Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
11 Kunyima Nakashe muina Amone bafikile aye nkutuula kishalelo bua kulua na bena Yabeshe mu Gileade. Bantu boso ba mu Yabeshe babalunguile Nakashe’shi: “Kita netu kilombeno, na atukakufubila.” 2 Nakashe muina Amone bebalunguile’shi: “Nakitshi nemu kilombeno nka su nubakumbasha uno muanda: Benutubule anue boso meso abalume. Nakitshi bino bua kuyisha bena Isalele boso milongo.” 3 Bakulu ba mu Yabeshe babamualuluile’shi: “Etupe namu mafuku musambobidi bua’shi tutume mikiendi mu bibundi bioso bia mu Isalele. Su takui muntu su ngumune a kuitupaasha, paapa atuipaana kodi.” 4 Pabafikile mikiendi ku Gibeya kubaadi Saule mushale na ayo nkulungula muilo ano mayi, muilo ushima ubadidile na mayi e bukopo.
5 Mu yaaya nsaa Saule baadi alukiila ku mafuba na kisaka kiaye kia ngombe, aye nkuipusha’shi: “A mmuanda kinyi wi munkatshi mua muilo? Buakinyi bakuete kudila?” Nyi abo nkumulungula mayi abafikile nao bantu ba ku Yabeshe. 6 Kikudi ki’Efile Mukulu kibapeele Saule bukome pabapushishe aa mayi, na nsungu i bukopo nkumukuata. 7 Aye nkuata ngombe ibidi, nkuiyitshiba bisudibisudi, na nkuibituma mu bibundi bioso bia Isalele na mikiendi ibaadi ayamba’shi: “Bino nyi biabakakitshi ngombe ya muntu oso sh’alondo Saule na Samuele!” Na moo wa Yehowa nkukuata muilo, boso nkufika kintu kimune.* 8 Akupu bebabadikile, ku Bezeke kubaadi bena Isalele 300 000 na bantu ba mu Yunda 30 000. 9 Paapa babalunguile mikiendi ibafikile’shi: “Bino nyi bianudia kulungula bantu ba mu Yabeshe mu Gileade, ‘Malooba nsaa ayifiki kanya bukopo, anupaashibua.’” Paapa mikiendi ibayile ayo nkulungula bena Yabeshe. Babapushishe muloo wi bungi. 10 Biabia bantu ba mu Yabeshe babalunguile Nakashe’shi: “Malooba atuituulu mu maasa mobe, na we kuitukitshina bioso bi’okumiina.”
11 Muifuku dibalondele, Saule baadi muabuule bantu mu bisaka bisatu, na abo nkutuela mu kishalelo kumpala kua bufuku kutooka,* abo nkuipaa bena Amone mpa na pabafikile kanya bukopo. Baba babapandile babaadi bapalakane, ta kubaadi bantu babidi ba kuabadi babaadi bashale pamune. 12 Paapa bantu nkulungula Samuele’shi: “Mba nnanyi abakulanga’shi, ‘Saule e kuikala namu bu nfumu eetu su?’ Ebatuusheyi bua’shi tuibayipee.” 13 Anka Saule bakuile’shi: “Takui muntu su ngumune ayipayibua lelo, muanda lelo uno Yehowa bapaasha Isalele.”
14 Kunyima Samuele balunguile bantu’shi: “Fikayi tuende ku Gilegale buatudia kushinkamisha dingi Saule bu nfumu.” 15 Biabia bantu boso babayile ku Gilegale, na kuakua abatudile Saule bu nfumu kumpala kua Yehowa. Akupu babalambuile milambu ya butaale kuakua kumpala kua Yehowa, Saule na bena Isalele boso abakitshine musangelo na muloo wi bungi.