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1 AmaFilisti asebuthela amabutho awo impi; abuthana eSoko engeyakoJuda, amisa inkamba phakathi kweSoko leAzeka, eEfesi-Damimi.
Awo Abafirisuuti ne bakuŋŋaanyiza eggye lyabwe e Soko ekya Yuda okulwana. Ne basiisira mu Efusudammimu ekiri wakati wa Soko ne Azeka.
2 USawuli lamadoda akoIsrayeli babuthana, bamisa inkamba esigodini seEla, bahlela impi ukumelana lamaFilisti.
Sawulo n’Abayisirayiri nabo ne bakuŋŋaana, bo ne basiisira mu kiwonvu Era, ne basimba ennyiriri okulwana n’Abafirisuuti.
3 AmaFilisti asesima entabeni ngapha, loIsrayeli wema entabeni ngale, lesigodi sasiphakathi kwabo.
Abafirisuuti ne bayimirira ku luuyi olumu olw’olusozi, n’Abayisirayiri ne bayimirira ku luuyi olulala olw’olusozi, nga wakati waabwe waliwo ekiwonvu.
4 Kwasekuphuma enkambeni yamaFilisti iqhawe; ibizo lalo lalinguGoliyathi weGathi; ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyisithupha lokwelulwa kweminwe.
Mu lusiisira lw’Abafirisuuti ne muva essajja eddene nga lizira erinnya lyalyo Goliyaasi, ery’e Gaasi, ng’obuwanvu bwalyo lyali mita ssatu n’okusingawo.
5 Kwakulekhowa lethusi ekhanda lalo; laligqoke ibhatshi lensimbi elilamaxolo; njalo isisindo sebhatshi lensimbi sasingamashekeli ethusi ayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu.
Lyalina enkuufiira ey’ekikomo ku mutwe gwalyo, nga lyambadde n’ekizibaawo eky’ekikomo, n’obuzito bwakyo bwali kilo ataano mu musanvu.
6 Njalo kwakulemigwamazi yethusi emibaleni yalo, lomkhonto wethusi phakathi laphakathi kwamahlombe alo.
Lyali lyambadde eby’ebikomo ku magulu gaalyo, nga lirina effumu ery’ekikomo ku kibegabega kyalyo.
7 Loluthi lomkhonto walo lwalunjengogodo lomaluki, lengqamu yomkhonto walo yayingamashekeli ensimbi angamakhulu ayisithupha; lophatha isihlangu esikhulu wayehamba phambi kwalo.
N’olunyago lw’effumu lyalyo lwali ng’omuti ogulukirwako engoye, n’omutwe gw’effumu ogw’ekyuma ng’obuzito bwagwo kilo musanvu. Eyasitulanga engabo ye yamukulemberangamu.
8 Lema, lamemeza emaviyweni akoIsrayeli lathi kuwo: Liphumelani ukuzahlela impi? Kangisuye umFilisti yini, lani izinceku zikaSawuli? Zikhetheleni umuntu ehlele kimi.
Awo Goliyaasi n’ayimirira n’aboggolera eggye lya Isirayiri nti, “Lwaki mwetegeka okulwana? Siri Mufirisuuti, ate mmwe temuli baddu ba Sawulo? Mulonde omusajja mu mmwe aserengete gye ndi.
9 Uba elakho ukulwa lami angibulale, sizakuba yizigqili zenu; kodwa uba mina ngimehlula ngimbulale, lizakuba yizigqili zethu, lisisebenzele.
Bw’anannwanyisa n’anzita, kale tunaafuuka baddu bammwe, naye bwe nnaamuwangula ne mutta, munaafuuka baddu baffe era munaatuweerezanga.”
10 UmFilisti wasesithi: Mina ngiyaweyisa amaviyo akoIsrayeli lamuhla; nginikani indoda ukuze silwisane.
Era Omufirisuuti n’ayongera okwogera nti, “Leero, nsomooza eggye lya Isirayiri! Mumpeeyo omusajja tulwane.”
11 Lapho uSawuli loIsrayeli wonke besizwa lamazwi omFilisti, batshaywa luvalo, besaba kakhulu.
Sawulo ne Isirayiri yenna bwe baawulira ebigambo eby’Omufirisuuti, ne bakeŋŋentererwa ne batya nnyo.
12 UDavida wayeyindodana yalowomEfrathi weBhethelehema-Juda, obizo lakhe lalinguJese; wayelamadodana ayisificaminwembili. Njalo lowomuntu wahamba njengomuntu omdala phakathi kwamadoda ensukwini zikaSawuli.
Dawudi yali mutabani wa Yese Omwefulasi ow’e Besirekemu mu Yuda.
13 Asehamba amadodana amathathu kaJese amadala, amlandela uSawuli empini. Lamabizo amadodana akhe amathathu ayeyile empini ayenguEliyabi izibulo, lowesibili wakhe uAbinadaba, lowesithathu uShama.
Yese yalina abaana munaana aboobulenzi, era mu biro ebyo ebya Sawulo yali akaddiye nnyo. Batabani ba Yese abakulu abasatu baali bagenze ne Sawulo mu lutalo. Omukulu ye yali Eriyaabu, owookubiri nga ye Abinadaabu, n’owookusatu nga ye Samma.
14 Njalo uDavida nguye owayelicinathunjana; lamathathu amadala alandela uSawuli.
Dawudi ye yali omuto. Abasatu ne bagenda ne Sawulo,
15 Kodwa uDavida wahamba wabuyela esuka kuSawuli ukuyakwelusa izimvu zikayise eBhethelehema.
naye Dawudi n’addiŋŋananga ng’ava mu kulunda endiga za kitaawe e Besirekemu, ng’agenda ewa Sawulo.
16 UmFilisti wayesondela-ke ekuseni kakhulu lantambama ezimisa okwensuku ezingamatshumi amane.
Omufirisuuti n’amala ennaku amakumi ana ng’asoomooza Abayisirayiri enkya n’akawungeezi.
17 UJese wasesithi kuDavida indodana yakhe: Ake uthathele abafowenu i-efa lamabele akhanzingiweyo, lalezizinkwa ezilitshumi, ugijimele enkambeni kubafowenu.
Yese n’agamba mutabani we Dawudi nti, “Kwata ekkilo zino amakumi abiri ez’eŋŋaano ensiike n’emigaati gino ekkumi, oyanguwe okubitwalira baganda bo mu lusiisira lwabwe.
18 Laleziziqa zetshizi ezilitshumi uziphathele induna yenkulungwane; ubone impilakahle yabafowenu, uthathe isibambiso kibo.
Ate ne bino ebitole ekkumi eby’amata (kiizi) bitwalire omuduumizi w’ekibinja kyabwe. Olabe baganda bo nga bwe bali okomyewo obubaka obunaatugumya.
19 Njalo uSawuli, labo, lawo wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli babesesigodini seEla besilwa lamaFilisti.
Bali ne Sawulo n’abasajja ba Isirayiri bonna mu kiwonvu Era, balwana n’Abafirisuuti.”
20 UDavida wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, watshiya izimvu kumlindi, wakuthatha wahamba njengokulaywa kwakhe nguJese. Wafika enqabeni yezinqola lapho ibutho liphuma ngamaviyo, bememezela impi.
Enkeera Dawudi n’agolokoka mu makya nnyo, endiga n’azirekera omusumba, n’ateekateeka ebintu bye yali atwala, n’agenda nga Yese bwe yamulagira. We yatuukira mu lusiisira, ng’eggye ligenda mu ddwaniro nga lirangirira olutalo.
21 Njalo uIsrayeli lamaFilisti bahlela iviyo laqondana leviyo.
Isirayiri n’Abafirisuuti baali basimbye ennyiriri, buli ggye nga lyolekedde linnaalyo.
22 UDavida wasetshiya impahla ezisuka kuye ngaphansi kwesandla somlindi wempahla, wagijimela eviyweni wafika wabuza abafowabo impilakahle.
Dawudi n’alekera omukuumi w’ebikozesebwa ebintu bye, n’adduka n’agenda eri eggye, n’alamusa ku baganda be.
23 Esakhuluma labo, khangela, iqhawe lenyuka, ibizo lalo lalinguGoliyathi, umFilisti weGathi, laphuma emaviyweni amaFilisti, lakhuluma njengokwalawomazwi; loDavida wawezwa.
Awo bwe yali ng’aky’anyumya nabo, Goliyaasi, Omufirisuuti omuzira ow’e Gaasi, ne yeesowolayo okuva mu ggye ly’Abafirisuuti n’asoomooza Abayisirayiri mu bigambo bye bimu bye yayogeranga. Dawudi n’amuwulira.
24 Njalo wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli athi embona lowomuntu ambalekela, esaba kakhulu.
Awo Abayisirayiri bwe baalaba omusajja ne batya ne bamudduka mu kutya okw’ekitalo.
25 Amadoda akoIsrayeli athi-ke: Limbonile lowana umuntu owenyukileyo yini? Ngoba wenyukele ukweyisa uIsrayeli. Kuzakuthi-ke indoda ezambulala, inkosi izayinothisa ngenotho enkulu, iyinike lendodakazi yayo, lendlu kayise izayenza ikhululeke koIsrayeli.
Ne bagamba nti, “Mulaba omusajja oyo avuddeyo? Mazima, azze okusoomooza Isirayiri. Omuntu alimutta, kabaka alimugaggawaza era alimuwa muwala we okumuwasa, era n’ennyumba ya kitaawe eneebanga ya ddembe mu Isirayiri.”
26 UDavida wasekhuluma emadodeni ayemi laye esithi: Kuzakwenziwani endodeni ebulala lumFilisti, isuse ihlazo koIsrayeli? Ngoba ungubani lumFilisti ongasokanga ukuthi aweyise amaviyo kaNkulunkulu ophilayo?
Awo Dawudi n’abuuza abasajja abaali bamuyimiridde okumpi nti, “Kiki ekirikolerwa omuntu alitta Omufirisuuti oyo, n’aggya obuswavu buno ku Isirayiri? Omufirisuuti oyo atali mukomole yeeyita ani okusoomooza eggye lya Katonda omulamu?”
27 Abantu basebemphendula njengalelolizwi besithi: Kuzakwenziwa njalo endodeni embulalayo.
Ne bamuddiramu ebigambo bye bimu nti, “Bw’atyo bw’anaakolebwa omuntu anaamutta.”
28 UEliyabi umnewabo omdala wezwa-ke lapho ekhuluma lamadoda; lentukuthelo kaEliyabi yavuthela uDavida, wathi: Wehleleleni lapha? Izimvu leziyana ezinlutshwana uzitshiye lobani egangeni? Mina ngiyakwazi ukuziqhenya kwakho lobubi benhliziyo yakho; ngoba wehlele ukubona impi.
Awo Eriyaabu, muganda wa Dawudi mukulu waabwe bwe yamuwulira ng’ayogera n’abasajja, obusungu ne bumukwata, n’amubuuza nti, “Kiki ekyakuleese wano? Ani gwe walekedde endiga ezo entono ku ttale? Mmanyi amalala go n’ekyejo ky’olina mu mutima, waserengese kulaba bulabi lutalo.”
29 Kodwa uDavida wathi: Sengenzeni? Bekungasilizwi nje yini?
Dawudi n’ayogera nti, “Kaakano nkoze ki? Siyinza kubaako kye mbuuza? Mbuuzizza bubuuza.”
30 Wasemfulathela, waya komunye, wakhuluma laye njengokwalelolizwi; abantu basebebuyisela impendulo kuye njengelizwi lakuqala.
N’akyuka n’abuuza omuntu omulala ekibuuzo kye kimu, mu ngeri y’emu abasajja ne bamutegeeza ebigambo bye bimu nga bali abaasoose.
31 Lapho sebewezwile amazwi uDavida awakhulumayo, bawakhuluma phambi kukaSawuli; wasememukela.
Ebigambo Dawudi bye yayogera byawulirwa ne bituusibwa eri Sawulo; Sawulo n’amutumya.
32 UDavida wasesithi kuSawuli: Kakungehluleki inhliziyo yomuntu ngenxa yakhe; inceku yakho izahamba iyekulwa lalowomFilisti.
Awo Dawudi n’agamba Sawulo nti, “Waleme kubaawo muntu n’omu aggwaamu mwoyo olw’Omufirisuuti oyo. Omuweereza wo anaagenda n’amulwanyisa.”
33 Kodwa uSawuli wathi kuDavida: Ungeke waya kulumFilisti ukulwa laye; ngoba wena ungumfana, yena-ke uyindoda yempi kusukela ebutsheni bakhe.
Sawulo n’amuddamu nti, “Toyinza kugenda kulwana na Mufirisuuti oyo; kubanga oli mulenzi bulenzi, songa ye abadde mulwanyi okuva mu buvubuka bwe.”
34 Kodwa uDavida wathi kuSawuli: Inceku yakho yayiselusa izimvu zikayise; lapho kwafika isilwane lebhere, kwathatha imvu emhlanjini,
Naye Dawudi n’addamu Sawulo nti, “Omuweereza wo amaze ebbanga ng’alunda endiga za kitaawe, era bwe waabangawo empologoma oba eddubu eyajjanga n’etwala omwana gw’endiga okuva mu kisibo,
35 ngaphuma ngakulandela, ngakutshaya, ngayikhulula emlonyeni wakho; lapho kungivukela, ngakubamba ngendevu, ngakutshaya, ngakubulala.
nagigobereranga, ne ngikuba, ne mponya omwana gw’endiga nga nguggya mu kamwa k’ensolo eyo. Bwe yankyukiranga n’eyagala okunzita, nga ngikwata oluba ne ngikuba ne ngitta.
36 Inceku yakho yabulala kokubili isilwane lebhere; lalo umFilisti ongasokanga uzakuba njengokunye kwakho, lokhu eyise amaviyo kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.
Omuweereza wo yattako ku mpologoma n’eddubu. Omufirisuuti ono atali mukomole anaaba ng’emu ku zo, kubanga asoomozezza eggye lya Katonda omulamu.”
37 UDavida wathi futhi: INkosi eyangophula kuzipho lwesilwane lakuzipho lwebhere, yona izangophula esandleni salo umFilisti. USawuli wasesithi kuDavida: Hamba, leNkosi kayibe lawe.
Dawudi n’ayogera nti, “Mukama eyamponya enjala z’empologoma n’enjala z’eddubu, alimponya ne mu mukono gw’Omufirisuuti oyo.” Awo Sawulo n’agamba Dawudi nti, “Genda, era Mukama abeere naawe.”
38 USawuli wasegqokisa uDavida izigqoko zakhe, wafaka ikhowa lethusi ekhanda lakhe, wamgqokisa ibhatshi lensimbi.
Sawulo n’ayambaza Dawudi ebyambalo bye eby’olutalo; n’amuwa ekizibaawo eky’ekikomo, n’amuteeka n’enkuufiira ey’ekikomo ku mutwe.
39 UDavida wasebhinca inkemba yakhe phezu kwezigqoko zakhe, walinga ukuhamba, ngoba wayengakuzamanga. UDavida wasesithi kuSawuli: Kangilakho ukuhamba ngilalezizinto ngoba kangizizamanga. UDavida wasezikhumula kuye.
Dawudi ne yeesiba ekitala kya Sawulo ku kyambalo, n’agezaako okutambula, naye n’alemererwa, kubanga yali tabimanyidde. Awo n’agamba Sawulo nti, “Siisobole kugenda na bino kubanga sibimanyidde.” N’abyeyambulamu.
40 Wasethatha umqwayi wakhe esandleni sakhe, wazikhethela amatshe amahlanu abutshelezi esifuleni, wawafaka esikhwameni sikamelusi ayelaso, ngitsho emxhakeni, lesavutha sakhe sasisesandleni sakhe, wasesondela kumFilisti.
N’akwata omuggo mu mukono gwe, n’alonda n’amayinja amaweweevu ataano mu kagga, n’agateeka mu nsawo ye ey’omusumba. N’addira n’envuumuulo ye mu mukono gwe n’asemberera Omufirisuuti.
41 UmFilisti wasehamba waya wasondela kuDavida; lomuntu ophethe isihlangu esikhulu wayephambi kwakhe.
Awo Omufirisuuti n’omusajja eyasitulanga ebyokulwanyisa bye nga yamukulembeddemu, ne basemberera Dawudi.
42 Kwathi umFilisti ekhangela ebona uDavida, wameyisa; ngoba wayengumfana njalo ebomvana elobuso obubukekayo.
Omufirisuuti n’atunuulira Dawudi n’amunyooma kubanga yali mulenzi bulenzi, ng’alabika bulungi ate n’amaaso ge nga malungi.
43 UmFilisti wasesithi kuDavida: Ngiyinja yini ukuthi wena uze kimi ulezinduku? UmFilisti wasemqalekisa uDavida ngabonkulunkulu bakhe.
N’agamba Dawudi nti, “Ndi mbwa olyoke ojje gye ndi n’emiggo?” Omufirisuuti n’akolimira Dawudi nga bwakoowoola balubaale be.
44 UmFilisti wasesithi kuDavida: Woza kimi, ngizanika inyoni zamazulu lenyamazana zeganga inyama yakho.
Omufirisuuti n’agamba Dawudi nti, “Sembera wano, omubiri gwo nnaagugabira ennyonyi ez’omu bbanga n’ensolo ez’omu nsiko.”
45 UDavida wasesithi kumFilisti: Wena uza kimi ulenkemba, lomkhonto, lomdikadika; kodwa mina ngiza kuwe ngebizo leNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu wamaviyo akoIsrayeli omeyisileyo.
Naye Dawudi n’agamba Omufirisuuti nti, “Ojja gye ndi n’ekitala n’effumu, naye nze nzija gy’oli mu linnya lya Mukama ow’eggye, Katonda w’eggye lya Isirayiri gw’osoomooza.
46 Lamuhla iNkosi izakuvalela esandleni sami, ngizakutshaya, ngisuse ikhanda lakho kuwe; nginike lamuhla inyoni zamazulu lenyamazana zomhlaba izidumbu zebutho lamaFilisti, ukuze umhlaba wonke wazi ukuthi kukhona uNkulunkulu koIsrayeli.
Olwa leero Mukama anaakuwaayo mu mukono gwange, ne nkukuba era ne nkusalako omutwe. Olwa leero nnaagabira emirambo egy’eggye ery’Abafirisuuti eri ebinyonyi eby’omu bbanga n’eri ensolo enkambwe ez’ensi, ensi yonna eryoke etegeere nga waliwo Katonda mu Isirayiri.
47 Lalelibandla lonke lizakwazi ukuthi iNkosi kayisindisi ngenkemba langomkhonto; ngoba impi ngeyeNkosi, njalo izalinikela esandleni sethu.
Abo bonna abakuŋŋaanye wano banaategeera nga Mukama talokola na kitala wadde effumu, kubanga olutalo, lwa Mukama era mwenna agenda kubawaayo mu mukono gwaffe.”
48 Kwasekusithi lapho umFilisti esukuma ehamba esondela ukuhlangabeza uDavida, uDavida wasephangisa wagijimela ngaseviyweni ukuhlangana lomFilisti.
Awo Omufirisuuti bwe yali ng’asembera okulumba Dawudi, Dawudi n’adduka mbiro okumusisinkana.
49 UDavida wasefaka isandla sakhe esikhwameni, wakhupha khona ilitshe, walijikijela, wamtshaya umFilisti ebunzini lakhe ilitshe laze latshona ebunzini lakhe, wawela emhlabathini ngobuso bakhe.
Dawudi n’aggya ejjinja mu nsawo ye n’alivuumuula ne likwasa Omufirisuuti mu kyenyi; n’agwa nga yeevuunise, n’ejjinja nga liyingidde mu kyenyi kye.
50 Ngalokho uDavida wamehlula umFilisti ngesavutha langelitshe, wamtshaya umFilisti, wambulala; kodwa kwakungelankemba esandleni sikaDavida.
Bw’atyo Dawudi n’awangula Omufirisuuti n’envuumuulo n’ejjinja, n’amukuba n’amutta nga Dawudi talina kitala ky’akutte.
51 Ngakho uDavida wagijima wema phezu komFilisti, wathatha inkemba yakhe, wayihwatsha esikhwameni sayo, wambulala, waquma ikhanda lakhe ngayo. Lapho amaFilisti ebona ukuthi iqhawe lawo selifile, abaleka.
Dawudi bwe yamala okutta Omufirisuuti, n’adduka n’amuyimirirako, n’asowola ekitala ky’Omufiisuuti okuva mu kiraato kyakyo, n’amutemako omutwe nakyo. Awo Abafirisuuti bwe baalaba omuzira waabwe ng’afudde ne badduka.
52 Lamadoda akoIsrayeli lawakoJuda asukuma amemeza, axotshana lamaFilisti uze uyefika esigodini lemasangweni eEkhironi. Labalimeleyo bamaFilisti bawela endleleni yeShaharayimi kuze kube seGathi njalo kuze kube seEkhironi.
Abasajja ba Isirayiri ne Yuda ne bagolokoka n’okuleekaana okungi ne bagoberera Abafirisuuti okutuuka e Gaasi ne ku miryango gya Ekuloni; abaafa n’abaatuusibwako ebiwundu ne baba bangi mu kkubo okuva e Saalayimu okutuuka e Gaasi n’e Ekuloni.
53 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebephenduka ekuxotshaneni ngamandla lamaFilisti, baphanga inkamba zawo.
Awo Abayisirayiri bwe baakomawo okuva mu kugoberera Abafirisuuti, ne banyaga olusiisira lw’Abafirisuuti.
54 UDavida wasethatha ikhanda lomFilisti, waliletha eJerusalema; kodwa wabeka izikhali zakhe ethenteni lakhe.
Dawudi n’asitula omutwe gw’Omufirisuuti n’aguleeta e Yerusaalemi, naye ebyokulwanyisa by’Omufirisuuti n’abiteeka mu weema ye.
55 Lapho uSawuli ebona uDavida ephuma ukuyahlangabeza umFilisti, wathi kuAbhineri induna yebutho: Uyindodana kabani lumfana Abhineri? UAbhineri wasesithi: Kuphila komphefumulo wakho, nkosi, kangazi.
Sawulo bwe yalengera Dawudi ng’agenda okulwana n’Omufirisuuti, n’abuuza Abuneeri omuduumizi w’eggye nti, “Abuneeri, oyo omuvubuka mutabani w’ani?” Abuneeri n’amuddamu nti, “Nga bw’oli omulamu, ayi kabaka, simanyi.”
56 Inkosi yasisithi: Buza wena ukuthi liyindodana kabani lelijaha.
Kabaka n’ayogera nti, “Genda onoonyereze bazadde b’omuvubuka oyo.”
57 Lapho uDavida esephendukile ekubulaleni umFilisti, uAbhineri wamthatha, wamusa phambi kukaSawuli elekhanda lomFilisti esandleni sakhe.
Amangu ddala nga Dawudi akomyewo ng’asse Omufirisuuti, Abuneeri n’amutwala mu maaso ga Sawulo, nga Dawudi asitudde omutwe gw’Omufirisuuti mu mukono gwe.
58 USawuli wasesithi kuye: Uyindodana kabani, jaha? UDavida wasesithi: Ngiyindodana yenceku yakho uJese umBhethelehema.
Sawulo n’amubuuza nti, “Muvubuka, oli mwana w’ani?” Dawudi n’amuddamu nti, “Ndi mutabani wa muddu wo Yese Omubesirekemu.”
