¹ Baada yengwa ya Sauli, oDaudi awelile afume abha shambulile Aameleki na ahakhala hu Siklagi hu nsiku zibhele. ² Isiku lya tatu, omo ahenzele afume hwi kambe lya Sauli na menda gakwe gali gazembuhene na ali na mankondi pamwanya yitwe lyakwe. Lwafishile hwa Daudi aundamisizye amaso gakwe pansi ahwibheha omwene yooyo aje se hantu. ³ O Daudi ahabhozya, "Ofuma hwii?" Omwene agomora, "Enfumile afume mwikambe lye Israeli." ⁴ O Daudi abhozya, "Nafuu nelezye enamuna amambo ega shagabha." Agomora, "Abhantu bhashembeye afume hwibho. Abhinji bhagwiye na bhinji bhebho bhabudilwe. Sauli na Yonathani mwanawe pia wameuawa." ⁵ O Daudi abhozya osahala, "Omenye bhole aje oSauli no Yonathani omwana wakwe bhabudilwe?" ⁶ Ola osahala agomora, "Hu bahati yeli pamwanya yi igamba li Giboa, na pala pahati oSauli ahagamiye empalala yakwe, na magari ge farasi na longozi bhahali peepe ahukhate. ⁷ O Sauli na hagaluha andolile na ankwizya. Nagomora, 'Ane epa.' ⁸ Abhoozya, 'Awe we nanu?' Nagomora, 'Ane ne Mwamaleki,' ⁹ Ambozya, Nafuu emelela pamwanya yane ongoje, afuatane naje amalabhaa magosi gaganajile, lakini owomi uhweli muhati yane.' ¹⁰ Esho nahemeleye pamwanya yakwe nahagooga, afuatanaje na menye aje sawezizye ahwizye baada yagwe. Nahega etaji yayali pamwanya yitwe lyakwe ne shikuku shashali mkhono gwakwe, na emviletile epa hwaliwe gosi wane." ¹¹ Azembula amenda gakwe na bhantu bhonti bhabhali pandwemo nawo bhabhomba shesho. ¹² Bhalilile, bhahombolezezya nafunje paka ndabhela kwa ajili ya Sauli, oYonathani omwana wakwe, abhantu bha Ngolobhe kwa ajili ye nyumba ye Israeli afuatanaje agwiye hwi panga. ¹³ O Daudi abhozya ola osahala, "Ofumile hwii?" Agomoye ana ne sahala wa jenyu oAmeleki." ¹⁴ O Daudi abhozya, "Yeenu sewahogope ahugoje omwene, oponyezewa amafuta wa Ngolobhe hu khono gwaho?" ¹⁵ O Daudi akwizya omo wa sahala na hubhozye, "Bhalaga ogoje." Shesho osahala oyo ahabhala ahakhoma paka pansi, Omwameleki ahafwa. ¹⁶ O Daudi ahabhozya Omwameleki wafwiye, "Idanda lyaho libhe pamwanya yitwe lyaho afuatane naje ilomu lyaho lihakikisizye ashilile awe ayanje, Egojile omwene oponyezewa mafuta wa Ngolobhe. ¹⁷ O Daudi ahatela eng'oma ya huhombelezye oSauli na Yonathani omwana wakwe. ¹⁸ Abhabhozya bhantu aufundizye olwimbo lwa Bow hwa bhana bha Yuda, lwalwandihwe huu Shitabu sha Yashari. ¹⁹ "'Oumwamihwe waho, oIsraeli, uyefwezewe pamwanya! Jinsi owe lyoomi shagwiye! ²⁰ Msainje hu Gathi, msaitangazye hu mitaa ge Ashikeloni, aje alendu bhafilisti bhasasongwe, aje alendu bhasebho bhasashelekele. ²¹ Amagamba ga hu Giboa, hwaganjebhe ne nytongwe au emvula pamwanya yenyu. wala amagonda gasahafumye eviyabho kwa ajili ye sadaka, afuatane naje epo engabho ya wilyomi enankanyiziwe. Engabho ya Sauli sewezizye nantele aponyezewe amafuta. ²² Afume hwi danda lya bhabudilwe afume hu mabele ga bholwomi, olukwe lwa Yonathani selwawelile akhosi, ni panga lya Sauli selyawelile weene. ²³ O Sauli no Yonathani bhali bhagenwe na bhali bhe neema mlwizyo, hata owakati wenfwa yabho bhali pandwemo. Bhali ne kasi ashile etai, bhali ni lyomi ashile esimba. ²⁴ Amwe mwalendu bhe Israeli lilaji ahusu oSauli, wabhakwatizizye amenda ge thamani pandwemo ne viintu vye samani, na waponyizye oulembo we dhahabu mumenda genyu. ²⁵ Shashi abhi lyomi shabhagwiye hwibho! O Yonathani abudilwe pamwanya apantu paho pamwanya. ²⁶ Ensikitiziwe tee kwa ajili yakwe, Yonathani holo wne wali ganwa wane tee. Olugano lwaho huline lwali lwe ajabu, ashile ulugano lwa bhashe. ²⁷ Shashili abhi lyomi shabhagwiye ne silaha zibho zilongoleye!"