1 Samweli ariko arasaza, aha abahungu biwe uburongozi, baba abacamanza b’Abisirayeli. 2 Imfura yiwe yitwa Yoweli, uwa kabiri akitwa Abiya, kandi bakorera i Berisheba. 3 Ariko abahungu ba Samweli ntibakurikije akarorero ka se, kuko bakikamye bakarondera inyungu mbi, batangura kurya ibiturire no guca imanza zitabereye.

4 Nuko abakuru bose bo mu Bisirayeli baja hamwe baja aho Samweli yari ari i Rama. 5 Baramubwira bati: "Raba urashaje, kandi abana bawe ntibakurikiza akarorero kawe; nuko rero turonderere umwami wo kuturongora, nk’uko bimeze mu yandi mahanga."

6 Ariko bamaze kuvuga bati: "Duhe umwami wo kuturongora," ivyo bibabaza Samweli; aca asenga Uhoraho ngo amusobanuze. 7 Uhoraho aramubwira ati: "Niwemere ivyo vyose abantu bariko barakubwira; kuko si wewe banse, ni jewe banse ko nshishikara kuba umwami wabo. 8 Uko bari bameze kuva igihe nabakura muri Egiputa gushika n’uwu musi, ni ko bakimeze, bama bantera ibitugu bakaja gukorera izindi mana, kandi nawe ni vyo bakugiriye. 9 Ubu rero bumvirize; ariko ubagabishe, ubamenyeshe neza ivyo umwami azobaganza bazotegerezwa kumukorera."

10 Nuko Samweli abwira abo bantu bariko baramusaba umwami amajambo yose Uhoraho yamubwiye. 11 Ababwira ati: "Ibi ni vyo umwami azobaganza azobasaba ko mumukorera: azofata abahungu banyu abakoreshe ku mikogote no ku mafarasi yiwe, kandi bazohora bama bagenda bariruka imbere y’imikogote yiwe. 12 Bamwe azobagira abo kuganza abasoda igihumbi, abandi abo kuganza abasoda mirongo itanu gutyo gutyo, abandi babe abo kumurimira amatongo yiwe no kwimbura ivyimburwa vyiwe, kandi abandi bazoba abo gucura ibigwanisho vy’intambara n’ibikoresho vy’imikogote yiwe. 13 Abakobwa banyu azobatwara babe abo guhingura ibimota neza, abatetsi n’abotsa imikate. 14 Azotwara imirima, imizabibu n’imyelayo vyanyu vyizavyiza, abihe abamukorera. 15 Azotwara ikigiracumi c’ingano zanyu n’imizabibu yanyu abihe abishikira biwe n’abamukorera. 16 Abakozi banyu b’abahungu n’abakobwa n’ivyiza vyo mu nka n’indogoba vyanyu azobitwara abikoreshe ivyiwe. 17 Azotwara ikigiracumi c’amasho yanyu, kandi namwe ubwanyu muzoba abagurano biwe. 18 Uwo musi niwashika, muzotaka musaba icobakurako uwo mwami muriko murasaba, ariko Uhoraho ntazobishura."

19 Ariko abantu banka kwumviriza Samweli. Baravuga bati: "Oya, dushaka umwami wo kutuganza. 20 Natwe tuzoca tuba nk’ayandi mahanga, dufise umwami wo kuturongora kandi akatuja imbere tugiye kugwana mu ntambara."

21 Maze Samweli yumvise ivyo abantu bavuze vyose, abibwira Uhoraho. 22 Uhoraho amwishura ati: "Kora ivyo bagusavye ubahe umwami."

Nuko Samweli abwira Abisirayeli ati: "Umuntu wese nasubire mu gisagara ciwe."