Mukanda wa kumpala wa Samuele
24 Pabaadi nka Saule kialuka mu kuilondena na bena Filistine, babamulunguile’shi: “Tala! Davide e mu kabaaka ka Ene-gedi.”
2 Paapa, Saule nkuata bana balume 3 000 ba mu Isalele mushima, aye nkuenda nabo mu kukimba Davide na bantu baye ku mbuebue ibaadi mbushi ya mu mangulu ayishala. 3 Saule bafikile ku bikutu bia mikooko bikitshibue na mabue, bibaadi ku bukunkula bu’eshinda pa mbalo ibaadi lubuebue, aye nkutuela muamua bua kusaasuka, aku namu Davide na bantu baye babaadi bashale ku nfudiilo kua lualua lubuebue. 4 Bantu ba Davide nkumulungula’shi: “Dino nyi efuku adikulungula Yehowa’shi: ‘Tala! Natuulu muishikuanyi nobe mu maasa mobe, we kumukitshina kioso kiokumiina.’” Biabia Davide nkuibuaa, nkutshiba bipeela bipeela luembe lua musapi wa Saule ushi na maboko. 5 Kunyima, eshimba* dia Davide dibabangile kumukupila muanda baadi mutshibe luembe lua musapi wa Saule ushi na maboko. 6 Paapa Davide nkulungula bantu baye’shi: “Ku meso kua Yehowa, ntshi mulombene koola mboko yande, bua kukitshina nfumuami muedibue muimu a Yehowa muanda wibubi biabia, muanda nyi mmuedibue muimu a Yehowa.” 7 Pabakuile Davide biabia, bantu baye ta mbakitshine Saule muanda wibubi, paapa Saule bebuele aye nkutuuka mu lubuebue, nkutungunuka na luendo.
8 Akupu Davide batuukile mu lubuebue na aye nkuela Saule musaase’shi: “Muanana nfumuami!” Pabatadile Saule kunyima, Davide bayinamine aye nkukupila mpala paashi. 9 Davide balunguile Saule’shi: “Buakinyi oteemesha mayi a bantu abakula’shi: ‘Tala! Davide akiebe nkukitshina bibubi’? 10 Lelo uno, meso oobe abemuena bibakutuulu Yehowa muiyasa diande mu lubuebue, anka ungi muntu pandungulanga bua kukuipaa, nkufuilanga lusa, na namualuula’shi: ‘Ntshi mulombene kuibuesha mboko yande bua kukitshina nfumuami bibubi nya, muanda mmuedibue muimu a Yehowa.’ 11 Binobino obe nshami, tala luembe lua musapi oobe ushi na maboko lui muiyasa diande; muanda nsaa inatshibi luembe lua musapi oobe ushi na maboko, nadia kuikala mu kuipee anka ntshi mukuipee, we kumona na kupusha binobino’shi ntankimbi kukukitshina bibubi sunga kukutombokiela, na ntshi mukukitshine muluisho, sunga biekala’shi we munshikue na okimbi kungipaa. 12 Yehowa ekale nsushi pankatshi pande nobe, na Yehowa eobuele kodi pa muanda wande, anka eyasa diande t’adikukitshina bibubi nya. 13 Anka bu abiakula lukindi lua kala’shi: ‘Mianda ibubi ayituukilaa kui bantu bebubi, kadi’mi ntankukitshina bibubi nya. 14 Ô nfumu a Isalele a we mutuukie bua kulonda’nyi? A nnanyi okuete kuibingena naye? Nnami mbua mufue? Nkusa a bisumanga? 15 Yehowa ekale nsushi na atshibe kiimu pankatshi pande nobe, ataluula uno muanda na kungakuila, akatshibi kiimu na kumpaasha kuiyasa diobe.”
16 Pabaadi Davide mupudishe kumulungula ano mayi, Saule bakuile’shi: “Muana ande Davide, dino eyi diampusha ndiobe su?” Paapa Saule babangile kudila n’eyi di bukopo. 17 Aye nkulungula Davide’shi: “We mululame ngofu kunkila, bonkitshina mianda ibuwa, anka ami nakukitshina mianda ibubi. 18 Oolo, lelo bondungula muanda wibuwa wekele mukite, bopele kungipaa pekeele Yehowa muntuule mu maasa mobe. 19 Muanda nnanyi a kumona muishikuanyi naye kadi amulekiela kushi kumukitshina bibubi? Yehowa akufute pa kukukitshina mianda ibuwa bua kiakia kibonkitshina lelo uno. 20 Tala! Binobino nauku binyibinyi’shi okekala nfumu, na bufumu bua Isalele abukakitshi mafuku e bungi kodi. 21 Binobino etshipe kuandi muishina dia Yehowa’shi, tokashimisha lutandua luande, na tokashimisha eshina diande mu nshibo ya nshami.” 22 Paapa Davide nkuitshipa kui Saule, na kunyima Saule nkualukiila kuaye. Kadi Davide na bantu baye babalukiile ku mbalo ibaabadi bafuame.