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18 Akirangiza kuvugana na Sauli, umutima wa Yonatani+ ufatana+ n’uwa Dawidi, maze Yonatani atangura kumukunda nk’uko yikunda+. 2 Nuko Sauli aramugumya kuri uwo musi, ntiyamwemerera gusubira ku nzu ya se wiwe+. 3 Yonatani na Dawidi bagirana rero isezerano+, kuko yamukunda nk’uko yikunda+. 4 Vyongeye, Yonatani yiyambura umwitero utagira amaboko wari kuri we maze awuha Dawidi, be n’impuzu ziwe, eka mbere n’inkota yiwe n’umuheto wiwe n’umukaba wiwe. 5 Nuko Dawidi atangura kuza araja ku rugamba. Aho Sauli yamutuma hose yakorana ukwigengesera+, ku buryo Sauli amugira umukuru w’abarwanyi+; ivyo biba vyiza mu maso y’abantu bose no mu maso y’abasuku ba Sauli.
6 Nuko bashitse, Dawidi agarutse avuye kwica Abafilisitiya, abagore batangura gusohoka bavuye mu bisagara vyose vya Isirayeli baririmba+ bongera batamba kugira basanganire Sauli umwami, bafise utugoma+, banezerewe+ kandi bafise ibitari. 7 Nya bagore bariko barahimbaza ico kintu, baguma bitabiriza bati:
“Sauli yishe ibihumbi,
Dawidi na we ibihumbi mirongo+.”
8 Maze Sauli arashavura cane+; iryo jambo riba ribi mu maso yiwe, ku buryo avuga ati: “Dawidi bamuhaye ibihumbi mirongo, ariko jeho bampa ibihumbi; igisigaye gusa ni uko ahabwa ingoma+!” 9 Kuva uwo musi, Sauli yama arabana Dawidi umwikeko+.
10 Maze ku musi ukurikira+, impwemu mbi y’Imana itangura gukorera kuri Sauli+, ku buryo yifata nk’umuhanuzi+ mu nzu, mu gihe Dawidi yariko avuza umuziki n’ukuboko kwiwe+, nko mu misi y’imbere y’aho; kandi icumu ryari mu kuboko kwa Sauli+. 11 Nuko Sauli araririza nya cumu+, avuga ati: “Ngira ntobekeranye Dawidi n’uruhome+!”, mugabo Dawidi aramuzibukira, incuro zibiri+. 12 Maze Sauli atangura gutinya+ Dawidi kuko Yehova yari kumwe na we+, mugabo akaba yari yavuye kuri Sauli+. 13 Nuko Sauli amukura iruhande yiwe+ maze amugena kumubera umukuru w’igihumbi; kandi Dawidi yama aja ku rugamba akongera akagaruka ari imbere y’abantu+. 14 Dawidi yama akorana ukwigengesera+ mu nzira ziwe zose, kandi Yehova yari kumwe na we+. 15 Sauli aguma abona yuko akorana ukwigengesera cane+, ku buryo amutinya. 16 Isirayeli yose na Yuda barakunda Dawidi, kuko yaja ku rugamba akongera akagaruka ari imbere yabo.
17 Amaherezo Sauli abwira Dawidi ati: “Ng’uyu umukobwa wanje mukuru Merabu+. Ni we nzoguha ngo akubere umugore+. Ukire kumbera umuntu w’intwari, urwane intambara za Yehova+.” Mugabo Sauli, we yibwira ati: “Ukuboko kwanje ntikuze kuri we, mugabo ukuboko kw’Abafilisitiya kube ari kwo kuza kuri we+.” 18 Dawidi aca abwira Sauli ati: “Mbaye nde kandi abo mu muryango wanje, umuryango wa dawe, babaye bande muri Isirayeli, ku buryo noba umukwe w’umwami+?” 19 Ariko igihe co guha Dawidi Merabu, umukobwa wa Sauli, Merabu yari yaramaze guhabwa Adiriyeli+ Umumehola+ ngo amubere umugore.
20 Kandi Mikali+ umukobwa wa Sauli, yarakunda Dawidi; nuko babimenyesha Sauli, ico kintu aragishima. 21 Maze Sauli avuga ati: “Nzomumuha kugira ngo amubere umutego+, no kugira ngo ukuboko kw’Abafilisitiya kuze kuri we.” Sauli abwira rero Dawidi ati: “Uno musi urunga nanje ubucuti bw’ukwabirana biciye kuri umwe muri abo bakobwa babiri.” 22 Vyongeye, Sauli ategeka abasuku biwe ati: “Mubwire Dawidi mu mpisho muti: ‘Urumva, umwami yahimbawe nawe, kandi abasuku biwe bose baragukunda. None rero niwunge n’umwami ubucuti bw’ukwabirana.’” 23 Nuko abasuku ba Sauli batangura kuvugira ayo majambo mu matwi ya Dawidi, mugabo Dawidi avuga ati: “Mbega ni icoroshe mu maso yanyu kwunga n’umwami ubucuti bw’ukwabirana kandi ndi umuntu ntahonikora+ kandi yubahwa buhoro+?” 24 Maze abasuku ba Sauli bamumenyesha bati: “Dawidi yavuze uku n’uku.”
25 Sauli aca avuga ati: “Mubwire Dawidi muti: ‘Umwami ntahimbarwa n’amahera y’inkwano+, ahubwo ahimbarwa n’udushato* ijana tw’Abafilisitiya+, kugira yihore+ abansi b’umwami.’” Ariko Sauli yari yateguye umugambi wo kugwisha Dawidi biciye ku kuboko kw’Abafilisitiya. 26 Abasuku biwe bamenyesha rero Dawidi ayo majambo, maze ico kintu Dawidi aragishima, ni ukuvuga kwunga n’umwami ubucuti bw’ukwabirana+, kandi imisi ntiyari bwarangire. 27 Nuko Dawidi arahaguruka, we n’abantu biwe bica+ mu Bafilisitiya abagabo amajana abiri, hanyuma Dawidi azana udushato+ twabo araheza aduha umwami ari igitigiri gikwiye, kugira ngo yunge n’umwami ubucuti bw’ukwabirana. Sauli rero amuha Mikali umukobwa wiwe ngo amubere umugore+. 28 Nuko Sauli abona kandi amenya yuko Yehova yari kumwe na Dawidi+. Kandi Mikali umukobwa wa Sauli yaramukunda+. 29 Sauli yongera kugira ubwoba bwinshi cane kubera Dawidi, maze Sauli aba umwansi wa Dawidi nantaryo+.
30 Kandi abaganwa+ b’Abafilisitiya barakunda gusohoka kugaba ibitero; igihe cose basohotse, Dawidi yarakorana ukwigengesera+ kuruta abasuku ba Sauli bose; nuko izina ryiwe riba iry’agaciro rwose+.