Buku Yitheti yi Samueli
27 Davidi wuyindula kutsi ntima: “Minu kukhambu tina, Sauli wunkuiza phonda. Diawu yentinina ku kizunga ki basi Filistea, ayi bo Sauli kala kuwa mawu, nandi wala lembu kubue thomba ku kizunga ki basi Isaeli ayi minu yinkuiza vuka.” 2 Diawu, Davidi na 600 di babakala baba yandi bayenda kuba Akis muana wu Mauki, ntinu wu Gati. 3 Davidi na babakala baba yandi, batona kuzingila ku Gati na makanda mawu. Davidi wunata bakietu bandi babuadi Ainoa musi Jezreeli ayi Abigaili musi Karmelu wuba nkazi wu Nabal. 4 Bo bakamba Sauli ti Davidi wutinina ku divula di Gati, nandi wulembu kubue ntomba.
5 Davidi wukamba Akis ntinu Gati: “Boti yidi lunungu va mesu maku, buna phana kibuangu mu mala muingi yikalanga. Kibila vasintombulu ko minu kukala ku divula dio ngie ntinu wunkalanga.” 6 Mu phila ayoyo, Akis ntinu Gati wuvana Davidi divula di Ziklague muingi kakalanga. Diawu nate bubu Ziklague didi divula di mintinu mi Yuda.
7 Davidi wuzingila mvu wumueka ayi zingonda zinna mu mala ma kizunga ki basi Filistea. 8 Davidi na babakala baba yandi, baba nuanisanga zi Gezurita, Zigirzita ayi basi Amaleki, kibila baba kalanga ku kizunga kiaba tonina ku Telam nate ku Sur ayi kiyenda nate ku Ngipiti. 9 Bo Davidi na babakala baba yandi baba nuanisanga mavula beni, bawu baba vondanga batu boso kuba kuandi babakala ayi bakietu. Bawu baba bonganga mamemi, zingombi, ziphunda, zikamela ayi bikhutu biawu, bosi baba vutukanga ku divula di Gati. 10 Ayi bo ntinu Akis kaba nkuvulanga: “Banani benuanisa bubu?” Davidi waba tubanga: “Mavula ma Yuda madi ku khonzu sul voti kizunga kidi ku khonzu sul ki zi Jeramelita, voti kidi ku khonzu sul ki Zikeneu. 11 Davidi waba vondanga babakala ayi bakietu boso kibila waba yindula: “Bawu balenda kuenda kuidi ntinu ayi kunzabikisa mambu tuidi mu kuvanga.” (Davidi wuvanga mambu amomo mu thangu yoso kazingila mu mala ma basi Filistea.) 12 Mu phila ayoyo, ntinu Akis waba fiatilanga Davidi ayi waba tubanga: ‘Bukiedika, basi Isaeli basi bue zolanga ko Davidi, buabu nandi wunkuiza tatamana kuba kisadi kiama.’