¹ Eico Davidi aishile kufuma kulya elo aishile fulumukila ku lucengo lwa Adulamu. Uluntu bawabo elo na bonse abang'anda yakwa wishi baishile kumfwa, bantetemukile kuli ye. ² Umuntu onse ali mu bwafya, umuntu onse ali munkongole, elo na onse alikalipwe umutima-bonse baishile kulongana kuli ye. Davidi aishile kuba umukalamba pali bo. Bali na limo ukufika ku mpendwa imyanda ine abaume abali nankwe. ³ Eluntu Davidi aishile kufuma ku Mizipa mu Moabu. Aishile kulanda ku mfumu ya bena Moabu ati, ''Napapata lekeni batata elo na bamayo baye na mwebo mpaka nkaye kwishiba ifyo Lesa akayakucitila.'' ⁴ Aishile kubasha ne mdumu Moabu. Ba wishi elo na banyina baile kwikala nayo inshita yonse iyo Davidi aile kuba mwicele lyakwe. ⁵ Eluntu kasesema Gadi aishile kulanda kuli Davidi ati, ''Wiyakwikala mwicele lyobe. Fumamo elo uye kwingila mu calo cakwa Yuda'' Eico Davidi aishle kufuma kulya elo aishile kuya mu mitengo ya Herete. ⁶ Shauli aishile kumfwa ati Davidi alisangilwe pamo pene na baume li nabo. Nomba Shauli aikele mu Gibea mwisamba lya citi ca tamariski mu Rama, no mufwi wakwe mu minwe yakwe, elo ababomfi bakwe bonse na batalama apo ali. ⁷ Shauli aishile kulanda ku babomfi bakwe abataleme apo ali ati, ''Umfweni nomba, mwe bantu bakwa Benjamini! Bushe umwana mwaume wakwa Yese akayakupela imwe bonse apakulima na mabala ya myangashi? Bushe akayakumicita bonse ba mushika bapamakana elo na bamushiku ba pamyanda, ⁸ mukucinja pa bubifi bonse ubo mupangile pali nebo? Tapali nangu umo uwanjishibisheko uluntu umwana mwaume wandi apangile icipangano no mwana mwaume wakwa Yese. Tapali nangu uwangufwilileko uluse. Tapali nangu umo uwanjishibisheko ukwebati umwana mwaume wandi alinjimishe umubomfi wandi Davidi ukunjimina. Lelo alimfisamine no kundololela pakweba ati engansansa.'' ⁹ Eluntu Doeg umwina Edomu uwataleme na babomfi bwakwa Shauli, aishile kwasuka ati, ''Na libona umwana mwaume wakwa Yese aisa ku Nobu, kuli Ahimeleki umwana mwaume wakwa Ahitubu. ¹⁰ Aishile kupepa kuli Yahweh ukwebati engamwafwilisha, elo amupele ifyo apekenye elo no lupanga lwakwa Goliati umu Pelishiti.'' ¹¹ Eluntu imfumu yaishile kutuma abakuyaita shinapepo Ahimeleki umwana mwaume wakwa Ahitubi elo na bonse abang'anda yakwa wishi, bashimapepo abali mu Nobu. Bushe pamo baishile kwisa ku mfumu. ¹² Shauli aishile kulanda ati, ''Umfwa nomba, we mwana mwaume wakwa Ahitubi.'' Aishile kwasuka ati, ''Epo ndi, mwe shikulu wandi.'' ¹³ Shauli aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Cindo ico mwangumanina akapi, webo elo no mwana mwaume wakwa Yese, muli ico icakweba ati ulimupele umukate, elo no lupanga, elo ulimupepele kuli Lesa ukweba ati enga mwafwilisha, pakweba ati enganjimina ukubelama umwafisama, ifyo elekucita mu bwalelo?'' ¹⁴ Eluntu Ahimeleki aishile kwasuka imfumu elo aishile kulanda ati, ''Ni nani pababomfi benu bonse uwakwata icishinka nga Davidi, uwile kuba lumbwe wa mfumu elo kabili ali mushika pabalinshi benu, elo kabili walicindikwa na mung'anda yenu? ¹⁵ Bushe lelo emuku wakubalilapo na pepele kuli Lesa pa kweba ati amwafwilishe? Cakutalifye kuli nebo! Mwileka imfumu ibike icili conse pamu bomfi waiko nangu ku bang'anda bonse abakwa tata. Pantu umubomfi wenu teshibepo icili conse pamuladnu onse uyu.'' ¹⁶ Imfumu yaishile kwasuka ati, ''Webo mushika walafwa Ahimeleki, webo elo na bonse abang'anda yakwa wiso.'' ¹⁷ Imfumu yaishile kulanda kuwalikuilonda uwatalame apo yali ati, ''Pilibuka elo uyekwipaya bashimapepo bakwa Yahweh. Pantu ukuboko kwabo kuli na Davidi, elo pantu balishibe ati nafyuka, lelo tabacisokolwele kuli nebo.'' Lelo ababomfi bamfumu tabatabulwile amaboko yabo mukwipaya bashimapepo bakwa Yahweh. ¹⁸ Eluntu imfumu yaishile kweba Doeg ati, ''Pilibuka elo wipaye bashimapepo.'' Eico Doeg umwina Edomu aishile kupilibuka elo asanshile bashimapepo; aipeye abantu amakumi cine konsekonse abafwala efodi muli kalya kasuba. ¹⁹ Kabili aumine ku kanwa ka lupanga Nobu, umusumba wabashimapepo, ukubikakofye bonse abaume elo na banakashi abaice elo na bonka, ne ng'ombe shauko, ne mpunda elo ne npanga, ailekumuna ku kanwa kalupanga. ²⁰ Lelo umo pa bana baume bakwa Ahimeleki umwana mwaume wakwa Ahitubu, ishina lyakwe ni Abiatari, aishile kufulumika elo afikile kuli Davidi. ²¹ Abiatari aishile kweba Davidi ati Shauli alipeye bashimapepo bakwa Yahweh. ²² Davidi aishile kulanda kuli Abiatari ati, ''Nalishibe pali bulya bushiku, uluntu Doeg umwina Edomu walpo, ukweba mu cine mucine akaya kweba Shauli. Ni nebo nalenga pamfwa yonse mulupwa lwakwa wiso! ²³ Ikala na nebo elo wikwata no mwenso. Pantu umo uukofwaya umweo obe akofwaya no mweo wandi wine. Walacingililwa kuli nebo.