Buku Mutanshi wa Samwela
27 Nangwa byonkabyo, Davida waambilenga mu muchima wanji amba: “Juba jimo Saulo ukangipaya. Kyawama kuba’mba nyemene+ ku kyalo kya bena Filishitiya; Saulo po po akaleka kunkeba mu manyaunda onse a bena Isalela,+ kabiji nkapuluka kwi aye.” 2 Byonkabyo, Davida waimene na banabalume 600+ bo ajinga nabo ne kuya kwi Akishi+ mwana wa kwa Maoka, mfumu wa Gata. 3 Davida waikelenga ne Akishi mu Gata, aye ne bantu banji, ne muntu yense wajinga na kisemi kyanji. Davida wajinga na bakazhi banji babiji, Ahinoamu+ wa ku Yezelela ne Abigaila+ mwina Kamela wajinga muka Nabala. 4 Saulo byo bamubuujile’mba Davida wanyemena ku Gata, ponkapo walekele kumukebakeba.+
5 Kepo Davida aambijile Akishi amba: “Inge mwangubila lusa, mpepoi muzhi umo wa mu yoya mizhi icheche kuba’mba ngikalengamo. Mambo ka amiwa kalume wenu o nafwainwa kwikela ne anweba mu muzhi wa mfumu?” 6 Onkao mambo, Akishi wamupele Zikilagi+ pa jonkaja juba. O ene mambo Zikilagi o aikela muzhi wa bamfumu ba mu Yuda kufika ne lelo jino.
7 Kimye* kyaikele Davida mu muzhi mucheche wa bena Filishitiya kyajingatu mwaka umo ne bañondo bana.+ 8 Davida wayanga na kulukuka bena Geshula,+ bena Giliza ne bena Amaleki,+ mambo baikalanga mu kyalo kyafumine ku Tilama kukafika ne ku Shula+ ne kukunkulukila ku kyalo kya Ijipita. 9 Davida inge walukuka kyalo, kechi wapulushangapo mwanamulume nangwa mwanamukazhi ne,+ bino aye wasendangatu mikooko, bañombe, bambongolo, bangamela ne bivwalo, inge wapwisha kuba bino, wabwelanga kwi Akishi. 10 Kabiji Akishi wamushikishanga’mba: “Lelo waji kulukukila kwepi?” Davida wakumbulanga’mba: “Ku kabeta ka ku bulenge* bwa Yuda”+ nangwa’mba “Ku kabeta ka ku bulenge bwa kyalo kya bena Yelamela”+ nangwa’mba “Ku kabeta ka ku bulenge bwa kyalo kya bena Keni.”+ 11 Davida kechi wapulushangapo mwanamulume nangwa mwanamukazhi amba ebalete ku Gata ne, waambilenga’mba: “Kuchina’mba bakebabuula pe atweba amba, ‘Abino byo byaji kuba Davida.’” (Abino byo byo aubanga kimye kyonse kyo aikele mu muzhi mucheche wa bena Filishitiya.) 12 Onkao mambo, Akishi wamuketekejile Davida ne kwamba mu muchima wanji amba: ‘Kine, balongo banji bena Isalela bamushikwa; onkao mambo, aye ukekala ke kalume wami kimye kyonse.’