Igitabo cya mbere cya Samweli
18 Dawidi amaze kuvugana na Sawuli, Dawidi na Yonatani+ baba incuti magara, Yonatani akunda Dawidi nk’uko yikunda.+ 2 Kuva uwo munsi, Sawuli agumana na Dawidi, ntiyamwemerera gusubira kwa papa we.+ 3 Nuko Yonatani na Dawidi bagirana isezerano+ kubera ko Yonatani yakundaga Dawidi nk’uko yikunda.+ 4 Yonatani akuramo ikanzu itagira amaboko yari yambaye ayiha Dawidi, amuha n’imyenda ye ya gisirikare, inkota ye, umuheto we n’umukandara we. 5 Dawidi atangira kujya ajya ku rugamba kandi aho Sawuli yamwoherezaga hose, yaratsindaga.+ Nuko Sawuli amushinga abasirikare bajyaga ku rugamba+ ngo abayobore kandi ibyo byashimishije abaturage bose ndetse n’abagaragu ba Sawuli.
6 Iyo Dawidi n’abandi bagarukaga bavuye kwica Abafilisitiya, abagore bavaga mu mijyi yose ya Isirayeli baje kwakira Umwami Sawuli baririmba+ bishimye kandi babyina, bavuza ingoma+ kandi bacuranga inanga. 7 Abagore babaga baje muri ibyo birori bararirimbaga bati:
“Sawuli yishe abantu ibihumbi,
Dawidi yica abantu ibihumbi mirongo.”+
8 Sawuli ararakara cyane,+ iyo ndirimbo ntiyamushimisha kuko yibwiraga ati: “Bavuze ko Dawidi yishe abantu ibihumbi mirongo, naho njye bavuga ko nishe abantu ibihumbi gusa. Erega ubu igikurikiraho ni ukumuha ubwami!”+ 9 Kuva uwo munsi, Sawuli ntiyongera kwizera Dawidi.
10 Bukeye bwaho, umwuka mubi uturutse ku Mana uza kuri Sawuli,+ atangira gukora ibintu bidasanzwe* ari mu nzu iwe, Dawidi na we arimo acuranga inanga+ nk’uko yari asanzwe abigenza. Icyo gihe, Sawuli yari afite icumu,+ 11 nuko atera Dawidi iryo cumu+ yibwira ati: “Reka mufatanye n’urukuta!” Ariko Dawidi amukwepa inshuro ebyiri zose. 12 Sawuli atangira gutinya Dawidi kuko Yehova yari amushyigikiye,+ ariko akaba yari yarataye Sawuli.+ 13 Sawuli yohereza Dawidi ahandi kandi amugira umutware w’ingabo igihumbi, akajya ayobora izo ngabo ku rugamba.+ 14 Ibyo Dawidi yakoraga byose byagendaga neza+ kandi Yehova yari amushyigikiye.+ 15 Sawuli abonye ko ibyo Dawidi yakoraga byose byagendaga neza, arushaho kumutinya. 16 Abisirayeli bose n’abakomoka kuri Yuda bakundaga Dawidi, kuko yabayoboraga ku rugamba.
17 Hanyuma Sawuli abwira Dawidi ati: “Reka ngushyingire+ Merabu+ umukobwa wanjye w’imfura, ariko nawe uzakomeze kumbera intwari kandi urwane intambara za Yehova.”+ Sawuli yaribwiraga ati: “Ntazabe ari njye umwica ahubwo azicwe n’Abafilisitiya.”+ 18 Dawidi abwira Sawuli ati: “Njye na bene wacu n’umuryango wa papa, nta cyo turi cyo muri Isirayeli ku buryo naba umukwe w’umwami.”*+ 19 Icyakora, igihe cyo gushyingira Dawidi Merabu, umukobwa wa Sawuli, cyageze Merabu yarashakanye na Aduriyeli+ w’i Mehola.
20 Mikali,+ umukobwa wa Sawuli, yakundaga Dawidi. Nuko baza kubibwira Sawuli, biramushimisha cyane. 21 Sawuli aratekereza ati: “Nzamumushyingira amubere umutego, kugira ngo azicwe n’Abafilisitiya.”+ Nyuma yaho Sawuli yongera kubwira Dawidi ati: “Uyu munsi ndagushyingira umukobwa wanjye.” 22 Nuko Sawuli ategeka abagaragu be ati: “Muzihererane Dawidi mumubwire muti: ‘umwami aragukunda kandi n’abagaragu be bose barakwemera. None wakwemeye ukaba umukwe w’umwami?’” 23 Abagaragu ba Sawuli babibwira Dawidi, ariko Dawidi aravuga ati: “Mwibwira ko kuba umukwe w’umwami ari ikintu cyoroshye? Ubwo se mwibagiwe ko ndi umukene kandi nkaba noroheje?”+ 24 Nuko abagaragu ba Sawuli babwira umwami bati: “Uku ni ko Dawidi yavuze.”
25 Sawuli aravuga ati: “Mugende mubwire Dawidi muti: ‘umwami nta nkwano+ ashaka, ahubwo ashaka ko ugenda ugakeba*+ abagabo b’Abafilisitiya 100, ukamuzanira ibyo wabakebyeho, kugira ngo yihorere ku banzi be.’” Ariko ayo yari amayeri, kuko Sawuli yashakaga ko Dawidi yicwa n’Abafilisitiya. 26 Abagaragu ba Sawuli babwira Dawidi ayo magambo, ashimishwa n’uko yari agiye kuba umukwe w’umwami.+ Ariko mbere y’uko igihe bemeranyije kigera, 27 aragenda we n’ingabo ze bica Abafilisitiya 200. Dawidi agarukana ibyo yabakebyeho abishyikiriza umwami byose uko byakabaye, kugira ngo abe umukwe we. Nuko Sawuli amushyingira umukobwa we Mikali.+ 28 Sawuli amenya ko Yehova yari ashyigikiye Dawidi+ kandi ko umukobwa we Mikali yakundaga Dawidi.+ 29 Ibyo byatumye Sawuli arushaho gutinya Dawidi kandi kuva icyo gihe Dawidi ahinduka umwanzi wa Sawuli.+
30 Igihe cyose abategetsi b’Abafilisitiya bazaga gutera, Dawidi yarabatsindaga akarusha abandi* bagaragu bose ba Sawuli;+ nuko arubahwa cyane.+