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6 Isandugu+ ya Yehova yamaze amezi indwi mu karere k’Abafilisitiya. 2 Abafilisitiya bahamagara abaherezi n’abaragura+, bababaza bati: «Tugenze gute isandugu ya Yehova? Nimutubwire ingene twoyirungika iyo yaje iva.» 3 Babishura bati: «Nimwarungika isandugu y’isezerano rya Yehova Imana ya Isirayeli, ntimuze muyirungike itari kumwe n’ishikanwa. Mukwiye kuyisubiza Imana iri kumwe n’ishikanwa ryo gusaba imbabazi+. Aho ni ho gusa muzokira, mukamenya n’igituma yagumye ibahana.» 4 Na bo babaza bati: «Ishikanwa ryo gusaba imbabazi twoyirungikira ni nyabaki?» Babishura bati: «Muze muyirungikire ibivyimba* bitanu bikozwe mu nzahabu be n’imbeba zitanu zikozwe mu nzahabu, mwisunze igitigiri c’abatware b’Abafilisitiya+. Nakare mwebwe mwese n’abatware banyu mwashikiwe n’ikiza kimwe. 5 Mukore ibintu bifise ishusho y’ibivyimba n’ibifise ishusho y’imbeba+ ziriko zihonya igihugu canyu, maze mutere iteka Imana ya Isirayeli. Kumbure izobatezurira mwebwe n’imana yanyu n’igihugu canyu+. 6 Kubera iki mworinda gukomantaza umutima nka Farawo n’Abanyamisiri+? Imana imaze kubamerera nabi cane+, baruhiye kurungika Abisirayeli+. 7 Nimurondere rero umukogote mushasha n’inka zibiri zonsa zitarigera zikorera umutwaro. Mubohere nya nka kuri uwo mukogote mugabo inyana zazo muzicure ntizizikurikire. 8 Mufate isandugu ya Yehova muyishire kuri uwo mukogote, iruhande yayo muhashire agasandugu karimwo vya bintu bikozwe mu nzahabu murungikiye Imana nk’ishikanwa ryo gusaba imbabazi+. Muheze muyirungike igende. 9 Nimwabona iduganye inzira ija i Beti-Shemeshi+ mu karere yaje ivamwo, tuzoca tumenya ko Imana y’Abisirayeli ari yo yadukoreye iki kibi gikomeye. Ariko nitafata iyo nzira, tuzoca tumenya ko atari yo yaduteje ivyago, ahubwo ko vyapfuye guhurirana.»
10 Nuko babigenza gutyo. Bafata inka zibiri zonsa bazibohera ku mukogote, inyana zazo na zo bazugaranira muhira. 11 Maze bashira kuri uwo mukogote ya sandugu ya Yehova na ka gasandugu karimwo za mbeba zikozwe mu nzahabu na vya bivyimba bakora. 12 Nya nka zigenda zitumbereye mu nzira ija i Beti-Shemeshi+. Ziguma mw’ibarabara rikuru, zigenda zirabira, ntizakatira iburyo canke ibubamfu. Aho hose ba batware b’Abafilisitiya bagendera inyuma yazo, gushika ku rubibe rwa Beti-Shemeshi. 13 Abantu b’i Beti-Shemeshi bariko barimbura ingano mu kiyaya. Bunamuye amaso bakabona nya sandugu, baranezerwa cane. 14 Wa mukogote uja mu murima wa Yosuwa w’i Beti-Shemeshi, uhagarara hafi y’ibuye rinini. Baca basatura ibiti vya nya mukogote, maze za nka+ ziba ari zo bashikanira Yehova nk’ishikanwa riturirwa.
15 Abalewi+ bururutsa rero isandugu ya Yehova na ka gasandugu karimwo vya bintu bikozwe mu nzahabu, baca babishira kuri rya buye rinini. Kuri uwo musi abantu b’i Beti-Shemeshi+ bashikanira Yehova amashikanwa aturirwa be n’ibimazi.
16 Ba batware batanu b’Abafilisitiya babibonye baca basubira i Ekuroni kuri uwo musi nyene. 17 Ibivyimba bikozwe mu nzahabu Abafilisitiya barungikiye Yehova nk’ishikanwa ryo gusaba imbabazi ni ibi+: kimwe ca Ashidodi+, kimwe ca Gaza, kimwe ca Ashikeloni, kimwe ca Gati+ na kimwe ca Ekuroni+. 18 Igitigiri c’imbeba zikozwe mu nzahabu cangana n’igitigiri c’ibisagara vyose vy’Abafilisitiya vya ba batware batanu. Aho harimwo ibisagara bikingijwe ibihome n’ibigwati bidakingijwe ibihome.
Na yo rya buye rinini baterekako isandugu ya Yehova riracahagaze nk’icibutso mu murima wa Yosuwa w’i Beti-Shemeshi, gushika n’uyu musi. 19 Ariko Imana yica abantu 50.070* b’i Beti-Shemeshi kubera bari baravye isandugu ya Yehova. Abantu batangura kuboroga kuko Yehova yari yishe benshi cane muri bo+. 20 Nuko abantu b’i Beti-Shemeshi bibaza bati: «Ni nde azoshobora guhagarara imbere y’iyo Mana nyeranda Yehova+? Mbega yemwe ntiyova iwacu ikaja ahandi+?» 21 Batuma rero intumwa ku baba i Kiriyati-Yeyarimu+ bati: «Abafilisitiya bagarukanye isandugu ya Yehova. Nimuze muyitore, muyidugane iwanyu+.»