¹ Ilyo apwile ukulanda mu Shauli, u mutima wa kwa na Yonatani walikatene kumutima wa kwa Davidi na Yo natani amutemenwe kwati mweo wakwe. ² Shauli abulile Davidi mumulimo wa kwe bulya bwine bushiku; ta mulekele ukubweelela ku nganda yabawishi. ³ Elyo Yatani na Davidi bapangene icipangano cacitemwiko pantu Yonatani a mutemenwe ngo mweo wakwe. ⁴ Yotani afulile umwingila afwele no kupeela Davidi pamo necanso akwete, pamo pene no lupanga lwakwe, ubuta, no mushipi. ⁵ Davidi aleya konse Uko shauli ale mutuma, no ku bomba bwino shauli amulashike pa baume babulwi ici caliweme mu menso ya bantu bonse kabili na mu menso ya ba bomfi ba kwa shauli. ⁶ Ilyo balebwela mukucimfya ku mishi muku cimfya aba Pelishiti, abana kashi ba ishile ukufuma mu misumba yonse ya Israeli, baleimba no kucinda, ku kumanya Shauli imfumu, balino tuoma, ne nsansa, nefilimba fya nsale. ⁷ Abana kashi baleimba bale ankulana ilyo bale angala. Baleimba: ''Shauli aipaya amakana yakwe, na Davidi amakana yakwe ikumi. ⁸ Shauli alifulilwe sana, no lulwimbo lwalibipile kuli ena. Atile, ''Davidi aipaya amakana amakumi, elyo ine baletilafye amakana. Cinshi cimbi ico engakwata kano ubufumu?'' ⁹ Shauli aloleshe Davidi no mutunganya ukufuma pali bulya bushiku nokuya kuntanshi. ¹⁰ Ubushiku bwako nkelepo umupashi ubi uwakwa Lesa waishile pali Shauli nao aleita cakwe, pamo ngafintu alecita cilabushiku. Shauli ali nefumo muminwe yakwe. ¹¹ Shauli apoosele ifumo, pantu aletontonkanya, ''Nalapalamika Davidi kucibumba. ''Lelo Davidi alelwike ukufuma kwifumo lyakwa Shauli imiku ibili munshila iyi. ¹² Shauli aletina Davidi, pantu alina Yesu, Lelo tabali pamo na Shauli. ¹³ Eico Shauli alimufumisheko kucinso cakwe no kumusonta ukuba umukalamba wape ikanalimo Munshila iyi Davidi alifumine no kubwelela kubantu. ¹⁴ Davidi alebomba imilimo yakwe yonse mano mano, pantu Yawe ali nankwe. ¹⁵ Ilyo Shauli amwene ukuti alebomba mano mano, aiminine akatalamukila ukufuma kuli ena. ¹⁶ Lelo bonse abena Israeli naba Yuda batemenwe Davidi, pantu ale batungulula mubulwi. ¹⁷ Elyo Shauli atile kuli Davidi, ''Uyu emwana wawali umukalamba umwanakashi. Merabu. Nkakupeela ukuba umukashi obe, Lelo ube uwamaka no kulwaubulwi bwakwa Yawe.'' Pantu Shauli atontonkenye, ''Mwileka iminwe yandi ibepali ena, Lelo iminwe yaba pelishiti ibe pali ena. ¹⁸ Davidi atile kuli Shauli, ''Nine ani, kabili balupwa bandi nibani, nangu umukowa wabatata mu Israeli, ica kuti ningaba umuko wamfumu?'' ¹⁹ Lelo ilyo inshita ilya Merabu umwana wakwa Shauli Umwanakashi, A ali peelwe akale kuli Aohiele umwina Meholatikukuba umukashi. ²⁰ Lelo Michal, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Shauli, atemenwe Avidi. Baebele Shauli, nao alitemenwe icicintu. ²¹ Elyo Shauli alantontonkenye, nkamupeela kuli ena, epakuti emo kamwikatile, kabili wo kuboko kwa be Pelishiti kukamwalukila.'' Eico, Shauli atile kuli Davidi umuku wacibili, ulinokuba umupongoshi wandi umwaume.'' ²² Shauli aebele abomfi bakwe, '' landa na Davidi mubumfisolo, utile, mona, imfumu naikutemwasasna, na bonse ababomfi bakwe nabakutemwa. Nomba ilyo, aishile bashifyala wa mfumu''' ²³ Eico naba bomfi bakwa Shauli balandile aya mashiwi kuli Davidi. Elyo Davidi atile, ''Bushe mulandu unonokuli iwe ukuba umuko wamfumu, pantu ndimuntu umupina, kabili uwasuulwa?'' ²⁴ Aba bomfi bakwa Shauli bapeele akasebo amashiwi aya landile Davidi. ²⁵ Elyo Shauli atile, ''USose ifi kuli Davidi, Imfumu taile fwaya indalama ishili shonse isha mpango lelo ilefwaya inkanda umwanda umo ishapampela ya kubwaume bwaba Pelishiti, kuku landula abalwani ba mfumu. '''Nomba Shauli alefwaya Davidi abe muminwe yabena Pelishiti. ²⁶ Ilyo aba bomfi bakwe baebele Davidi ayamashiwi, casekeshe Davidi ukuba umuko wa mfumu. ²⁷ Ilyo nenshiku tashilapwa, Davidi alile na bantu bakwe no kwipaya imyanda ibili yaba Pelishiti. Davidi aletele inkanda shakumpela iyakubwaume, no kushipela impendwa iya kumanina kumfumu, epakuti abeumuko wa mfumu. Eico Shauli amupeele Michal umwana wakwe umwanakashi ukuba umukashi wakwe. ²⁸ Ilyo Shauli amwene, kabili alishibe ukuti Yawe ali na Davidi, nao michal, umwana wakwa Shauli umwanakashi, alimutemenwe, ²⁹ Shauli ali uwakutinasana Davidi. Shauli akonkenyepofye ukuba umulwani wakwa Davidi. ³⁰ Elyo naba mushika baPelishiti baleya kukulwa, Davidi alebomba mano mano paba bomfi bakwa, Shauli bonse ne shina lyakwe lya ishileba ilya temwikwa nganshi.