Samuweli Oopacerya
22 Davidi aahikhuma opuro ole,+ otthyawela munikhukuni na wAdulami.+ Okathi axinnawe ni atthu ootheene a etthoko ya paapa awe yaiwale aya eyo, yaahirowa weiwo. 2 Atthu ootheene yaahaaxiwa, yaakomphe, ni yaixinliha yaahitakaahana ni Davidi, vano owo aahikhala xeefi aya. Atthu 400 yaahitakaahana nuuwo.
3 Muhoolo mwaya, Davidi aahikhuma opuro ole orowa oMisipa, oMowabi,+ onamuhimeerya mwene a oMowabi wiira: “Xontte, kinoovekelani wiira apaapa ni amaama akhaleke ni nyuwo mpakha miyo osuwela etthu Muluku onrowa awe okiirela. 4 Davidi aahimuhiya paapa awe ni maama awe ni mwene a oMowabi, nto awo yaahikhala nuuwo mahiku ootheene Davidi aatthyawenle awe weiwo.+
5 Nuuvira okathi, profeta Gadi,+ aahimuhimeerya Davidi wiira: “Muhitthyawele vaava. Murowe elapo ya oYuda”.+ Nto Davidi aahirowa otakhwani wa oHerethi.
6 Sawuli aahiiwa wiira Davidi ni alopwana aarina awe yaahiphwanyiwa. Vano Sawuli aari oXibeya,+ vathi va mwiri oniihaniwa tamarikeira, opuro woottukhuwa okunxe ene nivaka mmatatani mwawe. Nave arumeyi awe ootheene yaahimurukurerya. 7 Moottharelana, Sawuli aahaahimeerya arumeyi awe yaamurukurenrye oriki: “Mukiwiriyane, koovara metto, nyuwo atthu a nihimo na Beniyamini. Niireke mwaana a Yese+ onimoovahani imatta ni imatta sa ewuuva ootheene anyu? Niireke onimoothanlani ootheene anyu ntoko maxeefi a atthu 1.000 ni maxeefi a atthu 100?+ 8 Ootheene anyu mookivirikanya! Khuuvo aakilenle okathi mwanaka aapanke awe nivarihano ni mwaana a Yese!+ Khuuvo a nyuwo aakireerenle murima ni okileela wiira mwanaka oomuruma murumeyi aka okivirikanya, ntoko oniira awe olelo-va”.
9 Moottharelana, Dowegi+ a wEdomi, yoowo aari weiwo vamosa ni arumeyi a Sawuli, aahaakhula wiira:+ “Kaahinweha mwaana a Yese orowaka oNobi, wAhimeleki, mwaana a Ahitubi.+ 10 Nave kaahinweha Ahimeleki onvekelaka Yehova wiira omphwanyihe mureerelo Davidi ni onvahaka yoolya. Nave-tho aahinvaha Davidi espaata* ya nfilisti, Goliyati”.+ 11 Mwene aahiruma wiihaniwa Ahimeleki, mwaana a namukuttho Ahitubi, ni anamukuttho ootheene a etthoko ya paapa awe, yaawo yaari oNobi. Vano ootheene aya yaahirowa wa mwene.
12 Vano Sawuli aahihimya wiira: “Nyuwo mwaana a Ahitubi, mukiwiriyane!” Nto owo aahaakhula wiira: “Miyo kiri-va, pwiyaka”. 13 Sawuli aahimuhimeerya wiira: “Xeeni muhalaka okirukunuwela, vamosa ni mwaana a Yese? Nyuwo monvaha iphaawu, espaata, ni monvekela Muluku wiira omphwanyihe mureerelo. Davidi ookivirikanya ni ookirukunuwela, ntoko siniiraawe mpakha olelo-va”. 14 Vano Ahimeleki aahimwaakhula mwene oriki: “Tani ori oororomeleya eriyari ya arumeyi anyu ntoko Davidi?+ Owo mutthepa a mwene,+ nave xeefi a makwarta anyu, ni onnittittimihiwa vatthokoni vanyu.+ 15 Kiireke ela ekwaha yoopacerya kinivekela aka Muluku wiira omphwanyihe mureerelo?+ Miyo nkimurukunuwenle mwene! Tivo, mwene ohuupuwele wiira murumeyi anyu ola, ni atthu ootheene a etthoko ya paapa awe aapaka etthu yootakhala, okhala wiira nkaasuwenle etthu nnakhala vakhaani”.+
16 Masi mwene aahihimya wiira: “Veekeekhai, nyuwo Ahimeleki munimookhwa,+ vamosa ni atthu ootheene a etthoko ya paapa anyu”.+ 17 Vano mwene aahaahimeerya makwarta yeemenle vaavale wiira: “Nwiive anamukuttho a Yehova, okhala wiira awo ari mpantta wa Davidi! Awo yaanisuwela wiira Davidi aamutthyawa, masi khiyaakilenle!” Arumeyi a mwene khiyaaphavenle waatuphela anamukuttho a Yehova. 18 Nto, mwene aahimuhimeerya Dowegi+ wiira: “Mwaatuphele anamukuttho!” Moowaakuveya, Dowegi a wEdomi+ aahivenya ni aahaatuphela anamukuttho. Nihiku nle, aahiiwiiva alopwana 85 yanwanre eefodi* a eliinyu.+ 19 Nave aahiwiiva ni espaata atthu a oNobi,+ epooma ya anamukuttho. Owo aahiwiiva ni espaata alopwana ni athiyana, amiravo ni anamwane, ipooyi, apuuru, ni ipwittipwitthi.
20 Nto, ooponwe paahi aari Abiyatari,+ mwaana a Ahimeleki, mwaana a Ahitubi. Owo aahitthyawa onamutthara Davidi. 21 Abiyatari aahimuleela Davidi wiira: “Sawuli oowiiva anamukuttho a Yehova”. 22 Vano Davidi aahimuhimeerya Abiyatari wiira: “Okathi kanwenhe aka Dowegi a wEdomi, nihiku nle, kaahisuwela+ wiira ammuleela Sawuli. Miyo kirina mulattu mwaha wa wiiviwa atthu ootheene a etthoko ya paapa anyu. 23 Mukhaleke ni miyo. Muhoove, maana ole oniphavela owiivani, onniphavela-tho okiiva. Miyo kinaamookhapelelani”.+