1 Samwiri 23
1 Awo Dawudi bwe yategeezebwa nti, “Laba, Abafirisuuti balwana ne Keyira, era banyagulula amawuuliro,”
Basebebika kuDavida besithi: Khangela, amaFilisti alwa emelene leKeyila, aphanga amabala okubhulela.
2 ne yeebuuza ku Mukama nti, “Ŋŋende nnumbe Abafirisuuti abo?” Mukama n’amuddamu nti, “Genda olumbe Abafirisuuti owonye Keyira.”
UDavida wasebuza eNkosini esithi: Ngihambe yini ngitshaye lamaFilisti? INkosi yasisithi kuDavida: Hamba uyetshaya amaFilisti, usindise iKeyila.
3 Naye abasajja ba Dawudi ne bamugamba nti, “Wano mu Yuda tuli mu ntiisa. Naye ate bwe tuligenda e Keyira okulwanyisa Abafirisuuti, kiriba kitya?”
Kodwa abantu bakaDavida bathi kuye: Khangela, siyesaba khonapha koJuda; pho, kangakanani uba sisiya eKeyila emaviyweni amaFilisti?
4 Dawudi n’addayo nate okwebuuza ku Mukama. Mukama n’amuddamu nti, “Golokoka oserengete e Keyira, kubanga ŋŋenda kuwaayo Abafirisuuti mu mukono gwo.”
UDavida wasephinda futhi ukubuza eNkosini. INkosi yasimphendula yathi: Sukuma wehlele eKeyila, ngoba ngizanikela amaFilisti esandleni sakho.
5 Awo Dawudi n’abasajja be ne balaga e Keyira, ne balwana n’Abafirisuuti, ne batwala ente zaabwe, era ne batta bangi ku bo. Dawudi n’awonya abatuuze b’e Keyira.
Ngakho uDavida labantu bakhe baya eKeyila, balwa lamaFilisti, baqhuba inkomo zawo, bawatshaya ngokutshaya okukhulu. Ngalokho uDavida wasindisa abahlali beKeyila.
6 Mu biro ebyo Abiyasaali mutabani wa Akimereki bwe yaddukira eri Dawudi e Keyira, yagenda ne kkanzu ey’obwakabona eyitibwa efodi.
Kwasekusithi lapho uAbhiyatha indodana kaAhimeleki ebalekela kuDavida eKeyila, wehla ele-efodi esandleni sakhe.
7 Sawulo n’ategeezebwa nti Dawudi agenze e Keyira, n’ayogera nti, “Katonda awaddeyo Dawudi mu mukono gwange, kubanga Dawudi yesibiddeyo, bw’ayingidde mu kibuga ekiriko wankaaki ow’emitayimbwa.”
Kwasekubikwa kuSawuli ukuthi uDavida ungenile eKeyila. USawuli wasesithi: UNkulunkulu umnikele esandleni sami, ngoba uvalelwe ngokungena emzini olamasango lemigoqo.
8 Awo Sawulo n’akuŋŋaanya amaggye ge gonna okweteekerateekera olutalo, n’aserengeta e Keyira okuzingiza Dawudi ne basajja be.
USawuli wasebizela bonke abantu empini ukwehlela eKeyila, ukuvimbezela uDavida labantu bakhe.
9 Dawudi n’ategeera nga Sawulo ateekateeka okumukola akabi, n’agamba Abiyasaali kabona nti, “Leeta ekkanzu ey’obwakabona eyitibwa efodi wano.”
UDavida wasesazi ukuthi uSawuli wenza iqhinga elibi ngasese ngaye, wathi kuAbhiyatha umpristi: Letha lapha i-efodi.
10 Awo Dawudi n’ayogera nti, “Ayi Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri, omuweereza wo awuliridde ddala Sawulo bw’ateekateeka okujja okusaanyaawo ekibuga Keyira ku lwange.
UDavida wasesithi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, inceku yakho izwile lokuzwa ukuthi uSawuli udinga ukuza eKeyila ukuchitha umuzi ngenxa yami.
11 Abatuuze b’e Keyira balimpaayo gy’ali? Era Sawulo anaaserengeta n’ajja, ng’omuweereza wo bw’awulidde? Ayi Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri, nkwegayiridde, tegeeza omuweereza wo.” Mukama n’amugamba nti, “Aliserengeta.”
Abahlali beKeyila bazanginikela esandleni sakhe yini? USawuli uzakwehla yini njengokuzwa kwenceku yakho? Nkosi, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, akuyitshele inceku yakho. INkosi yasisithi: Uzakwehla.
12 Dawudi n’addamu n’abuuza nti, “Abasajja b’e Keyira balimpaayo nze n’abasajja bange eri Sawulo?” Mukama n’amuddamu nti, “Balibawaayo gy’ali.”
UDavida wasesithi: Abahlali beKeyila bazanginikela mina labantu bami esandleni sikaSawuli yini? INkosi yasisithi: Bazalinikela.
13 Awo Dawudi n’abasajja be, abawera nga lukaaga ne bava e Keyira, ne batambulatambulanga wano ne wali nga tebalina kifo kyankalakkalira. Sawulo bwe yategeezebwa nga Dawudi adduse okuva mu Keyira, n’atagendayo.
Wasesukuma uDavida labantu bakhe, phose abangamakhulu ayisithupha, baphuma eKeyila, baya lapho ababengaya khona. Lapho uSawuli esetshelwa ukuthi uDavida usephephile eKeyila, wayekela ukuphuma.
14 Dawudi n’abeera mu bifo eby’eddungu, mu nsi ey’ensozi mu ddungu ery’e Zifu. Sawulo n’anoonyanga Dawudi buli lunaku, naye Katonda n’atamuwaayo mu mukono gwe.
UDavida wasehlala enkangala ezinqabeni, wahlala ezintabeni enkangala yeZifi. LoSawuli wayemdinga insuku zonke, kodwa uNkulunkulu kamnikelanga esandleni sakhe.
15 Dawudi ng’ali mu ddungu ery’e Zifu mu kibira ky’e Kolesi, n’ategeera nga Sawulo amunoonya okumutta.
UDavida wasebona ukuthi uSawuli wayephumele ukudinga impilo yakhe. UDavida wayesenkangala yeZifi eguswini.
16 Awo Yonasaani mutabani wa Sawulo n’agenda eri Dawudi mu kibira, Kolesi, okumugumya mu Mukama.
UJonathani, indodana kaSawuli, wasesukuma waya kuDavida eguswini, waqinisa isandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu.
17 N’amugamba nti, “Totya, kubanga kitange Sawulo talikukola kabi n’akamu. Gwe oliba kabaka wa Isirayiri, nze ne mbeera omumyuka wo, era n’ekyo kitange akimanyi.”
Wathi kuye: Ungesabi, ngoba isandla sikaSawuli ubaba kasiyikukuthola, njalo uzakuba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli, mina-ke ngibe ngowesibili kuwe, loSawuli laye ubaba ukwazi kunjalo.
18 Awo bombi ne bakola endagaano mu maaso ga Mukama, n’oluvannyuma Yonasaani n’addayo ewuwe, Dawudi n’asigala mu kibira.
Basebesenza isivumelwano bobabili phambi kweNkosi; uDavida wasehlala eguswini, loJonathani waya endlini yakhe.
19 Awo ab’e Zifu ne bambuka eri Sawulo e Gibea ne bamutegeeza nti, “Okimanyi nga Dawudi yeekwese mu ffe mu kibira ky’e Kolesi, ku lusozi Kakira oluli ku luuyi olw’obukiikaddyo obwa Yesimoni?
AbeZifi basebesenyukela kuSawuli eGibeya bathi: UDavida kacatshanga lathi yini ezinqabeni eguswini, eqaqeni lweHakila engeningizimu kweJeshimoni?
20 Kaakano, ayi kabaka, serengeta mu bbanga lyonna ly’onoosiima, tujja kumuwaayo gy’oli.”
Ngakho-ke, ngokwesifiso sonke somphefumulo wakho sokwehla, nkosi, yehla; njalo kungokwethu ukumnikela esandleni senkosi.
21 Sawulo n’abaddamu nti, “Mukama abawe omukisa, olw’okunkwatirwa ekisa.
USawuli wasesithi: Libusisiwe yiNkosi ngoba liyangizwela.
22 Mugende mweyongere okwetegereza, mumanye, mulabe n’ebifo gy’atera okutambulira, n’abamulabayo, kubanga bantegeeza nti mujagujagu nnyo.
Ake lihambe, libe lilungisa, lazi libone indawo yakhe lapho unyawo lwakhe lukhona, ngubani ombone lapho, ngoba ngitsheliwe ukuthi wenza ngobuqili isibili.
23 Noolwekyo munoonye mu bifo mwe yeekweka munkomezeewo amawulire amakakafu. Bw’anaabeera mu kitundu ekyo eky’ensi nnaagenda nammwe munoonye mu bika byonna ebya Yuda.”
Bonani-ke, lizazi zonke indawo zokucatsha lapho acatsha khona, libuye kimi lileqiniso, ngizahamba-ke lani; kuzakuthi-ke nxa ekhona elizweni, ngizamdinga phakathi kwazo zonke inkulungwane zakoJuda.
24 Awo ne bagolokoka ne bakulemberamu Sawulo ne bagenda e Zifu. Mu biro ebyo Dawudi n’abasajja be baali mu ddungu ery’e Mawoni mu Alaba ku luuyi olw’obukiikaddyo obwa Yesimoni.
Basebesukuma baya eZifi phambi kukaSawuli; kodwa uDavida labantu bakhe babesenkangala yeMahoni, emagcekeni, ngeningizimu kweJeshimoni.
25 Awo Sawulo n’abasajja be ne bagenda okumunoonya. Dawudi n’akiwulira, kyeyava aserengeta awali olwazi mu ddungu ery’e Mawoni n’abeera eyo. Sawulo bwe yakiwulira n’agenda mu ddungu ery’e Mawoni okumunoonya.
USawuli labantu bakhe basebesiyamdinga. Basebemtshela uDavida, wasesehla edwaleni, wahlala enkangala yeMahoni. Kwathi uSawuli esekuzwile, waxotshana loDavida enkangala yeMahoni.
26 Sawulo n’ayambukira ku luuyi olumu olw’olusozi, Dawudi ne basajja be ne bambukira ku luuyi olulala, nga banguwa okudduka Sawulo. Naye Sawulo ne basajja be bwe baali nga banaatera okuzingiza Dawudi n’abasajja be,
USawuli wasehamba nganeno kuloluhlangothi lwentaba, loDavida labantu bakhe bahamba ngakolunye uhlangothi lwentaba. Kwasekusithi uDavida waphangisa ukusuka ebusweni bukaSawuli, ngoba uSawuli labantu bakhe bahanqa uDavida labantu bakhe ukubabamba.
27 ne wajja omubaka eri Sawulo ng’agamba nti, “Yanguwako! Abafirisuuti balumbye ensi.”
Kodwa kwafika isithunywa kuSawuli sisithi: Phangisa ubuye, ngoba amaFilisti asehlasele ilizwe.
28 Awo Sawulo n’alekayo okunoonya Dawudi, n’agenda okulwanyisa Abafirisuuti. Ekifo ekyo kyekyava kituumibwa Serakammalekosi.
Ngakho uSawuli waphenduka ekuxotshaneni loDavida, wayamelana lamaFilisti. Ngakho bayibiza leyondawo bathi yiSela-Hamalekoti.
29 Awo Dawudi n’avaayo n’agenda n’abeera mu bifo ebya Engedi.
UDavida wasesenyuka esuka lapho, wahlala ezinqabeni zeEngedi.
