1 Samuyele 19
Devedi mbwaakapenzegwa a Saulu
1 Lino Saulu wakaambila mwanaakwe Jonatani ababelesi bakwe boonse kuti bajaye Devedi. Pele Jonatani wakali kuyanda Devedi kapati. 2 Nkaako Jonatani wakacenjezya Devedi kuti, “Taata uyandaula nzila yakukujaya, lino juunza cifumo-fumo ukacenjele loko ukayube. 3 Mebo ndaboola kuzooima ataata musokwe, kumbali akooko nkoyubide, nzooambaula kuli taata zyanduwe, kuti naa ndikamvwe cimwi cintu nzookwaambila.”
4 Mbombuboobu mbwaakacita, wakalumbaizya Devedi kuli wisi wakati, “O Mwami, utabisizyi mubelesi wako Devedi, nkaambo taakwe naakubisizya, alimwi milimo njakucitila njampindu. 5 Wakalisanga naakalyaaba kuti ajaye Mufilisiti uulya, mulinguwe Mwami Leza wakazundila Baisilayeli boonse. Nkabela ayebo wakalibonena alimwi wakakondwa. Ino nkaambo nzi noyanda kubisizya muntu uutakwe mulandu mbuli kujaya Devedi kaatakwe akaambo?”
6 Lino Saulu naakamvwa majwi aa Jonatani, wakakonkezya kuti, “Mbubonya mbuli Mwami Leza mbwali mmumi, Devedi takoojaigwa pe.” 7 Kumane Jonatani wakaita Devedi wakamwaambila makani aaya oonse. Lino Jonatani wakaleta Devedi kuli Saulu, nkabela wakakkala akumubelekela mbubonya mbuli lyoonse.
8 Alimwi kwakaba nkondo, Devedi wakainka kuyoolwana a Bafilisiti, eelyo wakabajaya kapati cakunga bakatija.
9 Lino muuya mubi uuzwa ku Mwami Leza wakasikila Saulu, nkabela kakkede muŋanda kumwi kajisi asumo Devedi wakali kuuma kalumbu. 10 Lino Saulu wakasoleka kuyasa Devedi asumo kuti amubbaatikizye kubwaanda. Pele wakaleya, aboobo sumo lyakaakuyasa bwaanda. Mpawo Devedi wakatija walivuna.
11 Lino masiku aayo ngoonya Saulu wakatuma bantu kuŋanda ya Devedi kuti bakayubilile, kutegwa azoomujaye bwazooca cifumo-fumo. Pele Mikalo mukaintu wa Devedi wakacenjezya mulumaakwe kuti, “Kuti naa sunu masiku utatiji juunza uzoojaigwa.” 12 Mpoonya aawo Mikalo wakainzya Devedi ampulungwido mpati, wakacita kuti Devedi atije. 13 Aawo Mikalo wakabweza mutuni wuulazika abulo, wabikka cilitulisyo caboya bwampongo kumutwe wawo akuuvumba ngubo. 14 Ciindi Saulu naakatuma bantu kuzoojata Devedi, Mikalo wakati, “Waciswa.” 15 Mpoonya Saulu wakabatuma kuyoobona Devedi. Wakati, “Mukamulete kuno, mukamutembe abulo kuti nzoomujaye.” 16 Ciindi batumwa nibakapiluka, bakabona kuti mmutuni wakalede kumitwe kwakali boya bwampongo. 17 Naakamvwa Saulu wakati kuli Mikalo, “Ino nkaambo nzi noondicenga boobu? Nkaambo nzi ncooleka sinkondoma kuti atije?”
Mikalo wakaingula Saulu kuti, “Wandaambila kuti, ‘Ndileka, nduunke, watandileka ndakujaya.’”
18 Lino Devedi wakatijila kuli Samuyele ku Lama akuyoomwaambila zyoonse eezyo Saulu nzyaakamucita. Mpoonya walo a Samuyele bakainka kuyookkala ku Naiyoti. 19 Nkabela Saulu wakaambilwa makani aakuti, “Devedi uli ku Naiyoti ku Lama.” 20 Saulu wakatuma bantu kuyoojata Devedi. Nibakabona nkamu yabasinsimi kabasinsima, awalo Samuyele kaimvwi mbuli silutwe wabo, mpoonya Muuya wa Leza wakabaselukila batumwa ba Saulu, eelyo abalo bakasinsima. 21 Saulu naakaambilwa zyabaabo, wakatuma bambi, abalo bakaakusinsima mbubonya. Alimwi Saulu wakatuma abambi, abalo bakaakusinsima. 22 Mpoonya lwakwe kumugama, wakainka ku Lama, wasika kumukalo ku Seku. Wabuzya kuti, “Ino Samuyele a Devedi bali kuli?” Umwi wakati, “Bali ku Naiyoti ku Lama.” 23 Eelyo Muuya wa Leza wakamuselukila mane do naakaakusika ku Naiyoti ku Lama. 24 Eelyo awalo wakasamununa zibaki zyakwe, wakasinsima kumbele lya Samuyele, wakalala ansi amantanda sikati amasiku woonse. Ncenciceeco ncokutegwa, “Sena awalo Saulu musinsimi?”