1 Samuyele 17
Goliyati mbwaakakonga Baisilayeli
1 Lino Bafilisiti bakabunganya basilumamba babo ku Soko, mucisi ca Juda. Bakayaka zivuka zyabo akati ka Soko a Azeka mu Efesidamimu. 2 Saulu a Baisilayeli bakabungana akuyaka zivuka zyabo mukkuti lya Ela, bakalibambila kuyoolwana Bafilisiti. 3 Bafilisiti bakaliimvwi acilundu kubbazu limwi, abalo Baisilayeli bakaliimvwi kubbazu limwi acilundu cimwi akati kabo kwakali kkuti.
4 Lino kwakazwa muntu singuzu kuzivuka zya Bafilisiti, wakali waku Gati uutegwa Goliyati. Wakali kulampa tukokola cisambomwe acisela. 5 Wakali kusama apanga yamukuba alimwi wakali kusama cibaki cakali amapanga aamukuba, bbaki eeli lyakali demu loko. 6 Kumaulu wakali kusama matapisi aamukuba aakali kumukwabilila, alimwi wakagwabikide sumo lyamukuba kusule. 7 Lusako lwasumo lyakwe lwakali lupati, alyalo sumo lini lyakali lyalubulo, lyakali demu loko. Ooyo wakali sikuyumuna ntobo yakwe wakali kweenda kumbele lyakwe. 8 Goliyati wakaima akoongolweda basilumamba ba Isilayeli kati, “Nkaambo nzi nimwasika akwiima mindando yankondo? Mebo ndi Mufilisiti, sena nywebo tamuli buyo babelesi ba Saulu? Lino amusale muntu wanu nobeni, uutindilwane. 9 Kuti naa wakonzya kundilwana akundijaya, tulaba bazike banu. Pele kuti naa ndimuzunde akumujaya, nywebo mulaba bazike besu.” 10 Mufilisiti ooyo wakaindilizya akuti, “Tubone sunu, amundipe muntu tulwane anguwe.” 11 Saulu a Baisilayeli boonse nibakamvwa majwi aaya aa Mufilisiti, lyakabaleka.
Devedi mbwaakainka kuzivuka zya Saulu
12 Lino Devedi wakali mwana mulombe wa Jese, Muefulati waku Betelehemu mucisi ca Juda, Jese wakalijisi bana balombe bakali lusele. Saulu naakali mwami, Jese wakalicembeede. 13 Bana ba Jese balombe bapati botatwe bakainka a Saulu kunkondo. Mazina aabo ngaaya: Eliyabu, uuli ngowakusaanguna, wabili ngu Abinadabu, watatu ngu Syama. 14 Devedi ngowakali keela, nkabela aaba bapati botatwe bakainka a Saulu, 15 pele Devedi wakali kuzwida kwa Saulu kuyooembela mbelele zyawisi ku Betelehemu. 16 Nkabela Mufilisiti ooyo wakali kulikankaizya lyoonse kumbele lya Baisilayeli cifumo-fumo akumangolezya kwamazuba aali makumi one.
17 Lino Jese wakati kuli Devedi mwanaakwe, “Tolela bapati bako cisuwo eeci cipati camaila aakangidwe, azinkwa eezi zili kkumi, ufwambaane kuzitola kubapati bako bali kuzivuka. 18 Alimwi utole zinkuli zyabwanda zili kkumi uzitolele silutwe wabasilumamba bali zyuulu. Alimwi ukabalange abapati bako kuti naa sunu bali buti, nkabela ukaletelezye cintu cimwi citondezya kuti waakubabona.” 19 Bali aa Saulu abasilumamba boonse ba Baisilayeli kukkuti lya Ela, nkobalwana aa Bafilisiti.
20 Mpoonya Devedi wakabuka kabucili kooko akusiya umwi wakali kulanga mbelele, wakabweza zyakulya akuunka mbubonya mbuli Jese mbwaakamulailila. Nkabela wakaakusika kuzivuka ciindi basilumamba nobalibambila kundandama, kabayobelana. 21 Basilumamba ba Baisilayeli bakaima kubbazu limwi, abalo basilumamba ba Bafilisiti bakaima kubbazu limwi. 22 Devedi wakasiya zintu eezyo kumulindizi wazintu, wakazuzaanina kumindando kwakali bapati bakwe. 23 Kacaambaula ambabo, Goliyati silumamba singuzu Mufilisiti waku Gati wakazooima akati-kati kalikankaizya mbuuli lyoonse ku Baisilayeli. Ciindi eeci Devedi awalo wakalimvwida. 24 Basilumamba boonse Baisilayeli nibakabona muntu ooyo, bakatija mukuyoowa, 25 Baisilayeli bakali kwaamba kuti, “Tee mwamubona muntu ooyu? Ncobeni waboolela kusampaula Baisilayeli. Kufumbwa uunga wamujaya mwami uyoomupa lubono lunji, alimwi ulamupa mwanaakwe kuti akwate, abalo bamukwasyi wakwe tabaciteli.”
26 Devedi wakabuzya baalumi aabo mbaakaimvwi aabo, “Ino ncinzi ncaticitilwe muntu uunga wajaya Mufilisiti ooyu akugwisya masampu aaya ku Baisilayeli?” Nkaambo nguni walo ooyu Mufilisiti uutapalwidwe kuti kasampaula basilumamba ba Mwami Leza muumi? 27 Lino bantu bakamwaambila eeco ncanga muntu ooyo ulacitilwa.
28 Eliyabu, mupati wa Devedi, wakamvwa ciindi naakali kwaambaula abaalumi aabo mbaakaimvwi aabo. Mpoonya wakanyemena Devedi akumwaambila kuti, “Ino ncoyanda ncinzi okuno? Nguni ngoosiila kweembela munkanda? Ndilizi cisapi abubi bwamoyo wako, waboolela kubona nkondo.”
29 Mpoonya Devedi wakati, “Ino ndacita nzi? Sena nsikonzyi kwaamba nikuba kubuzya?” 30 Eelyo wakacengulukila kuluumbi akwaambaula makani ngoonya, nkabela bantu bakamwiingula mbuli kusaanguna.
31 Majwi aakaamba Devedi akamvwigwa, akatolwa kuli Saulu, mpawo wakamutumina sikumwiita. 32 Mpoonya Devedi wakati kuli Saulu, “Kutabi muntu naba omwe uulenguka moyo akaambo ka Mufilisiti uulya, mebo ndemubelesi wako ndainka nkamulwane.”
33 Mpoonya Saulu wakati kuli Devedi, “Tokonzyi kulwana Mufilisiti, bona, yebo ucili mwana muniini, walo ngusinkondo kuzwa kubukubusi bakwe.”
34 Pele Devedi wakati kuli Saulu, “Mebo nde mubelesi wako ndili mweembezi wambelele zyataata, nkabela nikwakaza syuumbwa naba munyama wabutambo umwi, akujata mbelele kuzwa mubutanga, 35 ndakamutobela, ndakamuuma akuvuna mbelele kuzwa kumulomo wakwe. Eelyo naakandibukila, ndakamujata kucilezu, ndakamuuma akumujaya. 36 Mebo ndemubelesi wako ndakajaya boonse bobilo syuumbwa amunyama wabutambo umwi, lino ayooyu Mufilisiti uutapalwidwe ulaba mbuli umwi wabaabo banyama, ndamumvwa kasampaula basilumamba ba Mwami Leza muumi.” 37 Mpoonya Devedi wakati, “Mwami Leza wakandigwisya kuzwa kucifumba casyuumbwa akuzwa kucifumba camunyama wabutambo lino ulandivuna aku Mufilisiti ooyu.”
Eelyo Saulu wakati kuli Devedi, “Koya, Mwami Leza abe anduwe.” 38 Saulu wakasamika Devedi zisani zyakwe zyankondo, wakamusamika ngowani yamukuba antoomwe abbaki lyakulwanya. 39 Devedi wakasekka panga lyakwe atala azisani eezyo, pele naakasoleka kweendeenda anzizyo, wakakacilwa, nkaambo taakazizibide. Mpoonya Devedi wakati kuli Saulu, “Sikonzyi kweenda azeezi, nsizizibide.” Mpoonya Devedi wakazisamununa. 40 Eelyo wakabweza musako mujanza, wakaakusala mabwe osanwe aabulungene mukalonga, wakaabikka munkomo, wakalijisi a nkwibba mujanza, eelyo wakaswena aafwiifwi ku Mufilisiti ooyo.
Devedi mbwaakazunda Goliyati
41 Lino Mufilisiti wakaswenenena kuli Devedi, sikuyumuna ntobo yakwe wakalisolwede kumbele lyakwe. 42 Mufilisiti naakalanga, wakabona Devedi, nkabela wakamusampaula, nkaambo wakacili muniini, kali mubotu, weebeka. 43 Mufilisiti wakati kuli Devedi, “Sena mebo ndili mubwa noza kulindime atusako?” Mufilisiti wakasinganya Devedi muzina lyabaleza bakwe. 44 Mufilisiti ooyo wakati kuli Devedi, “Swena kuno mubili wako ndaupa bayuni abanyama bamusokwe.”
45 Mpoonya Devedi wakati ku Mufilisiti, “Yebo waza kulindime apanga amasumo, pele mebo ndaboola kulinduwe muzina lya Mwami Leza, Singuzuzyoonse, Leza wabasilumamba ba Baisilayeli, ooyo ngosampaula. 46 Sunu Mwami Leza ulakwaaba kulindiwe, ndilakuuma, nkabela ulawida ansi, kwamana ndilakukosola mutwe. Eelyo mitumba ya basilumamba ba Bafilisiti sunu ndaipa bayuni abanyama bamusokwe, lino nyika yoonse ilaziba kuti kuli Leza mu Isilayeli. 47 Bantu boonse babungene waawa balaziba kuti Mwami Leza tavuni apanga niliba sumo, nkondo eeyi nja Mwami Leza, sunu ulakwaaba kulindime.”
48 Lino Mufilisiti naakaza aafwiifwi kuti aswaangane a Devedi, Devedi wakafwambaana kuzuzaanina kumundando. 49 Mpoonya Devedi wakanjila munkomo, wakagwisya bbwe, waliwaala ankwibba, lyakauma Mufilisiti ankumo. Bbwe lyakabbila munkumo, mpawo wakawa cakuvuntama. 50 Mbombuboobu Devedi mbwaakazunda Mufilisiti ankwibba abbwe lyomwe. Wakauma Mufilisiti ooyo akumujaya, katajisi panga pe. 51 Mpoonya Devedi wakazuza akwiima atala lya Mufilisiti, wakabweza panga lya Mufilisiti, wakalisomona mucikanda calyo, wamumaninizya, amane wakamukosola mutwe andilyo.
Bafilisiti nibakabona kuti singuzu wabo wafwa, bakatija. 52 Mpoonya aawo Baisilayeli abaku Juda bakavwankamuka kabayobeka, bakatandaanya Bafilisiti mane kusikila ku Gati akumilyango mipati ya Ekiloni. Bafilisiti bakali kuyaswa, bakali kuya buwa munzila yoonse kuzwa ku Syalaimu kusikila ku Gati aku Ekiloni. 53 Kumane Baisilayeli bakapiluka kuzwa kukutandaanya Bafilisiti, bakaakusaala zintu zyakajanwa kuzivuka zyabo. 54 Mpoonya Devedi wakatola mutwe wa Mufilisiti uulya ku Jelusalemu, alimwi wakabikka zilwanyo zya Mufilisiti mutente lyakwe.
Devedi mbwaakatondezegwa kuli Saulu
55 Ciindi Saulu naakabona Devedi ulainka kuyoolwana a Mufilisiti ooyo, wakati kuli Abina silutwe wabasilumamba bakwe,
“Abina ino uulya mwanaani?”
Mpoonya Abina wakati, “Mbubonya mboli muumi, O mwami, ambe nsimuzi.”
56 Mpawo mwami wakati, “Buzya naa mwanaani.”
57 Devedi naakapiluka kuzwa kukujaya Mufilisiti, Abina wakamutola kuli Saulu kayumwide amutwe wa Mufilisiti ooyo.
58 Mpoonya Saulu wakati kulinguwe, “Nguni uso mulombwana?” Devedi wakati, “Ndimwana wamubelesi wako Jese waku Betelehemu.”