1 Samweli 18: 1-2 ¹ O Daudi lwali amalile ayanje no Sauli, eroho ya Yonathani yakhatene ne roho ya Daudi, oYonathani ahagana nanshi eroho yakwe yoyo. ² O Sauli ahabheha pambombo oDaudi isiku ilyo sagaleshile aje awele khaya hwa ise wakwe. 1 Samweli 18: 3-4 ³ O Yonathani no Daudi bhahabheha makubalioano ge urafiki afuatanaje oYonathani agene na eroho yakwe yooyo. ⁴ O Yonathani ahaula inkanzu lyali akwete na hupele oDaudi, apela amenda agibho pandwemo, ni panga, no upinde no mshipi. 1 Samweli 18:5-5 ⁵ O Daudi abhalile papanti ambapo Sauli atumile, wope aholoshe sana. O Sauli ateuy oDaudi abhe gosi wibho. Ijambo eli lyakhondeye pamaso ga bhantu na pamaso gatumishi bha Sauli. 1 Samweli 18: 6-7 ⁶ Owakati wa bhawela akhaya afume abhakhome Afilisti, abhashe bhafumile ensi yonti ye Israeli, bhatelaga na hwanje, ili akhomhane no mwene oSauli, bhali na matowazi bhe lusongwa na bhali ne ala zye muziki. ⁷ Ebho bhashe bhatelile ahwopelane ohu bhahwanga; Bhatele: "O Sauli abudile maelfu, oDaudi abudile makumi elfu yake." 1 Samweli 18: 8-9 ⁸ O Sauli avitilwe tee ne ng'oma ene seyagwezezye. Wope ajile, "Wasombele oDaudi huu makumi elfu ane bhansombele maelfu wene! Abhapate hantu zaidi ila oumwene? ⁹ Ahwande isiku elyo na hwendelele, oSauli amwenyezye oDaudi hu mashaka. ¹⁰ Shandabho yakwe eroho embibhi afume hwa Ngolobhe yamwinjila oSauli hwikhone. Wope abha abhomba nanshi omwendawazimu akhaya yakwe. Nanshi shabhombile shila siku. O Sauli ali ne mpalala yakwe mkhono. ¹¹ O Sauli ataga empalala yakwe asebhele, aje embehukhomele mlubhomba." Ila oDaudi mahabhele aliepa uwepo wa Sauli. ¹² O Sauli amwogope oDaudi, afuatanaje ONGOLOBHE ali pandwemo nawo, ila sagali no Sauli nantele. 1 Samweli 18: 13-14 ¹³ O Sauli amwefwa oDaudi hwitazi lyakwe no ateula okamanda weshikosi sha sikari elfu emo. Afuatanaje ene David afumi huhwinjile hwitazi lyabhantu. ¹⁴ O Daudi ali atefuhu hunamba gakwe gonti maana ONGOLOBHE ali pandwemo nawo. 1 Samweli 18: 15-16 ¹⁵ O Sauli lwalolile aje Daudi atefuha, amwogope. ¹⁶ Eisraeli yonti ne Yuda bhagene oDaudi, afutanaje afumile na hwinjile hwitazi lya Ngolobhe. Samweli 18: 17-18 ¹⁷ O Sauli ahabhozya oDaudi, "Ono epa lendu wane ogosi oMerabu. Emba hupele abhe shee waho. Ila obhe daandamu kwa ajili yaline olwe ibho lya NGOLOBHE." Maana oSauli asebhele, "Gusije okhono gwane gugabha hwa mwene." ¹⁸ O Daudi abhozya oSauli, "Ane ne nanu, noluzyo lwane luline yenu, hata lwizyo lwe familia ya baba wane oIsraeli, mpaka abhe khoyi wa mwene?" 1 Samweli 18-19-19 ¹⁹ Lakini wakati ambao Merabu, binti Sauli, ilipasa kuwa ameolewa na Daudi, aliozwa kwa Adrieli Mmeholathi. 1 Samweli 18: 20-21 ²⁰ Ila oMikali, omwale wa Sauli, agane oDaudi. Na bhantu bhabhozezye oSauli, ni jambo ilyo lya khondela. ²¹ Epo oSauli asebha, "Embahupele ono abhe she wakwe, aje gubhe tego hwa mwene, na shesho okhono gwa Filisti pamo gubhabhe pamwanya yakwe." O Sauli abhozya oDaudi emala ya bhele, "Awe obhabhe khoyi wane." 1 Samweli 18: 22-22 ²² O Sauli abhobhozya aboyi bhakwe, "Yaanji no Daudi hwidala lye sili, na myanje, 'Enya, omwene ahusongwa, na aboyi bhakwe bhonti bhagene. Esalezi basi obhe khoi wa mwene." 1 Samweli 18: 23-24 ²³ Aboyi bha Sauli bhaziyanga enongwa ezi hwa Daudi. O Daudi ajile, "Hulimwe amwe mlola lijambo lidodo abhe khoi wa mwene, ane endi pena, ne heshima yane ndodo." ²⁴ Aboyi bha Sauli bhagomora hwa mwene etaarifa yee noongwa ambayo oDaudi ayanjile. 1 Samweli 18: 25-26 ²⁵ Na oSauli ajile, "Shesho shamwaihubhozya oDaudi, 'Omwene sahwanza emali yayonti, ila egori mia emo zya Afilisti, aje embapyamizye ipanto hwa bhibhi bha mwene."' O Sauli asebhele aje embahugwisye oDaudi hu makhono ga Filisti. ²⁶ Aboi bhakwe bhakwe bhabhozya enongwa ezi, zyavutila oDaudi abhe khoi wa mwene. 1 Samweli 18: 27-29 ²⁷ Kabla ye nsiku izi sezya shila, oDaudi asogoye na bhantu bhakwe bhabhabudile Afilisti mia mbili. O Daudi aleta egori zyabho, mia mbili oDaudi aleta egovi zyabho, akabibizizye omwene alengane ne idadi yakwe, ili awezye abhombeshe khoi wa mwene. O Sauli amwejezya oMikali, olendu wakwe abhe khoi. ²⁸ O Sauli alolile na manye aje ONGOLOBHE ali pandwemo no Daudi. O Mikali omwale wa Sauli, agene oDaudi. ²⁹ O Sauli azidile ahumwogope oDaudi. O Sauli abha haduwi kabisa. 1 Samweli 18: 30-30 ³⁰ Agosi bha Filisti bhahwitokezya kwa ajili ye yibho, nabhahwitokezezye oDaudi aholoshe sana ashile aboyi bhonti bha Sauli, shesho itawa lya pete eheshima engosi.