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1 Amagambo ga Samweri ganakizi lumbuuka mu Bahisiraheeri booshi.
Akajumba keꞌKihango kagwatwa imbira
Ku yikyo kyanya, Abahisiraheeri banagendi lwisa Abafirisiti. Neꞌkyanya bakagenda, banashumbika i Hebenezeeri. Abafirisiti nabo, banashumbika i Hafeeki. 2 Haaho, Abafirisiti banayiji teera Abahisiraheeri. Neꞌkyanya izibo likakungula, yabo Bafirisiti banahima, banayita Abahisiraheeri bihumbi bina.
3 Ikyanya yabo basirikaani baꞌBahisiraheeri bakagaluka mu shumbi yabo, abashaaja baabo banayibuuza: «Kituma kiki Nahano aleka Abafirisiti batuhime zeene? Leka tutee genda i Shiilo, tugendi yabiira yaꞌKajumba keꞌKihango kya Nahano. Iri twangakizi kagendana mwiꞌzibo, kagakizi tukiza mu bagoma biitu.»
4 Kwokwo, banatuma abashosi baguma i Shiilo, gira bagendi leeta Akajumba keꞌKihango kya Nahano woꞌbushobozi bwoshi. Kalya Kajumba, kâli riiri kwo bamakerubi. Na Nahano yenyene âli kizi beera ha kati kaabo. Yako Kajumba, kakayija kakulikiirwi na bagala Heri bombi, Hofini na Finehaasi.
5 Kalya Kajumba keꞌKihango kya Nahano, ikyanya kakahika mu shumbi yaꞌBahisiraheeri, banakabandira akabuuli, awi yiyi yiyi, halinde ikihugo kyoshi kyanajugumbana. 6 Yabo Bafirisiti, mbu bayuvwe, banadeta, ti: «Maki yago? Si Abaheburaniya bagweti bagabanda akabuuli!»
Iri bakamenya kwaꞌKajumba keꞌKihango kya Nahano keera kayingira mu shumbi yaꞌBaheburaniya, 7 banatondeera ukuyoboha, iri banadeta kwokuno: «Yayewe! Hali umuzimu mulebe,* úgwayingira mu shumbi yabo. Ulwitu leero lwahikaga! Si igambo mwene yiri, litazindi ba ho! 8 Yayewe imwitu! Nyandagi úgaki tukiza mu maboko goꞌmuzimu gwabo, bwo guli noꞌbushobozi? Si yugwo muzimu, gwo gwâli kizi libuza Abamiisiri bweneene mwiꞌshamba!
9 «Ngahwe e Bafirisiti! Mukizi kania indege. Buzira kwokwo, mugayiji ba baja baꞌBaheburaniya, nga kwo nabo keera bakaba baja biitu. Kwokwo, musikamage, tubalwise.»
10 Balya Bafirisiti banalwisa Abahisiraheeri. Ku lwolwo lusiku, izibo likakungula bweneene. Abasirikaani baꞌBahisiraheeri ábâli geeziri naꞌmagulu banayitwa mweꞌbihumbi makumi gashatu. Neꞌkyanya bakahimwa, ngiisi Muhisiraheeri, anapumukira imwage. 11 Kiri naꞌKajumba ka Rurema, nako kanagwatwa imbira. Na bagala Heri bombi, Hofini na Finehaasi, banayitwa.
Heri afwa
12 Ku lwolwo lusiku, mundu muguma wa mu beene Binyamiini, anapuumuka ukulyoka mwiꞌzibo, anagenda halinde i Shiilo. Ibyambalwa byage byâli kola bibere-bere. Na mwiꞌtwe lyage, mwâli yijwiri ulukungu.
13 Neꞌri akahika áhali Heri, anamúgwana ayishumasiri ku kitumbi kyage, ku butambi bweꞌnjira. Heri âli yobohiri bweneene mu mutima gwage hiꞌgulu lyaꞌKajumba keꞌKihango kya Rurema. Ikyanya uyo mundu akayingira mu kaaya, anabwira abandu ngiisi íbyakoleka mwiꞌzibo. Haaho, abandu booshi mu kaaya, banatondeera ukulira ku kimombo.
14 Heri, iri akayuvwa, anabuuza: «Yikyo kimombo, kiri kya biki?»
Uyo mundu anakwabadukira áhali Heri, gira amúganuulire. 15 Ku yikyo kyanya, Heri âli kola neꞌmyaka makumi galimwenda na munaana. Naꞌmasu gaage gâli kola mwoꞌlundanda, atanâli kizi ki bona.
16 Uyo mundu anaganuulira Heri, ti: «Zeene bwobuno, lyo nafuuka mwiꞌzibo.» Heri anamúbuuza: «E mugala wani, myazi miki iyo munda?»
17 Na wa naye, ti: «Abahisiraheeri bapuumuka Abafirisiti. Na mu kati kiitu, mwafwa akandaharuurwa kaꞌbasirikaani. Neꞌngingwe, bagala baawe bombi, Hofini na Finehaasi, nabo bafwa. Kiri naꞌKajumba ka Rurema, abagoma bakagwata imbira.»
18 Heri âli kola mushaaja, anâli jeziri bweneene. Ulya mundu, mbu abe akiri mu deta hiꞌgulu lyaꞌKajumba ka Rurema, lyeryo Heri anayami sheruka ku kitumbi kyage, igosi lyananyooka, anayami fwa. Uyo Heri akahisa imyaka makumi gana agweti agarongoora Abahisiraheeri.
Muka Finehaasi afwa
19 Ku yikyo kyanya, mwali-kazi Heri, muka Finehaasi, âli riiri neꞌnda ndeera ho. Naye, mbu ayuvwagwe kwaꞌKajumba ka Rurema kagwatwa imbira, na kwo shevyala na yiba keera bafwa, lyeryo ngana anayami yuvwa umukero, anatondeera ukubuta. Haliko, gulya mukero gwanamúkayira bweneene.
20 Neꞌri akaba akoli lambamiri, akola mu hamba, abahumbwa banamúbwira: «Ewe! Ukanie umutima. Keera wabuta umwana woꞌbutabana.» Haliko, uyo muka Finehaasi atanabatwaza, atanabadesa.
21 Ulya mwana wage, uyo muka Finehaasi anamúyinika iziina Hikaboodi, iri anadeta: «Ubulangashane bwa Rurema keera bwalyoka mu Bahisiraheeri.» Na íbitumiri akamúyinika yiryo iziina, bwaꞌKajumba ka Nahano kakagwatwa imbira, na bwo shevyala na yiba bakafwa. 22 Anashubi deta: «Akajumba ka Nahano, bakagwata imbira. Yoho wee! Ubulangashane bwa Rurema, keera bwalyoka mu Bahisiraheeri.»
* 4:7 muzimu mulebe Kandi iri Rurema. Mukuba, Abafirisiti boohe batâli múyiji. Si bâli toniri kwo Rurema waꞌBahisiraheeri guli muzimu ngeꞌmizimu yabo bonyene.