1Muri iyo minsi nta mwami Abisirayeli bari bafite. Nuko hariho Umulewiwasuhukiyemu gihugu cyo hirya y'imisozi miremire ya Efurayimu, ashakaumugorei Betelehemu y'i Buyuda.
2Bukeyeumugorewe aramuhararuka akajya asambana, arahukanaajya kwa se i Betelehemu y'i Buyuda, amarayo amezi ane.
3Bukeyeumugabowe arahaguruka, aramukurikira ari kumwe n'umugaragu we n'indogobe ebyiri, amubwira ineza kugirango amucyure. Nukoumugoreamujyana mu nzu ya se. Sebukwe amubonye amusanganira yishima.
4Nuko sebukwe, se w'uwo mukobwa aramusibya, amarana na we iminsi itatu, bararya baranywa bararayo.
5Ariko ku munsi wa kane bazinduka mu gitondo kare, nuko uwo mugaboarahagurukango agende. Se w'umukobwa abwiraumukwe we ati “Enda agatsimausegureumutima, mubonekugenda.”
6Nuko baricara baranywa barasangira, se w'umukobwa abwiraumukwe we ati “Ndakwinginze rara hano iri joro,unezerwe.”
7Uwo mugaboarahagurukango agende, ariko sebukwe aramwinginga ngo yongere kurara.
8Ku munsi wa gatatu azinduka mu gitondo kare ngo agende. Se w'umukobwa aravuga ati “Ndakwinginze tuza, twiriranwe tugezeko bwira.”Nuko barasangira.
9Umunsiukuze, uwo mugaboahagurukanan'umugorewe n'umugaragu we ngo bagende. Sebukwe, se w'umukobwa aramubwira ati “Dore burije, ndabinginze murarehano ijoro riraguye. Rara hanounezerwe, maze mu gitondo cya kareuzatahe.”
10Ariko uwo mugabontiyemera kurara, arahagurukaarigaba agera ahateganye n'i Yebusi (ari yo Yerusalemu). Yari afite indogobe ebyiri ziriho amatandiko,umugorewe na we bari kumwe.
11Bagera i Yebusiumunsiukuze, nukoumugaragu abwira shebuja ati “Ndakwinginze ngwino dukebereze aha, tujye gucumbika muri uyu muduguduw'Abayebusi.”
12Ariko shebuja aramubwira ati “Ntituri bukebereze mu muduguduw'abanyamahangautariuw'Abisirayeli, ahubwo twambuke dufatei Gibeya.”
13Maze abwiraumugaragu we ati “Ngwino twegereumuduguduumwe muri iyo, turarei Gibeya cyangwa i Rama.”
14Nuko barakomeza baragenda, izuba ribarengeraho bageze bugufibw'i Gibeya y'Ababenyamini.
15Bakebereza aho, bajya gucumbika i Gibeya. Agezeyo yicara mu nzira y'igihogere cy'umudugudu, kuko ari nta wemeye kubacumbikira.
16Nuko muri uwo mugoroba hazaumusazauvuyemu murimaaho yakoraga, yariumunyagihugu cy'imisozi miremire ya Efurayimu wasuhukiyei Gibeya, ariko bene uwo mudugudubari Ababenyamini.
17Yuburaamaso ye abonaumugenzi mu nzira y'igihogere cy'umudugudu, uwo musazaaramubazaati “Urava heukajya he?”
18Aramusubizaati “Turavai Betelehemu y'i Buyuda, tukajya mu gihugu cyo hirya y'imisozi miremire ya Efurayimu. Ni yo naturutse njya i Betelehemu y'i Buyuda, none ndajya mu nzu y'Uwiteka kandi nta muntu wanyakiriye ngo anjyane iwe.
19Ariko dufiteinganagano n'ibyokurya by'indogobe zacu, kandi harihoumutsima na vino byo kumpazanya n'umujawawe n'umuhungu uri hamwe n'abagaragu bawe, nta cyo dukennye.”
20Uwo musazaaravuga ati “Shyitsaumutimamu nda, kandi ibyoukennye byose abe ari jye bibazwa, ariko mwe kuraramu nzira.”
21Nuko abashyira mu rugo rwe, agaburiraindogobe z'uwo mugabo, boga ibirenge maze bararya baranywa.
22Nuko bakinezerewe haza abanyamudugudub'ibigoryi bagota inzu impande zose, bakomanga ku rugi bavuganan'uwo musazanyir'urugobati “Sohora uwo mugabowinjiye mu wawe, kugirango tumumenye.”
23Uwo mugabonyir'urugoarasohoka arababwira ati “Reka bene data ndabinginze, mwe gukoraicyaha gisa gityo! Ubwo uyu mugaboyinjiye mu nzu yanjye, mwe kugiraubupfu bungana butyo.
24Dore nguyuumukobwa wanjye w'inkumi n'umugorew'uyu mugabo, abo ni bo nsohora namwe mubonone, mubagire uko mushaka, ariko uyu mugabomwe kumugirira iby'isoni nke bene ibyo.”
25Ariko abo bagabo banga kumwumvira. Nuko uwo mushyitsi afataumugorewe aramubazanira, baramumenya, baramwonona bakesha ijoro,umusekeutambitse baramurekura.
26Nuko mu museke, uwo mugorearagaruka agwa ku muryango w'inzu y'uwo musaza, aho shebuja yari acumbitse, burinda bucya.
27Nuko shebuja abyuka mu gitondo akinguraurugirw'inzu, arasohoka ngo agende. Nuko asanga uwo mugoreacuzeumurambo ku muryango, intoki ze ziri mu irebe ry'umuryango.
28Aramubwira ati “Hagurukatugende”, ariko ntiyakoma. Aherako aramuterura amushyira ku ndogobe ye. Nuko uwo mugaboaherako arataha.
29Ageze iwe ashyira intumbi y'umugorewe mu nzu, yenda icyuma, amucagagura ingingo zose mo ibice cumi na bibiri, abyohereza mu bihugu bya Isirayeli byose.
30Nuko ababibonye bose baravuga bati “Ibintu bimeze bitya ntabwo byigeze gukorwa cyangwa kuboneka,uhereyeumunsi Abisirayeli baviriye muri Egiputa kugezaubu. Nuko nimubitekereze mubigire inama, mubivuge.”