Mamo mengo Bafilisti basumbiche basolokoto babo yulu ya bita, nabo basumbile uya Soko, noo mbuga gya Yuda,bashamine hawingi ha Soko na Azeka, uya Efes-damimu. ² Nage Sauli na batu ba Isilaeli basumbile, bashamine wibetabeta ya Ela, nabo babiile bitunga yulu ya babo Bafilisti. ³ Bafilisti bagimanne hegulu ha loono lulu luubi, na Baisilaeli bagimanine heguluha loono lulu luubi, naho habele na ihongelela hawingi habo. ⁴ Haho hatobowile ilume pambwa u bushamo bwa Bafilisti, gubele hugiswa Goliati, gwa Gathi, ulaha wage ubele wa maboo mtuba na ihindi. ⁵ Gubele na akusuusu a mmubo u mswe gwage, iyaka mchwale u yaali yuula ya mmubo; bushito bwa iya yuula ya mmubo bubele bwa shekeli uki chitano cha mmubo. ⁶ Iyaka mchwale bibandu bya mmubo u magulu mage, nage gubele na sumo lya mmubo ha maombe mage. ⁷ na mti gwa sumo lyage gubele nahi mti gwa mmuwi; na songo gya sumo lyage libele lya shekeli sambi mtuba cha igela bushito bwage; na mine gubele humswalila ngabo gyage gugolole hambele. ⁸ Nage gugimanine, gubatele mabila basolokoto ba Isilaeli gubasambile, Yulu yai mwachwa ubiya bitunga bya bita? Wi wii! Nene nishi Mfilisti, na benywe mushi bagichi ba Sauli? Lisobolelwe mtu, gasale uno wandi nene. ⁹ Nambo gwiosha ulwa nanyi na uupaga, beswe tubi bacha benyu; nene nabemmima gee na uumaga, benywe mubi bacha betu, na utugilila migilo. ¹⁰ Guya Mfilisti guganine, Nihubatuwa lino basolokoto ba Isilaeli; pewe mtu tulwe nage. ¹¹ Bibyo Sauli na Isilaeliyose hbhuliche bivyo binywa bya Mfilisti, badidibuwe na umona booba abisa. ¹² haho Daudi gubele mwaana gwa Mmeflathi, gwa Bethlehemu gya Yuda, mine gubele hugiswa china lyage Yese; nage gugo gubele na bawalubaga inana; na gee mina gusibele mmulu ha masugu naSauli, na mmungu abisa hawingi ha batu. ¹³ Nabo baya baana batatu ba Yese basibele babaomu bagile na Sauli ugya u bita; na machina ma babo baana batatu bene bagileu bita noo mano, bubele wa butangi Eliabu, na gwa bubili gwage Abinadabu, na gwa butatu Shama. ¹⁴ Nage gugo Daudi gubele mnuna batu uli batu bose; na baya batatu babele baosobu bagile na Sauli. ¹⁵ Haho Daudi gubele mgibe uli Sauli na ugiwila ugya ulisha miyoo gya sage uya Bethlehemu. ¹⁶ Nage guya Mfilisti gubele huchwa lwelo na igolo, hulimonywa wabali masugu maumi mana. ¹⁷ Bibyo Yese gumsmbile Daudi mwanage, Bino! Hano ubahilile bashiwenyu tuhindi twa buusu na mikati gino umi, ugihile abilo u bitunga uli bashiwenyu; ¹⁸ wammilile na mmata gwa basolokoto uko lyabo mashanja tuhindi tuno umi, ugye balingamine, bali wii, hanyuma wanjwile na mwano gwabo. ¹⁹ Bibyo Sauli, na bato bose ba Isilaeli, babele wihongelela ya Ela, babele hulwa na Bafilisti. ²⁰ Daudi gigimanine halwelo pee, gugishigile miyoo na gunge mmushi, gubiguhile biya bibya, gugile, nahi Yese byelimsambile; guhiile hene habele tubilibili, mengo mabele basolokoto bali huhuma ulwa bita, bali na mdodo gwa bita. ²¹ Nabo Baisileli na Bafilisti bashamine milongo, baba basolokoto bahyile baba basolokoto. ²² Haho Daudi gubishigile biya bibya mmaboo ma mmushi gwa bibya, gugileabilo u basolokoto, guhiile, gubataninye bashiwabo. ²³ Gwilibele hudogoma na bashiwabo, mndi! Iya ilume pambwa ichwile, guya Mfilisti gwa Gathi, chinalyage Goliati, guhumine hawingi ha basolokoto ba Bafilisti, gudogomone binywa byoka biya; nage Daudi gubihuliche. ²⁴ Na batu bose ba Isilaeli habammonine guya mtu basinine, bamonine booba abisa. ²⁵ Batu ba Isilaeli baganine, Wi wii! Mwammona guya mtu mine guchwile ubo? Chigilwe gwachwa yulu ya gabatuwe Baisilaeli; bino, bibi, mtu guya mone gwimmaga, oolo gwimginuna wa bumona bwingi, nage gwimgonja msiha gwage, na uita ilongo ya sage uba na buhulu mnda Isilaeli. ²⁶ Daudi gugombole na batu bene babele bagimanyu hoka, guganine, Wi wii! Gwigililwa m mtu mine gwimmaga gugu Mfilisti, na umuminya Isilaeli ano abule? Bululi Mfilisti guno mine gushigile kumbi m nanyi yulu gatuwe basolokoto ba Abetchamine guli na mwego? ²⁷ Nabo batu bamgaile byoka biya, baganine, Bibyo noo byeligilwa mtu guya mine gwimmaga. ²⁸ Nage Eliabu, mmulwage, guhuliche mengo melibele hugombola na batu; Eliabu guchigililwe abisa yulu ya Daudi, guganine, Yulu yai gogwe wachwa hano? Na miyoo giya gicho wagishigila nanyi m'ya mgala? Nene niugidi anene obe, na ugugila wa mtima gobe; wachwa yulu ulole bita. ²⁹ Nage Daudi gumgaile, Wi wii! Ati m'yinywa yata iyo? ³⁰ Nage gumgalwile yulu galolane na gunge mtu, gudogomone nage byoka biya; na batu bamgaile iyaka byoka biya nahi lwendo lutangi. ³¹ Na biya binywa byelidogomine Dauli habihulichiwe uli Sauli; nage Sauli gutumine mtu ugya umgita. ³² Daudu gumsambile Sauli, Mtu ge gese gashichiminya malanga ma mtima yulu ya gugu; nene mgichi gobe nigya ulwa na gugu Mfilisti. ³³ Sauli gumsambile Daudi, Ushinaoshe gogwe umgila ulwa na gugu Mfilisti; bululi gogwe wili mmwalubaga ka; na gugu m mtu gwa bita utula buwalubaga bwage. ³⁴ Daudi gumsmbile Sauli, Mgichi gobe gubele huusa miyoo gya sage, na hagibele huchwa tambwe ao mlunga, uwata mwaana mmoo gwa iya ihichi yage, ³⁵ nene nibele hugya ugilama, ugihula, na ugihogonona waanywa agyo; na mbao gibengulwila, nibele hugiwata walembe agyo, nigihulile, na ugihaga. ³⁶ Mgichi gobe guhagile tambwe na mlunga nago; nagugo Mfilisti mine gushigile kumbi gubi nahi gumwe gwa bibyo, yulu gwatuwa basolokoto ba Abetcha ene ali na mwego. ³⁷ Daudi guganine, Mlume mine gupogonone na ndaala cha tambwe, na ndaala cha mlunga, gwipogonona na uboo wa gugu Mfilisti. Sauli gumsambile Daudi, Gidaga, na Mlume gubi hamwechi nobe. ³⁸ Haho Sauli gumchwiiche Daudi bichwalaganywa byage bya bita, akusukusu a mmubo umswe, guchwiiche na ya mmubo u yaali. ³⁹ Nage Daudi gulihambile ahilu age hegulu ha bichwalaganywa byage, gutondile ugyata; yulu gushibele nabitonda. Daudi gumsambile Sauli, Nishiosha ugyata na bino bitu, yulu nishibitondile. Haho Daudi gubichulile. ⁴⁰ Guguhile lubango lwage mmuboo, gulisobolele mawe ma mabongu matano ha mgechi gwa maadi, gumabiile mnda ahwaba a buushi ebele nao, yulu noo ahwaba age, na mzeleti gwage gubele nago mmuboo wage, gumshenene guya Mfilisti, ⁴¹ Gugo Mfilisti nage gumshenene Daudi na umyiila; naguya mtu mone gubele humswalila ngabo gyage gubangilwe hambele. ⁴² Na Mfilisti helilolile uu na uu, gummonine Daudi gumnenune; bululi gwili gwa mlongo ka mgachichu, iyaka gwinayenyi ya buhungwe. ⁴³ Mfilisti gumsambile Daudi, Wi wii! Nene nili awa olihuchwila na ati? Mfilisti gumlogile Daudi u tubetcha twage. ⁴⁴ Mfilisti gumsambie Daudi, Chuuno uno wandi; nyama chobe nichiha tunonyi twa ha hululuna nyaa cha m'bisowa. ⁴⁵ Haho Daudi gumsambile guya Mfilisti, Gogwe ulihunjwila nene na ahilu, na alumbu ngela, na sumo, alakini nene nilihuuchwila wa china lya Mlume gwa bilume pambwa, Abetcha a bilume pambwa a Isilaeli bene bolituwile. ⁴⁶ Lusugu luno lwa lino Mlume guubiya mnda uboo wanyi, nene niuhaga na uugeda mswe gobe, nene lino nituha tunnyi twa ha hululu na nyama cha gino sii bitumba bya basolokoto ba Bafilisti, yulu ya ugana sii gyose bamane ugana hali Abetcha mnda Isilaeli. ⁴⁷ Na Bilongo byose bya batu bamane ugana Mlume gushibahogonona wa ahilu na ata wa sumo; bululi biya m bya Mlume, nage gwim'biya benywe mnda maboo metu. ⁴⁸ Bibele haya Mfilisti heliliginune, gugile na umshenena Daudi, haho Daudi nage gugile abilo bagashenene basolokoto yulu gasambane naguya Mfilisti. ⁴⁹ Daudi gugingiche uboo wage mnda ahwaba, guguhile m'ya liwe limwechi, gulibiile mnda mjeleti gwage, gumtele Mfilisti u buhala bwa yenyi, gugwile hasi lubulubulu. ⁵⁰ Bibyo Daudi gummimine guya Mfilisti na mjeleti na liwe, gumtele Mfilisti, gummagile; alakini Daudi gushibele na ahilu mmuboo wage. ⁵¹ Haho Daudi gugile abilo, guchinine na ugimana hegulu ha Mfilisti, guguhile ahile age, guahulule mihala mwao, gummagine, gumgedila mswe na ao ahilu. Nabo Bafilisti habamonine ugana ilume pambwa yabo yaawa, basinine. ⁵² Nabo batu ba Isilaeli na ba Yuda bagimanine na uita mdodo, nabo babalamine Bafilisti ndaa nauhyila Gathi, na nandaa na u mchango gwa Ekloni. Nabo bene babongolwe ba Bafilisti bagwile mibamba mwa ndila gyine gisugya Shaalimu, ndaa na Garhi, na ndaa na Ekloni. ⁵³ hanyuma baana ba Isilaeli bagiwile uhuma ubachinga Bafilisti, bawatile kole bushamo bwabo. ⁵⁴ Nage Daudi guguhile mswe gwage guya Mfilisti na uguhyicha Yelusalemu; alakini tulumegela twage gutubiile mnda itulayage. ⁵⁵ Bibyo Sauli, haho helimmonine Daudi gulihuhuma uya welimgilile guya Mfilisti, gumsambile Abneli, guno mmwalubaga m mwaana gwa nanyi? Abneli gumgaile, Ee oolo, nahi bili huhama mtima gobe, nene nishinaosha ugana. ⁵⁶ Haho oolo guganine, Gogwe ubuche, guno mmwalubaga m mwaana gwa nanyi. ⁵⁷ Haho Daudi helibele hugiwila ummaga guya Mfilisti, Abneli gumguhile na umyicha u mbele wa Sauli,nage gwinago mswe gwage guya Mfilisti m muboo wage. ⁵⁸ Haho Sauli gumbudiche, Gogwe mmwalubaga, uli mwaana gwa nanyi? Nage Daudi gumgaile, Nene nili mwaana gwa mgichi gobe Yese, mtu gwa Bethlehemu.