Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
18 Nsaa ibaadi Davide mupudishe kuisamba na Saule, Yonatane na Davide babadiile bu kuuku buibukopo,* Yonatane babangile kufula Davide nka bu bibaadi muifule aye nabene. 2 Kubanga nka diadia efuku Saule baadi mulame Davide, tabaadi mumutadiile’nyi buadia kualukila ku nshibo ya nshaye. 3 Yonatane na Davide nkukita kilombeno, muanda Yonatane baadi mumufule nka bu’ye nabene. 4 Yonatane bafuudile musapi waye ushi na maboko ubaadi mufuale, aye nkuiupa Davide pamune na kilamba kiaye kia ngoshi, lupete luaye lua ngoshi, buta buaye na mukaba waye. 5 Davide babangile kutuuka bua kuenda mu ngoshi, baadi akatshimuna koso kubaadi Saule amutumu, biabia Saule nkumutuula bu mukata a basalayi, na bino nkusankisha bantu boso na bafubi ba Saule.
6 Nsaa ibaadi Davide na bangi basalayi abalukiila kubaabadi bakayipee bena Filistine, bana bakashi babaadi abatuuku mu bibundi bioso bia Isalele abayimbi na kusha na muloo na tu matumba na bindaala bua kutundayisha nfumu Saule. 7 Baba bana bakashi babaadi abasanka babaadi abayimbi’shi:
“Saule bayipaa binunu,
Na Davide bayipaa binunu makumi.”
8 Saule bakuatshile nsungu ibukopo muanda uno musambo taubaadi umusankishe nya, muanda bambile’shi: “Bano bana bakashi abayimbi’shi Davide bayipaa binunu makumi, kadi ami abamba’shi nayipaa binunu. Kintu kimune kibashala kiabadia kumupa mpenda bufumu!” 9 Kubanga nka diadia efuku, Saule tabaadi’nyi akulupila Davide.
10 Muifuku dibalondele, Efile Mukulu baadi mutadiile bua’shi kikudi ki bubi kikuate Saule, aye nkubanga kukita mianda mu nshibo muaye nka bu muntu bashimisha binangu.* Pabaadi Davide ayimbi na lusese nka bu angi mafuku oso, Saule baadi na mulumbu muiyasa diaye, 11 aye nkuasa Davide mulumbu na nkuamba’shi: ‘Nabambika Davide ku kimano!’ Kadi Davide baadi muepe misango yoso ibidi. 12 Paapa Saule babangile kupusha Davide moo muanda Yehowa baadi na Davide, anka baadi mupue kukatuka kui Saule. 13 Biabia Saule nkukatusha Davide pepi naye, aye nkumutuula bu nfumu a bantu kinunu, na Davide baadi akunkusha kiluilo mu ngoshi. 14 Davide baadi atungunuka na koobesha* mu bioso bibaadi akitshi, na Yehowa baadi naye. 15 Pabaadi Saule mumone’shi Davide baadi obesha mu mianda ibungi ibaadi akitshi, babangile kumutshina. 16 Kadi bena Isalele boso na bena Yunda babaadi bafule Davide muanda nnaye baadi ebakunkuksha mu ngoshi yabo.
17 Kunyima Saule nkulungula Davide’shi: “Merabe muana ande mukashi mbedi biadi’bi, nakupa anka bu mukashi oobe. Anka abitungu otungunukie na kulesha eshimba dinyingie ku mudimo wande, na kulua ngoshi ya Yehowa.” Muanda Saule baadi eakuila’shi: ‘Eyasa diande t’adimukumu bua kumuipaa, bena Filistine nyi abamuipaa.’ 18 Paapa Davide nkulungula Saule’shi: “Ami namu ne’nyi, na kifuko kia nshami mu Isalele ki kinyi buandia kufika bu muko a nfumu?” 19 Anka, pabalombene nsaa ya’shi Saule ape Davide muana aaye mukashi Merabe, yawa muana mukashi babaadi bapue kumupa Adriele muina Mehola bu mukashi.
20 Aku namu, Mikale muana mukashi a Saule baadi mufule Davide, abo nkulungula Saule uno muanda, ao nkumusankisha. 21 Biabia Saule nkuakula’shi: “Namupa anka buadia kuikala bu muteo kuadi, bua’shi bena Filistine bamone bia kumuipaa.” Paapa Saule nkulungula dingi Davide bua musango wa kabidi’shi: “Lelo ofiki bu muko* ande.” 22 Dingi Saule nkulungula bafubi baye’shi: “Esambeyi na Davide mu bufiefie, numulungule’shi: ‘Talanga! Nfumu asankaa nobe biabia, na bafubi baye boso mbakufule ngofu. Biabia, kumiina kuikala muko a nfumu.’” 23 Pabaadi bafubi ba Saule balungule Davide ino mianda, Davide bebalunguile’shi: “Anue anumono’shi mmuanda ubofule bua kuikala bu muko a nfumu su? Aku namu ami ne mulanda na muntu abataa na muulo upeela?” 24 Paapa bafubi nkukalungula Saule’shi: “Ano nyi mayi abakula Davide.”
25 Biabia Saule bebalunguile’shi: “Tala bianudia kukalungula Davide: ‘Nfumu t’atekie eondo nya, akimbi penda minyonga* 100 ya bena Filistine, buadia kuiobuela kui beshikuanyi baye.’” Muanda Saule baadi akimbi’shi bakayipee Davide kui bena Filistine. 26 Bafubi ba Saule babakalunguile Davide ano mayi, na abaadi asankishe Davide, aye nkukumiina bua kuikala bu muko a nfumu. Kumpala kua’shi nsaa ibaabadi batshibe ilombane, 27 Davide bayile na bantu baye, abo nkuipaa bena Filistine 200, na Davide nkutuadila nfumu minyonga yabo yoso buadia kuikala bu muko a nfumu. Paapa Saule nkumupa muana aaye mukashi Mikale bu mukashi aaye. 28 Saule baadi mushinkamishe’shi Yehowa baadi na Davide na’shi muana aaye mukashi Mikale baadi mufule Davide. 29 Bino bibaadi bitakule Saule bua kunyisha kutshina Davide, na Saule nkufika muishikuanyi a Davide munda mua mafuku oso a muwa waye.
30 Ba nfumu ba bena Filistine babaadi abatuuku bua kulua ngoshi, kadi misango yoso ibaabadi abatuuku, Davide baadi ebatshimuna kukila bangi bafubi ba Saule boso; na eshina diaye dibanyishile kuenda nkumo.