1BukeyeAbisirayeli batera Abafilisitiya, bagandika ahateganye na Ebenezeri. Abafilisitiya na bo bagandika kuri Afeka.
2Abafilisitiya batezaurugamba kurwanya Abisirayeli, bagisakirana Abisirayeli baneshwa n'Abafilisitiya. Muri iyo ntambara bica abagabo nk'ibihumbi bine mu rugamba rw'ingabo z'Abisirayeli.
3Nuko ingabo zigeze mu rugerero, abakuru ba Isirayeli barabazanya bati “Ni iki gitumye Uwiteka aturekatukaneshwa uyu munsi imbere y'Abafilisitiya? Nimuze tujye kwenda isanduku y'isezerano ry'Uwiteka, tuyikure i Shilo tuyizane aha, kugirango nigera muri twe idukizeamaboko y'ababisha bacu.”
4Maze abantu batuma i Shilo, bavanayo isanduku y'isezerano ry'Uwiteka Nyiringabo, wicara hagati y'Abakerubi. Kandi abahungu bombi ba Eli, Hofuni na Finehasi, babaga ku isanduku y'isezerano ry'Imana.
5Isanduku y'isezerano ry'Uwiteka igeze mu rugerero, Abisirayeli bose bavugirahejuru n'ijwi rirenga, isi irarangīra.
6Abafilisitiya bumviseurusakurw'amajwi yabo barabaza bati “Urwo rusakurw'amajwi arenga ruturutse mu rugerero rw'Abaheburayoni urw'iki?”Hanyuma bamenya ko ari isanduku y'Uwiteka isesekaye mu rugerero rwabo.
7Nuko Abafilisitiya baratinya kuko bavuze bati “Imana igeze mu rugerero rwabo.”Baravuga bati “Tubonye ishyano, kuko ibyo bitigeze kubaho!
8Tubonye ishyano! Ni ndeuzadukizaamaboko y'izo mana zikomeye? Izi ni zo mana zateje Abanyegiputa ibyago bitari bimwe mu butayu.
9Nimukomere, murwane kigabo mwa Bafilisitiya mwe, mutabaibiretwa by'Abaheburayonk'uko bari byo. Murwane kigabo.”
10Nuko Abafilisitiya bararwana, Abisirayeli baraneshwa barirukanka,umuntu wese yiroha mu ihema rye. Habaho kurimbuka kuninimu Bisirayeli, hapfa ingabo zigenza n'amaguru inzovu eshatu.
11Kandi isanduku y'Imana iranyagwa, n'abahungu ba Eli bombi Hofuni na Finehasi, barapfa.
12Umugabow'Umubenyamini aturumbuka mu ngabo, agera i Shilo uwo munsi imyenda ye ishishimuwe, yishyizeumukungugu mu mutwe.
13Ubwo yazaga, Eli yari yicaye ku ntebe ye iruhande rw'inzira arangarijeyo, kuko yari yakuweumutimacyane n'isanduku y'Imana. Nuko uwo mugaboageze mu muduguduavuga amacumu, abo mu mudugudubose bahinduka imiborogo.
14Eli yumvise ijwi ry'umuborogo arabaza ati “Iyo midugararo ni iy'iki?”Uwo muntu aza yihuta abibwira Eli.
15Kandi Eli yari amaze imyaka mirongourwenda n'umunani, amaso ye yari ahumye atakibona.
16Nuko uwo muntu abwira Eli ati “Ni jye wavuye mu ngabo uyu munsi, nza ikubagahu mvuye mu ntambara.”
Aramubazaati “Byagenze bite mwana wanjye?”
17Uwo muvuziw'amacumu aramusubizaati “Abisirayeli bahunze Abafilisitiya. Habayeho kurimbuka kw'abantu benshi, abahungu bawe bombi Hofuni na Finehasi bapfuye, kandi isanduku y'Imana yanyazwe.”
18Amaze kuvugaiby'isanduku y'Imana, Eli ahanuka ku ntebe ye agwa ingazi ku gikingi cy'irembo akuba ijosi, arapfa, kuko yariumusazakandi yiremereye. Yari amaze imyaka mirongo ine ariumucamanza w'Abisirayeli.
19Umukazana we muka Finehasi yari atwite inda nkuru, yenda kubyara. Nuko yumvise izo nkuru yuko isanduku y'Imana yanyazwe kandi ko sebukwe n'umugabowe bapfuye, arapfukamaarabyara kuko ibise byamutunguye.
20Nuko ari bugufibwo gupfa, abagore bamuhagaze iruhande baramubwira bati “Witinyaubyayeumuhungu.”Ntiyabasubiza, ntiyabyitaho.
21Yita uwo mwana izina Ikabodi ati “Icyubahiro gishize kuri Isirayeli.”Abivugishwa n'uko isanduku y'Imana yanyazwe, kandi n'ibya sebukwe n'umugabowe.
22Aravuga ati “Icyubahiro gishize kuri Isirayeli, kuko isanduku y'Imana yanyazwe.”