1 Ngoma
14: 1 Hiramu umwami wa Tiro yohereza Dawidi intumwa, n'ibiti by'amasederi,
hamwe n'abacuzi n'ababaji, kumwubakira inzu.
2: 2 Dawidi amenya ko Uhoraho yamwijeje kuba umwami wa Isiraheli,
kuko ubwami bwe bwashyizwe hejuru, kubera ubwoko bwe bwa Isiraheli.
Dawidi ashaka abagore benshi i Yeruzalemu, Dawidi yabyaye abahungu benshi kandi
abakobwa.
4 Aya ni yo mazina y'abana be yari afite i Yeruzalemu;
Shammua, na Shobabu, Natani, na Salomo,
14: 5 Ibari, Elishua na Elipale,
14 Noga, na Nepheg, na Yafiya,
14 Elishama na Beeliada, na Elifaleti.
8 Abafilisitiya bumvise ko Dawidi yasizwe amavuta kuri bose
Isiraheli, Abafilisitiya bose barazamuka bashaka Dawidi. Dawidi arabyumva
irasohoka ibarwanya.
9 Abafilisitiya baraza bakwira mu kibaya cya Rephayimu.
14:10 Dawidi abaza Imana, aramubwira ati 'Nzamuke mpanganye na Uwiteka
Abafilisitiya? Uzabashikiriza ukuboko kwanjye? Uhoraho
aramubwira ati “Haguruka; kuko nzobashikiriza ukuboko kwawe.
11:11 Bageze i Baalperazimu. Dawidi arabakubita aho. Hanyuma Dawidi
yaravuze ati, Imana yamennye abanzi banjye ukuboko kwanjye nk'Uwiteka
kumena amazi: ni yo mpamvu bitaga izina ryaho
Baalperazim.
14:12 Bamaze gusiga imana zabo, Dawidi atanga itegeko, kandi
batwikwa n'umuriro.
Abafilisitiya bongera gukwirakwira mu kibaya.
14:14 Ni cyo cyatumye Dawidi yongera kubaza Imana; Imana iramubwira iti: Ntuzamuke
nyuma yabo; Bahindukire, ubasange hejuru y'Uwiteka
ibiti bya tuteri.
14:15 Kandi bizaba, igihe uzumva ijwi ryo kujya hejuru
ibiti bya tuteri, kugirango uzajye kurugamba, kuko Imana iri
yagiye imbere yawe kugira ngo akubite ingabo z'Abafilisitiya.
Dawidi akora nk'uko Imana yamutegetse, bakubita ingabo z'Uhoraho
Abafilisitiya kuva i Gibeyoni kugeza i Gazeri.
17:17 Icyamamare cya Dawidi kigera mu bihugu byose; Uhoraho azana Uhoraho
kumutinya mu mahanga yose.