¹ Iryo Shauli afwire, David aishire ukufuma mukupuma abena Amareke eryo nokushara mu Sikragi panshiku shibiri. ² Pabushiku bwarenga shitatu, umuntu aishire kufuma ku nkambi yakwa Shauri nefyakufwara fyakwe ifyakurepuka nefiko ku mutwe wakwe. Iryo aishire kuri Dabidi aponene panshi nokukontamina panshi. ³ Dabidi asosere kuri ye, ''Nikwisa ufumine? Aasukire, ''Mfyukire munkambi yakwa Israeri.'' ⁴ Dabidi asosere kuri ye, ''Napapata njebako ifyo ifintu fyaendere.'' Aasukire, ''Abantu babutukire ukufuma ku burwi.'' Abengi bariponene eryo abengi nabafwa. Shauri na Yonatani umwana wakwe umwaume nabo na bafwa.'' ⁵ Dabidi asosere ku mulumendo, ''Wishibire shani ukuti Shauli na Yonatani umwana wakwe umwaume na bafwa?" ⁶ Umulumendo aasukire, ''Kukyeshuko nakisangwa pa Rupili lwa Gilboa, eryo parya Shauri arekushintirira pe fumo ryakwe, eryo abamakyereta na benda pari bakabarwe barimupepi nokumusanga. ⁷ Shauli apiribukire no kumbona eryo nokukuta kuri nebo. Naasukire ati, 'Ndi pano.' ⁸ Asosere kuri nebo ati, 'Niwebo nani?' Naasukire ati, 'Ndi mwina Amareke.' ⁹ Asosere kuri nebo ati, 'Napapata tarama pari nebo no kunjipaya, pantu ubukyushi ubukuru nabunjikata, rero umweo ukiri muri nebo.' ¹⁰ Eikyo naishire kutarama pari ye no kumwipaya, pamurandu wakweba ati narishibire ukuti tekuti ekare epo ariponene. Eryo naishire kubura ikisote ikyari ku mutwe wakwe eryo ne kikosa ikyali kukuboko kwakwe, eryo nokufireta kuno kuri mwebo, shikulu wandi.'' ¹¹ Eryo David arepwire insaru shakwe, eryo bonse abantu abari naye baishire kita fimo fine. ¹² Bariroseshe, baririre, eryo nokufunga mpaka ikyunguro pari Shauri, pari Yonatani umwana mwaume wake, pa bantu bakwa Yahweh, na pa ng'anda yakwa Israeri pantu bariponene ku rupaanga. ¹³ David asosere ku mulumendo ati, ''Nikwisa wafuma?'' Aasukire ati, ''Ndi mwina fyaro mu mpanga, umwina Amareke.'' ¹⁴ David asosere kuri ye ati, ''Kinshi tawakitinina ukwipaya imfumu iyasubwa iyakwa Yahweh kukuboko kobe?'' ¹⁵ David akutire umo pa balumendo no kusosa ati, ''Kabiye kamwipaye.'' Eikyo urya muntu arire nokuya kumuma panshi, eryo no mwina Amareke arifwire. ¹⁶ Eryo David asosere ku mwina Amareke uwafwire ati, ''Umuropa obe uri pa mutwe obe pa murandu wakweba ati akanwa kobe karipere ubunte pari webo eryo nokuranda ati, 'Ndjipeye imfumu yasubwa iyakwa Yahweh.''' ¹⁷ Eryo David aimbire uru rwimbo rwa kiriro pari Shauri na Yonatani umwana mwaume wakwe. ¹⁸ Akonkomeshe abantu ukusambirira uru rwimbo kubana baume bwakwa Yuda, urwaremberwe mwi buku ryakwa Yasha. ¹⁹ Ubukata bobe, Israeri, na bufwa, bwipaiwirwe pa nkyende shenu isha pa muru! Ifyo ubukata bwa pona! ²⁰ Takiri kyakwesha ukukiranda mu Gati, mwikakishimika mu misebo ya Ashikeroni, pakweba ati abana banakashi baba Perishiti besekerera, pakweba ati abana banakashi ba bashasembururwa besefya. ²¹ Impiri sha Gilboa, rekeni kwiba umume nangu imfura pari mwebo, nangu firime ifya ku mipela ing'ano shatura ifyabupe, pantu apo ikyakukinga ikyamaka kyaryonaurwa. Inkwera yakwa Shauri tayari iyakusubwa amafuta na kabiri. ²² Ukufuma ku muropa wa abo bonse abo baipeye, kufitumbi ifyamaka,ubuta bwakwa Yonatani tabwabwerere, no rupanga rwakwa Shauri tarwaishire ukwakubura akantu. ²³ Shauri na Yonatani bari temwikwe kabiri bari abasuma mu myeo yabo, na mumfwa yabo tababapaturwire. Barikuyangusha ukukrla ba kyembe, barikukosa ukukira inkaramo. ²⁴ Mwe bana banakashi bakwa Israeri, rireni Shauri, uwarekumifwika ishakashika ne fisamu, no kubika ifisamu fya goride pafya kufwara fyenu. ²⁵ Ifyo amaka yapona pakati kaburwi! Yonatani bari mwipeye pamuru wa nkyende shenu. ²⁶ Ndi noburanda pari webo Yonatani wesu. Wari bwino kuri nebo. Ikitemwiko kuri nebo kyali ikyabune, ukukira pa kitemwiko kya banakashi. ²⁷ Ifyo amaka yapona, ne fyanso fya burwi fyaroba.