¹ Abena Sifu baishile kwisa kuli Saul ku Gibea elo nokwisa kulanda ati, ''Bushe Davidi tafisama mu lupili lwa Hakila, ululunngatene na Yeshimoni?'' ² Eluntu Saul aishile kwima nokwisa kuya mu motololo ya Sifu, ninshi alipitile abashilika amakana ya tatu abasalilwe mu baume ba bena Israeli, mukufwailisha Davidi mu matololo ya Sifu. ³ Saul aishile kupanga inkambi pa lupili lwa Hakila, ululungatene na Yeshimoni, pa nshila. Lelo Davidi aikele mu matololo, elo kabili aishile kubona ukuti Saul alimukonkele luto numa panuma na kulya kwine ku matololo. ⁴ Eico Davidi aishile kutuma inengu no kuya kubona ukuti Saul mu cishinka alishile. ⁵ Davidi aishile kwima no kuya ku ncende uko Saul apangile inkambi, alibwene ne ncende apo Saul asendeme, elo Abina umwame wakwa Neri, umukalamba wa bashilika bakwe; Saul asendeme mukati ka nkambi, elo na bantu balimu shingulukile, bonse balifye mu coshi. ⁶ Eluntu Davidi aishile kuli Aimeleki umwina Hiti, elo na kuli Abishai umwana mwaume waka Seruiya, wabo wakwa Yoabu, ''Bushe nani twalaya naye kuli Saul mu nkambi?'' Abishai aishile kulanda ati, ''Ninebo! Nalaya nobe pamo. ⁷ Eico Davidi elo na Abishai baishile kuya bashilika ubushiku. Saulo ali kulya kwine ninshi alisendeme mukati ka nkambi elo ninshi ne fumo lyakwe alishimpile panshi mupepi na pa mutwe wakwe. Abina elo na bashilika bakwe ninshi nbo balisendeme ukumushinguluka. ⁸ Eluntu Abishai aishile kulanda kuli Davidi ati, ''Lelo Lesa alipele umulwani obe mu maboko yobe. Nomba leka mulase ifumolishimpe na panshi umukufye umo. Ntamulase umuku wa bubili awe.'' ⁹ Davidi aishile kulanda kuli Abishai ati, ''Wimonaula; pantu bushe nani uwingabika amaboko yakwe pa wasubwa wakwa Yahweh elo no kukanaba no mulandu?'' ¹⁰ Davidi aishile kulanda ati, Apofye Yahweh wa mweo, Yahweh euka mwipaya, nangu ubushiku bwakwe bukafika ubwa kufwa, nangu limbi uli no kuya ku bulwi no kuloba. ¹¹ Yahweh alinkanya ukubika amaboko yandi pa wasubwa wakwe; lelo nomba, na kupapata, bulafye ifumo ilili pa mutwe wakwe elo ne cakunwinamo amenshi, elo uleke tulekuya.'' ¹² Eico Davidi aishile kusenda ifumo elo ne cakunwinamo amenshi ifyali mu pepi no mutwe wakwa Saul, elo baishile kwa nduluka. Takwalipo nangu umo uwaba bwene nangu ukwishiba palwa ico, nnangu uuli onse ukuti alaamuke, pantu bonse bali mufyoshi pantu utulo utwinene ukufuma kuli Yahweh twali pali bo. ¹³ Eluntu Davidi aishile kuya ku buhilya pa mulu wa lupili elo nokutalama; intamfu ikulu yali pakati kabo. ¹⁴ Davidi aishile kubilikisha ku bantu elo na kuli Abina umwana mwaume wakwa Neri; aishile kulanda ati, ''Bushe nindo tukoyasukila, Abina?'' Eluntu Abina aishile kwasuka elo no kulanda ati, ''Bushe niwe nani uko bilikisha ku mfumu?'' ¹⁵ Davidi aishile kulanda kuli Abina ati, ''Bushe tauli mwaume wakushipa? Bushe ni nani uwakuba nga webo mu Israeli? Nomba nindo tukolondela shikulu obe imfumu? Pantu umuntu umo acisa mwikwipaya imfumu shikulu obe. ¹⁶ Ici cintu ucitile tacili bwino. Napalifye Yahweh wa mweo webo ulingile ukufwa pantu tawacilalonda shikulu obe, uwasubwa wakwa Yahweh. Nomba bona apaciba ifumo lya mfumu elo ne cakunwinamo amenshi ifyo ifya ciba mupepi no mutwe wa mfumu.!'' ¹⁷ Saul aishile kwishiba ishiwi lyakwa Davidi elo aishile kulanda ati, ''Bushe lishiwi lyobe, we mwana mwaume wandi Davidi?'' Davidi aishile kwasuka ati, ''Lishiwi lyandi, we shikulu imfumu yandi.'' ¹⁸ Atile, ''Cindo ico shikulu wandi akopepekela umubomfi wakwe? Cindo ncitile? Bubi ndo ubuli mu maboko yandi? ¹⁹ Nomba eico nkokupapata, lekeni shikulu imfumu yandi yumfwe ku mashiwi ya mu bomfi wakwe. Nga cakutila ni Yahweh eukutumine ukuti unkimine, na pokelela uyu mutulo; lelo nga cifumine ku muntu, kababe abakutipwa mu menso yakwa Yahweh, pantu ilelo muli ntamfishe, icakuti ntalingile nokukumako ku cishilano cakwa Yahweh; efyo mulandile kuli nebo, 'Kabiye ka pepeko imilungu imbi.' ²⁰ Eico nomba, mwileka umulopa wandi ukuponena panshi ukufuma ku cinso cakwa Yahweh; pantu imfumu yakwa Israeli naisa no kupepeka nebo ngo mulunshi wa nsokoshi mumpili.'' ²¹ Eluntu Saul aishile kulanda, ''Ndibembukile. Bwela, Davidi, we mwana mwaume wandi Davidi, pantu natcitile icibi kuli ebo na kabili, pantu umweo wandi wa cindama mu menso yobe ilelo. Bona, ndicitile icamuselu elo ndipangile icilubo ica bubi nganshi.'' ²² Davidi aishile kwasuka elo nokwisa kulanda ati, ''Bona, ifumo lyobe lili kuno, we mfumu! Leka umo umwaume umunono ese kuno bushilya no kwisa kupita elo akuletele. ²³ Lekeni Yahweh engapela cila mwaume icilambu ukulingana no bulungami elo ne cisumino cakwe; pantu Yahweh acipela webo mu maboko yandi buno bushiku, lelo ntakatale anjipaya uwasubwa uwakwa Yahweh. ²⁴ Bona, nga fintu ubumi bobe bwaciba ubwakucindama mu menso yandi ilelo, eico no bumi bwandi na bucimishe mu menso yakwa Yahweh, elo kabili ulimpuswishe mu mafya yonse.'' ²⁵ Eluntu Saul aishile kulanda kuli David ati, ''Kaube uwakupalwa, Davidi mwana wandi! Mucishinka uli no kucita ifikulu elo nokutunguluka muli fyonse.'' Eico Davidi aishile kuya inshila, elo aul naye aishile kubwelela ku cifulo cakwe.