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1 AmaFilistiya aqoqela wonke amabutho awo e-Afekhi, kwathi u-Israyeli wamisa emthonjeni weJezerili.
Awo Abafirisuuti ne bakuŋŋaanyiza eggye lyabwe lyonna e Afeki, n’Abayisirayiri ne basiisira ku luzzi oluli mu Yezuleeri.
2 Kwathi ababusi bamaFilistiya befola lamabutho abo angamakhulu lazinkulungwane, uDavida labantu bakhe babefola emuva lo-Akhishi.
Abakulembeze b’Abafirisuuti bwe baali nga bakumba n’ebibinja byabwe eby’ebikumi n’eby’enkumi, Dawudi n’abasajja be ne babagoberera nga babavaako emabega wamu ne Akisi.
3 Umlawuli wamaFilistiya wabuza wathi, “AmaHebheru la-ke?” U-Akhishi waphendula wathi, “Kanti lo kasuDavida yini owayeyisikhulu sikaSawuli inkosi yako-Israyeli na? Usebe lami okudlula umnyaka, njalo kusukela mhla etshiya uSawuli kuze kube khathesi, angikaboni sici kuye.”
Abaduumizi b’Abafirisuuti ne babuuza nti, “Ate bano Abaebbulaniya bakola ki wano?” Akisi n’abaddamu nti, “Oyo ye Dawudi, omukungu wa Sawulo kabaka wa Isirayiri. Abadde nange okusukka mu mwaka, era okuva ku lunaku lwe yayabulira Sawulo n’okutuusa leero, sirabanga nsonga ku ye.”
4 Kodwa abalawuli bamaFilistiya bamthukuthelela bathi kuye, “Buyisela umuntu lo emuva, ukuze abuyele endaweni owamabela yona. Akumelanga aye empini lathi, hlezi asiphendukele lapho sekulwiwa. Angawuthola ngcono kanjani futhi umusa wenkosi yakhe kulokuthatha amakhanda abantu bakithi na?
Naye abaduumizi b’Abafirisuuti ne bamunyiigira ne bamugamba nti, “Sindika omusajja oyo addeyo mu kifo kye wamuwa. Tasaanye kugenda naffe mu lutalo, si kulwa nga atwefuukira wakati mu lutalo. Olowooza waliwo ekkubo eddala erisinga lino okumusobozesa okufuna okuganja eri mukama we bw’amutwalira emitwe gy’abasajja baffe?
5 Kasuyenalo yini uDavida abahlabela ngaye emigidweni yabo besithi: ‘USawuli ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kodwa uDavida ubulele amatshumi ezinkulungwane zakhe’?”
Oyo si ye Dawudi gwe baayimbangako, nga bazina, nga boogera nti, “‘Sawulo asse enkumi ze, ne Dawudi asse emitwalo gye?’”
6 Ngakho u-Akhishi wabiza uDavida wathi kuye, “Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ekhona, ubuthembekile, njalo kade ngingathokoza ukuba lawe usebenze lami empini. Kusukela ngelanga owafika ngalo kimi kuze kube khathesi, angibonanga sici kuwe, kodwa ababusi kabakufuni.
Awo Akisi n’ayita Dawudi n’amugamba nti, “Amazima ddala nga Mukama bw’ali omulamu, obadde mwesimbu era eyeesigibwa, era nandyagadde oweerereze wamu nange mu magye. Okuva ku lunaku lwe wajja gye ndi n’okutuusa leero sirabanga bukyamu mu ggwe, naye abakulu tebakusiimye.
7 Ngakho phenduka uhambe ngokuthula; ungenzi lutho oluzacunula ababusi bamaFilistiya.”
Noolwekyo ddayo kaakano, ogende mirembe oleme okwemulugunyizisa abafuzi b’Abafirisuuti.”
8 UDavida wabuza wathi, “Kanti ngenzeni na? Kuyini okubi okubone encekwini yakho kusukela ngelanga engafika ngalo kuwe kuze kube khathesi na? Kungani ngingeze ngayakulwa lezitha zenkosi yami na?”
Awo Dawudi n’amubuuza nti, “Naye nkoze ki? Nsonga ki gy’olabye etali nnungi mu muweereza wo okuva ku lunaku lwe natandika okukuweereza n’okutuusa leero? Kiki ekindobera okugenda okulwanyisa abalabe ba mukama wange kabaka?”
9 U-Akhishi waphendula wathi, “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ube uthokozisa emehlweni ami njengengilosi kaNkulunkulu; kodwa-ke abalawuli bamaFilistiya sebethe, ‘Kafanelanga ukuhamba lathi empini.’
Akisi n’amuddamu nti, “Mmanyi nga tolina nsonga n’emu mu maaso gange nga malayika wa Katonda, naye abaduumizi b’Abafirisuuti bagambye nti, ‘Tosaana kugenda naffe mu lutalo.’
10 Ngakho vuka ekuseni, kanye lezinceku zenkosi yakho ezeza lawe, lisuke ekuseni lapho kuqalisa ukukhanya.”
Kaakano obudde bwe bunaakya onoogolokoka ggwe wamu n’abasajja ba mukama wo, be wazze nabo, mugende ku makya obudde nga bwakalaba.”
11 Ngakho uDavida labantu bakhe bavuka ekuseni kakhulu ukuba babuyele elizweni lamaFilistiya, kwathi amaFilistiya aya eJezerili.
Awo Dawudi ne basajja be ne bagolokoka ku makya nnyo ne baddayo mu nsi ey’Abafirisuuti, Abafirisuuti bo ne bambuka e Yezuleeri.
