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.