1Kandi harihoumugabowitwaga Naboti w'i Yezerēli, yari afiteuruzabibu i Yezerēli hafi y'ibwami kwa Ahabuumwami w'i Samariya.
2Ahabu abwira Naboti ati “Mpauruzabibu rwawe, kugirango ndugireigihambo cy'imboga kuko ari hafi y'urugorwanjye, nzaguheurundi ruzabibu rururutaubwiza, cyangwa washaka naguha ibiguzi byarwo ku ifeza.”
3Naboti abwira Ahabu ati “Biragatsindwa n'Uwiteka kuguhagakondo ya ba sogokuruzabanjye.”
4Maze Ahabu ataha afite agahinda n'uburakari, ku bw'ijambo Naboti w'i Yezerēli yamubwiye ngo “Sinaguha gakondo ya ba sogokuruzabanjye.”Nuko aryama ku gisasiro cye yerekeye ivure, yanga kugiraicyo afungura.
5Hanyumaumugorewe Yezebeli araza aramubazaati “Ni iki kiguteyeagahinda kikakubuzakurya?”
6Na we aramusubizaati “Ni uko navuganye na Naboti w'i Yezerēli nkamubwira nti ‘Mpauruzabibu rwawe turugureifeza, cyangwa washaka naguhaurundi mu cyimbo cyarwo.’Na we akansubizaati ‘Sinaguhauruzabibu rwanjye.’”
7Umugorewe Yezebeli aramubwira ati “Dorere, ntutegekaubwami bwa Isirayeli? Byukaufungureushire agahinda. Ni jyeuzaguha urwo ruzabibu rwa Naboti w'i Yezerēli.”
8Aherako yandika inzandiko mu izina rya Ahabu azifatanisha ikimenyetso cye, azoherereza abatware n'impura bo mu murwa we n'abaturanyi ba Naboti.
9Yandika muri izo nzandiko ngo “Nimutegeke abantu biyirizeubusamaze mushyire Naboti imbere yabo.
10Imbere ye muhashyire abagabo babiri b'ibigoryi bamushinje bati ‘Watutse Imana n'umwami.’Nuko muhereko mumujyane, mujye kumuteraamabuye mumwice.”
11Nuko abatware bo mu murwa n'ab'impfra b'abanyarurembo babigenza uko Yezebeli yabatumyeho, nk'uko yanditse muri izo nzandiko yaboherereje.
12Bategeka abantu kwiyirizaubusa, bashyira Naboti imbere yabo.
13Maze abagabo babiri b'ibigoryi barinjira bamwicara imbere. Abo bagabo b'ibigoryi bashinja Naboti bari imbere y'abantu bati “Naboti yatutse Imana n'umwami.”Uwo mwanya baramusumirabamuvanamu murwa, bamuteraamabuye arapfa.
14Baherako batuma kuri Yezebeli ko Naboti bamuteyeamabuye bakamwica.
15Yezebeli yumvise ko Naboti bamuteyeamabuye agapfa, abwira Ahabu ati “Hagurukawende rwa ruzabibu Naboti w'i Yezerēli yangaga ko mugura, ntakiriho yapfuye.”
16Ahabu yumvise ko Naboti yapfuye arahaguruka, aramanuka ajya muri urwo ruzabibu rwa Naboti w'i Yezerēli kuruzungura.
17Ubwo ijambo ry'Uwiteka rigera kuri Eliya w'i Tishubi riti
18“Hagurukaumanukeusange Ahabuumwami w'Abisirayeliutuyei Samariya, ubu ari mu ruzabibu rwa Naboti yagiye kuruzungura,
19umubwire uti ‘Uwiteka aravuze ngo: Ni ukourisheurazunguye?’Mazeumubwire uti ‘Umva uko Uwiteka avuga: Aho imbwa zarigatiye amaraso ya Naboti, ni ho zizarigatira n'ayawe.’”
20Ahabu abwira Eliya ati “Urambonye ga wa mwanzi wanjye we?”
Na we ati “Ndakubonye koko, kuko wiguriyegukoraibyangwa n'Uwiteka.
21‘Umva nzakuzanira ibyago ngutsembe rwose, nzamaraumuhungu wese kuri Ahabu, uw'imbata n'uw'umudendezo mu Bisirayeli.
22Nzahindura inzu yawe nk'iya Yerobowamu mwene Nebati, kandi nk'iya Bāsha mwene Ahiya, kuko wandakajeukoshya Abisirayeli ngo bacumure.’
23Kandi ibya Yezebeli Uwiteka arabihamya atya ati ‘Imbwa zizarira Yezebeli ku nkike z'i Yezerēli.’
24Uwa Ahabu weseuzagwa mu muduguduazaribwa n'imbwa,uzagwa ku gasozi azaribwa n'inkongoro.”
25Nta wigeze gusa na Ahabu wiguriyegukoraibyangwa n'Uwiteka, yohejwe n'umugorewe Yezebeli.
26Nuko yajyaga akora nabi cyane, akurikira ibishushanyo bisengwa nk'uko Abamori babigenzaga kose, abo Uwiteka yirukanye imbere y'Abisirayeli.
27Nuko Ahabu amaze kumva ayo magambo, atanyaguza imyambaro ye yambara ibigunira, yiyirizaubusayirirwa aryamye ku bigunira, akagenda abebera.
28Hanyuma ijambo ry'Uwiteka rigera kuri Eliya w'i Tishubi riramubwira riti
29“Ubonye uko Ahabu yicishije bugufiimbere yanjye? Kuko yicishije bugufiimbere yanjye sinzamutezaibyo byago ku ngoma ye, ahubwo nzabiteza inzu ye ku ngoma y'umuhungu we.”