¹ Caishile, ilyo David nabaume bakwe baishile ku Shikilagi pa bushiku bwakulenga shitatu, ulo Amaleki bacitile ukusansa pali Negebu na pali Sikilagi, bali ocele kumulilo, ² nokusenda abanakashi nabonse abasangilwemo, bonse abanono naba kalamba .Tabaipeyepo nangu umo, lelo babasendelefye ulo batwalilile ubulendo bwabo. ³ Ulo Davidi nabaume bakwe baishile mumusumba, walipile, nabakashi babo, abana baume , nabana banakashi babo balisendelwe bunkole. ⁴ Elo Davidi nabantu abo alinabo baimishe aashiwi yabo nakulila mpaka amaka yakulila yalipwile. ⁵ Abakashi babili abakwa Davidi balisendelwe bunkole, Ahinoum umuwanakashi umwana Yesreele na, Abigaili umukashi wakwa Nabali umwana Carmeli. ⁶ Davidi ali nobulanda sana, pantu abantu balikulanda paku mulasa amabwe, pantu abantu bonse balikalipile mumipashi, cila muntu pabana bakwe abaume nabanakashi; lelo Davidi ali ikoseleshe muli Yahweh , Yahweh ,Lesa wakwe. ⁷ Davidi walisosele kuli Abiatari mwana Ahimeleki, shimapepo''Nakupapata, leta efodekuno.''Abiatari waliletele efode kuli Davidi. ⁸ Davidi walipepele kuli Lesa pakwishiba ukwakulola, walisosele, Nga cakutila nakonkapanuma ya uyu mulalo, bushe nkoya kubanga?'' Yahweh alimwasukile ati,'' konkako, pantu bwangu bwangu uko basanga, kabili mucinecine ukoya pokalola fyonse. ⁹ Elo Davidi aile, ena nabaume imyanda mutanda abo alinabo:bali shile kubrooki Besore ukwali balya abashele kunuma baikele. ¹⁰ Lelo Davidi walitwalilile ukukonkako, ena nabaume imyanda ine;pantu amakana yabili balishele kunuma, balinakile sana icakutila tekuti bafike ku brooki Besore. ¹¹ Basangile umwina Egypito mumpanga nokumuleta kuli Davidi; bali mupele umukate, kabili alilile; bali mupele na menshi yakunwa; ¹² kabili bamupele citusha camukate wamakunyu nefisansangu fibili fyamyangashi yakangwa.Ulo alile, alikwete amaka nakabili pantu talilepo mukate nangu kunwapo amenshi panshiku shitatu ubushiku nakasuba. ¹³ Davidi walisosele kuli,''Uli wakwa nani? Nikwisa wafuma? alisosele ati,''Ndimulumendo waku Egypito ,umubomfi wamwina Amaleki; shikulu wandi ewanshile pantu papita inshiku shitatu apo natwalile. ¹⁴ Twacitile ukusansa pali Negebu wabena kerete, ne cabena Yuda, napali Negebu wakwa kalebu, nokoca Sigitaki.'' ¹⁵ Davidi wali sosele kulio,''Bushe kuli wantungulula kuli ili bumba lyakusansa?'' Umwina Egypito alisosele ati, lapeni kuli ne muli Lesa ukuti tamwanjipaye nangu kumpela muminwe yakwa shikulu wandi, ninshi nkomungulula kulili bumba lyakusansa.'' ¹⁶ Ulo umwina Egypito aletele Davidi kulya, abakusansa basala ngenefye mpanga yonse, bakolya nokushana pamulandu wapa fyo basendele ukufuma mucalo caba pelishiti namu calo ca Yuda. ¹⁷ Davidi walibasanshile ukufuma pamaca ukufika icungulo ubushiku bwakonkapo. Takwali umwaume uwapusukilepo kanofye abalumendo imyanda ine, abalikwensha ingamili ebabutukile. ¹⁸ Davidi walilondwele fyonse ifyoabena Amaleki basendele; kabili Davidi alipukashi bakwe babili. ¹⁹ Takwalipo nangu umo umowabulile, abe munono nangu mukamba, nangu bana baume nangu bana banakashi, nangu fitapwa, nangu ifili fyonse ifyo abakutapa basendele abene beka. Davidi alibweseshe fyonse. ²⁰ Davidi walisendele imikuni yonse namabumba yangombe, ifyo abaume basende pantanshi yafitekwa fimbi. Balisose ati, ''ifi efitapwa fyakwa Davidi. ²¹ Davidi waishile kubaume imyanda ibili abashakwate amaka yakumukonka, ebamo abo abanabo batekele kumuma na wa Besore. Aba baume balile mukukumanya Dvidi na bantu abali nakwe.Ulo davidi aishile kuli aba bantu , ali ba sengele. ²² Lelo abaume bonse abankalwe kabili mbulamano nabaile pamo na Davidi basosele ati ,pamulandu wakuti aba baume tabaile pamo nafwe, tatwabapeleko icitapwa icili conse pafipe ifyo twabwesha .Nangula cibe shani, umwaume onse akoyafye no mukashi wakwe nabana bakwe.'' ²³ Elo Davidi asosele ati,'' Tamufwile ukucita ifi, bawesu, pafyo Yahweh apele kulifwe. ²⁴ Ninani uungamyumfwa mucamusango uyu? Pantu ifyakanikp fyo uli onse uwaile kunkondo ,efyo cikaba icakaniko kuli onse uwa uwaikele akoli akolinda ifipe; fipe fikopelwa ukulingana.'' ²⁵ Efyo cali ukufuma pali bulya bushiku ukufika nalelo , pantu Davidi acitile ubupingushi ne cipope kuli Israeli ²⁶ Ulo Davidi aishile ku shikilagi, alitumine fimo ifipe ku bakalamba bakwa Yuda, kuli bacibusa wakwe, alandile ati, ''Moneni, ici ecabupe cenu icafuma pafya fitapwa ukufuma kubalwani bakwa Yahweh.'' ²⁷ Kabili atumine fimo kubalamba abaliku Betele, nakuli abo abali mu Ramoti waku kapinda kakulyo nakuli abo abali Yatiri ²⁸ na kuli abali mu Aroeri, na abo abali mu Sipimoti, na kuli abo abali mu Eshitemoa. ²⁹ Kabili alitumine fimo kubalamba abali mu Rakali, nakuli abo abali mumisumba yabena Yerameeli, nakuli abo abali mumisumba yabena keni, ³⁰ na kuli abo abali mu Horma, nakuli abo abali mu Bor Ashani, nakuli abo abali mu Athaki, ³¹ nakuli abo abali Hebrroni, naku ncende shonse uko Davidi umwine nabaume bakwe baendaukile.