¹ Elyo Hiramu imfumu yaku Taya yatumine nkombe kuli Davedi, ne fimuti fya mikedari, bakapala wa mbao, na bakatoba wa mabwe. Bamukulile isano. ² Davedi alishibe ukuti Yawe alimwimike nge mfumu pali Israeli, no kuti ubufumu bwakwe bwalisumwilwe pa mulandu wa bantu bakwe aba Israeli. ³ Mu Yerusalemu, Davedi akwatilepo abakashi na bambi, no kwaluka ukuba wishi wa banakashi abengi. ⁴ Aya e mashina ya baana bakwe abafyelwe kuli eena mu Yerusalemu: Samua, Shobabu, Natani, Solomoni, ⁵ Ibihali, Elishua, Elipeleti, ⁶ Noga, Nefegi, Yafiya, ⁷ Elishama, Belilyada, na Elifeleti. ⁸ Nomba ilyo aba Filishiti baumfwile ukuti Davedi balimusuba nge mfumu pali Islaeli onse, bonse baile baleumufwaya. Leelo Davedi alyumfwile palwa ici nao aile ukuyabakumanya. ⁹ Nomba aba Falishiti baishile no kusansa umupoka-poka wa refaimu. ¹⁰ Elyo Davedi aipwishe ubwafwilisho ukufuma kuli Lesa. Atile, ''Bushe kuti nasankama aba Falishiti? Bushemulebaleenga ukucimfiwa?'' Yawe atile kuli eena, ''Basankame, apo ndi no kubapeela kuli iwe.'' ¹¹ Kanshi efyo baishile ukuninika ku Baali Perasimu, na kulya eko abacimfishe. Atatakwile, ''Lesa nafumfumukila pa balwani bandi ukupitila mu kuboko kwandi ngo ku kufumfumuka kwa menshi ya cibuundo.'' kanshi ishina lya ncende ilya lyayalwike Baali Perasimu. ¹² Ni kulya kwine aba Falishiti balekeleshe tu lesa twabo, na Davedi apeele icpope ukuti tufwile ukocewa. ¹³ Elyo abafalishiti baingile umupoka-poka nakabili. ¹⁴ Kanshi Davedi aipwishike ubwafwilisho ukufuma kuli Lesa na kabili. Lesa atile kuli eena, ''Tamufwile ukubasankama ku ntanshi yabo, leelo cawama mubashinguluke ku numa no kubeshibila ukupula mu fimuti fya basamu. ¹⁵ Ilyofye uleumfwa icunda ca nshindo mu cimwela icilepunga ukulalanya pa tuntongoli twa fimuti fya basamu, elyo abasankame na maka. Ucite ici pantu Lesa alekutangilila ku kukusankama ifita fya nkondo ifya ba Falishiti. ¹⁶ Kanshi Davedi acitile ngomo Lesa amukonkomeshe. Acimfishe ifita fya nkondo ifya ba Falishiti ukufuma ku Gibeoni nshila yonse ku Geza. ¹⁷ Elyo ululumbi lwakwa Davedi lwasalangene mpanga yonse, na Yawe alengele imitundu yonse ukuti ilemutina.