Sauli ashaka kwica Dawidi
Yonatani ateturura se rimwe, bigafata gushika ku rindi cumu. Mikali amanura Dawidi mu idirisha, agashira ikigirwamana ku buriri bwiwe kugira ngo aronke umwanya. Intumwa za Sawuli zama zizako Mpwemu wa Data zigahanura aho kumufata, hanyuma Sawuli na we akaba ukwo.
19 1Sauli yabwiye Yonatani umwana wiwe hamwe n’abasavyi biwe bose ko agomba kwica Dawidi. Ariko Yonatani, umwana wa Sauli, yakunda cane Dawidi. 2Yonatani abwira Dawidi ati: “Sauli, data, araronderera kukwica, rero wiyubare mu gitondo, uhishwe kandi ntuboneke. 3Jewe nzosohoka nhagarare iruhande rwa data mu murima aho uri, maze mvugane na data ivyerekeye wewe, hanyuma ngukubwire ico nzomenya cose.”
4Yonatani avuga Dawidi neza kuri Sauli, se, aramubwira ati: “Umwami ntiyoshobora gucumurira umusavyi wiwe Dawidi, kuko we atakugiriye icaha. Ahubwo, ibikorwa vyiwe vyakugiriye akamaro kanini. 5Yarashize ubuzima bwiwe mu kaga kugira ngo yice uwo Mufilisitiya, maze Data wa twese akorera Isiraheli hose intsinzi ikomeye. Wewe warabibonye uranezerwa. None ni kuki wocumurira amaraso adafise urubanza, wica Dawidi ata gituma?”
6Sauli yumviriza Yonatani, aca arahira ati: “Ndahiye Data wa twese muzima, Dawidi ntazokwicwa.”
7Yonatani ahamagara Dawidi, amubwira ivyo vyose, hanyuma amuzana kuri Sauli, maze Dawidi amusukurira nk’uko vyahora.
8Intambara isubira kuduga. Dawidi arasohoka, arwana n’Abafilisitiya, abatera igikomere gikomeye, maze baramuhunga.
9Ariko mpwemu mubi uvuye kwa Data wa twese waje kuri Sauli igihe yari yicaye mu nzu yiwe afise icumu mu kuboko, Dawidi na we aciye urulimbi. 10Sauli agerageza kumanika Dawidi ku rukuta n’icumu ryiwe, ariko Dawidi arakikira, maze icumu ritera urukuta. Dawidi arahunga arakira muri iryo joro. 11Sauli yarungitse abantu ngo barorere inzu ya Dawidi bamwice mu museso. Mikali, umugore wa Dawidi, amugabisha ati: “Nutahunga muri iri joro, uzoba wapfuye mu gitondo.” 12Nuko Mikali amanura Dawidi aciye ku idirisha, maze arahunga arakira. 13Maze Mikali afata igishushanyo c’umuzimu co mu rugo, agishira ku buriri, ashira ibisha vy’ubwoya bw’impene ku mutwe waco, maze acipfukisha umwenda. 14Sauli amaze kurungika intumwa ngo zishikire Dawidi, Mikali avuga ati: “Ararwaye.”
15Nuko Sauli asubiza inyuma izo ntumwa ngo zirabe Dawidi, avuga ati: “Mumunzanire mu buriri, ndamwice.” 16Izo ntumwa zimaze kwinjira, igishushanyo c’umuzimu co mu rugo cari ku buriri, ibisha vy’ubwoya bw’impene biri ku mutwe waco.
17Sauli abaza Mikali ati: “Ni kuki wampenda uku, maze ureka umwansi wanje agakira?” Mikali abwira Sauli ati: “Yambwiye ati: ‘Ndeka ngende, ni kuki noza ngukwica?’”
18Dawidi arahunga arakira, aza kuri Samweli i Rama, amubwira ivyo vyose Sauli yari yamugiriye. Maze we na Samweli baragenda babera i Nayoti. 19Sauli babimubwira bati: “Dawidi ari i Nayoti h’i Rama.” 20Sauli arungika intumwa ngo zishikire Dawidi. Ariko zabonye umugwi w’abahanuzi barahanura, Samweli ahagaze nk’umutware wabo, Mpwemu wa Data wa twese aza ku ntumwa za Sauli, na zo zirahanura. 21Sauli babimubwira; arungika izindi ntumwa, na zo zirahanura. Sauli asubira kurungika izindi ntumwa, ubwa gatatu, na zo zirahanura. 22Amaherezo Sauli ubwiwe aragenda i Rama, ashika ku riba rinini ry’i Seku. Abaza ati: “Samweli na Dawidi bari hehe?” Umuntu avuga ati: “Bari i Nayoti h’i Rama.”
23Aja i Nayoti h’i Rama, ariko Mpwemu wa Data wa twese aza na kuri we, maze aragenda arahanura, gushika ashitse i Nayoti h’i Rama. 24Na we yiyambura impuzu ziwe, arahanura imbere ya Samweli, maze aryama ari gusa uwo musi wose n’ijoro ryose. Ni co gituma abantu bavuga bati: “Mbega na Sauli ari mu bahanuzi?”