Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
23 Kunyima kua mafuku, babalunguile Davide’shi: “Bena Filistine bakuete kuluisha Keila, na bakuete kupaula ntete mu ma mbalo a kukupiila ntete.” 2 Biabia Davide nkuipusha Yehowa’shi: “Nyende nkalue na baba bena Filistine?” Yehowa nkualuula Davide’shi: “Enda okalue na bena Filistine na opaashe Keila.” 3 Kadi bantu ba Davide nkumulungula’shi: “Tala, muno mu Yunda muatudi tukuete kupusha moo; abikala naminyi su tuenda mu kulua na basalayi ba bena Filistine ku Keila!” 4 Paapa Davide nkuipusha dingi Yehowa. Yehowa nkumualuula’shi: “Ebuee, walaale ku Keila, muanda nakatuulu bena Filistine muiyasa diobe.” 5 Biabia Davide bayile na bantu baye ku Keila, abo nkulua ngoshi na bena Filistine; bayipayile bena Filistine bakile bungi aye nkuata nyema yabo, na Davide nkupaasha bantu ba mu Keila.
6 Binobino, pabaadi Abiatare muana a Akimeleke musuukile kui Davide ku Keila, baadi na efode. 7 Babalunguile Saule’shi: “Davide mmufikie ku Keila.” Paapa Saule nkuamba’shi: “Efile Mukulu bamumpa,* muanda bekuata aye nabene mu kateo p’aye kutuela mu kibundi ki na biibi na tulee.” 8 Biabia Saule bayitanyishe bantu boso ku ngoshi, bua’shi baalale ku Keila na befunyishe Davide na bantu baye. 9 Pabaadi Davide mupushe’shi Saule akiebe kufika mu kumuluisha, balunguile tshite muakuidi Abiatare’shi: “Fika na efode pano.” 10 Paapa Davide nkuteka’shi: “Ô Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele! Mufubi oobe bapusha’shi Saule akiebe kufika ku Keila bua kubutula kibundi pa muanda wande. 11 Bakunkushi ba Keila abantuulu muiyasa diaye su? Saule afiki kuno nka bu biandi mupushe ami mufubi oobe su? Ô Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele! Aluula namu mufubi oobe.” Paapa Yehowa nkumualuula’shi: “Afiki.” 12 Davide nkuipusha’shi: “Bakunkushi ba Keila abakantuulu ami na bafubi bande muiyasa dia Saule su?” Yehowa nkumualuula’shi: “Oolo, abakenutuulu muiyasa diaye.”
13 Musango umune, Davide na bantu baye babaadi bakafikie ku 600, abakatukile mu Keila abo nkuenda koso kubaabadi balombene kuenda. Pabaadi Saule mupushe’shi Davide mmusuukie akatuka ku Keila, ta mmuilondene’nyi naye. 14 Davide bashalele mu kabaaka mu ma mbalo e bukopo bua kukekufika, ku miengie ya mu kabaaka ka Zife, Saule baadi amukimbi mafuku oso kushi kukooka, kadi Yehowa tabaadi mutuule Davide muiyasa diaye. 15 Pabaadi Davide mu kabaaka ka Zife ku Oreshe, babamulunguile’shi,* Saule baadi amukimbi buadia kumuipaa.
16 Paapa Yonatane muana a Saule bayile kui Davide ku Oreshe, na nkumukuasha bua’shi apete bukome mui Yehowa. 17 Aye nkumulungula’shi: “Totshinanga, muanda nshami Saule t’akupete nya, okekala nfumu a Isalele, ami namu nankulondela, mpa na nshami Saule auku biabia.” 18 Paapa bubidi buabo babakitshine kilombeno kumpala kua Yehowa, Davide bashele ku Oreshe na Yonatane nkualukiila kuaye.
19 Kunyima kua mafuku, bantu ba mu Zife babakaamine kui Saule ku Gibeya, abo nkuamba’shi: “Davide ta mmufuame pepi netu mu Oreshe ku muengie wa Hakila wi kuushi* kua Yeshimone,* mu ma mbalo e bukopo bua nkekufika su? 20 Biabia obe nfumu, we mulombene kufika kuatudi nsaa yoso yokumiina, atukapaana Davide mu maasa mobe.” 21 Paapa Saule nkuamba’shi: “Yehowa enuelele miabi, muanda nubampushisha lusa. 22 Ndayi namu bua’shi nukimbe bia kuuka mbalo yadi na kuuka muntu mumuene, muanda mbandungule’shi mmudimukie bikile. 23 Nukimbe kalolo bua kuuka ma mbalo a kuete kufuamina na nuntuadile bishinkamiisho. Paapa nakende nenu, su e mu diadia eumbo nakamukimbi munkatshi mua bifuko bioso bia Yunda.”
24 Biabia babakatukile abo nkubadiila ku Zife kumpala kua Saule, Davide na bantu baye babaadi mu kabaaka ka Maone, mu Araba kuushi kua Yeshimone. 25 Kunyima, Saule balondele na bantu baye bua kumukimba. Pabaabalunguile Davide, musango umune bayile ku lubuebue aye nkushala mu kabaaka ka Maone. Pabapushishe Saule biabia, balondele Davide mu kabaaka ka Maone. 26 Pabafikile Saule ku lupese lua muengie, Davide na bantu baye namu babaadi ku lungi lupese lua wawa muengie umune, Davide baadi akitshi bukidibukidi bua’shi amone bia kusuuka Saule, kadi Saule na bantu baye babaadi nka abanyisha kuiseesela pepi na Davide na bantu baaye bua kuibakuata. 27 Anka kubafikile muntu alungula Saule’shi: “Fika bukidibukidi, muanda bena Filistine babafiki mu kuluisha eumbo!” 28 Nyi Saule nkuleka kulonda Davide nkuenda mu kulua na bena Filistine. Nyi buakinyi babayitanyine yaaya mbalo bu Lubuebue lua Kuiabulushena.
29 Paapa Davide bakatukile kuakua, aye nkuenda mu kushala ku Ene-gedi mu ma mbalo e bukopo bua nkekufika.