¹ Abena Ziphites balishile kuli Saulo nokulanda, Bushe David tafiseme mu lupili lwa Hakilah, ululi pantanshi ya Jeshimon?'' ² Elo Saulo waimine nokuya mumatololo ya mu Ziph, ulukwete abaume abasalwa amakana yatatu abakwa Isreali, nokufwaya David mu matololo mu Ziph. ³ Saulo wacitile inkambi palupilimlwa Hakilah, ululi pantanshi ya Jeshimon, lubali lwanshila. Lelo Davidi alikwikala mu matololo, kabili wamwene kuti Saulo akoisa mukumufwaya mu matololo. ⁴ Eico David watumine inengu no kwisshiba ukuti icine saulo alishile. ⁵ David alimime nokuya kuncennde uko Saulo acitile inkambi; alimwene incende uko Saulo alambalele, na Abner umwana mwume wakwa Nu, umukulu wafita fyakwe; Saulo alambalele mu nkambi, nefita nafimushinguluka, bonse balilele ⁶ Elo David walwandile kuli Alimelesh umwana hitite, nakuloi Abishai uwana mwaume wakwa Zeruial, wabo wakwa Joab, ''Nani walaya nandi kuli saulo munkambi?'' Abishai alandile, ''Nebo! Nkotentemukila nobe'' ⁷ Eico David na Abishai balile kufita ubushiku. Saulo ali kulya ulilele mukati ka nkambi uli shimpile no lupanga lwakwe panshi pa mbali ya mutwe wakwe. Abner nabashila bakwe bali lambalele ukumushinguluka. ⁸ Elo Abishai walandile kuli David, Lelo Lesa alibikile mulwani obe mu kuboko kobe. Nakupapata nomba leka mupulinkanye nefumo pamukufye umo. Nshamulase umuku wacibili.'' ⁹ David walandile kuli Abishai, ''Wimonaula; pantu nnani enga tambalaika ukuboko kwakwe pa wasubwa wakwa Yahweh no ku kanba uwamulandu?'' ¹⁰ David walandile, ''Ngefyo Yawheh waweo, Yahweh akamwipaya , nangula ubushiku bwakwe ubwakufwa bukoisa, nangula akoya mubulwi no kuloba. ¹¹ Yahweh enga kanya ukuti ninga tambalika ukuboko kwandi pawasubwa wakwe; Lelo nomba na kulomba, pita ifumo ilili pa mutwe wakwe no lukombo lwamenshi, no kuya.'' ¹² Eco David wapitile ifumo no lukombo lwa menshi ukufuma kumutwe wakwa Saulo, kabili balile. Tapali uwa bamwene nangula ukiwshiba pali bonse balisendeme, pantu utulo utukulu ukufuma kuli Yahaweh twaponene pali bo. ¹³ Elo David waile kulubali lunankwe nokwiminina pamulu wa lupili akatalamukila; Intafu iikulu yali pali bo. ¹⁴ David walipundile ukubilikisha ku bantu na kuli Abner umwana mwaume wa kwa Ner; walandile, ''Taukoasukila, Abner?'' Elo Abner walyasukile kabili walandile, ''Niwe nani we ukopunda ukubilikisha kumfumu?'' ¹⁵ Davidi walandile kuli Abner, ''Tauli mwaume washipa? Nani alinga webo mi Isreali? Nomba nindo tawacilalolekesha pali cibinda obe imfumu? Pantu umuntu umo acingila kukwipaya imfumu cibinda obe. ¹⁶ Ici cintu wacita taciweme. Ngefyo Yahweh wamweo, walinga ukufwa pantu tawacilalolekesha pali cibinda obe, uwasubwa, wakwa Yaweh. nomba Mona ukuli ifumo no lukambo lwa menshi ulwali mupepi no mutwe wakwe.'' ¹⁷ Saulo waibukishe ishiwi yakwa David no kulanda, ''Bushe ilyo lishiwi lyobe, nwemwana wandi David? David walandile, ''Lishiwi lyandi, mwe cibinda wandi , imfumu.'' ¹⁸ Walandile, ''Nindo cibinda wandi apepekela umubomfi wakwe? Nindo nacita? Bubi ndo buli mumaboko yandi? ¹⁹ Nomba eico namulomba, lakeni cibinda wandi imfumu yumfwe kumasgiwi ya mubomfi wakwe. Umfwa ni Yahweh wamulenga ukunina, napokelele umutulo; lelo umfwa bantu, bantu, balekuba abakutipwa mu menso yakwa Yahweh, pantu lelo balintamfishe, ukuti nshingalambatila kuba lwani bwakwa Yahweh; balandile kuli ne, kabiye ushinshimune imilungu imbi! ²⁰ Nomba eico mwileka umulopa wandi ukuponena pe sonde apatalukile ukufuma pa ciso wakwa Yahweh; pantu imfumu ya Isreali ilifumine kuku fwaya ulupantila ngefyo umo alunga inkwale mumpili. ²¹ Elo Sauli walandile, ''Ndicitile isambi. Bwela David, we mwana wandi pantu nshaka kwate bubi nelyo pamo, pantu umweo wandi waciba, uwacibinda mu menso yobe lelo. Mona ndicitile ufyabula amano kabili ndipangile icabubi apakulu.'' ²² David walyusukile nokulanda, ''Mona ifumo lyobe ili, we mfumu! Lekeni umo pabaice ukwisa nokusenda kabili ukululeta kuli we.'' ²³ Yahweh engalambula cila muntu pa bulungami na bu cishinka bwakwe; Pantu Yahweh wacikubika mukuboko kwandi lelo, lelo nsha kome uwasubwa wakwe. ²⁴ Nge fyo umweo obe waciba uwa cindama mu menso yandi lelo, elo umweo wandi wingaba uwa cibinda mu menso yakwa Yahweh, kabili enga mpususha ukufuma kumafya yonse.'' ²⁵ Elo Saulo walandile kuli David, ''Wingaba uwapalwa, David umwana wandi! ukucita ifintu ifikulu, kabili ukuya pantanshi muli fyo.'' Eico David waile munshila yakwe, na Saulo wabwelele kuncende yakwe.