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Saulo walandile kuli Yodathan umwana wakwe umwaume na ku babomfi bakwe bonse ukwebati bepaye Davidi.Lelo Yonathan , mwana Saulo walikusansamukilamo apakulu sana muli Davidi.
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Eco yanathan walyebele Davidi,'' Tata Saulo akofwaya kukwipaya. Eico uisunge mu calucelo no kufisama mu ncende iya fiswa.
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Nkofuma no kwimina lubali kuli tata mucifwami uko ukoba, elo ukolanda kuli tata pali webo. umfwa njanibililepo fimo nakwe ba.''
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Jonathana walikusosa bwino pali Davidi kuli wishi Saulo no kulanda kuli wo,'' Lekeni ukuti imfumu icite sambi pa mubomfi waiko Davidi. Apo wo tacitapo isambi kuli mwebo, nemicitile yakwe yali miletela ubusuma.
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Pantu wapele ubumi mu minwe yakwe no iwipaya umu pelisiti. Yahweh wala tele ukucimfyo kukalamba pabena Israeli bonse. Mwalicimwene no kusekelela. Cindo mukopangila isambi Pa mulopo waka ele no kufwaya ukwipaya Davidi apolulo mulandu.
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Shauli alyumfwile kuli Yonatani. Shauli alapile no mulapo, ''Mucishinkafye cakwa Yahweh uwamweo, ena tali nokufwa.''
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Eluntu Yonatani aishile kukuta David, elo na Yonatani aebele David ifi fintu fyonse. Yonatani atwele David kuli David Shauli, elo aishilekuba muceni cakwe ngefyo calekuba lyonse.
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Kwishilekuba ubulwi nakabili, elo David aile nokulwisha abaphilishiti elo nokubonaula kumaka ayakulu nganshi. Bali abafulumuka pantanshi yakwe.
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Umupashi wabubi waishile ukufuma kuli Yahweh ukwika pali Shauli ulo ena aikele mu nganda ninshi ali nomufwi mu minwe yakwe, elo ninshi David acili alelisha amasese.
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Shauli alifwaile kukulasa David umufwi icakuti amushintilishefye mu cibumba, lelo ena afulumukile kukufuma muceni cakwa Shauli, eico Shauli alashilefye umufwi mu cibumba. David alibutukile elo apuswike muli bulya bushiku.
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Sauli aishilekutume nkombe ku nganda yakwa David mukulonda ena pakuti bengamwipaya mu nshita ya lucelo. Mika umukashi wakwa David, alandile kuli yee, ngacakuti webo tausungile bwino ubumi bobe muli buno bushiku, mailo webo ukepaiwa.''
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Eico Mika aebele David nokutolokela pa windo, ena afuma elo abutuka, elo nokupusuka.
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Mika abula icipasho icakupangafye elo nokucibika apakulala. Eluntu nae aishilekubula icakusaminako icambushi icamafufu acibika na kumutwe, elo acifimba nefyakufwala.
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Uluntu Shauli atumine inkomne abakuyaikata David, ena alandile ati, ''Nalwala.''
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Eluntu Shauli atumine inkombe mukumona David, ena alandile ati, mumuletefye pamo no busanshi bwakwe, pakuti nebo mwipaye.''
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Uluntu inkombe shaingile mukati, boneni, mu nganda bamonafye icilubi ecilele pa busanshi kumutwe ukwakusamina ekuli imbushi na masako.
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Shauli alandile kuli Mika ati, ''Cindo webo wacenjesesha elo waleka umulwani wandi ukuya, eico pakuti ena apusuke?'' Mika ayaswike Shauli, ''Ena alandile kuli nebo, 'Leka nebo ndeya. Cindo ukofwaila ukunjipaila?'''
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Nomba David abutukile elo nokupusuka, elo aile kuli Samwelo ku Roma elo amwebele fyonse ifyo Shauli acitile kuli yee. Eluntu ena elo na Samwelo baile elo nokuyaikala ku Naioti.
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Shauli balimwebele ati, alandile ati, Bona, David ali ku Naioti ku Roma.''
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Eluntu Shauli atumine inkombe ukwikatu David. Ulntu babwene bakasesema balesesema, elo Samwele alitaleme pamitwe yabo, umupashi wakwa Lesa waishile pa nkombe shakwa Shauli, elo nabo balasesema.
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Uluntu Shauli bamwebele ici, atumineko inkombe nashimbi, elo nabo bailekwamba ukusesema. Eico Shauli atumineko inkombe nashimbi nakabili umuku wakulenga butatu, elo nabo bayamba ukusesema.
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Eluntu ena umwine aile ku Roma elo afikile kucishima cashika ku Seku. Ena aipwishe ati, ''Bushe Samwelo elo na David balikwi?'' Umuntu umo aishilekulanda ati, '''Bona, bali ku naioti ku Roma.''
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Shauli aishilekuya ku Naioti ku Roma. Eluntu umupashi wakwa Lesa waikile pali yee, elo nao ayambile ukusesema mpakafye ayakufike ku Naioti ku Roma.
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Ena ufulile insalu shafyakufwala fyakwe elo nakabili ayabile ukusesema ngefyantanshi pali Samwele. Ena alifye ubwamba muli kalya konse akasuba elo no bushiku bonse bulya. Ecalengele balaipusha ati, ''Ninshi Shauli nao aba mwibumba lya bakasesema?''