Samweli Watachi
16 Nkumininaku, Yehova wamwilili Samweli nindi: “Wukutwalekahu kumudila Sawulu kushika mpinjinyi+ chineli ami namukaani kwikala mwanta waIsarela?+ Inzeshaku manji muluseñu lweyi+ nawa wuyeña. Inakukutemesha kudi Yesi+ kaBetelemi, muloña naditondeli mwanta hakachi kawanyanindi awamayala.”+ 2 Ilaña Samweli wahosheli nindi: “Nukuya ñahi? Sawulu chachitiyayi, wukunjaha.”+ Yehova wamwakwili nindi: “Sendaku mwana kañombi wamukaji nawa wakahoshi neyi, ‘Ami nenzi nakulambula mulambu kudi Yehova.’ 3 Wakamutambiki Yesi akenzi kumulambu; kufumahu nakakuleja chuma chiwatela kwila. Wakanwayishili muntu inakakuleja.”+
4 Samweli welili mwamulejeliwu kudi Yehova. Chashikiliyi kuBetelemi,+ akulumpi jamusumba azaalileña hakudimona nayena nawa amwihwili nawu: “Wunenzi mukuwunda?” 5 Yena wayakwili nindi: “Eña, nenzi mukuwunda. Ami nenzi nakulambula mulambu kudi Yehova. Dijilikenu kulonda tuyi hamu nanami kumulambu.” Dichi wamujilikili Yesi nianyanindi awamayala, kufumahu wayitambikili kumulambu. 6 Chashikiliwu nawa Samweli chamumweniyi Eliyabi,+ wahosheli nindi: “Chalala iwu diyi wawayishewa waYehova.” 7 Ilaña Yehova wamulejeli Samweli nindi: “Bayi wutala hammwekenu yindi nichalehayiku,+ muloña ami namukaani dehi. Muloña chamonañayi muntu hidichamonañayi Nzambiku, muloña muntu wamonaña hanji yamujimba, ilaña Yehova wamonaña mumuchima.”+ 8 Kuhiñahu, Yesi wamutambikili Abinadabi+ nawa wamuhitishili kumesu aSamweli, ilaña yena wahosheli nindi: “Iwu niyena anamutondi wanyi kudi Yehova.” 9 Kufumahu, Yesi waleteli Shama,+ ilaña yena wahosheli nindi: “Iwu niyena hiyanamutondi kudi Yehovaku.” 10 Dichi Yesi wahitishili kumesu aSamweli anyanindi awamayala 7, ilaña Samweli wamulejeli Yesi nindi: “Hakachi kanawa ejima, hosi niwumu anatondiwu kudi Yehova.”
11 Nkumininaku, Samweli wamwihwili Yesi nindi: “Awa diwu anyaneyi ejima awamayala tahindi?” Yena wamwakwili nindi: “Kunashali kabinda;+ nakudiisha anyikoku.”+ Kuhiñahu, Samweli wamulejeli Yesi nindi: “Temeshaku muntu akamuleti, muloña hitukushakama nakuda yakudaku, sampu nenzi kunu.” 12 Dichi watemesheli muntu kuya nakumuleta. Wadiña wuchinana, wamuwahi mesu nawa wamwekeneña lubanji.+ Kuhiñahu, Yehova wamulejeli nindi: “Nyamukaku, muwayishi, muloña diyeniwu!”+ 13 Dichi Samweli wanoneli luseñu lwamanji+ nawa wamuwayishili hamesu awamanakwindi. Nawa spiritu yaYehova yatachikili kumwinka Davidi ñovu kufuma hanodu ifuku nakuya kumbidi.+ Nkumininaku, Samweli wanyamukili nawa wayili kuRama.+
14 Dichi spiritu yaYehova yafumini hadi Sawulu+ nawa spiritu yatama yafumini kudi Yehova yamukabishileña.+ 15 Ambuña aSawulu amulejeli nawu: “Wunamoni spiritu yatama yinakufuma kudi Nzambi chiyinakukukabisha. 16 Dichi eyi mwanta wetu, tuleji etu ambuñeyi tudi kumesu eyi tuyi nakukeñakeña iyala weluka kwimba kadada.+ Mpinji yejima yikwinzaña spiritu yatama hadi eyi kufuma kudi Nzambi, yena wukwimbaña kadada nawa eyi wukutiyañaku chiwahi.” 17 Dichi Sawulu wayilili ambuñindi nindi: “Mwani, nkeñelenu iyala weluka kwimba chiwahi nawa mumuleti kudi ami.”
18 Dichi nhembi wumu hadi anhembi wahosheli nindi: “Tiyaña! Namonahu dehi chembañayi chiwahi mwana weyala avwalawu kudi Yesi mwini Betelemi nawa wahamuka, himushidika wañovu.+ Yena nateli kuhosha chiwahi, walubanji+ nawa Yehova wudi nayena.”+ 19 Kuhiñahu, Sawulu watemesheli antemesha kudi Yesi nakumwila nindi: “Ntemesheli mwaneyi Davidi wunakubiña anyikoku.”+ 20 Dichi Yesi wanoneli mankendi, ipakumuna davinyu dachitembi nimwana kampembi nawa washili yumiyi hachimbuulu nakuyitemesha kudi Sawulu hamu nimwanindi Davidi. 21 Dichi, Davidi wenjili kudi Sawulu nawa watachikili kumukalakela.+ Sawulu wamukeñeli nankashi Davidi nawa wekalili mukakumusendela yitwa yanjita. 22 Sawulu watemesheli mazu kudi Yesi nindi: “Mwani, muleki Davidi atwalekihu mumudimu wami muloña ami namutiyi kuwaha.” 23 Mpinji yejima yenjileña spiritu yatama hadi Sawulu kufuma kudi Nzambi, Davidi wanoneleña kadada nakutachika kwimba, Sawulu wawundishileñaku muchima nikutiyaku chiwahi, nawa spiritu yatama yafumineña hadi yena.+