Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
19 Kunyima Saule balunguile muana aaye Yonatane na bafubi baaye boso’shi akiebe kuipaa Davide. 2 Bu bibaadi Yonatane muana a Saule mufule Davide ngofu, Yonatane balunguile Davide’shi: “Nshami Saule kuete kukimba kukuipaa, ku namashika abitungu wekale mudimukie wende pa mbalo ifuame na oshale kuakua. 3 Ami nakende na nshami mu kisuku na nakemana pepi naye pa mbalo yuekala mufuame. Nakesamba na nshami pa bikutale, su nauka muanda kampanda, nakakulungula wanka.”
4 Biabia Yonatane nkuisamba na nshaye Saule, nkumulungula mianda ibuwa pabitale Davide’shi: “Nfumu takitshinanga Davide mufubi aaye muanda wibubi, muanda aye ta mukukitshine muanda wibubi nya, na mianda yadi mukukitshine ngikukuashe. 5 Baadi mutuule muwa waye mu masaku bua kuipaa Goliate,* mu kipaso kibaadi Yehowa mukuashe bena Isalele boso bua kutshimuna, obe nabene buebimuene obe nkusanka ngofu. Buakinyi okimbi kukita muluisho pa kuponesha mase a muntu shii musoole muanda, na kuipaa Davide aku namu ta mukite muanda?” 6 Paapa Saule nkupushisha Yonatane na nkuitshipa’shi: “Bu bikale binyibinyi Yehowa na muwa, Davide t’ayipayibua nya.” 7 Kunyima Yonatane bayitanyine Davide aye nkumulungula yaaya mianda yoso. Akupu Yonatane bayile na Davide kui Saule na aye nkutungunuka na kumufubila nka bu kumpala.
8 Kunyima kua mafuku, ngoshi ibatuukile dingi, Davide nkuenda, aye nkulua na bena Filistine na nkuibepaa bakile bungi, abo nkumusuuka.
9 Dingi efuku pabaadi Saule mushale mu nshibo muaye mukuate mulumbu muiyasa, Yehowa baadi mutadiile kikudi kibubi bua’shi kimufuile, Davide namu baadi ayimbi na lusese. 10 Saule bakiebele kubamba Davide ku kimano na mulumbu kadi Davide nkuiwepa, ao nkushimata ku kimano, Davide basuukile aye nkupanda buabua bufuku. 11 Kunyima Saule batumine bantu bua’shi balame nshibo ya Davide bua kumuipaa ku namashika, kadi Mikale mukashi a Davide bamulunguile’shi: “Su tue musuukie buno bufuku, malooba abakuipaa.” 12 Musango umune Mikale bayishiishe Davide kuididishi bua’shi asuukie amone bia kupanda. 13 Mikale batshile nkishi a terafime* aye nkumutuula ku lusala, nkuata kilamba kibaadi kikitshibue na buaa bua mbushi, nkuikituula pa mbalo pabaadi Davide atuulu mutue waye na nkuikipuuta na kingi kilamba.
14 Binobino Saule batumine bantu buabadia nkakuata Davide, kadi Mikale bakuile’shi: “E na maladi.” 15 Biabia Saule nkutuma dingi bantu bua kutala Davide na nkuibalungula’shi: “Muntuadileyi nka kuakua ku lusala luaye bua’shi ayipayibue.” 16 Pabafikile baba bantu abo nkutuela, babamuene nkishi a terafime ku lusala na kilamba kikitshibue na buaa bua mbushi kibaadi pa mbalo apatudilaa Davide mutue waye. 17 Paapa Saule nkulungula Mikale’shi: “Buakinyi we mundimbe biabia na bolekie muishikuanyi ande bua’shi asuukie?” Nyi Mikale nkualuula Saule’shi: “Ekeele mundungule’shi: ‘Ndekiele nyende, bisumanga nakuipaa!”
18 Biabia Davide basuukile na aye nkupanda, nkuenda kui Samuele ku Rama. Aye nkumulungula bioso bibaadi Saule mumukitshine, akupu aye na Samuele babayile abo nkushala mu Nayote. 19 Kunyima kua mafuku babalunguile Saule’shi: “Tala! Davide e mu Nayote ku Rama.” 20 Musango umune Saule batumine bantu buabadia kukuata Davide. Pababayile, babasangene batemuki bapue kukula abatemuka, na Samuele baadi muimane ebakunkusha, paapa kikudi ki’Efile Mukulu nkuikila bantu babaadi Saule mutume, abo nkubanga namu kukita mianda nka bu batemuki.
21 Pabaabalunguile Saule bianka, batumine musango umune bangi bantu, abo nkubanga kukita namu mianda nka bu batemuki. Kadi Saule batumine’nyi dingi bangi bantu, kisaka kia kasatu, na abo nkubanga kukita dingi’nyi mianda nka bu batemuki. 22 Nfudiilo a bioso Saule nabene bayile ku Rama. Pabafikile pa buina bukata bua kulamina mema mu Seku, bayipuishe’shi: “Samuele na Davide be kunyi?” Abo nkumualuula’shi: “Be’kuaa ku Nayote mu Rama.” 23 Pabaadi Saule muishinda bua kuenda ku Nayote mu Rama, kikudi ki’Efile Mukulu kibamuikiile namu aye nkubanga kukita mianda muishinda nka bu mutemuki mpa na pabafikile ku Nayote mu Rama. 24 Aye namu, bafuudile bilamba biaye, na nkubanga kukita mianda bu mutemuki kumpala kua Samuele, baladile mu nsenga musua diadia efuku dishima na buabua bufuku bushima. Nyi buakinyi abamba’shi: “Saule taadi namu munkatshi mua batemuki?”