¹ David afumineko nokubutukila mu cibwendo caku Adulamu. Elyo bamunyina nabonse aba mu ng'anda yakwa wishi baumfwile ici. Batentemukile kuli ena. ² Cila muntu uwakalipwe, cilamuntu uwaliko nowalileko imisha, na cila muntu uwakalipwe bonse bakolongene kuli ena. David aishileba mushika pali bena. Bali imyanda ine iya baume abali nankwe. ³ Elyo David afumine kulya nokuya ku Mispe mu Moab. Atile ku mfumu yaku Moab, ''Napapata lekeni ba tata na bamayo baye nemwe mpaka ine nkeshibe ifyo Lesa acita pali ine.'' ⁴ Abashile ne mfumu yaku Moab. Ba wishi na ba nyina baikele nayo inshita shonse iso David ali intungulushi. ⁵ Elyo kasesema Gad atile kuli David, ''Wikala mu butungulushi. Sha kabiye ku calo cabena Yuda. David afumineko aile mu mutengo wa Herete. ⁶ Shauli aumfwile ukuti David nasokoloka, nabaume abali nankwe. Shauli ali mu Gibeah mwisamba lya cimuti lamariski mu Rama, nefumo lyakwe mu minwe yakwe, naba bomfi bonse bali mushingulwike. ⁷ Shauli atile kubabomfi bakwe abaiminine nabamushinguluka, ''Umfweni nomba, mwe bantu bakwa Benjamini! Bushe umwana mwaume wakwa Yese akapela cila umo amabala na imyangashi? Bushe akacita imwe bonse bamushika pa makana naba mushika pa myanda, ⁸ mukucinjanya imwe bonse mukungumanina akapi munjimina ine? Takuli uuli onse uwanjibukishe ine ilyo umwana mwaume wandi acitile icipingano no mwana mwaume wakwa Yese. Takwali muli imwe uwambelele inkumbu kuli ine. Takwali muli imwe uwanjibukishe ukuti umwana mwaume wandi nakuta umubomfi wandi David. Lelo alefisa nokundolela ukti engasansa.'' ⁹ Elyo Doeg umwina Edomu, uwali umubomfi wakwa Shauli, ayaswike, ''Namwene umwana mwaume wakwa Yese aisa ku Nobu, kulim Ahimeleke umwana mwaume wakwa Ahitubu. ¹⁰ Apele kuli Yawe kuti enga mwafwa, na uku mupela ubwafwilisho no lupanga lwakwa Golyati umu Pelishiti.'' ¹¹ Ilyo imfumu yatumine umo mukwita shimapepo Ahimeleke umwana mwaume wakwa Ahitubu naba ng'anda yakwa wishi bonse, bashimapepo abali mu Nobu. Bonse baile ku mfumu. ¹² Shauli atile, ''Umfwa nomba, we mwana mwaume wakwa Ahitubu. ''Ayaswike, ''Pano epo ndi shikulu.'' ¹³ Shauli atile kuli ena, ''Bushe cinshi mwangumanina akapi, iwe na umwana mwaume wakwa Yese, mulico namupela umukote, na ulupanga, kabili napepa nakuli Lesa ukuti enga mwafwa, pakweba ati enga njimina ine, mubumfisolo munkama, ngefyo acita lelo?'' ¹⁴ Elyo Ahimeleke ayaswike imfumu atile, ''Nani pali bonse mubabomfi bobe uwacishinka nga David, uyo uli umwana mwaume shifyala wa mfumu kabili mulinshi wenu, kabili uwacindama mu ng'anda yenu? ¹⁵ Bushe lelo ebushiku bwa ntanshi ine napepele kuli Lesa ukumwafwa? Cakutilafye kuli ine! Tekesha ukuleka imfumu kubike umulandu nangu icili conse pa mubomfi nangu pamayanda yonse ayakwa tata. Pantu umubomfi obe teshibe icili conse pamulandu onse.'' ¹⁶ Imfumu yabweseshe, ''Imwe mucishinka mu kafwa, Ahimuleke, iwe naba ng'anda yakwa wiso bonse.'' ¹⁷ Imfumu yalitile kuli malonda waiminine kuli yene, ''Alulukeni nokwipaya bashimapepo bakwa Yawe. Pantu amaboko yabo yali pali David, pantu baishibe ati nafyuka, nokukana nsokolwela ine.'' Lelo ababomfi ba mfumu teti bamufyepo amaboko yabo kukwingila bashimapepo bakwa Yawe. ¹⁸ Elyo imfumu yatile kuli Doege, ''Alulukeni nokwipaya bashimapepo.'' Kanshi Doege umwina Edomu aalulwike nokusansa bashimapepo; aipeye amakumi cine konse konse abantu abafwele Edomu muli bulya bushiku. ¹⁹ Na Nobu aipeye kulupanga, mumusumba wabashimapepo, abaume pamo nabanakashi, abaice nabonka, ne ng'ombe shabo, mpunda ne mpaanga fyaipaiwe kulupanga. ²⁰ Lelo umo uwamubaume bakwa Ahimeleke umwana mwaume wakwa Ahitubu, uwainikwe Abitatari, abutukile nokuya panuma yakwa David. ²¹ Abiatari aebele David ukweba ati Shauli aipeye bashimapepo bakwa Yawe. ²² David atile kuli Abiatari, ''Nalishibe pali bulya bushiku ilyo umwina Edomu ali kulya, ukuti mucine akebe Shauli. Nine naletelele cila mfwa yamulupwa lwakwa wiso! ²³ Ikala naine kabili witina. Pantu umo ufwaya umweo obe afwaya nomweo wandi. Ukusangwa bwino naine.''