2 Samwiri
16:1 Dawudi bwe yali ayiseeko katono ku ntikko y’olusozi, laba, Ziba
omuweereza wa Mefibosesi yamusisinkana, ng’alina endogoyi bbiri ezisimbye amatandiiko, era
ku byo emigaati ebikumi bibiri, n'ebibinja kikumi
zabbibu, n'ebibala kikumi eby'omu kyeya, n'eccupa y'omwenge.
16:2 Kabaka n’agamba Ziba nti Otegeeza ki mu bino? Ziba n’agamba nti, “
Endogoyi zibeere za nnyumba ya kabaka okwebagala; n’omugaati n’...
ebibala eby’omu kyeya abavubuka bye banaalya; n’omwenge, ebyo ebiriwo
abazirika mu ddungu bayinza okunywa.
16:3 Kabaka n’agamba nti, “Omwana wa mukama wo ali ludda wa?” Ziba n’agamba nti
kabaka nti Laba, abeera mu Yerusaalemi: kubanga yayogera nti Leero aliba
ennyumba ya Isiraeri munzizeewo obwakabaka bwa kitange.
16:4 Awo kabaka n’agamba Ziba nti Laba, byonna ebyabyo bye bibyo
Mefibosesi. Ziba n'ayogera nti Nkwegayirira n'obwetoowaze nfune ekisa
mu maaso go, mukama wange, ggwe kabaka.
16:5 Awo kabaka Dawudi bwe yatuuka e Bakulimu, n’avaayo omusajja ow’e...
ekika ky'ennyumba ya Sawulo, erinnya lye Simeeyi, mutabani wa Gera;
yavaayo, n'akolimira nga bw'ajja.
16:6 N’akubira Dawudi amayinja n’abaddu ba kabaka Dawudi bonna: era
abantu bonna n’abasajja bonna ab’amaanyi baali ku mukono gwe ogwa ddyo ne ku mukono gwe
kkono.
16:7 Bw’atyo Simeeyi bwe yagamba bwe yakolimira nti, “Vula, fuluma, ggwe ow’omusaayi.”
omuntu, naawe omusajja ow'e Beriyali;
16:8 Mukama akukomyewo omusaayi gwonna ogw’ennyumba ya Sawulo, mu
gwe wafugira mu kifo kye; era Mukama awonye obwakabaka
mu mukono gwa Abusaalomu mutabani wo: kale, laba, otwaliddwa mu ggwe
obuvuyo, kubanga oli musaayi.
16:9 Awo Abisaayi mutabani wa Zeruyiya n’agamba kabaka nti, “Lwaki ono yandifudde.”
embwa kikolima mukama wange kabaka? ka nsomoke, nkwegayiridde, nveeko
omutwe gwe.
16:10 Kabaka n’agamba nti, “Mmwe batabani ba Zeruyiya? ekituufu
akolimire, kubanga Mukama yamugamba nti Kolimira Dawudi. Ani
kale aligamba nti Lwaki okoze bw'otyo?
16:11 Dawudi n’agamba Abisaayi n’abaddu be bonna nti Laba, mwana wange, .
ekyava mu byenda byange, kinoonya obulamu bwange: nga kaakano kisingako awo
ono Omubenjamini akikola? muleke, era akolimire; ku lwa Mukama
amulamye.
16:12 Kiyinzika okuba nga Mukama anaatunuulira okubonaabona kwange, era ne Mukama
ajja kunsasula ebirungi olw’okukolima kwe leero.
16:13 Dawudi n’abasajja be bwe baali bagenda mu kkubo, Simeeyi n’agenda mu kkubo
olusozi olumutunuulidde, n'akolimira ng'agenda, n'akuba amayinja
ye, n’asuula enfuufu.
16:14 Awo kabaka n’abantu bonna abaali naye ne bakooye, ne...
beezzaamu amaanyi eyo.
16:15 Abusaalomu n’abantu bonna abasajja ba Isirayiri ne bajja e Yerusaalemi.
ne Akisoferi wamu naye.
16:16 Awo olwatuuka Kusaayi Omuluki, mukwano gwa Dawudi, bwe yajja
eri Abusaalomu, Kusayi n'agamba Abusaalomu nti Katonda awonye kabaka, Katonda alokole
kabaka.
16:17 Abusaalomu n’agamba Kusaayi nti, “Ekisa kyo eri mukwano gwo?” lwaaki
tewagenda ne mukwano gwo?
16:18 Kusaayi n’agamba Abusaalomu nti Nedda; naye oyo Mukama n'abantu bano, .
n'abasajja bonna aba Isiraeri, mulonde, nze nja kubeera ye, nange ndiba wamu naye
okubeera.
16:19 Era nate, ani okuweereza? sisaanidde kuweereza mu maaso ga
mutabani we? nga bwe nnaweereza mu maaso ga kitaawo, bwe ntyo bwe ndibeera mu ggwe
okubeerawo.
16:20 Awo Abusaalomu n’agamba Akisoferi nti, “Muteese mu mmwe kye tunaakola.”
kola.
16:21 Akisoferi n'agamba Abusaalomu nti Genda eri abazaana ba kitaawo;
kye yalese okukuuma ennyumba; era Isiraeri yenna baliwulira ekyo
okyayiddwa kitaawo: awo emikono gya bonna abaliwo
naawe beera wa maanyi.
16:22 Awo ne bawanirira Abusaalomu weema waggulu ku nnyumba; ne Abusaalomu
n'agenda eri abazaana ba kitaawe mu maaso ga Isiraeri yenna.
16:23 N’okuteesa kwa Akisoferi kwe yateesa mu nnaku ezo, kwali nga
singa omuntu yabuuzizza ekigambo kya Katonda: bwe kityo bwe kyali okuteesa kwonna okwa
Akisoferi ne Dawudi ne Abusaalomu.