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23 Mu nyuma bamenyesha Dawidi bati: «Abafilisitiya bateye igisagara ca Keyila+, kandi bariko barasahura ivyimburwa ku mbuga zo mu mirima*.» 2 Dawidi abaza Yehova+ ati: «Nje kurwanya abo Bafilisitiya?» Yehova amwishura ati: «Genda ubarwanye ukize igisagara ca Keyila.» 3 Mugabo ingabo za Dawidi zimubwira ziti: «Dufise ubwoba turi ng’aha mu Buyuda+, hari akantu tugiye i Keyila kurwana n’ingabo z’Abafilisitiya+!» 4 Dawidi asubira kubaza Yehova+. Maze Yehova amwishura ati: «Haguruka uje i Keyila, kuko nza kugufasha gutsinda Abafilisitiya+.» 5 Dawidi ajana rero n’ingabo ziwe i Keyila, arwana n’Abafilisitiya. Arabica arabamara, atwara n’ibitungwa vyabo. Dawidi aba atabaye ababa i Keyila+.
6 Igihe Abiyatari+ mwene Ahimeleki yahunga agakurikira Dawidi i Keyila, yagiye ajanye efodi. 7 Mu nyuma babwira Sawuli ko Dawidi ari i Keyila. Maze Sawuli avuga ati: «Imana iramumpaye*+, kuko yitaye mu mutego mu kuja mu gisagara gifise amarembo n’ivyugazo.» 8 Sawuli akoranya ingabo zose ngo baje gutera i Keyila, bugarize Dawidi n’abantu biwe. 9 Dawidi amenye ko Sawuli agomba aze kumutera, abwira umuherezi Abiyatari ati: «Zana efodi+.» 10 Dawidi aca avuga ati: «Ewe Yehova Mana ya Isirayeli, jewe umusavyi wawe namenye neza ko Sawuli agomba aze guhonya igisagara ca Keyila kubera jewe+. 11 Mbega abatware* b’i Keyila bazontanga kuri Sawuli? Mbega Sawuli azoza nk’uko jewe umusavyi wawe navyumvise? Ewe Yehova Mana ya Isirayeli, ndakwinginze ubimenyeshe.» Yehova amwishura ati: «Azoza.» 12 Dawidi aca abaza ati: «None abatware b’i Keyila bazodutanga kuri Sawuli, twe n’abantu banje?» Yehova yishura ati: «Bazobatanga.»
13 Dawidi n’abantu biwe nka 600+ baca bava i Keyila baza barimukira mu bibanza bitarimwo akaga. Sawuli amenye yuko Dawidi yavuye i Keyila agahunga, aca areka kuja kumuhiga. 14 Dawidi aguma aba mu bibanza bigoye gushikamwo, mu karere k’imisozi kari mu bugaragwa bw’i Zifu+. Sawuli yaguma amuhiga+, mugabo Yehova ntiyareka ngo amufate. 15 Igihe Dawidi yari mu bugaragwa bw’i Zifu i Horeshi, yari azi* ko Sawuli yariko aramuhiga kugira amwice.
16 Nuko Yonatani mwene Sawuli aja kuraba Dawidi i Horeshi, amuremesha kwizigira Yehova*+. 17 Amubwira ati: «Ntutinye kuko dawe Sawuli atazogenda agutoye. Uzoba umwami wa Isirayeli+, nanje nze ubwa kabiri. Na dawe Sawuli ivyo arabizi+.» 18 Maze abo babiri bagirana isezerano+ imbere ya Yehova. Nuko Dawidi aguma i Horeshi, Yonatani na we arataha.
19 Ababa i Zifu baduga i Gibeya+ kwa Sawuli bamubwira bati: «Dawidi yinyegeje hafi y’iwacu+ mu bibanza bigoye gushikamwo i Horeshi+, ku gasozi ka Hakila+ kari mu bumanuko* bwa Yeshimoni*+. 20 Igihe cose uzobishakira mwami, uzoce umanuka tuzomugushikiriza+.» 21 Sawuli aca avuga ati: «Muragahezagirwa na Yehova, kuko mwanyumviye impuhwe. 22 Ndabasavye mugende mutohoze neza aho ari n’uwamubonye. Bambwiye ko ari umunyamayeri cane. 23 Muperereze neza aho hose yinyegeza, muce munzanira amakuru atomoye. Nzoheza njane namwe. Niyaba ari mu gihugu, nzomurondera hasi kubura hejuru mu miryango* yose ya bene Yuda.»
24 Nuko bava ng’aho basubira i Zifu+, bitangira imbere Sawuli. Dawidi n’abantu biwe bari mu bugaragwa bw’i Mayoni+ mu karere ka Araba+, mu bumanuko bwa Yeshimoni. 25 Sawuli aca azanana n’abantu biwe kumurondera+. Dawidi abimenye, aca amanuka ku rutare+ ruri mu bugaragwa bw’i Mayoni agumayo. Sawuli ngo avyumve, aca aja kumuhiga muri ubwo bugaragwa. 26 Araza ashika ku ruhande rumwe rw’umusozi, Dawidi n’abantu biwe na bo bari ku rundi. Dawidi n’abantu biwe bihutira guhunga+ Sawuli, mugabo Sawuli n’ingabo ziwe baguma babasugereza kugira ngo babafate+. 27 Haca haza intumwa kuri Sawuli, ivuga iti: «Nunyaruke uze kuko Abafilisitiya bateye igihugu.» 28 Sawuli aca areka guhiga Dawidi+, aja kurwana n’Abafilisitiya. Ni co gituma aho hantu bahise Urutare rw’ugutandukana.
29 Maze Dawidi ava ng’aho, araduga aja kuba i Eni-Gedi+ mu bibanza bigoye gushikamwo.