¹ Nomba pakufika Davidi na bantu bakwe ku Sikiagi mu bushiku ubwalenga shitatu, ninshi abena Ameleke baliipumine pa Negebu na pa Sikliga, no kuoca ku mulilo, ² kabili baikatile mu bunkole abanakashi, na bonse abali mu mushi abaice nabakalamba. Tabaipeyepo iyo, ba kumbile fye baile na mu nshila yabo. ³ Eico Dabidi na bantu bakwe ilyo bafikile ku mushi, moneni naocewa kumulilo na bakashi babo na bana babo amaume, naba nababo abanakashi nabekatea mulibonkole! ⁴ elyo Dabidi nabantu ablinabo basawileamashiwi yabo balalila wasuka wabulaumo bali amakayakulila ⁵ Abakashi babili abakwa Dabidi naboli ketwemulibonkole,Ahinoamu umwina Yesreeli na HAbigai uwali mukashi wakwa Nabali umwina Kamele. ⁶ Awe Dabidi amanema icibi, pantu abantu basosele ukumupolaamabwe, ico yalikalipe imitima ya bantu, umu muntu nomuntu abanabakwe abaume nabanakashi. Lelo Dabidi aikoseshe mulilesa wakwe. ⁷ Elyo Dabidi atile ku Abiatari shimapepo, mwana Ahimeke, shipalamika kuli nie Efode. Ao Abitali apalamike Afode kuli Dabidi. ⁸ Dabidi aipwishe kuli yehoba ati, ''Beshe ndesupila panuma yasupaii Bushendebasanga? nao abaswike ati ''supilako, pantu ukusanga ulesanga, kabili ukupokolola ulepokolola . ⁹ Awe Dabidi aile wene na bantu imyanda mitanda abalinakwe, bafikile nakumumana Besole, eko baikele abashelekubanabo. ¹⁰ Elyo Dabidi asupile wene nabantu imyanda ine. Ico aba bantu imyanda ibili abafililwe ukwabukaumuma Besore bashekunuma. ¹¹ Basangile umwina Eguputi mumpanga bamutwele nkuli dabidi nokumupela icakulya ukuti alye nokumunwisha amenshi; ¹² abamupele icipusha icamukama wamukunyu nafisasangu ifyamwanganshi yaanikwa; nao elyo alile alipuputwike, pantutalile icilyo nokunwa amenshi panshikushitatu akasuba necungulo. ¹³ Elyo Dabidi atile kuli wene, ''Uli wakwa ani? kabili uliwa kwi?'' Nao atil, ''Nine mulumendo umwina Egupiti, umubomfi wamwina Ameleke, shikulu alinshile, pantu kwabe nshiku shitatu ilyo nalwele. ¹⁴ Ifwe twaipimine pakapinda kakukulyo kabena Kalebu, twaocele na Siklig ku mulilo. ¹⁵ Elyo Dabidi atile kuli wene, ''Bushe ulententemushisha kumpuka iyo? Nao atile, ''Lapeni kuli Lesa ukuti mwinjipaya nangu kumpela kuli shikulu Naine ndemutentemushisha kumpuka iyo. ¹⁶ Elyo amutentemushishe, kabili moneni bailekeleshe pa calo ponse balelya, balenwa. Balesangalala pacitwapwa conse ico basendele paba Filisiti, na mucalo cakwa Yuda. ¹⁷ Dabidi abomine ukufuma kulu monyangala ukufika naku cungulo kubafita, taba paswikepo umuntu kano abalumendo imyanda ine abatanteme pangamila, nokufulumuka. ¹⁸ Dabidi apokolwele ico abana Ameleke babulile nabakashi bakwa Dabidi, Dabidi alibapokolwele. ¹⁹ Takwabulilwe kuli bene akantu nangu akanono nangu akantu akakalamba nangu bana baume nangu abanakashi, nangu citapwa nangu cinso ico baibulile, icintu conse Dabidi alibweseshe. ²⁰ Dabidi abulile nemikuni yonse nama ombe kabili nabantu balifikumba balemutangilila, nokutila, ''Ici ecitapwa cakwa Dabidi. ²¹ Dabidi afikile kubantu imyanda ibili bafililwe ukukonka Dabidi, abaikalike kumu mana Besore, bafumine kuku kumanya Dabid kabili kukukumanya abantu abali nankwe. Bapalamine nakubantu noku baposha. ²² Ilyo bayaswike bonse abaile na Dabidi nokutila, ''Pamulandu wakuti tabaile nefwe, kuti tubapekeleko ico twapokolola kano umuntu nomuntu, umukashi wakwe nabana bakwe ebo basende baye nokuya. ²³ Lelo Dabidi atile, ''Mwicite fi, mweba munyinane, pali ifyo Lesa apela kuli ifwe apo atubaka, apela na muminwe yesu impuka iyaishile pali ifwe. ²⁴ Kabili nani uwingofwa imwe kumulandu uyu? Pantu ifyo caba cakaniko caba tentemukila kukulwa ifyo cibe necakaniko cawikala pafipe; bale yakana.'' ²⁵ Nomba ukufuma ubushiku bulya nokutilako, atitile icicintu icipope kabili cabupingushi kabili Israeli ukufika nakubwalelo ²⁶ Ilyo Dabidi afikile ku Sikligi, atuminepo icitapwa kubana bakwe, abakalamaba bakwa Yuda, ati, ''Moneni epalo kuli imwe ilyamucitapwa kubalwani bakwa Yawe.'' ²⁷ Atumine kubamu Betele, nakubamu Ramoti, Nagebu nakuba mu Yatiri, ²⁸ nakuba mu Aroeri, nakubamu Shamoti, nakubamu Esetemoa ²⁹ Atumine nakubakalamba abali Raka nakumu musumba wa Yerameliti, nakubamu mishi yamu Keni, ³⁰ nakubamu Hormah, nakubamu Bor Ashamu, nakubamu Ataki, ³¹ nakubamu Hebrone, naku mekalo yonse uko Dabidi umwine nabantu bakwe bale endauka.