1 Samueli 13 - Baibuli Erikwera

Engamba za Saulo n'Abafilistia

¹ Saulo akaza aha ngoma aine emyaka makumi ashatu, yaamara emyaka ebiri naategyeka Israeli.

² Bwanyima Saulo yaatoorana abashaija enkumi ishatu omu Baisraeli; enkumi ibiri zaaguma na Saulo Mikimaashi n'aha kibungo kya Beseeli; kandi orukumi rwaguma na Yonasaani omuri Gibea eya Benyamiini; abandi boona yaabaraga, buri muntu yaataaha omu ka ye.

³ Bwanyima Yonasaani yaateera ekigo ky'Abafilistia ekyabaire kiri Gibea; Abafilistia baakimanya. Bwanyima Saulo yaaragiira kuteera enzamba omu nsi yoona, naagira ati: Abaheburaayo bahurire.

⁴ Abaisraeli boona baahurira ngu Saulo ateire ekigo ky'Abafilistia, kandi ngu Abaisraeli bahindukire ekirikunugwa aha Bafilistia. Abantu baahuruzibwa kushanga Saulo Gilugaali.

⁵ Kandi Abafilistia baayeteerana kurwanisa Abaisraeli, baine ebigaari obukumi bushatu, n'ab'aha mbaraasi enkumi mukaaga, n'ezindi ngabo nyingi, eziri nk'omusheenyi gw'aha rubaju rw'enyanja; bainamuka, baasiisira Mikimaashi, aha burugwa-izooba bwa Besaveeni.

⁶ Abashaija ba Israeli ku baareebire bari omu kabi, (ahakuba abantu bakaba batuntuziibwe) baayeshereka omu nyanga n'omu bishaka n'omu nkiri n'omu nengo kandi n'omu biina.

⁷ Kandi Abaheburaayo abamwe bakaba bambukire Yorudani, nibaza omu nsi ya Gaadi na Gileadi; kwonka Saulo akaba akiri Gilugaali, abantu boona baamukuratayo nibatetema.

Okurahukiriza kwa Saulo n'okushobya kwe kw'okubanza

⁸ Saulo yaamarayo ebiro mushanju, ebi Samueli yaabaire amuragiire; kwonka Samueli tiyaija; n'ahabw'ekyo abantu baatandika kutaataana nibamurugaho mporampora.

⁹ Saulo nikwo kugira ati: Mundeetere ekitambo ky'okwotsya n'empongano z'okusiima ahabw'obusingye. Atyo yaatamba ekyo kitambo ky'okwotsya.

¹⁰ Ku yaabaire yaaheza ati kukitamba, Samueli yaija. Saulo yaashohora kumubugana, ngu amuramutsye.

¹¹ Samueli yaamubuuza ati: Eki waakora ki? Saulo yaamugarukamu ati: Ku ndeebire abantu baatandika kutaataana nibampwaho, naiwe otaizira mu biro bi ongambiire, kandi n'Abafilistia baateeraniire Mikimaashi,

¹² naanye nikwo kugira nti: Hati Abafilistia baaza kushuuma, banteerere Gilugaali, ntakeeshengyereize MUKAMA kumpa omugisha. Nikyo nyegyemeserereize kutamba ekitambo ky'okwotsya.

¹³ Samueli yaagambira Saulo ati: Waakora eky'obushema; tiwaakwata kiragiro kya MUKAMA Ruhanga waawe, eki yaakuragiire; reeba MUKAMA yaaba ari ow'okuhamya obugabe bwawe omuri Israeli ebiro byona.

¹⁴ Kwonka mbwenu obugabe bwawe tiburigumaho. MUKAMA yaaheza kwesherurira omuntu ori nk'omutima gwe oku gurikwenda, kandi niwe yaataho kuba omugabe w'abantu be, ahakuba tokwatsire ki MUKAMA yaakuragiire.

¹⁵ Samueli yaimuka, yaaruga Gilugaali, yaaza Gibea eya Benyamiini. Saulo yaabara abantu abu yaabaire aine, baaba nka magana mukaaga.

¹⁶ Saulo n'omutabani Yonasaani n'abantu abu baabaire baine baaguma Geeba eya Benyamiini; kwonka Abafilistia baaguma omu rusiisira Mikimaashi.

¹⁷ Kandi abanyagi b'omu Bafilistia baaruga omu rusiisira rwabo, baayecwamu emitwe eshatu; ogumwe gwatoora omuhanda ogurikuza Ofura omu nsi ya Shuali;

¹⁸ ogundi gwatoora omuhanda ogurikuza Besi-horoni; n'ogundi gwatoora omuhanda ogw'aha mwatano ogurikureeba omu ruhanga rwa Zeboimu haihi n'eihamba.

¹⁹ Omu biro ebyo hakaba hatariho muheesi n'omwe omu nsi ya Israeli; ahabw'okuba Abafilistia bakagira bati: Abaheburaayo batakaayeheeshera zaarurara n'amacumu.

²⁰ Kandi Abaisraeli boona bakaba bashuuma omu Bafilistia, buri muntu kutyazayo efuka ye, oruhabyo rwe, empango ye, n'omuhoro gwe;

²¹ kwonka bakaba baine eityazo ry'okutyazaho emihoro n'empabyo, n'efuka z'amaino n'empango, n'eby'okutyazaho ebihosho.

²² N'ahabw'ekyo aha izooba ry'orugamba omu bantu abu Saulo n'omutabani Yonasaani baabaire baine, tihariho n'omwe owaabaire agira rurara nari eicumu; kureka bikaba bigirwa Saulo n'omutabani Yonasaani.

²³ Bwanyima ab'omu kigo ky'Abafilistia baashohora, baaza omu nkiro ya Mikimaashi.