1 Samweli
18: 1 Amaze kurangiza kuvugana na Sawuli, ibyo
roho ya Yonatani yari ifatanye n'ubugingo bwa Dawidi, kandi Yonatani yarakundaga
we nk'ubugingo bwe.
Uwo munsi Sawuli amujyana, ntiyongera kumureka ngo ajye iwe
inzu ya se.
3 Yonatani na Dawidi basezerana, kuko yamukundaga nk'uwawe
roho.
4 Yonatani yiyambura ikanzu yari yambaye, arayitanga
kuri Dawidi n'imyambaro ye, ndetse n'inkota ye, n'umuheto we
umukandara we.
5 Dawidi asohoka aho Sawuli yamutumye hose, aritwara
Ubwenge: Sawuli amushyira hejuru y'intambara, nuko yemerwa muri
imbere y'abantu bose, ndetse no mu bagaragu ba Sawuli.
6: 6 Nuko baza, Dawidi agarutse avuye i Uwiteka
kwica Umufilisitiya, ngo abagore basohotse mumigi yose ya
Isiraheli, kuririmba no kubyina, guhura n'umwami Sawuli, hamwe n'ibitabo, n'ibyishimo,
hamwe nibikoresho bya muzika.
7 Abagore barabasubiza uko bakina, baravuga bati: Sawuli afite
yica ibihumbi, Dawidi ibihumbi icumi.
8 Sawuli ararakara cyane, iryo jambo ntirimubabaza; ati:
Biyitiriye Dawidi ibihumbi icumi, kandi ni bo bafite
byavuzwe ariko ibihumbi: kandi ni iki ashobora kugira kirenze ubwami?
Kuva uwo munsi, Sawuli yitegereza Dawidi.
Bukeye bwaho, umwuka mubi uva ku Mana uza
kuri Sawuli, ahanura hagati mu nzu, Dawidi arakina
n'ukuboko kwe, nko mu bindi bihe: kandi i Sawuli hari icumu
ukuboko.
18:11 Sawuli atera icumu; kuko yavuze ati: 'Nzakubita Dawidi no kuri Uhoraho
urukuta. Kandi Dawidi yirinze kumuhaba kabiri.
18:12 Sawuli atinya Dawidi, kuko Uwiteka yari kumwe na we, kandi yari kumwe
ava i Sawuli.
18:13 Ni cyo cyatumye Sawuli amukuraho, amugira umutware we hejuru ya
igihumbi; arasohoka, yinjira imbere y'abantu.
18:14 Dawidi yitwara neza mu nzira zose; Uhoraho yari kumwe na we
we.
18:15 Ni yo mpamvu Sawuli abonye ko yitwaye neza cyane, yari
kumutinya.
16:16 Ariko Abisiraheli bose n'Abayuda bakunda Dawidi, kuko yasohotse
imbere yabo.
18:17 Sawuli abwira Dawidi ati: “Dore umukobwa wanjye mukuru Merab, nzamuha
Wowe ku mugore: gusa uzabe intwari kuri njye, kandi urwane intambara z'Uwiteka.
Kuko Sawuli yavuze ati: "Ntukabe ukuboko kwanjye, ahubwo reka ukuboko kwa Nyagasani."
Abafilisitiya.
18:18 Dawidi abwira Sawuli ati “Ndi nde? ubuzima bwanjye ni ubuhe, cyangwa se
umuryango muri Isiraheli, ngo mbe umukwe w'umwami?
18:19 Ariko mu gihe umukobwa wa Merabu Sawuli yagombaga kubyara
yahawe Dawidi, ko yahawe Adriyeli Meholathi
umugore.
Umukobwa wa Mikali Sawuli akunda Dawidi, babwira Sawuli na Uwiteka
ikintu cyamushimishije.
18:21 Sawuli ati: "Nzamuha, kugira ngo amubere umutego, kandi
kugira ngo ukuboko kw'Abafilisitiya kumurwanya. Ni yo mpamvu Sawuli yavuze
kuri Dawidi, Uyu munsi uzaba umukwe wanjye muri umwe muri abo bombi.
18:22 Sawuli ategeka abagaragu be, ati: "Nimusange na Dawidi rwihishwa,"
vuga uti 'Dore umwami arakwishimiye, n'abagaragu be bose
ndagukunda: none rero ube umukwe w'umwami.
18:23 Abagaragu ba Sawuli bavuga ayo magambo mu matwi ya Dawidi. Na Dawidi
ati: Urabona ko ari ikintu cyoroshye kuba umukwe w'umwami, ubonye
ko ndi umukene, kandi nkubahwa cyane?
Abagaragu ba Sawuli baramubwira bati: “Dawidi avuga atyo.
18:25 Sawuli aramubwira ati: Niko kubwira Dawidi, Umwami ntashaka
inkwano, ariko impu ijana z'Abafilisitiya, kugirango ahorere Uwiteka
abanzi b'umwami. Ariko Sawuli atekereza gutuma Dawidi agwa mu kuboko kwa
Abafilisitiya.
18:26 Abagaragu be babwiye Dawidi ayo magambo, bishimisha Dawidi
ube umukwe w'umwami: kandi iminsi ntiyashize.
18:27 Ni cyo cyatumye Dawidi arahaguruka, we n'abantu be, barica
Abafilisitiya abantu magana abiri; Dawidi azana impu zabo, na bo
abaha umwami inkuru yose, kugira ngo abe umuhungu w'umwami
amategeko. Sawuli amuha umugore wa Mikali.
18:28 Sawuli abonye amenya ko Uwiteka ari kumwe na Dawidi, na Mikali
Umukobwa wa Sawuli aramukunda.
18:29 Sawuli arushaho gutinya Dawidi; Sawuli aba umwanzi wa Dawidi
ubudahwema.
18:30 Hanyuma ibikomangoma by'Abafilisitiya birasohoka, biraba,
bamaze gusohoka, ko Dawidi yitwaye neza kurusha bose
abagaragu ba Sawuli; ku buryo izina rye ryashyizweho cyane.