¹ Panuma yamfwa yakwa Sauli, David alibwelulukile ukufuma mukusansa abena Ameleke no kushala mu Ziklag pa nshiku shibili. ² Pa bushiku bwalenga shitatu, umwaume alishile ukufuma mu nkambi yakwa Sauli nefryakukufwala fyakwe ifyakulepuka ne fiko pa mutwe wakwe . Ilyo waishile kuli David awile panshi no kufukama. ³ David walandile kuli wo,'' Nikwisa wafumine?'' Alyaswike,'' Nafyaka fye ukufuma mu nkambi ya bena Israeli.'' ⁴ David walandile kuli o,'' Napapata ngebeni ifyo ifintu fyacenda. Walyasukile, ''Abantu balifulumukile ukufuma munkondo. Abengi baliwile na bengi balifwile. Sauli na yonatani umwana wakwe umwaume nao wine alifwili kumo.'' ⁵ David walilandile ku mulumendo,''Wishibile shani ukuti Sauli na Yonatani umwana wakwe umwaume balifwile?'' ⁶ Umulumendo alyasukile ,''Muceshukofye cacitikile ukuti nasangilwe pa lupili lwa Gilboa, napalyapene Sauli ashintile ku misumba yakwe, na macelela na bensha bali apepi no kumwikata. ⁷ Sauli alipiibukie no kumbona no kunkuta. Nalimwasukile, 'Ndi pano.' ⁸ Walandile kuli ne,' Niwebo nani?' Nalimwasukile,' Ndi mwina Ameleke.' ⁹ Walandile kuli ne,'Napapata iminina pali ne no kungipaya, pantu ubucushi bwa kumanama nabungikata,nomba ncili umutuntulu. ¹⁰ Elo naiminine pali o nokumwipaya, pantu nalishibile ukuti tabe na bumi panuma yakuwa kwakwe. Elo nabulile icitebo ico icali ku mutwe wakwe ne cikosa ico icali ku kuboko, nokufilela kuno kuli mwe, mwe cibinda wandi.'' ¹¹ Elo David alepwile ifyakufwala fyakwe, na baume bonse abali na o bacitile cimocone. ¹² Baliloseshe, balililile na kufunga ukulya pali Sauli mpakafye icungulo, pali Yonatani umwana wakwe umwaume, pa bantu bakwa Yahweh, napa ngánda yakwa Israeli pantu baliwile ku lupanga. ¹³ David walisosele ku mulumendo,'' Nikwisa wafuma?'' Alimwasukile ,''Ndi mwana wa mwinafyalo mu calo , umwina Ameleke.'' ¹⁴ David walilandile kuli wo, Nindo utacitinina ukwipaya imfumu iyasubwa iyakwa Yahweh ku kuboko kube?'' ¹⁵ David alikutile umo uwamuba lumendo no kulanda, '' kabiye no kumwipaya Elo umwaume alile no kumuma panshi, kabili umwina Ameleke alifwile. ¹⁶ Elyo David alandile ku mwina Ameleke uwakufwa,'' umulopa obe uli pamutwe obe pantu akanwa kobe ekashimike ubunte palwa we mwina no kulanda, Ndipeye imfumu yasbwa iyakwa Yahweh .'' ¹⁷ Elo David aimbile ici cimbo camalilo pali Sauli na Yonatani umwana wakwe. ¹⁸ Alikokomeshe abantu ukusambilisha ulu lwimbo lwa kukontama ku bana bakwe Yuda, ulwalembelwe mwi buku lyakwa Jasha. ¹⁹ Ubukata bobe, Israeli balifwile pancende Syaobe ishakupelelapo amalambo! Ifyo ababulamba bawile! ²⁰ Tekwesha kucishimika mu Gti, wikacibilisha mu tushila twa ashkeleni, ico pakuti abana banakashi baba pelishiti besansamuka, ico pakuti abana banajkashi baba tesembululwa bekasefya. ²¹ Impili sha mu Gilboa, mwikatala amuba umume nangu imfula muliwe, atemwa amabala ayapela inseke isha mitulo, oantu kulya eko inkwela yawa bulamba baikoweseshe, Inkwela yakwa Sauli taili na nomba iyasubwako amafuta. ²² Ukufuma ku mulopa wa abo baipeye ukufuma ku fitumbi fya babulamba, ubuta bwa kwa Yonatani tabwabwelulukile kabili ulupanga lwakwa Sauli talwabwelulukile ukabula ngangu kamo. ²³ Sauli na yonatani balitemwikilwe nokusenaminwa mu bumi, na mumfwa yabo tabalekene Bali abakwanguka ukucila ba kapumpe bali abakosa ukucila inkolamo. ²⁴ mwebana banakashi bakwa Israeli, lileni pali Sauli uwamifwikile insalu ishakolokondwe ne nsambo shine, no wabikile ifya yolida pa fyakufwala fyenu ²⁵ Ifyo ababulamba bawa mukati kabulwi! Yonatani naipaiwa pancende yakupepelapo. ²⁶ Ndi no bulanda pali webo, we wesu Yonatani wali umusuma kuli ne. icitemwiko cobe pali ne cali icakuwamisha, ukucila pa citemwiko ca banakashi. ²⁷ Yangu ifyo ababulamba bawa,ne fyanso fy bulwi fyaloba!''