1 Vano Davide aatthawa oNayoti oRama, anarowa wuuluma ni Yonatani, amukohaka: “Kipankeni? Yootakhala heeni kipankaaka? Kaatthekenleni atithinyu woowaasaasera okiiva?”
Anamarwa anookiwanano; atakhali anaasaasa okumaaka – atthu ahinimpwattha Muluku. Sela*
Vano, ovuwawahu ti wu: Mirimasahu sinkhalela onamoona weera hiyo nanneetta mweelaponimu, vancipalexa variyariwanyu, moota wa murima woowookowa, mwa ekhaikhai enrweela wa Muluku, mwa mahala a Muluku, ni khanneetta mwa miruku sa elapo ya vathi.
Tivawo, nnoona weera Apwiya aasuwela owoopola atthu a murima wa omuluku wa sooweereriwa ni waatthuka atakhali wa nihuku na othorihiwa,
Oosiveleya, murimaahu waahinithorihaka, nookhalano murima woolipa ohoolo wa Muluku,
Kiri va. Mukhalele onamoona vamaithoni wa Muluku ni oottikittheliwaawe: Emombe hoye hoye buuru awani kimwiiyalaaka? Ookhala kimulokontthaaka? Ookhala kimuhoonxaaka? Wa taani kaakhelenlaaka makhwankwa weera kikuttelele nthowanawe? Kaapanke yakhalaru etthu ya seiyo, kinoohokoloxa.”
Sawuli aahuuluma ni mwaniye Yonatani ni arumeiyaawe ootheene eerelaka omwiiva Davide. Mene Yonatani annamusivela Davide,
Atthawakaru Davide, aarowa wuuluma ni Samuweli oRama, anamuthalihera sootheene Sawuli aampakenlaawe. Vano owo ni Samuweli yaarowa oNayoti, enakhalawo.
Yonatani aamwaakhula: “Hata vakhaani! Khamuniiviwa! Moone, atithaka kheewo eneeraaya epake ehikileenle, ettittimiheye naari ehittittimiheye. Yaahikikhuweleni yeeyo miyo? Khaveetthuwo.
Yonatani aahaakoha atithawe: “Anaakhweleni? Owo opankeni?”
Moone, atithaka, ngwehe nleembe na mukaandyowaanyu nri mmatatanimwaka. Koothikila nleembe na mukaandyowaanyu, mene nkiwiivaleni. Vano, musuwele ni mwiiwexexe weera nkinthowa woopakelani yoonanara hata woovaanyani. Nkoopahunleni etthu, naari mukaasaasaka weera mukiive.
Yave akhale Mphuki variyariwahu ni oothoriheni niwoko na soonanara mukipakenlaanyu. Vaheera miyo nkirwa kiwiivaani.
Owo aamweerela: “Weyo ti oororomeleya okipwaha miyo. Wookipakela yooreera, miyo koopakelaka yoonanara.
Owo aamukoha Sawuli: “Amwene mungwiiwelelela heeni yaawo anooleelani: ‘Davide ontthuna owiivani?’
Aapwaherera weera: “Pwiiyaaka, munimuttharattharela heeni murumeiyaanyu ola? Kipankeni, nthowa noonanara heeni kirinaaka?