1 Samwele
24 Nomba ilyo Shauli abwelele fye ukufuma mu kukonka abaPelishiti,+ bamushimikile ati: “Moneni! Davidi ali mu matololo ya En-gedi.”+
2 E lyo Shauli abuulile abantu amakana yatatu (3,000) abasalwa+ mu bena Israele bonse no kuya ku kufwayafwaya Davidi+ na bantu bakwe mu fimabwe umwikala ifibushimabwe.+ 3 Afikile na ku macinka ya mpaanga aya mabwe mu nshila, ukwali no lucengo. E lyo Shauli aingilemo ku kupemwina mu nda,+ ninshi Davidi na bantu bakwe bali muli ulu lwine lucengo+ mu kati sana, nabekala. 4 E lyo abantu ba kwa Davidi bamwebele ati: “Buno e bushiku Yehova amweba ati, ‘Mona! Napeela umulwani obe mu minwe yobe,+ kabili umucite fyonse ifyo ulefwaya.’”+ Awe Davidi aliimine panono panono no kuputula icisempe ku ca kufwala cabula amaboko ica kwa Shauli. 5 Nomba pa numa ya kucita ifi umutima wa kwa Davidi watampile ukumucusha+ pantu aputwile icisempe ca ku ca kufwala cabula amaboko ica kwa Shauli. 6 E lyo atile ku bantu bakwe: “Ukulingana ne fyo Yehova amona ifintu, te kuti ncite ici cintu kuli shikulu nangu panono, uwasubwa+ wa kwa Yehova, pa kutambika ukuboko kwandi pali ena, pantu e wasubwa wa kwa Yehova.”+ 7 Davidi aleseshe abantu bakwe ilyo alandile aya yene mashiwi, kabili tabasuminishe ukwimina Shauli.+ Awe Shauli alimine ukufuma mu lucengo aya no kuya.
8 E lyo Davidi aimine no kufuma mu lucengo no kubilikisha kuli Shauli, ati: “Mwe shikulu+ imfumu!” E lyo Shauli acebukile ku numa, na Davidi aineme pa nshi+ no kutoota. 9 Kabili Davidi atile kuli Shauli: “Cinshi muumfwila ku mashiwi ya bantu,+ abatila, ‘Moneni! Davidi afwaya ukumucita ububi’? 10 Moneni buno bushiku namumona na menso yenu Yehova amupeele mu minwe yandi mu lucengo; kabili umuntu umo acitila tumwipaye,+ lelo nacumfwa uluse no kutila, ‘Nshatambike ukuboko kwandi pali shikulu, pantu e wasubwa+ wa kwa Yehova.’11 Kabili mwe tata,+ moneni, moneni ne cisempe ca ku ca kufwala cenu icabula amaboko icili mu minwe yandi, pantu ilyo mputwile icisempe ku ca kufwala cenu icabula amaboko nshimwipeye iyo. Ishibeni no kumona ukuti nshapanga ukumucita ububi+ nangu kumupondokela, kabili nshamubembukila, nangu ca kuti mulembelamina ukuti munjipaye.+ 12 Yehova napingule pali ine na imwe;+ kabili Yehova akanandwila+ pali imwe, lelo iminwe yandi tayakabe pali imwe.+ 13 Nge fyo ipinda lya ba kale lisosa, ‘Mu babifi e mufuma ifyabipa,’+ lelo iminwe yandi tayakabe pali imwe. 14 Nani uo imfumu ya Israele yafumina? Nani mulekonka? Bushe nshaba fye nge mbwa iyafwa?+ Bushe nshaba fye ngo lupantila?+ 15 Yehova e ukapingula, kabili akapingula pali ine na imwe, akamona kabili akandubulwila no kumpingula+ ukuti akandubule ukufuma mu minwe yenu.”
16 Nomba ilyo Davidi apwile ukulanda aya mashiwi kuli Shauli, Shauli atile: “Bushe lishiwi lyobe ndeumfwa, we mwana wandi Davidi?”+ Awe Shauli asanswile ishiwi lyakwe, alalila.+ 17 E lyo atile kuli Davidi: “Iwe uli mulungami ukuncila,+ pantu ni we wancitila icisuma,+ na ine nakucitila ububi. 18 Na iwe walanga lelo ubusuma wancitila, pantu Yehova ampeele mu minwe yobe+ na iwe taunjipeye. 19 Nomba umuntu nga asanga umulwani wakwe, bushe kuti amuleka ukuya umutende?+ E ico Yehova akakulambula icisuma,+ pantu buno bushiku wancitila icisuma. 20 Nomba mona! Nalishiba ukuti cine cine ukaba imfumu,+ no kuti ubufumu bwa kwa Israele bukapampamikwa mu minwe yobe. 21 E ico nomba lapa mwi shina lya kwa Yehova+ kuli ine ukuti tawakalofye abana ba bana bandi abakankonkapo no kuti tawakalofye ishina lyandi mu ng’anda ya kwa tata.”+ 22 Awe Davidi alapile kuli Shauli, na Shauli aile ku mwakwe.+ Lelo Davidi na bantu bakwe, balininine baile ukwafisama.+