1 Samueli 4 - Baibuli Erikwera

Abafilistia okunyaga eshanduukye ya MUKAMA

¹ Abaisraeli bakahurura kurwanisa Abafilistia; baateera orusiisira rwabo aha rubaju rwa Ebenezeeri; n'Abafilistia nabo baateera orwabo ahari Afeki.

² Abafilistia baatenga orugamba kurwanisa Abaisraeli; ku baarwaine, Abafilistia baabinga Abaisraeli, babaitamu abantu enkumi ina.

³ Engabo ku zaagarukire omu rusiisira, abakuru ba Israeli baabuuzana bati: Ahabw'enki MUKAMA yaatubingisa omu maisho g'Abafilistia eri izooba? Ka tuze kwenda eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA, tugiihe Shiilo, tugireete aha; ku eraatuhikyemu, etujune omu mikono y'abazigu baitu.

⁴ Batyo baatuma abantu Shiilo, baihayo eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA ow'amahe, oshutami ahari baakerubi. Kandi beene Eli bombi, Hofuni na Finehaasi, abaabaire bari hamwe n'eshanduukye y'endagaano ya Ruhanga, baija nayo.

⁵ Eshanduukye y'endagaano ya MUKAMA ku yaahikire omu rusiisira, Abaisraeli boona baateera munonga akaari, ensi yaateera obwaku.

⁶ Abafilistia ku baahuriire orwo rwari, baagira bati: Orwo rwari rwingi oruri omu rusiisira rw'Abaheburaayo n'orw'enki? Bwanyima baamanya ku eshanduukye ya MUKAMA yaahika omu rusiisira rwabo.

⁷ Abafilistia baatiina, ahakuba bakagira bati: Ruhanga yaahika omu rusiisira rwabo. Baagaruka baagira bati: Eshi twareeba enaku! Ahabw'okuba tihakabahoga kintu nk'eki okwiha ira ryona.

⁸ Twareeba enaku! N'oha oraabaase kutujuna baaruhanga aba ab'amaani? Aba nibo baaruhanga abaitsiize Abanyamisri enfu za buri muringo omu ihamba.

⁹ Mube ab'amaani, murwane mashaija, imwe Bafilistia 'mwe, murekye kuba abahuuku b'Abaheburaayo, nk'oku baabaire bari ahariimwe, mufe mashaija murwane.

¹⁰ Batyo Abafilistia baarwana; Abaisraeli baabingwa, baahunga, buri muntu yairukira omu ihema rye; haabaho kwitwa kuhango; ahakuba Abaisraeli bakafamu abantu abarikugyendesa ebigyere obukumi bushatu.

¹¹ Kandi eshanduukye ya Ruhanga yaanyagwa, na beene Eli bombi Hofuni na Finehaasi baitwa.

Okufa kwa Eli

¹² Omushaija Omubenyamiini yaacwa omu ngabo, yaahika Shiilo eryo izooba, ebijwaro bye bitaagukire, n'eitaka rimuri omu mutwe.

¹³ Obu yaija, Eli akaba ashutami aha kitebe kye aha rubaju rw'omuhanda, ataireyo amaisho; ahakuba omutima gukaba gumuhweire omunda ahabw'eshanduukye ya Ruhanga. Ogwo mushaija ku yaahikire omu rurembo, yaabagambira ebibaireho; ab'omu rurembo boona baayeha ekiboroogo.

¹⁴ Eli ku yaahuriire okwo kuborooga, yaabuuza ati: Okwo kujagarara n'okw'enki? Ogwo mushaija yaija naayehuuta, yaabimugambira.

¹⁵ Obwo Eli akaba ahikize emyaka makumi mwenda na munaana; amaisho ge gaahumire, atakihweza.

¹⁶ Ogwo mushaija yaagira Eli ati: Niinye ogwo owaaruga omu rugamba eri izooba, naacwa omu ngabo. Onu yaamubuuza ati: Bibaire bita, mwana wangye?

¹⁷ Ogwo owaareeta amakuru yaamugarukamu ati: Abaisraeli baahunga Abafilistia, haabaho okwitwa kw'abantu baingi, batabani baawe bombi, Hofuni na Finehaasi, baafa; kandi eshanduukye ya Ruhanga yaanyagwa.

¹⁸ Ku yaagambire eby'eshanduukye ya Ruhanga, Eli yaaruga aha kitebe kye, yaagwa agarami aha kiti ky'omuryango, yaahendeka ebitsya, yaafa; ahakuba akaba ari omugurusi, orikweremeera. Kandi akaba amazire emyaka makumi ana naacwera Abaisraeli emanja.

¹⁹ Obwo mukaamwana wa Eli, muka Finehaasi, akaba aine enda ari haihi kuzaara; ku yaahuriire enkuru ngu eshanduukye ya Ruhanga enyagirwe, kandi ngu ishezaara na iba baafa, yaafukama, yaazaara, ahakuba ebisha bikamukwatira aho.

²⁰ Ku yaabaire ari haihi kufa, abakazi abaabaire nibamuzaaza, baamugira bati: Otatiina; ahabw'okuba waazaara omwana w'omwojo. Kwonka tiyaabagarukamu, n'obu kwakuba okukyetaho.

²¹ Yaayeta ogwo mwana Ikabodi, naagira ati: Ekitiinisa kyaruga ahari Israeli. Yaakigamba ahabw'eshanduukye ya Ruhanga kunyagwa, n'ahabw'ebya ishezaara na iba.

²² Kandi yaagira ati: Ekitiinisa kyaruga ahari Israeli; ahabw'okuba eshanduukye ya Ruhanga yaanyagwa.