1 Davide ni asilopwanaawe yaaphiya oZikalagi munihukuni nanaararu. Vano awosa ereene ni Akixi, awAmaleki yaawanano oNegebi ni oZikalagi. Ewanaka ni oZikalagi, aahisa esidade
Vano, Isaki eera awaaka oBeher-Lahi-Royi, niwoko aamanke oNegeba.
Akhwiyeene Sawuli, Davide aahokolowa vahoolo woowaawina awAmaleki, anakhala oZikalagi mahuku meeli.
Vanihukuni nanaararu aaphiya mulopwana mmoha akhumaka aakonenlaawewo Sawuli, soowarasawe saahungweene ni areene itthayaru mmuru. Amwaattamelaka Davide aamuuramela ooniheraka nttittimiho.
Owo aakikoha: ‘Weyo taani?’ Kaamwaakhula: ‘Miyo ngwAmaleki’
Asilopwanaawe ootheene yaamvira vamoha ni aKereti ni aPeleti ootheene; ni aGiti macira mathannamosa oottheene yaamuhoonle oGati yeetta ohoolowawe.
Awosa yaamukhavihera Davide waawanano anamahuhula, niwoko awosa yaari anakhotto oowera owana, ni yaari asitokweene a anakhottwaawe.
Vano, khula nihuku yannarwa anakhotto weera emukhavihere Davide, mpaka anakhottwaawe yaakhala ancipalexa ntoko anakhotto a Muluku.
yaawiitthana anakhottwaaya ootheene weera engwaneno. Awosa yaamphwanya vakhiviru wa nratta ntokweene na oGibiyoni.
Yave aamweerela Yoxuwa: “Muhiwoove, niwoko omaalo, ehuhuweene yeela, kinoowinnyerera ookhwa ootheene wa aYixrayeli. Nyuwosa mmwikakatthe itthottobwa sa ikavalusaya* ni muhiseke ikaarosaya.”
oZikalagi, oMademana, oSanesana,
Vanonto Sawuli aahaawanano awAmaleki ephiroweeneeyo okhuma oHavila mpaka oXuri, mpatta ninkhuma nsuwa wa wExipitu.
Aamvara Agagi, mwene a awAmaleki, awiivaka atthwaawe ootheene ni ekatana.
Nihuku nenenenne Akixi aamvaha oZikalagi, tivawo oZikalagi oraaya wa mamwene a aYuda mpaka olelo.
Vano opeherere ovenya vamoha ni arumeiyi a apwiiyaawo waarwaannaawo, ni opwaheke oxeexelo nsuwa nikhumaleene.”
Vanonto Davide ni asilopwanaawe yaapehererasa ovenya weera ehokoleele elapo ya aFilisti, vaheera aFIlisti yaarowa oYizereyeli.
Wa soothesene, asitokweene a aFilisti yaamunyoonyeriwa, enamweerela: “Munghokoloxere nipuro nne mumvanghaanyu. Ahivolowe okhottoni vamoha ni hiyo, niwoko yaapaceraka ekhotto, onooniwanano. Owiiva asilopwanaahu onuukhale moota wooreeraxa wa yoowo weera areereliwe ni apwiyaawe.
Naawanano oNegebi wa aKereti vamoha ni elapo ya oYuda ni mpatta wa ohitto wa elapo ya Kalebi. Naahisatho oZikalagi.”