1 Samwele

23 Mu kuya kwa nshita, abantu baileshimikila Davidi abati: “Moneni, abaPelishiti balelwa na Keila,+ kabili balepokolola ne fya kulya fyabo.”+ 2 E lyo Davidi aipwishe+ Yehova ati: “Bushe nje, no kuyauma abaPelishiti aba?” Na o Yehova ayaswike Davidi ati: “Kabiye, kabili ukome abaPelishiti no kupususha Keila.” 3 E lyo abantu ba kwa Davidi bamwebele ati: “Moneni! Apo muno mu Yuda+ tuletiina, cikacila nga twaya ku Keila ku kulwisha abashilika ba baPelishiti!”+ 4 E ico Davidi abwekeshepo ukwipusha kuli Yehova.+ Yehova na o amwaswike no kutila: “Ima, kabiye ku Keila, pantu ndepeela abaPelishiti kuli iwe.”+ 5 Awe Davidi aile na bantu bakwe ku Keila no kulwa na baPelishiti no kupokolola ifitekwa fyabo, no kwipaya abengi; e fyo Davidi apuswishe abekashi ba ku Keila.+

6 Nomba ilyo Abiatari+ mwana Ahimeleke afyukiile kuli Davidi ku Keila, asendele na efode+ mu minwe yakwe. 7 Mu kuya kwa nshita, baebele Shauli ukuti: “Davidi ali ku Keila.”+ E lyo Shauli atile: “Lesa namupeela* mu minwe yandi,+ pantu naisalila umwine pa kwingila mu musumba uwaba ne fiibi kabili uo babikako imipindo.” 8 Awe Shauli aitile abantu bonse ku kulwa, ukuya ku Keila, ku kuyashinga Davidi na bantu bakwe. 9 Na Davidi aishibe ukuti Shauli alepanga ukumucita ububi.+ E ico aebele Abiatari shimapepo ati: “Palamika efode kuno.”+ 10 E lyo Davidi atile: “Mwe Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele,+ umubomfi wenu aumfwa ukuti Shauli alefwaya ukwisa ku Keila ku konaula umusumba pa mulandu wandi.+ 11 Bushe abena Keila bakampeela mu minwe yakwe? Bushe Shauli ali no kwisa nga mulya umubomfi wenu omfwilile? Mwe Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele, shi ebeni umubomfi wenu.” Na o Yehova atile: “Akesa.”+ 12 E lyo Davidi atile: “Bushe abena Keila bali no kupeela ine na bantu bandi mu minwe ya kwa Shauli?” Yehova atile: “Bali no kumupeela mu minwe yakwe.”+

13 Ilyo line fye Davidi aimine na bantu bakwe, abali napamo imyanda mutanda (600),+ no kufuma mu Keila no kuya bale-endauka konse uko bengendauka. Ilyo bashimikile Shauli ati Davidi nafyuka mu Keila, alekele ukumukonka. 14 E lyo Davidi aikele mu matololo ukwafisama, kabili aikele mu calo ca mpili mu matololo ya Sifi.+ Na Shauli alemufwayafwaya fye inshiku shonse,+ lelo Lesa tamupeele mu minwe yakwe.+ 15 Kabili Davidi aleikala fye uwa mwenso pantu Shauli aile ku kumusokota ilyo Davidi ali mu matololo ya Sifi mu Horesha.+

16 Nomba Yonatani mwana Shauli aimine no kuya kuli Davidi ku Horesha, ku kumukoselesha+ ukuti atetekele sana Lesa.+ 17 Kabili amwebele ati: “Witiina;+ pantu Shauli tata takakwikate, na iwe ukaba imfumu+ pali Israele, na ine nkaba inkonkani yobe; kabili Shauli tata alishiba ifi.”+ 18 Awe bapangene icipangano+ bonse babili pa ntanshi ya kwa Yehova; kabili Davidi akonkenyepo ukwikala mu Horesha, na Yonatani aile ku ng’anda yakwe.

19 E lyo abena Sifi+ baile kuli Shauli ku Gibea,+ abati: “Davidi afiseme+ lwa mupepi na ifwe ukwafisama mu Horesha,+ pa kapili ka Hakila,+ akali ku kulyo kwa Yeshimone.+ 20 Nomba ukulingana na fyonse ifyo umutima wenu ulefwaya,+ mwe mfumu, mukonkeni na ifwe tuli no kumupeela mu minwe ya mfumu.”+ 21 E lyo Shauli atile: “Mube abapaalwa kuli Yehova,+ pantu mwanangulukila. 22 Shi kabiyeni, kafwailisheni na kabili, no kumona umo apita—onse uwamumwene kulya—pantu balinjeba ati alicenjela.+ 23 Kabili mukamone no kufwailisha monse umo afisama; e lyo mukesenjeba ifyo mukayamona, na ine nkaya na imwe; nomba nga aba mu calo, nkamufwayafwaya mu ndupwa*+ sha kwa Yuda.”

24 E lyo baimine no kuya ku Sifi+ ukutangilila Shauli, ninshi Davidi na bantu bakwe bali mu matololo ya Maone+ mu Araba+ ku kapinda ka ku kulyo aka Yeshimone. 25 Awe Shauli aileko na bantu bakwe ku kumufwaya.+ Ilyo baebele Davidi ulwa ici, apo pene atentemukile ku cilibwe+ no kwikala mu matololo ya Maone. Ilyo Shauli aumfwile, akonkele+ Davidi mu matololo ya Maone. 26 Asukile Shauli afika ku lubali lumbi ulwa lupili, na Davidi na bantu bakwe ku lubali lubiye ulwa lupili. E ico Davidi alyangufyenye ukufulumuka+ pa mulandu wa kwa Shauli; lelo Shauli na bantu bakwe balepalamina kuli Davidi na bantu bakwe ukuti babekate.+ 27 E lyo kwaishile inkombe kuli Shauli, aiti: “Angufyanyeni, kabiyeni, pantu abaPelishiti nabasansa icalo!” 28 E fyo Shauli alekele ukukonka Davidi+ no kuya ku kulwa na baPelishiti. E co bainikila palya pantu ati Icilibwe Casumbuka ica Malekano.

29 E lyo Davidi afumineko no kuyaikala ukwafisama ku En-gedi.+