Samuweli a Nenli
1 Nuumala Sawuli okhwa, Davidi aahihokolowa vaaronwe awe owana ni atthu a wAmaleki, okhala mahiku manli oSikilaki.+ 2 Nihiku na neeraru, aahirwa mulopwana mmosa aakhuma okhottoni aawana awe Sawuli, malaya awe akhereyale ene ni osareyale ene ntthupi mmuru mwawe. Okathi aamwaattamenle awe Davidi, aahikokhora uuramaka mpakha vathi.
3 Vano Davidi aahimukoha wiira: “Munikhuma vai?” Owo aahaakhula oriki: “Kitthyanwe okhottoni, opuro aisarayeli aniwana aya”. 4 Davidi aahimukoha-tho wiira: “Exeeni ekhumelenle? Xontte mukileele”. Owo aahaakhula oriki: “Anakhotto aatthyawa okhottoni, nave anceene aavulala ni ahookhwa. Hata Sawuli ni mwanawe, Yonathani, ahookhwa”.+ 5 Davidi aahimukoha mulopwana ole aaruuhale ihapari iye oriki: “Musuwenle sai wiira Sawuli ni mwanawe, Yonathani, ahookhwa?” 6 Mulopwana owo aahaakhula oriki: “Kaari omwaako Xilbowa,+ ni kaahimoona Sawuli iimorihenle ene vasulu va nivaka nawe, ikaaro sa ekhotto ni anakhavalo yaanimwaattamela.+ 7 Okathi aarukununwe awe aahikoona, okiihana, nto miyo kaahaakhula wiira: ‘Miyo kiri-va!’ 8 Sawuli aahikikoha wiira: ‘Nyuwo mwa pani?’ Miyo kaahimwaakhula wiira: ‘Miyo ka mutthu a wAmaleki’.+ 9 Owo aahihimya wiira: ‘Xontte murwe mukiive,* okhala wiira nkireere woona owereya, masi nlelo kinnimumula’. 10 Vano, kaahirowa kimwiiva,+ okhala wiira kaahisuwela wiira khaarowa okhala mukumi, maana khaareere ovulalihiwa. Nto kaahimurula ekhara ya omwene ni epulseera yaari mmoononi mwawe, tiiya kiruuhale aka wa pwiya aka”.
11 Nuumala-vo, Davidi aahikhera soowara sawe ni alopwana ootheene yaarina awe, yaahipaka etthu emosa-ru. 12 Awo yaahiikhupanyerya, yaahinla ni yaahitthukwa+ mpakha ohiyu, mwaha wa Sawuli, Yonathani, atthu a Yehova ni atthu a nloko na Isarayeli,+ okhala wiira yaahiiviwa ni espaata.
13 Davidi aahimukoha mmiravo ole aaruuhale ihapari oriki: “Munikhuma vai?” Owo aahaakhula wiira: “Miyo ka mwaana a mutthu a wAmaleki, onikhala wIsarayeli”. 14 Davidi aahimukoha oriki: “Xeeni muhoovale anyu omwiiva mutthu aathanliwe ni Yehova?”+ 15 Vano, Davidi aahimwiihana mmiravo awe mmosa, onamuhimeerya wiira: “Mweemele-va, mmwiive mulopwana ola”. Nto mmiravo owo aahimutuphela, omwiiva.+ 16 Davidi aahimuhimeerya wiira: “Nyuwo mookhalana mulattu mwaha wa okhwa wanyu, maana eyano anyu yoovaha onamoona eriki: ‘Miyo koomwiiva ole othanliwe ni Yehova’”.+
17 Davidi aahiipa nsipo na wiikhupanyerya mwaha wa Sawuli ni mwanawe, Yonathani,+ 18 ni aahihimya wiira nsipo nlo naahaana wiixuttihiwa atthu a oYuda. Nsipo nno, nniihaniwa “Nsipo na Muura”, nlempwale eliivuru ya Yaxari,+ nnihimya wiira:
19 “Nyuwo Isarayeli, oreera wanyu woomala omwaako.+
Mooweha moota atthu a ikuru yaiviwe aya okhottoni!
20 Muhilaleye etthu ela oGathi;+
Aahiiso muhilaleye istaraata sa wAxikeloni,
Wiira anamwane axithiyana a afilisti ahitthape,
Aahiiso wiira anamwane axithiyana a alopwana oohinnuwihiwa ahiivuwihe.
21 Nyuwo miyaako sa oXilibowa,+
Muhiimeke okame, nnakhala muhirupeliwe epula,
Hata imatta sihiimeke mihokorokho sinivahiwa Muluku,+
Okhala wiira ti vaavo nikula na wiixaakihana na alipa a ikuru yahaattittimihiwe aya,
Nave nikula na wiixaakihana na Sawuli khanttikittheliwe-tho makhura.
22 Muura wa Yonathani ni espaata ya Sawuli,
Yaanisareya ephome ya awanani anyu,+
Ni yaanikela mukortuurani* mwa anakhotto, awo khiyaafalyari.+
24 Nyuwo anamwane axithiyana a Isarayeli, mmunlele Sawuli,
Yoowo oowarihani ikuwo sooxeerya ni ooreerihani,
Yoowo aareeriha ikuwo sanyu ni eweero.
25 Okhottoni khareere okhwa atthu ootupa!
Yonathani ohookhwa omwaako!+
26 Kooriipiwa murima vanceene mwaha wa nyuwo, munnaka Yonathani;
Nyuwo mwaanikiphenta vanceene.+
Okiphenta wanyu waari wuulupale ovikana ophenta wa athiyana.+
27 Khareere okhwa atthu ootupa,
Ni ikaruma sa ekhotto soopwetexiwa!”