Abaramuzi 9 - Ebibulia 2001

Abimeleki omukama

¹ Abimeleki eya Yerubaali agenda Shekemu omuli banyinarumi n'abanyaruganda babo abagambira ati,

² “Mugambire Abashekemu bona muti, ‘Ekirungi kushaga ahali inywe ni kihai, batabani ba Yerubaali bona nshanju kubatwara, anga omoi abatware? Kandi mwijuke okwo inye ndi bwamba bwanyu, ndi mwana wanyu.’ ”

³ Banyinarumi bamugambilira Abashekemu ebigambo ebyo byona. Aho bagwera owa Abimeleki, orwo bagambire bati, “Ni murumuna waitu.”

⁴ Bamwihira ebichweka nshanju by'efeza omu nju ya Baaliberiti. Empiha ezo Abimeleki akazihonga ebifano bya ndilyo byamuhondera.

⁵ Agenda Ofura omwa ishe aita abarumuna nshanju ba ishe, abaitira aha ibare limoi. Kyonkai Yotamu mainuka ga Yerubaali asigaraho, aha rw'okuba akesheleka.

⁶ Abashekemu bona beshombokya, na Betimilo yona. Batendeka Abimeleki aha nyomyo y'omwaloni omuli Shekemu, bamuhindura mukama.

⁷ Yotamu kuhulira ekigambo ekyo, agenda ayemelera aha mutwe gw'Eibanga lya Gerizimu, akungeleza ati, “Mumpulilize inywe Bashekemu nirwo Ruhanga arabahuliliza.

⁸ Ekiro kimoi emiti ekagenda kukora amajuta omukama w'okugitwara; egambira omuzeituni eti, ‘Otutware.’

⁹ Kyonkai omuzeituni gugigambira guti, ‘Nsigeho amajuta gange ago bakoza kuha baruhanga n'abantu ekitinwa, ngende kwechundira eiguru y'emiti?’

¹⁰ Emiti egambira omutini eti, ‘Iwe ija otutware.’

¹¹ Kyonkai omutini gugigambira guti, ‘Nsigeho obunuzi bwange n'ebiraba byange ebirungi ngende kwechundira eiguru y'emiti?’

¹² Emiti egambira omuzabibu eti, ‘Iwe ija otutware.’

¹³ Kyonkai omuzabibu gugigambira guti, ‘Nsigeho edivai yange eshamukya baruhanga n'abantu ngende kwechundira eiguru y'emiti?’

¹⁴ Aho emiti yona egambira orukelere eti, ‘Iwe ija otutware.’

¹⁵ Orukelere rugambira emiti ruti, ‘Omu mazima kamuraba nimunkora amajuta kuba mukama nkabatwara, ahonu mwije muhungire omu kibeho kyange; kakitali kityo omuliro guruge omu rukelere gusosotore emyelezi ya Lebanoni.’ ”

¹⁶ “Mbwenu aha rw'ekyo mubaire mugendeleirekwo kuha Abimeleki obukama? Mwijuke Yerubaali n'ekaye, mwamukolera ebisaine ebyo yabakoleire?

¹⁷ Mwijuke okwo tata yabarashaniire. Akehwamu yabaihya omu mikono y'Abamidiani.

¹⁸ Mbwenu mwashenga eka ya tata, mwaita abaanabe nshanju aha ibare limoi, mwatendeka Abimeleki omwana w'omuzanawe, k'aba mukama w'Abashekemu, orwo ali munyabuzare wanyu.

¹⁹ Kamuraba mwakolera Yerubaali n'abe mwina omugendelero gurungi n'okumuha ekitinwa, ahonu mushandukire Abimeleki na wenene abashandukire.

²⁰ Kakitali kityo, omuliro guruge omuli Abimeleki gusosotore Abashekemu na Betimilo. Kandi guruge omu Bashekemu na Betimilo gusosotore Abimeleki.”

²¹ Aho Yotamu airuka, asingirwa Beli, aturayo aha rw'okutina Abimeleki omurumuna.

Abashekemu nibashengera Abimeleki

²² Abimeleki akatwara Isiraeli emyaka eshatu.

²³ Ruhanga asindika akatabure omuli Abimeleki n'Abashekemu. Abashekemu bashengera Abimeleki.

²⁴ Bikaba bityo Abimeleki n'Abashekemu abamuhweleire kwita barumunabe barurukiirwe obwamba obwo.

²⁵ Abashekemu bataho abantu b'okumuzimbira aha butwetwe bw'amabanga, banyaga bona ababarabagaho balesirwe omuhanda gulinya; ekigambo ekyo bakigambira Abimeleki.

²⁶ Gaali eya Ebedi aija Shekemu hamoi n'abanyarugandabe, Abashekemu bamwesiga.

²⁷ Bashohora bagya omu ndimiro zabo z'emizabibu banoga ezabibu bazijunga, bakora obugenyi. Bagya omu nju ya ruhanga wabo, balya, banywa, bajalikya Abimeleki.

²⁸ Gaali eya Ebedi agamba ati, “Abimeleki yab'ohai, isi naichwe Abashekemu tuli bahai kumukolera? Mutabani wa Yerubaali na Zebuli omuragirwawe tibabaire bali bairu ba Hamori ishe Shekemu? Aho kiki ichwe kumukolera?

²⁹ Kanakutaire abantu aba omu ngaro zange, aho nakwihire Abimeleki aha ngoma. Nakugambiire Abimeleki nti, ‘Yongeraho eihe lyawe oshohore.’ ”

³⁰ Orwo Zebuli, omutwazi w'ekigo yahuliire ebyo Gaali eya Ebedi yagambiire, ekiniga kija kumwita.

³¹ Atuma entumwa ahali Abimeleki omuli Aruma nagamba ati, “Gaali eya Ebedi n'abanyarugandabe baizire Shekemu mara nibatera ekigo oruchuku kukushenga.

³² Mbwenu aha rw'ekyo oimukye omu kiro n'abashaija ab'oinabo ohune omu ndimiro.

³³ Aho bwankya orwo eizoba lirashabuka liti, oimuke karai obunde ekigo; orwo wenene n'abashaija ab'ainabo barashohora kukurashanisa, obakore okw'orashobora.”

³⁴ Abimeleki n'abantu bona abo yabaire ainabo baimukya omu kiro, bebeganamu emitwe enai, bazimbira Shekemu.

³⁵ Gaali eya Ebedi aturuka ayemelera aha kishasi ky'ekihigi ky'ekigo, aho Abimeleki n'abantu abo yabaire ainabo bajumbuka mbali babaire bahuniire.

³⁶ Orwo Gaali yaboine abantu agambira Zebuli ati, “Leba abantu nibasongoka omu butwetwe bw'amabanga!” Zebuli amugambira ati, “Nobona ebinyumanyumi by'amabanga nibishusha abantu.”

³⁷ Gaali ashuba agamba ati, “Leba abantu nibasongoka omu mabanga omugati, kandi omutwe ogumoi niguruga orubaju orw'omwaloni gw'abafumu.”

³⁸ Aho Zebuli amugambira ati, “Ebyo wagambire bili haihi, iwe ayagambiire ati, ‘Abimeleki yab'ohai ichwe kumukolera?’ Aba ti bashaija abo wagahire? Mbwenu shohora orashane nabo.”

³⁹ Gaali ashohora ayebembeire Abashekemu, arashana na Abimeleki.

⁴⁰ Abimeleki amubinga, amwiruka asingwa, bangi bagwa emputa kulemwa kuhika aha kishasi ky'ekihigi.

⁴¹ Abimeleki atura Aruma; na Zebuli abinga Gaali n'abanyarugandabe, baba batakishobora kutura Shekemu.

Shekemu nesilika

⁴² Bukeire abantu baturuka omu rubuga. Ekigambo eki bakigambira Abimeleki.

⁴³ Akwata eihelye alibeganisamu emitwe eshatu, ashuba ahuna omu rubuga. Kugya kunaga amaisho abona abantu nibaruga omu kigo, abaimukiramu abaita.

⁴⁴ Abimeleki n'omutwe ogwo yabaire ainagwo airuka bwangu ayemelera aha mulyango gw'ekihigi ky'ekigo, oku emitwe ebili ebunda bona ababaire bali omu rubuga ebaita.

⁴⁵ Abimeleki arashanisa ekigo ekiro kyona, akikwata, mara aita ababaire bakilimu. Ekigo akisasanura, akimamilira omwonyu.

⁴⁶ Orwo abantu bona b'omunara gwa Shekemu bakihuliire, bataha omu kitairongo kya rwensinga ya Eliberiti.

⁴⁷ Bagambira Abimeleki okwo abantu bona b'Omunara gwa Shekemu babaire bahumbaine.

⁴⁸ Abimeleki atemba Eibanga lya Salumoni n'abashaija bona abo yabaire ainabo. Akwata endyamiti atema eitagi ly'omuti, alishutura alinaga aha ibega. Agambira abashaija abo yabaire ainabo ati, “Yanguha mukore okwo mwabona nakora.”

⁴⁹ Kityo buli omoi atema eitagi bamuhondera, bagatuma aha kitairongo mara ekitairongo bakitaho omuliro. Ekyarugiremu abantu bona b'Omunara gwa Shekemu nabo bafa, abantu nka 1,000 abashaija n'abakazi.

Emifere ya Abimeleki

⁵⁰ Aho Abimeleki agenda Thebezi, asisira kugirashanisa, mara agikwata.

⁵¹ Kyonkai omu kigo hakaba halimu omunara gugumire. Abanyakigo bona bagwirukiramu, abashaija bona n'abakazi, bekomeranamu, bagya omu rushwi rw'omunara.

⁵² Abimeleki aija aha munara agurashaniraho, ashuba agoba aha rwigi rw'omunara kugwokya n'omuliro.

⁵³ Omukazi omoi arasha enseiso emugwa aha mutwe, egushekenyura.

⁵⁴ Aho Abimeleki ayeta bwangu omusigazi omutwaziwe w'ebikwato amugambira ati, “Shohorora embanda yawe onyite, abantu bataija bakangeya bati, ‘Akaitwa omukazi.’ ” Omusigaziwe amutera embanda emuturukirana, afa.

⁵⁵ Orwo Abaisiraeli baboine okwo Abimeleki yafa, buli muntu agenda omwe.

⁵⁶ Oku nikwo Ruhanga yayehoroize Abimeleki, aha rw'entambara eyo yafakaliire ishe orwo yaisire abarumuna nshanju.

⁵⁷ Kwakwo ebibi eby'Abashekemu bakozire, Ruhanga alibibashubyaho, n'omuraamo gwa Yotamu eya Yerubaali gubakwata.