Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
28 Mu aa mafuku, bena Filistine babaadi babungie biluilo biabo bua kulua na bena Isalele, biabia Akishe nkulungula Davide’shi: “Ouku kalolo’shi obe na bantu bobe anuende nami mu kulua ngoshi.” 2 Paapa Davide nkulungula Akishe’shi: “Obe nabene ouku kalolo akikakitshi mufubi oobe.” Akishe nkulungula Davide’shi: “Nyi buakinyi nakakutuulu bu muntu a kundama nsaa yoso.”
3 Binyi biabia, Samuele baadi mupue kufua, na bena Isalele boso abapuile kumudila, abo nkumushiika mu kibundi kiaye mu Rama. Anka Saule baadi mupue kukatusha muiumbo bantu ababukaa na abakula mianda ayifiki kumpala.
4 Bena Filistine babebungile, abo nkuenda na nkutuula kishalelo kiabo mu Shuneme. Saule namu babungile bena Isalele boso abo nkutuula kishalelo kiabo mu Gilboa. 5 Pabamuene Saule kishalelo kia bena Filistine, moo ubamukuatshile na eshimba diaye nkusuusa ngofu. 6 Sunga biekala’shi Saule baadi ayipusha Yehowa mianda, Yehowa tabaadi amualuula nya, biabikala mu bilotua, ku bukuashi bua Urime, sunga ku bukuashi bua batemuki. 7 Nfudiilo a bioso, Saule balunguile bafubi baye’shi: “Nkimbileyi muana mukashi abukaa bua’shi nkamuipushe mianda.” Bafubi baye nkumualuula’shi: “Kui muana mukashi abukaa mu Ene-dore.”
8 Paapa Saule nkushintuula bilamba bua’shi tabamuukanga, na aye nkuenda bufuku na bafubi baye babidi kui yawa muana mukashi, aye nkumulungula’shi: “Nkitshine namu lubuko, ondungule mianda i kumpala na ontushile muntu ankulungula.” 9 Biabia yawa muana mukashi nkumulungula’shi: “Ouku bikite Saule, biadi mukatushe bantu ababukaa, na abakulaa mianda ayifiki kumpala muiumbo, binobino buakinyi okimbi kuntompa bua’shi ongipayishe?” 10 Paapa Saule nkuitshipa kuadi muishina dia Yehowa pa kuamba’shi: “Bu bikale binyibinyi Yehowa na muwa, t’otuelakana su nkapeela bua uno muanda!” 11 Paapa yawa muana mukashi nkumuipusha’shi: “Okiebe nkutuushile nnanyi?” Saule nkumualuula’shi: “Ntuushile Samuele.” 12 Yawa muana mukashi pabamuene “Samuele” baadi muele musaase n’eyi di bukopo alungula Saule’shi: “Buakinyi bondimbi? We Saule!” 13 Nfumu Saule nkumulungula’shi: “Totshinanga, bomono kinyi?” Yawa muana mukashi nkumualuula’shi: “Nkuete kumona muntu e nka bu efile kuete kukaamina atuukila muushi mua nsenga.” 14 Paapa aye nkumuipusha’shi: “E naminyi?” Yawa muana mukashi nkumualuula’shi: “Nkuete kumona muana mulume mukulu mufuale musapi ushi na maboko.” Paapa Saule nkushinguula’shi yawa muntu baadi “Samuele,” aye nkuinama na nkukupila mpala paashi.
15 Paapa “Samuele” nkuipusha Saule’shi: “Buakinyi onkalakasha p’obe kungitanyisha?” Saule nkualuula’shi: “Ne na muanda wi bukopo. Bena Filistine bakuete kulua nami anka Efile Mukulu takii nami, takuete kungaluula’nyi sunga nku bukuashi bua batemuki, sunga mmu bilotua, nyi buakinyi nakuitanyina bua’shi ondungule biandia kukita.”
16 Na “Samuele” nkumulungula’shi: “Buakinyi ongipusha aku Yehowa takii nobe na taadi muishikuanyi oobe? 17 Yehowa nabene akakitshi biabia bibaadi mupue kukulungula ku bukuashi buande: Yehowa akakuata bufumu na ebupe muinobe Davide. 18 Muanda tue mukookiele eyi dia Yehowa na kubutula bena Amaleke babaadi bamukuatshishe nsungu i bukopo, nyi buakinyi Yehowa akukitshi bino lelo uno. 19 Yehowa akakupaana obe na bena Isalele mu maasa mua bena Filistine, malooba obe na bana bobe anuikala nami. Yehowa akapaana kiluilo kia bena Isalele mu maasa mua bena Filistine.”
20 Musango umune Saule baponene aye nkutandabala mu nsenga, moo wibukopo ubamukuatshile pabapushile mayi a “Samuele.” Tabaadi mushale na ka bukome su nkapeela, muanda tabaadi mudie mu diadia efuku dioso dishima, na bufuku boso bushima. 21 Yawa muana mukashi pabafikile pepi na Saule, bamuene’shi mmukalakashibue ngofu, aye nkumulungula’shi: “Ami mufubi oobe nkookielanga kiakia kiondungulanga bua kukita, na ntuulanga muwa wande mu masaku bua kutumikila biondungulanga. 22 Binobino, bua lusa nteemeshe namu, nkupe namu kapese ka mukate bua’shi odie bua kupetuula bukome kumpala kodia kuenda muishinda.” 23 Kadi bapelele aye nkuamba’shi: “Ntandi nya.” Anka bafubi baye na yawa muana mukashi babaadi nka abamushiishikila. Nfudiilo a bioso aye nkuibateemesha, nkuibuaa nkushala ku lusala. 24 Yawa muana mukashi baadi na kana ka ngombe katame mu nshibo muaye, na aye nkuikaata nkuikayipaa bukidibukidi, na batshile bukula aye nkuibusoba nkukita mikate ishi kitatusho. 25 Paapa aye nkuibipa Saule na bena mudimo baye, abo nkudia, akupu abo nkuenda nka buabua bufuku.