1 Samueli 4 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Abaisiraeli bakahurura kurwanisa Abafilisiti, baasiisira Ebenezeri; Abafilisiti nabo baasiisira Afeki.

² Abafilisiti baatengyera Abaisiraeli orugamba. Orugamba ku rwahamire, baasingura Abaisiraeli baabaitamu abantu nk'enkumi ina omu irwaniro.

³ Engabo ku zaagarukire omu rusiisira, abakuru b'Abaisiraeli baabuuzana bati: Ahanki Nyakubaho yaikiriza ku tusingurwa Abafilisiti eri izooba? Mbwenu ka twihe Shiilo eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Nyakubaho, tugireete aha, agume naitwe, atujune abazigu.

⁴ Batyo batuma abantu Shiilo, baihayo eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Mukama Ruhanga w'amahe osingami ahari baakerubi. Kandi beene Eeli bombi, Hofuni na Finehaasi, baija hamwe n'egyo shanduukye y'endagaano ya Ruhanga.

⁵ Eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Nyakubaho ku yaahikire omu rusiisira, Abaisiraeli boona baateera munonga akaari, ensi yaijura obwaku.

⁶ Abafilisiti ku baahuriire okwamuza kw'abarikuteera akaari, baagira bati: Orwo rwari rwingi oruri omu rusiisira rw'Abaheburaayo n'orw'enki? Reero Abafilisiti ku baamanyire ngu eshanduukye ya Nyakubaho eizire omu rusiisira,

⁷ baatiina, baagira bati: Hariho Ruhanga oizire omu rusiisira! Baatonzya bati: Ebi shi twakareeba! Eki tikikabahoga!

⁸ Ebishi twareeba enaku! Mbwenu n'oha oraatujune baaruhanga aba ab'amaani? Aba nibo baaruhanga abaitsize Abanyamisiri enfu z'emiringo mingi omu ihamba.

⁹ Imwe Bafilisiti 'mwe, mugume muhamire nk'abashaija mutakaaba abahuuku b'Abaheburaayo, nk'oku babaire bari abahuuku baanyu. Muhame nk'abashaija, murwane!

¹⁰ Batyo Abafilisiti baarwana kimanzi, baasingura Abaisiraeli, buri muntu yaahungira omu ka ye. Baabaitamu abantu baingi. Abaisiraeli baafamu abarwani obukumi bushatu abarikugyendesa ebigyere.

¹¹ Eshanduukye ya Ruhanga yaanyagwa, na batabani ba Eeli bombi Hofuni na Finehaasi baitwa.

Eby'okufa kwa Eeli

¹² Omushaija w'omu Baabenyamiini akacwa omu ngabo, yaija Shiilo eryo izooba, ebijwaro bye bitaagukire, n'eitaka rimuri omu mutwe.

¹³ Obu yaahikayo, Eeli akaba ashutami aha kitebe aha rubaju rw'omuhanda, amaisho agahangire enkiro; ahabw'okuba akaba ayemereize omutima ahabw'eshanduukye ya Ruhanga. Ogwo mushaija ku yaahikire omu rurembo yaagambira abaamwo enkuru, baaborooga.

¹⁴ Na Eeli ku ahurira abarikuborooga abuuza ati: Beitu orwo rwari n'orw'enki? Ago magingo ogwo mushaija aija naayehuuta, abiteera Eeli.

¹⁵ Obwo Eeli akaba ahikize emyaka makumi mwenda na munaana ya bukuru, n'amaisho ge gaahumire atakihweza.

¹⁶ Mpaho ogwo mushaija agira Eeli ati: Niinye naaruga aha rugamba eri izooba mpungire. N'onu amubuuza ati: Bibaire bita, mwana wangye?

¹⁷ Owaareeta enkuru amugarukamu ati: Abafilisiti baabinga Abaisiraeli, kandi baabaitamu abantu baingi munonga. Batabani baawe bombi Hofuni na Finehaasi baafa, n'eshanduukye ya Ruhanga yaanyagwa.

¹⁸ Ku yaagambire ati eky'eshanduukye ya Ruhanga, Eeli yaahuruutuka aha kitebe, yaagwa agarami aha rubaju rw'eirembo, yaahendeka ebitsya, yaafa, ahabw'okuba akaba ari omugurusi kandi naayeremeera. Akaba amazire emyaka makumi ana naategyeka Abaisiraeli.

Eby'okuzaarwa kwa Ikabodi

¹⁹ Omu bunaku obwo, mukaamwana wa Eeli, muka Finehaasi, akaba aine enda arangariire kuzaara. Ku yaahuriire ngu baanyaga eshanduukye ya Ruhanga kandi ngu ishezaara na iba baafa, yaafukama yaazaara, ahabw'okuba ebisha bikamukwatira aho.

²⁰ Ku yaabaire ari haihi kufa, abakazi abaabaire nibamuzaaza, baamugira bati: Otatiina, ahabw'okuba waazaara omwojo. Kwonka we tiyaagira ki yaabagarukamu, nobu kwakuba okukyeetaho.

²¹ Ogwo mwana yaamweta Ikabodi amakuru ngu Isiraeli yaafeerwa ekitiinwa; ahabw'eshanduukye ya Ruhanga kunyagwa n'ahabwa ishezaara na iba kufa.

²² Yaagira ati: Isiraeli yaafeerwa ekitiinwa, ahabw'okuba eshanduukye ya Ruhanga yaanyagwa.