1 Bumwi bushiku Defedi wakeepusha ayi, “Sa kuliwo ucaalite pabamuŋanda bakwe Saulo uyo ngweenga ndatondesha nkumbu ceebo cakwe Jonasani?”
“Jonasani mukwesu wancisa abuumbi kumoyo, mukwiinga ndalinga kukusuni abuumbi. Lusuno lwako kuli ndime lwalinga kukondelesha abuumbi, lwalinga kukondelesha kwiinda aloolo lwa balutundu.
Ono mwaami Defedi wakalekelela Mefibosheti mwanaakwe Jonasani, mwishikulu wakwe Saulo ceebo cakushomeshanya cakulumbila uko lakwe aJonasani, mwanaakwe Saulo, nkobakacita pameenso aMwaami Lesa.
Defedi wakaamba ayi, “Utaloondi mukwiinga ndushinisho ndyeelete kukutondesha nkumbu ceebo ca baiso baJonasani. Ndakubooshesha luundu loonse lwakalinga lwa bankambiyako baSaulo alimwi ulaakunoolya tebulu yomwi anebo.”
“Sombi bana bakwe Basilayi wa kuGilyadi ukabafwite nkumbu akubalama kabotu mukwiinga bakantondesha nkumbu ndindakalinga kucica mukwanu Abisalomu.
Utasuuli mubyo amubyaabo baiso alimwi na waba amapensho utanoocicila kumukwanu. Ncibotu kuya kuli shikamukobonyoko uli pafwaafwi kwiinda kuya kumukwanu uli kulaamfu.
Uyo woonse upa nabi maanshi kuli womwi muniini wa baabo bankonkela, ayi mukwiinga ulankonkela, ncakwiila uyo teshi akabule cilambu.”
Lakwe Mwaami ulaakukumbula ayi, ‘Ntoomulwiita calushinisho ayi, ilyo lyoonse ndimwakacita sheeshi kuwomwi wa baaba bamakwesu bataaku mbobabete, ndime mwakalinga kucitila.’
Anu ntomulwiitilisha ayi uyo woonse umupa maanshi akunwa mukwiinga muli bakwe Klistu, ncakwiila uyo teshi akabule cilambu.”
Cakweelaako, noonse amucatane amoyo womwi akuba amyoyo ibombu. Mulyeelete kusunana abashominyinaanu akunoonyumfwilana nkumbu alimwi akuliceesha.
Jonasani wakaambila Defedi ayi, “Koya muluumuno, ceebo twakashomeshanya kuba beshicibusa muliina lya Mwaami Lesa, nditwakaamba ayi, ‘Mwaami Lesa ngokamboni pakati kangu awebo, pakati ka bamulunyungu lwangu abaako lyoonse.’ ” Lyalo Defedi wakanyamuka waya, alakwe Jonasani wakaboolela kundabala.