¹ Ba shimikile Davidi, "moneni, aba Pelishiti balelwa na Keila kabili baletapa ne mansa sha kupelelapo. ² Eico Davidi aipwishe Yawe no kupepa ukumwafwa, "bushe ndeya no kulwisha aba Pelishiti aba?" Yawe atile kuli Davidi, "kabiye no kulwisha aba Pelishiti no kupususha Keila. ³ Abaume bakwa Dabidi batile kuli ena, "moneni, ifwe twaba no mwenso muno mu Yuda. Cikaba shani nga cakuti ifwe twaya ku Keila ukulwisha ifita fya ba Pelishiti?" ⁴ Elyo Dabidi apepele kuli Yawe ukumwafwa nakabili Yawe amwaswike ati, "Ima, kabiye utentemukile ku Keila. Pantu nkakupela ukucimfya paba Pelishiti." ⁵ Davidi na baume bakwe baile ku keila no kulwa naba Pelishiti. Apokolwele ifitekwa fyabo no ku bepaya abengi. Efyo Davidi apuswishe abekashi ba mu Keila. ⁶ Ilyo Abiatari umwana mwaume wakwa Ahimleke afulumukile kuli Davidi ku Keila, aishile tentemuka ne cinkutu mu minwe yakwe. ⁷ Shauli aebelwe ukuti Davidi naya ku Keila, Shauli atile, "Lesa na mupeela mu minwe yandi. Pantu naisalila pamulandu naingila mu musumba uwakwaa impongolo ne mipindo." ⁸ Shauli aitile imilalo yonse ku bulwi, ukutentemukila ku Keila, kukushinguluka Davidi na baume bakwe. ⁹ Davidi alishibe ukuti Shauli aalemupangila uboni. Atile kuli Abiatari shimapepo, "leta icinkuti kuno." ¹⁰ Elyo Davidi atile, "Yawe Lesa wakwa Israeli, umubomfi wenu naumfwa icine cine ukuti Shauli alefwaisha ukwisa ku Keila, ku konaula umusumba pamualandu waine. ¹¹ Bushe abaume baku Keila bakampeela mu minwe yakwe? Bushe Shauli ali nokwisa ngo mu bomfi obe omfwile? Yawe, Lesa wakwa Israeli, na milomba Shi ebeni umubomfi wenu." Yawe atile, "Akesa." ¹² Elyo Dabidi atile, "Bushe abaume baku Keila bakampeela ine na baume bandi mu minwe yakwa Shauli?" Yawe atile, "Bali no kumupeela." ¹³ Elyo Davidi na baume bakwe, abaali nalimo imyanda mutanda, baimine no kufuma ku Keila, no kuya bale endauka. Cashimikwe kuli Shauli ukuti Davidi na fyuka ukufuma ku Keila, kabili alekele ukumukonka. ¹⁴ Davidi aikele umwafisama mumatololo, mucalo ca mpili mu matololo ya Sifi. Shauli alemufwaya fwaya cila bushiku, Lelo Lesa tamupeele minwe Yakwe. ¹⁵ Davidi amwene ukuti Shauli afumine mukufwaya umweo wakwe; nomba Davidi ali mu matololo ya Sifi; mu Horeshi. ¹⁶ Elyo Yonatani, umwana mwaume wakwa Shauli, aimine nokuya kuli Davidi ku Horeshi, nokumu koselesha ukuti acetekele muli Lesa. ¹⁷ Atile kuli ena, "Witina. Pantu ukuboko kwakwa Shauli taata takwa kakusange. Uli nokuba imfumu pali Israeli, kabili ine nkaba inkonkani yobe. Shauli Taata alishibe ici." ¹⁸ Ba pangile icipangano pa cinso cakwa Yawe. Davidi ashele ku Horeshi, na Yonatani aile ku ng'anda yakwe. ¹⁹ Elyo abena Sifi baishile kuli Shauli ku Gibea no kutila, "bushe te Davidi uufiseme mukati kesu umwa kufisama mu Horeshi, pa lupile lwaku Hakila, ululu ku kulyo kwa Yerusalemu? ²⁰ Nomba mwise, mwe mfumu! Ukulingana nokufwaya kwenu, Iseni! Ulubali lwesu lwa ku mupeela mu minwe ya mfumu." ²¹ Shauli atile, "mube aba palwa kuli Yawe. Pantu mwali kwete inkumbu pali ine. ²² Kabiyeni, kafwailisheni nakabili. Mwishibe noku fwailisha umwakufisa mwakwe kabili nani wamumwene mulya. Cali shikwa kuli ine ukuti alicenjela. ²³ Eico moneni, no kwishiba incende shonse umo enga fisama. Muka bwele kuli ine ne lyashi ilya cishinka, elyo naine nkabwela naimwe. Nga cakuti ali mucalo nka mufwaya mumakana yonse aya ba Yuda." ²⁴ Elyo baimine no kuya ku Sifi ukutangilila Shauli. Nomba Davidi na baume bakwe baali mu matololo ya Maoni, mu Araba ku kulyo kwa Yeshimoni. ²⁵ Shauli na baume bakwe baile bala mufwaya. Lelo Davidi ba mwebele ulwaici, eico aile tentemukila ku lupili lwa mabwe kabili aikele mu matololo ya Maoni. Ilyo Shauli aumfwile ici, akonkele Davidi mu matololo ya Maoni. ²⁶ Shauli aile ku lubali lumbi ulwa lupili, kabili Davidi na baume bakwe baleya ku lubali lumbi ulwa lupili. Davidi abutukile ukufuma kuli Shauli. Pantu Shauli ba baume bakwe bashingulukile Davidi na baume bakwe kuku basenda, ²⁷ Inkombe yaishile kuli Shaul no kutila, "Endesheni no kwisa, pantu aba Pelishiti naba sansa icalo." ²⁸ Eico Shauli abwelele mu kupepeka Davidi no kuya kukula naba Pelishiti. Eco ilya ncende yaitilwe Icilibwe ca Malekano. ²⁹ Davidi afumineko kulya no kwikala umwakufisama mu Engedi.