¹ Ulo Davidi wafyukile ukufuma ku Naioth ku Ramah nokwisa kabili nokulanda kuli Jonathani'' Bushe ninshi nacita? Bushe bubifi nshi nkwete? bushe lisambi nshi nkwete pacinso caba wiso, pakuti balekufwailikisha ukupita uweco wandi. ² Jonathani walandila kuli Davidi,'' Akatalamukila ukufuma kuli co; ta wakafwe. Taata tacita cintu icikulu nangula ukwabula ukunjeba. cinshi taata engafishil ici cintu kuli ne? Iyo tefyo cili. ³ Lelo Davidi walapile umulapo nakabili nokulanda,'' Bawiso balishiba bwino ukuti ninsanga ububile mumenso yobe. Wo walandile,''wileka Jonathani eshibe ifi,epali aba nobulanda; Lelo apofye Yahweh wamweo, kabili nobe uli nimweo, lelo kulifye ulutampulo pakati kandi ne mfwa. ⁴ Elyo Jonathani walandile kuli Davidi,'' conse ico walanda, nkakucitila.'' ⁵ Davidi walandile kuli Jonathan, ''mailo mweshi upya, kabili ndingile ukwikala nokulya pamo ne mfumu. Lelo leka ndekuya, pakuti ninga belama mwibala mpaka ubushiku bwa citatu icungulo. ⁶ Umfwa ba wiso bandufya, elo ukalande,'Davidi walingipwishe uluusa lwakuti engabutukila ku musumba wakwe uwa Betelemu; pantu uno mwaka welembo uwamukowa wabo. ⁷ Umfwa balanda ukuti,'cilifye swino,' umubomfi obe akakwata umutende. Lelo umfwa aba uwakukalipa nganshi, ninshi ukeshibe ukuti asala mubulwani. ⁸ Eico bomba bwino nomu bomfi obe. ico waleta uubomfi mucipangano cakwa Yahweh pamo nobe Lelo umfwa muli ulubembu muli ne, njipaya wemine; nga cinshi wingampelela kuli ba wiso?'' ⁹ Jonathan walandile,''cingaba akatalamukila ukufuma kuli we! umfwa nalisambilile taata wandi walefwaya ubusanso ukwisa pali we, nganshakweba?'' ¹⁰ Elo Davidi walandile kuli Jonathani,''Nani akanjeba umfwa ba wiso bakwesuka mubukali?'' ¹¹ Jonathan walandile kuli Davidi ,''isa, Leka tulekuya mumabala.'' Elo bonse babili baile mumabala. ¹² Jonathan walandile kuli Davidi,'' Leka Yahweh, Lesa wakwe Israeli, abe kambone ulo nkopusha taata mailo ino ine nshita, nangula ubushiku bwa citatu mona, umfwa kuli ubufwayo busuma pali Davidi, nganshatuma kuli we nokuti wishibe? ¹³ Umfwa cikosekesha taata ukukucena, Yahweh enga cita ificililepo kuli Jonathan umfwa nshilengele waishiba kabili nokukufumyako pakuti wingaya mu mutende. Yahweh engaba nobe, ngefyo aba na taata. ¹⁴ Umfwa ncili nomweo, Tawingandangako icipangano caciletekelo cakwa Yahweh, pakuti ningaba nomweo? ¹⁵ Wiesha kuputula cipangano cacicetekelo ukufuma mu ngánda umuyayaya- nangufye ulo Yahweh waputulakobonse abalwani bakwa Davidi ukufuma pa cinsoce sonde.'' ¹⁶ Eico Jonathan wapangile icipangano ne ngánda yakwa Davidi nokulanda,'' Yahweh engalubulwisha abalwani bakwa Davidi. ¹⁷ Jonathan walandile Davidi ukulapa umulapo nakabili pamulandu necite mwiko amukwatile, pantu walimutemenwe ngefyo atemenwe umweo wakwe. ¹⁸ Elo Jonathan walandile kuli wo,''Mailo mweshi upya ukafulukwa pantu pacipuna cobe tapakabe wakwikalapo. ¹⁹ Ngawaikala lushiku shitatu, tentemuka bwangu nokwisa kuncende uko wafiseme ulo ilyashi lyatampile, nokwikala kumbali ye libwe lya Eel. ²⁰ Nkalasa imifwi itatu kumbali shaiko, kubati ndetonga pacipiminwe. ²¹ Elo nkatuma umwaice nokulanda kuli wo,'kabiye ufwaye imifwi.' Umfwa nalanda kumwaice, 'lalesha imifwi shili kuli ulu lubali lobe ; shibule,'' elo wise; pantu kukaba ubucingo bobe lelo takwakabe busanso, ico yahweh wamweo. ²² ''Lelo umfwa nalanda kumwaice,'Lolesha, imifwi ili pantashi yobe,'elo ukonkanyepo ukuya, ico Yahweh nakutuma ukuya. ²³ Pacipangano ico we nandi twasosa, mona Yahweh ali pakati kobe nandi umuyayaya.'' ²⁴ EicoDavidi wafiseme mwi bala. Ulo umweshi upya waishile, imfumu yalikele panshi mukulya ifyakulya. ²⁵ Imfumu yalikele pacipuna caiko, nga pe, pacipuna mumbali yacibumba. Jonathan waliminine, kabiliAbner waikele kulubali lwakwa Sauli. Lelo incende yakwa Davidi tapalipo kantu. ²⁶ Lelo Sauli talandile kantu bulya bushiku, pantu walikutontonkanya,'' ifintu fimo filicitikile ena. Ali uwakukowela; mucine ali uwakukowela.'' ²⁷ Lelo pabushiku bwa cibili ubushiku panuma yamweshi upya, incende yakwa Davidi tapalipo kantu. Saulo walandile kuli Jonathan umwana wakwe,'' Ninshi umwaana wakwa Jesse taleishila kukulya muli mailo nangula lelo?'' ²⁸ Jonathan wayasukile Sauli,'' Davidi walipwishe uluusa kuline ulwakuya ku Betelemu. ²⁹ Walandile ,'' napapata leka ndekuya. Ico ulupwa lwandi mumusumba lulikwete ilambo, kabili ndume yandi nanjita ukuti ningasangwako. Nomba, umfwa nanga ububile mumenso yobe, napapata leka ndekuya mbone indume shandi,'pamulandu wa ici teshile kumutebeto wamfumu.'' ³⁰ Eico ubukali bwakwa Sauli bwaimine pali Jonathan, kabili walandile kuli wo,'' iwe wemwana wampulumushi umwanakashi uushibela! Bushe nshaishiba ukuti wasala mwaana Yesse kumusebanya oba, kabili kumusebanya wamuneke wakwa noko? ³¹ Cikulufye mwana Jesse ali no mweo pano isonde, tapali nangula umo uukalundulula pali we nangula ubufumu bobe. Nomba eico, mutume kabili nokumuleta kuli ne, pantu mu cine alingile ukufwa.'' ³² Jonathan wayasukile wishi,''mulandu nshi akofwila ? finshi acitile?'' ³³ Elo Sauli waposele ifumo lyakwe pali we pakuti engamwipaya. Elo Jonathan waishile ukuti wishi ali namapinge yakwipaya Davidi. ³⁴ Jonathan walimine ukufuma pa mutebeto mubukali bwakakata kabili talile ifyakulya mubushiku bwakonkelepo mumweshi, ico walikalipilwe pali Davidi, pantu wishi alicitile icamusebanya kuli wo. ³⁵ Mulucelo, Jonathan waile mumpanga na Davidi pamo ngefyo baumfwene, no mwaice ali nao. ³⁶ ''Aebele umwaice, ''butuka nokuya fwaya umufwi uo ndashile.'' Ulo umwaice wabutukile, walashile umufwi kuntanshi yakwe. ³⁷ Ulo umwaice wafikile pancende apo umufwi walashile Jonathan wali, Jonathan wakutile umwaice, nokulanda,'' cmufwi uyo kuntanshi yobe?'' ³⁸ Elo Jonathan wabilikishe umwaice, ''Endesha, kabiye bwangu bwangu, wiya kwikala!'' Eico umwaice wakwa Jonathan walanganike imifwi nokubwela kuli cibinda wakwe. ³⁹ Lelo umwaice taishibile cintu nangula cimo. Ni Jonathan fye na Davidi ebaishibile ubwafya. ⁴⁰ Jonathan wapele ifyanso fyakwe umwaicce nokulanda ukuti, ''kabiye twala ifi kumusumba.'' ⁴¹ Ulofye umwice waile, Davidi walimine ukufuma kunuma yamulundu, wakontamikile icinso panshi, kabili nokufukama imiku itatu. Balii tomwene bonse kabili nokulila capamo, Davidi walilishe ukucilapo. ⁴² Jonathan walandile kuli Davidi,'' kabiye mumutende pantu bonse tulilapile mwishina lyakwaYahweh nokulanda, 'Yahweh engaba pakati kobe na ndi, kabili pakati kabaana kufyalwa bandi na bobe, umuyayaya .''Elo Davidi waimine no kuya, kabili Jonathan wabwelelemo kumusumba.