Igitabo cya mbere cya Samweli
20 Nuko Dawidi arahunga ava i Nayoti muri Rama, araza abaza Yonatani ati: “Nakoze iki?+ Ikosa nakoze ni irihe? Ni iki nakoreye papa wawe gituma ashaka kunyica?” 2 Yonatani aramubwira ati: “Ntibishoboka!+ Ntuzapfa. Nta kintu na kimwe papa ajya akora, cyaba cyoroshye cyangwa gikomeye atambwiye. None se ubwo yabimpishira iki? Rwose ntibizigera biba.” 3 Ariko Dawidi aramubwira ati: “Papa wawe azi neza ko unkunda cyane.+ Ashobora kuba yaribwiye ati: ‘Yonatani ntazabimenye, bitazamubabaza.’ Icyakora, ndahiriye imbere ya Yehova n’imbere yawe ko ubu ndi hafi kwicwa!”+
4 Yonatani abwira Dawidi ati: “Icyo unsaba cyose ndakigukorera.” 5 Dawidi abwira Yonatani ati: “Ejo hari umunsi mukuru, kuko ukwezi kuzaba kwagaragaye+ kandi nari kuzaba nicaranye n’umwami dusangira. None mpa uruhushya ngende nihishe inyuma y’umujyi kugeza ejobundi nimugoroba. 6 Papa wawe naramuka abonye ko ntahari, uzamubwire uti: ‘Dawidi yansabye uruhushya ngo mureke anyarukire iwabo mu mujyi wa Betelehemu,+ kuko umuryango we wose uri buture igitambo gitambwa buri mwaka.’+ 7 Navuga ati: ‘Nta kibazo,’ araba nta cyo ari buntware, njyewe umugaragu wawe. Ariko narakara, umenye ko yiyemeje kungirira nabi. 8 Uzagaragarize umugaragu wawe urukundo rudahemuka,+ kuko wagiranye n’umugaragu wawe isezerano imbere ya Yehova.+ Ariko niba hari ikosa nakoze,+ unyiyicire. Ntiwirirwe unshyira papa wawe ngo abe ari we unyica.”
9 Yonatani aravuga ati: “Rwose sinshobora kugukorera ibintu nk’ibyo! Ndamutse menye ko papa yiyemeje kukugirira nabi, nahita mbikubwira.”+ 10 Dawidi aramubaza ati: “None se nusanga papa wawe yarandakariye, nzabibwirwa n’iki?” 11 Yonatani abwira Dawidi ati: “Ngwino tujyane inyuma y’umujyi.” Nuko bombi bajyana inyuma y’umujyi. 12 Yonatani abwira Dawidi ati: “Yehova Imana ya Isirayeli ni we ntanzeho umugabo. Ejo nk’iki gihe cyangwa ejobundi nzibarisha papa. Ninumva akuvuga neza nzahita ngutumaho umuntu abikumenyeshe. 13 Nindamuka menye ko papa ashaka kukugirira nabi simbikubwire ngo wigendere amahoro, Yehova azampane cyane. Yehova azabane nawe+ nk’uko yabanye na papa.+ 14 Uzakomeze kungaragariza urukundo rudahemuka rwa Yehova, igihe cyose nzaba nkiriho n’igihe nzaba ntakiriho.+ 15 Uzakomeze kugaragariza urukundo rudahemuka abo mu rugo rwanjye+ ndetse n’igihe Yehova azarimburira abanzi bawe bose akabamara ku isi.” 16 Iryo ni ryo sezerano Yonatani yagiranye n’abo mu rugo rwa Dawidi. Yongeyeho ati: “Yehova azabiryoze abanzi ba Dawidi.” 17 Yonatani asaba Dawidi kongera kumurahirira ko amukunda, kuko we yamukundaga nk’uko yikunda.+
18 Hanyuma Yonatani aramubwira ati: “Ejo hari umunsi mukuru, kuko ukwezi kuzagaragara.+ Ubwo rero umwanya wawe uzaba urimo ubusa, bitume babona ko udahari. 19 Umunsi uzakurikiraho bwo, bizagaragara kurushaho. Ubwo rero uzajye ha handi wihishe wa munsi,* ugume hafi y’ibuye rihari. 20 Nzarasa imyambi itatu iruhande rwaryo, nk’ufite ikintu runaka ashaka kurasa. 21 Nzatuma umugaragu wanjye mubwire nti: ‘Genda unzanire iriya myambi.’ Nimubwira nti: ‘Dore imyambi iri iruhande rwawe yitore,’ ndahiriye imbere ya Yehova ko ibyo bizaba bisobanuye ko ari amahoro, nta cyo uri bube. 22 Ariko nimubwira nti: ‘Dore imyambi iri kure yawe,’ uzahite ugenda kuko ari ko Yehova azaba abishaka. 23 Naho rya sezerano njye nawe twagiranye,+ Yehova azatubere umugabo iteka ryose.”+
24 Nuko Dawidi yihisha inyuma y’umujyi. Ku munsi mukuru wabaga ukwezi kwagaragaye, umwami ajya ku meza kugira ngo arye.+ 25 Umwami yari yicaye ku ntebe asanzwe yicaraho, yegereye urukuta, Yonatani yicaye imbere ye, naho Abuneri+ we yicaye iruhande rwa Sawuli, ariko umwanya wa Dawidi nta muntu wari uwicayemo. 26 Uwo munsi Sawuli ntiyagira icyo avuga, kuko yatekerezaga ati: “Ahari hari ikintu cyamubayeho cyatumye ahumana.+ Buriya arahumanye.” 27 Umunsi wakurikiye umunsi mukuru wabaga ukwezi kwagaragaye, umwanya wa Dawidi ukomeza kubamo ubusa. Nuko Sawuli abaza umuhungu we Yonatani ati: “Kuki haba ejo cyangwa uyu munsi wa muhungu wa Yesayi+ ataje ku meza?” 28 Yonatani asubiza Sawuli ati: “Dawidi yaranyinginze ansaba uruhushya rwo kunyarukira i Betelehemu.+ 29 Yarambwiye ati: ‘Ndakwinginze, reka ngende kuko umuryango wacu uri butambe igitambo mu mujyi w’iwacu kandi mukuru wanjye ni we wabinsabye. None niba ubyemeye, reka nyaruke ndebe bakuru banjye.’ Ni yo mpamvu ataje ku meza y’umwami.” 30 Sawuli ahita arakarira Yonatani cyane, aramubwira ati: “Wa mwana w’umugore w’icyigomeke we! Nyobewe se ko wahisemo gushyigikira uriya muhungu wa Yesayi kugira ngo wikoze isoni uzikoze na nyoko?* 31 Igihe cyose umuhungu wa Yesayi azaba akiriho, wowe n’ubwami bwawe ntimuzakomera.+ Hita wohereza umuntu amunzanire kuko agomba kwicwa.”*+
32 Ariko Yonatani abaza papa we Sawuli ati: “Kuki Dawidi agomba kwicwa?+ Yakoze iki?” 33 Nuko Sawuli ahita amutera icumu ashaka kumwica.+ Yonatani amenya ko papa we yiyemeje kwica Dawidi.+ 34 Ako kanya Yonatani ahaguruka ku meza arakaye cyane kandi kuri uwo munsi ukurikira uwo ukwezi kwagaragayeho, ntiyagira ikintu arya kuko yari yababajwe n’ibyari bigiye kuba kuri Dawidi,+ n’ukuntu papa we yari yamutesheje agaciro.
35 Bukeye mu gitondo, Yonatani ajya inyuma y’umujyi ahantu yari yasezeranye na Dawidi ko bari buhurire, ajyana n’umugaragu we ukiri muto.+ 36 Abwira umugaragu we ati: “Iruka uzane imyambi ngiye kurasa.” Uwo mugaragu ariruka, Yonatani arasa umwambi arawumurenza maze ugwa kure ye. 37 Uwo mugaragu ageze aho Yonatani yari yarashe wa mwambi, Yonatani aramuhamagara, aramubwira ati: “Umwambi waguye kure yawe.” 38 Yonatani abwira umugaragu we ati: “Ihute! Gira vuba! Witinda!” Umugaragu wa Yonatani atoragura iyo myambi maze agaruka aho shebuja yari ari. 39 Ariko uwo mugaragu nta cyo yigeze amenya. Yonatani na Dawidi ni bo bonyine bari bazi icyo ibyo bisobanura. 40 Hanyuma Yonatani ahereza intwaro ze uwo mugaragu we, aramubwira ati: “Zijyane mu mujyi.”
41 Uwo mugaragu amaze kugenda, Dawidi ava aho yari yihishe hepfo y’aho hantu, apfukamira Yonatani, akoza umutwe hasi inshuro eshatu. Dawidi na Yonatani barasomana, bombi bararira, ariko Dawidi we ararira cyane. 42 Yonatani abwira Dawidi ati: “Igendere amahoro, kuko twembi twarahiye+ mu izina rya Yehova tuti: ‘Yehova abe hagati yanjye nawe, no hagati y’abazadukomokaho kugeza iteka.’”+
Nuko Dawidi aragenda, Yonatani na we asubira mu mujyi.