Abaramuzi 3 - Baibuli Erikwera

Abaisraeli okweteerana n'amahanga agaatigairemu

¹ Aga nigo mahanga agu MUKAMA yaatsigireho kurengyesa Abaisraeli, nibo Baisraeli boona abaabaire batamanyiire ngamba zoona ez'omuri Kanaani,

² ngu ab'obusingye bwona bw'Abaisraeli bamanyiire engamba, kandi okukira munonga ayegyese abo abaabaire batakarwanaga.

³ Abo nibo bakama bataano b'Abafilistia, n'Abanyakanaani boona, n'Abasidoni, n'Abahiivi, abaabaire batwire omu kibungo kya Lebanooni, okuruga aha rushozi rwa Baali-herumooni okuhika ah'orikutaahira nooza Hamasi.

⁴ Bakaba bari ab'okurengyesa Abaisraeli okumanya ku baraabe nibaija kworobera ebiragiro bya MUKAMA, ebi yaaragiire baishenkurubo naaraba omuri Musa.

⁵ N'ahabw'ekyo Abaisraeli baatuura hamwe n'Abanyakanaani n'Abahiiti n'Abaamori n'Abaperizi n'Abahiivi n'Abayebusi;

⁶ baashwererana nabo, kandi baaheereza baaruhanga baabo.

Otinyeli omuramuzi w'okubanza

⁷ Abaisraeli bakakora ebirikwanga MUKAMA, baayebwa MUKAMA Ruhanga waabo, baaheereza Baabaali na Asheroosi.

⁸ Kyareetera MUKAMA kugirira Abaisraeli ekiniga ekirikwaka nk'omuriro, yaabahayo omu mikono ya Kushani-rishataimu, omugabe wa Mesopotamia; baamuheereza okumara emyaka munaana.

⁹ Kwonka Abaisraeli ku baatakiire MUKAMA, yaabateeraho ow'okubajuna, niwe Otinyeli mwene Kenazi, murumuna wa Kalebu.

¹⁰ Omwoyo wa MUKAMA yaamwijaho, yaaba omuramuzi w'Abaisraeli, yaarwana engamba, MUKAMA yaahayo Kushani-rishataimu omugabe wa Mesopotamia omu mikono ye, yaamusingura.

¹¹ Okuruga obwo ensi yaahuumura engamba okumara emyaka makumi ana. Bwanyima Otinyeli mwene Kenazi yaafa.

Ehudi omuramuzi wa kabiri

¹² Abaisraeli baagaruka baakora ebirikwangwa MUKAMA; MUKAMA yaaha Egulooni omugabe wa Moabu amaani g'okurwanisa Abaisraeli, ahabw'okuba bakaba bakozire ebirikwangwa MUKAMA.

¹³ Egulooni yaahuruza Abaamoni n'Abaamaleki, baateera Abaisraeli, baabasingura, baakubuura orurembo rwabo rw'emikindo.

¹⁴ Abaisraeli baamara emyaka ikumi na munaana, nibaheereza Egulooni omugabe wa Moabu.

¹⁵ Kwonka ku baatakiire MUKAMA, yaabateeraho ow'okubajuna, niwe Ehudi mwene Geera Omubenyamiini, owaabaire naatwara emosho. Bwanyima Abaisraeli baamuha omutoijo gw'okutoijera Egulooni omugabe wa Moabu.

¹⁶ Ehudi yaaheesesa rurara y'amoogi abiri, ey'oburaingwa bwa mukono gumwe; yaagyezirikira aha rukoba, neereereetera aha kibero kye kya buryo omunda y'ebijwaro bye.

¹⁷ Yaareetera Egulooni omugabe wa Moabu ogwo mutoijo; kandi Egulooni ogwo akaba ari omushaija muhango munonga.

¹⁸ Ku yaaherize kuhayo ogwo mutoijo, yaayohereza abantu abagureetsire;

¹⁹ kwonka we ku yaahikire aha bishushani by'amabaare Gilugaali, yaatega, yaagaruka, yaagira omugabe ati: Nyakusinga, nyine eki ndikwenda kukugambira omu mubonano. Omugabe yaagira ati: Muhuname! Abagaragwa be boona baashohora, baaruga ahu yaabaire ari.

²⁰ Ehudi yaija ahi ari, yaashanga ashutami wenka omu kishengye kye ky'amabeho eky'ahaiguru; yaamugira ati: Nkureeteire obutumwa oburikuruga ahari Ruhanga. Egulooni yaimuka omu kitebe kye.

²¹ Ehudi yaatayo omukono gwe gwa bumosho, yaasyorayo rurara aha kibero kye kya buryo, yaagimutimbura aha nda,

²² n'ekirindi kyayo kyahwerayo; ebishanju byagishweka, ahakuba taragikwireyo; n'efa yaareetwaho.

²³ Bwanyima Ehudi yaashohora; ku yaahikire omu kisasi, yaakinga enyigi z'ekyo kishengye ky'ahaiguru, yaazikingisa ekishumuruzo.

²⁴ Ehudi ku yaashohoire, abaheereza b'omugabe baija, baashanga enyigi z'ekyo kishengye zikingire; baateekateeka ngu agiire aha ishaazi omu kishengye ky'amabeho.

²⁵ Baategyereza okuhitsya obu baitsirwe enshoni; n'ahabw'ekyo baatwara ekishumuruzo, baaziigura, baashanga mukama waabo agangarami ahansi afiire.

²⁶ Kwonka ku baabaire bakiri aheeru bategyereize, Ehudi yaacwa, yaaraba aha bishushani by'amabaare, yaahungira Seira.

²⁷ Ku yaahikireyo, yaateerera enzamba omu nsi y'ebibungo eya Efuraimu, Abaisraeli baashuuma nawe, nibaruga omuri ebyo bibungo, abeembeire.

²⁸ Yaabagira ati: Munkurate; ahabw'okuba MUKAMA ahaireyo abazigu baanyu Abamoabu omu mikono yaanyu. Batyo baashuuma bamukuratiire, baakwata enyambukiro za Yorudani, ngu batangireho Abamoabu; kandi tibaikiriza muntu weena kwambuka.

²⁹ Obwo baita omu Bamoabu abantu nka kakumi, abashaija boona ab'amaani kandi amamanzi; tihaahonokaho n'omwe.

³⁰ Okwo nikwo Abamoabu baasingwirwe Abaisraeli ahari eryo izooba. Bwanyima ensi yaamara emyaka makumi munaana, ehumwire engamba.

³¹ Bwanyima yaakuratwa Shamugaari mwene Anaasi, owaitsire omu Bafilistia abashaija magana mukaaga n'omuhunda ogufunya ente; kandi nawe yaajuna Abaisraeli.