¹ Uluntu Shauli afumine mu kupepeka aba Pelishiti, baishile ku mweba ati, ''Davidi ali mu matololo ya Engedi.'' ² Eluntu Shauli apiitile abaume amakana yatatu abasalilwe ukufuma mu bena Israeli elo aishile kuya mu kufwaya Davidi elo na baume bakwe ku Fimabwe ukwikala Ifibushi Mabwe. ³ Alifikile na ku makola ya mabwe aya mpanga mu nshila, ukwali icilu cengo. Shauli aishile kwingila mukati mu kufimbana ku makasa yakwe. Nomba Davidi elo na baume bakwe bali kele ku numa ukutali mu cilucengo. ⁴ Abaume bakwa Davidi baishile ku mweba ati, ''Buno ebushiku ubo Yahweh alandile kuli webo uluntu alandile ati, 'Mkapela umulwani mu minwe yobe, pa kwebati ukamucite ico ukofwaya.''' Eluntu Davidi ai mine alyamfwile buce buce ku ntanshi elo ali sunineko palutwe lwa mwingila wakwa Shauli akasalu. ⁵ Panuma umutima wakwa Davidi wa lishupikilwe pantu alisunineko pa lutwe lwa mwingila wakwa Shauli akasula. ⁶ Aishile kulanda ku baume bwakwe ati, ''Yahweh alinkenye tekuti ncite ici kuli shikulu wandi, uyo Yahweh asuba, ukubika iminwe yandi pali ye, boneni waku subwa kuli Yahweh.'' ⁷ Eico Davidi alikenye abaume bakwe kuli aya mashiwi, elo tabasuminishe ukusansa Shauli. Shauli alishile kufuma mu lucengo, elo alile. ⁸ Panuma, Davidi nao alimine, aishile kufuma mu lucengo, elo aishile kubilikisha Shauli ati: ''Mwe shikulu wandi imfumu.'' Uluntu aishile kulolesha ku numa kuli ye, Davidi ali kontamikile icinso cakwe panshi ninshi alifukeme elo ali mupele umucinshi. ⁹ Davidi aishile kulanda kuli Shauli ati, ''Nindo mumfwila abaume abalanda ati, 'Bona, Davidi akofwaya uku kulasa?' ¹⁰ Lelo amenso yobe ya libwene ifyo Yahweh a cikubika mu maboko yandi uluntu twa ciba mu lucengo. Bamo bacingeba ukuti nkwipaye, le na cikuleka. Nacilanda ati, 'Ntabikepo iminwe ayandi pali shikulu; pantu wa kusubwa kuli Yahweh.' ¹¹ Boneni, mwe tata, bona ulutwe lwa mwingila wenu mu minwe yandi. Pantu icishinka cakwebati naciputulako ulutwe lwa mwingila wenu elo nta cimipaya, kuti mwaishiba elo kuti mwa bona ukwebati takuli ububi nangula ukupondoka mu minwe yandi, elo nta mibembukile mwebo, nangufye mulunga umweo wandi ukuti mu mbule. ¹² Lekeni Yahweh apingule pali mwebo elo na nebo, elo Yahweh akana ndwilako pali mwebo, lelo iminwe yandi tayajabe pali mwebo. ¹³ Ngefyo ipinda lya kale li landa ati, 'Mu bubifi emutula ifya kubipa.' Lelo ukuboko kwandi takwa kabe pali mwebo. ¹⁴ Ni nani uyo imfumu ya Israeli yaimina? Ni nani uyo mupepeka? Ne mbwa iya kufwa! No lupantila! ¹⁵ Lekeni Yahweh abe kapingula elo apele ubupingushi pakati kenu elo na nebo, elo ubone ati, elo no kunsuminisha nebo ukufyuka ukufuma mu kuboo kwenu.'' ¹⁶ Uluntu Davidi alekele ukulanda aya mashiwi kuli Shauli, Shauli aishile kulanda ati, ''Bushe ili shiwi lyobe, we mwana mwaume wandi Davidi?'' Shauli alililile. ¹⁷ Aishile kulanda kuli Davidi ati, ''Ulimulungami ukucila nebo. Pakwebati uli ncitile icabune, elo nebo icabubi. ¹⁸ Lelo walanga ubne ubo wa ncitila, pantu tawanjipeye uluntu Yahweh ambikile muluse lobe. ¹⁹ Pantu ng ca kwebati umuntu asanga umulwani wakwe, bushe kuti amuleka ukuya umutende? Yahweh na kulambule ica bune pafyo wa cita lelo kuli nebo. ²⁰ Nomba, naishiba ne cabushe ukwebati ukaba imfumu elo no bufumu bwakwa Israeli bukashimpikwa mu maboko yobe. ²¹ Lapa kuli nebo pali Yahweh ukwebati tawa kabafumyepo balupwa lwandi aba kakonkapo, elo no kwebati tawa konaule ishina lyandi ukulifumya mu ng'anda yakwa tata.'' ²² Eico Davidi alilapile umulapo kuli Shauli. Eluntu Shauli aishile kuya uko alikwikala, lelo Davidi elo na baume bakwe baishile kuya ukwakufita.