitakira Omukama.

³ Samweli agambira eihanga lya Isiraeli ati, “Kamuraba nimugaruka aha Mukama n'omutima gwanyu gwona, muturukye baruhanga abanyamahanga mubanage; munage n'ebishushani bya Ashitaloti. Mugume aha Mukama mufukamire wenene wenkai, aho arabaihya omu mikono y'Abafilisiti.”

⁴ Kityo Abaisiraeli baturukya ebishushani bya Baali na Ashitaloti babinaga, bafukamira Omukama wenkai.

⁵ Ahanyuma Samweli agamba ati, “Isiraeli yona mugihurulize Mizipa nyije mbashabire aha Mukama.”

⁶ Abaisiraeli bona bahurulira Mizipa, bataha amaizi bagashesha omu maisho g'Omukama, kir'ekyo basiiba, bagamba bati, “Tufakaliire Omukama.” Samweli aba muramuzi w'Abaisiraeli ayemire Mizipa.

⁷ Aho Abafilisiti kabahuliire okwo Abaisiraeli bahuruliire Mizipa, abatwazi babo babatabalira. Abaisiraeli kuhulira byaba bityo batina Abafilisiti.

⁸ Bagambira Samweli bati, “Otesiza, otalekera kututakilira aha Mukama Ruhanga waitu, oturokore aha mikono y'Abafilisiti.”

⁹ Aho Samweli akwata entaama elikwonkya, agitambira Omukama ekitambo ky'okwokibwa, atakilira Isiraeli aha Mukama. Omukama amuhorora.

¹⁰ Orwo Samweli yabaire natamba ekitambo ekyo, Abafilisiti bagoba kutera Isiraeli. Kyonkai kir'ekyo Omukama ahinda n'eiraka lihango, atabangura Abafilisiti, baterwa Abaisiraeli.

¹¹ Aho abaisherukale ba Isiraeli baruga Mizipa, babinga Abafilisiti, babatera babagobya eifo ya betikari.

¹² Samweli akwata eibare alisimba omugati ya Mizipa na Yeshana, aliruka eibara Ebenezeri, nikwo kugamba ati, “Kuhika mwaha Omukama atujunire.”

¹³ Abaisiraeli bafunfuniza Abafilisiti, baba batakitaha rundi mu nsi ya Isiraeli, mara omu biro bya Samweli byona, Omukama aikara ashasize Abafilisiti abo.

¹⁴ Ebigo ebyo Abafilisiti babaire banyagire omuli Isiraeli byagarukira Abaisiraeli, kwema Ekironi kuhika Gati. Abaisiraeli banyaguruza ensi yabo omu mikono y'Abafilisiti. Kandi Abaisiraeli n'Abaamoni bakagira emilembe.

¹⁵ Samweli akaramura Isiraeli oburorabwe bwona.

¹⁶ Buli mwaka yarabaga Betheli, Giligali na Mizipa naramura Isiraeli.

¹⁷ Ahanyuma nirwo yagarukaga Rama, kuba ekaye niyo yabaire eli, mara nayo yaramuliragayo. Akombekerayo n'Omukama ealutare.