Igitabo cya mbere cya Samweli

14 Umunsi umwe, Yonatani+ umuhungu wa Sawuli yabwiye umugaragu we wamutwazaga intwaro ati: “Ngwino twambuke tujye hakurya hariya aho ingabo z’Abafilisitiya zigenda imbere y’izindi ziri.” Ariko ntiyabibwira papa we. 2 Sawuli yari hafi y’i Gibeya+ munsi y’igiti cy’amakomamanga* i Miguroni, ari kumwe n’abantu nka 600.+ 3 (Ahiya umuhungu wa Ahitubu+ umuvandimwe wa Ikabodi,+ umuhungu wa Finehasi,+ umuhungu wa Eli+ wari umutambyi wa Yehova i Shilo,+ ni we wambaraga efodi.)+ Icyakora abasirikare ntibigeze bamenya ko Yonatani yagiye. 4 Mu tuyira Yonatani yashakaga kunyuramo ngo yambuke atere ingabo z’Abafilisitiya zigenda imbere y’izindi, hari ahantu hari ibibuye bibiri, buri kibuye kimeze nk’iryinyo, kimwe ku ruhande rumwe ikindi ku rundi. Kimwe cyitwaga Bosesi ikindi kikitwa Sene. 5 Ikibuye kimwe cyari mu majyaruguru, kimeze nk’inkingi ishinze yerekeye i Mikimashi, naho ikindi kikaba mu majyepfo cyerekeye i Geba.+

6 Yonatani abwira umugaragu we wamutwazaga intwaro ati: “Ngwino twambuke tujye aho bariya basirikare batakebwe* bari.+ Wenda Yehova ari budufashe, kuko nta cyabuza Yehova gukiza akoresheje abantu benshi cyangwa bake.”+ 7 Nuko uwamutwazaga intwaro aramubwira ati: “Ukore ibyo umutima wawe ushaka. Ujye aho ushaka. Nanjye ndagukurikira aho ushaka kujya hose.” 8 Yonatani aravuga ati: “Reka twambuke tujye aho bari maze tubiyereke. 9 Nibatubwira bati: ‘mugume aho muri tuhabasange,’ turahagarara aho, ntituri buzamuke ngo tubasange. 10 Ariko nibavuga bati: ‘nimuzamuke turwane,’ turahita tuzamuka, kuko icyo kiri bube ari ikimenyetso+ cy’uko Yehova ari butume tubatsinda.”

11 Nuko bombi biyereka izo ngabo z’Abafilisitiya zigenda imbere y’izindi. Abafilisitiya baravuga bati: “Dore Abaheburayo bavuye mu myobo bari bihishemo.”+ 12 Izo ngabo zibwira Yonatani n’uwamutwazaga intwaro ziti: “Ngaho nimuzamuke tubahe isomo!”+ Yonatani abwira uwamutwazaga intwaro ati: “Nkurikira tuzamuke, kuko Yehova ari butume Abisirayeli babatsinda.”+ 13 Yonatani azamuka akambakamba, umutwaje intwaro amukurikiye. Yonatani atangira kurwana n’Abafilisitiya. Uwari umutwaje intwaro na we akagenda yica Umufilisitiya wese Yonatani atishe. 14 Yonatani n’umutwaje intwaro bagitangira kurwana n’Abafilisitiya, bishe abantu nka 20 bataragera kure.*

15 Abari mu nkambi y’Abafilisitiya n’ingabo zabo zigenda imbere y’izindi bagira ubwoba bwinshi cyane ndetse n’abasirikare bari bohereje ngo bajye gutera Abisirayeli,+ na bo bagira ubwoba. Haba umutingito kandi Imana ibateza ubwoba bwinshi cyane. 16 Abarindaga Sawuli bari i Gibeya+ y’abakomoka kuri Benyamini barabibona, babona inkambi yose y’Abafilisitiya yahungabanye.+

17 Sawuli abwira ingabo zari kumwe na we ati: “Nimubare ingabo mumenye abatari hano.” Babaze ingabo basanga Yonatani n’umutwaza intwaro nta bahari. 18 Sawuli abwira Ahiya+ ati: “Zana hano Isanduku y’isezerano ry’Imana y’ukuri!” (Icyo gihe* Isanduku y’Imana y’ukuri yari mu Bisirayeli.) 19 Igihe Sawuli yarimo avugana n’umutambyi, urusaku rwari mu nkambi y’Abafilisitiya rurushaho kwiyongera. Sawuli abwira umutambyi ati: “Ba uretse gato.”* 20 Sawuli n’ingabo bari kumwe baraterana bajya ku rugamba, basanga Abafilisitiya bari kwicana hari umuvurungano mwinshi. 21 Nanone Abaheburayo bari baragiye ku ruhande rw’Abafilisitiya bari kumwe na bo mu nkambi, basanga Abisirayeli bari bayobowe na Sawuli na Yonatani. 22 Abagabo b’Abisirayeli bose bari bihishe+ mu karere k’imisozi miremire ya Efurayimu bumva ko Abafilisitiya bahunze, na bo bafatanya n’abandi Bisirayeli kubarwanya. 23 Uwo munsi Yehova akiza Abisirayeli,+ bagenda babica, barabakurikira babageza i Beti-aveni.+

24 Icyo gihe abasirikare b’Abisirayeli barananirwa cyane, kubera ko Sawuli yari yarahije ingabo ze ati: “Umuntu wese uri bugire icyo arya butarira, ntaramara kwihorera ku banzi banjye, Imana imuteze ibyago!”* Nuko ntihagira n’umwe ugira icyo arya.*+

25 Ingabo* zose zigeze mu ishyamba, zisanga hasi hari ubuki bwinshi cyane. 26 Ingabo zasanze ubuki butonyanga mu ishyamba, ariko ntihagira n’umwe uburya kuko batinyaga ya ndahiro. 27 Ariko igihe Sawuli yarahizaga ingabo,+ Yonatani we ntiyari yabyumvise. Nuko arambura ukuboko akoza umutwe w’inkoni yari afite mu buki. Aburiyeho yumva yongeye kugira imbaraga.* 28 Hari umusirikare wabibonye aramubwira ati: “Papa wawe yarahije ingabo azihanangiriza, ati: ‘umuntu wese uri bugire icyo arya uyu munsi, Imana imuteze ibyago.’”+ Ni yo mpamvu ingabo zinaniwe cyane. 29 Ariko Yonatani aravuga ati: “Papa yahemukiye* ingabo. Ntimubona ukuntu nongeye kugira imbaraga maze kurya kuri ubu buki! 30 Iyo uyu munsi abasirikare barya ku byo batse abanzi babo nta cyo bikanga,+ twari kurushaho gutsinda Abafilisitiya. Ni yo mpamvu tutashoboye kwica Abafilisitiya benshi.”

31 Uwo munsi bakomeza kwica Abafilisitiya bahereye i Mikimashi bagera no muri Ayaloni+ maze abasirikare barananirwa cyane. 32 Abasirikare bajya mu bintu bari basahuye n’umururumba mwinshi, bafata intama n’inka n’ibimasa babibagira hasi ku butaka, batangira kuryana inyama n’amaraso.+ 33 Babwira Sawuli bati: “Dore abasirikare bari gukorera icyaha Yehova baryana inyama n’amaraso.”+ Sawuli aravuga ati: “Mwahemutse. Nimuhite musunika ibuye rinini murinzanire.” 34 Hanyuma Sawuli aravuga ati: “Nimujye mu ngabo muzibwire muti: ‘buri wese azane ikimasa cye cyangwa intama ye, mubibagire aha kandi abe ari ho mubirira kugira ngo mudakorera icyaha Yehova muryana inyama n’amaraso.’”+ Nuko uwo mugoroba abasirikare bose baraza, buri wese azana ikimasa cye akibagira aho. 35 Sawuli yubakira Yehova igicaniro.+ Icyo ni cyo gicaniro cya mbere yubakiye Yehova.

36 Nyuma yaho Sawuli aravuga ati: “Reka dutere Abafilisitiya muri iri joro kandi tubambure ibyabo. Nta n’umwe turi busige.” Baramubwira bati: “Kora ibyo wumva bikwiriye.” Umutambyi aravuga ati: “Reka tubaze Imana y’ukuri.”+ 37 Sawuli abaza Imana ati: “Ese manuke nkurikire Abafilisitiya?+ None se uzatuma Abisirayeli babatsinda?” Ariko uwo munsi Imana ntiyagira icyo imusubiza. 38 Sawuli aravuga ati: “Mwese abari bayoboye ingabo nimuze. Mugenzure mumenye icyaha cyakozwe uyu munsi. 39 Ndahiye Yehova Imana ihoraho, we wakijije Abisirayeli, ko niyo yaba Yonatani umuhungu wanjye, ari bwicwe.” Ariko ntihagira umuntu n’umwe umusubiza. 40 Abwira Abisirayeli bose ati: “Mwe nimujye ku ruhande rumwe, nanjye n’umuhungu wanjye Yonatani turajya ku rundi ruhande.” Basubiza Sawuli bati: “Ukore ibyo ushaka.”

41 Sawuli abwira Yehova ati: “Mana ya Isirayeli, dusubize ukoresheje Tumimu!”*+ Ubufindo* bwerekana Yonatani na Sawuli, abandi baba abere. 42 Sawuli aravuga ati: “Nimudukorere ubufindo+ njye n’umuhungu wanjye Yonatani.” Ubufindo bwerekana Yonatani. 43 Sawuli abaza Yonatani ati: “Mbwira, ni ibiki wakoze?” Yonatani aramusubiza ati: “Narigase ku buki bwari ku mutwe w’iyi nkoni.+ Ubwo nta kundi, niteguye gupfa!”

44 Sawuli aravuga ati: “Yonata, nudapfa Imana impane bikomeye!”+ 45 Ariko ingabo zibaza Sawuli ziti: “Mbese Yonatani akwiriye gupfa kandi ari we watumye Abisirayeli batsinda abanzi babo?+ Oya rwose! Turahiriye imbere ya Yehova ko nta gasatsi na kamwe ko ku mutwe we kari bugwe hasi, kuko uyu munsi yakoranye n’Imana.”+ Uko ni ko ingabo zarokoye* Yonatani ntiyapfa.

46 Sawuli areka gukurikira Abafilisitiya, na bo basubira mu gihugu cyabo.

47 Ubwami bwa Sawuli burakomera muri Isirayeli yose, agaba ibitero ku banzi be bose bari bamukikije, atera Abamowabu,+ Abamoni,+ Abedomu,+ abami b’i Soba+ n’Abafilisitiya.+ Abo yateraga bose yarabatsindaga. 48 Akomeza kuba intwari ku rugamba atsinda Abamaleki,+ akiza Abisirayeli abanzi babo.

49 Abahungu ba Sawuli bari Yonatani, Ishivi na Maliki-shuwa+ kandi yari afite abakobwa babiri; umukuru yitwaga Merabu,+ umuto akitwa Mikali.+ 50 Umugore wa Sawuli yitwaga Ahinowamu, umukobwa wa Ahimasi. Umugaba w’ingabo za Sawuli yari Abuneri+ umuhungu wa Neri, akaba yari murumuna wa papa wa Sawuli. 51 Papa wa Sawuli yitwaga Kishi,+ naho Neri+ papa wa Abuneri yari umuhungu wa Abiyeli.

52 Igihe cyose Sawuli yari umwami yakomeje kurwana n’Abafilisitiya kenshi.+ Iyo Sawuli yabonaga umugabo ufite imbaraga cyangwa w’intwari, yahitaga amushyira mu ngabo ze.+