Abaramuzi 8 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Mbwenu abashaija ba Efuraimu bakabuuza Gideoni bati: Otutuzire ki okutatuhuruza, nooza kurwanisa Abamidiyani? Batyo baamuhaahuuza munonga.

² Nawe abagarukamu ati: Mbwenu nyowe ka ntaine ki nkozire, mwakigyeragyeranisa n'ebi mukozire? Emizaabibu y'empumbano ey'Abaefuraimu terikukira emizaabibu y'Abaabiezeeri eshoromeirwe hamwe?

³ Ruhanga abarekuriire Orebu ne Zeebu, abategyeki b'Abamidiyani, mwabasingura. Mbwenu nyowe ka ntaine ki nkozire, mwakigyeragyeranisa n'ebi mukozire! Ku yaabagambiire ebyo, ekiniga kyabo kyaikaikana.

⁴ Gideoni atyo ahika ahari Yorudaani, agyambuka n'abashaija be magana ashatu abu yaabaire aine, bagwire enshazi, kwonka bagumiizemu nibabinga abazigu.

⁵ Gideoni agira Abasukooti ati: Naabeeshengyereza, nimumpeere aba bantu bankuratiire ak'okurya, ahabw'okuba barembire; kandi nyowe nkibingire Zeeba na Zaalumuuna abagabe b'Abamidiyani.

⁶ Abakuru b'Abasukooti bamugarukamu bati: Mbwenu shi, Zeeba na Zaalumuuna waabakwatsire, tukabona kuha engabo zaawe ebyokurya?

⁷ Na Gideoni abagira ati: Nimwirooko! Kwonka Nyakubaho ku arandekurire Zeeba na Zaalumuuna, naabakwata, emibiri yaanyu niinyija kugitaaguza amahwa g'emityaza n'ag'emikwatangwe.

⁸ Ku aruga aho, ainamuka, aza Penueli, n'abaayo abagambira ebigambo nk'ebyo. Kwonka Abapenueli bamugarukamu nk'ebi Abasukooti bamugambiire.

⁹ Nawe agira abo bantu ba Penueli ati: Ku ndaagarukye buhooro, niinyija kusheenya ogu munaara.

¹⁰ Obwo Zeeba na Zaalumuuna bakaba bari Kerikoori, n'engabo zaabo akakumi kamwe n'enkumi itaano, abaahonokire aha ngabo z'ab'omu ihe ry'oburugwa-izooba, abaabaire bafiiremu abashaija akasiriira kamwe n'obukumi bubiri, enkwata-ngabo.

¹¹ Gideoni anyegyera, naatoora omuhanda gw'abagyenzi; baraara omu mahema aha rubaju rwa burugwa-izooba bwa Nooba na Yogibeha, ateera eihe ryabaire ryehugiireho,

¹² Zeeba na Zaalumuuna bahunga, ababinga, akwata abo bagabe b'Abamidiyani bombi, Zeeba na Zaalumuuna; engabo zaabo zoona azihahaaza, zitaataana.

Gideoni okwehoorera enzigu

¹³ Bwanyima Gideoni mwene Yoashi akatabaaruka naaruga aha rugamba, yaareetwa ogurikwinamukira Heresi.

¹⁴ Yaakwata omutsigazi w'Abasukooti, yaamubuuza. N'onu yaamuhandiikira amaziina g'abategyeki n'abakuru b'Abasukooti, abashaija makumi mushanju na mushanju.

¹⁵ Atyo ahika Abasukooti, abagira ati: Reeba Zeeba na Zaalumuuna, abu munkiniikiise, nimungirira muti: Mbwenu Zeeba na Zaalumuuna waabakwatsire, tukabona kuha engabo zaawe ezigwire enshazi ebyokurya?

¹⁶ Mpaho akwata abakuru b'omuri orwo rurembo, aihayo amahwa g'emityaza n'ag'emikwata ngwe, agahenesesa abo bashaija ba Sukooti.

¹⁷ Asheenya omunaara gwa Penueli, aita abashaija b'omuri orwo rurembo.

¹⁸ Bwanyima abuuza Zeeba na Zaalumuuna, ati: Abashaija abu mwaitiire Tabora, bakaba nibashusha ki? Bamugarukamu bati: Bakaba nibashusha nk'oku orikushusha! Buri omwe akaba naashusha omwana w'omugabe.

¹⁹ Nawe abagira ati: Manya bakaba bari beene tata, aba maawe kinzaara. Mbwenu nindahira Nyakubaho ohuriire, nti: Kuri mutarabaitsire, naimwe tinkaabaitsire.

²⁰ Atyo aragiira Yeteri omujigaijo gwe ati: Imuka, obaite. Kwonka ogwo mutsigazi tanyontorayo rurara ye, ahabw'okushangwa ari muto, atiina.

²¹ Zeeba na Zaalumuuna nikwo kugira Gideoni bati: Ba niiwe waimuka, otwite. Manya enkubito eruga omu ibega. Gideoni atyo aimuka, aita Zeeba na Zaalumuuna, engamira zaabo azicwijura ebirezi ebi zaabaire zijwaire omu bitsya.

Ebindi ebi Gideoni yaakozire atakafiire

²² Bwanyima Abaisiraeli bakagira Gideoni bati: Ba niiwe waaba omutegyeki waitu, iwe na mutabani waawe, na mwijukuru waawe; ahabw'okuba otukirize Abamidiyani.

²³ Gideoni abagarukamu ati: Tindikwija kubategyeka; na mutabani wangye taribategyeka, kureka Nyakubaho niwe araabategyekye.

²⁴ Kwonka Gideoni abagira ati: Naanye ka ngire eki naabashaba. Buri muntu omuriimwe ampe empeta z'omu matu ezi anyagire. Manya, Abamidiyani bakaba bajwara empeta z'ezaabu omu matu ahabw'okuba bakaba bari Abaishimaeli.

²⁵ Nabo bamugarukamu bati: Twaza kuzikuha n'omutima murungi. Batyo baara omwenda aha nsi, buri muntu agunagaho empeta ze z'omu matu, ezi yaanyagire.

²⁶ Empeta z'omu matu ez'ezaabu, ezi yaabashabire, zihitsya oburemeezi bwa kiloguraamu z'ezaabu rukumi na magana mushanju, otabariiremu ebirezi, n'amahunde, n'emyenda ya bujwa ejwarwa abagabe b'Abamidiyani; kandi otataireho emikuufu y'omu bitsya by'engamira zaabo.

²⁷ Gideoni atyo abikoramu efodi, agita omu rurembo rwe rwa Ofura; Abaisiraeli boona baguma nibahampukirayo kugiramya; haza ebeera Gideoni n'ab'eka ye ekiina ky'aha muryango.

²⁸ Abamidiyani baasingurwa batyo Abaisiraeli, tibaagira bu baimukize omutwe obundi. Ensi yaaguma eine obusingye okumara emyaka makumi ana omu biro bya Gideoni.

Okufa kwa Gideoni n'ekyakuratsireho

²⁹ Yerubaali mwene Yoashi akagyenda, yaaguma atwire omu ka ye.

³⁰ Gideoni ogwo akaba aine abatabani makumi mushanju abu ayezaariire, ahabw'okuba akaba aine abakazi baingi.

³¹ Kandi omukazi we ekinyanshunju, ow'omuri Shekemu, nawe akamuzaaraho omutabani, yaamweta Abimeleki.

³² Bwanyima Gideoni mwene Yoashi yaafa yaahikire omu ngingo za bukuru, baamuziika omu kituuro kya Yoashi ishe, omuri Ofura ey'Abaabiezeeri.

³³ Gideoni ku yaaherize ati kufa, Abaisiraeli baagaruka baaramya Baabaali; Baalibeeriti baamuhindura ruhanga waabo,

³⁴ tibaijuka Mukama Ruhanga waabo, owaabaire abaiha omu mikono y'abazigu baabo boona ababeehinguririize;

³⁵ kandi tibaagirira mbabazi ab'omuryango gwa Yerubaali, niwe Gideoni, kumuzimuurira ebirungi byona ebi yaakoreire Isiraeli.