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17 Hanyuma Abafilisitiya+ bakoraniriza hamwe amakambi yabo ngo barwane intambara. Bamaze gukoranira hamwe i Soko+, ahegukira Yuda, bakambika rero hagati ya Soko na Azeka+, i Efesi-damimu+. 2 Nayo Sauli n’abagabo ba Isirayeli, bakoranira hamwe maze bakambika mu kiyaya co hasi ca Ela+; hanyuma batonda urugamba kugira ngo bahure n’Abafilisitiya. 3 Abafilisitiya bari bahagaze ku musozi hakuno, Abisirayeli na bo bahagaze ku musozi hakurya, hagati yabo hakaba hari umubande.

4 Nuko igihangange kimwe kirasohoka kivuye mu makambi y’Abafilisitiya; izina ryaco ryari Goliyati+, w’i Gati+, uburebure bwaco bukaba bwari amatambwe atandatu y’ukuboko uciriye mu nkokora n’itambwe ry’intoke rimwe*+. 5 Ku mutwe wiwe hari inkofero y’umujumpu, kandi yari yambaye ikoti y’ivyuma, y’ibigaragamba bisobekeranye, uburemere bwa nya koti y’ivyuma+ bukaba bwari shekeli z’umujumpu ibihumbi bitanu. 6 Haruguru y’ibirenge vyiwe hari ibikingira imirundi vy’umujumpu, hagati y’ibitugu vyiwe na ho hakaba ikobero+ ry’umujumpu. 7 Uruti rw’icumu ryiwe rwari rumeze nk’igiti kizingirwako inyuzi c’abajishi b’impuzu+, icuma c’icumu ryiwe na co kikaba cari shekeli z’icuma amajana atandatu; kandi uwatwara inkinzo yagutse yagendera imbere yiwe. 8 Maze arahagarara hanyuma atangura guhamagara abatonze urugamba ba Isirayeli+, ababwira ati: “Kubera iki musohotse gutonda urugamba? Mbega sindi Umufilisitiya namwe mukaba abasuku+ ba Sauli? Nimwitorere umugabo, hanyuma amanuke iyo ndi. 9 Niyashobora kurwana nanje akanyica koko, duca tuba abasuku banyu. Mugabo jewe ninamushobora nkamwica koko, muca muba abasuku bacu, mudukorere+.” 10 Uwo Mufilisitiya abandanya kuvuga ati: “Jewe uyu musi ndacokoye+ koko abatonze urugamba ba Isirayeli. Nimumpe umugabo turwane+!”

11 Sauli+ na Isirayeli yose bumvise ayo majambo y’uwo Mufilisitiya, baca bagira ubwoba, baratinya rwose+.

12 Kandi Dawidi yari umuhungu wa wa Munyefurata+ w’i Betelehemu ha Yuda yitwa Yese. Uno yari afise abahungu umunani+. Mu misi ya Sauli, uwo mugabo yari amaze gusaza. 13 Nuko bene Yese batatu bakuru baragenda. Bakurikira Sauli mu ntambara+; amazina ya nya bahungu biwe batatu bagiye mu ntambara yari Eliyabu+ imfura, n’umuhungu wiwe agira kabiri Abinadabu+ be n’uwugira gatatu Shama+. 14 Dawidi yari umuhererezi+; nuko abo batatu bakuru bakurikira Sauli.

15 Kandi Dawidi yaragenda akongera akagaruka avuye kwa Sauli kugira ngo aragire intama+ za se i Betelehemu. 16 Wa Mufilisitiya yama yegereza kare mu gitondo no ku mugoroba, agahagarara mu kibanza ciwe; amara imisi mirongo ine agenza atyo.

17 Maze Yese abwira Dawidi umuhungu wiwe ati: “Ndakwinginze ushire bene wanyu iyi efa y’intete zikaranze+ n’iyi mikate cumi, ubitware ningoga kw’ikambi, ubihe bene wanyu. 18 Iyi migabane cumi y’amata na yo uyishire umukuru w’igihumbi+; vyongeye, witwararike bene wanyu ku bijanye n’ukuntu bamerewe+, uheze uzane icemeza kivuye kuri bo.” 19 Muri ico gihe, Sauli na bo, be n’abandi bagabo ba Isirayeli bose bari mu kiyaya co hasi ca Ela+, bariko barwana n’Abafilisitiya+.

20 Nuko Dawidi avyuka kare mu gitondo, asigarana intama umurinzi maze atora ivyo ajana araheza aragenda, nk’uko Yese yari yamutegetse+. Igihe yashika imbere mw’ikambi+, inteko za gisirikare zariko zirasohoka zija gutonda urugamba+, maze zivuza akaruru k’intambara. 21 Isirayeli n’Abafilisitiya batonda rero urugamba, umurongo umwe uhanganye n’uwundi. 22 Buno nyene Dawidi afata imizigo+ yari yituye ayisigarana umurinzi w’imizigo+, maze yiruka iyo batonze urugamba. Ashitse, atangura kubaza ingene bene wabo bamerewe+.

23 Akiriko aravugana na bo, ng’ico ca gihangange, kimwe citwa Goliyati+ Umufilisitiya, icava i Gati+, cariko kiduga kivuye mu mirongo y’abatonze urugamba y’Abafilisitiya; gitangura rero kuvuga amajambo nk’amwe y’ubwa mbere+, maze Dawidi aravyumva. 24 Nayo abagabo ba Isirayeli bose, babonye nya mugabo, bacika ivutu barahunga kubera we, baratinya cane+. 25 Nuko abagabo ba Isirayeli batangura kuvuga bati: “Mwabonye urya mugabo ariko araduga? Kuko aduganywe no gucokora+ Isirayeli. Umugabo azomwica, umwami azomutungisha ubutunzi bwinshi, kandi azomuha umukobwa wiwe bwite+, kandi inzu ya se azoyiha umwidegemvyo muri Isirayeli+.”

26 Dawidi atangura rero kubwira abagabo bari bahagaze hafi yiwe ati: “Umugabo azokwica urya Mufilisitiya+, agakura koko iceyi kuri Isirayeli azogirirwa iki+? Nkako, uyo Mufilisitiya atagenyerewe+ ni nde aho acokora+ abatonze urugamba b’Imana nzima+?” 27 Maze abantu bamubwira amajambo nk’aya mbere bati: “Uku n’uku ni ko umuntu azomwica azogirirwa.” 28 Nuko Eliyabu+ mwene wabo mukuru aravyumva igihe yariko avugana na nya bagabo, maze ishavu rya Eliyabu rirurumbira Dawidi+, ku buryo avuga ati: “Wamanukanywe n’iki? Twa dutama dukeya twasigaye mu gahinga wadusigaranye nde+? Ubwanje ndazi neza ukwita imbere kwawe n’ububi bw’umutima wawe+, kuko wamanukanywe no kuraba urugamba+.” 29 Dawidi aca avuga ati: “None nkoze iki? Mbega ntikwari ukwivugira gusa+?” 30 Aca arahindukira ava iruhande yiwe, aja ku wundi muntu maze avuga nka rya jambo rya mbere+; abantu na bo bamwishura nka kumwe kwa mbere+.

31 Nuko bumva amajambo Dawidi avuga, maze bayavugira imbere ya Sauli. Ku bw’ivyo amutumako. 32 Maze Dawidi abwira Sauli ati: “Ntihagire umutima w’umuntu n’umwe udendebuka muri we+. Umusuku wawe ubwiwe aragenda, arwanye koko uwo Mufilisitiya+.” 33 Mugabo Sauli abwira Dawidi ati: “Ntushobora kuja kuri uwo Mufilisitiya kurwana na we+, kuko uri agahungu gusa+, na we akaba ari umurwanyi kuva mu buto bwiwe.” 34 Dawidi yongera kubwira Sauli ati: “Umusuku wawe yacitse umwungere wa se mu mukuku; intambwe iraza+, be n’idubu, kimwekimwe cose gitwara intama kiyikuye mu busho. 35 Nanje ndagikurikira, ndagikubita+, nkura nya gitungwa mu kanwa kaco. Kimvumbukiye, ndagicakira ivyanwa maze ndakigarika, ndacica. 36 Umusuku wawe yarishe nya ntambwe na nya dubu; n’uyo Mufilisitiya+ atagenyerewe ntabura kuba nka kimwe muri vyo, kuko yacokoye+ abatonze urugamba+ b’Imana nzima+.” 37 Maze Dawidi yongerako ati: “Yehova, we yandokoye mu vyara vy’intambwe no mu vyara vy’idubu, ni we aza kundokora mu kuboko kw’uwo Mufilisitiya+.” Sauli aca abwira Dawidi ati: “Genda, Yehova ubwiwe abane nawe+.”

38 Nuko rero Sauli yambika Dawidi impuzu ziwe yongera ashira inkofero y’umujumpu ku mutwe wiwe, hanyuma amwambika ikoti y’ivyuma. 39 Maze Dawidi akenyera inkota yiwe hejuru y’impuzu ziwe hanyuma atangura gutambuka mugabo ntiyabishobora, kuko atari amenyereye ivyo bintu. Amaherezo Dawidi abwira Sauli ati: “Sinshoboye gutambuka muri ibi bintu, kuko ntabimenyereye.” Nuko Dawidi aravyiyambura+. 40 Afata rero inkoni yiwe mu kuboko kwiwe, kandi yitorera mu mwonga amabuye atanu asenye kuruta ayandi maze ayashira mw’isaho yiwe y’abungere yatwaramwo ibintu, mu kuboko kwiwe na ho hakaba hari umugozi wiwe wo guteresha+. Atangura rero kwegera wa Mufilisitiya.

41 Nuko nya Mufilisitiya atangura kuza, arushiriza kwegera Dawidi, kandi wa mugabo yatwara inkinzo yagutse yari imbere yiwe. 42 Uwo Mufilisitiya aravye akabona Dawidi, atangura kumusuzugura+ kuko yari agahungu+, kandi yari inzobe+, agasa neza+. 43 Uwo Mufilisitiya rero abwira Dawidi ati: “Mbaye imbwa+, aho uza kuri jewe witwaje inkoni?” Nya Mufilisitiya aca ahamagarira akabi kuri Dawidi mu mazima y’imana ziwe+. 44 Nya Mufilisitiya abandanya kubwira Dawidi ati: “Ingo gusa kuri jewe, maze inyama zawe ndazihe ibiguruka vyo mu kirere n’ibikoko vyo mw’ishamba+.”

45 Dawidi na we abwira uwo Mufilisitiya ati: “Uje kuri jewe witwaje inkota n’icumu n’ikobero+, mugabo jewe nje kuri wewe nitwaje izina rya Yehova nyen’ingabo+, Imana y’abatonze urugamba ba Isirayeli, iyo wacokoye+. 46 Uyu musi Yehova aragutanga mu kuboko kwanje+, nanje ndakwica ata kabuza, ndagukureko umutwe; kandi imivyimba y’ikambi y’Abafilisitiya uyu musi ndayiha koko ibiguruka vyo mu kirere n’ibikoko vyo kw’isi+; kandi abantu bo kw’isi yose bazomenya yuko hariho Imana ya Isirayeli+. 47 Kandi iri shengero ryose riramenya ko Yehova adakirisha inkota canke icumu+, kuko urugamba ari urwa Yehova+, kandi arabatanga ata kabuza mu kuboko kwacu+.”

48 Nya Mufilisitiya arahaguruka, aguma aza, arushiriza kwegereza kugira ahure na Dawidi; nuko Dawidi atangura kunyaruka no kwiruka yerekeza aho batonze urugamba kugira ngo ahure na nya Mufilisitiya+. 49 Maze Dawidi atuma ukuboko mw’isaho yiwe, akurayo ibuye, ariteresha umugozi, ku buryo akubita+ nya Mufilisitiya mu ruhanga rwiwe maze iryo buye ryinjira mu ruhanga rwiwe, aca agwa hasi yubamye+. 50 Gutyo Dawidi, akoresheje umugozi wo guteresha be n’ibuye, arusha inkomezi uwo Mufilisitiya, agarika nya Mufilisitiya, aramwica; kandi nta nkota yari mu kuboko kwa Dawidi+. 51 Nuko Dawidi abandanya kwiruka, aca ahagarara hejuru y’uwo Mufilisitiya. Maze afata inkota yiwe+, ayisokora mu rwubati rwayo aramuhohosha ayimucishije umutwe+. Nuko Abafilisitiya babona ko umunyenkomezi wabo yari apfuye, baca barahunga+.

52 Abagabo ba Isirayeli n’aba Yuda baca rero barahaguruka, biha akaruru maze bakurikira+ Abafilisitiya gushika ku mubande+ no gushika ku marembo ya Ekuroni+; kandi abakomeretse ibikomere vyica bo mu Bafilisitiya baguma bagwa mu nzira kuva i Shayarayimu+, gushika i Gati no gushika i Ekuroni. 53 Hanyuma bene Isirayeli basubira inyuma, bareka gukurikirana bikaze Abafilisitiya maze baja mu vyo gusahura+ amakambi yabo.

54 Nuko Dawidi afata umutwe+ wa nya Mufilisitiya, awujana i Yeruzalemu, ibirwanisho vy’uwo Mufilisitiya na vyo abishira mw’ihema ryiwe+.

55 Maze rero igihe Sauli yabona Dawidi asohotse guhura na wa Mufilisitiya, yabwiye Abuneri+ umukuru w’ingabo ati: “Ako gahungu+ ni kene nde+ ga Abuneri?” Abuneri na we avuga ati: “Ndahiye ukubaho kwawe mwami, sindabizi namba!” 56 Umwami avuga rero ati: “Wewe nubaze se w’uwo muhungu uwo ari we.” 57 Nuko, Dawidi akimara kugaruka avuye kwica wa Mufilisitiya, Abuneri aramufata amujana imbere ya Sauli, afise umutwe+ wa nya Mufilisitiya mu kuboko. 58 Sauli amubwira rero ati: “Harya uri mwene nde ga wa gahungu?” Dawidi na we avuga ati: “Umuhungu w’umusuku wawe Yese+ Umunyabetelehemu+.”