¹ Panuma ya mfwa yakwa Shauli, Davidi abwelele ukufuma ku kulwisha abena Amaleke kabili aikele mu Siklagi pa nshiku shibili. ² Pa bushiku bwalenga shitatu, umuntu aishile ukufuma mu nkambi yakwa Shauli ali ne nsalu shalepauka kabili ali neloba pa mutwe wakwe. Ilyo aishile kuli Davidi awile panshi no kukontama. ³ Davidi atile ati, "Bushe nikwisa wafuma?" Nao alyaswike, "nafyuka ukufuma kunkambi yakwa Israeli." ⁴ Davidi atile ati, 'napapata ndondolwelako ifintu fyaile." Nao alyaswike, "Abantu nabafulumuka mubulwi. Abengi nabawa kabili abengi nabafwa, Shauli na Yonatani umwana mwaume nabo nabafwa." ⁵ Davidi atile ku mulumendo ati, "bushe iwe waishiba shani ukuti Shauli na Yonatani umwana mwaume nabafwa?" ⁶ Umulumendo alyaswike, "califye nkuma ilyo na palupili lwa Gilboa, kabili palya Shauli ashitilefye pamufwi wakwe, namaceleta nabakensha bali mupepi nokumusanga. ⁷ Shauli apilibukile kunuma kabili amwene ine kabili aitile ine. Naine nalyaswike ati, 'Ndi pano.' ⁸ Atile kuli ine ati, 'bushe niwe nani?' naine nalyaswike kuli wene, 'nine umwina Amaleke.' ⁹ Atile kuli ine ati, shiminina pali ine kabili uwipaye ine pantu ninkwata ubucushi ubukalamba ubutashi ine, lelo umweo wandi ucilimo muli ine.' ¹⁰ Eico naminine pali ena nokumwipaya, pantu naishibe ukuti ngawa panshi tekuti abeno mweo nakabili. Elyo nabulile icilongwe icali pa mutwe wakwe ne kosa ilyali kukuboko kwakwe, nafiletele kuno kuli webo, kuli shikulu wandi." ¹¹ Elyo Davidi aikete insalu shakwe nokushilepaula kabili abaume bonse abo alinabo bacitilenabo cimo cine. ¹² Balalosha, nokulila, kabili bafunga mpaka icungulo pali Shauli, pali Yonatani umwana mwaume, napa bantu bakwa Yawe, napabangansa yakwa Israeli pantu bafwilile kulupanga, ¹³ Davidi atile kumulumendo, "Bushe nikwi wafuma? Nao alyaswike ati, "nine mwana mwaume nemulebeshi mucalo, umwina Amaleki. ¹⁴ Davidi atile kuli wene ati, "Bushe ninshi iwe tawatinine ukwipaya imfumu iya subwa iyakwa Lesa nokuboko kobe?" ¹⁵ Davidi epakwita umo umulumendo nokumweba ati, "kabiye nokumwipaya." Eico uyu muntu aile nokumwipaya, kabili Amaleki afwa. ¹⁶ Elyo Davidi atile kuwafwile umwina Amaleki uwafwile, umulopa obe uli pa mutwe obe, pantu akanwa kobe kankushinina nokutila ati, 'nine naipeye imfumu iyasubwa yakwa Yawe."' ¹⁷ Elyo Davidi aimbile ulwimbo lwakulosha pali Shauli na Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwe. ¹⁸ Akonkomeshe abantu mukusambilisha ulu lwimbo lwa buta kubana baume bakwa Yuda, uyo lwalembwa mucitabo cakwa Yashari. ¹⁹ "Ubucindami, bobe, we Israeli, wafwa, kwaipaiwa pacifulo ca pamulu! Iye ifyo impalume shawa! ²⁰ Tekwesha ukulandapo mu Gati, tekwesha ukubila mumisebo yaku Ashikeloni, epali aban banakashi ba bapelishiti' tekuti basansamuke epali abana banakashi aba shasembululwa tekuti basefye. ²¹ Impili sha Gilboa, lekeni peba umume nangula imfula pali imwe, nangu amabala ya pela ingano shafya bupe pantu nipalyapene inkwela impalume sakoweshiwe, Inkwela yakwa Shauli taisubulwe amafuta. ²² Ukufuma kumulopa wa abo baipeye, ukufuma kumibili yampalume, ubuta bwakwa Yonatani tabwabwelelemo kunuma, Nolupanga lwakwa Shauli talwabwelelemo nangu fimo. ²³ Shauli na Yonatani balitemwikwa no luse mu myeo yabo namumfwa shabo taba bapatwile. Bali aba lubilo ukucila kapumpe, bali abakosa ukucila inkalamu. ²⁴ Mwebana banakashi bakwa Israeli, lileni Shaulu, uwamumfwikile insalu ishakashikila pamo ne fisamu, kabili uyo wakobekele ifya golide ku fyakufwala fya nsalu shenu. ²⁵ Yangu ifyo impalume shawa mukati kabulwi! Yonatani aipaiwe mucifulo capamulu. ²⁶ Ndinobulanda pali iwe, we munina wandi Yonatani wali umusuma nganshi kuli ine. Ukutemwa kobe kwali kwakupapa kuli ine, kwacla ukutemwa kwa banakashi. ²⁷ Yangu ifyo impalume shawa, kabili ifyanso fyankondo fyaloba!"