¹ Mlume gumsmbile Samwele, ata na mengo nai wimlilila Sauli, na nene nammanya gashibahyilile Isilaeli? Guliche lwiga loba na mauta, ugye, nene niuhila wa Yese, M'bethlehemu; yulu naliengela oolo hawingi ha baana bage. ² Samwele guganine, Nigya wii? Sauli gabehewa mwano, gwipaga. Haho Mlume guganine, Guha mwana ng'ombe hamwechi nobe, wagane, Nachwa yulu ya umtangila Mlume lutangi la nyama. ³ Wamgite Yese gachwe u lutangi lwa nyama, nene niumonya byoliita; gogwe wimshinya mauta guya mine gwandilumbula. ⁴ Samwele guitile biya byine biganibe Mlume, gugile Bethlehemu, Bachwile baulu ba mbuga umgaa, balihudanda, nabo baganine, Wi wii! Wachwa wa talala? ⁵ Nage gugaile, Ehe, m wa talala; nachwa umtangila Mlume nyama gya lutangi, lihahachiwe; chuwe hamwechi nanyi u lutangi lwa nyama, Gubahaheche Yese na baana bage, gubagitile u lutangi lwa nyama. ⁶ Na habachwile, gumlolile Eliabu, guganine, Chigilwe mshinyiwa gwa Mlumeguli hano u mbele obe. ⁷ Alakini Mlume gumsambile Samwele, Ushilochi yenyi yage, na ata ulaha wa ichuli yage; yulu nene nammanya. Mlume gushibalingamina nahi mtu byesulingamina; bululi batu masulola yenyi ya hambuga, alakini Mlume gusulola mtima. ⁸ Bibyo Yese gumgitila Abinadabu, gummishiche u mbele wa Samwele, Nage guganine, Mlume gusamsobola gugu. ⁹ haho Yese gummishiche Shama, Nage Samwele guganine, na Mlume gusamsobola gugu. ¹⁰ Yese guhishiche baana bage njwii u mbele wa Samwele, Samwele gumsambile Yese, Mlume gusabasobola babo. ¹¹ Hanyuma Samwele gumsambile Yese, Baana bobe bose bali hano? Yese guganine, Gwahushigala mnunabo, na loola, gulihuusa miyoo. Haho Samwele gumsambile Yese, Hila batu, bamlushe; bululi tushishama hasi ndaa na byelichwa uno. ¹² Bibyo gutumine mtu, nage gumlushishe wabali. Nage gubele mgachichu, gwina meeso muhongya, na itumba yage ibele isoga. Mlume guganine, Gimana, umshinye mauta; yulu gugu noo ge. ¹⁴ Bibyo luhuda lwa Mlume lubele lwahuummuma Sauli, na luhuda lubii uhuma w Mlume lumdegiche. ¹⁵ Nabo bagichi ba Sauli bamsambile, Lingamina, bino luhuda lubii uhuma wa Abetch luli huudegya. ¹⁶ Bibyo mlumyetu na gatusambile beswe bagichi bage bene bali hano u mbele wage baenge mtu gwina bwino bwa ugomba ligimbi; bino bibi, nambo luya luhuda lubii uhuma wa Abetcha halwiuchwila, gee nugomba ligimbi na uboo wage , gogwe wihona. ¹⁷ Nage Sauli gubasambile, Bisoga, kengelwe mtu mino gwa ubomba ligimbi, mundushishe gee. ¹⁸ Haho gumwe gwa bagichi bage gugaile, Loola, nimmonine gumwe mwaana gwa Yese, M'bethlehemu, gee noo mino gwa ugomba ligimbi, iyaka m ilume pambwa, gusuosha ulwa bita, gusudogoma wa lwenyi, mtu msoga, mine guli hamwechi na Mlume. ¹⁹ Bibyo Sauli guhilile mtu wa Yese, guganine, Upilile mwanobe Daudi, guli hamwechi na miyoo. ²⁰ Yese guguhile punda, gyine gisuswala mikati, nanibilaya ibugu, na mwana mbuchi gummilile Sauli mnda uboo wa Daudi mwanage. ²¹ Bibyo Daudi gumgilile Sauli, gugimanine u mbele wage, nage gummundile abisa; nage nuchwa mtu gwa umswalila tulume gela twage. ²² Hanyuma Sauli guhilile mtu wa Yese, guganine, Ibumbu ino, ummeye Daudi gabehugimana u mbele wanyi; yulu gwahewa na gwamona iubu u meeso mmanyi. ²³ Haya luhuda lubii uhuma wa Abetcha halumchwilile Sauli, haho noo Daudi guliguhile ligimbi, guigombile na umoo wage, nage Sauli nuutolelechiwa, na luya luhuda lubii noo umlecha.