1 Samwili 27 - Luganuzi Luswanu Kuli Wanhu Wose 2002

Dawudi yali mu yisi ye Wafilisiti

¹ Hanyuma ya zizi, Dawudi yekehwesa yakatya, “Ninga yidahice lizuwa linji Sawuli kolombulaga du. Holeka nghuwona nghani swanu ciba nhizize ku yisi ye Wafilisiti, nghekale kale kuko. Lunji holeka Sawuli si konondola kanyhi mu yisi ya Isilayeli, nane nopona.”

² Hodu Dawudi, hamonga ne wanhu wakwe magana mutandatu, lolulo lulo wakawa kutuluka, wakawa kubita kuli Akishi u mwana wa Mawoci u mutemi we yisi ya Gati.

³ Nayo Dawudi ne wanhu wakwe, hamonga na we mhuga yakwe wakawa kwikala mumo mu yisi ya Gati. Dawudi yakawa yena ne wagolece wakwe wejete, Ahinowamu munya Yezeleli, na Abijeli mono yali mugolece wa Nabali, munya Kalimeli.

⁴ Nayo Sawuli yali yeza kuhulika vyono Dawudi yakondya kutiziza ku Gati, hodu nayo hamba si yajendelela kanyhi kumulondola.

⁵ Dawudi yakamulonjela Akishi yakatya, “Hono wuwe mbeka wuli mwendece wangu, ale, nghukulomba wunghombolele nane cikaya cinji cidodo ho nikale nane mumo. Hambi mutemi, nha hasina soko ya yose ya ane, cikalane wose hamonga nagwe mwi'kaya liwaha.”

⁶ Baho, Akishi yakamukombolela Dawudi cikaya ca Zikilagi. Na ku soko yiyo, Zikilagi ku wulawilila lulo, cikawa sawo ye watemi wa Yuda.

⁷ Dawudi yakekala myezi yikumi na mutandatu, mumo mu yisi ye Wafilisiti.

⁸ Na mu mapango gago, Dawudi ne wanhu wakwe, wakawahoma i wanhu wa Geshuli, Gilizi, na Amaleki, i wanhu wono wekalaga mumo mu yisi yiyo, ku wulawa vilo vinji muno muno. Yakayihoma sunga ne yisi ya Shuli, sunga ko ku Misili,

⁹ yakawawulaga wanhu wose walume ne wacekulu, yakasola zingholo, ne zing'ombe, ne zindogowe, ne zingamiya, sunga ne myenda yose. Hanyuma yakawuya ne nyuma kuli Akishi,

¹⁰ nayo Akishi yakamuwuza yakutya, “Kuhoma lubavuci zuwali?” Nayo Dawudi yakamupitula yakatya. “Nali ku lubavu lwa kutakama lwa Yuda, na ku yisi ye mbeyu ye Wajelameli, sunga ko ku yisi yono wekalaga Wakeni.”

¹¹ Dawudi yawawulaga wose walume ne wacekulu, ho halece kuwa na yunji kanyhi mono kobita ku Gati yakalonje zose zono mwene hamonga ne wanhu wakwe wetumile. Dawudi yetumaga nhavivi mapango gose gono yekalila kuko ku yisi ye Wafilisiti.

¹² Nayo Akishi, yakamwitumbila muno Dawudi, sunga yakawa kwihwesa mweneco mu nhumbula yakwe yakutya, “Ayu Dawudi, i wanhu wakwe wa Isilayeli wamusulile muno muno, holeka kowa mwitumami wangu mu mikalile yakwe yose.”