¹ Ilyo Shauli abwelele ukufuma mukukonka aba Pelishiti, bamwebele ati, "Davidi ali mumatololo ya Engedi." ² Elyo Shauli abulile abaume amakana yatatu abasalilwe muli Israeli yonse elyo baile mukufwaya Davidi na bantu bakwe pa fimabwe fya fibushi mabwe. ³ Afikile ku macinka ya mpanga pa nsila, uko ukwali ulucengo. Shauli aingilemo mukufimba inkasa shakwe. Nomba Davidi na bantu bakwe baikele kunuma apatali muli ululwine lucengo. ⁴ Abantu bakwa Davidi batile kuli ena, "buno ebushiku ubo Yawe amwebele ilyo alandile kuli imwe ati, "ndepela umulwani obe mu maboko yobe, kuli iwe kukumucita ifyo ulefwata." Elyo Davidi aimine elyo ali tondolo nokuya putula icisempe ca cakufwala cakwa Shauli. ⁵ Panuma yaifi Davidi umutima wakwe walikuntilwe pantu aputwile icisenge ca cakufwala cakwa Shauli. ⁶ Atile ku bantu bakwe, Yawe naleshe ukuti mbe uwakucita icintu ici kulu shikulu wandi, umusumba wakwa Yawe, kukubika ukuboko kwandi kukulwa nankwe, apo wene aba uwasubwa wakwa Yawe. ⁷ Eico Davidi akalipile abantu bakwe naya amashiwi, kabili tabasuminishe ukusansa Shauli. Shauli alimine, alishile ulucengo, elyo aile mu nshila yakwe. ⁸ Panuma yaifi, Davidi nao alimine asha ulucengo, elyo akutile panuma yakwa Shauli: "Shikulu wandi wemfumu." Ilyo Shauli aloleshe panuam yakwe, ⁹ Davidi akontamike icinso cakwe panshi elyo nokumulanga umucinshi. Davidi atile kuli Shauli, "Cinshi ico mumfwila ku bantu abatila, 'moneni, Davidi afwaya ukumicita ububi?' ¹⁰ Buno bushiku amenso yenu nayamona ifyo Yawe amupela lelo mu kuboko kwandi ilyo twali mu lucengo. Bamo bacitila tumwipaye, lelo ine nacimikwatila uluse. Nacitila, 'ine shabike ukuboko kwandi mukulwa na shikulu wandi; Pantu musubwa wakwa Yawe.' ¹¹ Mona, tata wandi, mona palutwe lwa cakufwala cobe mu minwe yandi. Pantu mucinefye ine nomputula icakufwala cenu palutwe lelo nshimwipeye, namwishiba kabili namu mona ukuti takuli bubi nangu ukumipondokela mu minwe yandim kabili ine nshi bembukile kukulwa na imwe, nelyo imwe mulelunga umweo wandi kukuulofya. ¹² Yawe apingule pakati ka imwe lyo na ine, kabili Yawe anandule pakulwa na imwe, lelo ukuboko kwandi takwakalwe naimwe. ¹³ Ngefyo ipinda lyabakele lyatila, 'mubabifi e mufuma ububifi.' Lelo ukuboko kwandi takwakalwe naimwe. ¹⁴ Nani uo imfumu yabena Israeli yafumina ilemukonka? Nani uo mulesupila pa numa? Ni pa numa ya mbwa iyafwa! Panuma ya lupantila! ¹⁵ Lekeni Yawe apingule kabili apeele ubupingushi pakati ka imwe na ine, no kumona pali ici, kabili andubulwile umulandu no kumpingwila kuntuula ukufuma mu minwe yenu." ¹⁶ Ilyo Davidi apwile ukusosa aya mashiwi kuli Shaulu, Shauli atile, "bushe lishiwi lyobe iwe mwana mwaume wandi Davidi?" Shauli asanswile ishiwi lyakwe alalila. ¹⁷ Elyo atile kuli Davidi, "iwe ulimulungami ukucila ine. Pantu iwe wacita icisuma kuli ine, ilyo ine nacita ububi kuli iwe. ¹⁸ Naiwe walanga lelo ubusuma wancitila, pantu iwe taunjipeye ilyo Yawe ambika pa Luse lobe. ¹⁹ Pantu nga cakuti umuntu asanga umulwani wakwe, bushe kuti amuleka ukuya umutende? Leka, Yawe akulambule icisuma pafyo wacita kuli ine ubushiku bwa lelo. ²⁰ Nomba, ine naishiba ukuti cine cinefye ukaba imfumu no kuti ubufumu bwa bena Israeli bukapampamikilwa mu minwe yobe. ²¹ Lapa kuli ine kuli Yawe ati tawakaputule ubufyashi bwandi ubukakonkapo, kabili iwe tawakalofye ishina lyandi mu nganda yakwa tata." ²² Eico Davidi apangile umulapo kuli Shauli. Elyo Shauli aile ku mwabo lelo Davidi na bantu bakwe balininine baile ukwa fisama.