Wa kabidi wa Samuele
21 Kubatuelele nsala mu mafuku a Davide munda mua bipua bisatu bilondene, biabia Davide nkuipusha Yehowa, na Yehowa nkumulungula’shi: “Saule na ba mu nshibo muaye be na ebaasa dia mase, muanda bayipayile bena Gibeone.” 2 Biabia, nfumu bayitanyine bena Gibeone, aye nkuisamba nabo. (Aku namu bena Gibeone tababaadi bena Isalele, kadi babaadi bena Amore babaadi bashale. Bena Isalele babaadi betshipe bua kuibaleka na muwa. Anka bua kisumi kiaye bua bena Isalele na bena Yunda, Saule bakiebele kubutula bena Gibeone.) 3 Davide bayipuishe bena Gibeone’shi: “A nkinyi kiandia kuinukitshina? Na mbikunyi biandia kukaasha uno muluisho, bua’shi nuelele bupianyi bua Yehowa miabi?” 4 Bena Gibeone babamualuluile’shi: “Tatui na muanda na arja sunga ôlo pabitale mianda ibaadi Saule na kifuko kiaye betukitshine. Na tatui na matalua a kuipaa muntu su ngumune mu Isalele.” Paapa Davide nkuibalungula’shi: “Kioso kianundungula, nenukitshina.” 5 Babalunguile nfumu’shi: “Yawa muntu baadi akiebe kuituipaa boso, na baadi muele binangu bia kuitushimisha mu nsenga ya Isalele, 6 betupe bana baye balume musambobidi, atupudika bitanda biabo kumpala kua Yehowa mu Gibeya a Saule, yawa abaabadi basangule kui Yehowa.” Paapa nfumu nkuibalungula’shi: “Nenupa banka.”
7 Anka nfumu bapushishe Mefiboshete muana a Yonatane muikulu a Saule lusa, pa muanda wa mutshipo ubaadi Davide mukite na Yonatane muana a Saule kumpala kua Yehowa. 8 Biabia nfumu batshile Amonyi na Mefiboshete bana babidi ba Rispa muana mukashi a Aya, babaadi mutandile Saule, na bana batano ba Mikale muana mukashi a Saule babaadi mutandile Adriele muana a Barzilayi muina Mehola. 9 Biabia aye nkuibapa bena Gibeone, na abo nkupudika bitanda biabo ku muengie, kumpala kua Yehowa. Abo boso musambobidi babafuile pamune, babebayipayile mu mafuku a ku mbangilo a kipungo kia kuumbula bintu, ku mbangilo kua kipungo kia kuumbula orje. 10 Akupu, Rispa muana mukashi a Aya batshile mpaya, aye nkumuadisha pa lubuebue kubanga ku mbangilo kua kipungo kia kuumbula bintu, mpa na pabaadi mpeshi munokiele bitanda. Tabaadi mutadiile bua’shi tonyi tuyikie pa bitanda mu kanya, sunga’shi nyema ya bukielo ya mu kisuku ifikie pepi nabio bufuku.
11 Akupu babalunguile Davide biabia bibaadi Rispa, ekupi dia Saule, muana mukashi a Aya mukite. 12 Biabia Davide bayile, aye nkuata mifufua ya Saule na mifufua ya muana aaye Yonatane kui bakunkushi ba mu Yabeshe-gileade. Abo nyi babaadi beyiibe pa mbalo ya bantu boso mu Bete-shane, mbalo ibaadi bena Filistine bapudikie Saule na Yonatana, mu efuku dibaadi bena Filistine bayipee Saule ku Ngilboa. 13 Bakaatshile mifufua ya Saule na mifufua ya muana aaye Yonatane, na bababungile’nyi mifufua ya bangi bantu babaabadi bayipee.* 14 Akupu, babashiikile mifufua ya Saule na ya muana aaye Yonatane mu eumbo dia Benyamine mu Sela, mu mashama a nshaye Kishe. Kunyima ku’abo kukita mianda yoso ibaadi nfumu muibatumine eyi, Efile Mukulu bateemeshe kuiyaaya kuabo bua eumbo.
15 Kubatukile dingi ngoshi pankatshi pa bena Filistine na bena Isalele. Biabia Davide na bafubi baye nkuenda mu kulua ngoshi na bena Filistine, anka Davide bakookiele. 16 Ungi muntu a ku bena Refa abetanyina bu Ishibi-benobe baadi na mulumbu wa kiamo kia munyinga, ubaadi bushito bua shekele* 300, na baadi na lupete lua ngoshi lupia, bakiebele kuipaa Davide. 17 Musango umune, Abishai muana a Seruya bafikile mu kumukuasha, na aye nkuipaa yawa muina Filistine. Paapa bantu ba Davide nkumutshipisha uno mutshipo, abo nkuamba’shi: “Tuendanga dingi netu mu ngoshi, t’abitungu’shi oshime elampi dia Isalele nya!”
18 Kunyima kua biabia, kubatukile dingi ngoshi na bena Filistine ku Gobe. Paapa Sibekayi muina Usha, nkuipaa Safe baadi muikulu a bena Refa.
19 Kubatukile’nyi ngoshi na bena Filistine ku Gobe, Elanane muana a Yaare-oregime muina Beteleme, bayipayile Goliate muina Gate, mutuela wa mulumbu waye ubaadi bukata nka bu mutshi wabanyinaa buanda ku kiamo kia kuluka nakio bilamba.
20 Ngoshi ibatukile dingi ku Gate, kubaadi muntu baadi bula bua kukaanya, baadi na minue 6 ku eyaasa dioso, na mana 6 ku luao loso, yoso ibaadi 24. Aye namu baadi muikulu a bena Refa. 21 Baadi nka aolomona bena Isalele. Biabia Yonatane muana a Shimeyi mukuabo na Davide bamuipayile.
22 Bano bantu bananka babaadi bena Refa ba ku Gate, na babaadi bebayipee kui Davide na bafubi baye.