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18 Dawidi akirangiza kuvugana na Sawuli, Yonatani+ atangura kumukunda nk’uko yikunda, baba abagenzi somambike*+. 2 Kuva uwo musi Sawuli agumya Dawidi ngo abandanye amukorera, ntiyamwemerera gusubira kwa se+. 3 Yonatani rero agiranira isezerano na Dawidi+, kuko yamukunda nk’uko yikunda+. 4 Yambura impuzu yiwe itagira amaboko ayiha Dawidi, amuha n’umwambaro wiwe wa gisirikare n’inkota yiwe n’umuheto wiwe n’umukaba wiwe. 5 Dawidi atangura kuza araja ku rugamba. Aho Sawuli yamutuma hose vyamugendera neza*+. Sawuli aca amugira intwazangabo+ kandi ivyo bihimbara abantu bose n’abasuku ba Sawuli.

6 Igihe Dawidi n’abandi basoda baba bavuye kurwana n’Abafilisitiya bakabatsinda, abagore barava mu bisagara vyose vyo muri Isirayeli bakaza gusanganira umwami Sawuli. Baza bararirimba+, batamba, bavuza utugoma+ n’ibicurarangisho vy’imirya itatu, baryohewe. 7 Abo bagore barigina intsinzi bakaririmba bati:

8 Sawuli yumvise iyo ndirimbo imugwa nabi, arashavura cane+. Yibwira ati: «Bavuze ngo Dawidi yishe ibihumbi mirongo, nanje ngo ibihumbi gusa. Hasigaye ko bamuha ubwami+!» 9 Kuva uwo musi, Sawuli atangura kuza arikeka Dawidi.

10 Ku musi ukurikira, Imana irareka ivyiyumviro bibi biza mu mutima wa Sawuli+, atangura kwifata ukuntu* ari mu nzu. Dawidi yariko avuza inanga+ nk’uko yama, Sawuli na we afashe icumu mu kuboko+. 11 Aca ararimutera+ yibwira ati: «Ngira ntobekeranye Dawidi n’uruhome!» Mugabo Dawidi aramuhunga, incuro zibiri. 12 Sawuli atangura gutinya Dawidi kuko Yehova yari kumwe na we+, mugabo akaba yari yahevye Sawuli+. 13 Nuko Sawuli agira Dawidi umukuru w’abasoda 1.000 kugira ntamugume iruhande. Dawidi yama ayobora ingabo ku rugamba*+. 14 Ivyo Dawidi yakora vyose vyagenda neza*+, kandi Yehova yari kumwe na we+. 15 Sawuli abonye yuko ivyo Dawidi akora vyama bigenda neza, arushiriza kumutinya. 16 Mugabo abo muri Isirayeli n’abo mu Buyuda, bose barakunda Dawidi kuko yabayobora ku rugamba.

17 Mu nyuma Sawuli abwira Dawidi ati: «Ng’uyu Merabu+ umukobwa wanje mukuru. Nzomuguha abe umugore wawe+. Kimwe gusa, ugume unkorera n’umutima rugabo, urwane intambara za Yehova+.» Aho rero Sawuli yibwira ati: «Ntabe ari jewe ndamwica, azokwicwe n’Abafilisitiya+.» 18 Dawidi yishura Sawuli ati: «Mbaye nde ngo mbe umukwe w’umwami? Twe n’abo mu muryango wa dawe nta co tuvuze muri Isirayeli+.» 19 Ariko hageze ko Dawidi ahabwa Merabu umukobwa wa Sawuli, Merabu yari amaze kuba umugore wa Adiriyeli+ w’i Mehola*.

20 Umukobwa wa Sawuli yitwa Mikali+ yarakunda cane Dawidi. Sawuli abimenye biramunezera. 21 Aca yibwira ati: «Nzomumuha amubere umutego, kugira ngo Abafilisitiya bamwice+.» Nuko Sawuli yongera kubwira Dawidi ati: «Uno musi urambera umukwe*.» 22 Hanyuma Sawuli ategeka abasuku biwe ati: «Genda mubwire Dawidi mu mpisho muti: “Harya umwami aragukunda, n’abasuku biwe bose baragukunda. Niwemere rero umubere umukwe*.”» 23 Abasuku ba Sawuli barabimubwira maze abishura ati: «Mwibaza ko ari icoroshe kuba umukwe* w’umwami ku muntu nkanje w’umukene kandi ata co avuze+?» 24 Maze abasuku ba Sawuli baza kumubwira bati: «Dawidi yavuze uku n’uku.»

25 Sawuli aca avuga ati: «Genda mubwire Dawidi muti: “Umwami nta nkwano agusavye+, ahubwo ico ashaka ni udushato* 100 tw’Abafilisitiya+, kugira yihore abansi biwe.”» Aho hose Sawuli yashaka ko Dawidi yicwa n’Abafilisitiya. 26 Abasuku ba Sawuli baja kumenyesha Dawidi ubwo butumwa, maze ivyo kuba umukwe* w’umwami biramuhimbara+. Ikiringo umwami yamuhaye kitararangira, 27 Dawidi ajana n’abantu biwe bica abagabo b’Abafilisitiya 200. Hanyuma Dawidi ashira umwami udushato twabo twose kugira ngo amubere umukwe*. Sawuli aca amuha umukobwa wiwe Mikali aba umugore wiwe+. 28 Sawuli araheza atahura ko Yehova yari kumwe na Dawidi+ kandi ko umukobwa wiwe Mikali yakunda cane Dawidi+. 29 Ivyo bituma Sawuli arushiriza gutinya Dawidi. Kuva ico gihe, Sawuli aba umwansi wa Dawidi ubuzima bwiwe bwose+.

30 Abatware b’Abafilisitiya barakunda gutera Abisirayeli. Igihe cose baba bateye, Dawidi yaratahukana intsinzi* kuruta abandi bantu bose ba Sawuli+. Nuko Dawidi asigara ari rurangiranwa+.