¹ Mwali icipowe munshita yakwa Davidi pamyaka itatu mukukonkanya, elo David alifwaile icinso cakwa Yahweh. Eico Yahweh alandile ati, ''Ici cipowe cili pali webo pamulandu wakwa Shauli nolupwa lwakwe ulwakwa kepaya, abena Gebeone.'' ² Nomba abena Gibeone tabafumine mubantu bwakwa Israeli; bali mubashelepo abamu bena Amore. Abantu bamu Israeli balilapile ukukana bepaya, lelo Shauli alweseshe ukubepaya bonse pakucincila kwakwe pa bantu bamu Israeli elo na Yuda. ³ Eico imfumu Davidi yakolonganikile pamo abena Gibeoni nokulanda kuli bo at, ''Nindo nkocita kuli mwebo?'' Nkopanga shani icikonsolwelo, pakwebati wingapala abantu bakwa Yahweh, abakopwana ubusuma bwakwe namalayo?'' ⁴ Abena Gibeoni balyasukile kuli bo, ''Temulandu wa silfere na golide pakati kafwe na Shauli nangu ulupwa lwakwe. Munshila imo ine tecesu ukwipaya umuntu uuli onse mu Israeli.'' David alyasukile ati, ''Nindo mukolanda ukwebati mucitile?'' ⁵ Balyasukile imfumu, Umuntu uwali kufwaya ukulekutwipaya bonse, uwatupangile, pakwebati nomba tulyonawilwe elo tatukwetepo cifulo mumipaka yakwa Israeli- ⁶ Lekeni abaume cine lubali bapelwe kuli fwebo, elo tukobakulikila pacinso cakwa Yahweh mu Gibeah yakwa Shauli, umo uwasalwa na Yahweh.'' Eico imfumu yalilandile, Nkobapela kuli mwebo.'' ⁷ Lelo imfumu yalisungile Mephiboshete umwana mwaume wakwa Jonathani umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli, pamulandu wamulapo wakwa Yahweh pakati kabo, pakati kakwa Davidi na Jonathani umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli. ⁸ Lelo imfumu yalibulile abana baume babili abakwa Rizpah umwana mwanakashi wakwa Aiah abana baume abo afyele kuli Shauli- abana baume babili balebakuta ata ati Armoni na Mephiboshete, elo Davidi kabili alibulile umwana mwanakashi wakwa Shauli uo afyele kuli Adriel umwana mwaume wakwa Barzillai umwina Meholate. ⁹ Abapele muminwe yabena Gibeone. balibakulikile palupili pa cinso cakwa Yahweh, elo balifwilile pamo bonse cinelubali. Baipaiwe panshita yabusomboshi, munshiku shakwamba pakwamba kwakusombola barle. ¹⁰ Eluntu Rizpah, umwana mwanakashi Aiah, alibulile icisalu elo alicanshikile umwine palupili lubali lwafitumbi, ukufuma pakutampa kwa busomboshi nelyo yaitikile pali bena ukufuma kumbi. Tasuminishe ifyoni fyamulwelele ukutulunganye mibili mukasuba nangu inama shampanga ubushiku. ¹¹ Calishimikilwe kuli Davidi ifyo Rizpah, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Aiah, umusha umukashi wakwa Shauli, acitile. ¹² Eico Davidi alile nokusenda amafupa yakwa Shauli namafupa yakwa Jonathani umwana mwaume wakwe ukufuma kubaume baku Jabesh Gilead, abayebile kulubansa lwacintubwingi lwa Beth Sham, uko aba Pelishiti babakulikile bena, panuma aba Pelishiti baipeye Shauli mu Gilboa. ¹³ Davidi alisendele ukufuma kulya ama fupa yakwa Shauli namafupa yakwa Jonathan umwana mwaume wakwe, elo bali kolonganikile amafupa yabaume cine lubali abakulikilwe, na bo. ¹⁴ Balishikile amafupa yakwa Shuali na Jonathan umwana wakwe uwaume mu calo cakwa Benjamini mu Zela, mu nindi yakwa kishi wishi, Balicitile fyonse ifyo imfumu ya bebele. Panuma ya ico Lesa alisukile amapepo yaba aya calo. ¹⁵ Eluntu aba Pelishiti balile kunkondo nakambi na Isreale. Eico Davidi alitetemukile no mulalo wakwe nokulwishanya na ba Pelishiti. Davidi bali mucimfishe nokunaka kubulwi. ¹⁶ Ishibi-Benob uwamu lupwa lwa mapaka, untu ulupanga lwa mukuba lwa finine ama shekele imyanda itatu elo uwa fwele nolupanga ulupya alefwayo kwipaya Davidi. ¹⁷ Lelo Abishai umwana mwaume wakwa Zeruiah alipuswishe Davidi, Alyumine umu Peilishiti, elo alimwipeye. Eluntu abaume bakwa Davidi balilapile kuli ye, bakolanda, ''Taukofwaikwa kuya kubulwi nafwebo nakambi pakwebati taukoshimye nyali yakwa Isreali. ¹⁸ Chalishile mukuba panuma yaici kwali nakambi ubulwi naba Pelishiti pa Gobu, uluntu Sibbekai umwina Hushati aipeye Saphu, uwali umo mu bana bakwa Raphaim. ¹⁹ Chalishile ngefi nakambi mu bulwi na ba Pelishiti pa Gobu, ulo Elhaan umwana mwaume wakwa Jair umwina Bethlemu aipeye Goliati umu Gitti, umusako we fumo lyakwe wali nga umulandu waba kapika. ²⁰ Calishile mukuba mubulwi na bumbi pa Gati ukwebati kwali umuntu wa cimo icikulu uwakwete iminwe mutanda kuli cila kuboko elo notukondo muntanda kuli cila lukasa, amakumi yabili nafine mu mpendwa. ²¹ Na ye ali mubakwa Rephaim. Uluntu asebenye Isreali, Jonathan umwana mwaume wakwa Shimeah, wabo Davidi, alimwipeye. ²² Aba bali bankulo ya bena Raphaim baku Gath, elo balipaiwe kukuboko kwa ba shilika bakwe.