Wa kabidi wa Samuele
9 Akupu Davide nkuipusha’shi: “Kukii muntu a mu nshibo ya Saule andi mulombene kulesha kifulo kia lulamato pa muanda wa Yonatane su?” 2 Binyi biabia kubaadi mufubi a mu nshibo ya Saule abetanyina bu Ziba. Davide nkumuitanyina, nkumuipusha’shi: “Nnobe Ziba su?” Aye nkualula’shi: “Oolo nfumuami, nami uno ami mufubi oobe.” 3 Nfumu nkumuipusha dingi’shi: “Kukii muntu a mu nshibo ya Saule, andi mulombene kulesha kifulo kia lulamato kia Efile Mukulu su?” Ziba nkumualula’shi: “Kui muana mulume a Yonatane mushale, e na kilema ku mikolo yoso ibidi.” 4 Nfumu nkumuipusha dingi’shi: “E kunyi?” Ziba nkumualula’shi: “E kua Makire muana a Amiele ku Lo-debare.”
5 Nfumu Davide batumine bantu musango umune bua’shi bakamuate kua Makire muana a Amiele ku Lo-debare. 6 Pabaadi Mefiboshete muana a Yonatane muikulu a Saule mufikie kui Davide, bakunamine eela mpala paashi. Paapa Davide bamuitanyine’shi : “Mefiboshete!” Aye nkualula’shi: “Nnami uno, ami mufubi oobe.” 7 Davide bamulunguile’shi: “Totshinanga, muanda nakulesha binyibinyi kifulo kia lulamato pa muanda wa nshobe Yonatane. Nakualuisha nsenga yoso ya Saule nshobe-kulu, na wekala odiila ku mesa ande mafuku oso.”
8 Paapa bayinamine aye nkuamba’shi: “A’mi mufubi oobe ne’nyi, bua’shi otume binangu biobe kui mbua mufue bu’mi?” 9 Biabia, nfumu bayitanyishe Ziba mufubi a Saule amulungula’shi: “Bintu bioso bibaadi bia Saule na ba mu nshibo muaye boso, nebipa muikulu a nfumu oobe. 10 Okamudimina nsenga yaye, obe na bana bobe balume na bafubi bobe, na anukaumbula bintu bioso biayitusha bua kudisha bantu ba mu kifuko kia muikulu a nfumu oobe. Kadi Mefiboshete muikulu a nfumu oobe, ekala adiila ku mesa ande mafuku oso.”
Binyi biabia, Ziba baadi na bana 15 na bafubi 20. 11 Paapa Ziba balunguile nfumu’shi: “Ami mufubi oobe, nakitshi mianda yoso yabandungula kui nfumuami bua kukita.” Biabia Mefiboshete baadi adi ku mesa a Davide, nka bu umune a ku bana ba nfumu. 12 Mefiboshete baadi dingi na muana mulume ki mukinga, abetanyina bu Mika. Na bantu boso ba mu nshibo ya Ziba babafikile bafubi ba Mefiboshete. 13 Mefiboshete bashalele mu Yelusalema, muanda baadi adiila ku mesa a nfumu mafuku oso. Baadi na kilema ku mikolo yoso ibidi.