Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
16 Nfudiilo a bioso Yehowa nkulungula Samuele’shi: “Okekala na kinyongua bua Saule mpa na ku nsaa kinyi, aku namu ne mupue kumusumbushena bua’shi tekalanga bu nfumu a Isalele? Wusha muimu mu lusengua loobe na wende. Nankutumu kui Yesee muina Beteleme, muanda ne musangule umune a ku bana baye buadia kuikala nfumu.” 2 Anka Samuele nkualuula’shi: “Ne kuenda kuadi naminyi? Muanda su Saule bebipusha angipaa.” Yehowa nkumualuula’shi: “Ata muana a ngombe wende naye na wambe’shi: ‘Nafiki mu kulambula Yehowa mulambu.’ 3 Oyitanyine Yesee bua’shi apetekielue kolambula; akupu nakakulungula kiodia kukita. Abitungu ongielele yawa ankakuleesha muimu.”
4 Samuele bakitshine nka biabia bibamulunguile Yehowa. Pabafikile mu Beteleme na bakulu ba kibundi bamumona, bababangile kusuusa, abo nkumulungula’shi: “Bofiki bua butaale su?” 5 Aye nkualuula’shi: “Oolo nafiki bua butaale. Nafiki mu kulambula Yehowa mulambu, etoosheyi na nufikie nupetekielue kuandambula.” Akupu aye nkuikasha Yesee na bana baye balume ba kishila, na nkuibetanyina bua’shi bafikie bapetekielue ku mulambu. 6 Pabaabafikile, na aye nkumona Eliabe, bambileshi: “Kushi mpaka uno nyi muedibue muimu a Yehowa muimane kumpala kuaye.” 7 Kadi Yehowa nkulungula Samuele’shi: “Totalanga mpala sunga bula buaye muanda ta nnaye andi musangule. Muanda mmueneno a muntu mmuilekene na mmueneno a Efile Mukulu, muntu atalaa abimueneka ku meso anka Yehowa atalaa bi muishimba.” 8 Akupu Yesee nkuitanyina Abinadabe na nkumukisha kumpala kua Samuele, anka Samuele bakuile’shi: “Sunga aye Yehowa ta mumusangule nya.” 9 Akupu Yesee nkumulesha Shama, kadi Samuele nkuakula’shi: “Sunga aye’nyi Yehowa ta mumusangule nya.” 10 Biabia Yesee bakishishe bana baye musambobidi kumpala kua Samuele, anka Samuele balunguile Yesee’shi: “Yehowa ta mmusangule su ngumune a kuabadi.”
11 Nfudiilo a bioso Samuele nkuipusha Yesee’shi: “Bano nyi bana bobe balume boso su?” Yesee nkualuula’shi: “Nya, mukinga ku boso tafikile mpa na binobino, e mu kisuku mualama mikooko.” Nyi Samuele nkulungula Yesee’shi: “Tuma muntu bua’shi akamukimbe muanda t’atushala bua kudia su tafikile pano.” 12 Paapa Yesee nkutuma muntu bua’shi akamukimbe, aye nkufika naye. Baadi nsongualume e na meso ebuwa na mpala ibuwa. Paapa Yehowa nkuamba’shi: “Ebuee omuele muimu, muanda nnaye andi musangule!” 13 Paapa Samuele nkuata lusengua lui muimu nkuela Davide muimu kumpala kua bakuabo balume. Kubanga nka mu diadia efuku, kikudi kia Yehowa kibabangile kupa Davide bukome. Kunyima, Samuele balukiile ku Rama.
14 Binobino kikudi kia Yehowa kibakatukile mui Saule, na Yehowa nkulekiela kikudi kibubi bua kumutshinyisha. 15 Bafubi ba Saule nkumulungula’shi: “Okuete kumona’shi Efile Mukulu mmutadiile kikudi kibubi bua’shi kikutshinyishe. 16 Binobino nfumuetu, tumina bafubi bobe eyi, buabadia kukukimbila muana mulume auku kuyimba lusese kalolo. Nsaa yoso ayitadiila Efile Mukulu’shi kikudi kibubi kikufikile, yawa muntu akayimbi lusese na okapusha bibuwa.” 17 Paapa Saule nkulungula bafubi baye’shi: “Nkimbileyi muana mulume auku kuyimba lusese kalolo na numuntuadile.”
18 Umune a ku bafubi baye nkuakula’shi: “Tala, nauku umune a ku bana ba Yesee a ku Beteleme, auku kuyimba lusese kalolo, e na eshimba dinyingie na mmuikale kilobo kia ngoshi. Auku kuakula kalolo, dingi ebuwa bukile, na Yehowa e naye.” 19 Paapa Saule nkutumina Yesee mukandu na nkuakula’shi: “Ntumine muana oobe mulume Davide, yawa alamaa mikooko.” 20 Biabia Yesee nkuata mikate, mulangi wa musokia wi na nfinyo na muana a mbushi, nkuibianya ku mpunda bua’shi muana aaye Davide ebituadile Saule. 21 Biabia Davide bafikile kua Saule, aye nkubanga kumufubila. Saule nkumufula ngofu. Na Davide nkufika bu muntu a kumusemuina bina ngoshi. 22 Saule nkutuma dingi mukandu kui Yesee’shi: “Tadiila namu Davide bua’shi ekale anfubila, muanda bansankisha.” 23 Nsaa yoso ibaadi ayitadiila Efile Mukulu’shi kikudi kibubi kifikile Saule, Davide baadi ata lusese na abanga kuyimba, paapa Saule baadi apusha biya, na kikudi kibubi kibaadi akimukatuka.