1 Mu beene Binyamiini, mwâli riiri umundu muguma mugangambale, iziina lyage ye Kishi. Uyo Kishi âli riiri mugala Habyeri, mwijukulu Zeroori. Na Zeroori âli riiri mugala Bekoraati, mwijukulu Hafya, wa mu baabo beene Binyamiini.

2 Uyo Kishi âli gweti mugala wage, iziina lyage ye Sahuli. Sahuli âli nonosiri bweneene, ukuhima Abahisiraheeri booshi. Anâli riiri mula ukubahima. Mu kati kaabo, umula âli múhikiiri mu bitugo.

3 Iri hakaba lusiku luguma, uyo Kishi, bapunda baage bakateereka, anabwira mugala wage: «E Sahuli, bapunda keera bateereka. Ugendage noꞌmukozi muguma, gira mugendi balooza.»

4 Sahuli bo noꞌyo mukozi, banakizi genda bagalooza yabo bapunda mu migazi yeꞌkihugo kyeꞌHifurahimu, batanababona. Banalenga na mu mbande zeꞌkihugo kyeꞌShalisa, kiri neꞌShaliimu. Iyo munda yoshi, batanababona. Ha nyuma, banazunguluka mu kihugo kyoshi kya Binyamiini, shoobe!

5 Iri bakahika i Suufu, Sahuli anabwira uyo mukozi: «Ugire tugalukire i kaaya. Daata atakiri mu gerania hiꞌgulu lya bapunda naaho. Si akola mu gerania na hiꞌgulu liitu!»

6 Ulya mukozi, ti: «Lolaga! Mu kano kaaya, muli umukozi wa Rurema. Abandu banamúsimbahiri bweneene. Ngiisi byo ali mu gwanwa adeta, kwo binali mu koleka. Ugire tugende imwage. Ngeeka angatubwira ngiisi ho yabo bapunda bali.»

7 Sahuli, ti: «Iri twangagenda yo, bikagi byo tugamúheereza? Si indanda tutayiyikiiri, keera zamala! Ndaanahyo tuhiiti, hyo twangaheereza uyo mukozi wa Rurema. Biki byo tuhiiti?»

8 Uyo mukozi, ti: «Lolaga! Mbambiri ikingorongoro kyeꞌharija. Kyekyo, kyo ngamúheereza, gira atuhanuule hiꞌgulu lya luno lugeezi lwitu.» 9 (Yaho kare, mu kihugo kyeꞌHisiraheeri, iri umundu angaloziizi ukuhanuusa Rurema, âli kizi deta: «Yija tugende imwa úli mu bona.» Mukuba, ngiisi úli mu buuzibwa zeene kwo ali muleevi, yaho kare, âli kizi buuzibwa «úli mu bona»).

10 Sahuli naye, ti: «Ndaakwo kundi, tugendage!» Kwokwo, banashokola injira yoꞌkugenda mu kaaya koꞌyo mundu wa Rurema.

11 Iri bakaba baki gweti bagazamuuka ku mugazi, banagwana abanyere ábâli kizi gendi vwoma. Basahuli banababuuza: «Ulya úli mu bona, ka kiri mu kaaya?»

12 Yabo banyere, ti: «Yoliira, ha mbere liinyu. Iri mwangakubiriza, mwangaki múduuka. Bwobuno, lyo akiri mu yingira mu kaaya kiitu. Mukuba zeene, abandu bagaterama ukutanga ituulo ku mugazi. 13 Mango mwahika naaho mu kaaya, mugamúgwana, ku kyanya agaaba atazi terama ukutanga ituulo ku mugazi. Na yaho ku mugazi, abandu batagalunguli lya, átazi hika. Na yiryo ituulo, ye kwaniini atee ligashaanira, anabuli bahanguula balye. Ku yukwo, mukubirize maashi, mugaki múduuka.»

14 Kwokwo, Sahuli noꞌmukozi wage, banazamuukira mu kaaya. Neꞌri bakaba baki gweti bagakayingira mwo, banabona Samweri akola mu lyoka mwo, akola mu genda ho bali mu yikumbira.

15 Ku kyanya Sahuli átâli zaazi hika mu kaaya, Nahano âli mali gwanwa abwira Samweri kwokuno: 16 «Kusheezi, ku kihe íkiri nga kyekino, ngakuleetera umundu ukulyoka mu kihugo kya beene Binyamiini. Uyo mundu, ukamúshiige amavuta, gira abe mutwali waꞌbandu baani Abahisiraheeri. Ye gakizi kiza abandu baani mu Bafirisiti. Mukuba, ngoli bwini ngiisi kwo bali mu libuuka. Ee! Akaamyo kaabo, keera kambikira.»

17 Kwokwo, ikyanya Samweri akabona Sahuli, Nahano anamúbwira: «Uyu, ye yolya mundu nꞌgakubwira, kwo ye gaaba mutwali waꞌbandu baani.»

18 Lyeryo, Sahuli anayegeera Samweri kwiꞌrembo lyaꞌkaaya, anamúbuuza: «E waliha, nakuyinginga, unyereke ho nangabona inyumba yoꞌlya úli mu bona.»

19 Samweri anamúshuvya kwokuno: «Nie yehe! Mugwanwe ahandu hoꞌkuyikumbira. Mukuba, zeene tugashangiira ibyokulya. Na kusheezi shesheezi, lyo ngashuvya ibibuuzo byawe. Ha nyuma ngakuleka utaahe. 20 Na hiꞌgulu lya balya bapunda ábakola isiku zishatu bateresiri, utaki geranie. Keera baboneka. Na kandi, ibya Abahisiraheeri byoshi, bikola bigaaba byeꞌmwawe na byeꞌmbaga ya yisho.»

21 Sahuli anamúshuvya: «Niehe ndi wa mu beene Binyamiini. Na mu milala yoshi yaꞌBahisiraheeri, yabo beene Binyamiini, gwoꞌmulala úgutoohiri. Kiri na mu yabo beene Binyamiini, imbaga yitu ye toohiri. Aaho! Kituma kikagi wangambwira amagambo mwene yaga?»

22 Samweri anatwala Sahuli noꞌmukozi wage mu bululi, ho ábalaalike bâli bwatiiri, anabagingika, mu kubabwataza noꞌlushaagwa áhâli bwatiiri ábalaalike makumi gashatu. 23 Lyeryo, Samweri anabwira umudeesi: «Undeetere gulya mutuli gweꞌnyama gwo nakubwira kwo uguhandule.»

24 Uyo mudeesi anagendi leeta ikisingiira noꞌmunyofu gwakyo gwoshi, anakileeta imbere lya Sahuli. Haaho, Samweri anamúbwira: «Lolaga! Ibyokulya byo utábikiirwi, yibi. Ubilye, bwo we wabiteganulirwa ku luno lusiku, lunali lwo ndalisiri kwo yaba bandi.» Kwokwo, ku lwolwo lusiku, Sahuli anashangiira ibyokulya na Samweri.

25 Iri bakaba keera balya, banalyoka yaho, banayingira mu kaaya. Samweri na Sahuli banashonera hiꞌgulu lyeꞌnyumba,*9.25 yaho hiꞌgulu lyeꞌnyumba Abandu baguma bâli kizi vimba inyumba zaabo mu kutambika amatavi hiꞌgulu, banagabaraate kweꞌnzizi, noꞌkugahoma. Na yaho ho bâli kizi luhuukira, kandi iri kuhuunira ho Rurema, kandi iri kugirira heꞌmiganuulo. banatondeera ukuganuula. Sahuli analaala haaho.

26 Iri bukakya shesheezi, Samweri anahamagala Sahuli yaho hiꞌgulu lyeꞌnyumba, anamúbwira: «Vyuka, nguherekeze.» Kwokwo, Sahuli anavyuka, bombi banashokola injira.

27 Neꞌri bakaba bakola inyuma lyaꞌkaaya, Samweri anamúbwira: «Ubwire uyu mukozi wawe agwanwe ha mbere liitu.» Uyo mukozi, iri akaba keera agwanwa, Samweri anadeta: «Ulinde hiniini, ngubwire byo Rurema adeta.»