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1 Dawudi n’ava e Gaasi, n’addukira mu mpuku Adulamu. Baganda be n’ennyumba ya kitaawe bwe baakiwulira nti ali eyo, ne baserengeta okumusisinkana.
UDavida wasesuka lapho, waphephela ebhalwini lweAdulamu. Lapho abafowabo lendlu yonke kayise bekuzwa lokho, behlela kuye lapho.
2 N’abo bonna abaali abanaku, n’abaalina abababanja, n’abaali beetamiddwa, nga si bamativu, ne bakuŋŋaanira gy’ali, n’afuuka omukulembeze waabwe; abantu ng’ebikumi bina abaali naye.
Kwasekubuthana kuye wonke umuntu ocindezelweyo, laye wonke umuntu owayelesikwelede, laye wonke umuntu owayebuhlungu emphefumulweni, wasesiba yinduna phezu kwabo, kwaze kwaba laye phose abantu abangamakhulu amane.
3 Dawudi n’avaayo n’agenda e Mizupe mu Mowaabu, n’agamba kabaka wa Mowaabu nti, “Nkusaba okkirize kitange ne mmange babeere naawe okutuusa bwe ndimanya Katonda ky’ayagala okunkolera.”
UDavida wasesuka lapho waya eMizipa yakoMowabi, wathi enkosini yakoMowabi: Ngiyacela ukuthi ubaba lomama baphume lani, ngize ngazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzangenzelani.
4 N’abaleka ne kabaka wa Mowaabu, ne babeera naye ebbanga lyonna Dawudi lye yabeera mu kifo ekyo.
Wasebaletha phambi kwenkosi yakoMowabi, basebehlala layo insuku zonke uDavida esenqabeni.
5 Naye nnabbi Gaadi n’alabula Dawudi nti, “Tobeera mu kifo ekyo, vaamu ogende mu nsi ya Yuda.” Awo Dawudi n’avaayo n’agenda mu kibira Keresi.
Umprofethi uGadi wasesithi kuDavida: Ungahlali enqabeni; hamba wena ngena elizweni lakoJuda. UDavida wasehamba wangena eguswini leHerethi.
6 Sawulo n’awulira nti Dawudi n’abasajja be bazuuliddwa. Sawulo yali atudde wansi w’omumyulimu ku kasozi e Gibea ng’akutte effumu, nga n’abaserikale be bayimiridde okumwetooloola.
USawuli wasesizwa ukuthi uDavida uyaziwa labantu ababelaye. USawuli wayehlezi eGibeya ngaphansi kwesihlahla setamarisiki eRama, elomkhonto esandleni sakhe, lazo zonke inceku zakhe zazimi laye.
7 Awo Sawulo n’abagamba nti, “Mumpulirize mmwe Ababenyamini. Mutabani wa Yese alibawa ennimiro n’ennimiro ez’emizabbibu? Mulowooza alibafuula abaduumizi b’enkumi n’abaduumizi b’ekikumi?
USawuli wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe ezazimi laye: Ake lizwe, bakoBhenjamini: Kambe indodana kaJese izalinika lonke amasimu lezivini, ilibeke lonke libe zinduna zezinkulungwane lezinduna zamakhulu,
8 Kyemuvudde mundyamu olukwe mwenna? Tewali n’omu ku mmwe eyantegeeza mutabani wange ng’akola endagaano ne mutabani wa Yese. Tewali n’omu ku mmwe afaayo okuntegeeza nga mutabani wange awagira omuweereza wange okunteega, nga bw’akoze leero.”
ngokuthi lonke lingenzele ugobe, njalo kakho owembule endlebeni yami ukuthi indodana yami yenza isivumelwano lendodana kaJese; kakho loyedwa kini ongizwelayo, lowembula endlebeni yami, ukuthi indodana yami ingivusela inceku yami ukuthi icathame njengalamuhla?
9 Naye Dowegi Omwedomu eyali ayimiridde awamu n’abaserikale ba Sawulo n’ayogera nti, “Nalaba mutabani wa Yese ng’agenda eri Akimereki mutabani wa Akitubu e Nobu.
Kwasekuphendula uDowegi umEdoma owayemi lenceku zikaSawuli, wathi: Ngayibona indodana kaJese isiza eNobi kuAhimeleki indodana kaAhitubi.
10 Akimereki yamubuuliza eri Mukama, era n’amuwa n’ebikozesebwa n’ekitala kya Goliyaasi Omufirisuuti.”
Wasembuzela eNkosini, wamnika umphako, lenkemba kaGoliyathi umFilisti wamnika yona.
11 Awo kabaka n’atumya kabona Akimereki mutabani wa Akitubu n’ennyumba ya kitaawe yonna, bakabona abaali e Nobu, bonna ne bajja eri kabaka.
Inkosi uSawuli yasithuma ukubiza uAhimeleki umpristi, indodana kaAhitubi, lendlu yonke kayise, abapristi ababeseNobi; bonke basebesiza enkosini.
12 Sawulo n’ayogera nti, “Wuliriza kaakano, mutabani wa Akitubu.” N’addamu nti, “Mpuliriza mukama wange.”
USawuli wasesithi: Ake ulalele, ndodana kaAhitubi. Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha, nkosi yami.
13 Sawulo n’amubuuza nti, “Lwaki weekobaana ne mutabani wa Yese, n’omuwa emigaati n’ekitala, n’omubuuliza n’eri Katonda, alyoke, anteege angolokokereko, nga bw’akoze leero?”
USawuli wasesithi kuye: Kungani lingenzela ugobe, wena lendodana kaJese, njengoba wayinika isinkwa lenkemba, wayibuzela kuNkulunkulu, ukuthi ingivukele icathame njengalamuhla?
14 Awo Akimereki n’addamu kabaka nti, “Ani ku baddu bo bonna eyenkana Dawudi, mukoddomi wa kabaka, omuduumizi wo ow’oku ntikko aduumira ekibinja ekikukuuma, era assibwamu ennyo ekitiibwa mu nnyumba yo?
UAhimeleki waseyiphendula inkosi wathi: Pho, ngubani kuzo zonke inceku zakho othembekileyo njengoDavida, ongumkhwenyana wenkosi, oqhubeka ekukulaleleni, lohloniphekayo endlini yakho?
15 Olowooza nti ku lunaku olwo gwe gwali omulundi ogusooka okumubuuliza eri Katonda? Nedda! Kabaka aleme okuvunaana omuweereza wo newaakubadde omuntu yenna ow’omu nnyumba ya kitange, kubanga omuweereza wo talina n’ekimu ky’amanyi ku nsonga eyo.”
Ngiyaqalisa lamuhla yini ukumbuzela kuNkulunkulu? Kakube khatshana lami! Inkosi kayingabeki udaba encekwini yayo lendlini yonke kababa; ngoba inceku yakho yayingazi lutho ngaloludaba, oluncinyane kumbe olukhulu.
16 Naye kabaka n’ayogera nti, “Mazima tooleme kufa, ggwe Akimereki, n’ennyumba ya kitaawo yonna.”
Inkosi yasisithi: Ahimeleki, uzakufa lokufa, wena lendlu yonke kayihlo.
17 Awo kabaka n’alagira abaserikale abaali bamuyimiridde okumpi, nti, “Mutte bakabona ba Mukama, kubanga nabo bassa kimu ne Dawudi. Baategeera ng’adduka, naye ne batantegeeza.” Naye ne wataba n’omu ku baserikale ba kabaka eyayaŋŋanga okugolola omukono gwe okutta bakabona ba Mukama.
Inkosi yasisithi kuzigijimi ezazimi layo: Phendukani, libulale abapristi beNkosi; ngoba isandla sabo laso siloDavida, futhi ngoba babesazi ukuthi ubalekile, kodwa kabembulanga endlebeni yami. Kodwa inceku zenkosi kazithandanga ukwelula isandla sazo ukuthi zihlasele abapristi beNkosi.
18 Awo kabaka n’alyoka alagira Dowegi nti, “Ggwe bakkeeko obatte.” Awo Dowegi Omwedomu n’abakkako n’abatta, era olunaku olwo n’atta abasajja kinaana mu bataano abaayambalanga ekkanzu ey’obwakabona eza bafuta.
Inkosi yasisithi kuDowegi: Phenduka wena, uhlasele abapristi. UDowegi umEdoma wasephenduka, yena wahlasela abapristi, wabulala ngalolosuku abantu abangamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lanhlanu ababegqoke i-efodi yelembu elicolekileyo.
19 N’atta n’ekitala abatuuze bonna ab’e Nobu, abasajja, n’abakazi, n’abaana abatoototo, n’abaana abawere, era n’ente, n’endogoyi, n’endiga ebyali mu kibuga kya bakabona.
LeNobi, umuzi wabapristi, wayitshaya ngobukhali benkemba, kusukela endodeni kusiya kowesifazana, kusukela emntwaneni kusiya komunyayo, lezinkabi labobabhemi lezimvu, ngobukhali benkemba.
20 Naye Abiyasaali omu ku batabani ba Akimereki, muzzukulu wa Akitubu n’awona n’addukira eri Dawudi.
Kodwa omunye wamadodana kaAhimeleki indodana kaAhitubi waphepha, obizo lakhe lalinguAbhiyatha, wabaleka walandela uDavida.
21 Abiyasaali n’ategeeza Dawudi nga Sawulo bwe yali asse bakabona ba Mukama.
UAbhiyatha wasetshela uDavida ukuthi uSawuli ubulele abapristi beNkosi.
22 Awo Dawudi n’agamba Abiyasaali nti, “Namanya ku lunaku olwo, Dowegi Omwedomu bwe yaliiyo, nga ddala alibuulira Sawulo. Omusango gwange kubanga nze naleetera ennyumba ya kitaawo yonna okuttibwa.
UDavida wasesithi kuAbhiyatha: Ngakwazi ngalolosuku lapho uDowegi umEdoma elapho ukuthi uzamtshela lokumtshela uSawuli. Yimi engibangele ukufa kwawo wonke umphefumulo wendlu kayihlo.
23 Sigala nange, totya, kubanga omusajja anoonya obulamu bwo anoonya n’obwange. Ojja kuba bulungi ng’oli wamu nange.”
Hlala lami, ungesabi, ngoba lowo odinga umphefumulo wami udinga umphefumulo wakho; kodwa uzalondolozeka ulami.
