Buku Mutanshi wa Samwela

28 Mu oa moba, bena Filishitiya bakonkenye pamo mazhita abo kuba’mba balwe na bena Isalela.+ Onkao mambo, Akishi waambijile Davida amba: “Kwa kubula nangwa kuzhinaukatu ne, wayuka’mba obewa ne bantu bobe musakuya ne amiwa ku nkondo.”+ 2 Ponkapo Davida waambijile Akishi amba: “Mwayukishatu bulongo kintu kyo nsakuba amiwa kalume wenu.” Akishi waambijile Davida amba: “O ene mambo o nkakutongwela kwikala kapaso wami wa kimye kyonse.”*+

3 Pa kyokya kimye Samwela saka afwa kala, ne bena Isalela bonse bamujijile ne kumuzhiika mu Lama, mu muzhi wanji.+ Kabiji Saulo wapangilemo bantu mu kyalo besamba na mipashi ne bañanga bamba bikamweka kulutwe.+

4 Bena Filishitiya bakonkene pamo ne kuya na kutebelela mu Shunema.+ Saulo naye wakonkenye pamo bena Isalela bonse, ne kutebelela mu Giliboa.+ 5 Saulo byo amwene nzhita ya bena Filishitiya, wachiine bingi, ne muchima wanji walukuchilenga.+ 6 Nangwa kya kuba Saulo wamwipwizhenga Yehoba,+ Yehoba kechi wamukumbwile nangwa mu biloto nangwa na Ulimu+ nangwa kupichila mu bangauzhi ne. 7 Kepo Saulo aambijile bakalume banji amba: “Nkebelaiko mwanamukazhi wisamba na mipashi,+ ngyeko na kumwipuzha.” Bakalume banji bamwambijile’mba: “Ku Ene-dola kuji mwanamukazhi wisamba na mipashi.”+

8 Onkao mambo, Saulo wialwile’mba babule kumuyuka ne kuvwala bivwalo bingi, kabiji wayile bufuku na bantu banji babiji ku uno mwanamukazhi. Wamwambijile’mba: “Nakusashijila, mpongeleko kupichila mu kwisamba na mipashi+ ne kumbuushishako muntu ye nsakukubuula.” 9 Nangwa byonkabyo, mwanamukazhi wamwambijile’mba: “Mwayukishatu bulongo Saulo byo aubile, byo ebapangilemo bantu mu kyalo besamba na mipashi ne bañanga bamba bikamweka kulutwe.+ Pano mambo ka o mubena kukebela kunta* kitewa kuba’mba bangipaye?”+ 10 Kepo Saulo achipile kwi aye mu jizhina ja Yehoba amba: “Byonkatu Yehoba byo aji na bumi, kechi usakwikala na mambo a kino kintu ne!” 11 Kepo mwanamukazhi amushikishe’mba: “Ñanyi ye mubena kukeba’mba nemubuushishe?” Aye wamukumbwile’mba: “Mbuushisheko Samwela.” 12 Mwanamukazhi byo amwene “Samwela,”*+ watamine muteto ne kwambila Saulo amba: “Mambo ka o mwaji kumbepela? Anweba mwi ba Saulo!” 13 Mfumu waambijile mwanamukazhi amba: “Kuchina ne, ki ka kyo wamona?” Mwanamukazhi wamukumbwile Saulo amba: “Namona muntu uji nobe lesa saka eya kufuma mu mushiji.” 14 Ponkapo wamushikishe’mba: “Ubena kumweka byepi?” Ne mwanamukazhi wakumbwile’mba: “Mukote ye ubena kwiya, kabiji wavwala mukangyo wabula maboko.”+ Ponkapo Saulo wayukile’mba ye “Samwela,” kabiji wafukamine ne kukunyika kilungi kyanji panshi ne kumulambila.

15 Kepo “Samwela” ashikishe Saulo amba: “Mambo ka o wankatezha byo wambuusha?” Saulo wamukumbwile’mba: “Nji mu lukatazho lukatampe. Bena Filishitiya babena kulwa ne amiwa, kabiji Lesa wafuma pe amiwa waleka ne kunkumbula, nangwa kupichila mu bangauzhi nangwa mu biloto;+ o ene mambo o nemwichila kuba’mba mumbuule kintu kyo nafwainwa kuba.”+

16 Kepo “Samwela” amushikishe’mba: “Pano mambo ka o ubena kungipwizha, Yehoba byo afuma pe obewa+ ne kwikala mulwanyi wobe? 17 Yehoba ukooba kintu kyo aambile kupichila mwi amiwa: Yehoba ukatabula bufumu buji mu maboko obe ne kwibupana ku mukwenu, aye Davida.+ 18 Mambo kechi wakookejile jiwi ja Yehoba ne, kabiji kechi waipayile bena Amaleki+ bakolomwene bukaji bwanji ne, o ene mambo Yehoba o abena kubila bino kwi obewa lelo jino. 19 Kabiji Yehoba ukapana bena Isalela ne obewa mu maboko a bena Filishitiya,+ kabiji kesha+ obewa ne baana bobe+ ba balume mukekala ne amiwa. Yehoba ukapana ne nzhita ya bena Isalela mu maboko a bena Filishitiya.”+

20 Ponkapo Saulo waponejile panshi, kabiji waumvwine bingi moyo na mambo a byambo byaambile “Samwela.” Kabiji bulume bonse bwamupwile, mambo kechi wajiilepo kajo mute yense ne bufuku bonse ne. 21 Mwanamukazhi byo aishile kwi Saulo ne kumona’mba wakakilwa bingi, wamwambijile’mba: “Amiwa wa mwingilo wenu naji kukookela byo mwaji kwamba, kabiji naji kubika bumi bwami mu kizumba*+ ne kuba byo mwaji kumbuula. 22 Pano nemusashijila, umvwai byo nsakwamba amiwa wa mwingilo wenu. Ubai nemunengezhezhepo shinkwa; muje pa kuba’mba mwikale na ngovu byo musakubwelanga.” 23 Bino aye wakaine ne kwamba’mba: “Kechi nsakuja ne.” Nangwa byonkabyo, bakalume banji ne uno mwanamukazhi bamutundaikilenga. Kepo ebomvwijile ne kubuukapo panshi ne kwikala pa mwanya. 24 Mwanamukazhi walelele mwana ñombe wanuna pa nzubo yanji, onkao mambo, wapelawizhe kumwipaya* ne kushikula bunga ne kwibukanda ne kosha shinkwa wabula mbizho. 25 Waletele kano kajo kwi Saulo ne bakalume banji, ne abo bajiile. Byo bapwishishe, baimene ne kuya bonkabwa bufuku.+